Granted, it seems like Jay-Z wasn't on his j.o. as far as The Roots & Meth are concerned. You can leave Ghost out of the equation because he is about to drop a 2nd CD in about a 6 month time span. But, judging by The Roots established fan base aka OKP, they should have went at least Gold. Lupe Fiasco can be thrown in there too. His buzz was crazy. How about we lay blame where it is supposed to be...with us. It is way too easy to fault Jay for this. Judging by the word of mouth on the different websites, Food & Liquor and Game Theory are easily the albums of the year. So, how come they didn't sell like they should have?...If the same people that sell out The Roots shows and big them up all day on the Net bought their CDs, it would not be a discussion.