![]() He compares it to both Burger King (a cheap, generic fast-food restaurant) and Pootie Tang (a movie about a man who releases music without vocals or beat, yet people still love it). The second imitation is more of a metaphor for how bad mumble rap is. The first imitation disses four rappers, calling Lil Pump and Lil Xan uninspired clones of the famous rapper Lil Wayne. This is supported by a later line, “I can see why people like Lil Yachty, but not me though.” Eminem further disses mumble rap, making fun of Lil Pump’s Gucci Gang with the verses, “So finger-bang, chicken wang, MGK, Igg’ Azae’/Lil Pump, Lil Xan imitate Lil Wayne” and “So finger-bang, Pootie Tang/Burger King, Gucci Gang, dookie, dang” in which he imitates the song’s chorus. He also mentions how everyone is mindlessly following the new trends and giving mumble rap undeserved attention. Eminem goes on to say, “Do you have any idea how much I hate this choppy flow/Everyone copies though? Prob’ly no”, once again voicing his hatred of mumble rap, as well as taking shots at a popular rap group known for their mumble rap, Migos. He believes rap from the pre-modern era is much more inspired and overall better. ![]() His point is made clear with the line, “I heard your mumblin’ but it’s jumbled in mumbo-jumbo/The era that I’m from will pummel you, that’s what it’s comin’ to”. In “The Ringer”, Eminem delivers a criticism of the genre and tears into many modern rappers. Many new rappers have turned to this genre because it’s very easy to make these songs. The genre has been criticized for being generic and uninspiring, as all songs sound the same, and it’s virtually impossible to make out most of the lyrics. ![]() *add topic sentenceOne of the newest trends in modern music is mumble rap, named after the way it sounds. Through the song, Eminem drives across the point that the current rap industry is a shadow of what it used to be, and that current rappers are too obsessed with money to put effort into their work. His song “The Ringer” is especially focused on dissing the current rap industry, delivering bar after bar of metaphors and wordplay. He made his opinion vocal with his album Kamikaze ,where he fired shots at many modern rappers including Migos, MGK. Hip-hop artist Eminem, widely regarded as one of, if not the greatest rapper of all time, shares this opinion. The lyricism and wordplay as well as the purpose of songs today seem to be only focused on three things: money, drugs, and bitches. Rappers today are a far cry from what they once were. Hip-hop has undergone many changes in its “meta”, the mainstream way new songs are made, and what they are about. ![]() But lately, many people would argue that rap has devolved. ![]() Today, it is incredibly influential and profitable, with its own culture defining the newest generation. It started as a niche genre, but gradually picked up a greater following as the decade passes. Rap is one of the newest and foremost genres of music in the 21 st century. ![]()
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