Monie Love, Fine Young Cannibals, and more - Songwriting Royalties

This asset offers the performing rights royalties from a catalog featuring Monie Love, including a song from one of the most iconic films of the ’90s, produced by DJ Jazzy Jeff, and collaborations with A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, De La Soul, and Prince.

The biggest earner is “Work It Out,” from the soundtrack to the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. The song was co-written and co-produced by hip-hop legend DJ Jazzy Jeff, and the soundtrack went Gold and hit No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Thirty-five years later, it still earns from US TV and streaming and brought in 45% of the catalog’s income over the last 12 months.

“Saturday,” recorded with soul singer Cunnie Williams, reached No. 24 in Italy and No. 35 in France. Those two countries still pay the most for it, and it grew 37% last year. Monie Love’s remix of Fine Young Cannibals’ “She Drives Me Crazy” adds a verse telling the woman’s side of the story. It grew 33%, earning mostly in France and the UK.

The rest of the catalog is full of big names. “Doin’ Our Own Dang” features the Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and De La Soul. “Everybody Get On Up” was Carmen Electra’s debut single, made with Prince. “Groupie Therapy” comes from The Pharcyde’s second album, Labcabincalifornia. The catalog also includes the theme to the British TV show Location, Location, Location, on air since 2000.

In the last 12 months, the catalog earned in 168 countries. The US led at 40%, followed by Italy at 14%, France at 13% and the UK at 11%. Broadcast (television and radio) and general income from societies outside the UK made up 41%, streaming 30% and TV and film 20%. TV payments on “Work It Out” range from $10 to $1,018 each. Earnings are down about 25% from the prior 12 months, mostly because that period included an unusually large US payment of about $1,500 in April 2025. With that payment at its usual size, earnings are down about 10% from the prior 12 months and up about 3% from two years ago.

This is a piece of hip-hop history that still pays. Leaving out the one-time April 2025 payment, the catalog has earned between about $3,900 and $4,900 in every 12-month period for the last five years. Its top three songs earn across the US, mainland Europe, and the UK, and two of them grew more than 30% last year.

This catalog captures the moment hip-hop met pop, soul, and dance music around 1990.

London-born rapper Monie Love was a two-time Grammy nominee and the first British female hip-hop artist to be nominated. “Work It Out” (1991), produced by DJ Jazzy Jeff and Craig King, appeared on the Gold-certified Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. “Full Term Love” (1992) reached No. 7 on the US rap chart, and “I Can Do This” (1988) was her debut single.
Fine Young Cannibals, the Birmingham trio behind two US No. 1s, released “She Drives Me Crazy (The Monie Love Remix)” in 1989. Soul singer Cunnie Williams released “Saturday” featuring Monie Love in 1999.

“Doin’ Our Own Dang” (1990) brings together Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love and De La Soul. “Everybody Get On Up” (1993) was the lead single from Carmen Electra’s debut album, with music by Prince. The Pharcyde’s “Groupie Therapy” (1995) appears on their second album, Labcabincalifornia. The catalog also includes the theme to Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location, which has aired since 2000.

Distribution Schedule. PRS regularly distributes royalties four times per year: April, July, October, and December. PRS may pay "out-of-cycle" distributions at various times of the year. These dates are estimated. As the winning bidder, you'll be entitled to all scheduled and "out-of-cycle" distributions. 

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