Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, just shook the internet after dropping a surprise track on Instagram featuring none other than NBA YoungBoy. On Wednesday, May 21, Ye took to his Instagram to share a brand-new song. The surprise track, ‘Alive,’ is just under two minutes long.
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Kanye West Drops ‘Alive’ Featuring NBA YoungBoy
The track isn’t available on streaming services yet, but fans have been quick to repost and circulate it online. Throughout the song, Kanye and YoungBoy go back and forth during the verse while the hook repeats: “Came back from the dead now n**** I feel alive.” According to HotNewHipHop, the track samples Playboi Carti’s “Crank” from his recent album ‘I Am Music’.
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Social Media Reacts
Social media users lit up with reactions to the unexpected collaboration. On X, formerly known as Twitter, fans and critics alike shared their thoughts:
X user @RaheemSupremee wrote, “2 crashouts making a song. Just wait until they start beefing 💀”
Another X user @ouutofbounds wrote, “My goats going back n forth 😭😭😭💯”
While X user @KbandzDaMobsta wrote, “YB carried per usual”
X user @GreatIsVerus wrote, “Ye’s the 🐐 There’s no need to debate it.”
Another X user @Swervesshouse wrote, “ Kanye trying to sound like this new generation of trash a** “rapper” when he’s old enough to be their dad. Kanye hasn’t been great since “Watch The Throne,” and I’ve never been a fan of NBA Youngboy.”
While X user @Ayeezy11_ wrote, “Collab we needed 🤧”
X user @myaatharealistt wrote, “Youngboy sound the same on every song lmao”
Another X user @gasbabii wrote, “Keep NBA YoungBoy far away from Kanye West”
X user @ctreid89 added, “When NBA Youngboy find out what kanye been tweeting while he was locked up.”
While X user @FlukaTime wrote, “This is why Ye is the greatest artist of all time”
What’s NBA YoungBoy Been Up To Since His Release?
NBA YoungBoy was released from federal prison last month after serving time for a federal gun charge. He returned home to Utah and quickly started making moves.
Since his release, YoungBoy has announced his first-ever headlining tour, ‘Make America Slime Again’. The 27-city tour kicks off on Sept. 2 in Dallas and will wrap up in his home state of Louisiana this October. This marks YoungBoy’s first live performance in five years, and fans are hyped.
The rapper has also been spending time with family. On Monday, May 21, Yaya Mayweather, the mother of his son Kentrell Jr., shared a photo on her Instagram Story featuring the three of them posted up in what appeared to be a kitchen.
Yaya recently celebrated her 25th birthday and was gifted a new Lamborghini truck, which fans speculate was from YoungBoy.
