Reed Dollaz born (November 5, 1986) in Philadelphia, is a rap star. His real name is Fareed, though famous as Reed Dollaz. Reed got his start competing in rap battles, particularly street battles where he became one of the first major rap battle stars in Philadelphia.

At the young age of 11, Reed’s rapping mentor, Nino Brown discovered music passion in him and supported him to become the rap star he is presently.

Reed’s rap mentor, Nino Brown put Reed into the studio, sponsored him financially and encouraged the young rapper to participate in many rap battles.

Growing up in the Bartram Village projects in Southwest Philadelphia with his grandmother, Reed learned early on how to fend for himself.

The glitz and glamour of street life were not far behind.

He faced many hardships while coming up on the drug-infested 58th Street.

But all this has never stopped him from economic pressures and obligations to his family.

Reed’s flair for music and his quest for fame and material wealth and possessions has kept pushing him to do more.

Reed Dollaz currently has the highest sold mixtapes in Philadelphia and the tri-state area. Reed has made a powerful impact on the music scene with mix-tapes and DVD’s. His underground projects have made him the highest-grossing Hip hop artist in Philadelphia. His discography includes A.A.P. (August 2005), Dollar Day (November 2005), Enemy of the State (May 2006), and Say Cheese (December 2006) – which all endeavor to promote him as Philadelphia’s poster child. With over 30 DVD’s and films under his belt, Reed’s filmography is too numerous to mention.

Reed’s talent has been recognized at both in the underground and mainstream levels.

Reed was nominated for Best Up and Coming Artist at the Philadelphia Hip-Hop Awards.

Reed has performed on Power 99’s Come-Up Show numerous times.

He has also performed on BET’s 106 & Park on Freestyle Friday and at BET’s Spring Bling in South Beach.

Reed has had collaborations with many mainstream music artists including Doug E. Fresh (Def Jam Recordings), Rob Base, Yung Joc (Bad Boy South), Freeway (Roc-A-Fella Records/G Units), Gillie Da Kid, Cyssero, Ricah Marley, Young Steff, Roscoe P. Coldchain, and Sand Man.

Reed’s lyrical style is being recognized across the country.

With networking communities such as Myspace and YouTube Reed’s work is being seen across the world. The rapper has an alarming 800,000 Myspace plays and an astounding 4 million YouTube views. These numbers include the 52 fake Reed Dollaz pages posted by fans.

Reed is on YouTube and Instagram Social media platforms, where he posts most of his rap battles to entertain his fans. He often posts photos of his son on his Instagram account.

Reed was featured in the 50 Cent single "Heartbeat" alongside Jadakiss and Kidd Kidd.

In 2013, footage from one of his early rap battles appeared in Eminem's music video for "Rap God".

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