"Can't Say" (stylized in

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) is a song by American rapper and singer

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from his third studio album '' Astroworld'' (2018). The song features fellow American rapper and singer

Don Toliver Caleb Zackery "Don" Toliver ( ; born June 12, 1994) is an American rapper and singer. He emerged to fame in 2018 with the release of his debut mixtape, ''Donny Womack'', and his feature on the song "Can't Say" by fellow Houston rapper Travis Sco ...

, and is the song that broke him into the mainstream. The song was written alongside producers

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, Mike Dean, & London Cyr, and samples "25 Lighters" by DJ DMD featuring Fat Pat and

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. In the song, the artists sing about taking drugs and seducing women.

Critical reception

Kiana Fitzgerald gave the song a positive review in a ''Complex'' article, praising the switching of beats as well as the sample. She wrote, "Alongside Scott's

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'd crooning and Fat Pat's deepened voice, Toliver's vocals stand out, thin and vibrant, like an oboe letting loose in a solo."

Music video

The music video was released on February 5, 2019. Directed by Nathalie Canguilhem and produced by Yves Saint Laurent, it features a purple hue and CGI. In the video, Travis Scott leads a group of dirt bike riders, all dressed in Saint Laurent suits and pulling stunts on a futuristic highway. Scott stands on a moving motorcycle while the cyclists behind him "pop wheelies". In one scene, a nude woman is crucified on a neon-lit cross with speakers. At another point in the video, a herd of horses run through an empty tunnel while clones of Travis Scott ride in glowing

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