# Honestav > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Honestav > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Honestav.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honestav > Source revision: 1347630089 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American musician}} {{Infobox person | name = Honestav | image = Honest Av - 12-31-25 - The Shrine Mosque - 2.jpg | alt = | caption = Honestav performing at The Shrine Mosque in Springfield Missouri - 12-31-25 | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = [Pierce City, Missouri](/source/Pierce_City%2C_Missouri), United States | other_names = | occupation = {{flatlist| * singer * songwriter }} | module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes | genre = {{flatlist| * [Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock) * [indie rock](/source/indie_rock) * [hip-hop](/source/hip-hop) }} | label = Rebel Music/gamma{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Hope |title=Pierce City native honestav launches headlining tour, comes home to shoot music video |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pierce-city-native-honestav-launches-085556057.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHnbzKPmFrpTVA0NVRmMt8EP1FIp4eVHoSOIeTkd17bL26zyCX8z3EMt2UQOEut-uob05wga4LWMubF5fUf8nLbSgCgQFeRD8dgx7U2okSA8M3rUGwh_xYlhOjzyC0pLQw_TsBiJLjqGAxLK9tP1sxwiGcGo1CoQdbDmfubs7T_w |access-date=6 December 2025 |publisher=Yahoo! Entertainment |date=March 18, 2025}} | origin = [Kansas City](/source/Kansas_City), Missouri, U.S.{{cite news |last1=Danielsen |first1=Aarik |title=Tech N9ne, Hembree, Honestav among homegrown acts playing at Boulevardia in KC |url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/03/19/boulevardia-festival-kansas-city-mo-music-performances/82496637007/ |access-date=6 December 2025 |publisher=Columbia Daily Tribune |date=March 19, 2025}} }} | years_active = 2024–present | known_for = | notable_works = }} '''Av Freeman''', known professionally as '''Honestav''' (stylized in all lowercase) is an American musician from [Missouri](/source/Missouri), best known for his 2024, "I'd Rather Overdose". ==Early life and education== Freeman was raised in rural [Pierce City, Missouri](/source/Pierce_City%2C_Missouri), the youngest of eight siblings.{{cite news |last1=Kraske |first1=Steve |last2=Brancart |first2=Claudia |title=Southwest Missouri musician honestav just wants to be 'that guy for the underdogs' |url=https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2025-06-11/missouri-musician-honestav |access-date=6 December 2025 |publisher=KCUR |date=June 11, 2025}} Freeman said of his siblings, "They all wanted to be rockstars...I was a little kid going and watching my sixteen-year-old brother play screamo shows in bowling alleys and pizza joints. I was hooked. I wanted it bad."{{cite news |title=Northwest Student Media Events |url=https://www.nwmissourinews.com/local-events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event%2F1204497s-honestav |access-date=6 December 2025 |publisher=Northwest Missourian}} Freeman's parents struggled with drug abuse, and he described his childhood household as "violent." He spent half the month with his mother, and half the month with his father. His mother was arrested multiple times for selling [methamphetamine](/source/methamphetamine). Freeman has said his dad was "more stable" than his mom, but that he did not have air conditioning and experienced [food insecurity](/source/food_insecurity). He wrote his first song when he was twelve years old. When he was fifteen years old, he found his brother's body after he [died by suicide](/source/died_by_suicide). ==Career== After graduating high school, Freeman began selling marijuana and later worked for a moving company for four years. Freeman began posting videos to [TikTok](/source/TikTok), earning enough money that he could quit his job and spend time in the studio. In January 2024, Freeman's father died by suicide. Following the event, Freeman wrote "I'd Rather Overdose" and uploaded it to TikTok. The song became a huge success, appearing on ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' music charts. On November 8, 2024, Freeman released his first [extended play](/source/extended_play), ''hara-kiri'', which included "I'd Rather Overdose". Freeman later signed with Rebel Music/gamma.{{cite news |last1=Mieze |first1=Marta |title='Southwest Missouri style of music': Rising star honestav sells out first ever headliner|url=https://www.news-leader.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/11/08/honestav-makes-hometown-stop-in-first-ever-sold-out-headliner-show/76110087007/ |access-date=6 December 2025 |publisher=Springfield News-Leader |date=November 8, 2024}} He opened for [Mod Sun](/source/Mod_Sun) and [Lovelytheband](/source/Lovelytheband) on the 2024 Here's Your Flowers Tour.{{cite news |last1=Gryczanowski |first1=Alex |last2=Lewis |first2=Izzy |title=GALLERY: MOD SUN, lovelytheband Concert |url=https://www.dailynebraskan.com/culture/gallery-mod-sun-lovelytheband-concert/collection_b8febbe8-875d-11ef-b1d0-97bc3a91e61c.html#1 |access-date=6 December 2025 |publisher=The Daily Nebraskan |date=October 10, 2024}} thumb|Honestav performing at The Shrine Mosque in Springfield Missouri - 12-31-25 On May 16, 2025, Freeman released his first album, ''hara-kiri'' (Deluxe). In October 2025, Freeman performed at the [Austin City Limits Music Festival](/source/Austin_City_Limits_Music_Festival). On November 7, 2025, Freeman released the song "Wasted", as the lead single from his upcoming 2026 EP. "Wasted" was produced by [Take a Daytrip](/source/Take_a_Daytrip). Freeman is scheduled to open for [MGK](/source/MGK) on the Australia and New Zealand leg of the [Lost Americana Tour](/source/Lost_Americana_Tour).{{cite news |title=Alternative Artist honestav Bets Big and Wins with Electrifying New Single 'Wasted' |url=https://www.thatericalper.com/2025/11/07/alternative-artist-honestav-bets-big-and-wins-with-electrifying-new-single-wasted/ |access-date=6 December 2025 |publisher=That Eric Alper |date=November 7, 2025}} ==References== {{reflist}} Category:Living people Category:American male singers Category:Singer-songwriters from Missouri Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Honestav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honestav) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honestav?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.