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'Rent' Is Due And Big Freedia Is Here To Collect

Big Freedia's forthcoming EP, 3rd Ward Bounce, features this outrageously fun '80s rap-rock resurrection.
A still from Big Freedia's "Rent" video.

The Queen of Bounce has resurrected the '80s rap-rock crossover and honestly, I am here for it.'s "Rent" punctuates her outrageous party music with

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