Money Showers

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It was an honor and pleasure working with someone I'm so close to as a friend, who I also have tremendous respect for as an artist. I'm proud of this song.

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 . [7] Actor Anthony Johnson, who appeared in the movie, also makes a cameo appearance in the video. [7]

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]

Charts

"Money Showers"
FatJoeRemyMaMoneyShowers.jpg
Single by Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring Ty Dolla Sign
from the album Plata O Plomo
ReleasedNovember 11, 2016 (2016-11-11)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Cool & Dre
Fat Joe singles chronology
"Cookin"
(2016)
"Money Showers"
(2016)
"Heartbreak"
(2017)
Remy Ma singles chronology
"FAB"
(2016)
"Money Showers"
(2016)
"You"
(2017)
Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [11] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 46
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] 14

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesNovember 11, 2016 Digital download [2]
December 6, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary radio [14]

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