For The Love of Hip Hop

About the Book

For the Love of Hip Hop is a fast-paced, dead-on, erotic read into the world of a female illusionist who has known only a life of personal tragedies, failed relationships, abuse, and despair. J. Toby McKinney gives readers a first-hand look into the life of Aja; an aging former drag circuit “beauty queen”, who is now past her prime. Aja recounts, in graphic detail, her life as she lives it. J. Toby sheds light on the ever-growing phenomenon of the intersecting of gay Hip-Hop and drag queen cultures. Through Aja and Trey; he has brought to the forefront issues that they constantly face while struggling internally with their interracial and cross-cultural dating. J. Toby McKinney brings the reader up-close and personal with his characters by effortlessly breathing life into them in such a way that makes them almost seem human; infusing them with humor, drama, pain, suffering and insecurity. J. Toby McKinney manages to touch upon your deepest secrets and extrapolate them onto the page.

About the Author

An alumnus of Grambling State University, J. Toby McKinney also works as an HIV/Outreach Specialist in the Caribbean Islander/Black American communities in South Florida. J. Toby is currently completing his third novel, Letting Go of Hip-Hop. J. Toby lives in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Other books by J. Toby McKinney:

“Innocence Lost”