When it comes to rap, I could be better. I think everybody feels that way with their own art, in all kinds of ways, she said.
“I should focus on my pen now more than ever. I’m good, and I can be funny and charming, and I can do little punchlines here and there, but I need to talk about my life more."
Missy Elliot then tried to lift Doja up and explained there wasn't really a "lane" for her when she started rapping.
— Missy
“Sometimes you gotta take a chance. I never felt like I fit in, period. I don’t think there was a lane for the music that we did. The only reason they found a lane is because I was rapping.”
Ultimately, the 'Get Ur Freak On' rapper advised Doja to “create your own lane.” Noting that “It probably won’t ever fit, but people will love it.”