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Who sang Can I Kick It??

A Tribe Called Quest released the song Can I Kick It?. Date of release: 17/4/1990.

Release date: 17/4/1990

Duration: 04:12

Writer(s): Lewis Reed

Producer(s): A Tribe Called Quest

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This song is about the band wondering if they can continue to play their music and live their Afrocentric lifestyle.

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A Tribe Called Quest - Short Biography

- A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group formed in 1985 in Queens, New York.
- The group consisted of rapper and producer Q-Tip, rapper Phife Dawg, DJ and co-producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and rapper Jarobi White.
- They were part of the Native Tongues collective.
- They are recognized as the pioneers of alternative hip-hop.
- They have influenced many hip-hop and R&B musicians.

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A Tribe Called Quest's Can I Kick It? was released in 1990 as the first single from their album People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. The title refers to a line from Kurtis Blow's song The Breaks, and the bass sample comes from Chic's song Good Times. The song was a commercial success, reaching number forty-five on the Billboard Hot 100.

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