@theplaybookandplaylist: When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, Lil Wayne—born and raised in the city—was deeply affected both personally and artistically. Though he was living in Miami at the time, the tragedy pushed him to speak out about the gov response and highlight the resilience of his hometown. In interviews and music, Wayne often reflected on the loss, displacement, and strength of New Orleans, making the storm a lasting part of his story and identity. #LilWayne #HurricaneKatrina #NewOrleans #Weezy #HipHopHistory #NOLAStrong #RapLegend
He changed after Katrina. All of us NOLA natives did. That year we realized this country doesn’t care about us
2025-08-13 19:12:25
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BrattyBitchh1997🥀 :
He was absolutely beautiful then 😫😭❤️
2025-08-11 20:00:05
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QUEZ :
She really gone ask “is he still angry bout it?”
2025-08-11 03:55:23
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Brittany :
You can literally see the pain in his eyes talking about it
2025-08-11 00:20:52
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Javier Cruz :
Now we know why they don’t want him to do the Super Bowl
2025-08-13 00:44:16
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Dddd :
This is why they cancelled Lil Wayne the same reason why they put Kanye away
2025-08-11 18:15:40
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Burttran Vinson :
Lil. Wayne spent $2.1 Millions out of his Own pockets to Rebuild his Childhood Park in Hollygrove Gerttown. Forever Grateful.
2025-10-23 23:36:08
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Dezzipooh10 :
Because it was planned!! They talk about itnin the documentary
2025-08-11 20:25:24
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icepatch pappi :
Kanye told us yet again 😒
2025-08-11 07:32:30
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The Boogieman😱😈👻👺 :
They try to erase us but we keep coming back
2025-08-11 15:34:55
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Gringo Flow :
He knew the truth
2025-08-11 05:59:27
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Shanté Berry :
As a Katrina survivor, I completely Understand the statement “angry isn’t the word” , and the tremble in his voice …it’s an unexplainable feeling….😪
2025-09-06 02:29:03
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kai :
I don’t like when people ask why he doesn’t talk about it as much. I’ve noticed a lot of the survivors/people that weren’t in the city don’t. There’s nothing wrong with keeping ur grief/trauma to urself
2025-08-11 02:51:00
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Monique :
Wayne was fine in this video
2025-08-11 12:11:43
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Kenneth Wayne Carr :
You can see the hurt in bro eyes smh
2025-08-11 15:11:11
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Slimbaeee17💙💯♒️ :
Sadness in his eyes when talking about this…. What’s crazy is he was speaking out and WE DIDNT GET IT! We wasn’t hearing him! We couldn’t even fathom! UNTIL NOW! Until the documentaries 20yrs later! And that to me is sad 💔
2025-08-13 22:49:01
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Source ✨♍️🧘🏾♀️ :
“Angry isn’t the word”
2025-08-13 11:20:39
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Newuser :
Wayne went through a factory reset after this, he hasn’t been the same since. They wanna keep him high
2025-08-13 12:17:53
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$Deevine23 :
Lil Wayne is a Individual Human beings, before anything.
2025-08-11 09:45:57
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Erika Alise :
The pain in his eyes tells it all I hope he’s doing ok now 🥲
2026-05-12 05:02:39
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Raymel Poche Jr. :
We lost our soul! Granted it’s still with us but you have to be born and raised here to have it. NO is a soul! A spirit within a city.
2025-12-23 22:14:34
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Giavanni hill :
Sure jumped to him being angry but all I ever heard was sadness..
2025-08-12 16:52:21
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Agony704 :
yep and he went to prison after this
2025-08-13 17:16:00
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UnoBono :
when Wayne had some sense
2025-08-12 16:39:39
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