The Gift: A Christmas Compilation, 116 (Reach)

I have no idea who "116" is, let alone any of the folks who are co-billed on this 2019 holiday hip-hop recording. But I wanted to make sure folks got to hear this because it's very listenable. Four of the 12 songs appear to be original to this project, "Thanking You," "All Is Bright," "Nothin' But You," and "Real Love." All of these are mid-tempo or slower modern R'nB. The rest of the tunes are all remakes-remodels of familiar carols, some with tweaked titles, like "O'Come," ""Joy," "What a Time," "Noel," and "Angels." The other songs are "Silent Night, "This Christmas," and "We Three Kings." Those of you who hold hip-hop at arm's length would do well to give this a chance.