In a negative review , Nick Messitte writing for '' Forbes '' criticized the single for copying the Sublime 's " Santeria " ( 1997 ) . Mike Diver of BBC dubbed the reggae stylings of " Billionaire " as " horribly dated " . Likewise , Sharyar Rizvi of the '' Dallas Observer '' heavily criticized the song 's lyrics saying they , " sound a bit like other songs that explain what the musician would do if they had a bunch of money or ruled the world " . Rizvi added that she would like to see McCoy to do some philanthropic work as he promised in the song . At the 2011 ASCAP Pop Music Awards , " Billionaire " won the title of Most Performed Song . It earned a nomination for Choice Music : Summer Song at the 2010 Teen Choice Awards
2010 Teen Choice Awards
2010 Teen Choice Awards
Billionaire (song)