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Happy 50th Birthday Sticky Fingaz!: Top Five Movie Roles of Kirk Jones

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42 years ago today, rapper, actor, director, and producer Sticky Fingaz was born

On this day in Hip Hop history, Kirk Jones bka Sticky Fingaz was born in Brooklyn, New York. Known as the frontman for the trailblazing rap group Onyx and various appearances on screen and television, Sticky Fingaz has worked his way into being a distinguished part of hip hop culture.

With Onyx, Jones became a huge success. The group’s debut album Bacdafucup had huge commercial success and went multi-platinum. Since the multiplatinum debut, the group has released four other albums. Jones also released two albums as a solo artist titled Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones and “Decade ‘…but wait it gets worse’” featuring artists such as Eminem, Raekwon, Redman, Canibus, and Omar Epps. He was also featured on Eminem’s Marshall Mathers LP and Snoop Dogg’s No Limit Top Dogg.

As an actor, Jones has been very successful over the years. He has had roles in many movies that have played a big part in hip-hop culture and others that have become household names. For Sticky’s born day, we here at TheSource.com have compiled a list the top five roles that he has been casted in:

Eddie Mathematics: In 2004 Jones played prison kingpin Eddie Mathematics in the film Doing Hard Time starring Boris Kodjoe

Scientific: In 1995 Jones was cast as Scientific in the Spike Lee Joint Clockers about a street-level drug dealer who becomes entangled in a murder investigation.

Tyrone: In 2000, Jones was casted as Deebo’s sidekick Tyrone in cult classic Next Friday.

Blade: In 2006, Jones was cast as the lead, Blade, in the Spike Television rendition of the infamous Marvel antihero. The show ran 13 episodes.

Wink: In 2007, Jones was casted as Wink in the very popular video game ‘Def Jam: Icon’. His character had a huge role in the plot line of the video game’s story mode.

On behalf of myself and everyone here at The Source, we’d like to wish Kirk Jones a Happy Bornday, may your career be long and prosperous.

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Today In Hip Hop History: Onyx’s Debut Album ‘Bacdafucup’ Turns 30 Years Old!

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On March 30, 1993, cousins Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz and their partners Sonny Seeza and Big DS put out their debut album, Bacdafucup, on the newly created Rush Associated Labels.

Primarily produced by the group’s founder Jam Master Jay, other production credits include The Afros’ Kool Tee, Chryskillz, and a then young producer named Jeff Harris; Bacdafucup was by far Onyx’s best studio LP, becoming certified platinum by the RIAA in just a little over seven months after its debut.

The album’s sure shot singles include the riot-causing “Throw Ya Gunz,” the horn propelled “Shiftee,” and of course, the mainstream favorite of all, “Slam.”

Onyx made their claim to fame with their trademark “mad face,” bald heads, and all black everything. Many copycats came after these guys, but their mark on the game is definitely unparalleled. Salute to Fredro, Sticky, Seez, and a big RIP to DS.

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Fredro Starr Says Sticky Fingaz Deserves Spot On Top 50 Rappers List After He “Bodied” Eminem

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Fredro Starr is among those who had criticism for Billboard and Vibe’s Top 50 Greatest rappers list. Over the past month, the two publications teamed up to drop a list of the best rappers who’ve ever graced the mic. Each week, they unveiled the list in 10-spot increments, eventually leading to the top 10. Many rappers took issue with the list, even those who landed on it. Ice Cube, for instance, disregarded Billboard’s opinion surrounding the genre because they “ain’t hip-hop.” 

The top 10 included names like Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Lil Wayne, and Nicki Minaj while Jay-Z held the #1 position. Though many took issue with the rankings, it seems that Eminem’s inclusion ruffled a few feathers. Billboard declared Eminem at #5, a spot above the late Biggie Smalls. As you could imagine, plenty of rappers were left off of the list, including Onyx member Sticky Fingaz. Fredro Starr recently sat down with VladTV where he aired out Billboard for their rankings.

Fredro Starr Says Eminem Would’ve Had Sticky Fingaz On A Top 50 List

Fredro Starr not only took issue with Jadakiss’ position on the list but he felt as though Sticky Fingaz deserved a spot in the rankings. Though he said he’s “nicer” than many of those on the list, he expressed disappointment in Billboard for excluding Sticky. “C’mon son. Sticky would burn half them n***as. I would burn half them n***as but Stick is that dude,” he stated. He explained that even Eminem had praise for Sticky’s skillset as an MC before mentioning the Onyx MC’s verse on “Remember Me?” “I think he bodied Eminem on that particular record,” he said.

Starr added that Eminem fueled Sticky’s competitive spirit on that track for the Onyx rapper to deliver “one of the illest verses ever.” “You saying Eminem is one of the best rappers ever? The n***a rocking the Onyx shirt in that documentary? ‘Sticky one of my favorite rappers,’ he’s always saying that,” Starr said. So if he’s part of his favorite rappers, how he not on the 50 list? We should let Eminem write the 50 list.” Check out his comments above. 

Today In Hip Hop History: Onyx Dropped Their Debut Album ‘Bacdafucup’ 28 Years Ago

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On March 30, 1993, cousins Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz and their partners Sonny Seeza and Big DS put out their debut album, Bacdafucup, on the newly created Rush Associated Labels.

Primarily produced by the group’s founder Jam Master Jay, other production credits include The Afros’ Kool Tee, Chryskillz, and a then young producer named Jeff Harris; Bacdafucup was by far Onyx’s best studio LP, becoming certified platinum by the RIAA in just a little over seven months after its debut.

The album’s sure shot singles include the riot-causing “Throw Ya Gunz,” the horn propelled “Shiftee,” and of course, the mainstream favorite of all, “Slam.”

Onyx made their claim to fame with their trademark “mad face,” bald heads, and all black everything. Many copycats came after these guys, but their mark on the game is definitely unparalleled. Salute to Fredro, Sticky, Seez, and a big RIP to DS.

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Rap Report Card From the 1990s Grades Jay-Z, DMX and More

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