Crews said that Bigmama's originated "from telling the story to [his] nieces and nephews and discussing it with [his] siblings and [his] parents".
kɹˈuːz sˈɛd ðæt bɪɡmˈɑːməz ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd "fɹʌm tˈɛlɪŋ ðə stˈoːɹi tʊ hɪz nˈiːsᵻz ænd nˈɛfjuːz ænd dɪskˈʌsɪŋ ɪt wɪð hɪz sˈɪblɪŋz ænd hɪz pˈɛɹənts".