JAY-Z slammed [arrlink]Kanye West[/artlink] on his new album 4:44 by implying that he gave him $20 million just like that. But according to TMZ, the large sum of money received by West was "an advance from Roc Nation to cover expenses for his Saint Pablo Tour."

After Jay's 4:44 album dropped, the opening track "Kill Jay Z" painted a hell of a Picasso, implying that Kanye was the recipient of $20 million worth of glorified handouts:

TMZ cited "sources with direct knowledge" of the two's business dealings, reporting Tuesday that the $20 million in question was an advance intended to cover Saint Pablo Tour expenses ranging from general production costs to staff payments.

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In a separate report, TMZ claimed that Jay's supposed West criticism on "Kill Jay Z" was in response to comments West made during a Saint Pablo Tour stop last November. If the story is accurate, it turns out the real reason for the rift between Hov and Ye's infamous rant indeed and not him being owed $3 million for his TIDAL contributions.