Hypnytis Lyrics - Canibus

[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..