Galaxys. Don't really give a fuck. I remember when 'American Gangster' came out, he had some exclusive songs on Rhapsody because he was fighting with iTunes for a bit. Then he had like a couple of exclusive album-app things things on iTunes, at the time of Blueprint 3, and stuff.
It's been four years since Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 was released, but Hov is back next month, and this time with Samsung in tow. The new album is called Magna Carta Holy Grail, and Samsung has apparently inked a deal to give it away free to the first million Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy Note II users on July 4th at 12:01AM ET, 72 hours before the official retail release..
The deal is reportedly a huge one for Samsung. Earlier this month, The New York Post wrote that the "eight figure" contract is the largest of its kind at as much as $20 million. According to The Wall Street Journal, Samsung paid $5 each for the million albums it plans to distribute to its customers, giving the project a big cash infusion at the outset, although it's not known whether the downloads will count toward official Soundscan album sales numbers.
The Verge: Jay-Z giving away 1 million early copies of new album to Samsung owners
So that's dope. Point is: Shit son! What little I've heard, that new Jay sounds dope! I forgot Rick Rubin was producing it. Pharell, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland all up on that. Features wise, I wonder who he'll have on. July 4th release is nice, and right around the corner! :D
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