“Please don’t waste my time when rent is due”: Amahla’s Inner Light Shines on “Money”

Charismatic and utterly charming, Amahla’s “Money” is golden-hued, glistening musical fun: An authentic representation of her singular sweet soul that is sure to light a fire inside as it puts a genuine smile on all who listen.

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Amahla’s inner light shines on “Money” as she lays it all out in song: “So, honey! You know it’s not every day about money,” the Hackney singer/songwriter exclaims in her latest single.

“Not many times do I concede for something that’s not good for me, so when you gonna run me?” It’s a spirited moment of empowerment and self-expression for the artist as she lets her voice and soul ring out – both full of light, love, and passion.

I am getting tired of your complications
Looking for a kind of compensation
If I’m due it, I should get what I want
But I’m stuck receiving nothing at all

I’m guessing the funny thing about history
You’d rather pull me back than let me leave

So, honey!
You know it’s not every day about money
Not many times do I concede
For something that’s not good for me
So when you gonna run me?

The lead single off her recently-released EP Ooooh Honey! (27^th September), “Money” was Amahla’s first song of the year – produced by Stormzy collaborator PRGRSHN – and followed this past January’s nine-track ‘song collection,’ Enough: The Collection.

“I wanted to merge Jazz and R&B in a way that felt effortless, so I wrote the vocal melodies as if my voice was part of the horn section,” Amahla says of making “Money.”

“PRGRSHN and I joked how funny it’d be to claim compensation for someone wasting your time. It felt witty, confident and real, then I wrote my favourite lyric, ‘If it’s too high a fine to pay then boo, please don’t waste my time when rent is due!’”

I know you’re the problem
and I’m tired of waiting
Thought I’d let you know
I’m taking on donations
I take credit, debit, cash and online
Just in case you ever do feel inclined

And if it’s all too high a fine to pay then boo
Eh please don’t waste my time
when rent is due

Now, honey!
You know it’s not every day about money
Not many times do I concede
For something that’s not good for me
So when you gonna run me?

For Amahla, this song marks the start of an exciting new chapter in her artistry and career.

“Ooooh Honey! is a record of me growing up,” she explains.

“These songs were written over three years and are just me figuring out who I am, learning how to hold myself in relationships, managing social anxiety while pursuing a career where I’m constantly perceived, and learning it’s okay to reinvent yourself when you feel a change calling. It’s confident and kind and mixes a few genres including but with a basis of Soul and Jazz. I’m so excited to put these songs together and present them as a whole.”

Charismatic and utterly charming, “Money” is golden-hued, glistening musical fun. It’s an authentic representation of Amahla’s singular sweet soul – a song that is sure to light a fire inside as it puts a genuine smile on all who listen.

Ooooh, honey!
You know it’s not every day about money
Not many times do I concede
For something that’s not good for me
So are gonna run me?

I take credit, debit, cash and online
(I wanna know what love is)
Just in case you ever do feel inclined
I take credit, debit, cash and online
(Hmm, just in case you ever do feel inclined)
Mwah!

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