| Dreezy | |
| Birth Name: | Seandrow Sledge |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2012–present |
| Website: | dreezy |
Seandrea Sledge (born March 28, 1994),[1] 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.
Sledge was born and raised on the South Side of 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]
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.[4] 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.[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".
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.[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, she was named as the "Princess of Chicago Rap" by Noisey via Vice.[8] In December 2014, it was announced that Dreezy 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, Dreezy released another EP titled From Now On to digital retailers and streaming via Interscope Records.[12] 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.[13]
In 2018, she performed at Rolling Loud.[14] In January 2019, she released her second studio album Big Dreez. She appeared in the Netflix film Beats as Queen Cabrini.[15]
In 2020, she split from Interscope Records and went independent.[16]
On May 11, 2022, Dreezy released the song "Balance My Lows" featuring rapper Coi Leray.[17] It is the lead single from her collaborative album with American record producer Hit-Boy, Hitgirl, which was then released on May 20, 2022.[18]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| No Hard Feelings |
| 101 | 15 | 11 | |
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [21] | US South [22] | |||
| Call It What You Want |
| — | — | |
| From Now On |
| 10 | 10 | |
| Title | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| The Illustration |
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| Business N Pleasure (with Mikey Dollaz) |
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| D.S.M (Schizo Pre-tape) |
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| Schizo |
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| Big Dreez[23] |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [24] | US R&B/HH [25] | US R&B [26] | US Rhythm [27] | ||||
| "Ghost" (featuring Lil Durk) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Love That Bitch" | 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) | — | — | — | — |
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| "Spazz" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wasted" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "F.D.N" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | rowspan="4" | |
| "Spar"[30] (featuring 6lack and Kodak Black) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Can't Trust a Soul"[31] (featuring PnB Rock) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "2nd to None"[32] (with 2 Chainz) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where Them $ @"[33] | — | — | — | — | Big Dreez | ||
| "Chanel Slides"[34] (featuring Kash Doll) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "RIP Aretha" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "They Not Ready" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | Hitgirl | |
| "Balance My Lows" (featuring Coi Leray) | — | — | — | — | |||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B/HH | US R&B | US Rhythm | |||||
| "Mean What I Mean" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | I Remember | ||
| "Got Me F*cked Up" | — | — | — | — | Lauren | |||
| "Come With Me" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Ray Ray from Summerhill | ||
| "Actin' Different" | — | — | — | — | Pain 2 | |||
| "Got Me" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Revenge of the Dreamers III | ||
| "Mad At You" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Welcome to O'Block | ||
| "Hard To Trust" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | What It Means to Be King | ||
| Year | Award | Nominee | Category | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | IHeartRadio Music Awards | Herself | Best New R&B Artist | [35] | ||
| 2022 | Grammy Awards | Back of My Mind (as songwriter) | Album of the Year | [36] |