Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine delivers more underground excitement with the latest edition of the Weekly Top Ten! Gear up for action & tap in below!
1) JAMIL HONESTY & MICKEY FACTZ have a permanent place on the underground “Radar” with a SERIOUS sizzler laced by JSOUL(featuring dope cuts by DJ GRAZZHOPPA)! This joint is a bar heavy boom bap extravaganza designed to blow out your speakers and blast ya ass thru the walls of your living room!!! The ill wordplay and boisterous flows keep ya compelled to every word they say while the production & scratches ensure you’ll be beggin’ ’em for more!!!
2) Nas is currently teaching an online MasterClass in Hip Hop storytelling. But for an even deeper dive into the art of lyricism, we have to put our money on underground heavyweights NAPOLEON DA LEGEND, SUPREME CEREBRAL & ILL CONSCIOUS for the wealth of gems they drop on the CLYPTO produced heater “Dread Pirate Robbers!” The soul-fueled sonic showcase highlights the burning embers of intensity clawing their way to the surface from each spitter’s larynx. By the time the verses enter the atmosphere we’re completely shaken to the core. It’ll be a long time before we ever recover!
3) PARKS don’t play!!! We promised y’all we’d be revisiting DEEPLY ROOTED HIPHOP’s “Sleeping Giant(Awakens)” compilation…and with its endless supply of audio heat there was no way we could stay away! PRO DILLINGER completely dominated some slick ass supreme steez laced by QUIS STAR & although it’s brief “Cantina Interlude” is as effective as a muthaf***a!!!! We could write a lot more but you’ll be better served by listening. Check out the dope joint & the whole damn platter below!!!
4) Our trust in God completely paid off when THE MUSALINI & 38 SPESH dropped “Another One” for the fans! This joint had us noddin’ our heads so long we had to Fed Ex a neck brace to the crib!!! Mus dances around Spesh’s superb groove like Tony Manero f**kin’ s**t up at the club on a sweat-drenched Saturday night!!! Trust Gang & Boss Don make it hot on the set. Enjoy the process & always respect the flow!!!
5) THE QUARTER INCH KINGS & ZAGNIF NORI are an unstoppable force on the underground equipped with “Ironclad” beats & rhymes that will demolish the most powerful opposition! On their latest cut it’s business as usual…and in this case, business means your complete destruction! If you’re a rival, recant everything negative thing you ever said. You know the drill. Drop to your knees & pray for their forgiveness!!!
6) BIG TWINS details “Hood Stories” of the highest order on a CUNS powered explosive called “ROADROLLER!” Dope beats & rhymes take precedence on a raw slice of heat delivered by the gruff voiced verbal assassin! The world belongs to the QB conqueror as he starves out the competition & lays claim to their every possession!!!
7) PLANET ASIA takes on the emotional wackos & keeps ’em crying in the corner as he delivers prize-winning bars on the EVIDENCE laced gem “1984!” The “Rule Of Thirds” sizzler is ominous, sinister and supremely dope! Bet on P.A. & Ev to win & you’ll come out on top EVERY time!
8) WAIS P, PAUL WALL, TERMANOLOGY & KXNG CROOKED deliver a sonic knockout called “Clubber Lang!!!” STATIK SELEKTAH employs his expert craftsmanship to perfection while our lyrical titans take suckers to task in the midst of bodying the beat in the most savage way possible! Ya wanna know what a REAL triumph is? It’s this song! Play it once then 20 times more before the end of the night!
9) We tried to listen to other compilations but DEEPLY ROOTED HIPHOP’s “Sleeping Giant(Awakens)” keeps callin’ us!!! On the TULLY C featured banger “Wrapped In One,” E.L.E.M.N.T. lays down a monumental display of stellar production for the rising MC to conquer! Never one to back down from a challenge, “the man, myth, and legend” mercilessly attacks the track and upends the underground. Top 5, Top 10, its all top tier talent involved. Get yourself in gear & PRESS PLAY!
10) THE MUSALINI & 38 SPESH team up with O FINESS to ride out on a supreme high called “Doctrine!” Spesh put his foot, arm, neck, and upper torso into this ill ass project and the joint below is a shining example of the magic that awaits when you dive into the action! Mus & O trade flawless, contrasting flows over what can only be described as the apex of underground production! Set your troubles aside. Link up wit’ the crew & take a ride!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
