In 1993, years before anyone told ya’ to “get up off them goddamn diamonds”, South Jamaica, Queens, craziest Bal-Hed sons, ONYX, were already busy takin’ some of the Golden Era’s loot and running with it to new heights, stamping the term “hardcore” in its darkest terms upside hip hop’s head with their seminal, trailblazing platinum debut, Bacdafucup.

 

The iconic cover image of four bald, angry-lookin’ niggas, their legendary “MadFace” logo, a shoulder-strapped automatic and a menacing boot-tread took rap to a world that could “Slam” in an era where even looking at someone wrong at a rap show could get you gone. Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, SonSee and the late brother Big DS didn’t break the rules: they scared them the fuck away.

 

Twenty years and several full-length underground classics later, there is still nothing so raw in live rap as getting tossed into the barrier by the smiling, sweating, maniacal fans swarming the pit, to find yourself face-to-face with the ever-Mad Faced, ever Bal-Heded ‘Dro and Sticky (and this summer, on the Rock the Bells tour, Sonsee).

 

Face to face with loud, abrasive greatness, you might just find yourself lucky enough to embrace a boot to the temple when Sticky stage-dives, or swimming with the sharks to make waves for the crowd surfers while you “Throw Ya Gunz”.

 

ONYX made boom bap gangsta, gave metal street cred, and exposed the kinship of hip hop and punk rock cultures to a wider global audience on the strength of their delivery and the look in their eye that said this was no gimmick, motherfucker – all under the guidance of their mentor and producer, the departed architect Jam Master Jay.

 

With the Snowgoons-produced Cuzo LP hot on the way and the custom-built hybrid project Black Rock in the aisles and their newly-minted international “100Mad” click growing stronger, 2013 sees ONYX bring it back-da-fuck up in your mad face. Watch out, ‘cuz they’re coming for head-blood. 


Bio by Darcy MacDonald

SCARCITY BUDAPEST is a group 
of Hungarian producers, 
DJ's and MC's 
that set their standards high in music.

The movement is alive since 2004, 
and as an indie label 
we bring you the rawest sounds 
from Budapest / Hungary.

Our crew yet have worked with 
international artists like:

ONYX
SLAINE (La Coka Nostra)
TY NITTY (Infamous Mobb)
TRAGEDY KHADAFI
KRUMBSNATCHA
SNAK THE RIPPER
MERKULES
LORD GOAT (Non Phixion)
CRAIG G
SICKNATURE
NBS
VIRTUOSO
REEF THE LOST CAUZE 
CHIEF KAMACHI
BLACASTAN

SNOWGOONS
4TH DISCIPLE 
GRIM TEAM 
GUNZ N BUTTER 
STU BANGAS  
AL TARBA 
ANNO DOMINI

and many more!

Worked with Hungarian artists aswell:

NKS
MIKEE MYKANIC
JAM BALAYA
BARBÁRFIVÉREK
TKYD
BANKOS
NORBA 
SISKA FINUCCSI 
PHAT
DSP
KÁVA KRÚ
FURAKOR
THESHOW 
AKKEZDET PHIAI

We also do live performances, 
book shows, and have opened 
for platinum names such as:

RZA 
GZA 
METHOD MAN
RAEKWON 
MASTA KILLA
KILLAH PRIEST 
MOBB DEEP
ONYX
SNAK THE RIPPER 
B-REAL
PSYCHO REALM 
DE LA SOUL 
PLANET ASIA
ALCHEMIST 
AFU RA
STREETLIFE 
DJ MATHEMATICS
TEKITHA 
SHABAZZ THE DISCIPLE 
KILLARMY 
CILVARINGZ 
NORTH STAR 
SNOWGOONS
SICKNATURE
REEF THE LOST CAUZE
VIRTUOSO
NBS
BLOCK MCCLOUD
SALAH EDIN
SOULKAST
PROP DYLAN

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SCARCITY 
PRODUCTION TEAM:

AZA

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SCARCITY MCs:

KILLAKIKITT (AZA + TIRPA) 
KRÚBI
LJAY

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