Freddie Dredd initially gained notoriety as a member of the Doomshop/Sixtet Collective of underground artists. His breakthrough came in 2019 after his single “Cha Cha” caught fire on TikTok, where users were drawn to his vibey combination of ethereal samples and hard-hitting production. “Cha Cha“ went Gold, racking up over 192 million streams on Spotify alone. Freddie trended on TikTok again that year with his bossa nova-sampling single “Opaul.”

Based in Oshawa, Ontario. Freddie has carved out his own lane in music, reaching a global audience with a combination of gritty lo-fi sounds, vintage samples, and lyrics that veer between the bleakly philosophical and humorously macabre. Bold and daring, Freddie’s music takes inspiration from the horrorcore and dark trap of ’90s Memphis, TN — something he discovered by accident during his teenage years — as well the intensity of metal bands like Korn and Meshuggah.

In 2020, Freddie released Suffer, his debut EP for RCA Records, created in collaboration with his ongoing production partner Ryan C. Evolving his persona even further, in 2022 he released his debut album Freddie’s Inferno, which debuted in the Top 10 of the Spotify Global Charts.  Flashing a predilection for distortion and red-lining bass, the young rapper leverages extreme imagery, damning metaphors, and creative threats to embolden a rap persona — part Freddie, part Hannibal Lecter, and part Lucifer. The album spawned the runaway hit “Limbo.” Now RIAA Platinum-certified (with over 315 million streams on Spotify), the ground-shaking track resonated particularly with the online gaming community, inspiring a deluge of fan-made Call of Duty videos that further propelled the track’s consumption.

As his star ascended — and his catalog amassed over 2 billion streams — Freddie took to the road. He whipped fans into a frenzy during his set at 2023’s Rolling Loud Miami; followed that up with a 20-city headlining tour powered by Rolling Loud; and joined $uicide Boy$ on their sold-out arena tour, joining them on the iconic Madison Square Garden stage to perform their collab “Provolone and Heroin.”

Following a yearlong break, Cease & Disintegrate is the launchpad for what’s destined to be Freddie Dredd’s biggest year yet, featuring extensive live dates as well as plenty of new music.