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.

That same year, he appeared on the remix of Charli XCX's song "Rewind", and announced his departure from longtime label and management company Year0001.

The two were classmates and formed a punk band named Krossad (Swedish for "crushed"),[4][6][9] releasing a demo CD in 2007.

Alongside Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, and Whitearmor, he formed the Drain Gang musical collective, at the time named Gravity Boys.

[27] In April 2020, Bladee released EXETER, a nine-song album he recorded during a week-long stay in Gotland, Sweden with Gud.

A collaborative album with Berlin producer Mechatok,[36] Good Luck was premiered on 10 December as part of an audiovisual livestream.

[37][38] A deluxe version of the album was later released, which included a remix of the track "Drama", featuring Charli XCX.

[44] During July and August 2021, Bladee exhibited his first solo collection of paintings Real Sprin9 at the Residence Gallery in London.

[45] In September 2021, Bladee released a capsule Drain Gang collection in collaboration with the American-Swedish clothing brand GANT.

[48][49][50] In September 2022, Bladee released lead single Drain Story, announcing his sixth album, Spiderr.

[55] Bladee collaborated with fellow Swedish artist Jonas Rönnberg (Varg2™) for their first art exhibition, Fucked for Life, held at The Hole in New York from May to June 2023.

[59] Psykos marked their first collaborative album after over a decade of working together, and was a sonic shift for the two artists, incorporating elements of rock and post-punk as opposed to their usual pop and hip hop soundscape.

[68][69][70][71] In November 2024, Bladee and other Drain Gang members announced that they were no longer affiliated with their longtime label and management company Year0001.

[6] Nadine Smith, writing for Pitchfork, stated that Bladee's work "introduces recognizable elements of American rap music to a new environment".

[73] In an interview with 032c, Drain Gang members described their intuitive approach to music creation, with Bladee stating that he does not write lyrics ahead of time.

Bladee has cited Hilma af Klint,[48] Chief Keef, Lil B, The Beach Boys, Basshunter, and James Ferraro as influences on his work.