"Just Got Paid" is a song recorded by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter, Johnny Kemp. It was released on January 19, 1988, by Columbia Records, as the lead single from his second and last studio album, Secrets of Flying (1987).
Background The song started as an instrumental track by Teddy Riley intended for Keith Sweat's 1987 debut Make It Last Forever, but Sweat ultimately passed on the song. Kemp then recorded a demo of the song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his scratch vocal ended up on the final release.
Chart performance The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
Accolades "Just Got Paid" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, losing to Anita Baker's "Giving You the Best That I Got".
Covers and sampling The song was covered by NSYNC on their album No Strings Attached (2000), which was also produced by the song's original producer Teddy Riley. The song was covered by CDB on their 2017 album Tailored for Now. It was sampled by Kurupt on the song "At It Again" off his Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey album.
In popular culture The song was used in the 2000 romantic film Love & Basketball. Kemp performed "Just Got Paid" in an "all-star finale" on Keith Sweat's 2007 DVD Sweat Hotel Live.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1988)Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1988)PositionCanada Dance/Urban (RPM)22
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