I Get Money
"I Get Money" | ||||
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Single by 50 Cent | ||||
from the album Curtis | ||||
Released | June 30, 2007 | |||
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Length | 3:43 | |||
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Producer(s) | Apex | |||
50 Cent singles chronology | ||||
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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] The song peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Production
"I Get Money" contains elements from
I took quarter water, sold it in bottles for two bucks. Coca-Cola came and bought it for billions, what the fuck?
Critical reception
Whilst reviews for Curtis were generally mixed,
Whilst describing the music on Curtis generally to be "monotonous",
Music video
The music video was released on July 13, 2007.
The video reached number one on
The music video on YouTube has received over 95 million views as of April 2024.[14]
Remakes and sampling
Daddy Yankee recorded an official remix in October 2007, the song is a promo of his album El Cartel: The Big Boss a Japanese BT Deluxe of Curtis' album.
On August 3, 2007, HipHopDX.com reported that an official remix which features Diddy and Jay-Z was released.[15]
Diddy stated that there is a remix featuring himself, and Jay-Z .[16] 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".[17][18] The track was released on September 17, 2007.[19] 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.
Nicki Minaj recorded a freestyle to this track for her mixtape, "Sucka Free".
Rapper
UK rapper
Lil' Kim also made a freestyle called "I Get It" for her mixtape Ms. G.O.A.T. which she takes a few jabs at Bronx rapper Remy Ma
A freestyle or lost verse by Eminem leaked onto the internet in February 2011.[20]
Rapper Papoose made his own remix called I Get Gully on the I Get Money beat.
50 Cent's later single "Baby by Me" (2009) uses prominent samples from "I Get Money".
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
4 | "I Get Money (American Remix) (Featuring Daddy Yankee) | 4:05 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[29] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ 50 Cent on XXL Videos Pt. 1 Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. 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” Archived 2007-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
- CBS Interactive). Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Gailes, Arthur (September 11, 2007). "Feature for September 11, 2007 - 50 Cent's "Curtis"". RapReviews. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Greene, Jayson (September 11, 2007). "50 Cent - Curtis - Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- Macrovision. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Donnelly, Dave (September 6, 2007). "50 Cent - Curtis (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Timmermann, Josh (September 11, 2007). "50 Cent: Curtis". PopMatters. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- Time Warner). Archived from the originalon March 28, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media, LLC). Archived from the original on March 24, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ 50 Cent - I Get Money (Official Music Video).YouTube
- ^ DX Dirt (Lil Wayne, Jay-Z's Ladies & 50 Cent) Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. 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 Archived October 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. MissInfo.tv. Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ Mrwhitefolks (September 13, 2007). 50 Says He'll Take Def Jam to War, Plus More on Hot 97 Archived 2007-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Def Sounds. Accessed September 13, 2007.
- ^ 50 Cent, Diddy & Jay-Z (Forbes 1, 2, 3) - I Get Money (Billionaires Remix) Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. HipHopDX (September 17, 2007). Accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ Old Eminem ‘I Get Money’ Freestyle Leaks, Jay-Z & Kanye Get Called Out. BallerStatus.com (Feb. 28, 2011).
- ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "50 Cent – I Get Money". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "50 Cent – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
- ^ "50 Cent Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ "American single certifications – 50 Cent – I Get Money". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 20, 2023.