Doja's father, who she has said to several outlets, including The Los Angeles Times, was not a part of her childhood, is a South African actor and producer. She said her heritage is sometimes used to sample other genres of music to make something entirely new, claiming, "Yeah, this album [Hot Pink] is a lot more African influenced," she said. "I can sample Blink-182 but put an African vocal sample in there. The whole song feels like you're in a tropical forest."