Don’t Sleep On These New Hip Hop Releases
It’s time for another Insomniac Magazine Weekly Top 10 explosion! Get set for new audio excitement & check out the list below!
1) When you’re “Living Off Xperience” ya know what it takes to create a dope track. That’s why THE LOX, WESTSIDE GUNN & BENNY hold down the #1 slot with their LARGE PROFESSOR produced banger “Think Of The Lox!” This joint is launched into the stratosphere by an ill combo of breath-taking bars, insane production, and fly (god) hooks that will be permanently etched into your consciousness! When you’re talking about rappers there are many who come to mind. But when you’re discussing lyrical legends you “Think Of The Lox!
2) MC EIHT reminds listeners that he’s a bad ass muthaf***a by droppin’ a CONWAY & DJ PREMIER featured heat blast called “Honcho!” FERHAN C. fans the flame on this collabo feast & the sonic temperature is decidedly hardcore! Rough, rugged, and raw is too weak a term to describe a cut emanating with this type of power. Hold up, back up, get in gear & PRESS PLAY!
3) CRIMEAPPLE x SADHUGOLD raise hell on their “If I Don’t See You In Paradise” power gem “Reclinin’ On Leather!” The unstoppable lyrical beast & behind the boards savage bring the best out of each other with a heavy dose of underground excellence. Grab that Pilsen & popcorn because it’s showtime! Kick back, relax, and tap in!
4) While other MCs are striking out on the mound, GHOST OF THE MACHINE x WEAPON E.S.P hit another home run with “98′ Sosa!” LOGUN steps up to the plate to assist the team with “murderous & future flows” while MICHAELANGELO’s supreme soundscape incinerates all opposition in the area. It’s major league entertainment for the masses. Check out the crew as they lead the underground to victory!
5) VIC SPENCER x SONNYJIM do it again with “Spencer For HIGHER 3” heat featuring ROME STREETZ! “Choose It To Lose It” showcases a haunting soundscape that Vic smacks up with so much brutality we almost called 9-1-1 to the rescue! The King Of Living then passes the mic to the radiant rhyme lord who makes the entire session his b****! Rome sends the ho out on the track to bring home his money. There’s no question that the brotha got paid!!!
6) CLEVER 1 x LORD BEATJITZU perform a “Perverted & Drunken” style of Hip Hop Jeet Kune Do! On “Northern Cupz,” bars connect like flying kicks to the throat while we sit in on the action. High energy sonic excitement is what you’re gettin’ & it’s most definitely what ya need!
7) SAUCE HEIST x CAMOFLAUGE MONK serve up a “Sauce Monk 3” sizzler called “Another Cold Summer.” The joint lunges forth from the speakers with lightning speed; showcasing a raw ferocity that keeps the underground thriving! Sauce spits bars of steel that keep you locked in the entire time while Camoflauge Monk paints audio murals of his concrete environment!
8) SAIGON x KOOL G. RAP deliver a dazzling display of lyrical wizardry on their collabo heater “The MF Effect!” Although snippets of this banger have been floating around since 2019, it doesn’t diminish the sheer awe of hearing the gem in its entirety. The legendary G. Rap is known to leave craters in the booth…and once again he bodies a track to the point of no return. But peep how Saigon matches him bar for bar. The MC is an icon in the making!
9) CHUCK N LOCK are on a winning streak that has yet to be broken! The driven power duo always flaunt a wealth of witty rhymes(which can be accessed on a wondrous new display of sonic showmanship). On the emcees’ latest track, super producer WOLFAGRAM incorporates tribal elements into the mix that take their unique chemistry to another level. It’s a 5 star “Zagat Rated” cuisine that you can feast on when you hit PLAY below!
10) CERTAIN.ONES are an impenetrable army of super soldiers who will never be defeated!!! We needed a powerhouse banger to close out the countdown & we got it(AND THEN SOME) with “No Cigar!” REIGN SUPREME, FERAL SERGE, and BOBBY CRAVES are the mic beasts who dare to take on WANN SKLOBI’s treacherous sonic terrain. An’ guess what? They smoke everything in sight! If you want the BEST crew choosing them would be wise. It’s Certain.Ones forever. F*** those other guys!!!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
