DOI
10.1080/15295036.2026.2743032
Author ORCID Identifier
Matthew Oware: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6819-433X
Abstract
The field of Black vulnerability studies includes analyses of Black men rap artists’ sexual debut, romantic relationships, mental stress, self-medication, and suicidal thoughts. I expand this analysis to Black-white mixed-race men who express emotional vulnerability regarding their racial identities. Using a case study of the song “Everybody” by Logic—a Black and white, mixed-race man—I find that Logic expresses joy and pride in his Black and biracial identity. Similarly, I observe that he expresses anger and frustration toward those who question, dismiss, or degrade his Black and biracial identities, a pattern paralleled in research on multiracial individuals. By analyzing his radio and website interviews, along with his personal video log (vlog) to contextualize and supplement the textual analysis of “Everybody,” I argue that Logic’s portrayal of a multiracialized masculine vulnerability in his music presents a complex and layered emotional response to challenges to his racial identity. Consequently, this research expands the literature on Black male vulnerability to include Black-white multiracial men in rap.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-20-2026
Publisher Statement
© 2026 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent.
Recommended Citation
Oware, Matthew K. 2026. “‘I’m a Biracial Person Who Looks White in a Black Man’s Rap Game’: Exploring Expressions of Multiracialized Masculine Vulnerability in Logic’s ‘Everybody.’” Critical Studies in Media Communication, October, 1–18. doi:10.1080/15295036.2026.2743032.
