Waka Flocka Flame Music Media Review Feb-Apr 2012
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Waka Flocka Flame Music Media Review Feb-Apr 2012
Waka Flocka Flame Music Media Review Feb-Apr 2012 Table of Contents Overview 3 News Coverage 4 News Popularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 News Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Top Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Top News Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Best 5 News Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 News Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Twitter Coverage 17 Twitter Popularity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Twitter Comparison Twitter Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Shared Twitter Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chart Popularity 21 Mainstream Singles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Mainstream Singles Comparison . . . . . . . . . 22 Appendicies 23 Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists . . . . . . . 23 Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists . . . . . . . . 26 Appendix C - All Artists by Facebook Reach . . . . 29 Appendix D - All Publishers by Internet Reach . . . 32 2 Overview 234th in the Music Press 754th on Twitter 110th on Mainstream Charts This report reviews the popularity of Waka Flocka Flame on the We Are Hunted music charts and in the music news for the period Feb-Apr 2012. It benchmarks Waka Flocka Flame against the 1,148 artists that appeared on the We Are Hunted charts during this period. The results are based on an analysis of 217,799 music articles, 12,020,940 music related tweets and inspection of the Facebook Open Graph. News is sourced from a range of publishers including major music news sites and an army of passionate bloggers worldwide. Charts are compiled from samples of hundreds of charts in a range of music genres. This report was collated by the We Are Hunted team and generated using the text analytics software that powers the wearehunted.com website. 3 News Coverage News Popularity This section shows the total number of music articles mentioning Waka Flocka Flame during this time period and the overall rank of Waka Flocka Flame when compared to similar artists. 234th Overall Rank 180 Articles 0.015% Share Artist Rank Articles Share Kendrick Lamar 27th 702 0.057% Earl Sweatshirt 31st 645 0.052% Azealia Banks 49th 487 0.039% TYGA 88th 357 0.029% MGK 130th 261 0.021% Iggy Azalea 182nd 209 0.017% Waka Flocka Flame 234th 180 0.015% Sam Adams 1423rd 26 0.002% Figure 1: News Coverage Comparison 50 40 30 20 10 0 01/02 02/03 01/04 Figure 2: News Coverage over Time Waka Flocka Flame Kendrick Lamar MGK Azealia Banks Iggy Azalea TYGA Earl Sweatshirt Sam Adams 4 News Comparison This section compares the number of music articles mentioning Waka Flocka Flame during this time period to similar artists. 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 15 10 5 0 40 30 20 10 0 15 10 5 0 15 10 5 0 01/02 02/03 01/04 Figure 3: Comparisons for Waka Flocka Flame Waka Flocka Flame Kendrick Lamar Iggy Azalea TYGA MGK 5 Top Publishers HipHopDX rap-up Prefix Magazine Top Publishers ill roots SOHH.com Spin Other Figure 4: Top Publishers mentioning Waka Flocka Flame Top Publishers Mentions HipHopDX 30 rap-up 16 Prefix Magazine 15 ill roots 13 SOHH.com 10 Spin 9 hiphopisdream 8 donewaiting.com 5 Planet Ill 4 Under The Gun Review 4 nah right 4 Hip Hop Press 3 Pitchfork 3 mostly junkfood 2 AUX TV 2 Figure 5: Most frequently mentioned Top Publishers 6 Top News Publishers Publisher Rank Articles HipHopDX - http://www.hiphopdx.com/ 1 30 rap-up - http://www.rap-up.com/ 2 16 Prefix Magazine - http://prefixmag.com 3 15 ill roots - http://illroots.com/ 4 13 SOHH.com - http://www.sohh.com/ 5 10 Spin - http://www.spin.com/ 6 9 hiphopisdream - http://hiphopisdream.com/ 7 8 donewaiting.com - http://www.donewaiting.com/ 8 5 Planet Ill - http://www.planetill.com/ 9 4 Under The Gun Review - http://underthegunreview.net/ 10 4 nah right - http://www.nahright.com/news 11 4 Hip Hop Press - http://www.hiphoppress.com/ 12 3 Pitchfork - http://pitchfork.com/ 13 3 mostly junkfood - http://mostlyjunkfood.com/ 14 2 AUX TV - http://www.aux.tv/newmusic 15 2 The Smoking Section - http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS 16 2 Global Grind - http://globalgrind.com/ 17 2 NJ Underground - http://thenjunderground.com/ 18 2 Sound Buffet - http://soundbuffet.tumblr.com/ 19 2 The 405 - http://thefourohfive.com/ 20 2 Colt-On - http://colt-on.com/ 21 2 White Folks Get Crunk - http://www.whitefolksgetcrunk.com 22 2 Spinner.com - http://www.spinner.com/ 23 2 stereogum - http://www.stereogum.com/ 24 2 RealTalkNY - http://realtalkny.uproxx.com/ 25 2 Figure 6: Top 25 Publishers mentioning Waka Flocka Flame 7 Best 5 News Days 1 10 March 2012 : 13 articles published Popular Articles this Day Waka Flocka Flame: "I Don't Really Care" F. Trey Songz Prefix Magazine, 10 March 2012 Seemingly out of nowhere, Waka Flocka Flame has delivered the second single off his upcoming album, Triple F Life: Friends, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media/waka-flocka-flame/i-dont-really-care-f-trey-songz/63011/ The Ballad of Waka Flocka Flame Spin, 10 March 2012 Juaquin James Malphurs is born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York; his family settles in Riverdale, Georgia nine years later. 1986 , Malphurs' 10-year-old brother is run over by a ... Waka Flocka Flame Exclusive: Hear 'I Don't Really Care' Now Spin, 10 March 2012 Waka Flocka Flame's new single, "I Don't Really Care," featuring Trey Songz (produced by upstart Skyy Stylez and R&B vet Troy Taylor) — from Flocka's forthcoming second album, Triple F ... Roscoe Dash: "Like Diz" F. 2 Chainz Prefix Magazine, 10 March 2012 When Roscoe Dash isn't regurgitating hooks for Big Sean and Waka Flocka Flame, he's actually making pretty decent club rap ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media/roscoe-dash/like-diz-f-2-chainz/63002/ Waka Flocka Flame's Security Banned From North Carolina Prefix Magazine, 10 March 2012 Waka Flocka Flame's security team has pretty much been banned from entering the state of North Carolina following an incident ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/waka-flocka-flames-security-banned-from-north-caro/62983/ Waka Flocka Flame Plays Kanye's Fashion Show Afterparty Prefix Magazine, 09 March 2012 What do you all make of Kanye West's gatecrashing of the fashion world? I mean, I don't know shit about ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/waka-flocka-flame-plays-kanyes-fashion-show-afterp/62940/ [Singles] Waka Flocka Flame f. Trey Songz - "I Don't Really Care" HipHopDX, 10 March 2012 The new single off Waka Flocka Flame's upcoming "Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family." Squad! 8 Waka Flocka – I Don’t Really Care ft. Trey Songz mostly junkfood, 10 March 2012 FLEXXXXXX. PETA Activist Waka Flocka Flame is back with the single to his new album, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family entitled “I Don’t Really Care,” produced by Skyy ... Waka Flocka Flame's Security Catches Heat, Banned In North Carolina SOHH.com, 10 March 2012 Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka, may just have to watch his back when traveling through North Carolina these days, with reports claiming his security team is banned from entering the state. Listen: Waka Flocka Flame - "I Don't Really Care" (ft. Trey Songz) NJ Underground, 10 March 2012 Another taste of the Atlanta emcee's forthcoming LP. 2 23 March 2012 : 19 articles published Popular Articles this Day Drake to Embark on 27-City Club Paradise Tour Beginning May 7 Artist Direct, 23 March 2012 Drake announced a 27-city US amphitheatre run of his Club Paradise Tour. J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz and French Montana will be on hand to provide ... Drake Announces Summer Tour Pitchfork, 22 March 2012 Drake has been on tour since February , and in two days, he starts a run of dates across Europe. It looks like he's not stopping any time soon, as ... Video: Waka Flocka Flame Talks Rappers Biting His Style, 'Triple F Life' And More On The Breakfast Club Prefix Magazine, 23 March 2012 Waka Flocka Flame's Triple F Life is finally set to drop June 12 , so we can expect dude to ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/video-waka-flocka-flame-talks-rappers-biting-his-s/63558/ Drake sets summer Club Paradise tour dates with J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame HitFix, 23 March 2012 Drake's tour has gone so well this winter and spring, he's taking Paradise straight into this summer. http://www.hitfix.com 9 Waka Flocka Flame's Sophomore Album, 'Triple F Life,' Due Out On June 12 Prefix Magazine, 23 March 2012 Waka Flocka Flame, who crushed hip-hop's modus operandi in 2010, has been working on his sophomore LP, titled Triple F ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/waka-flocka-flames-sophomore-album-triple-f-life-d/63513/ Drake Announces US Club Paradise Tour Dates Idolator, 23 March 2012 GQ cover guy Drake is taking his Take Care tunes on the road in the States this spring, and he’s bringing some famous faces along for the ride. J. Cole, ... Drake announces 2012 summer tour Consequence of Sound, 22 March 2012 J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame, and 2 Chainz to open. Drake Announces Tour With J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame, Meek Mill Prefix Magazine, 22 March 2012 Drake might be in the midst of his Club Paradise tour with Kendrick Lamar and ASAP Rocky, but ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/drake-announces-tour-with-j-cole-waka-flocka-flame/63489/ Drake Announces 'Club Paradise Tour' With J. Cole, Waka Flacka Flame, Others Billboard Biz, 22 March 2012 Drake is hitting the road for a 27-city, cross country tour of U.S. amphitheaters in support of his chart-topping album "Take Care." Dubbed "The Club Paradise Tour," Drake is bringing ... [Singles] Mike Will f. Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame - "Back 2 The Basics" HipHopDX, 23 March 2012 The second installment in Mike Will's "Est. in 1989" series is on the way. Here's the first advance track off the album featuring Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka. 3 22 March 2012 : 10 articles published Popular Articles this Day Drake Announces Summer Tour Pitchfork, 22 March 2012 Drake has been on tour since February , and in two days, he starts a run of dates across Europe. It looks like he's not stopping any time soon, as ... 10 Drake announces 2012 summer tour Consequence of Sound, 22 March 2012 J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame, and 2 Chainz to open. Drake Announces Tour With J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame, Meek Mill Prefix Magazine, 22 March 2012 Drake might be in the midst of his Club Paradise tour with Kendrick Lamar and ASAP Rocky, but ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/drake-announces-tour-with-j-cole-waka-flocka-flame/63489/ Drake Announces 'Club Paradise Tour' With J. Cole, Waka Flacka Flame, Others Billboard Biz, 22 March 2012 Drake is hitting the road for a 27-city, cross country tour of U.S. amphitheaters in support of his chart-topping album "Take Care." Dubbed "The Club Paradise Tour," Drake is bringing ... Waka Flocka Flame announces new album details The 405, 22 March 2012 One of rap's wittiest lyricists, Waka Flocka Flame , has announced details of his second album, which is strange thought considering he released a total nine mixtapes last year. Triple ... [News] Drake Announces "Club Paradise" Tour With J. Cole, 2 Chainz, Waka Flocka Flame & More HipHopDX, 22 March 2012 Drake will also hit the road with Meek Mill and French Montana for the second leg of his "Club Paradise" tour. [News] Waka Flocka Flame "Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family" Release Date HipHopDX, 21 March 2012 UPDATE: The Brick Squad member says that his sophomore LP will release this summer. Drake announces North American tour with Waka Flocka Flame, J. Cole, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, and French Montana, but neglects Canada AUX TV, 22 March 2012 Drake’s Club Paradise tour has eluded us once again. After the European leg of the strip-club named tour that was announced back in December wraps up in April, Drake is ... Drake Announces US Summer Tour Under The Gun Review, 22 March 2012 After the wide-spread success of Drake ‘s latest effort Take Care he is planning on taking over the summer touring schedule, with help from some good friends in the rap ... 11 Waka Flocka Flame – Road To Triple F Life [Episode 1] ill roots, 22 March 2012 Directed by: Major League Films Source: YouHeardThatNew With the June 12th release of his sophomore album Triple F Life fastly approaching, Waka Flocka kicks off the first episode of his ... 4 09 February 2012 : 7 articles published Popular Articles this Day Bei Maejor: "Lights Down Low" F. Waka Flocka Flame Prefix Magazine, 09 February 2012 With his Upscale EP not too far away, Bei Maejor seems to be looking for some of that radio hype ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/media/bei-maejor/lights-down-low-f-waka-flocka-flame/61653/ Gucci Mane Drops New Mixtape BaebleMusic, 08 February 2012 This mixtape has plenty of guest acts from Waka Flocka Flame to Jadakiss and others. If you've never bought into Atlanta/Southern rap, this mixtape won't do much to change your ... The French Revolution:Frenchie Talks Brick Squad, Slim Dunkin, Stack Bundles & More Planet Ill, 09 February 2012 Frenchie talks the Brick Squad, Waka Flocka Flame, the deaths of Slim Dunkin and Stack Bundles and his music. New! Bei Maejor – Lights Down Low (Ft. Waka Flocka Flame) decently dope, 09 February 2012 This was released a little ways back as an unfinished version but now we get Bei’s single “Lights Down Low” featuring the worst rapper in the game, Waka. Bei has ... Bei Maejor ft. Waka Flocka Flame: Lights Down Low fresh new tracks, 09 February 2012 Because of this song this is the order of events that are going to happen: I am going to listen to Fell in Love on the Dancefloor by Bei (aka ... Bei Maejor ft. Waka Flocka Flame: Lights Down Low hype floats, 09 February 2012 Final version with Waka on it. Bei Maejor – Lights Down Low (Ft. Waka Flocka Flame) ill roots, 09 February 2012 Source: @BeiMaejor For the final version of ‘Lights Down Low’, Bei Maejor grabs a verse from Waka Flocka. Bei’s upcoming project Upscale EP is set to drop sometime this month. 12 5 26 February 2012 : 8 articles published Popular Articles this Day Hear Das Racist Rap on BBU's Fiery 'Please, No Pictures' Spin, 25 February 2012 "Fuck gangsta rap," a member of BBU declares at one point on the Chicago rap group's new mixtape, " 'cause black power is the hardest." That's the gist of bell ... Video: Waka Flocka Flame “Round of Applause” (Ft. Drake) donewaiting.com, 26 February 2012 Waka Flocka Flame has replaced the Fozzie chain with a Foghorn Leghorn chain. [Videos] Waka Flocka Flame f. Drake - "Round Of Applause" HipHopDX, 26 February 2012 When strippers need saving, and Drake and Waka Flocka are down to come to their rescue. This Lex Luger produced collab will appear on Waka's "Triple F Life." Video: Waka Flocka Flame f/ Drake – ‘Round of Applause’ (Uncut Version) rap-up, 26 February 2012 If you were wondering where the extra scenes from Waka Flocka Flame’s “Round of Applause” video went, they’re right here in the uncut “dirty” version. MTV debuted a shorter clip ... MUSIC VIDEO: Waka Flocka Flame ft. Drake – Round Of Applause Under The Gun Review, 26 February 2012 The audio dropped back in October, but this morning offers your first opportunity to see the official video for “Round Of Applause.” Telling the tale of a girl lost to ... Soulja Boy – God Forgive Me hiphopisdream, 25 February 2012 Name: Soulja Boy – God Forgive Me Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop Release Date: 2012 Format: mp3 Size: 77 Mb Quality: 256 Kbps Tracklist: 01 God Forgive Me (Go Hard) 02 YGRN (Young ... Waka Flocka Flame – Round Of Applause [Remix] (Ft. Drake) ill roots, 26 February 2012 Directed by: Mr. Boomtown Source: MTV Waka Flocka Flame delivers this Mr. Boomtown-directed clip of the remix to ‘Round Of Applause’, featuring Drake. Waka Flocka’s upcoming album, Triple F Life, ... Drake Brings Out Waka Flocka Flame In Lexington Kentucky ill roots, 26 February 2012 Shot by: BlindFolksVision During the Lexington, Kentucky stop of the Club Paradise Tour, Drake brought out Waka Flocka Flame for the remix to ‘Round Of Applause’ as well as ‘Hard ... 13 14 News Highlights This section includes a brief summary of what the music press had to say about Waka Flocka Flame during this period. February "Waka Flocka Flame to Jadakiss and others. If you've never bought into Atlanta/Southern rap, this mixtape won't do much to change your mind, but for Gucci's ..." Wed 08/02 - Gucci Mane Drops New Mixtape - BaebleMusic "Waka Flocka Flame says that he enjoyed Nicki Minaj's highly criticized performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards" Mon 20/02 - [News] Waka Flocka Flame Addresses Nicki Minaj's Grammy Performance Illuminati Connection - HipHopDX "Waka Flocka Flame is a rapper from Atlanta whose style is hard-hitting, aggressive and in-your-face. Surprisingly, Bei’s smooth flow and Waka’s bark vibe off each other ..." Tue 21/02 - Bei Maejor - "Lights Down Low (ft. Waka Flocka Flame)" - Sound Buffet "Waka Flocka Flame has come to his mother's ex-client's defense" Tue 21/02 - Waka Flocka Flame On Nicki Minaj Grammy Awards Criticism, "That's Bullsh*t" [Video] SOHH.com "Waka Flocka Flame has replaced the Fozzie chain with a Foghorn Leghorn chain" Sun 26/02 - Video: Waka Flocka Flame “Round of Applause” (Ft. Drake) - donewaiting.com March "Waka Flocka Flame is once again holding it down for his dogs" Wed 07/03 - Waka Flocka Flame's Still Down For His Dogs [Video] - SOHH.com "Waka Flocka Flame is back with another pose and this time with a rescued dog, Daphna for the latest PETA ad for animals. In an interview, ..." Sat 10/03 - Waka Flocka Flame Stands For New PETA Campaign - Hip Hop Press "Waka Flocka Flame is back with the single to his new album, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family entitled “I Don’t Really Care,” produced by ..." Sat 10/03 - Waka Flocka – I Don’t Really Care ft. Trey Songz - mostly junkfood 15 "Waka Flocka Flame has delivered the second single off his upcoming album, Triple F Life: Friends, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag" Sat 10/03 - Waka Flocka Flame: "I Don't Really Care" F. Trey Songz - Prefix Magazine "Waka Flocka Flame would make an appearance was present, but there was no Waka in sight. Even though Waka was missing in action, Machine Gun Kelly's ..." Fri 16/03 - WILD BOY! Machine Gun Kelly Moshes At The Woodies (VIDEO) - Global Grind "Waka Flocka Flame has a busy year ahead. The Atlanta rapper will join Drake’s tour this spring and release his sophomore album on June 12. Led ..." Mon 26/03 - Waka Flocka Flame Rides with Tyga, Ludacris, B.o.B on ‘Triple F Life’ - rap-up "Waka Flocka Flame has announced June 12th as the release date of his sophomore album, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans, and Family. Led by the Drake-assisted ..." Fri 30/03 - Waka Flocka Flame to Release Sophomore Album, “Triple F Life” - Hip Hop Press April "Waka Flocka Flame is about the least likely guest for Pitchfork TV's Selector series, as you don't think of him ... Read the full article at ..." Thu 12/04 - Watch Waka Flocka Flame Freestyle On Pitchfork TV - Prefix Magazine "Waka Flocka Flame is upside down on the cover of our brand new May/June issue. The 25-year-old Atlanta rapper is the couldn't-be-more-perfect face of our first-ever ..." Wed 18/04 - Waka Flocka Flame Drops the World on Its Head: SPIN's Loud Issue Is Here - Spin "Waka Flocka Flame is on the cover of Spin Magazine. Below is a hilarious video of Waka taking over Spin Magazine" Wed 18/04 - Video: Waka Flocka Flame Takes Over Spin Magazine - donewaiting.com "Waka Flocka Flame is set to put a mixtape with Odd Future man Tyler, The Creator . Shapiro: Have you recorded a mixtape with Tyler, The ..." Tue 24/04 - Waka Flocka Flame to put out a joint mixtape with Tyler, The Creator - The 405 "Waka Flocka Flame has stood by remarks he recently made about Wiz Khalifa and pointed out the "Black Yellow" hitmaker's change in content since becoming ..." Wed 25/04 - Waka Flocka Flame Addresses Wiz Khalifa Rift, "I Voiced My Opinion Because It's True It's Facts" [Video] - SOHH.com 16 Twitter Coverage Twitter Popularity This section shows the number of tweets indicating that someone was listening to Waka Flocka Flame during this time period. Included is the overall ranking of Waka Flocka Flame when compared to similar artists. 754th Overall Rank 1,072 Tweets 0.001% Share Artist Rank Tweets Share TYGA 26th 25,600 0.016% Kendrick Lamar 128th 6,786 0.004% MGK 371st 2,414 0.002% Azealia Banks 659th 1,272 0.001% Waka Flocka Flame 754th 1,072 0.001% Earl Sweatshirt 1052nd 649 0.000% Iggy Azalea 1286th 456 0.000% Sam Adams 1650th 285 0.000% Figure 7: Twitter Coverage Comparison 1000 800 600 400 200 0 01/02 02/03 01/04 Figure 8: Twitter Coverage over Time Waka Flocka Flame Kendrick Lamar MGK Azealia Banks Iggy Azalea TYGA Earl Sweatshirt Sam Adams 17 Twitter Comparison This section compares the total number of tweets mentioning Waka Flocka Flame to similar artists. 60 40 20 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 120 100 80 60 1000 800 600 400 200 40 30 20 01/02 02/03 01/04 Figure 9: Comparisons for Waka Flocka Flame Waka Flocka Flame Kendrick Lamar Iggy Azalea TYGA MGK 18 Twitter Users This section lists the twitter users mentioning Waka Flocka Flame in tweets most during this period. Rank Twitter User Name Location Tweets Followers Reach 1 twitter.com/YEAHimFROM13sT ←⇐⇦ Got 17 KIDS 工 D◯nt レo√乇 ㄚ◯∪ h◯乇s 19 3,732 70,908 2 twitter.com/i55LoveCereal #1 Cereal Lover Pine Bluff (◎_◎;) 10 4,462 44,620 3 twitter.com/WhatsOnRadio1 Now Playing Radio 1 Leamington Spa 4 1,832 7,328 4 twitter.com/firefire100 unpforgettable pfire the queen of social media 3 2,392 7,176 5 twitter.com/alien1kg Team alien1kg Andromeda1 16 362 5,792 6 twitter.com/luckyjohnson73 Lucky J Baltimore, Maryland (USA) 4 1,075 4,300 7 twitter.com/bj_erskine Bj Erskine Connecticut 3 1,277 3,831 8 twitter.com/Hell0KittyFiend Reese Narnia Bitch (: 4 929 3,716 9 twitter.com/rudeee_boy brandon SUM WHEA U COULD NEVER BE.... 2 1,815 3,630 10 twitter.com/Big_Butt_Lover_ **A Big Dick Nigga** *Wit Da Big Butt Bois* 2 1,779 3,558 11 twitter.com/iFawkinLive_ Cierra Nicole' Ohio, Columbus 4 826 3,304 12 twitter.com/onego 25号 名古屋県岐阜市 2 1,634 3,268 13 twitter.com/iabhealthplans Cris Badgley United States 2 1,607 3,214 14 twitter.com/shamanshyne KING ZOE HEAVEN 4 785 3,140 15 twitter.com/AutumnSodomy AutumnSodomy ♥♊♋♀♫☮☠ CT, USA 11 274 3,014 16 twitter.com/BoyyWonder_24 Gary Coleman Chillin in LA 2 1,101 2,202 17 twitter.com/rob_iTussin Robbie Rob Virginia Beach | International 2 1,095 2,190 18 twitter.com/912graphics Print It For Cheap!! Savannah, GA 2 1,014 2,028 19 twitter.com/KINGWOAT BasedLord Based World 2 1,012 2,024 20 twitter.com/PureBakingSoda Pellion Purrp [email protected] 2 1,004 2,008 21 twitter.com/ReemsDope Kareem NYC-OH 2 874 1,748 22 twitter.com/tweetnasty Sabby Poppins Lawrence, Blandsas. 2 828 1,656 23 twitter.com/Mike_Mr200m Mr.007 200m Mark-China-NY-NC-DC 2 827 1,654 24 twitter.com/cmykcolours M△RK ELZEY San Francisco 2 805 1,610 25 twitter.com/johnnyblz_26 johnny blaze da martian planet 2 707 1,414 Figure 10: Top 25 Users tweeting about Waka Flocka Flame 19 Shared Twitter Links This section lists the most popular urls in tweets mentioning Waka Flocka Flame during this period. URL Rank Tweets http://t.co/HKr10sU7) 1 22 http://www.last.fm/music/Waka+Flocka+Flame 2 7 http://www.tweekly.fm/twitter/StojanGBSUzelac 3 6 http://www.autumnsodomy.me 4 5 http://www.last.fm/music/Slim%2BDunkin%2B%2526%2BWaka%2BFlocka%2BFlame/_/Tyler+Perry+[Prod.+By+808+M... 5 4 http://tuniver.se/artist/Trap-A-Holics/album/Trap Music (Gorilla Warfare Edition)/song/14 Waka Flock... 6 4 http://www.pandora.com/land/song/d41b3768f55700c0425ba2910f7abf8b 7 3 http://t.co/F3GFoojZ) 8 3 http://tuniver.se/artist/Alien1kg/album/%23FollowAlien1kg/song/03 Waka Flocka Flame - Hard In The Pa... 9 3 http://www.last.fm/music/Waka+Flocka+Flame 10 3 http://tuniver.se/artist/Trap-A-Holics/album/It's A Southside Track Pt. 2/song/10 Waka Flocka Flame ... 11 3 http://t.co/x86HQkyH... 12 3 http://tuniver.se/artist/Trap-A-Holics/album/It's A Southside Track Pt. 2/song/16 Waka Flocka Flame ... 13 3 http://t.co/v9gfsh7n... 14 3 http://www.last.fm/music/Waka%2BFlocka%2BFlame%252C%2BFetti%2BGang%252C%2BYG%2BHootie%2B%2526%2BP%2B... 15 3 http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click 16 2 http://t.co/WubxclGP) 17 2 http://www.pandora.com/land/station/67c0d9422189b7cbca345151af63d6f7ef6976cf01487acf 18 2 http://www.tweekly.fm/twitter/jamesthesis 19 2 http://www.tweekly.fm/twitter/tweetnastyy 20 2 http://tinysong.com/HfsU 21 2 http://www.pandora.com/land/song/b2bcefaa143e591c425ba2910f7abf8b 22 2 http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/59361811.gif 23 2 http://www.tweekly.fm/twitter/jambajulz 24 2 http://www.pandora.com/land/song/b2bcefaa143e591c425ba2910f7abf8b 25 2 Figure 11: Top Shared Links on Twitter mentioning Waka Flocka Flame 20 Chart Popularity Mainstream Singles This section presents the best charting singles for Waka Flocka Flame on the Mainstream We Are Hunted charts Single Round Of Applause (F.. Best Single Avg Position Round Of Applause (Feat. Drake) 59 Round Of Applause 74 59th Avg Position Figure 12: Best Single Positions 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 01/02 02/03 01/04 Figure 13: Singles Chart Comparison over Time Round Of Applause (F.. Round Of Applause 21 Mainstream Singles Comparison This section compares the mainstream chart performance of the most popular singles released by Waka Flocka Flame. These charts illustrate relative popularity over time. Popularity is computed from the normalised chart position for each day. 1.0 means the single was ranked 1st overall of our charts for that day. 0.0 denotes the single not charted at all. 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 01/02 02/03 01/04 Figure 14: Chart ranking for Waka Flocka Flame Round Of Applause (F.. Round Of Applause 22 Appendicies Appendix A - Top Mainstream Artists This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are Hunted mainstream chart. Artist Rank Avg Position Gotye 1 2 Coldplay 2 3 One Direction 3 3 Bruno Mars 4 3 The Black Keys 5 3 Avicii 6 3 FUN featuring Janelle Monae 7 3 David Guetta 8 3 Pitbull 9 3 Flo Rida 10 3 The Wanted 11 4 Jason Mraz 12 4 Brantley Gilbert 13 4 Gym Class Heroes 14 4 Gavin DeGraw 15 4 Katy Perry 16 4 Rizzle Kicks 17 4 Beyoncé 18 5 Kirko Bangz 19 5 Calvin Harris 20 5 Drake 21 5 Chris Brown 22 5 Ed Sheeran 23 5 Taylor Swift 24 5 Outasight 25 5 Breathe Carolina 26 6 Rihanna 27 6 Figure 15: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart 23 Artist Rank Avg Position Timomatic 28 6 TYGA 29 6 Maroon 5 30 6 Hunter Hayes 31 6 Laurent Wery 32 6 Carrie Underwood 33 6 The Throne 34 6 Hilltop Hoods 35 6 Hot Chelle Rae 36 6 Snoop Dogg 37 7 Toby Keith 38 7 Florence and the Machine 39 7 Mary J. Blige 41 8 Jake Owen 42 8 Reece Mastin 43 8 Selena Gomez 44 8 Skrillex 45 8 Emeli Sandé 46 8 Big Sean 47 8 Dierks Bentley 48 8 Lana Del Rey 49 8 The Babysitters Circus 50 9 Kenny Chesney 51 9 Matt Corby 52 9 Miranda Lambert 53 9 T-Pain 54 9 Young Jeezy 55 9 Blake Shelton 56 9 J.Cole 57 9 Walk Off The Earth 58 9 Luke Bryan 59 9 George Strait 60 10 Cher Lloyd 61 10 Tim McGraw 62 10 Wale 63 10 Scotty McCreery 64 10 The Fray 65 10 Jason Derulo 66 10 Figure 15 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart 24 Artist Rank Avg Position Justin Bieber 67 10 B.o.B. 68 10 Alyssa Reid 69 11 Charlene Soraia 70 11 Madonna 71 11 MELANIE FIONA 72 11 M83 73 11 Martina McBride 74 11 Rick Ross 75 11 usher 76 12 Taio Cruz 77 12 WILL.I.AM 78 12 The Band Perry 79 12 Jessie J 80 13 JLS 81 13 Guy Sebastian 82 13 Professor Green 83 13 Six60 84 13 Qwote 85 14 David Nail 87 14 Lady Antebellum 88 14 Travis Porter 90 14 Labrinth 92 15 Hedley 93 15 Arctic Monkeys 94 15 DJ Fresh 95 16 MGK 96 16 Far East Movement 97 16 Colbie Caillat 98 16 Eric Church 99 17 Nicki Minaj 100 18 Karmin 101 21 Lady GaGa 102 21 Sean Paul 103 24 Waka Flocka Flame 106 24 Figure 15 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Mainstream Chart 25 Appendix B - Top Emerging Artists This section presents the top 100 Artists for this period based on their popularity on the We Are Hunted Emerging chart. Artist Rank Avg Position Beach House 1 4 Best Coast 2 5 Frank Ocean 3 6 The Cribs 4 6 Peace 5 6 dirty projectors 6 7 Santigold 7 7 Alabama Shakes 8 7 Airhead 9 7 Lotus plaza 10 8 Lemonade 11 8 Electric Guest 12 8 Schoolboy Q feat A$AP Rocky 13 8 FUN featuring Janelle Monae 14 8 Miike Snow 15 9 Django Django 16 9 La Sera 17 9 Redlight 18 9 Philco Fiction 19 10 Outfit 20 10 JJ DOOM 21 10 Sleep Party People 22 10 Jonquil 23 10 Grimes 24 10 El-P 25 10 of Monsters & Men 26 10 Band Of Skulls 27 10 Figure 16: Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart 26 Artist Rank Avg Position Ladyhawke 28 10 Gang Colours 29 11 Azealia Banks 30 11 Blood Red Shoes 31 11 Sleigh Bells 32 11 Julianna Barwick 33 11 Torches 34 11 Theme Park 35 11 Regina Spektor 36 11 Kodiak 37 11 Lana Del Rey 38 12 Mike Wexler 39 12 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs 40 12 Rhye 41 12 Haim 42 12 Eugene McGuinness 43 12 Travis Porter 44 12 Lower Dens 45 12 Katalyst 46 12 Dirty Three 47 12 The Temper Trap 50 13 Carnivals 51 13 Kirko Bangz 52 13 Brantley Gilbert 53 13 Simian Mobile Disco 54 13 The Twilight Sad 55 13 Bleeding Knees Club 56 13 Swizz Beatz x A$AP Rocky x araabMUZIK 57 13 M. Ward 58 13 Saschienne 59 13 TYGA 60 13 Civil Twilight 61 13 Zulu Winter 62 13 Emeli Sandé 63 13 Sufjan Stevens 64 13 Jack Penate 65 13 Jai Paul 67 14 Seams 68 14 Figure 16 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart 27 Artist Rank Avg Position Killer Mike 69 14 The Drums 70 14 Gossling 71 14 Parachute Youth 72 14 Field Music 73 14 Wolf & Cub 74 14 Cloud Nothings 75 14 Crushed Beaks 76 15 Yoofs 77 15 Mister Lies 78 15 Georgia Anne Muldrow 79 15 San Cisco 80 15 Niki & The Dove 81 15 Dragonette 82 15 Ben Howard 83 15 Zedd 84 15 Night Works 85 16 Spector 86 16 Korallreven 87 16 School Of Seven Bells 88 16 Horse Feathers 89 16 Alex Clare 90 16 Young Magic 91 16 The Horrors 92 16 Shearwater 94 16 All The Young 96 16 KAVINSKY 97 17 Vacationer 98 17 Marina and the Diamonds 99 17 Tribes 100 17 Odd Future 101 17 Charlene Soraia 102 17 Tanlines 103 17 Becoming Real 104 17 Flux Pavilion 105 17 Figure 16 (continued): Top 100 Artists on We Are Hunted Emerging Chart 28 Appendix C - All Artists by Facebook Reach This section presents the top Artists ranked by their Facebook Reach. Reach is calculated as the sum of the standard deviations of the Likes, Shares, Clicks and Comments of each artist's Facebook page compared to the rest. Artist Rank Shares Likes Comments Clicks Rihanna 1 16,106 55,548,054 45,503 45 Justin Bieber 2 10,485 42,766,448 6,404 872 Regina Spektor 3 2,580 1,200 880 31,373 Katy Perry 4 3,309 42,390,280 2,365 1,289 Selena Gomez 5 2,330 3,719 415 17,713 Crystal Castles 6 4,428 1,673 1,634 10,437 Chris Brown 7 4,568 21,160,176 1,225 644 Paramore 8 3,185 20,821,417 856 1,986 Alicia Keys 9 2,292 17,387,477 3,003 15 The Bloody Beetroots 10 4,538 2,649 2,404 4,615 Jennifer Lopez 11 2,395 12,088,653 2,844 1,712 Coldplay 12 1,304 20,254,881 309 1,333 Secondhand Serenade 13 1,238 5,807 1,253 8,616 Rusko 14 1,843 838,394 777 7,582 Taylor Swift 15 1,328 3,373 375 7,340 Mumford And Sons 16 5,266 1,746 1,941 293 Skrillex 17 3,008 5,788,061 2,802 3 Madonna 18 1,845 8,895,306 440 1,898 Trey Songz 19 3,635 7,005 1,628 1,244 Angus Stone 20 3,659 1,652 1,652 790 Sleigh Bells 21 3,747 1,078 2,103 181 Edward Sharpe 22 4,088 1,100 1,543 164 David Guetta 23 1,627 2,175 319 4,496 She & Him 24 2,259 727 1,420 1,975 Bon Iver 25 3,532 1,173,255 617 223 The Gaslight Anthem 26 2,606 20,947 1,329 1,437 Fleet Foxes 27 3,725 753,808 423 241 Figure 17: Top Artists by Facebook Reach 29 Artist Rank Shares Likes Comments Clicks The Black Keys 28 2,609 2,108 1,481 1,236 Foo Fighters 29 750 7,680,074 358 1,027 Jeffree Star 30 2,084 1,530 1,121 1,806 First Aid Kit 31 2,120 585 843 1,990 Lil Wayne 32 3,127 5,259 636 501 Nicki Minaj 33 2,262 1,980,907 540 900 A Day To Remember 34 2,235 2,040 1,378 1,035 Local Natives 35 2,914 505 1,191 126 Beach House 36 2,661 946 1,096 475 Black Veil Brides 37 1,886 1,891,189 1,631 37 Lady GaGa 38 2,499 10,769 1,056 451 Bonobo 39 2,071 901 686 1,264 Drake 40 1,570 2,290 262 2,296 Protest The Hero 41 1,387 745 888 1,897 The Civil Wars 42 2,402 1,892 1,349 15 Crookers 43 1,213 569 284 2,442 Birdy 44 1,146 353 264 2,528 The Drums 45 2,302 287,497 961 104 Miike Snow 46 2,441 534 733 204 Carrie Underwood 47 721 6,989,327 88 3 Demon Hunter 48 1,096 933 642 2,055 Eyes Set to Kill 49 969 875,150 1,012 1,406 Mary J. Blige 50 842 4,727,360 815 9 T-Pain 51 878 6,033,775 82 2 The Temper Trap 52 2,275 412 635 157 Washed Out 53 2,078 54,740 758 206 Miss May I 54 1,338 5,089 2,108 97 Lacuna Coil 55 950 3,096 790 1,795 We Have Band 56 1,295 408 385 1,545 Little Dragon 57 1,800 393 452 731 Breakbot 58 1,261 593 448 1,336 James Blake 59 1,715 1,568 1,023 178 Far East Movement 60 2,055 859 569 48 Parov Stelar 61 1,520 970 634 727 Soko 62 973 434 335 1,768 Ellie Goulding 63 1,450 1,515,369 477 197 Toro y Moi 64 1,700 70,071 861 100 Pretty Lights 65 1,536 483 465 675 Figure 17 (continued): Top Artists by Facebook Reach 30 Artist Rank Shares Likes Comments Clicks George Strait 66 774 4,202,431 360 0 Suicide Silence 67 1,392 4,108 1,059 358 Zola Jesus 68 830 413 446 1,664 The Do 69 1,757 611 213 513 Atmosphere 70 1,012 838,946 237 1,137 coeur de pirate 71 1,790 514 575 52 Band of Horses 72 1,568 858,747 533 16 Frank Turner 74 1,614 295 497 292 The Pains of Being Pure At Heart 75 1,715 478 457 157 Laura Marling 76 1,294 359 391 784 Semi Precious Weapons 77 647 209,145 373 1,505 Hot Chip 78 1,404 602 401 452 Delta Spirit 79 941 323 399 1,110 Iron & Wine 80 1,448 896 723 83 Zeds Dead 81 1,417 1,076 749 79 Cocoon 82 1,029 329 198 1,095 School Of Seven Bells 83 1,136 23,184 296 816 Fanfarlo 84 1,407 280 489 231 Timber Timbre 85 1,496 653 533 40 Huoratron 86 766 238 409 1,196 Sleeping With Sirens 87 1,145 896 1,032 26 The Agonist 88 694 905 396 1,228 The Joy Formidable 89 1,272 511 444 339 Noah and the Whale 90 1,455 341 368 113 Lady Antebellum 91 1,442 1,168 411 89 The Glitch Mob 92 948 301,321 194 817 Russian Circles 93 1,276 450 647 77 Oh Land 94 1,164 575 473 335 Mutemath 95 1,199 205,651 261 353 Cee-Lo 96 1,257 546 667 0 Japandroids 97 1,075 117 278 592 Young Jeezy 98 568 3,461,963 35 0 Agnes Obel 99 1,208 819 690 8 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour 100 1,161 899 319 374 Colbie Caillat 101 852 853,176 167 568 Figure 17 (continued): Top Artists by Facebook Reach 31 Appendix D - All Publishers by Internet Reach This section presents the top Music News publishers ranked by their Facebook Reach. Reach is calculated as the sum of the standard deviations of the Likes, Shares, Clicks and Comments of each publisher compared to the rest. Publisher Rank Shares Likes Comments Clicks Daytrotter.com 1 12,300 4,626 5,548 2,586 Pitchfork 2 12,600 3,593 6,735 245 Metal Hammer 3 2,251 9,602 2,526 47 Alternative Press 4 2,141 6,266 1,936 6,936 Between The Sheets Podcast & Gaye Ann's Playlist 5 4,855 7,915 2,715 0 MTV Newsroom 6 902 8,453 1,913 0 Rolling Stone 7 5,642 4,224 2,782 2,770 La Blogoth que mp3blog 8 6,710 2,025 2,182 3,201 DJ Magazine 9 4,456 3,425 2,264 888 Hypebeast 10 5,039 1,972 1,152 5,078 HIPSTER RUNOFF 11 5,493 1,054 2,269 2,992 AbsolutePunk 12 1,248 4,267 1,024 158 Noisecreep 13 1,190 4,190 818 11 fresh new tracks 14 4,756 2,123 1,475 58 NME 15 3,780 1,974 1,297 822 Idolator 16 641 1,592 466 3,203 earmilk.com 17 3,929 1,017 1,301 25 the kollection 18 3,428 992 1,393 0 aurgasm 19 4,161 651 1,295 226 The A.V. Club 20 3,112 660 1,598 23 XXLMag.com 21 2,031 1,702 766 248 There Goes The Fear 22 1,279 1,765 930 0 indie shuffle 23 3,054 759 1,259 36 Metal Injection 24 1,061 1,386 575 1,165 RealTalkNY 25 3,179 1,270 521 50 2dopeboyz 26 2,739 482 670 1,198 DJ Booth 27 2,164 1,159 419 642 Figure 18: Top Music News Publishers 32 Publisher Rank Shares Likes Comments Clicks GAFFA.dk 28 933 1,352 774 308 rap-up 29 1,240 215 187 2,878 stereogum 30 1,871 324 433 1,808 Spin 31 1,776 1,142 588 18 AllHipHop.com 32 1,389 461 310 1,901 Paste Magazine 33 1,660 756 599 611 HipHopDX 34 2,491 733 578 23 Classic Rock Magazine 35 929 1,150 478 342 Gotta Dance Dirty 36 2,340 510 699 165 Dancing Astronaut 37 1,850 882 491 7 PunkNews 38 769 587 430 1,299 Spinner.com 39 1,520 822 585 103 Guardian music 40 546 1,364 391 0 ill roots 41 963 924 602 23 Pretty Much Amazing 42 1,873 711 457 71 Mixmag 43 1,140 645 300 685 club fono grama 44 994 745 412 5 Vacay Wave 45 1,647 406 515 16 brooklynvegan 46 1,682 232 416 376 Gorilla vs Bear 47 1,683 259 466 154 The Wire 48 817 700 335 13 An Aquarium Drunkard 49 1,486 274 343 330 said the gramophone 50 1,301 329 282 375 Faster Louder 51 457 277 270 942 The Music Ninja 52 1,512 236 448 10 Rap Basement 53 1,417 213 191 381 Fuel Fandango 54 440 593 331 4 Beyond Race 55 115 868 136 4 CMJ New Music Monthly 56 741 452 251 156 White Folks Get Crunk 57 1,068 355 285 26 Pigeons and Planes 58 1,146 329 276 26 Minimal Freaks 59 1,444 303 191 34 Undertheradar.co.nz 60 694 409 330 12 R.fm 61 887 432 164 60 The FADER 62 817 227 175 433 CHROMEMUSIC 63 1,310 237 207 30 Sound On The Sound 64 469 400 214 172 Discobelle 65 812 338 123 156 Figure 18 (continued): Top Music News Publishers 33 Publisher Rank Shares Likes Comments Clicks Nialler9 Music Blog 66 360 388 263 3 Buzzbands.LA 67 465 415 185 14 The Burning Ear 68 848 194 272 5 Consequence of Sound 69 658 288 210 12 Einstein Music Journal 70 364 317 204 131 JUICE 71 280 469 142 6 DANCEiSM 72 707 194 229 63 fluo kids 73 622 112 87 518 HearYa: An Indie Music Blog 74 401 344 110 180 Alter The Press 75 341 352 207 4 Under the Radar 76 429 329 146 37 swedesplease 77 568 171 176 180 bigstereo 78 742 108 143 247 Drowned In Sound 79 483 180 75 327 LeMellotron 80 571 302 95 12 Metal Insider 81 393 187 233 78 Beatportal 82 513 187 146 161 TheNeedleDrop 83 620 116 263 0 nyctaper 84 693 137 210 10 AudioPorn Central 85 523 132 150 223 Who The Bloody Hell Are They? 86 225 157 161 319 the bay bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music 87 311 102 103 452 Motel de Moka 88 651 98 177 120 Pachaholic 89 620 240 109 0 The Quietus 90 644 166 171 7 Potholes In My Blog 91 445 263 129 8 The Word Is Bond 92 397 240 145 0 Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 93 388 234 127 45 HARD CANDY 94 297 273 96 83 bring your jack 95 306 312 89 7 Buzz Grinder 96 46 20 8 842 Dallas Observer - Music 97 343 156 107 225 Killed By Death Records 98 517 98 92 250 Soundvenue 99 281 241 97 117 BaebleMusic 100 433 109 128 209 Figure 18 (continued): Top Music News Publishers 34