Talib Kweli & Onyx Talk “Bacdafucup,“ Big DS, Jam Master Jay, X1, & Snowgoons | People’s Party Full
In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli,“ Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with the legendary hip-hop group:
ONYX
This crew set a new bar for hardcore hip-hop when they hit the scene in 1993. Here’s some of what you’ll hear in this one:
• The importance of Big DS to the Onyx legacy.
• Baisley Park as the epicenter of the Queens hip-hop scene.
• Lo Life booster crew affiliations and Polo gear in hip-hop.
• The story of how Onyx linked up with Jam Master Jay.
• The chaotic video shoot for Onyx’s ’Throw Ya Gunz’.
• Pulling inspiration from Nirvana’s ’Smells Like Teen Spirit.’
• How Chyskillz helped define the Onyx sound on their first album.
• The transition in tone from ’Bacdafucup’ to ’All We Got Iz Us’.
• Rapper X1 breathing new life into Onyx on the ’Shut ’Em Down’ album.
• Whether Sonny Seeza is still part of the group.
• Starring in the 1993 film ’Strapped’ and the
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