It’s almost been ten years since Onyx dropped a bomb on the rap scene with their debut album Bacdafuc—up. Producing the smash hits “Throw Ya Gunz” and “Slam”, Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingers and Sonee Seeza introduced hip hop heads to hardcore energy at its finest. Set to drop Bacdafu–up: Part 2 on their own OPM imprint this June, Onyx is out to prove once again that they can change the rap game. “Right now the game is fabricated with a lot of MCS that really don’t focus on a lot of energy in the streets”, said Fredro Starr. That’s what we’re bringing back: the streets and the energy. I’ve been going to a few rapping shows lately and I’m not impressed. It’s like people are being lazy. We’re in the trenches right now. We’ve got a lot to prove”.
After completing several solo projects (Fredro with Firestarr and Sticky Fingaz with The Autobiography of Kirk Jones) the group had to take time out to reestablish the chemistry that made them one of the most recognizable crews in hip hop. “We’ve been out of the loop with each other musically for awhile”, Fingaz said. “Me and Fredro had been doing movies, went to L.A. and did our own solo albums, but the chemistry is still there. It’s like no time lapsed”.
With joints on the album like Gun Clap Music, Bring’em Out Dead, Wet the Curb and Hold Up (a vicious collabo featuring Havoc of Mobb Deep and X1), Onyx sets out to prove they still deserve a space in today’s rap game. Can that live energy be what the streets have been missing? Well let the streets holla back!
