Talib Kweli and Big Freedia Talk Homosexuality In Hip-Hop, The Beginnings Of Bounce, New Orleans After Katrina, And Working With Drake, Mannie Fresh, And Beyonce

In this episode of People’s Party with Talib Kweli, Bounce legend Big Freedia sits down with Kweli and Jasmin Leigh to talk about her career, enduring homophobia in rap music, her concert series in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, her documentary Freedia’s Got A Gun, and more. The episode dives deep on serious issues and adds fantastic insight into some of Freedia’s most high-level collabs — from Drake to Beyonce. 

If you’re interested in bounce, Southern rap, and some of the bigger social issues where the genre needs to improve, this is the episode for you.