[skit first 30 seconds of songspeaking over "Rip Rock" instrumental]
Yo whassupwassup son?
(Oh are y all ready? Y all ready?)
Yea yea yea we ready
Whassupwhassup son?
Whassupwhat s the deal?
Yeah yeah
Yeahaightso... so all we gotta do
is do the shit we ve been workin on
Word
When we add this newCanibus niggayaknowhatI msayin
{Yeahyeah}
Niggaz gonna feel that nigga
Ohthat s the old to the new! The old to the new!
(Yothat s gon bring us backthat s gon bring us back)
That s gonna bring us back
(Yeah that s gon blow)
Aight? So let s... so let s work on this shit {*clears throat*}
Y all ready? Two timesfrom the top

{*goes into an old school style rap*}
I hold the mic (YEAH) real tight (YEAH)
And yo grab the mic and make the shit sound tight
Hold the mic (YEAH) real tight (YEAH)
And yograb the mic and make the shit sound tight

Chorus: Jenny Fujita

The hype.. nitis.. is in.. your eyes
That look.. that smile.. in disguise {echoes}

[Canibus]
Aiyyocan you feel it?
I know that everybody s heard of that (The Vapors!)
But this is the ninety-eight version of that
BizMarkone of the founders of this art
Discovered evidenceof the diseaseand documented it
Now the name of the virus is called "Hype-nitis"
A terminal condition that effects all biters and liars
Hype-no-holics can t require my respect
Cause they snakes and I can smell the venom on they breath
Hype-nitis

Chorus

[Canibus]
Alright nowI m about to break the hype-nitis down
It s characterized by a certain type of lifestyle
People that treated you foul just wanna be nice now
Smile and raise they eyebrows when you come around
I remember when I first started to work
and tried to get this job as a label intern
Them niggaz waskillin mecause wasn t nobody feelin me
AR s wouldn t even risk demo-dealin me

{speaking over chorus}
Can you believe that shit? That s how it was back then

Chorus

[Canibus]
AiyyoI know
most the niggaz I exchange pounds with or lounge with
wouldn t be around if my career was spiralin downward
They d crowd around me til I m surrounded
Ask me who I m down withtil I replied"The Navy Seals outfit"
They told me my album was coconuts so they rewound it
I knew they was hype-no-holics by how they voices sounded
I pull a silver can out of my trousers
Made a public announcementabout the Hype juice
and then I bounced kid {echoes}

Chorus

[Canibus]
To me hype-nitis is like the measlescause it s a disease too
Studies show it affects one in every five people
It s so lethalthe cure can t be achieved through
hypodermic needles or the ingestion of medicine in teaspoons
If you feel the need tohere s a toll-free number
They ll send you an eight page pamphlet to read through
(800)-7932there ll be available hype-no-holics
standin by for you to speak to {echoes}

Chorus

[Jenny Fujita]
The hype..

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