Make rappers rap again : interrogating the mumble rap "crisis" / Heidi R. Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Heidi R., author.

Series:

Theorizing African American music.

Oxford scholarship online.

Theorizing African American music

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rap (Music)--History and criticism.

Rap (Music).

Hip-hop.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

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:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgments

About the Companion Website

Notes to Self and to You, the Reader: An Introduction

Notes

1 "You muthafuckas don't know that you're a part of this shit!": The Old Heads

Black Creative Traditions and the Hip Hop Elements

Collaborative and Citational Politics

The Old School, Golden Age, and Modern Era

2 "Not every song is that fuckin' simple!": The Mumble Rap Sound

Legibility and Lyricism

Sameness

The Mumble Rap Sound

3 "Outsiders are welcome-but not, of course, necessary!": The South1

Atlanta

Virginia

South Florida

The Midsouth

Louisiana

Houston

4 "I feel like it's no such thing as gender!": The Contours of Masculinity

The Mental and Emotional

Drug Use and Addiction

Gender Identity and Expression

5 "You just gotta embrace the youth in all aspects!": The DJ Drama Interview

A Note to Old Heads: A Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 4, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-777384-2

0-19-777385-0

0-19-777383-4

OCLC:

1518698889