FLY SKINZ

CHICAGO, IL — USA

LONG LIVE THE KINGS

Fly Skinz sold his album Long Live The Kings exclusively on EVEN and generated $4,021 from 119 fans at an average of $33 each.

FANS

119

REVENUE ON EVEN

$4,021

AVERAGE PER FAN

$33

TO MATCH ON STREAMING

1.15M

Fly Skinz — LONG LIVE THE KINGS

ALBUM · 16 TRACKS · INDEPENDENT

EVEN.BIZ/RELEASES/LONG-LIVE-THE-KINGS

ON EVEN

Jun 16, 2026

ON STREAMING

Sep 2026

EXCLUSIVE WINDOW

~3 months

ENTRY PRICE

$20

TIERS

1 · pay what you want

PRE-ORDER OPENED

Jun 5, 2026

THE ARTIST & RELEASE

THE ARTIST & RELEASE

How Fly Skinz Made $4,021 From 119 Fans With One Tier

Fly Skinz is a rapper from Roseland on Chicago's South Side, known as the Hope Dealer. He released his 16-track album Long Live The Kings exclusively on EVEN for $20 or whatever fans wanted to pay, and kept it there for about three months. Videos for the album's songs pointed fans back to the link in his bio.

THE ROLLOUT

THE ROLLOUT

Three months only on EVEN

Three months only on EVEN

JUN 16 → SEP 2026

JUN 5

Pre-order opens

Eleven days of pre-orders at $20 or more.

JUN 5

Pre-order opens

Eleven days of pre-orders at $20 or more.

JUN 16

Album on EVEN

Long Live The Kings live, exclusively on EVEN.

JUN 16

Album on EVEN

Long Live The Kings live, exclusively on EVEN.

AUG 15

Live at Concord Hall

A Chicago show promoted the album while it was still EVEN-only.

AUG 15

Live at Concord Hall

A Chicago show promoted the album while it was still EVEN-only.

SEP

Streaming release

About three months later the album reached streaming.

SEP

Streaming release

About three months later the album reached streaming.

WHAT HE OFFERED

WHAT HE OFFERED

Tier

Tier

Price

Includes

Album + Chat

$20+

$20+

Full 16-track album + Community Chat

Full 16-track album + Community Chat

Standout move: A $20 floor with no ceiling. Fans paid $33 on average, 65% above the minimum.

WHAT MADE IT WORK

WHAT MADE IT WORK

Exclusive means exclusive

Exclusive means exclusive

The album stayed off streaming for about three months

The album stayed off streaming for about three months

A floor, not a ceiling

A floor, not a ceiling

$20 minimum, pay more if you want, and fans did

$20 minimum, pay more if you want, and fans did

Videos as the pitch

Videos as the pitch

Each video named the song, the album and where to buy it

Each video named the song, the album and where to buy it

Gratitude in public

Gratitude in public

He thanked buyers in his captions as the sales came in

He thanked buyers in his captions as the sales came in

RESULTS

RESULTS

$4,021 from 119 fans.

Average purchase: $33 against a $20 minimum. 119 fans = the equivalent of 1.15M streams.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

KEY TAKEAWAYS

1

Fans will pay above the floor.

A $20 minimum became a $33 average without a single extra tier.

2

Keep the window long.

Three months of exclusivity kept the album worth buying.

3

Point every post at the link.

Songs, videos and show flyers all led to the same place.

“New album sold exclusively ONLY on @even.biz for 20$ or whatever y’all want to pay! Appreciate everybody who bought the album”

Fly Skinz

Fly Skinz

Instagram, 2026

THE ARTIST

THE ARTIST

Fly Skinz

Fly Skinz

Chicago, IL · Hip-Hop · Independent

Rapper from Roseland, Chicago, independent since his 2017 mixtape The Golden Child. Played Lollapalooza's Chicago Made stage in 2024.

INSTAGRAM

39.2K

@flypirate_skinz

SPOTIFY

4.2K

Monthly listeners

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