A Ghetto Christmas Carol Explained

A Ghetto Christmas Carol
Type:	EP
Artist:	XXXTentacion
Cover:	A Ghetto Christmas Carol Cover.png
Released:	December 11, 2017
Recorded:	September – November 2017
Length:	9:09
Prev Title:	17
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	?
Next Year:	2018

A Ghetto Christmas Carol is the tenth and final extended play by American rapper XXXTentacion. It is a Christmas-themed EP released on December 11, 2017, by Bad Vibes Forever.^{[1] [2] [3]} The production was handled primarily by fellow American record producer, Ronny J and XXXTentacion himself, alongside Cubeatz and J Dilla.^[4]

Track listing

The EP includes a protest song by XXXTentacion against then-President Donald Trump, "Hate Will Never Win".^[5]

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[7]

• XXXTentacion – vocals, composition, engineering, executive production, production
• Ronny J – composition, executive production, production
• Cubeatz – composition
• J Dilla – production
• Robbie Soukiasyan – engineering
• Koen Heldens – mixing
• Kevin Peterson – assistant mastering
• Dave Kutch – mastering

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)^[8]	2
US R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard)^[9]	42

Notes and References

1. Web site: XXXTentacion Releases 'A Ghetto Christmas Carol' EP . 2024-08-10 . www.complex.com . en.
2. Web site: Stream XXXTentacion's 'A Ghetto Christmas Carol' EP . 2024-08-10 . Rap-Up . en-US.
3. Web site: Fitzgerald . Trent FitzgeraldTrent . 2017-12-12 . XXXtentacion Drops 'A Ghetto Christmas Carol' EP for the Holidays . 2024-08-10 . The Boombox . en.
4. Web site: India. Lindsey. December 11, 2017. Listen to XXXTentacion's 'A Ghetto Christmas Carol' EP. live. XXL. https://web.archive.org/web/20171211221504/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2017/12/xxxtentacion-a-ghetto-christmas-carol-ep/ . 2017-12-11 .
5. Web site: XXXTentacion’s “Hate will never win” Samples Donald Trump’s Charlottesville Speech & J Dilla Production . 2024-08-10 . Genius . en.
6. Web site: Try the TIDAL Web Player.
7. Web site: ? Deluxe / XXXTENTACION. 16 March 2018 . Tidal. September 16, 2019.
8. Web site: NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. January 1, 2018. December 29, 2017.
9. https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2Aa%20ghetto%20christmas%20carol%2A&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A-&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=3&title=a%20ghetto%20christmas%20carol Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales Chart]. Billboard. February 28, 2018. February 28, 2018.