Kanye West Wants Meeting Between Tim Cook and Jay Z to End 'Beef' Between Apple Music and Tidal

[cargoplex]

In the last tweet, West tells Apple to "give Jay his check now and stop trying to act like you Steve."

Someone needs to tell Kanye to stop trying to act like he don't know proper English.

 

[ggibson913]

Does Apple even need Tidal? Let them go.

 

[Andres Cantu]

Sure, now that he's on the losing side, he can't afford the bad publicity. How could Kanye ever be on the losing side???

Serves him right for being a hypocrite, he would "never, ever" be on "Apple".

 

[unplugme71]

He's like a patent troll who shows his face I'm guessing?

 

[Hank Carter]

The president was right. Kanye still is a jackass.

 

[sakabaro]

yeeeaaaah, apple news being dominated by Kanye West, what a time to be alive!

 

[mwd25]

I have no idea why this would make sense for Apple. Spotify, one could argue is the biggest streaming service worldwide and is losing $193 million. That is right on the cusp of a billion dollar loss. So, now we come to Tidal. If Apple sits back and does nothing, will Tidal still be around in 5 years? Why give them a dime. Allow them to go under and then get all the artists for nothing. I know Apple is swimming in cash and to toss out 20 million may not be a hit for them but still. Every financial quarter that passes Tidal is sinking. Why bail them out, Apple music is doing fine. It makes no business sense.

 

[Wahlstrm]

 

[usarioclave]

Please Apple, think of the children and give me a bunch of money. Won't Apple think of the children?

 

[TallManNY]

I suspect Apple are playing coy here because they want to keep the artists on side but don't care to much for Tidal.

Kanye dreaming if he thinks he's getting a $3B payout. Tidal brand worth very little compared to beats.

I would have said Apple just give them $100-$200M so they can go away but after that comment Tim will be slightly infuriated and should only give them $10-$20M.

As powerful as Jay-Z, Kanye and Beyonce are, there is no way Tidal is worth $100 million. But it could be worth something to Apple to be perceived as cool by doing a deal with those three. And Apple does like to have all the music on iTunes.

 

[Deuce on the Clock]

Tim will do it. He listens to anyone these days. Grasping at straws these days.

 

[lazyrighteye]

Tidal wave goodbye.

 

[canadianreader]

Such a douche. His rants remind me of the spam emails in my junk folder, "Good day to you kind sir, my name is ..."

How Kim puts up with it, I'll never know.

She needs him that way and the more psychotic he is the more victimized she will appear to her fans so they pitty and love her more. Your statement on how "she puts up with it" is exactly what she wants people to think and say, to victimize her. There are good books on narcissistic personality.

 

[Rogifan]

I think Prince will come to Apple Music once Prince's will/estate situation is resolved. The heirs will want to make $$$ and they aren't going to be picky who they license his music to.

Maybe. Though his music publishing company as well as Web Sherrif are still constantly having his stuff removed from YouTube. And a couple tribute websites have recently gone offline too. I swear he's controlling things from the grave.

Actually it seems like all of his WB stuff is on iTunes and everything else is on Tidal. If they don't get a deal done then I will buy the music from Tidal since they do have a store. Definitely no subscribing because no way can I support Kanye, Jay Z and Beyoncé on a monthly basis.

Yes it seems like everything up to 1994 and then from 2014 onwards (when he re-negotiated with WB) is on iTunes. Even some of his non-WB stuff only came to Tidal this year.

This picture reveals Tim Cook as the buffoon he is.

Jumping in bed with Rap Icons, buying Beats for Street Cred is a stellar example of how much Apple can get away with... at least for now.

With Apple running on autopilot over the last few years, he's proven that being a figurehead allows him the freedom to cavort at will.

It's good to be Timmy

 

[canadianreader]

wow so much unfounded hatred and bitterness. you guys are really wonderful people

People are free to like and dislike public figures.

 

[knemonic]

I would be ok with Tim Cook meeting with him if his only intention was to ask Kanye if he likes fish sticks.

 

[Savor]

Top 100 Richest Rappers

#3. Jay Z - $550M
#13. Kanye West - $147M
#17. Drake - $100M

^ You really think any of these guys are looking for an Apple handout? LOL! Jay Z and Kanye are worth more than Jony Ive ($130M). Like calling Steve Ballmer an idiot but the guy is worth over $20B!

These people are successful entrepreneurs. I know all about the history of Dr. Dre. I was bumping "Nuthin But A 'G' Thang" way back as a 12-year old. Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle is my favorite rap album ever. Zero filler. Production values was top notch from start to finish. Bunch of suburban white kids trying to be black were making these rappers rich. Rap may not be art to some here, but it sure can make you rich.

Dr. Dre barely made a living being a dj making $50 per gig and he is now worth $700M. He probably convinced Jimmy Lovine to have Apple buy Beats for $3B. Overcharged? Yup, considering Star Wars was only sold for $4B to Disney and they recovered half of it with one film and Yahoo! is worth that much now after being worth 15x more back then.

Kanye West is no idiot. Yes, he has made some idiot moves with his life. He married Kim, didn't he and had two children with her? But to say he is an idiot or Jay Z? LOL! They are making more money than any of us here. Just because you own Apple products doesn't mean you are as rich as them. Anonymous posters who know nothing except posting worthless comments filled with hate and don't even know these people personally!

Kanye is just using strong-arm tactics hoping they can emulate what Dr. Dre did. Winning the powerball is luck. Jay Z and Kanye are worth more than Hillary Clinton. That's not luck. There is some talent and hard work that got them this far. Kim Kardashian was already born from wealth. Jay Z and Kanye did not. Do you think anonymous posters know more money than these 9-figure Negro punks?

Should Apple buy Tidal? Nah. Better luck next time, Kanye. All of them have plenty of money and at least these guys aren't idiots with money like MC Hammer and Mike Tyson were. Apple can spare $1B easily though. Cool to see black music artists making money since their ancestors started many music genres...

Fun facts on some celebs...

- Dr. Dre loves Nirvana. "Stay Away" is one of his favorite songs. One of the albums he still kept was Bleach.

- Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson are "homies" just like Harriet Tubman is Hillary Clinton's homegirl. Snoop even made a country song with Willie.

- Big Boi from OutKast idolizes Kate Bush. That's his all-time favorite artist next to Bob Marley. Big Boi is also good friends with Jane Fonda.

- Andre 3000, the other half of OutKast and portrayed Jimi Hendrix in a film, was into The Strokes and The Hives before. I love OutKast and The Strokes. But his idol is still Prince.

- Anthony Bourdain once said on Twitter he prefers The Chronic over Doggystyle album. I agree although I like The Chronic and 2001. Nice to know a Baby Boomer white guy listens to gangsta rap.

- BONE Thugs-N-Harmony actually made a song with Phil Collins.

- Speaking of Phil Collins, Mike Tyson was very good friends with both 2Pac and Biggie. But Mike Tyson also idolizes Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland. Mike Tyson is a very deep person. He is no idiot either. Read his book. Don't judge him by his past.

- My idol, Sade, listens to Raekwon from Wu-Tang Clan.

- Jada Pinkett Smith, Mrs. Will Smith, has her own band and loves heavy metal. Yup, me too. I listen to Judas Priest and Iron Maiden to keep me relaxed like classical music since the guitar solo is the star of the song. Jada was also childhood friends with 2Pac.

- Lady Gaga is actually very talented. The best music artists to me write their own music. She writes music, plays piano, and great vocals. Listen to her on Howard Stern. She's very bright. I enjoy seeing her win Grammys with Tony Bennett. Wish for more Stefani, less Gaga. But that persona sells better for her.

I enjoy looking at celebrity music playlist. Gives me an idea of their taste. Kanye surprised me when he listed Coldplay. Not just the typical black artists. I love it when black people enjoy white artists and vice versa. I once knew a black guy who dresses like Ja Rule but listens to Soundgarden. We both sang along to "Fell On Black Days" and Audioslave's "Like A Stone."

Don't judge a book by its cover. Open the mind. I listen to any genre from Astrud Gilberto to Slayer. Expand your horizons. Don't be myopic like Apple. I see alot of ignorance on here just because of their limited range. Try new things. Make different friends. Travel. Never stop learning and then share that knowledge...

Kanye is ET. His mind is way out there like Frances Farmer (actress/Nirvana song reference). Kinda schizo.

Only song I ever liked from Katy Perry thanks to Kanye....

Michael Jackson's influence on Kobe Bryant -

"Keep doing what you're doing," Jackson implores him. "Don't come back to the pack and be normal for the sake of blending in with others. Don't dumb it down."

"He told me, 'This is what you love. This is your obsession,'" Bryant recalls. "He said, 'I know what it's like to be different. Embrace it.'"

Bryant has never heard of Grace Kelly, Fred Astaire or Ginger Rogers, but during a private film showing of their work, Michael explains how they were the inspiration for Jackson's 1988 "Smooth Criminal" music video and describes the lineage of his music, breaking down songs note by note, taking Bryant through the process of recording "Billie Jean." Jackson tells Kobe that he is transfixed by the success of the Beatles, that he initiated friendships with Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono just to learn more. Your curiosity is your greatest gift, Jackson says. Use it to expand your scope. Ordinary people won't understand your insatiable thirst for excellence. They won't bother to keep striving because it's too onerous, too difficult.

Forever 27 Club

"You've got to study all the greats," Jackson tells Kobe. "You've got to learn what made them successful and what made them unsuccessful."

"Michael Jackson was probably the biggest mentor I've ever had," Bryant says. "That phone call in Gold's Gym literally changed my life." The man Kobe dubbed the "greatest influence of my life" is gone. Yet Jackson's bizarre and troubling behavior in his final years -- he was a shadow of the savant who had summoned him to his ranch more than a decade before -- does nothing to change Bryant's opinion of him.

"He wasn't normal," Kobe says. "Most geniuses aren't."

Can't we all just get along? They do.

 

[62tele]

Kanye West is a mental midget compared to Tim Cook. I'm not sure that Beats was worth what Apple shelled out for it and I can't imagine Tidal being anywhere near a home run strategic piece for Apple.

 

[Michael Goff]

Says it all about the fact that Jobs was Apple and without him the collective ego remains but the level of respect it gets is clearly on a lower level because of it's lost its awareness of, to steal one pundit's quote about Jobs, not just knowing where the puck is going, but making the puck go where Apple wants it to be. No one is scared or awed by TC. He's just another suit.

(Oh, and I say this as an Apple shareholder, if that matters. Also as someone who has owned a Mac since 1988, as well as just about every other major Apple product -- no, Pippin was not a major product).

No, Kanye respects nobody.

 

[beltsbear]

A company like Beats or Tidal is only worth what its contracts are worth. Apple could buy Tidal and artists could switch to the next platform that offers them crazy promises. Tidal would be worth nearly nothing. This sort of already happened as Apple bought Beats, many artists switched to Tidal.

Most artists get that Apple pays fairly and that the labels are the real problem. If artists could ditch the labels or stick to minimal labels they would do much better.

 

[cesko]

Totally clueless how these things work so am asking: Apple buys Tidal to have access to its high profile roster. What would keep a musician from bailing for no other reason than they don't like Apple or find a better venue?
As a founder let's say Jay Z would probably not have a contract with Tidal thus free to move on with his newly padded bank account, no?

 

[OneZweiThree]

I have no idea why this would make sense for Apple. Spotify, one could argue is the biggest streaming service worldwide and is losing $193 million. That is right on the cusp of a billion dollar loss. So, now we come to Tidal. If Apple sits back and does nothing, will Tidal still be around in 5 years? Why give them a dime. Allow them to go under and then get all the artists for nothing. I know Apple is swimming in cash and to toss out 20 million may not be a hit for them but still. Every financial quarter that passes Tidal is sinking. Why bail them out, Apple music is doing fine. It makes no business sense.

Well tidal could get a deal from google. So it isn't entirely safe for Apple to wait, if they want to make sure, that they get them.

 

[jca24]

kanya, take yourself and your big a$$ wife and all the rapper race baiters and leave the country!

 

[Tech198]

If i'm not mistaken, West is the same guy who wanted piracy to stop as well.... ..

 

[modemthug]

He's such an idiot