Rap mogul Jay Z isn’t giving up on his flop Tidal music app. Atlanta’s own rap tycoon T.I. has joined the long list of artist owners of the failing Tidal music app.
T.I. signed a distribution deal with Jay Z’s Roc Nation for his upcoming album, Dime Trap, on his independent Grand Hustle Recordings label.
T.I., 35, celebrated the latest addition to his portfolio with a live pop up concert at Greenbrier Mall in Atlanta on Monday, Feb. 22.
“Newest artist owner in the @TIDAL fam! #TIDALXTIP #BankRollMafia HustleGangOverErrrrthang” he wrote in a photo caption on his Instagram account.
T.I. joins a long list of artists who haven’t seen a dime from their initial investments in Tidal.
The list includes Jay Z’s wife Beyonce, and their friends J. Cole, Rihanna, Keyshia Cole, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Li’l Wayne, Madonna, and more.
T.I. follows in the footsteps of Rihanna and Kanye West who both released albums on Tidal that tanked. But thanks to creative back room shenanigans, both albums ranked high on the charts despite the lack of hard sales.
The rapper also celebrated his mother, Violeta Morgan‘s birthday this week.
T.I. joins a long list of artists who haven’t seen a dime from their initial investments in Tidal.
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LMAO
Bad investment
Oh so we still praying and praying for their downfall … lmao!
Why TI look like he peed his pants?
I really wished Floyd had slapped all the taste out of his mouth!
Is Tidal REALLY a flop? I don’t think so.
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I mean it’s really got to be Hustle Gang OR Family Hustle over everything. They both can’t be over EVERYthing…it’s not possible….it’s not possible TI.
But is anyone still checking for TI and his music ? This is a serious question ?
Sooooooooo, have yall discussed trash TV?
Tokyo Toni has spoken … lol
Why does it take a dozen celebrities to promote one app? At some point one of them gotta come to the conclusion that the app is pure garbage..
Congrats to ya at Clifford!!!!!!
OH SCHNAP
She said FOH. Y’all so influential but it took my child to get him a trainer, to lose 45lbs and out the damn house!!
Is this Precious mother too or is she TI’s sister by his dad
He might have.
I love her so SEW TSO murch.
My TV didn’t come on yesterday. What happened?
“TSO” -WAILING!!!!!-
*fuggin dead* They ain’t influential. Rob just ain’t about that going under the knife life. LMAO
Why this tickled me so bad though?
He’s one of my Pandora stations.
‘TSO’ made me hungry. Thanks.
He got the sugars. So now he probably cant. He would have to go to another country to get it done. And I dont think he leaving this country after he came back mad from Italy lol
I like his old stuff. But his new stuff, is a no for me
Even if their relationship is contrived, the fact that she helped push him back from his pre-diabeetus state is a great thing to me. And for the record, it may be contrived to Chyna (who knows?!), I do believe Rob is happy sit his fat on her back ( (c) Keya!). LOL!
*dead* He was pissed to the highest level of pisstivity.
I will hate @NakeyaJ for that visual forever man.
LOL!!!!! Yeah, but it makes me chuckle every time I think it or type it.
Yoni so u looking forward to his new music ?
I don’t blame him. They let Jaden Smith sit up there with a white batman suit on, but they were bytching at Rob?! SMH
TI has at least 2-3 hits on every single album. His last one debuted in the top 3. Aint like its been 5 years. Just last year. So Imma say yes.
I agree his old stuff was way better
Hurt is my shiznit
Tidal = sinking ship.
Thank goodness I have all his good music….
Its a no to me too. But he has hits. Folks indeed still feeling him. Im in the south, so he will always have a place with most long time fans.
Exactly. But I ain’t paying TIDAL to listen to ‘What u know about dat’.
Still a chess move in the south.
I wish they would stop trying to make Tidal happen.
Saw that tso and I instantly want some shrimp lo mein and orange chicken…and kung pao shrimp, no peanuts.
I agree. Trap Muzik and Urban Legend is some of his best work imo.
Ok I see so even if he ain’t really banging here in NY he is still on heavy rotation down there well that’s good
TI mother lookin’ Tiny’s age.
NOT FETCH AT ALL.
I’m not but I’m not his target demographic.
He has his own artist. It’s not just about his music.
If it comes out and it’s good, I’ll listen.
Both of those albums still get played in my playlist! Loved them!
The funny thing is, I thought the artist music would exclusively be on that app for streaming. But, Rihanna’s album clearly was on Rhapsody a week after Tidal.
I did read that Tidal will be streaming exclusive live concerts… I guess that’s a way to increase subscription.
GIRL! And “Tell’em I said that…”
Trap Mruzik my fave TI album. I listen to that like its new.
This is like buying shares of the Titanic.
Sean Carter said “while everybody worried about streaming, I’ma make some distribution deals…”
Lol
Stock market crashing again too. Gotta put your money somewhere.
Yes girl. Tbh I don’t get excited about hip hop anymore. Outside of Kendrick, the current kings of the genre do nothing for me.
LOL! I just don’t like him at all.
Told yall I l equate music based on wtf I was going through when it dropped. When Trap Muzik came out I was making a long long ass ride from here to Bama damn near once a month to go see my grandmother. Outkast had just dropped Speakerboxxx/The Love Below too.
Greenbrier Mall *******************, THEY STILL OPEN
Focus up.
Arsenio aka Moe was labeled as a snitch since she filed a restraining order against Young B.
Arsenio aka Moe snatched one of Mariahlynn’s tracks.
Yandy proved that she still messy as hell.
And Rahshida showed Yandy and the world once again, that her big ass is bout that life.
Giggles
well atleast they are sticking together, Black men….lets give them hope, chyt it ain’t like we own anything, in KKK country…I supported tidal..
More artist are escaping the slave-master driven record business. Look @ Keisha!
I don’t know why I’m just not interested in Tidal. I’m not big on exclusivity, which is what Tidal promotes…
Told yall I l equate music based on wtf I was going through when it dropped.
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This is definitely me! There’s a Commodores song that I cried for years when I heard it on the radio because it was playing in the car when we drove home from my grandma’s house after it caught fire. My sis and I were in the house at the time so it stuck with me for years. And let’s not even talk about the songs that remind me of exes, former friends and good childhood memories. I remember the first time I heard Woman to Woman in the car with my dad. Got a lecture on not letting some trifling negro spend all my money and was told I better not ever fight over any man. At 12 y.o I was just like, uhh…okay. LOL!
LOL!!!!!! Barely…
I guess thats something nice if you like you like the artist and can’t make it to the show. Still can’t get me to part with pennies
Sounds yummy. What did Rashida do?
Lol i was gonna make a more direct reference but didn’t know if peole would get it
YOU KNOW THERE’S ALWAYS ONE IN THE GARDEN…SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW
I do have Tidal and I am happy with it. I don’t have to worry about buying music because i can listen to the entire album on Tidal and the sound Quality is amazing. I found some music (black artist) on there that I wouldn’t know about if I didn’t have Tidal. I enjoy watching the concerts live too.
“NOT NEVA” -KATT WILLIAMS VOICE-
Could it be possible that these artists are hopping on the bandwagon
because they are seeing something on the back-end that the public isn’t
seeing. ***Shrugs*** I wish Tidal nothing but success.
snatched a chick up, and threw a bottle at her. LMAO.
He don’t care. Hell , he did curse us with Iggy.
oh, cause last time i was in there was like 2001 -2002
This pic of TI’s mom is lovely. And I see a lot of his daughter Deja when I look at his mom here.
#GoodMamasRock!
Cleaning out my DVR, watching the “Finding your roots” with LL and Diddy.
It is goodt! I had no idea LL’s dad shot his mom and Gpa, with a younger LL in the house …
Never heard of that show, what channel is that on? Sounds like something I would like.
I heard it was a GOOD one!
When do folks get too old for that type of nonsense?
The new stuff they can keep
Yep. Read it in his book
AWFUL. Can you imagine?
Lmaooooo
Not at all! And he found them. Lucky he became the man that he did
PBS!
Some of them be like that? Foe-EVAH *Cardi B*
Yes it is and overwhelming!
Remember that song, “I don’t fight, I don’t argue, I just hit that chick with a bottle”? I wonder what happen to that singer…
I should be shame but “You don’t know me” is another of my commute-to-work mainstays… I definitely arrive at work feeling ‘some kind of way’ LOL! I’m no molla employee, but my work persona is strictly professional…. these folks just don’t know (me) LOL!
Is this the Skip Gates show?
yes ma’am. the Henry Gates Jr show
For SURE. That whole thing coulda ended up a whole tragedy more than it was.
some folks are permanently about THAT life… I don’t judge ’em, but I can’t do it… I got a GOOD retirement plan, and I won’t jeopardize my ‘pension’ for nobody’s foolishness. LOL!
I did too. His was my first ever cassette tape purchased, I had buttons and errythang. So proud of all he continues to do. Simone too.
Ah, okay. Yes, I enjoy those shows. So fascinating. My mom just took a seminar this past weekend on how to research your family tree a little deeper.
NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO
That book was one of the FIRST celeb biographies I read. Awesome.
saw it Wed night! it gets better… so many unknown facts and surprises… had my ‘allergies’ acting up watching it, LOL!
RIGHT LOL
This!
Finding your roots is back on the air?
yes! I was surprised too (after Ben Aff*ck was less than proud to discover his family history)
That is awesome!! On my dad’s side we have a extensive tree. It is awesome !
Yes ?…..Afflac pissed me off. Sir, it’s not a shocker that your ancestors owned slaves. Get over yourself. What day does it come on?
I just got there and my “allergies” are acting up too!
What a shock
They really chasing those pennies… Mustve presented him with a growth chart
So thats where the lips come from!! Lordt!!
IDK but I think of it at least once a week listening to the Rickey Smiley Morning Show with Da Brat lol
Tuesday’s at 8pm!
I’m a little behind, I try to save for WFH days
yes! LL’s whole story was just fascinating! (I won’t spoil it for folks who haven’t seen it yet, but I didn’t anticipate the turn it took). Diddy’s was equally touching when you see him struggling to accept the way his family members were treated, even the very young children…. slavery was a disgusting enterprise with ongoing repercussions, but folks want Us to just ‘get over it’ smh…
chile! *swoons*
Season 3 premiered Jan 5th ?…I got to catch up
I believe Wednesday nights. and I THINK you can login to PBS and watch previous broadcasts…
oops! Waste said TUES
yes and lordt!! He needed the whole damn hour!
chasing those pennies
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Can’t have the million without’em.
T.I. suck so bad. How the hell Tiny let a dude way younger than her, control her every move.
Yes it is.
He’s rich?
Its perfectly good ratchet chit going out in the world Sandra, that a post could be wrote’ed about you know.
All Jay-Z is doing is ridding himself of that company bit by bit. He can’t own up to failure, so he’s selling it off to unsuspecting , non business wise , artist (or so called artist).Bad move !
Spreading his risk out I guess. That would be a smart business move on his part. Cant blame him for that.
The internet has destroyed the music business as we knew it. We have an entire generation of consumers who have never had to pay for music and they aren’t about to start now.
I would buy Tidal, marketing sucks though. They need to offer it in cars/rental cars like I pay for this Sirius radio.
@Harley, I logged on my local PBS site and the video is available for viewing (I pulled it up on my kindle)
I like MF Doom and Curren$y, but they’re still considered “underground”/backpack.
When Rah threw that Ciroc bottle at that linebacker looking bish at the Gwinnin’ Fest, I hollered. Rah said she has good representation. If he got her off once, he can do it again.
Shawty right there, that’s my bish.
Bad move for those that buy into the fledging company.
And those folks can just go to he!!
He has a better chance at winning the mega millions than having 1 billion streams on tidal. That would equal $500,000 according to their pay?
I’m just saying, you can’t have the million without the penny. Get yo change. LOL
“Less than proud”.. I can tell you’re a sweet person cause he was downright flexing his white male privilege. Got the show not to ‘expose’ him and was acting victimized. I bet if they dug deeper they’d see he is a bonafide confederate flag waving racist. He is a New Englander so it’s not a stretch. Them northern whites have long practiced the art of masked racism. That’s why the kkk has been so successful.
Yes! It’s like trying to explain why people choose credit unions over banks. Ownership is king and jay learned that when dame kept those reasonable doubt masters. Had he had any music history he’d have known Sam Cooke and Ray Charles were the true tidal pioneers.
so true. that’s partly why I never bought him and J. Lopez as a long-term couple (you can’t tell me his folks wasn’t cracking jokes about him “sleeping with the help”)
8 owners. That tells you something right there.
I think they are going to try some hostile takeover or something to piss off the Jewish music industry side. But it’s going to be real quiet then BAM they own all the airwaves…hmmmmmm
I’m too cheap. Sal bootlegs off of youtube. I know it’s bad, but I’m paying off student loans. Maybe in 30 years I can purchase music again.
Notttt interested….#TeamSpotify
Is Precious from the show really his sister? Why does she look the same age as his moma? I’ve always wondered about this.
Precious is his half sister. They have the same father.
Totally makes sense. Thanks AuntTea.
Hmmmph….?? They determined to ?? ride this out!!!