Money Maker (Reloaded) Explained

Money Maker (Reloaded)
Type:studio
Artist:Froggy Fresh
Cover:Froggy Fresh - Money Maker (Reloaded).png
Recorded:April–December, 2012
Genre:Hip hop, Comedy
Length:48:17
Next Title:Dream Team
Next Year:2014

Money Maker (Reloaded), alternatively spelled Money Maker (Re-Loaded), is the debut album by American rapper Froggy Fresh, originally released on December 21, 2012.[1] The album was originally titled Money Maker. The album was named for Money Maker Mike. On April 23, 2014, a remastered version of the album was released.[1]

Background

Froggy Fresh originally created songs under the name "Krispy Kreme". Starting with "The Baddest", these songs, accompanied by music videos, went viral.[2] However, in December 2012, the rapper was forced to change his name by the Krispy Kreme doughnut company.[3] While the rapper was intending to change his name to Jelly Bean Jack,[4] the rapper opted to instead change his name to Froggy Fresh.[5] The original title of the album was going to be Money Maker. However, due to the rapper being forced to change his name and the words "Krispy Kreme" being mentioned on the album's tracks, the album was discarded.[6] Then the album was instead released as an extended version of the discarded album including an additional four tracks originally being held off for Froggy's following album. The music videos were treated similarly, as they were deleted and later re-uploaded in February 2013 with any mention of "Krispy Kreme" being dubbed over with "Froggy Fresh" or muted.

Charts

Chart performance for Money Maker (Reloaded)!Chart (2013)!Peak
position
US Comedy Albums (Billboard)[7] 3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Money Maker (Reloaded). Amazon. February 18, 2013.
  2. News: Jauregui. Andres. Rapper Krispy Kreme's 'The Baddest' Isn't (Just) Funny (VIDEO). Huffington Post. May 1, 2012. February 18, 2013.
  3. News: Chase Hoffberger. Donut company forces rapper Krispy Kreme to find a new name. The Daily Dot. December 4, 2012. February 18, 2013.
  4. News: Luippold. Ross. Krispy Kreme Changes Name: Rapper Says Donut Company Claimed Copyright Infringement (VIDEO). Huffington Post. December 11, 2012. February 18, 2013.
  5. News: Jaworski. Michelle. YouTube rapper Krispy Kreme is now Froggy Fresh. The Daily Dot. December 19, 2012. February 18, 2013.
  6. Web site: Caldwell. Brett. Hey guys. The store.... Facebook. December 10, 2012. February 18, 2013.
  7. Froggy Fresh Chart History. Billboard. November 23, 2013.