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The street is my pulpit : hip hop and Christianity in Kenya / Mwenda Ntarangwi.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Ntarangwi, Mwenda (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2016.
Series:Interpretations of culture in the new millennium.
Subjects:
Juliani, > 1984-
Christian rap (Music) > Kenya.
Christianity > Kenya.
Music and youth > Kenya.
Youth > Kenya > Social conditions > 21st century.
Rap musicians > Kenya.
Christian rap (Music)
Christianity.
Music and youth.
Rap musicians.
Youth > Social conditions.
Kenya.
Table of Contents:
  • Intersections, overlaps, and collaborations
  • Cultural preferences, Christianity, and the street
  • Hip hop's recasting of Christianity and gospel music in Kenya
  • Kama si sisi nani? Juliani's gospel of self-empowerment
  • Media and contested Christian identities
  • Juliani: lyrical genius with a socially conscious message
  • Conclusion: parallel but intersecting paths
  • Appendix: Shops selling Juliani's exponential potential.

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