- 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)
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2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) Studio album by Canibus Released July 18, 2000 Recorded 1999–2000 Genre Hip hop Length 55:51 Label Universal/Uptown Producer Chaos, Daniel "Danny P" Pierre, DJ Clue, Duro, Irv Gotti, Juju, Laze, Mike "Punch" Harper, Pillo Jamel, Taiwan Green, The Heatmakerz, Ty Fyffe Canibus chronology Can-I-Bus
(1998)2000 B.C.
(2000)C True Hollywood Stories
(2001)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1] The A.V. Club (mixed) [2] Entertainment Weekly (D)[3] RapReviews [4] Sonicnet (unfavourable) [5] Sputnikmusic [6] Wall of Sound (71%)[7] 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) is the second studio album by rapper Canibus, released on July 18, 2000 through Universal Records.
Considered to have been a significant improvement over his debut album, Can-I-Bus, 2000 B.C. featured multiple record producers and greater differentiation. On the title track, Canibus blames the commercial failure of his first album on the bland beats by Wyclef Jean,[8] whom he severed ties with to team up with various producers, ranging from Ty Fyffe to Irv Gotti. Allegedly, rapper Eminem was to be featured on the track "Phuk U", but turned down the offer.[9]
Universal Records was reportedly underwhelmed by sales of the second release (the album was bootlegged heavily before the release), and the label's contract with Canibus was terminated following the release of 2000 B.C. The albums only charting single was "Mic-Nificent", which peaked at #23 on the Hot Rap Singles.
Contents
Track listing
Information taken from the album's liner notes. The track "Phuk U" does not appear in the tracklisting.[10]
# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time 1 "The C-Quel" Pillo Jamel, The Heatmakerz 3:36 2 "2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)" Ty Fyffe, Laze 3:31 3 "Life Liquid" Juju Journalist 4:24 4 "Shock Therapy" (interlude) 1:10 5 "Watch Who U Beef Wit" Chaos 4:30 6 "I'll Buss 'Em U Punish 'Em" DJ Clue, Duro Rakim 4:07 7 "Mic-Nificent" Daniel "Danny P" Pierre 3:13 8 "Die Slow" Ty Fyffe Journalist 4:00 9 "Doomsday News" Chaos 3:33 10 "Lost @ "C"" Taiwan Green, Irv Gotti 4:59 11 "Phuk U" Mike "Punch" Harper 4:04 12 "Horsemen" Pharoahe Monch 1:22 13 "Horsementality" Chaos Ras Kass, Killah Priest, Kurupt 5:59 14 "100 Bars" Mike "Punch" Harper 4:58 15 "Chaos" Chaos 2:29 Album chart positions
Charts (2000)[11] Peak
positionU.S. Billboard 200 23 U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 6 Album singles
Single information "2000 B.C." - Released: 2000
"Mic-Nificent" - Released: 2000
- B-Side: "Phuk U"
"Life Liquid" (featuring Journalist) - Released: 2000
- B-Side: "Die Slowly" (featuring Journalist) and "Abide By" (feat. The HRSMN)
"Watch Who U Beef Wit" - Released: 2000
Singles chart positions
Year Song Chart positions[12] Hot Rap Singles 2000 "Mic-Nificent" 23 References
- ^ allmusic ((( 2000 B.C. > Overview ))). Allmusic. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (March 29, 2002). 2000 B.C. | The A.V. Club. The A.V. Club. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ Seymour, Craig (September 1, 2000). 2000 B.C. | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (July 24, 2000). Canibus :: 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus). RapReviews. Accessed May 19, 2008.
- ^ O'Connor, Christopher. 2000 B.C., Canibus. Sonicnet. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ Maximilian Harkness (October 30, 2008). Canibus: battle rapper makes epic battle rap. cool. : Music Reviews : Sputnikmusic. Sputnikmusic. Accessed February 21, 2010.
- ^ McCarthy, Jackie (2000). Wall of Sound Review: 2000 B.C.. Wall of Sound. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ Woodson, A.J. (July 17, 2000). Rebirth. Yahoo! Music. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ "Canibus - Eminem's Enemies, Rivals and Beefs - Eminem Lab - eminem enemies, eminem fight, eminem beef, eminem beefs, Eminem lyrics, eminem wallpapers, eminem downloads, eminem battles, eminem screensavers, eminem music". www.eminemlab.com. 2002-11-19. http://www.eminemlab.com/eminemenemies/canibus.html. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ View Images. Discogs. Accessed May 19, 2008.
- ^ allmusic ((( 2000 B.C. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ))). Allmusic. Accessed February 23, 2008.
- ^ allmusic ((( 2000 B.C. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ))). Allmusic. Accessed February 23, 2008.
Categories:- 2000 albums
- Canibus albums
- Universal Records albums
- Uptown Records albums
- Albums produced by The Heatmakerz
- Albums produced by Ty Fyffe
- Albums produced by The Beatnuts
- Albums produced by Irv Gotti
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