During the early years of his career, Nef used the internet to get his music to his fans. He released songs relating to his hometown of Vallejo, California.
In fact, his first hit was a song called “Bitch I’m From Vallejo.” The song was a regional hit and gave him his first footing in the music business. in 2014.
Due to the success of his song, E-40 asked around and got nef to collaborate with him on his album Sharp On All 4 Corners. The same year he was also selected by Thizzler.com as the “Bay Area Freshman of the Year”.
He really became successful the following year when he released “Big Tymin”. The single received a lot of excellent reviews from critics and also got decent commercial success.
The song was a direct homage to the group Big Tymers. After this, he became a well-known musician in the California rap scene.