The first single, " Live Niguz", also known by its censored title "Live!!!", was released on Jas a single from Def Jam's The Show: The Soundtrack and as the first single from Onyx's second album, All We Got Iz Us. Two singles were released from this album: "Live Niguz" and "Last Dayz". The cover for All We Got Iz Us was a 6-inch metal plate, and the photographer just took a picture of this plate, and the mad face that you see on the back cover of the album Shut 'Em Down was a real lump of metal. Probably, it was a bad idea, because it was the beginning, when the sales of Onyx albums started to "crack". For example, the intro/opening track features a split-personality monologue: Sticky Fingaz threatening himself at gunpoint, eventually committing suicide.įor the cover of the album All We Got Iz Us, Sticky and Fredro just wanted to paint a cracked mad face. Turning away from the more humorous approach of their debut, All We Got Iz Us had an overall darker and more serious tone, dealing with subjects such as suicide, heavy substance abuse and racism. It is widely considered to be a great follow up to their debut Bacdafucup with many fans actually citing it as Onyx's best album. Now you got to run around with a Mac-12 in your trunk, bulletproof vest, mad money niggas, you think that niggas going to kill you, so this was our frame of mind." Lyrics Īll We Got Iz Us this name was chosen because it is much more grimy than Bacdafucup. At that time niggas was on the knees, crying, praying almost like 'I love you my nigga' and that's how All We Got Iz Us album came about. ".We made that title one day at the studio. The title All We Got Iz Us came up because it was a state of mind for Onyx at that time. On the album two group members came up with new aliases: Mega) and Panama P.I., who featured on Onyx's sophomore set, "All We Got Iz Us", Gang Green and singer Choclatt (Jared Crawford). Onyx signed contracts with the artists All City (Greg Valentine and J. In the same year members of Onyx have formed a label, Armee Records, and have signed production and distribution deals with Capitol Records and Mercury Records. Onyx recorded 25 songs for this album, but only 15 of them were included on the album by Jam Master Jay's decision. Big DS left the group at the same time to start a solo career. In March 1994, when Fredro Starr was on the set of Dangerous Minds, Lyor Cohen came to him and offered him a million dollars for recording a new album, All We Got Iz Us. "Live Niguz" appeared in the soundtrack to the 1995's documentary The Show and "Last Dayz" was used in the film " 8 Mile". Two charting singles were released from the album, " Last Dayz" which made it to 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 10 on the Hot Rap Singles and " Live Niguz", also known as "Live!!!", made it to 17 on the Hot Rap Singles and 81 on the R&B charts. The album has sold over 500.000 copies, but it never came anywhere near the success of the first album. The album features guest appearances from rap group All City and rapper from Queens, Panama P.I.Īll We Got Iz Us debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200, and number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. All We Got Iz Us is the second album by American hip hop group Onyx, released on Octoby JMJ Records and Rush Associated Labels.
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