1. “You can do it” by: deetranada song analysis
Ayaina Singletary
May 6, 2017
Ms.Parker Oral Communications
2ed hour

2. Who is Deetranada -Deetranada is a 15 year old rapper from Baltimore.
Her real name is Diamond Barmer. She got her stage name from the dj Kaytranada.
She was born on June 25, and when she was 13 she decided she wanted to be a rapper.
She was on Lifetime’s season 3 of The Rap Game produce by Jermaine Dupri.
She was the runner up to win the chain on season 3 in 2017.
This song is about never giving up.

3. Intro/ verse 1
[Intro: Jermain Durpi] Look, I go by the name of Jermaine Dupri, right Sauce recognize sauce, Dee get off on 'em
[Verse 1] People be talking my mind if I grind up the cypher, decipher I find up, I find up Erasing you dummies be behind us, I'm coming to hit all of ya'll, but remind us I went from a honda to riding Impalas I used to rock diamond and now I hit Prada I PTSD her because I cause trauma I walked in that house and say "I told you mama, you daughter done made it here" I used be scared of the light, ain't your girl say the fear I used to be failing my classes I took the exam and I prayed and I passed it I told you what I was gon' do and it happened I never believe it's my soul, magic?

4. Verse 1 continued
People be saying they ain't where they at Well they ain't working, oh, that's tragic Never let a line up [?] and you don't end up on it I be in the lobby over game and I don't front up on it I just get a beat and I defeat whoever say they want it And it's not a problem to achieve, but you steady talking Too theoretical, Stephen Hawking Everybody clap when we walk in Tell my mama when I hit 18, she gon' have a house and three apartments, see that's goals Hit my best friend like E, I owe you Hit the school like I told you You running good, I ain't gone hold you But if you think you is I'm a pardon you for thinking big Hard work beats talent when it fails and cease to work hard Man, I swear hard work pays off (Man you better get your goals together, get your priorities straight boy)

5. Verse 1 explanation
Verse one basically talks about her future and her past and how people told her she wouldn’t make her dream come true and she did now all of those people are eating their words

6. hook
You can do it, he can do it He can do it, she could it She can do it, we can do it, if you stop being stupid Speak your mind don't mute it Surprise 'em, leave 'em clueless You can do it, you can do it I can do it, you can do it You can do it, he can do it He can do it, she could it She can do it, we can do it, if you stop being stupid Speak your mind don't mute it Surprise 'em, leave 'em clueless You can do it, you can do it I can do it, you can do it

7. Hook explanation
The hook basically talks about how anybody can do anything they want and speak your mind don’t hold back anything you want to say and don’t listen to irrelevant people.

8. Verse 2
Yikes boy pass it right back to me Man they need to know the D, double E Let me see if they see that I went from being broke to a fiend From recording on my phone to the scene Really need to know, you keep your flow and keep your toes down when you getting big cause you on the [?] now You gotta score the whole down [?] Detriot to B-Town, let 'em think fam I get money, being broke was a joke and I ain't funny Boy, that money keep coming like the energizer bunny If a hitter talking high then I'ma hit 'em with a hunnit Man I hate how all the people you grow up with all of a sudden want to do uplifts You don't get no shout out, no flick or nothing, you cropped out Just do it, just do it

9. Verse 2 explanation
Verse 2 talks about how Deetranada went from doing certain things to doing even better things and how people need to know who she is and put some respect on her name.

10. hook
You can do it, he can do it He can do it, she could it She can do it, we can do it, if you stop being stupid Speak your mind don't mute it Surprise 'em, leave 'em clueless You can do it, you can do it I can do it, you can do it You can do it, he can do it He can do it, she could it She can do it, we can do it, if you stop being stupid Speak your mind don't mute it Surprise 'em, leave 'em clueless You can do it, you can do it I can do it, you can do it

11. Hook explanation
The hook basically talks about how anybody can do anything they want and speak your mind don’t hold back anything you want to say and don’t listen to irrelevant people.

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