Mumble Rap 2
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{{Infobox album
| name = Mumble Rap 2
| type = mixtape
| artist = Belly
| cover = Mumble Rap 2.jpg
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| released = {{start date|2023|05|19|df=y}}
| recorded =
| venue =
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| length = 26:12
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| producer =
- Corbett
- DannyBoyStyles
- Hit-Boy
- Nick Lamb
- Prince85
- Rogét Chahayed
- The ANMLS
| prev_title = See You Next Wednesday
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = 96 Miles from Bethlehem
| next_year = 2024
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Mumble Rap 2
| type = mixtape
| single1 = American Nightmare
| single1date = 21 April 2023
| single2 = Ambiance
| single2date = 5 May 2023
| single3 = Cocaine Spoon
| single3date = 19 May 2023
}}
}}
Mumble Rap 2 is the twelfth mixtape by Palestinian-Canadian rapper Belly. It was released on 19 May 2023 through XO and Roc Nation. The mixtape features guest appearances from the late Gil Scott-Heron, Nav, Gucci Mane, and Rick Ross. It was primarily produced by Hit-Boy, alongside the ANMLS, Prince85, Corbett, DannyBoyStyles, Nick Lamb, and Rogét Chahayed. It also serves as a sequel to Belly's previous mixtape, Mumble Rap (2017), which was primarily produced by Boi-1da. The mixtape was supported by three singles, "American Nightmare", "Ambiance", and the Rick Ross-assisted "Cocaine Spoon". It is the first of Belly's final three albums before retiring.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/belly-announces-rap-retirement|title=Belly Tweets His Next Three Albums Will Be His Last: "This Industry Has Taken Its Toll On Me"|website=Complex Canada|last=Pavlakos|first=Louis|date=22 February 2023|access-date=21 April 2023}} Belly and Hit-Boy revealed the tracklist on 28 April 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/belly-mumble-rap-2-tracklist|title=Belly Reveals 'Mumble Rap II' Tracklist With Nav, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross|website=Complex Canada|last=Leijon|first=Erik|date=28 April 2023|access-date=28 April 2023}} On 21 April 2023, the same day that Belly announced the mixtape, he spoke about it in a press release: "With the first Mumble Rap I had already had a hit record and I wanted to remind people not to forget, where I actually come from & that I really do this".{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2023/04/21/belly-returns-with-single-and-video-american-nightmare-produced-by-hit-boy/|title=Belly Returns with Single and Video "American Nightmare" Produced By Hit-Boy|website=The Source|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=21 April 2023|access-date=21 April 2023}}
Release and promotion
On 21 July 2022, Belly announced the existence of the mixtape through a tweet.{{cite tweet|user=reBELLYus|number=1550248317891645441|title=Mumble Rap 2 on the way|date=21 July 2022|access-date=21 April 2023}} On 2 September 2022, he announced that Hit-Boy, the Anmls, DaHeala, and DannyBoyStyles were producers who were involved in the mixtape.{{cite tweet|user=reBELLYus|number=1565825732562980864|title=Hitboy killed the production, & my guys @itstheanmls really gave me some 🔥🔥 … my brothers @Daheala & @DannyBoyStyles came through at the buzzer. I'm proud of this thing we created. I can't wait to share it with y'all|date=2 September 2022|access-date=21 April 2023}} Exactly two weeks later, he asked fans to guess who the featured artists on it are and gave the starting letter for each one of their names.{{cite tweet|user=reBELLYus|number=1570893782773825536|title=MR2 {{!}}{{!}} featuring : n - - r - - - - - - - g - - - - g - - - - - - - - - - - - first person to get all 4 right, ima send you 2 bands 💵|date=16 September 2022|access-date=21 April 2023}} Three days after that, he revealed their names after a Twitter user named [https://twitter.com/sonyaaroberts @sonyaaroberts] guessed it correctly.{{cite tweet|user=reBELLYus|number=1571937006682509313|title=Shout out to @sonyaaroberts for guessing the track list first. Mumble Rap 2 featuring : Nav Gucci Rick Ross Gil Scott Heron|date=19 September 2022|access-date=21 April 2023}} The lead and only single of the mixtape, "American Nightmare", was released on 21 April 2023.{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2023/04/21/belly-returns-with-single-and-video-american-nightmare-produced-by-hit-boy/|title=Belly Returns with Single and Video "American Nightmare" Produced By Hit-Boy|website=The Source|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=21 April 2023|access-date=21 April 2023}} The second single, "Ambiance", was released on 5 May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2023/05/05/watch-belly-releases-new-ambiance-video-ahead-of-mumble-rap-2-album/|title=[Watch] Belly Releases New "Ambiance" Video Ahead of 'Mumble Rap 2' Album|website=The Source|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=5 May 2023|access-date=5 May 2023}} The third and final single, "Cocaine Spoon", which features American rapper Rick Ross, was released alongside the mixtape on 19 May 2023.{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2023/05/05/watch-belly-releases-new-ambiance-video-ahead-of-mumble-rap-2-album/|title=Belly Officially Releases New 'Mumble Rap 2' Album, Drops "Cocaine Spoon" Video with Rick Ross|website=The Source|last=Grant|first=Shawn|date=19 May 2023|access-date=19 May 2023|quote=Paired with the album's release is the music video for the single "Cocaine Spoon" featuring Rick Ross.}}
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Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Mumble Rap 2 track listing
| total_length = 26:12
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Capone's Demise
| writer1 = {{hlist|Ahmad Balshe|Chauncey Hollis, Jr.}}
| extra1 = Hit-Boy
| length1 = 1:25
| title2 = Ambiance
| writer2 = {{hlist|Balshe|Richard Muñoz|Faris Al-Majed}}
| extra2 = The ANMLS
| length2 = 2:17
| title3 = Loyalty v. Royalty
| note3 = featuring Gil Scott-Heron
| writer3 = {{hlist|Balshe|Gilbert Scott-Heron|Muñoz|Al-Majed}}
| extra3 = The ANMLS
| length3 = 2:19
| title4 = Heroic Villains
| writer4 = {{hlist|Balshe|Muñoz|Al-Majed|Mejdi Rhars}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|The ANMLS|Prince85}}
| length4 = 2:06
| title5 = Just Like Me
| note5 = featuring Nav
| writer5 = {{hlist|Balshe|Navraj Goraya|Hollis}}
| extra5 = Hit-Boy
| length5 = 2:12
| title6 = World Changed
| writer6 = {{hlist|Balshe|Hollis|Dustin Corbett}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Hit-Boy|Corbett}}
| length6 = 2:49
| title7 = American Nightmare
| writer7 = {{hlist|Balshe|Hollis|Danny Schofield|Nick Lamb}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Hit-Boy|DannyBoyStyles|Lamb}}
| length7 = 3:12
| title8 = New Money, Old Devils
| writer8 = {{hlist|Balshe|Hollis}}
| extra8 = Hit-Boy
| length8 = 1:53
| title9 = De La Hoya
| note9 = featuring Gucci Mane
| writer9 = {{hlist|Balshe|Radric Davis|Hollis}}
| extra9 = Hit-Boy
| length9 = 2:18
| title10 = Cocaine Spoon
| note10 = featuring Rick Ross
| writer10 = {{hlist|Balshe|William Roberts II|Rogét Chahayed|Hollis}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Chahayed|Hit-Boy}}
| length10 = 2:35
| title11 = Real Lapse
| writer11 = {{hlist|Balshe|Muñoz|Al-Majed}}
| extra11 = The ANMLS
| length11 = 3:06
}}