"Moolah" is a song by American rapper
Young Greatness
Theodore Joseph Jones III (September 19, 1984 – October 29, 2018), better known by his stage name Young Greatness, was an American rapper. He was best known for his 2015 single " Moolah", which peaked at number 85 on the ''Billboard'' Ho ...
. The song was released on November 20, 2015 by Karbon Music Group,
Quality Control Music
Quality Control Music (also known as Quality Control or QC) is an American hip hop record label founded by Kevin "Coach K" Lee (Chief operating officer, COO) and Pierre "P" Thomas (Chief executive officer, CEO) in March 2013. Its productions were ...
and
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...
. The track was produced by
Jazze Pha.
Critical reception
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Rolling Stone
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'' named "Moolah" one of the 30 best songs of the first half of 2016: "Released to
YouTube
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in 2015 but charting in 2016, rapper Young Greatness croons a striver's anthem that's equal parts
Atlanta
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trap and
melody."
Music video
The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 8, 2016 on Young Greatness'
Vevo
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channel.
Live performances
Young Greatness performed the song for his
network television debut on ''
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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'' on July 12, 2016.
Remix
The official remix of "Moolah" features American rappers
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
and
Yo Gotti
Mario Sentell Giden Mims (born May 19, 1981), known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive. In 1996, Gotti released his debut album ''Youngsta's On a Come Up'' under the alias Lil Yo. He went on to re ...
and was released on May 24, 2016.
Commercial performance
"Moolah" debuted at number 95 on
''Billboard'' Hot 100 for the chart dated April 16, 2016, and later reached number 85.
Charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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2015 songs
2015 singles
Capitol Records singles
American hip hop songs