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Canibus
Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known by his stage name Canibus, is an American rapper. He is noted for his intricate and complex rhyme schemes and punchlines, as well as his sound technique and aptitude as a battle rapper.
Music career
Early career (19951997)
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, Kurupt, Ras Kass, Heltah Skeltah and The Firm.
Debut album, LL Cool J feud and second album (19982000)
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 was 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.
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.
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"