#HipHopAdvent 20: 1997
Rev Run feat. Puff Daddy, Mase, Salt N Pepa, Snoop Dogg, Keith Murray & Onyx — Santa Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gy0uMDz7yo
When this came out, Tupac and Biggie had recently, within the space of half a year, each been shot, two murders fuelled by an East Coast / West Coast feud driven by confected animosity between LA’s Death Row Records and NYC’s Bad Boy Entertainment. Remarkably, in this context, this charity recording pairs Death Row’s leading rapper Snoop Dogg with Bad Boy’s owner Puff Daddy. The fewer words said about the latter the better, but Snoop’s rhymes on this are hilarious - calling Santa Claus “the enemy” because he’s wearing red (Snoop’s gang affiliation is with the blue-wearing Crips).