Who I Am: Bladee, From Stockholm to Sulfur Surfer
I'm Bladee. My name is Benjamin Thage Dag Reichwald, I was born on 9 April 1994 in Stockholm, and I grew up mostly around Skanstull. This is where my merch lives, so here is the short version of who I am.
Who is Bladee?
I'm a Swedish rapper, singer, songwriter, producer and designer. I started releasing music as Bladee in 2013. People file it under cloud rap, experimental hip-hop and trap, and I also work in visual art and fashion, with exhibitions and capsule collections along the way.
What is Drain Gang?
Drain Gang started in 2013 with my childhood friends Ecco2k, Thaiboy Digital and Whitearmor. Back then we were called Gravity Boys Shield Gang. Most of what I make still comes out of that circle: Whitearmor produced Eversince, Crest and Sulfur Surfer from start to finish.
Which records should you start with?
- The albums: Eversince (2016), Red Light (2018), Exeter and 333 (2020), The Fool (2021), Spiderr (2022), Cold Visions (2024) and Sulfur Surfer (2026).
- The mixtapes: Gluee (2014), Working on Dying (2017) and Icedancer (2018).
- The collaborations: Good Luck with Mechatok, Crest with Ecco2k and Psykos with Yung Lean.
Where am I now?
Since November 2024 I've been independent. In 2025 came Ste the Beautiful Martyr 1st Attempt and the Martyr World Tour, my largest tour so far, and in May 2026 Sulfur Surfer.
What's in the shop?
Designs from those eras: Red Light, Cold Visions, Aim Nothyng, #Counterparts 32 and the Drain marks, on tees, long sleeves, crewnecks and hoodies.