Ambition for Cash

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{{Short description|2021 single by Key Glock}}

#REDIRECT [[Key Glock#As lead artist]]

{{Infobox song

| name = Ambition for Cash

| cover = Key Glock - Ambition for Cash.jpg

| type = single

| artist = [[Key Glock]]

| album = [[Yellow Tape 2]]

| released = October 1, 2021

| recorded =

| genre =

| length = 2:23

| label = Paper Route Empire

| writer =

* [[Key Glock|Markevius Cathey]]

* [[Tay Keith|Brytavious Chambers]]

* [[Cubeatz|Kevin Gomringer]]

* [[Cubeatz|Tim Gomringer]]

| producer =

* [[Tay Keith]]

* [[Cubeatz]]

| prev_title = West Bank

| prev_year = 2021

| next_title = Da Truth

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|cAmiuLeSlEU|"Ambition for Cash"}}}}

}}

"'''Ambition for Cash'''" is a song by American rapper [[Key Glock]], released on October 1, 2021 as the lead single from his second studio album ''[[Yellow Tape 2]]'' (2021). It was produced by [[Tay Keith]] and [[Cubeatz]].

==Composition==

The song contains a flute instrumental with thumping [[808s]],<ref name="HNHH">{{cite web |last1=Zidel |first1=Alex |title=Key Glock Stacks Up On New Single "Ambition For Cash" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/357680-key-glock-stacks-up-on-new-single-ambition-for-cash-new-song |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=October 1, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Source">{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Shawn |title=Key Glock Drops "Ambition For Cash" as First Single from 'Yellow Tape 2' |url=https://thesource.com/2021/10/02/key-glock-ambition-for-cash/ |website=[[The Source]] |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=October 2, 2021}}</ref> over which Key Glock raps about his ambition to continue accumulating wealth for his family and never stop working hard.<ref name="HNHH" /> He also compares himself to [[NBA]] players [[James Harden]] and [[Larry Bird]].<ref name="Source" />

==Music video==

An official music video was released on October 7, 2021. It sees Key Glock committing a bank robbery with his associates, including Paper Route Empire signee and rapper Snupe Bandz, first posing as customers at the financial institution.<ref name="Vibe">{{cite web |last1=Inman |first1=Demicia |title=Key Glock Pulls Off Bank Heist In “Ambition For Cash” Music Video |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/videos/key-glock-ambition-for-cash-music-video-1234631311/ |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> Masked and armed with [[automatic firearm]]s, Key Glock and his crew arrive outside the building at [[Peachtree Street]] in a [[Chevyrolet Impala]] convertible. They shoot into the ceiling and take the security guards and employees hostage, as a bank clerk takes them to the safe at gunpoint and empties the vault for them. In the end, they escape from the police and destroy their car by fire.<ref name="Vibe" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=Key Glock Robs A Bank In His Money-Hungry ‘Ambition For Cash’ Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/key-glock-ambition-for-cash-video/ |website=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=October 7, 2021}}</ref>

==Acoustic version==

On April 27, 2022, Key Glock released a visual of a live acoustic performance, which shows him performing the song on [[Doyers Street]] in [[Chinatown, Manhattan]] as he is backed by seven flute players.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cho |first1=Regina |title=Key Glock switches it up with new acoustic performance of "Ambition For Cash" |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-04-27/165619/key-glock-ambition-for-cash-video/ |website=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=April 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Shawn |title=[WATCH] Key Glock Performs Acoustic Version of "Ambition For Cash" in NYC's Chinatown |url=https://thesource.com/2022/04/29/watch-key-glock-performs-acoustic-version-of-ambition-for-cash-in-nycs-chinatown/ |website=The Source |access-date=21 January 2024 |date=April 27, 2022}}</ref>

==Charts==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for "Ambition for Cash"

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Peak<br />position

|-

! scope="row"| US [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles/2021-11-20|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart: Week of November 20, 2021|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 21, 2024}}</ref>

| 11

|}

==Certifications==

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Ambition for Cash|artist=Key Glock|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2021|certyear=2023}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Key Glock}}

[[Category:2021 singles]]

[[Category:2021 songs]]

[[Category:Key Glock songs]]

[[Category:Song recordings produced by Tay Keith]]

[[Category:Song recordings produced by Cubeatz]]

[[Category:Songs written by Tay Keith]]