Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ashanti
Ashanti
Vocals
Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Vocals
R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Vocals
Demetrius Mcghee
Demetrius Mcghee
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jeffrey Atkins
Jeffrey Atkins
Songwriter
Irving Lorenzo
Irving Lorenzo
Songwriter
Kendred Smith
Kendred Smith
Songwriter
Robert Sylvester Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Irv Gotti
Irv Gotti
Producer
Milwaukee Buck
Milwaukee Buck
Recording Engineer
Terry Herbert
Terry Herbert
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro
Mixing Engineer
Jimi Kendrix
Jimi Kendrix
Producer
Tom Coyne
Tom Coyne
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Huh
Huh, huh, huh, huh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
If it wasn't for the money, cars, and movie stars, and jewels
And all these things I've got
I wonder, hey
Would you still want me? (Want you)
Would you still be calling me? (Still calling you)
You'll be loving me? (I'll be loving you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
Wanna keep you flawed with no dough
Pimpin' ain't easy, trust me, I know when gangstas and hoes
Go, go, go, go, go, go together
Like chinchilla and bad weather, I'm good but been better
All my bros, cheddar and glamorous things
Copped a few cars, a crib with a east and a west wing
'Cause this is how I'm livin', and y'all women know the secrets
Of how to get it and keep it, how to prey on my weakness
The power of the P-U-S-S-Y
Got a lotta **** wonderin', it ain't just I
Gotta keep the cash comin' and that's on my life
If it wasn't for the money and the things I got
Shit, she probably wouldn't like me
But I keep her and Irv and Jeffrey quite icy
Sip Seraphim, who doesn't like me?
And the murderous I-N-C
[Chorus]
If it wasn't for the money, cars, and movie stars, and jewels
And all these things I've got
I wonder, hey
Would you still want me? (Want you)
Would you still be calling me? (Still calling you)
You'll be loving me? (I'll be loving you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 2]
But how many girls does it take to get to
Mack status? Player status?
Pimps that get ya boy half rich
'Fore we hit show biz, but show biz brought
Next level chicks, pull up in them hot cars
Go and buy the whole bar, ****
I came from the dirt, what you want me to say?
I'm at the top of the world, and life's a pussy buffet (Hey)
And that's why I get M-I-A (Oh)
Shut the game down so the bustas can't play (Oh)
Hell yeah, I splurge money, hell yeah, I act funny
Look at you like, "Fuck you", all the shit I been through
It's a wonder why I'm still here (God)
Said I was gone but I'm still here (God)
And all you bitches that left me here (Oh)
It's mighty strange how you right back here (Oh, oh, oh)
[Chorus]
If it wasn't for the money, cars, and movie stars, and jewels
And all these things I've got
I wonder, hey
Would you still want me? (Want you)
Would you still be calling me? (Still calling you)
You'll be loving me? (I'll be loving you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 3]
I wonder why love is about money
And why you wanna take it all from me, honey
My life is dark but it's lovely
Crimes, cars, cribs, ain't that right, Kelly? (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Y'all bitches don't know
Money ain't a thang
Mami need a lil' change, girl, I'm pitchin' quarters
Closest to the arches but live in a fortress
New Benzes, new Porsches, new cases, new lawyers
I'm becoming the infamous notorious Rule
**** couldn't walk a mile in my shoes
**** don't possess the heart that I do
And it's a wonder that I'm still here (God)
Thought I was gone but I'm still here (God)
And all you bitches that left me here (Oh)
It's kinda funny how you right back there (Oh, oh, oh)
[Chorus]
If it wasn't for the money, cars, and movie stars, and jewels
And all these things I've got
I wonder, hey
Would you still want me? (Want you)
Would you still be calling me? (Still calling you)
You'll be loving me? (I'll be loving you)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Outro]
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Written by: Irving Lorenzo, Jeffrey Atkins, K. Smith, Kendred T. Smith, Robert Kelly
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