Naturally, I couldn't help watching Pitchfork's short documentary on Big Freedia they posted online today. Hopefully, you'll enjoy it as much as I did.
MoreI can only imagine the looks splayed across faces in middle America last night when Big Freedia -- the high priestess of New Orleans bounce music -- made his/her network television debut last night, performing "Excuse" and "Na Who Mad" on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
MoreIf you've never heard of Prince Paul you should -- he's only one of the more influential people in the history of hip-hop.
MoreEarlier this summer, 23 year-old golden voiced sensation Adele was forced to cancel her entire North American tour, reportedly due to a throat illness or some sort -- a lingering case of laryngitis according to her handlers.
MoreIn a post I wrote a few weeks about that ridiculous song and video about picking up women at Walmart by a New Orleans bounce artist named Mr. Ghetto, I mentioned how Big Freedia was one of the pioneers of the emerging bounce sub-genre referred to by some as "sissy bounce.
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