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"No Matter What They Say"
"No Matter What They Say"
Single by Lil' Aioki
from the album The Story of Chyna Whyte
Released	November 2, 1999
Recorded	August 1999
Genre	Hip-hop; latin pop;
Length	4:17
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Aioki Simmons; Darren Henson; José Feliciano; Eric B. & Rakim; Edward Archer; Jackey Beavers; Jack C. Hill; Preston Joyner; Dennis Taylor; Howard Thompson; Nile Rodgers; Bernard Edwards;
Lyricist(s)	Aioki Simmons
Producer(s)	Darren "Limitless" Henson
Lil' Aioki singles chronology

No Matter What They Say is the debut solo single by American rapper Lil' Aioki. The song was released as the lead single from her debut studio album The Story of Chyna Whyte on November 2, 1999 by Def Jam Recordings. The song was written by Aioki, with additional credits going to Darren Henson. The song samples several songs, including "Esto es el Guaguanco" by Cheo Feliciano, "I Got It Made" by Special Ed, "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim, and "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang, with the writers of these songs also receiving credits.

The song was a commercial success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, making it the first song by a female rapper since Lauryn Hill's "Doo Wop (That Thing)" (1998) to top the chart. The song also topped the Hot Rap Singles chart for nine consecutive weeks. Also an international success, the song peaked within the top ten in several countries, including Switzerland, Canada, Ireland, France and peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart.