Doja Cat’s Fearless ‘Vie’ Poses A Big Question: What Is Pop?

Getty Images/Derrick Rossignol Over the course of the past seven years since she first exploded into stardom with “Mooo!,” Doja Cat has proven to be a musical chameleon, equally willing to dive into bluesy R&B as she is aggressive battle rap. Yet with her new album, Vie, she insists she’s making a pop album. If that’s true, though, her effort warrants a look at one of the biggest questions facing modern musical discourse: Just what the hell is pop music in the first place? For years, the answer has appeared to be: Black music with a white face. This isn’t exactly a shocking revelation