Her music has the mass appeal of a flashy, cocky persona while still bringing in important social commentary.ĭespite her dedication to authenticity, Loaf acknowledges the problematic, homogenous majority of rap listeners.
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On another of her notable tracks, “Try Me,” Loaf laments, “I been out my mind since they killed my cousin / Free my cousin Devin, man he just called me.” It’s in lyrics like this that Loaf’s early exposure to greats like 2Pac is especially evident.
Documenting the trials of her early life, Loaf further plays with both genre and gender expectations. Much of this reality has to do with the challenges she faced growing up on the East Side. Her manifestos on sex and relationships aren’t trying to play into gendered expectations, but rather reflect her reality. On the aforementioned track Loaf slangs, “Don’t be blowing up my phone and don’t be leaving voice messages / Said I can do you right, I’ll do you better than your exes.” She peacocks as a swaggering playboy, but does so without dissing herself or her gender. If one looked only at the lyrics of a track like “Back Up,” the gender of the rapper would be ambiguous, or, following in line with convention of the genre, assumed to be male. Her lyricism mirrors that of her male counterparts and female mavericks like Nicki Minaj. Loaf’s notables include “Back Up” and “Try Me,” both of which have been sampled and/or lauded by the genre’s bigwigs. With remixes featuring Wiz Khalifa, a quote in one of Drake’s Instagram captions and collaborations with fellow Detroiter Big Sean, Loaf’s decision to make music a priority is paying off big time.
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Like many music greats before her, Loaf briefly experimented with college before deciding to focus on her music full time. Loaf, who began releasing music in 2012, has only recently reached the acclaim it seemed she was always destined to achieve.
Influenced by the trials of a challenging childhood and the cultural landscape of Detroit, Trimble parted ways with the group after high school and found herself in the perfect position to step into her current persona as rapper DeJ Loaf. In her teens, she was the only female member of a local hip-hop ensemble. Jumping into the game early, Trimble started rapping around third grade.