1/8/2024 0 Comments King of mumble rap![]() ![]() “Lil Uzi Vert is, for better or for worse, yanking people into the future, a world in which rap is a swirling kaleidoscope of post-regional styles and post-genre sounds…Uzi is the proper arrival, pushing that sound into more colorful, gleeful territory with the help of a murderers’ row of current producers.” This quote from Noisy couldn’t be closer to the truth. So until there is a general consensus on what is actually happening and what we can title these new artists as a genre, we’ll stick to what people know. The only reason many rappers are referred to throughout this article as “mumble rappers” is because it is currently the only way to identify new rap artists – which of many you could make the argument are more of rockstars than rappers (another term might be Soundcloud rappers). Some would say that the phrase is actually ruining rap. It’s downplaying what these rappers are actually about and what they can actually do. ![]() Sometimes the new generation of rappers is even referred to as EDM rappers.īut “mumble rap” isn’t a real term. Often times the beats tend to be a little bit more EDM friendly. It results in a catchier tune than that of the usual staccato rhythms some are used to. Different notes and scales, and usually some type of autotune is used. It is a style of rap where some dimension of either word slurring (oftentimes done on purpose) and is sometimes hard to hear (even though many use some of the best microphones for rappers), melodies or singing is added. Whiz Khalifa is credited with coining the phrase “mumble rap” with an interview that he did on HOT 97 in June of 2016. “Mumble rap” is an up and coming term for a new sub-genre of hip hop music that started in the mid-2010s. With this culture around him, Future inherited a sense of uniqueness and individuality through some of hip hops legends.Listen to all of these rappers 30 days for FREE on Amazon Music Unlimited. ![]() Their aim and intention with music was to always strive to be different and stay true to yourself. Other members of the collective include Big Boi, Andre 3000, Cee Lo Green & Killer Mike. In an interview with HiphopDX he talks about his 2012 hit Tony Montana: “When I freestyle I know there are bits you don’t really understand, but that’s what you like it for – thats what its all about to me, thats art.” He also spoke of coming from the Dungeon family, a legendary hip hop collective based in his cousin Riko Wade’s basement in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the original mumble purveyors Future has recently discussed his thoughts on the constant debates surrounding mumble rap. Some think its lack of structure appears ‘idiotic’ and reflects the genre as a whole negatively but others appreciate it as art. Much like the East-West coast divide in the 90s, modern styles of rap clashing over conflicting style is no first for Hip Hop culture. The sub-genre has recently received a huge amount of backlash from artists and fans, notably from J.Cole who’s heard dissing mumble rappers in his 2016 hit ‘Everyone Dies’: “A bunch of words and ain’t saying s***, I hate these rappers, especially the amateur-8-week rappers, Lil “whatever”, just another short-bus rappers”. The conversation revolves around its alleged lack of lyricism which is where the name ‘mumble’ comes from, supposedly coined by Wiz Khalifa. This new sound has recently sparked interesting debates over its authenticity. The use of pitched harmonies rather than slick, quick bars let the big bass drums dominate the song rather than the melodic instrumentals most people are used to when they think of hip hop. By focusing on the repetition of the words and melody more than lyricism, the emotion is more dramatic. The particular style of vocalising used in mumble rap is increasingly frequent in modern hip-hop and is spreading across the world. ![]() Hailing from the South of America, the genre stems from the glowingly popular sub-genre Trap. ![]()
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