Throw Ya Gunz

Onyx

About Throw Ya Gunz

"Throw Ya Gunz" is the first single by American hip hop group Onyx from their debut album, Bacdafucup. It was released on November 27, 1992 by JMJ Records, Rush Associated Labels and Chaos Recordings. The song signifies the Jamaican tradition of a gun salute as a show of respect to the men on the mic. Produced by Chylow Parker, "Throw Ya Gunz" was a success and made it to four Billboard charts, including #1 on the Hot Rap Singles for two weeks. The song achieved even greater success in the UK, where it peaked at #34 on the UK Top 40 in 1993. The song was used as a promo for the 18th season of the American animated sitcom South Park. The song was sampled by more than 50 rap artists including Jeru The Damaja, The Notorious B. I. G., Eminem, Vinnie Paz and A$AP Mob. "Throw Ya Gunz" is featured in a 1993 Forest Whitaker's award-winning HBO drama Strapped and in a 2003 video game Def Jam Vendetta. 


Year:
1997
3:14
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Take em up, take em out, bring em out dead
Shine em up, shine em up, shine a bald head
One gun, two gun, three gun, four
Your, mine, it's all about crime
Onyx

It's time to get live, live, live like a wire
I set a whole choir on fire
Well done, on the grill, shot skills kills
And no frills - they try to diss me, they getting crispy
Ha, ha hah hah, and we do it like this
In fact, you players jack Jack's
Cause they can burn in hell shit for all that I care
Beware the bald head the dread said if they dare
Stick-up's assassin, traction new reaction
These fucking niggas shoulda made the All-Madden!
Onyx is wrecking shit, slip-slide step quick
Super on it infinite that gets crashed like a rented
The shit they write is black and white; well mine's got mad color
Ain't that right, my blood brother?!
Word up, raise it up
We do it with the crew that don't give a f*ck

Throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care

Heads up, cause we're dropping some shit
On your now shot-skills, Onyx Tec-9 for a while
Keep your eyes open in the fight, I'mma swell em
The hardcore style, rowdy-n-wild, hits I'mma sell em
To all competition slide back then listen
I'm kicking all that, shit to the doormat
Claiming this domain, cause mad pains
Blood stains, long range - cock gats!
Crazy clips, I sink ships, cutting faces like a pirate
I've never caught a flood, for the mad shit that I did
Heard, you got the word so observe
I shatter and splatter bodies that blows and bust nerds, open
I always leave my barrel smoking

Throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care
Just throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care
Just throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care
Just throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care

Ah, I hate your fucking guts, and I hope that you die
Sticky Fingaz, the name, and my life is a lie
Cause I'm having a bad day, so stay out of my way
And we're the pistol packing people, so you better obey
Just in the nick of time, I commit the perfect crime
Rip my heart from my chest, put it right into a rhyme
I don't feel pain cause it's all in the mind
And what's mines is mines and, yours is mine
Don't fucking blink or I'mma rob yo' ass blind
Onyx, is ripping shit, I got the Tec-9
So what the bumba clot boy buck-buck-buck-buck
It's like a catastrophe, fucking with me, G
I'm a bald head with a knife
I want your money or your life
So, so, so, so

Throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care
Just throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care
Just throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care
Just throw ya guns in the air
And buck buck like you just don't care

We the motherfuckin Onyx
And we don't give a flying motherfucking f*ck
Ay yo DS man we gonna come get you out of jail man
F*ck that, yo DS we coming man, we got the bail
We got the bail, we gonna break you out man
F*ck that, yeah
We the f*ck up out of this piece

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Onyx

Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (save some shades, such as purple or blue). Commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white. more »

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Written by: KIRK JONES, CHYLOW M PARKER, FREDDIE SCRUGGS, TYRONE GEORGE TAYLOR

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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12 facts about this song

Release Details
"Throw Ya Gunz" by Onyx was released in November 1992.
Music Genre
This song is classified under the East Coast hip hop and hardcore hip hop genres.
Debut Album
"Throw Ya Gunz" is from the debut album of Onyx, entitled "Bacdafucup," which was released in 1993.
Chart Success
Upon its release, the song peaked at number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles Chart, signaling its commercial success.
Cultural Impact
The song helped to popularize the term "slam dancing," which later became culturally synonymous with wild and aggressive behavior at hip hop concerts.
Music Video
The accompanying music video directed by Diane Martel, which depicts the group's members in a mosh pit-like environment, was instrumental in further spreading the "slam dancing" concept.
Producer
"Throw Ya Gunz" was produced by the prolific hip-hop music producer, Chyskillz.
Samples
The song samples "Cold Sweat" by James Brown and "Ode to Billie Joe" by Lou Donaldson.
Recognition
Pitchfork Media listed "Throw Ya Gunz" as the 81st best song of the 1990s.
Influence
The track's aggressive lyricism and energetic style influenced numerous other hardcore hip hop and rap artists, playing a crucial role in shaping the genre's sound in the 90s.
Controversy
Due to its violent overtones and the depiction of gun culture, "Throw Ya Gunz" was met with controversy and criticism.
Signature Track
"Throw Ya Gunz" is often considered to be Onyx's signature track, encapsulating their raw energy and style.

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