I Can (Nas song)
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| Single by Nas | ||
| from the album God's Son | ||
| Released | 2003 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 2002 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Length | 4:13 | |
| Label | Ill Will/Columbia | |
| Producer(s) | Saleem "The Chameleon" Remi | |
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| Nas singles chronology | ||
| "Made You Look" (2002) |
"I Can" (2003) |
"Get Down" (2003) |
"I Can" is the second single from the Nas album, God's Son.
Nas claims that before his mother died she had requested he write an inspirational song for children, and "I Can" is the result.[citation needed]
The song heavily samples Beethoven's Für Elise and The Honey Drippers' "Impeach The President".
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[edit] Historical inaccuracies
The song claims that Alexander the Great shot off the Sphinx of Giza's nose[1]:
- Egypt was the place that Alexander the Great went
- He was a'shocked at the mountains with black faces
- Shot up they nose to impose what basically
- Still goes on today, you see?
This would be impossible because guns didn't exist in the time of Alexander the Great. Also, even if Alexander the Great did possess such weaponry (several thousand years ahead of his time), it has been confirmed that the Sphynx's nose was not destroyed until the 15th century AD. There is also a myth that Napoleon shot off the nose, but this has also been disproven.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] A-Side
- "I Can" (Clean Version) (4:13)
- "I Can" (Instrumental) (4:14)
- "I Can" (A Cappella) (4:03)
[edit] B-Side
- "Heaven" (Clean Version) (4:41)
- Produced by Agile
- "Heaven" (Instrumental) (4:41)
- "Heaven" (A Cappella) (4:05)
[edit] References
| Nas |
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| Discography |
| Albums |
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Illmatic · It Was Written · The Firm: The Album · I Am... · Nastradamus · QB's Finest · Stillmatic · The Best of Nas · The Lost Tapes · From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes EP · God's Son · Street's Disciple · Hip Hop Is Dead · The Lost Tapes 2 |
| Singles |
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Solo singles: "Halftime" · "It Ain't Hard to Tell" · "The World Is Yours" · "Life's a Bitch" · "One Love" · "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" · "Street Dreams" · "Escobar '97" · "Nas Is Like" · "Hate Me Now" · "Nastradamus" · "Analyze This · "You Owe Me" · "Got Ur Self A..." · "One Mic" · "Made You Look" · "I Can" · "Get Down" · "Thief's Theme" · "Bridging the Gap" · "Just a Moment" · "Hip Hop Is Dead" · "Can't Forget About You" · "Better Than I've Ever Been" |
| Related articles |
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Nas vs. Jay-Z feud · Ill Will Records · Belly · The Bravehearts · Kelis · AZ · Foxy Brown · Nature · Cormega |
