Cash Shit

"Cash Shit"
"Cash Shit"
Single by Megan Thee Stallion featuring DaBaby
from the album Fever
Released	May 17, 2019
Genre	Hip hop; dirty rap;
Length	3:12
Label	300; 1501 Certified Ent.;
Songwriter(s)	Megan Pete; Jonathan Kirk;
Producer(s)	LilJuMadeDaBeat
Megan Thee Stallion singles chronology
DaBaby singles chronology

"Cash Shit" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion featuring fellow American rapper DaBaby. It was released on May 17, 2019 as the third single of her debut 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

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	36
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[18]	16
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)^[19]	3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[20]	24
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[21]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[22]	90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[23]	41

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[24]	Gold	15,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[25]	4× Platinum	4,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Berry, Peter A. (January 22, 2021). "Producer LilJuMadeDaBeat Shares How He Made Megan Thee Stallion's 'Body'". XXL. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
^ Gunn, Tamantha (2020-05-18). "Megan Thee Stallion celebrates the one-year anniversary of 'Fever'". REVOLT. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
^ "Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby's "Cash Sh*t" Reaches #1 At Urban Radio". Headline Planet. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
^ "Megan Thee Stallion". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
^ "Introducing iFruit Radio". Rockstar Games. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c Billboard Staff (December 11, 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Setaro, Shawn (December 17, 2019). "The Best Songs of 2019". Complex. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rawiya, Kameir (9 December 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ P., Milca (18 May 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby Match Off On "Cash Shit"". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ Schoop, Eli. "Megan Thee Stallion Fever". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Caramanica, Jon. "The Old-Fashioned, High-Impact Rhymes of Megan Thee Stallion". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ Clark, Trent (24 May 2019). "Review: Megan Thee Stallion's "Fever" Sets Bubblegum Competition On Fire". hiphopDX. Sharath Cherian. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ Shikan, Amani. "The fever pitch of Megan Thee Stallion". the Fader. Andy Cohen. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ 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.
^ Elder, Sajae (July 15, 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion teases Fever Thee Movie". The FADER. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ 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.
^ "DaBaby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ "Dababy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
^ "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ "Dababy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash S**t". Radioscope. Retrieved 2024-12-25. Type Cash S**t in the "Search:" field.
^ "American single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash Shit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[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.

[BillboardBest-6] Billboard Staff (December 11, 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[ComplexBest-7] Setaro, Shawn (December 17, 2019). "The Best Songs of 2019". Complex. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[PitchforkBest-8] Rawiya, Kameir (9 December 2019). "The 100 Best Songs of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 30, 2019.

[hnhh_trackrev-9] P., Milca (18 May 2019). "Megan Thee Stallion & DaBaby Match Off On "Cash Shit"". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[tmt-10] Schoop, Eli. "Megan Thee Stallion Fever". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[nytrev-11] Caramanica, Jon. "The Old-Fashioned, High-Impact Rhymes of Megan Thee Stallion". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[DXrev-12] Clark, Trent (24 May 2019). "Review: Megan Thee Stallion's "Fever" Sets Bubblegum Competition On Fire". hiphopDX. Sharath Cherian. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

[fader-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.

[sc_Billboardhot100_DaBaby-17] "DaBaby Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Dababy-18] "Dababy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphopairplay_Megan_Thee_Stallion-19] "Megan Thee Stallion Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Dababy-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.

[New_ZealandMegan_Thee_StallionCash_S**tsingleCertRef-24] "New Zealand single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash S**t". Radioscope. Retrieved 2024-12-25. Type Cash S**t in the "Search:" field.

[United_StatesMegan_Thee_StallionCash_ShitsingleCertRef-25] "American single certifications – Megan Thee Stallion – Cash Shit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

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