"Slam" was Onyx's breakthrough single, making it to number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was the group's second straight single to make it to number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles for two weeks. The single was first certified Gold on July 7, 1993, before being certified Platinum on August 10, 1993.[1] According to group member Fredro Starr, the song has sold about 5 million copies.[2]
In 2013, the song was re-recorded by Onyx, and released on a compilation album Urban Classics of the 80's 90's & 2000's.
Recording
By the time the album was done, Jam Master Jay decided Onyx didn't have its hit single yet. He sent them back into the studio. "Slam" was the last song recorded for the album and was created in the studio in 7 days.[4]
"...We needed to make a song that was just as aggressive, or more aggressive, but can play on the radio," says Sticky. "We spent the whole week in the studio, and that's how 'Slam' was created."
Def Jam knew they were on to something when they released Onyx's "Slam" single.[5]
"...We needed something that we could kill them with, but dominate radio", recalls Sticky Fingaz. "That's when we made 'Slam', which was just as hard [as 'Throw Ya Gunz'], but more [radio-friendly], and it had a concept to it."
The song was created under the influence of the Nirvana's video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit". The melody was inspired by The Mohawks's song "The Champ". "Slam" introduced slamdancing into hip-hop, which previously could be seen in the crowd only at rock concerts.[6]
"...We wanted to bring slam dancing to rap", says Fredro Starr. "Believe it or not, Nirvana was a big influence on us. Red Hot Chili Peppers too. When we was writing the album, [Nirvana's] 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' would come on all the time [on MTV] and they had slam dancing in that video. So that kind of triggered that. Run-DMC did the rock thing before, but nobody brought slam dancing until us. We took it to another level."
Radio
As of May 28, 1993, "Slam" was played on 21 radio stations, including early requests at Hot 97.[7]
Hip hop editor Dart Adams remembered the first appearance of the song on the radio and video rotation: "'Slam' aired on both MTV and BET, it was extremely radio friendly and it dropped right around the time of the 1993 NBA Playoffs. The NBA began playing it in arenas and even added it to their new promotional campaign. Next thing you knew, Onyx had their second number 1 Rap single that reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned them a Platinum plaque from the RIAA."[8]
Funkmaster Flex was one of the first djs who played "Slam" on his show Friday Night Street Jam on station Hot 97.[9]
The song also played on The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show before the single was officially released.
The music video was directed by Parris Mayhew,[11] known in the past as guitarist and songwriter of Cro-Mags. Drew Stone's production company Stone Films NYC was a producer of this video.[12] The video was filmed on Broadway Stages (Queens, NYC) and Compton, California in February 1993, and was premiered on The BOX on March 25, 1993.[13]Russell Simmons, Run-DMC, Boss, Flatlinerz and Biohazard had a cameo appearance in the video. The music video begins with the band surrounded by a crowd that is jumping up and down. Onyx performs the song outside, in a warehouse, and as they crowd surf.[14] The video showed slamdancing, moshing, crowd surfing. The video hit MTV right when the channel had also begun to play harder rap. Patti Galuzzi was MTV's director of music programming: "And we did play it in heavy rotation. It was something like number 13 in the top 100 of 1993, which is huge."[4]
The music video was #1 on MTV's Most Wanted for 4 months and hit #1 on MTV's Weekly Countdown in 1993.[15]
As of 28 May 1993, the music video "Slam" was played on MTV 3 weeks in active rotation, was in top 10 requests and was #9 most played video.[7]
The video can be found on the 2008's DVD Onyx: 15 Years Of Videos, History And Violence and on the 2000s DVD And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1.
"Slam" (Bionyx remix)
Lyor Cohen came up with an idea to do a cover version of "Slam"; Onyx initially resisted the project, wanting to avoid selling out.[16] An official remix entitled "Slam (Bionyx Remix)" was a collaboration with heavy metal band Biohazard. This rap rock[17] version was released as a maxi-single entitled "Slam: The Alternatives" on June 22, 1993.
In May 1993, Parris Mayhew shot the third video for Onyx, for the song "Slam (Bionyx Remix)". Drew Stone's Stone Films NYC produced the video again. The video was filmed at The Academy, NYC. Redman, Danny Diablo, Madball, and 25 ta Life make appearances in the video. The video for the song "Slam (Bionyx Remix)" was used in an American animated sitcomBeavis and Butthead in the 1993 episode "Buff 'N' Stuff".[18] This maxi single helped the main single "Slam" go platinum on August 10, 1993.
Onyx saved Def Jam thanks to the successfully sold singles "Slam" and "Slam: The Alternatives" and debut album Bacdafucup.[19]
"...'Slam' was already platinum, then we did it with Biohazard, and it's double platinum.", says Sticky Fingaz. "We saved Def Jam, actually. We sold two million singles, and we sold two million albums."
Performance on television
The song was performed live by Onyx on Yo! MTV Raps "Live Fridays" in March, 1993.
Onyx performed "Slam" live at VH1's Hip Hop Honors 2009 on September 23, 2009.
The song was performed live by Onyx on the concert Yo! MTV Raps: 30th Anniversary Experience at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on June 1, 2018. MTV streamed live the concert on its website, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.[20]
In 1993, the video for the song "Slam (Bionyx Remix)" was used in an American animated sitcomBeavis and Butthead, episode Buff 'N' Stuff aired on MTV on October 14, 1993.
In 1994, Toby Huss covering "Slam" as Frank Sinatra as part of a series of MTV bumpers MTV Keeps You Plugged In.[23]
In 2023, the song appeared in a Progressive commercial where it was played over two people jumping in a bounce house, among other things.
Accolades
In 1993, The Source described the song as a song that introduce slamdancing into hip-hop, saying With this one, Onyx is set to introduce the art of slam dancing to the youth of Black America. Crashing Into each other and passing the mic back and forth, the hard heads attack the track's sparse bass and drum sounds with a frenzied level of energy that picks up right where “Gunz" Ieft off. The lyrics are hard and foul, and the shout-along chorus demands that "B-boys make noise.[40] In 1993, The Face put the song in their list Recordings Of The Year 1993.[41] In 1994, MTV placed the song's music video in their list MTV Top 100 Videos of 1993.[42] In 1994, Spin placed the song in their list Top 5 Hip-Hop Chants Of '93.[43] In 1999, Ego Trip's editors ranked the song in their list Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1993 in Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists.[44] In 2005, Bruce Pollock put the song in his book The Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs of the Rock and Roll Era, 1944-2000. In 2011, XXL placed the song in their list Top 250 Rap Songs of the '90s.[45] In 2013, Complex put the song's music video in their list The 50 Best Rap Videos of the '90s.[46] In 2013, Complex placed the song in their list 25 Rap Songs That Make Us Want To Punch Someone In the Face.[47] In 2014, XXL listed the song in their list 40 Years of Hip-Hop: Top 5 Singles by Year.[citation needed] In 2014, the British newspaper The Guardian placed the song in their list Def Jam: 10 of the best.[48] In 2015, Complex placed the song in their list The 100 Best New York City Rap Songs.[49] In 2015, a free online men's web portal, AskMen put the song in their list 50 The Best 90s Summer Songs.[50] In 2016, XXL placed the song in their list 20 of the Best Hip-Hop Workout Songs.[51] In 2017, Complex placed Biohazard & Onyx "Slam (Bionyx Remix)" in their list The Best Rap-Rock Songs.[52] In 2018, the music blog Riffs & Rhymes placed the song on its list 20 Badass Baseball Walk Up Songs.[53] In 2019, LiveAbout.com put the song at number 13 on its list 25 Rap Songs to Get You Pumped Up.[54] In 2020, LiveAbout.com placed the song at number 14 on its list of The 40 Best Hip-Hop Workout Songs.[55]
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