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Onyx (hip hop group)

Onyx
Background information
OriginQueens, New York City, U.S.
Genres
Labels
MembersFredro Starr
Sticky Fingaz
Past membersBig DS
Sonny Seeza
Websiteonyxhq.com

Onyx is an American hardcore hip hop group from New York City, formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Suavé (also known as Sonny Seeza) and the late Big DS. Sticky Fingaz joined the group in 1991.

They are best known for their 1993 platinum hit single "Slam",[2] which The Source magazine described as a song that introduced the art of slam dancing into hip-hop.[3] The group has released eight studio albums, three of which have charted in the Billboard 200 albums chart Top 25. Their debut album, Bacdafucup, has been certified platinum,[4] won Best Rap Album at the Soul Train Music Awards and was selected as one of The Source magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.[5]

They have been quoted as describing their style as loud screaming, aggression, fighting with each other, stage diving, throwing water, rapping with grimy voices, and bald head fashion.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

  1. ^ a b "Onyx – Biography on AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "American certifications – Onyx – Slam". Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ "The Source Magazine, Issue #44 [May, 1993]". wordtothemother.tumblr.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "American certifications – Onyx – Bacdafucup". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. ^ "The Source – 100 Best Rap Albums". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  6. ^ Rausch, Andrew J. (April 2011). I Am Hip-Hop – Conversations on the Music and Culture (by Andrew J. Rausch) (April 1, 2011) – page 181. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7792-4. Retrieved March 7, 2020 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Sticky Fingaz – RapReviews.com Featured Interview (by Adam Bernard) [June 24, 2008]". stickyfingaz.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "NO-COMB DOMES – Daily Press (by GLENN GASLIN Daily Press) (July 12, 1993)". dailypress.com. July 12, 1993. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "To Baldly Go... (by Rod Stafford Hagwood) (September 19, 1993)". sun-sentinel.com. September 19, 1993. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "VIBE magazine (April, 1998) – page 154". April 1998. Retrieved March 7, 2020 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Onyx "All We Got Iz Us" (The Source, 11/95)". hiphopnostalgia.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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