"Break the Bank" (stylized as "Break tHe Bank") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Schoolboy Q, released on January 21, 2014, by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and Interscope Records, as a promotional single from his major label debut studio album Oxymoron (2014).

On January 21, 2014, Schoolboy Q released the "Break the Bank", as a promotional single from his major-label debut album Oxymoron.

[8] The hook which includes the line, "so now we 'bout to break the bank, money be on my mind," sets the tone for the song as Schoolboy Q raps about how he's earned his living.

[14] Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound named it one of the album's best tracks saying, "The most ambitious moment on Oxymoron, is the six-minute “Break the Bank”.

Produced by The Alchemist, who hasn't had a better, higher-profile showing this decade, it's all inchworm piano runs and vinyl crackle, taking the 'If you ain’t talking money...' cliché to new heights.

"[15] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard said, "ScHoolboy Q's lock-step rhyme schemes and ping-ponging intensity -- every time you think he's about to fly off the handle, he dials his energy back down and powers up for another peak.

[18] Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork Media said the song, "follows suit in affixing the happy ending to Oxymoron’s war stories while serving up the album’s most memorable hooks.

[25] On July 3, 2013, Schoolboy Q tweeted he had finished filming the second music video for Oxymoron, which he revealed was for "Break the Bank".