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Money Run
Studio album by Bad Azz
Released	March 11, 2003
Studio	Lickwit Studios
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	45:45
Label	Out Of Bounds Double Dollar Sign Records
Producer	Bad Azz (exec.) Pudgie (exec.) Weldon Angelos (exec.) Big Hollis (also exec.)
Bad Azz chronology
Personal Business (2001) Money Run (2003) Executive Decision (2003)

Money Run is the third solo studio album by American rapper Bad Azz. It was released on March 11, 2003, via Out of Bounds Entertainment/Double Dollar Sign Records. It features guest appearances from 40 Glocc, Big Hollis, Bonnie, Conflict, Kenya Baker, Marcel, LaToiya Williams, Lil' Tip Toe, Sene, Skee 64 Oz., Soopafly and Terrell Carter. The album peaked at number 85 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	4/5
RapReviews	6.5/10
The Source

Money Run received positive reviews from music critics. Soren Baker, in a review for Chicago Tribune, called it a strong album, praising Bad Azz for his "introspective rhymes" and his versatility in rapping about a wide range of topics. Ricardo Hazell of HipHopDX commended the album, saying that it is "one of the hottest joints out of L.A." of 2003. RapReviews's Matt Jost praised the album for its variety and Bad Azz for his vocal performance, as he "rides these beats with the usual ease, his lively voice always expressing a real care for the subjects and topics of his rhymes". The journalist criticized the rapper's lyrics for being too simple. In a review for The Source, Ryan Ford wrote: "Money Run proves that Bad Azz has not wavered too far from the road to success".

Track listing

All music is composed by Walter Hollis

Sample credits

• "California Sunshine" contains elements from "Tom's Diner" by Suzanne Vega

Chart history

References

1. ^ Hazell, Ricardo (June 9, 2003). "Bad Azz - Money Run". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
2. ^ Jost, Matt (April 8, 2003). "Bad Azz :: Money Run :: Double Dollar Sign Records/Out Of Bounds". RapReviews. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
3. ^ Ford, Ryan (May 2003). "Bad Azz – Money Run". Record Report. The Source. No. 164. New York. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
4. Baker, Soren (June 16, 2003). "Bad Azz – Money Run". Chicago Tribune. p. 29. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
5. "Bad Azz Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

External links

• Money Run at Discogs (list of releases)

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