[3] Both songs, along with her guest appearance on Kid Ink's 2015 single "Be Real", peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100.

Her debut studio album, Sell Sole II (2020), was met with positive critical reception despite failing to chart.

[4] 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.

She then attended Saginaw Valley State University and studied nursing for three semesters before deciding to focus full-time on her recording career.

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.

[16] In February 2021, Dej Loaf was featured on Sevyn Streeter's single "Guilty" along with Chris Brown and ASAP Ferg.