Can I Kick It? Lyrics
Can I kick it? (Yes, you can!) *7X*
Well, I'm gone (Go on then!)
Before this, did you really know what live was?
Comprehend to the track, for it's why cuz
Gettin measures on the tip of the vibers
Rock and roll to the beat of the funk fuzz
Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug
If you feel the urge to freak, do the jitterbug
Come and spread your arms if you really need a hug
Afrocentric living is a big shrug
A life filled with *HORN* that's what I love
A lower plateau is what we're above
If you diss us, we won't even think of
Will Nipper the doggy give a big shove?
This rhythm really fits like a snug glove
Like a box of positives is a plus, love
As the Tribe flies high like a dove
Can I kick it? (Yes, you can!) *7X*
Well, I'm gone (Go on then!)
Right now, Phife is a poem sayer
At times, I'm a studio conveyor
Mr. Dinkins, would you please be my mayor?
You'll be doing us a really big favor
Boy this track really has a lot of flavor
When it comes to rhythms, Quest is your savior
Follow us for the funky behavior
Make a note on the rhythm we gave ya
Feel free, drop your pants, check your ha-ir
Do you like the garments that we wear?
I instruct you to be the obeyer
A rhythm recipe that you'll savor
Doesn't matter if you're minor or major
Yes, the Tribe of the game, rhythm player
As you inhale like a breath of fresh air
"can I kick it?" is them asking to take a turn spitting ryhmes in a cipher... the verses are more on the tip of showing skill
For me this song is up there with some of the greatest rap songs of all time. You can't listen to this song without a smile on your face.
Probably in my top ten rap songs of all time, and number one out of all Tribe songs... I love the music, Take a Walk on the Wild Side in the backround plus a bit of snare and easy-going original lyrics equals... delicious.
This song just makes me happy. I mean, "come and spread your arms if you really need a hug", how can you not love it?
"Mr. Dinkins, would you please be my mayor?"
David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927) is a former politician from New York City. He was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, and is to date the only African American to hold that office.
i love the free stylins twords the end, now thats a skill they keep fresh in todays cookie cutter market of 50 cents and eminems
One comment, thats it? this is one of the raddest songs of all times
well, i agree... so damn catchy. i like the (unpretentious) upbeat mellowness of it...
"Rock and roll to the beat of the funk fuzz Wipe your feet really good on the rhythm rug"
love that.
brilliant use of lou reed, really like the lyrics too
Every morning get by listenin' to Kweli Tribe called quest kickin it an' askin' can I...
Never let the led fly I guess I'm to friend-li But don't get it twisted Battle me and hear ya pen cry.
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