June 19, 2003 @ 4:36 pm

Onyx - Bacdafucup: Part 2 (Koch/In The Paint)

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Was it the three seasons Fredro Starr put in on Moesha? Or the ass-whupping Sticky Fingaz caught from skater Simon Woodstock on MTV? Either way, something dulled the edge of hard-core baldies Onyx.

Was it the three seasons Fredro Starr put in on Moesha? Or the ass-whupping Sticky Fingaz caught from skater Simon Woodstock on MTV? Either way, something dulled the edge of hard-core baldies Onyx. After a four-year hiatus, the Queens trio has made a lukewarm attempt to recapture its ’93 debut’s grimy glory with Bacdafucup: Part 2. Their testosterone-fueled delivery kicks things off on the aptly titled “Welcome Back,” complete with a cleverly chopped sample of the theme song from the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. By the time the staccato drums of “What Is Onyx” pound in, it looks like they’ve got their swagger back. But it doesn’t last. Onyx’s plan to “blow up again like WTC,” as Sticky so tastefully puts it, is foiled by characterless Casio funk and trite lyrical onslaughts. The album’s most ambitious cut, “Gun Clap Music,” on which Onyx modifies verses from fallen hip hop soldiers to fit its own agenda, loses bite to bland production. And the cartoonish swing of “Stuckup Kids” further proves that Onyx has devolved from a catalyst of the hard-core to a caricature of it.

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