Long Before “Christmas In Hollis” There Was Kurtis Blow’s “Christmas Rappin’”

A brief look back at rap’s first Christmas record, from 22 major label rejections to nearly half a million units sold.

Welcome to Micro-Chop, a newsletter dissecting beatmaking, DJing, music production, rapping, and sampling — written by me, Gino Sorcinelli.

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