I had to post this before I was totally gone from this site to practice my style..


1. Any truth behind the Exobus Scripts? If so, please
explain it.

The Exo-Bus Scripts means "Outer Canibus" as in "Outer
Space". It was a cool figure of speech in the 80's
during the "Space is the place" vibe from the Nucleus
album. I adapted the Exo-Bus Scipts as a title and
made some songs thru 93-94 that were written but never
recorded around the same time as "THEM". I haven't
talked about that in years. Your interests as fans in
obscure things intrigue me.


2. Ever heard of Immortal Technique? If so, would you
do a collab with him?

Immortal Technique is gifted. I would "collab" w/ him
in a heartbeat. Obviously you know where to reach me.


3. What was the reasoning/meaning behind CTHS?

Ironically, I take pleasure in seeing what it means to
you all. I sometimes picture that there is a gauntlet
of "pissed off people" that I have to run through
about CTHS. In the songs that were recorded around
that time I mildly remember quotes here and there
about my mentalmusicalemotional state. Statements that
came from me, of course. I was disillusioned w/ the
relationship between what I wanted and what I already
had. I wanted Eminem to know that I took Stan
personally because of what transpired btwn us both. I
will come clean and tell you that I played the
"asshole role" and hurt him deeply. If it's of any
consolation to you I was crushed 10 fold when I heard
STAN. Yes. Besides the fact that I heard the record
maybe a couple hundred short of 1 million times. Even
then I knew that my opportunity to make things right
w/ Em was nil. I was off of universal. EMI had lapsed
my publishing deal and I had recorded material to seek
another deal. @ the time it seemed lucrative to
release an LP independently as I had seen w/ Ca$h
Money, Master Percy, and Daz(who was eating like a mad
dog off that shit) as per my conversation w/ Wendy
Day. She was encouraging and helpful to me. I was
later introduced to Louis Lombard who release the
"Priesthood" album which happened to be a name that
we(Bis&KP) coined drunk off some Gramarne (I don't
drink anymore). Louis had explained some things to me
I had never heard before and thus CTHS was born. CTHS
was my 3rd release. My 4th and 5th were lyrical
beasts. The CTHS-MicClub-RTJ trilogy is undeliberate.
They are independent of each other. The only link
between them is me.
I wonder if what happened at the video shoot and some
of the following events(the tourbus meeting @ the
Syracuse NY show, the show at the Long Island
Coliseum, the cold face off at Cheung King) were just
buttons being snapped up on a shirt I was destined to
wear. I was still entangled in the backlash of
Battling "L". The Beef II DVD shows that my music
career was more of an unplanned publicity stunt for
"L" than it was for what I came in the fuckin' game to
do in the first place. I was like the "wrestler of the
week" or something. I have been unable to make amends
w/ L because he acts like he hates me. Even my mother
thinks he's sexy(like he says) but she don't feel him
cause she knows the effect that 2nd Round KO shit had
on my life. One-Hit-Blunder. I was a champ in Hip Hop
for a hot sec. I respected L enough to get tatted up
and give him a run for his skully. I revered him
enough now to say he changed my life for the better
because I found purpose. Maybe my effect on Hip Hop
helped others find purpose also.
Canibus ain't a lifestyle//
Canibus is the 9th mile//
Sike
I'm just playin' but I bet I made ya' smile/

Read: It was all in the Name of Hip Hop. Nobody really
got hurt. Honest to God. If I can look back and say
that I had a good time, how can LL or Eminem say they
had a bad one?


4. Any regrets in your career?

Yes. I regret that my style of Rap (Rhythm&Poetry) is
so intense that the line btwn the music and the intent
of it is blurred forcing the listener to concentrate
in order to hear the brilliance of it. Imagine the
rhythm of your favorite rappers accapellas. Imagine
trading vocals to qualified Beat Masters and changing
the background around the voice to augment the
listeners experience all together. I know most modern
rap is beat dominant but the accapellas will remain
and they will be judged. Even if there is a global
catastrophe and we are all wiped out. Something will
remain. I am an optimist/realist, but I suppose it's
possible that the name Canibus could be uplugged from
the program all together and cease to exist. My image
from the public is gone. Most high profile media(even
websites dedicated to me) make me out to be some sort
of fallen off rapper when I have blatantly
demonstrated "HOW TO RHYME" in ways that have yet to
be surpassed.
I put my accapellas up against many and the Master
Lists are some of the only good things that I can be
proud of as Modern Poetry in Hip Hop Form. It was
Canibus contribution to Hip Hop. According to my
perspective there are only 18 emcees that have come,
stayed, and/or have gone but have given back to Hip
Hop w/ their FLOW. They planted a seed that every
youngin that raps now can trace back to what made them
wanna' rap. This is beginning to feel like a research
paper so I will summarize my influences but when I
heard RUN DMC for the first time and saw the influence
they had and I became a Hip Hop Slave who went out to
work in the fields and payed dues in the form of Raps
Served.


5. Anything unexpected happen in your career? (Good
for you)

I would like to see something good happen. Yes.



6. Will MicClub get any new merchandise?

A patron from CW is collecting all the info on missing
orders and any questions/concerns should be re-routed
there. He/She knows what to do.

7. Any tentative release dates for your solo project,
Jeymes Samuel, HRSMN, and BlackMILC albums?

During the 3rd and 4th quarter of '03 I had taken the
opportunity to record some material(16tracks) w/ BM
while I was on leave from duty. Shortly after the New
Year of '04 I also recorded some music w/ Jeymes and
Mr. Dan (3tracks) for a compilation album. The release
of the HRSMN album is long overdue and the novelty has
worn off. I have always shown interest in forming or
joining an MC supergroup. I'm sure it will happen.
King Tech & Sway suggested that a new supergroup w/
the added members(Chino, Pharaoh, Royce, and Crooked
I) would garner some hype and boost the possibility of
a full-out release in '05. I am at the ready for the
supergroup. I am currently recording my 6th album
which is as yet untitled. Nottz and the Teamsta's has
provided me w/ most of the production that in my
opinion are the biggest tracks I've ever touched.
THANX NOTTZ!!!!
I wholeheartedly believe that the public will be
pleased to hear Canibus over some hard hittin' beats.
This album will drop in '05 but I am toying w/ the
idea of making a mixtape w/ unreleased freestyles that
no one has and allow you guys to wet your beaks a
little. If the mixtape route is too tedious this year
I will probably just have the freestyles uploaded to
several sites. The material is becoming vast enough to
convince anyone of the skill.


8. If given the opportunity to speak to a college
class for about 45-60 minutes about anything on your
mind, would you take it? What would you talk about?


I'm not sure how plausible this would be but I would
prefer to listen to someone else speak for an hour. I
enjoy receiving enlightenment more than giving it. The
ideas and rhymes presented on "The Curriculum" were
only symbolic in nature and might not sound the same
in a open forum where my speech does not rhyme. Haiku
writing is boring sometimes. Some find it hard to pay
attention to Professors in college(I know I did) and I
thought it would be different to make songs that
rediscover the age old questions and theories in the
form of Poetry Over Hip Hop Beats.


9. Any plans for a tour? If so, what city?

I am currently negotiating w/ a booking agent @ APA
for placement on the leg of some ongoing tours set to
start this 4th quarter and possibly next spring. I
would love to open up 4 some acts if possible. I miss
touring but the music comes first.



10. If you could work with one person, dead or alive,
who would it be? Why?

I am in the realm of the living. Working w/ post humus
talent is pointless. We couldn't perform the songs
together and the intent of the record becomes
confusing. In a perfect world I wouldn't hesitated to
record w/ LL again, Eminem, State Property, and some
of the up and coming rap artists to show that it's all
about the music. My love for Hip Hop has involuntarily
made us brothers. No quarrel should stop the music.
Different perspectives from each of us can only make
the music better.


11. Who do you consider a TRUE friend in the industry?

Not many. Mainly due to the Enigma Stigma that Canibus
has. I accept part of the responsibility but the
remainder of the burden rests squarely on the
shoulders of those that listen and others who don't
even take the time to find out what makes Canibus
stand out. Some feel that my ability to rhyme is a
gift. I think the ability to understand it is a gift.
The ones who understand are my brothers/sisters while
those that don't and follow anyway are my fans. Those
that understand and still fight against me are STANS.

For the brothers that have gone so far as to make an
animated video of CURRICULUM 101, I say thank you, but
do not accept donations on my behalf. The technology
to display the visual of my poetry will be available
soon. To the fans that have supported until they heard
of the True Hollywood Story and then abhorred it. I
payed you back for it by producing more spit. To the
STANS: My will to fight against you is gone. Hip Hop
was founded on the concept of UNITY. Rivalry came
about to keep your skills sharp, not to sell records.
Let's work together and we can accomplish both.
RIGHT????


12. Why's the ripper so ill?

That would be an unpardonable breach of confidence for
me to reveal.

But I will give you one clue:
"My style is centuries old"

Illness,nothin But The Truth