Rap mogul Jay-Z gave fans a rare look into his personal life with a Twitter rant that addressed today’s new music, his pre-release Magna Carta Holy Grain pre-release sales and more.
“If 1 Million records gets SOLD and billboard doesnt report it, did it happen? Ha. #newrules #magnacartaholygrail Platinum!!! VII IV XIII,” Jay tweeted June 17th.
“Kanye West “lead single” projected on buildings worldwide #newrules #magnacartaholygrail“
“J Cole app for listening session. Don’t talk just listen..#newrules”
“Wale up next week #newrules“
“Ok that was my yearly allotment see ya’ll 2014..#newrules #magnacartaholygrail” (Jay-Z’s Twitter)
Technology giant Samsung has reportedly purchased one million copies of the album to give away slated for release on July 4th, and plans to give them to Samsung Galaxy smartphone users for free – 72 hours ahead of the release. The users are to receive the music through an app they’ll receive later this month. (Recipients won’t be able to share it until the official release date.)
Samsung paid $5 apiece for the albums, according to a person familiar with the matter. It wasn’t immediately clear if Nielsen Sound Scan will count Samsung’s purchases in its sales tallies.
