Talib Kweli Onyx Talk Bacdafucup, Big DS, Jam Master Jay, X1, Snowgoons, Peoples Party Full

In this episode of People s Party With Talib Kweli, Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with the legendary hiphop group: ONYX This crew set a new bar for hardcore hiphop when they hit the scene in 1993. Here s some of what you ll hear in this one: The importance of Big DS to the Onyx legacy. Baisley Park as the epicenter of the Queens hiphop scene. Lo Life booster crew affiliations and Polo gear in hiphop. The story of how Onyx linked up with Jam Master Jay. The chaotic video shoot for Onyx s Throw Ya Gunz. Pulling inspiration from Nirvana s Smells Like Teen How Chyskillz helped define the Onyx sound on their first album. The transition in tone from Bacdafucup to All We Got Iz Us. Rapper X1 breathing new life into Onyx on the Shut Em Down album. Whether Sonny Seeza is still part of the group. Starring in the 1993 film Strapped and the