Freddie Beauregard, known professionally as Paradime, was born on November 9, 1974. He is an American rapper from Michigan who began his career in the Detroit hip-hop scene in 1991 with a solo album that sold only a few hundred copies. Paradime's breakthrough came when he was discovered by Kid Rock in 1996 and subsequently signed to Rock’s Top Dog record label. In 1996, he formed his own independent record label, Beats At Will, releasing his debut LP Paragraphs in 1999, which was named the best-selling Detroit hip-hop album of '99-'00 by Real Detroit Magazine. His sophomore record, Vices, released in 2001, earned him numerous awards and nominations at the Detroit Hip-Hop Awards. Paradime's third full-length LP, 11 Steps Down, was released in 2004. In 2023, he signed to Mello Music Group.
