The Street Is My Pulpit: Hip Hop and Christianity in Kenya

by Mwenda Ntarangwi

To some, Christianity and hip hop seem antithetical. Not so in Kenya. There, the music of Julius Owino, aka Juliani, blends faith and beats into a potent hip hop gospel aimed at a youth culture hungry for answers spiritual, material, and otherwise. Mwenda Ntarangwi explores the Kenyan hip hop scene through the lens of Juliani's life and career. A born-again Christian, Juliani produces work highlighting the tensions between hip hop's forceful self-expression...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252081552
• ISBN13: 9780252081552
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"