He also believed a neurotic perfectionism prevented him from releasing songs more quickly. Despite never releasing the album, he released a number of songs during his time at Definitive Jux, including "Crap Artists" and "Look Alive", which was produced by Ratatat. Despot toured with Ratatat in 2007, and his forthcoming album will feature their production. Despot claimed to have finished his first full-length album, a collaborative effort with Ratatat featuring songs from Blockhead, as early as June 2008. The album was initially named "Jerry" (after his father) and then "Hooray for Me" before finally arriving at "We're All Excited". The first single was released July 13, 2015, titled "House of Bricks", despite being performed live regularly since 2012. On July 22, 2015, Despot released a music video for "House of Bricks", directed by Ratatat's E*vax. Despot met Ashok Kondabolu and Himanshu Suri, members of Das Racist, in 2008 and was featured on their 2010 mixtape "Sit Down, Man", on the song "Rooftop". Despot featured on El-P's 2012 album "Cancer 4 Cure" and Meyhem Lauren's "Respect the Fly Shit", where he raps with Action Bronson on "Pan Seared Tilapia". In 2011, Despot appeared on the remix for Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire's "The Last Huzzah" alongside Das Racist, Danny Brown, and El-P, which was called one of the best songs of 2011 by "Rolling Stone". He opened for Das Racist on their Relax Tour in 2011 as well as El-P and Killer Mike's 2012 Into the Wild Tour. He was also featured on Das Racist's 2011 album "Relax" on the song "Power" alongside Danny Brown. Despot appeared alongside Heems in Lakutis's 2013 video "Too Ill for the Law". On June 3, 2013, he was featured in Vampire Weekend's "Diane Young" music video. In the same year, he was featured on Fat Tony's "Hood Party" off of the "Smart Ass Black Boy" album along with Kool A.D. In November 2013, he appeared on Blood Orange's album "Cupid Deluxe" on the song "Clipped On". On January 1, 2014, Vampire Weekend released "Step (Wintertime Remix)", which included guest verses from Despot, Danny Brown, and Heems.