Freddie Dredd

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Freddie Dredd
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Freddie Dredd performing in 2022
Background information
Birth nameRyan Mitchel Chassels
Also known as
  • Ryan C.
Origin Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present
Labels
  • Doomshop Records
  • RCA
Member of
  • SIXSET

Ryan Mitchel Chassels, known professionally as Freddie Dredd, is a Canadian rapper, singer, producer and songwriter. He is best known for blending gritty, lo-fi sounds, vintage samples, and dark, intense lyrics which is often similar to the style of $UICIDEBOY$. [1] He gained prominence on TikTok with several viral songs including "GTG", "Opaul", "Limbo" and "Cha Cha". [2] [3] Dredd is a member of the music collective Sixset and his music is released with RCA Records and Doomshop.

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In addition to his solo work, Dredd frequently collaborates with other underground rappers Baker, Ramirez, and Slim Guerilla. He has also collaborated with Yung Gravy and bbno$. [4]

Life and career

Dredd began uploading music to SoundCloud in 2014 under the producer name Ryan C. and rapper name Freddie Dredd. [5] His fifth album, Freddie's Inferno, was released on August 11, 2022, along with The Slow Descent and Ghost Slowed versions in December 2022 and deluxe version in February 2023. The album was supported by two singles: "Kick Rocks" featuring Lil Darkie and "Limbo".

In 2022 his singles "GTG" and "Cha Cha" were certified gold in the United States by the RIAA. [6] In 2023, Dredd's song "Wrath" was nominated for a Juno Award in the Rap Single of the Year category. [7] In March 2023, Dredd appeared on an episode of Family Feud Canada with Yung Gravy and bbno$. [8] On September 8th, 2023 During his concert at "Worcester Palladium" in Worcester MA, he stated that he was biological cousins with fellow rapper, Yung Gravy. On July 3rd 2024, his song Limbo from the album "Freddie's Inferno" earned a platinum record. [9]

Musical style

Dredd's production style is primarily sample-based, with him often using samples from bossa nova music and Japanese anime and video games accompanied by 808 cowbell melodies and phonk drums. His vocals are often very crude and aggressive in both lyrical content and mixing, with his vocals often being heavily bitcrushed and distorted. The genre would be considered to be labeled as phonk, [10] [11] a subgenre of hip hop. Many of the sounds used in his tracks are reminiscent of the Memphis rap mixtapes from the mid to late 1990s.

Discography

Studio Albums

TitleRelease date
DreddSeptember 22 2017
Freddie's InfernoAugust 11, 2022
Freddie's Inferno - The Slow DescentDecember 9, 2022
Freddie's Inferno - Ghost SlowedDecember 16, 2022
Freddie's Inferno (Deluxe)February 22, 2023
Cease & DisintegrateNovember 21, 2024

Extended plays

YearTitleRelease date
20168ball PlayazApril 23, 2016
Death ValleyAugust 2, 2016
8ball Playaz 2September 1, 2016
2017Casper FlipFebruary 10, 2017
2018FadeJanuary 8, 2018
Pink LotusApril 4, 2018
2019DreddaliciousFebruary 6, 2019
8ball Playaz 1 & 2June 6, 2019
Variety Pack EP, VOL.1August 26, 2019
2020SufferAugust 18, 2020

Singles

YearTitleRelease date Certifications Album
2018"Evil Fantasy"January 8, 2018Non-album singles
"Who Is Freddie Dredd?"
"Up"February 14, 2018
"Movin'"March 16, 2018
"Opaul"April 26, 2018Pink Lotus
"Zoro / Pure Imagination"June 20, 2018Non-album singles
"Oh Darling" (featuring Soudiere)June 25, 2018
"Crown"July 25, 2018
"GTG"August 10, 2018
"METÀ VITA"September 7, 2018
"Catch Thirtythree"September 14, 2018
"Conductor"October 8, 2018
"Holiday"October 23, 2018
"Stutter"November 13, 2018
"Killin' On Demand"December 18, 2018
2019"Viva Nao Mais"January 4, 2019
"Redrum"January 16, 2019
"Repo"February 2, 2019
"On Me"February 16, 2019
"Cha Cha"March 22, 2019
"Nasty"April 4, 2019
"Slangin'"April 16, 2019
"All Alone"May 22, 2019
"Ditty"July 19, 2019
"Weather"September 11, 2019
"Need a Hit" (with Soudiere)September 12, 2019
2020"Necklace"April 29, 2020
"Tool"April 30, 2020
"Darko"June 24, 2020
"Speak Up"July 29, 2020
"Devil's Work"August 11, 2020
2021"Doomset"July 29, 2021
"Shut Up" (with LLusion and Lil Toe)August 27, 2021
2022"Wrath"June 9, 2022
"Greed"June 30, 2022
"Kick Rocks" (featuring Lil Darkie)July 28, 2022Freddie's Inferno
"Limbo" August 11, 2022
2023"Slump" (featuring NxxxxxS)March 7, 2023Short Term Agreement
"Rockefeller"October 31, 2023Non-album singles
2024"Frank Miller (Kill Again)"February 1, 2024
"I'm So Glad"
"Plenty Guns"June 6, 2024
"How Many"July 1, 2024
"POS"July 11, 2024
"Geek"July 19, 2024

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