"Cash Shit" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion featuring fellow American rapper DaBaby. It was released on May 17, 2019 as the third single of her debut commercial mixtape, Fever.[2] The track would later peak at number one on Urban radio in the United States,[3] as well as number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] This song was later featured in the fictional iFruit Radio in Grand Theft Auto V (PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S version).[5]

Billboard magazine ranked "Cash Shit" thirtieth on their 100 Best Songs of 2019 list.[6] Complex named it the eleventh best song of the year,[7] while Pitchfork listed it twelfth on their 100 Best Songs of 2019 list.[8]

Music and lyrics

"Cash Shit" is a hip hop song that features a booming beat.[6][8] In the intro of the song, Megan raps "Yeah, I'm in my bag, but I'm in his too", a line Pitchfork's Rawiya Kameir labeled as "capitalist-feminism".[8] In Megan's opening verse, she twice "interrupts herself and jumps back a few bars to repeat her punchlines".[6] Complex's Shawn Setaro said the song contains the "best elements from both artists: Megan's humor and in-your-face sexuality, and DaBaby's flowing triplet rhythms and perfectly timed pauses."[7]

Critical reception

"Cash Shit" received acclaim from critics, with many praising Megan Thee Stallion's and DaBaby's verses. The song was given a "VERY HOTTTTT [sic]" rating by Milca P. of HotNewHipHop, and was labeled "an effort laced in impalpable swagger and confidence."[9] Writing for Tiny Mix Tapes, Eli Schoop praised the song as "downright nasty".[10] In a review of Fever by The New York Times, and praised the line "I'm a finesser and I'm a fly dresser/Move to the top floor and flew in my dresser" as "an unlikely image crash landing into a conventional boast".[11] Trent Clark of HipHopDX praised Megan's and DaBaby's performances, saying that the song "highlights why both Southern stars are among the most entertaining rappers out"[12]

The song's production also received praise, with The New York Times calling it "ominous and spacious"[11] and The Fader branding it as "refined".[13]

Music video

Two "much-hyped" music videos were teased, but subsequently abandoned.[8] On July 14, Megan released a trailer via social media[14] (featuring DaBaby) of what appeared to be a trailer for a short film/music video, directed by Hype Williams, titled "Fever Thee Movie".[15] Later in May 2020, Megan confirmed that if her song "Savage" goes number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, she would drop the video/short film.[16]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Gold 15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Berry, Peter A. (January 22, 2021). "Producer LilJuMadeDaBeat Shares How He Made Megan Thee Stallion's 'Body'". XXL. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Gunn, Tamantha (2020-05-18). "Megan Thee Stallion celebrates the one-year anniversary of 'Fever'". REVOLT. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  3. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby's "Cash Sh*t" Reaches #1 At Urban Radio". Headline Planet. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  4. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  5. ^ "Introducing iFruit Radio". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  6. ^ a b c Billboard Staff (December 11, 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Setaro, Shawn (December 17, 2019). "The Best Songs of 2019". Complex. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d Rawiya, Kameir (9 December 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  9. ^ P., Milca (18 May 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby Match Off On "Cash Shit"". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. ^ Schoop, Eli. "Megan Thee Stallion Fever". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. ^ a b Caramanica, Jon. "The Old-Fashioned, High-Impact Rhymes of Megan Thee Stallion". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. ^ Clark, Trent (24 May 2019). "Review: Megan Thee Stallion's "Fever" Sets Bubblegum Competition On Fire". hiphopDX. Sharath Cherian. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. ^ Shikan, Amani. "The fever pitch of Megan Thee Stallion". the Fader. Andy Cohen. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  14. ^ Megan Thee Stallion [@theestallion] (July 14, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion x Hype Williams coming soon FEVER THEE MOVIE" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Elder, Sajae (July 15, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion teases Fever Thee Movie". The FADER. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  16. ^ Megan Thee Stallion [@theestallion] (May 10, 2020). "Wow this is actually good I'll drop the unreleased cash shit video / short film if savage goes # 1" (Tweet). Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "DaBaby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  18. ^ "Dababy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  19. ^ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  20. ^ "Dababy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  22. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  23. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  24. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash S**t". Radioscope. Retrieved 2024-12-25. Type Cash S**t in the "Search:" field.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash Shit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
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