Though the much hyped Gossip Girl threesome may have been lame, the cover of T.I.’s “Whatever You Like” by Anya Marina that helped escalate the action was pretty damn hot. This got us thinking there might be other interesting takes on hip hop songs covered by non-hip hop female singers. And we were right. Check out these five unexpected covers:

1) “Whatever You Like” – Anya Marina

It wouldn’t be surprising if Marina went to college for music, considering this completely original take on a commercially successful hip hop song.

2) “97 Bonnie and Clyde” – Tori Amos

Featured on her 2001 cover album “Strange Little Girls,” Amos tackled one of Eminem’s darkest tracks. While others on this list were able to lighten the original version, Amos keeps “97 Bonnie and Clyde” just as disturbing as the original and manages to make her voice sound virile, while still sounding feminine.

3) “Straight Outta Compton” – Nina Gordon

The one-time Veruca Salt rocker cum solo artist successfully turns N.W.A’s song inspired by police brutality into a surprisingly sweet cut. But once you realize Gordon chose to sing all of the original lyrics, some things just don’t sound right coming from her voice.

4) “My Humps” – Alanis Morrisette

Morrisette tackled the Black Eyed Peas by turning the giddy and bouncy ode to “lady lumps” into a haunting and chilling piano ballad about her humps. The amusing accompanying video parodying the group makes it into a light song again.

Alanis Morrisette\’s \”My Humps\”

5) “Hot in Herre” – Jenny Owen Youngs

This alternative folk rocker from Oregon turned the summer anthem of 2002 into a coffee house friendly track in 2007. Her igloo themed video for the tune may not be as sexy as Nelly’s (trading in cleavage for singing puppets), but it’s a hell of a lot more entertaining.

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