I Get Money
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"I Get Money" is the third single from 50 Cent's third album, Curtis.[1] This song was #14 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[2]
Production
"I Get Money" contains elements from Audio Two's "Top Billin'".It was recorded at 50 Cent's Connecticut mansion studio by engineer Alonzo Vargas. Although the track was a promotional single, it was also the official remix for 50 Cent's previous single, "Straight to the Bank".[3] The song was produced by Apex.[4] Initially, Scott Boogie was credited as the producer of the song,[4] however, it was later discovered that Scott Boogie actually stole the beat from Apex.[4] In the song, 50 Cent talks about the Glacéau acquisition by The Coca-Cola Company (as he had an ownership stake in Glacéau's parent company); he raps:
I took quarter water, sold it in bottles for two bucks. Coca-Cola came and bought it for billions, what the fuck?
Critical reaction
Time magazine named "I Get Money" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #6. Writer Josh Tyrangiel praised the song as “hypnotic”, observing that its appeal is owed to the “Top Billin” sample, and that 50 Cent’s bemusement at his own survival and success “makes the song as wry as it is scary.”[5][6] In 2008, it was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.
Music video
The music video was released on July 13, 2007, on the websites of Hot 97, Power 106, and on 50 Cent's YouTube channel. The music video features art direction from fashion designer Arthur Hickman and cameos from Angel Fershgenet, DJ Kayslay, Funkmaster Flex, Mims, Lloyd Banks, Marquise Jackson (50 Cent's son), Mazaradi FOX, Prodigy, Melissa Joan Hart, and Tony Yayo. The video reached number one on BET's 106 & Park on September 7, 2007.[citation needed] In 2007, it was nominated in the BET Hip Hop Awards for Best Hip Hop Video. Two Lamborghini Murcielagos were featured in the video.
Remixes
On August 3, 2007, HipHopDX.com reported that an official remix which features Diddy and Jay-Z was released.[7]
Diddy stated that there is a remix featuring himself, and Jay-Z .[8] However, on September 12, 2007 50 Cent confirmed in an interview with Hot 97 that the remix was released and features Diddy and Jay-Z, with the track being known as the "Forbes 1-2-3 Billion Dollar Remix".[9][10] The track was released on September 17, 2007.[11] The beef with rapper Ja Rule came back up when Ja Rule made a diss freestyle over the beat of this song. 50 Cent is yet to respond.
Ludacris has also remixed I Get Money where he is thought to have disrespected fellow Atlanta rapper T.I.
Chamillionaire also created his own version of the song called "Money Already Made" for his Mixtape Messiah 3.
Lil' Flip released a song titled "I Get Money" (ft. Rick Ross) which was featured on his album "I Need Mine" in 2006 followed by a remix ft. Jim Jones more than a full calendar year before 50 Cent's version was released. The two songs have minor similarities, the chorus in Lil' Flip's version is screwed which makes the two different. Regardless, many Flip fans have become disappointed in what they call a rip-off of Flip's song.[citation needed]
Female Rapper, Nicki Minaj spit a freestyle to this track for her mixtape Sucka Free
Rapper Cassidy responded with a "I Get Money (Remix)" dissing all rappers who took his style and instrumentals (such as 50 Cent) while he was incarcerated, on the Larsiny Family 100 Bars mixtape.
UK rapper Kano made a freestyle to this song on his MC No.1 mixtape.
Lil Kim also made a freestyle called "I Get It" for her mixtape Ms. G.O.A.T.
Music video for the remix
At the beginning of the music video of 50's "I'll Still Kill", a brief 29 second clip of what seemed to be a preview of the "I Get Money Billion Dollar Remix" was shown, indicating that a music video for the remix has been made and may be released soon. However this may have been for that video. Since then, two fan versions were released on YouTube, and both only contained 50's verse. These both use clips from the "I'll Still Kill" music video, including the intro.
Track listing
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Get Money (clean)" | 3:50 |
| 2 | "I Get Money (album)" | 3:50 |
| 3 | "I Get Money (instrumental)" | 3:50 |
| 4 | "I Get Money (acapella)" | 3:45 |
Remix
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Get Money (Billion Dollar Remix) (clean)" | 4:32 |
| 2 | "I Get Money (Billion Dollar Remix) (album)" | 4:32 |
| 3 | "I Get Money (Billion Dollar Remix) (instrumental)" | 4:32 |
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Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[13] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[14] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 35 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[15] | 88 |
| Canadian Hot 100[16] | 63 |
References
- ^ 50 Cent on XXL Videos Pt. 1. XXL magazine (August 3, 2007). Accessed August 3, 2007.
- ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 6, 2009
- ^ 50 Cent Shoots New Video for “I Get It”. TBOHipHop (June 25, 2007). Accessed August 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c Slava Kuperstein (August 14, 2007). Scott Boogie: NOT the Producer of "I Get Money!". HipHopDX. Accessed August 14, 2007.
- ^ Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; Time magazine; December 24, 2007; Page 39.
- ^ Time magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at time.com
- ^ DX Dirt (Lil Wayne, Jay-Z's Ladies & 50 Cent). HipHopDX. Accessed August 4, 2007.
- ^ In the Know (August 29, 2007). DX Dirt (Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Dr Dre & Amy Winehouse). HipHopDX. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- ^ MissInfo (September 18, 2007). “I Get Money remix, Forbes 1, 2, 3″—50 Cent, Diddy and Jay-Z. MissInfo.tv. Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ Mrwhitefolks (September 13, 2007). 50 Says He'll Take Def Jam to War, Plus More on Hot 97. Def Sounds. Accessed September 13, 2007.
- ^ 50 Cent, Diddy & Jay-Z (Forbes 1, 2, 3) - I Get Money (Billionaires Remix). HipHopDX (September 17, 2007). Accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ The Billboard Hot 100 – I Get Money. Billboard. Accessed September 20, 2007.
- ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – I Get Money. Billboard. Accessed September 20, 2007.
- ^ Hot Rap Tracks – I Get Money. Billboard. Accessed September 20, 2007.
- ^ 50 Cent - I Get Money - swisscharts.com
- ^ 50 Cent - I Get Money - Music Charts