This mentality is perhaps why he felt like the DFW hip-hop scene so desperately needed an intervention in 2010 — or it could just be all the attention our area has been getting over the last year for the ridiculous instructional dance tunes of people like The GS Boyz, and B-Hamp, or the lyrical confusion that is “Ice Cream Paint Job. …

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Beyond that, Anonymous doesn’t rely too much on overly gimmicky hooks, dance moves, extensive cursing, or lyrics about getting high or living a thug lifestyle, instead opting to pair his sharp lyrical style and crisp delivery with an even sharper wit. His powerful social conscioussness conveyed through his rhymes is infectious, and in all hopes will inspire his fellow local emcees to take things back to basics, and rely on their good old-fashioned lyrical prowess.

In this way Anonymous leads by example, spitting it a capella for nearly a full minute during the album’s closing track “Trouble.” And like Q-Tip did on 2008’s The Renaissance , he sounds damn good doing it too. It also helps that this is the most sonically impressive release I’ve ever heard from Dallas’ finest emcee. While his mic skills have always been more than impressive, I’ll be the first to admit that poor production quality has been an issue on past mixtape releases, ranging from distracting to downright maddening. This time around, however, a stable of inspired beats by local producers LehtMoJoe King Blue as well as top notch mastering finally allow Anonymous to shine in his fully glory.

The most baffling part? AnonymousCulture has put up a link for you to download his album free of charge. It’s remarkable to me that the best hip-hop album that’s going to be released in DFW this year is going to also be the cheapest.

Think of The Intervention as AnonymousCulture’s coming out party, one that not only aims to entertain, but to change the entire culture of local hip-hop. And if there is one person who reasonably stood any chance in succeeding in this daunting endeavor, I would have to put my money on Anonymous; after all, he is more than a man, he is a culture.

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