Table of Contents

1. When Did You Fall in Love with Hip-Hop? My Story and the Story of Hip-Hop: Intersections, Revelations, and Transformations
2. I Said a Hip-Hop: A Snapshot of Hip-Hop History
3. R U Still Down? Hip-Hop Culture as an Extension of the Blues
4. I Used to Love Her and I Still Love Her: Loving the Broken Beauty of Hip-Hop
5. "Slippin' and Slidin' I'm about to Give Up": The Theological Truth in the Story
6. God Skipped Pass the Church: A Hip-Hop Theology and a Hip-Hop Theologian
7. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: A Socio-Theological Critique of Hip-Hop
Conclusion: Umi Says: From Gil Scott-Heron to Mos Def

About the Author

Ralph Basui Watkins (PhD, University of Pittsburgh) is associate professor of evangelism and church growth at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, and the author of several books, including From Jay-Z to Jesus and The Gospel Remix. He previously was assistant dean of the African American church studies program and associate professor of society, religion, and Africana studies at Fuller Theological Seminary.