Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine checks in with an all-new Top 10! Experience the Weekly underground onslaught below!
1) DJ MUGGS, RIGZ and ROME STREETZ aren’t just bodying the opposition. They’re collectin’ “Heads On The Wall” for each one to admire. The “Gold” gem is fueled with high energy heat and enough braggadocious bars to make rivals cower under their beds. There’s a lyrical tsunami makin’ its way through town. This ain’t a track. It’s an unbridled force of nature!!!
2) Can you imagine anything more glorious than three certified spitters finessing a heaven sent heater produced by APOLLO BROWN?!? What’cha got? We’re waiting!…RJ PAYNE, RAS KASS & GRAFH don’t need a “CHEATCODE” to lyrical greatness because they’re already kings of their craft! On the audio treasure below you can witness the crew in their element as they manifest magical bars from thin air & imprint them into our collective consciousness. There’s one test required before listening. Fans of the underground automatically ace the exam!
3) NICHOLAS CRAVEN’s creative conjurings reach an all-time high with the almighty EVIDENCE in attendance on “Breaking Atoms!” These two underground heroes have been the main source of artistic excitement for many years…so it’s no surprise Nic’s production combined with Ev’s microphone onslaught would cause such a commotion. This brilliantly arranged track sums up everything we love about Hip Hop. The lethal weapons move with aggression & there’s no stoppin’ ’em!!!
4) What’s “Better Than Money?” Not that much. But V DON’s ROME STREETZ & ANKHLEJOHN featured banger is right up there in the runnin’!!! How could it not be?!? You’ve got one of the illest production visionaries around cookin’ up that heat with two undisputed kings of the underground!!! Ain’t no guesswork involved about what’s happenin’. YOU might “Roll The Dice” & lose but THEY play to win!!!
5) NAPOLEON DA LEGEND & JUST MUSIC BEATS serve up a stellar slice of exotic underground excitement on the “Modus Operandi” masterwork “Africa Gold!” Samuel L Jackson “Pulp Fiction” sound bites combined with lush rhythms, soulful harmonies, and immaculate rhymes make this an immediate MUST LISTEN! Take time away from the daily grind & start livin’ lovely! Visualize your paradise & PRESS PLAY!
6) CLYPTO is the master of slow flow sonic heat! And whenever he enters the studio with SUPREME CEREBRAL ya know s**t’s about to go down!!! On “Give It Up,” the colossal comrades team up with MICKEY DIAMOND & JOSIAH THE GIFT for a dope ass joint that sounds like the crew bumrushed a Doo Wop show from the fifties! It’s ultra-creative, ill as f**k, and hardcore enough to run your entire family outta town!!!
7) SNOWGOONS hold down the throne as “Renaissance Kings” of the underground & enlist TY FARRIS & RASHEED CHAPPELL for a majestic triumph called “G.O.D.” The lyrical terrors body the bouncy banger & crush any competition who come their way. If you’re looking for something dope to listen to this track is the answer to all your prayers!!!
8) G FAM BLACK x FLU create the match of the century on an earth-shattering sizzler called “Hagler Hearns!” The “Starvin Hagler” heater kicks into gear with one of the most compelling soundscapes we’ve heard in awhile! G Fam wastes no time in contributing his gargantuan vocals to the track and blows out the booth in the process! It’s a total knockout from start to finish. Experience the underground champions in action!!!
9) KING AUTHOR is “Now Streaming” across the underground & the “Top Command Order” is to drop high-powered bars over a tantalizing WILLY LOW production! The lyrical journeyman transmits a steady flow of heat on each release but this particular track is imbued with a newfound sense of passion & energy! First he broke the shackles of the matrix. Now he’s free to keep Hip Hop alive!!!
10) This week we’re ridin’ out to a smooth gem from the great ESTEE NACK called “VEUVECLICQUOTBRUT!” CB. BEATZ laces the joint to perfection & it conveys a late night vibe that will have you all in your feelings before Nack Daddy smacks ya back to reality! Make sure to pump it up at the highest volume. Then pour one out for the homies who ain’t here…
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
