I Can

2002 single by Nas
VisualArtwork single Q1134286
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I Can

Summary

I Can is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • I Can's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • I Can's genre is political hip-hop[4].
  • I Can's genre is East Coast hip-hop[5].
  • I Can's genre is conscious hip-hop[6].
  • I Can followed Made You Look[7].
  • I Can was followed by Get Down[8].
  • I Can was produced by Salaam Remi[9].
  • I Can was performed by Nas[10].
  • I Can's record label is recorded as Ill Will Records[11].
  • I Can's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[12].
  • I Can is part of God's Son[13].
  • I Can's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • I Can was released on 2003[15].
  • I Can's lyricist is recorded as Nas[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 72d0ead7-8938-424f-84a5-820ba6f65d6f[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

I Can was performed by Nas[10]. It was produced by Salaam Remi[9].

Publication

I Can was published on 2003[15]. Genres include political hip-hop[4], East Coast hip-hop[5], and conscious hip-hop[6]. It is part of God's Son[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

I Can followed Made You Look[7]. It was followed by Get Down[8].

Why It Matters

I Can ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (162 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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