Jay Z Reacts to Tidal Backlash: iTunes Wasn’t Built In A Day

Jay Z (real name Shawn Carter) is officially off of his Twitter hiatus. On Sunday (April 26th), the business mogul hopped on the social media site to share both his vision for Tidal (a subscription-based music streaming service) and some of the negative backlash it’s been receiving. He writes on Twitter:

Stream of consciousness coming in 5, 4, 3, 2… #TidalFacts …Tidal is doing just fine. We have over 770,000 subs. We have been in business less than one month. #TidalFacts The iTunes Store wasn’t built in a day. It took Spotify 9 years to be successful…We are here for the long haul. Please give us a chance to grow & get better. #TidalFacts There are many big companies that are spending millions on a smear campaign. We are not anti-anyone, we are pro-artist & fan. #TidalFacts We made Tidal for fans. We have more than just music. We have video, exclusive concerts, tickets for events early, live sports!…

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