The advocacy group Global Citizen has released Stand Up, an eight-song compilation album produced in partnership with Parlophone Records/Atlantic Records and Raphael Saadiq. The collection arrives ahead of the Global Citizen Prize award special, airing Saturday, December 19th on NBC. Executive produced by Saadiq, the album features new renditions of classic songs …
Read More »Big Freedia, Flo Milli Kiss 2020 Goodbye With Holiday Song 'Better Be'
Big Freedia is getting into the Christmas spirit with a new track, “Better Be,” featuring the rapper Flo Milli. “This track is about putting 2020 behind us,” the New Orleans bounce artist said in a statement. “Next year better be big, new, and Red Bottom shoes!” The music video for “Better …
Read More »Hear Big Freedia's Monstrous Mardi Gras Track 'Best Beeleevah'
New Orleans rapper Big Freedia marked Mardi Gras with a delirious new track, “Best Beeleevah.” The song appears on Freedia’s new Spotify playlist, “The Sound of Bounce,” which celebrates the bombastic New Orleans style of hip-hop. “Best Beeleevah” is rooted in a sample of Harry Belafonte’s “Jump in the Line …
Read More »Hear Big Freedia, Mannie Fresh's Bone-Rattling 'Dive'
New Orleans rapper Big Freediahas teamed with fellow local legend Mannie Fresh for the bone-rattling new track, “Dive.” The cut boasts a sparse but bombastic beat of heavy bass and crisp percussion. Big Freedia and Mannie Fresh tag-team the verses, with the Bounce Queen completing the rhymes of such luxurious …
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