About.com put him at number 32 on their listing of the “Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007)”, while in 2012 “The Source” put him number 44 on their listing of the Best 50 Lyricists Ever. Canibus finished his first rap fight for King of the Dot on June 9, 2012. The conflict was part of King of the Dot’s Fresh Shore section in L.A. Canibus after released an official statement on his Facebook page. In regards to the conflict itself, Canibus remarked that “Occasionally individuals want laughter and amusement in the expense of others humiliation but hip hop means so much to me I do not care.” When asked about the event during an interview with VladTV, Busta Rhymes said “I am disappointed about that. I am really upset with him about that. He comes in the fabric where he knows better than that. I held Canibus in an extremely superior standing as an MC, and that I still do – his pencil game is unbelievable as far as what he can do with that rhyme shit. This does not discredit him with his skill, but it definitely changes the dynamic of how I see where he was emotionally in that instant, because I am mistaken being that he understands we ain’t permitted to do that. It is against regulations.” Swizz Beatz also criticized Canibus for pulling out the notepad, but honored his intent to terminate the conflict nicely.
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