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Dreezy
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Dreezy in July 2016
Background information
Birth name Seandrow Sledge
Born (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994 (age 30)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2012–present
Labels

Seandrea Sledge (born March 28, 1994), better known by her stage name Dreezy, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. She signed with Interscope Records in 2014 where she released the studio albums No Hard Feelings (2016) and Big Dreez (2019). In 2020, she split from the label and released Hitgirl (2022), a collaboration album with Hit-Boy.

Early life

Sledge was born and 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. 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.

Career

2012–2013: Early beginnings

Dreezy 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. Dreezy later released a song with a fellow rapper Lil Durk, called "Ghost". In February 2013, Dreezy released a collaborative mixtape with fellow Chicago native rapper Mikey Dollaz, titled Business N Pleasure. In February 2014, she released her first solo mixtape, titled Schizo through AOE Music, along with a song, which features guest verse from a fellow Chicago rapper Common, called "No Good".

2014–2019: Signing to Interscope Records and No Hard Feelings

In April 2014, she released her remix of rappers Nicki Minaj and Lil Herb's "Chiraq" and received general attention, with many fans claiming that it was better than Minaj's version. The remix later garnered her attention and landed her a collaboration with rapper Common on his tenth studio album Nobody's Smiling. In 2014, she was named as the "Princess of Chicago Rap" by Noisey via Vice. In December 2014, it was announced that Dreezy signed a recording contract with Interscope Records.

On July 28, 2015, Dreezy released her debut EP titled Call It What You Want. On December 25, 2015, Dreezy released another EP titled From Now On to digital retailers and streaming via Interscope Records. In January 2016, Dreezy released single "Body" which became her first single to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and later peaked at number 62. Her debut album, No Hard Feelings, was released on July 15, 2016.

In 2018, she performed at Rolling Loud. In January 2019, she released her second studio album Big Dreez. She appeared in the Netflix film Beats as Queen Cabrini.

2020–present: Going independent

In 2020, she split from Interscope Records and went independent.

On May 11, 2022, Dreezy released the song "Balance My Lows" featuring rapper Coi Leray. It is the lead single from her collaborative album with American record producer Hit-Boy, Hitgirl, which was then released on May 20, 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
US R&B US Rap
No Hard Feelings 101 15 11

Collaboration albums

Title Album details
Hitgirl
(with Hit-Boy)
  • Released: May 20, 2022
  • Label: Dreezy Sound Inc., Empire
  • Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat

US
South
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
10 10

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
Big Dreez
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Label: Interscope
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

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
US R&B/HH
US R&B
US
Rhythm
"Ghost"
(featuring Lil Durk)
2012 non-album-singles
"I Love That ..." 2013 D.S.M (Schizo Pre-Tape)
"Zero"
(featuring Sasha Go Hard and 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)
  • RIAA: Gold
"Spazz"
"Wasted"
"F.D.N" 2017 non-album-singles
"Spar"
(featuring 6lack and Kodak Black)
"Can't Trust a Soul"
(featuring PnB Rock)
"2nd to None"
(with 2 Chainz)
2018
"Where Them $ @" Big Dreez
"Chanel Slides"
(featuring Kash Doll)
"RIP Aretha" 2019
"They Not Ready" 2022 Hitgirl
"Balance My Lows"
(featuring Coi Leray)

As featured 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
US R&B/HH
US R&B
US
Rhythm
"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 Sign, and Dreezy)
2019 Revenge of the Dreamers III
"Mad At You"
(King Von featuring Dreezy)
2020 Welcome to O'Block
"Hard To Trust"
(King Von featuring Dreezy)
2022 What It Means to Be King

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
2019 Beats Queen Cabrini

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominee Category Result Ref.
2017 IHeartRadio Music Awards Herself Best New R&B Artist Nominated
2022 Grammy Awards Back of My Mind (as songwriter) Album of the Year Nominated
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