Doja Cat’s Explanation Of ‘Balut’ Angers Filipino Fans

Doja Cat has pissed off her fans again. Fans finally got an explanation for the artist’s latest release, “Balut,” named after a popular Filipino street food dish, but it’s not what they expected. Many fans felt as if Doja inaccurately misrepresented Filipino culture.

“I named the song ‘Balut’ because it signifies a bird that’s being eaten alive,” she

Doja Cat explains the meaning behind her new song ‘Balut’:

“i named the song balut because it signifies a bird that's being eaten alive. It's a metaphor for twitter stans and the death of twitter toxicity. The beginning of ‘X’ and the end of ‘tweets’.” pic.twitter.com/MPJELOnYi9

— Pop Base (@PopBase) September 16, 2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote on Instagram. “It’s a metaphor for Twitter stans and the death of Twitter toxicity. The beginning of ‘X’ and the end of ‘tweets.'”

While Balut contains a duck embryo and its shell, the “bird” is not alive.

One fan clarified Doja’s statement,

uh, no. balut is not eaten alive. it's already boiled. https://t.co/5lS5M1ajPe

— suryong🦖🎴👹 (@suryongchan) September 18, 2023?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing, “uh, no. balut is not eaten alive. it’s already boiled.”

To add additional context, the Journal of Ethnic Foods, describes the process of the “perfect balut” as the egg is “incubated for 17 to 18 days while its embryo is still wrapped with a whitish covering and has not yet fully developed.” Its name was derived from the traditional way it was prepared—“balut” which plainly means “wrapped” or covered inside bags during its incubation process, according to the publication.

Another fan chimed in

i love you girl but at least try to learn about the cultural food you're gonna reference

— saltyshimaaa (@__srslykate) September 18, 2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">writing, “i love you girl but at least try to learn about the cultural food you’re gonna reference.”

“Eaten alive? Who eats balut alive? Girl you dont need to shame my culture if you dont understand it,” another fan

Eaten alive? Who eats balut alive? Girl you dont need to shame my culture if you dont understand it. Pahuya huya ka lang. https://t.co/SBFk8L06kd

— Jewels Carthusian 👑🇵🇭 (@JewelsHRH) September 18, 2023?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote.

She later went on Instagram Live explaining that she tried Balut for the first time.

RELATED: Doja Cat Drops 'Scarlet' Tracklist & New Song 'Balut'

“Balut” was the California native’s last single before Scarlet drops tomorrow (Sept. 22). The record is in company with her previously released singles “Attention,” “Paint The Town Red,” and “Demons.” She previously posted the tracklist which contains 15 songs and no features. Scarlet follows the artist’s 2021 Grammy-winning album Planet Her.

Take a look at the tracklist for Scarlet below:

1. “Paint The Town Red”
2. “Demons”
3. “Wet Vagina”
4. “F— The Girls” (FTG)
5. “Ouchies”
6. “97”
7. “Gun”
8. “Go Off”
9. “Agora Hills”
10. “Can’t Wait”
11. “Often”
12. “Love Life”
13. “Skull And Bones”
14. “Attention”
15. “Balut”

Drake, Nicki Minaj & More: 2023 Hip-Hop Albums To Expect (Or Not)

• Drake

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  It seems as though Drake’s For All The Dogs has been teased for quite sometime but the rapper might have given fans a clue with an Instagram post. On Wednesday (Sept. 6), Drake posted a photo of the back of his braids that had barrettes that subliminally had numbers “922” subsequently in order. Many fans attributed it as the album would be dropping on 9/22. Drake later confirmed that his album will be dropping on 9/22 in a social media post.

  Drake’s last album was a collaboration with 21 Savage titled Her Loss. Honestly, Nevermind was his last solo album which was released in 2022.

• Nicki Minaj

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  Nicki Minaj is gearing up for her next album Pink Friday 2 and lucky for the Barbz, she has an official release date. Pink Friday 2 will be released on Nov. 17 after it was previously supposed to drop in October. She notified the Barbz on social media about the change in release date.

  “Dear Barbz,” Nicki began in the caption of the Instagram post addressing her fanbase. “I’ve been trying to find the right time to tell you this for a few days. Due to some really exciting news that I’ll share with you guys @ a later time, I’ve shifted the album date just a tad bit. Trust me, it’ll be WELL WORTH THE WAIT…but since I AM shifting the date just a tad, I’d like to give you guys a tiny SIP of some more album tea so that I don’t have to get cussed out [sad emoji] so…here it goes: [pink bow emoji] MY NEW ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED ON 11.17.23.”

  Nicki recently released “Last Time I Saw You” on Sept. 1. Listen to it below:

• Cardi B

  While Cardi B has said she is dropping an album this year, no release date or specific timeline has been given. The Bronx native told Vogue Mexico in her September cover story about where she’s at in the album process. “Right now, I’m working on the cover art and ideas for the next record because it’s definitely coming up.”

  So far this year, she has hopped on Latto’s “Put It On Da Floor Again” and FendiDa Rappa’s “Point Me 2.” She recently dropped her first song as a lead artist featuring Megan Thee Stallion on Sept. 8 titled “Bongos.”

  Cardi B has only put put one full-length album in her career, which was her debut Invasion of Privacy in 2018. She won Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammys. She became the first female rapper to win the award as a solo artist.

• Usher

  Usher has been making headlines due to his Vegas residency but fans would love a new album. Well, you’re in luck. Usher told Vibe last month what his new album will be about. “It’s about life for men. There’s a truth in it because I think women will listen to it and be like, ‘I feel that way, too,'” he told the outlet.

  As for an official release date, Usher mentioned back in April that it will be released “by the end of this year.”

  Usher recently released “Good Good” featuring 21 Savage and Summer Walker. The Confessions creator’s last album was Hard II Love, which was released in 2016.

• Megan Thee Stallion

  Megan made it clear that she is taking time to heal this year. Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 2020 incident that left her shot in the foot by the rapper. In May she told InStyle that “fans can expect new music when [she’s] in a better place.”

  In April, she told Elle that she just wasn’t in the right headspace to create music. “I didn’t feel like making music. I was in such a low place that I didn’t even know what I wanted to rap about.”

  Megan’s last album she dropped was Traumazine in 2022 where she shared a little bit about her experience through her music. As for her latest release, she joined her “WAP” partner Cardi B on “Bongos” which dropped on Sept. 8.

• A$AP Rocky

  An album from A$AP Rocky is definitely on the way. The Harlem rapper teased his highly anticipated fourth studio album Don’t Be Dumb earlier this year.  “It’s finished and we just putting the finishing touches on it. It’s coming for sure,” he promised back in January per HipHopDX. Since then, he has released “Same Problems?” and “RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n)” as a lead artist. He also teased that Don’t Be Dumb will have features from Tyler, The Creator, Miguel, Thundercat, Lil Yachty and more. Fans thought he was hinting at an August release date when he tweeted “AWGEST,” but it is now September and no album update has been made at this time.

  A$AP Rocky’s last album was Testing in 2018.

• SZA

  SZA dropped her sophomore project SOS in December 2022 and we are now all patiently waiting for the deluxe. SZA teased back in February to Billboard that the deluxe to SOS will have 10 additional tracks and will be arriving “soon.” SZA’s debut album CTRL didn’t get a deluxe until five years later so we are hoping that the the “Snooze” crooner will drop the deluxe to SOS sometime this year.

• Future

  While Future has not guaranteed he has a follow-up to his 2022 Grammy-winning LP I NEVER LIKED YOU, producer Metro Boomin has said there is a collab album between the two on the way. The latest update came in last month when Metro responded to a fan asking about the collab.

  “Is the Future & Metro album cover ready??” the fan tweeted at Metro.

  “Shooting it this Sunday,” the producer responded.

  shooting it this Sunday

  — Metro Boomin (@MetroBoomin) August 3, 2023

  The last time Future and Metro Boomin worked together was on the soundtrack to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. They collabed on the song “All The Way Live.”

• J. Cole

  J. Cole teased his album The Fall Off when he jumped on Summer Walker’s “To Summer From Cole” which was released in May.

  “I’m thinkin’ about ya, I heard you just had you another lil baby/ Congratulations, I hope you got through it with no complications/ I find it amazing, the way that you juggle your kids, the biz, the fame, the bitches that’s hatin’/ They sit around waiting for you to fall off like the album I’m making,” he raps.

  Drake also brought back up the conversation when Cole surprised the audience at his It’s All A Blur Tour Montreal tour stop in July.

  “Maybe I could get on the album?” Drake asked.

  J. Cole responded, “N—-!”

  “Can I get on the album? I’ma ask in front of Montreal. ‘J. Cole, can we get on your album?'” Drake asked as the crowd began uproaring trying to convince Cole.

  The Dreamville founder gave into the peer pressure shooting back: “Say less, goddammit!”

  Drake pleads with J. Cole for album feature during Montreal tour stop https://t.co/52WCdDsvQr pic.twitter.com/sTI6zgggxW

  — HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) July 16, 2023

  Cole’s last album was The Off-Season which was released in 2021. So we know an album is at the very least in the works, but if it’s dropping this year… only time will tell.