As shady as the record industry MAY be (I don't know for sure, I'm not in it), the fans are way more shadier (if that's a word). We all sit on the Net and bust down all these records but like Von P said, how many actually bought that cd??? Half the ppl on the Net shouldn't be allowed to criticize because you haven't paid for shit. Bloggers are just as bad (i.e. Byron Crawford) but they gotta eat so I'm not gonna knock their hustle. The biggest difference between now & 10 or 20 years ago is the fans. When we used to poli and argue who's in the top 5, record sales was never a criteria. Skills was always the important factor. But you can't debate Hip-Hop today without someone bringing up Soundscan. Motherf*cka why?