"It's All About the Benjamins"

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"It's All About the Benjamins" is a 1997 hip hop single by Puff Daddy featuring the Notorious B.I.G., Lil' Kim, and the Lox that became one of the defining anthems of late-1990s rap.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Puff Daddy
associatedAct Bad Boy Records
associatedMovement shiny suit era of hip hop
associatedWith Lil' Kim
Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs
The LOX
The Notorious B.I.G.
chronologyWithinArtistCareer early solo hits of Puff Daddy
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalImpact influential in late-1990s hip hop
widely recognized catchphrase
decade 1990s
describedAs defining anthem of late-1990s rap
late-1990s rap anthem
distributionFormat commercial single
era late 1990s hip hop
featuredArtist Lil' Kim
The LOX
The Notorious B.I.G.
genre hip hop
rap
hasLyricTopic luxury lifestyle
pursuit of money
status and success
hasSubgenre East Coast hip hop
mainstream rap
hasTheme materialism
money
wealth
influencedBy East Coast hip hop sound
language English
mediaType audio recording
notableFor all-star Bad Boy Records lineup
heavy radio rotation in the late 1990s
high commercial popularity
performedBy Puff Daddy & the Family
performer Puff Daddy
popularIn United States
international hip hop audiences
producer Puff Daddy
recordLabel Bad Boy Records
releaseYear 1997
titlePhraseRefersTo Benjamin Franklin
US $100 bills

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
P. Diddy
Puffy ("It's All About the Benjamins")
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