Editing Canibus (section)

=== Canibus vs Dizaster (2012) ===
Canibus completed his first rap battle for [[King of the Dot]] on June 9, 2012. Canibus participated in the first two rounds before pulling out a notepad to read his bars during the third round, after admitting defeat and wishing to recite what he said were "30 pages of rhymes" that he had failed to memorize.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/06/12/canibus-uses-notebook-rap-battle/ |title=Canibus Uses A Notepad During Rap Battle |publisher=Rapfix.mtv.com |date=June 12, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005020808/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/06/12/canibus-uses-notebook-rap-battle/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://musikreform.com/blog4/2012/06/11/cannibus-line-of-twitter-disses-from-saigon-alchemist-freddie-gibbs-more/ |title=CANNIBUS' Line Of Twitter Disses |access-date=June 13, 2012 |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619014638/http://musikreform.com/blog4/2012/06/11/cannibus-line-of-twitter-disses-from-saigon-alchemist-freddie-gibbs-more/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://musikreform.com/blog4/2012/06/11/cannibus-line-of-twitter-disses-from-saigon-alchemist-freddie-gibbs-more/ |title=Cannibus' Line Of Twitter Disses From SAIGON, ALCHEMIST, FREDDIE GIBBS, & More |publisher=Musikreform.com |date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013 |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619014638/http://musikreform.com/blog4/2012/06/11/cannibus-line-of-twitter-disses-from-saigon-alchemist-freddie-gibbs-more/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref name="horowitz1">{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KjsBIsr2g |title=Canibus Forfeits In Pay-Per-View Rap Battle &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=June 10, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Starbury |first=Allen |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KjsBIsr2g |title=Canibus Forfeits In PPV Rap Battle, Pulls Out Notebook In Final Round |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref name="youtube1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KjsBIsr2g] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801075805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KjsBIsr2g|date=August 1, 2015}}</ref> The battle was part of King of the Dot's Fresh Coast division in L.A.<ref name="horowitz1" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Starbury |first=Allen |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KjsBIsr2g |title=Canibus To Headline Upcoming Los Angeles Rap Battle, 'Vendetta: Battle Royale' |publisher=BallerStatus.com |date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Sydney Lace |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KjsBIsr2g |title=Hip-Hop Rumors: Canibus Is Coming to Pay-Per-View |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=May 10, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref>

A fake open letter, attributed to Canibus appeared on [[Tumblr]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/06/13/canibus-apology-notebook-freestyle/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616011531/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/06/13/canibus-apology-notebook-freestyle |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2012 |title=Canibus Issues Apology After Notebook Freestyle |publisher=Rapfix.mtv.com |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Sydney Lace |url=http://allhiphop.com/2012/06/13/hip-hop-rumors-canibus-apologizes-for-rap-battle-dizaster/ |title=Hip-Hop Rumors: Canibus Apologizes For Rap Battle "Dizaster" |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ripperapology.tumblr.com/post/24985717845/canibus-apology-from-the-ripper |title=Ripper Apology : Canibus' Apology … from The Ripper |publisher=Ripperapology.tumblr.com |date=June 12, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> though it was later debunked by his manager.<ref>{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20086/title.canibus-manager-debunks-his-tumblr-apology-for-notepad-freestyle |title=Canibus' Manager Debunks His Tumblr Apology For Notepad Freestyle &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=June 13, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> Canibus later released an official statement on his [[Facebook]] page. About the battle itself, Canibus commented that "Sometimes people need laughter and entertainment at the expense of others embarrassment but hip hop means so much to me I don't care."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.facebook.com/canibusmusic/ |title=Canibus Music |publisher=Facebook |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2012/06/canibus-issues-an-apology-for-battle-with-dizaster/ |title=Canibus Issues An Apology For Battle With Dizaster |publisher=Xclusives Zone |date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref>