[skit first 30 seconds of song, speaking over rip rock instrumental]
Yo whassup, wassup son?
(oh are yall ready? yall ready? )
Yea yea yea we ready
Whassup, whassup son?
Whassup, whats the deal?
Yeah yeah
Yeah, aight, so... so all we gotta do
Is do the shit weve been workin on
Word
When we add this new, canibus nigga, yaknowhatimsayin
{yeah, yeah}
Niggaz gonna feel that nigga
Oh, thats the old to the new! the old to the new!
(yo, thats gon bring us back, thats gon bring us back)
Thats gonna bring us back
(yeah thats gon blow)
Aight? so lets... so lets work on this shit {*clears throat*}
Yall 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 shit sound tight
Hold the mic (yeah) real tight (yeah)
And yo, grab the mic and make the shit 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 everybodys 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 cant require my respect
Cause they snakes and I can smell the venom on they breath
Hype-nitis

Chorus

[canibus]
Alright now, Im about to break the hype-nitis down
Its 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 niggaz was, killin me, cause wasnt nobody feelin me
A&rs wouldnt even risk demo-dealin me

{speaking over chorus}
Can you believe that shit? thats how it was back then

Chorus

[canibus]
Aiyyo, I know
Most the niggaz I exchange pounds with or lounge with
Wouldnt be around if my career was spiralin downward
Theyd crowd around me til Im surrounded
Ask me who Im 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 its a disease too
Studies show it affects one in every five people
Its so lethal, the cure cant be achieved through
Hypodermic needles or the ingestion of medicine in teaspoons
If you feel the need to, heres a toll-free number
Theyll send you an eight page pamphlet to read through
(800)-7932 , therell be available hype-no-holics
Standin by for you to speak to {echoes}

Chorus

[jenny fujita]
The hype..