Rapper teams again with Michigan producer DDS on prelude to debut album.

After announcing it earlier this week, Dej Loaf released her new mixtape All Jokes Aside last night. Her first new music since last July’s #AndSeeThatsTheThing EP, the 11 tracks here are inspired by “a time in a girl’s life, where she becomes a young woman” according to the Detroit rapper.

“It’s called growth, it’s called maturity, it’s called living life to the full potential and being true to who you are. That’s what I represent. I feel good about everything that I am doing right now, because it is what I want to do,” the 24-year-old – real name Deja Trimble – explained in a press release. “Not what anyone else wants me to do; it’s what I want to do. I’m in charge. I run my show. It feels damn good.”

Listen to All Jokes Aside below. Trimble’s debut album is currently being finished and tipped for release later this year.