The three songs I picked were “Fancy” by Drake featuring T.I. and Swizz Beatz, “Like A G6” by Far East Movement and “F*ck You” by Cee Lo Green. “Fancy” is basically about gold diggers and imposters who try to use others for their money. The chorus line “Nails done/Hair done/Everything did” is an example of local color, but other than that poetic devices seem to be scarce.
“Like a G6” is about incredibly rich people partying hard, focusing on a man who likes to dink, get high, and drive nice cars. The lines “Poppin’ bottles in the ice like a blizzard/ When we drink we do it right gettin’ slizzard” are an example of rhyme. The rhyme adds to the suave feeling the audience is supposed to get from the man in the song.
“F*ck You” is about a gold digger who left the narrator for a richer man. The line “I guess he’s an Xbox and I’m more Atari” are a metaphor used to explain how the woman thinks of the two men; as property or assets, an Xbox being newer and more valuable while an Atari is obsolete.
All three of these songs have to do with materialism and vanity in different ways. “Like a G6” is the only one that really embraces money and the good life, while the other two songs blast those with money, those trying to cheat others out of it, and those who build their lives on the attainment of wealth. These songs seem to reflect America’s struggles with its changing views of money. Americans are inclined to hold on to the idea of a powerful rich person portrayed in “like a G6”, but at the same time many can relate to and embrace the frustrations caused by money that are expressed in “Fancy” and “F*ck You”. These two songs also slam those who attempt to use others for their money. These songs illustrate America’s changing relationship with money- the love as well as the hate.
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