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Last Dayz

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"Last Dayz"
Single by Onyx
from the album All We Got Iz Us
B-side"All We Got Iz Us"
ReleasedOctober 3, 1995
StudioLGK Studios, Leonia, New Jersey
GenreHardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop, horrorcore
Length3:32
LabelJMJ Records
Rush Associated Labels
Songwriter(s)Fred Scruggs
Kirk Jones
Tyrone Taylor
Earl Klugh
Producer(s)Fredro Starr
Onyx singles chronology
"Live!!!"
(1995) 		"Last Dayz"
(1995) 		"The Worst"
(1997)
Music video
"Last Dayz" on YouTube

"Last Dayz" is a song by American hip hop group Onyx. It was released on October 3, 1995 by JMJ Records and Rush Associated Labels as the second single from Onyx's second album, All We Got Iz Us.

Produced by Fredro Starr, "Last Dayz" making it to number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Instrumental of this song was used in the film 8 Mile for the rap battle between Lotto and B-Rabbit. The song was sampled by more than 10 rap artists including Jus Allah, Jedi Mind Tricks, Immortal Technique, and Vinnie Paz.[1]

In 2013, the song was re-recorded by Onyx, and released on a compilation album Songs of the 90's.

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Transcription

Music video

The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn,[2] Barry Shapiro was a producer of this video. The video was filmed in an Industrial Park, New York City, and was premiered on The BOX on October 20, 1995. The video can be found on the 2008's DVD Onyx: 15 Years Of Videos, History And Violence.

Incident in Newark

  • In 1996, riot broke out at Onyx's concert during the performance "Last Dayz" in Newark, New Jersey. Fredro Starr told everybody in the audience that, they got the power to take over the world. They could do what the fuck they want to do. When Fredro said that, the whole crowd got vibrant.[3]

Appearance in movies

  • In 2002, instrumental of this song was used in the film 8 Mile for the rap battle between Lotto and B-Rabbit.[4]
  • In 2014, the song appeared in The Brodies, the movie by Jeremy Elkin about skateboarding.[5][6]

Appearance on television

  • In 1995, "Last Dayz" was performed live on a daytime tabloid talk show Ricki Lake on December 13, 1995.
  • In 2015, Fredro Starr named "Last Dayz" as his favorite Onyx's record during interview with Steve Lobel. He also added that this is Kanye West's favorite Onyx's song too.[7]
  • In 2018, Fredro Starr said that "Last Dayz" put him on as a bonafide lyricist on B-Real's TV brand new episode of Once Upon A Rhyme.[8]
  • In 2018, the song appeared in the BET's show "Rate The Bars", in the episode with EPMD aired on July 30, 2018. On each episode of "Rate The Bars" rappers rate the bars of their peers without knowing who the lines belong to.[9]
  • In 2018, the song "Last Dayz" appeared on The Joe Budden Podcast, episode 180 "Blessed" aired on September 21, 2018.[10]

Cover versions

Parodies

  • In 2018, videographer Mylo the Cat used the song for his cartoon starring Krang from TMNT.[11]

Accolades

In 2018, The Boombox put the song in their list Rap Songs That Sample Aretha Franklin.[12] In 2018, the song "Last Dayz" was included by WhoSampled in mix A Hip Hop Tribute to Aretha Franklin, dedicated to the memory of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, who died just under a month ago.[13]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
The Boombox United States Rap Songs That Sample Aretha Franklin 2018 *
WhoSampled A Hip Hop Tribute to Aretha Franklin 2018 *

Releases

CD maxi-single track listing

  1. "Last Dayz" (LP Version)- 3:32
  2. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (LP Version) - 4:04
  3. "Walk In New York" (LP Version)- 4:55
  4. "Last Dayz" (Radio Version)- 3:32
  5. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (Radio Version) - 3:53
  6. "Last Dayz" (Instrumental)- 3:32
  7. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (Instrumental)- 4:05
  8. "Last Dayz" (A Cappella)- 3:20

12" vinyl single track listing

  1. "Last Dayz" (LP Version) - 3:32
  2. "Last Dayz" (Radio Version) - 3:32
  3. "Last Dayz" (Instrumental) - 3:32
  4. "Last Dayz" (A Cappella) - 3:20
  5. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (LP Version) - 4:04
  6. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (Radio Version) - 3:53
  7. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (Instrumental)- 4:05
  8. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (Acapella) - 3:58

Cassette single track listing

  1. "Last Dayz" (LP Version)- 3:32
  2. "All We Got Iz Us" (Evil Streets) (LP Version) - 4:04
  3. "Walk In New York" (LP Version)- 4:55

Samples

Personnel

  • Onyx - performer, vocals
  • Fredro Starr - performer, vocals
  • Sticky Fingaz - performer, vocals
  • Sonee Seeza - performer, vocals, scratches ("Walk In New York")
  • Flamboyant - scratches ("Walk In New York")
  • Panama P.I. - additional vocals ("All We Got Iz Us")
  • Jason Mizell - executive producer
  • Randy Allen - executive producer
  • Jaye Battle - project coordinator
  • Don Elliot - engineer
  • Tony Dawsey - mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Position
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 89
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[15] 61
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[16] 10
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[17] 28
US Top 25 Rap Singles (Cashbox)[18] 12
US Gavin Rap Retail (Gavin Report)[19] 12
US Gavin Rap (Gavin Report)[20] 19

References

  1. ^ "Last Dayz by Onyx". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. ^ "Last Dayz (1995) by Onyx". imvdb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. ^ "ONYX TAKES YOU TO THE LAST DAYZ (by Datwon Thomas) [March 31, 2014]". ozy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  4. ^ "8 Mile Soundtrack". what-song.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  5. ^ "The Brodies (2014)". skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  6. ^ "The Brodies (2014)". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  7. ^ "Fredro Starr on South Side Queens, Kanye West, Russia & Last Days". youtube.com. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  8. ^ "Fredro Starr (Onyx) - Once Upon A Rhyme - BREAL.TV [September 14, 2018]". youtube.com. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  9. ^ "EPMD Impressed By Lil Skies' "Lust"?! + Kodak Black, Lil Xan, Das EFX - Rate The Bars [July 30, 2018]". youtube.com. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  10. ^ "The Joe Budden Podcast - Episode 180 - Blessed [September 21, 2018]". youtube.com. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  11. ^ "Sticky Fingaz as Krang from TMNT rapping the classic "Last Dayz" (Video by Mylo the Cat) (2018)". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  12. ^ "Rap Songs That Sample Aretha Franklin [August 16, 2018]". theboombox.com. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  13. ^ ""A Hip Hop Tribute to Aretha Franklin" (Mixed by DJ Filthy Rich) [September 13, 2018]". whosampled.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  14. ^ "Hot 100 (Billboard) December 2nd, 1995". billboard.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  15. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) November 4th, 1995". billboard.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  16. ^ "Hot Rap Songs (Billboard) November 4th, 1995". billboard.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  17. ^ "Billboard Magazine - October 21, 1995: Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales". books.google.com. 21 October 1995. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  18. ^ "Top 25 Rap Singles (Cashbox) November 25, 1995" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  19. ^ "Gavin Rap Retail (Gavin Report) November 10, 1995" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  20. ^ "Gavin Rap (Gavin Report) December 8, 1995" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.

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