13 Songs Fueled by The Evil Green, Money 💵

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13 Songs Fueled by The Evil Green, Money 💵 features Elley Duhé x Whethan, Jordan Davis, Mary J. Blige, Metro Boomin x Gunna, Pink Floyd & Yung Gravy.

According to The Bible, specifically the 1 Timothy 6:10 in the NIV, For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Whether you are believer or not, there is some truth behind that. Money makes people act funny, even those that were once grounded and much humbler. Songs about money are everywhere, depicting the effects that it has on us as humankind. Prior to 🎧 13 Songs Fueled by The Evil Green, Money 💵, The Musical Hype has dropped several musical compendiums: 🎧 11 Songs Fueled by Money (2018), 🎧 11 Rap Songs Fueled by Money (2019), and 🎧 Money 💵: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 13 (2023).

All five of the money songs from 🎧 Money 💵: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 13 (2023) reappear in 🎧 13 Songs Fueled by The Evil Green, Money 💵. 13 Songs Fueled by The Evil Green, Money 💵 features music courtesy of 🎙 Elley Duhé x Whethan, 🎙 Jordan Davis, 🎙 Mary J. Blige, 🎙 Metro Boomin x Gunna, 🎙 Pink Floyd, and 🎙 Yung Gravy among others. In this compendium, there are newer and older cuts alike. Money has been doing a number on the world for a minute! So, without further ado, no worries about grabbing the wallet for this one – reading about this money-fueled songs is totally free!

1. Barrett Strong, “Money (That’s What I Want)”

💿 The Collection • 🏷 Spectrum Music • 📅 2004

“The best things in life are free / But you can give them to the birds, and bees / I need money.” Woo! What a memorable line from the 🎙 Barrett Strong classic, 🎵 “Money (That’s What I Want)”. The legendary Motown singer/songwriter, who passed away at the age of 81 on January 28, 2023 😢, leaves behind some truly iconic songs as a writer, primarily. While he’s most renowned for his pen, he scored a hit on the pop charts with “Money,” which peaked at no. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 1960.

The chorus is the most famous part of this early soul classic, with Strong singing lead, supported by marvelous background vocals: “I need money (That’s what I want) / That’s what I want (That’s what I want).” Still, the verses are infectious, including the second where Strong, showing ample personality, asserts, “Your love gave me such a thrill / But your love don’t pay my bills.” Hence, that’s why Strong needs M-O-N-E-Y! “Money” was penned by another icon, 🎼 ✍ Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford. Gordy also produced this super catchy joint. A record that is well into its 60s, 🎵 “Money (That’s What I Want)” never grows old or sounds the least bit anachronistic.

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2. Elley Duhé x Whethan, “MONEY ON THE DASH”

🎵 “MONEY ON THE DASH” • 🏷 Not Fit For Society, Inc. / Good Luck Have Fun • 📅 2023

“Take, you runnin’ off the road, so get out the way / Push the pedal to the floor, blow ‘em all away.” It is safe to say that 🎙 Elley Duhé comes out swinging on 🎵 “MONEY ON THE DASH”. On the short but sweet single, a collaboration with producer, 🎛 Whethan, she delivers vocals soaked with personality. Lyrically, this short number is repetitive and uncomplicated, but certainly a vibe. The energy and intensity is apparent from the jump. She continues singing in the chorus, “Yeah, ya see, I’m gettin’ close, I accelerate / Goin’ faster than fast, hit the gas.”

“MONEY ON THE DASH” is set in a minor key – c minor to be precise (one of my favorite keys). Whethan collaborates with 🎛 Dru “Falconry” DeCaro to solidify a backdrop comprised of an anchoring, driving beat, a repetitive bass line, and of course, synths. It is worth noting that there is a sped-up version, which is also a – wait for it – VIBE! #BIG MOOD!!! “Lose control, I won’t crash, rollin’ high / Put your money on the dash, throw the dice.” WOO!

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Elley Duhé x Whethan, “MONEY ON THE DASH”: Dance Gemz 🕺 💎 🎶 2 (2023)

3. Mary J. Blige, “Rent Money” (Ft. Dave East)

💿 Good Morning Gorgeous • 🏷 Mary Jane Productions / 300 Entertainment • 📅 2022

“This can’t be reality / I’m picking up the pieces of the puzzle / Here all by myself, yeah / I can’t even wish you well.” 🎵 “Rent Money” was released as the third single from 💿 Good Morning Gorgeous, the first album released by 🎙 Mary J. Blige in five years. 🎛 D’Mile produced this relatively chill joint that samples 🎙 The Notorious B.I.G. record, 🎵 “Fuck You Tonight”.

For good measure, over the relaxed, soulful backdrop, Mary J. Blige brings some bite:

“Look now my rent money due

I spent everything fuckin’ with you, oh

They say you win some, you win some you lose

All I got is rent money due

Fucking with you.”

Blige invested her all into this man and she’s literally left with nothing. After spending, being loyal, and of course, sex, she’s ultimately in a bad spot – that rent is due! Basically, she can’t depend on him. Featured guest 🎙 Dave East fittingly, plays the guy who’s messed over her, asserting, “Phone out, she recording / Just so she can get the proof / It was all good when we was in the mood.” Sounds like he’s no good, Mary, but this song – it’s ‘on-point’ girl! Fancy sufficiently tickled!

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4. Jordan Davis, “Money Isn’t Real”

💿 Bluebird Days • 🏷 UMG Recordings, Inc. • 📅 2023

“And I was always jealous / Of everything I thought he had…” Jealousy is NOT GOOD. However, neither is the fact that 🎙 Jordan Davis and the preacher were the only people in attendance “To lay him in the ground that day” on 🎵 “Money Isn’t Real”, (💿 Bluebird Days, 2023). Sure, he “Might have died a millionaire / But lookin’ at them empty chairs,” Davis arrives at the conclusion, “Guess I ain’t got it that bad.” Davis paints a picture that money isn’t the same as authentic relationships and certainly doesn’t buy happiness – it is not important, ultimately. The first verse does a stellar job of driving home that point, while the chorus, in all its glory on this mid-tempo cut, sums it up perfectly: “‘Cause money isn’t real / It can’t call you like your mama does / It can’t make you old friends / It can’t make you love again / It can’t buy you real love.” Money can help ( “I believe in workin’ hard / ‘Cause it helps when you got it) but Davis prudently cautions, “All I’m sayin’ is don’t bet your whole life on it…”

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Jordan Davis, “Money Isn’t Real”: Music Lifts 🎶 🏋 11 (2023)

5. BIA, “Whole Lotta Money (Remix)” (Ft. Nicki Minaj)

🎵 “Whole Lotta Money (Remix)” • 🏷 Epic • 📅 2021

“It’s a whole lotta money in this motherfucker.” Woah, woah – language there 🎙 BIA! Kidding of course – we’re all hellish, cussing adults here… maybe… Anyways, who doesn’t love a kick ass banger by two bad ass female rappers? That’s what 🎙 BIA, assisted by 🎙 Nicki Minaj gives on 🎵 “Whole Lotta Money (Remix)”. The original, which inches just past two-and-a-half-minutes, appears on BIA’s 2020 album, 💿 For Certain. The remix, produced by 🎛 BeatGodz, Tee Romano, and London Jae, runs nearly four minutes in duration – more robust to say the least!

Following the pre-chorus, BIA drops the money-loving chorus, which in essence, isn’t on “no broke shit” (or “ho shit” for that matter). She then drops an edgy verse, asserting she doesn’t associate with broke folks and jealous bitches (shocker), before we get a refrain, pre-chorus, and chorus. Then, of course, comes Nicki Minaj, who is unapologetic AF. The one-liners are endless. “I put on my jewelry just to suck my nigga off / Fingers on his balls like I’m ‘bout to tell him, ‘Cough’” is the way she commences the verse. Da-yum! Of course, she doesn’t stop there, adding, “Pucci on my coochie, I’m make these niggas drool.” Holy Snickers – felt like some censorship was necessary, for once! Of course, Nicki and BIA trade bars on the third verse, and it’s as confident hard-nosed as you’d expect (“My pussy pretty, I fuck ‘em like porn stars / Ain’t playing basketball, but my bitches is all stars”).

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6. Calvin Harris, “New Money” (Ft. 21 Savage)

💿 Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 • 🏷 Sony Music Entertainment UK • 📅 2022

“Gucci garments, kush smell like armpits / You domestic, all I ride is foreign shit / Sippin’ Hi-Tech and I got a hot TEC / I got new money, it ain’t even out yet.” Did anybody expect 🎙 Calvin Harris and 🎙 21 Savage to collaborate? Probably not, but that’s exactly what happens on 🎵 “New Money”, the second single from 💿 Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2.

What makes “New Money” so potent? Even though 21 Savage is known for his deadpan style of rapping, there’s something endearing about this approach. Furthermore, the 🏆 Grammy-winner still manages to pack a mean punch even if he’s not dynamic when it comes to the decibels. Here, he touts material things, in all their glory even if ultimately, they are just things. Still, there’s something awesome about him mentioning Gucci, Hermes, and Diamonds over ‘funky’ production. As terrific as 21’s flow is, Calvin Harris’ production seriously kicks ass. It preserves a soul/disco/dance sound of old while remaining fresh and non-anachronistic in 2022. The combination of locked-in if low-key 21 and the soulful Harris backdrop is utterly sublime.

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7. Mariah Carey, “**Money ($ */ …)”**

💿 Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse • 🏷 Def Jam • 📅 2014

🎵 “Money ($ */ …)” could be described as one of the oddball songs of 💿 Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse, the 2014, comeback studio album by 🏆 Grammy winning music superstar, 🎙 Mariah Carey. Unfortunately, the pleasant, delayed album didn’t have the same effect as Carey’s previous ‘comeback’ album, 💿 The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), which marked a true renaissance. Focusing on this money sugar honey iced tea, Carey produced the track with 🎛 Hit-Boy (“Hit-Boy on the beat, oh yeah, that’s timeless”). Arguably, the production sounds off-putting initially, but once it settles in, there is a hypnotic quality. It is also worth noting that “Money ($*/ …)” samples 🎙 Mountain (🎵 “Long Red”), 🎙 Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band of Aba (🎵 “Alabeke”), and 🎙 Edwin Birdsong (🎵 “Rapper Dapper Snapper”).

“Baby ‘cause your love is good / That’s why I be on it / Zoning, calling, phoning for you babe.” Woo! Lyrically, “Money ($*/ …)” lacks depth, but there is definitely something special about it despite its deficiencies. The pre-chorus (excerpted) and the chorus shines if nothing more: “Money, this, that, the other / Don’t mean nothing other than / Jets on holidays and / Chefs with hollandaise / Expensive lingerie caused / I come home to you”. Furthermore, rapper 🎙 Fabolous seems to have a good time assisting MC (“Shorty like a good shoe, shorty like a nice bag / Shorty be expensive, it shows like a price tag”). To quote the 🎙 The O’Jays, “money, money, money, money, money”!

8. Yung Gravy, “Betty (Get Money)

💿 Marvelous • 🏷 Republic • 📅 2022

“With your baby mama at the club, I blow her back out / Shawty Filipino and she call me Manny Pacquiao.” Da-yum! 🎵 “Betty (Get Money)” (💿 Marvelous, 2022) runs a mere 2:25, yet that is plenty of time for 🎙 Yung Gravy to spit his shee-it – NO CAP! “Alley Oop without the hoop, they call me Jerry Stackhouse” (🏀)! “Betty” brilliantly samples the 1980s, 🎙 Rick Astley hit, 🎵 “Never Gonna Give You Up”, a song that could be characterized as not just a national treasure, but a worldwide treasure, woo! Throughout the record, the rapper delivers a smooth, easy going flow, exuding ample personality. I love the way that he repurposes the tune of the Astley hit with his own lyrics during the chorus, where he melodically raps, “Never take an L no more / Never take a damn thing slow / All I know is chase this dough and get money.” Again, I say, WOO! Also, for good measure, “Betty (Get Money)” is followed up by another money-fueled hit, 🎵 “Smells Like Money” and further down the track list, there is also another money song, 🎵 “Run Me My Money.” Yup, we know what Yung Gravy is all about 💰!

9. Sam Smith, “Money On My Mind”

💿 In The Lonely Hour • 🏷 Capitol • 📅 2014

“I DON’T have money on my mind,” 🎙 Sam Smith asserts in the chorus of their early hit, 🎵 “Money On My Mind”, from 💿 In The Lonely Hour (2014). “Money on My Mind” is a track about Smith’s ascension to fame. The eventual 🏆 Academy and Grammy award winner was unconcerned with the dollars 💸 when signing a record, a deal, and most concerned with sharing their art with the world, hence why, they go onto assert, “I do it for, I do it for the love.” There is no doubt that Smith has made bank since this In The Lonely Hour single, but they stand their ground about what is important. One of the best lines, from the end of the second verse, is when Smith asserts, “Cause I am not a puppet, I will work against your strings.” On this awesome lyric, Smith suggests three things: (1) they won’t let their record label control them like a “puppet” (2) they won’t let fame ruin or change them, and, central to the song, (3) they won’t let money control them. Notably, “Money On My Mind” was produced by 🎛 Two Inch Punch 💪.

10. Metro Boomin & Gunna, “All The Money”

💿 HEROES & VILLAINS • 🏷 Boominati Worldwide, LLC / Republic • 📅 2022

“This time around, we want all the money (Yeah),” 🎙 Gunna confidently spits in the chorus of 🎵 “All The Money,” a bonus cut from 💿 HEROES & VILLAINS. HEROES & VILLAINS is the 2022 hit album by producer extraordinaire, 🎙 Metro Boomin. He produces this easygoing, confident trap banger with 🎛 DAVID x ELI. There is a cool energy about the music, which matches equally cool energy from Gunna, who barely breaks a sweat. Still, he is able to boast about “Twenty-six bitches and all ‘em love me / Watch on they wrists and all ‘em flooded / We the real big dogs and y’all some puppies.” Furthermore, Gunna drops more clever lines including “Couldn’t play no sports but I went got that sack” (verse one) and “You know I’m hip like a beeper” (verse two). There isn’t much to “All The Money” but it hits all told.

11. Ludacris, “Money Maker” (Ft. Pharrell Williams)

💿 Release Therapy • 🏷 DTP • 📅 2006

“Shake your money maker like somebody’s ‘bout to pay ya / I see you on my radar, don’t you act like you’re afraid of shit.” Woo! Booty anthems never get old, particularly in hip-hop/rap music. Back in the mid-aughts, when 🎙 Ludacris was on fire 🔥, he dropped a sensational booty-shaking anthem with 🎵 “Money Maker”. “Money Maker” was produced by 🎛 The Neptunes – Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo – and Williams also appears as a featured artist. He and Luda collaborate on the hook, a clear catalyst for “Money Maker” reaching no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for two weeks. Furthermore, Ludacris took home the 🏆 Grammy for Best Rap Song, while his album, 💿 Release Therapy (2006) went on to win Best Rap Album. Obviously, depth is NOT his modus operandi, nor would we expect the ludicrous rapper to deliver depth on a stripper cut: “It took your momma nine months to make ya / Might as well shake what your momma gave ya…” 🍑 Da-yum. Oh, and for good measure, how about that sex, per Luda: “Don’t forget about this feeling that I am making you get / And all the calories you burn from me making you sweat / The mile-high points you earn when we taking my jet / And how everywhere you turn I’ll be making you wet cause you can.” Aw, sugar honey iced tea! “Let me give you some swimming lessons on the penis 🍆 / Backstroke, breaststroke, stroke of a genius!”

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Ludacris, “Money Maker”: Midnight Heat 🕛 🔥 15 (2023)

12 .Pink Floyd, “Money”

💿 The Dark Side of The Moon • 🏷 Pink Floyd Music Ltd. • 📅 1973

“Money, so they say / Is the root of all evil today.” 🎙 Pink Floyd is the definition of FIERCE, period. The iconic progressive rock band is known for exhibiting innovative spirit throughout their illustrious career. Among the collective’s most celebrated albums is 💿 The Dark Side of the Moon from 1973. The crowning achievement from The Dark Side of the Moon is… 🎵 “Money”, written by bassist, 🎙 Roger Waters. Besides composing the record, his bass line is utterly sick. All in all, on “Money,” the musicianship is top-notch – through the roof. Set in an unconventional 7/4 time signature, the record has a bluesy, jazz sensibility in addition to being idiomatic of rock. It’s further amplified by money sound effects, the use Wurlitzer electric piano and Wah-wah pedal (🎙 Richard Wright), and a killer tenor saxophone solo (🎙 Dick Parry).

Of course, you cannot mention “Money” without shouting out guitar and vocalist 🎙 David Gilmour. He brings Waters lyrics to life sensationally. Early on, he speaks about the power and dangerousness of the five-letter word. “Money, it’s a gas,” he sings in the first verse, adding, “Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.” Maybe more memorable is the profane lyric from the second verse: “Money, it’s a hit / Ah, don’t give me that do-goody-good-bullshit.” That is a mic drop moment for sure! Another memorable moment is where Gilmour highlights greed at its, well, greediest: “I’m in a high-fidelity first class traveling set / And I think I need a Learjet.” Maybe the late, great 🎙 Barrett Strong said it best: “I need money (That’s what I want) / That’s what I want (That’s what I want)”. Oh, capitalism! Money aside, there is nothing evil about the top-20 prog rock classic that is 🎵 “Money”, Pink Floyd’s second biggest hit only to no. 1 hit, 🎵 “Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)”.

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Pink Floyd, “Money”: FIERCE Pop + Rock 🔥🤘 10 (2023)

13. The O’Jays, “For The Love of Money”

💿 Ship Ahoy • 🏷 Sony Music Entertainment • 📅 1973

“Money, money, money, money, money!” Woo! 🎙 The O’Jays waste little time at the beginning of their top-10 soul classic, 🎵 “For The Love of Money”. Following a groovy, instrumental intro, they repeat the subject of “For The Love of Money” 30 times before dropping the first verse! The repetition sets the tone for this money-centric gem that appears on the soul collective’s 1973 album, 💿 Ship Ahoy. This record marks another marvelous example of the pen and production of Philly soul proponents 🎼 ✍ 🎛 Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Anthony Jackson also contributes his pen).

“Some people got to have it, some people really need it / Listen to me y’all, do things, do things, do things, bad things with it.” Facts, O’Jays! A long time before 🎙 Wu-Tang Clan rapped about 🎵 “C.R.E.A.M.”, not to mention more than a decade after 🎙 Barrett Strong wanted money, The O’Jays were singing about how corrupt that “mean green” can be. “For the love of money, people will steal from their mother,” goes the chorus, continuing, “For the love of money, people will rob their own brother / … For that mean, mean, mean, mean, mean green.” Even though this “Almighty dollar” song is 50 years old as of 2023, the message, theme, nor song is the least bit anachronistic. Money continues to be the root of all evil, and there may not be a better song to illustrate that point than this exceptional O’Jays gem. Also, it goes without singing that The O’Jays are those guys – the vocals are magnificent!

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Published by the musical hype on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023