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Background

After his parents, Basil and Elaine Williams, divorced, Williams moved to the United States with his mother at the age of thirteen. His first new home was The Bronx, where he found an interest in the hip-hop culture, beatboxing, breakdancing and rap music. Due to his mother's job he was often forced to move, living in Washington, D.C., Miami, Florida, Buffalo, New York, England (where his mother originated from), Atlanta, Georgia and New Jersey. This constant movement limited his ability to make friends and turned him into something of a recluse.^[1] Williams graduated from high school in 1992 and went on to work for AT&T and the US Department of Justice as a data analyst. It was at this time that Williams became highly interested in the Internet. Having developed this interest in computers and the Internet, he studied computer science at DeKalb Community College (now Georgia Perimeter College) in Atlanta. The Bronx is New York Citys northernmost borough. ... Street B-boying in San Francisco, CA Hip hop is a cultural movement that began among African-American and Puerto Rican communities in the South Bronx in the late 1970s. ... Beatboxing is the vocal percussion of hip hop culture and music. ... A breakdancer performing a one-handed freeze (also known as a pike) in the streets of Paris. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Nickname: Motto: Justitia Omnibus (=Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown Area  - City 52. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Hotlanta redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... A recluse is someone in isolation who hides away from the attention of the public, a person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the world[citation needed]. The word is from the Latin recludere, which means shut up or sequester.[citation needed] A person may become a recluse for... AT&T Inc. ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ... Computer science, or computing science, is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their implementation and application in computer systems. ... Georgia Perimeter College is a two-year Associate degree granting unit of the University System of Georgia. ...

Music career

Early career (1995–1997)

He began rhyming in the mid-'90s and by 1995 formed a duo called T.H.E.M. (The Heralds of Extreme Metaphors) with Atlanta rapper Webb (now called C.I., also known as Central Intelligence). While he was with Webb, he took part in a legendary cypher with the Wu Tang Clan family in Buffalo, New York, which earned him respect from the rap veterans. In 1996, T.H.E.M. split and Canibus teamed with businessman Charles Suitt. In 1997, Canibus started earning respect in the hip hop world after making numerous guest appearances with artists including The Lost Boyz, Common, Wyclef Jean, Ras Kass, Heltah Skeltah and The Firm. See also: 1995 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1995 Record labels established in 1995 other events of 1995 list of years in music 1990s in music // January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... The Wu-Tang Clan is a pioneering hardcore rap group, originally from Staten Island, New York, USA (Staten Island is referred to as Shaolin in their lyrics). ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown Area  - City 52. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lost Boyz are a Hip Hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. ... Common (formerly Common Sense, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Nelust Wyclef Jean (IPA pronunciation: ) (born October 17, 1972) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated Haitian-rapper, reggae artist, producer, and member of the superstar hip hop trio The Fugees, known popularly for a series of low-profile singles in the 1990s but respected within the hip... Ras Kass (born John Austin, on September 26, 1975 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. ... Heltah Skeltah is the Brooklyn rap duo formed by Ruck (a. ... The Firm included four New York rappers -- Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature -- but was actually the pet project of its producers: Nas Escobar (as he referred to himself at the time), Steve Commissioner Stoute, Dr. Dre, and the Trackmasters. ...

Debut album, LL Cool J feud and sophomore album (1998–2000)

LL Cool J's Phenomenon, on which a version of "4, 3, 2, 1" appeared

For the first part of 1998, he was managed by the main man behind the Fugees, Wyclef Jean, who was introduced to him by Jay-Z. It was at this time that the intense rivalry between him and rapper LL Cool J began. The battle stemmed from a collaboration with LL titled "4, 3, 2, 1" from L's 1997 album Phenomenon. LL took offense to the lines, "L, is that a mic on your arm? Let me borrow that", which referenced his tattoo of a microphone on his arm – and which Canibus claimed were his own way of showing the rap veteran respect – and wrote an indirect diss to Williams: "The symbol on my arm is off limits to challengers" and "Now let's get back to this mic on my arm / If it ever left my side, it'd transform into a time bomb / You don't wanna borrow that, you wanna idolize". Before the song was released, LL Cool J asked Bis to change his lines. Canibus claims that LL vowed to modify his own lines as well, but the latter denied this and pointed out that nobody would know who he was talking about if only Canibus' line was changed. The original version eventually leaked, and fans started to piece the lines together. Image File history File links LL_Cool_J_-_Phenomenon. ... Image File history File links LL_Cool_J_-_Phenomenon. ... The Fugees are an American music group, most popular during the mid-1990s, whose repitoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Carribean music (particularly reggae). ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... James Todd Smith III (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J, is an American hip hop artist and actor. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... Phenomenon is the second album released by the Christian metal band Thousand Foot Krutch, on the label of Tooth & Nail Records. ... A tattoo is a mark made by inserting pigment into the skin; in technical terms, tattooing is dermal pigmentation. ... A microphone, sometimes referred to as a mike or mic (both IPA pronunciation: ), is an acoustic to electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. ... In the hip-hop genre, a diss song is a song which has the main purpose of verbally assaulting and insulting a person or a group of people, known as a diss. ... An Internet leak occurs when a partys confidential intellectual property is released to the public on the Internet. ...

"Second Round K.O." single cover

After inking a deal with Universal Records in 1998, Canibus released his debut single, "Second Round K.O.", in which Williams commenced an all-out assault on LL for dissing him on "4, 3, 2, 1". The rivalry continued, with both sides releasing further diss tracks (LL Cool J's "The Ripper Strikes Back" and Canibus' own "Rip the Jacker", among others), but eventually the feud fizzled out. Image File history File links CanibusSecondRoundKO.jpg‎ [1]. This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. ... Image File history File links CanibusSecondRoundKO.jpg‎ [1]. This image is of a cover of an audio recording, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the recording or cover artwork in question. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ...

Later on in his career, Canibus would have a similar, but less publicized rivalry with hip-hop superstar Eminem, with the latter referring to him as "Can-I-Bitch" in several songs. Additionally, a song entitled "Can-I-Bitch" leaked onto the Internet and file-sharing networks in 2004 and was subsequently released on the bootleg album Straight from the Lab; the song itself is a slightly modified cover of the Slick Rick classic "Children's Story", and sees Eminem commenting on the rivalry in a humorous tone, with a number of explicit references to Canibus' rapping style. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known as Eminem, is an American Grammy and Academy Award Winning rapper, record producer, and actor from Detroit, Michigan. ... A peer-to-peer (or P2P) computer network is a network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively few servers. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // January 1 Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason Allen Alexander, a... A bootleg recording (or simply bootleg or boot) is an audio and/or video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist, or under other legal authority. ... Straight from the Lab EP is an unofficial album by Eminem. ... Richard Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known by stage names Slick Rick, MC Ricky D and The Ruler, is a rapper. ...

Canibus' debut album Can-I-Bus came out in September of 1998. While "Second Round K.O.", produced by Wyclef Jean, was a success, with the song and video featuring Wyclef and a cameo appearance by boxer Mike Tyson, the album itself was a commercial failure. Despite eventually being certified Gold, critics (including The Source) also panned the album, criticizing both Canibus' subject matter and Wyclef's beats, most of which were considered inferior to both "Second Round K.O." and the artists' previous collaborations. Can-I-Bus? is the first full-length album released by rapper Canibus through Universal Records on September 8th, 1998. ... Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from his feature film Taxi Driver. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with... Michael Gerard Tyson, (born June 30, 1966) is a former American World Heavyweight boxing Champion. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with RIAA certification. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Composing a hip hop beat was traditionally done with a turntable and later evolved to the use of drum machines and samplers. ...

Can-I-Bus album cover

Because Wyclef produced the grand majority of the tracks, Williams blamed him for the general dissatisfaction with Can-I-Bus and cut ties with him, going as far as to diss Wyclef, most notably on the title track of his second album ("You mad at the last album? I apologize for it / Yo, I can't call it, motherfucking Wyclef spoiled it!"). Said album, 2000 B.C., was also released to mixed feelings and reviews – the latter once more focusing on the lack of topical variety and uninspired production – also suffering from very little promotion by Universal Records. Image File history File links CanIBus_cover. ... Image File history File links CanIBus_cover. ... A title track is the name for a song which shares its name with the album its from. ... 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) is the second full-length album released by rapper Canibus through Universal Records on July 18, 2000. ...

2000 B.C. featured the first collaboration between Canibus and Kurupt, Ras Kass and Killah Priest, a rap supergroup collectively known as The HRSMN (referring to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse), on the track "Horsementality". Though following 2000 B.C.'s release it had been announced that the group would be releasing an album, these plans never materialized, with only an EP of outtakes from 2001 entitled The Horsemen Project released by Killah Priest's management in 2003. Since 2000, however, the members of the group have worked together on various songs and rumors of a full-length HRSMN album are rampant to this day and include speculation about collaborations with Pharoahe Monch, Common and Rakim, among others. Kurupt, also known as Young Gotti and The Kingpin, (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown on November 23, 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an African American gangsta rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. ... Ras Kass (born John Austin, on September 26, 1975 in Watts, California) is an American rapper. ... Killah Priest (born Walter Reed, a. ... SuperGroup is a reality show on the channel VH1. ... The HRSMN (short for Horsemen) is a Hip-Hop supergroup that includes some of the most well known MCs in all of Hip-Hop. ... Four horsemen redirects here. ... EP can stand for: EP is the IATA code for Iran Aseman Airlines Extended play, a music recording (usually consisting of several tracks, but shorter than a typical album) European Parliament, the parliamentary body of the European Union Evolutionary psychology, a belief that psychology can be better understood in light... An outtake can be a take or scene, as of a movie, or a television program, that is filmed but not used in the final cut, usually for pacing reasons. ... The Horsemen Project is the first full-length album released by the hip-hop group The HRSMN through Think Differently Music/Proverbs Music Inc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Common (formerly Common Sense, born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Rakim (full name Rakim Allah, born William Michael Griffin Jr. ...

Though much bitterness between Canibus and Wyclef Jean remained for a period of time, the two artists finally settled their differences at the end of 2004; they have since worked together on two remixes of the Machel Montano song "Carnival Survivors". In an interview with HipHopsite.com conducted in November of 2005, Williams revealed that he had recorded five songs with Wyclef and Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis at Platinum Studios in New York for the upcoming Fugees reunion album. Whether or not those recordings will appear on the album hasn't been determined yet. A remix is an alternate mix of a song different from the original version, made using the techniques of audio editing. ... Jerry Wonder Duplessis is a Grammy Award nominated Haitian-born musical composer and record producer. ...

C True Hollywood Stories (2001)

C True Hollywood Stories album cover

In 2001, Canibus released his third album, C True Hollywood Stories, the title and some of the content deriving from the television show E! True Hollywood Stories of the E! television network. It was released on Archives Music, an independent label owned by Williams' future business partner, Louis Lombard III. It was a controversial release due to the album's overall concept, which to this day remains quite unclear to some. Many listeners interpreted it as Canibus' botched attempt at becoming a commercial and mainstream artist and wrote him off as a one-hit wonder, while others have called it a concept album in which the rapper satirized the mainstream hip-hop scene. Most explanations since the album's release seem to lean towards the latter; when Canibus' new official website, MicClub.net, appeared online towards the end of 2002, the summary of C True Hollywood Stories in the "Merchandise" section called it "an introspective look into the ultimate fan "Stan's" take on the current state of hip hop". Image File history File links CTHS_cover. ... Image File history File links CTHS_cover. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 2000s in music. ... C True Hollywood Stories is an album by Jamaican-born rapper Canibus, released through Archives Music on November 6, 2001. ... E! True Hollywood Story is a TV documentary series on the E! Entertainment Television cable and DBS channel that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and well-known public figures. ... E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding or outside the organizations of the major record labels. ... UK 45 rpm single for Mickey (1982) by one-hit wonder Toni Basil CD single of the Baha Mens Who Let the Dogs Out? In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known for only one hit single. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Satire is a literary technique of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject (individuals, organizations, states) often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change. ... Stan is the third track on the Eminem album The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). ...

In an interview conducted in 2005, Williams' former hype man, Pak-Man, who worked on over half of the album with the rapper, spoke on the record, with his explanation leaning toward the album being intended as satire: "At that time Canibus was in the studio recording a lot of songs and [I] mean a lot, but he didn't want to make the fans wait no more so he did C True Hollywood Stories and he wanted to have fun wit, so thats what we did we had fun wit". In an interview on AllHipHop.com posted on April 8, 2005, Williams was asked what direction he was trying to take with that album; in his response, he stated "That album depicts the state of affairs in my life at the time - nothing more, nothing less". A hype man is a funk or hip-hop performer responsible for backup rapping and singing, comedy and increasing an audiences excitement with call-and-response chants. ... AllHipHop. ...

Despite, or perhaps partly due to, the varying interpretations of the release, it is still regarded as one of Canibus' weakest releases; reviewers noted that Canibus attempted to alter his voice, possibly in order to gain mainstream appeal, and that the production, handled by mostly unknown individuals, was significantly lacking in quality.

Mic Club: The Curriculum and Rip the Jacker (2002–2003)

Mic Club: The Curriculum album cover

After the critical and commercial failure of C True Hollywood Stories, Canibus was subject to criticism and ridicule from the rap industry until the release of Mic Club: The Curriculum, his fourth full-length album, towards the end of 2002. Although the production was handed almost entirely by little-known producers, some of them from Europe, the record proved to be a greater critical success than the previous year's release. Mic Club also saw Canibus return to a more scientific and complex rapping style, with a number of concept tracks and few songs with a chorus. The album was released on Mic Club Music, Canibus' own label, but failed to chart, selling relatively few copies. Image File history File links Mic_Club_The_Curriculum_cover. ... Image File history File links Mic_Club_The_Curriculum_cover. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Chorus may refer to: // choir, a vocal ensemble Greek chorus refrain or chorus of a song, pre-chorus may refer to bridge (music) strophic form or chorus form, in music arrangement chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound; signal processors design to...

Following the release of Mic Club: The Curriculum, it was announced that Williams decided to join the United States Army, an unexpected decision which confused much of his fan base. Before commencing his work with the military, however, he recorded a number of tracks which he intended to be released on his next album, entitled Rip the Jacker. Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind was given the task of producing the entire record, equipped solely with Canibus' pre-recorded vocals. Due to his military obligations, Canibus himself only managed to review the album after having acquired a copy. The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Rip the Jacker is the fifth full-length album from the rapper Canibus. ... Template:Infobox musical art Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind is a Hip Hop producer and DJ, member of the underground Hip Hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks. ...

Rip the Jacker album cover

Upon release, Rip the Jacker received rave reviews from the majority of critics, who noted that Williams' largely scientific lyrics and distinctive, rough delivery was finally matched by equally fine production, as Canibus had had a history of working with badly selected producers. Unlike Mic Club, Rip the Jacker charted on both Billboard's R&B/hip-hop charts and the Billboard 200, peaking at #34 and #197, respectively, although commercially, it retained the tendency to sell few copies. Image File history File links Bbg5-300. ... Image File history File links Bbg5-300. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Critics highlighted various aspects of Rip the Jacker's originality, both in terms of beats and lyrics; Stoupe had employed a large number of samples from often obscure compositions, while Canibus himself undertook a variety of topics from various perspectives. Of note was the inclusion of "Poet Laureate II", a song exceeding seven minutes in length and lacking a chorus, with several changes of beat throughout; the track was frequently singled out as one of the strongest in Canibus' career and the album as a whole convinced listeners and the industry alike that the rapper hadn't lost his potential.

Mind Control, Cloak N Dagga and Hip-Hop for Sale (2005–2006)

Following Rip the Jacker and Canibus' subsequent discharge from the army, an album entitled Mind Control (2005) was released to negative reviews. Canibus had never planned for it to be compiled as a separate record, but agreed to release it through the independent Gladiator Music label as part of a contractual agreement; most of the vocals for Mind Control had been recorded prior to the release of C True Hollywood Stories. A collection of previously recorded materail (with only three of the songs being unreleased) produced entirely by Mark Sparks, the album failed to chart and is rarely considered an official Canibus release by the rapper's fans. Mind Control, released on June 21, 2005, is the sixth full-length Canibus album and was put out through Gladiator Music and Tommy Boy Records. ...

Hip-Hop for Sale's cover featured elements of bling typical of mainstream rap

Also in 2005, a collaboration between Williams and underground rapper Phoenix Orion, who had also been known for scientific lyrics, yielded the album Def Con Zero, released on the independent Head Trauma Records label, owned by K-1 boxer Dewey Cooper. The record featured guest appearances from Kool G Rap, K-Solo, and former 106 & Park host Free, among others. As Cloak N Dagga, the duo briefly toured the United States promoting the release. Image File history File links Canibus_hh4s. ... Image File history File links Canibus_hh4s. ... Bling Bling is a 1999 hit hip-hop song by The B.G., featuring his Cash Money labelmates Juvenile, Lil Wayne, Turk, Baby, and Mannie Fresh. ... Underground hip hop is music that fits into one or both of the following categories: Alternative hip hop, which is defined by music that differs from mainstream hip hop music such as gansta rap and pop rap. ... K. 1 is a designation given to two works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Köchel Verzeichnis. ... Nathaniel Wilson (born July 20, 1968), known by stage name Kool G Rap, is an American hardcore rapper from Queens, New York City. ... K-Solo (born Kevin Madison) is an American rapper from New York who, along with EPMD, Redman, Das Efx, and Keith Murray, was part of The Hit Squad in 1990s. ... 106 & Park: BETs Top 10 Live is a top-ten video countdown that has aired every weekday on BET since 2000 and is the networks #1 rated show. ... Marie Wright a. ...

The following month, after numerous delays, Canibus' seventh solo album, Hip-Hop for Sale, was released, but was panned by critics, who dismissed it as yet another failed attempt to gain mainstream recognition. Additionally, due to the earlier release of Mind Control and the leaking of most of the material in the form of a mixtape entitled The Vitruvian Man, the release date had been pushed back to November, the original date having been May. The production on Hip-Hop for Sale was handled in part by Virginia-based producer Nottz, with several relatively unknown producers handling the remaining tracks after Nottz had cut ties with Canibus due to the appearance of The Vitruvian Man.The day of Hip-Hop for Sale's release, Mic Club Master Volume One, a separate mixtape, appeared in stores, many of the songs receiving more praise than those present on the full-length album. Hip-Hop for Sale is an album by rapper Canibus. ... For the album by Los Abandoned, see Mix Tape (album). ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... Dominick Lamb (better known as Nottz) is a hip hop producer from Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He sometimes extends his name to Nottz Raw. ... Mic Club Master Volume One is a mixtape by rapper Canibus, released on November 22, 2005. ...

Upcoming releases

Canibus has an assorted number of projects that have been announced, but, as of March 2007, it is largely unknown which ones will be released. It was officially reported that in 2006, Williams would release Mic Club, Vol. 2, the sequel to Mic Club: The Curriculum, as well as a sequel to Rip the Jacker. In October 2005, Dewey Cooper announced that Canibus would release a solo album on Head Trauma Records in 2006; this was to be entitled Caesar Germanicus. Canibus had gone on to state that all three albums were in production and that Caesar Germanicus would be his final release. However, it has been announced that Canibus has parted ways with both Head Trauma and Babygrande Records, which may have an effect on the decision to ultimately release Caesar Germanicus. Williams later announced on the fansite Canibus-Central.com that he would be releasing an entirely new album on a newly-created independent label, InterDependent Media; the album was said to be called The 'C' of Tranquility, but no official news has been released on this album since. A fansite or fan site, is a website created and maintained by the fans or devotees interested in a celebrity or a particular cultural phenomenon. ...

In January 2007, it was announced that Canibus would release new material in 2007 exclusively on his own imprint, Mic Club Music, in a joint venture with Legion Entertainment and distributed via his former major label, Universal Music Group. A pair of mixtapes, titled Nothing to Prove and Nothing to Lose, were slated for release in March 2007, but were eventually scrapped; instead, Canibus decided to use the best material from each mixtape to create a new full-length album entitled For Whom the Beat Tolls, which is currently set for release in May 2007. Canibus' Myspace page is calling the album "Classic hardcore Canibus in the vein of Mic Club the Curriculum and Rip the Jacker^[2]. The album is said to have 17 tracks, with the only confirmed track being the third installment in Canibus' "Poet Laureate" series, "Poet Laureate Infinity", produced by DJ Premier. According to Canibus, the track has 1,000 bars, in the form of five 200 bar verses, and is layered in such a way that "when you mix it and spread it throughout five channels, [you have the ability] to mix the track differently every time." ^[3] Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment Group, is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known as DJ Premier (Premo/Primo/Preem as his fans, fellow musicians and critics call him sometimes), is a prominent American hip hop producer and DJ, and the instrumental half of the duo Gang Starr, together with MC Guru on the lyrical...

On April 4, 2007, XXLmag.com released some more information about the interview they did with Canibus two weeks earlier The new release of information spoke mainly on the previously mentioned sequel to Rip the Jacker: "Canibus also told XXLMag.com that during that interview he is working on a sequel to his 2003 album, Rip the Jacker. The album will be called Rip The Jacker II: Infinity, and will follow the formula of 'Poet Laureate Infinity' for an entire album." Canibus went on to say that "this record is going to mimic the same format, but it’s going to be for an album. So you are going to get an infinite album. And I don’t know if that’s ever been done, but I’m gonna do it." ^[4]

In addition, Canibus and Phoenix Orion are working on a sequel to Def Con Zero entitled Def Con V2.0: Ground Zero. It is known that four of the record's tracks have been recorded and edited; Ground Zero itself is slated to be released in 2007. Since both Williams and Phoenix Orion have left Head Trauma, the record is set to be released on the latter rapper's own label, Phocus Entertainment.^[5] Canibus has also been confirmed to have signed a deal with Waste Management Records^[6], K-Solo's new label, but what influence this will have on Williams' future releases remains unknown. K-Solo (born Kevin Madison) is an American rapper from New York who, along with EPMD, Redman, Das Efx, and Keith Murray, was part of The Hit Squad in 1990s. ...

The group The HRSMN is also in the process of finally making an official album, but the date is unknown. According to Killah Priest's HipHopGame.com journal, he mentions the HRSMN a few times. The talks about a new album were mentioned on the May 1, 2006 entry. He said "The Horsemen project is definitely going to come. Right now we just have to get Kurupt. He's been doing the Dogg Pound thing, but it's definitely going to come. We have songs recorded and we have more in store." ^[7]

Military career

In 2002, Canibus signed up for the United States Army. For the next three years, fans were not provided with an official reason for this decision. It was originally thought that the rapper joined the military because he was affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks, but, according to an interview with SOHH.com from 2005, there was another reason: "'I enlisted because I wanted to get away from the music,' said the MC. 'I wanted to do something that gave me a separate definition from what I had done all through my teens and twenties. I was 28 when I enlisted'".^[8] In May of 2003, two months before his fifth album, Rip the Jacker, was released to rave reviews, he graduated from Fort Knox and began working as a reconnaissance specialist. In 2004, the authorities found Williams smoking marijuana and thereby discharged him. The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... The U.S. Bullion Depository at Ft. ... Mixed reconnaissance patrol of the Polish Home Army and the Soviet Red Army during Operation Tempest, 1944 Reconnaissance is the military term for the active gathering of information about an enemy, or other conditions, by physical observation. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Subject matter

Canibus is known for his scientific and philosophical approach to hip hop. In many of his lyrics, he uses scientific jargon and often creates intricate rhyme schemes, complex phrases and concepts in order to create punchlines, a key aspect of freestyle and battle rap. For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... Philosophy (from the Greek words philos and sophia meaning love of wisdom) is understood in different ways historically and by different philosophers. ... For the phase, see Punch line Punchline is a North American punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Freestyle rap is an improvisational form of rapping, performed with few or no previously composed lyrics, which is said to reflect a direct mapping of the mental state and performing situation of the artist. ...

I destroy your whole city block when I'm ready to rock
blow your speaker box magnetically shielded or not
magnetic energies propagates in radio waves
oscillate lyrics and beats copulate to pop your tape
manipulating space in large proportions
millions of brain organs get lost when I start talkin
about shit like, supernatural forces
gnomes and fairies and superstring theories
~"Chaos", 2000 B.C. Superstring theory is an attempt to explain all of the particles and fundamental forces of nature in one theory by modeling them as vibrations of tiny supersymmetric strings. ...

Discography

Albums (solo)

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Albums (group)

• The HRSMN – The Horsemen Project (2003)
• Cloak N Dagga – Def Con Zero (2005)
• Cloak N Dagga – Def Con V2.0: Ground Zero (2007)

The HRSMN (short for Horsemen) is a Hip-Hop supergroup that includes some of the most well known MCs in all of Hip-Hop. ... The Horsemen Project is the first full-length album released by the hip-hop group The HRSMN through Think Differently Music/Proverbs Music Inc. ...

Mixtapes

• My Name Is Nobody (2003)
• The Brainstream (2003)
• Mic Club Master Volume One (2005)

Mic Club Master Volume One is a mixtape by rapper Canibus, released on November 22, 2005. ...

Filmography

• Bamboozled (2000)
• Beef 2 (2004)
• The MC: Why We Do It (2004)

Bamboozled is a 2000 satirical film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the violent fall-out from the shows success. ...

References

External links

Official websites

• Official Canibus homepage
• Canibus' profile page on Myspace
• Mic Club's page on Myspace
• Phocus Entertainment, for information on upcoming Cloak N Dagga album
• Babygrande Records official website
• Waste Managment official website

Fansites

• Canibus Central
• Canibus World
• RipTheJacker.net