Editing Canibus (section)

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{{Short description|American rapper (born 1974)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Canibus
| image             = Canibus at Amager Bio 4.jpg
| caption           = Canibus performing 2007
| birth_name        = Germaine Williams
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|9}}
| birth_place       = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica
| origin            = [[The Bronx]], [[New York City]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip hop]]|[[hardcore hip hop]]}}
| discography       = [[Canibus discography]]
| occupations       = {{hlist|Rapper|actor}}
| years_active      = 1996–present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2016/09/lost-boyz-dogg-pound-canibus-music-makes-me-high-video/|title=Lost Boyz, Tha Dogg Pound & Canibus Had Heads High On The Music (Video)|publisher=Ambrosia For Heads|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2019}}</ref>
| label             = {{hlist|[[RBC Records|RBC]]|[[Universal Records (1995)|Universal]]|Archives Music|[[Babygrande Records|Babygrande]]|Gladiator|War Lab}}
| current_member_of = [[The Hrsmn]], [[Refugee Camp All-Stars]]
}}

'''Germaine Williams''' (born December 9, 1974), better known by his stage name '''Canibus''', is a Jamaican-American rapper. First having gained recognition for his [[freestyle rap|freestyling]] abilities, he signed with [[Universal Records (defunct record label)|Universal Records]] to release his debut studio album, ''[[Can-I-Bus]]'' (1998). He has since released 13 solo studio albums, and several collaborative projects with other rappers as a member of [[The Four Horsemen (rap group)|the Four Horsemen]], [[Refugee Camp All-Stars]], Sharpshooterz, Cloak N Dagga, the Undergods and one-half of T.H.E.M.

[[About.com]] placed him at number 32 on their list of the "Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007)",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Emcees.htm#step20|title=Top 50 MCs of Our Time: 1987–2007 – 50 Greatest Emcees of Our Time|date=September 7, 2012|publisher=Rap.about.com|access-date=February 14, 2013|archive-date=November 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123105721/http://rap.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/Top50Emcees.htm#step20|url-status=dead}}</ref> while in 2012 ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' placed him number 44 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisis50.com/forum/topics/the-source-s-top-50-lyricists-of-all-time-complete-list-inside?xg_source=activity |title=The Source's Top 50 Lyricists Of All Time |publisher=thisis50.com |date=July 7, 2012 |access-date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504085220/http://www.thisis50.com/forum/topics/the-source-s-top-50-lyricists-of-all-time-complete-list-inside?xg_source=activity |archive-date=May 4, 2014 }}</ref>