At the end of June, word broke that Apple was looking to acquire Jay Z’s streaming service, Tidal. There hasn’t been any official confirmation about the rumored takeover, but according to Kanye West, Apple needs to stop playing hardball and make a deal.
In a series of Twitter rants, Kanye West is now claiming that the rift between Apple Music and rival streaming music service Tidal is negatively affecting the music industry as a whole.
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According to his tweets;
This Tidal Apple beef is fucking up the music game.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 30, 2016
I need Tim Cook Jay Z Dez Jimmy Larry me and Drake Scooter on the phone or in a room this week!!!
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 30, 2016
Fuck all this dick swinging contest. We all gon be dead in 100 Years. Let the kids have the music.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 30, 2016
Apple give Jay his check for Tidal now and stop trying to act like you Steve.
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 30, 2016
Then he forgot one more person!
I forgot to add Daniel Ek
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 31, 2016
West is one of the artists closely aligned with Tidal, who’s also one of its co-owners, along with the likes of Jay Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Jack White, and others.
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