The relationship wound down, and so did her career-at least it seemed that way. Then she linked up, romantically and sonically, with Lil Durk, leading to “My Beyoncé” in 2015 (it also appeared on his album Lil Durk 2X in 2016), and it seemed she had received her second shot at genuine stardom. Surely, the album was right around the corner? Nearly a year passed-nothing. and Jeezy hopped on the remix to her hit, and she even provided the hook for Eminem and co’s regional firestarter, “Detroit vs. With her whiplash flow and an uncanny knack for confrontational earworm hooks, she provided a smash hit not just for herself, but for several artists she associated with. When “Try Me” arrived in 2014, it seemed anything was possible for the rapper and singer.

But here we are, near the end of 2020, finally having received the Detroit multi-talent’s debut album. It remains a bit of a mystery, at least to this writer, just as to why it’s taken so long. It may sound a tad defensive to the uninitiated, but her perspective is more than understandable. “Anybody sleepin’ on me can stay in the bed,” DeJ Loaf snipes on “Obvious”, which comes near the midpoint of her new album, Sell Sole II.

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