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Biography
Deja Trimble (born April 8, 1991), better known by her stage name Dej Loaf (stylized as DeJ Loaf), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. She began her music career in 2011, and released her debut single Just Do It in 2012. In October 2014, she released her second mixtape, Sell Sole.
DeJ Loaf rose to greater success in 2014 with her single "Try Me", which initially attained viral internet popularity and peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was certified Gold on April 3, 2015 in the US. Later that year, she was chosen as part of the XXL magazine 2015 Freshman Class.
Early life
Deja Trimble was born on April 8, 1991 and was raised on the East side of Detroit, Michigan. As a child, she often listened to music with her parents and grandmother, including "2Pac, Rakim and Miles Davis." Her father was killed when she was four years old. A self-described "good kid and a decent student" who mostly kept to herself, she began writing her own original music at the age of 9. In 2009, she graduated from Southeastern High School in Detroit, playing basketball at the junior varsity level. She then attended Saginaw Valley State University and studied nursing for three semesters before deciding to focus full-time on her music career.
Music career
In 2011, Dej Loaf began her career as a hip hop artist. Her stage name is a portmanteau of a shortened version of her first name, "Deja", and "loafer", as she took a keen interest in Air Jordans when growing up. In 2013, she released her first official mixtape, Just Do It.. That mixtape attracted the attention of a fellow Detroit-native rapper SAYITAINTTONE. She was later signed to his indie record label, called IBGM (I Been Gettin' Money) under his management team. In July 2014, she released her track, called "Try Me" (produced by DDS) as a single, which earned her viral popularity, after Canadian hip hop recording artist Drake quoted lyrics from the song in his Instagram post. In October 2014, she signed a major record deal to Columbia Records. After signing a deal, she released her second official mixtpe, called Sell Sole. That mixtape was given an "A–" by music critic Robert Christgau, who wrote in his review for Vice, "What's irresistible is the form-content disparity—a rapper who brags so un-macho, a rapper whose greed is so explicitly for her family, a rapper who's 'Grindin' ' at music. Plus her flow is a brook, her producer respects her space, and her two sex rhymes are into it and into it more."
DeJ Loaf contributed rap to the song, called "Detroit vs. Everybody" featured on a fellow American high-profile rapper Eminem's compilation Shady XV (2014). In 2015, she opened for Nicki Minaj during the North American leg of The Pinkprint Tour.
Discography
Studio album
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Liberated |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/ HH | US Rap | ||
| ...And See That's the Thing |
| 47 | 8 | 6 |
Mixtapes
- Just Do It (2012)
- Sell Sole (2014)
- All Jokes Aside (2016)
- Fuck A Friend Zone (with Jacquees) (2017)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/ HH | US Rap | ||||
| "Try Me" | 2014 | 45 | 12 | 8 |
| Sell Sole |
| "We Good" | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| "Detroit vs. Everybody" (with Eminem, Royce da 5'9", Danny Brown, Big Sean and Trick-Trick) | — | 28 | 23 | Shady XV | ||
| "We Be on It" | 2015 | — | — | — | Sell Sole | |
| "Me U & Hennessy (Remix)" (featuring Lil Wayne) | — | 38 | — | N/A | ||
| "Back Up" (featuring Big Sean) | 47 | 16 | 10 |
| ...And See That's the Thing | |
| "Hey There" (featuring Future) | — | 47 | — |
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| "In Living Color (Oh Na Na)" | 2016 | — | — | — | Liberated | |
| "No Fear" | 2017 | 100 | 43 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/ HH | US Rap | ||||
| "Money on the Flow" (Aubreyus featuring Dej Loaf) | 2014 | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Hardcore" ($pain featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "I Ain't Got Time" (Young Klep featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "Girls Love to Party" (Gueringer The13th featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "Red Leather" (Jimmy Goodz featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "Be Real" (Kid Ink featuring Dej Loaf) | 2015 | 43 | 12 | 7 |
| Full Speed |
| "What You Do To Me (Remix)" (Lil Durk featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | non-album singles | ||
| "Ryda" (The Game featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "Tied Up" (Casey Veggies featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — |
| Live & Grow | |
| "All Said and Done" (Chevy Woods featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | The 48 Hunnid Project | ||
| "I Just Wanna..." (Elijah Blake featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | Shadows & Diamonds | ||
| "Til the Morning" (DJ Carisma featuring Chris Brown and Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | non-album singles | ||
| "Ride for Me" (Teddy Tee featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "Its Just Money" (51 Reese featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "On a Hater, Pt. 2 (Squirm G featuring Rambo K Kutta and Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | |||
| "Lifestyle, Pt II" (Oba Rowland featuring Dex Osama and Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | Black Santa | ||
| "Vest Up" (Locx featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | No Plan BS | ||
| "Serena" (Dreezy featuring Dej Loaf) | — | — | — | From Now On | ||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Baddest in the Building" | 2014 | E-40, Luigi the Singer | Sharp On All 4 Corners: Corner 2 |
| "Allergic 2 Broke" | Webbo | Independent Ballin | |
| "Blah Blah Blah (Remix)" | Rich Homie Quan, Fabolous, Ty Dolla Sign | N/A | |
| "Possible" | Mike Will Made It, Yung Joey | Ransom | |
| "Givin N' Takin | The Neighbourhood, Danny Seth | #000000 & #FFFFFF | |
| "Found One" | 2015 | Oba Rowland | Found One |
| "Post to Be (Remix)" | Omarion, Ty Dolla Sign, Trey Songz, Rick Ross | N/A | |
| "League of My Own" | Samantha J | ||
| "Real" | Trae Tha Truth | Tha Truth | |
| "Step Up" | The Game, Sha Sha | The Documentary 2 | |
| "My Beyoncé" | Lil Durk | 300 Days, 300 Nights | |
| "I Don't Belong to You (remix)" | Keke Palmer, Ty Dolla Sign | N/A | |
| "Fail to See Me (Remix)" | K Jewlzz, Drey Skonie | Senior Year - The Evolution | |
| "Go so Hard" | Jerry Parker | The Illustration | |
| "Possible" | Yung Joey | Necessary Evil (The Preface) | |
| "Set It Off" | 2016 | Jacquees | Mood |
| "On a Hater" | Rambo K Kutta, Squirm G | Drugz and Jewelz | |
| "Good Good" | Lil Durk, Kid Ink | 2X | |
| "Nobody On Jupiter" | Jesse Boykins III | Bartholomew | |
| "Rider Life" | Lil Durk | They Forgot | |
| "Maybach Music V" | 2017 | Rick Ross | Rather You Than Me |
| "Ol Skool" | Sevyn Streeter, Jeremih | Girl Disrupted |