Hip-Hop for Sale

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Hip-Hop for Sale
Hip-Hop for Sale cover
Studio album by Canibus
Released November 22, 2005
Recorded 2004, 2005
Genre East Coast hip hop
Length 41:13
Label Babygrande, Koch, Mic Club
Producer J-Hen, J-Starr & Tick, Jay Swift, Jeff Wheeler, Nottz
Professional reviews
  • AllHipHop 3/5 stars3/5 stars3/5 stars3/5 stars3/5 stars[1]
  • HipHopDX 1.5/5 stars1.5/5 stars1.5/5 stars1.5/5 stars1.5/5 stars[2]
  • Prefix magazine (3/10)[3]
  • RapReviews (8/10)[4]
Canibus chronology
Mind Control
(2005)		 Hip-Hop for Sale
(2005)		 For Whom the Beat Tolls
(2007)

Hip-Hop for Sale is the seventh studio album by rapper Canibus, released on November 22, 2005 through his own label Mic Club Music in conjunction with Babygrande Records and Koch Entertainment. The album was originally produced entirely by Nottz, but other up-and-coming producers were included on the project as well, such as Jeff Wheeler, Jay Swift, and Black Milk. The reason other producers were included was because in December 2004, over half of the completed material was leaked in the mixtape, The Vitruvian Man, causing tension between Canibus and Nottz. In an interview with SOHH, Nottz revealed he would no longer be working with him, saying Canibus leaked the material, blaming it on his manager Louis Lombard III.[5] The record, which was originally slated to be released on May 10, 2005, was pushed back so Canibus could work on new material for the album. Because Nottz had cut ties with him, Canibus had to reach out to other producers.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "It's No Other Than" – 4:05
  2. "Back wit' Heat" – 3:55
    • Produced by Nottz
  3. "Benny Riley" – 3:54
    • Produced by Jeff Wheeler
  4. "Show 'Em How" – 3:48
    • Produced by Nottz
  5. "Dear Academy" – 3:07
    • Produced by Nottz
  6. "I Gotcha" (featuring DMP) – 3:47
    • Produced by Nottz
  7. "So into You" (featuring Juli Ecaro) – 4:11
    • Produced by J-Hen and J-Starr & Tick
  8. "Da' Facelift" – 3:57
  9. "Hip Hop Body Rock" – 2:52
    • Produced by Jeff Wheeler
  10. "Take 'Dat" (featuring Star Awon and Ike Infa Diamon) – 3:34
    • Produced by Jay Swift
  11. "Punch Lines" (featuring Hamza)– 4:02
    • Produced by Jeff Wheeler

[edit] References

  1. ^ Paine (December 4, 2005). Hip-Hop For Sale. AllHipHop. Accessed May 20, 2008.
  2. ^ Sims, Brian (December 12, 2005). Canibus - Hip Hop For Sale. HipHopDX. Accessed May 20, 2008.
  3. ^ Gasteier, Matthew (March 10, 2006). Canibus: Hip-Hop for Sale. Prefix. Accessed May 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 29, 2005). Canibus :: Hip-Hop for $ale. RapReviews. Accessed May 20, 2008.
  5. ^ Chery, Carl (April 18, 2005). VA Producer "Nottz" Landing On His Own Two. SOHH. Accessed May 20, 2008.