Doja Cat, Kiss Me More | Track Review 🎵

Hitmaking rapper/singer Doja Cat drops another bop with the sensually charged “Kiss Me More” featuring R&B standout, SZA.

It’s gotta feel good to be 🎙 Doja Cat.  Truthfully, the rapper, singer, and songwriter is a walking BOP.  It’s true! After a successful couple of years, particularly with her sophomore album, 💿 Hot Pink, she’s back with another hit, 🎵 “Kiss Me More”.  While she’s fully capable of ‘bringing the heat’ on her own, she taps a fellow Grammy nominee, 🎙 SZA for the assist.  Ultimately, “Kiss Me More” screams HIT. 

The first time you hear “Kiss Me More,” it’s infectious to the nth degree.  There are a number of reasons why this joint is so successful.  For one, it goes to the track’s underpinnings – the harmonic progression used is pretty sweet.  Furthermore, the lush production work awesomely supports sweet vocal performances by both Doja Cat and later, SZA. Worth noting, an 🎙 Olivia Newton-John classic, 🎵 “Physical”, further fuels that fire.

As usual, Doja Cat both sings and rap, showing off her incredible versatility.  I love the breathy nature of some of her vocals, further amplifying the sensual aesthetic of this record. She brings the heat on her rhymes remaining aggressive and sexed-up (“I, I feel like fuckin’ somethin’” and “Niggas wishin’ that the pussy was a kissin’ booth”).  Furthermore, she remains playful.  As for SZA, she brings vocal contrast on the third verse, matching the aggressiveness of Doja.

“Fuckin’ with you feel like jail, nigga
I can’t even exhale, nigga
Pussy like holy grail, you know that
You gon’ make me need bail, you know that.”

Final Thoughts 💭 

Once more, Doja Cat has constructed another surefire bop – it screams no. 1 hit. “Kiss Me More” may not change your life or the game, but it’s both enjoyable and incredibly infectious.  It’s awesome that Doja tapped SZA for the assist – she provides a nice lift. Even so, Doja holds it down and shines like the star that she is. 

🎙 Doja Cat • 🎵 “Kiss Me More” (Ft. SZA) • 🏷 Kemosabe / RCA • 🗓 4.9.21

[📷: Kemosabe / RCA]