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| Released | August 5, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2014 | |||
| Genre | Alternative R&B | |||
| Length | 18:03 | |||
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Purrr! is the debutextended play (EP) by American rapperDoja Cat. It was released independently on August 5, 2014 by MAU Records and distributed byKemosabe Records andRCA Records. Many of the songs were recorded by Doja Cat in aDIY-style using a variety ofinstrumentals which she found online from producers such asMndsgn, Evil Needle, and Dream Koala.[1]
On March 13, 2014, the EP's only single and third track "So High" was officially released on streaming services. This was a repackaged version of the song, as Doja had independently published it on November 8, 2012 viaSoundCloud.[2][3] At the time ofPurrr!'s release, "So High" had amassed over 712 thousand streams onSoundCloud and over 240 thousand views on the official music video.[4]
David Turner ofThe Fader highlighted the song "Control" as "a breezy seaside joyride built on slow builds and wavy echoes" and also praised Doja Cat's "spacey singing style" throughout the record.[5] Briana Cheng ofDazed wrote that on "No Police", she "fiercely meows" and "sassily" raps and sings over a "mild" guitar riff as part of the "mollifying" beat, notably humming from the policesirens fromLil Wayne's 2008 single "Mrs. Officer".[6] Petar Kujundzic ofHypebeast describedPurrr! as "a fine list of bass-heavy,alternative R&B tracks" and highlighted the song "No Police" for "offering the best of her vocal and lyrical abilities".[7] Writing forIllsociety, Kelly Hawkins praised Doja Cat's "brazen raps and airy vocals".[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Beautiful" |
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| 3:47 |
| 2. | "Nunchucks" | Dlamini | Mndsgn[a] | 3:15 |
| 3. | "So High" | Dlamini | Evil Needle[b] | 3:20 |
| 4. | "No Police" | Dlamini | Dream Koala[c] | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Control" | Dlamini | Yeti Beats | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 18:03 | |||
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| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | August 5, 2014 | Digital download | [9][10] |
