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# Have You Forgotten About TIDAL? Jay Z Just Did, Under Oath.
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/have-you-forgotten-about-tidal-jay-z-just-did-under-oath/
- Published: 2015-10-19T11:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-10-19T11:55:00.000Z
- Description: Jay Z is a busy man these days. In addition to his own musical career, management company and multitude of other ventures, he been testifying at the "Big Pimpin'" trial. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2015/10/have-you-forgotten-about-tidal-jay-z-just-did-under-oath.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Apple Inc., Beats Electronics, Bey, Big Pimpin', Dr Dre, Drake (entertainer), Jay-Z, Roc Nation, Straight Outta Compton, Timbaland, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:28

**[![jay z](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d169e060970c-150wi "jay z")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d169e060970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Jay Z** is a busy man these days. In addition to his own musical career, management company and multitude of other ventures, he been **testifying at the "Big Pimpin'" trial** and meeting with **[Samsung about a partnership or sale of TIDAL](https://www.hypebot.com/is-samsung-buying-jay-zs-tidal/)**. Perhaps, he's taken on a bit too much…

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During the trial over the sample of the Egyptian song "Khosara Khosara" on the Jay Z and Timberland collaboration "Big Pimpin'," Jay Z was asked why he had not researched the rights to the song before using it.

[![Tidal logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7dffdb9970b-150wi "Tidal logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c7dffdb9970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

"That’s not what I do. I make music," he [replied](http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/6730044/jay-z-testifies-at-big-pimpin-trial?ref=hypebot.com). "I make music, I'm a rapper, I’ve got a clothing line, I run a label, a media label called Roc Nation, with a sports agency, music publishing and management. Restaurants and nightclubs … I think that about covers it.".

"I’m not so sure. You have a music streaming service \[Tidal\], don’t you?" prompted his attorney Andrew Bart.

"Yeah, yeah. Forgot about that," answered Jay Z.

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