HNHH Holiday Playlist To Get The Vibes Right

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Vibes from Outkast, Snoop Dogg, Cam'ron, Boosie Badazz & more to soundtrack Christmas 2020.

There aren't many people going door-to-door singing Christmas Carols this year, for obvious reasons. And those that do are likely more prone to spread coronavirus than holiday joy. So, f*ck 'em. The holidays are captured by the notion of large family gatherings and massive portions of food but it's not like people are doing that sh*t in silence. We here at HNHH took the task upon ourselves to soundtrack your Christmas with our own holiday playlist. It's not your regular playlist, either. We're talking bangers. So, let's break it down:

If we're looking back on some of the greatest hip-hop Christmas albums of all time, we gotta recognize how many bangers Christmas On Death Row produced. From "Christmas In The Ghetto" by Gary Barner & OFTB to Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg's "Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto," the Death Row compilation album is highly underrated and we urge you to revisit it this holiday season. If not, take in a few of the cuts we included on our holiday playlist.

The South, specifically, has produced a ton of holiday anthems that don't get as much love as it deserves. And since snow has become as synonymous with trapping as it has the holiday season, we sprinkled in a few records from Jeezy The Snowman as well as from the East Atlanta Santa.

Other picks include Tinashe, Yo Gotti, Jim Jones, Kanye West, A$AP Twelvyy, and more. Check out HNHH's Christmas Playlist below and recap our 12 Days of Christmas interview series here.


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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