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"Kick, Push" is the first single released from Lupe Fiasco's debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor. It was written by Lupe Fiasco and Soundtrakk, who also produced the song. It describes a love story between a male and a female misfit skateboarders. It has been referred to as "a needle in hip hop's haystack of complacent songs."[1]

Lupe Fiasco has clarified, "...I'm not a skater and I don't want to keep putting on the faces of people who've been skating for 20 years and actually lived out "Kick, Push".[2]

The song's backing track is built around a sample of the instrumental intro of the 1982 song "Bolero Medley" by Filipina singer Celeste Legaspi.

The song appears in video games NBA Live 07, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, MLB The Show 25 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4. Lupe performed this song (among others) live in 2025 as part of the latter game's first-ever THPS Fest in Los Angeles.

Awards and accolades

"Kick, Push" was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2007 for Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Song. It lost the first to T.I.'s "What You Know", and the second to Ludacris' "Money Maker". It was listed at #15 on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 100 Tracks of 2006" list[3] and was also voted #72 on About.com's Top 100 Rap Songs.[4]

Remixes and freestyles

The official remix of the song features Pharrell, it was included the CD single of his 3rd single, "Daydreamin'".

Drake made his own remix of the song and featured it on his 2006 mixtape Room for Improvement.

Chamillionaire also released a freestyle titled The Greatest on his Mixtape Messiah 4.

Young Buck did a short Remix of the Song on the mixtape RBK Artist Spotlight Vol. 1.

Bassnectar has also released a remix of this song.

Track listing

  • CD: 1
  1. "Kick, Push"
  2. "Tilted" (non-album track)
  • CD: 2
  1. "Kick, Push"
  2. "Spazz Out" (non-album track)
  3. "Kick, Push" (MyTone ringtone)
  4. "Kick, Push" (Video)
  • 12" Vinyl
  1. "Kick, Push" (album version)
  2. "Kick, Push" (instrumental)
  3. "Kick, Push" (a cappella)
  4. "Titled" (non-album track)

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 66
Australian Urban (ARIA)[6] 16
Scotland (OCC)[7] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 27
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[9] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 78
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 56

Certifications

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References

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  1. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  2. ↑ Lupe Fiasco on Zombies. Zen and the Art Of. Skateboarding, By Quanah Humphries, Intersection Magazine (USA Version), Volume 5, Fall 2006
  3. ↑ Pitchfork: The 100 Best Tracks of 2006
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  6. ↑ "Issue 874" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Template:Digits/41/ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  8. ↑ Template:Digits/7501/ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  9. ↑ Template:Digits/114/ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/HSI "Lupe Fiasco Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "WLink"./chart-history/BSI "Lupe Fiasco Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2022.

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External links

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