Bitch Betta Have My Money (song) explained

Bitch Betta Have My Money
Type:single
Artist:AMG
Album:Bitch Betta Have My Money
Released:November 22, 1991
Genre:Hip hop
Length:3:15
Label:Select
Producer:AMG
Next Title:Jiggable Pie
Next Year:1991

"Bitch Betta Have My Money" is the debut single by American rapper AMG and the lead single from his 1991 debut studio album of the same name. It is his most successful song.

Composition

Lyrically about sex and finding a partner,[1] the song contains samples of "Listen to Me" by Al Wilson,[2] "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" by Big Daddy Kane[3] "A Bitch iz a Bitch" by N.W.A and "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy.

Samples

British electronica group Hardknox sampled "Bitch Betta Have My Money" on their single "Who's Money?".

American rapper Ludacris also borrowed three lines of lyrics for his song "Area Codes".

Critical reception

Stanton Swihart of AllMusic called the song a "classic bit of disrespectful smack-talk".[4] Steve "Flash" Juon of Rap Reviews wrote the song "was so provocative and funny it was a guaranteed hit. Was AMG pimping hoes to collect that dough? Hell no. AMG was selling himself TO hoes".

Complex and The Ringer included the song in their respective lists of the 100 and 101 best L.A. rap songs.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 100 Best L.A. Rap Songs . . 2 July 2023 . March 1, 2018.
  2. Web site: The Ringer's 101 Best L.A. Rap Songs . . 2 July 2023 . December 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Juon . Steve "Flash" . AMG :: Bitch Betta Have My Money . Rap Reviews . 2 July 2023 . December 14, 2004.
  4. Web site: Swihart . Stanton . Bitch Betta Have My Money Review . AllMusic.
  5. Hot Rap Songs: Week of July 13, 1991. Billboard. July 2, 2023.