Money in the Ghetto

1994 single by Too Short

"Money in the Ghetto"

Single by Too $hort
from the album  Get in Where You Fit In
Released| January 17, 1994
Length| 5:43
Label| Jive
Songwriter(s)|

* Todd Shaw
* Robert Bell
* Ricky West
* Khalis Bayyan
* Claydes Smith
* Dennis Thomas
* George Brown
* Robert Mickens

Producer(s)| The Dangerous Crew
Too $hort singles chronology
| "I'm a Player"
(1993)  | "Money in the Ghetto"
(1994)  | "Cocktales"
(1994)

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Music video
"Money in the Ghetto" on YouTube

"Money in the Ghetto" is a song by American rapper Too Short from his eighth studio album Get in Where You Fit In (1993). It was released as the album's second single on January 17, 1994.[1] Produced by the Dangerous Crew, it contains a sample of "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang.

## Background and composition

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"Money in the Ghetto" has been considered the first song to sample "Hollywood Swinging". Too Short described the song as "more like 'The Ghetto' part two. That wasn't anything much more than that. Just revisiting the concept of 'The Ghetto'."[2] The lyrics deal with the socioeconomic status and successes of people living in the ghetto, contradicting the stereotypes.[2][3]

## Charts

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Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 64
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] | 14

## References

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1. ^ "Money in the Ghetto". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
2. ^ a b Staley, Willy (February 24, 2012). "Too $hort Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs". Complex.
3. ^ "Top 10 Defining Moments in Too $hort's Legendary Career". Okayplayer. December 23, 2021.
4. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
5. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
6. ^ "Too $hort Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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Too Short

Discography

Albums|

* Don't Stop Rappin'
* Players
* Raw, Uncut and X-Rated
* Born to Mack
* Life Is... Too Short
* Short Dog's in the House
* Shorty the Pimp
* Get in Where You Fit In
* Cocktails
* Gettin' It (Album Number Ten)
* Can't Stay Away
* You Nasty
* Chase the Cat
* What's My Favorite Word?
* Married to the Game
* Blow the Whistle
* Get off the Stage
* Still Blowin'
* No Trespassing
* The Pimp Tape
* The Vault

EPs|

* Respect the Pimpin'

Collaboration albums|

* History: Function Music
* History: Mob Music
* Snoop Cube 40 $hort

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: The Player Years, 1983–1988
* Nationwide: Independence Day
* Bible of a Pimp

Singles|

* "The Ghetto"
* "Short But Funky"
* "I'm a Player"
* "Money in the Ghetto"
* "Cocktales"
* "Gettin' It"
* "Call Me"
* "Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches"
* "Shake That Monkey"
* "Blow the Whistle"

Featured singles|

* "Rapper's Ball"
* "Bia' Bia'"
* "Bossy"
* "Life of da Party"
* "Bitch"
* "On My Level"
* "First Date"
* "Girls"
* "Loyal"
* "Or Nah"

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* The Dangerous Crew

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