RSSApparently, the New York rapper Canibus built up such expectationsoutrhyming the likes of Wyclef and Common when he guested on theiralbums that his own solo debut,Can-I-Bus (Universal), fell flatwith hip hop fans. How else explain the quick sales descent of a CDwhere the metaphors keep on coming and the musical effects are justas witty? Canibus is an old-fashioned battler--arrogant,articulate, impolite. You want to know how good he is? He's so goodyou'll strain to make out every detail of his boasts about how goodhe is.
Between theWhy Do Fools Fall in Love soundtrack and her protegeeNicole, zaftig-and-proud Missy Elliott is one of r&b's hottestproducers. But her niftiest collaboration yet is with the veteranrapper MC Lyte. On Lyte'sSeven & Seven (EastWest),the Missy duetsIn My Business andToo Fly launch anhour of funk you can call lusty-and-proud.
Playboy, Oct. 1998
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