"DINDU NUFFIN", previously titled "DINDU", is a song by Doja Cat. It was uploaded to her SoundCloud account on November 1, 2015; however, it was later taken down. (
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The song uses the instrumental track "Water City" produced by Klimeks.[1] The song was also originally titled "DINDU" before shortly getting changed.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
How much nothing can a dindu do
If a dindu dindu nothin'?
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
How much money could a dindu make?
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
How much nothing can a dindu do
If a dindu dindu nothin'?
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
[Verse 1]
I'm a degenerate
Smoke all your cannabis, you cannot handle it
Wave your appendages
Tweetin' and Instagram, camera flick, bitch, you was edited
Swear you'll remember this, swear you'll be cameraless
Fuck taking pictures, just run with the vibe
Might as well dead this shit, I feel alive, ugh
I feel like a part of the life
I feel like I'm starting to die
I feel like I popped in the sky
Get in my space, ha
You'll catch a rocket and ride
I spy (I spy) with my little eye
A target, you mine, all of this mine
All of the shit that I buy, all of the bitches that cry
See 'em from up on the stage, see 'em from up in this cage
See 'em look down on me, then I look down on they ways
Mirrorin' you
Look at myself, feelin' it too
Drunker than hell, I'm appearing in twos
Drunker than hell, I'm appearing in yous
[Chorus]
How much nothing can a dindu, do
If a dindu dindu nothin'?
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
How much nothing can a dindu do
If a dindu dindu nothin'?
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
[Verse 2]
How much nothing could a dindu do
If a dindu, dindu nothin'?
Sent you muffin like a goddamn knight
At my bake, he chef, I cook, fuck sellin'
How much? How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu, did all the things that you wish to?
Shit do, I don't need a band on my wrist
Bitch n*ggas know about it with a pound to the fist
To the head chief, take it to the head chief
If you're making this bread chief
Take it to the head chief
Take it to the head chief
And I'm up and coming, babe, please say something like
"How much nothing can a dindu do
If a dindu, didn't do nothin', nothin', nothin', nothin?"
[Chorus]
How much nothing can a dindu do
If a dindu dindu nothin'?
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
How much nothing can a dindu do
If a dindu dindu nothin'?
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
[Outro]
Dindu, dindu, ayy
How much money can a dindu make
If I dindu did all the thing that you wish to? Hey
How much money can a dindu make
If a dindu dindu nothin'? Hey
How much money could a dindu make
If a dindu did all the things that you wish to?
Background[]
The song was uploaded to Doja Cat's SoundCloud account on November 1, 2015. Doja has stated that she was in online chat rooms on the website Tinychat on the day of/around the time of the songs making, stating that the song was a response to things people have said to her, with terms like "dindu nuffin" used in mockery of people of African American descent. She attempted to flip the terms meaning with the song before realizing her mistake. The song was later taken down along with some of her other SoundCloud uploads around 2016-2017.
Despite being uploaded in 2015, the song didn't gain any attention until 5 years later, during May 2020. It was revealed that Doja Cat was in rooms on Tinychat around 2019 with men who were accused of being part of an alt-right community, which caused lots of controversy. Following this, the song caught the attention of social media, which led to the hashtag #DojaCatIsOverParty to be trending via X (formerly known as Twitter). This is because dindu nuffin is a racist term used to mock people of African American descent, saying they "didn't do nothing" when being armed by police for no right reason.[2] Although, none of the lyrics promote racism.
Doja Cat wrote an apology for the Tinychat situation on a now-deleted Instagram post, also mentioning the song. She stated that the song was "in no way tied to anything outside of my own personal experience" and was written in response to people who often used that term against her. She attempted to flip the terms meaning but realised it wasn't such a good idea. Shortly after, Doja Cat went to Instagram Live to address everything, including false rumours of this song being about Sandra Bland. Not long after, the hashtag #WeAreSorryDoja began to trend via X as people started to forgive her.
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