“There’s a connection between that and business," Fab told me in an interview for my Jay-Z biography, Empire State of Mind. "We are excited to share that Jay Z’s latest album, 4:44, is now available on Amazon Music Unlimited," a statement from Amazon confirmed. "4:44 joins the albums like Magna Carta…Holy Grail, American Gangster, Kingdom Come, The Black Album, The Dynasty and more by the multi-Grammy award winning rapper on Amazon Music Unlimited." Likely because of his long-held business-first attitude, many were willing to believe that he would keep 4:44 exclusive to Tidal and/or Sprint subscribers indefinitely, luring new users while perturbing some observers. A 4:44 exclusive was likely a part of that negotiation.

Source: Forbes July 07, 2017 06:08 UTC