Tidal Exec says Jay-Z is NOT the majority owner

[Pillowysoft83]

Stopped reading after that....... and you still didn't address the youtube and twitter scenarios.... and I said eliminate the middle man "to a degree"

And as far as the Amazon, Google, M$, and apple being ecosystems and not relying on streaming as a main income..... NO shyt nikka!!!!

They became these huge entities by not engaging in lose lose situations......... Hence, they see huge financial potential in streaming music......

You started to look funny in the light....

Nope, you just have no idea of what you are talking about. The fact that you said that Tidal will be the streaming service to end record labels? Stop it.

 

[WaveGang]

why is this a thread you gotta be under 21yrs of age to think these rappers own these companies.

They just sign promotion deals with the company

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

Nope, you just have no idea of what you are talking about. The fact that you said that Tidal will be the streaming service to end record labels? Stop it.

Step your reading game up...... Never said no such thing........

 

[Nigerianwonder]

He's right. Boyce, Tariq, etc. are all the same dude. Only you guys take them serious. I'm looking at Boyce and wondering how a professor can use such poor reasoning all the time. Perfect example of how somene can be smart at one thing and an idiot at others.

All the internet celebrity has gone to Boyce's head. He has become the very thing he used to claim to be against. He didn't bother fact checking before going on his 12 minute rant against Jay cause all he cares about it getting clicks on his youtube videos. Even if that means slandering a black man with baseless and fact less criticisms.

Google and youtube don't even really employ any black people and they are making hardly any efforts to diversify but Boyce has no problem supporting them and basing his entire outreach platform on their service. Why doesn't he host his own videos on a separate website and practice what he preaches. Im sure he makes a good money off his youtube channel but its hypocritical of him to be talking about who jay is employing while supporting youtube and google for his videos.

 

[Nomad1]

Does he own Tidal or not? I thought Jayz bought its parent company?

 

[mcdivit85]

He's right. Boyce, Tariq, etc. are all the same dude. Only you guys take them serious. I'm looking at Boyce and wondering how a professor can use such poor reasoning all the time. Perfect example of how somene can be smart at one thing and an idiot at others.

Because he questions how much of Tidal Jay-Z actually owns? I mean, its not like we don't have plenty of examples of black "trend setters" being used as spokesman under the guise of being an owner.

After the Brooklyn Nets deal, where Jay owned less than one percent of the team, yet was the face of their marketing campaign portrayed as an "owner", I can understand some taking a second look. No disrespect to Jay but he didn't exactly dissuade the notion of him being a major player in the Nets organization. When in actuality, he was simply a mascot for the team and the new Brooklyn location.

Dude was strategically placed in front row seating. Most owners, besides Mark Cuban and maybe a handful of others, sit in club boxes. Why? Because they're not marketing props.

I haven't watched the video, but something tells me the retort was moreso based on Jay-Z sudden pro-blackness. And how he's using that to somehow convince black consumers that they should care about him getting more money. On some "buy black" sh#t when he may not even own the majority percentage of said company(like the Nets). Additionally, supporting a company promoted by a black man using slain black men as a marketing tool under the guise of pro-blackness only to not employ black people.

I mean, inciting the names of murdered black males as a means to promote another "help me get more paper so I can stunt even more on you in my rhymes" is comical at best and sinister at worst.

Honestly, I don't care about entertainment enough to truly care about this topic. But Jay-Z stans are still finding a way to flex their jawbone, so they can squeeze in another inch.

Peace

 

[omnifax]

Because he questions how much of Tidal Jay-Z actually owns? I mean, its not like we don't have plenty of examples of black "trend setters" being used as spokesman under the guise of being an owner.

After the Brooklyn Nets deal, where Jay owned less than one percent of the team, yet was the face of their marketing campaign portrayed as an "owner", I can understand some taking a second look. No disrespect to Jay but he didn't exactly dissuade the notion of him being a major player in the Nets organization. When in actuality, he was simply a mascot for the team and the new Brooklyn location.

Dude was strategically placed in front row seating. Most owners, besides Mark Cuban and maybe a handful of others, sit in club boxes. Why? Because they're not marketing props.

I haven't watched the video, but something tells me the retort was moreso based on Jay-Z sudden pro-blackness. And how he's using that to somehow convince black consumers that they should care about him getting more money. On some "buy black" sh#t when he may not even own the majority percentage of said company(like the Nets). Additionally, supporting a company promoted by a black man using slain black men as a marketing tool under the guise of pro-blackness only to not employ black people.

I mean, inciting the names of murdered black males as a means to promote another "help me get more paper so I can stunt even more on you in my rhymes" is comical at best and sinister at worst.

Honestly, I don't care about entertainment enough to truly care about this topic. But Jay-Z stans are still finding a way to flex their jawbone, so they can squeeze in another inch.

Peace

I think that was probably the main reason why Boyce made a video on the subject. As an intellectual though he should have done some more fact checking especially touting the financial/business credentials as he does. I'm not going to totally write him off though, people make mistakes/fly off the handle. I just hope he doesn't make a habit of it.

 

[Field Marshall Bradley]

I am not sure as to why people keep bringing up the Nets situation. Everyone and their mama knew that Hov's deal was negligible and it was mostly marketing....

There was no wool to pull over anyone's eyes......

 

[Nintendough]

Shawn Knowles once again claiming to be an owner when got like 1.5% stock

 

[Ain't That Something]

Who is going to hold a white man accountable for anything .

Its like asking why do they have the rappers on the news defending garbage music on the radio while the executive has dinner and golf with the host defaming his artist.

You know I never looked at it like this

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

Jay z stay losing

If your definition of losing is being worth over $500 million...I'd like to be a loser too!

 

[philmonroe]

If your definition of losing is being worth over $500 million...I'd like to be a loser too!

Makes no sense dudes working 9 to 5 making 40k a year saying somebody worth 500mill is losing the weirdness of that is just .

 

[Mowgli]

You know I never looked at it like this

The guy who has the money is the one putting out the music. Why isn't he held to a greater degree of responsibility than the artist. So we can't put the positive songs out but make sure we have more songs about lean and killing each other. That's a decision ultimately made by a higher up.

 

[*L*E*G*A*C*Y*]

Yup.

Now we're talking


Moors don't own hip hop we're just allowed to participate

Blacks are just the figureheads of "urban entertainment" at this point.

Hot97 does not have a full black radio host on it.
Check out the majority of hip hop interviewers and media...Most of it is done by whites and asians.
The record companies owned by Jews and whites.
Streetwear/hip hop companies owned by whites and asians profiting off of hip hop and black culture that probably don't even have a black person in their office.

Over the years I can't get enthusiastic as some of these people on here about hip hop and the nba...it's obvious some of these people were happy to be included...but what's being included if you ain't making bank? With all of the contributions to hip hop culture and professional sports...you'd think black.people would be in a more better economic position....right? Collectively that is...but honestly that's america.

No matter what...The people who have the creative drive and talent get fleeced while somebody else that's too lazy to do anything figures out a way to get rich off of them.

 

[Ain't That Something]

The guy who has the money is the one putting out the music. Why isn't he held to a greater degree of responsibility than the artist. So we can't put the positive songs out but make sure we have more songs about lean and killing each other. That's a decision ultimately made by a higher up.

I am legit sitting here like that is a valid ass question