Is that a mic on your arm, let me borrow that

Canibus is a trouble-maker, there’s no doubt about that, but rarely did he cause as much trouble as when asked to guest on LL Cool J’s “4, 3, 2, 1” from his 1997 “Phenomenon” album. Dropping bombs all over his verse, and directly challenging LL on his own record, Canibus had to re-record his offering before the simmering beef bubbled over. Follow the easy links to hear the original incendiary.

But whatever the case with beef real or imagined, the response from LL himself was one of his most venomous rhymes, a controlled aggressive response show-casing why he still considered himself to be Greatest of all Times. Featuring Meth, Redman, DMX and Canibus, here was a fitting return to form from Ladies Love, even if the album itself did not fully retain the standard throughout. Oh, and Erick Sermon murders the production, a posse cut of explosive power.