Dreezy

Seandrea Sledge (born March 28, 1994), better known by her stage name Dreezy, is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. 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^[1] and 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, and poetry writing. She 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]

As Sledge put 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.^[3] Sledge later released a song with the rapper Lil Durk, "Ghost". In February 2013, Sledge released a collaborative mixtape with fellow Chicago native rapper Mikey Dollaz, titled Business N Pleasure.^[4][5] In February 2014, she independently released her first solo mixtape, titled Schizo, through AOE Records,^[6] along with a song featuring American rapper Common, "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.^[7] The remix later garnered her attention and landed her a collaboration with rapper Common on his tenth studio album Nobody's Smiling.^[8] 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.^[9]On July 28, 2015, Dreezy released her debut EP titled Call It What You Want.^[10] On December 25, 2015, Sledge released another EP titled From Now On to digital retailers and streaming via Interscope Records.^[11] Her debut album, No Hard Feelings, was released on July 15, 2016.^[12]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

• Official website
• Dreezy discography at Discogs

Notes