Insomniac Magazine’s Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten 6/19/23

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Insomniac Magazine delivers another extraordinary audio adventure on the latest edition of the Weekly Top Ten. Gear up for action & tap in below!!!

1) CHINO XL & STU BANGAS link up with VINNIE PAZ for a homicidal heater called “Murder, Rhyme, Kill!” The FUMES THE THREAT co-powered sizzler features dope cuts by DJ ROMES, a pot boiler of a soundscape and rhymes powerful enough to bring the entire industry to its knees!!! First you get a rough, rugged, and raw verbal assault from Vinnie then you pay tithes to The Lyrical Jesus as Chino tears up the set!!!

2) The biggest “Bloodsport” in town is Hip Hop’s underground!!! ROYALZ & JOSIAH THE GIFT take the competition “Out Of Service” on a new banger that will spread like wildfire throughout the scene! Once you hear the rage-fueled chants & slick groove you know s**t’s about to go down! Josiah bodies all opponents and reminds his rivals no one can do it better!

3) Ya know what the f**k it is when IMPORTED GOODZ X ROME STREETZ come to your town! On “Calculated Risks,” the Griselda/Bad Influenyce bar assassin blasts b**ch ass rappers to bits with the power of his lyrical prowess! I.G. supplies a slice of supreme sonic nostalgic to slide across while Rome stays steady murderin’ the mic!

4) It’s not often that we hear an instant classic but RUGGED TRIAD & SHABAAM SAHDEEQ’s $AVEME laced “Stars In Alignment” is CLEARLY the consummate track upon which a multitude of others will be measured! The opulent loop on this gem is bathed in a wealth of audio extravagance and a collection of lyrical jewels dropped by the mighty Sahdeeq! Rock on wit’ yo’ bad self & treat yourself to the sumptuous sonic display!

5) CHUBS & MACHACHA promised they’d put “Plenty Pressure” on the competition & that threat was most definitely fulfilled!!! Monstrous mic beast MICKEY DIAMOND joins the rhyme savage & production assassin for a killer cut of colossal proportions called “Cold Pasta Flannels”…and if their rivals are thinking of retiring we can’t help but agree! Chubs skillfully rips apart everything in sight while Mickey annihilates all opposition lurking on the planet!!!


6) JAYKIN & STARKER smack up suckers while performing lyrical acrobatics on a TREEZYMADEIT crafted thriller called “Fatal Fury!” The powerhouse combo provide the ultimate one two punch with self-assured bars that include reflections of the past, their relevance in today’s market, and the reality that they’ll still be droppin’ ill bangers like this in the future! Going to war with them is a battle you can’t win! Experience the Manga influenced action & tap in below!!!

7) JAMAL GASOL & VIC SPENCER take us on an “8 Hour Drive” to audio ecstasy with a VINYL VILLAIN crafted heater from “The Right Way For Dummies!” You’re guaranteed nothing but the best when The Kansas City Smackman & Vic Greenthumbs puff the day away while droppin’ dope rhymes that’ll make you realize you’ll never reach their level! When you’re second to none who could ever come close? The competition shouldn’t even bother waking up!


8) It’s a “New era” in Hip Hop and DAN.AKILL’s in the lab plotting world domination with NEW VILLAIN! The production juggernaut & masked mic executioner usher in an ultra-compelling wave of audio heat that consumes the planet we call earth and transforms it into an underground kingdom fit for the most worthy of scoundrels! The majestic mic menace takes his rightful place on the throne then sends weapons of mass destruction straight to commercial radio!

9) ROYALZ & THE HIDDEN CHARACTER show y’all punk ass muthaf***as ya ain’t live like that as they resurrect the underground on “God In Da Ghetto!” This joint contains an infectiously high energy arrangement and rapid fire rhymes that kept our heads spinnin’ all week!!! There’s no defeating a Higher Power like The Hidden Character. Step up to battle & he’ll snatch your soul without workin’ up a sweat!

10) BANNAH demonstrates “Perfect Poetry” on a powerful gem produced by GOLDFINGZ! RUGGED TRIAD must be on some global takeover s**t because they’re quickly becoming the go-to imprint for superior material. Case in point is this brilliant sizzler from an enigmatic MC who is well on his way to becoming a worldwide phenomenon!

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

– Kevin Keith