Canibus - Can-I-Bus
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Track List: Can-I-Bus
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- IntroDownload & Buy
- PatriotsDownload & Buy
- Get RetardedDownload & Buy
- NiggonometryDownload & Buy
- Second Round K.O.Download & Buy
- What's Going OnDownload & Buy
- I Honor UDownload & Buy
- Hype-nitisDownload & Buy
- How We RollDownload & Buy
- Channel ZeroDownload & Buy
- Let's RideDownload & Buy
- Buckingham PalaceDownload & Buy
- Rip RockDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Can-I-Bus
- Release Date:
- 09/08/1998
- Label:
- Fontana Universal
- UPC:
- 601215313628
User Reviews: Can-I-Bus
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HECANBUS
, September 19, 2003Reviewer: David T - See all David T's reviewsIF HE SIGNS WITH AFTERMATH/SHADY RECORDS THEY WILL BE ON TOP OF THE GAME FOR YEARS TO COME. -
Lyrics prove what the beats don't...
, September 4, 2003Reviewer: ghetto_profyle22 - See all ghetto_profyle22's reviewsCanibus can be seen as the 50 Cent of the mid to late-90s. He can tear people up, diss them, chew, then spit them out. And he's been known for his winning freestyles. After being signed onto Universal (who would sign Nelly two years later), he was a rap poet set for superstardom. One problem though, do listeners prefer insightful, sci-fi like, hip-hop poetry? Or do they prefer street-wise hip-hop that bashes politics rather than trying to figure it out or dig into it? That's probably why Canibus' first album (despite entering in Billboard 200's top 5) flopped. And ever since then, there hasn't been a speedy recovery for Canibus.
His first album has lyrics that could be recited in some masterpiece theatre, but the beats are too strange, too un-flowing, or just absent (for example "Hype-nitis" and "Buckingham Palace"). The real attention grabbers here are "Niggonometry," "Get Retarded," and best of all "Second Round K.O." probably one of the best disses (aimed at LL Cool J) to come out in years (not quite as great as 2Pac and Biggie). ...
Altogether though, Canibus has interest points to make (especially on "Channel Zero"), and expresses himself lyrically in no ways rappers has ever done in years. But I hate to say though, his beats just suck.
Grade: B
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Pro Reviews: Can-I-Bus
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Prior to the release of his debut album, Canibus had a hit with "Second Round K.O.," a single that attacked L.L. Cool J in a style reminiscent of classic '80s cutting contests. It was an audacious beginning to what appeared to be a promising career, but the full-length album Can-I-Bus doesn't quite live up to the potential indicated in that hard-hitting single. Part of the problem is that Canibus is a monotonous rapper, sticking to the same delivery no matter what the subject of the lyrics or the tone of the music. He also shows surprising misogynist, violent and homophobic streaks, especially for a protegee of the Fugees' Wyclef Jean. Even with all these faults, Canibus does have his strengths -- in particular, his intense delivery is intoxicating in its power (which is part of the problem, too, since its very intensity can be too much) -- and when he's on his game, he comes up with some clever, unexpected turns of phrase. Unfortunately, those moments only occur sporadically over the course of this overlong debut, but when they do happen, it's easy to see what all the hype is about. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide |
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Though heralded as a prospective talent at the time of his major-label debut in 1998, Canibus nonetheless became little more than a momentary phenomenon as his subsequent work failed to match the hype surrounding him. Following some underground work ...Full Canibus Biography
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