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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| Birth name | Ryan Mitchel Chassels |
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| Origin | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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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$.[4]
Life and career
editDredd began uploading music to SoundCloud in 2014 under the producer name Ryan C. and rapper name Freddie Dredd.[5] His debut studio album, Freddie's Inferno, was released on August 11, 2022, along with The Slow Descent and Ghost Slowed versions in December 2022 and deluxe version in February 2023. The album was supported by two singles: "Kick Rocks" featuring Lil Darkie and "Limbo".
In 2022 his singles "GTG" and "Cha Cha" were certified gold in the United States by the RIAA.[6] In 2023, Dredd's song "Wrath" was nominated for a Juno Award in the Rap Single of the Year category.[7] In March 2023, Dredd appeared on an episode of Family Feud Canada with Yung Gravy and bbno$.[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
editDredd'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
editStudio Albums
edit| Title | Release date |
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| Dredd | September 22 2017 |
| Freddie's Inferno | August 11, 2022 |
| Freddie's Inferno - The Slow Descent | December 9, 2022 |
| Freddie's Inferno - Ghost Slowed | December 16, 2022 |
| Freddie's Inferno (Deluxe) | February 22, 2023 |
Extended plays
edit| Year | Title | Release date |
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| 2016 | 8ball Playaz | April 23, 2016 |
| Death Valley | August 2, 2016 | |
| 8ball Playaz 2 | September 1, 2016 | |
| 2017 | Casper Flip | February 10, 2017 |
| 2018 | Fade | January 8, 2018 |
| Pink Lotus | April 4, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Dreddalicious | February 6, 2019 |
| 8ball Playaz 1 & 2 | June 6, 2019 | |
| Variety Pack EP, VOL.1 | August 26, 2019 | |
| 2020 | Suffer | August 18, 2020 |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Release date | Certifications | Album |
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| 2018 | "Evil Fantasy" | January 8, 2018 | Non-album singles | |
| "Who Is Freddie Dredd?" | ||||
| "Up" | February 14, 2018 | |||
| "Movin'" | March 16, 2018 | |||
| "Opaul" | April 26, 2018 | Pink Lotus | ||
| "Zoro / Pure Imagination" | June 20, 2018 | Non-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, 2022 | Freddie's Inferno | ||
| "Limbo" | August 11, 2022 | |||
| 2023 | "Slump" (featuring NxxxxxS) | March 7, 2023 | Short Term Agreement | |
| "Rockefeller" | October 31, 2023 | Non-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 |
References
edit- ^ "Winners + Nominees". The JUNO Awards. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Eve (January 23, 2020). "What is the No I Know TikTok song? Freddie Dredd has another viral hit". HITC. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ Bird, Emily (April 15, 2020). "Hip-Hop Is Under Construction, and Freddie Dredd Is Rebuilding It". Ones to Watch.
- ^ "Nightmare on Peachtree Street Lyrics". Genius. November 16, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Ryan C." SoundCloud.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA.
- ^ Pavlakos, Louis (February 1, 2023). "The Weeknd Leads 2023 Juno Awards Nominations With Six". Complex. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Sciarpelletti, Laura (March 12, 2023). "Regina musician Tesher faces off against celebrity rappers on Family Feud Canada". CBC. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Freddie+dredd#search_section
- ^ Dissu, Scéna s Opakem. "Nostalgická jízda jménem phonk. Lo-fi, špína & přetočené beaty z kazet". Radio Wave. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Freddie Dredd: The Unlikely Appearance of a Bloodthirsty Psychopath". Phonk Nation. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c "American certifications – Freddie Dredd". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 11, 2023.