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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Wall of Sound
    71
    His impressively relentless battle raps offer a barrage of metaphorical violence delivered with a vehement rat-a-tat-tat.
  2. The A.V. Club
    70
    The production is disappointingly uneven... The lack of song structure is also problematic, but Canibus invests his rhymes with such dark humor, vivid imagery, and controlled passion that his lack of thematic ambition is forgivable.
  3. AllMusic
    60
    His authoritative vocals demand immediate attention and his brutal array of battle rhymes are utterly breathtaking.... While the pugilistic MC shows growth as an artist, Canibus' vast potential remains largely unrealized thanks to bland production.
  4. Q Magazine
    60
    Long-vowelled and nasal - Redman without the charisma - and with a tasty line in mortuary slab terminology, he's never knowingly caught short of a rhyme.
  5. Select
    60
    Too often the combination of [the producers'] stiff mixing desks and Canibus' relentless vocals is akin to being harangued by a particularly loquacious madman. [Sep 2000, p.114]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    The big difference this time out is that the beats are as aggressive as Canibus' lyrics...
  7. CDNow
    30
    Any hopes of redemption are dashed by the same bland production that plagued his first release.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. WillgabyG
    Apr 7, 2006
    10
    One of the best album too come out before Rip The Jacker. Canibus is one of the best freestyling lyricists of our generation
  2. FredrickH
    May 24, 2006
    10
    still listening to it. Canibus really put fire to those beats the whole feeling of the album seems so refreshing Love this classic it will still listening to it. Canibus really put fire to those beats the whole feeling of the album seems so refreshing Love this classic it will never stop spinning in my cd player.… Expand
  4. MB
    Mar 14, 2007
    10
    Loved it ... always will... unfortunately Ill never fully be able to recover from the sight of canibus in a nice car in front of a private Loved it ... always will... unfortunately Ill never fully be able to recover from the sight of canibus in a nice car in front of a private jet wearing an iced out watch on one of his more recent albums. I believed in his ideology so much it felt like he personally sold me out. RIP ... a Legend.… Expand
  5. ThaHipHopHead
    Oct 24, 2019
    9
    Very underrated and underappreciated piece of work by Canibus. You can see his passion and work ethic displayed with brilliant, creative, andVery underrated and underappreciated piece of work by Canibus. You can see his passion and work ethic displayed with brilliant, creative, and unheard lyrics. Truly one of a kind, deserves more attention and especially a higher rating. A must listen!… Expand
  6. ErrorTheRealist
    Jan 23, 2013
    8
    It depends what you want out of this album. Do you want the best rapper to ever pick up the mic? Rapping about whatever the **** he wants, forIt depends what you want out of this album. Do you want the best rapper to ever pick up the mic? Rapping about whatever the **** he wants, for 70+ minutes? Canibus (2013) is the GOAT

    "If i had half as many bars in gold as I have in lyrics when I flow Id be the richest man on the globe"

    or do you want mediocre beats.

    Either way, worth checking out    … Expand
  7. davep
    Jun 13, 2007
    8
    This album is good but not as good as somehting canibus could make..and listen MB... you obviously did not listen to HipHop For Sale very This album is good but not as good as somehting canibus could make..and listen MB... you obviously did not listen to HipHop For Sale very well... or you would have realized that him with bling in a nice Rolls Royce was a sarcastic shot at the rap game today, get your facts right before you talk shit about one of the greatest MC's alive buddy.… Expand
  8. spadenx
    Jan 13, 2012
    5
    I liked his first album a lot more then this. While 2000 BC gave us a few classic Canibus songs such as Phuk U, 100 Bars, and Chaos. The restI liked his first album a lot more then this. While 2000 BC gave us a few classic Canibus songs such as Phuk U, 100 Bars, and Chaos. The rest of the album was trash. The beats werent all that good either.… Expand

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