If I Had No Loot
1993 single by Tony! Toni! Toné! / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"If I Had No Loot" is a song by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! It was released on June 1, 1993 by PolyGram and Wing Records, as the lead single from their third album, Sons of Soul (1993). The song was produced by Tony! Toni! Toné! and co-written by group member Raphael Wiggins, who said that it is about fair-weather friends. It has a new jack swing beat, pronounced guitar licks, and vocal samples from Boogie Down Productions' 1987 song "Remix for P Is Free" and Ice Cube's 1991 song "The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit".
"If I Had No Loot" | ||||
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Single by Tony! Toni! Toné! | ||||
from the album Sons of Soul | ||||
Released | June 1, 1993 (1993-06-01) | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | New jack swing[1] | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
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Producer(s) | Tony! Toni! Toné! | |||
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The song became a hit for the group,[2] peaking at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold 500,000 copies in the United States. "If I Had No Loot" was named the tenth best single of 1993 by The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll.