Question: What is the nationality of the singer of the song sampled in "Shawty Is a 10"?

Context articles: I'm Just Here for the Music
It's a Shame (My Sister)
Live or Die (song)
Doin' the Do
Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (song)
We Ride
Tell Me (Bobby Valentino song)
I'm Ready (Cherie song)
Shawty Is a 10
I Know (Yo Gotti song)

"I'm Just Here for the Music" is a song by American singer Paula Abdul.
 The single followed Abdul's 2008 comeback "Dance Like There's No Tomorrow", and was released on May 8, 2009 by Filament Entertainment Group, a label distributed by Caroline Distribution.
 The track was produced by Oliver Leiber, who helped to create Paula's debut album "Forever Your Girl".
 The song sampled Indeep's 1982 single "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life".
"It's a Shame (My Sister)" is a 1990 hip-hop song recorded by British rapper Monie Love, featuring True Image.
 It was the second single from her debut album "Down to Earth", and was released in late-1990 in Germany and UK and in early-1991 in the other European countries.
 The song sampled The Spinners' 1970 single "It's a Shame" written for the band by Stevie Wonder, and "It's a Shame (My Sister)" (Cool as... mix) sampled the guitar riff from the Sister Sledge hit "He's the Greatest Dancer".
 The song had some success, particularly in Switzerland where it peaked at #6 and charted for 21 weeks.
 In the United States, the song was Monie Love's sole hit single, reaching #26.
 "It's a Shame (My Sister)" also peaked at #2 on the American dance chart.
"Live or Die" was the second single released from Naughty by Nature's fifth album, "".
 It was produced by Naughty by Nature and Mufi and featured No Limit Records' artists Master P, Mystikal and Silkk the Shocker, as well as singer Phiness.
 The single was not much of a success, only making it to 86 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
 The song sampled Steely Dan's "Third World Man" for which the song's writer's Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were given writing credits.
"Doin' the Do" is a popular song written by British singer Alison Clarkson, known by the stage name Betty Boo.
 The song was included on her debut album "Boomania" and was released as a single in May 1990.
 It was her second musical release, following her collaboration with The Beatmasters on their song "Hey DJ/I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)" in 1989.
 The song sampled portions of the 1968 single "Captain of Your Ship" by the American girl group Reparata and the Delrons.
"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" is a song recorded by British singer Geri Halliwell for her second album of the same name (2001).
 It was released on 30 July 2001 as the second single from the album by EMI Records.
 Written by Halliwell and Rick Nowels on the day of her first recovery meeting for bulimia, she described the song as "the things I did to avoid staying still and deal with my seemings".
 It is Halliwell's most rock-based song to date, and was inspired by her listening to Led Zeppelin the previous summer as encouraged by close friend, Robbie Williams.
 The song sampled Apollo 440's song "Stop the Rock".
"We Ride" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second studio album "A Girl like Me" (2006).
 It was written by Makeba Riddick, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, with production helmed by StarGate.
 The song was released on August 21, 2006, as the album's third single.
 "We Ride" is a hip hop and soul song.
 Critical reception of the song was generally positive, as the majority of reviewers praised its relaxing and carefree qualities.
"Tell Me" is a song by American hip-hop artist Bobby V.
 It was released in August 2005 as the second single from his debut album "Bobby Valentino".
 The song sampled "For the World" composed by Tan Dun on the Hero soundtrack, starring Jet Li.
 British R&B singer Stevie Hoang's song No Games sampled from the same source.
"I'm Ready" is a 2004 English language song by French pop singer Cherie from her self-titled album "Cherie".
 The song sampled the bassline from Foreigner's song "Urgent"
"Shawty Is a 10" (also known uncensored as "Shawty Is Da Shit") is the first single from American singer-songwriter The-Dream's debut studio album, "Love Hate".
 The track is produced by Los Da Mystro, StarGate who also produced Ciara's single, "Promise".
 The album version features Fabolous.
 The song samples the opening singer of Rihanna's "We Ride".
"I Know" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Yo Gotti.
 The song was released on November 15, 2013, as the fourth single from his fourth studio album, "I Am" (2013).
 "I Know" features a guest appearance from rapper Rich Homie Quan who produced the song along with Trauma Tone.
 The song samples Club Nouveau's "Why You Treat Me So Bad", the same song sampled on Luniz's prolific "I Got 5 On It".
 Following its release, the song peaked at number 31 on the US "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.