Got Your Money

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“Got Your Money (featuring Kelis)”
Single by Ol' Dirty Bastard
from the album Nigga Please
Released 1999 (1999)
Format CD, 12" vinyl
Genre Hip Hop, Rap
Length 4:03
Label Elektra
Producer The Neptunes
Ol' Dirty Bastard singles chronology
"Shimmy Shimmy Ya"
(1995)		 "Got Your Money"
(1999)

"Got Your Money" is a single by American hip-hop artist Ol' Dirty Bastard, taken from his second full length LP Nigga Please. Both the single and the album were released on Elektra Records in 1999. The song was produced by The Neptunes. It was also the only single released from …Please.

The White Stripes once covered the song live in the middle of a rendition of their song “Little Bird”.[1]

Say Anything covered this song on Punk Goes Crunk.

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[edit] Guest appearances

"Got Your Money" features a chorus sung by Kelis, who released her debut album Kaleidoscope a few months after being featured on this single. "Got Your Money" was later released in March 2008 on the Kelis compilation album "The Hits".

[edit] Samples used

[edit] Summary

The song is initially dedicated exclusively to the world's population of attractive females, until ODB seems to have pangs of guilt for not including ladies who might be considered 'homely' or 'ugly,' so he decides to include them, with the encouraging words, 'to me, you pretty anyway, baby.' The artist begins the song by expressing his harsh disdain for women whom he meets, who initially appear to be interested in him, yet later express a reversal of opinion. He then transitions into a discussion about how women sometimes imply they are carrying one's child, although the DNA tests may not yet have come back conclusively.

ODB then expresses some confusion with respect to the morality of the situation, but he is able to remedy this by presenting his Cristal brand of champagne, and urging the patrons to disarm themselves, because ODB does not approve of such violence. Continuing, it appears at first that there is some mutual attraction between “Dirty” (ODB) and the female patrons in the establishment; however, it soon becomes apparent to Dirty that the females only wish to use him for a shot at music video stardom. Despite his knowledge of their ulterior motives, ODB’s primary interest remains focused on dancing, and he tries to perpetuate his image as one who should not be taken lightly. He acknowledges a lack of intellectualism, although he claims that this is superseded by his natural charisma.

The females in the establishment start admiring Dirty for his assets, which just causes Dirty to return to the situation at hand: his money. He asks for the females’ assistance in rectifying the situation, and subsequently asks them to expose their nether regions. Dirty finishes off the song with some nonsensical lyrics, that clearly imply his rising anger for the missing money.

[edit] Music video

The music video for "Got Your Money" features extensive elements from the 1975 blaxploitation film Dolemite.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD single

  1. "Got Your Money" (Amended Version) – 4:03
  2. "Got Your Money" (Instrumental) – 4:02
  3. "Got Your Money" (A cappella) – 4:02
  4. "I Can't Wait" (Amended Version) – 4:03
  5. "I Can't Wait" (Instrumental) – 4:02
  6. "I Can't Wait" (A cappella) – 3:39
  7. "Cold Blooded" (Amended Version) – 3:36

[edit] 12" single

  1. "Got Your Money" (Amended Version) – 4:03
  2. "Got Your Money" (Original Version) – 4:03
  3. "Got Your Money" (Instrumental) – 4:02

[edit] Billboard charting

The single reached its peak position in 1999 as #4 on Billboard's Rythmatic Top 40 Chart.

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