[skit first 30 seconds of song, speaking over "Rip Rock" instrumental]

Yo whassup, wassup son?

(Oh are y'all ready? Y'all ready?)

Yea yea yea we ready

Whassup, whassup son?

Whassup, what's the deal?

Yeah yeah

Yeah, aight, so... so all we gotta do

is do the shit we've been workin on

Word

When we add this new, Canibus nigga, yaknowhatI'msayin

{Yeah, yeah}

Niggaz gonna feel that nigga

Oh, that's the old to the new! The old to the new!

(Yo, that's gon' bring us back, that'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 times, from 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 yo, grab 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]

Aiyyo, can you feel it?

I know that everybody's heard of that (The Vapors!)

But this is the ninety-eight version of that

BizMark, one of the founders of this art

Discovered evidence, of the disease, and 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 now, I'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 was, killin me, cause wasn't nobody feelin me

A&R'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]

Aiyyo, I 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 with, til 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 announcement, about the Hype juice

and then I bounced kid {echoes}



Chorus



[Canibus]

To me hype-nitis is like the measles, cause it's a disease too

Studies show it affects one in every five people

It's so lethal, the cure can't be achieved through

hypodermic needles or the ingestion of medicine in teaspoons

If you feel the need to, here's a toll-free number

They'll send you an eight page pamphlet to read through

(800)-7932 , there'll be available hype-no-holics

standin by for you to speak to {echoes}



Chorus



[Jenny Fujita]

The hype..