Jul 2, 2017 Kanye West, a key player in Jay Z's Tidal stable, has left the company over a money dispute and Tidal has threatened to sue him ... TMZ has learned. Sources connected to Tidal tell TMZ, Kanye has been unhappy with the company for a long time. We're told Kanye has complained the company owes him money -- more than $3 million. Our sources say a month ago Kanye's lawyer sent a letter to Tidal, saying the company was in breach and the contract was terminated. Over the next 2 weeks lawyers for both sides tried to resolve the conflict but failed. We're told 2 weeks ago Kanye's lawyer fired off a second letter declaring again the contract was over. Kanye's decision to split from Tidal predates the release of Jay Z's album in which he trashes Kanye, and we're told Kanye had no advance knowledge of Jay's lyrics. We're told Kanye's beef with Tidal is twofold -- his Saint Pablo album resulted in 1 1/2 million new subscribers to Tidal, for which he was supposed to get a bonus but the company hasn't paid. Kanye also says Tidal reneged on reimbursing him for music videos. Our sources say Tidal's position is that Kanye didn't deliver the videos required by the contract. Kanye's response ... I'll deliver the videos when you pay me what I'm owed. We're told Tidal fired off a letter to Kanye, saying as far as the company was concerned it still had an exclusive contract with the rapper and if he tried to go to another streaming service they'd sue him. We're told Kanye's willing to walk away, but if Tidal sues him, he'll sue them right back.
Jul 2, 2017 raps gonna have a circular history at this rate. the new wave for "d--- ma big major label oppressin me!" gonna turn into "d--- ma big major streaming service oppressin me!" honestly both of them.just need to go back to releasing music normally. streaming services is kinda brave new world for music sales and two friends getting involved in that kinda business is gonna cause rifts, especially when they are speaking through lawyers cause 2scared4phonecall
Jul 2, 2017 Ye decided to f--- up his Jay connection totally Quits Tidal and asks for 3 milions (more info coming)
Jul 2, 2017 you keep business and friendship separate, clearing it through a lawyer is the only right thing to do
Jul 2, 2017 sorta agree. imo when people say keep business and friendship seperate, they mean altogether. though, I'm just thinking of my friends and how we'd be able to sort ourselves out in that kind of position. Its not quite the same but we would opt lfor communicating with eachother before trying to get lawyers involved. maybe it's just rich people mentallity, but even if i ended up hating someone, but had still known them for a long time, i would contact them first. maybe it's just me, but declaring legal action would be like declaring war and all direct contact ends. If I had some kind of deal with a friend that turned sour, id definitely be contacting them asap and not a lawyer. like in this instance, if Kanye felt he wasn't getting what he deserved, why didnt he call his "big brother" jay and express that to him in some way, instead of going to a lawyer to speak to his friends legal team. just seems weird and foreign to me, like two grown men can't talk this s--- out? please stop following me around the site in threads or I will have to report you
