Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US black) money.

1997		Puff Daddy ‘It’s All about Benjamins’ 🎵 Wanna be ballers, shot-callers, / It’s all about the benjamins baby.
2000		Ebonics Primer at www.dolemite.com 🌐 benjamins Definition: 100 dollar bills (benjamin franklin). Example: Nothin but the benjamins.
2002		Teen Lingo: The Source for Youth Ministry 🌐 benjamins money. Usually hundred dollar bills, hence the reference to Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. 100 dollar bill. ‘It’s all about the benjamins.’.
2016		Jeezy ‘Recipe’ 🎵 All about the Benjamins, I'm screamin' like white.