On November 14, 2014, Thomas was sentenced to 7 yrs in juvenile detention for his crime. His tunes featured rappers Nas, Drag-On, and R&B singer Carl Thomas. He also crafted hit songs for Ludacris, Alicia Keys, and Janet Jackson. Fresh off shelling out the previous yr touring the globe with U2 on their Vertigo Tour, West felt impressed to compose anthemic rap songs that could work extra efficiently in huge arenas.