help me with this song! i'm desperate to find it.

there's this song i'm looking for. i don't remember any of the lyrics, but i think she talks about her life in it and i remember her saying something about living in the "ghetto". i'm pretty sure the singer is an african american women. no one else sings with her, it's just herself. the song is pretty upbeat, but not too upbeat so it isn't dance, techno or any of that. it's pretty poppy-ish, similar style to lily allen. i hear it quite often in the forever 21 store in fairview mall (ontario) if that helps. anyways sorry, i can't add any more details to it, but thanks!

i could probably be way off, but maybe o...saya by a r rahman & mia. it sounds really tribal-y but once she starts singing it kind of changes and seems similar to what you're looking for? maaaybe.

is this the song?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Bd8d8DSDo