Tidal And Apple Have Beef, According To Twitter

Kanye West's
latest Twitter rant
is directed towards
Apple Inc.AAPL
's management team for feuding with Tidal, a rival music streaming company owned by Jay Z.

West, no stranger to profanity and controversy, tweeted that an apparent feud between Apple Music and Tidal is messing up the music game. His tweets come at a time when it is believed Tidal is negotiating a sale of itself to Apple.

Related Link: Apple May Be Interested In Jay Z's Tidal, But Sources Say It Won't Happen

West, a known supporter of Tidal's music streaming service, is asking for a conference involving Jay Z, Apple's CEO Tim Cook, Apple's senior music executives including Jimmy Iovine, himself and several other music stars.

West wants Apple to "give Jay his check" and stop delaying acquisition talks. He also wants Apple to stop "trying to act like you Steve" — a reference to Apple's late CEO Steve Jobs.

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