Via seven essays, T. Semakula tackles the healing effects of urban music, the ironies of faith, and the nuances of her personal culture. In one of the essays titled Music As Beauty... Semakula states ... As I wax poetic about the beauty that is composed by the hood, I am redirected to the impact of the hood creatives, to my beloved memories of my summer visits to the projects to see my granny, to the onslaught of Hip Hop.