Idolator
Internet-Savvy Readers Don't Have Your Back (On The Sales Front)
Oh Word's Sacha Orenstein looks at factors affecting sales by recent offerings from Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah and Bay area rapper E-40. Ghostface's album, Fishscale, scooped up heralds from critics and bloggers left and right, while E-40's My Ghetto Report Card recieved little press; yet it wasn't the recipient of the huzzahs whose album went gold. Orenstein's analysis is a solid read, particularly for this nugget:
More »
