A Ghetto Christmas Carol

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A Ghetto Christmas Carol
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ReleasedDecember 11, 2017
RecordedSeptember – November 2017
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Length9:09
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XXXTentacion chronology
17
(2017)
A Ghetto Christmas Carol
(2017)
?
(2018)

A Ghetto Christmas Carol is the tenth and final extended play by American rapper and singer XXXTentacion. It is a Christmas-themed EP released on December 11, 2017, by Bad Vibes Forever. [1] The production was handled primarily by fellow American record producer, Ronny J and XXXTentacion himself, alongside Cubeatz and J Dilla. [2] This EP is a reworked version of his scrapped 4 songs EP named "Ugly" [3] .This was the last extended play released before X's death.

Contents

Track listing

The EP includes a protest song by XXXTentacion against then-President Donald Trump, "Hate Will Never Win".

Credits adapted from Tidal. [4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."A Ghetto Christmas Carol"1:44
2."Hate Will Never Win"
  • Onfroy
J Dilla 1:44
3."Up Like an Insomniac (Freestyle)"
  • Onfroy
  • Spence Jr.
2:31
4."Red Light!"
  • Onfroy
  • Spence Jr.
Ronny J1:05
5."Indecision"OnfroyXXXTentacion2:04
Total length:9:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [6] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 35
US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales ( Billboard ) [8] 42

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