Can I Kick It?

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"Can I Kick It?" is a classic 1990 hip-hop track by A Tribe Called Quest, renowned for its laid-back groove and prominent sample of Lou Reed’s "Walk on the Wild Side."

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Can I Kick It? canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
artist A Tribe Called Quest
associatedAct Native Tongues collective
chartPositionUKSingles 8
chartPositionUSHotRapSingles 5
chronology A Tribe Called Quest singles chronology
countryOfOrigin United States
followedBy I Left My Wallet in El Segundo
follows Bonita Applebum
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
CD single
genre alternative hip hop
hip hop
hasBside If the Papes Come
Youthful Expression
hasCallAndResponse Yes, you can
hasChorusLine Can I kick it? Yes, you can!
hasSample Walk on the Wild Side
hasTheme celebration of hip-hop culture
community and positivity
includedInList NME 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
label Jive Records
language English
length 4:11
musicVideoDirector James Spindler
notableFor laid-back groove
prominent sample of Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side
partOf People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
performer A Tribe Called Quest
Lou Reed
producer A Tribe Called Quest
recorded 1989
releaseDate 1990-11-06
side A-side
singleFrom People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
tempo laid-back
writer Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Jarobi White
Lou Reed
Phife Dawg
Q-Tip

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