Looking for a little bass to spice your Christmas up? There are plenty of Christmas-inspired hip hop albums and Christmas rap songs, but let’s be honest: most of them aren’t worth listening to. We know, because we listened to literally all of them while building this list.

It wasn’t easy, but we sifted through it all, good and bad, to bring you the Christmas hip hop that you can actually enjoy and also get a legit Christmas vibe from. Our list includes over four hours of bumpin’ Christmas tunes spanning close to four decades of hip hop music, making it the most comprehensive list online.

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Christmas Rap & Hip Hop Worth Listening To

On the list we’ve got seven whole albums and nineteen songs to fill your Christmas with the sounds of quality hip hop. Artists include Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Wyclef Jean, Gucci Mane, RUN-DMC, DRAM, and others. Enjoy – and Merry Christmas to all you filthy hip hop heads.

Update: Your wish is our command! We had a few requests to compile all this music into a master playlist, so here ya go! (sadly we had to leave out a few of the older jams on this list that aren’t on Spotify)

Quality Hip Hop Christmas Albums

#1HappyHoliday – DRAM

Big Baby DRAM’s Holiday album was short but 100% gold. If you don’t get any further on the article after this one, I don’t blame you – I had these three tracks on loop for an entire day when it first came out.



“Merry Christmas Lil Mama” – Chance the Rapper and Jeremih

Jeremih and Chance the Rapper’s Christmas mixtape is certified excellent. The mixtape dropped earlier this week and was preceded by the single “Merry Christmas Lil Mama” last year. The mixtape is mostly original work and features a harder delivery from Chance with a quicker flow and lower cadence. We’re big fans.



A Dipset Christmas – Jim Jones

Featuring some reworked Christmas classics and some original material, Jim Jones’ A Dipset Christmas is a legitimately good album – even outside of Christmas music standards. This album captures peak Jones, coming out on the heels of the album Hustler’s P.O.M.E. which featured the hit single “We Fly High”.



A Colt 45 Christmas – Afroman

For a more comedic, “no fucks” take on your favorite Christmas classics. Prepare to simultaneously laugh your ass off and feel like a complete degenerate.



Cee Lo’s Magic Moment – Cee Lo Green

Anything Cee Lo Green does, he does 100%. That includes his 2014 Christmas album, Cee Lo’s Magic Moment. Be sure to check out his rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” with Christina Aguilera.



Gift Rap – The Cross Movement

Early 2000’s rap takes on the holidays, with plenty of variety on collaborating artists and some great flows. This album is underestimated, underappreciated, and great for getting under the influence.



8 Days of Christmas – Destiny’s Child

Okay, this one isn’t technically “hip hop” but this soulful, r&b heavy Christmas album from Beyonce’s Destiny’s Child is too good to keep under wraps. You haven’t really lived until you hear Bey do “Silent Night”.



19 Great Christmas Rap and Hip Hop Songs

New School Christmas Hits

“Christmas in Harlem” – Kanye West

Christmas In Harlem

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“A Christmas F*cking Miracle” – Run the Jewels

Run The Jewels - A Christmas F*cking Miracle (Official Music Video)

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“Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” – DMX

( We’ve just gotta attach the video for this one too, because it’s even funnier than Afroman’s Christmas Album)



DMX Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

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“The Christmas Song” – Wyclef Jean

“This Christmas” – DJ Mustard, Ella Mai

Man’s Not Hot (Christmas Edition) – Big Shaq

“3 Kings” – Yo Gotti, Fabolous, DJ Khaled

“St. Brick Intro” – Gucci Mane

“Ghostface X-mas” – Ghostface Killah

Old School Christmas Rap Throwbacks

“Christmas in Hollis” – RUN-DMC

RUN-DMC - Christmas In Hollis (Video)

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“Player’s Ball” – Outkast

PLAYER'S BALL (ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS VERSION)- OUTKAST

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“Deck da Club” – Ying Yang Twins

Ying Yang Twins - deck da club

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“It’s Christmas” – Gorilla Zoe

It's Christmas- Gorilla Zoe (Download)

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“Christmas Rappin'” – Kurtis Blow

Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin' (Mercury Records 1979)

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“Christmas Grind” – Killer Mike

Killer Mike - Christmas Grind

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“Ludacrismas” – Ludacris

Ludacris - Ludacrismas

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“Santa Baby” – RUN-DMC ft Mase, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Salt N Pepa

Run DMC ft Mase, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Salt N Pepa, Onyx & Keith Murray - Santa Baby (Rap)

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“All I Want for Christmas” – Dirty Boyz

Santa Goes Straight to the Ghetto – Snoop Doggy Dogg

Snoop Doggy Dogg - Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto, Uncensored- Official Death Row Upload

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Did we miss any Hip Hop Holiday jams? Let us know in the comments!