Onyx

Five years after onyx first assaulted rap audiences with hyperaggressive hits like "Throw
Ya Gunz" and "Slam," the Queens, New York, trio returns with a third album on which
venting hostility is still top priority. Though it errs by way of some sub-Puffy dance-floor
dismalness ("Ghetto Starz," featuring the Lost Boyz and the bass line from "Another One
Bites the Dust"), Shut 'Em Down's grimy, plodding bulk maintains the grumpy bald... More >