Dreezy

Dreezy
Birth name Seandrea Sledge
Born (1994-03-28) March 28, 1994
Chicago, Illinois
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2008–present
Labels Aoe, Interscope
Associated acts
  • 21 Savage
  • Sasha Go Hard
  • Mikey Dollaz
  • Common
  • Arod2Turnt
Website dreezyworld.com

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 in southern Chicago, Illinois, and distracted herself from family upbringings by looking into fine arts. There she proved in dancing, writing, and singing. Due to her skills in writing, it maintained her to grow as both a singer and songwriter, but leaned towards rapping around her teenage years from that moment on, her skills in rapping has been evolutionary. In 2014, she was named as "Princess of Chicago Rap" by Noisey via Vice Magazine and later that year, she signed a recording contract with Interscope Records.

Life and career

1994–2012: Early life and Career beginnings

Seandrea Sledge was born on March 28, 1994[1] and was raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois and throughout her childhood, Sledge has moved to a number of locations due to her parents being separated. To escape poor upbringings, Sledge looked into fine arts, which assisted her to depart her some of the realities of her life. Sledge has tested dancing, writing, and singing, however her expertise in writing has mainted her grow to as a singer and songwriter, but she advanced singing and drifted towards rapping around the age of 14 and from there onward, her expansion as a rapper has been notable.[2]

2012–present: Mixtapes' Business N Pleasure and Schizo

As Sledge burrowed into rapping, she became good friends with fellow Chicago female rapper Sasha Go Hard and made an appearance on Sasha's song "I Ain’t No Hitta" in 2012.[3] In February 2013, Sledge released an collaborative Mixtape with fellow Chicago rapper Mikey Dollaz titled Business N Pleasure.[4][5] Afterwards, she later independently released her first solo mixtape titled Schizo through AOE Records in February 2014.[6]

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 more likened 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 whom in their favor dropped fellow Chicago rapper Chief Keef a few weeks ago.[9] On December 25, 2015, Sledge released an EP titled From Now On to Digital retailers and streaming via Interscope Records. From Now On was produced by Metro Boomin and 808's Mafia.[10]

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Heat
[11]		 US
South
[12]
From Now On 10 10

Singles

As a 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
"Serena"
(featuring Dej Loaf)		 2015 — — — — From Now On
"Body"
(featuring Jeremih)		 2016 77[13] 24[14] 8[15] 32[16] TBA

References

  1. ↑ "Chicago Artist Dreezy To Drop 'Schizo' Mixtape - Kollegekidd". Kollege Kidd Staff. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dreezy Is the Crown Princess of Chicago Rap". Tara Mahadevan. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sasha Go Hard and Dreezy "I Ain't No Hitta"". femalerappers.net. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dreezy & Mikey Dollaz - Business N Pleasure". livemixtimes.com. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dreezy & Mikey Dollaz get down to business in Business N Pleasure mixtape". Kollege Kidd Staff. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Schizo-Explicit-Dreezy/dp/B00KW9GCY2/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&qid=1422581058&sr=1-1&keywords=Schizo+Dreezy
  7. ↑ "Dreezy Is the Crown Princess of Chicago Rap". Tara Mahadevan
  8. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Nobodys-Smiling-Deluxe-Explicit-Common/dp/B00LPGR600
  9. ↑ "Dreezy signs with Interscope". Patrick Lyons. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ Cuevas, Jasmina (25 December 2015). "BUZZ Dreezy Drops EP 'From Now On' Featuring Dej Loaf [LISTEN]". Music Times. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6829594/dreezy/chart
  12. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_album_id%3A6829595&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A301&refine=1
  13. ↑ http://acharts.co/song/98686
  14. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6867486&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A367&refine=1
  15. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6867486&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A1230&refine=1
  16. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6867486&f1=itm_field_chart_id%3A378&refine=1
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