Drake, Push Ups | Song Review 🎵

Grammy-winning rapper Drake has a bone to pick with several high-profile rappers – namely Kendrick Lamar – on his diss track, “Push Ups.”  

“Ayy, better drop and give me fifty.” Diving in, “Push Ups” is a diss track from Drake directed towards some of the biggest names in hip-hop.  Drake goes off on Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, J. Cole, Rick Ross, and The Weeknd. Most of his ire, however, is directed towards Kendrick. Where does the beef come from? Shots thrown by K-Dot towards Drizzy (and J. Cole) as a featured guest on the Future / Metro Boomin no. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Like That” from We Don’t Trust You. “Push Ups” was produced by Boi-1da, Fierce, Coleman, and Noel Cadastre.  The instrumental, set in a minor key, is respectable, but what makes “Push Ups” most interesting are the shots fired. 

With so much beef, I’ll only highlight a few of the memorable shots Drake fired. Beginning with the primary target, Kendrick Lamar, he insults his rap skills, asserting, “You ain’t in no big three, SZA got you wiped down / Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down.” He also makes fun of his height, asserting, “Top say drop, your little midget ass better fuckin’ / Ayy, better drop and give me fifty…”  Kendrick Lamar is short, but did Drizzy have to call him a midget? When it comes to producer Metro Boomin, the rapper spits,  “Metro, shut you ho ass up and make some drums, nigga.” To Rick Ross, he states, “I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I’m Ricky / Can’t believe he jumpin’ in, this nigga turnin’ fifty.” And for J. Cole, who apologized for his diss toward Kendrick Lamar on Might Delete Later, Drake raps, “I don’t care what Cole think, that Dot shit was weak as fuck.” “Push Ups” is entertaining and intriguing.  Drake goes in and no one is exempt.

Drake // “Push Ups” // OVO / Republic // 4.19.24

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