Insomniac Magazine once again delivers a solid showcase of serious heat on the latest edition of the Weekly Top 10! Delve into the impactful new Hip Hop selections below & ALWAYS respect the skills!
1) HUS KINGPIN x DJ CAESAR signal a “Coming Of Wave” in the music industry with a DJ Arab & Fran Esco powered heater titled “The Equalizer!” The Wave Lord reminisces over good times as he regales listeners with assorted reflections vividly brought to life through his powerfully poetic delivery. Arab & Esco work their sonic magic to create an awe-inspiring audio backdrop that triggers a sense of euphoric nostalgia. It’s a three minute joyride that will take your breath away!
2) BILLY DANZE is all about bodying any & EVERYthing around him as he gets all M.O.P. up in dat ass with LIL FAME & TEFLON joining in on the fun! #TheBillyDanzeProject banger flaunts a HEAVY duty Quincy Tones structured sonic backdrop that sounds like the house just caved in on your baby mama’s head! Don’t worry though..she’s okay…because one listen to this joint will make her feel indestructible!!!
3) FRANK’S VINYL & CRIMEAPPLE deliver a new masterpiece for the masses titled “Tres Leches!” An ominous intro swiftly clears the path for a floodgate of propulsive boom bap that is wrangled up and beaten into submission by the Colombian mic lord! You really thought you stood a chance against him in a battle?!? He laughs at your corny rhyme style while you cower in defeat!
4) CERTAIN.ONES put all the “Puzzle Pieces” together to construct a dope new underground banger you’ll keep on REPEAT all week long! DZL, BOBBY CRAVES, DALI & DJ EVI DENZ are the masterminds behind this sizzling selection that will shatter all wack emcees’ wonder years & crush them like Winnie Cooper!!! The high-energy heater is top notch & will keep your head noddin’ ’til your damn neck breaks off! At any rate they dominate so check out the action below!
5) ROME STREETZ x FUTUREWAVE craft a collabo effort that truly counts on the “Headcrack” heater “Fortune Favors The Bold!” The Brooklyn street spitter drops so many jewels in the course of 4 minutes that your brain will explode from the wealth of supreme knowledge invading your eardrums! Futurewave guides Rome’s every step with a smooth soundscape before shifting gears to a deadly sonic backdrop that preys on the competition & perfectly sets them up for the kill!
6) TRUTH, ROYAL FLUSH & TRAGEDY KHADAFI take suckers to task on a PF Cuttin powered heater titled “Extreme Measures!” The hardcore production spurs the emcees to engage in a no-holds barred round of lyrical savagery as they butcher all opponents who stand in their way! This kind of brutality will transform the hardest thug into a Pacifist. If they enter your town be sure to guard your grill!
7) SUPREME CEREBRAL keeps his competition in the crosshairs & empties out the clip on “Set Trip!” The lyrical king spits pure venom on the cut to verbally bodyslam all opponents who enter the underground arena. Vinyl Villain provides the production & steadily ramps up the intensity by adding distorted vocal samples in the chorus to further enhance the thunderous sonic backdrop! Bugzy Nino is a one man gang unto himself so he’ll never be dethroned. If you want to defeat a respected emcee look elsewhere. Take your ass across the block and don’t trip!
8) RECOGNIZE ALI & ICON CURTIES gear up for the “Ghost Protocol” project by enlisting Rochester, NY mic ripper Eto for a MEGA banger called “Savages Know!” The beat rolls in at breakneck speed & barrels over anyone who stands in its way…EXCEPT for the renegade rhyme masters who deliver punishing verses to decimate their adversaries! Frankie Krueger soon attacks the 1 & 2’s with no remorse & leaves the turntables burning in his wake. The Hip Hop avengers disappear into the night. When they leave no one’s left to pick up the pieces.
9) GENERALBACKPAIN & LUPUS DEI bully funky production laced by The Historian & wreak havoc on the underground with the new IKING master gem “Hooligans!” #HomeTeam controls the set as we find GBP slappin’ n***as barechested with the platinum necklace on! The Punchline Underboss paves the way for Lupus to enact vengeance on his enemies with slick rhymes that threaten to take all competitors out the game! He might have to Jake The Snake ya if you don’t fall in line. Y’all best to soldier on…Y’all best to soldier on!!!
10) There’s no better way to conclude the countdown than with a MASSIVE banger! NCL-TM’s spectacular new production “The Four Horsemen” featuring FASTLIFE, SULLY NOMAD, PRO ZAY & MAK P most definitely fits the bill with a quartet of the hungriest and best spitters to ever rock the underground! Each lyricist steps up to annihilate all foes on the mic & desecrate your Holy Trinity of established emcees! When it comes to quality rhymes these are the artists to check for. The Horsemen have arrived. Best believe they’re taking over!
Well that’s it for this week. Catch ya next time and…DON’T SLEEP!
– Kevin Keith
