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Kanye West - Christmas in Harlem
Artist: Kanye West
Featuring: Cam'ron , Jim Jones , CyHi The Prynce , Pusha T
Producer: Hit-Boy
Label: Def Jam/IDJMG
Every year it seems hip-hop contributes to the Christmas festivities by grabbing some sleigh bells and an MPC and making a hit for Santa to ride out to. Whether they are gems like Death Row’s Santa Goes Straight Through The Ghetto, or failed attempts like Bang’s Christmas Story, it’s always good to see hip-hop in the spirit of the season. This year the giving gets good as Funk Master Flex recently premiered a new Kanye track featuring Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Big Sean, Cyhi Da Prynce, Pusha-T, Teyana Taylor and Musiq Soulchild, titled Christmas In Harlem. With Hit-Boy on the beat, all the emcees and singers bring to the table their future plans for Christmas over the orchestral instrumental. The biggest surprise here is Teyana Taylor’s voice, which is an absolute standout, but ultimately everyone else on the song deliver as well, although it does get short ended because there are just so many monstrous emcees vying for space on one song. After all, you can only fit so many rhymes into six and a half minutes, even in the season of miracles.
This song first appeared on the
Top Hip Hop / R&B Chart
on January 10, 2011
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Chill feel. Good song. Keep it up Kanye!
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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Sorry about the Funk Flex-tagged version, folks. I was told we'd have the untagged version by this evening, but clearly that didn't happen (we will swap out the final, tagless-version when we receive it).
Ye, I know you're going for the "every hood is my hood" holiday theme, but what about a Christmas in the Chi? Damn. Sometimes less is more and a version with either only Dipset, or only the G.O.O.D. Music fam, would have sufficed. Big Sean, in my opinion, delivers the goods second to Ye. 
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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Nice Holiday in The Hood joint . Damn Flex could have at least drop a boom as much as he tagged it up.
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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Def a good holiday banger
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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This song is nice. I heard it on Hot97 yesterday afternoon....djbooth I see ya'll heard it on Hot97 too
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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A very nice idea. I thought it might come across a little cheesy but in the end I really enjoyed it! Grats Kanye on a G.O.O.D year!
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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Man, Kanye has got a lot studio time. I like it and I hope he'll continue to drop good songs like this in near future.
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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this is dopeness no hate from over here
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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I forgot Jim Jones could rap when he felt like it. I was looking most forward to Big Sean and Cam'ron here. They both delivered.
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| Posted on Dec 17, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 18, 2010 |
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I'm feelin' the drum-kick-synth production... Teyana kills the hook... Everyone'z versez are nice... But... Jim & Cam'z sixteen'z sound out-of-place though... 3 - ***'z
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| Posted on Dec 18, 2010 |
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Dope Production, dope hook....jimmy and cam dont belong.
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| Posted on Dec 18, 2010 |
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this song is a classic Teyana Taylor’s voice has came up over the year (RiRi U better look out, somebodies coming for the crown)
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| Posted on Dec 18, 2010 |
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Good but I honestly prefer the first version with Kanye and CyHi da Prynce...way too many people and Dipset sounded pretty shi*ty still but jus cause a rate kanye and teyanas voice 4.5 stars
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| Posted on Dec 18, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 18, 2010 |
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Big Sean does his thing.
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| Posted on Dec 19, 2010 |
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hot track
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| Posted on Dec 19, 2010 |
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Yeezy brings rap to christmas....Rapmas
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| Posted on Dec 19, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 20, 2010 |
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good song but was not really feeling it but u cant hate Mr.West
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| Posted on Dec 20, 2010 |
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This is a very good track . This track was put together very well. Dipset put it down 2 .
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| Posted on Dec 20, 2010 |
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This is history.. Can we have a download link?
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| Posted on Dec 20, 2010 |
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Well, here is another amazing record from Kanye West aka My favorite. lol. He did a fantastic job in this, with getting these great ppl to come together and just murder their verse. And they all did just that. Also, I love Teyana Taylor in this. She was a perfect fit for this record. Her voice is great. And the chorus from her is just so great. I love the production from Hit-Boy in this. This is an overall great song. 5 stars for me.
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| Posted on Dec 20, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 21, 2010 |
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The production was very solid, i enjmoy the took as well, creally great vocal talent by Teyana Taylor. To me Kanye had the best verse.
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| Posted on Dec 21, 2010 |
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i love it
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| Posted on Dec 21, 2010 |
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The production is nice on here by Hit-Boy. Cool Beat. Kanye really did his thing for the XMAS season. As a matter of fact, everyone did an exceptional job for an official XMAS song. Dipset is back with kanye...that's pretty cool. Banger.
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| Posted on Dec 21, 2010 |
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This is a cool song but not great should have been much better than this with all the acts on here.
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| Posted on Dec 21, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 22, 2010 |
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Its Christmas in Harlem yall! Happy Holidays!
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| Posted on Dec 22, 2010 |
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| Posted on Dec 22, 2010 |
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dam that funk masterflex sample is so annoying... it almost ruined this song
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| Posted on Dec 22, 2010 |
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Im just gona say it.....the taggin kinda kills it for me. Good lyrics but the taggin takes away from the Xmas theme.
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| Posted on Dec 23, 2010 |
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This is my Christmas Carols
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| Posted on Dec 24, 2010 |
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Yea I'm feeling this track mos def. I gotta get whatever mixtape/album this comes out on. One of the better tracks released from Ye recently.
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| Posted on Dec 24, 2010 |
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I feel it, I can see frolicking in the middle of Harlem getting snowed on with my girl jamming to this song like 'Its a wonderful life' urban style - before you get mugged LMAO
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| Posted on Dec 25, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jan 04, 2011 |
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| Posted on Jan 11, 2011 |
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Great lyrics.... Kanye is killing it at the moment... can't wait to see what he does next.
@*#$! Harlem! Yeah I said it. @*#$! Harlem!!! Haters gonna hate. |
| Posted on Jan 12, 2011 |
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