Toby S. Jenkins is a professor of higher education administration and interim associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the Graduate School at the University of South Carolina.

• Contents (Tentative)Foreword by Walter KimbroughPreface: Trash-TalkingAcknowledgments1. Born to Rhyme, Destined to Shine: The Hip-Hop Mindset FrameworkCulture as a PoliticThe Hip-Hop Mindset2. Cultural Roots: Inherited Values, Beliefs, and TraditionsSix Africanisms Fundamental to Hip-Hop Culture3. Drive: Hunger, Competitiveness, and Honor and KinshipHungerCompetitivenessHonor and KinshipFunk De-fied4. Approach: Creativity, Authenticity, and IngenuityIngenuity and Cultural EfficacyTurning the Tables: Creativity and OriginalityRepresenting: Authenticity and Clarity5. Posture: Confidence, Commanding Attention, and Claiming SpaceOn Being a BadassShine Bright Like a DiamondWatch the Throne6. Can I Kick It? The Hip-hop Mindset in Professional PracticeToni BlackmanMartha DiazTimothy David JonesEmery PetchauerBettina L. LoveTony Keith Jr.Ian LevyAndre PerryEdmund AdjapongMazi MutafaAysha UpchurchBaron DavisMike BenitezWilliam BoylesCrystal Leigh Endsley7. Air-Walking: Concluding ThoughtsEducation as a Space to Let LooseGlossary of Key TermsEndnotesReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Toby S. Jenkins is a professor of higher education administration and interim associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the Graduate School at the University of South Carolina.

• Contents (Tentative)Foreword by Walter KimbroughPreface: Trash-TalkingAcknowledgments1. Born to Rhyme, Destined to Shine: The Hip-Hop Mindset FrameworkCulture as a PoliticThe Hip-Hop Mindset2. Cultural Roots: Inherited Values, Beliefs, and TraditionsSix Africanisms Fundamental to Hip-Hop Culture3. Drive: Hunger, Competitiveness, and Honor and KinshipHungerCompetitivenessHonor and KinshipFunk De-fied4. Approach: Creativity, Authenticity, and IngenuityIngenuity and Cultural EfficacyTurning the Tables: Creativity and OriginalityRepresenting: Authenticity and Clarity5. Posture: Confidence, Commanding Attention, and Claiming SpaceOn Being a BadassShine Bright Like a DiamondWatch the Throne6. Can I Kick It? The Hip-hop Mindset in Professional PracticeToni BlackmanMartha DiazTimothy David JonesEmery PetchauerBettina L. LoveTony Keith Jr.Ian LevyAndre PerryEdmund AdjapongMazi MutafaAysha UpchurchBaron DavisMike BenitezWilliam BoylesCrystal Leigh Endsley7. Air-Walking: Concluding ThoughtsEducation as a Space to Let LooseGlossary of Key TermsEndnotesReferencesIndexAbout the Author

Toby S. Jenkins is a professor of higher education administration and interim associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the Graduate School at the University of South Carolina.

• Contents (Tentative)Foreword by Walter KimbroughPreface: Trash-TalkingAcknowledgments1. Born to Rhyme, Destined to Shine: The Hip-Hop Mindset FrameworkCulture as a PoliticThe Hip-Hop Mindset2. Cultural Roots: Inherited Values, Beliefs, and TraditionsSix Africanisms Fundamental to Hip-Hop Culture3. Drive: Hunger, Competitiveness, and Honor and KinshipHungerCompetitivenessHonor and KinshipFunk De-fied4. Approach: Creativity, Authenticity, and IngenuityIngenuity and Cultural EfficacyTurning the Tables: Creativity and OriginalityRepresenting: Authenticity and Clarity5. Posture: Confidence, Commanding Attention, and Claiming SpaceOn Being a BadassShine Bright Like a DiamondWatch the Throne6. Can I Kick It? The Hip-hop Mindset in Professional PracticeToni BlackmanMartha DiazTimothy David JonesEmery PetchauerBettina L. LoveTony Keith Jr.Ian LevyAndre PerryEdmund AdjapongMazi MutafaAysha UpchurchBaron DavisMike BenitezWilliam BoylesCrystal Leigh Endsley7. Air-Walking: Concluding ThoughtsEducation as a Space to Let LooseGlossary of Key TermsEndnotesReferencesIndexAbout the Author