Prior to releasing the song, West also hit the stage for an impassioned speech about everything from Amber Rose to Taylor Swift.
“I called Taylor,” he said, referencing his “Famous” lyric controversy. “I talked to my wife about it and I said, ‘How you feel about this line, Taylor?’…She said, ‘Ooh, Kanye, I like that line.’”
He also refuted sexual rumors that Amber Rose tweeted about last month.
“That bitch ain’t never stick no fingers in my ass,” he said. “I don’t play like that.”
Then, after addressing a broken promise from Louis Vuitton, Yeezy talked about TIDAL and Jay Z’s role in music.
“Do you know what Hov had to go through to make music for y’all?” he asked.”Reasonable Doubt, Blueprint 1. How many people had Blueprint 1? Y’all had Blueprint 1 but y’all act like TIDAL wack. That man fought to buy a streaming company…We changing the paradigm right now. If y’all love me, y’all love Hov, y’all love the music that we made for y’all, I need y’all to sign up for TIDAL tonight and change the paradigm.”
West has already had a positive impact on TIDAL. According to reports, The Life of Pablohas more than doubled the streaming service’s subscriptions.