I see exactly where Canibus is coming from. Why should he freestyle on some cornball radio show when he doesn’t have to? Now this is the type of attitude that kept him from maximizing his potential as an artist. So what if you’ve dropped thousands of bars in the past? So have KRS-One, Nas and a host of others who don’t mind freestyling on the radio. Hell, Keith Murray has dropped a ton of bars, but he not only freestyled his ass off, he tried to make sense of your boneheaded argument. The essence of hip-hop is the ability of an MC to grab a mic and spit rhymes at anytime. Get in line, Bis.

Sometimes the only thing separating a Fif from a Ja is one smart move.

Pesky decisions swarm us daily in life, like a troop of blind killer bees. Most of us just swat them with the slipshod petulance of a dog’s tail. But our hip-hop heroes know better, because when it comes to running a career into the ground or digging a hole bigger than the U.S. deficit, no one knows better than rappers. Here are 13 hip-hop artists to meditate on next time you run into an occupational obstacle, for they are the ones who made modern rap’s worst career moves. (– Rizoh)

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Canibus unleashed more lyrics of fury in one year than most MCs have been able to muster in their whole career. Pointblankperiod.

1. “Beasts from the East” – Lost Boyz feat. A+, Redman, and Canibus

2. “Canibus Freestyle” – DJ Clue Mixtape
3. “Making a Name For Ourselves” – Common feat. Canibus
4. “Shout out to Lost Boyz (Canibus Freestyle)” – DJ Clue Lost Boyz Mixtape
5. “It’s Logic (Canibus Freestyle)” – Tony Touch 55 Emcees Mixtape
6. “4,3,2,1″ – LL Cool J feat. Method Man, Redman, Canibus and DMX
7. “Boyz 2 Men” – A+ feat. Mr. Cheeks and Canibus
8. Canibus Freestyle – Mad Ball & Tab One Mixtape
9. “Uni-4-Orm” – Canibus, Ras Kass, and Heltah Skeltah
10. “Group Home Family – Canibus feat. Mr. Cheeks and Panama P.I.

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