''Mumble Rap 2'' is the twelfth mixtape by Palestinian-Canadian rapper

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. It was released on 19 May 2023 through XO and

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. The mixtape features guest appearances from the late

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. It was primarily produced by

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, alongside the ANMLS, Prince85, Corbett,

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. It also serves as a sequel to Belly's previous mixtape, ''

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'' (2017), which was primarily produced by

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. 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. Belly and Hit-Boy revealed the tracklist on 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".

Release and promotion

On 21 July 2022, Belly announced the existence of the mixtape through a tweet. On 2 September 2022, he announced that

, the Anmls,

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were producers who were involved in the mixtape. 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. Three days after that, he revealed their names after a

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guessed it correctly. The lead and only single of the mixtape, "American Nightmare", was released on 21 April 2023. The second single, "Ambiance", was released on 5 May 2023. The third and final single, "Cocaine Spoon", which features American rapper

, was released alongside the mixtape on 19 May 2023.

Track listing

References

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