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Canibus - C Tru Hollywood Stories Review...

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SugeFight:
The new can-i-bus CD is pretty whack.  Im definitely not impressed.  He tries so hard to sound smart and he falls flat on his face.  Plus the beats are pretty bad.  3/5 at best.

Ant:
yo man he has song that samples "the macarena" for its beat and hook......... are u kidding me??? that just took like 2 mics off the album alone plus hate u 2 and luv u 2 suck

boxcutter is aight but big deal and the rest of it is shit...... this album blows

its almost like its a joke or something

SugeFight:
The album gets worse everytime I hear it.  I officially give it a 1.5 out of 5.  Way to go, Can-I-Bus!!

Oh yah..and Cliche you should be shot for giving this shit 4.5 stars :)  Ok..not shot-but you need to get your mind right.

circle:
This album was no way near 4.5... no way.

The album was a dissapointment...  I hope his new one in March makes up for this.

Circle

Twentytwofifty:
An accurate review from y2hiphop.com.  It's sad but true.


In 1997 you couldn't find an emcee hotter than Canibus. His lyrically astonishing performances on various tracks such as "Beasts From The East", "Uni4orm", "4,3,2,1" and "Desperado's" put Canibus on top of the world. You couldn't escape the sounds of Canibus he was literally everywhere. However, we all know the story from here on out. His debut album "Can-I-Bus" was a flop, and didn't deliver the classic experience everyone expected. Bis soon fell out of the spotlight and into obscurity. Many questioned if Canibus could bounce back after such a disappointment. But Canibus answered these questions when he released one of the most slept on albums of the year, "2000 B.C.". The album featured much improved production this time around, which helped Bis get some of his respect back. But even throughout all the drama, one thing was always certain; Canibus was a lyrical demon. You would be hard pressed to find a better emcee out there then Canibus. But that was then, and this is now! A lot can change in a short period of time!

After parting ways with Universal records, Canibus decided to go the independent route with his third release "C: True Hollywood Story", but the result does not end up with a positive result. Many did not know what to expect with Bis's new release since his recent material the past couple of months have been all over the place, but no one expected this! To put it nicely, "C: True Hollywood Story" is a disaster. We do not witness the Canibus we have all grown to love over the years; instead we witness someone who is almost the complete opposite. What happened to Canibus on this album is mind boggling and almost too shocking and utterly horrible to describe. Never before has an emcee done a 360 like this.

The first thing everyone should know is, Canibus is insane! No I am not joking, and after listening to this album you will truly understand what I am talking about. Believe it or not, The whole concept of this album revolves around Canibus' obsession with Eminem. Canibus plays the role of Stan throughout most of the album, yes Stan the suicidal fan who killed himself along with his girlfriend in the classic Eminem tale. The beginning skit "Stan Lives" features Canibus driving behind Stan before he plunges to his apparent death over the bridge, as witness on the real version of the classic tale. However, Canibus dives into the river saving Stan from his death, thus starting a new friendship. This skit leads into the horrendous "U Didn't Care", which is a response to Eminem's "Stan". Canibus raises his voice and dumb downs his lyrics to sound like Stan, the result is laughable to say the least. "What up Em, it's ya biggest fan. Its not even necessary to introduce who I am now cause we good friends. Remember the letter I wrote? Before Atlanta on up in smoke that was the day I was gonna cut ya throat…I promise I won't harass you with any letters saying' shit like we should be together. I meant we should start a crew. The industry is full of homosexuals, Slim but I don't wanna fuck you". Plain and simple, this is one of the worst songs ever recorded. Why would Canibus portray the character of Stan and make a whole song dissing Eminem? Canibus never states why he has beef with Eminem; one can only wonder what is running through his mind.

Staying on the Eminem vibe, "Stan N Can" is a skit where we find Canibus introducing Stan to the Hip-Hop world. Bis decides to put Stan on his team as a fellow emcee, hooks him up with some cloths, ice, etc. Eventually an exuberant Stan pulls out some M&M's to eat, asking Bis if he wants some, only to get the response of "I don't eat M&M's". Two questions come to mind after listening to this skit, what is the point of this skit, and why was it done? The only other time we witness "Stan" is on the lurid "Draft Me". The track sounds like a sequel to "Rip Rock", and we all know how that track turned out. The tracks laughable beat and hook are too bad to describe. "Draft me, I wanna fight for my country, jump in a humv and murder those monkeys". You would think Canibus would have learned his lesson the first time around.

Besides going at Eminem, Canibus pulls another shocker with the deceivingly titled track "I Gotta Story To Tell". The track isn't really a story at all; instead it is a diss track going at Jay-z, Beanie Siegel and Jadakiss. "Tell your artists to keep my name out their mouth, or you won't have no peace. Compared to Canibus, your pitbulls are poultry. You and Biggie made a dope team, but I roast Beans. So be careful how you approach things. My name ain't J to the muah, man I got a flow that stings". Once again we are left baffled wondering why Canibus is going at The Roc and Kiss. Is Canibus really that crazy that he has to go at every emcee who mentions his name in a track? The track actually ends up as one of the few highlights on the album. But in the end all the track does is put up more questions instead of giving any answers.

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