Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto
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| "Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto" | ||||
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| Single by Snoop Dogg featuring Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg, Tray Deee, and Bad Azz | ||||
| from the album Christmas on Death Row | ||||
| Released | December 5, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music, West Coast hip hop, G-Funk | |||
| Length | 5:50 4:45 (Radio edit) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Snoop Dogg | |||
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| "Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto" on YouTube | ||||
"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto" is a Christmas song recorded by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring Daz Dillinger, Nate Dogg, Tray Deee, and Bad Azz.[1][2] It was released as the only single from the album, Christmas on Death Row. the song appeared in 2002 stoner comedy film Friday After Next.[3]
The song is titled after James Brown's version of "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" from the 1968 album, A Soulful Christmas.[2]
The music is taken from Isaac Hayes's song "Do Your Thing", originally released on the 1971 appeared Shaft soundtrack.
Music video
[edit]The music video was released in December 1996.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1996–97) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay[4] | 75 |
References
[edit]- ^ Chaz Kangas (2014-12-16). "REMEMBER THAT TIME DEATH ROW RECORDS RELEASED A CHRISTMAS ALBUM?". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ a b "Snoop Dogg's Santa Brought His Gifts In A '64 Impala Sleigh (Video)". Ambrosia For Heads. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ Elijah Wolfson (2018-12-25). "Death Row Records made a Christmas album, FYI". Quartz. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg Chart History: Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
External links
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