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Bob Ft Bruno Mars
Why we feature this artist The songwriters inside Nothin' on You Nothin' on You introduced a particularly easy exchange between B.o.B and Bruno Mars. Its chorus also connects the featured singer to the people making the record: Mars was part of the Smeezington…
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Why we feature this artist
The songwriters inside Nothin' on You
Nothin' on You introduced a particularly easy exchange between B.o.B and Bruno Mars. Its chorus also connects the featured singer to the people making the record: Mars was part of the Smeezingtons production team alongside Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine.
From the single to Bobby Ray
The original Atlantic recording carries a 2009 copyright and became a defining part of the 2010 B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray campaign. The credits put the sung refrain, the rap and the production inside the same writing partnership. That shared role helps explain how closely the chorus fits the song around it.
A conversation kept in balance
The song's charm comes from how little force the handover between the performers requires. The rap can stay close to ordinary speech while the chorus supplies a more open melodic response. Both suggest the same relaxed confidence, so the change of delivery does not interrupt the mood. The instrumental leaves enough room for that connection to be obvious. A large pop refrain can feel welcoming without overwhelming the quieter details that made the verses approachable in the first place.
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Nothin' on You
The Atlantic collaboration joins B.o.B's rap to Mars's singing and Smeezingtons production.