Draft:Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine
| "Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by Diddy and Kanye West featuring North West, King Combs and Jasmine Williams | |
| Released | March 15, 2025 |
| Length | 3:44 |
"Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine" is a song by American rappers Sean "Diddy" Combs and Kanye West featuring their children, North West and King Combs respectively, as well as singer Jasmine Williams. It was exclusively released to West's X account on March 15, 2025, who claimed the song was for an upcoming Diddy album executively produced by him.
"Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine" received
Background
[edit]Despite having previously called out Diddy in 2021 and 2022, West would show support for his freedom in February 2025, tweeting at president Donald Trump to pardon him.[1] Later in May, when asked if he would consider pardoning Diddy, Trump said he wouldn't "rule it out";[2] it's unclear if the reporters question was related to West's tweets.
Prior to the songs release, West's ex-wife Kim Kardashian would text him, informing him that she had trademarked North's name to prevent her from featuring on the song. She claimed that they had previously agreed to let her trademark their children's names during their marriage.[3]
I asked you at the time if I can trademark her name. You said yes. When she’s 18, it goes to her. So stop, I sent paperwork over so she wouldn’t be in the Diddy song to protect her. One person has to trademark! We agreed when they were both i would get all of our kids names and trademarks So no one else would take them.[4]
Composition
[edit]In the song's intro, a phone call between West and Diddy is played, recorded while Diddy was currently incarcerated.
Release
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ye @kanyewestLONELY ROADS STILL GO TO SUNSHINE new song by PUFF DADDY feat. His son KING COMBS my daughter NORTH WEST and new Yeezy artist from Chicago Jasmine Williams
March 15, 2025[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Garner, Glenn (2025-02-07). "Kanye West Defends Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Pleads With Trump To "Free My Brother Puff"". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ "President Trump doesn't rule out pardoning Diddy". NBC News. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ Legaspi, Althea (2025-03-16). "Kanye West Drops Diddy Song With Daughter North After Dispute With Kim Kardashian Over Release". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ Peters, Mitchell (2025-03-16). "Ye Releases New Song Apparently Featuring Diddy & Daughter North West". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
- ^ ye [@kanyewest] (March 15, 2025). "LONELY ROADS STILL GO TO SUNSHINE new song by PUFF DADDY feat. His son KING COMBS my daughter NORTH WEST and new Yeezy artist from Chicago Jasmine Williams" (Tweet) – via Twitter.