Insomniac Magazine’s Weekly Hip Hop Top Ten 6/5/23

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Insomniac Magazine keeps floodin’ the streets with new heat! Gear up for action & tap in to the Weekly Top 10!!!

1) HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY & FLEE LORD “Wake ’em Up” with a GHOST DAVE laced sonic steamroller enhanced even further by a STARZ COLEMAN helmed cinematic explosive!!! The lyrical barbarians emerge armed to the 9’s with ill verses that make their competitors look like b**ch ass n***as by comparison! HIM & Flee are applyin’ full court pressure to all rivals! The bars, beat & Luther Vandross breakdown are EVERYTHING!!!

2) 2ELEVEN & T.F team up with ROME STREETZ for a highly potent MARC SPANO laced audio narcotic titled “Pill Form!” The level of elite lyricism on display is nothing short of outstanding as the stellar spitters ride a sinister groove into eternity! We don’t know what kind of joints ya been feenin’ for but this s**t’s the hottest product on the streets!!!


3) “Looked her up & down. ‘Said hmm, I’ll take her!” J SCIENIDE & “Channel” got a thing goin’ on & THE ARCHITECT is right there to document the entire situation!!! It’s time to get into a scandalous scene as the mic warrior from Washington, DC drops fly lyrical steez over a dope cut from the Sonic Svengali of Cali! Face of an angel with a body to die for. Make sure this jezebel doesn’t lead you to disaster!!!

4) SPODA superbly flows over an atonal masterwork structurally reminiscent of Jeru The Damaja’s classic “Come Clean” on the VSTHEBEST215 laced sizzler “Indeed!” The “Champagne Is For Champions” mega banger delivers head nod heat that will last a lifetime. Mr. Dope Flow’s unstoppable! He drops an array of top tier bars that will make the suckers run home to mommy!!!


5) John Wicks may be a top assassin but in our opinion CA$ABLANCA’s much deadlier! The machine-gun tongued mic terrorist teams up with aptly named emcee O THE GREAT for a brilliant CAP CHINO crafted construction titled “The Continental!” This cut creates an unsettling mood that will make you consider stockpiling an extensive collection of weapons for protection! The bar slayers bear down on the beat & start rhyming while all civilians in the vicinity brace themselves for impact!!!

6) ELCAMINO x 38 SPESH hit competitors with the “Kill Switch” & now they’re the only game in town! The intensity of the brief cut will sear thru your speakers as Camino expresses his disdain of disloyal friends & family members. If they betray you it’s an eye for an eye! Make sure you’re always smiling & they’ll never see you coming!

7) TERMANOLOGY & KHRYSIS perfectly capture the mood of the season as they deliver new heat from “The Summer Pack”(EP)” titled “The Way I Feel!” Every bar conjures images of cruisin’ around in the drop top while bathing in a backdrop of sunshine and clear skies! This joint isn’t just a vibe. It’s a total experience! So if you can’t take a vacation this is the next best thing. Pump the joint at full blast & soak it all in!!!


8) HUS KINGPIN is “Smugglin” new product into the underground over a MADLIB fueled arrangement! The track triggers Lord Wavo to reflect on a time when livin’ illegal was the only route to take. Now that music’s payin’ the bills he can marvel at the long, treacherous journey & gear up for a clear path ahead!

9) GENERALBACKPAIN brings his champion flow to a triumphant ECTO-84 laced arrangement on “Bifurcate!” The colossal cut is the introductory track that pulls us into the “CALDERA” platter and lets listeners know they’re in for one hell of a ride! All you need to do is hit that PLAY button. Kick back & vibe out to this Home Team/GHXSTRVPPERS collabo heater!

10) LORD JUCO & TY DA DALE completely finesse a supremely soulful FINN laced gem called “Stockholm Syndrome!” This is the type of joint you play at the end of the day to decompress & unwind. It takes us back to a simpler time when music was based on quality & not an algorithm. Leave it to this crew to bring it all home!

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

– Kevin Keith