Say hey, people. The subject of today’s discussion is a phenomenon I like to call the Canibus Syndrome (sometimes referred to as the Ras Kass Disease)–the reason for which will be clear in a moment. So what is the Canibus Syndrome? Well, when a rapper’s first verse, the one that really brought them notoriety, is so good that every verse thereafter is compared (unfavorably) to that one perfect, shining moment of lyrical glory…that’s the Canibus Syndrome (the same phenomenon, with respect to debut LP’s, might be termed “The Illmatic Syndrome”).