Money Trees
"Money Trees" | |
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Song by Kendrick Lamar featuring Jay Rock | |
from the album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | |
Released | October 22, 2012 |
Recorded | 2012 |
Studio | TDE Red Room (Carson, California) |
Genre | |
Length | 6:26 |
Label | |
YouTube |
"Money Trees" is a song by American rapper
On June 2, 2015, Jay Rock released the sequel "Money Trees Deuce" as a solo record with no feature from Kendrick Lamar.
Background
"Money Trees" follows the storyline of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, as Kendrick Lamar reassesses what happened so far in the story. He talks about having sex with his love interest Sherane and going to tell his friends about it. He also assesses his current situation in his hometown Compton, California and reflecting on the immortalization of his uncle after he was shot. At the end of the track, Lamar's mom calls him again and asks him to bring her car back, a recurring theme of the story. His dad has forgotten about the dominos he wanted by now, suggesting that Lamar "has been out of the house for a while, driving around and trying to figure his life out, having just been attacked outside Sherane's house".[1]
Music video
On August 28, 2013, Taj Stansberry revealed that he had begun to shoot a music video with Lamar and Jay Rock for "Money Trees". Stansberry, who called the song his favorite song on the album, said upon getting the job to come up with a treatment for the video that was due in a day, he dropped everything right then, and created a website for the idea to present to Lamar. He added: "I started literally at 9 in the morning and finished at 9 at night".[2] The video remains unreleased.
Live performances
Lamar performed "Money Trees", alongside Jay Rock at the
Critical reception
The song was met with acclaim from
The track especially received acclaim for the guest verse from
Commercial performance
Even without being released as a single, the song spent seven weeks on the US Billboard
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[25] | 5× Platinum | 350,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[26] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[27] | Gold | 150,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[28] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] | 5× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[30] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[32] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece)[33] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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