Money Jane

"Money Jane" is a Canadian hip hop and dancehall song with lyrics about a wealthy woman who provides financial and material support for her male companion.

Offishall, Black, and Baby Blue Soundcrew member Kid Kut initially met through Fresh Arts, a jobs program implemented by the government of Ontario in the wake of the early 1990s recession that provided funding and education for young and emerging artists in the province.

At the suggestion of Kid Kut and Baby Blue Soundcrew member KLC, the song was rearranged to include Paul, who at the time was largely unknown outside of his native Jamaica and Jamaican diasporic communities.

Over a joint verse with Paul he describes Money Jane as a wealthy female companion who supports him financially, buying him luxury goods and paying his rent.

Rolling Stone noted that the song "patented [Offishall's] club-ready flow,"[5] while music critic Klive Walker wrote that the song "raised the stakes of reggae/rap collaborations," citing it as "an excellent example of a tune where Kardinal's diasporic dancehall deejay style merged with his Canadian rap approach" which "combines well with Sean Paul's Jamaican flow.

"[6] Reviewing "Money Jane" for a Complex retrospective, Alex Nino Gheciu wrote that the single was "ahead of its time in many ways," noting that "amid the bitches-and-hoes era of rap, it was a tune that celebrated its female subject’s entrepreneurial spirit and financial independence.

[1] While shooting the music video for "Money Jane" in Toronto, Paul met music video director Julien Christian Lutz (Director X) and choreographer Tanisha Scott;[1] their future collaborations, including the singles "Gimme the Light", "Get Busy", and "Like Glue", propelled Paul to international fame.