Watch Doja Cat's Commanding Performance of ‘Acknowledge Me' on ‘Fallon'

Watch Doja Cat’s Commanding Performance of ‘Acknowledge Me’ on ‘Fallon’

Doja Cat stopped by The Tonight Show for a soulful performance of her recent song “Acknowledge Me.” Appearing on the dimly-lit stage, the singer was joined by her band and a group of six back-up singers for the evocative rendition of the track, which comes off the deluxe edition of her LP, Scarlet.

The rapper also joined host Jimmy Fallon for a chat about the album and her performances at Coachella last month. She later dressed Fallon in her Coachella ensemble, which is covered in hair, and taught him some dance moves. She added that hair is the theme of her upcoming European tour.

“It’s going to be a very hairy show,” Doja Cat confirmed. “I don’t know if that does anything for anyone.”

Last month, Doja Cat dropped Scarlet 2 Claude, the deluxe offering of her fourth studio album that arrived back in September. Titled after the antagonist in The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the expanded version features seven new songs, including “Acknowledge Me.”

The rapper and singer discussed the upcoming extended edition of Scarlet earlier this year during an interview on the Therapy Gecko podcast. “I feel like it connects to the story of Scarlet in some degree and if you look up his personality traits and who he is and his story, you’ll understand the whole connection,” she said. “There’s a control aspect – he just abuses his power and his control.”

She added, “There’s nothing anything very personal happening to me with one person. Claude Frollo doesn’t depict a single person in my life. It’s like a metaphor for the people that creatives endure on a daily basis.”

Doja Cat’s tour kicks off June 9 at Manchester’s Parklife Festival and continues through July 14 when she is scheduled to hit the stage at London’s Wireless Festival.

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