Kiana FitzgeraldĪlbum: Jeremih & Chance the Rapper, Merry Christmas Lil Mama: Rewrapped (Disc One) (2017) It’s been more than two decades since this song dropped, and I still feel like a little girl, waiting for my own Black Santa to come through and bless the ‘hood with treasures. Seeing Snoop driving a ‘Lac in the sky, whilst wearing a black Santa hat over a silk press watching Nate Dogg sing in his unparalleled baritone in a choir and hearing the individualized retellings of troubled Christmases past, courtesy of the extended Dogg Pound family, made me feel represented. So when I heard this song, and even further, watched the accompanying music video, I was stunned. (My mom did not let Santa have an ounce of credit for shit: “I bought them damn gifts!”) We wanted a more authentic representation of the figure we already knew was fake. It was always a joy to have someone come by and bless my sister and me with gifts, but even then, we knew that it was fuck 12. In Texas, where I’m from, there’s a program called Blue Santa, sponsored by the local police, who visit kids in underserved communities and bring small gifts for them. I was 7 years old when it dropped, and I was already well-aware of the fact that my family lived in poverty. The first time I heard “Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto,” I felt like it was custom-made for me. Album: Various Artists, Christmas on Death Row (1996)
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