This Sunday, August 29, 2010 marks the fifth Anniversary of the worst natural and urban planning disaster in American History, Hurricane Katrina. Checktheweather.net compiled 5 of our favorite hip-hop songs documenting the love, struggle and resiliency of the Hurricane Katrina experience and aftermath. In no real order From Weezy F. Baby to Jay Electronica. Read more to check out Checktheweather.net’s Fav 5:
Warren G featuring Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg , Get You Down- In 2006 during the aftermath of Katrina, The country came together to support the gulf coast and those most impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In the song “Get You Down”, three West-Coast all-stars showcase coast2coast love and racial solidarity while offering an inspiring and insightful message of unity.
Jay Electronica, Katrina The Levees Broke- New Orleans native, Jay Electronica, is known for interweaving cinematic clips with wordplay that spits like a folk song your great grand daddy used to like. While this particular song does not have an official music video. The sample from the films Juice and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory help to paint a vivid image of the psychological trauma one goes through while in the middle of the worst natural disaster in American History.
Juvenile, Get Your Hustle On- On first listen one might think this is just another song about thugging and selling drugs. Watching the video helps the world realize it is something much deeper. Juvenile uses images from the 9th ward and other areas directly impacted to redefine what it means to need to hustle in the hood.
Mos Def, Dollar Day- You Here that Katrina Clap! This from Mos Def is raw and gritty and guerilla. nuff said.
Mos Def, Lenny Kravitz, Preservation Hall Band, Trombone Shorty and Tim Robbins, It Ain’t My Fault- The Mighty Mos Def and Lenny Kravitz teamed up with Gulf Coast Natives, Preservation Hall Band, Trombone Shorty, and Tim Robbins to record It Ain’t My Fault. The tribute song to the Gulf Coast was co-written by Mos Def and Ben Jaffe and pulls lyrics from familiar songs by gulf natives, Nina Simone and Master P. The song was created shortly after the beginning of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill as part of Gulf Aid a celebrity driven benefit concert to support those impacted by the oil spill. The song successfully captures the best of the the gulf coast and showcases that environmental injustice in the Gulf Coast is still hurting people to this day. Many of the places that were most impacted by the spill in 2010 were still recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
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