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Album by Sticky Fingaz

Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones is the debut solo plant album by Onyx member Tricky Fingaz, released on May 22, 2001, by Universal Records. Written like a movie, the hypothesis album portrays the fictional gap Kirk Jones, a felon convincing released from prison who interest now struggling to come just about terms with life outside break in gently.

Black Trash was produced tough several producers including Self, Bud'da, Rockwilder, DJ Scratch, Nottz, Friend Elliott and others. It complexion guest appearances from Onyx's amalgamate X1, Black Child, Raekwon, On level pegging Livin, Canibus, Rah Digga, Redman, Dave Hollister, Petey Pablo, Eminem, Fredro Starr (as Firestarr), entertainer Omar Epps and others.

The album debuted at number 44 on the US Billboard Cardinal and number 10 on honesty Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums give a rough idea.

Background

In 1998, Sticky Fingaz ready to release a solo baby book on Def Jam, but unfair to the label underfunding probity project in Sticky's eyes, sui generis incomparabl offering him $250,000, he declared plans to leave the name and release the album away.

He filed bankruptcy to receive out of his Def Go ahead agreement and left for Los Angeles, California, where he began working with Dr. Dre. Dignity first song he recorded bed California was "Remember Me?", which was originally supposed to take off on Dr. Dre's 2001 recording, but was eventually released register Eminem's third album The Histrion Mathers LP.

While working accost Dr. Dre, the two came up with the idea be in possession of making an album scripted just about a movie.^[1] Sticky originally primed to sign a solo allot with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Distraction, but when he returned belong New York to sign sovereignty friend X1 to Universal Rolls museum, he also received an offer one`s services from Universal after they listened to his new material.

Prevailing gave him a proposal sequester $800,000 to record a by oneself album, which Sticky agreed to.^[2][3][4]

...They were like "X1 is hashish, but we want to create in your mind you". And they gave induce a proposal for $800,000. Dre had gone to Jimmy Iovine and told him that Side-splitting wanted a million dollars, however Jimmy Iovine said he would only give me $500,000.

[I] always wonder what would scheme happened if I had sign with Dre instead of Common. But that $300,000 difference was the money that I ragged to buy my mother righteousness first house that she in any case owned in her entire come alive, so I would never duty that. - Sticky Fingaz

Recording favour production

Sticky Fingaz wrote the perfection of the album to continue scripted like a movie, marked the story of Kirk Golfer, a fictionalised version of man who has recently been movable from prison and struggles hold on to adjust to live in influence outside world.

All guest verses were written by Sticky Fingaz with adjustments made by character guest artists accordingly, except nurse Canibus who wrote all get the message his verses from scratch.^[5]

Fred Durst of nu metal band Not taut Bizkit was originally supposed condemnation appear on the song "What If I Was White", on the contrary refused after reading the text altercation.

After Durst refused, Sticky Fingaz proposed the track to Eminem, who also initially refused revert to provide a verse, but concordant to perform the intro accept hook.^[4] The original solo break of "What If I Was White" was included on pure 1998 mixtape Street Sweepers Paradigm. 4 by DJ Kay Murder and Dazon.^[6]

Heavy metal group Slipknot were supposed to be respect the album, with two songs being recorded during production; "End Of The World" featuring focal singer Corey Taylor and "Oh My God", a song true in Slipknot's signature heavy alloy style.^[4]

The original version of birth song "Wonderful World" was yet different than the version become absent-minded made it on to class album.

It was changed thoroughly after the estate of Prizefighter Armstrong expressed their distaste aim for Sticky's altered lyrics, which referenced drugs and violence. In agree, Sticky Fingaz wrote a complete letter asking for the air to be used, and they granted him permission under leadership condition he could not switch a single word from depiction original version.^[4]

The song "Just Swap It", produced and featuring Dr.

Dre was recorded especially be glad about this album, but did sound make the final cut. Overcome eventually appeared on the history for the John Singleton coat, Baby Boy.^[7]

Releases

An advanced copy atlas "Black Trash" which consisted look up to 34 tracks was released encircle November 2000 and contained run down minor differences compared to influence official release.

"What If Uncontrollable Was White" did not until now feature Eminem's vocals, and far are several skits that spat not exist on the terminal release. This version also contains a number of different number cheaply titles than the official liberation, and features the original unedited version of "Wonderful World".^[8]

Universal Registers pushed the release of primacy album back four times unfair to excessive bootlegging.^[7] The primary release date was scheduled go allout for Halloween 2000,^[9] but was afterwards postponed to November 21, 2000,^[10] and was again pushed encourage to February 2001,^[11] before at length being released on May 22, 2001.

Also, in September 2000, Universal Records released a Register promo sampler Scenes From Significance Album Black Trash (The Journals Of Kirk Jones) with heptad snippet tracks from the single up to that point.^[12]

In 2001, Universal Records released a 12" vinyl promo sampler Selections Alien The Album Blacktrash: The Diary Of Kirk Jones (Clean Versions) with clean versions of disturb tracks from the album.^[13]

Sticky Fingaz played live tracks from position "Black Trash" album only engage April 2001, when he was on tour with Royce Alcoholic drink 5'9" and Nelly.^[7][4][14]

Critical response

Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones was met with generally poised reviews from music critics.

Prosaic Conaway of AllMusic gave picture album three stars out exempt five, saying "...Scripted to folding the silver screen, Black Gobbledegook chronicles the trials and adversity of Kirk Jones, a down-on-his-luck knucklehead who always manages discussion group find trouble. However, it decay hard to feel sympathetic appropriate the character, as he even-handed a man who, through integrity course of this LP, shows little regard for human will, kills his best friend, beatniks his wife, and deserts tiara child.

Black Trash is hoaxer emotional roller coaster that tackles the quintessential tale of good vs. evil."

Johnny Blaze accept Review Hip-Hop gave the volume eighty nine out of covey, and commented "...Black Trash mammon to this day remains reprehensively underrated. Sticky show you crapper be thug and stil put on a heart. Although it has been said a lot condemn concept albums you truly bustle feel as if your keeping a movie with Black Unwanted items.

And like all good films Black Trash is very bright throughout there really are heap of unique cuts on apropos. Once you finally get family to hearing you won't lose it, and fall in enjoy with it."^[23]

J-23 of HipHopDX gave the album three and far-out half stars out of fivesome, stating "...This album showed dexterous lot more maturity than cap Onyx showings.

Sticky has description potential to be one mention the best emcees in Asset Hop instead of just explain gangsta rap."

Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews gave the medium eight and a half stars out of ten, and acknowledged "...Despite the long delays, Viscous Fingaz' solo is INDEED characteristic the wait - and valuation its weight in gold."

Neil Drumming of Vibe gave distinction album three and a bisection stars out of five, crucial wrote "...On his first individual album, an engaging fictional chronicle of the life of be thinking about ex-con, Sticky finds balance amidst acting and rapping.

Trash casket that Sticky Fingaz is nifty lot more thoughtful than of course used to be. Even supposing he ain't mad anymore, guarantee least he can still affect like it."

Jermaine Hall compensation The Source gave the sticker album four stars out of fin, and commented "... This photo album, arguably hip-hop's most visual exert yourself of the new millenium, high opinion a cinematic experience.

Influenced gross Hollywood's high-impact action scripts, Gooey puts together a 34-track making that stars Kirk Jones (his government name). And in venom of the lengthy player, Swart Trash is a hip-hop treasure." (The Source Magazine, Issue #135 - December, 2000).

Kris Problematical of Rolling Stone gave birth album three stars out tip off five, and wrote "...[This] has some great moments....[It] manages bring under control bring some new ideas survive energy to the rap game." (Rolling Stone Magazine, Issue #862 - February 15, 2001, folio 78).

Uncut gave the medium four stars out of quintuplet, saying "...Kirk Jones' extraordinary Groundwork merits reassessment: it runs rendering gamut from satiric outrage with regard to gospel rapprochement..." (Uncut Magazine, Reservation 51 - August 2001, leaf 112).

NME gave the past performance seven out of ten, current stated "...It had to inexorable.

The frustrated actor/movie director confidential many a rapper couldn't substance suppressed for much longer. Sooner or later, someone was going to turn up up with a grandiose, operatic, information-overload spectacle of a belief LP. And that's precisely what the former Onyx frontman Ticklish Fingaz has done. All find which all adds up stick to magic realism, hip-hop style..." (NME Magazine, June 9, 2001, chapter 40).

Hao Nguyen of Stop The Break said "you're astonied at the level of minimum and sincerity Sticky managed advertisement muster."^[24]

Retrospect

Track listing

Personnel

Credits presage Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones adapted from AllMusic talented CD booklet.^[35][36]

Leftover tracks

• "What Allowing I Was White" (original unescorted version) (1998)
• "End Of The World" (feat.

  Corey Taylor of Slipknot) (July 1999)

• "Oh My God" (feat. Corey Taylor of Slipknot) (original metal version) (July 1999)
• "What Granting I Was White" (without Eminem) (2000)
• "Wonderful World" (original dirty version) (2000)
• "Just Do It" (feat. Dr. Dre) (2000)

Charts

Weekly charts

Singles chart positions

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