Jobe Bells

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Jobe Bells
Afroman Jobe Bells.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
Genre Hip hop
Length29:07
Label Hungry Hustler
Producer Afroman
Afroman chronology
Afroholic... The Even Better Times
(2004)
Jobe Bells
(2004)
4R0:20
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Disco Mix Club 3/5 [2]

Jobe Bells is a Christmas-themed hip hop album from independent rapper Afroman, released in 2004. It contains drug/sex themed parodies of various Christmas songs, such as the "12 Days of Christmas" and "Silent Night". The album received an unfavorable review from Rolling Stone . [3]

Track listing

  1. "Deck My Balls" (Intro) – 1:30
  2. "Violent Night" – 5:51
  3. "12 J's of Christmas" – 2:18
  4. "Jobe Bells" – 2:09
  5. "O Chronic Tree" – 1:25
  6. "A Strainj Poem" – 2:54
  7. "Death to the World" – 1:07
  8. "Palmbells" – 1:04
  9. "Nutscracker" – 1:38
  10. "An Even Strainjer Poem" – 4:15
  11. "12 J's of Christmas" (Instrumental) – 3:15
  12. "I Wish You Would Roll a New Blunt" – 1:41

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References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Afroman Jobe Bells Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. Oliver, Matt (March 4, 2016). "Afroman – Jobe Bells – Hungry Hustler". Disco Mix Club . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  3. Das, Robin (November 29, 2004). "Jobe Bells : Afroman : Review". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved June 9, 2022.