Rihanna Shouts Out RXKNephew In New TikTok

Is this the craziest musical crossover of 2023 so far? If not, it might just be the coolest.

BYGabriel Bras Nevares
Rihanna RXKNephew TikTok

If you haven't heard of RXKNephew yet, we implore you to go put on a song from one of his four (four!) projects he's dropped in 2023 while you read this article. Of course, he's an incredibly prolific artist, but the 29-year-old Rochester native boasts much more than a seemingly endless body of work. Neph is a bizarre storyteller, a hilarious presence lyrically and delivery-wise, master of off-beat and ramble flows, and is able to broach harsh topics of paranoia, violence, hardship, and identity through some of the nuttiest, most vivid, and most tough-as-nails verses and beats you'll hear. All that said, that fact that Rihanna might have introduced you to him is an insane possibility, yet that's exactly what she did with her latest TikTok.

Moreover, RiRi's latest contribution on the social media platform is a simple POV clip of her walking. But there's one big factor that steals the show- well, two, if you count the huge diamond ring on one of her toes. Still, diamond flexes are nothing new for the "Diamonds" singer. The TikTok's audio is RXKNephew's track "I Love My Girlfriend." On that track, he takes joy in the fact that his girlfriend is apparently just as wild as he is. "My girlfriend like robbin' n***as," he raps in various voices over a jittery trap beat.

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Rihanna Cosigns RXKNephew With Latest TikTok

With Rihanna's new album still nowhere to be seen, a collab with RXKNephew (however unlikely) would be an absolute ankle breaker, and we won't give up on the possibility until it lands. In addition, this opens up a whole lot of questions on whether they've met, how she came across the song, or how she found his work in general. After all, A$AP Rocky is from New York, as well, and he's surely still in tune with much of the underground scene. In any case, if the work of Neph and similar artists like Zelooperz, frequent collaborator Rx Papi, and other is unknown to you, let this TikTok be a sign that there's some homework on your desk.

Meanwhile, the Barbadian singer also showed love to the New York hip-hop of the past as of late. Well, the Wu-Tang Clan is so influential and beloved that it's pretty much always hip-hop of the present. The couple named their son RZA after the legendary producer and continued a tradition in Rocky's family of honoring rap pioneers. For more news on Rihanna and the latest updates from RXKNephew, log back into HNHH.

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Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.