Onyx (hip hop group)

Onyx is an American hip hop group. They are from Queens, a borough of New York City. The group was founded in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Suavé (also known as Sonny Seeza) and the late Big DS. The group is named after the onyx stone. 

They are best known for their song "Slam". The song is off their studio album Bacdafucup. The album was released on March 30, 1993.

Awards and nominations
In 1994, for the album Bacdafucup, Onyx was nominated for "Favorite New Rap/Hip-Hop Artist" at the American Music Awards. They won "Best Rap Album" at the Soul Train Music Awards. Onyx was also nominated five times at The Source Hip Hop Music Awards ceremony in 1994.

 Year Award Nominated work Category Result 1994 American Music Awards of 1994 Bacdafucup Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist  1994 Soul Train Music Awards Bacdafucup Best Rap Album  The Source Hip Hop Music Awards Onyx New group of the year  Onyx New artist of the year  Onyx Live performer of the year  "Slam" Single of the year  Bacdafucup Album of the year 

At the end of 1993, the US magazines Billboard and Cashbox placed Onyx on several of their final annual charts. In 1996, CMJ New Music Monthly placed the album All We Got Iz Us in their list The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 1995. In 2014, #WakeDaFucUp was named as one of the best hip-hop albums of 2014 by XXL.The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of 2014 (So Far) . XXLMag.com (2014-06-30). Retrieved on 2014-06-30. In 2020, SnowMads was chosen as "The Best Rap Album of 2019: Readers' Choice" by the Russian website Rap.Ru.

 Year Work Publication Country Accolade Rank1993OnyxBillboardUnited StatesHot Rap Artists1Top Billboard 200 Album Artists64Top R&B Album Artists20Hot 100 Singles Artists45CashboxTop New Groups4 1996 All We Got Iz Us CMJ New Music Monthly The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 199517 2014 #WakeDaFucUp XXL The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014– 2020 SnowMads Rap.RuRussia The Best Rap Album of 2019: Readers' Choice1

References

Category:1980s establishments in New York (state)
Category:1988 establishments in the United States
Category:American rap music groups
Category:Musical groups from New York City
Category:Musicians from Queens
Category:Musical groups established in 1988