13 Facts About Canibus

Canibus's father, Basil Williams, was a Jamaican and West Indian cricketer.

Canibus stated that he was an introverted child growing up.

Canibus appeared on the Music Makes Me High remix by the Lost Boyz featuring Tha Dogg Pound making it Canibus' first official appearance on a record.

Canibus had a feud with LL Cool J over a verse that Canibus gave on LL's track "4,3,2,1" from his album Phenomenon.

In 2001, Canibus released his third album, C True Hollywood Stories.

Critics highlighted various aspects of Rip the Jacker's originality, both in terms of beats and lyrics; Stoupe had employed a large number of samples from often obscure compositions, while Canibus himself undertook a variety of topics from various perspectives.

Canibus had never planned for it to be compiled as a separate record, but agreed to release it through the independent Gladiator Music label as part of a contractual agreement; most of the vocals for Mind Control had been recorded prior to the release of C True Hollywood Stories.

In December 2009, it was announced that Canibus was in the process of releasing his 9th studio album Melatonin Magik.

Originally intended to be a Melatonin Magik remix album, as more and more guests were invited to feature, Canibus decided to record new material for the album, and it quickly evolved into an official solo album.

Canibus completed his first rap battle for King of the Dot on June 9,2012.

Canibus participated in the first two rounds before pulling out a notepad to read his bars during the third round, after admitting defeat and wishing to recite what he said were "30 pages of rhymes" that he had failed to memorize.

Canibus later released an official statement on his Facebook page.

In 2002, Canibus signed up for the United States Army.