Never Stop (stylized in all caps) is a collaborative extended play (EP) by the American rappers King Combs and Kanye West. King Combs is a son of the rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs. It was released on June 27,2025,through Goodfellas Entertainment. It follows Combs's second extended play,C3 (2023),as well as West's twelfth studio album,Bully (2025).[2] The EP is the first collaborative project from Combs and the fifth collaborative effort from West.[b] Combs and West served as the executive producers on the album alongside lead artists,and West's daughter North,Jaas,and the Hooligans served as features on the project,with the former two appearing on the lead promotional single "Lonely Roads",and the latter appearing on "Diddy Free".
The song "Diddy Free" was initially created for West's upcoming studio album,In a Perfect World.[3] This version leaked on May 18,2025,after a copy of the album (then known as Cuck) was bought by Discord users for $999,the proceeds of which went to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.[4][5] A snippet of the song's reference track,sung by Dave Blunts,leaked in March 2025.[6]
On June 12,2025,CNN reported that West and King Combs began working on music after the former had attempted to attend Sean Combs's trial.[7] The following day,West briefly appeared at the trial,but left the courthouse only 40 minutes later.[8]
Composition
Overview
The EP,encompassing alternative hip-hop and trap,contains seven tracks,the first project from West to have that amount since his collaborative project with Kid Cudi,Kids See Ghosts (credited to the group of the same name). The album is also the first collaborative project from Ye since Vultures 2 with Ty Dolla Sign,under the ¥$ name,and is King Combs first collaborative project (alongside being Combs's first project since his C3 album in 2023). Despite its billing as a collaborative project,West mainly helms in a producer role,only appearing on the track "People Like Me".[9]
Songs
The album opens with "Lonely Roads",a song featuring West's daughter,North West,and Chicago singer Jaas. The next track,"Kim",is a tribute to King Combs's late mother,Kim Porter.[10][11] "People Like Me" features a verse from West,who leans into a "villain" persona,emphasized by a sample from the 1983 film Scarface heard in the track.[9] Combs's verse defends his father,saying that "[my] father's a hustler,it's not my fault your dad's poor."[11] The fourth track,"Diddy Free",advocates for Sean Combs's freedom,with the chorus repeating "niggas ain't going to sleep 'til we see Diddy free." King Combs's verse criticizes how the mainstream media views him and his family,rapping:"Like damn,why the fuck I'm in these tabloids? / If it ain't me,it's my pops or my bitch."[12]
Promotion and release
The song "Lonely Roads",originally titled "Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine",was released as a promotional single on March 15,2025,on Twitter.[13] It received negative attention from media outlets,as Sean Combs originally featured on the song alongside North,which was seen as dangerous due to the multiple sexual misconduct allegations Sean Combs is accused of.[14] Additionally,West had attempted to get his daughter to meet Combs,and also briefly feuded with ex-wife Kim Kardashian,as she attempted to block the song's release on streaming services.[15][14] Despite this,Never Stop,including "Lonely Roads",released onto Tidal,Apple Music,and YouTube Music on June 27,2025.[16][17][18] The prior night,West would tweet that a King Combs album executively produced by him was scheduled to drop at midnight.[19]
The album's cover art is a photograph of Sean Combs's former Bad Boy Worldwide headquarters,located in New York City.[20] The original photo was taken on May 25,2020,[21] while the building was going through renovations. A homeless person can be seen lying on a mattress near the building.
Track listing
All tracks are composed and produced by Kanye West,except where noted.
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