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Big Freedia, known as the Queen of Bounce, is a New Orleans-based rapper and ambassador of Bounce music. A vibrant twist on hip-hop, Bounce music is characterized by call-and-response lyrics over rapid-fire beats and booty-shaking.
After running the New Orleans club scene for over two decades, Big Freedia is now bringing the Bounce movement to a world-wide stage with her hit reality show, “Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce” on Fuse. The weekly docu-series, now in its 6th season, follows the life of a gay choirboy turned Bounce rapper and remains the highest rated original series on the network. “Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce received the GLAAD Media Award in 2013 and was nominated for the award again in 2014.
Last year, Big Freedia released her much-anticipated debut LP, Just Be Free. Named one of the ‘best electronic releases of 2014’ by Rolling Stone, the album was critically acclaimed in outlets such as Pitchfork, SPIN, USA Today, and Consequence of Sound.
Big Freedia maintains a rigorous tour schedule which features her legendary shake team and Bounce dance moves like “the twerk” (popularized by Miley Cyrus in 2013), “the shake” “the wiggle,” “the bend ova,” the “hands on the ground,” to name just a few. She and her shake team are a festival favorite, often known to steal the show at Outside Lands, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and Bumbershoot.
In 2012, Big Freedia made her television network debut on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” She has also appeared on “Last Call with Carson Daly,” “Watch What Happens Live,” NPR’s ‘All Things Considered,’ NPR’s ‘Marketplace,’ “Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell” and “The Real.”
In 2015, Big Freedia penned her first memoir, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva! On Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster. The book was hailed in the press by outlets from Rolling Stone and Pitchfork to OUT and BUST.
A collaboration with pop-vocalist Sia for “Eye of the Needle” was released summer as part of the Adult Swim Series and her new single “Crazy” was released in September Her second album will be released in January of 2016.