i wouldn't.this a dope freestyle... lol@hov marketing genius
he's basically using trayvon, mike brown, freddie gray and his skin color to say you should support tidal....
spotify never said "use our service cos you're white" or used politics to promote the platform - they got to the top by offering an innovative, cost effective yet needed service.
hov got niccas bamboozled but i respect his grind, i woulda done the same
Video: Jay Z - Tidal B-Sides Freestyle *Bodies the music industry*
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Ehhhhhh....the opinions on what he said are open to interpretation. People who traditionally don't like Jay or are skeptical about him will take it one way, and those who have nothing against him will take it the other way.
I listened to that statement and did not hear "support me because I am black." I heard "don't hate on me because I'm black." Now if you hear the former then I can understand feeling a certain way but most people heard the latter. I take your point though, but I think someone is allowed to do go off on tangents in a freestyle.
man I almost pulled out my debit card watching the replay right now
I swear I felt the same way. I'll probably be purchasing this at some point. The ability to attend shyt like this is a gamechanger in my opinion
i think it's because Dre doesn't mix politics/social issues with business. Dre/Iovine's whole angle was "we're doing this for the quality of sound" or whatever. that was their "cause". build up the percieved worth of the company and then sold it. simple and clean. They didn't try to guilt trip us into buying what they're selling.
EDIT: but the idea of giving exclusive shows to subscribers is smart AND a move in the right direction.
This was my first thought as well. Jay is definitely a battle rap fan.
NZA
LOL
what racial issues are tied up with tidal that Jay is addressing?
FRIED MASON
Superstar
from making anti semitism PSAs for you jew cac bosses
to going pro black when your shyt flops
is it black girl lost or shorty owe you for ice
''We gonna turn style, I ain't your token nikka''
Negged
double shot
Great post. I feel the hate Jay gets is from the timing of these moves and the cynicism about them are obvious. The Tidal attacks in the media are race-based but that was played behind closed doors but Jay has now made it public as of now via the freestlye. That was emotive and he should keep Tidal based moves/work in the business realm because that is what he is right?
The freestyle was an emotional tirade no matter how you look at it because he has openly brought up race and social injustice alongside a business issue and that is what opens him up to the ridicule he's receiving on The Coli.
I might be wrong, but he has never brought up the race-card and the constraints he faces while navigating wins (in the corporate world) so why bring it up when a venture isn't going as planned? It's not even a loss! Business-wise Tidal will compete but the setup was horrible. In this age of mp3s, most listeners can't tell the difference between a wav or a 320 mp3 and how many audiophiles listen to their music via streaming? I'm not big on streaming but I do have Spotify (free version) and will not pay for something that can easily be downloaded. (Before anyone gets the wrong idea, I have a healthy cd and vinyl collection and I always pay for quality and physicals.)
Tidal will steady ship but the whole "artists getting more" thing was not a good look when all the artists on the advert are already multi-millionaires and was the wrong strategy to win consumers on the 'morality' stance. They should be reaching out to their labels/owners/bosses not consumers!
tkislive
Rookie
Guru close the door on these nikkas
/threadDumb ass lyrics. People buy iPhones because they are good phones supposedly. Great technology that has many features that people like. nikkas ain't questioning tidal cuz jay is black, they question it cuz they don't see how they benefit from the service .
