The group’s second studio affair is caked with palpable layers of sweat, grime, and pain, its content permeated with a claustrophobic sense of desperation.

The group’s third studio album may have gone relatively under the radar at the time of its release, but its stature has only grown over the years.

With a frenetic energy and unbridled rawness, Onyx’s debut album captured a moment in hip-hop history perfectly, while also emerging as a timeless record that still packs quite an impact decades later.