KOREAN PHONE MAKER Samsung has inked a multi-million dollar deal with US hip hop artist Jay Z to give away his upcoming album to owners of selected Samsung Android handsets.

Jay Z's retirement is clearly going well, as he has announced a new album called Magna Carta Holy Grail which will be given away for free to owners of theSamsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3 or Galaxy Note 2 handsets before its retail release three days later.

The album will be released on 4 July at 12.01am EST, and it will be available to download from the Google Play store. There's a bit of a catch however, as it will only be available as a free download for the first one million people who remember to get it, so we advise downloading the app, called Magna Carta, when it's available on 24 June.

As well as a free album by the formerly retired Jay Z, the download also promises an "unprecedented look into the album" complete with "personal stories and inspiration"."A video accompanying the announcement embedded below suggests that this will include a look behind the scenes at Jay Z's collaborations with Pharell Williams and Timbaland, as well as a lot of fake piano playing by Jay Z.

As you have probably already guessed, this is a big deal for Samsung. According to the New York Post, the deal is worth as much as $20 million, with further reports suggesting that Samsung paid $5 each for the million albums it plans to give away to its customers, having already pumped a heap of cash into the project.

It's unclear if the free album offer is available to both US and UK Samsung devices owners, but we've contacted Samsung for more information. / Revista Shqip