JUVENILE SHOOTS NEW VIDEO

Juvenile has been very vocal about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and the rapper recently shot a documentary style video in New Orleans’ ravaged Ninth Ward which will reveal the destruction caused by the hurricane. Allhiphop.com reports that Juvenile shot the video for his new single, “Get Ya Hustle On,” during a four day period and that the rapper is one of the first people who have been granted access to the Ninth Ward.

The video, which was directed by Ben Mor, features three children who find masks of President Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, and New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin. The video overtly and sublimanly accuses governmental agencies of not doing their best to thelp the poor people of New Orleans. The clip opens with, “This is a tribute to those who died in the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. The storm may have passed, but for thousands the struggle is just beginning.”

“I would say it was a chain reaction and it started from No Limit, you know what I’m sayin’? They opened the door, we got in the door behind them. Don’t forget about Rap-A-Lot cause they’ve been doing it for a minute. Scarface been laying it down. You know he was a cats that really didn’t never get no credit for nothing he did. And he really was one of the cats that really opened the door for us cause I looked up to him you know what I mean? Me coming up as an emcee, Scarface was the biggest thing in the south.”

Juvenile’s new album, Reality Check, hits stores on March 7th.

When we spoke to the Juvenile, he shared his thoughts on the southern hip-hop explosion. He said,