This past week marked the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the natural disaster that devastated the Gulf Coast, namely the city of New Orleans causing an unprecedented amount in total property damage and leading to the loss of over 1,200 lives. The event is still felt in the area even a decade later.

New Orleans native and G-Unit rapper Kidd Kidd recently decided to document his city's progression in the 10 years since the tragic event. In a new mini-documentary titled New Warleans: Katrina 10 Years Later, KK takes us on a trip to the part of the Big Easy that you don't see on brochures and talks to the people about how the city has survived and progressed since 2005.

"My motivation for putting this together was one thing: THE CITY itself, period," Kidd Kidd told The FADER about the project. "Even if Katrina wouldn't have happened, I still would've been putting this together. I want to use my voice to bring the issues going on to the forefront."

During the doc, Kidd Kidd talks to his barber, his mom, and Oliver Thomas, a former New Orleans city council member to gauge the pulse of the town. "I chose everyday people to help get my point across–the people that most media can't get to, or that they don't care to reach—but these are the real representatives for what's going on," he said, also pledging to do his part. "If this reaches the right people who are willing to help make changes—I'm willing to go down there myself with them and work on things, whether it's a donation or volunteering/community activism," he added.

The project was shot and directed by Atlanta photographer Cam Kirk and director Eddie Mensore. Watch it, above.

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