Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are currently in a heated dispute regarding the Grammy winner’s latest song, which apparently includes their 11-year-old daughter, North West, and the presently incarcerated Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Over the weekend, the Yeezy founder, 47, posted the new track, named “Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine,” on X (previously known as Twitter). Following this, Ye shared screenshots of what he claimed to be a text conversation with his ex-wife, Kardashian, 44.
In these texts, they argued about their eldest child’s participation in the song. According to TMZ, the SKIMS mogul informed the rapper that she had registered their daughter North’s name as a trademark in an effort to prevent the song’s release.
Kim Kardashian Reportedly Sought To 'Protect' 11-Year-Old North West From Diddy-Kanye West Collab As Private Messages Surface
Ye notably told the Kardashians star, "I’m never speaking to you again." As TMZ pointed out, Kardashian then wrote, "I asked you at the time if I can trademark her name. You said yes. When she’s 18, it goes to her."
She continued, "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 born I would get all of our kids names and trademarks. So one else would take them."
The "Runaway" artist shot back, "Amend it or I’m going to war." He added, "And neither of us will recover from the public fallout." Ye also said, "You’re going to have to kill me."
Sources informed TMZ that Kardashian dispatched legal notices insisting on a halt to the release of West’s new track featuring their daughter. An urgent session with both a mediator and a judge reportedly took place.
Although West supposedly did not attend, he assured that he would refrain from releasing the song. West and Kardashian also share two sons; Saint, 9 and Psalm, 5, as well as daughter Chicago, 7.
According to sources close to the family, Kardashian is keen to ensure that North is not associated with West's recent controversial actions or Combs' legal troubles.
She is particularly focused on shielding her daughter from any negative publicity or influence that might arise from these situations. In West’s new song, Combs is credited as Puff Daddy. The music mogul’s son Christian "King" Combs, and musician Jasmine Williams, whom West said is a Yeezy artist from Chicago, are also featured on the track.
"Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine" appears to begin with a voice recording of West and Combs talking on the phone. North, to her mother's dismay, can be heard rapping on the track, "When you see me shining, then you see the light."
