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I posted recently that he released a track dissing J Cole, now he has taken back what he said. I think Canibus may be slightly confused…

“I’ve seen thousands and thousands of comments about this J.Cole track and all of the negativity it’s stirring up. After 48 hours of it, I feel confident enough to say that it’s unanimous; hip hop has spoken up, loud and clear, it’s a Cole World right now and you’re a reigning champ J. [Cole]. I take full responsibility for my actions and I apologise for stepping over the line. It comes off as tacky and unsophisticated and it’s just not G. I love hip hop too much to further justify my selfish behavior. I made this video in an effort to turn around and man up for my mistake.

You said you were a fan of mine at one time; you big’d me up on many occasions; you don’t owe me nothing Cole. I was out of line for what I did and I’m sorry for creating a fiasco at a time when hip hop really needs someone like you to look up to.

You got my support; I just hope the hip hop community can get pass this quickly and go back to what satisfies them and makes them happy. I’m not a hater I just went too far and I hope hip hop can forgive me for my foolishness. I’m going to go sit my old ass down somewhere now. Happy holidays…. It’s a Cole World, kid.”

Canibus feels that J.Cole is not properly respecting the rapper, even though he names him as one of his influences in various interviews…

Canibus took to Facebook last weekend to explain why he had beef with J.Cole. He is offended that Cole always shouts him out in interviews as one of his favourite rapper, but only talks about his older material, and never his new stuff which he feels is not supportive.

“Cole might say he does this to pay homage, but in reality, by him playing my older material owned by my former label dating back to 1998, subsequently overlooking my current works and contributions which directly benefit me now, he is treating me less like an artist that has, and continues to contribute, influence, and inspire an even younger generation of MC’s coming up, and more like an artist that has physically passed on already(i.e. Tupac, B.I.G., Big L, Heavy D, Eyeda [sic]): you get the point I’m trying to make,” he wrote. “I can’t help but to think that he is not nearly as sincere or genuine as he would like real hip hop heads to think he is because he speaks about me like I am dead. What he is doing is underhanded and disingenuous and whether it is his idea or not, I don’t agree with his tactic and I have something to say about it.”

* published on SBTV