"Ok Ok" is the eighth track from Kanye West's tenth studio album, Donda (2021), and the twenty-sixth track from the deluxe version of Donda.[1][2] The song features verses from Lil Yachty and JHE Rooga, along with backing vocals from Fivio Foreign.[3]
An alternate version of the song, titled "Ok Ok pt 2", was released as the twenty-fifth track from Donda and the twenty-ninth track from the deluxe version of Donda. This song has Shenseea replace Yachty's verse on the track.[4] On the deluxe version, JHE Rooga's verse is also removed.[5] The song has themes of betrayal and demonization by the media and music industry.[3]
Background[]
The song dates back to August 12 of 2018 when the song had initially been created by Vory for his own album.[6] The song, at this point in time was titled "I'm Mad Ok" and featured a very different beat produced by Louis Bell and very different lyrics that were heavily rewritten later for final release. The song was worked on into 2019, the final version of "I'm Mad Ok" dating to July 14th with an open verse before the song was dropped in it's entirety.[7]
When Vory had met up with Kanye to work on Donda during the Mercedes=Benz sessions where he would also record for No Child Left Behind and God Breathed, Vory would show Kanye the song in what was presumably late-July and record a reference for him, most of his verses being used in the final take albeit with several tweaks.[8] Past that point, the production had been heavily tweaked and other references from the song were recorded from Jay Electronica as well as a posse cut reference from Pusha T, Ab-Liva, Teddy Walton, and once again Vory on August 1st.
The first version of the song was intended to feature verses from Fivio Foreign and Lil Yachty and a bridge from KayCyy which had been titled simply "Ok" and had been recorded the same day as the posse cut reference.[9] Yachty would later rerecord his verse, though neither of the verses prior were used and so he had recorded yet another verse for the song which had made the final cut.[10] Although Fivio's verse never made it past this stage, his adlibs continued to be used on the song and even made it to the final cut.
According to Rooga himself, his verse for "Ok Ok" had initially actually been completely unintended for Donda and had actually been a random demo recorded for his own solo work, however when he shown it to Kanye, Kanye had liked it so much that he asked Rooga to record it over the "Ok Ok" beat as a reference an hour before the second listening event on August 5th.[11] The verse was presumably cut down and added to the final song and played at the event an hour later.[12]
Past that, Shenseea and BEAM[13] recorded a reference together according to both of them that had been intended for Kanye, though it was left unused by him and so it was cut down and turned into a feature for the song which had been reused for the remix.which had been used for the remix.[14]
The song was played again at the Chicago LP on August 26th and was near identical to the previous version though with different mixing.[15] The song and its remix labelled as a "part 2" with Shenseea's verse released officially on August 29, 2021 as the eighth and twenty-sixth track of Donda.
The part 2 was later updated and rereleased in the deluxe to only feature Shenseea's verse, cutting Rooga from the last half on November 14.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1: Kanye West & Fivio Foreign]
Okay, now they got me, wanna rap again
Heal the wound and then you stab me in my back again (Uh)
You the type to play the joke and try to hide your hand (Uh)
Not the type to come around and try to play your friend (Bomb)
You the type to cut the grass and snake your bestest man
I'm the type to close the deal and cut my **** in
See me in person, I look like a ghost (Grr)
See me in person, I look like a ghost (Bow)
You wanna come in and play with the G.O.A.T (Bow)
You wanna come in and play with the G.O.A.T (God body)
All you rap **** sound like me, can't tell who is who
You got no real identity, can't tell you from you
Price went up (Yeah), angel investor (Yeah)
Price went up (Uh), angel investor (Yeah)
[Chorus: Kanye West & Fivio Foreign]
Okay, okay, I'm not okay
Think they're good, it's not okay
Okay, okay, not okay (Uh)
Think they’re good, get out the way (Uh)
[Verse 2: Lil Yachty]
Who said I did what? What did they do?
Why the hell you hatin' so damn hard? Someone must pay you
They don't keep me 'round 'cause I'm straight truth
My dawg locked up, had more home runs than Babe Ruth (Boom)
Had them chickens cleanin' my house, I told them, "Be of use" (Brr)
If I see disloyalty, then we gon' cut 'em loose (Yeah)
Havin' my hands 'round her neck, grip tight like a noose (Hee)
Tell you a story with a bad ending 'cause I'm not a Seuss (Yeah, bih')
Passin' 'round **** to the thugs for an immunity boost (Go)
Double cup filled to the top with the serenity juice (Yessir)
Moment of silence, R.I.P to Juice (Yeah, hey)
If they say it's up, it's up, I don't need a truce (Damn)
Everything I do is solely for the broken youth (Sheesh, yes)
I just took her over the mountain with my index (Wow)
She told me to go to Hell like I ain't been yet (Yuh)
And I still put in overtime like I ain't win yet
[Chorus: Kanye West & Lil Yachty]
Okay, okay, I'm not okay (Yuh)
Think they're good, it's not okay
Okay, okay, not okay
Think they're good, get out the way
[Verse 3: Rooga]
Yeah, it's been plenty times you closed the door on me
That **** really show me how much you say you a bro to me
Showed you love and you constantly cold-shouldered me
But ain't no goin' back to fixin' up, that's the older me, yeah
I'm done with all the fake ****, I had enough of that, yeah
I done had too many **** stab me in the back (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
They say they with you, but they really puttin' on a act
That's when **** hit the fan and all of a sudden, all the facts show
You gotta chin up and show a **** tough love
Let 'em go without you, just to show 'em what it was
We was so close, you would've thought we was blood
We got the same pain, we come from the mud
I swear this **** make me wanna put my all in it, yeah
You can hear the pain 'cause I put my heart in it, yeah
Most of these **** ain't real, they don't wanna see me winnin', no
Most of these **** ain't real, they don't wanna see me winnin', no
[Chorus: Kanye West & Rooga]
But it's okay, we gon' be okay
Only show up when we cut the cake (Oh, yeah)
Showin' love but we okay (We okay)
Find God 'fore it's too late
[Verse 1: Kanye West & Fivio Foreign]
Okay, now they got me, wanna rap again
Heal the wound and then you stab me in my back again (Uh)
You the type to play the joke and try to hide your hand (Uh)
Not the type to come around and try to play your friend (Bomb)
You the type to cut the grass and snake your bestest man
I'm the type to close the deal and cut my **** in
See me in person, I look like a ghost (Grr)
See me in person, I look like a ghost (Bow)
You wanna come in and play with the G.O.A.T (Bow)
You wanna come in and play with the G.O.A.T (God body)
All you rap **** sound like me, can't tell who is who
You got no real identity, can't tell you from you
Price went up (Yeah), angel investor (Yeah)
Price went up (Uh), angel investor (Yeah)
[Chorus: Kanye West & Shenseea]
Okay, okay, I'm not okay (Not okay)
Think you're good, it's not okay (No, they all away)
Okay, okay, not okay (I'm not okay)
Think you're good, get out the way
(Ah, Shenseea)
[Verse 2: Shenseea]
Nuh trust any and any man (Any man)
Pree dem man, mi play along (Play along)
Watch how dem ah sing mi song
Suddenly dem tun ah fan
Aim with precision
Fi number one position
Write the plan, right my wrong
And look, now I'm the boss in charge
Used to talk down 'pon me, now me on top
Left mi inna struggle suh nuh badda come back
Tek mi fi granted, tek mi fi soft
And if yuh play hard
If yuh let me down, mi nah have nuh food fi give yuh, right? Yuh know mi lock di shop down
Mi did like when you show luv to mi face, then chat behind mi back
Nuh trust people, cyaan trust people
From dem eat the fruit, mankind tun evil
Get cut off, you will get cut off
Mi nuh cyar how much memories we have in the past
Yuh bruk up wid yuh ex, still in love, suh yuh single
Mi bruk up wid mi ex, him dead to me, I'm a widow
Get cut off, you will get cut off
Mi nuh cyar how much memories we have in the past (Hmm)
Bruk up wid yuh ex, still in love, suh yuh single
Mi bruk up wid mi ex, him dead to me, I'm a widow, uh
[Verse 3: Rooga]
Yeah, it's been plenty times you closed the door on me
That **** really show me how much you say you a bro to me
Showed you love and you constantly cold-shouldered me
But ain't no goin' back to fixin' up, that's the older me, yeah
I'm done with all the fake ****, I had enough of that, yeah
I done had too many **** stab me in the back (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
They say they with you, but they really puttin' on an act
That's when **** hit the fan and all of a sudden, all the facts show
You gotta chin up and show a **** tough love
Let 'em go without you just to show 'em what it was
We was so close, you would've thought we was blood
We got the same pain, we come from the mud
I swear this **** make me wanna put my all in it, yeah
You can hear the pain 'cause I put my heart in it, yeah
Most of these **** ain't real, they don't wanna see me winnin', no
Most of these **** ain't real, they don't wanna see me winnin', no
[Chorus: Kanye West & Rooga]
But it's okay, we gon' be okay
Only show up when we cut the cake (Oh, yeah)
Showin' love but we okay (We okay)
Find God 'fore it's too late
[Verse 1: Kanye West & Fivio Foreign]
Okay, now they got me, wanna rap again
Heal the wound and then you stab me in my back again (Uh)
You the type to play the joke and try to hide your hand (Uh)
Not the type to come around and try to play your friend (Bomb)
You the type to cut the grass and snake your bestest man
I'm the type to close the deal and cut my **** in
See me in person, I look like a ghost (Grr)
See me in person, I look like a ghost (Bow)
You wanna come in and play with the G.O.A.T (Bow)
You wanna come in and play with the G.O.A.T (God body)
All you rap **** sound like me, can't tell who is who
You got no real identity, can't tell you from you
Price went up (Yeah), angel investor (Yeah)
Price went up (Uh), angel investor (Yeah)
[Chorus: Kanye West & Shenseea]
Okay, okay, I'm not okay (Not okay)
Think you're good, it's not okay (No, they all away)
Okay, okay, not okay (I'm not okay)
Think you're good, get out the way
(Ah, Shenseea)
[Verse 2: Shenseea]
Nuh trust any and any man (Any man)
Pree dem man, mi play along (Play along)
Watch how dem ah sing mi song
Suddenly dem tun ah fan
Aim with precision
Fi number one position
Write the plan, right my wrong
And look, now I'm the boss in charge
Used to talk down 'pon me, now me on top
Left mi inna struggle suh nuh badda come back
Tek mi fi granted, tek mi fi soft
And if yuh play hard
If yuh let me down, mi nah have nuh food fi give yuh, right? Yuh know mi lock di shop down
Mi did like when you show luv to mi face, then chat behind mi back
Nuh trust people, cyaan trust people
From dem eat the fruit, mankind tun evil
Get cut off, you will get cut off
Mi nuh cyar how much memories we have in the past
Yuh bruk up wid yuh ex, still in love, suh yuh single
Mi bruk up wid mi ex, him dead to me, I'm a widow
Get cut off, you will get cut off
Mi nuh cyar how much memories we have in the past (Hmm)
Bruk up wid yuh ex, still in love, suh yuh single
Mi bruk up wid mi ex, him dead to me, I'm a widow, uh
[Chorus: Kanye West & Shenseea]
But it's okay, we gon' be okay (Not okay)
Only show up when we cut the cake (No, they all away)
Showin' love, but we okay (I'm not okay)
Find God 'fore it's too late
References[]
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/5CnpZV3q5BcESefcB3WJmz
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/2Wiyo7LzdeBCsVZiRA6vVZ
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://genius.com/Kanye-west-ok-ok-lyrics
- ↑ https://genius.com/Kanye-west-ok-ok-pt-2-lyrics
- ↑ https://genius.com/Kanye-west-ok-ok-pt-2-deluxe-version-lyrics
- ↑ https://pillowcase.su/f/efe7b091697aabbf3179be46f7e7114e
- ↑ https://pillowcase.su/f/0be8649a938a063c408f5a8f7686f809
- ↑ https://pillowcase.su/f/150cb60227acf969d2041646fa4053ef
- ↑ https://pillowcase.su/f/393ea4754b2f841f54652233f7e5042d
- ↑ https://pillowcase.su/f/1953f0b28f5e5367c5270cc686461fee
- ↑ https://youtu.be/kzzDD47aytk
- ↑ https://youtu.be/kzzDD47aytk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEESDIsgMrI
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4eUNtdt9-8
- ↑ https://pillowcase.su/f/70cfc83de35e4be5143b4a83156647d0
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