onyx

In 1989 the group onyx released its first single called "we do it like this". Very different from their later work. In 1991 Onyx presented their demo to Jam Master Jay at Def Jam. At the time it was only Bid DS and Sonee Seeza. Fredro Starr called up his cousin Sticky Fingaz who at the time was rhyming while working at a barber shop. Once Sticky Fingaz joined the group they released Throw Ya Gunz in 1992.
In 1993 the released bacdafucup. The album blew up with great commercial success including heavy airplay on radio and Mtv with the single "slam" and went on to sell 2 million copies. Onyx also won the Soul Train rap album of the year.
In 1995 Big Ds left the group feeling he wasn't getting enough time on the mic. The loss did not stop Onyx from releasing their second album "All we got iz us". The album wasn't near the success the first one was but many fans call it their best work ever. The single "Last Dayz" only peaked at #89 on the Billboard hot 100 chart, selling 500,000 copries.
In 1998 they released their third album "Shut em down" which included guest like DMX, The Lost Boyz, Raekwon, Method Man, Big Pun, Noreaga and then unknown 50 cent.
The album found crucial and was a success commercially. Onyx then left Def Jam to pursue solo releases. They reunited in 2002 with Bacdafucup part 2 released on Koch Records and in 2003 with D3 entertainment they released Triggernomentry. Both albums met with mediocre reviews and sales.


Below is a link to a small Onyx mix i made.

Onyx - Small mix