2000 B.C. (album)
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2000 B.C. 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 producer
s 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.
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.
Canibus
Germaine Williams , better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-born American rapper. He is a part of supergroup The HRSMN. Canibus rose to fame in the mid-nineties...
, released on July 18, 2000 through Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
.
Considered to have been a significant improvement over his debut album, Can-I-Bus, 2000 B.C. featured multiple record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
s and greater differentiation. On the title track, Canibus blames the commercial failure of his first album on the bland beats by Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
, whom he severed ties with to team up with various producers, ranging from Ty Fyffe
Ty Fyffe
Tyrone "Ty" Fyffe, also known as Sugarless, is a Hip hop music producer from Queens, New York and currently president of Tybu Productions....
to Irv Gotti. Allegedly, rapper Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
was to be featured on the track "Phuk U", but turned down the offer.
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.
Track listing
Information taken from the album's liner notes. The track "Phuk U" does not appear in the tracklisting.| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured guest(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The C-Quel" | Pillo Jamel, The Heatmakerz The Heatmakerz The Heatmakerz is a hip-hop production duo, originally from Kingston, Jamaica, now living in New York. The duo, consisting of Rsonist and Thrilla , rose to fame after providing beats to various releases of The Diplomats. The bulk of albums like Diplomatic Immunity and Juelz Santana's debut From Me... |
3:36 | |
| 2 | "2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)" | Ty Fyffe Ty Fyffe Tyrone "Ty" Fyffe, also known as Sugarless, is a Hip hop music producer from Queens, New York and currently president of Tybu Productions.... , Laze |
3:31 | |
| 3 | "Life Liquid" | Juju The Beatnuts The Beatnuts are a New York-based hip hop group and production duo from Queens, New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu is Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les is a Colombian American from Jackson Heights... |
Journalist Journalist (rapper) Journalist is an underground hip hop rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He gives much of the credit for his success to his mother who worked hard to raise 5 other family members. After graduating he went out to get a recording contract... |
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 DJ Clue Ernesto Shaw better known as DJ Clue?, is a mixtape DJ.-Biography:For more than 10 years, DJ Clue has proven that he is more than just a beat-thumper. His accomplishments show how a turntable genius precisely puts together different songs to make a concoction of beats and melodies that rule the... , Duro |
Rakim Rakim William Michael Griffin Jr. , known by his stage names Rakim , Rakim Allah, R.A.K.I.M., and The Master, is an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and most skilled emcees of all time. Eric B... |
4:07 |
| 7 | "Mic-Nificent" | Daniel "Danny P" Pierre | 3:13 | |
| 8 | "Die Slow" | Ty Fyffe Ty Fyffe Tyrone "Ty" Fyffe, also known as Sugarless, is a Hip hop music producer from Queens, New York and currently president of Tybu Productions.... |
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 Pharoahe Monch Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:... |
1:22 | |
| 13 | "Horsementality" | Chaos | Ras Kass Ras Kass John Austin IV, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is also a part of hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt... , Killah Priest Killah Priest Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious... , Kurupt Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records... |
5:59 |
| 14 | "100 Bars" | Mike "Punch" Harper | 4:58 | |
| 15 | "Chaos" | Chaos | 2:29 |
Album chart positions
| Charts (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
23 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
6 |
Album singles
| Single information |
|---|
"2000 B.C."
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| "Mic-Nificent"
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| "Life Liquid" (featuring Journalist)
The HRSMN The HRSMN is an American hip hop group that has released one album entitled The Horsemen Project. The group consists of the platinum and gold selling artists, Canibus, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, and Kurupt. The name of the group is in reference to the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, who appear in... ) |
| "Watch Who U Beef Wit"
|
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
| Hot Rap Singles | ||||
| 2000 | "Mic-Nificent" | 23 | ||