Author Topic: Exclusive: Jay Z's Album Leaked In Africa (Read 317 times)

Meho · « **on:** October 14, 2006, 04:58:17 AM »

October 13. Jay Z fans have been anxiously awaiting the release of his latest album Kingdom Come. Last week the fans got an early preview when tracks from the album were leaked on the internet.

Since the reported leak, Def Jam has been scrambling to find out how this could have occurred. The company even went as far as contacting the F.B.I. - threatening to press criminal charges against the leaker. But it now appears that they'll never be able to catch the culprit. In a MediaTakeOut.com exclusive, we've learned that West African thieves are most likely responsible for the leak of Jay Z's album.

MediaTakeOut.com spoke with a man who claimed to know exactly where the leak originated. According to our source, who is a recent immigrant from West Africa, thieves swiped a copy of the album while Jay Z was touring on the continent. The source told us, "Jay Z left a copy in his hotel [room] and someone took it." Minutes after the theft, our tipster claims, the album was sent via email to counterfeiters around the world.

And our source's story seems to be corroborated by evidence. Yesterday MediaTakeOut.com visited a street vendor in Brooklyn who was already selling bootlegged copies of Kingdom Come. That vendor told us that the bootlegged copies had recently arrived from Africa. And he even defended selling the stolen recordings, saying, "with the economy the way it is, you have to do what you can to make money ... besides this is America - everything is for sale here."

http://mediatakeout.com/Exclusives/Jay_Album.html

The "Untouchable" DJR · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2006, 05:01:53 AM »

Euh... got a link?

Reventón Bogotá Rolla · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2006, 05:28:52 AM »

this would be even worse than Lupe's leak problem...

The Watcher · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2006, 06:30:57 AM »

sounds like;

a) bullshit; or
b) a publicity stunt

eS El Duque · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2006, 08:30:50 AM »

lol bullshit

Otherwise it would have been on any of the sites I go to.

Or the so called holders of this album are holding on to it and waiting for a perfect time to release...lots of ripper groups do that.

kingwell · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2006, 08:42:36 PM »

Quote from: eS El Duque on October 14, 2006, 08:30:50 AM

lol bullshit

Otherwise it would have been on any of the sites I go to.

Or the so called holders of this album are holding on to it and waiting for a perfect time to release...lots of ripper groups do that.

Nah each ripper has a different source. If none of these African thieves or the street vendors they are selling to; belong to a ripping group... it's not going to be on the internet... Would have to wait for a buyer to rip it and distribute it online..

Although this story looks like BS, it would be cool if it was true. (Jay already got enough money, let the bros on the street make some...)