Jay-Z threatens to sue Kanye West if he goes to another streaming service

Kanye West- Jay-Z

According to celebrity website TMZ, rapper Kanye West has disengaged himself from Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal Amid financial feud.



 Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, started the Tidal with much fanfare and other A-list musicians in order to promote his widely praised new album, "4:44."

Kanye had not been pleased with the company for a long time after feeling insufficiently rewarded for pulling in more of its subscribers with his “The Life Of Pablo” album, TMZ reported.

According to TMZ, Kanye's beef with Tidal is twofold -- his The Life of 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. TMZ 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. TMZ reported that 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.
Jay-Z had released his new “4:44” album before kanye west left TIDAL, it was thought that Jay-Z’s lyrics on the first track of his album “Kill JAY-Z” was talking about Kanye which was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.

JAY-Z's rap on the track:

I know people backstab you, I felt bad too
But this ‘fuck everybody’ attitude ain’t natural
But you ain’t a Saint, this ain’t KumbaYe
But you got hurt because you did cool by ‘Ye
You gave him 20 million without blinkin’
He gave you 20 minutes on stage, fuck was he thinkin’?
“Fuck wrong with everybody?” is what you sayin’
But if everybody’s crazy, you’re the one that’s insane.