Doja Cat Plans Multi Year Break from Music to Focus on Art and Personal Life

Doja Cat is considering taking a break from music after five studio albums and multiple Billboard Hot 100 hits. In a cover story published May 13 in Elle UK, the rapper said she may step away from making music for a few years.

Speaking about her schedule, Doja Cat said she tries to make time for her other interests, including painting.

"I demand time from my team," she told Elle UK. "They've helped me to find pockets between the really busy moments."

"I think I want to take three years off," she said. "I want to just do whatever."

She said she wants to work on another mural and furnish the upper level of her house, which she said has been empty for four or five years.

Doja Cat released her latest album, "Vie," in 2025. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200. She is currently touring in support of "Vie." Her Tour Ma Vie World Tour began in November and is scheduled to continue through early December.

After a break of about a month, she plans to return to the stage with a show in Kigali, Rwanda.

In the Elle UK interview, Doja Cat also talked about her sense of humor in music. She cited Nicki Minaj, Drake, Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Wayne as artists who use humor in their work. "They could write a stand-up set if they wanted to, but music is much more fun," she said. "I learned that from Jay-Z. I watched an interview where he said irony is incredibly important when it comes to hip-hop and rap."

She also discussed her borderline personality disorder diagnosis, which she shared publicly in March. She said the diagnosis affects her dating life.

"If I have a boyfriend, and he leaves just to run errands, my brain thinks he's breaking up with me," Doja Cat said. "And this is because my dad left me when I was little. I have to scrape against it and teach myself that that's not happening to me. I'm safe."