B.o.B's 'Nothin' On You' Was Slated For Lupe Fiasco, Producer Reveals

'I need this record for B.o.B,' Jim Jonsin recalls telling label execs of the #1 hit.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Shaheem Reid Photo: MTV News B.o.B is certainly on a roll right now, with the #1 album in the country this week and its lead single "Nothin' on You" also a #1 hit. But the upstart hip-hop star, powered by his syrupy smash, almost didn't get his hands on the Bruno Mars-assisted "Nothin' on You." The record, produced by the Smeezingtons (Bruno Mars and songwriting p...

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12:19 on May 6 2010

B.o.B's 'Nothin' On You' Was Slated For Lupe Fiasco, Producer Reveals

MTV.com News — 'I need this record for B.o.B,' Jim Jonsin recalls telling label execs of the #1 hit.By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Shaheem Reid Photo: MTV News B.o.B is... more info

00:19 on May 7 2010

B.o.B's 'Nothin' On You' Was Slated For Lupe Fiasco, Producer Reveals

VH1 News — B.o.B's chart-topping single "Nothin' on You" was originally slated for labelmate Lupe Fiasco, according to producer Jim Jonsin, who urged executives to redirect the trac... more info

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