Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine returns with another Top Ten experience & it looks like a certain UNDERGROUND KING has the countdown on lock! Check out the illustrious list below & fulfill your audio fix for the week!
1) RECOGNIZE ALI, BOOB BRONX & PRO DILLINGER get real unlawful on the opposition as they smack up suckers on NICKEL PLATED BEATS powered heat called “Haram!” The trifecta of terror spit acid into the atmosphere & melt mics in every booth they enter! Each MC brings a revolutionary rhyme onslaught to the arena over a sizzling soundscape designed to topple skyscrapers!!!
2) STR8 BANGAZ is pimpin’ the underground and makin’ every producer his wish they could dominate the set with a “Master Class” explosive called “Supa Fly!” BUNKY SA & DRE COLOMBIAN RAW are the lyrical enforcers struttin’ thru the track and puttin’ heads to bed on the regular! You know how the crew get down when there’s money to be made! It’s all about those numbers on the board baby…they only proud of digits!!!
3) CRIMEAPPLE & BUCK DUDLEY are back to stir s**t up with “Sancocho” steez featuring PRIMO PROFIT & RLX! “Throw The Rice” finds the mic messiah & production god highlightin’ the colossal skills of their lyrical connects while collectin’ passport stamps along the way. This ain’t your typical collabo heater so prime yourself for the ill sonic excursion!!!
4) RECOGNIZE ALI has been patiently chillin’ in the cut but he knew it was a matter of time before we’d all bow down & “Kiss The Ring!!!” HOBGOBLIN heralds the bold entrance of the lyrical conqueror with supreme heat worthy of his regal presence! This joint is not a call to battle but it IS a declaration of your defeat. Recognize Ali will always rule the roost & you’ll always be a peon peering into his kingdom!
5) PASSPORT RAV & PRO DILLINGER exposed fans to “Finer Living” with a “Sand In My Carry On” sonic triumph laced by WAVY DA GHAWD! The one-two punch of Rav’s laid back delivery & Dillinger’s lethal lyricism is pure perfection over Wavy’s phenomenal dreamlike production! This is the joint that you play when you’ve finally decided to take your destiny into your own hands & liberate yourself from the chains of society. It’s a true success in every sense of the word. Salute these kings for freeing us from the exhaustive 9 to 5 tyranny!
6) RECOGNIZE ALI details the story of “Arturo” on a jazz-infused banger expertly crafted by HOBGOBLIN! The underground’s lyrical overlord gets cinematic on the track & weaves a top notch tale that would make Slick Rick proud! It’s all about a seemingly unstoppable hard rock who reigned terror on the town. Ya might think you can bully the block but even the great Samson was betrayed by Delilah!
7) FORTIFIED MIND & BOBBY CRAVES have never been average MCs & “Believe You Me” they prove their limitless lyrical abilities yet again on an extraordinary audio heater laced by the ODD PILOT! CERTAIN.ONES give such an electrified performance on the track that anyone who’s been sleepin’ on ’em will get shocked right outta their slumber! It’s a brief & effective gem for the underground! Get down wit’ the new sounds from the crew!
8) Y’all already know how dope UFO FEV is & now he gives an ill alley-oop to mic assassin ANOYD for the STATIK SELEKTAH stretched sizzler “Bout Them Dollas!” This joint presents a bountiful supply of brash bars that demonstrate the infinite power of two mic slayers on the rise! We know money makes the world go round & they got mad skills to pay the bills!!!
9) What can we say about COUSIN FEO & LORD JUCO that we haven’t already said a million times before? When these two kings embarked on their first DEATH AT THE DERBY adventure it kicked off an unimaginable stream of supreme sizzlers never experienced before by the likes of the underground! That same thirst & hunger for quality music continues to this day with “Siberian Snipers!” FINN provides majestic production with the trusty DJ DUBPLATES supplying ill cuts and of course, the lyrical superstars bring it all home for the win!
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10) TERROR VAN POO is quickly becoming our go-to guy for serious bangers!!! Whenever the ascendant bar assassin links up with venerable production powerhouse VINNY IDOL things get real NASTY!!! On “Callin’ Me Wilt,” the “Terror-Dactyl” mic threat dunks on all the wack ass rappers who should’ve never been recruited for the league in the first place!!! If MCs are entering the industry they should be VERY scared of Mr. Van Poo right now. He’s a beast in the booth and y’all can’t withstand the massacre!!!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
