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In other messages West claimed that he’s the “only person” who can speak on the issue of masters ownership without being cancelled (HotNewHipHop notes that some artists have managed to buy back their masters, including Jay-Z, Frank Ocean, and Rihanna).
In Tweets, he compared himself to Moses and the music industry to a “modern day slave ship”. EMI (owned by Sony/ATV) has controlled the rights to West’s work since 2003.
“Let’s get it big bro … you and Michael passed so we can live”
KANYEWEST
The artist also claimed that Universal won’t tell him how much his masters cost “because they know I can afford to buy them”.
He then went on to say he will stop at nothing, and proceeded to share PDFs of his apparent contracts.
“We used to diss Michael Jackson the media made us call him crazy…then they killed him,”
KANYEWEST
Yesterday, the billionaire rapper claimed that artists have no control of their actual music after signing a deal, writing: “When you sign a music deal you sign away your rights.
Without the masters you can’t do anything with your own music. Someone else controls where it’s played and when it’s played. Artists have nothing accept the fame, touring and merch.”
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