And definitely, I deserve most of the credit for getting to where it is now. I’ve been at the forefront of it for the last five years and working tremendously hard traveling all around the world, traveling nationally and internationally, making people aware of the sound and of the culture of New Orleans. Do you think that’s an accurate title? Oh, definitely. You have been called the ambassador of bounce music. And I’m getting ready to drop a new single on the 23rd of this month called “I Heard,” and working on my new album as well. My book is out now, too, so I’m doing all types of promoting for that. What’s next for you? I’m working on Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce season five. Which is why music artist Big Freedia credits her 15-year career for the moniker, Queen of Bounce, the distinct sub-genre of hip-hop originating from New Orleans. Hopefully we can get on the whole world loving it. It’s a happy music, so kids love it, adults love it.

And people love the sound, people love the feeling. It’s the music that’s fun and it’s cultural and motivating to everybody. What do you think is so irresistible about bounce music? It’s something that everybody can enjoy, from zero to 99. Well, her chorus sings “Cause I slay, slay,” while your bit announces, “I came here to slay.” Was that just a happy coincidence? Oh, no. It was very particular about nothing being released or being out beforehand, so it was a very small piece that I was just being creative with. I kind of knew what the song was going to say, but I only had a very small snippet. When she asked you to ad-lib, had you heard the song before? Or did you improvise without knowing what the song was going to say? I hadn’t heard the song before. And we all hung out, dance, ate, and drunk all night. How did you end up at Beyoncé’s mom’s birthday party? Solange called me and personally invited me.

That’s where you see the picture that I posted, that’s where it’s from. Oh, yeah? When had you talked to each other before? We hung out at her mom’s birthday party. And you know, we’ve been in contact before or whatever, but this was bigger than life. She just said she wanted to talk to me personally. What was going through your mind while you were waiting for her call? I wondered what was she going to say, what she wanted me to do, because her publicist didn’t really say.

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