Onyx (hip hop group) facts for kids

Onyx is an American hip hop group. They are from Queens, a part of New York City. The group started in 1988. They chose their name from the onyx stone.

Onyx is best known for their popular song "Slam". This song was on their album Bacdafucup. The album came out on March 30, 1993.

Onyx: Awards and Recognition

Onyx has received several awards and nominations for their music. They have been recognized by different music organizations.

Major Music Awards

In 1994, Onyx was nominated for an award. They were up for "Favorite New Rap/Hip-Hop Artist" at the American Music Awards. This was for their album Bacdafucup.

They also won an important award that same year. They won "Best Rap Album" at the Soul Train Music Awards. This award was also for their album Bacdafucup.

Onyx was nominated many times at The Source Hip Hop Music Awards in 1994. They were nominated five times in total.

Other Recognitions

At the end of 1993, two big US magazines featured Onyx. Billboard and Cashbox included Onyx on their yearly music charts.

Later, in 1996, the magazine CMJ New Music Monthly listed one of their albums. They put All We Got Iz Us on their list of "The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 1995".

In 2014, another album received praise. #WakeDaFucUp was named one of the best hip-hop albums of 2014 by XXL magazine.

More recently, in 2020, their album SnowMads was chosen as "The Best Rap Album of 2019". This was a "Readers' Choice" award from the Russian website Rap.Ru.

See also

In Spanish: Onyx (banda) para niños