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| Released | 6 October 2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 32:14 | |||
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Mumble Rap is the eleventh mixtape by Palestinian-Canadian rapper Belly. It was released on 6 October 2017 through XO, Roc Nation, and Republic Records.[1] The mixtape features a sole guest appearance from Pusha T.[2] It includes production from Boi-1da mainly, alongside Allen Ritter, Ben Billions, DannyBoyStyles, Frank Dukes, T-Minus and Vinylz, among others. A sequel was released on 19 May 2023.
Background
[edit]On 5 October 2017, Belly was interviewed by Zane Lowe on his radio show on Beats 1 and announced the project's title, in which he called Boi-1da the executive producer.[3] He also talked about how the mixtape came to fruition, Boi-1da's involvement and reclaiming what the title phrase meant in rap, by stating
"It started with me and Boi-1da. We've always wanted to worked together. We've always been big fans of each other. We've done one-off songs in the past. We wanted to do a full project, something special. He produced like 75 percent of it. I wanted to snatch the word back. I want when people say mumble rap now, they're going to think of this, one of the greatest rap projects ever put out. That's what I want people to think."
Singles
[edit]The lead single, "P.O.P." was released on 25 July 2017. The song was produced by Ben Billions. The music video was directed by Director X. It was released on 9 August 2017 and stars American model Blac Chyna. The first promotional single is "Lullaby". The music video for Lullaby was released as a Tidal exclusive on 3 October 2017.[4] The second promotional single is "Mumble Rap". The music video for "Mumble Rap" was released the same day as the mixtape was released.[3] The third promotional single is "Immigration to the Trap". The music video was released 13 October 2017.[5] The final promotional single is "The Come Down is Real Too". The music video was released 6 December 2017.[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Immigration To the Trap" | Boi-1da | 1:53 | |
| 2. | "Make a Toast" |
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| 4:26 |
| 3. | "The Come Down Is Real Too" |
| T-Minus | 3:51 |
| 4. | "Mumble Rap" |
| DannyBoyStyles | 2:43 |
| 5. | "Lullaby" |
| 3:14 | |
| 6. | "Bobby Brown" |
| Ben Billions | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Papyrus" |
| DannyBoyStyles | 2:13 |
| 8. | "Alcantara" (featuring Pusha T) |
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| 3:07 |
| 9. | "Clean Edit" |
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| 2:08 |
| 10. | "P.O.P." |
| Ben Billions | 3:21 |
| 11. | "All Alone" |
| Ben Billions | 2:32 |
| Total length: | 32:14 | |||
Notes
Sample credits
- "The Come Down Is Real Too" contains a sample from "I'm So into You", performed by SWV
- "Mumble Rap" contains a sample from Ennio Morricone's original composition "Grazie Zia"
- "Papyrus" contains a sample from "Voyages", performed by Michel Polnareff
Personnel
[edit]Instruments
- DannyBoyStyles – keyboard (track 2)
- Ben Billions – keyboard (tracks 6, 7, 10, 11)
Technical
- Faris Al-Majed – recording (tracks 1–3, 5–9)
- Danny Schofield – recording (track 4)
- Benjamin Diehl – recording (tracks 10, 11), mixing (track 10)
- Jaycen Joshua – mixing (tracks 1–9, 11)
- David Nakaji – mixing assistant (tracks 1–9, 11)
- Iván Jiménez – mixing assistant (tracks 1–9, 11)
Creative
- Fluency Creative - creative direction
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 55 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mumble Rap by Belly on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ A., Aron (5 October 2017). "Belly & Pusha T Link Up On "Alcantara"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Premiere: Watch Belly's New Video for "Mumble Rap"". Complex. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch Lullaby by Belly on TIDAL". Tidal. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch Immigration to the Trap by Belly on YouTube". YouTube. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Watch The Come Down is Real Too by Belly on YouTube". YouTube. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Belly Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
