Onyx - Smashin' Tour 2011 supported by WDBM (US)..

Onyx is a hip hop group from New York City was originally formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr Sonsee late Big DS group later added Sticky Fingaz Starr's cousin in 1991 managed by Diamond Cut Entertainment Milton Lynch Formed in 1988, Onyx released their first 12 " single "Oh and we do it this way" in 1990.

The song sounded very jazz influenced much unlike their later work In 1991, Onyx would present a demo to Jam Master Jay at Def Jam, but Big DS and Sone Sez (then only known as Suave) were in Connecticut at the time, so Fredro Starr called Sticky Fingaz his cousin (who lived in Brooklyn) Sticky Fingaz then joined the group in 1992 the group released the Throw Ya Gunz Onyx track EP.
After inked an agreement with Def Jam, and vire promised ett album was 1993's Bacdafucup LP album met with great commercial success, including heavy play time on radio and MTV for the single "Slam". Onyx also performed with Biohazard on the song "Judgement Night" taken from the soundtrack album of the same name song "Slam" was # 5 Single on the Rap charts and the album came to quickly sell 2 million copies. Onyx also received criticism winning Soul Train album of the year, despite large-scale commercial outlets the group maintained their hardcore image through raunchy live performances (usually not in the rap point more to metal concerts).

Sticky's arrest for assault on a flight, when the NAACP deemed them a disgrace denied access to carry out a football game's half time shows, a great deal changed with Onyx over the next two years, Big DS left the group during the recording of all we have is us because he knew that he did not have sufficient time on the microphone Onyx began to fade into oblivion In 1995, Onyx released their second album All We Got is us while the disc was much less successful commercially many of their fans call it his best work ever.

Thealbum was not radio-friendly songs and the album's leading single "Last Dayz" reached 89 on Billboard Hot 100, selling 500,000 copies in August 2008 issue of VIBE All We Got Iz Us, was listed as the best rap album produced in 1995 and one in twenty albums every fan of hip-hop must own release also followed a lack of albums, but the members were in the public eye by behave?? Da several movies including Clockers Sunset Park (1996) and Dead Presidents (1995), both rappers continue to appear in films and television are on the FX network on screen and on HBO's wire Onyx returned in 1998 with her third album Shut 'Em Down which included performances from a then unknown DMX, The Lost Boyz Raekwon Method Man late Big Pun Noreaga and a then unknown 50 Cent.

This album is critical as well as commercial success, the underground scenes beloved B-sides to the album and radio listeners enjoyed songs such as "Responding "same name" Shut 'Em Down, "the latter featuring DMX After Shut' Em Down Onyx left Def Jam and temporarily split up for solo releases.

They reunited in 2002 with Bacdafucup Part II was released on Koch Records, they released the songSlam Harder one who was a selection of the show "Welcome back Kotter" song was, in principle, to welcome them back Followed by the 2003 release of D3 Entertainment Triggernometry Both albums met with mediocre reviews and sales, but in a refreshing change from typical musicians themselves.

Onyx admitted to not liking two albums over previous versions and they actually tell their fans at live shows that do not buy them in other news there has been a low-level arguments between Onyx member Fredro Starr and 50 Cent The Rap News Network started 50 Cent a confrontation with Fredro Starr at the 2003 Vibe Awards [1] In an interview in 2003 Fredro Starr explained, "50 Cent basically started shit with me, started a fight and a bodyguard broke us up. He is a punk he is disrespectful to Jam Master Jay ever since he joined Fuck him I feel shit with some ex G-Unit member now 50 is not shit "[1] In an interview with Source magazine Fredro Starr said that 50 Cent had been disrespectful to Onyx rap group even though Onyx had given him his first breakthrough at the called the song "React" from the 1998 album Shut 'Em Down.

Summer 2006 Fredro released a project known as Yung Onyx.

In 2008, Onyx released their debut DVD "Onyx: 15 years of video history and Violence" DVD contains all the Onyx video digitally remastered with optional commentary solo videos and over a timmeav rare movie all the way back from 1992.

A new Onyx album titled The Black Rock was said a 2006/2007release but not the surface Blackrock is now scheduled for a late 2009 or early 2010 release.

At the end of September 2009 members of Onyx expressed his contempt for the Black Keys work BlakRoc.

Since then they have been touring the world, and they are set to come to Australia, for the first time ever, with label mates WDBM, this coming May 2011.
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