R. Kelly

Released: November 10, 1998

Featuring: Nas Kelly Price

Songwriter: R. Kelly Nas

Producer: Trackmasters

[Intro: Nas]
QB
Chitown
Money make the world go round
Money make the world go round
(What? Go money)
Money makes the world go round
TM

[Verse 1: Nas]
Yo, for those who live the way that I live, we came a long way
From wiping cold outta eyelids, to rap's hottest
Fake Gazelles to black Pradas
Selling nicks to trey bags, to making hits like Kidada Jones' father
OG's would send me to the store with a dollar
Hit me with some wise advice for me to follow
Ain't nothing free in the world in life
No matter who you are, everybody got they price
And some cost more than other's
When you poor, it's like life ain't even worth living
But when you rich, it's every fat ass worth hittin'
With no chips, your drawers just stay on your hips
I play with the six 'cause money make the whole world spin
But without the Franklin faces, you see who's your real friends
It's V-12's, honeys on the cell, bobbin' out the JBL
It's Nas and R. Kell

[Verse 2: R. Kelly]
Never thought that I'd ever live this life
Money stacked in rolls, honeys on each side
Anything I want, I can say it's mine
No more worries 'bout how can I provide

[Chorus: Kelly Price, (Nas) & R. Kelly]
Money makes the world go round
(Nuttin' move but the money)
You believe it if you want to
Money makes the world go round
(Said nuttin' move but the money)

[Verse 3: R. Kelly]
Oh, many say it's wrong cuz I love to spend
Ice in everything countin' Benjamins
All I wanna do try, and let you know
If you don't believe, ask someone who's broke

[Chorus: Kelly Price, (Nas) & R. Kelly]
Money makes the world go round
(Money makes the world go round)
You believe it if you want to
Money makes the world go round
Yes, it does
(Said nuttin' move but the money)
Said money makes the world go round
(Money make the world go round, what?
Still nuttin' move but the money)
Nothing but the money
Money makes the world go round
Yes, it does

[Bridge: R. Kelly & Kelly Price]
Feels so good, yeah, yeah
So good, this life I finally live
And feels so real
So real this freedom I finally feel
Show me the money

[Chorus: Kelly Price, (Nas) & R. Kelly]
Money makes the world go round
(Go money, go money)
You believe it if you want to
Money makes the world go round
(Go money, go money, yo)
Said that almighty dollar
Money makes the world go round
Yes, it does
(Still don't nuttin' move but the money)
Money makes the world go round
From sun up till the sun goes down
(Yeah, what?)
So much money
Money makes the world go round
Hey, makes the world go round
Money makes the world go round
Money makes the world go round
Show me a man that don't need money
Money makes the world go round
And I'll show you a world
(Show me a world)
Standing still
Money makes the world go round
Yes, it does, talking 'bout the loot
Money makes the world go round

Robert Kelly is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where he first started performing under the “L” subway tracks as a teenager. This led into his first album, Born Into the 90’s, being released in 1992 as a collaboration between R. Kelly and Public Announcement. R. Kelly wrote and produced the entire album, which contained the #1 R&B hits “Honey Love” and “Slow Dance,” along with the Top 10 R&B hits “She’s Got That Vibe” (#7) and “Dedicated” (#9). The following year, Kelly went on to become a solo act.

In 1993, he released his first solo album, 12 Play, featuring the hits “Bump N' Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin'.” He released a self-titled album in 1995 featuring the hits “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” and “You Remind Me of Something,” while his 1998 double album, R., featured a string of hits, including “I Am Your Angel” with Celine Dion, “When a Woman’s Fed Up,” and his Grammy Award-winning song “I Believe I Can Fly” from the Space Jam soundtrack.

The success of these albums led to him becoming an in-demand producer in the ‘90s, writing and producing #1 hits for Aaliyah (“Back & Forth”), Janet Jackson (“Any Time, Any Place (Remix)”), Changing Faces (“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T”), Maxwell (“Fortunate”), and Michael Jackson (“You Are Not Alone”).

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