Southern Plug Magazine: Tink vs Dreezy Volume 3 Issue 1 | Seite 32

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Similarly, her lyrical skills translated well to her AP writing class, in which she excelled. She applied to
and was accepted into Northern Illinois University. Dreezy attended the school for a few months, but
dropped out to pursue music full-time. In 2013, a friend introduced her to producer D. Brooks Exclusive,
the beatsmith whose work with King Louie, Lil Herb and others had him perched as one of the Windy City’s
hottest rising sonic architects. “Chicago is known for a hard drill sound and Brooks was the only
producer really adding piano melodies and violins, more feeling to his music,” Dreezy says. “And when the
sound changes, he knows how to embrace it and make it his own.” Brooks produced Dreezy’s Schizo
mixtape, which was released in February 2014. Her subsequent work on the “ChiRaq” remix led to her
appearance on Common’s “Hustle Harder,” a cut from his acclaimed 2014 album, Nobody’s Smiling. The
pioneering Chicago rapper appeared on Dreezy’s “No Good,” solidifying their bond “I know if I ever need
to talk to someone, Common can give me some good, sound advice,” she says. “He has good intentions
and doesn’t want anything from me.” Common isn’t the only prominent artist checking for Dreezy. “A few
females reached out when ‘ChiRaq’ took off: Rah Digga, Shawnna, Remy Ma, Tish Hyman and some others,”
she says. “I’ve already done collabs with Tink, DeJ Loaf, and Chicago female MCs Sasha Go Hard and Katie
Got Bandz. Sasha is like my sister. Our friendship started out from rapping but we’re like sisters now.
Katie and I are really good friends, too. We support each other. There’s room for everybody. That’s how
it’s supposed to be.” As Dreezy makes her mark among music industry icons and new artists alike, she
remains focused on being counted among the genre’s elite. “My goal is to be legendary,” Dreezy says.
“Music is my purpose and I want to set the bar — especially for females — and break all the records that
come with it.”