A Black Theology from the Ghetto by the Ghetto As the world moves into late modernity urbanisation is slowly being replaced by ghettoisation with its attendant hypersexuality, hyperviolence, hyperexploitation, and underdevelopment. From within these conditions the Black underclass of Harlem, New York were able to build a philosophy and outlook that came to not only give them high levels of dignity, empowerment, and intelligence, but also give them a culture and mentality that would dominate East Coast hip hop throughout what would come to be known as its golden age.