Hip-Hop for Sale
Hip-Hop for Sale (stylized as Hip Hop For $ale) is the seventh studio album by American rapper Canibus, released on November 1, 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.
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| Released | November 1, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–05 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 41:13 | |||
| Label | Babygrande, Koch, Mic Club | |||
| Producer | Black Milk, J-Hen, J-Starr & Tick, Jay Swift, Jeff Wheeler, Nottz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop |   [1] |
| HipHopDX |  [2] |
| Prefix magazine | (3/10)[3] |
| RapReviews | (8/10)[4] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's No Other Than" | Nottz | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Back wit' Heat" | Nottz | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Benny Riley" | Jeff Wheeler | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Show 'Em How" | Nottz | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Dear Academy" | Nottz | 3:07 |
| 6. | "I Gotcha" (featuring DMP) | Nottz | 3:47 |
| 7. | "So into You" | J-Hen and J-Starr & Tick | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Da' Facelift" | Black Milk | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Hip Hop Body Rock" | Jeff Wheeler | 2:52 |
| 10. | "Take 'Dat" (featuring Star Awon and Ike Infa Diamond) | Jay Swift | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Punch Lines" (featuring Hamza) | Jeff Wheeler | 4:02 |
References
- Paine (December 4, 2005). Hip-Hop For Sale. AllHipHop. Accessed May 20, 2008.
- Sims, Brian (December 12, 2005). Canibus - Hip Hop For Sale. HipHopDX. Accessed May 20, 2008.
- Gasteier, Matthew (March 10, 2006). Canibus: Hip-Hop for Sale. Prefix. Accessed May 20, 2008.
- Juon, Steve 'Flash' (November 29, 2005). Canibus :: Hip-Hop for $ale. RapReviews. Accessed May 20, 2008.
- Chery, Carl (April 18, 2005). VA Producer "Nottz" Landing On His Own Two Archived 2006-12-01 at the Wayback Machine. SOHH. Accessed May 20, 2008.