Insomniac Magazine’s Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten 1/16/23

Don’t Sleep On These New Releases

Insomniac Magazine stays on high alert for the latest Hip Hop HEAT! Get yourself in gear & tap in to the Weekly Top Ten!!!

1) SCAMROCK, DANIEL SON & PRO DILLINGER are on some next level electrified audio excitement as they smack up the underground with “Scam Newton!!!” The opposition can’t help but follow their lead when ill beats & rhymes assault your senses without warning! Daniel & Pro have been bodyin’ s**t for so long that we know they’ll always come out on top! Add Scam Newton to the mix & ya get their new crowning achievement. When you’re born to win losing’s not an option!!!

2) MICKEY DIAMOND makes listeners say “Wow!” with new RAL DUKE powered “Oroku Saki” audio excellence!!! The majestic track(adorned with colorful vocal samples by a certain Golden Globe winning actress)is a laid back gem that finds The Umbrella juggernaut smoothly skating across the set while effortlessly crushing the competition! Mickey’s dope but y’all already know his style. Get service with a smile & check the supreme steez below!!!

3) ETO & FUTUREWAVE keep the “Dead Poets” roll-out going with an ominous heater featuring mic powerhouse DANIEL SON!!! “Make It Out” is pure street heat driven by a compelling arrangement and superior rhymes that trigger instant paranoia about your immediate surroundings! This ain’t no vacation in Disneyland. It’s a tumultuous trip to the Darkside! Brace yourself for the unexpected when you enter the den of the wolves!!!

4) When you’re livin’ out your dreams & taking a trip from BK to Cali for a long-awaited tour, what should ya do? Write a song about it of course!!! EDDIE KAINE does exactly that & GOTDAMN it’s a dope one as he tears into a BIG BRICK laced soundscape for “Flight 189!” A tour de force of triumphant rhymes & glorious grooves are what you get when you PRESS PLAY! Check out the stellar joint. We GUARANTEE it’ll make your day!

5) XP THE MARXMAN links up with WUILLDAFRIQQ & WILLIAM BOSTICK for ill “Diamante De Las Madres” heat called “Outchea!” The lyrical warrior stays supplying bangers to the underground & here’s another can’t miss joint to add to the hit list! With hardcore beats & raw rhymes like this, listeners come flockin’ in droves! Line up outside with the rest of the fans & maybe XP’ll show some love when he sees you screamin’ his name at the venue!

6) BLACK THOUGHT is spittin’ some “Glorious Game” with EL MICHELS AFFAIR dropping an unlimited arsenal of instrumental ammunition on “Grateful!” This is the type of audio action that throws an audience into a chaotic frenzy and kicks holes in every sound system in sight!!! It’s showtime!!! Black Thought comes thru with the venomous verses that poison all perpetrators of the underground!

7) A.P. DA OVERLORD delivers his smooth criminal lyrical stylings on a TRUE CIPHER laced sonic thriller called “Music & A.P.” The “Dangerous II” mega gem is a supremely soulful slice of sonic jubilation that would most definitely make MJ proud! When the rising rhyme warrior spits verses, you can feel the emotions stirring within. True Cipher brilliantly pairs the street poet’s powerful prose with awe-inspiring audio artistry you won’t soon forget!!!


8) BLOO AZUL brings a breathtaking showcase of brutal bars to a bold blast of boom bap supremacy crafted by THE STANDOUTS! “BXcellence” is pure head nod heat straight from the “TROO BLOO” EP & it delivers an 8.9 on The Richter Scale!!! No natural disaster known to man can compete with the craters this explosive will leave throughout the underground. Y’all better hop on the 2 train & keep ya distance!!!

9) Irish-Canadian rhyme ripper JROBERTS teams up with mic beast ASUN EASTWOOD on a supreme banger laced by the incredible IM’PERETIV called “Guillotine!” The competition better duck down cause heads’ll start flyin’ when the crew wreaks havoc on the set! Ya want dope beats & rhymes? Here you get nothing but the best! Check out the colossal cut fans can’t get enough of!!!

10) MIC BLES x LEVEL 13 remind aspiring artists there are “Levels In The Game” when it comes to the shady dealings of the music industry!!! The “Saints With No Halos” sizzler explores the lengths talent must go through to achieve their dreams…and best believe s**t it’s far from an easy stroll in the park! Mic Bles & Level 13 possess the skills to thrive through hard times and conquer any competitor in sight!!!

Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!

– Kevin Keith