2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus)

Critical reception

2000 B.C. received mixed reviews from music critics, who called it an improvement over his debut album but still found problems with Canibus' lack of engaging topics, monotonous flow and subpar production. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 60, based on 9 reviews. Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the album's production for its bass-heavy underground approach and Canibus' lyrics for containing more vile and vitriol than his debut's pop rap content, saying that as a whole this sophomore album is easily as good or better than the first.

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club, despite finding the production uneven, the featured guests lacking lyrically and the use of a song structure missing, praised Canibus for lacing the songs by amplifying his battle-rapping style with imaginative content. Wall of Sound's Jackie McCarthy praised the production for being subtle and using samples sparingly and Canibus' lyrical content. Matt Conaway of AllMusic was mixed about the album, praising Canibus' delivery and battle rhymes but feeling indifferent to the drum tracks.

NME commented that outside 'The C-Quel' and the title track, the production feels monotonous. Tony Green of Rolling Stone praised the album's first half for matching the production with Canibus' angry-filled lyrics but felt that the aggression depletes later on.