Don’t Sleep On These New Hip Hop Releases
Insomniac Magazine paves the way for better days with the latest edition of our Weekly Top 10! Gear yourself up for adventure & experience the heat below!
1) HIM LO x QTHREE take you higher with their “King Kong On Cocaine” banger “Stupid Prizes!” Da Buze Bruvaz mic beast & World Champion producer combine forces for a colossal heater that hits the opposition with an uppercut for playin’ silly games! When ya want authentic Hip Hop you begin right here. Punks get beat down by the sonic brutality!
2) UNTOUCHABLES is a fitting name for a crew no one can get close to on the mic! NOWAAH THE FLOOD, CASABLANCA, KINCEE & JAY HOLLY link up with master craftsman CAP CHINO for a composition of supreme creativity titled “Innovation!” Hardcore verses strike like lightning bolts and electrify the booth with a succession of radiant flows! It’s raw Hip Hop to the fullest. Tap in & enjoy the show!
3) MIKE L!VE delivers decibels of destruction on a frantically contagious JOZEEMO, JRUSALAM, GHOST DOG, SHARP CUTS & SK THE NOVELIST featured banger called “God Cyph!” This passionate posse cut provides the perfect motivation music to get ya fired up for the day! Dope production & slick bars are what ya get when you strap yourself in for the ride. Ill rhyme schemes smack ya in the face & dangle you from the balcony outside!!!
4) OBSERVE SINCE ’98 channels his production prowess into the latest “Le Dernier Royaume” sizzler & recruits PLANET ASIA, MIDAZ THE BEAST, JAMIL HONESTY & DJ DOLO for a phenomenal gem called “Fly Beret! You could call this Clash of The Titans but there’s no actual battling going on. It’s purely lyricism at an all-time high delivered by three of the best to do it! Dolo cuts the s**t out of the sonic scenery to enhance the audio excitement. It’s not a typical joint…but it IS a top tier track that you’ll be playing for years to come!
5) Ain’t No Half Steppin’ as REAGAN ERA RECORDS’ DIOS NEGASI, SKRILLZ DIOR & HALO body the set on the KING DIOS powered banger “88 Kane!” The unorthodox underground spitters combine original rhymes with classic lines & merge them into a gumbo stew of sonic greatness! The Golden Era homage transports us back to the past while signalling a bright future with these creatives at the helm. Hip Hop’s in good hands here! Get your inside scoop on the action below.
6) MC WHITEOWL & TONE SPLIFF get the “Utmost Respect” from Hip Hop fans & after listening to this joint it’s clear to see why! The solo scene-stealer(AND Certain.Ones lyricist)superbly commandeers the reins of Tone’s bouncy slice of production perfection! He playfully jabs at the arrangements and keeps the track exciting as Tone maximizes heavy head nod activity!
7) HAZE x SLEEP SINATRA throw a “Molotov” at ya cornball rappers & blow up the spot with new KILLER KANE crafted heat! Two of the most acclaimed MCs on the rise are speaking so our attention’s on HIGH ALERT! The deadly duo don’t disappoint as they drop coveted bars over Kane’s barrage of audio explosives! Respect the wordplay(HAZE’s clever EPMD reference alone is worth the price of admission) & bow down to these lyrical pros!
8) BOBBY CRAVES & NETO drop a kick ass cinematic cut in the form of a CERTAIN.ONES banger called “Shaw Bros!” WANN SKLOBI’s at the ready with his venomous production while the mic masters deliver a vengeful bounty of bars! It all adds up to an extraordinary exhibition. These Magnificent Ruffians only battle to win!
9) YELLOW BALACLAVA x BISHOP team up with G FAM BLACK x LUPUS DEI for an underground banger that’s simply “Exquisite!” Y.B. enters the gallery of sound & provides an artistic canvas for Bishop’s creativity behind the boards. The Black Hand Music Group juggernaut then steps in the lab to unleash a mammoth blast of audio heat on the public! The track threatens to terrorize the town until it meets its match in the form of two unstoppable titans on the mic. G Fam & Lupus put the beat in a headlock & make it comply to their every demand!
10) We’re gonna bookend this by not only beginning with HIM LO x QTHREE but by ending with them as well! CLEVER 1 joins his lyrical compadre on a serious heater called “Fightin Wordz” that will f**k your whole head up before you get a chance to state your piece! This is the kind of joint you ride off into the sunset to after shootin’ up the town. Ya kept on speakin’ so they left your whole team leakin’!!! Hip Hop’s never sounded so good!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
