Freddie Dredd

Freddie Dredd, born Ryan Mitchel Chassels in 1997, is a Canadian rapper and producer based in Oshawa, Ontario, and originally from Durham region. He is known for a distinctive lo-fi, horrorcore-adjacent sound that mixes gritty, murky production with vintage soul and rock samples, creating a dark, hazy atmosphere that sets him apart from mainstream rap aesthetics.

His music, including tracks like «Cha Cha», «Opaul», and «Limbo», found an unexpected second life in 2019 when clips went viral on TikTok, introducing his underground sound to a much wider, younger audience and cementing his cult following. His lyrics often lean into dark, unsettling imagery paired with a deliberately raw production style, an aesthetic that has influenced a wave of similarly styled underground rap producers.

Freddie Dredd is closely associated with the DoomshopRecords and SIXSET collectives and frequently collaborates with fellow underground artists such as Baker, RAMIREZ, and Slim Guerilla, positioning him within a loosely connected scene of lo-fi, internet-native hip-hop that blends horror aesthetics with sample-heavy production.