[Skit]

Yo, what's up, what's up, son, what's up, yeah-yeah, you ready, what's up, what's up, son, what's up, what's the deal?

Alright, so all we gotta do is do the shit we been working on

When we add this new Canibus nigga, you know what I'm saying?

Niggas is gon' feel that nigga

Old to the new flow, old to the new

Let's go bring his back, so look, so let's work on this shit

You ready?

Two times from the top

I hold the mic (yeah!)

Real tight (Yeah!)

Ayo, grab the mic and make the shit sound tight

Hold the mic (Yeah!)

Real tight (Yeah!)

Ayo, grab the mic and make the shit sound tight

[Chorus: Jeni Fujita]

The hype-nitis is in your eyes

That look, that smile in disguise

[Verse 1: Canibus]

Ayo, can you feel it? I know that everyone has heard of that

(The "Vapors") But this is the '98 version of that

Biz Mark, 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 affects all biters and liars

Hype-no-holics can't require my respect

'Cause they snakes and I could smell the venom on their breaths

Hype-Nitis

[Chorus: Jeni Fujita]

The hype-nitis is in your eyes

That look, that smile, in disguise

[Verse 2: 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 their eyebrows when you come around

I remember when I first started to work

And tried to get this job as a label intern

Them niggas was killing me 'cause wasn't nobody feeling me

A&Rs wouldn't even risk demo dealing me

[Chorus: Jeni Fujita]

Hype (Can you believe that shit?)

Nitis (That's how it was back then)

Is in you eyes

That look, that smile in disguise

[Verse 3: Canibus]

Ayo, I know most the niggas I exchange pounds with and lounge with

Wouldn't be around if my career was spiraling downward

They 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 pulled a silver can out of my trousers, made a public announcement

About the Hype Juice and then I bounced, kid

[Chorus: Jeni Fujita]

The Hype-Nitis is in your eyes

That look, that smile in disguise

[Verse 4: Canibus]

To me Hype-Nitis is like the measles 'cause it's a disease too

Studies show it infects 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 standing by for you to speak to

[Chorus: Jeni Fujita]

Hype-Nitis is in your eyes

That look, that smile in disguise