Piggy Bank (song)
| "Piggy Bank" | |||||||||
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| Song by 50 Cent from the album The Massacre | |||||||||
| Released | 2005 | ||||||||
| Recorded | 2004 | ||||||||
| Genre | Gangsta rap | ||||||||
| Length | 4:15 | ||||||||
| Label | Aftermath, Interscope, Shady | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | 50 Cent, K. Cain | ||||||||
| Producer(s) | Needlz | ||||||||
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"Piggy Bank" is the fifth track from 50 Cent's second album, The Massacre. It was not released as a single, but charted at eighty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 due to controversy over its attack on long-time rival Ja Rule, as well as Jadakiss and Fat Joe, who had worked with Ja Rule on his song "New York". The song also takes lyrical swipes at rappers Shyne, Kelis, Sheek Louch, Cassidy, Lil' Kim (who featured 50 Cent on her song "Magic Stick") and Nas. He also mentions Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Mobb Deep and Michael Jackson in the song, but not negatively.
In 2004, Ja Rule released "New York", a song from his successful album, R.U.L.E.. The song was very well received by hip hop fans and featured appearances from fellow New York rappers Fat Joe and Jadakiss. The song was a welcomed re-entry for Ja Rule into the public eye after his drop in popularity after feuding with 50 Cent. In the song, Ja Rule subliminally mentions 50 Cent:
Apprentice you're fired, you're no longer desired/So take off them silly chains, put back on your wire/I'm on fire...
The final line being a reference to a 50 Cent-assisted Lloyd Banks song titled "On Fire". The lines also included a subtle reference to the belief 50 Cent had at one point been a police informant. 50 Cent, perhaps feeling offended by the song, and the other two rappers' willingness to participate in it, countered with "Piggy Bank".
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