Jay Z and Beyonce Draw Flak on Twitter for All White Tidal Team

By Peter R - 30 May '15 19:46PM
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Jay Z and wife Beyonce Knowles drew heavy fire on Twitter recently after they posted an all-white team of Tidal Music streaming service.

According to Mirror, Twitter users wondered why the owners of service alone, Jay Z and Beyonce, were colored while the rest of the team was white. The outpouring continued even after some users came to the couple's defense stating that the picture was taken in Norway where Whites are 97 percent of the population.

"Jay tried to guilt trip us ... but his staff are all white" said one users while another said "Jay does a 'Pro-Black' freestyle but then releases a picture of #Tidal's all White staff."

The outburst was vocal as the critics recalled Jay Z had asked members of the Black community in the past why the community does not support his company as it does other brands, TMZ reported.

Jay Z's company Project Panther had acquired Tidal which was launched in 2014 by a Norwegian public company Aspiro.

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