Mumble rap (from the English. Mumble rap - literally "muttering rap , mummy-rap") - a subgenre of trap music , established in the mid-2010s in the United States. It is characterized by emphasis on the expressiveness of sound, in contrast to traditional hip-hop , which is based on lyrics and rhymes [2] .
| Mumble rap | |
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| Direction | Hip-hop |
| The origins |
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| Place and time of occurrence | 2010s |
| Heyday | mid 2010s |
Content
The origin of the term
The name of this subgenre was coined by rapper Wiz Khalifa . He used the term “mumble rap” in an interview on the morning radio show Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97 ' radio , expressing his attitude to modern hip-hop artists like Lil Yachty and Lil Uzi Vert . Another rapper, Pete Rock , continued to popularize the term by publicly criticizing rapper Lil Yachty for his inability to read freestyle and disrespect for the basics of hip-hop . After that, critics and listeners realized that mumble rap is an expression of conflict between different generations of rappers [3] [4] .
Style
Music
While traditional hip-hop has always been based on catchy, topical texts filled with allusions to pop culture , mumble-rap performers pay much less attention to the meaning of texts, focusing their attention on sound [5] .
Such artists as Future and Desiigner have an unusual manner of performance: they pronounce some words together and do not pronounce individual syllables, as a result of which the listener may not understand the lyrics [2] . Fans of Future, praising the artist’s music, admitted that they often do not understand the meaning of his compositions [6] . Most Desiigner listeners had difficulty reading the Panda text, except for the line “I got broads in Atlanta”. As a result, the musician published a video on the Genius website with a transcript of the lyrics. At the same time, “Panda”, as a single, reached the first place on the Billboard chart [7] . The verses and choruses of the rapper Young Thug in the band “ Lifestyle ” by Rich Gang sound very inaudible, giving personality to its performance [8] .
Music producers such as Southside, TM88 (" XO Tour Llif3 "), Pi'erre Bourne (" Magnolia ") become important figures in mumble rap [9] [ significance of fact? ] .
Lyrics
Typical themes for mumble rap lyrics are drugs, jewelry, designer clothes, and sexual intercourse. In addition, mumble rappers often use edlibs (from the English ad-lib ): shouts like “hey”, “e”, “y”. They are usually used as placeholders between measures or at the end of sentences [9] . Because of its frivolity, mumble rap was often criticized [1] .
The song “ Gucci Gang ” by rapper Lil Pump is for the most part a constant repetition of the words “Gucci Gang” [10] . The humorous song “ Broccoli ” of rappers Lil Yachty and DRAM has a common optimistic message, it is rhythmic and unobtrusive, but the text component at the same time looks simplified and ill-conceived [2] .
Mumble Rock
Mumble rock is one of the derivative genres of punk rock and hip hop , formed in the late 2010s in Russia and Ukraine .
The first official mention of the genre dates back to April 2019. Then the first critical video review was posted on the site of Muz-TV [11] . The pioneers of mumble-rock in the media are considered to be the following groups: “The vulgar Molly ”, “ Friendzone ”, “ MUKKA ” [12] , “ Tomorrow I will give up ”, “ Kies-Kies ” and “Favlav” [13] .
Among the distinctive characteristics of the genre, one can single out a tendency to incorrect and poorly legible pronunciation of words (mumble) using background music typical of punk rock and electronics , demonstrating a noticeable influence on the part of the Mindless Self Indulgence band. Also, mumble rockers, as a rule, shoot low-budget clips for their songs [13] , and in the texts the themes of problems and vulgar behavior of 20-year-old youth prevail.
Representatives [14] [15]
- Lil xan
- Chief keef
- Future
- Desiigner
- Travis scott
- Young thug
- Playboi carti
- Migos
- Rich homie quan
- 21 Savage
- Fetty wap
- Lil uzi vert
- Lil pump
- Lil yachty
- DRAM
- Trippie redd
- 6ix9ine
- Rich the kid
- Kodak black
- XXXTentacion
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Alyse, Jasmine Let's Ask Ourselves, Is Mumble Rap Really A Thing? . Vibe.
- ↑ 1 2 3 West, Flow Why This Sucks: Mumble Rap 7500 Magazine.
- ↑ Charity, Justin Declaring a Moratorium on the Term “Mumble Rap” . The Ringer.
- ↑ Iandoli, Kathy The Rise of 'Mumble Rap': Did Lyricism Take a Hit in 2016? . Billboard .
- ↑ Mooney, Terry A Begginer's Guide to Mumble Rap . Study breaks
- ↑ Alexis, Nadeska You Don't Need to Understand Future to Enjoy Dirty Sprite 2 . MTV News.
- ↑ Desiigner Chart History (Hot 100) . Billboard .
- ↑ Zubair, Sidrah Migos and the Infectiousness of Ad-libs: How 'Mumble' Rappers are Taking Over Music . The Panoptic.
- ↑ 1 2 Is “Mumble Rap” Killing Hip Hop? . Mic Cheque.
- ↑ Findlay, Mitch Lil Pump Masters The Art Of Repetition On "Gucci Gang" . HotNewHipHop.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2bST05WYkY
- ↑ Big hit of social networks got a clip - quite appropriate to the song
- ↑ 1 2 NEW TREND: WHAT IS MUMBL ROCK
- ↑ The Top “Mumble” Rappers in 2018 . Audio Assemble
- ↑ What is mumble rap? 25 essential songs from Future, Migos and more . Cleveland OH Local News.