Kanye West Wants Apple to Buy Tidal From Jay Z 'Now'

Kanye West wants Apple to buy music streaming service Tidal from Jay Z as soon as possible.

In true West fashion, the rapper took to Twitter to vent about the “Apple Tidal beef,” which he believes is harming his industry, or as he put it, “f—ing up the music game.”

“Let the kids have the music,” West tweeted. “Apple give Jay his check for Tidal now and stop trying to act like you Steve.

Also Read: Kanye West Fans the Flames in Taylor Swift Feud (Video)

The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Apple is in talks to purchase Tidal — although, it may not necessarily result in a deal. The tech giant wants to use Tidal’s strong ties to artists to grow its Apple Music service.

Tidal has already been through three CEOs since Jay Z bought the company, which he co-owns with a number of other major artists, including West. Other artists with a stake in the company include Beyonce, Calvin Harris, Chris Martin, Daft Punk, Deadmau5, Jack White, Jason Aldean, J. Cole, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Usher and Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Regine Chassagne.

Read West’s tweets below.

Also Read: Taylor Swift Threatened Kanye West With Criminal Prosecution Over Recorded Phone Call

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

I forgot to add Daniel Ek

— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) July 31, 2016

Taylor Swift and Kanye West: A Timeline of the Epic Feud (Photos)

In light of the most recent episode in a long history-filled feud between Kanye West and Taylor Swift, TheWrap looks back at the on again-off again friendship the pair have shared over the last seven years.
Getty
Sept. 13, 2009
The beginning of their beautifully tumultuous "relationship" began at the "MTV Video Music Awards."

Taylor Swift is accepting the award for Best Female Video when Kanye storms the stage, grabbs the mic and says, "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you. Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time."
Getty
Sept. 14, 2009
A distraught Yeezy apologizes to Swift on the "The Jay Leno Show," saying, "It was just very rude, period. I'd like to apologize to her in person."

Also Read: Taylor Swift Threatened Kanye West With Criminal Prosecution Over Recorded Phone Call
MTV
June 2013
In a change of heart, Kanye West takes back his apology in an interview with the New York Times saying he doesn't "have one regret." Asked later if he regretted apologizing, he said, "'Dark Fantasy' was my long, backhanded apology."
VMAs 2015
Six years after "the incident," Yeezy and Swift are reunited on the VMA's stage -- this time for a different reason. The pop singer presented the rapper with the Vanguard Award. Clearly their friendship is in tact now... or so it seems.
Grammys 2015
Besties again? The two are seen hugging, laughing and posing for pictures together at the 2015 Grammys.

Also Read: Taylor Swift Rips Kanye, Kim for Leaked ‘Famous’ Lyrics Convo (Video)
Getty
Feb. 2016
West releases the song "Famous" off his "The Life of Pablo" album, which includes the lyrics, "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why? I made that bitch famous."

Swift's reps later release a statement to EW, saying the pop-country singer never gave her approval for the song or its "misogynistic" message.
Later Feb. 2016
Swift accepts the Album of the Year award at the Grammys and throws major shade at Yeezy in her acceptance speech. "There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success," she says, taking a jab at West's "Famous" lyrics.
Getty
July 18 2016
Kim Kardashian breaks the internet (again) when she exposes Swift in a Snapchat video. In her snap, Kardashian shows everyone a recorded conversation between the singer and Yeezy in which she agreed to the lyrics about her in "Famous."

Also Read: 5 Takeaways From Kanye West’s Shocking ‘Famous’ Premiere
Getty
Later the same day
Swift took to Instagram to insist she never heard the whole song, especially the reference to her as "that bitch." The pop star concluded, "I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I never asked to be a part of since 2009."
Instagram

1 of 10

A history of the pair’s seven years of beef

In light of the most recent episode in a long history-filled feud between Kanye West and Taylor Swift, TheWrap looks back at the on again-off again friendship the pair have shared over the last seven years.

View In Gallery