![]() Hip-hop producer Cam O’bi made an interesting comment about the racial aspect of this delineation on Twitter a few years ago: “Nobody calls death metal ‘mumble rock.'” And when it’s used within hip-hop, it’s rarely ever in reference to non-Black rappers (besides maybe Lil Pump and Lil Xan). The term “mumble” is almost never used outside of hip-hop - a Black-dominated genre. However, the term has also been used in recent years to describe anybody that doesn’t fit the mold of a “traditional” lyricist - whether their lyrics are actually unintelligible or not.Īn inaccurate, inconsistently-used descriptor, the term “mumble rapper” is also a continuation of the long history of discrimination against the way Black people speak. The pejorative is most often used to describe rappers whose music is characterized by slurred or sluggish flows and repetitive/reductive lyrics. Mumble rap isn’t so much a subgenre of hip-hop as it is a term used to invalidate new rappers and artists within the trap subgenre. “Mumble rap” itself is a controversial term that is frequently misused. Lyricist.” The artist, a guy named Vin Jay, attempts to rap from the standpoint of both a SoundCloud rapper and a “traditional” lyricist.įor the most part, I hated both these snobbish displays of overt white saviorism. It reminded me of a video I saw last year with a similar “lyricist dislikes mumble rap” vibe, conveniently titled “ Mumble Rapper vs. I recently came across a video titled “ Death to Mumble Rap” and it was basically everything that I anticipated it would be: a posse of fast-rapping white guys (plus one black guy) saying a lot of stuff while simultaneously saying very little, and figuratively dunking on the hip-hop subgenre pejoratively known as “mumble rap.” We’ll go ahead and knock you out too.Excuse the slightly harsh tone of this post. We’ll still do it if anybody else wants to step the f*ck up. Actually, we consider Crooked I extended family,” said Benton. ![]() “There wasn’t real beef with Horseshoe Gang. After his squad went back-and-forth with Horseshoe Gang, FV’s Jarren Benton told the half a million dollar offer is still on the table for any other team. In August, Hopsin challenged other rap crews or labels to battle his Funk Volume team for $500,000. This is not the only time the “Crown Me” performer has called out other rappers. representative was taking shots at Trap stars. Hopsin did not refer to any artist by name, but by using Auto-Tune, wearing fake “locks”, and pretending to drink lean, it seems obvious the L.A. I know for a fact nobody knows what the f*ck these dudes be saying. We got some real f*cking mentally retarded rappers in the game. They just got a hard ass f*cking beat to trick dumb a# like you to make you think you like the sh*t… These fools ain’t spitting no type of dope sh*t. ![]() With artists like Future and Young Thug focusing more on melody and beats than clarity and enunciation, some listeners are hoping the culture shifts back to highlighting lyrical ability.Ĭalifornia rapper Hopsin has stepped up to address his less lyrical peers with the new video “No Words.” The Funk Volume leader relied on humor to express his discontent for “mumble rap.” He even placed some of the blame on the listening public. (AllHipHop News) “Mumble Rap” has become one of the most popular and most criticized forms of music today. ![]()
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