"Foe tha Love of $" | ||||
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Single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Eazy-E | ||||
from the album Creepin on ah Come Up | ||||
Released | February 7, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
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Length | 4:32 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Antoine Carraby, Mark Eric Green, Anthony Henderson, Stanley Howse, Steven Howse, Bryon McCane, Charles Scruggs, Yomo Smith, Eric Wright | |||
Producer(s) | DJ Yella | |||
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Eazy-E singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Foe Tha Love Of $" on YouTube |
"Foe tha Love of $" is the second single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,featuring Eazy-E,from their debut EP, Creepin on ah Come Up . The song was produced by DJ Yella and executive produced by Eazy-E. "Foe tha Love of $" was a huge success for the group,making it to #41 on the Billboard Hot 100,#37 on the Rhythmic Top 40 and #4 on the Hot Rap Singles. The music video is notable for being Eazy-E's last appearance in a music video before his death. The song was included in the soundtrack of the video game True Crime:Streets of LA ,along with "Thuggish Ruggish Bone". DJ Screw has also remixed it on the 1996 mix "Chapter 24 - 9 Months Later".
Parts of this song (including Jewell's backing vocals) are recycled from the Yomo &Maulkie track "For the Love of Money",from their 1991 album Are U Xperienced? . [1]
Foe tha Love of $ has also appeared on the following albums:
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [2] | 39 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 19 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [4] | 4 |