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Even before becoming Big Freedia, Freddie Ross was known around New Orleans. Her "signature call"—an operatic bellow that she lets out when I ask to hear it—was legendary in the city. "They'd be like, 'Oh that's Freddie in the club'.... The signature call comes very loud. And proud." Freedia came out to her mom as gay when she was 13, and soon came out to her classmates as well. She tells me she "had to do what every other gay kid had to do: fight for their life, and let people know that you are not no joke." She eventually started performing as part of New Orleans' queer bounce music scene, and became a local celebrity.  Then, in 2005, Freedia got shot. "What the motive was, I don't know to this day still," she says. After finally mustering the courage to start performing again, Freedia also moved into a new place, to get a fresh start. Hurricane Katrina hit about a week later. She and her family were together at her duplex during the storm, where the water rose to the second floor. They cut a hole in the roof to signal for help. Days after being evacuated, Freedia made her way to Houston, where she lived for two years.  In Houston, Freedia met her boyfriend, Devon. After years of dating men who weren't openly gay, Freedia says Devon's openness about their relationship has made a difference. "When your love grows for somebody and y'all get closer you wanna...feel more appreciated, and you wanna feel loved," she says. Freedia eventually returned to New Orleans, where her career continues to expand. “A lot was happening after Katrina. I mean money was slinging everywhere,” Freedia tells me. “You know everybody had FEMA checks, girl!” I talk with Freedia about what's happened in her life in the years since she returned to her hometown: publishing a memoir, starring in a reality TV series, and losing her beloved mother to cancer.  * This interview is from 2015 and part of a series about New Orleans on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Big Freedia in New Orleans, holding her high school graduation photo. (Rush Jagoe) The lot where Big Freedia's house stood, before Hurricane Katrina. (Emily Botein) Sitting on the porch swing with Big Freedia. (Katie Bishop) Big Freedia performs her song "Excuse" before she and over 300 dancers set the Guinness World Record for most people twerking simultaneously:  Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce Season 4 Trailer:

Throughout eight episodes, Ray J will make Texas Southern University, an HBCU in Houston, Texas, his new stomping grounds as he enrolls in an accelerated program to obtain a specialty certification and become an official alum. Ray J won't be doing his courses alone. He'll have seven other classmates, including Nene Leakes, Lamar Odom, Big Freedia, Stacey Dash, DreamDoll, India Love and Slim Thug. Tracey Edmonds, the original creator and executive producer of College Hill, is back on board for College Hill: Celebrity Edition. She'll be joined as executive producer along with Sean Rankine and Mark Seliga. In a statement, the CEO and President of Edmonds Entertainment said, “I am so elated to partner with Texas Southern University and be able to bring back this cherished franchise with an exciting new twist that I am sure will entertain and inspire new and old fans across the board. We intend to provide a fun but sometimes challenging journey that will show viewers it's never too late to go back to school.” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/essie-berry/message

For the next piece of The Takeaway's ongoing series Black.Queer.Rising, we're shaking things up with the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, who joined the show to talk about how activism, identity, and movement come together in her work. Also joining for the conversation is artist and activist Jonathan Lykes who recently collaborated with Freedia on the song “Ella Baker Shaker,” for his compilation album The Black Joy Experience volume 2: Comrade.  

For the next piece of The Takeaway's ongoing series Black.Queer.Rising, we're shaking things up with the Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia, who joined the show to talk about how activism, identity, and movement come together in her work. Also joining for the conversation is artist and activist Jonathan Lykes who recently collaborated with Freedia on the song “Ella Baker Shaker,” for his compilation album The Black Joy Experience volume 2: Comrade.  

Turk returns with small reminders about life. He gives an update on his life and everything that is happening. He speaks about the importance of mental and emotional health as it relates to friends, family, and life in general. He also delivers some hot topics tea on RHOP, Kanye West, Latto, Summer Walker, Freedia, Boosie, Mariah Carey and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/turkbish/message

In the final episode of this season, Adia is joined by “Queen of Bounce” Big Freedia. From Beyoncé to Kesha, Freedia's collaborations proudly reflect her upbringing in New Orleans, and the spirit of the church that resides in her. Adia and Freedia talk about what it means to be insistent on pursuing liberation, the relationship between good food and good music, and the power of community. Thank you for joining us in another season of leaning into the blues. For the playlist of songs curated for this week's episode visit: www.mixcloud.com/sonos. / Music In This Week's Episode /Roy Ayers Ubiquity, “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”Beyoncé, “Get Me Bodied”The Jacksons, “Blame It On The Boogie”Big Freedia (feat. Jake Shears and Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph), “Not Today”Tank and the Bangas (feat. Big Freedia), “Big”Missy Elliott, “Bomb Intro/Pass That Dutch”Robert Johnson, “Sweet Home Chicago” / Show Notes /Big Freedia's latest EP is “Big Diva Energy,” available now. Adia and Freedia talk about her cover of Lady Gaga's “Judas” for the 10th anniversary of “Born This Way.”Adia mentions Freedia's documentary on gun violence in New Orleans, “Freedia Got A Gun,” streaming now on Peacock.Freedia says “Calling My Name” by Hezekiah Walker is the song that's giving her life and light right now. / Credits /Call & Response is a Sonos show produced by work x work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Adia Victoria, Ann Marie Awad and Daniel Rayzel. Our engineer is Sam Bair of The Relic Room.

Kesha talks to the queen diva Big Freedia and plan for joint dance parties with shaken asses everywhere after the pandemic. Freedia tells Kesha about the difference between good voodoo vs bad voodoo and its history in New Orleans. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

In this episode of People's Party with Talib Kweli, Bounce legend Big Freedia sits down with Kweli and Jasmin Leigh to talk about her career, enduring homophobia in rap music, her concert series in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, her documentary Freedia's Got A Gun, and more. The episode dives deep on serious issues and adds fantastic insight into some of Freedia's most high-level collabs -- from Drake to Beyonce.  If you're interested in bounce, Southern rap, and some of the bigger social issues where the genre needs to improve, this is the episode for you. 

Big Freedia chats with Trey Elling about BIG FREEDIA: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN DIVA, including: what sparked Freedia's love of performing on stage, coming out to mamma as a freshman in high school, how a mountain-of-a-man named KT helped launch Freedia's solo career, surviving getting shot AND Hurricane Katrina, the origins of twerking, creating a documentary that demands action after Freedia's brother died from gun violence, and more.

The Queen of Bounce spills the tea on working with Beyoncé and how she keeps herself grounded. Plus, Freedia reflects on the challenges of growing up in New Orleans and surviving Hurricane Katrina.

*We do not own the rights to the music* NBA: Conference Semi-Finals Discussion? Raptors vs Celts Lakers vs Rockets Bucks vs Heat Clippers vs Nuggets Thoughts on Steve Nash getting the BK Nets job Why do you think so many qualified black coaches are being passed over? Topics: Tell us about how COVID-19 affecting Education in the New Orleans Community Police Reform in Jefferson Parish (Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office) Keiben Robinson Tell us about tTurf Wars & Collateral Damage (Community Violence) in NOLA and Mother2Mother involvement Surviving the Blacklist (A. Wyatt Solutions Group) Tell us about the “Freedia got a gun” documentary BIO: Dr. Ashonta Wyatt is a mother, educator, consultant, community activist and a proud native of the city of New Orleans. Dr. Wyatt is a product of traditional public schools, graduating from William J. Fischer Elementary in the Fischer Housing Development and Edna Karr Magnet High School in Algiers. Dr. Wyatt earned her undergraduate Degree from the University of New Orleans and went on earn both a Masters and Doctorate Degree from Xavier University of Louisiana. Dr. Wyatt is certified teacher and principal who formerly served as an adjunct professor at Southern University of New Orleans. Currently, Dr. Wyatt works as a Chief Consultant with A.Wyatt Solutions Group, consulting on issues ranging from education to police reform. Dr. Wyatt is also the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization Mother2Mother. Mother2Mother stands against gun violence and murder in the city of New Orleans. Dr. Wyatt has advocated on behalf of faculty, staff and students by speaking before the Orleans Parish School Board, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Louisiana Senate Education Committee. You can find Dr. Wyatt in “Freedia Got A Gun” an American Film Institute newly released documentary on gun violence, starring Big Freedia, produced by World of Wonder and directed by Emmy Award Winner, Chris McKim. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/arguingbrothers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/arguingbrothers/support

Big Freedia The Queen Diva stopped by SIRIUSXM The Heat to talk to Mina SayWhat about her new song with Kesha called "Chasing Rainbows." During their conversation Freedia also talks about New Orleans bounce going mainstream and the difference places it has taken her worldwide. They also talk about Freedia not getting credit for being on songs with Drake and Beyonce and her time being in a hallway house. Listen to Mina's House M-F 6p-12a ET on SIRIUSXM The Heat @MinaSayWhat www.MinaSayWhat.com

I’ve chased summer all the way down to Australia and I’m so excited to tour around this country for the holidays! Catch me New Year’s Eve at Tropical Fruits in Lismore, where I’ll be headlining alongside one of my absolute favorites in this crazy biz, the one-and-only Ms. Kitty Glitter.Where’s Blacklow in the near future? January and February are going to be quiet for me while I’m focused on Awards Season in Hollywood. But here’s when you can hear me live in the coming months.Dec. 29th – Beresford Sundays (set time; 7-9pm), Beresford Hotel, Sydney, AustraliaDec. 31st - NYE - Tropical Fruits, Lismore, AustraliaJan. 1st – NYD – Rock City (daytime set– 7:30-9 pm), MelbourneDec. 1st – NYD – Rock City (nighttime set– 1:30-3am),Jan. 2nd – Kiki Ivy Pool Party, Sydney, AustraliaJan. 17th-18th - Aspen Gay Ski Week, Aspen, COFeb. 27th - March 1st - Elevation Gay Ski Week, Park City, UtahHAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!Follow me online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djblacklowSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/djblacklowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/djblacklow/Tracklist:1) Higher (David Penn Extended Remix) – Abel Ramos2) Losing Control (Extended Mix) - Illyus & Barrientos3) All Day And Night (German Avny & Mike Tsoff Remix) - Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, Madison Beer4) Unity (Yan Bruno Anthem Mix) - Alan x Walkers5) Raising Hell (Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow Remix) – Kesha feat. Big Freedia6) Who Knew '19 (Thiago Antony Remix) – P!nk7) Lose You To Love Me (Thiago Antony Remix) - Selena Gomez8) Don't Start Now (Andre Grossi Remix) – Dua Lipa9) Fresh (Sagi Kariv Extended Remix) - Fresh (Sagi Kariv Extended Remix)10) Creep (Junior Senna & Mauro Mozart Remix) - Esteban Lopez, Binomio, Nicolas Chalhoub11) The Lover That You Are (Paulo & Mike Soriano Club Mix) - Pulse12) Strings Of Life (Original Mix) – Leo Blanco13) Moving On Up (Macau Circuit Mix) – Heather Small14) Living For The Music (Adrian Lagunas Remix) - Brett Oosterhaus & Debby Holiday15) Purple Rain 2019 - Anthony May feat. Shiny16) We Fly (Toy Armada & DJ GRIND Remix) - Deborah Blando & Bruno Knauer17) Dora's Love Bubble (DJ Blacklow NYE 2020 Mash) - Wayne G vs. Galantis + Sigala18) I'm Alive (Hector Fonseca & Zambianco) – Joey Suarez19) Small Talk (Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow Remix) – Katy Perry

Sam is joined by the co-creator of Shmee, Ryan Ross. They discuss their recent trip to New Orleans as well as the curse they brought back with them (SPOILER: It was Sam's fault.) They also dive into their high school yearbooks to relive the trauma of being awkward youths. Go public schools! 

Between the VMA's and Yom Kippur, we've got our own version of the high holidays here at Pop Rocket: The SUMMER JAMS episode! We will anoint OR NOT anoint the title of Song of the Summer to the most banging artist of the past few months. And yes, the band is back together again. The full panel - Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Wynter Mitchell (don't forget) Rohrbaugh, and Margaret Wappler - put on their Grammy judge hats and measure up the best cuts from music makers this past season. What criteria make a tune a summertime anthem? Is it the dance beat? The song's ubiquity? The convertible factor? A dark city feeling? Does the magic of Cardi B's "I Like It" rest solely on its sample of Peter Rodriquez's I Like It Like That? Is Zedd, Marren Morris, Grey's "The Middle" too much negotiation and not enough sex, love, and urgency? Find out which song made Silas get down like no one was watching and which panelist has a knack for converting jams into pet cat lullabies. Shout outs also go to honorable mentions and listeners' suggestions that didn't quite make the cut. All Abouts Margaret is all about Mandy Moore's newly remodeled mid-century modern home in Pasadena. Wynter is all about TV writer and producer Linda Bloodworth Thomason's op-ed in The Hollywood Reporter where she channels a glowing fury and details the misogynistic bullying she faced from disgraced former CBS CEO Les Moonves. Les Moonves, Go fuck yourself! Karen is all about the post-BBC reboot of The Great British Baking Show. Guy is all about Cynthia Nixon's appearance at the old school, crusty Brooklyn gay bar The Metropolitan before the New York Governor Primary. With Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh, and Margaret Wappler. Summer Jam Finalists: Cardi B - I Like It Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey - The Middle Ariana Grande - R.E.M. Maroon 5 - Girls Like You Lizzo - Boys Years & Years - All For You Migos - Walk It Talk It Drake - In My Feelings Drake - Nice For What Calvin Harris feat. Dua Lipa - One Kiss Troye Sivan - Bloom Summer Honorable Mentions: Big Freedia feat. Lizzo - Karaoke Years & Years - If You're Over Me Matt Rogers - Be A Bitch To Your Friends (This Pride) Aloe Blacc - Brooklyn in the Summer You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter. If you haven't already, follow us on Instagram. Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org. Edited by Shana Daloria.

This week's episode features Brandon Harris-Williams from The Healing Space Podcast! We explore respectability politics, code-switching, and maintaining one's identity when creating content for the mainstream. #TheOutlinePodcast Pop Culture Topics:  -Drake "In My Feelings" Video/Big Freedia Appearance -Terrance Nance's HBO show, "Randon Acts of Flyness" -"Insecure" and "Ballers" season premieres this weekend -"Ashlee + Evan" trailer on E! and more!  Listen to The Healing Space Podcast  www.THSPodcast.com, SoundCloud, Apple Podcast, Google Play Music, Overcast, Stitcher, YouTube and more. Make sure to Subscribe, Comment, Like and Share each episode. Walk with THS Podcast on:  Twitter: twitter.com/_thspodcast Instagram: instagram.com/thspodcast Follow Brandon:  Twitter: twitter.com/justcallmeotis Instagram: Instagram.com/justcallmeotis Visit KevinDwayne.com Follow Kevin on Instagram! Follow "The Outline Podcast" on Instagram Follow Kevin on Twitter Follow "The Outline Podcast" on Twitter Like "The Outline Podcast" on Facebook   Get 30 Day Trial and One Free Audiobook with Audible  

We’re still on a high from our biggest ESSENCE Fest yet and we’re reliving the moment we shared opening for The Read LIVE in New Orleans! We brought NOLA’s own Queen Of Bounce, Big Freedia (@bigfreedia), along to Kid Fury & Crissle’s (@thisistheread) show to help us get the crowd hype. And, oh what fun we had! Big Freedia reveals how she found her confidence, why she doesn’t care if you call her Freddie or Freedia and how New Orleans does it best. Plus, we caught up with summer movie stars Y’lan Noel (Daniel from Insecure) and Lex Scott Davis (@scottyeye) from The First Purge. You already knoooooowww.Yes, Girl! hosts: Cori Murray @corimurray; Charli Penn @ManWifeDog; and Yolanda Sangweni @yolizamaProducer: Steven Psyllos @stevenpsyllosAudio engineer: Chiquita Pascal @ChiquitaPaschalMusic: Gold Standard Creative @gscdotnyc

This week, Guy Branum, Margaret Wappler and Karen Tongson are joined by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers, the hosts of the Las Culturistas podcast. The gang will discuss the show Pose which focusses on the Ball culture of 1980’s New York. Bowen is all about everything going down at E3, especially the long-awaited crossover madness that is Kingdom Hearts III. Margaret is all about Ocean's 8, a film that may be full of missed opportunities, but also has enough iconic moments to make it worth the watch. Karen is all about Hannah Gadsby and her newest show Nanette which showcases plenty of laughs and an explanation for why she’s quitting comedy. Matt is all about the trailer for A Star is Born. Guy is all about the Netflix show Lost in Space a sci-fi show that he says is a perfect example of “Competence Porn.” The group will take an extensive look at Pose, including which characters they enjoy (and which they can’t stand), how they first learned about Ball culture, and why fans of Ru Paul’s Drag Racemight enjoy the show. With Guy Branum, Margaret Wappler, Karen Tongson, Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers. That’s My Jam: Matt Rogers - Shea Couleé - Crème Brûlée. Karen Tongson- Christine and the Queens - dis-moi Margaret Wappler - Bryan Ferry - Slave to Love. Guy Branum - Little Big Town - Summer Fever. Bowen Yang - Big Freedia - Play feat. Goldiie You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter. Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org. Edited by Julian Burrell.

She's featured on Beyoncé's "Formation" and in Drake's song "Nice for What." You've heard her voice and most definitely heard her influence. But there's a good chance you don't know what Big Freedia looks like. Popular (and mainstream) artists like Bey and Drake are quick to use Big Freedia on their songs, but never feature the Queen of Bounce in their videos. "You know, my voice be on a lot of different stuff and people want to use bounce music as a part of their music, but when it comes to the proper recognition of me being in the video, that's something that we're steady working towards to make it happen," Freedia said in an interview with Fader in April. Myles Johnson (Janelle Monáe recently called him "one of the greatest writers of this generation," no big deal) recently wrote about it in an essay called "The Ghost of Big Freedia." He joins us this week to talk about the erasure of Big Freedia and the history of pop music taking from more marginalized artists without proper credit.

In this episode Ru and Michelle are joined by Big Freedia. We discuss Michelle's experience judging Drag Race, Bounce music, New Orleans, Amsterdam, how Freedia smoked her first joint with her mom, sampling in Bounce music, Freedia's new book 'God Save the Queen Diva', her show, Po Boys, her experience during Hurricane Katrina, and how she got her name.   This episode is sponsored by Squarespace and Casper.

La Audrey Hepburn di Acapulco, Freedia e Mariah Carey sono solo la metà del brukout della musica puntata di oggi. Senti qui.

Everybody's taking a trip.  Erin and Char want to take a trip on the NKOTB cruise.  Karyn wants to take a trip to West Hollywood to party with the queens.  Bill Murray took a trip to Oakland and drove a taxi.  Trippy... 

On today's show, we talk to filmmaker and producer Michael Gottwald. Michael graduated from Wesleyan University in 2006 and went to work on a number of film and video projects - including producing Big Freedia's video for "Y'All Get Back Now" - before beginning production on the film Beasts of the Southern Wild with writer and director Benh Zeitlin. Since it's debut last year, Beasts has racked up a number of accolades including the Caméra d'Or award at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and four Academy Award nominations at this year's Oscars.A couple week's ago, Michael stopped by Andy's apartment in Harlem to chat with the lads. We eulogize Roger Ebert, talk about going back to visit your high school, learn about attending the Oscars, discuss the pathology of indecisiveness, and get a visit from Andy's weird landlord!Check out our 100th episode live in May at UCB East on the 7th with Sam Seder (Majority Report, Bob's Burgers), indie rock band Parquet Courts and musical guest Dan Friel (Thrill Jockey) + more! In the meantime subscribe on iTunes and leave a review. And why not follow Andy and Mark on Twitter?