Kanye West Blames Rivalry Between Apple and Tidal for Lack of New Collaboration With Jay Z

[MacRumors]

During the Seattle leg of his Saint Pablo Tour, Kanye West was reported as calling out the rivalry between Apple Music and Tidal as the main factor behind the reason why there won't be a sequel to Watch The Throne, his 2011 collaboration with Jay Z. The main reason appears to be Jay Z's ownership of Tidal and the streaming company's ongoing rift with Apple Music, which he previously said was negatively affecting the music industry as a whole (via The Fader).

West also said that he and Jay Z didn't appear on the final cut of Drake's song "Pop Style" because of the same "beef" between the two streaming services. The singer hinted that Apple didn't want artists mainly associated with a rival to appear on one of its exclusive albums, Drake's Views. During the concert, West said the trio needed to quash the squabble and "let people have this song," echoing a similar tweet he sent out over the summer.

"Y'all didn't get, what y'all were supposed to get with me and Drake on this song because of some Tidal/Apple bull----," Kanye said. "Every time I perform this song I think about this s---. I think about the politics. I think about how hard I go for music, for art, for y'all."

Kanye's discontent with Apple Music began earlier in the year when he remained adamant that his new album "Pablo" would "never" launch on the service, but it eventually did after a few weeks. In the summer, West tweeted out a request for Apple and Tidal to meet and officially end their fight, which came on the back of reports that Apple might have been discussing the acquisition of Tidal. Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine eventually quelled those rumors, saying "we're really running our own race. We're not looking to acquire any streaming services."

Article Link: Kanye West Blames Rivalry Between Apple and Tidal for Lack of New Collaboration With Jay Z

 

[Bubba Satori]

What did you do with Kimmie's jools?

 

[Floris]

I literally couldn't care less what Kanye wants.

 

[Someone256]

I don't give a ****

 

[William Gates]

I thought JayZ and Kanye were partners in Tidal?

 

[AngerDanger]

So keep up the good work, Apple.

 

[LordQ]

The best feature of Apple Music I suppose.

 

[TMRJIJ]

Either that or it's because nobody wanted to hear you talk, Kanye. Sit down Gayfish.
BTW What's a Tidal?

 

[asleep]

Kanye West headlines on MacRumors...

Ohh, how the mighty have fallen.

 

[ghost187]

Steve said we vote with our wallets for Apple making decisions for us.

Keeping Kanye West off of Apple Music is one of them.

 

[RickInHouston]

On the other hand, it could be your lack of actual, uhm, talent.

 

[Doomtomb]

Could care lesd what Kayne thinks. It's Tidal stubbornness that is stifling the music industry.

 

[miknos]

He's upset because his friends from Beats got showered with Apple's money and now he's getting bankrupt.

Since he's a "genius", he's gonna figure a solution. Will be complaining for a few years though.

 

[iMember]

I like Kanye! Because I think it's great and I'm not a racist!

 

[mookc1]

Not that I like this thug or his music or any other artist, but when I buy a ticket to show, I don't want to hear opinions or views on anything. Do your job, play your music, and go home.

 

[keysofanxiety]

Could somebody here please write a browser add-on which changes every text instance of "Kanye West" to something else?

It should make reading about him a little more tolerable. For example:

 

[caelius]

Lol, Tidal...

 

[7thson]

I know I hate myself because I read this article knowing very well that it concerned Kanye and how much he annoys me.

 

[dannyyankou]

I don't like Kanye's music, but what's with all the hate directed towards him? You all are reacting as if he did something personal to you, lol

 

[newyorksole]

I know I hate myself because I read this article knowing very well that it concerned Kanye and how much he annoys me.

Oh don't worry. Plenty of other people also saw Kanye's name and instead of continuing on with their day, decided to read the entire article AND comment. Because you know, what better way to show you hate someone than reading and reacting to articles about said person...

 

[Floris]

Could somebody here please write a browser add-on which changes every text instance of "Kanye West" to something else?

It should make reading about him a little more tolerable. For example:

View attachment 666837

Done
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/693961/kanyed.zip
go to chrome://extensions/ after getting the .zip (and unzip it)
Then load it as unpacked extension.
Make sure it's enabled, and refresh macrumors.
This is just "for the lulz", and because I could.
Replace the .js content with whatever you like. I guess.
Sorry mods, but .. when you post Kanye as news on frontpage, this is how we cope

 

[Zimmy68]

I love this talk of "fight".

There is no fight, Kanye wants Apple to bail them out of a horrible deal they made.

 

[Nicksd84]

That sucks. Would like another collaboration album and the full version of pop style.

 

[phrehdd]

There are times when I think Kanye is a really bad comic strip character. This is just another "panel" in his 2D life.

 

[iapplelove]

I wouldn't really call tidal a rival. That would mean they were competition to Apple in some way.