In her preliminary publish, Doja shared the duvet artwork together with a snippet of the unreleased track. In her caption, Doja wrote, “🦴🦴 ASC 4.5.24.”
“MASC” might be Doja’s first single since she launched her fourth studio album, Scarlet, in Sept. 2023. In February, Doja teased a deluxe version for Scarlet titled S2: Clause Frollo however didn’t announce a launch date. She additionally teased a possible tracklist that included “MASC” together with songs titled “Acknowledge Me,” “Headhigh,” “Gang,” “Rider,” “Urrrge!!!!” and “Hungry.”
“I really feel prefer it connects to the story of Scarlet in some extent and in case you search for his persona traits and who he’s and his story, you may perceive the entire connection. There’s a management facet — he simply abuses his energy and his management,” she defined in an interview on the Therapy Gecko podcast. “There’s nothing something very private taking place to me with one person. Claude Frollo does not depict a single person in my life. It’s like a metaphor for the folks that creatives endure each day.”