Onyx

東岸超級(jí)硬蕊狂妄份子 Onyx ，成軍於 1990 年紐約皇后區(qū)，由 Fredro Starr 丶 Sticky Fingaz 丶 Bad DS 及 DJ Suave Sonny Caeser 四人所組成，因從事美發(fā)工作而相互結(jié)識(shí)，彼此結(jié)下對(duì)音樂的不解之緣，很快的他們組成4人饒舌團(tuán)在紐約當(dāng)?shù)氐?Club 四處走唱，賣力的演出終被 Run D.M.C 的團(tuán)員 Jam Master Jay 發(fā)掘，引領(lǐng) Onyx 與主流公司簽下一紙合約，於 1993 年發(fā)行首張大作" Backdafucup Part 1” ，不負(fù)眾所期望的專輯快速大破百萬銷售量，連續(xù) 2 首單曲連莊饒舌榜冠軍！成名作 Slam 還被 N.Y.C. 硬蕊金屬猛團(tuán) Biohazard 拿來混音取樣！他們更是了得地將當(dāng)年眾所矚目 Dr. Dre 的強(qiáng)片” The Chronic” 一腳踢開，獲得靈魂列車年度最佳饒舌專輯獎(jiǎng)！過近 10 年的光陰， Onyx 推出” Bacdafucup Part II” ，將再展 Part I 的威猛實(shí)力，甫發(fā)行即沖入全美獨(dú)立榜亞軍，節(jié)奏藍(lán)調(diào) / 饒舌榜 11 名，全美流行榜 46 名！開場(chǎng)兇猛狂暴的硬幫單曲" What´s Onyx” 呈獻(xiàn)如 DMX 令人大呼過癮的音韻！直襲聽者腦門的” Bring ‘Em Out Dead ”，聽 Fredro 與 Sticky怒氣沖天的嗆聲猛調(diào)，彌漫著不安的氣氛；瞬間變成 Party 感十足的” Slam Harder ”，相當(dāng)適合舞場(chǎng)播放的歡娛之作！事隔多年，能再度聽到 Onyx 滿溢著飽滿精力的創(chuàng)作才情與震撼演出，這長久的等待都值得了！
by Greg Prato
Onyx's shouting, in-your-face brand of high-volume rapping proved to be more at home in the slam pit than on the dancefloor and brought the rap quartet instant chart success. Originally formed in Queens, NY, during 1990, the members of Onyx (Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, Big DS, and DJ Suave Sonny Caeser) met while working as barbers. The band honed their rhyming skills and act by performing at local clubs, which eventually gained the attention of Run-D.M.C.'s Jam Master Jay, who signed the group to his label, JMJ Records, and even helped produce Onyx's debut full-length, Bacdafucup, in 1993. The album turned out to be a platinum-certified smash, spurred on by the runaway success of the hit single "Slam," which went on to become one of the year's biggest rap hits. The group confirmed that they were just as content attracting a heavy metal audience by a pair of collaborations with the N.Y.C. hardcore metal outfit Biohazard (a remix of "Slam" credited to Bionyx, and the title track to the motion picture Judgment Night). The album even beat out such stiff competition as Dr. Dre's rap classic The Chronic at the Soul Train Awards for Best Rap Album that year. But Onyx was unable to continue their commercial success as such subsequent albums as 1995's All We Got Iz Us and 1998's Shut 'Em Down came and went without much fanfare. The late '90s saw members Sticky and Fredro try their hand at acting, landing spots on HBO's Strapped, Spike Lee's Clockers, the Rhea Pearlman/Danny De Vito-directed Sunset Park, and Brandy's hit TV show Moesha. The various members tried to launch solo careers, but the records never connected with audiences. With the rap genre's continuous changes and shifts, they decided to try a comeback and reappeared with 2002's Bacdafucup, Pt. II.