article_snippet.sent: Jay Z launched a stream of tweets defending Jay Z premium music streaming app Tidal after the service, launched last month, was described as a flop.
article_snippet.sent: Jay Z social media diatribe comes as reports claim that Tidal is being sabotaged by rivals as Tidal attempts to take business away from more-established music outlets such as Spotify and Apple. '
article_snippet.sent: We may not be perfect - but We are determined,' Jay Z said while claiming that there are 'many big companies that are spending millions on a smear campaign'. '
article_snippet.sent: Twitter rant: Jay Z unleashed a string of 'stream of consciousness' tweets on Sunday defending Jay Z premium music streaming service Tidal and saying that it is still early days for the app .
article_snippet.sent: Using the hashtag #TidalFacts, the rap mogul told naysayers that 'actions will speak louder than words' as the rap mogul continues to fine tune the streaming service the rap mogul purchased for $56 million in January .
article_snippet.sent: Feeling the need to vent: Jay Z decided to take to social media on Sunday in an aggressive push after what Jay Z saw as a 'smear campaign' from big companies against Tidal .
article_snippet.sent: Jay Z, who paid $56 million for TIDAL's technology in January and relaunched it in March, went on the offensive against the supposed smear campaign.
article_snippet.sent: Tidal has potential rivals including popular streaming service Spotify and tech giant Apple, though Jay Z did not post any details about the supposed smear campaign.
article_snippet.sent: After Tidal was criticized because of the wealth of Tidal founders, the rapper said that other big tech companies also have huge amounts of money. '
article_snippet.sent: Tidal $60 million,' Jay Z said.
article_snippet.sent: The rapper's Twitter rant and news of tensions with other tech companies come after a week of bad press for TIDAL.
article_snippet.sent: Even those close to Jay Z's were seen as moving away from the potential failure.
article_snippet.sent: We have been in business less than one month,' Jay Z's tweeted, and included the hashtag #TidalFacts.
article_snippet.sent: Other info Jay Z's shared under the hashtag #TidalFacts included that 'iTunes Store wasn't built in a day' and 'It took Spotify 9 years to be successful.'
article_snippet.sent: Jay Z's tweeting Jay Z's followers:  'despite whatever dumbs**t preconceptions you may or may not have about tidal, im still behind it.
article_snippet.sent: Several artists have publicly criticized the roll-out, saying that Jay Z's made it seem as if some of the world's biggest musicians wanted more money. '