Triggernometry (album)

Triggernometry
Studio album by Onyx
Released	July 22, 2003 (EU) August 12, 2003 (US)
Recorded	2002-2003
Studio	OPM Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap
Length	48:18
Label	D3 Entertainment
Producer	Kronic Tones Dominche (co-producer) Hector Delgado (co-producer) Fredro Starr (executive) Sticky Fingaz (executive) Omar "Iceman" Sharif (executive)
Onyx chronology
Bacdafucup: Part II (2002) Triggernometry (2003) Cold Case Files: Vol. 1 (2008)
Singles from Triggernometry
"Mama Cryin'/Wild N Here" Released: 2003

Triggernometry is the fifth album from hardcore rap group Onyx, released on July 22, 2003, by D3 Entertainment. The whole album was produced by Kronic Tones. The album features appearances by American rappers T Hussle, Genovese, Begetz, X1, Bad Luck, Dirty Getinz. The album peaked at No. 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums music chart.

Background

Triggernometry is an album consisting of 10 new tracks and 11 stories from the life of the group Onyx, told by the group members themselves in the gap between the songs. All the songs were produced by one producer Kronic Tones, who had already produced 7 tracks for Fredro Starr's second solo album Don't Get Mad Get Money . The album was criticized by the fans of the group Onyx, who believe that such production is suitable only for nightclubs, but not for the streets. ^{[1] [2]} Originally, the album was due out on October 31 under the title Triggernometry: The Study of Guns, but later the name was shortened to Triggernometry, and the album was released earlier. ^{[3] [4]}

Singles

The one and only single, "Mama Cryin'/Wild N Here" featuring X1, Begetz, Dirty Getinz, Bad Luck was released in 2003.

Critical response

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rate Your Music	[5]
AllMusic	[6]

In 2003, the editor of the Russian online newspaper NewsLab.ru, Mitya Meshalkin, praised the album, adding that Triggernometry, despite the frightening (a mixture of the words "trigger" and "trigonometry") name, had noticeably less street negligence and noticeably more "musicality". ^[7]

In 2003, RapReviews.com editor Steve "Flash" Juon gave the album a 4 out of 10, calling it "pathetic attempt to relive past Onyx glories". The author also noted that Sticky exhibits the same problem he did on "Decade," namely that he sounds tired and unenthused, like he's going through the motions. Sticky and Fredro seem equally uninterested in resurrecting the name Onyx and shouldn't have even tried. ^[8]

Track listing

#	track	featured guest(s)	producer(s)	length
01.	"Trigonometry Intro"			0:58
02.	"Gun Clap Music"		Kronic Tones	4:08
03.	"Stick Up"			0:27
04.	"JMJ"		Kronic Tones	4:10
05.	"Def Scams"			0:39
06.	"Street Is Us"	T Hussle	Kronic Tones	2:52
07.	"Source Awards"			1:04
08.	"Wild N Here"		Kronic Tones	3:58
09.	"'93 Flex"			0:39
10.	"O.N.Y.X. RMX"	Genovese	Kronic Tones, Dominche (co-producer)	3:54
11.	"Wu Da Competition"			1:06
12.	"Over"	Begetz	Kronic Tones, Hector Delgado (co-producer)	4:13
13.	"B.I.G."			1:17
14.	"Look Dog"	X1	Kronic Tones	3:16
15.	"Irv Da A&R"			0:53
16.	"Da Next, Pt. 2"		Kronic Tones	3:42
17.	"Rappers in Flicks"			0:31
18.	"Champions"	X1	Kronic Tones	3:23
19.	"Holla Back 50"			2:30
20.	"Mama Cryin"	X1, Begetz, Dirty Getinz & Bad Luck	Kronic Tones	4:01
21.	"Trigonometry (Outro)"			0:37

Samples

Gun Clap Music

• "Calypso Rock" by Original Tropicana Steel Band

O.N.Y.X. (Unreleased Original Version)

• "You're a Big Girl Now" by The Stylistics (1970)

Leftover tracks

Songs that were recorded in 2002-2003 during the "Triggernometry" sessions but cut from the final album:

• "Gun Clap Music" (Original)
• "Wild In Here" (Demo Version)
• "O.N.Y.X."
• "Over (feat. Begetz)" (Demo Version)

Personnel

Credits for Triggernometry adapted from AllMusic and CD booklet. ^{[9] [10]}

• Onyx - performer, vocals
• Fredro Starr - performer, vocals, executive producer
• Sticky Fingaz - performer, vocals, executive producer
• Sonny Seeza - performer, vocals
• Omar "Iceman" Sharif — executive producer
• T Hussle — guest artist
• Genovese — guest artist
• Begetz — guest artist
• X1 — guest artist
• Bad Luck — guest artist
• Dirty Getinz — guest artist
• Kronic Tones — producer
• Dominche — co-producer
• Hector Delgado — recording, mixing, co-producer
• Brian Porizek — artwork, design
• Aldy Damian — label direction

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [11] [12]	66

References

1. "Sagen ihre Meinung zu 50 Cent, Wu-Tang, Biggie und Irv Gotti". laut.de. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
2. "VIBE Magazine (September, 2003)" . Retrieved 2018-08-04.
3. "Sticky Fingaz made EW's It List (by EW STAFF) (June 19, 2003)". ew.com. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
4. "Onyx Member Loses Cancer Battle (by Deniece "Boxx Girl" Mason) (May 28, 2003)". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
5. Rate Your Music Review
6. AllMusic Review
7. "Торопимся за Сетцером, пожинаем плоды шестилетнего ожидания, забавляемся гангста-рэпом". newslab.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
8. "Onyx :: Triggernometry :: D3 Entertainment/Riviera Ent". rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
9. Triggernometry credits adapted from the AllMusic review
10. Credits for Triggernometry
11. "Billboard October 4, 2003" . Retrieved 2018-08-12.
12. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) September 27, 2003". billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

External links

• Triggernometry at Discogs
• Triggernometry at RapGenius
• "Mama Cryin'/Wild N Here" at Discogs