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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]

Merry Christmas Lil' Mama
Mixtape by Jeremih and Chance the Rapper
Released	December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22)
Recorded	December 2016
Genre	Hip hop Christmas
Length	32:11
Label	Self-released
Producer	BJ Burton Bongo C-Sick Charlie Handsome ChaseTheMoney Digi FlippaFrancis and the Lights Garren Sean Hit-Boy J Proof Smoke Ono The Social Experiment Zaytoven
Chance the Rapper chronology
Coloring Book (2016) Merry Christmas Lil' Mama (2016) The Big Day (2019)
Jeremih chronology
Late Nights: Europe (2016) Merry Christmas Lil' Mama (2016) Cinco De MihYo (2017)

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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]

Track listing

Songwriting credits adapted from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).[13]

Merry Christmas Lil' Mama and Re-Wrapped Disc one[14]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All the Way"		Flippa J Proof[15]	3:37
2.	"Snowed In"		Carter Lang[16]	4:11
3.	"Stranger at the Table"		C-Sick Bongo	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"	Chancelor Bennett Jeremy Felton		2:01
9.	"Merry Christmas Lil' Mama"		C-Sick DJ Spinn DJ Gant-Man The Social Experiment	3:56
Total length:				32:11

Re-Wrapped Disc two[17]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Down Wit That"		Hit-Boy[18]	3:46
2.	"Lil Bit" (Interlude)			4:11
3.	"Held it Down"	Bennett Jamil Chammas Darian Garcia Ryan Vojtesak	Smoke Ono[19] Charlie Handsome Digi[20]	3:02
4.	"Big Kid Again"			3:47
5.	"Let it Snow"			3:26
6.	"Family For"			3:29
7.	"Ms. Parker"		Smoke Ono[19] Garren Sean[21]	3:29
8.	"One More Cry"		Smoke Ono[19] BJ Burton[22]	4:09
9.	"Are U Live"	Bennett Felton Chase Rose Valee Taylor	ChaseTheMoney[23]	3:41
10.	"Stranger at the Table" (Piano Remix)			3:45
Total length:				36:49

Notes

• "All the Way" features vocals by Hannibal Buress and King Louie
• "Snowed In", "Joy", & "I'm Your Santa" features vocals from Teddy Jackson
• "I Shoulda Left You" features vocals by Lud Foe
• "The Tragedy" features vocals by Noname
• "Merry Christmas Lil Mama" features vocals by King Louie
• "Lil Bit (Interlude)" features vocals by Hannibal Buress
• "Are U Live" features vocals by Valee[24]

Personnel

• Common – drums[25]
• Lena Waithe – drums[25]

References

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