Editing Canibus (section)

=== Early career (1992–1996) ===
He began rhyming in the early 1990s and by 1992 under the name ''Canibus Sativa'', and formed a duo called T.H.E.M. (The Heralds of Extreme Metaphors) with Atlanta rapper Webb (now called C.I., also known as Central Intelligence). In 1996, T.H.E.M. split and Canibus teamed with businessman Charles Suitt. That same year Charles Suitt introduced Canibus to platinum producer [[Frankie Cutlass]] and the two collaborated on a song. Canibus also appeared on the [[Music Makes Me High]] remix by the [[Lost Boyz]] featuring [[Tha Dogg Pound]] making it Canibus' first official appearance on a record.

In December 1997, Canibus first publicly discussed a verbal confrontation with LL Cool J in an interview with Tourè for ''[[The Village Voice]]''. Also attending the interview were [[John Forté]], DMX, [[Big Pun]], [[Mos Def]] and Mic Geronimo. The roundtable discussion was recorded by Kurt Nice and featured in Shades of Hip Hop compilation ''Hot 2 Def'' in 1998 and re-released in 2004 on ''Shades of Hip Hop: The Cypher''.