The song itself was already a home run when it was first released earlier in the week, and quickly graduated to a grand slam when the visual dropped on Friday. Whatever you may think about Kanye, there’s no denying that this man knows how to create a spectacle… and there’s no denying that when it comes to albums in 2022, he “dropped two and they’re both going.”
Later, Ye enters to deliver his Sunday Service from Brooklyn with a slew of eyebrow-raising bars referencing some of the drama that has played out in public recently - from the JustinLaBoy bar, to declaring peace with Drizzy, to not being invited to parties - and of course, the jaw-dropping toxic demand for a thank you for letting you-know-who “have” his wife. If this is anything close to what we can expect to hear on Fivio’s Ye-produced project ‘ B.I.B.L.E’ set to drop in March, prepare for an early album-of-the-year contender. Fivio spends his verses painting a refreshingly accurate picture of New York - from calling out the city’s most popular signature dances (“Milly Rock, Shmoney Dance, Woo Walk”), to outlining the dangerous games of high-speed chases and pocket watching females, to his touching intro acknowledging the late-legend Pop Smoke as the true king of New York. Throughout the track there are so many standout moments to choose from.
The masterful arrangement of “City of Gods” creates a curious effect that makes you feel like it has been buried deep in your psyche for years - even while knowing for sure that you’ve never heard such an elevated drill anthem, and definitely haven’t heard this combination of artists.
Already with over 12M Spotify streams and 2M YouTube views, it’s only February and “City of Gods” is looking like the song of the year.Įverything about “City of Gods” is brilliantly executed, from Alicia Keys’ knockout vocal performance to the tasteful, hugely dynamic drill-forward production, to Fivio and Ye’s beautifully integrated, impressively thoughtful verses. Last week, an unlikely dream team of Ye, Fivio Foreign, and Alicia Keys assembled to remix the Chainsmokers’ “New York City” into the stunning, drill-based New York City anthem that 2022 so desperately needed.
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