AUDIO: City of Gods by Fivio Foreign

“City of Gods” is a collaboration between Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, and Alicia Keys and is a triumphant ode to Fivio and Keys’ hometown of New York City.

Featuring drill-inspired production, akin to Ye and Fivio’s previous collaboration “Off The Grid,” snippets of the song circulated in early 2022, fueling speculation that it would be featured on Ye’s highly-anticipated eleventh studio album, Donda 2.

On February 6, 2022, Fivio revealed that Ye had given him a “crazy” feature verse for an upcoming song, and on February 11, he announced the song’s release via social media.

The song also features adlibs from Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti, who similarly was featured on “Off The Grid.”

The song’s chorus, sung by Keys, interpolates the chorus of “New York City” by The Chainsmokers.