Alex Zidel
<b>Managing Editor</b>
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Alex Zidel began working at HotNewHipHop as a Staff Writer in February 2018 before becoming the Managing Editor in June 2019.
<strong>Favorite Hip Hop Artists:</strong> Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Young Thug, Frank Ocean.
NewsDominic Fike Officially Releases "Elliot's Song" With Zendaya From "Euphoria"Dominic Fike and Zendaya release "Elliot's Song" on streaming platforms after the song's premiere on "Euphoria."ByAlex Zidel2.6K Views
Antics50 Cent Reacts To The Game Saying Kanye Did More For His Career Than Dr. Dre50 Cent reacts to The Game's recent comments about Kanye West doing more for him and his career in two weeks than Dr. Dre has in decades.ByAlex Zidel21.6K Views
Original ContentNew Music Friday: King Von, NBA YoungBoy, & DaBaby Take Over This WeekThis week's new music releases include King Von, NBA YoungBoy & DaBaby, Gucci Mane, Joey Bada$$, Morray, Machine Gun Kelly, The Cool Kids, Omeretta, and much more.ByAlex Zidel3.0K Views
Music VideosJuice WRLD's "Cigarettes" Video Features "Euphoria" Actor Angus CloudThe music video for Juice WRLD's "Cigarettes" tells a powerful tale about a man's journey to sobriety.ByAlex Zidel3.9K Views
NewsYNW Melly Drops "The Mob" With Trippie Redd, YNW BSlime, & YNW BortlenYNW Melly's new single "The Mob" features Trippie Redd, YNW BSlime, and YNW Bortlen.ByAlex Zidel5.4K Views
MusicLil Durk Reacts To Gucci Mane's Diss Against NBA YoungBoyLil Durk co-signs Gucci Mane's "Publicity Stunt" diss against YoungBoy Never Broke Again.ByAlex Zidel50.7K Views
NewsA Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Recruits B-Lovee For New Single, "Hit Different"A Boogie Wit da Hoodie drops his new single "Hit Different" featuring B-Lovee.ByAlex Zidel3.8K Views
RandomPete Davidson Reportedly Going To Space After Ye's Violent Music VideoThe "SNL" comedian is reportedly going to space with Jeff Bezos this year.ByAlex Zidel5.6K Views
NewsKing Von & Lil Durk Are "Evil Twins"King Von and Lil Durk's viral song "Evil Twins" has officially been released.ByAlex Zidel14.7K Views
NewsLatto Name-Drops 21 Savage, Ludacris, Migos, & Ciara On "Sorry Not Sorry" Remix With Omerettà The GreatLatto jumps on the remix to Omerettà The Great's controversial single, "Sorry Not Sorry."ByAlex Zidel6.9K Views
MusicWestside Gunn Says He's A Rap GOAT: "I'm About To Start Scoring 40 A Night"Westside Gunn plans to apply even more pressure on the rap game in the coming months.ByAlex Zidel6.8K Views
MusicKey Glock Might Quit Music & Become An ActorThe rapper tweeted that "doing music don't hit da same" since Young Dolph's death.ByAlex Zidel4.0K Views
Pop CultureJack Harlow Cast As Lead Role In "White Men Can't Jump" RebootJack Harlow earned the role off the strength of his very first screen audition.ByAlex Zidel2.6K Views
GossipYFN Lucci Says He Was Stabbed In Jail, Claims Inmates Put A Price On His HeadYFN Lucci claims that inmates have put a bounty on his head as he requests for his release from jail.ByAlex Zidel6.8K Views
Pop Culture"Love & Hip Hop" Star Rasheeda Hospitalized For Dehydration & StressRasheeda has been released from the hospital following her recovery from dehydration and stress.ByAlex Zidel11.3K Views
NewsShenseea Fails To Disappoint On New Single, "Deserve It"Shenseea releases her new single "Deserve It" ahead of her new album next week.ByAlex Zidel10.9K Views
NewsMissy Elliott, BIA, & Doechii Make The Club Jump On David Guetta & Afrojack's New Single, "Trampoline"Up-and-coming superstars collide with legends on the new club single, "Trampoline."ByAlex Zidel4.1K Views
BeefBoss Top Takes Shots At NBA YoungBoy & DaBaby: "King Von Better Than Both Of You"Boss Top sends a clear message to NBA YoungBoy and DaBaby as they are set to release a collab project on the same date as King Von's posthumous album.ByAlex Zidel48.3K Views
MusicThe Weeknd Announces Global Stadium Tour With Doja CatThe Weeknd and Doja Cat are joining forces for the "After Hours Til Dawn" stadium tour.ByAlex Zidel23.0K Views
NumbersTrippie Redd Signs $30 Million Deal, Reveals New Show RateTrippie Redd announces his new $30 million deal with 10K Projects, revealing how many albums he needs to drop to fulfill the terms of the contract.ByAlex Zidel15.4K Views
NumbersDrake Can't Contain His Laughter After Seeing Hip-Hop's Highest-Earners ListHow dare they claim Drake ONLY made $50 million!?ByAlex Zidel130.0K Views
MusicBoosie Badazz Responds To NBA YoungBoy Dissing Him In New SongBoosie seemingly addressed NBA YoungBoy's disses on his new song, "I Don't Call Phones I Call Shots."ByAlex Zidel29.0K Views
AnticsYe Explains Why He Threw His Microphone At "Donda 2" EventYe says he threw his microphone to take back control after a promoter told him to "still grab that mic, boy."ByAlex Zidel5.6K Views
NewsMachine Gun Kelly Finally Shares "Lockdown Sessions" EP On Streaming ServicesMachine Gun Kelly releases three songs from his "Lockdown Sessions" on streaming services.ByAlex Zidel5.2K Views