Dreezy
Dreezy
Seandrea Sledge (born March 28, 1994), better known by her stage name Dreezy, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. Sledge was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where she studied fine arts as a distraction from her home life. During this time she began dancing, writing, and singing. As her skill as a songwriter grew she began rapping and in 2014 was named as the "Princess of Chicago Rap" by Noisey via Vice Magazine. Later that year, she signed a recording contract with Interscope Records.
Life and career
1994–2014: Early life and career beginnings
Seandrea Sledge was born on March 28, 1994[3] where she was raised on the South Side of the Chicago, Illinois. Throughout her childhood, Sledge moved to a number of locations throughout the city of Chicago. To escape issues that a number of teens face (blended families, constantly having new friends, and problems at home) Sledge looked into the fine arts, which helped her deal with some of the realities of her life. She explored scatting, poetry writing, and drifted towards singing at the age of 10. Sledge always felt like music was her internal escapism, and by the age of 14, she found interest in becoming a rapper.[4] Sledge has cited rappers J. Cole and Lil Wayne as her biggest musical influences, referring to the former as her favourite rapper of all time.[5]
Sledge was putting more time into rapping, she became good friends with fellow Chicago native rapper Sasha Go Hard, and made a guest appearance on Sasha's song, "I Ain't No Hitta" in 2012.[6] Sledge later released a song with a fellow rapper Lil Durk, called "Ghost". In February 2013, Sledge released a collaborative mixtape with fellow Chicago native rapper Mikey Dollaz, titled Business N Pleasure.[7][8] In February 2014, she released her first solo mixtape, titled Schizo through AOE Music,[9] along with a song, which features guest verse from a fellow Chicago rapper Common, called "No Good".
2014–present: From Now On and No Hard Feelings
In April 2014, she released her remix of YMCMB rapper Nicki Minaj and Lil Herb's "Chiraq" and received general attention, with many fans claiming that it was better than Minaj's version.[10] The remix later garnered her attention and landed her a collaboration with rapper Common on his tenth studio album Nobody's Smiling.[11] In December 2014, it was announced that Sledge signed a recording contract with Interscope Records, who dropped fellow Chicago rapper Chief Keef a few weeks prior.[12] On July 28, 2015, Dreezy released her debut EP titled Call It What You Want.[13] On December 25, 2015, Sledge released another EP titled From Now On to digital retailers and streaming via Interscope Records.[14] Her debut album, No Hard Feelings, was released on July 15, 2016.[15] In May 2018, she performed at Ivy-league institution Cornell University with Micah Street at their annual Slope Day celebration.[16] In the same month, she performed at Rolling Loud.[17] In 2019 she appeared in Netflix movie Beats as Queen Cabrini.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [18] | US R&B | US Rap | ||
No Hard Feelings |
| 101 | 15 | 11 |
Big Dreez |
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Extended plays
Mixtapes
Title | Album details |
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The Illustration |
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Business N Pleasure (with Mikey Dollaz) |
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D.S.M (Schizo Pre-tape) |
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Schizo |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US [21] | US R&B/HH [22] | US R&B [23] | US
Rhythm [24] | ||||
"Ghost" (featuring Lil Durk) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | non-album-singles | |
"I Love That Bitch" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | D.S.M (Schizo Pre-Tape) | |
"Zero" (featuring Sasha Go Hard & Katie Got Bandz) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | Schizo | |
"No Good" (featuring Common and Ross Augusta) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Serena" (featuring Dej Loaf) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | From Now On | |
"Body" (featuring Jeremih) | 2016 | 62 | 20 | 8 | 32 | No Hard Feelings | |
"We Gon Ride" (featuring Gucci Mane) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Close to You" (featuring T-Pain) | — | —[1] | — | — |
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"Spazz" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Wasted" | — | —[2] | — | — | |||
"F.D.N" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | non-album-singles | |
"Spar" [28] (featuring 6LACK and Kodak Black) | — | — | — | — | |||
"Can't Trust a Soul" [29] (featuring PnB Rock) | — | — | — | — | |||
"2nd to None" [30] (with 2 Chainz) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Where Them $ @" [31] | — | — | — | — | Big Dreez | ||
"Chanel Slides" [32] (featuring Kash Doll) | — | — | — | — | |||
"RIP Aretha" | 2019 | — | — | — | — |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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US [21] | US R&B/HH [22] | US R&B [23] | US
Rhythm [24] | ||||
"Mean What I Mean"(AlunaGeorge featuring Leikeli47 and Dreezy) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | I Remember | |
"Got Me F*cked Up"(Keke Palmer featuring Dreezy) | — | — | — | — | Lauren | ||
"Come With Me"(YFN Lucci featuring Dreezy) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Ray Ray from Summerhill | |
"Actin' Different"(Derez De'Shon featuring Dreezy) | — | — | — | — | Pain 2 | ||
"Got Me"(Dreamville featuring Ari Lennox, Omen, Ty Dolla $ign, and Dreezy) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Revenge Of The Dreamers III |
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Role |
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2019 | Beats | Queen Cabrini |