Don’t Sleep On These New Hip Hop Releases
Insomniac Magazine unleashes another weekly dose of Top 10 Hip Hop audio excellence! Sit back, relax, and check out the action-packed list below!
1) SUPREME CEREBRAL, NOWAAH THE FLOOD & THE KURSE join forces as FREE ENTERPRISE for a deadly blast of hardcore heat called “Hoffa!” There’s no doubt all rivals will be sleepin’ wit’ the fishes when they encounter the sonic force of the heralded underground heavy hitters! Bugzy Nino, Nowaah & The Kurse strategize a plan for your downfall that can’t be circumvented. They’ll wipe you off the face of the earth & leave no trace of your existence. Rhymes & beats like these can never be denied. They’re the illest crew on the planet & the livest ones outside!!!
2) DJ DAVITO enlists ROYAL FLUSH, TRAGEDY, WILLIE STUBZ, NUTSO, and BIG TWINS to wreak havoc on the underground with a borough bustin’ banger called “Back 2 Queens!” The soundscape kicks in with rapid-fire WILDELUX laced boom bap beats & a breakneck bassline that signal an immediate sense of urgency! We hear warning alarms that remind us there’s nowhere to run as the ill lyricists CRUSH, KILL, & DESTROY! DJ E-REX f**ks ya up with the cuts & strikes terror on the 1 & 2’s!
3) CHE NOIR x TERMANOLOGY deliver a Grade A level lyrical explosion on an undisputed production masterpiece laced by 38 Spesh called “Kiss The Ring!” This is surely Che’s finest hour. The rising lyricist has been on the grind for so long that it’s great to see she’s finally getting some REAL recognition…and DAAAAMMNNN, she deserves it with her endless surplus of dope rhymes & mad flows! On the other side of the spectrum, everybody who’s anybody already knows how Term gets down! He brings life to any project he’s a part of with lines like (“LV’s on the fit, 12 V’s wit’ the kit, 550 like it’s 10 to 6”) Whew!…and once again, let’s talk about that glorious track!!! It’s so relentlessly funky that it will keep you in head nod mode until your neck breaks off. There’s no point in questioning the greatness of this ultra-talented trifecta. Submit to their will & respect the skills. Bow down & Kiss The Ring!
4) RJ PAYNE leaves a powerful imprint on the BSF roster by teaming up with BENNY THE BUTCHER on a Tricky Trippz produced action heater titled “Butcher Meets Leatherface!” RJ possesses such a supernatural flow that it’s easy to believe he exists far beyond this mortal plane. Benny brings the situation back down to earth by spitting gravel in the eyes of the competition with bars that can’t be replicated by his rivals. It’s an uncertain world so no one knows the future…but it’s easy to predict these microphone assassins will remain on top of the world. They bring pain to all foes who challenge them by butchering their enemies with murderous rhymes!
5) MOOCH & FUTUREWAVE pour their magic “Elixir” into a power-packed soundscape featuring DANIEL SON, SAIPHER SOZE & RIGZ! The end result is a “Boss Sauce” sizzler that will burn through the speakers and shake up the foundation of the underground! Futurewave conjures a vision of gunslingers meeting for a sundown shootout at the OK Corral. The difference here is that the battle is in the hood with all enemies eating the asphalt before they have a chance to pull the trigger!
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6) DNTE sanitizes the dirt & keeps his hands clean on a “Crystal Pianos” heater featuring FALCON OUTLAW! “Washing Machine,” powered by Pastor Wesley, serves as a hood master class in financial management. Golden grooves caress your speakers as Falconcrest’s lyrical overlords demonstrate the correct way to make it through the game unblemished while rivals get snatched up by the system! Listen to The Fly Grand Puba & the Texas Ranger as they lead us on an engaging journey that might take a sudden shift toward a cautionary tale!
7) VIC SPENCER paints the gospel over a heavenly PANIK ON THE BEAT powered production that had us doing backflips like John Belushi on a crack binge!!! In a crowded field of emcees, Vic ALWAYS stands out among the pack. Never before has that been more evident than on the divinely laced track “Soul Shine” where the rebellious rhyme master runs circles, squares, hexagons, and triangles around the competition! If relevance had a photo attached to the definition, Vic would be the poster child. He’s already mastered his craft yet he still gets better with time.
8) CERTAIN.ONES & L.I.F.E. LIGGY LONG set off a sonic celebration on the WANN SKLOBI produced master heater “Delta High!” Funky grooves prod you to boogaloo around the room as Mr. Big Rascal International(aka BOBBY CRAVES)expresses his extravagant elocution for the listeners at large! Liggy Long unleashes lyrical heat on the beat with a little rum pa pa pum ’til his dope verse is done! Next up is STRESS who delivers a breath of relief with hard bars from the street followed by REIGN SUPREME who gets all slick on dat ass with a clever flow & serious mic control! Certain.Ones take ya back to school then break all the rules! Learn your lessons, party hard, & pledge your allegiance to the crew every day!
9) CA$ABLANCA x NOWAAH THE FLOOD bite into a hardcore heater crafted by Cap Chino titled “Gold Front Fang$!” It’s time to pay what ya owe & if you did ’em wrong in the past you already f**ked up! Bloodstained lyrics are tracked by a trail of vengeance that leads to mass destruction on the mic. Make your peace with the power duo AND with your Maker because there’s no reasoning when the barrel’s pointed in your face. Condolences will be sent to your loved ones. You pulled a d**k move & death is your fate.
10) ED ROWE x SLIM KARATE are splittin’ grills with a soulful slice of underground heat called “World Renowned!” When you celebrate the culture you should do so with people who are LIVIN’ IT! These sonic titans might be flying under the radar now but best believe it won’t be that way for long! Ed kicks the smooth linguistics over Slim’s spectacular god-sent production & the minute the beat drops you’ll be hooked for eternity! Saddle up & feel free to ride the wave. Let your thoughts fly rampant & check out the messiahs of the sound!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
