Country: U.S.A.
Genre: Hip-Hop
Style: Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap
Label Number: 314 536 988-2
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© 1998 JMJ Records
Shut 'Em Down is officially the follow-up to All We Got Iz Us, but since that second album was largely forgotten, the record might as well have been a follow-up to Bacdafucup, the debut that briefly made Onyx a hip-hop sensation. Onyx
haven't changed that much since then; their hardcore rhythms still hit
hard, their lyrics are still profane and they still shout their lyrics
as often as they rap. In short, they still make the oversized,
near-parodic hardcore rap that made "Slam" a smash hit. Unfortunately,
there isn't anything on Shut 'Em Down
nearly as good as "Slam." There's nothing that's flat-out bad, on the
other hand, but there's no denying that the horrorcore schtick wears a
bit thin. At first, it sounds good to have Onyx
back, but it soon becomes clear that they need to develop a new sonic
direction, otherwise they will have shut themselves down.
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