Insomniac Magazine’s Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten 12/19

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Insomniac Magazine traverses the far corners of the underground for the latest dose of Hip Hop heat! Get yourself in gear & tap in to the Weekly Top Ten!!!

1) RANSOM, V DON & 38 SPESH take the top spot on the Insomniac “Hit List” as they ride high on a “Chaos Is My Ladder” mega heater for the ages!!! The expertly produced audio sizzler finds Ran & Spesh delivering an onslaught of tag team tyranny to the opposition while flexing the most powerful prose in the industry! Why ya lookin’ everywhere else for REAL Hip Hop when V Don, Ransom, and Spesh got the whole game on lock?!!?

2) BOLDY JAMES & CUNS take listeners on an “Ot Commute” for a “Be That As It May” master gem that will take you on an emotional journey. Memories of ill travels & illegal transactions flood the mind of the lyrical renegade as Cuns keeps the soundscape searing with sonic heat! Ain’t nothin’ like makin’ 300K in 6 hours until the DEA come bustin’ thru the door!

3) A seriously dope track laced by JAY SAX, featuring CUT SUPREME on the 1 & 2’s & an unhinged lyrical assault by BOBBY CRAVES, MULA MCNASTY, FERAL SERGE & ACE DANERO???…Hmm, “Imagine That!” Well, CERTAIN.ONES make it happen yet again with a full blast of verbal venom designed to eradicate the opposition! Envision a world where Hip Hop’s the only thing that matters. Then watch Certain.Ones bring your hopes & dreams to life!!!

4) MEECO & DJ ACCESS enlist JD ERA for a transformative track called “Change!” The funky power gem contains a stellar soundscape, top tier turntable action, and phenomenal flows that tie the whole affair together! This is high grade heat to absorb! Listen to it EVERY DAY & EVERY NIGHT!!!

5) In this modern era, it seems that the most underrated component of Hip Hop is LYRICISM. RANSOM, J.ARRR & MAD SQUABLZ make sure that VITAL part of the genre will never be overlooked again as they rip into a heavenly slice of V DON crafted sonic opulence titled “Blissful Agony!” The brilliance of each verse is impossible to describe in a mere paragraph…but what we can say is you most definitely WON’T be disappointed. Build a shrine & bow down to these Hip Hop titans! Pay your tithes to these undisputed gods of the underground scene!!!

6) TERMANOLOGY & KOOL G RAP body EVERY beat, EVERY show, EVERY track as they execute their attack on an AMADEUS 360 THE BEAT KING” seared sizzler featuring napalm cuts by NEF!!! Let Ya Glock Burst” builds on the intensity of the dramatic arrangement with a whirlwind of witty wordplay that will make your head spin! When you enter the game ya better play to win! Salute to the whole damn crew for holdin’ s**t down!!!

7) Berlin’s blowin’ up wit'”Billow Talk” as NOLAN & FINALE deliver “Words From The Wise” for a HAADOOB laced extravaganza!!! The high-speed heater allows the super lyricists to deliver lightning-paced lyrics that steamroll over everything in sight! This is one of those joints that’ll smack ya up & get you motivated for a busy day! Ain’t no future in yo’ frontin’! Get up & go then PRESS PLAY below!!!

8) THE DOPPELGANGAZ warn the suckers & SIMPS to keep their d**ks in their pants & their cash in their pockets before committing to the “Girlfriend Experience!” Prostitution may be the oldest profession in the world but that doesn’t mean you have to go broke fulfilling your fantasies! MATTER OV FACT & EP come through with another high quality gem we can’t get enough of! They’re livin’ that “Black Cloak Lifestyle” & if y’all know wassup you will too!!!

9) REEF HUSTLE & DJ SPAZO team up with PLANET ASIA for ill “Sneaker Box” steez called “Noise In The Js!” The FRENCHIE HUNT & REEF HUSTLE laced joint revives JVC Force’s classic “Strong Island” instrumental to maximum effect and showcases hardcore mic turns by the lyrical kings! AJ ROK & B-LUV are somewhere smilin’! Throw on your Triple F.A.T. Goose & PRESS PLAY!!!

10) What, y’all thought we forgot about YOD?!!??? Heeellll No!!!! YOUR OLD DROOG is backin’ up the “Brinks Truck” on a WINO WILLY laced heat rock from his brand new opus “The Shining!” On the track you can expect more lyrical dopeness from the Sacha Baron Cohen of Hip Hop as he “spits the illest s**t you could think of!” From the underground to The Overlook, Droog remains on top with a maniacal mic assault for the Hip Hop masses!!!

Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!

– Kevin Keith