PRAISE FOR HIP HOP & HYMNS - reviews & endorsements
Stan Grant, bestselling author of Talking to My Country, On Identity, and Australia Day
A.D. Carson, rapper & Assoc. Prof. of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia
Stan Grant, bestselling author of Talking to My Country, On Identity, and Australia Day
"In the journey for a place to belong, Mawunyo shows us the way home... to ourselves."
Janice Petersen, journalist and news presenter at SBS World News
A.D. Carson, rapper & Assoc. Prof. of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia
Stan Grant, bestselling author of Talking to My Country, On Identity, and Australia Day
"A heart-pounding account of the realities confronting people of colour in the land of the fair go and beyond."
A.D. Carson, rapper & Assoc. Prof. of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia
A.D. Carson, rapper & Assoc. Prof. of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia
A.D. Carson, rapper & Assoc. Prof. of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia
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"An enthralling hip hop coming-of-age story filled with music & love. Hip Hop & Hymns is a raw & contemplative memoir about presents & histories - African, Australian & American - the harmonies & dissonances in what our nows & thens share & what they don't. Throughout Mawunyo remains devotedly tethered to hip hop culture, music, faith & family, with the hopes of arriving at a life which she can ultimately 'experience love without having to survive it'. It's quite a trip."
Tracy Williams, Global Ambassador for Charity Bounce, and former Harlem Globetrotter
Tracy Williams, Global Ambassador for Charity Bounce, and former Harlem Globetrotter
A.D. Carson, rapper & Assoc. Prof. of Hip Hop and the Global South at the University of Virginia
"Hip Hop & Hymns touched, entertained and educated me."
Richard Glover, author of The Land Before Avocado and Flesh Wounds
Tracy Williams, Global Ambassador for Charity Bounce, and former Harlem Globetrotter
Richard Glover, author of The Land Before Avocado and Flesh Wounds
"A new voice that is uninhibited, distinctive and gripping - Mawunyo's memoir is full of love, joy, defiance and humour."
Rodney O, KIIS FM co-founding radio host
Tracy Williams, Global Ambassador for Charity Bounce, and former Harlem Globetrotter
Richard Glover, author of The Land Before Avocado and Flesh Wounds
"A global read by a fantastic author in the land down under."
Andy Griffiths, bestselling children's author of the 12-Storey Treehouse, and series
Leigh Sales, Walkley award-winning journalist, TV anchor and Order of Australia recipient
Leigh Sales, Walkley award-winning journalist, TV anchor and Order of Australia recipient
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"I have greatly enjoyed Hip Hop & Hymns. In addition to being easy to read, it is vivid, raw and honest and I'm fascinated by the role music has played in our respective writing journeys."
Leigh Sales, Walkley award-winning journalist, TV anchor and Order of Australia recipient
Leigh Sales, Walkley award-winning journalist, TV anchor and Order of Australia recipient
Leigh Sales, Walkley award-winning journalist, TV anchor and Order of Australia recipient
"This memoir by Mawunyo Gbogbo is really terrific - authentic, compelling, beautifully written. The voice is so fresh and clear and no BS! Found it hard to put down."
Gladys Serugga, Associate Impact Producer, Digital Content and Innovation, ABC
Leigh Sales, Walkley award-winning journalist, TV anchor and Order of Australia recipient
Gladys Serugga, Associate Impact Producer, Digital Content and Innovation, ABC
"There’s so much in Hip Hop & Hymns that I can personally relate to, from Mawunyo’s upbringing to her faith, to her career choice/journey. She literally brought the two worlds of Hip Hop and Hymns together, something I haven’t seen being done before. The cherry on top was the African-Australian perspective. I absolutely love it!"