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“Kick/Push” by Lupe Fiasco
From the album Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor (2006)
“Kick/Push” by Lupe Fiasco appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2006 and 2025. It was first released in 2006 on the album Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor. Its best result is #19 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #214 alternative song of 2006.
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"Kick, Push" was the first single from Lupe Fiasco's debut album, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor, released in 2006: a love story about two misfit skateboarders who find each other, rapped over a beat Soundtrakk built from the instrumental intro of "Bolero Medley", a 1982 song by the Filipina singer Celeste Legaspi. Lupe and Soundtrakk wrote it together, Soundtrakk produced, Greg Magers recorded and Craig Bauer mixed.
Not every skater bought it. Some in the scene bristled at a rapper playing a skateboarder who barely rides in the video, and Terry Kennedy fired back with a diss track, "Kick Push Pass"; Lupe himself admitted he wasn't a skater. The games didn't mind: it has turned up in NBA Live 07, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, MLB The Show 25 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, and in 2025 he played it live at the first THPS Fest in Los Angeles.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 19 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 731 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Kick, Push.
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