Lupe Fiasco burst onto the scene in 2006 with Kick, Push, a single that sounded like nothing else in mainstream hip-hop and instantly heralded the arrival of a unique voice. Over breezy horn samples, Fiasco used skateboarding as a metaphor for overcoming struggles in life and love (He said, 'I would marry you/But I'm engaged to these aerials and varials/And I don't think this board is strong enough to carry two').
