music.wikisort.org - Composition"Shut 'Em Down" is a song by American hip hop group Onyx. It was released on February 3, 1998, by Def Jam and JMJ Records as the second single from Onyx's third album, Shut 'Em Down. The song featured labelmate DMX.
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1998 single by Onyx featuring DMX
"Shut 'Em Down" |
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B-side | "Raze It Up" |
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Released | February 3, 1998 |
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Recorded | 1997 |
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Studio | Sound On Sound Studios, NYC |
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Genre | Hardcore hip hop |
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Length | 3:58 |
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Label | Def Jam JMJ Records |
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Songwriter(s) | Fred Scruggs Kirk Jones Tyrone Taylor Edward Hinson Earl Simmons |
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Producer(s) | Self |
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"The Worst" (1997) |
"Shut 'Em Down" (1998) |
"React" (1998) |
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"Shut 'Em Down" on YouTube |
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Produced by Self, Shut 'Em Down was successful on the R&B and rap charts, peaking at 61 on the US Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and 43 on the US Hot Rap Singles.
The official remix, which also appeared on the Shut 'Em Down album, featured rappers, Noreaga and Big Pun and was featured in the 2005 video game, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
Background
In the interview on "White Label Radio", Fredro Starr told a story about how Onyx recorded the title track. DMX came to the NYC's studio, "Sound On Sound Studios, to record the song "Shut 'Em Down" accompanied by his pitbulls and members of Ruff Ryders, but on the shooting of a video in Downtown Los Angeles, he arrived alone with the dogs![1]
Music video
The music video was directed by Gregory Dark and was filmed in Downtown Los Angeles on December, 1997 and was released on "The BOX" in February 1998.[2]
The video can be found on the 2008's DVD Onyx: 15 Years Of Videos, History And Violence.[3]
In popular culture
- In 2001, instrumental of this song was used in Santa Cruz - Uprising, the movie by Santa Cruz Skateboards about skateboarding.[4]
- In 2005, "Shut 'Em Down (Remix)" has been featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.[5]
Tribute
In 2012, the Mongolian hip-hop group Ice Top recorded a cover version of the song "Shut 'Em Down Remix" by Onyx called "Shartai" and then filmed a video for this track.[6]
In 2017, in honor of 19th anniversary of Onyx's album "Shut 'Em Down" Atlanta's rapper Sick Flo, who also a member of Onyx's movement "100 MAD", released a tribute video "Shut 'Em Down".[7]
Releases
Single was released with a promo sticker "From the forthcoming album 'Shut 'Em Down' in stores March 17, 1998".
12" vinyl single track listing
A-Side:
- "Shut 'Em Down" (Radio Edit)- 3:26 (featuring DMX)
- "Shut 'Em Down" (LP Version)- 3:59 (featuring DMX)
- "Shut 'Em Down" (Instrumental)- 3:53
B-Side:
- "Raze It Up" (Radio Edit)- 4:03
- "Raze It Up" (LP Version)- 4:03
- "Raze It Up" (Instrumental)- 4:03
C-Side:
- "Throw Ya Gunz" (Radio Edit)- 3:16
- "Throw Ya Gunz" (LP Version)- 4:02
- "Throw Ya Gunz" (Instrumental)- 4:12
- "Shifftee" (LP Version)- 3:18
D-Side:
- "Last Dayz" (Radio Edit)- 3:32
- "Last Dayz" (LP Version)- 3:31
- "Last Dayz" (Instrumental)- 3:31
- "Evil Streets" (Remix)- 4:18 (featuring Method Man)
- "Shut 'Em Down" (Radio Edit)- 3:26
Samples
Personnel
- Onyx - performer, vocals
- Fredro Starr - performer, vocals, producer ("Last Dayz")
- Sticky Fingaz - performer, vocals
- Sonny Seeza - performer, vocals
- Self - producer ("Shut 'Em Down")
- Ken "DURO" Ifill - engineer ("Shut 'Em Down")
- DJ LS One - engineer, scratches ("Shut 'Em Down")
- Tom Coyne - mastering
- Keith Horne - producer ("Raze It Up")
- Don Elliot - engineer ("Raze It Up", "Last Dayz")
- Chyskillz - producer ("Shifftee", "Throw Ya Gunz")
- Troy Hightower - engineer ("Throw Ya Gunz")
- Norman Bullard - assistant engineer ("Throw Ya Gunz")
- Jam Master Jay - producer ("Shifftee")
- Rich July - engineer ("Shifftee", "Throw Ya Gunz")
- Swift - engineer ("Evil Streets" (Remix))
Charts
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[8] |
61 |
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[9] |
43 |
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[10] |
26 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] |
136 |
References
External links
Onyx |
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Compilations |
- Cold Case Files: Vol. 1
- 100 Mad Niggaz With Gunz
- 100 Mad. Part 2
- Cold Case Files: Vol. 2
- #TURNDAFUCUP
- ICON
- Onyx present 100 Mad
- Lost Treasures
- Cold Case Files: Vol. 3
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Singles |
- "Ah, And We Do It Like This"
- "Throw Ya Gunz"
- "Slam"
- "Shifftee"
- "Slam: The Alternatives"
- "Da Nex Niguz/Da Nex DingDong"
- "Judgment Night"
- "Live Niguz"
- "Last Dayz"
- "The Worst"
- "Shut 'Em Down"
- "React"
- "Broke Willies/Ghetto Starz"
- "Hold Up"
- "Big Trucks/Bring 'Em Out Dead"
- "Slam Harder/Hold Up"
- "Slam Harder/Bring 'Em Out Dead"
- "Mama Cryin'/Wild N Here"
- "Belly Of The Beast"
- "WakeDaFucUp"
- "We Don't Fuckin' Care"
- "The Tunnel"
- "Whut Whut"
- "Against All Authorities"
- "Strike Bac"
- "XXX"
- "Piro"
- "Ima F*ckin Rockstar"
- "O.D."
- "Ain't No Time To Rest"
- "Kill Da Mic"
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Other songs | |
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На других языках
- [en] Shut 'em Down (Onyx song)
[ru] Shut ’Em Down (песня Onyx)
«Shut ’Em Down» — песня американской хардкор-рэп группы Onyx. Она была выпущена 3 февраля 1998 года лейблами Def Jam Recordings и JMJ Records как второй сингл из третьего альбома группы Onyx, Shut ’Em Down. В записи песни принял участие рэпер DMX.
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