Push Ups (song)

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"Drop and Give Me 50" redirects here. For for the Mike Jones song, see Drop & Gimme 50. For the Freestylers song, see Push Up (song).
"Push Ups"
Single by Drake
ReleasedApril 19, 2024 (2024-04-19)
GenreHip hop
Length3:52
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Boi-1da
  • Noel Cadastre
  • Coleman
  • Fierce
Drake singles chronology
"Act II: Date @ 8 (remix)"
(2024) 		"Push Ups"
(2024)

"Push Ups" is a diss track by Canadian rapper Drake, released on April 19, 2024. The track serves as a response to several songs (primarily "Like That") from Metro Boomin and Future's collaborative albums We Don't Trust You and We Still Don't Trust You (both 2024).[1] "Push Ups" targets Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, the Weeknd, and Ja Morant.[2]

A demo version of "Push Ups" leaked on April 13, 2024, featuring samples from "Get Money" by Junior M.A.F.I.A. and an alternate outro. Another version leaked later that day and contained an extended sung outro and lyric changes but omitted the samples. Due to the low audio technical quality of the initial demo, some fans speculated that the track was a product of artificial intelligence rather than a genuine song.[3] This was debunked once the track officially released on April 19.[4]

"Push Ups" is the second song serving as a response to "Like That", after J. Cole's "7 Minute Drill", which released on April 5 but was removed from streaming services a week later.[5]

Background[edit]

Further information: Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud

Drake and Kendrick Lamar have had a long history with one another, with Lamar featuring on Drake's 2011 album Take Care on the song "Buried Alive Interlude" and Drake featuring on Lamar's 2012 song "Poetic Justice" from Lamar's album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. The two have also been featured on A$AP Rocky's 2012 posse cut "Fuckin' Problems". However following these collaborations, Lamar featured on Big Sean's 2013 song "Control", where he called out Drake and other rappers, saying "I got love for you all but I'm trying to murder you niggas."[1] Kendrick later attacked artists who used ghostwriters in a 2017 interview, with some considering it to be a reference to Drake, who had used ghostwriters in the past.[6] The two also dissed one another on several songs during this period, but each never mentioned the other by name.

On Drake's 2023 song "First Person Shooter" with J. Cole, Cole said that he, along with Drake, and Lamar made up the "Big Three" of modern rap music.[7] Six months later, Lamar responded to "First Person Shooter" through a surprise appearance on Future and Metro Boomin's single "Like That", from their collaborative album We Don't Trust You (2024), where he dismissed J. Cole's "Big Three" remark and claimed that he alone rules the rap scene. Lamar also makes several references to Drake, calling his "best work" a "light pack" and comparing their rivalry to that of Michael Jackson and Prince, saying "Prince outlived Mike Jack."[8]

Content[edit]

Drake opens the song by saying "I could never be nobody number-one fan / Your first number one, I had to put it in your hand", which were assessed as a response to lyrics from "We Don't Trust You" ("Fake written all over you / Hate written all over you" and "You a nigga number one fan, dog / Sneak dissin', I don't understand, dog / Pillowtalkin', actin' like a fed, dog / I don't need another fake friend, dog / Can't be 'bout a ho, 'cause we sharin', dog / In your feelings, nigga, why you payin', dog?") by Future.[9] Future and Drake have a long musical history: they first collaborated in 2011, released the mixtape What a Time to Be Alive in 2015, and the US top-15 singles "Wait for U", "Life Is Good", "Way 2 Sexy", "Jumpman", and "Used to This", Way 2 Sexy becoming Future's first number 1 hit on the Hot 100 chart. Drake also reportedly references Future's assistant Just Tokyo, with the line, "I'm out in Tokyo because I'm big in Japan" and references Future's ex-fiancee Ciara with the lines, "Rolling Loud stage, y'all were turnt, that was slick as hell / Shit'll probably change if your BM start to kiss and tell".

Drake disparages Metro Boomin, telling him to "shut [his] hoe ass up and make some drums, nigga".[10] Graham also targets the Weeknd's manager CashXO and the Weeknd himself, comparing their relationship to that of a pimp and his trick: "Y'all nigga manager was Chubbs lil' blunt runner / [...] / Cash blowin' Abel bread, out here trickin' / Shit we do for bitches, he doin' for niggas".[11] The line "Hugs and kisses, man, don't tell me 'bout no switches" was assessed at referencing the Weeknd and his XO record label.

Drake mostly attacks Lamar on the remainder of the song, rapping, "You won't ever take no chain off of us" as a response to a lyric from Lamar's verse on "Like That" ("I'm snatchin' chains and burnin' tattoos") while mocking Lamar's height ("How the fuck you big steppin' with a size-seven men's on?") by referencing Lamar's 2022 album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.[10] Drake alleges Lamar's record deal with Top Dawg Entertainment was set up to enable its CEO Anthony "Top" Tiffith to take 50% of Lamar's career earnings ("Top told you, "Drop and give me fifty," like some push-ups"),[10] and attacks Lamar's musical authenticity, stating ("You better do that motherfuckin' show inside the bity / Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty / Then we need a verse for the Swifties"). According to Complex writer Jordan Rose, these lines attack those who assess Lamar's music to hold greater integrity compared to Drake's.[10]

Drake also directly responds to several lines from "Like That": he scoffs at the idea of a "Big Three" in rap music and states SZA, Travis Scott, and 21 Savage are better artists than Lamar; states Lamar's previous attacks are from a position of jealousy ("I'm at the top of the mountain, so you tight now"); and calls himself greater than Lamar by flipping Lamar's comparison of himself to Prince and Drake to Michael Jackson, exclaiming, "What's a prince to a king? He a son, nigga".[10] The line "I be with some bodyguards like Whitney" references Lamar's wife, Whitney Alford and claims his feud with Lamar goes beyond "Like That" saying, "And that fuckin' song y'all got did not start the beef with us / This shit been brewin' in a pot, now I'm heatin' up / I don't care what Cole think, that Dot shit was weak as fuck".

Drake spends portions of the song attacking Rick Ross: "I might take your latest girl and cuff her like I'm Ricky / Can't believe he jumpin' in, this nigga turnin' fifty / Every song that made it on the chart, he got from Drizzy / Spend that lil' check you got and stay up out my business" and Morant, saying, "Shout out to the hooper that be bustin' out the griddy / We know why you mad, nigga, I ain't even trippin' / All that lil' heartbroken Twitter shit for bitches".

Aftermath[edit]

Rick Ross responded to the track with "Champagne Moments", which premiered in snippets on April 13, the same day "Push Ups" was leaked. It was later officially released on April 15.[12] The song alleges Drake uses ghostwriters; that he sent a cease-and-desist to block a collaboration with French Montana; that Drake purposefully leaked "Push Ups"; and that he had plastic surgeries.[13]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Push Ups"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 44
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[15] 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 70
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[17] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[18] 20
Lithuania (AGATA)[19] 49
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 67
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 54
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 25
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 14
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[25] 1
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[26] 36

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Tharpe, Frasier (March 22, 2024). "The Kendrick Lamar/Drake Beef, Explained". GQ. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (April 13, 2024). "Drake Diss Track Against Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross and The Weeknd Surfaces". XXL. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Fisher, Caroline (April 13, 2024). "Drake's Leaked Diss Track Is Real, DJ Akademiks Seemingly Confirms". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Montgomery, Sarah Jasmine. "Drake Diss Track Aimed at Kendrick Lamar, Metro Boomin, and More Surfaces: Fans Debate If It's Real". Complex. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, Trent (April 13, 2024). "Here Are the Complete Lyrics for Drake's New Diss Track". XXL. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ Josephs, Brain (August 9, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Talks DAMN., Ghostwriting, and "Wack Artists" in New Interview". Spin. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Walker, Joe (March 22, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar torches Drake & J. Cole on ruthless new collab: 'MF the big 3!'". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Lamarre, Carl (March 22, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar Takes Hard Shots at Drake and J. Cole on Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That"". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Bernstein, Elaina (April 14, 2024). "Drake's Kendrick Lamar Diss Track "Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)" Surfaces Online". Hypebeast. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e Rose, Jordan (April 13, 2024). "Breaking Down All of Drake's Shots at Kendrick (and Half the Rap Game)". Complex. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Phillips, Demi (April 16, 2024). "Who Is Cash XO & Why Did Drake Diss Him?". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Nevares, Gabriel Bras (April 13, 2024). "Rick Ross Responds To Drake: Listen To His Diss Track". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Elibert, Mark (April 13, 2024). "Rick Ross Fires Back at 'White Boy' Drake's Leaked Diss Track Just a Few Hours After It Surfaced". Complex. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  15. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  16. ^ "Drake – Push Ups" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  17. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög" [The Music – Songs] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 16-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  20. ^ "Drake – Push Ups" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  22. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 17". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  23. ^ "Drake – Push Ups". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  25. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  26. ^ "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2024.


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