“Mo Money Mo Fazhan,” I thought to myself. For better or worse, it goes like this: mo money, mo fazhan. Diddy parlance, mo money has meant mo cars, but also mo pollution. When it comes to development - or “Fazhan,” in Chinese - sometimes the good and the bad are so closely interrelated it is hard to tell them apart. This confusing juxtaposition of old and new simultaneously bolsters and strains Chinese society. Crossing the street in Beijing means dodging both Mercedes and rickshaws. Indeed, as an economy, China is a chimera, one where the Qing Dynasty and modernity exist side by side. Money has meant both progress and problems for China. Dre, but his lyrics nonetheless go a long way toward describing how China has developed: “The more money we come across, the more problems we see.” Diddy.ĭiddy may not be a published author in the field of economics or have an advanced degree like Dr.
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All of a sudden, my iPod played the classic song “Mo Money Mo Problems” featuring P. Jesse Appell: Earlier this year, I sat at a café in Beijing, listening to ’90s rap searching for insight into the nature of the Chinese economy. Here Jesse elaborates on how he got the idea for the song and what it means. It’s as catchy as “Laowai,” and given that first video’s success, if you care about being in-the-know, about pop culture or China’s economy, it’s not to be missed. Now, Appell is back with another rap music video explaining the development of the Chinese economy - this one set to “Mo Money Mo Problems.” That should be a good hint as to the theme of the song. Appell fought back, getting to keep two of the three censored lines, and share his message about the commonalities between the Chinese and a foreigner (laowai) like himself living in Beijing.
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His music video was so popular in China, Appell was invited to perform his routine live on Chinese TV - but not before the TV studio tried to censor his lyrics. But he’s more widely known for his fall 2012 “Gangnam Style” parody - “Laowai Style”- which racked up more than a million views within its first month on Youku, China’s version of YouTube. Most recently, he appeared on the Business Desk writing about China’s theme song, exposing the economic desperation underlying the country’s avid consumption. Uhh, uhhh B.I.G., P-O, P-P-A No info, for the, DEA Federal agents mad cause I'm flagrant Tap my cell, and the phone in the basement My team supreme, stay clean Triple beam lyrical dream, I be that cat you see at all events bent Gats in holsters girls on shoulders Playboy, I told ya, bein mice to me Bruise too much, I lose, too much Step on stage the girls boo too much I guess it's cause you run with lame dudes too much Me lose my touch, never that If I did, ain't no problem to get the gat Where the true players at? Throw your Rollies in the sky Wave em side to side and keep your hands high While I give your girl the eye, player please Lyrically, niggaz see, B.I.G.Fulbright Scholar and comedian Jesse Appell has been our far-flung correspondent in China this year.
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I don't know what, they want from me It's like the more money we come across The more problems we see repeat 2X) Yeah yeah, ahaha, from the D-to-the-A-to-the-D-D-Y know you'd rather see me die than to see me fly I call all the shots Rip all the spots, rock all the rocks Cop all the drops, I know you thinkin now's when all the ballin stops, nigga never home gotta call me on the yacht Ten years from now we'll still be on top Yo, I thought I told you that we won't stop Now whatcha gonna do when it's cool bag a money much longer than yours and a team much stronger than yours, violate me this'll be your day, we don't play Mess around be D.O.A., be on your way Cause it ain't enough time here, ain't enough lime here for you to shine here, deal with many women but treat dimes fair, and I'm bigger than the city lights down in Times Square Yeah, yeah yeah I don't know what, they want from me It's like the more money we come across The more problems we see (repeat 2X) niggaz hold me down, Cooter schooled me to the game, now I know my duty Stay humble stay low blow like Hootie True pimp niggaz spend no dough on the booty And then ya yell there go Mase there go your cutie *singers come in over this last line*
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Now, who's hot who not Tell me who rock who sell out in the stores You tell me who flopped who copped the blue drop Who jewels got robbed who's mostly Goldie down to the tube sock, the same ol pimp Mase, you know ain't nuttin change but my limp Can't stop till I see my name on a blimp Guarantee a million sales pullin all the love You don't believe in Harlem World nigga double up We don't play around it's a bet lay it down nigga didn't know me ninety-one bet they know me now I'm the young Harlem nigga with the Goldie sound Can't no Ph.D.