"Money, Cash, Hoes" is a song by American rapper
Jay-Z as the third single from his third album ''
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life'' (1998). It was released on December 18, 1998. While the album version features a guest verse from rapper
DMX, the remix features fellow rappers and
Roc-A-Fella
Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Damon "Dame" Dash, and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994.
History
1994–2000: Formation ...
artists
Memphis Bleek
Malik Deshawn Cox (born June 23, 1978), known by his stage name Memphis Bleek, is an American rapper who was a protégé of fellow New York rapper Jay-Z. Cox started his own labels: Get Low Records in 1998, and Warehouse Music Group in 2016. He ...
and
Beanie Sigel with
production
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by
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...
. Its beat features a sample of "Theme of Thief" from the 1989 Sega game "Golden Axe". Producer Swizz Beatz stated that the glissando sounds were made by Swizz Beatz sliding his hand across a keyboard, originally as a joke.
The remix version is featured on the
soundtrack
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to the movie ''
The Corruptor''. In the end of the track, Pain in Da Ass talks, recreating dialogue from the film ''
Goodfellas
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''.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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's Dave Connolly describes the remix as "less than stellar,"
while Steve Juon of RapReviews.com considers it to be a "noteworthy" song that "Jay-Z fans will appreciate."
Charts
See also
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List of songs recorded by Jay-Z
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References
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1998 singles
1998 songs
Jay-Z songs
DMX (rapper) songs
Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz
Songs written by Jay-Z
Songs written by Swizz Beatz
Roc-A-Fella Records singles
Def Jam Recordings singles
Songs written by DMX (rapper)