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WINNIPEG — A rap battle has broken out on social media and it is very Canadian.

It’s between police detachments across the country about winter driving.

It all started with a tweet by the Kindersley RCMP last week. The detachment changed the words to Ice Ice Baby to lyrics referencing icy roads.

Since then police in Calgary, Regina, Medicine Hat and Vancouver have gotten in on the online fun. You can now add Winnipeg Police to that list.

READ MORE: Police rap battle about winter driving takes off on social media

“Any way you can get people to think about road safety in a different way is important,” said Winnipeg Police Const. Eric Hofley.

The service tweeted out changed lyrics the 1987 Salt-N-Pepa song Push It on Tuesday afternoon.

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(Don’t) Push It

Please don’t push it. Please don’t push it.

Hey Winter Drivers! Winter Drivers! Hey Winter Drivers!

Slow down for hi!

Ow! Winter Drivers! WPS is here!

Now wait a minute, y’all

Winter driving ain’t for everybody

Only the safe people

So all you baby-on-board sticker mothers

Get on out there and drive

but drive safe, I said!

WPS is here and we’re in effect

Asking you not to push it, Winnipeg!

Slowin’ down in School Zones by day – then at night keeping impaired driving in check.

Come on Winnipeg, let’s show the other prairie folk what we know

that we are the best when it comes to safe driving in winter snow

Please don’t push it!

Ah please don’t push it – getting home safe is good

Ah please don’t push it – getting home safe is real good (X2)

Hey! Ow!

Please don’t push it!

Oooh, baby, baby – baby baby

Oooh, baby, baby – baby baby

Oooh, baby, baby – baby baby

Getting home safe is good

Please don’t push I! (X3)

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Yo, yo, yo, yo, baby-pop

Yeah, slow it down or get ready to skid

Get those winter tires on – or ya destined for the ditch

Ya wanna get home, but the roads are slippery G, so hear our words like

I wish you would! Now please don’t push it

Don’t push it, good? Don’t push it real good!

Don’t push it good? D-Don’t push it real good!

Ah please don’t push it! Drive up like this!

Unsafe drivers! You really got us going

We shake our heads and wonder what you’re doin!

Please, don’t push it!