"Money Showers" is a song recorded by American rappers Fat Joe and Remy Ma. It was released on November 11, 2016, as the third single from their collaborative album, Plata O Plomo. The song, produced by Cool & Dre, features guest vocals from American singer Ty Dolla Sign. It samples Ralph Tresvant's 1991 R&B hit "Do What I Gotta Do" & Bobby Brown's 1988 single Rock Wit'cha. The music video for the song premiered on January 12, 2017, via Tidal.
Release and composition
The song premiered on November 10, 2016,[1] and the next day was released for digital download as a single on iTunes.[2] "Money Showers" is the third single from Fat Joe and Remy Ma's collaborative album, Plata O Plomo, which was released on February 17, 2017.[1]
"Money Showers" is hip hop and R&B track.[1] In an interview with Billboard magazine, Remy Ma explained the song's meaning; "'Money Showers' to me means being bestowed with an unlimited amount of everything; an excess of everything whether materialistic, emotional, sexual -- like total ecstasy".[1] While talking about working with Ty Dolla Sign, Fat Joe said:[1]
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]