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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.

Slam Harder
Onyx Lyrics

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[Intro: music from "Welcome Back Kotter"]
Who'da thought we'd need ya? (Who'da thought we'd need ya?)
Back there where we need ya? (Back there where we need ya?)
Yeah we tease him a lot, cause we got him on the spot
Welcome back.. welcome back, welcome back, welcome back..

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!

Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

[Chorus: repeat 2X]
Aiyyo, who slam harder? Onyx, or Vince Carter? (ONYX!)
All my thugs gettin dollars (Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh!)
All my ladies just holla (Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh!)
Slam Harder!

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

[Fredro Starr]
Aiyyo we back in the e-zay
The game is over, it's a rap
It's a ree-zay, straight like dat
It's a good look, we put, hardcore on the map
Ten years to be exact, still throwin up gats
See a thug on the TV, and chicks dig that
But we rap for them streets where them thugs play at
So "Bacdafucup," comin' through, comin through, get ya "SLAM" on
y'all the hardest niggas in rap, ya dead wrong
y'all the niggas sittin on 20's with no gas money
y'all niggas think you shinin like Puff, who got money?
Like you really pop shots in the club
You only pop bottles of bub'
y'all ain't got no real street love
To the death, to the ghetto, my kids with heavy metal
On the everyday hustle, never ready to settle, uh
Back together, with the, classic terror
Onyx, back forever, bustin', gats together, WHAT!

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

[Chorus]

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

[Sonsee]
Bigger than the streets' anthems, you stealin' the flow
Reppin' other people's money and we takin' ya dough
My killas the grimiest, we keep it the gulliest
We leave you the bloodiest, cause we be the hungriest
(GRRRRRRR) Hear that? Hunger pains
That's the things that'll numb your brain, run ya change
It's not a threat, it's a promise
I even got my St. Louis niggas SLAMMIN haters offa Onyx

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

[Chorus]

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

[Sticky Fingaz]
You want to know the truth? Take a look in my eye
I'm like B.I.G.'s first album, I'm "Ready to Die"
It's Sticky Fingaz, if you didn't already know who I am
The minute I reached out and touched the whole hood with no hands
Cause in the streets I live through it, it's more than music
Whatever I'm spittin' on, I put my life into it
Got a reputation on the streets of keepin' it rough
There's just too many of us, you get rushed, you get bust - what!
Big trucks, chrome rims spinnin'
The mad faced niggas got money so now we grinnin'
Pull your sticks out, we the group you listen to, kid!
Niggas told me my music helped em' through they bid
I'm the voice of the ghetto, the heart of New York
A fiend will give his last hit, just to hear me talk
Niggas paid for their mistakes, death is the price
That's right motherfucka, Onyx for life!

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

[Chorus]

[Onyx]
What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

What! What! What! What!
Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (What!) Yeah! (C'mon)

Overall Meaning

The song "Slam Harder" by Onyx is a response to the group's critics who believed they had lost their touch over time. The song features the group showcasing their signature aggressive rap style and reestablishing themselves as the kings of hardcore rap. The lyrics in the song portray the group's pride in their street credibility and the respect they have earned from the rap community. Throughout the song, Onyx challenges other rap artists by asking who can "slam harder" than them, proving that they have not lost their edge.

In the first verse, Fredro Starr emphasizes the group's longevity in the music industry and how they have continued to produce quality music over the years. He also calls out other rap artists who claim to be "hardcore" but lack the same street credibility as Onyx. Sonsee takes over the next verse with his distinctive voice and delivery, boasting about his ability to intimidate rival artists and take over the rap game. Finally, Sticky Fingaz caps off the song with a verse that emphasizes his role as the voice of the ghetto and the loyalty he has from his fans.

Overall, "Slam Harder" is a powerful statement from Onyx, proclaiming their dominance in the hardcore rap genre while continuing to push the boundaries of their music. The song is a clear example of their ability to maintain their edge and relevance over the years, a testament to their staying power in the rap industry.

Line by Line Meaning

Who'da thought we'd need ya? (Who'da thought we'd need ya?)
Who would've thought that we would need you?

Back there where we need ya? (Back there where we need ya?)
Back where we need you?

Yeah we tease him a lot, cause we got him on the spot
We tease him because we have him on the spot

Aiyyo, who slam harder? Onyx, or Vince Carter? (ONYX!)
Who slams harder: Onyx or Vince Carter? (Onyx!)

All my thugs gettin dollars (Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh!)
All of my thugs are getting money

All my ladies just holla (Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh!)
All of my ladies are calling out to me

Slam Harder!
Slam harder!

Aiyyo we back in the e-zay
We're back in the easy

The game is over, it's a rap
The game is over

It's a ree-zay, straight like dat
It's a reality, just like that

It's a good look, we put, hardcore on the map
We put hardcore on the map and it looks good

Ten years to be exact, still throwin up gats
It's been ten years and we're still representing with guns

See a thug on the TV, and chicks dig that
Girls are attracted to thugs they see on TV

But we rap for them streets where them thugs play at
We rap for the streets where the thugs are

So "Bacdafucup," comin' through, comin through, get ya "SLAM" on
We are coming through with "Bacdafucup" and we're getting our slam on

y'all the hardest niggas in rap, ya dead wrong
You're the hardest people in rap but you're wrong

y'all the niggas sittin on 20's with no gas money
You guys have fancy cars but no money for gas

y'all niggas think you shinin like Puff, who got money?
You guys think you're as rich as Puff Daddy, but who actually has money?

Like you really pop shots in the club
Like you really shoot people in the club

You only pop bottles of bub'
You only pop bottles of champagne

y'all ain't got no real street love
You guys don't have any real street love

To the death, to the ghetto, my kids with heavy metal
Until we die, we're living in the ghetto with our guns

On the everyday hustle, never ready to settle, uh
We're hustling every day and never settling

Back together, with the, classic terror
We're back together, representing the classic terror

Onyx, back forever, bustin', gats together, WHAT!
Onyx is back forever, with guns blazing

Bigger than the streets' anthems, you stealin' the flow
We're bigger than the streets' anthems, and you're copycatting our style

Reppin' other people's money and we takin' ya dough
You're representing other people's money and we're taking your money

My killas the grimiest, we keep it the gulliest
My killers are the dirtiest and we keep it the most gangster

We leave you the bloodiest, cause we be the hungriest
We leave you the bloodiest because we're the hungriest

(GRRRRRRR) Hear that? Hunger pains
Hear that growling? It's my hunger pains

That's the things that'll numb your brain, run ya change
That's the thing that will make you go crazy and steal your money

It's not a threat, it's a promise
It's not a threat, it's a promise

I even got my St. Louis niggas SLAMMIN haters offa Onyx
I even have guys from St. Louis slamming our haters

You want to know the truth? Take a look in my eye
If you want to know the truth, look into my eyes

I'm like B.I.G.'s first album, I'm "Ready to Die"
I'm like Biggie's first album, I'm ready to die

It's Sticky Fingaz, if you didn't already know who I am
It's Sticky Fingaz, if you don't already know who I am

The minute I reached out and touched the whole hood with no hands
The minute I set foot in the neighborhood, everyone knew who I was

Cause in the streets I live through it, it's more than music
Because in the streets I live it, it's more than just music

Whatever I'm spittin' on, I put my life into it
Whatever I'm rapping about, I put my life into it

Got a reputation on the streets of keepin' it rough
I have a reputation on the streets of keeping it rough

There's just too many of us, you get rushed, you get bust - what!
There's too many of us, so if you get in our way, you'll get attacked

Big trucks, chrome rims spinnin'
Big trucks with spinning chrome rims

The mad faced niggas got money so now we grinnin'
The angry guys with money are now smiling

Pull your sticks out, we the group you listen to, kid!
Get your guns out, we're the group you listen to

Niggas told me my music helped em' through they bid
People told me my music helped them get through their jail sentence

I'm the voice of the ghetto, the heart of New York
I'm the voice of the ghetto, the heart of New York

A fiend will give his last hit, just to hear me talk
A drug addict will give his last hit just to hear me talk

Niggas paid for their mistakes, death is the price
People paid for their mistakes with their life

That's right motherfucka, Onyx for life!
That's right, Onyx for life!

Lyrics © ENTERTAINMENT ONE U.S. LP, Spirit Music Group
Written by: DARRYL PITTMAN, FRED SCRUGGS, JOHN BENSON SEBASTIAN

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