JumpinJack AJ Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Jeff has been hard at work. He just put out a holiday mixtape!!! It's a great mix of old a new featuring music of all genres. The only problem is that it's missing JJ+FP's "Family Christmas." Here's the link:https://www.facebook...h=3AQECBEkR&s=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Wow! No replies. Has anyone peeped it? Thoughts? Opinions? Personally, I loved that he used both TLC Christmas songs even though only one of them was a single. There's actually 2 old school Hip-Hop Christmas songs towards the middle that I was unaware of that I'm gonna look for. I wasn't crazy about one of the cussing. Christmas music with cussing just doesn't seem right to me. The mix reminded me of the Ludacris' song. I never knew about the Kanye West Christmas song. I love the beat and the chorus...but Kanye's lyrics are stupid and his voice is awful (as usual). I like how his mixes and samples the Chipmunks in the middle of it. I will say that I'm surprised that he didn't include a Boyz II Men Christmas song. I was listening 2 the mix 2day while driving and I definitely feelin' it for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted November 25, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I love that he put Donny Hathaways This Christmas in this..twice! That's my fav Christmas song of all time..other than that I'm not a huge fan of Christmas rap songs..that just doesn't say Christmas to me. So I really only liked about 50% of the tracks..Ludacris on this wasn't a great move IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Christmas and Rap doesn't really work anyway. I will be bumping this Mix as soon as its time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I partially agree. I don't think that a Christmas Hip-Hop song reaches for any serious or emotional depth. I look at is a way to sprinkle the season with something lighthearted and fun. Believe it or not, I actually kinda like the Ludacris song. I kind of wish he focused on R-N-B/Soul and Pop music mostly but I'm still enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Yeah I know what you mean. When I make a christmas playlist, its 90% not rap but I put in some rap tracks and punk tracks here and there to lighten the mood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 I would also have to agree... this was cool but for me Rap and Christmas songs don't mix. My Christmas playlists don't have any rap in them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted November 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I feel that the artist making the song and the subject matter is what makes it good. Run-DMC's "Christmas In Hollis" is classic. No Christmas is complete without it in my opinion. I would put JJ+FP's "Family Christmas" and Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rappin'" behind that joint. Ludacris' "Ludacrismas" is just silly and I have problem with that. Kanye's "Christmas In Harlem" is pretty wack in my opinion. Like I said above, I love the beat and chorus, but the artists/subject matter is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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