Merry Christmas Lil' Mama | ||||
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Released | December 22, 2016 | |||
Recorded | December 2016 | |||
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Length | 32:11 | |||
Label | Self-released | |||
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Merry Christmas Lil' Mama is a collaborative Christmas mixtape by singer Jeremih and rapper Chance the Rapper. It is the fourth mixtape by Jeremih,and the fifth mixtape by Chance the Rapper. The mixtape was self-released via SoundCloud on December 22,2016,and features collaborations with Noname,King Louie,and comedian Hannibal Buress,amongst others. The mixtape is dedicated to the city of Chicago. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The mixtape was reissued on December 19,2017,as a double-disc mixtape titled Merry Christmas Lil' Mama Re-Wrapped. [6] The mixtape contained nine new songs and a piano remix of "Stranger At The Table". [7] Disc Two featured a returned guest appearance from Hannibal Buress and Chicagoan rapper Valee. A second reissue occurred in 2020,titled Merry Christmas Lil' Mama:The Gift that Keeps on Giving,featuring the previously unreleased songs "The Return",“Who’s to Say”,and “Let Me Bang”. [8]
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | B [9] |
Pitchfork | 8.1/10 [10] |
Vulture | Mixed [11] |
Craig Jenkins from Vulture called "All the Way" and "Snowed In" the mixtape's best tracks,despite calling the project "less like Christmas music and more like a fun,low-stakes love letter to both artists' place of birth". [11] Pitchfork published a review of the mixtape's reissue in 2017,awarding it 7.7 out of 10. [12]
Songwriting credits adapted from American Society of Composers,Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). [13]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All the Way" |
| 3:37 | |
2. | "Snowed In" | Carter Lang [16] | 4:11 | |
3. | "Stranger at the Table" |
| 2:45 | |
4. | "Joy" | The Social Experiment | 4:12 | |
5. | "I'm Your Santa" | Francis and the Lights | 3:26 | |
6. | "I Shoulda Left You" | Zaytoven | 4:41 | |
7. | "The Tragedy" | Bongo | 3:24 | |
8. | "Chi Town Christmas" | 2:01 | ||
9. | "Merry Christmas Lil' Mama" |
| 3:56 | |
Total length: | 32:11 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Down Wit That" | Hit-Boy [18] | 3:46 | |
2. | "Lil Bit" (Interlude) | 4:11 | ||
3. | "Held it Down" |
| 3:02 | |
4. | "Big Kid Again" | 3:47 | ||
5. | "Let it Snow" | 3:26 | ||
6. | "Family For" | 3:29 | ||
7. | "Ms. Parker" | 3:29 | ||
8. | "One More Cry" | 4:09 | ||
9. | "Are U Live" |
| ChaseTheMoney [23] | 3:41 |
10. | "Stranger at the Table" (Piano Remix) | 3:45 | ||
Total length: | 36:49 |
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