'Cash Rules' Everything Around Iyla In Her Luxe New Video

Right after returning with last month's ex-blasting "Tattoo Tears," Iyla has a number of more things to get off her chest. On Friday (February 7), the rising R&B/pop singer released the EP Other Ways To Vent, which features a new single, money Rules." Though its title may propose Iyla's all about flaunting her riches, she's actually doing the opposite, calling out her man for having fucked-up priorities.


"You mention money rules everything around you, what above love?" She asks, before further posing, "What about us? What about trust?" In the Embryo-directed video, she continues insisting her partner is "focused on the incorrect things," even as she dresses in her most luxurious fashions (peep that blinged-out, ruby-encrusted headpiece!) And dines on heaps of gold chains resembling spaghetti.


The song, naturally, interpolates the classic money rules everything around me" mantra from Wu-Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M." In homage to the original, money Rules" features original Wu member Method Man, who raps from a penthouse apartment about giving "Little Miss-Over-The-Top" exactly what she needs out of a partner: "No you don't care about the things that I got / You only care about me giving everything that I got."


In a press release, Iyla explained that the video is all about "the disconnect between love and cash She added, "The messy deteriorated residence we're in symbolizes the state of our relationship. Although the home is filled with jewelry, cash, and I'm adorned in expensive things, we are fully disconnected from each other."


money Rules" follows "Tattoo Tears" because the latest single from Iyla's second EP, Other Ways To Vent, out right now. Later this month, the singer-songwriter will embark on her first headlining tour, on which she'll perform her new EP, along with 2018's War + Raindrops. Iyla told MTV News last month that her first project was "more summery" however that its sequel certainly leans on the darker, more ethereal vibe." She explained, "I think it was key for me to go a little bit deeper into who I am and get a little bit more in my feelings. It's showing the ways that I vent, and music is my way."