Say So Remix

About

Say So Remix is a remix of Doja Cat's Say So featuring Nicki Minaj. The collaboration created excitement on Twitter after it's release in April 2020. TikTokers and Twitter users alike raised concern over the Minaj lyrics "used to be bi but now I’m just hetero.”

Origin

On April 30th, 2020, Doja Cat uploaded the "Say So" remix featuring Nicki Minaj to YouTube which garnered over 400,000 views and 77,000 likes in a day (shown below).

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On April 30th, 2020, TikToker Miki3 posted a video in which he laughs in reaction to a tweet about Minaj's lyric "used to be bi but now I’m just hetero" and added the caption, "and just like that I am a straight man" (shown below, left). The tweet garnered over 15,800 likes in a day. That same day, TikToker Brandon Smith posted a video celebrating the release of the remix (shown below, right). The video received over 3,800 likes in a day.

On May 1st, Twitter user @popkultureguru tweeted a New York reaction clip with the caption, "Nicki Minaj gave yall two verses with a total of 5 different flows, punchlines, metaphors, pop culture references in under 60 seconds on another artists song. These other rap bitches are just not doing it like her 🤷🏽‍♀️Face with tears of joy #SaySoRMX" (shown below). The tweet gained over 4,500 likes and 1200 retweets in a day.

On May 1st, PopBuzz^[1] published an article about twitter users reaction to the lyric "used to be bi but now I’m just hetero." That day, Twitter user @yosoymichael^[2] tweeted, "This one line from Nicki's verse on the "Say So" remix. I don't think I'll ever recover" while Twitter user @boujiewlw^[3] tweeted, "No but Nicki really said “used to be bi but now I’m just hetero” WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER" (shown below). The tweets garnered over 600 likes and 3600 likes respectively in a day.

Boobgate

On May 6th, 2020, Doja Cat tweeted,^[4] "If say so hits #1 I’ll show you guys my boobs really hard," gaining over 53,000 retweets and 413,000 likes (shown below). She continued baiting fans with similar promises on Twitter over the following days.^[5][6]

On May 11th, the track hit number 1,^[7] prompting fans and celebrities^[8][9] to ask for the boob reveal. That day on Instagram Live, Doja Cat admitted she never intended on showing her boobs. "I’m just gonna be honest with you guys, I did play you," she said. "I’m not showing my boobs real hard, man. You got fucking played. You got fucking played, look at yourself."

The backtrack caused fans to erupt in mostly good-natured disappointment. User @goofyjuicejames posted a video humorously summarizing the situation, gaining over 1.4 million views (shown below). The situation was covered by Daily Dot^[10] and Junkee.^[11]

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