Matthew Oware
Biographic Data
| ID | 3686145 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Oware |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Oware |
| SIGNATURE | OWARE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | DePauw University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Race and Space in Rap
Existing research focuses on how different actors infuse space and place with social meaning. In this paper, I examine how biracial rap artists Drake, Logic, and J. Cole construct their racial identities and depict urban areas in line with the strong-willed trope prevalent in rap discourse, drawing on theories and insights regarding the production of space. Specifically, I hypothesize that these artists will affirm a Black male identity and perce…
The Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois
Break Beats in the Bronx
Joesph Ewoodzie’s monograph, Break Beats in the Bronx: Rediscovering Hip-Hop’s Early Years, is a hip-hop head’s ode to the culture with a sufficient dose of sociological theory for the academic crowd. He re-examines taken-for-granted assumptions regarding the origins of hip-hop. Specifically, the author unpacks how the culture came into existence; why it started in the Bronx; how its four elements—deejaying (DJing), rapping (MCing), breakdancing,…
“We Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb . . .”
Employing the concept of racial evasion—a derivation of Bonilla-Silva’s colorblind ideology theory—the author analyzes 237 songs of underground white and nonwhite rappers from 2006 to 2010. Performing a content analysis on their lyrics, the author finds that white artists make fewer references to racially political and social themes (e.g., racial profiling, police brutality, racist policies) than nonwhite artists—what the author terms racial evas…
Chicago Hustle and Flow
Un)conscious (popular) underground
Decent Daddy, Imperfect Daddy
Brotherly Love
A “Man's Woman”
Employing content analysis of 44 songs taken from the Billboard charts between 1992 and 2000, the authors find that all female rap artists in the sample included the cornerstones of rap in their songs: braggadocio, consumption of alcohol and drugs, and “dissin” of female and male rap competitors. More important, the majority of the artists had themes of female agency and empowerment present in their music. However, the artists also had songs that…
Telling the Code of the Street
In traditional ethnographies, codes explain conduct. A code of conduct is implied by research participants, explicated by researchers, and used by both to explain interactions. The Code of the Street by Elijah Anderson epitomizes this orthodox ethnographic analysis of codes. In ethnomethodology, conduct explains codes. Researchers analyze how research participants refer to codes of conduct in their interactions. "Telling the Code" by D. L. Wieder…
Telling the Code of the Street
In traditional ethnographies, codes explain conduct. A code of conduct is implied by research participants, explicated by researchers, and used by both to explain interactions. The Code of the Street by Elijah Anderson epitomizes this orthodox ethnographic analysis of codes. In ethnomethodology, conduct explains codes. Researchers analyze how research participants refer to codes of conduct in their interactions. "Telling the Code" by D. L. Wieder…
Brotherly Love
Un)conscious (popular) underground
Decent Daddy, Imperfect Daddy
Telling the Code of the Street
In traditional ethnographies, codes explain conduct. A code of conduct is implied by research participants, explicated by researchers, and used by both to explain interactions. The Code of the Street by Elijah Anderson epitomizes this orthodox ethnographic analysis of codes. In ethnomethodology, conduct explains codes. Researchers analyze how research participants refer to codes of conduct in their interactions. "Telling the Code" by D. L. Wieder…
A “Man's Woman”
Employing content analysis of 44 songs taken from the Billboard charts between 1992 and 2000, the authors find that all female rap artists in the sample included the cornerstones of rap in their songs: braggadocio, consumption of alcohol and drugs, and “dissin” of female and male rap competitors. More important, the majority of the artists had themes of female agency and empowerment present in their music. However, the artists also had songs that…
Brotherly Love
Decent Daddy, Imperfect Daddy
Un)conscious (popular) underground
“We Stick Out Like a Sore Thumb . . .”
Employing the concept of racial evasion—a derivation of Bonilla-Silva’s colorblind ideology theory—the author analyzes 237 songs of underground white and nonwhite rappers from 2006 to 2010. Performing a content analysis on their lyrics, the author finds that white artists make fewer references to racially political and social themes (e.g., racial profiling, police brutality, racist policies) than nonwhite artists—what the author terms racial evas…
Chicago Hustle and Flow
Break Beats in the Bronx
Joesph Ewoodzie’s monograph, Break Beats in the Bronx: Rediscovering Hip-Hop’s Early Years, is a hip-hop head’s ode to the culture with a sufficient dose of sociological theory for the academic crowd. He re-examines taken-for-granted assumptions regarding the origins of hip-hop. Specifically, the author unpacks how the culture came into existence; why it started in the Bronx; how its four elements—deejaying (DJing), rapping (MCing), breakdancing,…
The Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois
Race and Space in Rap
Existing research focuses on how different actors infuse space and place with social meaning. In this paper, I examine how biracial rap artists Drake, Logic, and J. Cole construct their racial identities and depict urban areas in line with the strong-willed trope prevalent in rap discourse, drawing on theories and insights regarding the production of space. Specifically, I hypothesize that these artists will affirm a Black male identity and perce…
Sociology (9 works) · Music History and Culture (8 works) · Art (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Aesthetics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Lyrics (3 works)