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Doja Cat Slams Tyga Over A.I. Album Release
Doja Cat is ripping Tyga for using A.I. to help make his new album, "$TARFACE" ... calling her former collaborator a "penis." Doja took the unprompted shot during a live stream Wednesday ... saying nobody asked her about Tyga, but she wanted to weigh in anyway. Her blunt take ... "Tyga is a penis for making an A.I. album." The jab comes after Tyga admitted using A.I. as a tool on the project ... comparing the technology to Auto-Tune.
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Doja Cat Slams Tyga Over A.I. Album Release
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