This context provides a narrative framework much reminiscent of earlier gangsta rap records popularised in the late 1980s by Eazy-E and his crew NWA, yet pioneered in the early part of that decade by artists such as Schoolly D, Funkmaster Wizard Wiz and Ice-T. Trap refers to the creating and selling of crack-cocaine, the вЂњtrapвЂќ being the dwelling within which it is manufactured, sold and smoked. But lyrically it is quite different to the semantics and linguistics of Southern pioneering trap artists like Outkast, Cool Breeze and Ghetto Mafia who developed their style in the mid-1990s. IвЂ™m a lil tired of people taking this culture for a joke.Д«ut what really is the problem with mumble rap?ДЄs a derivative of вЂњTrapвЂќ (an umbrella term for hard Atlanta street rap), mumble is largely linked to the Atlanta scene. These comments really fuelled anger in the nation, and following some fiery exchanges, Pete Rock aimed a missive at Lil Yachty, his assumed alter ego Lil Boat and Young Dolph:

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