Triggernometry (album) explained

Triggernometry
Type:Album
Artist:Onyx
Cover:Triggernometry (album).jpg
Released:July 22, 2003 (EU)
August 12, 2003 (US)
Recorded:2002–2003
Studio:OPM Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Length:48:18
Label:D3
Prev Year:2002
Next Year:2008

Triggernometry is the fifth album from hardcore rap group Onyx, released on July 22, 2003, by D3 Entertainment. The whole album was produced by Kronic Tones. The album features appearances by American rappers T Hussle, Genovese, Begetz, X1, Bad Luck, Dirty Getinz. The album peaked at No. 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums music chart.

Background

Triggernometry is an album consisting of 10 new tracks and 11 stories from the life of the group Onyx, told by the group members themselves in the gap between the songs. All the songs were produced by one producer Kronic Tones, who had already produced 7 tracks for Fredro Starr's second solo album Don't Get Mad Get Money. The album was criticized by the fans of the group Onyx, who believe that such production is suitable only for nightclubs, but not for the streets.[1] [2] Originally, the album was due out on October 31 under the title Triggernometry: The Study of Guns, but later the name was shortened to Triggernometry, and the album was released earlier.[3] [4]

Singles

The one and only single, "Mama Cryin'/Wild N Here" featuring X1, Begetz, Dirty Getinz, Bad Luck was released in 2003.

Critical response

In 2003, the editor of the Russian online newspaper NewsLab.ru, Mitya Meshalkin, praised the album, adding that Triggernometry, despite the frightening (a mixture of the words "trigger" and "trigonometry") name, had noticeably less street negligence and noticeably more "musicality".[5]

In 2003, RapReviews.com editor Steve "Flash" Juon gave the album a 4 out of 10, calling it "pathetic attempt to relive past Onyx glories". The author also noted that Sticky exhibits the same problem he did on "Decade," namely that he sounds tired and unenthused, like he's going through the motions. Sticky and Fredro seem equally uninterested in resurrecting the name Onyx and shouldn't have even tried.[6]

Track listing

trackfeatured guest(s)producer(s)length
01."Trigonometry Intro"0:58
02."Gun Clap Music"Kronic Tones4:08
03."Stick Up"0:27
04."JMJ"Kronic Tones4:10
05."Def Scams"0:39
06."Street Is Us"T HussleKronic Tones2:52
07."Source Awards"1:04
08."Wild N Here"Kronic Tones3:58
09."'93 Flex"0:39
10."O.N.Y.X. RMX"GenoveseKronic Tones, Dominche (co-producer)3:54
11."Wu Da Competition"1:06
12."Over"BegetzKronic Tones, Hector Delgado (co-producer)4:13
13."B.I.G."1:17
14."Look Dog"X1Kronic Tones3:16
15."Irv Da A&R"0:53
16."Da Next, Pt. 2"Kronic Tones3:42
17."Rappers in Flicks"0:31
18."Champions"X1Kronic Tones3:23
19."Holla Back 50"2:30
20."Mama Cryin"X1, Begetz, Dirty Getinz & Bad LuckKronic Tones4:01
21."Trigonometry (Outro)"0:37

Samples

Gun Clap Music

O.N.Y.X. (Unreleased Original Version)

Leftover tracks

Songs that were recorded in 2002-2003 during the "Triggernometry" sessions but cut from the final album:

Personnel

Credits for Triggernometry adapted from AllMusic and CD booklet.[7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sagen ihre Meinung zu 50 Cent, Wu-Tang, Biggie und Irv Gotti.. laut.de . 2018-08-04.
  2. Web site: VIBE Magazine (September, 2003). 2018-08-04.
  3. Web site: Sticky Fingaz made EW's It List (by EW STAFF) (June 19, 2003). ew.com . 2018-09-01.
  4. Web site: Onyx Member Loses Cancer Battle (by Deniece "Boxx Girl" Mason) (May 28, 2003). hiphopdx.com . 2018-09-01.
  5. Web site: Торопимся за Сетцером, пожинаем плоды шестилетнего ожидания, забавляемся гангста-рэпом. newslab.ru . 2021-01-01.
  6. Web site: Onyx :: Triggernometry :: D3 Entertainment/Riviera Ent.. rapreviews.com . 2021-01-01.
  7. https://www.allmusic.com/album/triggernometry-mw0000599779/credits Triggernometry credits adapted from the AllMusic review
  8. https://www.discogs.com/Onyx-Triggernometry/release/2500621 Credits for Triggernometry
  9. Web site: Billboard October 4, 2003. 2018-08-12.
  10. Web site: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) September 27, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20180813004550/https://www.billboard.com/music/onyx/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/440680. dead. August 13, 2018. billboard.com . 2018-08-04.