# Reggae song with Bone Thugs style chorus? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166 "2007-04-08T06:33:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2007, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/1 "2007-04-08T06:33:28Z")
I’ve heard a song that I really loved recently. Unfortunately, both times I heard it I was at a college pub and it was too noisy to ask anyone what the name of the song was. It’s an upbeat tune that sounds reggae-ish but the chorus is pure Bone Thugs 'N Harmony. Does anyone have any idea which song I’m talking about? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/2 "2007-04-09T03:22:34Z")
If it helps jog anyone’s memory it’s a recent song that is getting decent airplay. I’d really love to know what it is called. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/3 "2007-04-09T03:42:27Z")
Is it the song with a lot of “Ba ba da da, ba ba da da!” parts, and a chorus that goes “Take a look at my girlfriend, she’s the only one I’ve got, Not much of a girlfriend, I never seem to get a lot” ? If so, it’s called “Cupid’s Chokehold” by Gym Class Heroes, and it’s some kind of remake of a Supertramp song. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/4 "2007-04-09T07:23:24Z")
It might be Matisyahu? The Hasidic Jewish reggae artist. Even if that’s not it, he’s still worth checking out. ---
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/5 "2007-04-09T07:43:49Z")
I know there’s a dancehall version of Mims’ “This is Why I’m Hot”…heard it on the radio the other day. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/6 "2007-04-09T09:26:06Z")
Well, it’s definitely not Cupid’s Chokehold… Doesn’t seem to be “This is Why I’m Hot” either… Does Matisyahu have a song in decent rotation right now? I don’t think it would be him, although I’ll readily admit I haven’t heard many Jewish reggae artists. All I remember is that the tune sounds reggae but the chorus is a really fast “rap.” It isn’t really even a rap… It’s that Bone Thugs style of rhyming, words just blending into each other at a mile a minute. I’d characterize the song as happy sounding but other than that, I’m afraid I can’t provide a more accurate description… I thought the Bone Thugs style chorus would give it away for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/7 "2007-04-10T00:02:24Z")
Bone Thugs featuring Akon, “I Tried”? [YouTube link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swvRimeRoZw). ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/8 "2007-04-10T00:18:14Z")
I’m thinking Sean Paul. [Temperature](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNGVnNIxRUU) maybe? (Of course if you were aware of Sean Paul you would probably know it was him singing it, since every third or fourth word in his lyrics is “Sean Paul”) ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/9 "2007-04-10T01:50:00Z")
[QUOTE=DWMarch] Well, it’s definitely not Cupid’s Chokehold… Doesn’t seem to be “This is Why I’m Hot” either… Does Matisyahu have a song in decent rotation right now? I don’t think it would be him, although I’ll readily admit I haven’t heard many Jewish reggae artists. All I remember is that the tune sounds reggae but the chorus is a really fast “rap.” It isn’t really even a rap… It’s that Bone Thugs style of rhyming, words just blending into each other at a mile a minute. I’d characterize the song as happy sounding but other than that, I’m afraid I can’t provide a more accurate description… I thought the Bone Thugs style chorus would give it away for sure. [/QUOTE] Based on your description, it sounds a lot like Matisyahu, but I haven’t listened to the radio in at least 6 months… I’m not exaggerating at all. I don’t even know if Matisyahu gets a lot of radio play, really. Actually now I think of it I can’t think of how I heard of him… He does the Bone Thugs type stuff. I’d still recommend checking him out. [This](http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=14225079) is his Myspace music page, so you can actually listen to the songs and figure it out. ETA: King Without a Crown would be my guess as to the specific song. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/10 "2007-04-10T01:58:35Z")
[Here’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buy8dLlfBZE) a YouTube link so you can see the interesting juxtaposition of the reggae/rap with the traditional Hasidic dress. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/11 "2007-04-10T08:25:49Z")
[QUOTE=RedRosesForMe] [Here’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buy8dLlfBZE) a YouTube link so you can see the interesting juxtaposition of the reggae/rap with the traditional Hasidic dress. [/QUOTE] Dude rocks the house without a question but was not who I was looking for. Definitely not Sean Paul either… I would recognize his style any day. This song is proving to be way more elusive than I ever thought. If I ever hear it again I’ll try to listen for some specific lyrics that will narrow it down more. Thanks to everyone who has made suggestions so far though. ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/12 "2007-04-10T16:47:51Z")
Man I thought it was Matisyahu for sure. Now I want to know who it is! ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/13 "2007-04-10T23:41:13Z")
Okay, I heard the song again today and the main focus seems to be around the lyric “Nobody wanna see us together…” A little google-fu tells me this is Akon’s “Don’t Matter” but I will confirm this for sure when I get home. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/14 "2007-04-11T00:09:27Z")
[QUOTE=DWMarch] Okay, I heard the song again today and the main focus seems to be around the lyric “Nobody wanna see us together…” A little google-fu tells me this is Akon’s “Don’t Matter” but I will confirm this for sure when I get home. [/QUOTE] I never would have guessed that. It’s all over the radio, and didn’t even occur to me. I don’t like the song, and I can’t stand Akon. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reggae-song-with-bone-thugs-style-chorus/399166/15 "2007-04-11T04:28:06Z")
Okay, mystery solved! It is indeed Akon’s song “Don’t Matter.” I will definitely be checking out some more Matisyahu though. Thanks to all who have broadened my musical horizons!