That mixtape attracted the attention of a fellow Detroit-native rapper SAYITAINTTONE. In 2013, she released her first official mixtape, Just Do It. 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 2011, Dej Loaf began her career as a hip hop artist. She then attended Saginaw Valley State University and studied nursing for three semesters before deciding to focus full-time on her music career. In 2009, she graduated from Southeastern High School in Detroit, playing basketball at the junior varsity level. 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. Her father was killed when she was four years old. As a child, she often listened to music with her parents and grandmother, including 2Pac, Rakim and Miles Davis. ĭeja Trimble was born on Apand was raised on the East side of Detroit, Michigan.

Later that year, she was chosen as part of the XXL magazine 2015 Freshman Class. The song was certified Gold on Apin the US. ĭeJ Loaf rose to greater success in 2014 with her single 'Try Me', which peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

In October 2014, she released her second mixtape, Sell Sole. She began her music career in 2011, and released her debut single 'Just Do It' in 2012. 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.

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