Cash Shit
"Cash Shit" | ||||
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Single by Megan Thee Stallion featuring DaBaby | ||||
from the album Fever | ||||
Released | May 17, 2019 | |||
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Length | 3:12 | |||
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Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology | ||||
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"Cash Shit" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, featuring vocals from American rapper DaBaby. It was released as the second single off of Megan Thee Stallion's first studio mixtape, Fever.[1] The track would later peak at number 1 on Urban radio in the United States,[2] as well as number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] This song was later featured in the fictional iFruit Radio in Grand Theft Auto V (Xbox One, PS4, PC version).[4]
Billboard magazine ranked "Cash Shit" 30th on their 100 Best Songs of 2019 list.[5] Complex named it the 11th best song of the year,[6] while Pitchfork listed it 12th on their 100 Best Songs of 2019 list.[7]
Production
Megan Thee Stallion asked producer LilJuMadeDaBeat for "A beat with no melody", which he then made in five minutes. The song features a Roland TR-808 (with a heavier one playing during the verses and a softer one playing during the hook), a southside hand clap, a water splash, and one opened and one closed hi-hat in the left and right channels. LilJu wanted a large 808 because his fondness of songs featuring large bass growing up.[8]
Music and lyrics
"Cash Shit" features a booming beat.[5][7] In the intro of the song, Megan raps "Yeah, I'm in my bag, but I'm in his too", a line Pitchfork's Rawiya Kameir labeled as "capitalist-feminism".[7] In Megan's opening verse, she twice "interrupts herself and jumps back a few bars to repeat her punchlines".[5] Complex's Shawn Setaro said the song contains the "best elements from both artists: Megan's humor and in-your-face sexuality, and DaBaby's flowing triplet rhythms and perfectly timed pauses."[6]
Critical reception
"Cash Shit" received acclaim from critics, with many praising Megan thee Stallion's and Dababy's verses. The song was given a "VERY HOTTTTT" rating by Milca P. of Hotnewhiphop, and was labeled "an effort laced in impalpable swagger and confidence."[9] Writing for Tiny Mix Tapes, Eli Schoop praised the song as "downright nasty".[10] In a review of Fever by The New York Times, and praised the line "I’m a finesser and I’m a fly dresser/Move to the top floor and flew in my dresser" as "an unlikely image crash landing into a conventional boast".[11] Trent Clark of HipHopDX praised Megan's and Dababy's performances, saying that the song "highlights why both Southern stars are among the most entertaining rappers out"[12]
The song's production also received praise, with The New York Times calling it "ominous and spacious"[11] and The Fader branding it as "refined".[13]
Music video
Two "much-hyped" music videos were teased, but subsequently abandoned.[7] On July 14, Megan released a trailer via social media[14] (featuring DaBaby) of what appeared to be a trailer for a short film/music video, directed by Hype Williams, titled "Fever Thee Movie".[15] Later in May 2020, Megan confirmed that if her song Savage goes number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, she would drop the video/short film.[16]
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[17] | 36 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 16 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] | 24 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100[20] | 27 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2019) | Position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[21] | 90 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] | 41 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[23] | 37 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[24] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Gunn, Tamantha (2020-05-18). "Megan Thee Stallion celebrates the one-year anniversary of 'Fever'". REVOLT. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby's "Cash Sh*t" Reaches #1 At Urban Radio". Headline Planet. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Megan Thee Stallion". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
- ^ "Introducing iFruit Radio". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ a b c Billboard Staff (December 11, 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ a b Setaro, Shawn (December 17, 2019). "The Best Songs of 2019". Complex. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Rawiya, Kameir. "The 100 Best Songs of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ LilJuMadeDaBeat. "The Making Of Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby's "Cash Shit" With LilJuMadeDaBeat". Genius. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ P., Milca. "Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby Match Off On "Cash Shit"". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Schoop, Eli. "Megan Thee Stallion Fever". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ a b Caramanica, Jon. "The Old-Fashioned, High-Impact Rhymes of Megan Thee Stallion". The New york times. A.G. Sulzberger. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Clark, Trent. "Review: Megan Thee Stallion's "Fever" Sets Bubblegum Competition On Fire". hiphopDX. Sharath Cherian. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Shikan, Amani. "The fever pitch of Megan Thee Stallion". the Fader. Andy Cohen. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Megan Thee Stallion [@theestallion] (July 14, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion x Hype Williams coming soon FEVER THEE MOVIE" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Elder, Sajae (July 15, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion teases Fever Thee Movie". The FADER. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
- ^ Megan Thee Stallion [@theestallion] (May 10, 2020). "Wow this is actually good I'll drop the unreleased cash shit video / short film if savage goes # 1" (Tweet). Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "DaBaby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Dababy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^ "Dababy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 9, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hot Rap Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
- ^ "American single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash Shit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 October 2019.