Travie Mccoy's Song Billionaire

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If you had a billion dollars, what would you do? The song “Billionaire” by Travie McCoy sold over 3 million digital downloads in 2011 and was released in 2010. The song illustrates what the artist, Travie McCoy, would do if he became a billionaire, referencing all the good he would do. The song “Billionaire” by Travie McCoy reveals American’s selflessness if they had a billion dollars. In the beginning of the song “Billionaire,” the artist sings about buying “all the things I never had.” Although this line sounds superficial and self-centered, the next part of the song illustrates good deeds the artist plans to pursue. When Travie McCoy sings “pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt and adopt a bunch of babies that ain't never had s***,” he is saying

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