sam goody, musicland, virgin, tower, and the other major chains had put all new jack r&b and hip hop into "black music" sections since the early 80's. i know because i used to buy music every tuesday and be it in chicago or oakland, it was always the same. this changed in the early 90's, but that's not to say that some po dunk store hasn't gotten the newsletter. that, or someone at a store put up an old sign to take a picture and be a funny guy on the internet.