Editing Canibus (section)

== Early life ==
Williams was born on December 9, 1974, in [[Kingston, Jamaica]]. He is of Jamaican descent.<ref name=amg>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p293559/biography|pure_url=yes}} allmusic ((( Canibus > Biography )))]. Allmusic. Accessed February 22, 2008.</ref><ref>Parker, Lyndsey (August 7, 2000). [http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12026742 Exclusive LAUNCH Artist Chat]. Yahoo! Music. Accessed February 22, 2008. {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> His father, [[Basil Williams (cricketer)|Basil Williams]], was a [[Jamaican cricket team|Jamaican]] and [[West Indian cricket team|West Indian]] [[cricket]]er.<ref>[http://www.riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/canibus/index.php Canibus : Rap, Hip-Hop Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072927/http://www.riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/canibus/index.php |date=May 26, 2012 }}. Riot Sound. Accessed February 22, 2008.</ref> The family moved frequently, living in [[The Bronx]]; [[Newark, New Jersey]]; [[Washington, D.C.]]; [[Atlanta]]; [[Miami]]; [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]; and [[London]]<ref name=daily>Millner, Denene (September 18, 1998). [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/08/1998-09-08_the_canny_canibus____rapper_.html The Canndy Canibus Rapper's No Dope, As Rep Goes From Bad To Verser With Release of his First Solo Album] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410004523/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/09/08/1998-09-08_the_canny_canibus____rapper_.html |date=April 10, 2008 }}. The ''Daily News''. Accessed February 22, 2008.</ref> due to his mother's career requiring constant relocation.<ref name=amg /> Canibus stated that he was an [[extraversion and introversion|introverted]] child growing up.<ref name=phenomenon>Johnson Jr, Billy (February 16, 1999). [http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12048009 A World Wide Phenomenon]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Yahoo! Music. Accessed February 22, 2008.</ref>

After completing high school in 1992, he spent a year working for [[AT&T Corporation]] and another year as a [[data analyst]] for the [[U.S. Department of Justice]].<ref name=phenomenon /> He studied [[computer science]] at [[Georgia Perimeter College|DeKalb College]] in Atlanta.<ref name=daily /><ref name=nyt1998>Strauss, Neil (May 10, 1998). [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/10/arts/pop-jazz-a-rising-rap-star-puts-content-ahead-of-style.html POP/JAZZ; A Rising Rap Star Puts Content Ahead of Style]. ''The New York Times''. Accessed February 22, 2008.</ref>