September 8, Big Freedia will sit down with Mia X as a part of the Conversations with Creatives series, presented by Baldwin & Co. Foundation 501(c)(3), to discuss how they broke into the music industry to working with icons from Beyonce to Master P. Hosted by that National Edward R. Murrow and Emmy award-winning Journalist, Producer, and Evening News Anchor at WWL-TV Ch4, Charisse Gibson. Find out from Big Freedia what it means to be a queer artist working today, becoming the Queen of Bounce music, how she made Bounce music an international sensation, and how she has paved the way forward for LGBTQ artists. Come get the scoop from Mia X and her journey as the first female rapper to get a contract with the label No Limit Records, and much much more. You do not want to miss this conversation.
About Big Freedia
Known as the Queen of Bounce music, Big Freedia is New Orleans-based hip-hop artist and worldwide ambassador of bounce music. After a series of cult hit singles during the mid 2000’s, she was tapped for a reality show, Big Freedia Bounces Back on Fuse TV. The docuseries followed the life of a choirboy turned bounce rapper and remains the highest rated original series on the network.
It was only a matter of time until Big Freedia caught the attention of iconic artists including Beyoncé and Drake. She was featured on both Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning single, “Formation” and Drake’s “Nice For What.”
Big Freedia released the critically acclaimed album, ‘3rd Ward Bounce’ (which featured Lizzo among others) on Asylum Records in 2018. In the summer of 2019, the Queen of Bounce debuted her limited run ice cream flavor ‘Big Freedia’s Bouncin’ Beignets’ with the ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s. She graced the cover of Billboard Magazine, and was invited by Vogue Magazine to be the official host of the Iive Instagram stream for the Met Gala.
In October 2019, Big Freedia and multi-platinum pop artist Kesha released their new pop single “Raising Hell.” The song remains on the pop radio charts and the two performed the hit song on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!
Big Freedia’s latest single “Louder” from her forthcoming project dropped in November. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva! on Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster.
About Mia X
Mia Young (born January 9, 1970), better known by her stage name Mia X, is an American rapper and songwriter. She was the first female emcee to get a contract with rapper and entertainment magnate, Master P on his successful record label No Limit Records. She is known for collaborations with several No Limit Records artists, including Master P and Silkk the Shocker on the seminal albums, Ice Cream Man, Ghetto D and Charge It 2 Da Game.
In 2006 in a magazine article, her publicist releases a statement of an upcoming cookbook. Before her cookbook she did on online page on instagram #teamwhipdempots. Her cookbook was finally released in 2018.
In the 2010s, Mia X was diagnosed with uterine cancer and beat it. In surgery for the cancer, the surgeons accidentally "tore her cornea off", and that left her with 73% vision in one eye.
About Charisse Gibson
Charisse Gibson is a National Edward R. Murrow and Emmy award-winning Journalist, Producer, and Evening News Anchor at WWL-TV in New Orleans, LA. Charisse is a proud HBCU graduate of Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge, LA. She is also an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, recently (2022) voted President of the New Orleans Association of Black Journalists.
She began her television career at WWL-TV in 2010 as a desk assistant. She used that time in the newsroom to work with Reporters, Anchors, and Photographers to better sharpen her skills in front and behind the camera leading to writing as an Associate Producer for the WWL-TV Morning Show. Her time behind the scenes working with New Orleans legends such as Sally-Ann Roberts and Eric Paulsen led to a career as a TV News Producer on the Mississippi Gulf Coast at WLOX-TV where she would jump in front of the camera from time to time as a Fill-in Anchor and Reporter. Sometimes all in the same day while producing the same show. She also spent time at KSLA News 12 in Shreveport, LA, and FOX 19 Now in Cincinnati, OH as a breaking news anchor, co-anchor/host of the “Morning Xtra” as well as Producer/Host of “Cincinnati Connection” a public affairs television show exploring social and community issues throughout Cincinnati.