Monday, December 07, 2009

There's Another Holiday Hip/Hop Song

For many years, I thought there was only one Christmas rap. That being the ubiquitous (at this time of year) "Christmas in Hollis." Imagine my surprise when I heard the following gem from Kurtis Blow for the first time:

"Christmas Rappin'"

Are there any others out there, I haven't heard of? If not, I blame gangsta rap.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Derek Harper said...

There's "Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto" by Snoop Dogg, but I think that's a James Brown cover.

I rustled around a little bit, and came up with this, which technically counts (much the way "Back Door Santa" technically counts), I suppose:
http://www.thisisthesouf.com/2007/12/christmas-in-compton.html

Then there's this, which suggests there's just not much out there:
http://www.hiphoparchive.org/prepare-yourself/christmas-hiphop

December 14, 2009 1:15 AM

 

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