TI and Tiny
Drug dealer turned rapper and reality star,
TI, real name Clifford Harris, has just become the latest
artist to sign with music streaming service, Tidal, owned by
rapper Jay Z and pop singer, Madonna, among others. TI has
also signed with Jay Z's floundering record label
subsidiary, Roc Nation. The U.S. government, by way of the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has just slapped T.I. with a
third tax lien, bringing the grand total to $6,200,000.
Jay-Z
The IRS will now begin the seizure of TI's
assets if he does not pay his outstanding tax bill. This
means the rapper and his wife, singer and reality star,
Tiny, real name Tameka Cottle, could lose their Georgia
mansion, luxury cars and bank accounts. Serial adulterer,
TI, has made enough money to pay his taxes. He has simply
refused, opting to spend the money on luxuries to show off
for the cameras on his reality show and social networking.
If he continues to play games with the government, they will
imprison him for tax fraud and tax evasion.
Rihanna and T.I. had an affair
As stated in the column previously, major
record labels are not happy with the struggling music
streaming service, Tidal, which has botched and killed the
launch of major label releases. Tidal botched the latest
album release by singer Rihanna ("Anti"), who had an
extramarital affair with the aforementioned TI. Tidal also
ruined the release of rapper Kanye West's ("The Life Of
Pablo") via a deliberate leak in conduct labeled "costly" as
the rapper lost $10,000,000. "The Life Of Pablo" is now a
Tidal exclusive that has lost steam and relevance, damaging
West's career.
Kanye West
Where industry leader Apple Music is working
with record labels, Tidal is being selfish and greedy, in
trying to save a failed business, at the expense of artists
careers and industry averages in America. The music industry
in America is in big trouble, sinking fast with record low
sales. It doesn't help that Tidal is demanding loyalty from
artists they've given dirty, illegal career favors in the
past, in failed attempts at keeping a company going the
public simply is not impressed with, in demanding they
sacrifice their studio albums (and careers) as exclusives
for Tidal. Major labels are furious with the stunt.
