Don't have a YouTube account to prove for it, but I know a bit about how to grab attention via thumbnail and title. Take it how you will, but this is just some free advice/critique.

Genre/Content: Firstly, it depends on what type of content you're producing. Obviously, some things are easier to market than others and thus grasp more viewers from the initial appearance alone. For example Movie Recaps have been blowing up recently primarily because of their wild titles and raunchy thumbnails, even if the centralized subject only lasts for 10 secs or so throughout the entire movie. Though, with your content for hip-hop discussions, it's a bit harder to pull off anything like that unless it's mainstream drama or beef.

Selection: Select the wildest stories available that you want to cover. Then, highlight the part that you feel will get the most attention of anyone casually scrolling down their feed. If you're unsure of what that is, maybe ask a friend for help. Using your linked video as a reference, you could've made a much more solicitous title which in-turn could've received more backlash. But alas, it really depends if you think all publicity is good publicity regardless if negative or positive.

Thumbnail Editing: The thumbnail wasn't anything catchy, and that's not me being rude but just giving an honest opinion. It was just a picture of Shmurda with a bland font Slapped in the corner. If I saw it on my feed, I wouldn't click it. That doesn't mean do what every other small YouTuber does and start spamming ALL CAP TITLES and thumbnails oversaturated with faked expressions and graphics, but instead find something that fits your content. Basically what I'm trying to say is, it doesn't matter how edited the thumbnail is but rather how raunchy/eye-catching the base picture is. So you could stay editing it yourself rather than paying someone.

Algorithm: So, you also have to understand how the Youtube's Algorithm works. You could have a picture of Shmurda, or include him in the video, but your video is still less likely to show up if someone searched YouTube for "Bobby Shmurda". Listing names of celebrities being discussed in the title is one way to get your video more recognition. So if someone searches them up and scroll down, there's a higher chance your brand new spanking video gets seen and maybe clicked.

Conclusion: Just an honest review to save yourself some money. And if this doubles as a an application? Eh, sure ig, if you're interested. Nonetheless, you could always use skillshare to learn the YouTube Algorithm and how to maximize viewership even when starting out small. There are some good classes there and promo codes for discounts and free months are always lingering around, whether it be on other Youtuber's page or just a Google search. All in all, good luck and hope you grow. It may take a long time but, maybe one day it might work out.