Photo of Kanye West performing on 'Saturday Night Live,' by Dana Edelson

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Kanye West says he's been considering not releasing hard copies of his albums anymore.

"I was thinking about not making CDs ever again... Only streaming," he tweeted Monday. "The Yeezus album packaging was an open casket to CDs r.i.p. uuuuuuum, so there it is... No more CDs from me."

The rapper-designer continued by questioning why people seem to discourage him from being himself: "I want people to be the best version of themselves and I will be the best version of me ... please avoid trying to talk me out of being me in the future."

West's comments on the format of his albums follows a botched release of his latest record The Life of Pablo. He's already promised a new album will be out by the summer.