Nardo Wick, PinkPantheress, Meek Mill + More Songwriter Royalties

“Who Want Smoke?” has been reworked twice, and all versions, including the original are included in this catalog. Nardo Wick put the original out in January 2021. On October 8 he released a remix adding Lil Durk, 21 Savage and G Herbo, now certified 3× Platinum. In May 2025 PinkPantheress built “Noises” on a sample of the original. Hip-hop was built on this practice: a song gets remixed, sampled, and borrowed from, and each version puts it in front of a new audience.

This asset includes the songwriter’s share of public performance royalties, paid when a song is streamed, broadcast, performed live, or played in public. Streaming supplies 81% of the last twelve months, satellite radio 5%, live performance 4%, and broadcast radio 2%. About 28% of the money is earned outside the United States, across 166 countries.

The earnings show the standard arc for a charting single: a high first year, then a step-down. Annual earnings went $92,300 in 2022, $59,693 in 2023, $34,934 in 2024 and $23,694 in 2025, and the pace of that step-down has roughly halved: the prior twelve months softened 44%, the last twelve 26.5%, to $22,636. Streaming income then held between $4,674 and $4,920 for three straight quarters before easing to $4,003 in the most recent one. 

The steep part of the decay curve is behind this catalog. The rate of decline has been cut in half and quarterly earnings have leveled off, giving a buyer a steadier base to underwrite. That base is anchored by a 3× Platinum single, supported by a Gold album track and thirty-two more titles still earning, with added exposure through a 2025 pop release built on the original.

For a detailed analysis of earnings trends, cash flow projections, and investment criteria, review the full Investment Memorandum.

Nardo Wick, born Horace Walls III in Jacksonville, Florida, signed to RCA Records in 2021. Five of his titles are here. “Who Want Smoke?” was released in January 2021; the October 2021 version featuring G Herbo, Lil Durk and 21 Savage peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is certified 3× Platinum. Both appear as separate works. “Shhh” (April 2021) served as the lead single to his debut album Who Is Nardo Wick?, which reached the top 20 of the Billboard 200 and is certified Platinum; “Wicked Witch” is an album track from the same December 2021 release. “Came Up” dates to October 2020, before the breakthrough.

Meek Mill, the Philadelphia rapper and Grammy nominee, contributes “Northside Southside” featuring British rapper Giggs, from Expensive Pain, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in October 2021.

PinkPantheress, the British singer and producer named Billboard’s Producer of the Year in 2024, contributes “Noises” from her May 2025 mixtape Fancy That. The track is built on a sample of “Who Want Smoke?”.