| Tia Tamera | |
| Cover: | Tia Tamera single cover.png |
| Alt: | A purple background with a leopard print design overlaid on top. The text at the center reads "Tia Tamera" and is shown in a white, cursive font with a black border. On top of it stands Doja Cat's name, printed in a different, simpler font. Meanwhile, the footer reads "feat. Rico Nasty". |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Doja Cat featuring Rico Nasty |
| Album: | Amala (Deluxe Edition) |
| Recorded: | 2018 |
| Studio: | The Himalayas (Los Angeles, California)[1] |
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| Chronology: | Doja Cat |
| Prev Title: | Mooo! |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | Juicy |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
"Tia Tamera" is a song by American rapper and singer Doja Cat featuring fellow American rapper Rico Nasty. It was written by Doja Cat, Kurtis McKenzie, David Sprecher, Lydia Asrat, and Rico Nasty, while being produced by the former two. It was released for digital download and streaming on February 20, 2019,[3] by Kemosabe Records and RCA Records as the second single to the deluxe edition (and fourth overall) of Doja's debut album Amala.
The lyrics reference celebrities such as Aaliyah, Sia, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Regina Hall, Wiz Khalifa, Nia Long, Madea, organizations including Genius and PETA, films such as West Side Story, songs such as "Rock the Boat" and brands such as Chia Pet, Ikea, Nokia.[4] [5] The title of the track is rapped throughout the lyrics with comparisons of her breasts to twin actresses Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry.[6] Rico is the last verse on the song, and "flexes her bank account, [and] foreign whips".[7]
The song received widespread acclaim from music critics for its eclectic lyrics and catchy flow. Okayplayer's Ivie Ani praises the track's lyricism, calling the composition "raunchy, rebellious, and real rap". Brooklyn-based blog Brooklyn Vegan explains Rico's verse to be a "show-stopper",[8] while Uproxx's Andre Gee describe both the song and music video as an "earworm of a hook and a colorful video that allowed each artist to be the vibrant characters we love them as".[9]
The music video, directed by Roxana Baldovin, premiered on YouTube on February 21, 2019. As of January 2021, it has gained over 63 million views. The video is a "candy-colored visual" of Doja and Rico competing in a '90s game show against respective lookalikes,[10] with reference to the sitcom Sister, Sister and the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare.[4] The video gives a "colorful 90's vibe".[11] Pitchfork ranked it as one of their Top 20 Music Videos of 2019.[12]
The video begins with Doja and Rico competing in a game show against their lookalikes.[13] The duo watch the hip-hop rapper Ka5sh get slimed. The video references the 1997 comedy film B*A*P*S with redoing hairstyles from the main characters of the film, Nisi, played by Halle Berry, and Mickey, played by Natalie Desselle.[5] During the final scenes, Doja and Rico pour neon yellow slime on the game show host.[13]
Recording and management
Personnel
Credits adapted from Hot Pink (Japan Version) liner notes.[1]
| Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | ||
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| Various | February 20, 2019 | |||
| United States | June 4, 2019 | Rhythmic radio | [14] |