Money Bag (song) explained
"Money Bag" is a song recorded by American rapper Cardi B for her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018). It was written by Cardi B, Jordan Thorpe, Klenord Raphael, and its producers Laquan Green and J. White Did It. It debuted at number 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week following the album's release.[1]
Composition
According to a critic, "Money Bag" shows off the rapper's "stone-cold strut".[2] Lyrically, she boasts about her growing riches over "cavernous" production.[3] [4]
Critical reception
Karas Lamb of Entertainment Weekly opined it "eviscerates detractors who have tried to play her cheap."[5] In HipHopDX, Trent Clark wrote that the song is an "aggressively fun performance that neatly checks all the Cardi persona boxes."[6] Clayton Pardum of The A.V. Club stated the rapper is "at her best detonating over cavernous production, as she does on the shit-talk extravaganza ['Money Bag']."[7] Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian wrote, "the gigantic 'Money Bag' [...] rides a slow, caustic electro backing towards the album's most eyepop-emoji punchline: 'I don't understand what this hate is about / How you gon' suck yo man dick with my name in yo mouth?".[8]
Live performances
Cardi B performed "Money Bag" with the Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[9] [10] The instrumental for the song was used for the piano starting at Cardi's performance of her song "Money" at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Notes and References
- Cardi B Bests Beyonce for the Most Simultaneous Hot 100 Hits Among Women . Trust . Gary . March 16, 2018 . Billboard . March 16, 2018.
- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-cardi-bs-debut-invasion-of-privacy-is-personal-and-undeniable-629678 Review: Cardi B’s ‘Invasion of Privacy’ – Rolling Stone
- News: Cardi B is a close friend made good on the vivid 'Invasion of Privacy' . Wood . Mikael . April 8, 2018 . Los Angeles Times . October 21, 2018.
- https://music.avclub.com/cardi-b-fulfills-the-promise-of-bodak-yellow-on-invas-1825049388 Cardi B fulfills the promise of “Bodak Yellow” on Invasion Of Privacy
- Lamb. Karas. Cardi B is the real deal on major-label debut Invasion of Privacy: EW review. Entertainment Weekly. April 9, 2018. April 9, 2018.
- Web site: Review: Cardi B's "Invasion Of Privacy" Has Blockbuster Aspirations & Decent Results. HipHopDX. Clark. Trent. April 7, 2018. April 8, 2018.
- Web site: Cardi B fulfills the promise of "Bodak Yellow" on Invasion of Privacy. The A.V. Club. Purdom. Clayton. April 6, 2018. April 6, 2018.
- Web site: Cardi B: Invasion of Privacy review – Bronx Cinderella grinds her heel into hip-hop sexism . . Beaumont-Thomas . Ben . April 6, 2018 . April 6, 2018.
- https://pitchfork.com/news/cardi-b-performs-money-bag-on-fallon-watch Cardi B Performs 'Money Bag' on 'Fallon' – Pitchfork
- https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/watch-cardi-bs-defiant-money-bag-performance-on-fallon-628858 Watch Cardi B’s Defiant ‘Money Bag’ Performance on ‘Fallon’ – Rolling Stone
