♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY.

WE'RE HERE WITH CHANCE THE RAPPER.

JEREMIAH AND CHANCE, HERE IT IS.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS LIL MAMA: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING."

>> YES, SIR.

>> Stephen: I UNDERSTAND JEREMIAH ACTUALLY HAD COVID.

HOW'S HE DOING?

>> SO, YEAH, THAT WAS A REALLY TOUGH THING WE WENT THROUGH THIS

YEAR.

I'VE KNOWN JEREMIAH FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS NOW.

HE'S ONE OF MY REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.

WE'VE MADE CHRISTMAS SONGS IN THE POST AND WE GOT TOGETHER TO

MAKE MORE THIS YEAR AND HE CAME DOWN WITH COVID.

HE WAS REALLY NOT DOING SO WELL IN THE HOSPITAL FOR I THINK

THREE AND A HALF WEEKS.

>> Stephen: DAMN.

AND ON A VENTILATOR AND IT WAS, LIKE, THE FULL THING AND

REALLY HAD A MIRACULOUS GOD SEND OF A RECOVERY.

SO HE'S DOING MUCH STRONGER.

ACTUALLY JUST SAW HIM YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A MONTH.

YEAH, IT'S JUST A BLESSING.

HE IS DOING BETTER.

HE'S GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY.

HE'S BEEN DOING REHAB WORK FOR WALKING AND STUFF.

HE'S WALKING WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

HE'S IN A GOOD SPACE.

I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF MY GUY.

>> Stephen: WELL, IS THERE A FAVORITE SONG OFF OF THIS?

>> THERE IS, ACTUALLY.

YEAH, THERE'S A NEW SONG ON THERE CALLED WHO'S TO SAY.

IT'S THE OUTRO ON THE RECORD.

I MADE IT FOR MY FAMILY MORE THAN MYSELF.

IT'S ABOUT FORGIVENESS AND SOME OF THE HARD CONVERSATIONS WE

DON'T HAVE AS A FAMILY AND WE TRY TO MULL OVER DURING THE

HOLIDAYS.

AND, YEAH, I HAD -- AFTER THE RECORD DROPPED LAST FRIDAY, MY

FAMILY GROUP CHAT STARTED TALK ABOUT THE SONG AND WE JUST HAD A

REAL NICE, VERY RARE, CATHARTIC MOMENT IN A GROUP CHAT WHERE WE

TALKED AND TOLD EACH OTHER HOW MUCH WE LOVED EACH OTHER.

IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM MY FAMILY.

IT WAS VERY COOL.

I WAS PROUD OF THAT SONG SPECIFICALLY, BUT THE RECORD AS

A WHOLE IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM MOST HOLIDAY ALBUMS.

YOU HAVE TO KIND OF -- ONCE YOU HEAR IT, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND,

YEAH.

>> Stephen: CHANCE, GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

>> ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU.

>> Stephen: THE ALBUM IS "MERRY CHRISTMAS LIL MAMA: THE

GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING."

CHANCE THE RAPPER, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

SAY HI TO DION WARWICK FOR ME!

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