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Rapper Kanye West had a Twitter spree on Wednesday (September 16), complaining about his contracts with music companies and posting a video showing a man peeing at one of his Grammy Awards.
the Cruel The rapper, who has bipolar disorder, posted 10 pages of his contracts and accused entertainment companies of exploiting black artists.
“This is what my deal with Kanye West looks like today … I PRAY IN JESUS ’NAME THAT IT DOESN’T GO LIKE THIS TOMORROW,” he tweeted after posting the contracts that cover fees and royalties.
“All musicians will be free,” he added during a six-hour period on Twitter.
West then posted a video showing a person urinating on a Grammy award that was placed in a toilet, with the caption “Trust me … I WILL NOT STOP.” The video accumulated more than 13 million views in just a few hours.
West, 43, one of rap’s biggest and most controversial names with 21 Grammys, said this week that he would not be releasing any more new music “until my contract with Sony and Universal ends.”
He also said that he wanted to own the master recordings of all his work, called the music industry “modern slave ships” and added: “I am the new Moses.”
No spokesperson for West could be reached for comment.
– Yes (@kanyewest) September 16, 2020
Universal Music Group, which owns West’s Def Jam label, did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. Sony Music, which handles its song publishing interests, declined to comment.
Concern has grown in recent months over the mental health of West, who said in 2018 that he suffered from bipolar disorder. In early July, the rapper declared that he was running for president of the United States in the November election under his self-described Birthday Party, but he has campaigned for little.
His wife, Kim Kardashian, called for compassion and empathy for West in July, calling him a “brilliant but complicated person.”
Bipolar disorder is a form of mental illness characterized by unusual mood swings between extreme energy and activity and depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. It can be treated with a combination of medications and therapy. – Reuters
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