[1] "Push Ups" targets Metro Boomin, Future, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, the Weeknd, and Ja Morant.

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.

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

[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.

"[10] Drake and Future have collaborated extensively since 2011, including on the 2015 mixtape What a Time to Be Alive, as well as US top-15 singles such as "Wait for U", "Life Is Good", "Way 2 Sexy", "Jumpman", and "Used to This".

Drake also criticizes Metro Boomin in the song, instructing him to "shut [his] hoe ass up and make some drums, nigga".

[11] Drake also responds to the idea of a "Big Three" in rap, implied in "Like That" and "First Person Shooter", by stating artists like SZA, Travis Scott, and 21 Savage surpass Lamar.

He also mentions professional basketball player Ja Morant, alluding to a personal grievance: "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".

[11] Rick Ross responded to the track with "Champagne Moments", which premiered in snippets on April 13, the same day "Push Ups" was leaked.