I come from a family that grew up singing and dancing to all the greats. Aretha, James Brown, O’Jays, BBKing, Bobby Blue Bland, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye. There were records out back then that were considered off limits, or that would get us in trouble. Stuff like, Let’s Get it On, Sexual Healing, Say it Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud (we always had to lower our voice) and Shake Your Money Maker.I had an auntie who loved the song called Shake Your Money Maker. I never heard the actual record (it was off limits), but she was on the regular trying to sing it – sometimes in earshot of us kids. That is, until my mother heard her. She got a check and so did we. Not cute and not in her house. Done.
It’s not a stretch for a kid to figure out what shake your money maker means – especially if there is a dance that goes along with it. Point blank - they talking about the all mighty booty. It’s big time currency these days you know. Young “ladies” from the hood to Hollywood are growing it, purchasing it, branding it and selling it.
There are some entertainers who have no problem shaking the old money maker (booty). Tina Turner, Beyonce, J-Lo, all possess and shake natural booty, which has consequently made them mucho dinero. However, today’s master marketeer of the booT is Kim Kardashian. (Don’t’ even front, I know everybody reading the blog knows who this individual is.) Kim purchased her booT and she has successfully branded it AND marketed it all without having to shake it.
Butt you can only get away with a fake booty for so long. Kim forgot the fact that with that “booT” comes certain expectations... One must be able to shake one's money maker and if one can not one MUST “get off the stage”.
The Prince has spoken. Thank you kind Sir.
