Went viral11:13The Final Tragic Moments Of Lil Loaded
3.6M viewsfrom a 81K subscriber channel
YouTube niche
How much do Hip Hop Crime Stories YouTube channels make?
Small Hip Hop Crime Stories channels are getting videos with 3.6M views and earning real money from YouTube ads.
Channels in this niche typically earn $1.8K to $5.1K total from all their videos, based on 1.9K videos and 80 channels we analyzed.
Part of True Crime & Horror
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Channels studied
80
1.9K videos tracked
Highest earner (all time)
~$7M est.
$3.7M to $10.3M total
Best single video earned
~$69.1K est.
$36.4K to $101.9K per video
Most-viewed video
3.6M views
from a 319K subscriber channel
Earnings breakdown
Distribution stats from 1.9K videos and 80 channels analyzed.
Average channel total
$1.8K to $5.1K
Estimated all-time total per channel
Top 25% of channels earn
$1.2K to $3.3K
Better-performing channels (all time)
Top 10% of channels earn
$3.9K to $11K
Highest-performing channels (all time)
Average per video
$600 to $1.7K
Typical single-video earnings
Average views per video
60K
May be higher due to viral hits
Top 25% of videos get
51.6K
Views on better-performing videos
Top 10% of videos get
151.9K
Views on the biggest videos
If you post 4 videos a month
$2.4K to $6.7K
At this niche's typical per-video earnings
How often creators post
new video every 7 days
Average for channels in this niche
Is this niche growing?
Views are declining
Based on recent videos in this niche
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Browse True Crime & Horror YouTube niches, compare earnings across the Niche Finder analytics hub, or review the top channels below. We track 80 channels in Hip Hop Crime Stories; this page highlights the highest-view examples.
80 total Hip Hop Crime Stories YouTube channels tracked
Breakout videos
Videos that pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers.
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Make a similar videoWhy this niche works
Top Hip Hop Crime Stories videos usually run about 8 to 14 minutes and earn an estimated $600 to $1.7K per video, which works out to $2.4K to $6.7K a month if you post at this niche's typical pace of 4 videos a month. The best ones below pulled in far more views than their channels had subscribers, the clearest sign a brand new channel can still land a hit here.
The strongest recent example is “The Final Tragic Moments Of Lil Loaded”, which reached 3.6M views from a 81K subscriber channel. Channels in True Crime & Horror often post about new video every 7 days, so consistency matters as much as one viral upload.
Videos are usually 8 to 14 minBased on 80 channels
Typical Hip Hop Crime Stories video: 11 min · ~60K views per upload (niche average).
Compare with similar niches
See how Hip Hop Crime Stories stacks up against nearby opportunities.
Similar niches
Topics with overlapping audience and content patterns.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $1.8K to $5.1K est. |
| Rapper Legal Drama | Crime & Justice | $2K to $5.7K est. |
| Gang and Street Crime Documentaries | Crime & Justice | $333 to $1K est. |
| Rapper Drama and Gossip | Celebrity Gossip | $358 to $1.3K est. |
| Drug Cartel Documentaries | True Crime & Horror | $353 to $1.2K est. |
| Mafia and Gangster Stories | True Crime & Horror | $266 to $798 est. |
| True Crime Compilations | True Crime & Horror | $331 to $994 est. |
| UK True Crime Documentaries | True Crime & Horror | $392 to $1.2K est. |
| True Crime Case Breakdowns | True Crime & Horror | $126 to $379 est. |
Compared with adjacent niches
Related opportunities in neighboring categories.
| Niche | Category | Avg. channel total (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| This niche | Current page | $1.8K to $5.1K est. |
| Rapper Legal Drama | Crime & Justice | $2K to $5.7K est. |
| Gang and Street Crime Documentaries | Crime & Justice | $333 to $1K est. |
| Rapper Drama and Gossip | Celebrity Gossip | $358 to $1.3K est. |
| Prison Stories and Escapes | Crime & Justice | $1.1K to $3.4K est. |
| Corrupt Cops Exposed Bodycam | Crime & Justice | $4.8K to $13.5K est. |
| Tupac Murder Investigation | Celebrity Gossip | $316 to $1.1K est. |
| Rappers Going Broke and Falling Off | Celebrity Gossip | $497 to $1.4K est. |
| Undercover Police Operations | Crime & Justice | $9.4K to $26.3K est. |
How the numbers work
How earnings are estimated, what is public, and when this page was last updated.
- Last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Data source
- Public YouTube discovery
- Built from publicly available channels and videos matched to this niche.
- Confidence
- Confidence is highest when a niche has many long-form breakout videos with known subscriber counts. Percentile ranges are precomputed from the analyzed sample; thin niches may show wider ranges or missing percentiles.
- We take a video's public view count and estimate how much ad revenue it earned, using a typical pay-per-view rate for this niche. The result is a range (low to high).
- A channel's total estimated earnings are the sum of all its individual video estimates, across the channel's entire history.
- These estimates assume all views earned ad revenue. In reality many channels have not turned on ads, so real earnings are usually lower.
- Actual earnings depend on the creator's monetization status, audience location, ad formats, sponsorships, and more.
- Verified data comes from visible YouTube channel pages and video listings. Estimated data is filled in from related channels when direct info was not available.
- Data is independently sourced from public information. NoodleTomato is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube.
Read the full methodology on the Niche Finder methodology page.
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