Kanye West splits with JAY-Z's Tidal over money dispute & could be sued

Kanye West, a key player in JAY-Z's Tidal stable, has left the company over a money dispute and Tidal has threatened to sue him.

Kanye has been unhappy with the company for a long time. The rapper has complained the company owes him money more than $3 million.

A month ago, Kanye's lawyer sent a letter to Tidal, saying the company was in breach and the contract was terminated. Over the next 2 weeks lawyers for both sides tried to resolve the conflict but failed. Kanye's lawyer fired off a second letter declaring again the contract was over. Kanye's decision to split from Tidal predates the release of Jay Z's album in which he trashes Kanye, and Kanye had no advance knowledge of Jay's lyrics.

Kanye's beef with Tidal is twofold, his Saint Pablo album resulted in 1 1/2 million new subscribers to Tidal, for which he was supposed to get a bonus but the company hasn't paid. Kanye also says Tidal reneged on reimbursing him for music videos.

According to reports, Kanye West is willing to walk away, but if Tidal sues him, he'll sue them right back.