Mo Money Mo Problems

Not to be confused with Mo Honey Mo Problems.

For the TV episode, see Mo Money, Mo Problems (Good Girls).

"More Money More Problems" redirects here. For the 2020 song by DaBaby, see DaBaby discography.

"Mo Money Mo Problems"
Single by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
from the album Life After Death
B-side	"Lovin' You Tonight"
Released	July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
Genre	Hip hop [1]
Length	4:17
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Songwriter(s)	Christopher Wallace Mason Betha Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards
Producer(s)	Stevie J Sean Combs
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology
"Hypnotize" (1997) "Mo Money Mo Problems" (1997) "It's All About the Benjamins" (1997)
Puff Daddy singles chronology
"I'll Be Missing You" (1997) "Mo Money Mo Problems" (1997) "It's All About the Benjamins" (1997)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Mo Money Mo Problems" Chart (1997) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [8] 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [9] 31 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [11] 10 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [12] 27 Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [13] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [14] 10 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [15] 16 France (SNEP) [16] 36 Germany (GfK) [17] 11 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [18] 12 Ireland (IRMA) [19] 7 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [20] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [22] 2 Norway (VG-lista) [23] 10 Scotland (OCC) [24] 18 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [25] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 8 UK Singles (OCC) [27] 6 UK Dance (OCC) [28] 2 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [29] 2 US Billboard Hot 100 [30] 1 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [31] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [32] 2 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [33] 1 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [34] 22 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [35] 2 Chart (2022) Peak position Canada Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [36] 14

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Mo Money Mo Problems" Chart (1997) Position Australia (ARIA) [37] 51 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [38] 80 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [39] 77 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM) [40] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [41] 58 Germany (Media Control) [42] 64 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [43] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [44] 16 New Zealand (RIANZ) [45] 3 Sweden (Topplistan) [46] 39 UK Singles (OCC) [47] 57 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [48] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [49] 20 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) [50] 20 US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard) [51] 5 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) [52] 5 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [53] 8 US Top 40/Mainstream (Billboard) [54] 91 Decade-end charts Decade-end chart performance for "Mo Money Mo Problems" Chart (1990–1999) Position US Billboard Hot 100 [55] 85

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [56]	Gold	35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [57]	3× Platinum	90,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [58]	Platinum	600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [59]	Platinum	1,300,000 [60]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "Mo Money Mo Problems"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 15, 1997	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Bad Boy Entertainment Arista	[61]
	July 22, 1997	Contemporary hit radio		[62]
United Kingdom	July 28, 1997	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Arista Puff Daddy	[63]

No Money Enterprise version

"Mo Money Mo Problems"
Promotional single by No Money Enterprise
Released	3 December 2021
Recorded	26 November 2021
Studio	Triple J (Sydney, Australia)
Length	3:49
Label	ABC Music
Songwriter(s)	Christopher Wallace Steven Jordan Mason Betha Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers
Producer(s)	Greg Wales
Music video
"Mo Money Mo Problems (Triple J Like a Version)" on YouTube

Samoan Australian hip hop group No Money Enterprise covered the song for Australian youth broadcaster Triple J's Like a Version segment on 26 November 2021. ^{[64] [65]} The cover was digitally released the following week, on 3 December 2021. ^[66]

According to NME Australia 's Jackson Langford, they "remained sonically faithful to Biggie's original version", with member Tommy OT rapping Mase's verse, whilet Randy OT $avag.e and OT Stallyon added their own original verses to the song. The performance also included a live drummer and a female backing vocalist. ^[65] Australian popular culture website Junkee 's David James Young ranked the cover at number 32 out of 38 in his list of the best Like a Version covers of 2021, stating "[the] Biggie classic doesn't quite meld with the Enterprise's style." ^[67]

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External links

• Music video on YouTube
• "Mo Money Mo Problems (Triple J Like a Version)" on YouTube