Kanye West has declared himself the ‘new Moses’

Kanye West’s latest series of tweets are taking aim at several individuals and corporations, with the rapper and designer calling himself the ‘new Moses.’ West began tweeting late in the evening on September 14, continuing to discuss his views on multi-million-dollar endorsement deals, his current relationship with Universal and Sony, why he thinks the NBA is modern-day slavery and where he stands with other Black entertainers. Honestly, it’s a lot to cover, even for Kanye.West began uploading and deleting tweets on Monday night, continually referencing his newfound commitment to God while also calling out what he says are major issues in big business. “I’m not industry bro ... I don’t care... I’m in service to Christ ... we need world healing ... I miss my brothers... I refuse to argue with black men on labels we don’t own... even twitter,” wrote West.The Grammy winner tweeted and then deleted messages about Drake and J. Cole, alleging that both men owe him an apology. “I need a publicly apology from J Cole and Drake to start with immediately … I’m Nat Turner … I’m fighting for us,” wrote West in a tweet saved by Variety. West does not give a reason for his demand and has left up a video he retweeted earlier this week of Drake performing The Fugees “Ready or Not” as a child. West later tweeted “I have the utmost respect for all brothers ... we need to link and respect each other... no more dissing each other on labels we don’t own.”[video_embed id='2026855']RELATED: Kanye West opens up about crashing Taylor Swift’s VMAs speech[/video_embed]West also tweeted twice about Jay-Z, initially misspelling his longtime friend and collaborator's name before apologizing and deleting both tweets. “I’m waiting to meet with Sean Carter also,” wrote West.In another set of deleted tweets, West also talked about Travis Scott’s new partnership with McDonalds and his relationship with businessman Steve Stoute. “I’m sure Steve Stoute was hurt that he didn’t do the McDonald’s deal … Steve’s a good man Trav is a good man … my brothers let’s rise up … we don’t even own these companies,” wrote West.Friendship and music labels were a recurring theme throughout West’s tweetstorm on September 14. “Let’s stop killing each other ... let’s show God that we are Gods people ... my ego gets the best of me too... God doesn’t measure us by money in his kingdom ... let’s love each other... I love my brothers and I miss my friends ... real talk,” wrote West. “I have the utmost respect for all brothers ... we need to link and respect each other... no more dissing each other on labels we don’t own.”West also called for an end to his recording contracts with Universal and Sony, saying that he wanted copies of the contracts for all other artists as well. “I’m not gonna watch my people be enslaved. I’m putting my life on the line for my people. The music industry and the NBA are modern day slave ships. I’m the new Moses,” wrote West.In a screengrab of a text conversation with an unknown party, West discussed re-recording his music in order to own the rights, adding “My kids gonna own my masters.” West and the unidentified texter, who appears to be providing legal counsel, discuss Scooter Braun’s deal with Big Machine Records, which saw the music manager take ownership of Swift’s back catalogue for $300 million. Indicating his intention to split from the label, West tweeted “No one from Universal or Sony has responded so it’s Go time.”

No one from Universal or Sony has responded so it’s Go time pic.twitter.com/k5K0c1t4eF

— ye (@kanyewest) September 15, 2020

Continuing his preoccupation with billionaire status, West also tweeted about Nike chairman Phil Knight and NBA legend Michael Jordan, comparing the differences in the men’s wealth, which West partly attributes to race. West initially tweeted that he was the second richest Black man in America, then removed the tweet, writing “I deleted that tweet about riches... the wealth is in our love of family and our brothers  and our service to God ... let’s rise up... let’s communicate.”

Phill Knight’s net worth is 40 billion Michael Jordan’s net worth is 1.6 billion ... and Phill Knight never had to jump from the free throw line... when you google Phil you barely even see his face pic.twitter.com/YC9WSSXEcv

— ye (@kanyewest) September 15, 2020

When you google us we gotta smile for the camera pic.twitter.com/8Hwks7nLfn

— ye (@kanyewest) September 15, 2020

Encouraging his followers to ‘use government money to buy land,’ West ended his set of tweets with a message about meeting with Katie Jacobs Stanton. According to West, Stanton is on the board of Vivendi. The French-based company is a mass media conglomerate that has stakes in television, films, books, video games, video hosting services and music.

Hey everyone we’re making progress... I’ll keep everyone updated on how this meeting with Vivendi goes... If Nikola Tesla had a Twitter the world would run off AC ... Edison killed Tesla’s image to control the power LITERALLY... Tesla and I only mean well for the world pic.twitter.com/mOp3fgKGEo

— ye (@kanyewest) September 15, 2020

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