Onyx
Hip-hop band from South Jamaica, NY · formed 1989
- Shows on record
- 9
- Rooms played
- 9
- Cities
- 9
- Releases
- 27
- Last show
- May 4, 2024Westville Music Bowl
About
Onyx is a band from South Jamaica, NY, formed in 1989, tagged boom bap, Confrontational, east coast hip hop by its sources. Shows on record run from 1993 to 2024, across 9 rooms in 9 cities.
- Onyx formed in 1989 — MusicBrainz
- Onyx is based in South Jamaica — MusicBrainz
- Big DS: member — MusicBrainz
- DJ LS One: member — MusicBrainz
- DJ Spot: member — MusicBrainz
- Fredro Starr: member — MusicBrainz
- Sonsee: member — MusicBrainz
- Sticky Fingaz: member — MusicBrainz
- DJ Flamboyant: additional, turntable (former member) — MusicBrainz
- Onyx has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1993–2026 — MusicBrainz
- Onyx has 483915 listeners on Last.fm — Onyx on Last.fm
- Onyx has released 10 recordings between 2023 and 2026 — Onyx on Discogs
- Onyx has 143 followers on Genius — Onyx on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @onyx_hq — Onyx on Genius
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Queens, New York, USA — Onyx on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
9 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 19931 show
- 20091 show
- 20111 show
- 20144 shows
- 20231 show
- 20241 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2024 | Westville Music Bowl · New HavenSupportwith Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, TKA, +3 | Support | Stevie B, Lisa Lisa, TKA, +3 |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Radio City Music Hall · New York (NYC)Supportwith DJ Cassidy, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, +17 | Support | DJ Cassidy, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, +17 |
| Feb 8, 2014 | Underworld · MontrealSupportwith Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds | Support | Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds |
| Feb 4, 2014 | Amigos Cantina · SaskatoonSupportwith Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds | Support | Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds |
| Feb 2, 2014 | Encore at WEM · EdmontonSupportwith Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds | Support | Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds |
| Feb 1, 2014 | Element · CastlegarSupportwith Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds | Support | Kool Keith, Michael Rushden, Lord Diamonds |
| Feb 26, 2011 | L'Olympic · NantesSupportwith Tko | Support | Tko |
| Aug 10, 2009 | House of Blues - Chicago · ChicagoSupportwith Kottonmouth Kings, Dirtball, Short Dawg Tha Native, +2 | Support | Kottonmouth Kings, Dirtball, Short Dawg Tha Native, +2 |
| Jul 13, 1993 | Ohio Center · ColumbusSupportwith Run–D.M.C., Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, +2 | Support | Run–D.M.C., Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, +2 |
Where they play
9 rooms in 9 citiesRooms played most
- Amigos Cantina · Saskatoon1 show
- Element · Castlegar1 show
- Encore at WEM · Edmonton1 show
- House of Blues - Chicago · Chicago1 show
- L'Olympic · Nantes1 show
Cities played
- Castlegar1 show
- Chicago1 show
- Columbus1 show
- Edmonton1 show
- Montreal1 show
and 4 other cities
Releases
27 releases, 1993–2026It All Started in Brooklyn
2026 · Album
What We Talking Bout
2026
Battle Royale
2025 · Album
Lower East Side
2025 · Album
Cold Case Files, Vol.3
2024 · Album
Ghetto Anthems
2024 · Album
BacDaFucUp Remixed
2023 · Album
Blood on da X
2023 · Album
World Take Over
2023 · Album
Acropolis
2023
#Turndafucup: The Original Sessions
2022 · Album
1993
2022 · Album
Onyx Versus Everybody
2022 · Album
Onyx 4 Life
2021 · Album
SnowMads
2019 · Album
Black Rock
2018 · Album
Shotgunz in Hell
2017 · Album
Best of Onyx
2015 · Compilation
#TURNDAFUCUP
2014 · Album
#WAKEDAFUCUP
2014 · Album
Cold Case Files, Vol. 2
2014 · Compilation
Cold Case Files: Murder Investigation
2008 · Album
Triggernometry
2003 · Album
Bacdafucup, Part II
2002 · Album
Shut ’Em Down
1998 · Album
All We Got Iz Us
1995 · Album
Bacdafucup
1993 · Album
Lineup
- Big DS
- DJ LS One
- DJ Spot
- Fredro Starr
- Sonsee
- Sticky Fingaz
Former
- DJ Flamboyant · additional, turntable
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Onyx on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Onyx on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Onyx on Genius | Artist facts |
| Onyx on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| Spotify | Photos |
| TheAudioDB | Photos, Logo |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikipedia | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.