If It Ain't About Money

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"If It Ain't About Money"
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Single by Fat Joe featuring Trey Songz
from the album The Darkside Vol. 1
ReleasedJune 30, 2010
Recorded20092010
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Length3:53
Label E1, Terror Squad
Songwriter(s) Tremaine Neverson, Joseph Cartegena, Marcello Valenzano, Andre Christopher Lyon, August Rigo, Eddie Montilla
Producer(s) Cool and Dre
Fat Joe singles chronology
"(Ha Ha) Slow Down"
(2010)
"If It Ain't About Money"
(2010)
"Welcome to My Hood (Remix)"
(2011)
Trey Songz singles chronology
"Already Taken"
(2010)
"If It Ain't About Money"
(2010)
"Here I Am"
(2010)

"If It Ain't About Money" is the second single from Fat Joe's tenth studio album The Darkside Vol. 1 . It features R&B singer Trey Songz.

Contents

On May 22, 2010, Cool & Dre announced via Twitter that Fat Joe's second single, titled "It Aint About Money" featuring Trey Songz would be premièred on Funkmaster Flex's radio show on May 24, 2010. In the tweet, a link to a video was provided where Fat Joe confirmed the news while a sample of the song was playing in the background. [1]

Music video

The video, which was directed by Parris [2] and stars Fat Joe and Trey Songz with cameo appearances by Waka Flocka Flame, Cool & Dre and DJ Khaled, was premiered on BET's 106 & Park on July 3, 2010

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
German Black Charts [3] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [4] 57
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) [4] 25

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References

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