Doja Cat stopped by our NYC studio to talk about life before the cow suit for The FADER's 'First Times' series. She discussed the work she put in battle rapping on MySpace via her babysitters, practicing Hinduism for a part of her life (and why it didn't work out), early struggles with her interest in makeup, and when she finally realized that she would be taking music seriously as a career.

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