"Money Maker" is the first single from Ludacris's fifth album Release Therapy. The song was released to the radio on July 17, 2006. The song is produced by The Neptunes and features Pharrell. The song was written by Chris Bridges, and Pharrell Williams. "Money Maker" is also a song by A Tribe Called Quest off the Love Movement album released in 1998. The video was released on August 17, 2006. The video premiered on MTV's Making the Video. The single reached number 1 on various charts. It has peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 1 on Hot Rap Tracks in the United States. It also became the number 1 single on radio in the United States on October 19, 2006 . The music video managed to enter BET's 106 & Park and peak at number 1, where it remained for several days. The single has strong airplay on BET and MTV. It also has airplay on Canada's Muchmusic. The single has a major promotional status and huge airplay on radio around the U.S., North America and other countries around the globe. The song was performed on the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. This is Ludacris's third #1 hit single.
American R&B singer, Amerie, also recorded an answer back (remix) to the single. The song is currently on her first Mixtape, Because I Love It Volume 1. It is yet unknown if the song will be released on the forthcoming LP, Because I Love It (summer 2007).
The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song in 2007.
