The Best Hip-Hop & R&B Jams That Surprisingly Make Great Thanksgiving Songs
By Peyton Blakemore
November 20, 2018
No fighting over the radio this year!
We all know it takes a lot to appease both the old heads and the youngins' when it comes to the good ol' Thanksgiving playlist. Some only want the golden hits while others want the new jams. So, we at iHeartRadio have come up with a compromise playlist of sorts that features nothing but the hits from both the old and new school. And while each song may not be about eating turkey and collard greens (some are) each track has one thing in common — they're all about family/and or partying as a family!
Scroll on to get the R&B and hip-hop Thanksgiving playlist of your dreams.
1. "We Are Family" — Sister Sledge
2. "Collard Greens" — Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar
3. "Family Reunion" — The O’Jays
4. "Rock with You" — Michael Jackson
5. "Tell Me Something Good" — Rufus & Chaka Khan
6. "Family Affair" — Mary J. Blige
7. "Party" — Beyoncé
8. "Family Feud" — Jay Z featuring Beyoncé
9. "All That I Got Is You" — Ghostface Killah featuring Mary J. Blige
10. "Blessings" — Chance the Rapper featuring Ty Dolla $ign, Anderson .Paak, and BJ the Chicago Kid
11. "Dear Mama" — 2Pac
12. "Brickhouse" — Commodores
13. "Keep The Family Close" — Drake
14. "Perm" — Bruno Mars
15. "Before I Let Go" — Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
16. "September" — Earth, Wind and Fire
17. "Dance with My Father" — Luther Vandross
18. "I’ll Be There" — Mariah Carey featuring Trey Lorenz
19. "Hold On, We're Going Home" — Drake featuring Majid Jordan
20. "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé
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