High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Heard `Em Say" is a song by American hip-hop artist Kanye West. It was released on November 8, 2005 as the third single for his second studio album, Late Registration. The song features Maroon 5 lead vocalist Adam Levine, who sings its chorus and bridge. Co-produced by Jon Brion, the song contains excerpts of "Someone That I Used to Love" as performed by Natalie Cole. The refrain of "Heard `Em Say" was later recycled for the Maroon 5 song "Nothing Lasts Forever" which appears on their 2007 album It Won`t Be Soon Before Long.