Kanye West has denied his rumored membership in the Illuminati.

Last month, Jay Z bought Swedish company Aspiro and relaunched its music streaming service, Tidal, at a press conference in New York, where numerous high-profile musicians, including Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna and Daft Punk, attended to show their support.

Complex magazine immediately published a story under the headline, "Tidal's Press Conference Was the Most Lit Illuminati Gathering," claiming that the star-studded event resembled a meeting of the secret society.

A Twitter user also joked about it:

Spotify users may have to wait "several months" to hear the Chicago emcee's highly anticipated seventh studio album "So Help Me God" due to his commitment to Tidal, according to Breakit.

With that being said, West insisted in his latest interview with Paper magazine he is not part of a conspiratorial group that supposedly runs the world, saying that the recent claim is "ridiculous."

"If there was actually an Illuminati, it would be more like the energy companies," he explained. "We don't run anything; we're celebrities. We're the face of brands. We have to compromise what we say in lyrics so we don't lose money on a contract."

In addition, Hov's debut effort, "Reasonable Doubt," has officially been removed from Spotify. Instead, Tidal now has the entire critically acclaimed 1996 record in high fidelity for a subscription of $19.99 a month.

Breakit reported that such a move is called "windowing," which is often used in the film industry for people who do not want to pay for a movie ticket at the box office and would rather wait for the DVD version or Netflix release.