I Got Something to Say Gender, Race, and Social Consciousness in Rap Music /

• Main Author: Oware, Matthew (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Mass media.; Communication.; Cultural studies.; Music.; African Americans.; Culture.; Gender.; Men.; Media Sociology.; Cultural Studies.; African American Culture.; Culture and Gender.; Men's Studies.

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 how emcees perpetuate and challenge gendered a...