Written by: Nekia Fondren
Photographer: @silverspoonvisions
She's back! Heralded as Orlando's hottest female freestyler, Dreci kicked off the release of her second project in two years with a listening party at the infamous Loud Gallery.
The nine-track album undoubtedly builds off of her last big project, but this time with a more formal release. On "On My Way Reloaded," Dreci opens the project with 106 seconds of quick verses in the form of a letter addressing everyone from fans, to supporters, to the inevitable haters. The following title "Too Easy" - one of my favorites - pays homage to her Haitian roots with the line "Haitian in my blood, you know I'm crazy like voodoo." The conversation got personal when the host began to ask about her defining moments in music and what it means to her. Dreci simply answered, "My goal is to motivate my peers."
Dreci's music seems to be heavily inspired by the styles of Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, and the queen of rap - Nicki Minaj. The Nicki connection comes as no surprise from this self-proclaimed Barb.
As a woman in the industry, when asked if there was any advice she would give to young women like herself looking to break into the industry, Dreci answered " Just being a woman you have to push ten times harder. Don’t pay attention to what anyone has to say. A lot of people told me to come harder so that’s what I’m doing and that’s what you need to do."
Pushing harder is exactly what she did with this second project, but she also got vulnerable. Making a statement about her song "Thugs Don't Cry" and "Letter to my Future" the artist noted that these were her vulnerable tracks adding that we also got a glimpse into her diary. This two tracks also happened to be two of her favorites off of the project.
During the listening party, Dreci had three amazing artists paint her in their own image. Check out those artists in the gallery below.
[In order @karatattoos_, @carljosephart, @hemler_mauricette]
To check out more from Dreci, follow her on Instagram and Facebook, as well as checking out her music in a playlist titled "Too Easy" full of other dope female artists down below.