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Interview with Edward Buckles (filmmaker), 0:50 Growing up on the westbank in Gretna, describing his upbringing, artists in his family (Anthony Bean, Tyler Perry), 4:15 On his first influences in rap, Hot Boys, 7:45 Hot Boys “Block Is Hot” video, meeting Cash Money artists, 10:15 On assembling House of the Young, his event and performance team, attending Dillard University, putting on House of the Young shows at House of Blues, 20:00 Getting his start doing music videos, 26:20 On his documentary, “Katrina Babies”—the lack of coverage on the children of Katrina, his experiences during Katrina, recounting his film subjects’ Katrina stories, 41:41 How Katrina affected him, 47:00 The affects of Katrina on the children of New Orleans: common themes, etc, 59:50 Katrina recovery, status of New Orleans now after 10 years

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NOLA Hiphop and Bounce Archive

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Amistad Research Center