Nas - I Can

I Can by Nas Song Info

"I Can" is a single by American rapper Nas from his sixth album, God's Son. It was released internationally February 11, 2003. Unlike the rest of the album, this does not have the Parental Advisory (or Explicit and other labeling on digital stores) label on the song, as it is aimed at children. The song peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. "I Can" charted in 2003 at #12 in Billboard Hot 100, #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, #6 on the Hot Rap Tracks and #58 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2003.[5] This is Nas's highest charting single as a lead artist to date. Nas spits inspirational lyrics over a very prominent Beethoven sample. From Rolling Stone: "That was a groundbreaking period for me. That was my biggest radio record I ever had, and like ‘If I Ruled the World,’ it was used by tons of schools for their graduation. A song like that helped me because I have a daughter, and because I make so much music that when she was younger I didn’t want her to listen to, I owed her and other kids something, something real, something real that’s up their alley, to show that I cared, that I’m a human being, that I’m not just about giving you a tune about what happens in the ‘hood and all that every day. I’ve got to be a real human being, and that was one of my real human being records right there, for my daughter. So yeah, that’s one of the most important records I ever made."

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I know I can
Be what I wanna be
If I work hard at it
I'll be where I wanna be

I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (if I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)

Be, b-boys and girls, listen up
You can be anything in the world, in God we trust
An architect, doctor, maybe an actress
But nothing comes easy, it takes much practice
Like, I met a woman who's becoming a star
She was very beautiful, leaving people in awe
Singing songs, Lena Horne, but the younger version
Hung with the wrong person, got her strung on that heroin

Cocaine, sniffing up drugs, all in her nose
Could've died, so young, now looks ugly and old
No fun 'cause now when she reaches for hugs, people hold they breath
'Cause she smells of corrosion and death
Watch the company you keep and the crowd you bring
'Cause they came to do drugs, and you came to sing
So if you gonna be the best, I'ma tell you how
Put your hands in the air, and take the vow

I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
If I work hard at it (if I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be what I wanna be)

I know I can (I know I can)
Be what I wanna be (be what I wanna be)
If I work harder it (if I work hard at it)
I'll be where I wanna be (I'll be where I wanna be)



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- Deserves better

Why is this 3 and a half seriously, are you all forgeting who Nas is? Trust me the money is worth it every penny of it. He never fell off never unlike some artists like Jay-z, 50 cent & sadly the the best rapper of all time 2pac Shakur with pac's life. Do yourself a favor buy this

- i dont need another illmatic, i already own that

nas has grown from nasty to gods son on this one. just listen to 'last real n***ga alive' to get an understanding of where this album is coming from and the level of emotion nas has put out there. he comes off quite vulnerable at times, fierce at others. you just dont hear many other rappers making a song like 'get down', telling an entire story with nonstop rhymes that flow like water off the razor under his tongue. also check out 'book of rhymes', an Alchemist produced track that portrays nas rapping pages out of his rhyme book trying to find that perfect match. anyone who is involved with the creation of rap music has done this before and its simply amazing to hear someone at nas' level of success doing the same and turning it into an incredible concept song.

- buy this

evry song u will be repeatin over and over again. buy dis $#!+

- OH MAN

Don't listen to this go listen to The Game or an unbelivable rapper Matisyahu

- Should be 5 stars, but drops off last 5 tracks

God's Son is definitely not Nas' best album, but it is still a quality album. One flaw with Gods Son is that the album drops as a whole after Thugz Mansion. Although the last 5 tracks are good, they clearly drop off from the first 9 tracks, except Zone Out, which is the only Nas song I ever completely despised. If God Son didnt drop off after Thugz Mansion, it would be a definite classic. However, you should still buy the whole thing. There are very good tracks like The Cross, Made You Look, Last Real N***a Alive, Hey Nas, and Book of Rhymes. There are also 3 tracks that belong in Nas' greatest hits (which should be like 4 discs) they are Get Down, I Can, and Thugz Mansion. Once again, the last few tracks arent bad they are just clearly not as good as the other tracks.

- best rapper alive

forget lil wayne forget all the garbage that is comming out now this is a real message in every one of this mans songs this is what rap is supposed to sound like not all that lil wayne garbage aboout how hes such a gangsta and how hes so ghetto tell me is kissing a guy gangster now? BEST RAPPER ALIVE

- A must Have

NaS is at his best on this album. The highlights of this album was "The Cross," "Book of Rhymes", Last real N**** Alive and the lead single Made You Look.

- HES NOT REALLY "GOD'S SON", HE JUST SPEAK FOR HIM

A must have Here Are a list of my 6 favorite song off the album 1).Made You Look 2).Thugz Mansion (N.Y.) 3).I Can 4).Mastermind 5).Heaven 6).Get Down

- it should be straight votes for 5 stars...

this album is a legit, true hip hop album that you will listen to because the flow is amazing and the lyrics are that of a poet. you can bump songs like made you look or you can just chill and vibe with songs like book of rhymes or thugz mansion. this album is legit. matisyahu s.u.c.k.s. out loud. game is good but i think game should be considered under gangsta rap not true hip hop. even so game has a long way to become a legend like nas is. nas is ill probobly the best rapper out there when looking back at his whole track record of his previous work. buy this album and definatly buy illmatic. theres only 10 songs but all of those are classic. buy this and any other nas cd, you wont be disappointed with any of your choices.

- Awesome

One of my favorite albums of all time, he miixes meaningfull lyrics with a sick flow. U never c that anymmore. Check out i can, heaven,thugz mansion. As a matter a' fact just buy the whole album!

- Nas is the truth, Just got the new album its Epic.

Probably my favorite Nas album, a must have, If you appreciate music from Nas just get the whole album, listen from start to finish. Don't look at the song Popularity chart, this album is highly under-rated.

- personal favo

personal favo nas album... king poetic

- very good album!

this album has a lot of good songs on it... i think it is definitely worth the buy!

- One of my Favorites

God's Son is a powerful ablum with a mix of different kinds of lyrics (from somethin' to get you noddin' your head - Made You Look, somethin' that'll inspire you - I Can, or even somethin' that'll put you in deep thought - Heaven) in my opinion. This is one of my favorite albums and even though it came out 7 years ago I'll still blast it like it was Dec. 13 again. 5/5 stars

- most slept on album

Every song is the truth. Revolutionary Warfare, Mastermind, The Cross, Book of Rhymes etc.. If you are a real fan of hip hop you need to cop this.

- classic

Another classic cd from Nas. every album he makes is sick and i can listen to from start to finish.

- pop?

good album, why is the genre called pop? just wanted to kno

- REAL MC

Nas is not just an MC. He is a poet. Classic Hip Hop Album!!!!

- Best rapper alive

Chefbouar is retarted

- Tight

this one of the best albums i have ever listened to. i dotn know about you but if u love nas or if u love hip-hop listen to this album. and if u dont like it u are a come licker!!!!!thanks for your time!!!

- Nas is not pop

I can is the best on here its what hip hop should be not fakes like soulja boy on bet

- King of NY today

Nas is right there with Jay Z as the best rapper out there.

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