DeJ Loaf Drops New Track “Hold it Down”

The newest track from the FADER’s latest cover star.

December 03, 2016

Detroit's DeJ Loaf just graced the cover of the FADER's latest issue, the Faith issue, and now she's back with a new track called "Hold it Down". The track, which dropped Saturday on Soundcloud, features Loaf spitting over a minimalist, trap beat. "Hold it Down," produced by Buddah Bless This Beat, could possibly show up on Loaf's debut album, Liberated, which she announced in her latest cover story with the FADER.

Listen to "Hold it Down" below.

Thumbnail image: Rose Marie Cromwell for The FADER

Read DeJ Loaf's cover story from the Faith issue here.

Posted: December 03, 2016

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