Rap Musician. A member of the rap musical group, 'Onyx.' The group was formed in 1989 in Queens, New York, with Big DS, Sticky Fingaz, Fredo Starr, and DJ Suave Sonny Caesar, after the four men met while working as barbers. The group began playing locally in clubs, which gained them attention of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay, who signed them to his JMJ Record Label. They released there debut album, 'Bacdafu#up' and it became a platinum-certified hit, thanks to the song, "Slam." That same year the album won Best Rap Album at the Soul Train Awards beating out the likes of Dr. Dre for his rap hit, 'The Chronic.' In 1993 Big DS left the group to pursue other activities, but the group continued without him. In 1995 they relesed the album, 'All We Got Iz Us' and 'Shut 'Em Down' in 1998, but these albums never gained the attention as there first. They also did a remix of there hit, 'Slam' with the group 'Biohazard' for the film, "Judgment Night.' The remaining members went onto other things with Fredo and Sticky appearing in films and television like "Moesha," "Clockers," "Sunset Park," and HBO's "Strapped." In 2002, the group got back together and released the album, 'Bacdafu#up II." On May 22, 2003, Big DS died from complications of cancer. There other recordings are "Throw Ya Gunz," "Here 'N' Now," "Atak Of Da Bal-Hadz," "Da Mad Face Invasion," "Onyx Is Here," "Stik 'N' Muve," "Shifftee," "Phat (N' All Dat)," "Life Or Death," "Last Dayz," "Shout," "Purse Snatchaz," "I Murder U," "Betta Of Dead," "Most Def," "Act Up," "Getto Mentatlitee," "2 Wrongs," "Maintain," "Walk In New York," "It Was Onyx," "Raze It Up," "Broke Willies," "For Nothin," "Rob And Vic," "Face Down," "Cops," "Black Dust," "One Nation," "React," "Ghetto Starz," "Take That," "The Worst," "Overshine," "What's Onyx," "Bring 'Em Out Dead," "Slam Harder," "Hold Up," "Bang 2 Dis," "Gangsta," "Hood Beef," "Big Trucks," "Clap And Rob 'Em," "Onyx Is Back," "Feel Me," "Wet The Club," and "Ah We Do It Like This."