Apple In Talks To Acquire Tidal

[GetoBoy]

Jay out here playing chess.....funny niggas thought Tidal was gonna be a L

"Big pimpin on the court steps, case you ain't know I ain't lost yet"

I thought this was about helping the artists against the corporate giants like apple? That's why I left my Apple family and joined up with the Melodic State of Tidal.

"I'm in the place where real niggas not allowed"

Y'all acting like if Jay do sell Tidal he just gonna sell it and give everything to Apple.... To change things on the big scale sometimes you gotta actually get in the building first..... I don't think he gonna sell if it's just for a quick check think it'll be more of a partnership

 

[Max.]

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Lmaoooooo

 

[5 Grand]

But just because Apple may or may not buy Tidal that isn't necessarily a bad thing.

If Jay was as smart as he claims he'd buy Apple stock. Thats where the real money is.

Actually, he should buy Apple bonds, they might not yield as much but they're unlikely to default.

 

[Breezy_Kilroy]

Yall act like Jay just sold them Tidal though...

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

Jay out here playing chess.....funny niggas thought Tidal was gonna be a L

"Big pimpin on the court steps, case you ain't know I ain't lost yet"

I thought this was about helping the artists against the corporate giants like apple? That's why I left my Apple family and joined up with the Melodic State of Tidal.

"I'm in the place where real niggas not allowed"

Y'all acting like if Jay do sell Tidal he just gonna sell it and give everything to Apple.... To change things on the big scale sometimes you gotta actually get in the building first..... I don't think he gonna sell if it's just for a quick check think it'll be more of a partnership

So tidal was supposed to be about supporting the struggling artists and Jay is bragging about his white privilege? No wonder he donated so much money to black lives matter. He didn't want them getting on his case about him bragging about european trips and being allowed where other black folk can never be.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

Yall act like Jay just sold them Tidal though...

Lol at Geto Boy cosigning this like he ain't already posting about how jay out here playing chess.

 

[GetoBoy]

Yall act like Jay just sold them Tidal though...

Lol at Geto Boy cosigning this like he ain't already posting about how jay out here playing chess.

This is all chess it's business smh

 

[texasdaking88]

Camel will sell in a heart beat.... $$$>>> music

Like he did with Samsung huh?

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

Yall act like Jay just sold them Tidal though...

Lol at Geto Boy cosigning this like he ain't already posting about how jay out here playing chess.

This is all chess it's business smh

Jay would catch a body and you would say "Yup all part of the plan hes a business man". Lol shit is pathetic.

 

[GetoBoy]

Yall act like Jay just sold them Tidal though...

Lol at Geto Boy cosigning this like he ain't already posting about how jay out here playing chess.

This is all chess it's business smh

Jay would catch a body and you would say "Yup all part of the plan hes a business man". Lol shit is pathetic.

Wtf??? Bruh you a extra kind of wack I see why ppl see you as a joke around these parts smh

 

[gns]

This mightve been the plan in the first place

 

[nohiphop1]

Buy and shut down= apple's m.o when they acquire companies.

 

[za'kiss]

It's arguably a win for Jay-Z, but it's an L for black people.

Tidal is a black owned company that, although not yet a threat to Apple Music or Spotify, is a unique music service with huge upside and clearly on the radar of both companies. Apple would be seizing a golden opportunity to takeover a somewhat struggling company with great potential that would all but guarantee Apple's stranglehold on the industry. I wouldn't be surprised if they immediately shut Tidal down or integrated a watered down version into Apple Music, likely eliminating the costly lossless option (one of Tidal's biggest draws) and many of the exclusives given by artists who chose Tidal specifically because (a) Tidal pays them more than its competitors and (b) it's run by Jay-Z and Beyoncé (among other black owners).

Say what you want about Tidal's faults and weaknesses, the controversy surrounding its roll out, or its general business model. I am not defending any of that at present (although I have given a measured defense in other places). But it's undeniable that Tidal represents a unique place in the industry, particularly for black entrepreneurs, which is reflected in the fact that they are the company with the sole rights to stream Prince's discography (a decision whose principle would be undermined if Apple was able to acquire the rights by simply buying Tidal).

 

[usmarin3]

Niggas can't play that race card shit when it's niggas who are the main ones shitting on it at the same time. Niggas and them Silicon Valley tech nerds.

Which is it? Maintain black owned businesses or "fuck Tidal, i ain't paying no 15 dollars", "Jay-z is already rich'',etc.

 

[za'kiss]

Niggas can't play that race card shit when it's niggas who are the main ones shitting on it at the same time. Niggas and them Silicon Valley tech nerds.

I'm a subscriber - full disclosure - but I'm also (hopefully) a constructive critic. Why? Because I want Tidal to succeed and beat out the competition. Tidal has made mistakes, especially at its rollout, but this past year has been great for Tidal, and a lot of that is due to the fact that Jay-Z responded to the criticism. Now he's potentially in position the sell the company probably in part because of that fact.

Nevertheless, there has been a lot of mean spirited criticism from people within the community who criticize and actively root for the company to fail. This is unfortunate and I think that black people should be more vocal in their support of the company. I think a lot of the mean-spirited criticism of Tidal is irrational and not well motivated.

Which is it? Maintain black owned businesses or "fuck Tidal, i ain't paying no 15 dollars", "Jay-z is already rich'',etc.

Again, I'm a subscriber and support Tidal. Those who were rooting for Tidal to fail now probably aren't too disappointed by this news, unless they don't want to see Jay-Z get a big paycheck. Keep in mind - nearly half of Tidal subscribers are black. That's unprecedented (compare to the 16% on Spotify and presumably less on Apple). So it's probably true black people are some of Tidal's most vocal critics, but they're among its biggest supporters too. Like I said though, I generally agree that blacks should be more vocal in support of Tidal and what it represents, however.

 

[MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14]

Yall act like Jay just sold them Tidal though...

Lol at Geto Boy cosigning this like he ain't already posting about how jay out here playing chess.

This is all chess it's business smh

Jay would catch a body and you would say "Yup all part of the plan hes a business man". Lol shit is pathetic.

Wtf??? Bruh you a extra kind of wack I see why ppl see you as a joke around these parts smh

If this was any other rapper but hov that owned tidal you would be saying that they were trying to sell out their business for the white mans paycheck. But if Jay ever sells this shit to a rival streaming service like spotify or apple (both who you have shown hate for) you will be bragging like you getting a cut of Jays deal.

Last month you were knocking Apple for potentially getting rid of the i tunes store. Now rumours that Hov might sell to them and you ready to pop bottles in anticipation of Jay making tons of money.

 

[StoneColdMikey]

Couple months ago was talks about Samsung buying tidal... Don't believe it

 

[MrCrookedLetter]

YALL NIGGAS CAN'T REEEEEEEAAAAADDDDDD

W

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FUUUUCKKKK

SKGJRIEPEOVVURIRHH

 

[jono]

If Apple is buying they will sell. Support black businesses

 

[GetoBoy]

Yall act like Jay just sold them Tidal though...

Lol at Geto Boy cosigning this like he ain't already posting about how jay out here playing chess.

This is all chess it's business smh

Jay would catch a body and you would say "Yup all part of the plan hes a business man". Lol shit is pathetic.

Wtf??? Bruh you a extra kind of wack I see why ppl see you as a joke around these parts smh

If this was any other rapper but hov that owned tidal you would be saying that they were trying to sell out their business for the white mans paycheck. But if Jay ever sells this shit to a rival streaming service like spotify or apple (both who you have shown hate for) you will be bragging like you getting a cut of Jays deal.

Last month you were knocking Apple for potentially getting rid of the i tunes store. Now rumours that Hov might sell to them and you ready to pop bottles in anticipation of Jay making tons of money.

Dummy show me any history of myself saying a rapper making money is him selling out to the white man??? Hate niggas that really just make up an opinion you would have without seeing a history of you doing it smh..... And I had a problem with Apple getting rid of iTunes becuz that would basically force ppl to HAVE to sign up to Apple music rather then it just being a choice wtf do that gotta do with this??? Just stfu bruh you sounding more and more dumb by the post