Before Tidal Jay Z Cosigned Another Streaming Service

Can you guess which one?

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While Blueprint 3 may not regard the appreciation and praise that other, classic, Jay Z albums do, it did receive this creative minute-long promotion in partnership with a music streaming service back in 2009, long before the Hova and squad takeover of Tidal. The Rhapsody advertisement promoting BP3 takes a nostalgic look through Jay’s first eight album covers, Reasonable Doubt to American Gangster.  Check it out above.

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