Money in the Ghetto
{{short description|1994 single by Too Short}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Money in the Ghetto
| cover = Too Short - Money in the Ghetto.jpg
| alt = Cassette single cover
| type = single
| artist = Too $hort
| album = Get in Where You Fit In
| released = January 17, 1994
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 5:43
| label = Jive
| writer = {{hlist|Todd Shaw|Robert Bell|Ricky West|Khalis Bayyan|Claydes Smith|Dennis Thomas|George Brown|Robert Mickens}}
| producer = The Dangerous Crew
| prev_title = I'm a Player
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Cocktales
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ng7P0pbPkxo|"Money in the Ghetto"}}}}
}}
"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.{{cite web |title=Money in the Ghetto |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/money-in-the-ghetto-mw0000623066 |website=AllMusic |access-date=11 September 2023}} Produced by the Dangerous Crew, it contains a sample of "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool & the Gang.
Background and composition
"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'."{{cite web |last1=Staley |first1=Willy |title=Too $hort Breaks Down His 25 Most Essential Songs |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2012/02/too-short-breaks-down-his-25-most-essential-songs/im-a-player |website=Complex |date=February 24, 2012}} The lyrics deal with the socioeconomic status and successes of people living in the ghetto, contradicting the stereotypes.{{cite web |title=Top 10 Defining Moments in Too $hort's Legendary Career |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/too-short-career.html |website=Okayplayer |date=December 23, 2021}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1994)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|90|artist=Too $hort|rowheader=true|access-date=September 11, 2023}} |
| scope="row"|US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-02-05.pdf#page=21|title=Hot Dance Music: Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=February 5, 1994|page=23|access-date=May 11, 2025}}
| 27 |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|64|artist=Too $hort|rowheader=true|access-date=September 11, 2023}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|14|artist=Too $hort|rowheader=true|access-date=September 11, 2023}} |
References
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{{Too Short (rapper)}}
Category:Songs written by Too Short
Category:Songs written by Robert "Kool" Bell
Category:Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith
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