JAY-Z FINALIZES SALE OF TIDAL: Jay Z has finalized the deal to sell TIDAL to Square, Inc. According to TMZ.com, the final figure for the deal comes in at $350 million. Square will take 80% ownership of TIDAL, along with licensing deals with major record labels. The existing artist shareholders will continue to be co-owners including Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, Madonna, Alicia Keys, and Nicki Minaj. Meanwhile, JAY-Z is expected to join Square’s Board of Directors.
NAS REACTS TO JAY-Z'S 'SORRY NOT SORRY' VERSE: Meanwhile, DJ Khaled posted a video of Nas after he heard Jay-Z's verse on their collaboration “Sorry Not Sorry” off of DJ Khaled's new album Khaled Khaled. Nas actually called Jay Z up immediately after hearing the verse and revealed that he had to change up a few lines. He said, “Oh no no no! I’m just here tweaking lines and sh*t. I’m in here like rewriting four bars. And the queen at the end, bro, those harmonies. That gave my chills, bro.” He added, “This is one. This is definitely one for the books.”
TWITTER DEBATES WHETHER BIG SEAN IS THE WORST RAPPER EVER: There was a debate on Twitter this past weekend on whether Big Sean is the worst rapper ever. The debate reportedly started when Twitter user @blondedwavyx wrote, “who’s the worst rapper you’ve heard n why is it big sean.” Of course social media had a lot to say. Lil B chimed in, saying, “BIG SEAN THE LEGEND – Lil B.” Another person wrote, “Me looking at y’all saying Big Sean isn’t a good rapper when I can think of 5 rappers off the top of my head that are 100 percent worse.”Another person wrote, “Here’s what I’ll say about big Sean his highs are high and his lows are low low.”
JT SAYS LIL UZI VERT GAVE HER A BAG OF MONEY ON THEIR FIRST DATE: During an episode of Respectfully with Justin LaBoy, City Girls rapper JT recalled her first date with boyfriend rapper Lil Uzi Vert. She said, “When I first met my man, I was still in a halfway house. So he came to see me. He came to Atlanta. I was still in the halfway house.” She continued, “He had a bag full of money. I had a little Chanel bag and he told me to take as much as you can. I could only fit thirty thousand in the bag and I was so mad.” She added, “He took me to Louis Vuitton and Taco Bell. We had to make it quick because I had to be back to the halfway house.”
VIDEO SHOWS JACK HARLOW FLEEING FROM LOUISVILLE NIGHTCLUB AFTER SHOOTING: Rapper Jack Harlow was in attendance a Vibes Restaurant and Lounge in Louisville, Kentucky when a fatal shooting occurred on Friday night (April 30th). According to The Courier Journal, the shooting left a woman dead and a man injured after an altercation. TMZ obtainedfootage of Harlow attending the club and fleeing the scene when the shooting occurred.
