Busta’s banger “Arab Money” has a remix that has just dropped, the original Ron Browz (?) production, featuring guest appearances from T-Pain, Akon, Swizz and Diddy, and includes new lyrics from Busta.
Interestingly enough both Swizz and T-Pain are Muslim, and a glaring change has been made to the annunciation of Arab in the song. Q-Tip (also a noted Muslim) was one of the first to show excitement about the new single at a concert at the Knitting Factory where he was doing the “Arab Monday dance” along with Spliff and Busta. There is alot of talk about the song being insulting in terms of making a farce of Middle-Eastern culture. (feedback in comments is encouraged)
The following video shows in-studio smack-talk between Busta and Diddy (at Bad Boy studios) and Akon and T-Pain at an undisclosed studio working on their lyrics for the remix.
Busta’s Back On My BS drops March 10, 2009 on his new deal with Universal Motown.
The original “Arab Money” ain’t a Swizzy beat– apparently it’s Ron Browz! Which surprises the fuck outta me ’cause not only does he sound exactly like Swizzy, but he’s been around forever, producing bangers like that one joint with Kool G Rap off the posthumous Big L album. “Fall Back”? I think that’s what it’s called. That beat is crack.
Also, MOTHERFUCKER HE SAYS “PRINCE ALWALEED BIN TALAL AL-SAUD!” And mentions Malaysia! More rap songs should mention Malaysia.
Between this, “Throw Da Water On ‘Em”, and that fucking astounding “Packin’ Them Thangs” joint with KEV BROWN on the beat (of all people), Busta is out of his mind with it lately. And it’s a good thing too– rap needs Bus-A-Bus rapping like this.
By: Supreme Neck Protector on December 1, 2008
at 9:07 pm
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By: 100 Top Posts WordPress English 3/12/2008 « Kopanakinews’s Weblog on December 2, 2008
at 10:53 pm
I always thought it was an odd way to pronounce Arab. We pronounce it like “Arrib” in Australia. But on the remix, I could swear I heard it said two different ways- “Aahraab” and “Baaraa”, the latter like it was being spoken backwards.
Regardless, the song is one of the nicest thangs to come out of this autotune phase everynoe be going thru…
But like SNP above, on all accounts I’m pretty sure Ron Browz hooked it up on this one…
By: unknowntheartist on December 3, 2008
at 8:45 am
we Gettin Arab MonEy
By: y0 on December 4, 2008
at 2:00 am
i think i like this song
By: khan on December 4, 2008
at 10:39 am
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By: Uh, okay… we get Arab Money!!!! « Izzy Mo’s Blog on December 4, 2008
at 4:41 pm
A great article on the Muslim reaction to Busta Rhymes’ Remix of Arab Money:
http://www.insidedesi.com/music/busta-arab-money-muslims/
By: HASH on December 4, 2008
at 7:41 pm
i want to know the lyrics
By: blah on December 6, 2008
at 2:21 pm
i want to know the lyrics
By: blah on December 6, 2008
at 2:23 pm
^^ Same here. I want to know what they mean to see what the deal is about. Not knowing what it means off the bat, it sounds abit racist. “We getting Arab money”, sounds like a label to me…then again its like they just saying they got money! :p
By: When Giants Meet on December 7, 2008
at 12:45 am
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By: Top Posts « WordPress.com on December 8, 2008
at 12:15 am
Every body iz trynna say dat der muslim. YEEEEAAAA Bismillahiramanirrahim alhamdu lillahirabilla dAT IZ WAT HE IZ SAYIN YEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HESSSSSS MUSLIMMM SALAM HOMEY
By: Arab Homey yeaaaa trick like dizz on December 13, 2008
at 3:59 pm
HE IZ MUSLIMM HE IZ NOT TYNNA BE RACIST
By: Arab Homey yeaaaa trick like dizz on December 13, 2008
at 4:01 pm
he myt not b tryin ta b racist or wateva buh hez a muslim n inda eyes of allah swt its haram wa hez dun in islam lsnin 2 songs or even singin songz is haram so jus cuz hez a muslim n hez got a song wid islamic words in it doesnt meen its okai
Allah swt aint guna say its okai ur a muslim uve got a ryt 2 mke songz lyk dis cuz ur a muslim jus 4 yuh ama change da hole consept of islam
naa mate dont work like da
wetha hez a muslim or not afta dis songs he aint a muslim not inda eyes of allah swt
By: ??? on December 14, 2008
at 2:59 pm
thats acutally wrong…
and check this one out
its surah rahman… listen to it… sounds like music to my ears… buddy…
as far as iv heard from my grand ma… she said anything that’s like … club type music.. or dhol means>> drums… etc.. is haram… that makes loud noise and like hindus wen dey do their pooja making so much noise…
and for us muslims even our AZHAAN is like a music… someone singing the Azhaan… ther’s a whole story behind wen the first Azhaan was given… which is surpisingly not our prophet.. but by this ex slave who became muslim had the most beautiful voice… sun refused to rise…untill this man sung his last Azhaan…
By: turth on December 15, 2008
at 6:15 am
Do u guys want to know why the song is offensive, number one it is misrepresenting a people, 2 groups of people to be exact, Arabs and Muslims. As u all might not know, not all Arabs are Muslim and not all Muslims are Arabs. In his first version of the song he calls Arabs, Ayrabs…Ayrab is a derogatory term which I personally as an ARAB find offensive, a Christian Arab would find this term derogatory as well. And by reciting the Quran and then saying Arab money he is stereotyping that all Muslims are Arabs and they are not… Indians, Iranians, Turks, Afghanistanis are not Arabs… there are MUSLIMS all over the world but not Arabs… there are even Chinese Muslims, so what in the name of God does Arab money have to do with Islam and the Quran??
We as MUSLIMS do use the words of the Quran in songs but RELIGIOUS songs, they are called anasheeds such as this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOj3aDfuR_o
by Sami Yusuf who is not an ARAB but a Muslim who is from Pakistan. I dont think this song promotes drinking, adultery, gambling, promiscuous activity…I dont think this song will be played at any club anytime soon…where girls grind their asses on guys which really in Islam and Christianity adultery is a sin but we MUSLIMS still follow these rules and try our best to refrain from sinning.
Or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQraTe-jSz4
its my Yusuf Islam formerly known as Cat Stevens…
orrrrrrrr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dtSRvyfxc4&feature=related by Zain also another Pakistani Muslim. its called Allah knows
this is what Islam represents U CANT TAKE IT WITH U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dtSRvyfxc4&feature=related so u should understand why we would get offended and I think u have no right to tell us to lighten up. We shouldnt have to explain why we get offended when u talk about our religion or make fun of our people. Im an Arab Muslim born and raised in the U.S Im fairly open minded but when it comes to religion u people are taking it too far. We have a right to our privacy, and u can say what u want but not offending others ur discriminating people. And frankly Im sick of this whole anti Islam thing and anti Arab thing. Arabs are Semites go make a song about Jews and lets see if they wont get offended and if they dont call u anti Semitic. Go make a video about blacks and call them the N word and see if u wont have a major law suit on ur head. Ok so dont tell us what we can and cant feel. the video is offensive one he is not Arab 2 he is misrepresenting Arabs and Muslims.
By: Mariam on December 16, 2008
at 8:24 am
wgg1 ppl
lisen yhhh u dnt hav any ryt 2 tell ppl wts ryt or wrong, the onlii person who can do that is Allah(swa)
u tell me do u eva read da qur’an?do u pray5 tyms a day? we do ertin possible to mek our slf non-muslims, so y not jus gt on wid our lives and not wori bwt ne1 else, all u need 2 do is wori bwt urslf and wat ur doin rng.
dis is me jus ptin ma point cross buh da song is bloody guud, buh i dnt like da islamic and nudety of words used in it.
———-Mobina—————— xoxoxoxo
By: Mobina on December 18, 2008
at 6:24 pm
to tell you the truth…he is offending arabs and muslims, especially the remix. he says “bismillah elrahman elraheem, al hamdulillah rabbilalameen”, this is a verse extracted from the Qur’aan, and when muslims read the Qur’aan, they read it with depth, fear and respect of Allah. this remix is just wrong. it disrespects our religion.
By: someone on December 20, 2008
at 5:45 pm
u all stoooooooopid its a song im a muslim and the rest of my family is none of us are offended yall just making it an issue cause yall just trying to prove some one wrong yeah well deuce and good luck with yalls argument man
By: poptart on December 23, 2008
at 5:11 am
the song is hard
By: travon on December 24, 2008
at 5:17 am
who you calling studid
By: travon on December 24, 2008
at 5:19 am
i’m american
By: travon on December 24, 2008
at 5:22 am
I’m really shocked !!
how it become !!
They took the words from The Holy Quran !!
It’s really wrong , u can’t say like this about a Relegin !!
By: jeje on December 25, 2008
at 6:29 am
a Religon*
By: jeje on December 25, 2008
at 6:30 am
it is just a song
it doesn’t insult arab and muslims
By: hitman on December 25, 2008
at 6:43 am
Im a muslim, from the carribean, and born in the US. I tink the remix is offensive, the faq dat ppl r makin it a big deal makes it a problem. i love diddy, busta, all of em, including the song, i didnt think it wasz offensive, til i read alla dis. the Quran is supposed to be recuited with respect to Allah, which isz not gona happen in a club, but ova time the song will fade into da baqrund, until the next offensive sang com out
SHAM
By: SHAM on December 31, 2008
at 2:02 pm
WE GETTIN ARAB MONEYYYYYYYYY!
By: anthony on January 14, 2009
at 3:29 am
A check it
Money ova every thing dont mean shit you got to stack ya paper and you got to stack it quick a we through away nigga money we through away nigga money dog fights cat fights in the back yard punk ass niggas just tryin to act hard we through away nigga money we through away nigga money…. now if you dont get affended by this then arab money you shouldnt get affended by
By: Darealesniggahollaatyaboi on January 18, 2009
at 10:27 pm
this is my song…………….
By: tameika on February 2, 2009
at 5:17 pm
oooooo dis is hottttt
By: andre on February 2, 2009
at 6:30 pm
you call this song :O ..
respect allah please ..
By: abdullah on February 3, 2009
at 10:08 pm
hhhhhhh i the arab top mtha fuck neggrs
By: real arab on February 9, 2009
at 6:25 pm
fuck all of u u don’t know who is allah …………and our god will fix every thing very soon
By: mohamed on February 12, 2009
at 6:42 pm
This song is tight n like abdullah said respect allah
By: Arez on February 17, 2009
at 1:39 pm
They’re not offending anyone…..shut the fuck up. They’re rich as hell and can whatever they want. You people need to learn to how to spell….go to school. Form some coherent sentences even.
By: Mike&ikes! on February 26, 2009
at 4:20 pm
And fuck you mohamed……..everyone’s God is same.
By: Mike&ikes! on February 26, 2009
at 4:21 pm
heyyy what’s rong people ………….this is the worst song this is not good ok i am moslem
By: ???? on March 24, 2009
at 11:59 am
I like this song. I get why some people might be offended… but this song is HARD!
By: Bri on March 25, 2009
at 5:42 pm
i lisen ² hip hop
By: dominic on March 26, 2009
at 8:16 pm
You are fools and stupid together not say nonsense Your lies will burn in hell and you will win the Arabs soon. you stupid
By: Arab Muslim on April 28, 2009
at 10:56 am
i love that song and mother fucker i am ill
By: franklin on May 13, 2009
at 7:24 pm
iz funny how some muslims saying this song aint offensive…r u fukkin out of ur damnn mind…these people r using verses from the quran…they can sing about arab money all they want or even say muslim money dat aint shiit…but using words from the holly quran is stupidness and madness…diz aint right n whoeva likes this song u gon join them mofukkaz in hell…i mean i like diddy n busta…but this time they takin shiiit to the next level..n iz fukked big time…ima singer my self i luv muslim…im not extreame religious but this iz something i cant take…fukkk them n to those none muslim saying this aint offensive DA FUKK U KNOW ABOUT R RELIGION? we know better so go fukk ur selves fukkin ignorantss…fukk this song n anybody who likes it…peaceee
By: IMAN on June 5, 2009
at 5:12 pm
MUSIC***
By: IMAN on June 5, 2009
at 5:14 pm
This song is hot ! And whatever sexy that’s singing the Arabic lyrics make it hotter. Everybody knows that Arab Money is referring to the Big Boys living in Dubai and U.A.E…..over there D.R.I.F.T.I.N.G in cars that we can’t pronunce ….. this was nothing more than a shot out to the most Beautiful and the most Gorgeous not to mention wealthiest men on the face of this plantet.
There was no disrespect, he was just letting you all know who the real Ballers are and he just want a piece of their pie. Don’t blame him.
By: I Love Arabs on June 7, 2009
at 5:44 am
OOoops !!!! I mean planet. See, I even get caught up just by thinking about they fine asses.
By: I Love Arabs on June 7, 2009
at 5:47 am
eniway wy are we mslims worrying cause we wont go hell they will so lets stop making uther pple rong
By: mad on December 15, 2009
at 7:31 pm