Street Scriptures - Between God and Hip-Hop

"The world of hip-hop is saturated with religion, but often this element is glossed over as secondary to hip-hop's other dimensions. In Street Scriptures, Alejandro Nava focuses our attention on this relationship in a fresh way, combining his profound love of hip-hop, his passion for racial and social justice, and his deep theological knowledge. The result is a journey through hip-hop's deep entanglement with the sacred. Street Scriptures examines the reasons behind the rise of a religious heartbeat in hip-hop, looking at the crosscurrents of the sacred and profane in rap, reggaeton, and Latinx hip-hop today. Ranging from Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Lauryn Hill, and Cardi B to St. Augustine and William James, Nava examines the ethical-political, aesthetic-spiritual, and prophetic in hip-hop, probing the pure sonic and aesthetic signatures of music, while also diving deep into the voices that invoke the spirit of protest"--

About the author

Alejandro Nava is professor of religious studies at the University of Arizona. He is the author of The Mystical and Prophetic Thought of Simone Weil and Gustavo Gutiérrez, Wonder and Exile in the New World, and In Search of Soul. He has discussed hip-hop and religion on NPR, Fox News, HuffPost Live, and MSNBC, among other outlets.

Product details

• Authors: Alejandro Nava, Professor Alejandro Nava
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780226819143
• ISBN: 978-0-226-81914-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Ethnic Studies, Rap and Hip Hop, RELIGION / Christianity / Literature & the Arts, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Christianity, Popular Music, Black & Asian Studies