Oye Mi Canto

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For the Gloria Estefan song, see "Oye mi Canto (Hear my Voice)"

“Oye Mi Canto”
Single by N.O.R.E. featuring Nina Sky, Daddy Yankee, Big Mato & Gem Star from the album N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe
B-side	"4 a Minute"
Released	October 5, 2004
Genre	Reggaeton
Length	4:01
Label	Roc-La-Familia/Militianment Musica/Violator Management/Def Jam Recordings Lico Records
N.O.R.E. chronology
"Hustler Musik" (2004) "Oye Mi Canto" (2006)
Nina Sky chronology
"Turnin' Me On" (2004) "Oye Mi Canto" (2004) "Hold You Down (The Alchemist ft. Nina Sky)" (2005)

"Oye Mi Canto" is a Reggaeton single by N.O.R.E.. The song was originally released in 2004 as the lead single from the album 1 Fan a Day, which is heretofore unreleased. It is his second biggest hit, peaking at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was later included on the 2006 album N.O.R.E. y la Familia...Ya Tú Sabe. The song features Nina Sky and Reggaeton artists Daddy Yankee, EX Thugz-2-Life, Gem Star and Big Mato. The song originally featured Tego Calderón in place of Daddy Yankee but was later changed for the video. It's N.O.R.E.'s first venture into the increasingly popular Latin genre reggaeton. In a 2004 interview with MTV, N.O.R.E. says of the single, "I fell in love with this music. I did this joint originally for a mixtape. The Latino people haven't been spoken to in a while, since [Big] Pun died. They haven't felt like they had something proud [in hip-hop] to stand on, so being both Latin and black, I wanted to rep my Latin side for once. Why not do it with this new music, instead of doing a Spanish rap record? This is what speaks for the inner-city Latino youth." In 2004, the LP was one of the most-played singles in the US^{[citation needed]}.

[edit] Translation

"Oye Mi Canto" literally translates to "Hear My Song" in English. Oye is the conjugated (for third person imperative) form of the infinitive oír (to hear).