The One Xmas Album You Won't Hate

Put away the Bing Crosby and pay no mind to the Nutcracker, people.

This holiday season, fill your halls with the soulful sounds of A Tribe Called Quest, instead.

And this time, Q-Tip, Phife and Ali rap over the sexiest old school Christmas samples you’ve heard, and it’s all courtesy of YouTube phenom, DJ, and well-underrated (though still award-winning) hip hop producer, Cookin Soul. The Spanish maestro’s the same man who gave us Get Ready For Xmas, featuring everyone’s favourite, Biggie Smalls. So if you’ve heard that one, but didn’t know the origin, bam.

A Tribe Called Xmas boasts 11 remixed tracks in total, and each one somehow bests the one before it, but “Butter Cookies” takes the cake.

If you like Lo-Fi, both cassette and vinyl versions of the album are available for purchase right here.

God bless real hip hop.

And Merry Christmas, y’all.