Makin' it rain: something old for new money

Financial precipitation, or as it is better known "makin' it rain", has become a must for highly paid athletes and musicians in the bourgeois club scene. It causes brief moments of joy, but sometimes ends up with either someone getting shot or someone getting their face broke.

Now you might say "what does this have to do with sports?" or "why should I care what someone does with their loose bills?" Well I didn't know those answers before going deeper into the world of rainmaking (which is in no way affiliated with the movie with Matt Damon and Danny Devito) but now I know and knowing is half the battle. Go Joe!!

So what is rainmaking? Thanks to urban dictionary we found these beautifully explained definitions of the phrase; 1. When you are in a strip club or party and decide to throw a bunch of money in the air to show everyone how rich you are. 2 When you're in da club with a stack (large some of loose bills), and you throw the money up in the air at the strippers. The effect is that it seems to be raining money. Put simply, it's a complex way of paying strippers, looking like a baller, and objectifying women. Sadly no language of origin was given, and neither were any of the phrases idioms.

There is no clear date where this terrible use of money began, but one song can be held accountable. It seems whenever this song comes on in the club, these athletes cannot contain themselves and can barely manage to do anything else but react by throwing large amounts of cash into the air. And no it is not the Tom Waits song "Make it rain" and I am almost 50% certain it is not a cover of his version either. Here is the music video for the similarly titled song "Make it rain" by Fat Joe and Lil' Wayne:



The cash wasted by doing this act was generally income that was originally spent on gaudy jewelry, Italian made suits, and expensive automobiles. Now that our economy is in a crisis we need some help, thankfully rainmaking helps stimulate our countries finances, as what the athletes are essentially doing is spreading the wealth. This income eventually comes back into the bottom-line through fellow club-goers by way of patron shots, VIP dances, bottles of Dom, jorts, and various other resources.

Although the stimulated finances is a plus-side, violence is also a factor. As the worst place to throw money is into a crowded room full of people that have been drinking entirely too much. Violence has always been hand-in-hand with the bar scene, but rain making has made it even more volatile. With gruesome scenes all across the country from Vegas to ...well basically just Vegas. But its still alarming when you think about it... No... its just me.. OK well lets move on.

Various athletes have taken part of the rainmaking movement, although the movement died when suburbanites started using the phrase (ex; I made it rain it at Costco this weekend), and they continue to do so after the fact. See: Javon Walker, Andrew Bynum, Floyd Mayweather, Mario Williams, Darius Miles, and Dennis Dixon

Earlier we stated that this may have started with the Fat Joe and Lil Wayne song, but I had momentarily forgotten a piece of my childhood. No its not Dre, Snoop, Tupac, Biggie, or any of the rappers of the early to mid nineties. The culprit who started it all doesn't get credit and is never paid homage, but I think its the perfect time that we all realize that the patron saint of rain making is Uncle Scrooge. He was driving a Bentley before it was cool, he was diving in cash, and he had so much loot at his house that it caused waves in his vault. Its long overdue that someone gives credit where credit is due. Uncle Scrooge started this baller lifestyle and its time someone gives him some love. So from us at LCB, we salute baller extraordinaire Scrooge McDuck.