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Hello everyone, this week’s song is ‘Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)’ by Blackroc. This is a collaborative record between one of my favourite blues rock bands (The Black Keys) and some of my favourite hip-hop artists such as Mos Def, RZA and Q-Tip to name a few. I first heard about this from an article in Rolling Stone Magazine, which mentioned the Black Keys were working on their new album and there happened to be a little blurb about Blakroc at the end. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney got called out of the blue from Damon Dash of Roc-a-fella records to make this record. He basically told them, “Do whatever you want to do” and sure enough, they made an excellent hip-hop album. I would suggest you watch some of the Blakroc Webisodes on youtube: it’s a behind the scenes look at some of the production and effort involved in the making of this collaboration. This video put a big smile on my face when I saw Dan Auerbach and Mos Def just jamming out and enjoying the music.

People always ask me, what ‘kind’ of music do you listen to and I always have a difficult time giving them a straight answer. If I say I listen to everything, they assume I don’t know anything about music or that I’m not passionate enough about it. I would follow by saying: “If it sounds good, I like it”. That’s what this collaboration is to me. It’s genuine, it’s pure, it’s simply good music. I was never a big fan of Jim Jones, but he definitely came through on this track. I hope you enjoy this half as much as I do.

Blakroc – Ain’t Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) (Lyrics)

Intro: Mos Def – Pure heart
I love you

Chorus: Mos Def – Pure heart
You’re super cool
You’re live and elemental
You’re sweet and you’re true
You’re sooo true
Oo-ooo-oo-ooo
You’re plain and yet so special
It’s nuttin’ like you
You’re so cool
You’re sweet and rude
You’re so plain that its special
Its nuttin’ like you
Well aww hoo
oo-oooo-oo-ooo
You make me stand up, and holla do the hoochie coo
You’re so cool

Verse 1: Jim Jones – They told me pain only shows you where you goin
You get to laugh then that shows you where you been
And when you get the cash that only shows you how to sin like when you gettin fast money and you blow it in the wind
Where we from success one in a million
We thought success was getting money in front the buildin
End of the summer we was countin up the killins, like they killed baby boy trynna run up in the buildin now
Love
I bouged one of her rose petals
She was from the concrete and came up out the cold ghetto
But so gentle
But it appears like, on a clear light it could thunderstorm
Want some more

Refrain: Mos Def – Oo-ooo-oo-ooo
Pure heart
I love ya, pure heart
Pure heart
Uh-ooo-oo-ooo
Ha, its nuttin’ like you
You’re soo
Do-doo-do-doo
You’re live and elemental
You’re sweet and you’re rude, so cool
And fiery too
You’re plain and elemental
You’re sweet and youre rude
You’re soo true

Verse 2: Jim Jones – Most say I’m politically incorrect
But most people scared they spit it so indirect
I been accused of, same thing as you but, I refused ta, follow rules of who
The complexion of politics done changed and the computer glitch put so many problems up in the game that uh
I prolly still be selllin ‘caine if I, didnt get a chance at the stardom or the fame
Bein humble is a hard quality to achieve when your ego is crazy with no modesty
We make good music just usin the black keys, and Im flyin through the hood in my newest of black Vs
Peace

Outro: Mos Def – Wahoo-oo-ooo
You’re plain and elemental
Aint nuttin’ like you
You’re pure heart