Scared Money
N.O.R.E. Lyrics


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[Intro:]
[N. O. Are. E]
Grab the baking soda homie (Evidence!)
Huh, huh (why?)
I'ma show them how to whip it up for Ricky do ya!
(Scared money, scared money, scared money, sacred money)

[Hook:]
Scared money don't make no money, (Uh huh)
Scared money don't make no money, (Uh huh)
Scared money don't make no money,
If I ever go broke, I'ma take yo money

[N. O. Are. E]
I'm on my northside Philly shit, southside furious,
That boy and his bag and that boy is serious,
Two chicks give me head on they periods,
Make them run threesomes, 'cus they a little curious,
Scared money, they don't make enough,
You wanna go to war you don't make enough,
Have my niggas in your crib when you waking up...
You know what this right? Give me everything (Boom!),
They don't want that type of beef so they wanna squash it,
Lil N. O. Are. E's a shooter, I don't miss my target (target),
And fuck it I'm a rider,
Magnum strapped tight, so I'm bustin' all insider her,
Nobody dies a virgin, life fucks us all,
I was born poor, but was raised to ball,
I'm a grown man, pay my own bills,
Great Adventure money, I pay my own thrills,

[Hook:]
Scared money don't make no money,
Scared money don't make no money,
Scared money don't make no money,
If I ever go broke, I'ma take yo money

Scared money don't make no money,
(We ain't never goin' broke)
Scared money don't make no money,
(As long as this Mexican borders out here...)
Scared money don't make no money,
(We goin' be fine, ha ha)
If I ever go broke, I'ma take yo money

[Pusha T]
Yeah
Scared money don't make none,
You ain't really gotta ask where it came from,
Caught fire with the brick, made a dollar off the strip,
And went German engineering with my brake drums,
Used to gamble with three dice, four fify six dreams,
Stayed up for three nights, with raw little fix fiend,
Ran from the Po lights, thank God for the six speed,
The slickest of bad bitches with good head that mislead,
Sell it all nigga, then we ball nigga,
If you scared then you better get a dog nigga,
Panamera's and we playing leap frog in em,
If you get what you earn, we belong in em,

[Hook](X2)

[Meek Mill]
If I ever go broke, I'ma take yo money,
Have my nigga snatch yo bitch and rape yo honey,
Goonie shoot up yo wheel you need May Gold money,
Papi said he got that work just bring them Pesos for me (the money),
As a youngin' I used to be the lookout,
Now we in the kitchen with pigeons having a cookout,
Niggas gettin' took in, niggas gettin' took out,
Used to drive Chargers now they foreign when I pullout,
Maserati, Panamera's, big Ghost's,
Team of killers, long clips, big toasters,
Fuck around they buck you down, get chauffeured,
Nice casket talking past's, big hearses, ha!

[Hook:]




[The End]
[Boom! ]

Overall Meaning

The song Scared Money by N.O.R.E. is a boastful track that celebrates the wealth and success of the artist and his associates. The hook of the song urges listeners not to be afraid to take risks, and to understand that if they are scared, they won't be able to achieve financial gain. The verses of the song further elaborate on the MCs' own experience with money and making it in the rap game. N.O.R.E.'s verse speaks on his willingness to engage in criminal activity to make money and how he has grown richer by learning how to dodge the law. Pusha T's verse talks about the illegal ways of making money, gambling with dice, and selling illegal substances. Meek Mill also touches on criminal activity, boasting about his team of killers and how they steal from others.


The song's title itself is a well-known phrase that has been used in various contexts. Scared Money is the concept that when someone is afraid to lose their money, they will be hesitant in taking risks, which might result in never being able to grow richer. In the context of this song, the artists are basically saying that by being scared of taking risks, one cannot achieve financial success. The lyrics of the song revel in the criminal activity that the artists engaged in to build their wealth. The song is an ode to living a fast-paced and luxurious lifestyle, which is evident from the references of fast cars, women, violence, and parties.


Line by Line Meaning

Grab the baking soda homie (Evidence!)
Let's get to work and whip up some drugs


I'ma show them how to whip it up for Ricky do ya!
I'll teach you how to cook drugs for money


Scared money don't make no money, (Uh huh)
If you're too afraid to take risks, you won't make any money


If I ever go broke, I'ma take yo money
If I end up broke, I'll resort to stealing your money


I'm on my northside Philly shit, southside furious,
I'm representing both the north and south side of Philly and I'm serious about it


That boy and his bag and that boy is serious,
The guy with the bag of drugs is serious about selling it


Two chicks give me head on they periods,
I receive oral sex from two women while they're having their periods


Make them run threesomes, 'cus they a little curious,
I make the two women participate in threesomes because they're interested


Scared money, they don't make enough,
People who aren't willing to take risks won't make enough money


You wanna go to war you don't make enough,
If you're not making a lot of money, you shouldn't start a conflict


Have my niggas in your crib when you waking up...
I'll have my gang in your house as soon as you wake up


You know what this right? Give me everything (Boom!),
Do you understand what's happening? Give me everything or else


They don't want that type of beef so they wanna squash it,
They don't want a physical confrontation, so they're trying to end the conflict peacefully


Lil N. O. Are. E's a shooter, I don't miss my target (target),
I'm an expert shooter who never misses


And fuck it I'm a rider,
I don't care about the consequences, I'll ride for my gang


Magnum strapped tight, so I'm bustin' all insider her,
I have a Magnum condom on so I'll have sex with her


Nobody dies a virgin, life fucks us all,
Nobody dies without experiencing hardships in life


I was born poor, but was raised to ball,
I may have been born poor, but I was raised to succeed


I'm a grown man, pay my own bills,
I'm an adult who pays for my own expenses


Great Adventure money, I pay my own thrills,
I pay for my own entertainment


Scared money don't make no money,
If you don't take risks, you won't make any money


(We ain't never goin' broke)
We'll never run out of money


(As long as this Mexican borders out here...)
As long as we have access to Mexican drugs, we'll be okay


(We goin' be fine, ha ha)
We'll be okay, don't worry about it


Yeah
Agreement with the previous statement


Scared money don't make none,
If you're too afraid to take risks, you won't make any money


You ain't really gotta ask where it came from,
Don't bother asking where the money came from


Caught fire with the brick, made a dollar off the strip,
I made a lot of money selling drugs on the street


And went German engineering with my brake drums,
I upgraded my car with German engineering for luxury


Used to gamble with three dice, four fify six dreams,
I used to gamble with my friends with different dice games


Stayed up for three nights, with raw little fix fiend,
I stayed up for three nights with someone who was addicted to drugs


Ran from the Po lights, thank God for the six speed,
I ran away from the police and was thankful for my fast car


The slickest of bad bitches with good head that mislead,
The most attractive women who are good at sex will deceive you


Sell it all nigga, then we ball nigga,
Sell all the drugs and then we'll have a great time


If you scared then you better get a dog nigga,
If you're afraid, you better get protection


Panamera's and we playing leap frog in em,
We're driving our Porsche Panameras and leapfrogging in them


If you get what you earn, we belong in em,
If you work hard and earn a lot, you belong in a Porsche Panamera


If I ever go broke, I'ma take yo money,
If I ever become impoverished, I'll steal your money


Have my nigga snatch yo bitch and rape yo honey,
My gang will take your woman and rape her


Goonie shoot up yo wheel you need May Gold money,
My gang will shoot up your car's wheels and you better be prepared to pay for repairs


Papi said he got that work just bring them Pesos for me (the money),
My drug dealer is telling me to bring the money in exchange for drugs


As a youngin' I used to be the lookout,
When I was young, I used to be the one on the lookout for the police


Now we in the kitchen with pigeons having a cookout,
Now we're cooking drugs in the kitchen


Niggas gettin' took in, niggas gettin' took out,
People are being robbed and killed


Used to drive Chargers now they foreign when I pullout,
I used to drive Dodge Chargers, but now I drive foreign luxury cars


Maserati, Panamera's, big Ghost's,
I have luxury cars such as Maseratis, Porsche Panameras and a Rolls Royce Ghost


Team of killers, long clips, big toasters,
I have a squad of killers with large guns


Fuck around they buck you down, get chauffeured,
If you mess with us, we'll shoot you and then attend your funeral in style


Nice casket talking past's, big hearses, ha!
We'll have a nice funeral and procession for our fallen comrade


(Boom! )
Emphasis on the final statement of the song




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Comments from YouTube:

Rachel Ann

shit go hard af

Mills Marlee

By far, the best intro to a music video. in my opinion of course

carlosirons

Love this video and song, it's fucking amazing!

John Gomez

GREAT SONG ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

whatupmaaan

this is art.

Bron de Escorpio ๐Ÿฆ‚

Mi canciรณn favorita

lee graham

Pusha killed that shit!

A P

pusha t and meek mill's verse in this is too tough!

Marvin Cross

I roll blunts like I got ten thumbs. Letโ€™s make a snap back snap back then. I go this way you go that way. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ’ฏ. Nore the best

Streets of Miami ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ”ฆ

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Pusha T is fire

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