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YG released his new single and video 'Scared Money' on Friday (February 4), featuring guest verses from J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo.

YG kickstarted the campaign for his upcoming sixth album on Friday (February 4) with the release of his new single Scared Money featuring J. Coleand Moneybagg Yo Powered by menacing, piano-laced production from Gibbo, the track finds the trio reinforcing the famous scared money dont make no money proverb as quoted throughout Hip Hop history by A Tribe Called Quest, Jeezy, N.O.R.E. and many more. The heavyweight collaboration comes complete with a creative video directed by Drew Kirsch, which follows YG, Cole and Moneybagg as they pull off a bank heist. A post shared by @yg Fans see the Compton rapper posted on the roof of an armored truck next to the fruits of their score, mobbing it up with a crew of masked bank robbers and surrounded by dozens of pairs of his 4Hunnid Block Runner sneakerslaid out in a circular formation as he raps, YG think he Kanye West he got his own kicks. J. Cole enters the fray via a Dreamville-themed press conference before helping YG empty the bank vault as he flips YGs aforementioned Kanye line into a Drakename-drop. Cole think he Drizzy Drake, he got his own plane, he raps. Moneybagg Yo caps off the big-money crime by enjoying a lavish feast with a table full of lady friends. Scared Money arrives on the heels of serious allegations levied against YG, who is accused of orchestrating Drakeo The Rulers murderat the Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival in December 2021. Both Drakeos mother and associate K7 have pointed the finger at the Compton nativefor setting up the fatal stabbing. However, as the $60 million wrongful death lawsuitfiled against Live Nation on behalf of Drakeos five-year-old son states, there is no evidence to indicate that YG had anything to do with the events that would lead to Mr. Caldwells murder. Read more