Category: rap

(Another Year has G)One Less Lonely Girl

The Used raise voices over abandonment issues when they’re “Alone This Holiday“. Harmonic indie pumped.

Leon Russell sings blues about The coldest place I know in “Christmas in Chicago“. It’s funky because it’s sad.

Also homesick, Leon Mondschein wheels through “Christmas in Hamburg” with AI Motown. I’d recommend cartoons, but–hey is that a BLUE ALERT?!

“Another Lonesome Christmas Eve in San Francisco” takes in the sites and landmarks, but that’s because Milena Wings has no one to share a fireplace with. Jazzy diva blues with a wild, atonal piano solo.

Not quite ready for adulting, K Bibbles tries on “1st (& 2nd) Christmas Alone“. Slow rapping about missing everyone in that new place. Might as well write a song.

“We Need to Take a [Holiday] Break” BLUE ALERT

From the corn to the pone, Bobby Helms is miserable with “Another Christmas Without You“. No stocking full of joy, only an aching heart. OG country.

Spiralling, Johnny O not only misses you, but pictures you in someone else’s arms “By the Fire, Burning Bright“. Lounge rage.

Barely recognizable, Cher synth-belts out “Christmas Ain’t Christmas Without You“. She’s begging, dude.

“I Miss Your Christmas” is reflective R+B from Kid Travis that urges me to reunite you to him., warts and all.

Wistfully BLUE ALERT “Another Christmas Without My Niggas” from Boosie Badazz is regretful rap, slow and sentimental. Weird.

X-Mental: The Psychology of Christmas

Feelings run hot for the holidays: euphoria, depression, hysteria, fugue states… suicide ideation increases and Black Friday aggro is hardly a thing of the past. So, is it time for a Prince of Peace render unto us blessings or shock treatment?! We’ve certainly entertained maladjustments before on the blog, but now let’s sublimate our ids and get clinically analytical for Xmas.

As introduction to the whole central nervous system roadmap, Sarah Kopp brings forth a badly recorded, poorly rehearsed “AP Psychology Christmas Song“. If you can make out the terminology, take notes!

Carlos’ posts ‘s “Psychology Christmas Jingle” succeeds ever so slightly better.

JMaq’s Shark Uppercut delivers the entertainment when he pits “Santa Vs. Freud“. Electronic rap with consequences.

Christmas? Why?

Tommy Mackay hails “O Come All Ye Pundits” to fight the bollocks of British politics. It’s pre-Brexit, so get your Cliff Notes out …and BLUE ALERT.

“Bored Again Christians” plops down from the same album (The Daily Reckless bannerhead). It’s simple impatience in parody form. Cheers.

Darkcave also has to wait for it. “Wasn’t ’til I” finished Xmas, that I appreciated it, or something akin to that. Playful indie.

Todd Michalik has little, including money, luck, or success. But he is “Having Christmas“. Like having a bowel movement. He picks at it for beauty, but his raucous punk indie music batters beauty.

“Christmas” is a big so? by Dillon Fence. Not believing, criticizing, yet wishing us well–this danceable pop builds and burns bridges artfully.

The Snowflakes (feat. Pinoy Papí & The Bourcestershire Banshee) rap to Rudolph with “Welcome to the Island“. Remember the horrifying bad part of that TV special? Careful of this one….

X-Games: Hockey

Apparently it’s hilarious when highstickers sing carols, ’cause they’re bad at it. “The Chicago Blackhawks Sing-along Album” is a commercial for a fake. So is the “Hockey Holiday Hits Complete Collection“. I won’t bother with others.

“A Canadian Hockey Christmas Song” by the Ken Foster Band is a calm folk song from a fan. Not a single tooth is busted.

The Zambonis get reverential when they croon “Hockey Holidays (xmas ice)“. Blues rock that’ll help you with your time in the penalty box.

Then Snook gets lampoony with “The First Go-al“. You can see what’s coming.

Tape Deck Sonata muffles the indie with a solid alt-beat when engaged in “Hockey Drinking Games On Christmas Eve“.

“The Christmas Yeet” by Xavier (feat. IC Bloom) is suburban rap wherein Swiss Miss and playin’ hockey make the season bright.

X-Games: Basketball

Nets are not stockings, yet BBX is one of those indoor sports you can play Xmas Day.

Daveed Diggs’ “Carol of the Basketballs” is ADHD well spent. This is a promotion from the Hamilton star speed-rapping about the Christmas Day matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors 2018.

West LA Children’s Choir rattle off a more inclusive “Carol of the Balls“. Now that’s something.

Busting rhymes as old as Christmas decorations are back up/Or basketball with the layups mar the rap “santa” by KHAJAVI. Oh well.

Hot Dad’s “Christmas Slam Dunk” is some kind of easy listening electronica that doesn’t quite land. Ego’s up.

Krillz brings Something Awful to “NBA On Christmas Day“, a slow speed rap that challenges me mentally. Hey hey.

X-Games: more Reindeer

More AI when “Reindeer Games Gone Wild” by Amanduhhhhhh flexes its pop. Rough trade.

AI chokehold on “Reindeer Games” honestly results in a listenable song from Deta Family. It’s pop kidsong, but with a minor key horror tone underlying. Just races, really.

Better racing from Wizards of Boat in their rocker “Death Race of the Reindeer“. It’s like that.

Super Star Radio Network AI Music renders more racing and laughing in their pop-rap “Reindeer Games“. Silly more than aggravating.

“Reindeer Games” from Rhythmatic is kidsong with annoying AI pop forcing the rhymes. Play by play for each other original eight.

Keeping it kid-friendly KinderFun Nursery Rhymes belts out the kidrockingsong “We Are Going To The Reindeer Games Song“. The hollering surprises me.

In “Reindeer Games” by Hillbilly Rick, horseshoes and basketball get mentioned. AI country slop… but FINALLY!

Froggy Fresh tells a real story in the rap out “Reindeer Games” wherein James gets janky and grinches all the presents. See RGs are simply dastardly pranks. Commendable young music making.

Big Show: Recital

The solo show, the recital, has broken many a budding prodigy. The pressure! For Jesus!!

Rob and Tony allow that in a “Virtual Xmas” the carolers perform No doorstep recital, just processor code. Still, a show. Electronic pop, yet whimsical.

Busta Rhymes fronts Bieber for a reductive “Drummer Boy” that spotlights the kid’s show as a one man band. Rap, like.

“Santa’s Southside Symphony” by JJMAJ and The Unpolished Brass begins as a one-person lament, then–gets drunk. IT’s like Dixieland and rap had a baby.

And So… Caroling.28

Ben Folds celebrates “Me and Maurice,” his doggy family, while observing the doggie walking joys of wintertime. The carolers ring the doorbell twice then disappear. Nice indie with a soaring tribute to picking up poop as well.

Not that you can tell when it’s cheesy pop but when The Chipmunks ‘sing’ “Ho Ho Ho” about trees and carolers and whatnot, you can’t tell. Can you? And Dave is having a screaming meltdown. Huh, classic Chipmunks.

So, rap? “A GNF XMAS” is GNF (feat. Sheri John) fronting. Is this holiday related? Oh, if Dropping jingles so they caroling is it, then so. Ladies….

Xmas Music Delivery System: Talkbox

Okay, we covered synthesizers already.

Then i found these.

From ‘Home Alone 2’ Ryan Buell loops dialogue about using a branded Talkbox but runs it all through a Talkbox. “The Talkboy” is a curiosity piece worth noting.

In “A Talkbox Nutcracker,” Mr. Talkbox synth raps to THAT tune about music and songs and there’s a stereo in there somewhere. But it’s all about messing with the voice.