"I’ve always wanted to make bigger music. In December 2016, DeJ suggested she was going for a "bigger" sound on her debut album Liberated, which was said to be 90% complete at the time. "I’m hoping people understand that this isn’t fake, or don’t think I’m just doing this because I’m being forced," she told Fader, revealing that Detail, Leon Bridges, and Ricky Reed would be involved with the new material.
She released All Jokes Aside in 2016, which included no features and a lot of production with DDS, who she has been working with since she broke through with "Try Me" in 2014. Growing up, like I was very shy and to myself, and you know, that kind of holds you back."Įarlier this year, DeJ Loaf released Fuck a Friend Zone, a collaborative mixtape with R&B singer Jacquees. "My hair started growing.That caused me to try new hair styles, and you know, not being afraid to try new things." She also touched on the concept of fear, and how overcoming it has influenced this era. "Fear held me back a lot, personally as a kid. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.DeJ recently spoke to HNHH about how her music and look has evolved. "It wasn't like a point where I was like 'yo, I gotta switch my style,' she said.
She graduated high school in 2009, played basketball up to the junior varsity level, and later attended Saginaw Valley State University to study nursing for three semesters before deciding to focus on a full-time music career. A self-described “good kid and a decent student” who mostly kept to herself, she began writing her own original music as early as 9 years old. Growing up, she would often listen to music with her parents and grandmother, ranging “from 2Pac to Rakim to Miles Davis.” Her father was killed when she was aged 4. DeJ Loaf rose to greater popularity in 2014 with her single “Try Me”, which initially attained viral internet popularity and has since peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100.ĭeJ Loaf was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised on the east side of the city in the Fairview Housing projects. In October 2014, her second mixtape, Sell Sole, came out. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she began her music career in 2011 with Ajure Harding and released her debut mixtape Just Do It the following year. Dej Loaf (stylized as DeJ Loaf), is an American rapper and singer.
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