Cash Shit

"Cash Shit"
Single by Megan Thee Stallion featuring DaBaby
from the album Fever
ReleasedMay 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)
GenreHip hop
Length3:12
Label
  • 300
  • 1501 Certified Ent.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)LilJuMadeDaBeat[1]
Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology
"Sex Talk"
(2019) 		"Cash Shit"
(2019) 		"Hot Girl Summer"
(2019)
DaBaby singles chronology
"Double or Nothin'"
(2019) 		"Cash Shit"
(2019) 		"Did It"
(2019)

"Cash Shit" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, featuring vocals from DaBaby. It was released on May 17, 2019, as the third single off of Megan Thee Stallion's first 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
United States (RIAA)[24] 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. ^ "American single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash Shit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2022.