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C! True Hollywood Stories

2001 studio album by Canibus

C! True Hollywood Stories is the third studio album by American rapper Canibus, released through Archives Music on October 30, 2001. The album is Canibus' first release on an independent record label (his first two albums, Can-I-Bus and 2000 B.C., were released on Universal Records). The album was named after the television show E! True Hollywood Story. This album sets itself apart from his first two albums by seemingly being a concept album, some songs rapped from the perspective of Stan, the fan from the Eminem song "Stan". It can also be noted Canibus' rhyme style and flow resemble more that of Eminem than the style presented on his first two albums, which led to mixed reviews from the public.

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Critical reception

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C! True Hollywood Stories garnered mixed reviews from music critics. Wise Q of HipHopDX said that despite the album's lack of engaging topics and powerful beats, he gave credit to tracks like "Hate U 2/Luv U 2", "I Gotta Story 2 Tell" and "The Rip Off" for finding that right merger of ingredients, concluding that "Lyrically, he is still the top of the field and, with the right feedback and right amount of work, Canibus will be able to receive the respect he deserves."[2] Brad Mills of AllMusic was ambivalent towards the album, admiring the chill vibe used throughout but found the video games beats not working half the time with Canibus' battle flow, concluding that "If you're a die-hard fan, don't expect the MC murderer listeners have grown used to, but don't completely write it off either. An introspective effort."[1] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews saw potential in the album's concept but felt it was undone by poor production choices, lackluster humor and failure to commit to parodying the show following lyrical standouts like "R U Lyrically Fit?" and "Box Cutta' Blade Runna", saying that "Canibus sounds like their musical equivalent - showing flashes of the greatness that made him famous but drowning in a river of bad ideas poorly executed over lackluster beats."[3] Brett Berliner of Stylus Magazine heavily panned the album for its middling beats, sub-standard lyrics and complete desecration of Eminem's "Stan" character.[4]

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Charts

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References

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    Mills, Brad. "C True Hollywood Stories - Canibus". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 25, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
  2. [2]
    Wise Q (November 19, 2001). "Canibus - "C" True Hollywood Stories". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
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    Juon, Steve 'Flash' (January 22, 2002). "Feature for January 22, 2002: Canibus' "'C' True Hollywood Stories"". RapReviews. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
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    Berliner, Brett (January 9, 2003). "Canibus - C: True Hollywood Stories". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2008.
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    "Canibus Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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    "Canibus Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
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