Abaculi be-rap abaculi ngempilo yasemgwaqweni eyingozi mahhala. Njengoba bekwazi ukungena nokuphuma kwenkululeko endaweni yobugebengu, bavame ukungena enkingeni ngokwabo. Ku-Onyx, ubuciko buwumfanekiso ophelele womlando wabo. Indawo ngayinye ngandlela thize ibhekane nezingozi empeleni.
Bagqame ngokugqamile ekuqaleni kwawo-90s, bahlala "bentanta" eminyakeni eyishumi ye-2 yekhulu lama-XNUMX. Babizwa ngama-innovators ezindaweni ezehlukene zomsebenzi wasesiteji.
Ukwakhiwa kwe-Onyx, umlando wokuvela kweqembu
UFred Lee Scruggs Jr. ubhekwa njengomsunguli oyinhloko weqembu le-American hardcore rap i-Onyx. Wazuza udumo ngaphansi kwegama lokuqamba elithi Fredro Starr. Umfana waze waba neminyaka eyi-13 ehlala esigabeni seFlatbush eBrooklyn. Umndeni wabe usuthuthela eQueens. Umfana wajoyina izithakazelo zomgwaqo ngokushesha. Waqale wathatha i-breakdancing. Ngokushesha waba nesithakazelo ezinkondlweni zasemgwaqweni. Umfana waqamba ngokujabula futhi wenza imvumelwano ye-rap.
Umdlalo wokuqala njengomculi wawuseBaisley Park. Abantu abaningi babuthana lapha, kodwa kwaba nezingxabano ezivamile, izingxabano. UFred, ngenxa yeminyaka yakhe nomdlandla, akazange azinake izingozi. Ngo-1986, lo mfana waya emsebenzini wezinwele. Lapha kwakudingeka axhumane nabadayisi bezidakamizwa nabaculi be-rap abadumile. UFred ubeyingxenye yesigaba sesibili.
Ngenxa yalokho, ngo-1988, ngemva kokuphothula esikoleni, wanquma ukwakha iqembu lakhe zomculo. UFred uqhamuke negama elihle lokuqamba elithi Fredro Starr. Umeme abangani besikole ukuthi babambe iqhaza. Iqembu lalihlanganisa uMarlon Fletcher, owazibiza ngeBig DS, uTyrone Taylor, owaba nguSuave, kamuva noSonny Seeza. Ngo-1991, uSticky Fingaz wajoyina iqembu.
Igama leqembu, umsebenzi wokuqala
Ngokokuqala ngqa, abafana babonana hhayi emakilasini esikole, kodwa epaki, lapho wonke umuntu ehlangana khona ngezimpelasonto. USuave ubenolwazi lomculo oluningi. Lo mfana udlale eqenjini lomfowabo elithi "Cold Crash Scenes", wabe esedlala indawo ka-DJ.
Ngemva kokuhlangana emsebenzini wokudala, abafana banquma ukubiza iqembu labo nge-Onyx. Igama leqembu liphakanyiswe ngabakwa-Big DS. Wadweba ukuhambisana netshe legama elifanayo. I-onyx emnyama yayibonakala ikhanga kakhulu ukuyibuka, yayinenani lobucwebe. Zonke izingane zaziwuthanda lo mbono.
Iqembu belijwayele ukuhlangana ngesikhathi salo samahhala egumbini elingaphansi le-B-Wiz. Abafana basebenzisa umshini wesigubhu we-SP-12 olula ukuqopha izinguqulo zedemo zezingoma zabo. Ngo-1989, bakwazi ukufinyelela uJeffrey Harris, owathatha imisebenzi yomphathi. Ngosizo lwakhe, iqembu likwazile ukusayina inkontileka neProfile Records ukuqopha eyodwa. Uphuma ngo-April 1990, kodwa akakutholi ukuqashelwa ngabalaleli.
Eminye imizamo ye-Onyx yokuthuthukisa
NgoJulayi 1991, abafana baya ku-Jones Beach GreekFest Festival, ehlelelwe abafundi base-Afrika baseMelika. Esiminyaminya emnyango womcimbi, babe nenhlanhla yokuhlangana noJam-Master Jay, ongumculi ophinde abe ngumdidiyeli. Uthembise ukusiza intsha yamathalenta ukuthi ithuthuke. U-Jay umeme abafana ukuthi beze estudiyo ukuzoqopha ingoma yedemo entsha.
NguFredro Starr kuphela ongenza lokhu. Ithimba lonke kwadingeka lilawule ubudlelwano nomthetho ngaleso sikhathi. UFred ulungisele ukushoda kohlu ngosizo lukamzala wakhe uTrop. Waphishekela umsebenzi wokuziphilisa yedwa, kodwa wavuma ukusiza isihlobo. Umphumela waba izingoma ezimbalwa: "Stik 'N' Muve", "Exercise", uJay avume.
Ukwakhiwa kobunikazi benkampani yeqembu le-Onyx
Ngo-1991, u-B-Wiz, umdidiyeli womculo weqembu, uthengisa izinto zokusebenza futhi ashiye eBaltimore. Wanquma ukuba umdayisi wezidakamizwa, kodwa ubulawa ngokushesha. Lokhu ukufa kokuqala komuntu ohlangene neqembu le-Onyx. U-Chylow M. Parker noma u-DJ Chyskillz uba umdidiyeli omusha womculo.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uKirk Jones noFred beza nelogo yeqembu. Baphenduka ubuso obunobubi. Eduze kwayo kunegama lebhendi enegazi elithi "X". Incwadi ekulesi sitayela isho ukufa kuka-B-Wiz. Kanye nokulahlekelwa kwakhe, wonke amarekhodi eqembu ayekade eqoshiwe anyamalala.
Ngemva kwezindaba zokushona kozakwabo, uFred wanquma ukugunda zonke izinwele ekhanda lakhe, ngaleyo ndlela efuna ukuqeda imicabango emibi. Isenzo sesiphenduke uphawu lokuqala kwempilo kabusha. Iqembu lonke lilandele esilingweni. Yile ndlela imfashini "yekhanda lesikhumba", eyaba yingxenye yesithombe seqembu.
Impumelelo yokuqala ye-Onyx
Ngo-1993, u-Onyx wakhipha i-albhamu yabo yokuqala. Kudiski ethi "Bacdafucup" kugqame izingoma ezi-3. Ingoma ethi "Slam" yaba impumelelo. Ayigcinanga nje ngokuthola i-airplay ebanzi emsakazweni nakuthelevishini, kodwa iphinde yafinyelela ku-#4 ku-Billboard Hot 100. Eqenjini elincane, elingaziwa, lokhu kuyimpumelelo impela. Ingoma ethi "Phonsa i-Gunz" yaba yimpumelelo eziteshini zomsakazo. Abalaleli baphinde baqoka ingoma ethi "Shifftee".
Ngenxa yalokho, i-albhamu yathola isikhundla se-platinum, yashaya amashadi omculo ahamba phambili ezweni. Ngo-1994, u-Onyx waqokwa kuma-American Music Awards. Iqembu lithathe indondo ye-"Best Rap Album". I-onyx ibizwe ngokuthi ngabasunguli. Yibo abaqhamuke ne-slam, indlela engathandeki yokucula izingoma, baphinde bethula imfashini yokuphuca amakhanda abo.
Ukusebenza ku-albhamu elandelayo
Ngemuva kwempumelelo nge-albhamu yabo yokuqala, ibhendi yacelwa ukuba iqophe ingoma. Iqembu likwenze ndawonye nabafana base-Biohazard. Umphumela waba "Ubusuku Bokwahlulela", okwaba ukuhambisana nefilimu yegama elifanayo.
Ngo-1993, u-Onyx wahlela ukukhipha i-albhamu yabo yesibili. Abafana baqala umsebenzi, kodwa abazange bakhiphe izinto ezidaliwe. Ngo-1994, ibhendi yashiya i-Big DS. Uhlele ukucula yedwa, waqopha ingoma eyodwa. Lokhu kwaba ukuphela komsebenzi wakhe wokudala ozimele. Ngo-2003, i-Big DS yabulawa umdlavuza.
Irekhodi lesibili eliyimpumelelo
Iqembu likhiphe i-albhamu yalo yesibili ngo-1995. Kwaphinda kwaba yimpumelelo. "All We Got Iz Us" ivele kunombolo 22 ku-Billboard 200. Eshadini le-R&B/Hip Hop, i-albhamu ifinyelele ku-#2. Ngokwerekhodi, leli qembu liqophe amathrekhi angama-25, kodwa angu-15 kuwo agcine ekhululiwe. Ngenkathi esebenza ku-albhamu, uFredro Starr waziqamba kabusha ngokuthi Never futhi uSuave waba nguSonee Seeza noma uSonsee.
I-disc ilethe izingoma ezi-2 zeqembu. I-"Last Dayz" kanye "ne-Live Niguz" bathole impumelelo eshadini le-hip-hop. Zombili lezi zingoma zazisetshenziselwa ukuhambisana namafilimu: amadokhumentari namafilimu afakiwe.
Ngo-1995, i-Onyx yethula ilebula layo. Baqala ukubandakanya abaculi ngokubambisana. Ngawo lowo nyaka, iMarvel Music ikhipha incwadi yamahlaya lapho beza khona nendaba ngeqembu le-Onyx. Ikakhulukazi kulolu hlobo, ibhendi iqopha ingoma ethi "Fight".
Iqoqo lesithathu: enye impumelelo
Ngemva kwe-albhamu yesibili, u-Onyx wabona ikhefu elifushane emisebenzini yabo. Iqembu likhiphe iqoqo elilandelayo eminyakeni emi-3 kamuva. U-X-1, umfowabo ka-Sticky Fingaz, u-50 Cent, owayengaziwa ngaleso sikhathi, nabanye abaculi babamba iqhaza ekuqophelweni kwediski.
I-Shut 'Em Down ifinyelele ku-#10 ku-Billboard 200 kanye ne-#3 kuma-albhamu aphezulu e-R&B/Hip Hop. I-albhamu yayisaqukethe izingoma ezi-3 futhi idayiswe kahle. Kodwa abalaleli ngokujwayelekile bakubeka kubi ukwedlula okudalwe ngaphambilini kweqembu. Lokhu kwaqeda ukusebenzisana phakathi kwe-Onyx ne-JMJ Records.
Iqembu liphinde lahlela ukukhipha i-albhamu enkampanini yalo i-Afficial Nast ngo-1998. Kwahlelwa umsebenzi wabaculi, ababasiza ukuqala umsebenzi womculo, kodwa lokhu akuzange kwenzeke.
Imizamo yokuthola impumelelo yangaphambilini
Umzamo olandelayo wokubuyisela ukuduma okuyizithulu kwaba ukulandelana kwe-albhamu ehamba phambili. Abafana bayiqopha ngo-2001. Ngenxa yalokhu, u-Onyx usayine inkontileka neKoch Records. Iqoqo elisha lezingoma ezingu-12 selikhishiwe. Laba bafana babheje ngengoma eyodwa ethi "Slam Harde", kodwa akufinyelelanga obekulindelekile.
Abalaleli baphathe kabi le albhamu. Leli qembu lasolwa ngokuthanda ukuhweba kuphela. Lokhu kwehlise ukuthandwa osekushabalele.
Ukufa kweqembu
Inkinga yedlula i-Onyx ayigcinanga nje ngokulahlekelwa udumo. Ngo-2002, uJam Master Jay, owayesebenza njengomdidiyeli omkhulu weqembu, washona. Udutshulwe wabulawa ngumuntu ongaziwa khona lapho okuqoshwa khona. Ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kamuva, abafana bathola izindaba zokufa komuntu owayebambe iqhaza. UBig DS washonela esibhedlela. Ngo-2007, u-X1, owayengumlingani weqembu isikhathi eside, wazibulala.
I-albhamu entsha, okunye ukwehluleka
Ngo-2003, i-Onyx yaphinde yazama ukubuyisela ukuthandwa kwabo. Izinsizwa ziqophe icwecwe elisha. Icwecwe liqukethe izingoma eziyi-10 kanye nezindaba zangempela eziyi-11 zabantu abahlangene nebhendi.
Naphezu kokuhlolwa ngokucophelela, i-albhamu ayizange ithole ukuduma. Abalaleli bakubize ngokuthi inketho yekilabhu, engafanele uquqaba. Ngawo lowo nyaka, uFred wasungula i-hardcore rap movement, esakaza umculo "omnyama".
Umsebenzi owengeziwe we-Onyx
Iqembu lanyamalala isikhathi eside. Abahlanganyeli bazisebenzele ngamunye: ukuqoshwa kumafilimu namaphrojekthi wethelevishini, imisebenzi eyedwa. Abafana baphinde baqala imisebenzi yabo eqenjini kuphela ngo-2008. Ngamandla abahlanganyeli, amafilimu ama-2 mayelana neqembu adutshulwa, iqoqo lezingoma ezindala ezingazange zishicilelwe ngaphambili zakhululwa.
USonny Seeza walishiya leli qembu ngo-2009. Waqala ngokusemthethweni umsebenzi wokuziphilisa yedwa. USonny udlala neqembu emicimbini emikhulu, kodwa akenzi nabo imisebenzi yasestudio. Ngo-2012, ibhendi yakhipha iqoqo elisha lezingoma ezingakakhishwa ngaphambilini.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ibhendi ehlanganisa uFredro Starr, uSticky Fingaz waqopha izingoma ezimbalwa, ngayinye eyasekelwa ividiyo. Iqembu belizokhipha i-albhamu, kodwa alizange liphumelele. Abafana badale irekhodi elisha kuphela ngo-2014. Kulokhu iqembu likwazile ukuzuza impumelelo enhle.
Ngo-2015, iqembu lakhipha i-EP. Iculo ngalinye kwayisi-6 likhuluma ngezingxabano ezinzima zobuhlanga ezweni. Indalo isithole ukuqashelwa futhi. Ngemva kwalokho, i-Onyx yaqashelwa ngokubambisana okusebenzayo nabantu bokudala abavela emhlabeni wonke: Netherlands, Slovenia, Germany, Russia. Abafana baqala ukusebenzelana kakhulu nabanye abaculi, belungisa isidingo samanje emhlabeni womculo.
