Well Actually, This Song Is Not About Skateboarding per Se but Rather the Related Lifestyle of This Dude That Lupe Apparently Grew up with Who Is Seriously into the Sport. but Before We Get into the Main Narrative, There Is of Course the Intro to Kick, Push.

Actual Narrative of “Kick, Push”

And Now, We Actually Get to the Actual Narrative. for Beginners the Subject Is Presented as Being a Small Child, I. E. Six Year's Old, When He Receives His First Skateboard. as Such He Didn’t Know How to Perform on the Device and Accordingly, the First Time He Tried to Ride It, Ended up Injuring His Lip Quite Seriously.

Subject Is a Bona Fide Misfit

So That Would Be Why the Chorus Presents the Subject as Someone Who Is “A Rebel to the World with No Place to Go”. for as Also Put Forth in the First Verse, This Dude Has Been Labeled a “Misfit” and “Bandit” Due to His Strong Affinity for Skateboarding. but He Remains Engaged, I. E. ‘Rebellious’, Nonetheless.

Continuation of the Story

So Anyway Going Back to the Main Story, the Subject Remains on His Skateboard, Ages and Accordingly Is Becoming More and More Exceptional at the Sport. However, He Doesn’t Take Proper Safety Precautions, I. E. Wearing a Helmet, Which Has His Mother Concerned.

The “Kick, Push” Phrase Is a Powerful Metaphor

So by the Time We Get to the Second Chorus, This Is When It Starts to Become More Evident That the ‘Kicking’ and ‘Pushing’ That Fiasco Is Referring to May Not Only Be Skateboarding Moves. Such Terms Also Point to the Hardships That People Like the Subject and His Girlfriend Go Through in Life. Skateboarding Persecution Is Real, Folks. Or, in the Very Least It Is According to Lupe Fiasco.

Eventually, as Detailed in the Third Verse, the Subject Hooks with Other Individuals Just Like Himself. and Instead of Looking for Safe Places to Skate, They Instead Do So Wherever They Feel Inspired To. and One of Such Places Is Interesting “Office Building Lobbies”, Which as Far as No-Skating Rules Go Would Definitely Be off Limits.

So by the Time the Song Concludes, Yes, It Can Be Gleaned That the Vocalist Has a Thing for Skateboarding. but Way More Importantly, He Perceives the Subject and His Cohorts as Being Some Sort of Anti-Establishment Heroes – “Rebels Without a Cause” as Lupe Puts It.

“Kick, Push” Facts

Artist(S): Lupe Fiascowriting: Fiascoproduction: Soundtrakkalbum/Ep: “Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor”

Was “Kick, Push” a Single Release?

Yes. It Was a Single Released from Fiasco’s Debut Album, “Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor”. April 18 of 2006 Was the Release Date of “Kick, Push”.

“Kick, Push” Was Featured in Episode 4, Season 4 of the Tv Show, “One Tree Hill”.

Notable Usage of “Kick, Push”

“Kick, Push” Was Featured in Episode 4, Season 4 of the Tv Show, “One Tree Hill”.

Lawsuit/Controversies

Lupe Had Issues with His Record Label, Atlantic Records in Relation to Ownership of “Kick, Push”. He Claims the Label Strong-Armed Him to Own the Song.

In 2007, “Kick, Push” Was Nominated Alongside the Following Songs for “Best Rap Solo Performance” in the Grammys:

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