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Track 03 · 2006
Kick Push
Lupe Fiasco
- conscious
- storytelling
On the charts
Peaked at #61 on the Hot 100; Lupe's debut single from Food & Liquor.
Why it mattered
A rap song about skateboarding that was also about freedom, youth, and not fitting in. Lupe Fiasco arrived as the most literary rapper of his generation. This was the announcement.