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The lyrics for the track were written by Bekuh Boom and Vince, with music being composed by them alongside 24 and R.Tee. It is an American rap style track over a laid-back horn beat with boastful lyrics about spending money and being rich. The song marked Lisa's final release as a soloist under YG and Interscope, before her departure from the ...
Steve "Flash" Juon of Rap Reviews wrote the song "was so provocative and funny it was a guaranteed hit. Was AMG pimping hoes to collect that dough? Hell no. AMG was selling himself TO hoes". [3] Complex [1] and The Ringer [2] included the song in their respective lists of the 100 and 101 best L.A. rap songs.
It was covered by Carole Davis, under the title "Serious Money," on her 1989 album Heart of Gold. A medley of "For the Love of Money" and Stevie Wonder's "Living for the City" was recorded by Troop, LeVert, and Queen Latifah. The medley is featured prominently in Mario Van Peebles's 1991 film New Jack City, and it appears on the film's soundtrack.
By December 2010, "Best I Ever Had" had been downloaded over 2,000,000 times since its release. [14] On May 28, 2009, an unauthorized album The Girls Love Drake, released by a label named Canadian Money Entertainment was released to iTunes, which featured the song as well as the Young Money Entertainment song "Every Girl".
The song was performed on the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and later won Best Rap Song at the 49th Grammy Awards. American R&B singer, Amerie, recorded an answer back (remix) to the single. The song was included on her first mixtape, Because I Love It Volume 1 (the mixtape that was released to accompany her third studio album Because I Love It ...
"I'm taking rappers to a new plateau, through rap slow. My rhymin' is a vitamin held without a capsule." — Nas, "N.Y. State of Mind" [1] When rapping, MCs use braggadocio to boast—to speak about themselves with great pride. [2]
Money, Power & Respect debuted and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, selling over 110,000 copies in the first week. [4] The album has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping and selling over 1,000,000 copies in America. [5] To date, it is The LOX's best selling album.
"Scared Money" is a song by American rapper YG, featuring fellow American rappers J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo. It was released through Def Jam Recordings and 4Hunnid Records as the lead single from YG's sixth studio album, I Got Issues , on February 4, 2022.