Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's flagship afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. He has been a question on Jeopardy and an answer in the New York Times crossword ...

The rapper, entrepreneur and TV personality Big Freedia spoke with theGrio’s Marc Lamont Hill about new music, new ventures and the passion to inspire others to follow their dreams. Big Freedia is ...

Already a music and TV star, Big Freedia, New Orleans’ queen of bounce music, is now a published author. “Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva!” is out this week. Freedia co-wrote the lively memoir ...

Over her 24-year career, rapper Big Freedia has helped popularize the New Orleans style of music known as bounce, catching the attention of the likes of Beyoncé and Drake, both of whom have sampled ...

It was around the late '80s going into the '90s when I discovered Little Richard, and it definitely was from seeing him on TV. He seemed like he was someone that I could connect with because it seemed ...

Big Freedia may be best known as the queen of bounce music, a New Orleans icon, and the standout feature on Beyonce's "Break My Soul." For now, anyway. With her new album, Pressing Onward, she just ...