Research
Studies, with the method attached.
Every study on this page ships with its sample size, its method, its limitations and its raw data. If a study is still running, it says so and it is not linked as finished. Nothing here is behind a wall.
The most lexically complex rappers, measured
Token-level and rhyme-density analysis across the studio catalogues of the most-streamed rappers of the decade, built on MusicBrainz metadata. Lyrics are computed on and never republished, so only derived metrics are released.
In the pipeline
Scoped, not published
These are designed and queued. They appear here so you can see what is coming and hold us to it, not to pad a research index. None of them has a number attached yet, because none of them has been run.
What a stream actually pays, by platform
Per-stream payouts reconciled against real distributor statements rather than headline rates, with the variance shown instead of averaged away.
The opener's cut
What support acts are actually paid across tour tiers, who absorbs production and travel, and what a support slot costs an artist net.
Who owns the masters
Ownership chains for catalogues that changed hands, traced through filings rather than press releases.
Chart mechanics, decoded
How bundling, variants and playlist placement translate into chart position, and what each is worth in units.
Standing offer
Sitting on data nobody has published?
Statements, contracts, settlement figures, tour settlements. We will treat a source properly, we will state what we can and cannot verify, and we will never publish something we cannot stand behind.
How we handle sources →