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Prior to the release of his debut album, Canibus had a hit with "Second Round K.O.," a single that attacked LL 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 protégé 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 /TiVo
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Canibus, Producer, MainArtist - Wyclef Jean, Producer - Jerry Wonder, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Pras, Participant - G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Duplessis, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Marie Wright, ComposerLyricist - Germaine Williams, ComposerLyricist - Free, Participant - Danny, Producer, Co-Producer - CYRUS, Producer, Co-Producer - ANDY GRASSI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Wonder, Producer - Jerry "Te Bass" Duplesis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Marcel Hall, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - Jayson Dyer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - SALAAM REMI, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - Gary "Mon" Noble, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Vance Tenort, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Gooden, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Willie Hutch, ComposerLyricist - ANDY GRASSI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - L.G., Producer - Jerry Wonder, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Duplessis, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wyclef Jean, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - CHRIS THEIS, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Wonder, Producer - Jerry "Te Bass" Duplesis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Marvin Isley, ComposerLyricist - Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Isley, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - BOBBY WOMACK, ComposerLyricist - Sean Combs, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wallace, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, ComposerLyricist - WARREN RIKER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - ALBERT JOHNSON, ComposerLyricist - O'Kelly Isley Jr., ComposerLyricist - Kejuan Waliek Muchita, ComposerLyricist - L.G., Producer - Jerry Wonder, Producer, Additional Producer - C. Casper, ComposerLyricist - GLT, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Wyclef Jean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - WARREN RIKER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Wonder, Producer, Co-Producer - MB2, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Duplessis, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - ANDY GRASSI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Wonder, Producer - Jerry "Te Bass" Duplesis, ComposerLyricist - Joe Servilus, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, MainArtist - Kenny Ortiz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Roland Chambers, ComposerLyricist - DJ Clark Kent, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Bell, ComposerLyricist - Panama PI, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kenny Ortiz, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Clark Kent, Producer - Rodolfo Antonio Franklin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Jonah Ellis, ComposerLyricist - Lonnie Simmons, ComposerLyricist - WARREN RIKER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - A Kid Called Roots, Producer - Jerry Wonder, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Duplessis, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Wyclef Jean, Producer - WARREN RIKER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Wonder, Producer - Jerry "Te Bass" Duplesis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
G. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Canibus, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Wyclef Jean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - WARREN RIKER, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Wonder, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Prior to the release of his debut album, Canibus had a hit with "Second Round K.O.," a single that attacked LL 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 protégé 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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:01
- Main artists: Canibus
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1998 Universal Records Inc. ℗ 1998 Universal Records Inc.
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