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.
The mixtape was reissued on December 19, 2017, as a double-disc mixtape titled Merry Christmas Lil' Mama Re-Wrapped. The mixtape contained nine new songs and a piano remix of "Stranger At The Table". 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", âÂÂWhoâÂÂs to SayâÂÂ, and âÂÂLet Me BangâÂÂ.
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". Pitchfork published a review of the mixtape's reissue in 2017, awarding it 7.7 out of 10.
Songwriting credits adapted from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
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