Oye Mi Canto
N.O.R.E Lyrics

If you proud to be Latino right now stand the fuck up
If you're proud of your Latino heritage, then show it by standing up

Grab a cup, grab a cup, let's go
Get a drink and let's go

SBK (SBK)
Reference to SBK record label

Alive (Alive we comin' up!)
We're alive and we're making it in the world

Nina Sky (whos this?)
Nina Sky is a duo of Puerto Rican sisters who sing and write their own music

N.O.R.E., Da-ddy Yan-kee
References to N.O.R.E. and Daddy Yankee, both artists on the song

Gem Star (Gem Star)
Reference to Gem Star, another artist on the song

Big Mato (Big Mato)
Reference to Big Mato, another artist on the song

Come on, come on
Encouragement to keep going

Wow, wow, wow, wow (what you say?)
Expressing surprise or disbelief

Boricua (ha), morena (ha), dominicano (ha), colombiano (ha)
Reference to different Latino ethnicities, including Puerto Rican, dark-skinned, Dominican, and Colombian

Oye mi canto
Listen to my song

You see? This is what they want
Referring to the demand for reggaeton music

They want reggaetón
Referring to the popularity of reggaeton music

Esto es lo que quieren
This is what they want

Toma reggaetón
Take some reggaeton

¿¡Qué!? ¿¡Qué!?
Expressing surprise or disbelief

You see, I'm N.O.R.E. kick my story
N.O.R.E. introduces himself and says he's going to share his story

My story I always kick it (¿¡qué!?)
N.O.R.E. says he always tells his story

When I bone shorty I slap culo and listen (¿¡qué!?)
When N.O.R.E. is intimate with a woman, he spanks her and listens to her reactions

Soy el Gem Estrella cuando canto lo que dicen (what)
Gem Star says he's like a star when he sings what he wants to say

Una nalgada en el culo ella grita (what)
He spanks her and she screams

You see her booty got a rep for it's own
Her buttocks have a reputation of their own

That be Fajardo, San Juan, Bayamon
Reference to Puerto Rican cities

Soy del campo Santiago, tabaco y ron
Reference to Santiago, a city in the Dominican Republic known for its tobacco and rum

Allá en Puerto Rico con Bacardi limón (ok, ah)
Reference to Puerto Rico and Bacardi Limón, a type of rum

And this is all that and you can tell spanky on it
This is everything and you can confirm it

The remix to the remix with Yankee on it
Reference to a remix of a remix featuring Daddy Yankee

Esto e' un mofongo, un chimi con N.O.R.E. on it
This is like a mofongo or chimichanga with N.O.R.E. on it

Un reggaetón con Gem Star and Big Mato on it
A reggaeton song featuring Gem Star and Big Mato

Suena el cangrinaje para que sientan el encaje
The sound of cangrinaje, a type of music, makes people feel the rhythm

Rodeo en la pista, muévase potra salvaje (ye-ey)
Dancing wildly like a horse on a rodeo

Siggity Daddy Yankee, give it to them (ye-ey)
Daddy Yankee is spitting his rhymes

Este es el flow que reina en la calle-ey
This is the flow that dominates the streets

To' mis latinos en los bloque ahora stand up
All my Latinos in the block now stand up

Oye mi canto con el N.O.R.E. ahora en dembow
Listen to N.O.R.E.'s song with dembow, a type of music

Mueve ese bumbumbum, mami no pierdas tiempo (yeah)
Move that booty, don't waste time

Who's this? Da-ddy! (yeah, yeah, yeah)
The introduction of Daddy Yankee

And this is the first time it's ever been done
Reference to making a reggaeton album with a veteran rapper

Because there's never been
Because it's never been done

A rapper doing a reggaetón album and he a veteran
A veteran rapper doing a reggaeton album

Padrino, while layin' at the 'cino
Reference to being a godfather, while laying low

No matter your race because today you Latino
No matter your race, today you can identify as Latino

Ye-ey, to' mis latinos en los bloque ahora stand up
All my Latinos in the block now stand up

Oye mi canto con el N.O.R.E. ahora en dembow
Listen to N.O.R.E.'s song with dembow

Mueve ese bumbumbum, mami no pierdas tiempo
Move that booty, don't waste time

Who's this? Da-ddy!
The introduction of Daddy Yankee

Ven a mí
Come to me

Ven a ver lo que tengo yo, ¡para ti!
Come see what I have, for you

Ya siento que sin ti no puedo vivir
I already feel like I can't live without you

Mami (mami), mami (mami)
Girl

Hey, hey, hey, hey
Hey

Mira, a to' el mundo, linda, yo le canto
I sing to the whole world, beautiful

Mira, saludo que a mi hermano le mando
I send a greeting to my brother

Mando (mando)
I send