SnowMads
Studio album by
Onyx
ReleasedNovember 15, 2019
Recorded2018-2019
StudioSteakhouse Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California), A2Z Studio (Prague, Czech Republic)
GenreHardcore Hip Hop
East Coast Hip Hop
Length43:53
LabelGoon MuSick
ProducerSnowgoons (Det Gunner, DJ Illegal & Sicknature)
Tengo (a.k.a. J.S. Kuster)
DJ Illegal (executive)
Fredro Starr (executive)
Onyx chronology
Black Rock
(2018)		 SnowMads
(2019)
Singles from SnowMads
  1. "Ain't No Time To Rest"
    Released: September 16, 2019
  2. "Kill Da Mic"
    Released: November 13, 2019
  3. "Mad Shoot Outs"
    Released: December 13, 2019
  4. "Rat Tat Tat"
    Released: March 7, 2020
  5. "Street Art"
    Released: April 16, 2020
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
UndergroundHipHopBlog [1]
HipHopDX3.7/5[2]
Rate Your Music2.27/5[3]

SnowMads is the eighth studio album by American hip hop group Onyx, released on November 15, 2019 via Goon MuSick.[4]

The album is entirely produced by Snowgoons. This is not the first time the two groups have worked together. Five years prior, Snowgoons had forced Onyx to release the LP #WakeDaFucUp, which was named as one of the best hip-hop albums of 2014 by XXL.[5] Over the course of 5 years, Onyx had collaborated several times with Snowgoons and had also performed in Europe together. SnowMads included 15 tracks and guest appearances from rappers Bumpy Knuckles, Nems, Knuckles (N.B.S.), Quadro, Ufo Fev, SickFlo, Flee Lord and Dope D.O.D.[6][7][8][9]

Critical response

In his review of the album for UndergroundHipHopBlog, Legends Will Never Die rated the album 8 out of 10 and added: "I’ve been wanting a #WAKEDAFUCUP follow-up for a while now & I’m finally glad they did it. Some of the features I could do without, but the Snowgoons‘ raw production yet again fits the duo’s cutthroat lyricism".[10]

In his review of the album for HipHopDX, Riley Wallace rated the album 3.7 out of 5 and added: "This isn’t a perfect album, but in a year that’s seen some of the genre’s most revered icons treat fans to gems worthy of their collections, Sticky and Fredro provide a polished slice of refined, hard-edged Hip Hop — the same flavor that birthed some of the game’s grimiest (whether they get roses for it or not)."[11]

The album was chosen as "The best rap album of 2019" by the Russian website Rap.Ru,[12] as well as "one of the best rap albums of 2019" by the editors of the Russian website HipHop4Real.[13] The album was featured on a Russian late-night talk show Evening Urgant hosted by Ivan Urgant on Channel One, where Onyx performed their most famous hit "Slam",[14][15][16][17] as well as on the Bulgarian show Шоуто на Николаос Цитиридис on bTV, where members of the group gave an interview and performed the song "Kill Da Mic".[18]

Singles

On September 16, 2019, Onyx released "Ain't No Time To Rest" (feat. Dope D.O.D.) as the first single from the upcoming album SnowMads entirely produced by Snowgoons.[19][20] On October 27, 2019, was released a video for the song "Ain't No Time To Rest", and it was also announced that a new album would be released on November 8.[21][22] In an interview for FileUnderHipHop DJ Illegal from Snowgoons announced a new release date for the album - November 15.[23][24] On November 10, 2019, the group released a video for the song "Kill Da Mic"[25] and three days later a self-titled single was released on digital platforms.[26] Onyx has released a new visual for their single "Monsters Gorillas" (featuring Knuckles) on November 29.[27] The third single from the album, "Mad Shoot Outs", was released on December 13.[28] A new video for the song "Hoodies Down" was released on January 7, 2020.[29] The fourth single "Rat Tat Tat" (feat. Quadro & Ufo Fev) was released on March 7, 2020.[30] The fifth single "Street Art" (feat. SickFlo) was released on digital platforms on April 16, 2020.[31]

Track listing

# Title Length
01. "SnowMads Intro" 0:41
02. "Who Da Fuc" 2:31
03. "Robbing Hip Hop" (feat. Bumpy Knuckles & Nems) 4:01
04. "Monsters Gorillas" (feat. Knuckles (N.B.S.)) 3:42
05. "Rat Tat Tat" (feat. Quadro & Ufo Fev) 3:13
06. "Hoodies Down" 2:47
07. "Kill Da Mic" 2:56
08. "Street Art" (feat. SickFlo) 3:09
09. "Trolling" (feat. Knuckles (N.B.S.)) 2:26
10. "Ringolevio" 3:05
11. "Built Like That" 2:49
12. "Mad Shoot Outs" (feat. Flee Lord) 3:26
13. "I Got The Tec-9" 2:32
14. "Ain't No Time To Rest" (feat. Dope D.O.D.) 3:50
15. "Good Fight" (Bonus Track) 2:37

References

  1. ↑ UndergroundHipHopBlog Review
  2. ↑ HipHopDX Review
  3. ↑ Rate Your Music Review
  4. ↑ "Onyx - Snowmads". music.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  5. ↑ "The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums Of 2014 (So Far)". xxlmag.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  6. ↑ "Onyx & Snowgoons Link Up For 'SnowMads' Album (by Justin Ivey) (November 14, 2019)". hiphopdx.com. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  7. ↑ "ONYX & Snowgoons – SnowMads (Album/Audio/Limited Edition Vinyl/CD) (by UV Admin) (15/11/2019)". urbanvault.co.uk. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  8. ↑ "ONYX & Snowgoons — "SnowMads"". hiphop4real.com. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  9. ↑ "Onyx et Snowgoons reviennent avec l'album SnowMads [Stream]". hiphopcorner.fr. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  10. ↑ "Onyx & Snowgoons – "SnowMads" (Album Review by: Legends Will Never Die) (November 15, 2019)". undergroundhiphopblog.com. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  11. ↑ "Review: Onyx & Snowgoons Connect Like Lego Blocks For 'SnowMads' LP (Album Review by: Riley Wallace) (November 23, 2019)". hiphopdx.com. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  12. ↑ "Лучшие артисты и главные альбомы-2019: выбор читателей (January 9, 2020)". rap.ru. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  13. ↑ "Лучшие зарубежные альбомы 2019 года (14 января 2020 года)". hiphop4real.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  14. ↑ "«Onyx» — Slam. Вечерний Ургант. Фрагмент выпуска от 20.02.2020". 1tv.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  15. ↑ "Onyx - Slam. Вечерний Ургант. 20.02.2020". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  16. ↑ "Live дня: Onyx зачитали трек «Slam» на «Вечернем Урганте» (21 февраля 2020 года)". rap.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  17. ↑ "Onyx читают "Slam "на "Вечернем Урганте" (21 февраля 2020 года)". the-flow.ru. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  18. ↑ "Onyx използвали фрагменти от песен на Лили Иванова в новия си албум (February 28, 2020)". btv.bg. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  19. ↑ "ONYX ft. Dope D.O.D. – Ain't No Time To Rest (Prod. by Snowgoons/Audio/iTunes/Spotify) (by UV Admin) (19/09/2019)". urbanvault.co.uk. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  20. ↑ "Onyx - Ain't No Time To Rest (feat. Dope D.O.D.) - Single". music.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  21. ↑ "Premiere: "Ain't No Time To Rest" when Onyx & SnowGoons connect (by Weekly Rap Gods) (October 27, 2019)". weeklyrapgods.com. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  22. ↑ "ONYX, DOPE D.O.D., SNOWGOONS В НОВОМ ХОРРОР-КЛИПЕ «AIN'T NO TIME TO REST» (28 октября 2019 года)". rap.ru. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  23. ↑ "Snowgoons x Onyx = Snowmads (by Admin) (November 8th, 2019)". fileunderhiphop.com. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  24. ↑ "SnowGoons + ONYX = SnowMads. Свежее интервью перед выходом альбома (by Smoke) (09.11.2019)". hiphop4real.com. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  25. ↑ "ONYX DELIVER "KILL THE MIC" (VIDEO)". insomniacmagazine.com. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  26. ↑ "SnowGoons + ONYX = Kill Da Mic on Spotify (November 13, 2019)". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  27. ↑ "ONYX ft. Knuckles – Monsters Gorillas (November 29, 2019)". spitfirehiphop.com. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  28. ↑ "Onyx - Mad Shoot Outs (feat. Flee Lord) - Single (December 13, 2019)". music.apple.com. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  29. ↑ "Настоящий рэп в новом клипе Onyx «Hoodies Down - Rap.ru (7 января 2020 года)". rap.ru. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  30. ↑ "SnowGoons + ONYX = Rat Tat Tat on Spotify (March 7, 2020)". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  31. ↑ "Onyx & Snowgoons = Street Art (feat. SickFlo) - Single on Apple Music (April 16, 2020)". music.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
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