Insomniac Magazine Top Ten for 7/24/17: Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
You know how we do; non-stop pure Hip Hop for over 20 years. Insomniac Magazine keeps the traditional alive by continuing mine the sonic playing field within the music industry for those Hip Hop practitioners that deliver the goods. If you’re here, we know you don’t sleep on authentic Hip Hop. Now, tell your friends; this is Insomniac Magazine’s Weekly Hip Hop Top 10.
1) ROSATI smoothly rides the wave of a solid Xtreme Beatz soundscape while radiating the majestic aura of an emperor on the boom bap gem, “Pyramid Silhouette!” The fly spitter of #TheWinners bends words to his will as he achieves greatness & employs supreme wizardry on the track! You stay prayed up waitin’ for the Lotto but Rosati’s already won the jackpot!
2) If this is just a promo imagine how the entire project will be!!! OLDER ZEALOUS & MISTA PIGZ deliver a dope sonic teaser for “The Empire Plan 2” that better be included on the album on account of pure dopeness! “Just Step” will make you want to do just that as Pigz & The Vinylcologist get funky over an insanely irresistible track! Move your body & nod your head! This joint gets the party started!!!
3) KOSS takes Hip Hop back to its essence with compelling Boom Bap featuring Coney Island’s TORAE! “And You Don’t Stop” is the first single from the forthcoming “Born To Live” album & it sets the stage for what promises to be the next extraordinary opus of the underground. You can’t deny the beat, soulful grooves, and colorful rhymes. we don’t want it to stop and you won’t either!
4) CRIMEAPPLE proves once again that he’s too supreme to crush as he strong-arms the scene on the Giallo Point laced, “BUSCAME!” The lyrical kingpin leads a rhyme revolution designed to smack up mumble rappers who can’t spit a bar to save their lives! If you’re looking for THE REAL you’ll find it on this track. Crimeapple brings the heat & always delivers!
5) You know the winning formula. Add CONWAY to a Daringer track and witness greatness! The difference this time is that MEYHEM LAUREN joins the action on a rock-fueled banger called “Moroccan Waters.” The GxFR soldier & ML rip into the production with such savagery you’ll feel sorry for the beat. Don’t worry though, Daringer’s got plenty more coming!
6) BANISH HABITUAL serves up audible violence expertly laced by Kurse on “Son Of Ramirez!” The Rap Serial Killer ensures that the competition’s chances for survival are slim at best! Banish shoots deadly rhymes in their direction & blows ’em away with bars too powerful to withstand. Kurse steps in to survey the carnage & keeps the music pumpin’ as he delivers the last rites.
7) DANIEL SON x MILANO CONSTANTINE administer villainous tactics over The Custodian Of Records’ new “Ice Water” track & freeze out the opposition with an arsenal of ill bars! Two of the underground’s most skilled & beloved emcees deliver stone cold rhymes that reverberate in the mind & make ya hit the REWIND! TCOR fuels ’em with an ample supply of heat as the lyricists size up the crowd and drop dope material that sends shivers down our spines!
8) NOWAAH THE FLOOD, CA$ABLANCA, JAY HOLLY & KINCEE return as THE UNTOUCHABLES to don “Gucci Glasses” and spit fire over J.F.’s stellar soundscape! The street warriors showcase the art of lyricism as they move metaphorical mountains with their supreme talent on the mic. The power of 4 make this sonic journey one to be remembered. Check the skills & experience the esteemed spitters in action!
9) PROGRAM delivers an in-depth examination of his personal failings & losses on a powerful DirtyDiggs produced slice of soul titled “The Medicine.” Although each revelation exposes Program’s vulnerability, it also showcases the lyricist’s strength by highlighting his willingness to share those particular painful moments in the first place. Listen to the track, think about your own setbacks, and work on ways to change your life for the better!
10) When CERTAIN.ONES powerhouses, UNKLEMOOK & BOBBY CRAVES, get together it’s time to “Put Em Up!” Continuing our pattern of closing out the chart with a banger, the colossal collective wrap up our list with their unbeatable brand of superior Boom Bap! Check for the brilliant word play, acrobatic flows, flawless production…and always take a short pause for the plausible! It’s a dose of sonic ecstasy. Hip Hop lives and breathes within the DNA of this crew!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
