Insomniac Magazine’s Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten 6/26/17. Don’t sleep on these new tracks.
Insomniac’s Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten shines the spotlight on the latest and greatest Hip Hop tracks from the underground! Check in for another edition and feel the vibe!
1) ROYCE DA 5’9″ made Hip Hop fans’ dreams come true when he reunited with his SLAUGHTERHOUSE partners-in-rhyme on the “Bar Exam 4” banger, “Chopping Block!” KXNG CROOKED, JOELL ORTIZ, and JOE BUDDEN dominate the mic with an insane onslaught of bars! It’s quotables galore…”I’ll put my foot in your ass wit’ all my old verses/it’s like my sole purpose is givin’ my soles purpose”…”Who’d be left if the social media era died/s**t, I blew checks before I was verified…” “I really don’t understand why these imposters are popular/I’m confused like seeing my Jewish homie rockin’ a swastika during Hanukkah instead of rockin’ his Yarmulke…” The lyrical heat goes on & on!
2) AGALLAH knowingly asks us “Who’s The Man” while fans everywhere salute the Don Bishop for his latest “Agnum Opus” banger! The new joint is a self-produced Boom Bap extravaganza that listeners will immediately embrace for it’s jazzy, high energy vibe. Agallah keeps the dope lyrics in steady supply while posting up at the MGM Grand. Hip Hop is ALIVE!
3) Clypto keeps us in #TheLoop with a funky SUPREME CEREBRAL, RECOGNIZE ALI & O THE GREAT featured gem called “Cartel Clientele!” The rhyme slayers dig into the groove and serve up razor sharp lyrics that cut thru the bulls**t! Raw lyricism reigns as the crew shine like beacons of light on the underground. Bodybag season begins NOW!
4) CRIMEAPPLE drags us through the darkness while displaying Keyser “SOZE” tendencies on a new Billy Loman laced sonic adventure! The lyricist plays head games with the listeners and delivers an element of unpredictability in his rhymes that would make Kevin Spacey’s infamous character proud! As we get pulled into the spitter’s sinister web of deception, Billy Loman keeps listeners off balance with a fear-inducing track that will take control of your soul!
5) TONE ATLAS & BENNY rip the mic like “Savages” on a new Elemnt laced “Water To Wine” bloodfest! The barbaric rhyme assassins demonstrate how Syracuse & Buffalo get down as they eviscerate the track and prove that the entire Hip Hop landscape is theirs for the taking! You a believer yet? You BETTER be!
6) DON FLAMINGO & LOADED LUX go on a lyrical shooting spree over a supremely soulful soundscape called “MobTies!” It’s business never personal as the ultra-talented spitters rule the town with an iron fist and a hot gat! The firepower’s on the mic! Muthaf***as say your prayers!
7) Mutant Academy’s KONCEPT JACK$ON links up with AL.DIVINO to drop “Counterfeit Loot” on the listeners! The Darktwaine produced gem is complex in both its sonic and lyrical construction. An intricately crafted Jazz/Boom Bap framework is perfectly matched with an arsenal of opaque rhymes that will be picked apart & examined for months to come!
8) ORIGN & BORVOE MCMIDNITE rule the cosmos as Sci Fi And LifeLine! If any hostile space invaders bumrush their domain, the crew will deliver swift & sudden “Dropkicks” to the dome! Listen as they avoid evil Medusas and raise the bar on Hip Hop lyricism. Competitors can’t even float in their orbit. The duo burn brightly as you fade into the ashes!
9) MARQUEE exhibits passion, creativity, and top notch mic skills on the Lord Finesse laced banger, “Lean So Hard!” The “Femme Fatale” highlight showcases the lyricist’s impressive flow as she effortlessly glides over the DITC legend’s gritty soundscape. Her compellingly playful vocals and unwavering charisma take center stage while we remain captivated by each & every bar!
10) DREAMTEK slams the current crop of rappers who seem more like charity cases than actual lyricists on his explosive new track, “The Wizard!” “The Wizard Of Oddz” Boom Bap masterwork delivers the heat by bringing actual substance to the game! It seems that emcees these days want to do everything BUT rhyme! DreamTek takes the music back to its essence and pulls off a major win as a result!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
