Innovators of the Music Series (Part 5)

Onyx

These guys were a big fave of me growing up they had that grimy hard hitting lyrics and them old school beats.

I thought it would be fitting to include them in the innovators series as they inspired a lot of the Rough Hardcore Rap and they did it well.

Onyx was formed in 1988 by schoolmates Fredro Starr, Sonny Seeza, and Big DS and Later joined by Sticky Fingaz

Releasing their Hard hitting debut album, entitled Bacdafucup in 1993 which received a platinum certification and peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200, the group's highest debut at that point.

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Albums.

Onyx released their fourth album, Bacdafucup Part II in 2001 and man this was one of my Favourite albums to date it was heavy hitting a raw as hell.

They followed this up with Triggernometry, consisting of ten new tracks, with eleven stories from the lives the group's members in between the tracks.

The next Album they brought out in 2014 was a straight banger and Onyx released their first album in over a decade, called Wakedafucup. Released through Goon MuSick, the album is entirely produced by the legendary Snowgoons. This Album was named named by XXL as one of the best hip-hop albums of 2014.

In 2015, Onyx released Against All Authorities, a six track EP protesting racial injustice and police brutality in the United States. The EP was produced by Canadian producer Scopic and features appearances by Sick Flo, Ras Kass, Jasia'n, and Canadian rapper Merkules

To this day they are still in my top 5 in groups and they were an inspiration to me and hopefully

you.

If you have any artists you want me to shine a spotlight on message me and we can make it happen.

Until Next time

Peace!!!