Songwriter: Canibus

Producer: RZA

Canibus! (Canibus..)
Freestyle! (Freestyle..)
Niggas know..
Clue!

[Verse]
Yo! I speak at frequencies dogs would have trouble hearin'
Canibus is the lyrical version of German engineering
Raw metaphors keep you high for months
Fly around the earth twice without refuelin' once
Ain't too many categories I can fit in when it comes to spittin'
'Cause I'm over-qualified for the position
The laser-guided lyrical hybrid
Creatin' scripts so sick, I gotta arm-wrestle my pen to write it
Don't get excited, 'cause if I ever catch one of you wannabes bitin'
We gonna be fist-fightin'
So motherfuckers, what you want? I got the shotgun pumped
You feel like a frog, nigga, then jump
I possess the lyrical ammo to battle
And rip any one of you warm-blooded mammals to shambles
I'll make examples of you and eat a mouthful of your crew
The type of MC you can't outdo
I'll battle you on the 'net, I battle you in the flesh
I'll battle you over the phone, you can call me collect
I'll battle you for the respect, I'll battle you over a blank check
I'll battle you with a gun to my neck
I'll battle you standin' over the toilet with my dick out
I'll battle you jugglin' a hand-grenade with the pin out
In a stolen car with the VIN number ripped out
Drinkin' a Guinness stout, doin' a 360 spin-out

I stay righteous like Farrakhan puffin' on the marijuan'
You understand where I'm comin' from?
You number 1? Then I'm negative 2
Basically, nigga, that means I'm still better than you
Basic mathematics, the verbal mechanics of rhymin'
Behold, I crush a piece of coal and create a diamond
On the microphone, I'm sicker than those
Who've Acquired-Immune-Deficiency-Syndromes
And every word I utter for hip-hop lovers
Will reflect forever like two mirrors facin' each other
The baddest M-other F-ucker
Let me break the style down so you don't have to wonder
I walk the B-lock with G-lock C-ocked
Tryin' to get the D-R-op on the C-ops
Blow spots, capsize boats, shipwreck yachts
Headshots hit you with 300 nautical knots
You callin' the cops, complainin' about the hip-hop
Gettin' Benjamin's like the L-OX; it don’t stop
Eh-eh-eh-eh, put away your burners, you can't serve us
My whole camp is allergic to bein' murdered
Metaphors is proof I got more than just a couple screws loose
Latinos call me the black Jesús
So for all who believe in telekinesis and Jesus
I'll touch a paraplegic and heal him

Canibus

Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known by his stage names Canibus and Can-I-Bus, is a Jamaican born American rapper. Mostly known as a solo artist he also has been a member of The HRSMN, T.H.E.M., Sharpshooters, Cloak N Dagga the Undergods and Almighty. Canibus rose to fame in the acclaimed New York City rap scene the mid-nineties; although his album sales dropped off he developed a devoted “cult” following in the 2000s and has continued recording through 2020.

Musically, Canibus is well known for his extensive vocabulary and vivid imagery, as well as creating intricate rhyme schemes, complex phrases and concepts that he uses in order to provide an artistic depth to his music. His intellect and broad range of cultural and scientific knowledge are also incorporated into his lyrics. Stylistically, he is known for his passionate and hard-hitting delivery, which complements his often combative, battle-rap influenced lyrics well.

Off the mic, Canibus was far ahead of his time. In the early noughties, he used his computer programming skills as well as his self-professed internet addiction to create and maintain his own websites (first simply canibus .com then later micclub .com), but sadly both are now defunct. These websites, particularly the latter, saw him collate images of himself which fans could use as desktop backgrounds, post exclusive video content (mainly musical but not exclusively), curate a list of links to fan blogs and chats, and even write up the lyrics to his songs a la Genius! These videos were especially notable as some contained footage of him during his time in the army, which was foreshadowing the modern era of being able to follow and connect with celebrities wherever they went, and being able to see their lives in ways more personal than just magazine interviews.