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Initech

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Wed Feb 17, 2016, 06:36 PM Feb 2016

Kanye West's "The Life Of Pablo" - Wins Most Torrented Album

Wait, Kanye West's album still hasn't been released to the public? You'd never know, based on a quick look at the Pirate Bay, Kickass Torrents and a range of other piracy websites, where “The Life of Pablo” is freely available and has been downloaded illegally hundreds of thousands of times.

West surprised the world Saturday night when he released his long delayed new album, “The Life of Pablo,” after performing two songs on “Saturday Night Live.” The album was for sale on his website for only a few hours, and the rapper has since said his new music will only be available on Tidal, the subscription streaming service backed by Jay Z, Rihanna, and yes Kaye. But Kanye somehow forgot that “The Life of Pablo” would inevitably leak to torrent websites, and spark an explosion of downloads among people who know how to steal music.

http://www.ibtimes.com/pirate-bay-ruining-kanye-wests-plan-fueling-thousands-free-life-pablo-torrent-2308851


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Kanye West's "The Life Of Pablo" - Wins Most Torrented Album (Original Post) Initech Feb 2016 OP
As annoying a person as he is... jberryhill Feb 2016 #1
I lulz'd KG Feb 2016 #2
Trying to drive people to use Tidal MowCowWhoHow III Feb 2016 #3
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