@@Zxlxya You can't overrate someone who revolutionised the art of rhyming. 99% of the people you love wouldn't exist without him. This is a fact, not an opinion. Now you can say you don't like his style, you may not even like his music. But to call someone overrated without knowing their importance, is stupidity on a level that can't be explained. Rap has changed and will continue to do so. There was a time when it was ever evolving and now its become rather stagnant. No one is trying to take it further. However over 35 years ago, Rakim did just that. He changed the way people would rhyme forever. Its his template that was used to develop the artform. So like him or not, you can't deny his essential contribution to Hip-Hop.
Me too I remember 2006 being 20 years old listening to this masterpiece in the radio, it changed me so much now at 37, this gem still is part of my everyday life. Kick and push kings 👑👑👑
@@elvecinodeltio5960y’all are lucky to grow up in such a great time in hiphop. I’m 17 years old and I cannot stand the music that comes out today and all the hiphop music I listen to is mostly 20+ years old
@@freeindialegionenjoyer1999 odd future was more impactful I would say, I was 14-15 when Goblin dropped and within a year basically everyone was either trying skateboarding or was dressing like one
@@aliasno.4andover644 The song is really motivational and inspirational as it talks about you are going to have hard times in your life but it's all worth it when you start getting recognition and achievements such as having motivation and determination within you to conquer it. It also addresses having a positive point of view in life such as smiling and keep moving forward. 😍💯👍😎
I really hope this type of rap music comes back where it's actually about something other than drugs and girls and the singer can sing with without fucking mumbling lol
As a black dude growing up skateboarding this song was in repeat for YEARS while skating...it's amazing to see more brothers in the skate Game nowadays
@@andrewross8584 "I think on the surface, you know what the songs are about at the end of the day. I don’t think it’s like a big mystery. It’s not like a riddle… It may take a little bit more digging to kinda get what the song’s about, but in its totality, it’s not something that you need to be a rocket scientist to kinda figure out. It’s people who still think ‘Kick Push’ is about drug dealing. I had a dude tell me he thought ‘Kick Push’ was about basketball, so you know who knows what people think at the end of the day." - Lupe Fiasco
Lupe describes my journey with skateboarding so vividly in this song. I met many personalities through it, this song makes me tear up every-time because I think about those days,the innocence, I even remember the morning I first heard this track skating through the neighborhood with my homies. This hits hard because my the majority of my crew has passed on. These days I skate alone, it’s a little bit hard for me to make friends on a deeper level because I’m so desensitized to death and passing of so many people I shared many memories with. But everyday I push forward and commemorate my life for those who didn’t have the chance to. Although it wasn’t where i thought or where we thought we would be, it’s a life man. This comment is for y’all.
I’m dedicating this song in memory of Tyre Nichols, who was pulled over for what was supposed to be a ‘routine’ traffic stop that ended with him being murdered by officers with the Memphis Police Department. Tyre was an avid amateur photographer and he loved skateboarding. Rest in Peace & Power Tyre Nichols🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
The storytelling, the imagery, the amazing music, all blended together perfectly to create a timeless classic song from the heart and soul. You can feel it when someone puts their heart and soul into it
The imagery is especially meaningful to me because I recognize all these places. At 0:19 he's sitting on the front step of Uprise skate shop, where I've bought ALL my fucking decks, and the shot at 0:25 is the Puerto Rican Promenade, where my fucking house is. I live on that block.
The song is so motivational and inspirational. Basically it talks about you are going to have hard times in your life but the best solution you can do is having a positive point of view such as smiling and keep moving forward. It also makes me appreciate life more and don't take life and your loved ones for granted because one day you lose it forever.😍😎💯👍
This was a amazing time for hip hop. The culture was literally transforming from gangster rap into a more relatable fun culture of creatives. 2006 was the year i graduated high school and its crazy how so much has changed. This was the beginning of corporations capitalizing off sneakers and japanese street wear became super popular too. I love watching hip hop evolve and i cant wait to see what the next generation is going to do.
They started blowing up now, but ive been on city moegue, nascar aloe, and lil darkie for the past 4 years. Its sad they're not an intimate part of my life anymore, I listened to them when they were getting less than 50k monthly listeners, but at the same time, out of anyone I listen to they deserve the millions of views they get now. Just a damn shame i didnt get to see a show before they both blew up
As a Chicago native i will always have this on repeat....came at a time where we needed something fresh and true to the core, that is lupe. So nostalgic
This song isn't really about skateboarding. It's more about finding something (like skateboarding) to only for a moment escape from the misery in the life of the boy in the story.
You could also associate the "dream-like" life of living free to drug addiction and selling drugs. Could be that the boy Lupe talks about it a kid who fell into drugs early on in his life and later met a chick who was addicted too. Getting chased off by security guards as they slept on benches and public spaces. We can put anything to fit that theme.
And it aint also bout the colour, Religion or race, Once u see a dude with a wooden plank with 4 wheels on it, Thats dude is my brother and we dont need a language for it, Skateboarding speaks for it, Anyways im bout to go skate at fking 4 am alone chowzzz
This song made you want to skateboard even if you never skated in your life lol #Sk8orDie Edit: thanks for the likes, I’ve been shredding since I could walk 🛹 ⛸🏂
Thank you Sir. I m 52 years old. I skate since i was 7....... You know perfectly what does skateboarding is...... It s all about freedom. Peace on earth and then.....😇😇❤❤🙏🙏
56 year-old former skater, and this song hits me perfectly. Just. . . Perfectly. Now I'm trying more Lupe Fiasco and loving his storytelling more and more.
The story of this song hit home......its a timeless classic.....if u ever been homeless you feel this even if u aint a skater.....this song is reality for a lot of people.....still coastin in 2020..... never stop kickn never stop pushin as long as u got wheels keep rollin
Fiasco claimed that the label traveled to the Philippines to find the artist whose song “Kick, Push” samples - singer Celeste Legaspi’s “Bolero Medley” - and purchase the rights to the song. “They flew down to the Philippines…and bought the entire record from her,” he said. “They actually own the song that ‘Kick, Push’ is sampled from.”🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
As a metal head skater back in around 06 stumbled upon this song skimming thru the channels on t.v, It immediately grew on me and it's at the point when I became immersed with hip hop, and underground. This track is what initiated into the hip hop environment.
Man middle school was sooo bad for me I’ll be a freshman in a couple months n’ I got a big problem with my ancle so I can’t do flip tricks and ye but I’m hyped cuz I’ll get it operated
@@jamoesde9282 you’re young brotha, no matter what life situation you in just make the best of it. You’re only in highschool once so live it up and take risks but be smart about it. Take it easy 🤙🏼💯
This is the first time I’m hearing this song. So underrated. Also, just found out that Lupe sampled Bolero Medley, a Filipino song by Celeste Legazpi.❤
When I was a little kid I was terrified of riding a skateboard and didn't want to learn how to. But this was my favorite song and I would always imagine some guy skating till night fall on the streets of my hometown because he loved it so much. Didn't know that dude that I imagined was me after all these years. It's just so crazy and surreal.
This song has aged so well. First thing I did when I bought my first complete board after almost 20 years was ask my buddy “you still kick-push?” We hit the basketball courts at my nearby junior high and just talked shit and caught up on some flat ground. Amazing song.
2023 still gives me a supernatural vibe I love the beat and horns Soo much everything is amazing about this legendary track I love you Lupe Fiasco bro this song gave me a better spirit ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
It's sad man. Even then, only a few appreciate the realness. The rest of these kids are I'll informed and even when you put some real stuff in front of them, they trash it.
As much as I love this song. hip hop was still "dead" and fans argued about it. Don't forget "snap yo fingaz" was around and other bubble gum shit. If you disagree with me that's cool but that just shows that nothing has changed in hip hop. Louder perhaps but people still argue about the same crap. We'll be saying the same shit in 2020's hip hop.
Was? Brother he dropped 4 albums since 2019 including 1 this year. He's STILL one of the best lyricist alive. I recommend you listen to his song called Cake. He dropped it a few months ago.
When you think about it, this song is a great metaphor for life. 🤔 You "kick" at life when it puts heavy obstacles in your way, since legs are the largest muscle groups within the human body. If you are in a leadership role, at times you will "push" your personal wants & desires to the side in order for the greater good, i.e., caring for your family & community as a whole. During the moments when life is smooth & chill, you are able to "coast" and enjoy the feeling of a cool breeze on your face. Lupe Fiasco, the poet... Dope! 💯.
I like to think that this song has a deeper meaning of going against the crowd and becoming independent, and when he talks about the people that he meets, it's about not being the only one, and finding strength in others, or something like that.
Brandon Nguyen this song is mainly about a drug dealer! Many methaphores (better roller...) about grinding in the projects then the police came and said there is no "skating" here!
Brandon Nguyen Actually it is about skate-boarding. "First got it when he was six, didn't know any tricks Matter of fact first time he got on it he slipped @186811 "
Lupe Fiasco has always been one of those artists that broke the mold, a unique artist that you just sit back and marvel at how amazing he is. Edit but to also add on this, so many great metaphors to life itself and also without having to rely on sex appeal or even language (not that it bothers me, just very creative!) to get your point across.
It DOESN’T MATTER JUST AS LONG AS YOU GET OUT THERE!!!!!!! You know the sake community shows nothing but love ❤️ as long as you have balance your gucci
@Matija Kovačević idgaf where its coming from thats your opinion nothing Kendrick has put out had been or will ever be better than the cool, t&y, and food and liquor foh and thats coming from a lupe stan ;)
First time I heard this jam was in April 2006 over the radio. Ever since then, I loved it. I later got to watch the music video and since then I got hooked to Lupe Fiasco. I still come to RUclips to watch this video once in a while because it's a timeless piece of work. Edit 31st October 2024. This track is still fire
Truly fell in love with Hip Hop (and music generally speaking) the day I first listened to this. 12 yo me ran to the music store to buy a copy. 15 years later F&L is still on rotation. That’s just crazy how precious and important this has been to me. It feels like it was always there as I grew up and evolved, it helped me get through hardships as it helped me understand them, started a love for the verb, widened my worldview. That’s always the album I was going back to. I feel like it was part of my education, kinda like a big brother, basically. I feel like I wouldn’t be who I am today without it. Who else?
I had a dream last night that i was skateboarding. Now right this morning when I wake up lupe fiasco gets recommended to me. the universe is telling me something
This song was/Is so important to the hip hop culture because at that moment in time Hip-Hop didn’t have a voice for a “black skater kid/or any skater kid” Lupe bridged the gap and made Hip-Hop and even more inclusive space.
Big issue I don't see a lot of people talking abt, I can even remember at least up until 2015-16 people (including various family members) would still say shit like "black people don't skate". Love to see a lot of us on boards tho, people are beginning to fall in love with it
Was never a skateboarder but I always related to this song as a former B-Boy. Me and the homies would always get kicked out of different spots and parks when we wanted to practice breakin. That being said, Lupe is a Top 5 all time rapper for me. Legend and still making gems today
My brother used to play this song all the time taking me to school as a kid ❤ he’s been an angel exactly 3 years ago & I miss him forever & forever 😮💨🥺 Long Live Big Bro 😇
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This was the last of the best of Hip Hop before it became gay oriented.
No doubt I agree the last of real hip hop with real lyrics
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Lupe Fiasco's whole career was underrated. Got to be one of the greatest lyricist of all time
Rakim is the greatest
@@rakim2730 I said one of. Rakim is the greatest but they're other great artist as well.
Iwilltakeyourlifewithaplasticknife Rakim is overrated.
MrCactus People overrate him too much which is why he never caught my interest.
@@Zxlxya You can't overrate someone who revolutionised the art of rhyming. 99% of the people you love wouldn't exist without him. This is a fact, not an opinion.
Now you can say you don't like his style, you may not even like his music. But to call someone overrated without knowing their importance, is stupidity on a level that can't be explained.
Rap has changed and will continue to do so. There was a time when it was ever evolving and now its become rather stagnant. No one is trying to take it further. However over 35 years ago, Rakim did just that. He changed the way people would rhyme forever. Its his template that was used to develop the artform. So like him or not, you can't deny his essential contribution to Hip-Hop.
The amount of nostalgia tied to this song for me is unreal. Simpler times. Better times. Cherish your youth.
Me too I remember 2006 being 20 years old listening to this masterpiece in the radio, it changed me so much now at 37, this gem still is part of my everyday life. Kick and push kings 👑👑👑
@@elvecinodeltio5960y’all are lucky to grow up in such a great time in hiphop. I’m 17 years old and I cannot stand the music that comes out today and all the hiphop music I listen to is mostly 20+ years old
w pfp
This....
🫡 facts
Mad respect to anyone else listening to this rn!
they ain’t making music like this anymore
@@kcs1 cap
@@900vayu they don't make good music like this anymore bro, you're the one who's actually cappin let's be real lmfao
@@900vayu lol are you joking
Kappa
You had to be there to understand…..🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was a junior in college. The entire album was 🔥🔥🔥
This song is timeless.
FR
I love this song I heard it on KDWB and then they played it in the other station I listen to The Hip Hop station what up Lupe
Facts, still playin this shit to this day
Yes sir
Definitely
This record was so major for all the black kids who tried to skate in the hood when it was not cool. Lupe gave us the cool. 🥶
Stg
I agree, I'm a kid from 80's and my big bro would say was trying to be a white. Nowadays it's common do see little black kids on a skateboard.
Hopsin too
Say that!
@@freeindialegionenjoyer1999 odd future was more impactful I would say, I was 14-15 when Goblin dropped and within a year basically everyone was either trying skateboarding or was dressing like one
If you still listening to this you’re the reason why this world still has hope 😊
That is one of the most sweetest things I ever read. I felt that in my heart. 😍😎👍💯🥺😭😞 Thank you 😊
What is this Song about???
@@aliasno.4andover644 The song is really motivational and inspirational as it talks about you are going to have hard times in your life but it's all worth it when you start getting recognition and achievements such as having motivation and determination within you to conquer it. It also addresses having a positive point of view in life such as smiling and keep moving forward. 😍💯👍😎
@@dejaalston8672 Okay I got it now.
@@aliasno.4andover644 Thanks 😊
Positive hip hop is always underrated. Record labels glorify sex, guns, and violence
Who's here in 2020. They dont make em like this anymore!!!!!!
Takem Aaron YESSS!
Kind of depressing knowing that this typa style of rap won't make a return
It could, in the form of a fusion
People still like begging in 2020🙄
I really hope this type of rap music comes back where it's actually about something other than drugs and girls and the singer can sing with without fucking mumbling lol
This is hip-hop. This is rap. Just pure bars. The flows speak for themselves.
Yeah, This Is What You Call Rap Music! Not That Drill Music.
so having/wearing a chain is weird ? having a fancy car in your video while being talented is what ? wrong ?
@@jacobiegooden3532 of course not it’s 2 completely separate genres of music
@@theoneandonlykai1 No It Isn't, But All The Gun Violence They Rap About Is.
Slick Rick isn’t hip hop?
Before there was Kendrick or Joey badass, there was Lupe. #Facts
hiiipower iii .
Kendrick been out there lol just wasn’t as mainstream
Henry Morejon lol yeah but this was way before his first mixtape even
Siokifi Pulu you obviously haven’t heard Youngest nigga in charge back in 03 when he was kdot
and before lupe there was nas and we can keep going on until we make it to freaking kurtis blow theres no point to this statement is there??
Couldn't believe this song when it came out. To see a rapper talking about Skateboarding made me so proud.
As a black dude growing up skateboarding this song was in repeat for YEARS while skating...it's amazing to see more brothers in the skate Game nowadays
And now we in the Olympics! Feels good knowing skateboarding isn't just some degenerate thing anymore..
Lmao this song isn’t about skateboarding. It’s about drug dealing lmao
Over y’all heads.
Inner city / ghetto life to survive. Kick push is selling drugs on the corner
@@andrewross8584 "I think on the surface, you know what the songs are about at the end of the day. I don’t think it’s like a big mystery. It’s not like a riddle… It may take a little bit more digging to kinda get what the song’s about, but in its totality, it’s not something that you need to be a rocket scientist to kinda figure out. It’s people who still think ‘Kick Push’ is about drug dealing. I had a dude tell me he thought ‘Kick Push’ was about basketball, so you know who knows what people think at the end of the day." - Lupe Fiasco
Lupe describes my journey with skateboarding so vividly in this song. I met many personalities through it, this song makes me tear up every-time because I think about those days,the innocence, I even remember the morning I first heard this track skating through the neighborhood with my homies. This hits hard because my the majority of my crew has passed on.
These days I skate alone, it’s a little bit hard for me to make friends on a deeper level because I’m so desensitized to death and passing of so many people I shared many memories with. But everyday I push forward and commemorate my life for those who didn’t have the chance to. Although it wasn’t where i thought or where we thought we would be, it’s a life man. This comment is for y’all.
Beautiful comment man.
One word- DEEP
Thanks for the essay x
E l l a G i l e s That was an essay to you?
Truth
I’m dedicating this song in memory of Tyre Nichols, who was pulled over for what was supposed to be a ‘routine’ traffic stop that ended with him being murdered by officers with the Memphis Police Department. Tyre was an avid amateur photographer and he loved skateboarding. Rest in Peace & Power Tyre Nichols🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Rest in Power Tyre 👑
🛞🛞🛞🛞
Probably deserved it
SORRY....SIP🕊🕊
God damn I'm so sorry! Fuck cops seriously
Timeless classic. Even in 50 years, people will still be listening to this.
They better if they know what's good for them
AntonioKowatsch hopefully
I for sure will listen to it 😉
I’ll be 76 in 50 years dam I better be bumping this shit if I’m not dam something went wrong bois 🤷♂️💯🔥🔥
It's one of the best hip hop songs tracks ever made imo
We need hip hop like this to make a comeback.
Check out the song Samurai from Lupe released in 2024. It has vibes like Kick, Push
@michaelbrown5640 that's actually why I'm here lol ❤️
europeans are so toxic towards skaters... europe is anti everything that has goodness and soul
He has a new album
Lots out there...just not on radio
This song is an underrated masterpiece.
100% a classic hip hop joint
❤❤❤
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album is 100% classic!!
indeed
i dont understand how barely any skating games have this in the soundtrack
Tony’s hawk downhill jam 💪🏿. Underrated
@@aze4964 i thought skate 2 had it
NBA Live '07 Got that tho lol
I just started skating this week and I got this in my head and on my playlist!
Anthem
One of hip hops greatest songs ever!!!!!
Jesus player 1100 lupe a lyrical legend
I literally think this song can go down as one of the best , it makes me feel amazing
I agree.👍
Of 2006
Preach
What's crazy is how this man was able to take his concepts and not make it corny. Dude was winning Grammys rapping about robots and skateboards
He good.he telling his story .not looking at other's
Robots and skateboards are cool
Can rap about anything and make it sound good with talent like this!
cause he was never talking about robots and skateboarding..
@scorpioindigo1345 exactly, IYKYK
The storytelling, the imagery, the amazing music, all blended together perfectly to create a timeless classic song from the heart and soul. You can feel it when someone puts their heart and soul into it
Kool g rap notorious for his storytelling. One of the best imo
Amen! Well said.
The imagery is especially meaningful to me because I recognize all these places. At 0:19 he's sitting on the front step of Uprise skate shop, where I've bought ALL my fucking decks, and the shot at 0:25 is the Puerto Rican Promenade, where my fucking house is. I live on that block.
The thing that gets me is he tells a coming-of-age story and TWO love stories - for his passion and his woman - and the same time. Crazy.
Hits different when u know he aint only talking bout skateboarding
@titanaup lmao thats messed up. lol
besides the fact that he is talking about skateboarding lol
Drugs
Big Facts
He said people overthinkin it in an interview it's just about skateboardin
The song is so motivational and inspirational. Basically it talks about you are going to have hard times in your life but the best solution you can do is having a positive point of view such as smiling and keep moving forward. It also makes me appreciate life more and don't take life and your loved ones for granted because one day you lose it forever.😍😎💯👍
Amen
Wow that was deep it’s more meaning than skateboarding
When life was simpler 😫🤦🏾♂️
Ikr 🤦🏾
It's not about skateboarding, it's about life man. Kick Push, Kick Push, Kick Push, Kick Push and Coast
It's deep man
👍
fax
Super facts
It’s about skateboarding it’s really deep and skateboarding is a lifestyle he loves it man
@@yhgggff1900 Skateboarding was the theme. The deeper meaning is about the obstacles of life
This was a amazing time for hip hop. The culture was literally transforming from gangster rap into a more relatable fun culture of creatives. 2006 was the year i graduated high school and its crazy how so much has changed. This was the beginning of corporations capitalizing off sneakers and japanese street wear became super popular too. I love watching hip hop evolve and i cant wait to see what the next generation is going to do.
Facts 💯🎯
There has always been a hip hop scene that steered clear from gangster rap. Think De La Soul or A Tribe Called Quest.
They started blowing up now, but ive been on city moegue, nascar aloe, and lil darkie for the past 4 years. Its sad they're not an intimate part of my life anymore, I listened to them when they were getting less than 50k monthly listeners, but at the same time, out of anyone I listen to they deserve the millions of views they get now. Just a damn shame i didnt get to see a show before they both blew up
Idk if this counts as self promo or not but I’m sure you’d love my song if you’re in here, it’s called Senioritis demo by mad jack here on RUclips🙌
As a Chicago native i will always have this on repeat....came at a time where we needed something fresh and true to the core, that is lupe. So nostalgic
Instant classic. You still in Chicago?
OPM sample represent! Kudos to Lupe Fiasco sampling one of Celeste Legaspi's classics (Magtaksil Man Ikaw (Bolero Medley).
This song isn't really about skateboarding. It's more about finding something (like skateboarding) to only for a moment escape from the misery in the life of the boy in the story.
Well said brother
I feel like if you take any Lupe song at face value you're not really trying hard enough.
You could also associate the "dream-like" life of living free to drug addiction and selling drugs.
Could be that the boy Lupe talks about it a kid who fell into drugs early on in his life and later met a chick who was addicted too.
Getting chased off by security guards as they slept on benches and public spaces.
We can put anything to fit that theme.
Revolution//Loss good because I like and I was like fuck now I have to take my chopped ass on a skateboard 😂😂😂
+SvnthPrism pigeonholing by society too, and the effects it creates
Skateboarding saved my life. I've met so many beautiful people through this wooden board with 4 wheels
And it aint also bout the colour, Religion or race, Once u see a dude with a wooden plank with 4 wheels on it, Thats dude is my brother and we dont need a language for it, Skateboarding speaks for it, Anyways im bout to go skate at fking 4 am alone chowzzz
FAXXX ❤💯
And trucks and bearings bro , can't roll without em
Domestic Beats and tools cuz you can’t let your board fall apart💯
comment of the year...peace!
Beautiful song with a strong message.. Obstacles in your life don't worry.. Just kick push!
Makes sense yet more often than not I tend to forget unfortunately.
Kick push and roll forever!
And coast
I heard a theory it’s all an allegory for drug use. Not sure I buy it though
Just kick, push,and, COAST.
Who's here in 2024 ? 👀
here in tears. miss this era so much.
Me
I used to play this song when I play black ops 2 zombie mode
this is awesome
Check The Bolero medley by Celeste Legazpi... thnk me later
It's 2023, and I came back here for nostalgia. Lupe Fiasco, is real hip hop. He lets the bars and music, speak for itself. Real legend! ❤
This song made you want to skateboard even if you never skated in your life lol
#Sk8orDie
Edit: thanks for the likes, I’ve been shredding since I could walk 🛹 ⛸🏂
Hell yeah
Skaters anthem
Street Sk8er
Dude this song got into skating
Legit disnt know how to skate, two weeks n later n three rolled ankles
Back when being a black skater nerd was cool. Thanks Lupe
Thank you Sir.
I m 52 years old.
I skate since i was 7.......
You know perfectly what does skateboarding is......
It s all about freedom.
Peace on earth and then.....😇😇❤❤🙏🙏
preach unc
56 year-old former skater, and this song hits me perfectly. Just. . . Perfectly. Now I'm trying more Lupe Fiasco and loving his storytelling more and more.
Get back on your board man.
56 is never too old…..just look at Ron Allen, dropped a new part at the age of 60
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The story of this song hit home......its a timeless classic.....if u ever been homeless you feel this even if u aint a skater.....this song is reality for a lot of people.....still coastin in 2020..... never stop kickn never stop pushin as long as u got wheels keep rollin
Till the wheels fall off!
Got kicked out a couple days ago :(
Cringe
Cam S no one asked u
Damn I miss skating. I haven't skated since high school. Great people that made you feel like family but basketball was life smh
Back when rappers actually told a story and was lyrically inclined.
Exactly
shut the fuck up there is still so many rappers who are lyrical youre just close minded
@@zppp im an old head but still listen would u recommend some new rappers that are lyrical?
@@rrba1089 try A-Reece, he fire
@@rrba1089 Denzel Curry.
I will always come back to this song. Such a clean song. No cursing, just such a smooth song
Fiasco claimed that the label traveled to the Philippines to find the artist whose song “Kick, Push” samples - singer Celeste Legaspi’s “Bolero Medley” - and purchase the rights to the song.
“They flew down to the Philippines…and bought the entire record from her,” he said. “They actually own the song that ‘Kick, Push’ is sampled from.”🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Yeah but they did it to spite him because they didn't have any input on the song at that point
@@versatilethearcane Input in other words.. No investment.. No publishing and the song was doing so well without a label push
Facts !!! i'm from the philippines
WHO GIVES AF
Not shocked
Who's here in 2021? This song will always be in the rotation!
I forgot i had it in my personal playlist of 1700 songs glad I found it again
Lupe Forever
I am here in 2021, to answer your question.
Is that a penis on his shirt??
Always. Peace to 9th Wonder.
As a metal head skater back in around 06 stumbled upon this song skimming thru the channels on t.v, It immediately grew on me and it's at the point when I became immersed with hip hop, and underground. This track is what initiated into the hip hop environment.
juarez122191 Lu is the best lyricist in the game.
@@Treetops27 no
One of the dopest beats in hip hop history 🔥💯
He get that beat from 1982 song Bolero by Celeste Legaspi.
@@Supremo_1863 such a fire sample 🤣
Yea, who produced this???
Mad 🔥🔥
Agreed 😊
“The freedom was better than breathing they said.” Words we should hold dear, especially in this world where our freedoms are being taken away.
This song helped me understand I dont have to follow crowd .
Middle school, good friends, no worries, skating and video games. What a time to be alive.
Middle school was the worst time for me, I ain’t have no friends, everybody walked over me
Man middle school was sooo bad for me I’ll be a freshman in a couple months n’ I got a big problem with my ancle so I can’t do flip tricks and ye but I’m hyped cuz I’ll get it operated
@@jamoesde9282 you’re young brotha, no matter what life situation you in just make the best of it. You’re only in highschool once so live it up and take risks but be smart about it. Take it easy 🤙🏼💯
@@ebonyh9566 I’m sorry to hear that.
@@jonathanmuro1011 thanks man, appreciate it 🙏🏼
This is the first time I’m hearing this song. So underrated.
Also, just found out that Lupe sampled Bolero Medley, a Filipino song by Celeste Legazpi.❤
This is my jam. Impossible not to be happy when I listen to this.
Fr
It makes me nostalgic and incredibly sad... -_-
When I was a little kid I was terrified of riding a skateboard and didn't want to learn how to.
But this was my favorite song and I would always imagine some guy skating till night fall on the streets of my hometown because he loved it so much.
Didn't know that dude that I imagined was me after all these years. It's just so crazy and surreal.
Curious of your age now?
truffl3huffl3 I’m curious now too lol 😂
The song is about selling drugs bud.
The song is not all about selling drugs, why would they show people skate boarding. You have no idea what you're talking about.
Bud
Lupe at Coachella baby🔥
Lupe seriously has the smoothest flow of any rapper I've ever heard.
Don't forget how happy this song makes u... that's all that matters . ❤️🔥🔥💋😊
lord reyna the nostalgia is insane. Your comment was perfect
lord reyna listening in England 2018,this tune is pure class! Always funky feelgood
Do americans have accents?
lord reyna still listen to my guy'
shit man, takes me back. your comment is spot on
1 of THE greatest Hip Hop songs of all time.
🤡
@@juliocortez5209no
This song has aged so well.
First thing I did when I bought my first complete board after almost 20 years was ask my buddy “you still kick-push?”
We hit the basketball courts at my nearby junior high and just talked shit and caught up on some flat ground. Amazing song.
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Shout out to the Philippines for the music sample🤙
2023 still gives me a supernatural vibe I love the beat and horns Soo much everything is amazing about this legendary track I love you Lupe Fiasco bro this song gave me a better spirit ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Whole vibe
Yes, his songs always make me feel better and bring my spirits up. I Like that ❤
Hard to believe it wasn't that long ago that real hip hop was mainstream.
It's sad bruh. We only got like 4 newer dudes in the mainstream spitting real bars right now.
It's sad man. Even then, only a few appreciate the realness. The rest of these kids are I'll informed and even when you put some real stuff in front of them, they trash it.
As much as I love this song. hip hop was still "dead" and fans argued about it. Don't forget "snap yo fingaz" was around and other bubble gum shit. If you disagree with me that's cool but that just shows that nothing has changed in hip hop. Louder perhaps but people still argue about the same crap. We'll be saying the same shit in 2020's hip hop.
+James Banchon True.
hip hop never died
Lupe was a lyrical genius. His songs were deep and age well. Love boppin to this again in 24!
Was? Brother he dropped 4 albums since 2019 including 1 this year. He's STILL one of the best lyricist alive. I recommend you listen to his song called Cake. He dropped it a few months ago.
Definitely a fucking classic I absolutely love this song....this song speaks to my heart
When you think about it, this song is a great metaphor for life. 🤔 You "kick" at life when it puts heavy obstacles in your way, since legs are the largest muscle groups within the human body. If you are in a leadership role, at times you will "push" your personal wants & desires to the side in order for the greater good, i.e., caring for your family & community as a whole. During the moments when life is smooth & chill, you are able to "coast" and enjoy the feeling of a cool breeze on your face.
Lupe Fiasco, the poet... Dope! 💯.
I'm going to revive boom bap and create amazing music for older generation and younger generations to come together,
Bett
@@damianmorales6033 bettt random
Dope AF
*"I would marry you, but, I'm engaged to these aerials and varials"*
best line ever
@@alexhachey9034 could actually be tbf
So gangster
😂😂😂😂😂😂
This song is legendary!
I’m literally about to cry! I miss these days man
Actually learned to skateboard because of this song
I can relate too I started skating way after this song came out and I keep thinking of this song when a skate through the hood.
Wow really
Same.
I like to think that this song has a deeper meaning of going against the crowd and becoming independent, and when he talks about the people that he meets, it's about not being the only one, and finding strength in others, or something like that.
Brandon Nguyen this song is mainly about a drug dealer! Many methaphores (better roller...) about grinding in the projects then the police came and said there is no "skating" here!
rudy rada Dang, I never thought of it like that.
"And they escape route, they used to escape out
When things got crazy they needed to break out"
Brandon Nguyen Actually it is about skate-boarding.
"First got it when he was six, didn't know any tricks
Matter of fact first time he got on it he slipped
@186811 "
rudy rada its how it goes when we need to excape that's r way out
This is Hip Hop!
YEAHHH
Joe Goliath Yeah true You Right
at its finest
awesome Cool good music hip-hop
no shit nigga
One of coldest songs in hip hop
For my personal taste, this is one of the best songs of all time
lupe has that swag style many lack..he sounds normal..
Arguably a top 10 rap song of all time in my opinion.
OM S can i degrade but be ok im scared to death, went back to family slavery, european, volunteer inmate/dude come on...
This is a really dope song indeed. One of my fave beats.
I absolutely love this song
The beginning of the legendary young legend known as Lupe Fiasco
This song was my college years! It's still a vibe in 2023. Lupe fiasco was so underrated. ❤
I told my daughter this is what real music🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lupe Fiasco has always been one of those artists that broke the mold, a unique artist that you just sit back and marvel at how amazing he is. Edit but to also add on this, so many great metaphors to life itself and also without having to rely on sex appeal or even language (not that it bothers me, just very creative!) to get your point across.
This song always gets me in the mood to skate, even though I suck at it lol.
It DOESN’T MATTER JUST AS LONG AS YOU GET OUT THERE!!!!!!! You know the sake community shows nothing but love ❤️ as long as you have balance your gucci
It's annoying the broken bones you need to accumulate to get goated lol
@@mykevernaproductions2610 I know it's a typo, but I love the idea of the rice wine community being extremely supportive.
As long as you enjoy it it’s perfectly fine don’t let them bring you down!!❤
Just Keep going that’s all that matters just keep going don’t ever quit on your dreams!❤
Lupe as good as Kendrick, only one of them got buried by a label for conscious rap.
M. L. That’s because Kendrick is a fraud he do just enough to make y’all think he on some conscious shit
@@illsmacku7553 you a simp ass nigga for thinking that.
Lupe will always be better than Kendrick
@Matija Kovačević idgaf where its coming from thats your opinion nothing Kendrick has put out had been or will ever be better than the cool, t&y, and food and liquor foh and thats coming from a lupe stan ;)
@Matija Kovačević now foh im not even listening to hip hop at the moment im in my oldies bag rn
Remember seeing this 🔥 song playing on MTV BET was a banger then and a banger now real rap stays forever ♾️
They just dont make music like this anymore..The world has changed , I miss the old days bro
Facts man life was so simple back then
I feel you, never know what you have til it’s gone
bro it was never that good
This beat is life.
Word...That bass line.
shit is iconic
🔥🔥🔥🔥😉
I almost cried 😢 by listening this songs... cant believe have pass 10yrs!
Classic...!!!
This came out over 10 years ago
10yrs skipped by Like where did you go🤣
It seems like a day Before yesterday lol
hip hop saved my life make me cry one day..
This song always makes me wanna get another board just to cruise around on.
Lupe teaches at MIT he is no joke definitely one of the best lyricists
First time I heard this jam was in April 2006 over the radio. Ever since then, I loved it. I later got to watch the music video and since then I got hooked to Lupe Fiasco. I still come to RUclips to watch this video once in a while because it's a timeless piece of work. Edit 31st October 2024. This track is still fire
Truly fell in love with Hip Hop (and music generally speaking) the day I first listened to this. 12 yo me ran to the music store to buy a copy. 15 years later F&L is still on rotation. That’s just crazy how precious and important this has been to me. It feels like it was always there as I grew up and evolved, it helped me get through hardships as it helped me understand them, started a love for the verb, widened my worldview. That’s always the album I was going back to. I feel like it was part of my education, kinda like a big brother, basically. I feel like I wouldn’t be who I am today without it.
Who else?
I had a dream last night that i was skateboarding. Now right this morning when I wake up lupe fiasco gets recommended to me. the universe is telling me something
Get yourself a skateboard and learn to kick, push, coast 👍
One of the best rap songs ever made, second verse top 20 verses in the entire genre, just incredibly seared, damn good work
TEAM LUPE 2024 🎉
This song was/Is so important to the hip hop culture because at that moment in time Hip-Hop didn’t have a voice for a “black skater kid/or any skater kid” Lupe bridged the gap and made Hip-Hop and even more inclusive space.
Big issue I don't see a lot of people talking abt, I can even remember at least up until 2015-16 people (including various family members) would still say shit like "black people don't skate". Love to see a lot of us on boards tho, people are beginning to fall in love with it
Was never a skateboarder but I always related to this song as a former B-Boy. Me and the homies would always get kicked out of different spots and parks when we wanted to practice breakin.
That being said, Lupe is a Top 5 all time rapper for me. Legend and still making gems today
100%
🤡
Tears in the eye always with chills
Back when they played music not reality TV shows on MTV
They definitely played reality shows by then lol
bruh this song is so nostalgic
47yrs old, n still I ride !!!
Keep ska8n
Tony Hawk, is that you?
Skating can be enjoyed by most ages both genders and all races
Thats dope, im trying trying to get into skating but im 15 and broke ass hell and i only got the board rn but no money for trucks bearing wheels etc
@@AleSalazar27 steal one lol
alejandro s if your in he metro Detroit area I’ll give you trucks
Another one pharell 's genius instrumentals
Who still jammin this in 2020
CONSTANT VIBING IN THE WHIP!!!
In one those of school times
Estella Ibarra I’m jammin Lupe and this song foreva!
Mad I haven't played this in a few years... ima have to put this back in regular rotation! 💪🏾
Quarantine vibin🤧
Even at 33 years old, 10 years after hearing this at college for the first time, I have to head out to the street to land a kick flip to pay respects.
Makes me think of when I met my daughters mom.. miss you Sarah #rip 🙏🏾❤️
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now this is what i call nostalgia
I remember watching this on MTV in the summer of 2005 I was going to 8th grade.
MarinRayado what grade you in now?
visionary noah this man is like 28 now
I was 32 years old! This BEAT THOUGH....
This was 2006
visionary noah lmfao
This was on my ipod back in middle & high school class of 2007
Not even iPod, my MP3 player 😂
Same I had this on my CD player.. big fucker couldn’t even fit in my pocket
2005 ✊🏾❤️
This was timeline of the new ipods
2004 ✊🏽
This song takes me back to simpler times
My brother used to play this song all the time taking me to school as a kid ❤ he’s been an angel exactly 3 years ago & I miss him forever & forever 😮💨🥺 Long Live Big Bro 😇