Jim Jones

A Dipset Xmas (Edited)

  • MOG Editorial Review

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    "Livin' fast and ballin' at Christmas time" is the spirit that the Dipset crew invoke from the start on their seasonal release A Dipset Xmas. Jim Jones rounds up his ByrdGang group to harmonize and rap over the sound of sleigh bells, just one of the album's many yuletide touches. On "Wish List," Jones captures the struggle of a father "tryin'a grind for everything on this wish list," while "Ballin' On Xmas" has Jones rapping, "Fa la la la la, it's a Dipset Christmas!" It's the album's catchiest track and doesn't have to try too hard to incorporate the feeling of the season, thanks to borrowing from another unconventional holiday record, Run-D.M.C.'s "Christmas in Hollis."
  • AMG Review of Dipset Christmas [Clean]

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    What makes Jim Jones' A Dipset Christmas worth consideration is the loose charm found on the first half -- the Christmas half -- of the album. The Dipset capo's quirked-out charisma and quippy style are suitably toned down to a surprisingly humble level, supporting both the light, Christmas party numbers and the bittersweet tales of the struggling holiday seasons past. Best of the latter is "Wish List," a believable track where Jones remembers what empty wallets and disappointed families feel like come the end of December. "Ballin' on Xmas" is fun if only for its riffing on Run-D.M.C.'s "Christmas in Hollis," and "Dipset X-mas Time" is a cheery and bright way for any hardcore baller to start his Christmas morn. "The mood is right/And I'm high is hell" isn't for the family gathering, and neither is the thugging second half of the album, which features some random, non-Christmas leftovers of which only the "We Fly High" remix is desirable. It's been a decade since the hood was sorta blessed with the much more throwaway Christmas on Death Row, so even with the abundant filler, A Dipset Christmas serves a purpose. [A Dipset Christmas, Rovi

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