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Sampled off his 1998 debut album Can-I-Bus, from the song Get Retarded
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You can see the classic roundtable cypher here
Wait a min, hold on, what about him & Canibus battling?
But nobody else was there, just him & Canibus?
Forreal?
Yo son I'm trying to tell you that was Canibus rhyme
Killah Priest was never there, son they made all that shit up Killah Priest – Never Existed
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Keep in mind that this entire song was done in a somewhat facetious manner. There aren’t many details of this & it’s become a little of a Hip Hop legend.
In Atlanta, 1994 (other sources claim 1996) a battle/cypher took place between Canibus & the Wu. Supposedly Canibus ran through the entire Clan, RZA then called for the Killa Bees. Killah Priest stepped up & spit a 6 minute freestyle, which ended the battle.
9th Prince of Killarmy speaks on the battle in this interview.
Left to right, Canibus, Killah Priest, M-Eighty.
Bis & Priest then went on to form Hip Hop supergroup The Four Horsemen which included Ras Kass & Kurupt
In between the lines, I write my heart swiftly
[Akin]
So turn another page, I rage until I'm empty Daedelus (Ft. CYNE) – Drops
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Cise & Akin write lyrics from the heart & keep writing until they’ve fully expressed their emotions.
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