Canibus's "Second Round K.O." dropped 18 years ago today

[Farrinto]

One of the hardest diss tracks ever I always wished the song could have had three verses instead of two. I think LL won the beef but Canibus definitely came correct with this track.

 

[Deltron]

Classic.

 

[smokeurobinson]

And every year on March 9th we quote that one line from this song.

 

[ZEB WALTON]

and the greatest rapper of all time died on march 9th iconic set in stone

 

[Farrinto]

If Canibus never recorded that song, his career would have went way differently.

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Damn, I'm

 

[Mess World]

And LL killed his ass

Remember it only dropped on the violater compilation

@Raymond Burrr remember we stole that shyt




Dude came really came off the throne

 

[28 Gramz]

If Canibus never recorded that song, his career would have went way differently.

Dude couldn't write a song for shyt..he was always gone be Canibus.

 

[DAT NICCA KELSO]

Remember hearing this for the first time on Hot 97's Battle of the Beats

 

[Mess World]

Get retarded was the better song tho off that album

 

[Farrinto]

Get retarded was the better song tho off that album

Buckingham Palace>>>> but listening to that album now, it sounds mad dated and unlistenable.

 

[pez]

It's like politics. If we're talking this diss track vs diss track. Canibus won easily. No one even remembers or talks about the other one.

But LL has the network and connections. Canibus doesn't have a machine working for him. Canibus isn't saavy so he didn't make the right moves. That era of Canibus pre-Wyclef was scary. Every he touched he killed. That Group Home track, Desperados was classic blessed by him. He was scary. His recent albums are low-key good too.

This line is dope as hell too:
I'll battle you on the net
I'll battle you in the flesh
I'll battle you over the phone you can call me collect
I'll battle you for the respect
I'll battle you over a blank check
I'll battle you wit a gun to my neck

 

[Brosef]

Channel zero was my favourite, great flow

And 2nd round KO was massive, I never listened to LL after it dropped

 

[Mess World]

LL just came harder canibus had better punchlines but LL had went at him like a lion out the cage

 

[Farrinto]

Dude couldn't write a song for shyt..he was always gone be Canibus.

Yeah, he probably would have never been big but maybe he doesn't regret going at LL. After all, it's pretty much his career defining moment.