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Push Ups

By Drake · Targeting Future, Kendrick Lamar, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, The Weeknd

Push Ups is a diss track by Drake targeting Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross and The Weeknd. The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”

Released2024

Annotated9

ExplicitYes

Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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[Intro]
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(Whoo Kid)
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Ayy
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[Verse 1]
Multi-line diss block
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I could never be nobody number-one fan
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Your first number one, I had to put it in your hand
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You pussies can't get booked outside America for nan'
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I'm out in Tokyo because I'm big in Japan
Block noteContests who deserves the top position
TargetKendrick Lamar
MeaningWhat it means: In “Your first number one, I had to put it in your hand,” Drake turns rank, legacy, or leadership into the issue and argues that Kendrick Lamar's claim to the position is undeserved. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The line identifies the prize behind the feud—control of reputation—and asks whose record supports the title rather than whose claim went unchallenged.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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I'm the hitmaker y'all depend on
Multi-line diss block
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Backstage in my city, it was friendzone
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You won't ever take no chain off of us
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How the fuck you big steppin' with a size-seven men's on?
Block noteMakes the rejection unmistakably direct
TargetKendrick Lamar
MeaningWhat it means: In “How the fuck you big steppin' with a size-seven men's on?,” Drake drops any pretense of a subliminal and rejects Kendrick Lamar in blunt, unqualified language. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The direct wording removes plausible deniability: listeners are not left guessing whether Kendrick Lamar is part of the dispute or whether a response is being invited.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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This the bark with the bite, nigga, what's up?
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I know my picture on the wall when y'all cook up
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Extortion baby, whole career, you been shook up
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'Cause Top told you, "Drop and give me fifty," like some push-ups, huh
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Your last one bricked, you really not on shit
Multi-line diss block
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They make excuses for you 'cause they hate to see me lit
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Pull your contract 'cause we gotta see the split
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The way you doin' splits, bitch, your pants might rip
Block noteUses career results as evidence
TargetKendrick Lamar
MeaningWhat it means: In “Pull your contract 'cause we gotta see the split,” Drake turns releases, sales, label standing, or career momentum into a public measurement of Kendrick Lamar's position. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The artist invokes an external scoreboard so listeners can compare Kendrick Lamar's claims with visible results, making status something that can be disproved rather than merely debated.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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You better do that motherfuckin' show inside the bity
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Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty
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Then we need a verse for the Swifties
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Top say drop, you better drop and give 'em fifty
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Pipsqueak, pipe down
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You ain't in no big three, SZA got you wiped down
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Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down
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Like your label, boy, you in a scope right now
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And you gon' feel the aftermath of what I write down
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I'm at the top of the mountain, so you tight now
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Just to have this talk with your ass, I had to hike down
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Big difference 'tween Mike then and Mike now
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What the fuck is this, a twenty-v-one, nigga?
Multi-line diss block
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What's a prince to a king? He a son, nigga
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Get more love in the city that you from, nigga
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Metro, shut your ho ass up and make some drums, nigga
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetMetro Boomin
MeaningWhat it means: In “Metro, shut your ho ass up and make some drums, nigga,” Drake addresses Metro Boomin directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” Naming or plainly addressing Metro Boomin removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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Yeah, I'm the 6ix God, I'm the frontrunner
Multi-line diss block
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Y'all nigga manager was Chubbs lil' blunt runner
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Claim the 6ix and you boys ain't even come from it
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And when you boys got rich, you had to run from it
Block noteTurns money and possessions into leverage
TargetMetro Boomin
MeaningWhat it means: In “And when you boys got rich, you had to run from it,” Drake contrasts financial power or possessions with Metro Boomin's alleged lack of money, access, or control. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The comparison converts status into material evidence and is meant to make Metro Boomin's success claims look hollow beside something listeners can picture and measure.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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Cash blowin' Abel bread, out here trickin' (Out here trickin')
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Shit we do for bitches, he doin' for niggas (What the fuck?)
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Jets, whips, chains, wicked, wicked, wicked (Wicked, wicked)
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Spend it like you tryna fuck, boy, you trippin', boy, you trippin'
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Drizzy Chip 'n Dale, probably got your bitch Chanel
Multi-line diss block
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I just got 'em done, boy, don't make me have to chip a nail
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Rolling Loud stage, y'all were turnt, that was slick as hell
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Shit'll probably change if your BM start to kiss and tell
Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit
TargetKendrick Lamar
MeaningWhat it means: In “Drizzy Chip 'n Dale, probably got your bitch Chanel,” Drake addresses Kendrick Lamar directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” Naming or plainly addressing Kendrick Lamar removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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Hugs and kisses, man, don't tell me 'bout no switches
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I'll be rockin' every fuckin' chain I own next visit, ayy
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I be with some bodyguards like Whitney
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Top say drop, your little midget ass better fuckin'
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[Chorus]
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Ayy, better drop and give me fifty, ayy
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Drop and give me fifty, drop and give me fifty, ayy
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Niggas really got me out here talkin' like I'm 50, ayy
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Niggas really got me out here rappin' what I'm livin'
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[Verse 2]
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I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I'm Ricky
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Can't believe he jumpin' in, this nigga turnin' fifty
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Every song that made it on the chart, he got from Drizzy
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Spend that lil' check you got and stay up out my business
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Nigga, shout out to the hooper that be bustin' out the griddy
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We know why you mad, nigga, I ain't even trippin'
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All that lil' heartbroken Twitter shit for bitches
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This for all the top dogs, drop and give me fifty, drop, drop
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And that fuckin' song y'all got did not start the beef with us
Multi-line diss block
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This shit been brewin' in a pot, now I'm heatin' up
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I don't care what Cole think, that Dot shit was weak as fuck
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Champagne trippin', he is not fuckin' easin' up
Block noteForces the dispute into a direct contest
TargetKendrick Lamar
MeaningWhat it means: In “And that fuckin' song y'all got did not start the beef with us,” Drake addresses Kendrick Lamar as an opponent who must prove the claims being made rather than rely on reputation. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The challenge narrows the argument to performance under pressure, where refusing or failing to answer can itself be presented as a loss for Kendrick Lamar.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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Nigga callin' Top to see if Top wanna peace it up
Multi-line diss block
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"Top, wanna peace it up? Top, wanna peace it up?"
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Nah, pussy, now you on your own when you speakin' up
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You done rolled deep to this, it's not fuckin' deep enough
Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation
TargetKendrick Lamar
MeaningWhat it means: In “Nah, pussy, now you on your own when you speakin' up,” Drake uses gendered or sexual language to question Kendrick Lamar's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Kendrick Lamar's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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Beggin' Kai Cenat, boy, you not fuckin' beatin' us
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Numbers-wise, I'm out of here, you not fuckin' creepin' up
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Money-wise, I'm out of here, you not fuckin' sneakin' up
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Cornball, your show money merch-money fee to us
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I'ma let you niggas work it out because I seen enough
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This ain't even everything I know, don't wake the demon up
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This ain't even everything I know, don't wake the demon up
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Drop and give me fifty, all you fuck niggas teamin' up
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[Interlude: DJ Akademiks]
Multi-line diss block
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What top five you smokin' on, Kendrick?
Block noteContests who deserves the top position
TargetKendrick Lamar
MeaningWhat it means: In “What top five you smokin' on, Kendrick?,” Drake turns rank, legacy, or leadership into the issue and argues that Kendrick Lamar's claim to the position is undeserved. Why it was said: The track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.” The line identifies the prize behind the feud—control of reputation—and asks whose record supports the title rather than whose claim went unchallenged.
ContextThe track is part of Drake and Kendrick Lamar's 2024 exchange, a rapid sequence of response records that followed Kendrick's verse on “Like That.”
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[Outro]
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Mmm, mmm, yeah
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Drop, drop, drop, drop
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Drop a fifty bag for the mob in the spot
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Drop a fifty bag, twenty-nine for the thot
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Uh, I was really, really tryna keep it PG