Lupe Fiasco’s debut single from his first album Food & Liquor tells the story of young boy and his love for skateboarding. The lyrics follow the skateboarder through many stages of his life such as his childhood, dating, marriage, and adulthood.

The song features lush, orchestral instrumentation from producer Soundtrakk.

In an August interview with Hard Knock TV, Lupe clears up rumors, letting it be known that this song is not about drug dealing:

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 further clarifies this in his more recent track “Peace of Paper/Cup of Jayzus”.