Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine delivers the latest pulse-pounding edition of the Weekly Top Ten! Get set for adventure & tap in below!
1) NEMS takes the action “Downstate” on a BUDA & GRANDZ powered explosive featuring SPIT GEMZ & KING CARD! The maniacal mic beasts don’t just stride thru the “Congo”…they also rip rhymes while annihilating everything in their path!!! For a masterclass in pure savagery look no further than the track posted below. It’s a lyrical onslaught that must be heard to be believed!!!
2) TERMANOLOGY & AMADEUS 360 THE BEAT KING join forces with M.O.P. & TEFLON on a monstrous mega banger titled “Zoned Out!” Banding together to rid the underground of all sucker MCs, the ill lyricists get feral on dat ass & destroy the opposition! You already knew who would claim the throne when they stepped up to battle. Now you can listen to the evisceration in Real Time!
3) VLXL prove they’re “Alpha Dawgs” up in this piece as they shake up the set on a “St. IDE’S AT BAYSIDE” banger! LINEZ & LYVE laugh at you wannabe ballers as they dominate the underground! The team’s got dope beats & rhymes…and a helluva lot of presence! VLXL stay winnin’ all day!!!
4) SANKOFA is in a league of his own when it comes to lyricism so he linked up with production master DJ MATTYLITE to deliver more higher level heat! On “The Floodgates,” we bear witness to a Warrior King spitting venomous verses while slaughtering everything in sight! No dam or levee can stop the continuous torrent of wordplay or prevent a plenteous supply of bars from pouring in! Sankofa will relentlessly rain on the competitions’ parade while always reigning supreme on the underground!!!
5) SPIT GEMZ says “Pardon My Poetry” while spittin’ lava on a JAZZSOON crafted sizzler called “New Scar!” The pugilist of prose hems the competition up in a corner & smacks ’em into submission using Rikers Island Boxing School tactics! It’s easy to talk all that s**t about Gemz when no one’s around…But if you’re really ’bout it, step into the ring!!!
6) When the world ultimately collapses around us, we’re willing to bet THE QUARTER INCH KINGS & ZAGNIF NORI will be the only survivors. No other crew can stay completely undaunted by everything that occurs around them and continuously produce a new hit week after week! On “Look At I,” the sonic conquerors unveil one of their best joints to date as Zagnif skates across godly terrain so pristine we almost feel unworthy to be listening. This is what Hip Hop’s all about. Incredible beats & rhymes and an endless supply of creativity!
7) NEMS, EDDIE KAINE, ILL BILL & RIM get accolades & applause as they take over the set on “Tha Boro!” This DELI BEATZ powered banger is the Hip Hop equivalent to Marvel’s Avengers or more appropriately The Fantastic Four!!! A quartet of the mightiest MCs on the planet spit flames like their lives depend on it and in turn elevate the underground to a higher plane!!!
8) LEGENDARY was the first word that popped in our minds when we heard FLEE LORD & ROC MARCIANO were joining forces on an upcoming project called “Delgado.” That thought is quickly bearing fruit as evidenced by the second release from the upcoming platter. It kicks off with Flee sauntering across Roc’s lush production soundscape(& skillfully finessing the track)before it transforms into a nostalgic hotbed of soul Lordy ably bodies!!! Is “This What Ya Want?” HELL YEAH! No need to ask the question cause we’re coming back for more!!!
9) We don’t care what you thought, desired, or believed…At the end of the day, JAY NICE is the man in charge!!! It’s about to get mad disruptive as the supreme mic slayer lays down the law on new JIGINTHEBASEMENT laced heat called “The End Of The Beginning.” This joint sounds like someone bumrushed the set and unleashed the wrath of God on a muthaf**ka!!! In other words, it’s exactly what’s gonna happen to you if you challenge Jay NiCE in a battle!
10) MATICULOUS supplies immaculate production on a phenomenal gem featuring lyrical juggernaut GUILTY SIMPSON! “Home Goin'” details the fake love the fallen receive when a funeral’s in session. It’s just another day in the snake pit as fiends & frenemies converge in one area to “kick dirt on ’em while they throw dirt on ’em.” Baby mothers only want a check & so-called friends won’t forgive a debt as you lay in a casket paid for by the very man that killed you. Get set for the final call as your corpse gets buried 6 feet deep. It’s the greatest show on earth & you’re the main attraction.
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
