Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine’s on the scene to honor the winning team…and in this case, the team we’re referring to are all the fans of underground Hip Hop!!! Get yourself in gear & tap in to the Weekly Top Ten!
1) AGALLAH, DINCO D & BIG OX address the controversy surrounding NBA phenom “Kyrie” Irving with an “Endangered Species Protocol” power heater for the ages!!! Over a dope beat, haunting instrumentation & spectacular sound bites, the lyrical locomotives rip the justice system, mainstream media, and modern society as a whole!!! Remember, “it’s all black & white when you’re out here wheelin’ & dealin!'” Keep your eyes open & check out the heat below!!!
2) Chart Champions SUBSTANCE810 x D-STYLES return to the countdown & they’re bringin’ ETHEMADASSASSIN & XP THE MARXMAN along for “The Last Laugh!” This joint is just another example of how powerfully their collabo project resonates throughout the underground! You have 3 of the illest MCs catchin’ wreck over supreme boom bap crafted by a stellar DJ/producer & the only requirement is for you to sit down & listen!
3) WILLIE THE KID & V DON give the “Cold Shoulder” to competitors who can’t keep up with their quality & consistency of delivering top tier material. The “Blue Notes 2” audio gem is a slow-burning sizzler composed of an intimately jazzy arrangement and passionate rhyming! It’s Hip Hop for true connoisseurs of the culture. Treat yourself to the finer things & tap in!
4) HUS KINGPIN zones in on his prey like an “outer-space Scarface” as he teams up with savage rhyme innovator SAGEINFINITE for the ASETHIC powered gem “Tony!” It’s the deadliest combination we’ve come across in awhile as the lyrical assassins pen a new murder anthem in blood! They shoot down all enemies & leave horses’ heads in rivals’ beds! When The Winners are at large the opposition’s in hiding!!!
5) CONWAY THE MACHINE & JAE SKEESE set s**t off with a “Pain Provided Profit” music masterwork called “Metallic 5’s!” Over a spectacular slice of hardcore heat, The Drumwork mic destroyers trade bars powerful enough to topple skyscrapers & rattle mountains!!! You need skills to compete with these two. Ya b**ch ass muthaf***as ain’t even in their league!
6) Production mastermind JAY MORELLI conjures a fantastic, dreamlike soundscape then tells TERMANOLOGY & PASSPORT RAV to “Pull Up” & body it!!! The mic titans do exactly that as they weave incredible wordplay around the stellar arrangement & leave listeners begging for more! Hip Hop always rises to the top because you have artists like this in the game! Pull Up & PRESS PLAY!
7) AGALLAH powers forward with a POPOFF featured heater called “Zion!!!” The Don Bishop & merciless mic killer never drop the ball as they grab a slick slice of underground funk by the throat and command it to do their bidding. In the underground arena, its their name in lights! The shining stars are at the top of their game!!!
8) Lyrical powerhouse POPOFF vividly details the harsh reality of the streets while diving into a HOMAGE fueled heater called “Homicide!” There’s no time for repentance when mercy is a word the enemy fails to comprehend. The only M word that matters is money. And you might have to murder a muthaf***a to move up the ranks!
9) RHINOCEROS FUNK & REBEL DIAZ’s RODRIGO STARZ bring fun & hilarity back to the Hip Hop scene with a brilliant new joint called “Dumb Smart!” Having heard a snippet of the cut a few weeks back, we were expecting a lot and of course, the duo didn’t disappoint!!! Incorporating The Human Beatbox’s formidable bass driven breath control to set things off, Rhino & Rodrigo rip apart the sonic proceedings by rhyming like it’s the last mic they’ll touch for all eternity!!! The clever wordplay and ill delivery make this track a MUST LISTEN. Don’t just play it once. Pump the banger all day!!!
10) Swooping in at the very last second to knock another competitor from the slot, MC BRAVADO, WORDSWORTH & J RAWLS drop “It Don’t Stop!” This jazzy joint represents the type of high-energy heat that gets us amped up and primed to hit REWIND! Wordsworth delivers a dope ass verse followed by MC Bravado’s elite lyricism & fly chorus!!! Salute J Rawls for the sonic magic he manifests!!!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
