Big Freedia Quotes


There's no such thing as 'sissy bounce.' We don't separate it here in New Orleans at all. It's just bounce music. Just because I'm a gay artist, they don't have to put it in a category or label it.


Citations

Freedia, Big, and Nicole Balin. God Save the Queen Diva! Gallery Books, 2015.

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Big Freedia
Big Freedia
  • Born: January 28, 1978
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Musician

Freddie Ross Jr., better known by her stage name Big Freedia (/ˈfriːdə/ FREE-də), is an American rapper 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 was largely underground since developing in the early 1990s. Though Freedia identifies as a gay man, she is ambivalent about pronouns and primarily goes by she/her pronouns.