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I was surprised how sold i was off the bat. if you want to write, come to oxford. >> you think that's true? well, apparently, yes. >> like that line in barton fink, you can't throw a rock without hitting a writer. then he says, do me a favor, throw it hard. >> it's easy to look at mississippi and go that just happens down there so we're good, our hands are clean. it's a totally misperceived place. when i came, i fell in love with the place. i never thought that i would. there's something to it but you can't put your finger on what it is. >> what it is can be found in the dark spaces across the...

Workshops, performance spaces, set up something new and good in formerly abandoned and neglected parts of town. ♪ yeah, you know the name already ♪ ♪ so there's no need for intro ♪ that's exactly why the hood's here ♪ ♪ and if you're trying to find bad luck here ♪ >> this is a deeply, deeply conservative state, to say the least. >> right. >> this is a tough question because i have my own opinion. is it more racist than new york? >> so i think there are some deeply ingrained problems in mississippi that are connected to a very ugly past that we share with some other southern state...

Party's not over ♪ ♪ they ran the lame campaigns ♪ i'm over here because it's victory you want to test ♪ >> pie infamous is a proud son and resident of mississippi, a youth mentor in jackson's church and public school systems. owner of a marketing agency and hip-hop artist. >> this town, it feels empty. 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 undercurrent that sometimes isn't seen and i think it takes an artist who usually takes some...

♪ you should be thankful the party's not over ♪ ♪ they ran the lame campaigns ♪ i'm over here because it's victory you want to test ♪ >> pie infamous is a proud son and resident of mississippi, a youth mentor in jackson's church and public school systems. owner of a marketing agency and hip-hop artist. >> this town, it feels empty. 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 undercurrent that sometimes isn't seen and i think it takes a...

>> 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. >> that's right. you don't like my rules, don't come. >> one of the rules here no, rap music. >> no. bump-a bump-a bump-a. that gives me a headache in the brain. i love blues. >> good r&b? >> that's right. >> but no rap? >> no, no. >> never. if kanye west wants to rent out the place, you're going to rent it to him? >> i'll rent it to him. >> okay. >> so i don't have time to work with...