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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.[1] Belly and Hit-Boy revealed the tracklist on 28 April 2023.[2] 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".[3]
On 21 July 2022, Belly announced the existence of the mixtape through a tweet.[4] On 2 September 2022, he announced that Hit-Boy, the Anmls, DaHeala, and DannyBoyStyles were producers who were involved in the mixtape.[5] 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.[6] Three days after that, he revealed their names after a Twitter user named @sonyaaroberts guessed it correctly.[7] The lead and only single of the mixtape, "American Nightmare", was released on 21 April 2023.[8] The second single, "Ambiance", was released on 5 May 2023.[9] The third and final single, "Cocaine Spoon", which features American rapper Rick Ross, was released alongside the mixtape on 19 May 2023.[10]
