Big Freedia
http://www.bigfreedia.com/Known as the Queen of Bounce music, Big Freedia is New Orleans-based hip-hop artist and worldwide ambassador of bounce music. After a series of cult hit singles during the mid 2000âs, she was tapped for a reality show, Big Freedia Bounces Back on Fuse TV. The docuseries followed the life of a choirboy turned bounce rapper and remains the highest rated original series on the network.
It was only a matter of time until Big Freedia caught the attention of iconic artists including BeyoncĂ© and Drake. She was featured on both BeyoncĂ©âs Grammy-winning single, âFormationâ and Drakeâs âNice For What.â
Big Freedia released the critically acclaimed album, â3rd Ward Bounceâ (which featured Lizzo among others) on Asylum Records in 2018. In the summer of 2019, the Queen of Bounce debuted her limited run ice cream flavor âBig Freediaâs Bouncinâ Beignetsâ with the ice cream giant Ben & Jerryâs. She graced the cover of Billboard Magazine , and was invited by Vogue Magazine to be the official host of the Iive Instagram stream for the Met Gala. In October 2019, Big Freedia and multi-platinum pop artist Kesha released their new pop single âRaising Hell.â The song remains on the pop radio charts and the two performed the hit song on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!
Big Freediaâs latest single âLouderâ from her forthcoming project dropped in November. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva! on Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster.