Cover art for Livin It Up (City of Lost Angels) by Kanye West

Livin It Up (City of Lost Angels)

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Livin It Up (City of Lost Angels) Lyrics

[Verse 1: Don Toliver]
If it seems whatever it seems
Know I'm livin' it up
Chrome rims in my dreams
You know what, I'm livin' it up
[?] Maybelline when I'm leanin' up
Them boys know I'm talkin' clean
How I'm livin' it up
Yeah, house up in the hills
You know what, I'm livin' it up

Top dollar bill, I gotta go live it up
And everybody know it's real
And everybody trust
But nobody's know it's real
But God will live in us
[?] on top of my dreams
You know what, I'm livin' it up
Everything's made of [?]
[?] plus
I had it all, had it bought
The best is not enough
Those dope baller dreams turned me to a, uh


[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm, a lot of people out for self
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm, a lot of people are for sale
Pullin' like, mm-mm-mm-mm
A lot of people run and tell, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Time oughta tell, mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Come across all the rails to, err, clientele
Let me take you 'round, 'round, 'round
This a new town, town, town
This the new ten, ten, ten
We're goin' in, in, in
No doubt, I can't cool it
Good job for a student
Nice car for a student
Nice shoes for a student

New bag goin' stupid
Show me how you do it
Show me how you, errr
[?] how you foolin', in the
[Chorus: Kanye West & Todd Rundgen]
City of los' angels, ah, ah, ah
City of los' angels, ah, ah, ah
City of lost angels
City of lost angels

[Verse 2: Kanye West]
Ion want to be so judgmental
Ion wanna be so judgmental
Everybody hurts, but I don't judge rentals
Everybody judge
Bitin' down with the next invention
Got the new Porsche with the Tesla engine, err
They can't play one bit
Checks comin' in fast
That's an A1 kick
That's an A1 split
Travel ban, cancel trips
[?] crime wave, take a pic
Let me show you what he did
Changing summers for the kid
Hunnid summers for the kid
Throw a line, we did
Throw a line, we did

[Chorus: Kanye West & Todd Rundgen]
City of los' angels, ah, ah, ah (City of lost angels)
(City of lost angels)
City of los' angels, ah, ah, ah (City of lost angels)
(City of lost angels)
City of los' angels (City of lost angels)
(City of lost angels)
City of los' angels (City of lost angels)
(City of lost angels)
City of los' angels (City of lost angels)
(City of lost angels)
City of los' angels (City of lost angels)
(City of lost angels)

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Leaked on October 23, 2022, this song was the original version of Ye’s “Hurricane” before “Hurricane” was realized in any capacity. This was one of the tracks for both WITH CHILD and the Dec. 2020 – June 2021 version of DONDA under the title of “City of Los' Angels.”

This version has a completely different instrumental and features Don Toliver & Todd Rundgren. The version leaked is actually an remake-edit created by the leaker, Bound12, of a version Ye had made shortly before his DONDA live shows. Don’s verse sounds slightly scuffed but Kanye & Rundgen are CDQ. Its final title would have been “Living It Up.”

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