Shut 'em Down (Onyx song)

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"Shut 'Em Down"
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Single by Onyx featuring DMX
from the album Shut 'Em Down
B-side "Raze It Up"
ReleasedFebruary 3, 1998
Recorded1997
Studio Sound On Sound Studios, NYC
Genre Hardcore hip hop
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Self
Onyx singles chronology
"The Worst"
(1997)
"Shut 'Em Down"
(1998)
"React"
(1998)
Music video
"Shut 'Em Down" on YouTube

"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.

Contents

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]

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:

  1. "Shut 'Em Down" (Radio Edit)- 3:26 (featuring DMX)
  2. "Shut 'Em Down" (LP Version)- 3:59 (featuring DMX)
  3. "Shut 'Em Down" (Instrumental)- 3:53

B-Side:

  1. "Raze It Up" (Radio Edit)- 4:03
  2. "Raze It Up" (LP Version)- 4:03
  3. "Raze It Up" (Instrumental)- 4:03

C-Side:

  1. "Throw Ya Gunz" (Radio Edit)- 3:16
  2. "Throw Ya Gunz" (LP Version)- 4:02
  3. "Throw Ya Gunz" (Instrumental)- 4:12
  4. "Shifftee" (LP Version)- 3:18

D-Side:

  1. "Last Dayz" (Radio Edit)- 3:32
  2. "Last Dayz" (LP Version)- 3:31
  3. "Last Dayz" (Instrumental)- 3:31
  4. "Evil Streets" (Remix)- 4:18 (featuring Method Man)

CD promo single track listing

  1. "Shut 'Em Down" (Radio Edit)- 3:26

Samples

Personnel

Charts

ChartPosition
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

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