Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine unveils the most coveted heat on the streets with the latest edition of the Weekly Top Ten. Gear up for action & tap in below!
1) PLANET ASIA & SNOWGOONS team up with DJ SIXKAY for an “U.Z.I.” underground banger called “Brick & Motor!” “All street, ghetto s**t” is exactly what ya get when the lyrical king drops majestic bars over the Germany based production juggernauts’ arrangement! Add Sixkay’s stellar slicin’ & dicin’ on the 1 & 2’s and you’re left with one helluva sonic heater!!!
2) NAS saves the best for last & closes out his HIT-BOY laced “King’s Disease” trilogy in style! “Thun” is a prime example of the supreme steez you can expect when checking out the platter in its entirety. God’s Son reflects on brothers around the way who represent the last of a dying breed. Their words, actions, and mannerisms got New York written all over ’em & in particular, a borough called QUEENS.
3) HUS KINGPIN sounds like he’s ready to smack the holy fire out dat ass as he rips into a MITCH SHAFFER scored production called “Unrighteousness!” The sovereign spitter scans the room for haters then unloads an arsenal of lyrical ammo into the crowd! All opposition’s been wiped from existence. Avert your eyes when you see him & bow!!!
4) You probably thought it was “Beyond Belief” to have 38 SPESH, HARRY FRAUD, BENNY THE BUTCHER & RANSOM together on one track…but here it is!!! “Band Of Brothers” showcases the Trust Gang founder & heralded sonic mastermind joining forces with the B$F bar slayer & former A-Team rhyme assassin for a glorious lyrical extravaganza over an ethereal arrangement that sounds(AND FEELS)like pure bliss! They’re livin’ off the harvest & the soil is rich indeed!
5) You’re gonna have to sit down for this one cause G FAM BLACK & BOFAAT just recruited a roster of rhyme avengers for an eight minute blast of audio heat!!! P-RO, GRIM MOSES, KNG BONDALERO, SLANT HEDDSHOTTS, SLIK JACK, THRUST OG, I.N.F., KINGDOM KOME, LEO CASEENO, HANZO BLADEZ, OGBENGRIMM, CROTONA P, A-GOD THE OLD SOUL, STREET DA VILLAN, MIKE TITAN, FREDDIE BLACK, TALI RODRIGUEZ & JUXX DIAMONDZ are the prestigious power spitters flexin’ SERIOUS skills on “League Of Assassins” & vengeance is obviously in the verses!!! We could go on & on about the ill cadences, fabulous flows, and colossal content but our description could never compare to the extreme excitement you’ll get when tappin’ in below!!!
6) THE DOPPELGANGAZ remain in the shadows while shinin’ light on stellar steez called “Round Midnight!” Under the cover of darkness, we find the diabolical duo displaying their off brand mix of humor & serious subject matter over an expertly constructed jazzy arrangement! Welcome to late night lyricism at its finest. Pull up a seat at the bar & sample the crew’s all-new audio elixir.
7) APATHY leaves the troops trailin’ behind him in the dust as he singlehandedly takes out an entire platoon on the STU BANGAS laced sizzler “One Man Army!” ‘The villain they warned you about’ delivers a non-stop bar assault on the opposition and never gets out of breath! Ap will murder anybody with the slightest resistance. Suckers try to compete but they can’t go the distance!!!
8) FORTIFIED MIND, BOBBY CRAVES, FERAL SERGE, DZL, WHICHCRAFT, JIMMI DA GRUNT, and DALI keep ya guessin’ how they’re able to bob & weave around WANN SKLOBI’s impressive musical labyrinth on the new CERTAIN.ONES mega track “Mr. Zero!” The crew’s known for being one of the most cohesive & creative units in the game but it’s still startling how they always manage to key into the listeners every wish & desire. You asked & they delivered! Wear your sunglasses at night & PRESS PLAY!
9) The question is, can DANIEL SON ever fail? The answer is NOPE. As the Brown Bag Money mic king gears up for a VERY big tour, he also manages to drop new heat for the fans. The supremely hard-hitting ITRAK crafted “River Dogs” joint showcases what we knew about him from the beginning. He’s got MAJOR skills to pay the bills & a passion for the game that makes him unstoppable!
10) NONCHALANTLY ZAY, JFLIZ & TONE SPLIFF combine forces on a BEATENAUNT powered banger that sounds like an intergalactic battle to determine the fate of the underground! “Word Play” finds Zay reflecting on the fact he’s always been ill wit’ the pen while J reinforces the point that he eats power bars for breakfast!!! Tone terrorizes rivals with his turntable skills while Beatenaunt delivers transcendent rhythms composed of next level breakdowns that can only be described as otherworldly!!!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
