) is the eighth studio album by rapper Canibus

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 through Mic Club Music on May 29, 2007 in the United States and June 5 worldwide. It features the new "Poet Laureate Infinity" concept, which involves mixing 200 bar layers with corresponding ones in order to create various subject matter, rhymes and overall sound. The album leaked on the Internet on June 4, 2007. According to Canibus' DJ, Puerto Roc, the album has sold 60,000 copies as of October 2007.

Track listing

Information taken from the album's liner notes

Liner notes

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1. "For Whom the Beat Tolls" – 2:10
   • Produced by Scram Jones
     Scram Jones
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2. "Harbinger of Light" – 3:21
   • Produced by Brisk Fingaz
   • Additional lyrics by Ivory Boshae
3. "Poet Laureate Infinity v003" – 11:05
   • Produced by Shuko
4. "Liquid Wordz" (featuring Killah Priest
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    and Sun) – 4:21
   • Produced by MoSS
5. "Father Author, Poor Pauper" – 3:25
   • Produced by PlusScience
6. "Dreamzzzzz" – 4:53
   • Produced by PlusScience
7. "Magnum Innominandum" – 2:59
   • Produced by R. Dizzy
8. "Layered Prayers" – 2:31
   • Produced by Brisk Fingaz
9. "The Fusion Centre" (featuring Vinnie Paz) – 2:24
   • Produced by R. Dizzy
10. "702-386-5397" – 4:03
    • Produced by J. Wells
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11. "The Goetia" – 3:06
    • Produced by Zinndeadly
12. "Secrets Amongst Cosmonauts" – 4:27
    • Produced by Brisk Fingaz
13. "One Ought Not to Think" – 2:20
    • Produced by Brisk Fingaz
14. "Javelin Fangz" – 4:12
    • Produced by J. Wells
15. "There Has He Been" (featuring K-Solo
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    ) – 2:45
    • Produced by PlusScience
16. "Poet Laureate Infinity v004" – 11:33
    • Produced by Shuko

Reception

For Whom The Beat Tolls received generally positive reviews from critics.

Steve Juon of RapReviews.com called it "the latest and greatest Canibus album", noting how "from the eerie Indian backdrop of 'The Fusion Centre' to the futuristic booming beats of 'The Goetia' to the epic musical groove of 'Secrets Among Cosmonauts' Canibus keeps doing what he does best over and over again: spitting raw energy in his raps over stellar tracks."

Playda's Reviews gave the album 8.5 out of 10, saying "Canibus sounds more focused than ever, bringing much-needed lyrical heat to a year lacking just that" and calling For Whom The Beat Tolls "easily one of the best albums of 2007 so far(not to mention being Canibus' best effort since Rip the Jacker, if it wasn't obvious enough) and definitely worth your money"

Personnel

Information taken from the album's liner notes.

• Executive producers – Louis Lombard III, K-Solo
  K-Solo
  K-Solo is an American rapper from Central Islip, New York who, along with EPMD, Redman, Das EFX, and Keith Murray, was part of the Hit Squad in 1990s.-Late years:...
  
  , Paul Holyfield
• Engineers – Victor Flores
• Mixers – 'Pistol' Pete Heinz
• Mastered by David Scharf/In Fidelity
• Canibus photography – Susan von Detten
• Art direction – Louis Lombard III
• Graphic design and image compositing – AN.X Agency
• All other photography – Moonmeister, Travelling-Light, Kirschbam, Albo, Mamay, Piccaya, Onefivenine, Ebe, Echophoto, DWPhotos
• A&R – Scott Free