Onyx
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Onyx is a hardcore hip hop group from Queens, New York, known for its aggressive style and influential 1990s releases.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hip hop group ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
50 Cent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DMX NERFINISHED ⓘ Jam Master Jay NERFINISHED ⓘ M.O.P. NERFINISHED ⓘ Run-D.M.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ Wu-Tang Clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award | Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album nomination for Bacdafucup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | Slam reached the Billboard Hot 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfOrigin | Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formedIn | early 1990s ⓘ |
| formerMember | Big DS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
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ⓘ
hardcore hip hop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | hardcore hip hop aesthetics of the 1990s ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreElements |
boom bap
ⓘ
gangsta rap ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive vocal delivery
ⓘ
energetic live performances ⓘ influential 1990s hardcore hip hop releases ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Big DS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fredro Starr NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonsee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sticky Fingaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Shiftee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slam NERFINISHED ⓘ Throw Ya Gunz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All We Got Iz Us
NERFINISHED
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Bacdafucup NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiftee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shut 'Em Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Slam NERFINISHED ⓘ Throw Ya Gunz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFromNeighborhood | South Jamaica, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Queens, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Def Jam Recordings
ⓘ
Jive Records ⓘ Mad Money Records NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Ray Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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