Amaar Burton
Music industry mogul JAY-Z might be looking at another big score. Financial services giant Square is reportedly looking to purchase the music streaming service TIDAL from Young Hov in a deal that could make the hip-hop billionaire a ton of money.
Square CEO Interested In Buying TIDAL From JAY-Z
Square is the company that owns CashApp and Square Seller. Its CEO, Jack Dorsey, also owns Twitter. He is reportedly interested in acquiring TIDAL from JAY-Z, who has owned it since 2015.
NEW: Square, the digital-payment company run by Jack Dorsey, has held talks to acquire Jay-Z’s music-streaming service Tidal, a source says
JAY-Z To Publish Books By Roc Nation Rappers
Jay recently partnered with Random House to publish books written by artists on his Roc Nation team. Roc Lit 101 will reportedly drop books by Lil Uzi Vert, Meek Mill, Fat Joe and Yo Gotti.
“Devoted to publishing books at the dynamic intersection of entertainment and genre-defying literature, Roc Lit 101 will feature creative work across a wide variety of interests.”
JAY-Z’s First Cannabis Products Have Arrived
Chalk up another industry takeover for Jay. The legendary lyricist has his hands in all kinds of business ventures — his latest being a cannabis company called MONOGRAM, which recently made a big announcement.
“Cannabis has been around for thousands of years, yet it is still an industry whose legacy of skilled craftmanship is often overlooked,” said JAY-Z. “I created MONOGRAM to give cannabis the respect it deserves by showcasing the tremendous hard work, time and care that go into crafting a superior smoke. MONOGRAM products are next level when it comes to quality and consistency and we’re just getting started.”
JAY-Z Drops His Best-Of-2020 Playlist
While the world waits for Hov to respond, he’s busy with other things. He recently released his year-end 2020 playlist on TIDAL, featuring the likes of Drake, Pop Smoke and Nas.
“2020 vision. A playlist by #JAYZ. Link in bio.”
