How To Make Mumble Rap – English Lyrics

• By: David, Ryan Higa

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of mumble rap with Ryan Higa and David Choi's hilarious tutorial, "How To Make Mumble Rap." This comedic take on contemporary hip-hop not only entertains but also offers insight into the key elements of the genre, from slurred lyrics to autotune. Learn about the creative process and cultural commentary behind this viral hit.

[English]

All right, we're done. Yeah, we just made a hit

For those of you don't know this is David Choi. He does a lot of the music that you've seen on this channel

um

A lot of the times when David and I are bored what we basically do is

we make these random useless songs uh that

-Very useful-

useless songs that David and I just make for fun

Nobody ever

sorry

*ryan laughs* David: my bad

There's the reason why I don't show these videos cause (David: Alright, lemme just turn this down)

Cause this is what I gotta deal with

David: cool *ryan sighs*

Well, anyway that is all gonna change today because we have somebody filming today with us, which we normally don't

Yep, Sean's here

David: *singing* SEAN FUJIYOSHI

Sean's here he's filming with us today

So we're gonna show you guys what it's like and what this process is like, it's already- you can already

see how- how messy it is

And because it is so popular right now uh what we're gonna be making today is

MUMBLE - David: mUmbo

both: RAAaa..?

*ryan laughs*

just try that again

what we're gonna make today is

MUMBLE David: Mohh..(?)

ryan, laughing: just say it at the same time, today is; mumble rap david: oh alright

What we're going to make is both: mumble rap (at different times)

we're gonna, we're gonna make mumble rap

david: mumble rap

aAaAh I'm stressed

*wonderful music*

yeah (alright) before we start let's do a little research (alright, okay so um)

we need to figure out like they all have um. (yeah)

look up some people

alright, uhn yeah

R: it's Cardi B D: Cardi B I recognize Cardi B R: I didn't know that was a mumble rapper

R: I know Lil Yachty, Lil Uzi Veri D: yeah why are there so many Lil R: Lil Pump that's the gucci gang guy

Ryan: gucci gang gucci gang gucci gang

David; Why- why little, like uh like I don't understand like everyone has the same name, can't it just be a little original?

Rayan: Migos? I know Migos, uh

David: There's X- XXX tension

*Ryan laughs*

David: extension

D: exten R: I don't know how you (D: exten) say it

David: exstentatIOn

D: it's like a porn star name there

David: 21 Savage af

R: *confused* a-? *laughs*

He said af instead of A.F.

We could sit here all day coming up with random names

we'll just come on with the name later. Let's just - make it - work on the beat

*gr8 music and beat sounds*

What do we have to do to make it sound more like today's rap- like today's -

D: So today's - yeah, yeah so to make it sound like there's a few elements like triplets. You got to do triplets.

that's like duh-duh-duh buh-da-da duh-duh-duh

R: Oh yeah yeah like the Snoop Dog ones

D: Yeah you have to do it

R: dah-duh-duh-dah-duh-duh-dah-duh (continues a bit)

D: Yeah

That's - (R: That's a triplet?) If you don't have that, you don't -you don't have modern-day hip hop song,

Ryan: Okay

startedwithoneandthennowIgottwoandthennowIgotthreeandafour

that works?

I have no idea what I just said

Oh you know what we have to do?

They always have that one guy with a deep voice that made like auto-tune like too much, and you can't understand it like

D: Yeah yeah yeah. That's - that's easy too I just gotta slap autotune on that

But like how do you get that sound do you think they actually sound like that? (D: You're the- I mean) Or do they do it on purpose?

D: They could be be born that way or they could just be like

R: *laughs* they could be born that way

R: It's sound like they have, like (D: You can artificially do it)

R: Like, they take a sip of water and then they rap (D: They can do that too)

R: Or like they have food in their mouth D: You can definitely put stuff in your mouth. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

D: To uh, I mean to make it sound good R: Don't flag us

D: thAt wHat sHe sAid

R: I'm pretty sure they don't do that

D: Trust me.

R: It's not going to sound the same D: I'll show you

This is a message that goes out to all of my haters

rI- *spits out his grape* *laughs*

Oh we gotta do all those uh, those random sound effects that they all do

It's like all they (D: yea) all do it's like the same one's right now

did you just throw that on the ground

D: no no no

R: Did you see that?

D:I got a trash can

Oh he has a trash can

D: Adlibs. They're called adlibs R: But- but not like echoing, but

like but like sound effects

they do like sound and D: but with their mouths?

R: Yea

D: Like....

Ryan: Your body, you can make a lot of sound

D: Yeah like a lot of - mouth are good instruments

*laughs*don't flag us

Alright (D: I think we're done) yeah we just made a hit

D: Congratulations! R: And it only took-

A little over two hours (D: a little bit over two hours) we're gonna say two hours

D: So do you wanna make like a music video or something from it?

R: I guess we could do something really quick and simple D: mhm

D: Let's do it R: *laughs*

8 grapes in my mouth, (8 grapes in my mouth)

8 grapes in my mouth, (8 grapes in my mouth)

Key Grammar Structures

• All right, we're done. Yeah, we just made a hit

  ➔ Simple past tense with the adverb "just" to express a recent action.

  ➔ The word "just" highlights that the action happened a short time ago: "we *just* made a hit".

• we're gonna make mumble rap

  ➔ Informal future with "going to" contracted as "gonna".

  ➔ "gonna" is the colloquial contraction of "going to" used to talk about a planned future action: "we are *gonna* make mumble rap".

• we have to figure out like they all have um.

  ➔ Modal verb "have to" expressing necessity.

  ➔ "have to" shows that something is required: "we *have to* figure out".

• they could be born that way

  ➔ Modal verb "could" for possibility.

  ➔ "could" suggests a hypothetical possibility: "they *could* be born that way".

• let's do it

  ➔ Imperative suggestion using "let's" + base verb.

  ➔ "let's" is a contraction of "let us" used to make a friendly suggestion: "*let's* do it".

• I don't know what I just said

  ➔ Negative present simple with a reported question clause.

  ➔ "don't" negates the verb "know" and the clause "what I just said" is an indirect question.

• we could sit here all day coming up with random names

  ➔ Modal "could" for unreal possibility + gerund phrase "coming up with".

  ➔ "could" expresses a hypothetical situation, and "coming up with" (gerund) shows the ongoing activity.

• It only took a little over two hours

  ➔ Past simple with the verb "take" to express duration of an action.

  ➔ "only" limits the amount of time, and "took" (past of "take") shows how long the process lasted.

• they always have that one guy with a deep voice that made like auto‑tune

  ➔ Relative clause introduced by "that" to give extra information about "guy".

  ➔ "that" introduces a relative clause: "that made like auto‑tune" describes the "guy".