Freddie Dredd

{{Short description|Canadian rapper (born 1997)}}

{{Distinguish|Freddie Redd|Ryan Celsius}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2023}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| background = person

| name = Freddie Dredd

| image = FreddieDreddInConcert.png

| caption = Freddie Dredd performing in 2022

| birth_name = Ryan Mitchel Chassels

| alias = {{hlist|Ryan C.}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|09|19}}

| birth_place =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap|horrorcore|phonk|memphis rap|experimental hip hop|alternative hip hop}}

| origin = Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Rapper
  • singer
  • record producer
  • songwriter

}}

| years_active = 2014–present

| label = {{flatlist|

  • Doomshop Records
  • RCA

}}

| current_member_of = {{hlist|SIXSET}}

}}

Ryan Mitchel Chassels (born September 19, 1997), known professionally as Freddie Dredd, is a Canadian rapper, singer, producer and songwriter. He gained prominence on TikTok with several viral songs including "GTG", "Opaul", "Limbo" and "Cha Cha".{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Eve |date=January 23, 2020 |title=What is the No I Know TikTok song? Freddie Dredd has another viral hit |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/01/23/what-is-the-no-i-know-tiktok-song-freddie-dredd-has-another-vira/ |website=HITC |access-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811114010/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/01/23/what-is-the-no-i-know-tiktok-song-freddie-dredd-has-another-vira/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |last=Bird |first=Emily |date=April 15, 2020 |title=Hip-Hop Is Under Construction, and Freddie Dredd Is Rebuilding It |url=http://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/freddie-dredd-tiktok |website=Ones to Watch}} Dredd is a member of the music collective Sixset and his music is released with RCA Records and Doomshop.

Life and career

Dredd began uploading music to SoundCloud in 2014 under the producer name Ryan C. and rapper name Freddie Dredd.{{Cite web |title=Ryan C. |url=https://soundcloud.com/ryan-cc |website=SoundCloud}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/ |website=RIAA}} In 2023, Dredd's song "Wrath" was nominated for a Juno Award in the Rap Single of the Year category.{{Cite web |last=Pavlakos |first=Louis |date=February 1, 2023 |title=The Weeknd Leads 2023 Juno Awards Nominations With Six |url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-weeknd-juno-2023-nominations |access-date=May 7, 2023 |website=Complex |language=en}} In March 2023, Dredd appeared on an episode of Family Feud Canada with Yung Gravy and bbno$.{{Cite web |last=Sciarpelletti |first=Laura |date=March 12, 2023 |title=Regina musician Tesher faces off against celebrity rappers on Family Feud Canada |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-musician-tesher-faces-off-against-celebrity-rappers-on-family-feud-canada-1.6774783 |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=CBC |language=en}} 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. {{cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Freddie+dredd#search_section | title=Gold & Platinum | website=Recording Industry Association of America }}

Discography

= Studio Albums =

class="wikitable"

!Title

!Release date

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

Cease & Disintegrate

|November 21, 2024

= Extended plays =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Release date

rowspan="3" |2016

|8ball Playaz

|April 23, 2016

Death Valley

|August 2, 2016

8ball Playaz 2

|September 1, 2016

rowspan="1" |2017

|Casper Flip

|February 10, 2017

rowspan="2" |2018

|Fade

|January 8, 2018

Pink Lotus

|April 4, 2018

rowspan="3" |2019

|Dreddalicious

|February 6, 2019

8ball Playaz 1 & 2

|June 6, 2019

Variety Pack EP, VOL.1

|August 26, 2019

rowspan="1" |2020

|Suffer

|August 18, 2020

= Singles =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Release date

!Certifications

!Album

rowspan="15" |2018

|"Evil Fantasy"

| rowspan="2" |January 8, 2018

|

| rowspan="4" |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

|

| rowspan="30" |Non-album singles

"Oh Darling" (featuring Soudiere)

|June 25, 2018

|

"Crown"

|July 25, 2018

|

"GTG"

|August 10, 2018

|

  • RIAA: Gold{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Freddie Dredd|access-date=August 11, 2023}}
"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

|

rowspan="11" |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

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"All Alone"

|May 22, 2019

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"Ditty"

|July 19, 2019

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"Weather"

|September 11, 2019

|

"Need a Hit" (with Soudiere)

|September 12, 2019

|

rowspan="5" |2020

|"Necklace"

|April 29, 2020

|

"Tool"

|April 30, 2020

|

"Darko"

|June 24, 2020

|

"Speak Up"

|July 29, 2020

|

"Devil's Work"

|August 11, 2020

|

rowspan="2" |2021

|"Doomset"

|July 29, 2021

|

"Shut Up" (with LLusion and Lil Toe)

|August 27, 2021

|

rowspan="4" |2022

|"Wrath"

|June 9, 2022

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"Greed"

|June 30, 2022

|

"Kick Rocks" (featuring Lil Darkie)

|July 28, 2022

|

| rowspan="2" |Freddie's Inferno

"Limbo"

|August 11, 2022

|

rowspan="2" |2023

|"Slump" (featuring NxxxxxS)

|March 7, 2023

|

|Short Term Agreement

"Rockefeller"

|October 31, 2023

|

| rowspan="7" | Non-album singles

rowspan="6" |2024

|"Frank Miller (Kill Again)"

|rowspan="2" | February 1, 2024

|

"I'm So Glad"

|

"Plenty Guns"

| June 6, 2024

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"How Many"

| July 1, 2024

|

"POS"

| July 11, 2024

|

"Geek"

| July 19, 2024

|

References