![]() The moment Freedia comes into the picture, it’s her show. Ciara is first up in a short and sweet appearance that leaves out anything bitter. Right when the sunbathed guitar comes in, “$100 Bill” demands to be danced to. Unapologetically confident and absolutely an anthem for her ongoing summer tour, Freedia reinstates her name as someone who continues to inspire the most prominent names working in music today and reassures she’s the only one who could give proper justice to bounce music. Please note: This post may contain affiliate links.Īs if the song was made for the summertime, the two ride off good vibrations and keep matters light in the face of much-needed loosening up. That’s why the present meets the present on her new single with singer Ciara, “$100 Bill,” which combines a traditional trap beat and the sensibilities of bounce music, a genre that is just as part of Freedia’s identity as she is to the genre. ![]() ![]() If it weren’t for New Orleans artist Big Freedia, pop music would not be what it is today. ![]()
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" I liked:-The interaction and quick quips between Vee and Nora-The dream sequencesI disliked:-Nora's whiny attitude and indecisiveness-The drawn out story with Scott Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.i felt my heart shatter in tiny pieces, I believed that I could feel fear watching a scary movie but I never thought I could feel such a fear as in a movie while reading this book and it was amazing, it kept me hooked the whole time But does she really want to know the truth-or will her desire for Patch outweigh any possible peace she could find? And since Patch isn’t answering her questions, Nora has to start finding the answers on her own. As Nora delves into the mystery of her father’s death, she begins to wonder whether her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it. Aside from fearing her boyfriend is interested in her nemesis, Nora is haunted by images of her father and becomes obsessed with understanding his disappearance. 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