Trueschool Monday #27

"Come inside with his highness,
The illinest Killin em with adrenalin,
Blast past the minimum
Look to the winter's ugliness, ruggedness
Under the rug, front to this, money strikes confidence..."

Onyx is a hip hop group from New York City. The group consists of Sticky Fingaz, Fredro Starr and Sonsee (formerly Suavé and Sonee Seeza). The late Big DS was also a member, but left after the group's debut album.
The group was formed in 1988 and Onyx released its first 12" single, "Ah, and We Do it Like This", in 1990. The song revealed a jazz influence, unlike their later work. In 1991 Onyx was going to present a demo to Jam Master Jay at Def Jam, but Big DS and Sonee Seeza (then only known as Suave) were in Connecticut at the time, so Fredro Starr called up his cousin Sticky Fingaz (who lived in Brooklyn). Once Sticky Fingaz joined the group, the group released Throw Ya Gunz in 1992.
After the track Onyx inked a deal with Def Jam and were promised an album which became 1993's Bacdafucup LP. The album met with great commercial success, including heavy airplay on radio and MTV for the single "Slam". Onyx also performed with Biohazard on the tune "Judgement Night", taken from the soundtrack album of the same name. Onyx also received critical acclaim, winning Soul Train's album of the year.