116 - The Gift: A Christmas Compilation

Published Tuesday 17th December 2019
116 - The Gift: A Christmas Compilation
116 - The Gift: A Christmas Compilation

STYLE: Hip-Hop
RATING 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 178893-29189
LABEL: Reach
FORMAT: Digital Only Album

Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Those of you who are familiar with Christian hip-hop will know that 116 are a loose-knit collective, originally called 116 Clique, from Dallas, Texas and signed to Reach Records. In 2018, Reach released 'The Gift' and now have updated the project with new tracks. Old or new, the hip-hop renditions of Christmas carols such as "We Three Kings (ftg Lecrae, Paul Russell and Abe Parker)", "Silent Night (ftg Crystal Nicole)" and "O Come (ftg Tedashii, Cass and Nobigdyl)" are a lot of fun, while dance rap man Gawvi brings something special to "Angel" and "What A Time (ftg Whatuprg and Svrcina)" are possibly my favourites. If you are looking for some Christmas music which avoids the clichés of the genre, and emanates a considerable amount of celebratory joy, this is a set well worth searching out.

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