[speaking:] yea uhhh....its k'naan....
Yeaa uuhh about to take over with this here we go I check it...

They don't expect me on this beat the thunder on the street
But I never turn the cheek surrender or retreat
You can bet that I am strong trying to right what is wrong
They say it wont be long keep on singing your song
But hey yo you need a single, single
To make a mingle something that's kinda simple
I would hate to call it jingle a single is a missile
Takes you right to the middle of 106 and park
And maybe jimmy kimmel you will need somebody famous
Co-singin it for your anus who you got on your album
I don't see where the name is but I do it my own way
I do it my own way I do...if you do what you do your own way
You could be famous too.

[chorus:]
If the beat is hot does it matter where or who its from
If the flow is hot does it really matter where I am from
If the song is hot does it matter cuz the dj drum
If the girl is hot does it really matter where she is from
If the beat is hot does it matter where or who its from
If the flow is hot does it really matter where am from
If the club is hot does it really matter how we drum
If the girl is hot does it really matter where she is from.

I could've been from the west side or the shat town
Like twista with a flow so sick it blow you to bits
It will show you the glits and gold in the wrist and the boat
In the fish and I blow them a kiss, lets blow
Give them em a sweet talking in a piss while taking a piss
Are you talking to the fish or the girls in the boat
Exposing their tits

I could've been from ny like rock'em with the my pen
I can get paid in full with praise and tools erased
And rules my case of jewels am cold
Like glazier glew with blades and fools am ragging bulls

I could've been from l.a like dre and snoop
Rolling in my six four with fresh case jewels
And am ridding on em niggaz unless they cool
And I got border troubles like em essays fool

I could've been I could've been from the dirty
Like a town and m.I.a I could ride an invisible motor cycle
And go hey [echo] hey hey...storm like the hurricane
And I don't mean ey bay bay am from african
Where they say k'naan umayey

[repeat chorus]
If the beat is hot does it matter where or who its from
If the flow is hot does it really matter where I am from
If the song is hot does it matter cuz the dj drum
If the girl is hot does it really matter where she is from
If the beat is hot does it matter where or who its from
If the flow is hot does it really matter where am from
If the club is hot does it really matter how we drum
If the girl is hot does it really matter where she is from.

If you wana make it hot then you better do a drop
(echoes drop drop drop drop drop drop...)
If you wana get a hit you better add to the street
(echoes street ooh yea...)
and he is tougher than you suckers
Non of you could ever bark at him
look at him make you tough
Guys look like you are from suckatem
I do it my own my own
My I do it my own way ido...
If you do what you do your own way you could be famous too

[repeat chorus x2]
If the beat is hot does it matter where or who its from
If the flow is hot does it really matter where I am from
If the song is hot does it matter cuz the dj drum
If the girl is hot does it really matter where she is from
If the beat is hot does it matter where or who its from
If the flow is hot does it really matter where am from
If the club is hot does it really matter how we drum
If the girl is hot does it really matter where she is from.