Talib makes charts with digital only release

From Buckshot and Dru Ha:

Hey everyone,

We just wanted to share some exciting news on Talib Kweli’s Gutter Rainbows first week numbers.

13,900 Soundscan units in its First Week.
#5 Rap Album
#29 All Genres

In this climate, it being a digital-only release & purely indie, we’re very proud of the #s. Rule of thumb for most of our titles is that digital will make up roughly 25-30% of the total sales. That leaves 70% to physical, which we didn’t have for this release.

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