Full Description
In Make Rappers Rap Again: Interrogating the Mumble Rap "Crisis," author Heidi R. Lewis interrogates the ways Mumble Rap has been subjugated within real Hip Hop. Many critics claim mumble rappers are ignorant about Hip Hop history, disrespectful toward their Hip Hop elders, too similar, unskilled, prone to rapping about nonsense, and too feminine. In contrast, Lewis argues Mumble Rap is real Hip Hop. To do so, she examines Mumble Rap's congruence with oft forgotten or subjugated Hip Hop cornerstones like illegibility, melody, the DJ, and the subgenre, as well as the ways most mumble rappers practice citational and collaborative politics congruent with real Hip Hop. Following an analysis of the Mumble Rap sound, Lewis explains the subgenre's subjugation by situating it as southern and examining the ways it challenges real Hip Hop masculinity norms.
Contents
Notes to Self and to You, the Reader: An Introduction
Chapter 1: "You muthafuckas don't know that you're a part of this shit!": The Old Heads
Chapter 2: "Not every song is that fuckin' simple!": The Mumble Rap Sound
Chapter 3: "Outsiders are welcome-but not, of course, necessary!": The South
Chapter 4: "I feel like it's no such thing as gender!": The Contours of Masculinity
Chapter 5: "You just gotta embrace the youth in all aspects!": The DJ Drama Interview
A Note to Old Heads: A Conclusion
