Kanye West and Christian “King” Combs joined forces on a new project, a surprise seven-track EP titled Never Stop.
The EP’s centerpiece, “LONELY ROADS,” features Kanye West, Christian Combs, North West and a recorded prison call from Diddy. The song had already stirred headlines earlier this year when a version titled “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine” was teased, prompting Kim Kardashian to attempt legal action to prevent its release due to their daughter North’s involvement. The release makes sense, considering Ye has been one of Diddy’s most high-profile defenders throughout the latter’s federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial, which is in the midst of closing arguments this week. Ye pulled up to Puff’s trial in Manhattan earlier this month.
Sean Combs has been on trial since May, facing allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering. Federal prosecutors have accused him of managing an elaborate criminal ring aimed at facilitating his alleged freak-offs — drug-fueled events wherein he allegedly coerced women, including his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, to have sex with others.