Insomniac Magazine’s Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten 7/28/25
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Once again, we've cherry-picked the crown jewels of artisanal mastery for another edition of Insomniac Magazine's Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten. Immerse yourself in the culture of bar supremacy and audio artistry with these...
Fuzzy Ed’s “Ascending to Mytikas” f/ Chino XL
On the eve of a year since the passing of titanic talent Chino XL, Calgary audio artisan Fuzzy Ed shared an artifact of the masterful emcee's legendary lexical abilities with "Ascending to Mytikas." Here, Chino displays his signature skills...
Sankofa, G Fam Black, and Tali Rodriguez drop “The Three Caballeros”
Sankofa, G Fam Black, and Tali Rodriguez converge their bar mastery to craft an aural artisanal piece for the true heads. The fly flows light up the meters atop a tantalizing Tali foundation with knock for "The Three Caballeros."
MRKBH x Rico James unroll gripping “Ishmael (Pt. 1)” video
MRKBH unrolls a harrowing narrative on the horrors of war and the innocent caught in its cruel grip on "Ishmael (Pt. 1)." The profound prose, devastating graphics and Rico James' exotic and melancholy speaker stylistics, capture the all too...
Silent Funk + 1 Do “Damage” To The Set With A Double Clip Of...
Rhinoceros Funk, Silent Someone & DJ JS-1 rip apart every region of the underground with a MelPhraze directed deadly double play for "Damage!!!" Peep the visual for the original sonic steamroller then tap in to the apocalyptic DJ JS-1...
Spoda Is The “One”
Spoda is still runnin' s**t as he reminds you why he's number "One!!!" Check out the Bayshore Mic Barbarian in action!!!
ONE by Spoda
Shottie x Grafh drops “Air Penny” video
Shottie and Grafh sling slick steez on the smoke filled scenes for this Beleaf shaped cinematic piece. Roll the soulful strings, hypnotic keys and stylistic slang that slipstream through the screen on "Air Penny."
Jay Royale x Raf Almighty x Pete Twist Unleash “Lord Of The Flies”
Jay Royale & Raf Almighty explore the darkness of man's heart while rippin' the mic to shreds on a Pete Twist powered scorcher!!! Experience "Lord Of The Flies" below!!!
Talib Kweli x Maino x St. Laz Say “Go Brooklyn”(Video)
It's a BK thang as Talib Kweli, Maino & St. Laz pay homage to the borough in a King Flo & Bay Area "Cali" helmed clip!!! Peep the visual steez for the Issa Ali powered joint. Shout out to...
Don Def drops “Reckless” (prod. Jokey Ent)
Don Def can't be restrained as he lobs loaded lexicon in the path of all detractors on "Reckless." Blast the bar mercenary's flows on the Jokey Ent bass fueled speaker knocker.