New Orleans rapper and bounce queen Big Freedia has announced her first gospel album. Pressing Onward, which takes its name from the Pressing Onward Baptist Church, in New Orleans, is out August 8.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Big Freedia isn’t feeling well on the day of our interview. A rigorous travel schedule promoting her first studio album in nine ...

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 ...