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Also known as Benjamin Reichwald, Ken Burns, Trash Star

Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwald (born 9 April 1994), known professionally as Bladee (pronounced "blade"), is a Swedish rapper and singer. In 2013, he formed the Drain Gang music collective alongside childhood friends Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor. Bladee began releasing music that same year, and gained attention after collaborating with Yung Lean.

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Sweden
Active from
1994-04-09
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Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwald (born 9 April 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden), known professionally as Bladee is a Rapper, singer, songwriter, record-producer, fashion designer and founding member of the artistic collective Drain Gang (fka Gravity Boys/Shield Gang/Smög Boys) and a former member of Krossad alonside ECCO2k. He has also released music as Evil Bladee, Ken Burns & DJ Baby Icy Yeti. His music combines deadpan, emotional lyrics with melodic, heavily auto-tuned vocals and icy, ethereal beats.

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Bladee
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Bladee in Toronto, Canada 2016.jpg
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Bladee in 2016
Musical artist.birth_name
Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwald
Musical artist.birth_place
Stockholm, Sweden
Musical artist.years_active
2013–present

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date of birth
1994-04-09
pseudonym
Ken Burns
start of work period
2013-00-00
social media followers
145303
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Bladee
birth name
Benjamin Reichwald
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17 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • 2013–2016: Drain Gang formation and debut projects
  • 2017–2018: ''Working on Dying'', ''Red Light'', and ''Icedancer''
  • 2019–2020: ''EXETER'', ''333,'' and ''Good Luck''
  • 2021–2022: ''Real Sprin9'' exhibition, ''The Fool'', "Amygdala", ''Crest'', and ''Spiderr''
  • 2023–present: Various collaborations, ''Cold Visions'', and Year0001 split
  • Musical style and personal life
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Collaborative albums
  • Mixtapes
  • Compilation albums
  • Extended plays
  • Stand-alone singles
  • References
  • External links

Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwald (born 9 April 1994), known professionally as Bladee (pronounced "blade"), is a Swedish rapper and singer. In 2013, he formed the Drain Gang music collective alongside childhood friends Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor. Bladee began releasing music that same year, and gained attention after collaborating with Yung Lean.

Bladee released his debut mixtape, Gluee, in 2014, and his debut album, Eversince, in 2016. In 2017 he became art director of Yung Lean's Sadboys Gear clothing line, and released Working on Dying, a collaborative mixtape with the production group of the same name. Bladee released Red Light and Icedancer in 2018.

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