Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
While the masses chase empty caloric slop fed by the algorithm, you’ve once again tapped in to embrace a superb selection of artistry over all of the fast food spectacle. It’s time for another edition of Insomniac Magazine’s Hip Hop Top Ten.
1) Raf Almighty and The Bad Seed bulldoze the block with brazen bars and flagrant stylistics on the high octane “Must Be Crazy.” The dynamic Fel Sweetenberg styled speaker knocking and razor cuts hit the spot.
2) Flee Lord and Eto are out for the stash on this joint with chill audio aesthetics and a fly flows. Get out of the way as they back up the armored truck with “Cash Conversion.”
3) Master artisanal wordsmith, Evidence drifts deft dialog that flows through an uber funky and silky smooth self-sculpted tapestry for his latest cinematic gem. Stream the Dilated Peoples’ lexicon champ as he commands each frame of “Nothing To See Here.”
4) The Khrysis knock is strong with this one. T.F., Flee Lord and Smoke Dza blaze bars on an amped audio plate. Blast the bounty of flows on “Handle Bars.”
5) Termanology, Myster DL, and OT The Real had us so shook that we ended up flushing baking soda, Advil tablets, and entire bottles of aspirin down the toilet bowl just in case it got mistaken for the good stuff!!! Keep your head on a swivel and experience “The Raid!!!”
6) Grand Agent forges a fierce strike to “Free the Culture” alongside veteran titans of the true school with this dynamite screen reel. Legendary Brand Nubian lexicon champ Grand Puba, Tajai of Souls of Mischief, and Culture Freedom of Poor Righteous Teachers uplift your senses with a bounty of bars and enlightenment. Roll the action on this potent piece off Grand Agents’ “By Design 2.”
7) Vic Spencer maintains his status as an awe-inspiring MC who will NEVER be ignored on an ill new 10 track featuring illustrious production from Bucky Luger for “Illustrious Potluck.” Their entry into the Top 10 is a thunderous bass bolstered joint that has Flee Lord and Spencer launching treacherous bars on “The Big Hell.”
8) LMNO launches lazer precision lexicon on uber thumping D-Styles shaped audio craft with surgical scratches. The dynamic gem off their “Three Mimes & an Elephant” is an undeniable speaker smasher.
9) The High & Mighty dish a dynamic emcee routine alongside a supremely stitched aural collage brimming with true school dynamics. Bring it back to the classic artistry of slick cuts and fly emceeing with this tight selection from the “Sound Of Market” full plate.
10) You hit the jackpot with slick steez from SONNYJIM and J SCIENIDE that drift atop a Morlockko Plus shaped soulful and funkified foundation for “Five Minutes.” Pull the lever and let the meters light up this winning piece off the “Less Labour More Fruit” full length.
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Insomniac Magazine
