Don’t Sleep On These New Releases
Insomniac Magazine returns with so much heat it’ll sweep thru your crib & incinerate the entire neighborhood!!! Get yourself in gear & brace yourself for the Weekly Top Ten!!!
1) DJ MUGGS sent out the rap signal to Hip Hop Heavyweights worldwide with GHOSTFACE KILLAH and WESTSIDE GUNN being first on deck to respond!! On “Sicilian Gold,” the lyrical executioners finesse the “Soul Assassins 3: Death Valley” sizzler with animated bars that get the crowd jumpin’!!! Muggs ratchets up the sonic excitement to the apex of audio ecstasy and ensures his legacy will forever live on!
2) 38 SPESH & CONWAY THE MACHINE join forces for their unique brand of “Speshal Machinery” and bring punchline king LLOYD BANKS along for the ride! “Latex Gloves” possesses one of the most irresistibly addictive soundscapes we’ve heard in months & the lyricists take full advantage of Spesh’s behind the boards ingenuity. All 3 mic titans show out on the track and show other MCs how to upend the foundation of the underground!
3) Everyone seems to be following the same steps to achieve success in the music industry. Well, f**k that cause DJ MUGGS, EVIDENCE & DOMO GENESIS “Burn The Playbook” and do things their way!!! This is one of those joints that make you feel like you can conquer the world! Muggs supplies the phenomenal production while Ev & Domo wreak havoc with a full clip of lyrical carnage!!!
4) SUPREME CEREBRAL, CHUCK CHAN & SWAB do damage on a “Broken English” banger called “Conan The Destroyer!!!” With Chuck’s savage beat and Swab performing sorcery on the 1 & 2’s, Bugzy has no choice but to rip the sonic framework apart!!! He dominates the scene with every rhyme that he spits and reminds you that no other MC will ever be more relevant!
5) DJ MUGGS never put out a bad batch of tracks! Ask ROC MARCIANO, ROME STREETZ & MEYHEM LAUREN for proof and they’ll give ya a prime example with “67 Keys!” Rome bridges the verses between Roc & Lauren with a fly hook while the rhyme warriors glide over a “Tubular Bells” reminiscent arrangement like a possessed falcon swooping in on its prey! These artists built their careers brick by brick and the returns far outweigh the investment!
6) ESTEE NACK & MACHACHA join forces with BORIROCK for new “.357” heat that will blow you away!!! “Nack + Hoot” contains one of those minimalist warpath beats that make ya wanna pick up the blicky and go out & shoot up the block!!! The fact that Nack Daddy & Bori disembowel every element of its arrangement is like icing on the most delectable cake in existence!!!
7) AL.DIVINO x ESTEE NACK sprint around an evasive audio arrangement laced by MICHAELANGELO on new “Wile Coyote” steez called “DIMELO!” Muthaf**kas can practice rhymin’ every second of the day but you have to hit the gym 24/7 to keep up with these two! The stamina one needs to compete on their level requires the kind of lifetime dedication y’all just ain’t ready for!
8) The actor’s & writer’s strike might’ve put a delay on your Saturday viewing habits but all that means is EFF YOO, HOMEBOY SANDMAN & SPIT GEMZ can get their time to shine on the DEEP crafted sonic showcase “Sabado Night Live!” The latin-infused, salsa inspired sizzler is one of the funkiest joints on the planet which means the lyricists work overtime to keep s**t hot!!! What we bear witness to are skills in abundance and a track destined for eternal celebration in the annals of history!
9) INNOCENT? recalls an era where rawness was required and the faint of heart were food for the wolves as he rips into an ALCATRAZ ED laced joint called “Wild Boyz!” The track contains a nostalgic, almost mystical arrangement that transports the listeners back to a time when shootouts and beatdowns were the order of the day and Crocs as footwear would’ve never ever cut it. People stepped to you in person instead of hiding behind an avatar & all the nice ladies knew you by name. We went from harsh reality to no reality at all. “Since they cloned Tyrone you Foxxes ain’t been the same!”
10) Watch the signs & read between the lines! DA FLYY HOOLIGAN warns that the smiling faces who champion your career may actually be cloaked in the culture as a disguise. Over a stunningly immaculate KONG THE ARTISAN crafted track, the ill lyricist details how deception thrives when mingling amongst the modern day slaves of the system. “Gold Skulls Of Cairo” reminds you not to disregard your contract because you’ll lose your soul along with your worldly possessions!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
