Kanye West, now known as Ye, has teamed up with NBA YoungBoy for a powerful new track called “ALIVE,” released on May 21, 2025.
The song features a distorted 808 bass, sharp vocals, and minimal background music. It includes a sample of Playboi Carti’s ad-libs from the song “Crank.” Ye and YoungBoy go back and forth with aggressive verses over a loud, raw beat.
Ye’s verse focuses on his critics and fake influencers, while YoungBoy delivers an intense performance filled with threats and bold statements. The song’s heavy sound and style are similar to Ye’s 2013 Yeezus album, especially the track “New Slaves.”
“ALIVE” was first previewed on Ye’s Instagram, with the caption “ALIVE YE X NBA YoungBoy YZY SZN 10,” suggesting a connection to his upcoming fashion line.
Fans have reacted strongly, with some calling it Ye’s most serious work since his 2024 album Vultures 2. Others say the distorted production may not appeal to everyone, but the energy is impossible to ignore.
Alive Kanye West Lyrics w/ NBA Youngboy
Wake up
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive
This that new season ten (This that new season ten)
This that fuck her best friend (This that fuck her best friend)
This that pull up, blow, they thinkin’ they hot, let five out the Gen
This that niggas been stealin’ the swag they know damn well they ain’t invent
This that niggas ain’t rich, they broke, want a blessing and they ain’t even repent
Okay, these niggas in trouble, it’s fuck ’em, I’m finna expose ’em, they too undercover
This for my mama, my daughter, my mistress, I clean up her dental, upgradin’ her sucker
These niggas suckers, they with it, we pull up in Bentleys and beat the fuck out ’em in public
Had to go crazy just for them to say that they hear me, nah, bitch, now I’m feelin’ discovered
Hold on, I came back from the dead, now, nigga, I feel alive
Alive (You are)
Alive
Hold on, I came back from the dead, now, bitch, I feel alive
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive
I’m liver than all of you niggas
I’ll put the bitch in a blicker, them youngins gon’ load up and get ’em, they catch ’em and stretch ’em
.223, it ain’t missin’ a beat, we gon’ pray up to Heaven and step in eleven
I drive the Maybach like a Jeep, I been movin’ discreet, every swing that I throw they try catch it
Every time that I step on the scene, I just wanted to test you, they know that I been livin’ reckless
I’m lovin’ myself, I been havin’ a fetish, I’m ready to eat, I been countin’ up lettuce
Oh, I got them hitters, they ready to go
That ain’t a model, I bought her a bottle and fucked on her bottom until she was sore
I’m on the slab jumpin’ out of a cab
On the Z like a Zoe in Givenchy peacoat
I am the realest, the illest, the richest, I know that they know this, I know that they know
Nigga, oh (Oh), came back from the dead, now, nigga, I feel alive
Come in the circle, they feelin’ alive
Man, these niggas too under disguise
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, fuck it, let’s run it, I let go my pride
I go to war about my kids, my child
These niggas better just stay up inside
Woo
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive (You are)
Alive
