Tyga hits back at Doja Cat calling him a “penis for making an AI album” with ‘$tarface’, and slams Pitchfork’s 0/10 review

Tyga has hit back at criticism towards his new album ‘$tarface’, including Doja Cat calling him a “penis for making an AI album” and Pitchfork giving him a 0/10 review.

READ MORE: In the age of AI Oasis, there’s no point being ordinary The rapper dropped his new album at the end of last month, his ninth studio record and the follow-up to his 2025 album ‘NSFW’.

After its release, he later confirmed that he used AI as a “tool” on the LP.

“We definitely used AI as a [tool].

And I know people are going to be mad about me saying this, but it’s where technology is going,” he said at the time.

“It’s no different than when Auto-Tune came out.

Some people were opposed to it, but real artists took it and used it.” When asked where the AI was used, he replied: “We were like, you know what? I need some ’80s synths for a certain part of this song.

I need a guitar solo done ASAP.

It is what it is.” Tyga also clarified that production on the album and “all the vocals” were created without AI.

Since then, there has been some backlash to the album, including from Doja Cat who took aim at him during a recent livestream.

Having worked with Tyga on two songs previously, she said on Wednesday (August 12): “Nobody asked me anything about Tyga, but I felt like saying this.

Tyga is a penis for making an AI album.” Doja Cat comments on the recent controversy of Tyga using AI for his new album: “Tyga is a p*nis for making an AI album.” pic.twitter.com/vWdgPMYyPJ — Doja HQ (@DojaHQs) August 13, 2026 As well as that, the new album received the lowest possible rating in a Pitchfork review, which gave it 0/10 rating.

In the review, Pitchfork described ‘$tarface’ as “smug and complacent and depressing” and wrote that “its very existence has made the world a worse place.” Now, Tyga has responded to the backlash and defended the album.

Speaking about Cat’s comments, Tyga said on TMZ Live : “Listen, I love Doja, but she made a demonic album” – not explicitly clarifying which album of hers he meant.