Drake's Newest Cosign Dej Loaf Raps Sweetly About Destroying Dudes
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“Kill ’em with kindness” and whatnot, but Detroit rapper/singer Dej Loaf’s style is more “kindness with kill ’em.” With “Try Me,” the young upstart has acquired viral fortitude and a prominent roster of co-signers, including Drake (who quoted the track on his Instagram) and Wiz Khalifa (who remixed it earlier this month). It’s no mystery why: she sings lyrics like “put the burner to his tummy/make it bubbly” and “turn a bitch to some macaroni” in the gentlest voice, letting the dissonance put the fear in the hearts of wack dudes. It’s the most evil, and practically gangster-movie-levels of mind control—the idea that she wields so much power that she does not even have to raise her voice to deliver an salient threat. There’s a chapter about that in the 6 Habits of Highly Effective Bosses or some shit, right? There should be. “Mind full of money, got a heart full of demons,” she raps. “Mobbin’ like Italians, we really take your fingas.”