[3] Aside from his solo career, DeShay was an early member of the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future.

[4] DeShay began his career as music producer in 2008, later working with artists such as SZA,[5] Kendrick Lamar,[6] Joey Badass,[7] Curren$y,[8] Dom Kennedy,[9][10] Mac Miller,[11] Action Bronson,[12] Chance The Rapper,[13] and Danny Brown.

[14] Since 2008, DeShay began collaborating with, then later joining as one of the early members of the hip hop collective Odd Future.

DeShay appeared on multiple projects from the collective, including Tyler, The Creator's first solo mixtape effort Bastard, before leaving the group in 2010.

[16] He also stated that N.E.R.D, Kanye West, MF DOOM, Lupe Fiasco, A Tribe Called Quest and Lil Wayne were some of his influences initially.