He says: “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”. Musicians such as J.Cole,notably one of Hip-Hop’s biggest rappers, is heard dissing mumble rappers in his 2016 hit ‘Everyone Dies’. A lot of artists and fans of this particular sub-genre tend to pick on its alleged lack of lyricism, which is where the name ‘mumble rap’ comes from, supposedly coined by Wiz Khalifa. Whereas on the other hand, The sub-genre has recently received a huge amount of backlash from artists and listeners. And just because a rapper is a lyrical beast or superconscious doesn’t mean they don’t, at times, mumble” THE NEGATIVES OF MUMBLE RAP: “Just because a rapper isn’t as lyrical as you’d want them to be doesn’t mean they’re mumbling. I like the fact that mumble rap puts an emphasis on the beat more so than the lyrics.” “I’m not a huge mumble rap fan but I think some songs can be catchy and fun. This song in particular is about ‘LIL PEEP’ & ‘XXXTENTACION’. which has become a lot more common in modern rap. In this song JuiceWrld sings on rappers who have died early due to drugs, murder etc. This is the case for various mumble rappers and many of their songs, yet a lot of artists, such as JuiceWrld do tend to ‘mumble’, yet have very deep and meaningful lyrics. Firstly, it is easy to listen to, but some may say that the lyrics are meaningless and promote bad things such as drugs etc. Though Mumble rap was named rudely due to the lack of clear lyricism, this genre has diversified throughout all of Hip-Hop, and become a major piece of todays Hip-Hop sound. This newer genre is lyrically unintelligible yet melodically complex, and extremely catchy. And this wave has gotten so widespread come 2017, this may just be the future of the biggest genre of our generation. On the one hand, though Mumble Rap is less dense than traditional Hip-Hop, lyrically and instrumentally, rappers like 21 Savage, Migos, Lil Yachty, Lil Pump, Travis Scott and tons more are soaring through the charts. Artists such as Das EFX and Fu-Schnickens rapped in a similar style years before the term was created.New movements like this tend to spark excitement and debate with the artists and fans across the board. Historically, Hip-Hop has had its fair share of trends and styles shaking up the scene. Currently one of the largest subgenres within hip hop THE HISTORY OF MUMBLE RAP: Rappers often add ad-libs such as “yeah”, “aye” and “uh” to the end or start of their lines. “Mumble rappers” tend to talk about drugs, money, jewelry, designer clothing, and partying. Artists like, Future, Lil Pump, Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Vert and Cardi B are just a few of the scene’s biggest stars, leading the new wave of rap culture to the forefront of the music charts. Sometimes conflated with “emo rap” or “SoundCloud” rap. A new generation of ‘mumble’ rappers are rapidly making a name for themselves. Mumble Rap is a genre of music in which the last couple of years have seen a rise in alternative styles of Rap in Hip-Hop.
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