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.
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| Released | 6 October 2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 32:14 | |||
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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. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Watch Immigration to the Trap by Belly on YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Watch The Come Down is Real Too by Belly on YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Belly Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2017.