Doja Cat‘s Scarlet era continues.
The 28-year-old superstar unveiled the deluxe edition of her fourth studio album on Friday (April 5), dubbing the expanded version Scarlet II: Claude Frollo, named after the villainous character from The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
The new album features seven new tracks, including “Masc,” “Acknowledge Me,” “Head High,” “Gang,” “Rider,” “Urrrge” and “Hungry.”
“I feel like it connects to the story of ‘Scarlet’ in some way,” Doja explained in a recent episode of The Therapy Gecko Podcast, “and if you look up his personality traits and who he is and his story, you’ll understand the whole connection. There’s a control aspect. He just abuses his power and his control and is dogmatic and a total c—.”
Doja launched the original edition Scarlet in June with the release of “Attention,” which debuted and peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The accompanying music video — which previewed the era’s overarching horror aesthetic — picked up six nominations at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, ultimately winning best art direction. “Paint the Town Red,” the record’s first radio single, soon followed with a catchy hook and a bouncy Dionne Warwick-sampling beat. The song became Doja’s second Hot 100 No. 1 — her first unaccompanied — becoming the first hip-hop song to reach the top of the ranking in 2023.
Listen to Scarlet II: Claude Frollo in full below.
