Brandun DeShay

Brandun DeShay (born May 10, 1990), stylized as brandUn DeShay, is an American rapper and record producer from Chicago, Illinois. He produced for all of his releases. Aside from his solo career, DeShay was an early member of the Los Angeles-based hip hop collective Odd Future.

Career
DeShay was one of the early members of the hip hop collective OFWGKTA, appearing on Tyler, The Creator's first solo mixtape effort Bastard, before he was kicked out of Odd Future in 2010 and having his verse off “Session” removed and replaced. DeShay has produced for rappers such as Curren$y, Dom Kennedy, Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Chance The Rapper, and Danny Brown. His first official music video, "Why You Gotta Zodiac Like That" has been in rotation on mtvU.

In 2011, he released his fifth mixtape All Day DeShay: AM on his label Seven7Ceven Music. It was well received by fans and critics. Following the release of the tape, DeShay was nominated for the 2012 XXL Freshman list.

Style and influences
In an interview with MTV UK, DeShay said that Pharrell Williams and Yasutaka Nakata's music inspired him. He also stated that N.E.R.D, Kanye West, MF DOOM, Lupe Fiasco, A Tribe Called Quest and Lil Wayne were some of his influences initially.

Studio albums

 * All Day DeShay: AM (2011)
 * goldUn child (2015)
 * goldUn child 2 (2016)
 * PLAY.MAKE.BELIEVE (as Ace Hashimoto) (2021)

Extended plays

 * The Super D3Shay (with The Jet Age of Tomorrow as The Super D3Shay) (2009)

Mixtapes

 * Volume: One! for the Money (2008)
 * Volume: Two! for the Show (2009)
 * Volume: Three! to Get Ready (2010)