A Guest in the House of Hip-Hop: How Rap Music Taught a Kid from Kentucky What a White Ally Should Be

Listening to hip-hop as a kid in rural Kentucky made Hess think about what it meant to be white, while his small-town environment encouraged him to avoid or even mock such self-examination. Here, he offers a point of entry for readers committed to racial justice but uncertain about white people's role in relation to black culture.