Hip-Hop Publishing: Trippie Redd, PnB Rock & More
A diverse catalog featuring rising artists and hip-hop veterans with earnings from multiple royalty streams.
- Closed August 24, 2020
- Life-of-rights term
- Musical Composition
- Songwriter/Publisher
- The Administration MP
About This Auction
- $22,676
- Dollar Age
- 3.53 Years
- Track List
- Track List
- Musical Composition
- Interests Included
- Songwriter/Publisher
- Mechanical, Public Performance, Sync
- No
- Distributors
- The Administration MP
- Sources
- Internet Streaming, AM/FM & Satellite Radio, Digital Downloads, CD Sales, TV/Film/Commercial Placements & Performances, etc.
- Life of author + 70 years
- First Distribution (paid 30 days from receipt)
- November 15, 2020
- Distribution Frequency
- Quarterly
- Starting Price
- $95,000
- Bidding Increment
- $1,000
- Closing Price
- $97,000
- End Date
- August 24, 2020, 3:04 PM MDT
- Buyer Fees
- 1% of closing price or $500 (whichever is greater)‡§
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Description
Up for auction are publishing royalties from a diverse selection of budding artists including Trippie Redd, PnB Rock, 21 Savage, Playboi Carti, and Lil Uzi Vert, as well as seasoned hip-hop vets Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, and more.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:
Mechanical royalties are the top-earning source for this catalog with 57% of last year’s returns. Public performance royalties follow with 24%. Finally, YouTube earnings bring in 17% — and consist of revenue generated on the YouTube platform (including ad revenue), and notably grew 9% year-over-year.
Royalties are widely dispersed across this catalog with the highest-earning song — “Limitless” — accounting for 13% of last year’s earnings. That provides built-in diversification amongst the catalog’s songs.
You’ll notice a spike in royalties in Q3-2018 — this is a result of increased from newer releases, along with a non-recurring sync payment for the track “Records," for its use in the 2018 film Uncle Drew.
ABOUT THE CATALOG:
This hip-hop catalog features nearly 200 songs from a group of up-and-coming hip-hop artists. As a result of the diverse song mix, the top five tracks account for just 38% of the catalog’s returns over the last year.
Leading royalties is the single “Limitless” from Trippie Redd. The track is off the debut commercial mixtape A Love Letter To You, released in 2017. The Gold-certified album peaked on the Billboard 200 at No. 64 and received acclaim from critics. To date, “Limitless” has over 17 million streams on Spotify.
Following next is 2017’s “Plans” from PnB Rock with 8% of last year’s royalties. The single is also off a mixtape titled GTTM: Goin Thru the Motions, which became Gold-certified and topped out at No. 28 on the Billboard 200.
Other notable titles include:
- “Check” performed by DP Beats and featuring Playboi Carti (2018)
- “Ready Set Go (Vlone)” from Lil Uzi Vert (2016)
- “No Peace” performed by 21 Savage (2015)
- Wiz Khalifa's "Freak Dips" and "X 4 X" featuring Desiigner
- "Kyrie" from Rick Ross
Key Drivers
Income Mix. The winner of this auction can receive income in various ways:
- Mechanical: Royalties paid to songwriters and publishers when music is sold (think CD or vinyl) but also when music is streamed “on-demand” (like Spotify).
- Performance: Royalties paid to songwriters when music is performed publicly. Music played over the radio, in a restaurant or bar, or over a service like Spotify or Pandora is considered a .
- Synchronization: Royalties paid to songwriters and publishers for the licensing of a song in music for a movie, TV show, or commercial.
Hip-Hop & Streaming. Hip-Hop/Streaming. This catalog is a perfect example of two trends: hip-hop and streaming's growth worldwide. According to BuzzAngle's 2019 Year End Report, hip-hop is the most popular genre of music in the U.S. The driver for the increase is streaming. Six out of the top 10 streamed songs were hip-hop/rap and 52 out of the top 100 most streamed songs were hip-hop/rap.
About the Royalty Distributor
The Administration MP is a music publishing service for songwriters, producers, beat-makers, and artists. The Administration MP registers, licenses, administers, and most importantly, collects royalties around the world, for their customers.
The Theoretical IRR is a formulaic guideline based on an extrapolation of the normalized, historical earnings trend of the catalog. The Theoretical IRR is not a guarantee of future performance. It should be used for comparison purposes only. Each catalog has its own risk factors and the Theoretical IRR is not based upon a specific analysis of this catalog. Click here to view the basis for all Theoretical IRR calculations.
Historic royalty income is no indication of future royalty income. Future royalty income is dependent upon future sales and licensing revenue generated by the sound recordings or compositions associated with this listing.
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