I Got Something to Say Gender, Race, and Social Consciousness in Rap
What do millennial rappers in the United States say in their music? This timely and compelling book answers this question by decoding the lyrics of over 700 songs from contemporary rap artists. Using innovative research techniques, Matthew Oware reveals h
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GENDER, RACE, AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS IN RAP MUSIC
Matthew Oware
I Got Something to Say
Matthew Oware
I Got Something to Say Gender, Race, and Social Consciousness in Rap Music
Matthew Oware Sociology DePauw University Greencastle, IN, USA
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Acknowledgements
Writing a book is a tremendous undertaking, but one I did not do alone. Although my name appears on the cover, I had extensive help and guidance from a lot of people. First, I want to thank my editors at Palgrave-Macmillan, especially Mary Al-Sayed, Alexis Nelson and Kyra Saniewski. Alexis’ thorough editing and insightful comments on the first three chapters pushed me to clarify my arguments and clean up my writing. Mary and Kyra kindly answered every question I had, whether big or small. I thank everyone who read early chapter drafts. Having published books on hip hop culture and rap music, historian Jeffrey Ogbar and sociologists Geoff Harkness and Valerie Chepp’s feedback were critical to my theoretical and methodological thinking. I am both humbled and honored that they agreed to offer keen insights on my work. I thank Tiyi Morris, a former colleague at DePauw, for her observations and thoughts on my arguments addressing feminism and women rappers. In the end, all errors of logic, argumentation, and writing are my own. I also thank my colleagues at DePauw University
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