Donda

Off the Grid

Kanye West

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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[Chorus: Kanye West]

We off the grid, grid, grid, grid

This for my kid, kid, kid, kid

Everything^✦ we did for the crib did here

Flexin'^✦ with the business^✦ trip

Going cray, take some G6

Lit, lit, '76

He spit this

We off the grid, grid, grid

[Verse 3: Fivio Foreign]

Yeah, look, when I was in jail, I was lowkey^✦ (Uh)

Shout out to supporters that wrote me

Eat food, work out and then go sleep

You know I'm prayin', He carryin' both feet (Yeah)

**** know we got God with us (Got God with us)

You look at me and see a God figure^✦ (Uh)

And when I start vibin',^✦ I know that He with me

And I'ma^✦ always catch a hard shiver^✦ (Uh)

I know it's demons^✦ in that dark liquor^✦ (Uh)

We buy a bottle and squash with ya (Uh)

Everybody turn into^✦ a harsh ****

But my pockets bigger^✦ and my heart richer^✦ (Uh)

My mind smarter, my grind harder^✦ (Skrr)

And my car quicker, huh (Skrrt)

I met her in church, she pray for me

She my God-sister^✦ (She my God-sister,^✦ yeah)

I'm only^✦ trustin' the people I keep close

**** sellin'^✦ they soul for a repost

Remember^✦ when I was broke, wearin'^✦ cheap coats

Now it's diamonds and houses^✦ and C notes^✦ (Uh)

****, I'm feelin'^✦ marvelous^✦ (I'm feelin'^✦ marvelous)^✦

Who let the monster^✦ loose? (Who let the monster^✦ loose? Huh)

They call me a product of my environment (Uh)

I tell them, "Nah, I'm what God produced" (Baow)

Defense good, and them guards can shoot (Baow)

I put 'em on you, it get hard to move

Tattoo^✦ in my face is the mark of truth

Gotta^✦ watch what you say when they market^✦ you (Huh)

I already^✦ predicted^✦ this (I already^✦ predicted^✦ this, huh)

Y'all only^✦ witnessed^✦ it (Y'all only^✦ witnessed^✦ it)

Look, got a couple old friends that I'm not really^✦ clickin' with

I know they pray that we settle our differences^✦

I pray that they lower^✦ all my **** sentences^✦

I got some demons^✦ I'm not even^✦ dealin'^✦ with

They in they feelings, I'm not really^✦ feelin'^✦ it

And I know some members that gave back they membership

****, you switched up, huh, like how you not feelin'^✦ me?

Look, I act like I care, but I don't really^✦ care

Now I live in a new buildin' with amenities

I got a new ceilin'^✦ with a chimney

I got a few **** wanna^✦ finish me

I don't get too friendly with the enemy^✦

You gotta^✦ move different^✦ when you in the industry,^✦ woo, yeah

You gotta^✦ move different^✦ when you in the industry,^✦ huh

You gotta^✦ move different^✦ when you in the, look

God blessed^✦ me with amazing grace (Uh)

She fell in love with my day to day (Uh)

I just want my problems^✦ to fade away^✦ (Uh)

Man, I'm tired^✦ of ****, I need Gatorade

Boy, I got on my feet and I made a name

And I made it a necklace, huh

When you from the bottom^✦ and you workin'^✦ hard

Just to get to the top, then they gotta^✦ respect it

If you got a voice, then you gotta^✦ project it

If you got a wrong, then you gotta^✦ correct it

If you got a name, then you gotta^✦ protect it

If you give me shock, then you gotta^✦ electric (Woo)

Tryna^✦ live a new life, so I got a new plan that I gotta^✦ finesse with (Look, yeah)

'Cause they want me to lose, that ain't part of the rules^✦

I been tryin' so hard not to move reckless

[Chorus: Kanye West]

We off the grid, grid, grid

This for my kid, kid, kid, kid

Everything^✦ we did for the crib did here

Flexin’^✦ with the business^✦ trip

Going cray, take some G6 (Ah)

Lit, lit, '76

He split lids, then ask for shade, tsk-tsk-tsk

Take this trip, trip, trip, this, this

This, this, this, this

You all still lit, lit, lit

I'm off the grid, grid, grid, grid

Off the grid, grid, grid, grid

[Verse 4: Kanye West]

First, it go viral,^✦ then they get digital

Then they get critical, no, I'm not doin' no interview

Mask on my face, you can't see what I'm finna^✦ do

Had to move away^✦ from people that's miserable

Don't wanna^✦ link you, I ain't finna^✦ sit with you

Ain't finna^✦ talk to you, ain't finna^✦ get with you

Don't get me mad 'cause I don't wanna^✦ injure^✦ you

She put my paintings inside^✦ of her living^✦ room

Look at the problems^✦ and issues^✦ I'm livin'^✦ through

They tryna^✦ drown me, I rise to my pinnacle

Walked^✦ through the block like the neighborhood general

Drop me the lo' and then that's where I send it to

I was forgettin' you, now I remember,^✦ now I remember^✦

Did what I want and I say what I want

And I thought you was with me, like how you get sensitive?^✦

I got this God power,^✦ that's my leverages^✦

I got this Holy^✦ Water,^✦ that's my beverages^✦

I gotta^✦ help myself out of selfishness

I just bought a floor out of Selfridges

I gotta^✦ make sure they know who they messin'^✦ with

I gotta^✦ tell 'em "sorry,"^✦ they too delicate

I gotta^✦ stay with God where the blessings is

I ain't deliverin' Heavenly messages^✦ just for the hell of it

Don't try to test me, I keep it clean, but it can get messy^✦

I talk to God every^✦ day, that's my bestie

They playin' soccer^✦ in my backyard, I think I see Messi

And this money^✦ could never^✦ neglect me

I pray that my family'll never^✦ resent me

And she fell in love with me soon as she met me

We both got a bag but my bag is more heavy^✦

We had to stop countin', it's gettin'^✦ too petty^✦

You not a real stepper, you can't overstep me

Just sit back and listen^✦ and watch how He bless me

He wait 'til I fall and then pull up and catch me

Your check is too small, you can't run up and check me

Nah, nah, I get 'em fast, see

You feel a way, then go pull up and get me

Might do somethin'^✦ wild if I feel like you press me

Nah, I get 'em fast, see

You feel a way, then go pull up and get me

Might do somethin'^✦ wild if I feel like you press me

[Chorus: Kanye West]

We off the grid, grid, grid

This for my kid, kid, kid

For when my kid, kid, kids have kids

Everything^✦ we did for the crib

[Outro: Kanye West]

Pray for what folks and them did

Only^✦ thing we pray God forgive-give-give^✦

May God forbid-bid-bid

He hit one of the kids, kids, kids

Took off His list, list, list

Look what they did, did, did

Pray for the crib, crib, crib

Some say A-A-Adam could never^✦ be bla-a-ack

'Cause a black man'll never^✦ share his rib, rib, rib, rib, rib, rib

Technical Breakdown

8.8

Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres6.5

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm10.0

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity6.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score8.77

Production

— SLOAN, DAVID x ELI, Ojivolta, AyoAA, 30 Roc, Kanye West

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

Fivio Foreign delivers a transformative drill performance that prioritizes rhythmic pocket-locking and intense, staccato delivery over complex lyrical abstraction, successfully utilizing a repetitive vowel-rhyme scheme to create a trance-like state.

8.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

6.5

Wordplay

Delivery

Staccato phrasingMonosyllabic vowel chainingAd-lib anchoringInternal rhyme density

Rhyme Architecture: A relentless AAAA... rhyme scheme utilizing the 'i-er' vowel sound to anchor the entire verse, building tension through a singular sonic focal point that feels almost hypnotic.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"You look at me and see a God figure"

① The listener perceives the artist as an idolized, influential 'God-like' cultural figure.② A play on 'God-figure' as a religious icon, acknowledging his recent spiritual rebirth alongside the braggadocio of being a rap idol.

"We buy a bottle and squash with ya"

① Consuming alcohol in a social or confrontational setting.② The slang term 'squash' as in resolving a beef or conflict, implying the bottle acts as a peace offering or a tool for reconciliation.

Exceptional rhythmic control and pocket discipline

High-intensity delivery that elevates simple vocabulary

Effective use of ad-libs to fill rhythmic gaps

Strong cohesive thematic arc

Simplicity of word choice limits deeper analytical layers

Reliance on a single rhyme sound can feel repetitive to some listeners

Lack of complex multisyllabic wordplay outside of the dominant rhyme sound

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