Payola (slang)
Pronunciation: /pay-yo-lah/
What does Payola mean?
1. Paying a DJ to spin and promote a record.
2. Money.
Payola Synonyms: Bread, Cake, Racks, Cheese, Guap, Guala, Bacon, Lettuce
Example sentence: “Payola was a big thing in the 2000s.”
Payola in songs:
“Got her addicted to payola” – Quavo, Drip.
“But what I be rhyming? No payola is required” – Big Boi, Banana Clipper.
“My records all across the wave and there was no payola” – DRAM, Cash Machine.
“Yola, payola, yola, payola” – Offset, Payola.