15 best songs about money and having a good life are songs that get you in the hustling spirit if you’ve been slacking. They could inspire you to make more money or just splurge on yourself every now and again because ‘YOLO’.
These songs were sung by people who were inspired by money to make a lot of it. In this article, we would be looking at the 15 best songs about money. We won’t stop there, we would further, by the choices of songs, let you see why spending your money and living a good life should be included as a balanced diet.
Sit back, relax with a bottle of wine, on your yacht, or the comfort of your Benz, and enjoy these 15 best songs about money which were carefully put together. If you do not have the luxuries to put you in the right mood for this article, then after reading the article, be sure to be inspired to make more money.
Here Are The 15 Best Songs About Money And Having A Good Life
1. Money Machine – 100 Gecs
This song about money was released on May 29, 2019. It is the debut single song by the singing duo. It is also the only single from the musical duo’s first studio album ‘1000 Gecs’.
From the lyrics of the song, it is obvious that having money and chilling with big boys gives the feeling of a money machine as the song title implies.
Lyrics:
With the big boys coming with the big stuff
I feel so clean like a money machine, oh yeah
Big boys coming with the big trucks
Feel so clean like a money machine, oh yeah…
2. Money Make Her Smile – Bruno Mars
This song is from Bruno’s ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’ and is the 9th song on the album. The song has an awesome blend of different musical styles including chants, percussion, and blips.
The lyrics of the song tell a tale of a young woman whose life is filled with having the good things and being only where the money is.
Lyrics:
She’s a super freak
You wouldn’t know it if you saw her outside these velvet walls
No she don’t go where preachers preach
She only go to the church where dollars fall
Watch her drop it like (down, down, down) hey…
3. It’s Money That Matters – Randy Newman
After seeing people bend their backs in other to earn a living in the United States of America, Randy sings about said life. This song then progresses to the point where he remembers an encounter with a rich man.
Still in the song, Randy tells the cliché about how money is all that matters.
Lyrics:
It’s money that matters
Hear what I say
It’s money that matters
In the USA…
4. I Get Money – 50 Cent
This song about money is the third song from the rapper 50 Cent’s third album. Certifying Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America the song was recorded in the rapper’s house in Connecticut and released on the 30th of June 2007.
Lyrics:
Yeah, I talk that talk, and I walk the walk
Like a Teflon Don, boy I run New York
When I come outta court, yeah I pop the cork
I keep it gangsta, I have ya outlined in chalk
In the hood if ya ask about me
They’ll tell ya I’m ‘bout my bread
Round the world if ya ask about me
They’ll tell ya they love the kid…
5. 7 Rings – Ariana Grande
The song ‘7 rings’ is one of this article’s best songs about money from Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album; ‘Thank u’. The song was written and produced by a couple of people including Ariana.
It is a song about getting whatever thing she wants because she has the money to afford it. ‘7 rings’ also peaked number-one of the US Billboard Hot 100.
Lyrics:
Been through some bad sh*t, I should be a sad b*tch
Who woulda thought it’d turn me to a savage?
Rather be tied up with calls and not strings
Write my own checks like I write what I sing, yeah
My wrist, stop watchin’, my neck is flossy
Make big deposits, my gloss is poppin’
You like my hair? Gee, thanks, just bought it
I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it…
6. It’s All About The Benjamins – Puff Daddy & The Family
Puff Daddy released this song as part of his third single from his ‘No Way Out’ album. ‘Benjamin’ here is slang for ‘Money’ and the song goes on to tell about how having money encourages living large. The lyrics of this song tells why it is ranked in this article as one of the best songs about money.
Lyrics:
Now, what y’all wanna do?
Wanna be ballers, shot callers, brawlers
Who be dippin’ in the Benz with the spoilers
On the low from the Jake in the Taurus
Tryin’ to get my hands on some Grants like Horace
Yeah, livin’ the raw deal
Three-course meals; spaghetti, fettuccine, and veal
But still, everything’s real in the field…
7. Got Money – Lil Wayne Feat T-Pain
The song was released on the 27th of May 2008 from ‘Tha Carter III’ studio album. It has been performed several times at award shows and peaked on top charts.
Typical of Lil Wayne, he talks, (more like brags) about what he has and how he lives large with his friends.
Lyrics:
Lights off, mask on
Creep silent, she smiling
He mugging, who cares
Cause my goons, are right here
Like it’s nothing, to a big dog
And I’m a Great Dane, I wear 8 chains
I mean so much ice, they yell, “Skate, Wayne!”…
8. Moneytalks – AC/DC
Written by Malcolm and Angus Young for the Rock band, AC/DC, the song was released on December 8, 1990. The song is recorded as one of the band’s biggest hits. From the lyrics of the song, you’ll be exposed to very fancy words typical of songs about money.
Lyrics:
A French maid, foreign chef
A big house with king-size bed
You’ve had enough, you ship them out
The dollar’s up, down, you’d better buy the pound
The claim is on you
The sights are on me
So what do you do?
That’s guaranteed
Hey little girl, you broke the laws
You hustle, you deal, you steal from us all…
9. Started from the Bottom – Drake
If you’ve listened to this song, you’ll understand that it progresses from a point of having nothing to swimming in riches. Drake, in this his first single from his third studio album tells a tale of success.
The lyrics tell that he started from a point of nothing to go on so many tours in little time.
Lyrics:
Boys tell stories ‘bout man
Say I never struggled, wasn’t hungry, yeah, I doubt it, n*gga
I could turn your boy into the man
There ain’t really much I hear that’s poppin’ off without us, n*gga
We just want the credit where it’s due
I’maworry’bout me, give a f*ck about you
N*gga, just as a reminder to myself
I wear every single chain, even when I’m in the house…
10. Independent Women – Destiny’s Child
Recorded on the 4th of July 2000 and released on the 29th of the next month, this song was released by an American girl group. Destiny’s child group consists of Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams, and Kelly Rowland.
The song is about independent women who can afford to buy their own stuff and pay their own bills. This song definitely scores a high point among best songs about money. It also encourages women to have their own money.
Lyrics:
Question, tell me what you think about me?
I buy my own diamonds and I buy my own rings
Only ring your celly when I’m feelin’ lonely
When it’s all over please get up and leave
Question, tell me how you feel about this?
Try to control me, boy, you get dismissed
Pay my own fun, oh and I pay my own bills
Always 50/50 in relationship…
11. Live Your Life – T.I Feat Rihanna
Not your regular song about money, but this track speaks about how the American rapper, T.I rose to fame. The rapper in collaboration with Rihanna encourages people to live their lives to the full with this September 23, 2008, released tune.
Lyrics:
You’re gonna be, a shinnin’ star
In fancy clothes, and fancy car-ars
And then you’ll see, you’re gonna go far
‘Cause everyone knows, just who ya are-are
So live your life (Hey! Ay ay ay)
You steady chasin’ that paper, just live your life
Ain’t got no time for no haters, just live your life
Not tellin’ where it’ll take ya, just live your life
‘Cause I’m a paper chaser, just livin’ my life…
12. Money – Pink Floyd
English band, Pink Floyd released this song on May 7, 1973, but it has remained a classic hit. It has sound effects such as the jingling of coins and the sound of a cash register that emphasize the song’s relation to money.
The lyrics of the song speak about living a good life with money.
Lyrics:
Money, well, get back
I’m all right Jack, keep your hands off my stack
Money, it’s a hit
Don’t give me that do goody good bullshit
I’m in the high-fidelity first class traveling set
You know, I think I need a Lear jet…
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13. Moment For Life – Nicki Minaj
The video of this song tells more about how it is a song about money. From Nicki talking to her fairy godmother to the scenes of the lovely castle, the video was made in.
The song is all about the rapper living in the moment and enjoying every bit of it.
Lyrics:
I wish that I could have this moment for life
For life, for life
‘Cause in this moment, I just feel so alive
Alive, alive
I wish that I could have this moment for life
This is moment, I just feel so alive (I could have this moment)
Alive (I could have this moment
Alive (I could have this moment)…
14. If I Had A Million Dollars – Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies are a group of Canadian musical group. Although it has a romantic undertone, its lyrics speak about all the exotic things one could acquire with a million dollars.
The song about money tells about living a lavish life even if it’s all just a wish at the time.
Lyrics:
Well, I’d buy you an exotic pet
Yep, like a llama or an emu
If I had a million dollars
We wouldn’t have to walk to the store
We’d take a limousine ‘cause it costs more…
15. Money (That’s What I Want) – The Flying Lizards
This song is a cover of Barrett Strong’s song titled ‘Money’. The song made the English band quite popular and it peaked on top charts in 1979. From the beginning of the lyrics of the song, you’ll understand that this song about money is all about it; the love and need for money.
Lyrics:
The best things in life are free
But you can give them to the birds and bees
I want money
That’s what I want …
