The Grouch + Brother Ali + Eligh + Los Rakas - Wonder Ballroom (Portland, OR; Dec. 11, 2010)

By and large, hip hop artists have never joined in on the Christmas spirit. Yes, there was Run DMC’s “Christmas in Hollis,” but besides that, Old St. Nick and his happy elves have been hands off. This makes sense for the gangsta rappers since there is nothing hard about holiday cheer and bad sweater parties, but what about the rest of the MCs, DJs, b-boys, and b-girls out there? Where are their two cents on all this merriment? After some digging, I discovered an anomaly in the data: The Gr...

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