Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine taps in to revolutionary new releases on the latest edition of the Weekly Top Ten! Gear up for action & check out the list below!!!
1) RECOGNIZE ALI & RJ PAYNE conquer the booth on an ANU EL powered triumph titled “Gladiator’s Arena!!!” It’s a clash of the titans Hip Hop will never forget as mics are wielded with savage aggression! Lyrics are launched into battle showcasing the wordplay of warriors. And when the smoke clears both emerge as true underground champions!!!
2) “Spesh Is Back” and the opposition has every reason to cower in fear!!! On 38 SPESH’s “Mother & Gun” master cut, the lyrical enforcer drops ill bars over a 70’s styled blaxploitation inspired soundscape that proves he’s the authentic heir to Richard Roundtree’s John Shaft! If ya think you can find mic skills like this on every muthaf**kas album ya better shut yo’ mouth & listen to Spesh!!!
3) What part of “The Game” involves SANDY SOLO, CONWAY THE MACHINE, SNOTTY & PRO DILLINGER collaborating on a track? We don’t know…but we LOVE IT!!! Sandy’s “Raw Forever” sizzler contains a laid back arrangement with funky drums, a pianist ticklin’ the hell outta the ivories, god-like bars from beyond, and a bonus verse for the international set! Griselda & The Umbrella are two of the greatest imprints in the game! All we needed was Sandy Solo to get ’em all together!!!
4) FREEHUEY & JOHN JIGG$ join forces with SPODA for a high-powered “JJ’s Revenge” heat rock titled “On Defense!!!” This joint is drenched in soul and contains vivid verses that will keep your finger hittin’ REWIND! “They wanna copy the source but it still ain’t the same!” John & Spoda are true originals in the game!!!
5) HUS KINGPIN has been runnin’ rings around the competition for years…so now he ups the ante with the OWLTREE fueled sizzler “Survival Fitness!!!” “The Olympic Tapes: First Session” shakedown smokes the set & leaves nothing but ashes in its wake!!! Hus navigates through the rugged terrain and forces opponents to go home disappointed; praying that they can do better in 2028!!!
6) We know BUB ROCK is sittin’ on a future classic with his upcoming opus “Please Don’t Think I’m Actin’ Funny!” Proof of this has appeared in the form of several teasers and the PLAYA HAZE powered “Intro” from his prestigious release! When Bub tears into a track he makes you feel every word. And best believe, this will bring chills down your spine! The inaugural cut to his colossal platter is a winner! It marks the beginning of Bub’s dominance on the world at large!!!
7) THE HOODIES & NOWAAH THE FLOOD bombard the scene with dope bars over a BIG HEAD SCIENCE fueled soundscape called “SHAMEEK!!!” The joint sounds like a thief entered the tomb of a pharaoh and was confronted by the illest mic crusaders in existence!!! They shut s**t down with sharp lyrical skills and blast the perpetrator out of existence!!!
8) If you thought 38 SPESH, HAVOC & LLOYD BANKS wouldn’t do damage on a track an’ then felt stupid when they won…you “Had It Coming!!!” The JIMMY DUKES crafted banger is a non-stop barrage of hardcore lyrics & superior grooves that will have you building an ark from the flood of audio heat pouring out in your direction! When you want a line up of MCs guaranteed to rip the mic TRUST that this crew will re-up & get right down to business!!!
9) MIDAZ THE BEAST is sending concussive optic blasts to every muthaf**ka who blocks his path on new TZARIZM seared sonic heat from “The Vivid Laser Eye Guy!!!” “Info Kill 3” is a boulder-crushing audio bonanza packed with the lyrical force of 20 cyclones shrink-wrapped in an active volcano!!! All rivals are gettin’ put in a hammer lock!!! Check out this summer smash from the underground’s elite!!!
10) KWENU unleashes a MASSIVE beat and gets COMRAD CAMP’s lyrical dynamo SUPREME ALLAH ready for his close up!!! The rhyme assassin won’t be able to hide his identity under a baseball cap for too much longer after the underground gets a load of his “death touch method” on “Verses Spec!!!” This track sounds like we’re witnessing the emergence of a star! Switch blade verses leave crews in hearses. Go ahead & PRESS PLAY!!!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
