Beats, Rhymes and Life: Hip Hop After the Hurricane Explores Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hip Hop

Beats, Rhymes and Life: Hip Hop After the Hurricane Explores Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hip Hop

Real Talk with David Banner, Common and More on Sunday, October 9 at 12 p.m. ET/PT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In over three decades of existence, Hip Hop has been many things, from a voice of protest to a symbol of material excess. But in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated America's disempowered on whose behalf Hip Hop has always spoke, the art form has regained its heart. BET News explores the truth of this idea with BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE: HIP HOP AFTER THE HURRICANE, a look at the impact of this natural disaster on the Hip Hop Community. The special, hosted by BET News reporter Andre Showell, televises on Sunday, October 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET/PT.

BET News travels with David Banner to Mississippi on a mission of mercy, gets real talk with New Orleans hip hop champion Baby, and Chicago wordsmith Common gives an exclusive roof top performance. Join us as we continue BET's journey into Hurricane Katrina and its unfolding aftermath.

PROGRAM: BEATS, Rhymes and Life: Hip Hop after the Hurricane NETWORK: BET SCHEDULE: Sunday, October 9 @ 12 - 1 p.m. ET/PT

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