[skit first 30 seconds of song, speaking over "rip rock" instrumental] Yo wha**up, wa**up son? (oh are y'all ready? y'all ready?) Yea yea yea we ready Wha**up, wha**up son? Wha**up, what's the deal? Yeah yeah Yeah, aight, so... so all we gotta do Is do the sh** we've been workin on Word When we add this new, canibus n***a, yaknowhati'msayin {yeah, yeah} n***az gonna feel that n***a 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 sh** {*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 sh** sound tight Hold the mic (yeah) real tight (yeah) And yo, grab the mic and make the sh** 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 n***az was, k**in me, cause wasn't nobody feelin me A&r's wouldn't even risk demo-dealin me {speaking over chorus} Can you believe that sh**? that's how it was back then Chorus [canibus] Aiyyo, i know Most the n***az 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..