DeJ’s catalog leans toward one-off singles, mixtapes, and EPs instead of traditional albums, but no matter the format, you know exactly who’s on the mic the second you hear her voice. Though she is quiet and reserved in person, her lyrics can be raunchy (as heard on Jacquees’ “Want Your Sex”), disarmingly aggressive (“Problem”), or achingly tender (“No Fear”), while her sound incorporates influences like hip-hop stylist E-40 and R&B singer Anita Baker, two of her childhood favorites.

The record isn’t gutter like her breakout hit Try Me, but it is a melodic, feel-good, summertime delight in which the Detroit native tells her high school sweetheart to not be intimidated by her stardom and to further explore their love. The song exploded on social media, thanks in part to a Drake shout-out, and suddenly DeJ Loaf became an in-demand feature contributor, jumping on tracks by Lil Durk, The Game, and Tinashe. DeJ Loaf - No Fear (Audio) - YouTube 0:00 / 2:51 DeJ Loaf - No Fear (Audio) DeJ Loaf 1.46M subscribers 7.4M views 5 years ago Get DeJ Loaf's new single 'No Fear' here. Last week, Dej Loaf admitted that she was, ironically, a little nervous to drop her song No Fear. Few artists emerge as fully formed on a debut single as DeJ Loaf did with 2014’s “Try Me.” From the jump, the Detroit rapper, born Deja Trimble in 1991, sounded utterly distinct, with a melodic rap cadence that wrapped her threats against all comers in a sparkling musical package. DeJ Loaf No Fear New Music J9:14 AM By Tom Breihan 0 After releasing the new single Birdcall 1.5 last month, the tough-but-emotive Detroit sing-rapper DeJ Loaf has come.

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