Kick Push

It's very refreshing every time a rap artist releases a song beyond the topic of hoes/money/drugs/ice. Bravo, Lupe! This song is great, I hope it gets really big cos it deserves to. As for the meaning, its pretty straightfoward and the two posts above me pretty much sum it up.

This song has a refreshing hip-hop style. I think it's about a guy who is introduced to something. At first he fails and then he gets a taste of success, so he keeps trying, and eventually grows to love it so much it effects his lifestyle in so many ways, even his love life.

The best line is "Just the freedom was better than breathing they said " That's so insightful. It's like when you enjoy something so much, you can't live without it.

Wow guys two years of arguing on this song....? Lol. I must say tho it is definately worth reading all of these opinions. The only "idiots" on this forum are the ones who called another an idiot because his logic or what the song meant was "wrong".

Hopefully some of u "idiots" have listened to more of lupe's work by now. U wud realize that the person above me was right in what he said. Lupe is king at making songs with multiple meanings. To a shallow mind this song is about skateboarding. To an average hip hoper, they see the metaphorical link to selling drugs. To the philosophical mind sees the ties to the struggle of fitting in. But to the open mind this song is about all 3.

Lupe is a very deep thinker and a deep poet. This song is definately first and foremost about skateboarding, as it is a pasion of lupe's. But lupe is known to be a selfless artist who rarely speaks on himself. So for the pple who have to push drugs to live the is a msg in there for u, as well as the kid stuggling to fit in.

And for any of u ppl to doubt this is true, you are DEFINATELY "idiots". Wat you're really doing is doubting the skills of this lyrical wizard. Truely the best lyricist in rap today.

Pick up "lupe Fiasco's The Cool" if you haven't already.

"She said bow I weigh 120 pounds"

LOVE THAT PART.

There are definately ties to both. If you're a fan you understand that Lupe grew up with drugs and crime all around him. People he knew went to prison "chasing the cool" and he decided not to fall into that trap. He's better than that. Has anyone here considered the fact that he was skating to escape the drug dealing? Look at both sides of Kick Push. It's definately about skating, but it's also about pushing. Lupe uses his lyrics to tell a story, and plays on words to give it multiple meanings. Lupe is a lyrical genius.

and for jesse4182, first and fifteenth is Lupe's record label, Further more the 1st & 15th of the month relate to checks... Big days for dealers as everyone pays what they owe when they get their check... Or has cash on hand to buy more...

anyway that's my 2 cents

This song is great, though he litterally focuses on "skating" its about much more than that.

As he says in his dedication in the beginning " I dedicate this one right here to all my homies grinding, legally and illegally".

Its about making it in life, the "hustle" of life.

"First got it when he was six didn’t know any tricks Matter fact, first time he got on it he slipped Landed on his hip and busted his lip For a week he had to talk with a lisp like thisssss Now we can end the story right here "

Whe we start anything, we are new to it, dont know anything and usually end up "falling down". (first love, skating, anything). Now we have the choice to say "I quit" and "I can't skate" or "I can't draw", "I hate relationships" right here and never dust ourselves off and try again.

But if we have motivation, a goal, even if we can't finger it, you usually get back on the board/stand up.

"Since the first kick flip he landed Labeled a misfit a bandit "

Once we finally succeed, other people are jelous and envious and label you, no matter what it is; "whipped, nerd, jock, pusher, etc"

"His name was couldn’t stand it So he was banished to the park Started in the morning Wouldn’t stop till after dark "

once people can see you're getting good at something that they aren't they hate and dont want you around them. so even though those around him hated on his skating skills he didn't let it stop him. Even though people say they dont want to hear you "rapping" dont stop, even though you can't be the best at something around some people, doesn't mean you should give up.

"Yea when they said its getting late in here So I’m sorry young man, there’s no skating here"

I think this verse represents the hurdles in life, all the problems that try to stop us from movin on, from achieving our goals, being happy, making it.

The Chorus says that this kid/those strong enough dont/didn't give up and kept/keep moving on, past the hurdles and problems. Looking for a place to fit in, in a world full of followers.

The rest of the song continues along those lines I think.

oh and the longer they skate the stronger they become, until there literally isn't any place they can't go. (or metaphorically, there isn't anything that can hold them down)

yeh the skating is just a metaphor , but im sure hes a good boarder aswell, hes just a cool guy! i love lupe fiasco

I think there's more than one meaning to this song. The metaphorical meaning is pretty much what you guys are saying, but the litteral meaning...Obviously it's about skateboarding, but it focuses on skaters in general. People think we're such bad people, but really we're not. We look for places to skate, but time and time again we are kicked off of these places. Skateboarders do not really fit in, just because of the fact we skateboard and stereotypically we're asshole pot heads. Anyways, all in all...this is an amazing song for a few reasons. First reason, I hate MOST music on MTV. When I saw this I was impressed. Second reason, I don't usually like rap/hip hop/whatever kind of music.

Anyways, I'll put more thought into it later and repost.

have you seen this video? its definitely about skateboarding. i mean, i agree with everyone who says it could be metaphoric for anything in life, but there's NOTHING here that screams DRUG DEALING.

all you guys are stupid, its about skateboarding. partypunk101 has the right idea. This guy was amazing tell MTV hit him n overplayed him. But i still love the guy.