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Riff: Ne-Yo – “Money Can’t Buy”

Jan 27, 2015

Baby you know I got some money/Girl, the dough ain’t a problem for me/But when I look in your eyes/Baby you got everything money just can’t buy

from Money Can't Buy lyrics by Ne-Yo

In a strange twist the greedy madman of this narrative is talking about the things that money can’t buy. What’s odd is that his entire pitch is based on celebrity and limitless buying power. It’s one in an endless sea of contradictions and Jeezy’s presence only makes the error that much more glaring.

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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