Hanukkah Rap Battle -- It's Dreidel Time, Bitch!

We got to thinkin' ... there are no real Hanukkah songs during the holidays, so a rapper who tried to crash the Jewish holiday with a good beat could score big.

Too Short (left) and Jim Jones (right) squared off Friday on TMZ Live, with their original tunes written just for us.

Listen to both, and you be the judge.