Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine brings you more unadulterated heat to last all week! Tap in with the Top 10 below!
1) How could this joint NOT be #1? That’s a question impossible to fathom & one we’ll never have to ponder because DJ KAY SLAY snatches the championship title on a MAMMOTH mega banger featuring a plethora of the most powerful MCS! You wanna know who’s on the cut? Here ya go: SHEEK LOUCH, STYLES P, BENNY THE BUTCHER, BUN B, GHOSTFACE KILLAH, RAEKWON, AZ, PAPOOSE, RANSOM, MEMPHIS BLEEK, BILLY DANZE, LIL FAME, DAVE EAST, 3D NA’TEE, JOELL ORTIZ, SAIGON, MISTAH F.A.B., CHRIS RIVERS, JON CONNOR, TWISTA, E-40, NINO MAN, SHOOTA, MYSONNE, SAUCE MONEY, ICE-T, TRICK TRICK, RJ PAYNE, E-A-SKI, FRED THE GODSON(RIP), LOADED LUX, TERMANOLOGY, YOUNG NOBLE, E.D.I MEAN, LOCKSMITH, CASSIDY, MAINO, VADO, ROCKNESS, DJ PAUL, MC GRUFF, STAN SPIT, UNCLE MURDA, CORY GUNZ, MELLE MEL, GRANDMASTER CAZ, TRAE THE TRUTH, BYNOE, HOCUS 45TH, and ROYCE DA 5’9! BARS upon BARS upon BARS upon BARS!!! ‘That enough fo’ ya? It better be…Because the mix legend is “Rolling 50 Deep!!!”
2) DJ ENYOUTEE & ZAGNIF NORI are here to make a “Difference” on a DI-FUTURE powered “Blood & Iron 2” banger! Propelled by a hypnotic beat & ill scratch hook, Zagnif amps up the intensity with god-level bars & a supernatural flow that can’t be topped! You thought y’all were the gatekeepers? You don’t know the half! Make a difference a check out the heat blast below!
3) Now here’s a homicide to look forward to!!! RJ PAYNE, SUNNIE BLAC x SNYP LIFE commit “Beautiful Murder” on a KILAPT laced audio explosive! Gun shots & police sirens flood the set to signal a sonic state of emergency! Hardcore bars wrap around the throats of their rivals & choke ’em out one-by-one. There’s a battle in the booth and only three will survive. It’s lights out for the competition!!!
4) You think y’all can challenge ASUN EASTWOOD & ESTEE NACK on the mic? Na Na Na Na Na!!!! You’d be better off keepin’ those stupid ass thoughts to yourself & listening to “Disposal” instead! The rugged WIZDOMEBUNITALL produced track is fueled by a paranoid intensity that will have you scanning the room after you PRESS PLAY. Your enemies might be lurking behind the curtains…but blast this loud enough and it’ll topple their entire crew!
5) THE OPIOID ERA had us feelin’ “Dope Sick” since Friday…but right before that we got hooked on an R DOT laced banger titled “Passing Out Testers 2!” When the beat kicked in we were overtaken by a euphoric rush to the bloodstream. The raw bars pulled us out of reality & transported us to a plane of blissful transcendence we won’t soon forget! Ya want that pure, uncut Hip Hop you know where to go. ‘Opioid Era’s got dope product. Come on, take a hit!
6) MR. LIF & STU BANGAS burn down the underground on a new VANGARDE heater called “No Hitter!” Powered by a jazz-fueled soundscape, Lif’s stream of consciousness rhymes take flight to soar above verses crafted by his competitors. Rivals should expect to lose when they enter the stadium. Y’all tried to score but ya just got shut out!
7) KEV BROWN x J SCIENIDE are straight “Out The Safari” with a dope combo of hard beats & rhymes! The minimalist “Stray From The Pack” sizzler contains live drums and a sparse piano arrangement to accentuate the extraordinary verses from the bold bar slingers! Add some dope cuts by DJ JON DOE to the mix & you get a rumble in the jungle that fans will always cherish!
8) YOUR OLD DROOG continues to explore his origins with the “Dump YOD: Krutoy Edition” sizzler “Pravda!” BLACK THOUGHT, EL-P, MACH-HOMMY & THA GOD FAHIM join in on the eastern european adventure by gloriously bodying the set with high-level bars while simultaneously captivating the Hip Hop underground worldwide. Why is this joint so dope? Because they tear up the mic. ‘They do it from the soul not because of the Likes!’
9) REVENGE OF THE TRUENCE are snappin’ necks over an exquisite audio arrangement laced by ALOME! The “Black Mafioso” banger sets ya up with lush international sonic steez before bringin’ in the boom bap and unforgiving bars the elite duo are known for! You want some fly lyrical excellence? Y’all can get it right here. Let it breathe & experience “Bellissima Realizzazione!”
10) HOME TEAM is always at the center of the action in terms of underground excitement. And now they climb new heights on a CHUCK CHAN powered banger called “The Apex!” KILLY SHOOT, GENERALBACKPAIN, LUPUS DEI & DEUCE HENNESSEY spray the booth with a barrage of the deadliest bars on the planet! It’s clean up time and the junk removal specialists are in the building! Y’all garbage rappers are gettin’ swept right off the set!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
