It was an otherwise average workday when a friend sent me his version of “Holidays,” by Big Swi$h, and I thought… this can’t be right. And then I thought, this is absolutely right. The spin that the rapper put on the holiday staple was beyond anything I could have expected. What a blessing it is to have in the canon. But to come in that late on a song and genre is a humbling reminder that there are years and years of Christmas Rap excellence to catch up on. You see, Christmas Rap™ (not to be confused with Christmas Wrap) is a genre of holiday music that orbits its own sun. It combines the whimsy of bells with the power of bars.
Big Swi$h has certainly made headlines with his previous hit single “Profit,” but it’s clear that he’s been stepping away from his comfort zone and experimenting with his sound. It’s not every day you see rappers taking the leap and trying something new. Big Swi$h uses this opportunity to stretch his subject matter and add a dash of holiday joy to his overall sound. Listeners already familiar with Big Swi$h know that this is new and different from the young Canadian rapper. Big Swi$h is a creative artist and always tries to go above and beyond with every single. Holidays was a fine example of that, and just prove that no song from Big Swi$h sounds like the other! It’s always something new and something fresh from this talent upcoming rapper!
