In the midst of Kanye West's "G.O.O.D Friday" series, he dropped off a holiday gem prior to the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. "Christmas In Harlem" is a holiday anthem that should be bumping throughout the whole season. With Christmas only a few days away, "Christmas In Harlem" is this week's throwback Thursday.
Kanye recruits Teyana Taylor and CyHi The Prynce for their incredible holiday anthem that highlights the great parts of the season. While there were various versions that ended up surfacing (specifically with the Dipset members), Kanye ultimately ended up releasing the official version with just Teyana and CyHi. It almost serves as a follow up to Run DMC's "Christmas In Hollis" and is one of the few holiday songs that most retail workers probably wish would play more often.
Quotable Lyrics
I'll be there soon, on my sled, me and Rudolph
Thugs think Imma Blood because I won't take this suit off
Ha I swear, I got the freshest wardrode
I let me beard grow because it's cold in the North Pole
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