Cannibus has decided to go ?sit his old azz down? [his words not mine] after firing off a few shots towards J. Cole this weekend. Over the past year or two, J. Cole has continuously mentioned Cannibus as one of the main rappers who has influenced him, however those mentions were not enough for Cannibus. He somewhat felt disrespected by J. Cole?s decision to talk about his past work so he decided to release a facebook statement along with a diss record, titled ?J. Clone? over the weekend.

Currently, new artists such as J Cole have continuously mentioned me as their favorite artist, shouted me out in articles, magazine/online interviews, and even gone as far as starting off show sets by playing some of my earlier material to warm up the audience and give off the impression that he is real hip hop and loves real lyricism. Cole might say he does this to pay homage, but in reality, by him playing my older material owned by my former label dating back to 1998, subsequently overlooking my current works and contributions which directly benefit me now, he is treating me less like an artist that has, and continues to contribute, influence, and inspire an even younger generation of MC?s coming up, and more like an artist that has physically passed on already. I can?t help but to think that he is not nearly as sincere or genuine as he would like real hip hop heads to think he is because he speaks about me like I am dead.

Before most folks could even sharpen up their pencils and decide whether the diss was something to write home about, Cannibus appeared in an unedited youtube video and issued multiple takes of an apology.

I seen thousands and thousands of comments about this J.Cole track and all of the negativity it?s stirring up. After 48 hours of it, I feel confident enough to say that it?s unanimous; hip-hop has spoken up, loud and clear, it?s a Cole World right now and you?re a reigning champ?J. [Cole]. I take full responsibility for my actions and I apologize for stepping over the line. It comes off as tacky and unsophisticated and it?s just not G. I love hip-hop too much to further justify my selfish behavior. I made this video in an effort to turn around and man up for my mistake.

You said you were a fan of mine at one time; you big?d me up on many occasions; you don?t owe me nothing Cole. I was out of line for what I did and I?m sorry for creating a fiasco at a time when hip-hop really needs someone like you to look up to.

You got my support; I just hope the hip-hop community can get pass this quickly and go back to what?s satisfies them and makes them happy. I?m not a hater I just went too far and I hip-hop can forgive me for my foolishness. I?m going to go sit my old ass down some where now. Happy Holidays?.It?s a Cole World kid.

It?s really commendable that Cannibus decided to be the bigger person and release an apology because most artists would not do that for the sake of their pride, however it?s unfortunate that he didn?t run the video past a friend or two. The fact that there is multiple takes of this, including him letting out 2-3 huge burps in the beginning really overshadows the message. Not to mention, a hip hop veteran starting a beef with a newbie tends to sometimes overshadow their past accomplishments and contributions to the game. At the end of the day, J. Cole continuously mentioning his name was sort of keeping him relevant. Let?s face it, some of Hip Hop?s younger audience doesn?t even know who he is?

CHECK OUT HIS FULL STATEMENT HERE: