5 little questions for bounce queen Big Freedia MIKEY ROX | Contributing WriterInstagram: @mikeyroxtravels There wasn’t much good news coming out of Katrina-ravaged New Orleans in 2005, but bounce music queen Big Freedia changed that narrative when she returned to the Big Easy to uplift community spirits with her high-energy stage performances.
She was already well known in the area, having made a name for herself on the Crescent City club scene. And she was just starting to break out nationally.
Fast forward a decade to 2016 and she’s a full-fledged star, featured on Beyoncé’s “Formation,” and Drake’s “Nice For What” in 2018.