Don’t Sleep On These New Hip Hop Releases
Insomniac Magazine hits ya with another week of Top 10 heat! Experience the underground action & tap in below!
1) Gold Era & Brown Bag Money did something so revolutionary that it made us completely change the way we constructed this week’s countdown! ASUN EASTWOOD, FAMILY GANG BLACK, SAIPHER SOZE & DANIEL SON dropped “That BBM S**T” & combined the SIBBS ROC laced MAV featured “Flu Season,” the SLANG HUGH crafted “Rock City Life,” the FINN produced JAI BLACK showcase “The Revenant” & the FUTUREWAVE powered heat blast “Old Saloon” (from “Bite the Bullet”) into a supreme medley that blew us away! Each MC is given the spotlight treatment with a personal vignette (helmed by Finn with surefire DP work by JESSE DART) that represents the strength & style of the artist. We go from exterior parking lot action into the immersive confines of 2 sizzling studio sessions within the course of 5 minutes & they still leave us craving for more! The truncated juxtaposition of these joints is exactly what we needed to set this list off right. Salute these creative kingpins for chartin’ new territory & breakin’ the mold!
2) JAMAL GASOL teams up with Mr. Mixtape BIG MIKE for a funky GOLGO 13 crafted heat blast titled “Get Down Or Lay Down!” The upstate, NY mic maverick brandishes an arsenal of lyrical artillery on the high-powered joint & skates across the triumphant sonic terrain with finesse. Niagara Falls stand up! Respect the sounds or get beat down!
3) BLACK SOPRANO FAMILY’s triumvirate of BENNY THE BUTCHER, HEEM & RICK HYDE debut new “Gangsta Grillz” heat with DJ DRAMA & now “It’s Over” for the competition! DON CANNON’s behind the boards for this soul-drenched banger that puts the main focus on what else?…BARS!!! BSF flexes the kind of coveted skills that are few & far between in today’s market. Get set for a new adventure & PRESS PLAY!
4) JOSIAH THE GIFT waxes nostalgic with an “Iron Mic” heavy heater called “Sunday’s On Sci-Fi!” THE PRXSPECT & MOTIF ALUMNI laced banger takes listeners back to a time before social media…when a fist to the face delivered far more impact than fingers on a keyboard! Josiah completely dominates the hardcore terrain while painting a vivid portrait of the past. It’s an emotional gut punch that fully registers as a knockout on every front!
5) M.A.V. & ROB GATES join forces with production mastermind BIG GHOST for a sonic explosive from “The Dark Side Of Nature!” ILLANOISE, SYMPH, TIMES CHANGE, MOOCH & RIGZ apply serious pressure to the proceedings with stellar steez called “Smokin Aces!” The head nod factor on this joint is worth at least 5 neck braces as the sinister soundscape brings the beast out of each MC! You want REAL Hip Hop? You got it! The Aces smoked the track in no time flat!
6) DADDY-O & RUSTE JUXX emerge from the land of “Gods & The Dopefiends” to drop new BK brilliance on the masses! The iconic Stetsasonic rhyme lord & rebellious bar slayer prove to be the ideal collaborators for a banger of this magnitude. They catch wreck on the mic & leave the booth in pieces while sending shockwaves throughout the entire underground!
7) ALL HAIL Y.T. taps the talents of YOSONOVA for smooth 80’s synth inspired steez & enlists the great LEFT LANE DIDON for lyrical duty! “V-12 Soul” shifts into gear with impeccable bars from the supreme rhyme slingers. They’re both gentlemen of refined tastes who still get savage on the mic. Listening’s a privilege but deep down we’re not worthy!
8) FALCON OUTLAW has consistently delivered a top tier banger each week & ya best believe he’s got another one on deck! The KNG BONDALERO laced “Young Yoda” finds the prolific power spitter serving a stern warning to all the weak ass Padawans who dare aspire to his Jedi status on the mic. As the hypnotic soundscape ushers in it becomes clear that no contenders will ever match up to the force of The Falcon! The so-called competition is composed of mere mortals while Falcon Outlaw’s very essence is nothing less than otherworldly!
9) G FAM BLACK & CLOAQxDAGGER team up with Savageland’s WEAPON E.S.P. & GHOST OF THE MACHINE for an ominous banger called “Mollywhopped!” “The hardcore heat blast showcases a selection of top shelf lyrical styles that cut through the mundane wordplay lesser rappers espouse. Ain’t no game. They brought the tek in! Check out the action below!
10) When ya want to cap off a countdown you gotta do it BIG…so you’d be hard-pressed to find a joint as massive as ANIMOSS’ MONDAY NIGHT x FLY ANAKIN featured banger “Carole Baskin!” The lustrous gem swiftly filters through the speakers & overtakes the atmosphere before the mic maniacs assess their prey. The verbal warriors size up the soundscape & unleash their fury as we bask in the savage attack!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
