Dreezy

Seandrea Sledge (born March 28, 1994), better known by her stage name Dreezy, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Her debut album No Hard Feelings was released in 2016, followed by Big Dreez in 2019.

Dreezy
Dreezy in July 2016
Background information
Birth nameSeandrea Sledge
Born (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994
Chicago, Illinois
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitedreezyworld.com

Life and career

1994–2014: Early life and career beginnings

Sledge was born on March 28, 1994[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5][6] In February 2014, she released her first solo mixtape, titled Schizo through AOE Music,[7] 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.[8] The remix later garnered her attention and landed her a collaboration with rapper Common on his tenth studio album Nobody's Smiling.[9] In 2014 was named as the "Princess of Chicago Rap" by Noisey via Vice Magazine.[8] In December 2014, it was announced that Sledge signed a recording contract with Interscope Records.[10] On July 28, 2015, Dreezy released her debut EP titled Call It What You Want.[11] On December 25, 2015, Sledge released another EP titled From Now On to digital retailers and streaming via Interscope Records.[12] Her debut album, No Hard Feelings, was released on July 15, 2016.[13] In May 2018, she performed at Ivy-league institution Cornell University with Micah Street at their annual Slope Day celebration.[14] In the same month, she performed at Rolling Loud.[15]

In 2019, she appeared in the Netflix movie Beats as Queen Cabrini.

Discography

Studio albums
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[16]		 US R&B US Rap
No Hard Feelings 1011511
Big Dreez
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download
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Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[17]		 US
South
[18]
Call It What You Want
  • Released: July 28, 2015
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download
 ——
From Now On
  • Released: December 25, 2015
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download
 1010

Mixtapes
Title Album details
The Illustration
  • Released: April 27, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Business N Pleasure (with Mikey Dollaz)
  • Released: February 14, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital Download
D.S.M (Schizo Pre-tape)
  • Released: August 13, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Schizo
  • Released: February 24, 2014
  • Label: AOE Music
  • Format: CD, digital download

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[19]		 US R&B/HH
[20]		 US R&B
[21]		 US
Rhythm
[22]
"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 6220832 No Hard Feelings
"We Gon Ride"
(featuring Gucci Mane)		 ————
"Close to You"
(featuring T-Pain)		 ——[upper-alpha 1]——
"Spazz" ————
"Wasted" ——[upper-alpha 2]——
"F.D.N" 2017 ———— non-album-singles
"Spar" [26]
(featuring 6LACK and Kodak Black)		 ————
"Can't Trust a Soul" [27]
(featuring PnB Rock)		 ————
"2nd to None" [28]
(with 2 Chainz)		 2018 ————
"Where Them $ @" [29] ———— Big Dreez
"Chanel Slides" [30]
(featuring Kash Doll)		 ————
"RIP Aretha" 2019 ————
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[19]		 US R&B/HH
[20]		 US R&B
[21]		 US
Rhythm
[22]
"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
2019 Beats Queen Cabrini

Notes
  1. "Close to You" did not enter the US R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, but peaked at number 29 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay songs chart.[24]
  2. "Wasted" did not enter the R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, but peaked at number 30 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay songs chart.

Awards and nominations
YearAwardsCategoryNominated workResult
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards[31] Best New R&B Artist — Nominated

References
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  2. "Dreezy Is the Crown Princess of Chicago Rap". Tara Mahadevan. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. Thisis50 (April 7, 2016). "Dreezy on Why She's Single; J. Cole; New Music". YouTube. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. "Sasha Go Hard and Dreezy "I Ain't No Hitta"". Femalerappers.net. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  5. "Dreezy & Mikey Dollaz – Business N Pleasure". Livemixtimes.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. "Dreezy & Mikey Dollaz get down to business in Business N Pleasure mixtape". Kollege Kidd Staff. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  7. "Schizo". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. "Dreezy Is the Crown Princess of Chicago Rap". Tara Mahadevan
  9. "Nobody's Smiling". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. Lyon, Patrick (December 14, 2014). "Dreezy signs with Interscope". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  11. "Dreezy – Call It What You Want". Spinrilla.com.
  12. Cuevas, Jasmina (25 December 2015). "BUZZ Dreezy Drops EP 'From Now On' Featuring Dej Loaf [LISTEN]". Music Times. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  13. "Dreezy Reveals Debut Album Artwork, Tracklist & Release Date". Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  14. Sims, Katie; Buonanno, Peter (February 15, 2018). "Galantis To Headline Slope Day". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  15. "Rolling Loud Festival Lineup". Vibe.com.
  16. "Dreezy - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  17. "Dreezy - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  18. "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  19. "Body by Dreezy and Jeremih - Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  20. "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  21. "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  22. "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  23. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  24. "Chart Search - Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  25. "GOLD & PLATINUM". RIAA. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  26. "Dreezy - Spar (Audio) ft. 6LACK, Kodak Black". YouTube. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  27. "Dreezy - Can't Trust A Soul (Audio) ft. PnB Rock". YouTube. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  28. ""2nd to None - Single" von Dreezy & 2 Chainz". Itunes.apple.com. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  29. DreezyOfficialVEVO (11 June 2018). "Dreezy - Where Them $ @ (Audio)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  30. "Dreezy, Kash Doll Chanel Slides". Supraphonline. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  31. "Drake Leads 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations". Rap-Up. January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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