Money Run Explained

Money Run
Type:Studio album
Artist:Bad Azz
Cover:Baz Azz - Money Run.jpg
Released:March 11, 2003
Studio:Lickwit Studios
Length:45:45
Prev Title:Personal Business
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Executive Decision
Next Year:2003

Money Run is the third solo studio album by American rapper Bad Azz. It was released on March 11, 2003, via Out of Bounds Entertainment/Double Dollar Sign Records. It features guest appearances from 40 Glocc, Big Hollis, Bonnie, Conflict, Kenya Baker, Marcel, LaToiya Williams, Lil' Tip Toe, Sene, Skee 64 Oz., Soopafly and Terrell Carter. The album peaked at number 85 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Critical reception

Money Run received positive reviews from music critics. Soren Baker, in a review for Chicago Tribune, called it a strong album, praising Bad Azz for his "introspective rhymes" and his versatility in rapping about a wide range of topics.[1] Ricardo Hazell of HipHopDX commended the album, saying that it is "one of the hottest joints out of L.A." of 2003. RapReviews Matt Jost praised the album for its variety and Bad Azz for his vocal performance, as he "rides these beats with the usual ease, his lively voice always expressing a real care for the subjects and topics of his rhymes". The journalist criticized the rapper's lyrics for being too simple. In a review for The Source, Ryan Ford wrote: "Money Run proves that Bad Azz has not wavered too far from the road to success".

Track listing

Sample credits

Notes and References

  1. News: Baker. Soren. Soren Baker. Bad Azz – Money Run. Chicago Tribune. June 16, 2003. 29. https://web.archive.org/web/20241202222343/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/06/16/bad-azz-money-run/. December 2, 2024. December 2, 2024. live.