1. An American hip hop group
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1. An American hip hop group
2. An Israeli trance musician
3. A Swedish metal band
4. Space music artist circa 1978
1. Onyx is a hip hop group from New York City. Originally formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Sonsee, the late Big DS, the group later added Sticky Fingaz, Starr's cousin, in 1991, managed by Diamond Cut Entertainment's Milton Lynch. The group was formed in 1988 and Onyx released its first 12" single, "Ah, and We Do it Like This", in 1990. The song sounded very jazz influenced, much 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 the Throw Ya Gunz EP 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. The song "Slam" was the #5 single on the Rap charts and the album went on to quickly sell 2 million copies. Onyx also received critical acclaim, winning Soul Train's album of the year. Despite the embrace of commercial outlets, the group maintained their hardcore image through raunchy live performances (not usually found in rap shows but rather at metal concerts), Sticky's arrest for assault on a flight, and when the NAACP deemed them a disgrace to blacks[citation needed], denying them access to perform a football game's half time show. A lot changed with Onyx in the next two years. Big DS left the group during the recording of All We Got Iz Us because he felt he wasn't getting enough time on the microphone. Onyx began to fade into obscurity. In 1995 Onyx released their second album All We Got Iz Us. While the album was much less successful commercially, many of their fans call it their best work ever. The album did not have any radio friendly tracks and the album's lead single "Last Dayz" peaked at #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 500,000 copies. In the August, 2008 issue of VIBE, All We Got Iz Us was listed as the best produced rap album of 1995 and one of twenty albums every fan of hip-hop must own. The release was followed by another gap in albums, but the members remained in the public eye by appearing in several movies, including Clockers, Sunset Park (1996), and Dead Presidents(1995). Both rappers continue to appear in movies and television, appearing on the FX Network on The Shield and on HBO's The Wire. Onyx returned in 1998 with their third album Shut 'Em Down, which featured appearances from a then-unknown DMX, The Lost Boyz, Raekwon, Method Man, the late Big Pun, Noreaga and a then-unknown 50 Cent. This album found critical as well as commercial success. The underground scene loved the B-sides to the album and radio listeners liked songs such as "React" and the eponymous "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 released on Koch Records, where they released the song Slam Harder which was a sample of the show "Welcome back Kotter". The song was basically welcoming them back. Followed by the 2003 release Triggernometry on D3 Entertainment. Both albums met with mediocre reviews and sales, but in a refreshing change from typical musicians, Onyx themselves admit to not liking both albums compared to their earlier releases and they actually tell their fans at live shows to not buy them. In other news, there has been a low-level argument between Onyx member Fredro Starr and 50 Cent. According to the Rap News Network, 50 Cent started a confrontation with Fredro Starr at the 2003 Vibe Awards. In a 2003 interview Fredro Starr explained, "50 Cent basically started shit with me, started a scuffle, and a bodyguard broke us up. He's a punk. He's disrespectful to Jam Master Jay ever since he passed. Fuck him. I'm doin shit with some ex G-Unit members now. 50 ain’t shit." In an interview with the Source magazine, Fredro Starr said that 50 Cent had been disrespectful towards the Onyx rap group even though Onyx had given him his first breakthrough on a song called "React" from the 1998 album, Shut 'Em Down.
In the summer of 2006 Fredro released a project known as Yung Onyx.
In June 2008, Onyx released their debut DVD: "Onyx: 15 Years of Videos, History and Violence". The DVD contains every Onyx video digitally remastered with optional commentary, all solo videos, and over an hour of rare footage all the way back from 1992.
A new Onyx album, titled The Black Rock, was rumored for a 2006/2007 release but did not surface. Black Rock is now scheduled for a late 2009 or early 2010 release.
In late September 2009, members of Onyx expressed their contempt for the Black Keys work BlakRoc.
Official website: http://www.onyxdomain.com/
2. Yanniv Goldfarb or Yanniv Gold, from Tel Aviv- Israel, is playing music since he was 9 years. When 15 he was a member in a metal band as a bass guitar player, ended up warming the big English bands Exploited and Carcass and started to DJ in a commercial club when he was 18.
Yanniv's Trance career began in the mid 90's, organizing and playing in Goa Trance parties in Israel and soon in Tokyo where he was living for a few years. In Tokyo Yanniv was a co-founder of Arcadia, a major productions company and music distribution.
Year 2000 – back in Israel - Yanniv started his own label Bionics Records along with his own music creation under the name Onyx and many live shows and DJ sets all over the world. During the same years Yanniv has got his sound practical engineering degree and ran very successful party lines in Luna & Ultrasound clubs for many years, combining Psy Trance with mainstream and Rock music.
The label was closed in 2005 and Yanniv has signed in the famous music label Yoyo/ BNE where he also released his first album "Groove On" in June 2007.
These days, Yanniv works on his next releases and as a co-mastering engineer at Domestic Studios with Ido Ophir along side with re-creating the new generation of Bionics Records.
Yanniv’s music is influenced from everything and anything. Each track is a new story and new structure built up on a massive sound wall, delivering to the listener different moods from deep and serious to high and fun!
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3.) Onyx was a metal band from Sweden formed in the 80s.
Atak Of Da Bal-Hedz
Onyx Lyrics
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Aight listen
What's the matter with my brain?
I can't think clear, oh it's the hair
Run and get the razor, gotta make it disappear
There! Now I've got a open mind
Plus some grease to give it a shine
Bald heads and hoodies, black jeans and boots ta
Move by the millions and children stay rough
But uh one for the road, til I get whetted
Try to riff and conflicts get deaded!
Gats in back of baseball caps, when I react
Six rascals'll have to get stacked!
It's attack of the bald heads
Attack of the bald heads
Attack of the bald heads (attack!)
Attack of the bald heads (attack!)
Attack of the bald heads (attack!)
Most times I get dirty, down-low, scandalous, crazy, conniving
Wild! Suckers now I'll
Smoke them like the bloody Buddha but, bald head style
Triple zero against ya grain, I shaved it close
And nick them (wha!) 'cause it's just another victim!
(Shh!) What? (Shh!) What?
(Whassup whassup!) Listen, do you hear what I hear? (Yeah)
Sounds like an intruder comin' in the rear
(Aiyo Stick, stick 'em) Nah I want to kick 'em
I've got the glock cocked, I'm with it
Now they gonna get it!!
I got him, I shot him, he hit rock bottom
I flip it, get wicked, and wild when I spot him
DS knows best, yep I pack a heater
Twenty bags of cheeba, slow up you damn speeder
We rush on 'em hard (Bring 'em out dead!)
Onyx rush on 'em hard (Bring 'em out dead!)
Bald heads rush on 'em hard (Bring 'em out dead!)
Stinkin', what the hell was they thinkin'?
[Chorus]
The bald heads
Attack of the bald heads (attack, attack!)
Attack of the bald heads (attack, attack!)
Attack of the bald heads (attack!)
Attack of the bald heads (attack!)
Bald heads, attack!
I got news now, but proves, no way no how
(So give it away, give it away, give it away now!)
Smooth as a baby's ass, headed for the body blast, buddy
Escapin' through the ghetto, pigs bloodied
Wilder than wolverines, run with a scheme team
Meaner than Mean Dean, obscene and head's clean
So while aware for well, there goes the big bell
And that means see ya, hate to be ya!
My clean beat production, so damn disgustin'
In the cut, bust ya gut, and head bussin'
Ain't no escapin', Da Mad Face Invasion
Hot ice and cold steel, bustin' up in ya grill
Word to God I get odd
And even leave a punk dread out, sliced up the scalp
Man! I'll leave ya head in shreds
Attack of the bald heads, attack of the bald heads
Aiyo, what's goin' on with the world?
Yesterday, seen a bald head girl
What? Move! You heard what I said
I wouldn't be caught dead without a bald head
Make one false move and I'ma fill ya with lead
'Cause there's enough dumb-dumb bullets for ya whole bum bum-
Rush crew, who should I do?
Attack of the bald heads, we comin' through!
Attack of the bald heads
Attack of the bald heads
Attack of the bald heads (attack, attack!)
Attack of the bald heads
Attack of the bald heads (attack, attack!)
Attack of the bald heads
Attack of the bald heads (attack!)
Attack of the bald heads (attack!)
(I got news!) Attack of the bald heads!
The Onyx, rippin' it from ninety-three to the year two thousand!
Word the fuck up!
Cut ya hair we still never stop!
The lyrics to the song "Attack of Da Bal-Hedz" by Onyx describe the unity and rebelliousness of a group of individuals with shaved heads, also known as "bald heads." The first verse describes the process of shaving one's head and the feeling of having a clear mind after doing so. The second verse touches on the tough exterior and weaponry of the group, and their willingness to confront and defeat their enemies. The chorus and subsequent verses emphasize their strength and fearlessness, even in the face of danger, and warn others to not mess with them.
The song is a testament to the style and culture of the bald head movement, which was popular in the '90s, particularly in the hip-hop community. It also serves as a metaphor for the power and solidarity that can come from a group of individuals who share a similar lifestyle or belief system.
Line by Line Meaning
What's the matter with my brain?
I am unable to think clearly.
I can't think clear, oh it's the hair
My hair is causing hindrance in my thought process.
Run and get the razor, gotta make it disappear
I need to shave my head to gain clarity.
There! Now I've got a open mind
Shaving my head has helped me to gain clarity.
Plus some grease to give it a shine
I have applied grease to add shine to my bald head.
Bald heads and hoodies, black jeans and boots ta
We are a group of bald-headed people wearing hoodies, black jeans, and boots.
Move by the millions and children stay rough
There are many of us and we have a rough attitude.
But uh one for the road, til I get whetted
We'll have one last thing to do before we are fully prepared for action.
Try to riff and conflicts get deaded!
If someone tries to start a conflict with us, they'll end up dead.
Gats in back of baseball caps, when I react
We have guns hidden in the back of our baseball caps and we'll use them when provoked.
Six rascals'll have to get stacked!
We are capable of taking down six people at once.
It's attack of the bald heads
We are attacking as a group of bald-headed people.
Most times I get dirty, down-low, scandalous, crazy, conniving
I usually get involved in dirty, scandalous, and conniving activities, and can be unpredictable.
Wild! Suckers now I'll
I'll act wild and crazy against my enemies.
Smoke them like the bloody Buddha but, bald head style
I'll take down my enemies using aggressive and violent tactics.
Triple zero against ya grain, I shaved it close
I've shaved my head closely to the scalp, giving me a smooth bald look.
And nick them (wha!) 'cause it's just another victim!
I'll attack them because they're just another victim for me.
(Shh!) What? (Shh!) What?
Be quiet and listen for a moment.
(Whassup whassup!) Listen, do you hear what I hear? (Yeah)
Hey, do you hear what I hear?
Sounds like an intruder comin' in the rear
It seems like there's an intruder approaching from behind us.
(Aiyo Stick, stick 'em) Nah I want to kick 'em
I want to confront them instead of attacking them from behind.
I've got the glock cocked, I'm with it
I am armed and ready to attack with my Glock gun.
Now they gonna get it!!
They're about to face the consequences of their actions.
I got him, I shot him, he hit rock bottom
I shot him and he collapsed on the ground.
I flip it, get wicked, and wild when I spot him
I become aggressive and wild when I confront my enemies.
DS knows best, yep I pack a heater
DS (the singer) is confident in his ability and carries a gun.
Twenty bags of cheeba, slow up you damn speeder
We have twenty bags of marijuana and ask someone to slow down their car.
We rush on 'em hard (Bring 'em out dead!)
We'll attack them with full force and won't let them escape alive.
Onyx rush on 'em hard (Bring 'em out dead!)
The Onyx group attacks hard and is not afraid to kill.
Bald heads rush on 'em hard (Bring 'em out dead!)
The bald-headed people attack with full force and won't let their enemies escape.
Stinkin', what the hell was they thinkin'?
What were they thinking coming up against us?
The bald heads
We are the group of bald-headed people.
I got news now, but proves, no way no how
I have news but am unable to prove it.
(So give it away, give it away, give it away now!)
So I'll share the news publicly instead of keeping it to myself.
Smooth as a baby's ass, headed for the body blast, buddy
I have a smooth bald head and am ready for a violent attack.
Escapin' through the ghetto, pigs bloodied
I'll escape through the ghetto with law enforcement injured.
Wilder than wolverines, run with a scheme team
I am aggressive and have a team with me to help execute my plan.
Meaner than Mean Dean, obscene and head's clean
I am meaner than Mean Dean and have a clean, bald head.
So while aware for well, there goes the big bell
So while you're aware and watching out, I'll execute my plan.
And that means see ya, hate to be ya!
You'll regret acting against us.
My clean beat production, so damn disgustin'
My clean music production is incredibly disturbing and intense.
In the cut, bust ya gut, and head bussin'
I'll attack you when you least expect it and leave you injured.
Ain't no escapin', Da Mad Face Invasion
You won't be able to escape from our attack.
Hot ice and cold steel, bustin' up in ya grill
We'll attack you with hot and cold weapons and confront you directly.
Word to God I get odd
I'm strange and unpredictable in my actions.
And even leave a punk dread out, sliced up the scalp
I'll even attack people with dreadlocks and cut off their hair.
Man! I'll leave ya head in shreds
I'll leave you injured and bald-headed.
Aiyo, what's goin' on with the world?
What's happening in the world?
Yesterday, seen a bald head girl
I saw a girl with a bald head yesterday.
What? Move! You heard what I said
What? Move! You heard what I just said.
I wouldn't be caught dead without a bald head
I always want to have a bald head and won't let anyone change that.
Make one false move and I'ma fill ya with lead
If provoked, I'll attack with my gun and shoot.
'Cause there's enough dumb-dumb bullets for ya whole bum bum-
I have enough bullets to take down anyone who tries to mess with me.
Rush crew, who should I do?
I'm considering who to attack next.
The Onyx, rippin' it from ninety-three to the year two thousand!
The Onyx is a group that's been active and will continue to be active for a long time.
Cut ya hair we still never stop!
Even if we shave our heads, we won't give up or stop attacking.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARLON G. FLETCHER, KIRK JONES, FRED JR. SCRUGGS, TYRONE TAYLOR, TADONE HILL-WILSON
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