Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
The intense flood of underground audio heat drowns out all the commercial crap you wanna avoid on the radio! Get yourself in gear & tap in with Insomniac’s Weekly Top Ten!
1) PASSPORT RAV & ROME STREETZ reign supreme at #1 with a “Bermuda Triangle” banger expertly crafted by WAVY DA GHAWD!!! “Victimizer” is more than a joint to throw on your playlist. It’s like a cyclone determined to wipe out everything in sight! Rav & Rome torment their opponents with bars so powerful a referee had to be called in to break up the fight. Y’all already know, ain’t no stoppin’ Wavy’s production! The trauma will continue on long through the night!!!
2) CONWAY THE MACHINE walks the streets alone over sonic terrain paved by COOL & DRE & 808-RAY!!! “Give & Give” delivers gospel-infused, NYC meets New Orleans inspired boom bap that will make you drop to your knees & praise The Maker for its very existence! When Conway gives ya new music you rush to hit PLAY. Take a listen & you’ll never be disappointed!
3) TRUTH, AL SKRATCH & KURIOUS speak their thoughts & put their all in it on a sonic behemoth powered by DA BEATMINERZ! “Spit It” features stellar scratches from the great PF CUTTIN & more ill bars than your mind can handle! This is true legendary s**t manifesting in real time! Get your “Nostalgia ThEraPy” fix below!!!
4) COPYWRITE annihilates egos over an EVIDENCE laced arrangement called “Green Screen!” “T.H.E. LAST SUPPER” sizzler represents the pinnacle of Hip Hop with high grade beats, bars, and slick cuts by DJ CEVEN! The passion behind the lyricist’s delivery is evident in the accompanying visual below. No special effects are needed when you possess supreme skills like this!
5) The super collabo of the century has arrived in the form of a REKS x SHORT BUSS13 mega heater featuring SHABAAM SAHDEEQ, RAS KASS, CHILLA JONES, TERMANOLOGY, PLANET ASIA, RUSTE JUXX, ILLA GHEE, BISHOP LAMONT & DJ DECKS! “Big 3” invites listeners to an arena of top of the line lyricism that will make rivals shut the f**k up for all eternity! The Hip Hop underground contains many charismatic creatives. But the crew below is the cream of the crop!!!
6) J57 crafts a molten lava heat rock and gifts it to PLANET ASIA, BOBBY J FROM ROCKAWAY & SKYZOO!!! “MAKIN STAX” is the sure fire smash you’ve been waiting for and the lyricists add their own unique flavor to each venomous verse! Nod your head ’til your neck snaps but if you mess wit’ their paper you won’t make it through the night!
7) CRIMEAPPLE is on a wildlife safari that finds him ambushing all opposition on the underground! Partnering up with PRESERVATION provides the potent production that aids the Manteca mic lord in stalking his prey! Put on your game face & listen to “Hunting Methods.” But don’t let the deadly duo mistake you for food!
8) PRESS PLAY & make the “Henny Face” when ya listen to this ill banger from SHOTTIE x FARAMBEATS!!! The “Nothing Changed Except Everything” audio heater will curl your lips up like you’re suckin’ on a lemon & force you to squint your eyes like someone snatched the bifocals off your f**kin’ face!!! Knock back another one for the underground & pour one out for those who can’t hear!
9) CHE NOIR, EVIDENCE & YOUR OLD DROOG take listeners to “Junior High” with a PLAYA HAZE crafted power gem from “The Color Chocolate Vol. 1!” You only need a two word review for this track & that’s: Pure brilliance. The lyrical icons reflect on a period & place where they were at their most vulnerable and share the most intimate moments of their awe-inspiring lives!
10) Let’s face it, SHIRT’s a genius! On the ACTION FIGURE 973 seared gem “Adrenochrome,” the lyrical architect cuts through the bulls**t & hype of our social-media obsessed existence to reveal the deep-rooted deceit that lies underneath. The authenticity from the underground artist will never be tampered with or tainted. He’ll pull the veil back from the puppet masters & ward off all enemies taking control of your mind!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
