Jay Z defends Tidal in series of tweets, slams its misconception of the 'rich getting richer'

Jay Z has resorted to taking to social media to defend Tidal, his music streaming service that has been getting a lot of backlash in the media since its inception.

The service got a star-studded launch, with Jay Z’s wife, Beyonce, Rihanna, Daft Punk, Madonna, Kanye West and more showing up to back it.

Using the hasthag “#TidalFacts,” Jay Z warned fans of a series of tweets he would be posting about the music service when he first wrote, “Stream of consciousness coming in 5, 4, 3, 2…”

He started off assuring, “Tidal is doing just fine. We have over 770,000 subs. We have been in business less than one month. #TidalFacts,” reminding that large companies weren’t “built in a day.”

He went on to ask customers to “give us a chance” amidst other companies “spending millions on a smear campaign” to devalue them.

The “Tom Ford” rapper went on to address the criticism about consumers paying for the service so that that the “rich get richer.”

“Equity values... YouTube $390 billion. Apple $760 billion. Spotify $8 billion. Tidal $60 million,” he wrote.

He ended it with, "We are human (even Daft Punk ha). We aren't perfect - but we are determined. #TidalFacts."

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