After a dramatic fall out of the Top 700 iOS chart, Jay Z has defended his streaming service TIDAL in a rare Twitter rant.

The star, who created TIDAL as an alternative to the likes of Spotify so that artists could be paid ‘fairly’ for the digital streaming of their music, took to Twitter to clarify that the app isn’t going anywhere, and to ask fans to ‘give us a chance’.

Stating that ‘we made TIDAL for fans’, it seems Jay is referring to articles slamming the idea that fans are supposed to feel bad that millionaire artists aren’t making enough through streaming services.

Jay also hit out at ‘big companies’ who he believes are ‘spending millions on a smear campaign’ to damage TIDAL’s reputation. Check out the tweets below...

Stream of consciousness coming in 5, 4, 3, 2… #TidalFacts

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

Tidal is doing just fine. We have over 770,000 subs. We have been in business less than one month. #TidalFacts

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

The iTunes Store wasn't built in a day. It took Spotify 9 years to be successful…

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

We are here for the long haul. Please give us a chance to grow & get better. #TidalFacts

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

There are many big companies that are spending millions on a smear campaign. We are not anti-anyone, we are pro-artist & fan. #TidalFacts

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

We made Tidal for fans. We have more than just music. We have video, exclusive concerts, tickets for events early, live sports!...

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

Tidal pays 75% royalty rate to ALL artists, writers and producers - not just the founding members on stage.

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

My cousin just moved to Nigeria to discover new talent. Tidal is a global company.

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

Our actions will speak louder than words. We made Tidal to bring people the best experiences...

— Mr. Carter (@S_C_) April 26, 2015

After Kanye West just made everyone confused with his tweeting and deleting, do you think Jay Z has made a good case for sticking with TIDAL?