About the artist
Canibus, born Germaine Williams on December 9, 1974, is a Jamaican-born American rapper who rose to prominence in the New York City rap scene of the mid-1990s. Known for his extensive vocabulary, dense internal rhyme schemes and rapid-fire lyrical technicality, he built a reputation as one of the most technically skilled and combative MCs of his generation.
Canibus first gained widespread attention through guest appearances and battle-rap-style verses before releasing his debut album «Can-I-Bus» in 1998. His high-profile feud with LL Cool J, sparked in part by his verse on «4, 3, 2, 1», became one of hip-hop's most talked-about rap battles and led to the diss track «Second Round K.O.». While his commercial sales declined in the years that followed, Canibus developed a devoted cult following for his intricate wordplay and dense, cerebral lyricism.
His music frequently incorporates scientific, historical and philosophical references, reflecting a broad intellectual range that set him apart from many peers. He has recorded as part of several groups and collectives, including The HRSMN, T.H.E.M. and Almighty, alongside a prolific solo catalog that has continued into the 2020s. Canibus is widely regarded as a lyricist's lyricist, respected for pushing technical rap writing to its limits.
Popular tracks
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Greatest Freestyle
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Second Round K.O.
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Poet Laureate Infinity
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Poet Laureate II
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100 Bars
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Air Strike (Pop Killer)
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Channel Zero
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Master Thesis
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Buckingham Palace
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Niggonometry
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Curriculum 101
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U Didn’t Care
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I’ll Buss ’Em U Punish ’Em
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Levitibus
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2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)
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No Return
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Rip The Jacker (LL Cool J Diss)
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Punch Lines
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Get Retarded
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Lyrical Noir
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Patriots
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DJ Clue 97 Freestyle
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J Clone
Een - 24
Dead by Design
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Discography
Necksnapper
2026
The Almighty Era Volume 2: The Final Chapter (Compilation)
2025
Mithril OReDER presents Canibus and PoPPaH DiJJY
2023
See It Coming - Single
2023
2nd Round Knockout Redux - Single
2023
Self Licking Ice Cream Cone
2023
Weekend Vybes - Single
2023
My Name Is Nobody X Brainstream (Digitally Remastered)
2022
C
2022
The Almighty Era V.1 (Compilation)
2022
One Step Closer to Infinity
2022
Featuring Canibus (Compilation)
2022
Kaiju
2021
Matrix Theory V
2021
MICROPHONE LAND
2021
V For Vaccine
2021
2020 Features Update
2020
Matrix Theory IV
2020
Matrix Theory III
2019
2019 QTR 2 Feature Update
2019
Full Spectrum Dominance Repolarization
2019
Matrix Theory II
2019
2019 QTR 1 Features Update
2019
Full Spectrum Dominance 3
2019
Matrix Theory I
2018
2018 Features Update
2018
Full Spectrum Dominance 2
2018
Full Spectrum Dominance
2018
2017 Features Update
2017
2015 QTR 3 Features Update
2015
Lyrical Law (Special Edition)
2015
2015 QTR 2 Pt.2 Features Update
2015
2015 QTR 2 Pt.1 Features Update
2015
2015 QTR 1 Features Update
2015
Time Flys, Life Dies… Phoenix Rise
2015
Canibus Features Updates
2015
Fait Accompli (Deluxe Edition)
2014
Fait Accompli
2014
Musiquarium, Vol. 1 (Mixtape)
2013
Musiquarium, Vol. 2 (Mixtape)
2013
2012 A.D. (After Dizaster) - Single
2012
RTJ II Infinity (2012 Promo)
2012
Rip The Jacker 2 IIIFINITY DVD LP (YouTube)
2012
Evidence of Infinity 3 (Mixtape)
2012
Rip the Reptilyan (Mixtape)
2012
Rip the Insectoid (RTJ II Mixtape)
2011
Lyrical Law Disc Two
2011
Lyrical Law
2011
Training Ops (Mixtape)
2011
C of Tranquility
2010
Children of the Indigo EP
2010
Melatonin Magik
2010
SpitBoss Collaborations
2009
RTJ II Infinity (Demo)
2009
The C of Tranquility Demo
2008
Poet Laureate Infinity
2007
For Whom the Beat Tolls
2007
The Lost Freestyle Files 2 (Mixtape)
2006
Hip-Hop for $ale
2005
Mind Control
2005
Mic Club: Mixtape Master, Vol. 1
2005
Def Con Zero
2005
The Vitruvian Man
2005
Indibisible / No Return (DJ Hazu Remixes)
2004
Rip the Jacker
2003
My Name is Nobody
2003
The Brainstream EP
2003
Rip the Jacker (Original)
2002
Mic Club: The Curriculum
2002
C! True Hollywood Stories
2001
The Lost Freestyle Files (Mixtape)
2001
October 23rd - Single
2001
2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)
2000
2000 B.C. (Originals/Remixes)
1999
Can-I-Bus
1998
Live and Direct (Mixtape)
1998
Can-I-Bus (Original)
1997
Lyrical Warfare
1995
Kaiju
One Step Closer to Infinity
Interviews
Canibus Video Messages