Big Freedia

Big Freedia
Big Freedia
	Big Freedia in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Freddie Ross Jr.
Born	January 28, 1978 (age 47); New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	Bounce; Southern hip hop; EDM; electro;
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Money Rules; A Champion Sound; Beat Exchange; Asylum; Queen Diva; East West;
Website	bigfreedia.com

Freddie Ross Jr.^[2] (born January 28, 1978), better known by her stage name Big Freedia (/ˈfriːdə/ FREE-də), is an American rapper, singer and performer known for her work in the New Orleans genre of hip hop called bounce music. Freedia has been credited with helping popularize the genre, which had been largely underground since developing in the early 1990s.

In 2011, she was named Best Emerging Artist and Best Hip-Hop/Rap Artist in January's "Best of the Beat Awards",^[3] and she was nominated for the 2011 22nd GLAAD Media Awards.^[4] In 2013, she got her own reality show on the Fuse Channel, which chronicles her life on tour and at home. On July 7, 2015, she released her autobiography God Save the Queen Diva!. At the end of 2016, Freedia was featured in a local New Orleans television ad for Juan LaFonta Law Office, in which she is shown rapping with bounce music and dancers. In 2018, she released the EP Third Ward Bounce. Freedia was scheduled to go on tour with Kesha in 2020, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, she returned to release her second studio album Central City on June 23.

She has collaborated with artists including Beyoncé (who sampled her voice for her song "Formation" and on her 2022 number-one hit "Break My Soul"), Kesha, Lizzo, Slayyyter, New Kids on the Block, Jordin Sparks, Naughty by Nature, Boyz II Men, Jake Shears, and with Drake on his 2018 number-one hit "Nice for What".

^ MacCash, Doug (May 2, 2015). "Big Freedia, the 'Dangerous' diva of New Orleans Jazz Fest 2015". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^ Hinson, Mark (March 22, 2018). "Big Freedia bounces back into town, so be prepared". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
^ "Best Of The Beat 2010 Music Award Winners". Offbeat Magazine. January 29, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference sullivan2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] MacCash, Doug (May 2, 2015). "Big Freedia, the 'Dangerous' diva of New Orleans Jazz Fest 2015". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

[Tallahassee_Democrat-2] Hinson, Mark (March 22, 2018). "Big Freedia bounces back into town, so be prepared". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved April 16, 2018.

[Offbeat_Magazine-3] "Best Of The Beat 2010 Music Award Winners". Offbeat Magazine. January 29, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

[sullivan2011-4] Cite error: The named reference sullivan2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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