Triggernometry (album)

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Triggernometry
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 22, 2003 (EU)
August 12, 2003 (US)
Recorded2002–2003
StudioOPM Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length48:18
Label D3
Producer
  • Fredro Starr (exec.)
  • Sticky Fingaz (exec.)
  • Omar "Iceman" Sharif (exec.)
  • Kronic Tones
  • Dominche (co-prod.)
  • Hector Delgado (co-prod.)
Onyx chronology
Bacdafucup: Part II
(2002)
Triggernometry
(2003)
Cold Case Files: Vol. 1
(2008)
Singles from Triggernometry
  1. "Mama Cryin'/Wild N Here"
    Released: 2003

Triggernometry is the fifth studio 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, and Dirty Getinz. The album peaked at No. 66 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums music chart.

Contents

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
SourceRating
Rate Your Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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

#trackfeatured guest(s)producer(s)length
01."Trigonometry Intro"0:58
02."Gun Clap Music"Kronic Tones4:08
03."Stick Up"0:27
04."JMJ"Kronic Tones4:10
05."Def Scams"0:39
06."Street Is Us"T HussleKronic Tones2:52
07."Source Awards"1:04
08."Wild N Here"Kronic Tones3:58
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 Tones3:16
15."Irv Da A&R"0:53
16."Da Next, Pt. 2"Kronic Tones3:42
17."Rappers in Flicks"0:31
18."Champions"X1Kronic Tones3:23
19."Holla Back 50"2:30
20."Mama Cryin"
  • X1
  • Begetz
  • Dirty Getinz & Bad Luck
Kronic Tones4:01
21."Trigonometry (Outro)"0:37

Samples

Gun Clap Music

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

Leftover tracks

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

Personnel

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

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