Raised primarily by his mother, who occasionally struggled to provide, Fred knew at an early age he wanted to help his family and provide a better life for them. He found that opportunity in music.

Fred joined his brother’s singing group, East 27th Street, and opened for great artists including Gerald Levert, Mary J. Blige, 112, Big Daddy Kane, Cypress Hill and more.

“I was inspired to write ‘Friend Back’ after my own relationship problems. In the beginning of a relationship everything is fun and good, but when you lose that feeling you have to get you friend back… you have to become friends again.

We can talk about anything.. we can be open and be ourselves again. So the song is about wanting my relationship to be the way it was in the beginning and keeping the candles lit.” – Fred Reed Tells Us

Watch the official new video for, “Friend Back,” below!