Various Artist "#Occupy Christmas" (Compiled by Issuez)

We are now just less than two weeks from Christmas, so even those who think the celebration starts too early are beginning to celebrate or at least contemplate the idea. One of the things that comes along with Christmas is the music and there are always a slew of "new" Christmas albums being released. And here we have another, "#Occupy Christmas," a compilation put together by Issuez. As you can tell by the album cover, it is your standard album filled with the tired and trite holiday songs we all know and sing even when we don't want to.

Wait...holy shit, is that a picture of Santa coming down the chimney with an ax? Hold on, I don't remember hearing "Sex in the Market Place," when I was out shopping. Do we actually have a creative Christmas album that may not exactly be family friendly (that would make two dope Christmas albums in a year.) Let me actually listen to this album....

Ok, as I am sure you figured out, this isn't your standard Christmas album and in reality the Christmas theme is loose at best, does have a lot of winter ideas in it. But really what it is, is a very good compilation that fits into the cold weather of the season and gets all those damn versions of Frosty out of our heads as we listen to some incredible hip hop music. Some of these songs have been released before, some have not, but if you look through the list of artists, any person who enjoys the music I talk about here, will be VERY happy and recognize more than a few of the names. So once your latest family gathering is over, or after your trip to the store, clear out that musical monotony with some quality music and you can even say your are listening to Christmas music, check it out and enjoy.

You can stream and download the album here.