Everybody has heard the term "making it rain." It's the practice of throwing money in the air while at a strip club. Where the term first originated from has been somewhat of a mystery, until now.
Young Jeezy's upcoming album, TM103: Hustlerz Ambition, includes a documentary that is packaged with the deluxe version. In the documentary DJ Drama says Jeezy started the trend.
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Young Jeezy accepts the credit for starting what has become standard practice for big ballers when they hit up their favorite adult entertainment spot.
Peep what he had to say below.
In the documentary, DJ Drama and others basically give you credit for coming up with the idea of "making it rain."
Yeah, I'll take that.
I've never invented anything – can you take me through the process? What was going through your head?
I'ma be real, man, this might sound like the craziest thing to you. I, and others like me – trap stars – we always considered ourselves Robin Hoods: we go out and get the money. Just think, if you was in the village and you a hunter, you take pride in going out to hunt the prey and bring it back for the village to eat. In our situation, we took pride in getting money so that the hood could eat. A part of the hood was the strip club, so – in our minds – we looking at it like we putting kids through school, we buying school clothes, we paying tuition, we paying car notes. We felt like we was the providers. And that's what we are! When you a ghetto star, when you a hood star, you gonna take care of your grandmother, your mother. When you on that next level, you gotta take care of the city, the streets. All of that consists of going to the strip clubs and throwing up money; like, I'ma have fun doing it, but I'ma give back. And, like, in doing so, they don't gotta take the risks that we did. The women shouldn't have to go out and kill the goddamn elk.
That's an incredible analogy.
That's what we do. And we took pride in that! The industry sorta came around and blew it up when they saw it as fun, like this is a way to show off my money. To us, it was a way to give back – that's the God's honest truth. We felt like we was the kings of the castle, and we came in like, "Oh, they out getting money, and they bout to give it back to us." Everybody lives better because we brought the money back.
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Comment by MR.BRAVO on December 12, 2011 at 4:15pm this fake a** G is not the inventor of "making rain" liar..all that "making rain stuff" cames from the kings of dubai, egipt, irak, and all royalty from that places, when they r invited to a wedding or a party they throw up money to show that they are the KINGS! search on wshh..
Comment by V on December 12, 2011 at 2:19pm why does every1 take everything rappers say so seriously he was clearly jokin around talkin sh*t. if i was a rapper and ninjas was interviewin me all the time, I wud prolly say sum crazy sh*t too...just because i can. & laugh about it later with my ppl
Comment by Serious on December 12, 2011 at 2:16pm @nunya business... you a monkey if you getting money and waste it on hoes you deserve to be broke and when you hit rock bottom remember them hoes you threw it on. None of them b****** will be by your side. I'm a Real MAN who makes money and doesn't let money get to my head. I have invested money in owning my own property (deeds on deck) what you got though? dreams and fake fame?
Comment by cs on December 12, 2011 at 1:35am R kelly has been makin it rain on girls for a min
Comment by Big Reed1 on December 12, 2011 at 1:02am I agree with the two post below me. I get it, but it don't make sense to me. You feel like the king of the strip club, not the castle. You given money to the strippers and not the hood. ????????????????
Comment by Asim on December 11, 2011 at 10:25pm Woooow this dude is actually stupid, since when did "making it rain" in the strip clubs, help your community?
Comment by Adam on December 11, 2011 at 7:43pm one of the most retarded things i have heard all year..
Comment by nunya business on December 11, 2011 at 4:26pm @ Serious, @Ill will.......All I can say is if you were in his shoes back then, with his team "BMF" you would know where he's coming from. You see its just like an actor giving a donation to charity. The team I'M ON WE DO THE SAME S*** SOME TIMES. BUT THAT"S JUST BECAUSE WE SOME REAL A** MONEY GETTIN N*****........that may not be you...
Comment by st Vincent st west on December 11, 2011 at 1:47pm Pathetic little Man..
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