Christmas Countdown: 808

808 is popular in hip hop, i’m guess, from the rhythm machine often used (Roland TR-808), and not from the police code for disturbing the peace.

Take Ifan Sivac (please!) and the “Winter Christmas” ‘song’ that makes you stretch to figure out the language native to these ‘singers.’ Nauseous pop that includes the 808 hits that hard, full of trap.

Less embarrassing, an energetic rap from Saevus (feat. Ballad and Pap!land) “Christmas & 808’s” chuckles and ruffles and BLUE ALERTS like it’s fun.

Sampling in 808 on blast Far East Movement (feat. MNEK) winds up some melody with “Christmas in Downtown L.A.

Filthy and fun, “Christmas Cookies” by Blight Dolezal goes full chipmunk rap with BLUE ALERT to spare. Don’t believe me? Careful: Please fill me with up your nutmeg please do it I’ll beg Drill my ass with your penis under the sunset Bang it like a 808 drum leave the pussy upset. Oh my.

Also carnally intent, “WHERE THE GIFTS AT” by Alexander FRE$co is the usual complaint to Santa (How you 808 and still can’t put down the fuckin plate?) about skipping certain kids. OutBLUE-ALERTrage galore. Rap’s that way.

More fun is the “Jingle Bells” parody by 4melodia (feat. London Elixir, Dalicia La Fleur & Mattie B). Oh what fun it is to shake your bells like an 808! Warning, there may be twerking.

Millionaire’s Estate will Make the 808 big bust in “Litmas,” a Christmas rap carol with a sinister back beat. Plenty of naughtiness to go around, but not a single profanity proffered. (My preference!)

Christmas countdown: 1000*

The REAL meaning of Christmas–(by the thousand)?

Shanta Fuentes’s wishlist Has grown a thousand feet (Where she hopes that Everyone would find peace) in “Snow Baby (Fa La La La Love)”. Diva pop blues that dances more than preaches.

Composercleo laments that There are people in this world Spending a thousand something. But his “Screwge” is a playful be-boppity rap which just complains about the commercialism of gifting. The alternative, he hints, is family.

Christmas Countdown: 1200

Party rap from 69 Boyz, Quad City DJ’s, K-Nock and the whole Quad City family off the dam fine Quad City All Star Christmas album asks whatcha gunna get him/her for that special gift. The boys ask for a twelve disc changer and on and on. The girls start with twelve hundred dollars. So “What You Want for Christmas” makes our list of numbers. Worth it at the given price point.

Christmas Countdown: 1843

Calle Bini has a convivial rap style combining science, anthropology, history and Christmas in “One Degree.” I guess it means we’re not all that separated from each other, but Chas Dickens gets a shout-out for penning his ‘Carol’ in 1843 and popularizing religious observation as being about family.

Christmas Countdown: 1991

I’m leaving you todayChristmas Morning 1991” gushes Guts Crew Records with ukulele abandon in an attempt to garage band the breakup. Works for me.

Zach Sherwin jew-raps “Pop Music” judging his fatherless musical upbringing and exposure (BLUE ALERT excerpt from Naughty by Nature–which was a Hanukkah 1991 gift). It culminates in a rap battle much later. Regular Disney underdawg that boy.

Christmas Countdown: 2010 BLUE ALERT

Cry Baby Hank has a nose outta joint in “Christmas 2010.” His metal tinged rock seems to indicate he’s been done wrong by something female. The holidays do not ameliorate his anguish. So… BLUE ALERT

Twice as BLUE ALERT but violently non-apologetic about it Death Squad Kills rants more than raps “Christmas Final Fight 2010.” The chip outweighs the shoulder.

Luckier, DRTYUNCL remembers a BLUE ALERT love connection from “Christmas 2010,” an upbeat rap.