Don’t Sleep On These New Hip Hop Releases
Insomniac Magazine delivers Top 10 greatness to the true heads who can’t get enough of the heat! Check out the dope sounds of the underground & keep your ear to the street!
1) CRIMEAPPLE & ANKHLEJOHN are perfect lyricists who create perfect material! The perfection continues with their “Perfect 3” collabo of the ages “Ghost Pepper Policy!” The Buck Dudley produced banger is dark, gritty, and all the adjectives you would use to describe the best underground s**t you’ve ever heard in your life! Ankhlejohn, who also helms the stellar visual, terrorizes the competition with his impeccably crafted, raspy delivery while Crimeapple hones in on his opponents with zen-like focus & casually snuffs them out with ease. That stinging sensation you feel is the impact of a brand new banger smacking you in the face! It ain’t pepper spray but the euphoria of listening will bring tears to your eyes!
2) FAST LIFE will definitely have EVERYONE’S “Respek” after they check out this Onaje Jordan powered heater! The “Traffic King” mic menace massacres the thunderous A-class soundscape with an irresistible flow & compelling storyline that delivers but also makes us want MORE!!! You definitely get it on the album but this sonic treat is the warning shot that makes you run to your stereo & pump the volume up LOUD!!!
3) DANIEL SON & FINN enlist ROME STREETZ for sonic manna from the gods called “Foreign Chauffeur!” Fresh out the fire, the crew navigate their way thru the treacherous streets to achieve success while keeping The Reaper at bay! Hear that piano? It’s Finn f***in’ up your world with ill production you ain’t gettin’ anywhere else! The fact two of the dopest emcees in the game are rhyming over this kind of heat is the icing on an audio treat you’ll never forget!
4) FLY ANAKIN & BIG KAHUNA OG got their lawyer “On Retainer” but they also have ill mic beasts MONDAY NIGHT & 3WAY SLIM to assist with an onslaught of rhymes! The ewonee. laced “Life & Times of BigFly” power cypher showcases the spectacular spitters thrashing the set with stellar verses over a beat that shatters boulders! This is true, authentic Hip Hop baby! Keep these emcees on retainer when you need to catch wreck!
5) TALAJ(aka KNGKVMI)creeps up on the competition like a “Jawa” on Tatooine & blasts them into submission! The lyrical/production mastermind cascades across the sinister soundscape with a deadly flow that swoops in on its prey & devours them whole! Ain’t nothin’ sweet like pink lemonade. You’re gettin’ that raw s**t. Talaj keeps it hardcore!
6) JOHN JIGGS & CUNS drop a funky single from the “Teflon John” EP featuring the mighty DANIEL SON! “Brick” details the hopes & dreams of a young player who goes on to achieve success. Promoters who overlooked the lyricists before are now desperately begging to book ’em at venues around the world. Talent like theirs doesn’t come cheap so those shady promo muthaf****rs better check their pockets & dig DEEP! Cuns keeps the joint in motion with a hybrid of Hip Hop, Soul, and Rock that will leave you floored. All they ever wanted was a brick but what they got instead were the keys to superstardom!
7) KLEVERSKEMES crafts a powerfully hypnotic banger for the listeners titled “Maraschino!” SULLY NOMAD & RALPHIIE REESE are the cherry on top of the underground action as the esteemed lyricists drop stream of consciousness heat that benefits from built in REPLAY value! The joint kicks ass while simultaneously placing fans in a reflective state of mind. You get the sense that the spitters battered the beat senseless then reveled in the sonic massacre they delivered to the masses!
8) V DON & WESTSIDEGUNN team up for a “Bone Collector” banger titled “London Fog!” The production genius & underground icon NEVER release wack material so it’s no surprise that their pairing delivers a transformative musical experience that can’t be rivaled. Mind you, the joint’s only 2 minutes long. Imagine what they could’ve done with two minutes more!
9) CERTAIN.ONES pull us into their incredible world of next level audio magnificence with “Swamp Yankee!” FORTIFIED MIND, FERAL SERGE, BOBBY CRAVES, and SHORT TERM are on the check in with their untouchable display of lyrical brilliance & sonic mastery! This joint’s so live you can’t sleep soundly. Check out the backroom boom & die profoundly!
10) THEREALSKITSO & Falconcrest’s DNTE join forces for a sinister slice of sonic heat called “Pies & Cakes!” The road to riches is paved with corruption but the power players navigate the treachery to get everything they deserve while gunning down n***as who believe otherwise. Opportunity, they’re wit’ it! Time to get serious with the biz & make your move!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
