A FAN is suing Kanye West and Tidal over the release of the rapper’s latest album “The Life of Pablo.”

    Justin Baker-Rhett claims he was tricked into signing up to the streaming service because it was the only way to buy Kanye West’s new album.

    He says he only subscribed to Tidal after the rapper said “The Life of Pablo” wouldn’t be sold anywhere else. But he says the exclusivity promise was just a fraudulent ploy to add millions of subscribers to a struggling Tidal.

    West released the album just over a month later on Apple Music, Spotify and on his own website.

    Baker-Rhett said the scheme tripled Tidal’s subscriber base to 3 million, boosted its value by US$60 million to US$84 million and threatened fans’ privacy by forcing them to turn over credit card and other personal information.

    “The Life of Pablo” was streamed more than 250 million times within 10 days of release, the court case says.

    Jay Z took control of Tidal in March 2015 for around US$56 million. (SD-Agencies)