The Guestlist w/ Anonymous????

The whole DFW hip hop scene has a lot of things going for it this year that lead us to believe as big as the genre was in 2009, it is really going to break out in 2010. And one of the biggest factors leading to our prediction is the upcoming album by little known Dallas rapper Anonymous????. While he had already done enough in our book in the way of mixtapes and EP's to earn himself the 'Best Rapper in Dallas' nickname whenever we've written about him in the past, the sneak peak of his newest LP that we were fortunate enough to hear is going to set the bar at a level that will be hard to match, let alone top.

"My 10 Favorite Hip Hop Albums" by Anonymous????

10. Juvenile - 400 degrees

This is the least lyrical on my list, but the the most important cuz this is the album that made me want become a rapper. This is the album that took Cash Money Mainstream with songs like "Ha" and "Drop it like it's Hot"


9. Common - Finding Forever

Great album, man i love it, the song "The People" alone put this album on here.


8. 50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin

His introduction to the mainstream was a classic. Had alot energy and to me filled the gap 2 Pac left open.


7. Eminem - The Eminem Show

"Cleaning out my Closet", "Square Dance", "Sing for the Moment", "Till I Collapse", "My Dad's Gone Crazy", "Hailie's Song", etc... Nothing more to say


6. Kanye West - College Dropout

WOW, his first album was great. Lyrics, Tracks, Hooks, Content in the Music All 5 Stars


5. 2Pac - Me Against The World

"Dear Mama", "So Many Tears", and "Temptation" his SINGLES, took this album over the top, but not his best


4. 2Pac - All Eyes on Me

Hands down his best studio album. Double disc, to me every song was a single and to me it seemed his soul was poured out over every track.


3. Lauryn Hill - Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

This one is an odd one for the list being that she was listed as an R&B singer. But I'll fight anyone to death arguing that she is the BEST female and in the Top 10 of Best Rappers of All Time. Like all of the Albums on this list, I can play this straight through but it's like every note just allows me to think freely and escape life.


2. Eminem - Marshall Mathers LP

His Sophomore mainstream Album was unbelievable. The lyrics, the lyrics, the LYRICS, this all I can say man oh man.


1. Jay Z - Blueprint

Simply the most important to me because this album changed my entire mind state on what rap was. how smooth the lyrics where, along with word play and great content. Made me change the way I rapped. From "Its the A.T. on ya block rollin hard staying creased out like my lil uncle Floyd" to " My lyrics spar in the same brain as einstein, so I dont need to verses for you to kno what it is that squared..."


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