^ 'British single certifications – Kendrick Lamar Ft J-Rock – Money Trees'.^ 'New Zealand single certifications – Kendrick Lamar – Money Trees'.^ 'Danish single certifications – Kendrick Lamar – Money Trees'.^ 'Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Global 200)'.^ 'Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'.^ 'Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)'.Jay Rock on Kendrick Lamar's 'Money Trees' - The 25 Best Guest Verses of 2012'. ^ 'Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city - XXL'.'Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monáe make President Obama's Fourth of July BBQ the highlight of his presidencies ^ 'Kendrick Lamar Performs 'm.A.A.d city' & 'Money Trees' At BET Experience Concert - XXL'.^ 'Director Taj Stansberry Talks Concept Behind Kendrick Lamar's 'Money Trees' Video'.^ 'The Narrative Guide To Kendrick Lamar's 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' | NOISEY'.Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) They described his verse as 'stellar', adding in the verse Rock 'contemplates a life of crime versus one stricken in dire poverty.' Commercial performance Įven without being released as a single, the song spent seven weeks on the US charts and peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. The track especially received heavy acclaim for the guest verse from Jay Rock.Ĭomplex praised Jay Rock's verse, calling it the tenth best guest appearance of 2012. XXL in their perfect 'XXL' review, deemed the song a 'tale of hustler's ambitions.'. The song was met with acclaim from music critics. On July 4, 2016, Lamar performed 'Money Trees' at President Obama's Fourth of July BBQ. On October 15, 2013, Lamar and Jay Rock performed 'Money Trees' at the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards. The duo also frequently performed the track on Lamar's Good Kid, m.A.A.d city world tour and at the 2013 South by Southwest music festival. Lamar performed 'Money Trees', alongside Jay Rock at the BET Experience concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He added: 'I started literally at 9 in the morning and finished at 9 at night.' As of June 2018, no further information has been announced regarding the video. Stansberry, who called the song his favorite song on the album, said upon getting the job to come up with a treatment for the video that was due in a day, he dropped everything right then, and created a website for the idea to present to Lamar. On August 28, 2013, Taj Stansberry revealed that he had begun to shoot a music video with Lamar and Jay Rock for 'Money Trees'. His dad has forgotten about the dominos he wanted by now, suggesting that Lamar 'has been out of the house for a while, driving around and trying to figure his life out, having just been attacked outside Sherane’s house.' Music video At the end of the track Lamar's mom calls him again and asks him to bring her car back, a recurring theme of the story. He also assesses his current situation in his hometown Compton, California and reflecting on the immortalization of his uncle after he was shot. He talks about having sex with his love interest Sherane and going to tell his friends about it. 'Money Trees' follows the storyline of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, as Kendrick Lamar reassesses what happened so far in the story. On June 2, 2015, Jay Rock released the sequel ' Money Trees Deuce' as a solo record with no feature from Kendrick Lamar. Money Trees samples the Beach House song 'Silver Soul,' from their 2010 album Teen Dream, as well as vocals from Kendrick’s ' Cartoon and Cereal' and interpolates lyrics from E-40’s ' Big Ballin’ With My Homies'. The song, mixed by Top Dawg engineer Derek 'MixedByAli' Ali, features background vocals from American singer Anna Wise of Sonnymoon. The song, produced by DJ Dahi, entered the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 19 due to high downloads, following the album's release. The song, which appears as the fifth track on the album, features a guest appearance from his Black Hippy cohort, fellow American rapper Jay Rock. ' Money Trees' is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, taken from his major label debut studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012).

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