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Before beginning his rap, Jay told the crowd: \u201cSo I\u2019m the bad guy now I hear, because I don\u2019t go with the flow \u2026 I\u2019m never gonna go with the flow, I\u2019m never gonna let nobody take over our music \u2026 This Tidal thing is all about the music. We gonna preserve the music, we ain\u2019t gonna let nobody take our music. We ain\u2019t gonna let nobody offer our music up and do what the f**k they want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
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He then launched into his blistering freestyle rap attack, spitting the lyrics: \u201cI don\u2019t need no middle man to talk to my n-gas \u2026. I don\u2019t take no cheques. I take my respect. Pharrell even told me go with the safest bet. Jimmy Iovine offered a safety net. Google dangled around a crazy cheque.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like YouTube is the biggest culprit. Them n-gas pay you a tenth of what you supposed to get. You know n-gas die for equal pay, right? You know when I work I ain\u2019t your slave, right? (sic)\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing the accusations that Tidal is just for rich and established artists, Jay \u2013 who launched the service with a galaxy of stars including his wife Beyonce, Coldplay\u2019s Chris Martin, Rihanna and Madonna \u2013 had a verse for those detractors.<\/p>\n
He rhymed: \u201cYou know I came into this game independent, right? Tidal, my own lane, same difference. Oh n-gas is sceptical as their own s**t You bought nine iPhones, and Steve Jobs is rich. Phil Knight worth trillions you still bought those kicks. Spotify is 9 million they ain\u2019t say s**t. (sic)\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cYou got some explaining to do. The only one they hating on look the same as you. I know they trying to bamboozle you. Spending millions on media trying to confuse you. I had to talk to myself, Hov get used to it. It\u2019s politics as usual. (sic)\u201d<\/p>\n
Other than his freestyle Tidal rhyme, Jay treated fans to a selection of rare B-sides, a Roc-A-Fella reunion with Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel and he paid a tribute to late blues legend B.B. King who died last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n