ðæt lˈaɪn ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə ðə sˈɔŋ "ɪts maɪ θˈɪŋ" fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛpmdˌiː ˈælbəm stɹˈɪktli bˈɪznəs, wˌɪtʃ ɪn fˈækt dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻfˈɜː tə ðɪs sˈɪŋɡəl bˌʌt tʊ ɪts pɹˈɛdᵻsˌɛsɚ, ɐ sˈɔŋ fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd fɔːɹ dˈɑːɡɪstˌaɪl bˌʌt nˌɑːt ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪn ɪts fˈaɪnəl vˈɜːʒən.
That line refers to the song "It's My Thing" from the EPMD album Strictly Business, which in fact did not refer to this single but to its predecessor, a song from 1993 originally recorded for Doggystyle but not included in its final version.