2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)

June 2025 yes 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) no album Canibus Canibus 2000BC cover.jpg July 18, 2000 1999–2000 Hip hop 55:51 Universal Chaos Daniel "Danny P" Pierre DJ Clue Duro Irv Gotti JuJu Laze Mike "Punch" Harper Pillo Jamel Taiwan Green The Heatmakerz Ty Fyffe Can-I-Bus 1998 C! True Hollywood Stories 2001 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) Studio album 2000 B.C. 1999https://www.discogs.com/Canibus-2000-BC-Before-Canibus/release/865285 Canibus – 2000 B.C. (Before Canibus) (1999, CD) Discogs Mic-Nificent 2000 Life Liquid 2000 Watch Who U Beef Wit 2000 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) is the second studio album by American 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 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.http://www.eminemlab.com/eminemenemies/canibus.html https://web.archive.org/web/20230405022647/https://www.eminemlab.com/eminemenemies/canibus.html usurped 2023-04-05 Canibus - Eminem's Enemies, Rivals and Beefs EminemLab November 19, 2002 August 28, 2011 Critical reception 60/100https://www.metacritic.com/music/2000-bc/canibus Reviews for 2000 BC by Canibus Metacritic CBS Interactive July 30, 2015 AllMusic 3 5https://www.allmusic.com/album/2000-bc-mw0000069873 2000 B.C. - Canibus Conaway Matt AllMusic February 22, 2008 Entertainment Weekly Dhttp://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,277301,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070401211457/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,277301,00.html dead 2007-04-01 Music Review: '2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)' Seymour Craig Craig Seymour Entertainment Weekly Time Inc. September 1, 2000 February 22, 2008 NME 6/10https://www.nme.com/reviews/2605 2000BC (Before Can-I-Bus) NME IPC Media July 27, 2000 July 30, 2015 RapReviews 8/10https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_07F_2000bc.html Canibus - 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) Juon Steve 'Flash' RapReviews July 24, 2000 May 19, 2008 Rolling Stone 3 5https://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=22027&ctgy=recordings&sf=2000+bc Recordings: Canibus, 2000 B.C., 3 Stars Green Tony Rolling Stone Wenner Media July 30, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020828004037/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=22027&ctgy=recordings&sf=2000%2Bbc August 28, 2002 SonicNet 2/5http://www.sonicnet.com/artists/ai_album.jhtml?id=1122278&ai_id=150244 Cagey Caveman O'Connor Christopher SonicNet July 20, 2000 February 22, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20010503150719/http://www.sonicnet.com/artists/ai_album.jhtml?id=1122278&ai_id=150244 May 3, 2001 Spin 8/10Robson Britt Reviews: Canibus 2000 B.C. (Universal) Spin August 2000 16 8 147–148 https://books.google.com/books?id=50Phz-C_VzIC&pg=PA147 January 17, 2019 Wall of Sound 71/100http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/2000bc_canibusIndex.html Wall of Sound Review: 2000 B.C. McCarthy Jackie Wall of Sound February 22, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20000815072455/http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/2000bc_canibusIndex.html August 15, 2000 2000 B.C. received mixed reviews from music critics, calling it an improvement over his debut album but still found problems with Canibus' lack of engaging topics, monotonous flow and subpar production. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 9 reviews. Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album's production for its bass-heavy underground approach and Canibus' lyrics for containing more vile and vitriol than his debut's pop rap content, saying that, "As a whole this sophomore album is easily as good or better than the first, but whether this will satisfy the people who've already written off Canibus is still anyone's guess." Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club, despite finding the production uneven, the featured guests lacking lyrically and the use of a song structure missing, praised Canibus for lacing the songs by amplifying his battle-rapping style with imaginative content, saying that he "invests his rhymes with such dark humor, vivid imagery, and controlled passion that his lack of thematic ambition is forgivable".http://www.avclub.com/review/canibus-em2000-bcem-21826 2000 B.C. · Canibus Rabin Nathan Nathan Rabin The A.V. Club The Onion March 29, 2002 July 30, 2015 Wall of Sound's Jackie McCarthy praised the production for being subtle and using samples sparingly and Canibus' lyrical content, concluding that, "If 2000 B.C. is Canibus' attempt to rewrite his own musical history, erasing his missteps with LL Cool J and Wyclef, it'll be interesting to see who his next target will be." Matt Conaway of AllMusic was mixed about the album, praising Canibus' delivery and battle rhymes for being attention-grabbing to the ears, but felt indifferent to the drum tracks conducted by the new producers, concluding that his "vast potential remains largely unrealized thanks to bland production". NME also commented on the production, saying that outside "The C-Quel" and the title track, it feels monotonous afterwards, saying that, "There's just not enough concepts or ideas on show - every song is a fist-fight to the death." Tony Green of Rolling Stone praised the album's first half for being able to match the production with Canibus' angry-filled lyrics but felt that the aggression depletes later on, concluding that, "Still, 2000 is a cut above his debut, making it the kind of second chance that you don't often get in the music biz." Christopher O'Connor of SonicNet felt that the album was wasted potential and only exhibited inner male rage, concluding that, "It's ironic that for all of his intelligence, passion and obvious talent, Canibus chose to stoop to the caveman mentality so apparent on this release. 2000 B.C., indeed." Craig Seymour, writing for Entertainment Weekly, criticized Canibus for crafting the album with anger-filled tracks and should utilize his talents to make better songs. Jon Caramanica from Vibe said that despite the album having the appropriate production, Canibus still spits disses like he's going to war and will continue doing so with bloody hands, concluding that, "It's a hollow victory if there ever was one."Caramanica Jon Jon Caramanica Cannibus '2000 B.C.' https://books.google.com/books?id=1ScEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA172 July 31, 2015 August 2000 Vibe Vibe Media 1070-4701 172 Track listing #TitleProducer(s)Featured guest(s)Time1"The C-Quel" Pillo Jamel The Heatmakerz3:362"2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)" Ty Fyffe Laze3:313"Life Liquid"JuJuJournalist4:244"Shock Therapy" (interlude)1:105"Watch Who U Beef Wit"Chaos4:306"I'll Buss 'Em U Punish 'Em" DJ Clue DuroRakim4:077"Mic-Nificent"Daniel "Danny P" Pierre3:138"Die Slow"Ty FyffeJournalist4:009"Doomsday News"Chaos3:3310"Lost @ "C"" Taiwan Green Irv Gotti4:5911"Phuk U"Mike "Punch" Harper4:0412"Horsemen"Pharoahe Monch1:2213"Horsementality"ChaosThe HRSMN5:5914"100 Bars"Mike "Punch" Harper4:5815"Chaos"Chaos2:29 Sample credits "The C-Quel", samples "4, 3, 2, 1" by LL Cool J, "Beasts From the East" by Lost Boyz, "Desperados" by The Firm, "How We Roll" by Canibus, "Making a Name for Ourselves" by Common and "Theme from S.W.A.T." by Rhythm Heritagehttp://www.whosampled.com/Canibus/The-C-Quel/samples/ Tracks Sampled in The C-Quel by Canibus WhoSampled July 30, 2015 "2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)", samples "Requiem Mass in D Minor" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakimhttp://www.whosampled.com/Canibus/2000-B.C.-(Before-Can-I-Bus)/ 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) - Canibus WhoSampled July 30, 2015 Personnel Credits for 2000 B.C. adapted from AllMusic.album r489672/credits yes 2000 B.C. - Canibus Credits AllMusic July 30, 2015 Leslie Braithwaite – engineer, mixing Chris Champion – engineer, mixing James Cruz – mastering Mark "Exit" Goodchild – mixing assistant, recording Irv Gotti – programming Cory Hall – assistant engineer Bruce Miller – engineer Jake Ninan – mixing Tony Prendatt – mixing Joe Quimby – engineer, mixing Walter Reed – composer Charles Suitt – executive producer Charts Album Chart (2000) PeakpositionUKR&B 20 2000-07-23 March 10, 2026Billboard200 23 Canibus July 30, 2015BillboardRandBHipHop 6 Canibus July 30, 2015 Singles Mic-Nificent Chart (2000) PeakpositionUS Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)album r489672/charts-awards/billboard-single yes 2000 B.C. - Canibus Charts & Awards AllMusic July 31, 201523 References Category:2000 albums Category:Canibus albums Category:Universal Records albums Category:Uptown Records albums Category:Albums produced by the Beatnuts Category:Albums produced by DJ Clue? Category:Albums produced by Ty Fyffe Category:Albums produced by Irv Gotti Category:Albums produced by the Heatmakerz