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"Money (That's What I Want)" is a rhythm and blues song written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, which was the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise. Barrett Strong recorded it in 1959 as a single for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records .
The song and its music video received acclaim and accolades including Best Hip Hop Video at both the 2019 BET Hip Hop Awards [3] and the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards [4] and a Rhythm & Bars Award at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. [5] "Money" was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
List of other charted and certified songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions
"Empire State of Mind" is a hip-hop song that features rap verses from Jay-Z and vocals from during the song's chorus from Keys. The piano component that runs throughout the song contains a sample of the 1970 single "Love on a Two-Way Street", written by Burt Keyes and Sylvia Robinson, performed by The Moments. [7]
The song was produced by Hit-Boy, 40, Hagler and Rey Reel. The song was originally meant for Drake's third studio album Nothing Was the Same, however, it was cut off the final track listing. After Drake released the song himself in December 2013, it was later included on the Young Money Entertainment compilation Young Money: Rise of an Empire ...
"Fix" is a song performed by American contemporary R&B group Blackstreet, originally appearing as the fourth track on their second studio album Another Level. A remixed version of the song was issued as the third single from the album and features the band Fishbone , [ 5 ] as well as Ol' Dirty Bastard and ad-libs by Guns N' Roses guitarist, Slash .
The single has been hailed by critics as an inspiration for the hip-hop genre, landing at number 5 on the Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest West Coast Hip-Hop Songs of All Time" list in 2023, and number 7 on the BBC's "The greatest hip-hop songs of all time" list. [1] [2] [3]
The song is featured in season 2, episode 7 of New York Undercover, "Student Affairs" (1995). The song is featured in the 2002 film 8 Mile as well as the More Music From 8 Mile soundtrack. Marc Mac (of 4hero) did an interpretation of the song on his album Visioneers Dirty Old Hip Hop. The song is featured in the 2011 film The Sitter starring ...