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Onyx is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Lords of the Underground, Peja, Ocean Wisdom, Killarmy and Jam Master Jay. Those roots explain a lot about how Onyx arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Sticky Fingaz, Method Man, DMX, M.O.P. and EPMD, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Method Man, Gang Green, Sean Price, Papoose and Cormega, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 49 connections around Onyx, reaching back through Lords of the Underground and forward to Method Man. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Onyx is an American hardcore hip hop group from New York City, formed in 1988 by Fredro Starr, Suavé and the late Big DS. Sticky Fingaz joined the group in 1991.
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Onyx connections
Onyx grew out of Lords of the Underground, Peja, Ocean Wisdom and Killarmy, shares an orbit with Sticky Fingaz, Method Man, DMX and M.O.P., went on to shape Method Man, Gang Green, Sean Price and Papoose. 49 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Onyx
Sounds and acts that shaped Onyx.
Artists similar to Onyx
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Onyx.
- Sticky Fingazartist
- Method Manartist
- DMXartist
- M.O.P.artist
- EPMDartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- Big Punisherartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Cypress Hillartist
- Snowgoonsartist
- Keith Murrayartist
- Lost Boyzartist
- Ol' Dirty Bastardartist
- Craig Mackartist
- Canibusartist
- O.C.artist
- Big Lartist
- Nineartist
Bands Onyx shaped
Where the influence of Onyx travelled next.
- Method Manartist
- Gang Greenartist
- Sean Priceartist
- Papooseartist
- Cormegaartist
- Snak the Ripperartist
- Busta Rhymesartist
- Raekwonartist
- City Morgueartist
- The Scorpionsartist
- Biohazardartist
- ZillaKamiartist
- Rise of the Northstarartist
- SosMulaartist
- DMXartist
- 50 Centartist
- Wu-Tang Clanartist
- N.O.R.E.artist
- Big Punartist
- X1artist
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