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State, mississippi. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ right now were in the middle of downtown jackson. farish street.

>> as i told you before, i didnt know what a cool job or what a cool restaurant i had until you showed it to me. im just making a living, you know, just like a lot of folks around mississippi. were not trying to make history. were not trying to increase tourism. all were doing is doing what we do. >> there is a discomfort level about exploring southern food ways or particularly mississippi food ways. >> right. >> when youre talking about high-end, traditional southern cooking, youre talking abou...

♪ we won the race because they ran a lame campaign ♪ im cooking victory, you want a taste ♪ >> pyinfamous is a proud son and resident of mississippi, a youth mentor in jacksons church and public school systems, owner of a marketing agency and hip-hop artist. this town it feels empty, but where is everybody? >> i think one thing is a lot of people think that you have to leave mississippi to be able to do something great, but i think a lot of it is there is so much bubbling in the undercurre...

I was surprised how sold i was off the bat. if you want to write, come to oxford. >> you think thats true? well, apparently, yes. >> like that line in barton fink, you cant throw a rock without hitting a writer? then he says, do me a favor, throw it hard. >> its easy to look at mississippi and go that just happens down there, so were good, our hands are clean. its a totally misperceived place. when i came, i fell in love with the place. i never thought that i would. theres something to it, but y...

Had in my head. i was surprised how sold i was off the bat. if you want to write, come to oxford. >> you think thats true? well, apparently, yes. >> like that line in barton fink, you cant throw a rock without hitting a writer? then he says, do me a favor, throw it hard. >> its easy to look at mississippi and go that just happens down there, so were good, our hands are clean. its a totally misperceived place. when i came, i fell in love with the place. i never thought that i would. theres someth...

>> how did you get into this business? >> i just got into it. something i like to do. everybody come in and enjoy themselves, no problem. >> please explain this policy. no hats backwards and no pants hanging down. what is that? >> thats right. you dont like my rules, dont come. >> what are the rules here? no rap music. >> no. bump-a bump-a bump-a. that gives me a headache in the brain. i love all blues. all of its good to me, as long as its blue. >> good r&b? >> thats right, thats right. >> but ...

♪ never gonna fall from my spot, i move all this, in september ♪ ♪ black eye october, so you be thankful the partys not over ♪ ♪ we won the race because they ran a lame campaign ♪ im cooking victory, you want a taste ♪ >> pyinfamous is a proud son and resident of mississippi, a youth mentor in jacksons church and public school systems, owner of a marketing agency and hip-hop artist. this town it feels empty, but where is everybody? >> i think one thing is a lot of people think that...

Come to the south looking for. >> right. >> they come to the south looking for the past preserved in amber. but the reality is something different. i dont want to fix it. 1865 or 1965. i want it to progress and change. i want to document the change along the way and celebrate that change. the burden of race is upon us, and we aint going to shake it. and that can make us better. >> im a yankee. so, for me, its kind of shocking to see this flag. it means a lot of things to a lot of people. first a...

Year alone. one-third of them in these three counties. >> how far is it sinking? >> its just cracking. >> reporter: this one opened up 70 feet wide. our cameras were rolling as this got bigger. this one took out a villa outside orlando. the hole grew to 100 feet wide. vacationing families inside scrambling to get out in time. >> we just started running out and throwing our stuff over the balconies. it was crazy. >> reporter: sinkholes form when water deep under ground washes away the limestone a...

♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la la ♪ ♪ right now were in the middle of downtown jackson. farish street. >> a street with a lot of