Keep Your Money

Album: Empire Season 1 (2015)
Charted: 99
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Songfacts®:

  • Sung by Empire cast member Jussie Smollett, who plays Jamal Lyon, this song serves as both a diss track to Terrence Howard's Lucius Lyon character, and a message about doing well on your own. The song was the Empire cast's first entry on the Hot 100.
  • Empire's original music is executive produced by Timbaland, marking the super producer's first work on a TV series. Timbaland produced this tune with Jim Beanz whose resume features work with stars like Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado and Demi Lovato.

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