If Canibus came out 5 years earlier would he be in the GOAT discussion?

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No. None of the factors you listed had anything to do w/ Bis not blowing up. Dude had one of the biggest producers at the time behind him in Wyclef who was just coming off of his own successful album and the first Destiny's Child album. 1998 saw lyricists like Lauryn Hill, Big Punisher, OutKast, and Jay Z all either blow up or take their fame to even greater heights. Bis lacked the other attributes that made those emcees huge on a mainstream level while he never reached those peaks. Those attributes are: flow, delivery, charisma, production and artistry. It doesn't matter how good the lyrics are, a mainstream audience isn't going to notice if the other qualities aren't there.
 
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Yeah, but who's to say he doesn't deserve to be called one of the goats???

Goat lists are subjective, but if people want to get technical, wasn't Rakim viewed as robotic by some and lacking the charisma as Big Daddy Kane?

On lyrics alone Bis is a legend.

No magazine, writer, new age blogger, BET exec, MTV exec, radio talking head, etc. can take that away either.
 
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Don't matter when he came out, he still has poor beat selection, can't make songs, never switches his flow, and don't make good albums. Canibus is the godfather of these rapping ass punchline rappers who are'nt complete artist. He was Joell Ortiz, Buddens,etc of his day
 
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he would be regarded as a great if he came out between 79 and 86... oh wait,there was already Kool Moe Dee
 
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usmarin3;372886 said:
Don't matter when he came out, he still has poor beat selection, can't make songs, never switches his flow, and don't make good albums. Canibus is the godfather of these rapping ass punchline rappers who are'nt complete artist. He was Joell Ortiz, Buddens,etc of his day

we have a winner
 
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usmarin3;372886 said:
Don't matter when he came out, he still has poor beat selection, can't make songs, never switches his flow, and don't make good albums. Canibus is the godfather of these rapping ass punchline rappers who are'nt complete artist. He was Joell Ortiz, Buddens,etc of his day

This...............
 
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usmarin3;372886 said:
Don't matter when he came out, he still has poor beat selection, can't make songs, never switches his flow, and don't make good albums. Canibus is the godfather of these rapping ass punchline rappers who are'nt complete artist. He was Joell Ortiz, Buddens,etc of his day

rip the jacker is a classic album, melatonin magic has great production and bis has made many tracks which you would consider "songs" have you not heard

aids is gold hiv is platinum
i honour you
how many emcees
what's going on
g.y.b.a.o.t.c
here 4 free
tyrique
secets among cosmonauts
d.r.e.a.m.s etc

i strongly suggest you listen to this song
 
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BIGRuss;374295 said:
the ONLY reason rip the jacker was any good was because stoupe did all the beats.

ya your right, songs like poet laureate 2, m-sea-cresy, no return and indibisible are garbage lyrically.
 
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No way. Canibus was always really overrated, and I'm amazed anybody thought he could succeed. He has an incredible vocabulary, and is a good rhymer, but that's it. He thought he was really deep, but once you get a grip on what he's actually saying, he's no different from 90% of the rappers in the game.

But most importantly, his voice is horrible.
 
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Age187;374342 said:
No way. Canibus was always really overrated, and I'm amazed anybody thought he could succeed. He has an incredible vocabulary, and is a good rhymer, but that's it. He thought he was really deep, but once you get a grip on what he's actually saying, he's no different from 90% of the rappers in the game.

But most importantly, his voice is horrible.

Yupp.

He always sounds like he's trying way too hard to sound extraordinary or really super duper goddamn smart. He also has a habit of whining and bitching and moaning. A guy can have talent but if he's really arrogant about it and sulks whenever he feels like ppl don't regard him as the GIMFH (Greatest in Mother Fucking History) no one will like him or acknowledge what talent he does have.
 
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spitbull;374313 said:
ya your right, songs like poet laureate 2, m-sea-cresy, no return and indibisible are garbage lyrically.

Canibus loses yet another battle smh

usmarin3;372886 said:
Don't matter when he came out, he still has poor beat selection, can't make songs, never switches his flow, and don't make good albums. Canibus is the godfather of these rapping ass punchline rappers who are'nt complete artist. He was Joell Ortiz, Buddens,etc of his day

honest speeching. but these Canibus worshippers still gon praise him like he the golden calf
 
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He is already one of my personal faves. Nas the goat though.

Bis is one of them dudes that gets a lot of hate from people that don't really listen to his music at all....

His debut had terribly production. I mean, a song like "Buckingham Palace" should not be on a record and those ill versus should be saved for better beats. With that said, lyrically it was outta sight and some of the concepts (Get Retarded, Nigganometry, Channel Zero) actually carry it to a 3/5.

2000 BC goes hard but is purely battle shit. He dropped some of the iller concepts from the debut and just went in on every track. Somehow, without Wyclef, he ended up with better production.

C True Hollywood is pretty much shit and I don't really know what he was thinking with this.

Rip The Jacker is definitely his best album, but Mic Club and For Whom The Beat Tolls go hard as shit too. The imagery on these three albums is in fucking sane. I would say that these three are where Bis is really at his best. NOT battle rhymes or punchlines, it's something different. It's not story telling, it's just this stream of consciousness style of writing that I personally find very satisfying. Rip The Jacker is one of my favorite albums of the naughties. Who cares if Stoupe did all the production? Niggas so quick to hate on Bis for bad production...he works with a producer of skill....and he can't get the props for it?

I'm still figuring out Melontonin Magick. Seems more 2000 BC'ish to be honest.
 
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A.R. Marks;375135 said:
Yupp.

He always sounds like he's trying way too hard to sound extraordinary or really super duper goddamn smart. He also has a habit of whining and bitching and moaning. A guy can have talent but if he's really arrogant about it and sulks whenever he feels like ppl don't regard him as the GIMFH (Greatest in Mother Fucking History) no one will like him or acknowledge what talent he does have.

I agree with you that he does bitch a lot about his career...I think dude just has a hard time understanding why he couldn't find his niche in the mainstream and also feels like he got black balled for going at a dude who TODAY isn't even really on peoples radar or even topping list (LL Cool J).
 
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Far as him blowing and being huge...I don't think the mainstream is ever going to accept a rapper like him. Look at the direction he has taken his music and the direction commercial rap has taken. A lot of dudes don't blow, hell, most don't. He had a small opportunity and he failed to drop singles that got play.

His most famous respected song is undoubtedly Poet Laureate 2....can you imagine something like that on the radio? Even his semi-pop sounding joints are still too raw.

Be it as it may, I'm sure he does alright on tour, he's been doing it for a long time and has a loyal fanbase. The industry is changing so much right now...in 10 years, a lot of these one hit wonders would probably kill for a career like Bis.
 
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