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Watch: Fantastic Negrito’s New Video, ‘Push Back’
Fantastic Negrito has teamed up with Tidal to premiere his newest video from the rerelease of his Grammy Award-winning album The Last Days of Oakland. The Boston-born, Oakland, Calif.-raised singer won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2017. And with his newest video, “Push Back,” the singer takes a look at the…
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Jay-Z’s ‘Moonlight’ Video Features Young Black Hollywood Excellence for a Friends Makeover
First I saw Issa Rae’s Instagram post. She wrote, “Two things I NEVER thought I’d be able to say: 1) I’m playing Rachel in ‘Friends.’ 2) I’m in a Jay-Z video with some of the funniest/dopest black people ever.” Just look at this glorious post: Turns out, Jay-Z put out a video for his song…
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Kanye West Leaves Jay-Z’s Tidal Over Millions in Disputed Money: Report
From the shots fired between Jay-Z and Kanye West on their respective albums, anyone with a brain could have surmised that there was beef over money. And now TMZ is reporting that West has left Jay-Z’s Tidal music service, saying the company owes him more than $3 million. Allegedly, the beef Ye has with Jigga…
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Tidal, Sprint Partnership Goal to Eliminate Homework Gap in Low-Income High School Students
If you haven’t heard, but I’m sure you have, Jay-Z’s 4:44 album dropped overnight and is available to stream over Tidal. The album became available to Tidal and Sprint Customers at 12 a.m. and was already trending on Twitter even before it dropped. On Thursday night, people made a mad dash to subscribe to Tidal,…
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Jay Z to Drop New Album, 4:44, on June 30
It’s been a busy month for Jay Z. The rapper and businessman recently welcomed twins with his wife, Beyoncé; he was recently inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame; and in an essay on Father’s Day, he tackled the “exploitative” U.S. bail industry. And now, after a bit of teasing, the rapper has just…
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Tidal Hints at 4:44 Film With Mahershala Ali, Lupita Nyong’o, Danny Glover
Jay Z fans had a slight glimmer of hope when 4:44 started popping up on New York City billboards and social media. Most people suspected it was the name of Jay Z’s new album or something involving his company Tidal. But now it seems as though some questions have been answered. Apparently, 4:44 is a…
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Tidal Releases Visual Protest EP, 17, to Honor Trayvon Martin, Others Felled by Racial Violence
Jay Z’s music-streaming service Tidal has partnered with social justice organization Sankofa.org to exclusively premiere 17, a 17-minute visual EP inspired by the men, women and children who have fallen victim to racial and police violence, including Trayvon Martin, who died at the age of 17 nearly five years ago. The EP, which debuted Friday,…
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Would Prince Be Happy With His Music Streaming on All Services? Probably Not
As of Sunday, you can find Prince’s music from Warner Bros. streaming on all music services, including Apple, Spotify, Pandora and Amazon.com. Previously it streamed only on Tidal. Cameron Strang, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Records, announced the news hours before the Grammys, where Prince will be honored. “Prince recorded his most influential and…
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How To Get Jay Z To Stop Threatening Us With New Music
For the past two years, malicious rumors of a Beyonce/Jay Z joint album have terrorized us on the internet. Vague ‘sources’ have been quoted everywhere from Rap Up to Vanity Fair, claiming that the cursed release is set to have a surprise stream on Tidal. This is a particularly harmful threat to a long time…
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There Are Many Perfectly Valid Reasons To Hate Jay Z. Tidal, However, Isn't One Of Them
1. As a young man, Jay Z spent an indeterminate amount of time dealing crack cocaine in the neighborhood he grew up in. 2. He was so good at dealing crack that he managed to make a small fortune from it and elude any serious legal consequences. 3. He left selling crack behind completely, instead…