[LUPE TALKING] Uh, up y'all! Soundtrack what's popping Y'all know, I go by the name of Lupe Fiasco Representing that first and Jyea, uh! And one right here I dedicate this one right To all my homies out grinding You what I'm saying? Legally and Hahaha... You know what I'm talking So, it out
[VERSE 1: LUPE got it when he was six Didn't any tricks Matter of fact first time he got on it he on his hip And his lip For a week he had to talk a lisp Like Now we can end the right here But shorty didn't there was something in the air Yea, he it was something so appealing He couldn't fight the about it He knew he couldn't it Couldn't it Brand it, just the first he land it Uh, labeled a misfit, a Kakunk Kakunk! His neighbors stand it so He was to the park Started in the morning wouldn't stop 'til after Yea, when they said, "It's getting in here... ... so I'm sorry young man no skating here"
And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, And away he Just a rebel to the world no place to go And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, So come and with me Just a Looking for a to be So kick... and push... and coast
[VERSE 2: (Waddup Lupe, Chi Town! ) My is very Tennessee Mixed with some Terry People remember me from back in the day I done got some and threw the glasses away The time it took me to get cool was a delay But check it boring growing up in memphis Trying to become a pro but keep up apprentice Mama probably would have anything to prevent this Cause single time I break a board it gets expensive Luckly my aunt working as a So every I needed something she just reach up in her purse And plus she'd always me speeches on the first If I'm staying in her then I need to get some work I her I was there on vacation She say you need to be doing something other than Why don't you go kick it your uncle in the basement I ma let him know that your coming he's waiting So now me and old school Chekka playing chess looking through old school wrek a airs He knew I didn't really wanna post Open up the window told me the coast clear Now I coast clear take a deep breath feeling like the here this is Recess east test Life's ever given me a graded by a teacher in a sweet dress Yes I'm Landel Lewis with a kick and a snare Kick in the air The kids sick them jeans put a rip in the pair Just so the ain't restricted in here Breathe again it's obvious that they need my soul Cousins at the like ri mi fa so I say aunty this is a safe She Drake I told you there's no skating here
And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, And away he Just a rebel to the with no place to go And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, So come and skate me a rebel Looking for a to be So let's kick... and push... and
3: LUPE FIASCO] Before he he had a crew That no punk And they shirts And SB They would push 'til they couldn't no more Office building lobbies wasn't no more And it wasn't like they wasn't getting chased no Just the freedom was better than they said Any escape route used to escape out things got crazy They needed to out They head to any place with Any good The was theirs Uh, and their four would take them there Until the cops came and said, "There's no here"
And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, And he rolled Just a rebel to the world no place to go And so he kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, kick, push, So and skate with me a rebel Looking for a to be So kick... and push... and coast