This hedonistic party jam from Nelly's debut album finds him rapping about his glitzy lifestyle. Along for the ride, we hear about him smoking pot in his Mercedes, picking up a lovely lady at the club, and flying first class next to Wheel of Fortune hostess Vanna White.
Nelly tells his rags-to-riches story in this song, recounting his rise from a teenage drug dealer to rap star. He's still the same person, but now he has the means to enjoy the finer things in life.
A big hook in this song is the "Hey! Must be the money!" group vocal after Nelly asks, "Oh, why do I live this way?" Nelly owes a debt to the football star Deion Sanders, who in 1994 released a song called "Must Be The Money" that helped popularize the phrase. (Sanders' musical talents are inversely proportional to his football abilities.) In later years, many pop songs featured groups of guys yelling "hey!" as part of the soundscape. A good example is "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea.
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