Bacdafucup

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Bacdafucup
Studio album by Onyx
Released March 30, 1993 (1993-03-30) (US)
Recorded 1992-1993
Genre East Coast hip hop, hardcore rap, underground rap
Length 47:27
Label Jam Master Jay Records / Rush Associated Labels
Producer Chyskillz
Jam Master Jay
Kool Tee
Jeff Harris
Onyx chronology
Bacdafucup
(1993)
All We Got Iz Us
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly A−[2]

Bacdafucup (play /ˈbækdəfʌkʌp/) is the debut album from hardcore rap group Onyx. The album featured their breakout single, "Slam", which received heavy airplay on both radio and television (MTV and BET), leading the song to reach #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Bacdafucup was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 25, 1993. The album is broken down track-by-track by Onyx in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[3]

In addition to Slam, two other singles made it to the charts, "Throw Ya Gunz" and "Shiftee".

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

Music videos were released for the tracks "Bacdafucup", "Throw Ya Gunz", "Slam", "Shiftee" and "Da Nex Niguz".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Bacdafucup" – 0:48 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  2. "Bichasniguz" – 3:54 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  3. "Throw Ya Gunz" – 3:16 (Produced by Chyskillz)
  4. "Here 'N' Now" – 3:40 (Produced by Chyskillz)
  5. "Bust Dat Ass" – 0:37 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  6. "Atak of da Bal-Hedz" – 3:12 (Produced by Kool Tee)
  7. "Da Mad Face Invasion" – 0:46 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  8. "Blac Vagina Finda" – 3:12 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay; Co-Produced by Jeff Harris)
  9. "Da Bounca Nigga" – 0:29 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  10. "Nigga Bridges" – 4:12 (Produced by Jam Master Jay & Jeff Harris; Co-Produced by Chyskillz)
  11. "Onyx Is Here" – 3:03 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  12. "Slam" – 3:38 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  13. "Stik 'N' Muve" – 3:20 (Produced by Jam Master Jay & Jeff Harris; Co-Produced by Chyskillz)
  14. "Bichasbootleguz" – 0:27 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  15. "Shifftee" – 4:19 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)
  16. "Phat ('N' All Dat)" – 3:17 (Produced by Chyskillz)
  17. "Da Nex Niguz" – 4:07 (Produced by Kool Tee)
  18. "Getdafucout" – 1:08 (Produced by Chyskillz & Jam Master Jay)

[edit] Album singles

Single information
"Throw Ya Gunz"
  • Released: November 27, 1992
  • B-side: "Blac Vagina Finda"
"Shiftee"
  • Released: September 28, 1993
  • B-side: "Bichasniguz"
"Slam"
  • Released: May 11, 1993
  • B-side: "Da Nex Nigguz"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1993 Bacdafucup 17 8

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1993 Throw Your Gunz 81 61 1 24
Slam 4 11 1 1
Shifftee 92 52 2 14
  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  3. ^ Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007.


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