Doja Cat’s Performance Stirs Reactions in Mzansi: ‘Zulu Genes Shine Through

Doja Cat, real name Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini’s video dancing like a Maskandi artist has got South Africans going on social media. The clip of the US rapper performing Paint The Town Red is doing the rounds on X.

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South Africans quickly claimed Doja Cat as their own as her father is a Zulu man. Excited fans claimed her dance moves reminded them of performers from KwaZulu-Natal.

KwaZulu-Natal-born stars such as rapper Big Zulu, singer Sjava, and Khuzani Mpungose are all known for pulling the same moves that Doja Cat did. They pull up their pants as if they’re about to bust traditional Zulu dances when they’re on stage.

Maskandi music stars also like rocking Carvella sandals, Brentwood pants, and colourful towels when performing. Many on X thought the Kiss Me More hitmaker was wearing a Brentwood trouser in the video.

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😂🇿🇦 NO DNA JUST RSA NKABIKAZI VIBES WITH @DojaCat AT THIS PERFORMANCE! pic.twitter.com/SSMu3DaQ0v

— RaptureHub (@rapturehub_) September 23, 2024

Doja Cat’s dad is legendary Sarafina actor Dumisani Dlamini. Her mother is Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer. Dumisani met Doja’s mom in New York in the 1990s when he travelled to the US with the Sarafina cast. After their split, Doja lived with her mother in the States.

Doja Cat hogged headlines when she claimed she had never met him. In response, Dumisani claimed he tried to contact Doja Cat for years, but her management blocked all his efforts.

Following the media storm about never meeting his daughter, Dumisani claimed he and Doja Cat were on speaking terms. In a radio interview, the Yizo Yizo star said they communicate on the phone.

He reiterated that it was a lie that he was an absent father. He further claimed he and Doja Cat were planning a family reunion in South Africa.

“My daughter will be coming. We are currently planning her visit. My child will be coming.”

@blachoochy commented: “Even the way she’s pulling those pants, the Zulu in her has taken over.”

@Mpiloe_Cabeka wrote: “See. I told my bf a while back that this Zulu thing, once it’s in your blood, you don’t even need to have ever been in the country ever! Iyaphila kuwe!”

@AfrikanChefZA reacted: “They couldn’t get Brentwood, she got something close to it. Khuphuka Zandile. NO DNA, JUST RSA.”

@badboybafana commented: “Zulu genes are too strong.”

@eloHymn_ added: “She channels her daddy too much.”