Jay-Z vs. Canibus

In 1998 Jay-Z was just hitting his stride and finally reached that commercial success I believe he was looking for.  From 1997-1998 Canibus was touted as the NEXT coming emcee.  Everything he touched was gold from the features to his mixtape verses.  Everyone was open.  That was until Can-I-Bus [download set] dropped.  The album was a disappointment to many.  Many blamed the production handled by Wyclef and his crew to Canibus not sticking to his mixtape roots.

We got Jay and his “swan song” “What More Can I Say” vs “How We Roll.”  Both rock over the MFSB sample.  Two different styles…two different era’s.  Jay is laid back and Canibus is probably his most animated as any on this track from the album.

With that said…easy one for me Jay>Canibus.

Who you got?

MFSB:  “Something For Nothing”  [download]
From the album:  MFSB (1973)

Canibus:  “How We Roll”
From the album:  Can-I-Bus (1998)
Produced by DJ Clark Kent

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Jay-Z:  “What More Can I Say”
From the album:  The Black Album (2004)
Produced by The Buchannans

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