Money Showers Explained

Money Showers
Cover:FatJoeRemyMaMoneyShowers.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring Ty Dolla Sign
Album:Plata O Plomo
Recorded:2016
Length:3:45
Producer:Cool & Dre
Chronology:Fat Joe
Prev Title:Cookin
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:Heartbreak
Next Year:2017

"Money Showers" is a song recorded by American rappers Fat Joe and Remy Ma. It was released on November 11, 2016, as the third single from their collaborative album, Plata O Plomo. The song, produced by Cool & Dre, features guest vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign. It samples Ralph Tresvant's 1991 R&B hit "Do What I Gotta Do" & Bobby Brown's 1988 single Rock Wit'cha. The music video for the song premiered on January 12, 2017, via Tidal.

Release and composition

The song premiered on November 10, 2016, and the next day was released for digital download as a single on iTunes.[1] "Money Showers" is the third single from Fat Joe and Remy Ma's collaborative album, Plata O Plomo, which was released on February 17, 2017.

"Money Showers" is hip hop and R&B track. In an interview with Billboard magazine, Remy Ma explained the song's meaning; "'Money Showers' to me means being bestowed with an unlimited amount of everything; an excess of everything whether materialistic, emotional, sexual -- like total ecstasy". While talking about working with Ty Dolla Sign, Fat Joe said:[2]

Critical reception

Jessie Morris from Complex wrote; "The song if fueled by a very smooth, R&B beat that makes it feel like the trio is channeling their old school sound. As always, Ma's hard-hitting bars provide the perfect offset to Joe's verses while Ty Dolla Sign polishes the whole thing from the background with some incredibly silky ad-libs."[3] Emmanuel C.M. of XXL wrote that the song "sounds like it’s going to find its way on the charts too".[4] Rap-Up praised Ty Dolla Sign's vocals saying that he "lays down some smooth melodies".[5] OnSMASH wrote; "TY$ delivers a fire hook as usual, while Fat Joe and Remy Ma do what they do on the verse side of things."[6]

Music video

The music video for "Money Showers" premiered on January 12, 2017, via streaming service Tidal.[7] It was uploaded to Fat Joe's Vevo channel on January 15, 2017.[8] The Eif Rivera-directed video was filmed in Miami and was inspired by 1998 comedy/drama film, The Players Club. Actor Anthony Johnson, who appeared in the movie, also makes a cameo appearance in the video.

Live performances

On February 17, 2017, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and Ty Dolla $ign performed "Money $howers" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[9] Joe and Ma performed the song with Sevyn Streeter (who sang Ty's verse) on The Wendy Williams Show on March 3, 2017.[10]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United StatesNovember 11, 2016Digital download
December 6, 2016Rhythmic contemporary radio[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Money Showers (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) - Single by Fat Joe & Remy Ma. iTunes. 11 November 2016 . November 11, 2016.
  2. Fat Joe & Remy Ma Make It Rain with Slow Jam 'Money Showers' Feat. Ty Dolla $ign: Premiere. Billboard. November 10, 2016. November 11, 2016.
  3. Web site: Fat Joe and Remy Ma Connect With Ty Dolla Sign on "Money Showers". Complex. November 10, 2016. November 11, 2016.
  4. Web site: Fat Joe, Remy Ma and Ty Dolla $ign Ball Out on "Money Showers". XXL. November 10, 2016. November 11, 2016.
  5. Web site: New Music: Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. Ty Dolla $ign – 'Money Showers'. Rap-Up. November 10, 2016. November 11, 2016.
  6. Web site: Fat Joe & Remy Ma – Money Showers (feat. Ty Dolla $ign). OnSMASH. November 10, 2016. November 11, 2016.
  7. Web site: Video: Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. Ty Dolla $ign – 'Money Showers'. Rap-Up. January 12, 2017. January 13, 2017.
  8. Web site: Fat Joe & Remy Ma - Money Showers (Feat. Ty Dolla Sign) (Official Music Video). Rap Dose. January 15, 2017. January 13, 2017.
  9. Web site: Fat Joe and Remy Ma Perform "Money Showers" With Ty Dolla Sign on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'. March 4, 2017. February 17, 2017. XXL.
  10. Web site: Remy Ma Opens Up About Nicki Minaj Beef. March 4, 2017. March 3, 2017. Rap-Up.
  11. Web site: Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases . All Access Music Group . November 23, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161123064044/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 . November 23, 2016.