Rip the Jacker [Instrumentals]

Canibus: Germaine Williams (rap vocals).
Audio Mixers: Tim Saroce; Raphael Fiorda; Chris Conway .
Photographer: Steve Gilbert.
Canibus is back in furious form with this hard-hitting release. On "Genabis," the rapper known to his mama as Germaine Williams launches his verbal assault over an eerie gothic soundtrack. "Levitibus" follows with a battery of samples and a surprisingly smooth accordion track. The inventively sampled soundscapes continue throughout the album, with the exotic "M-Sea-Cresy," the reggae-tinged "No Return," and the Mariachi-on-helium "Indibisible." A smart, eclectic album, RIP THE JACKER goes so far as to sample UK trip-hoppers Portishead and roots itself in scientific references and a quest for knowledge. Although he's been serving his country in the military, Canibus has obviously been busy in the studio, as this fierce record reveals.