Sticky Fingaz
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Birth name | Kirk Jones |
Also known as | + Trop
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Born | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | November 3, 1973
Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1991–present |
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Website | stickyfingaz |
Kirk Jones (born November 3, 1973), better known by his stage name Sticky Fingaz, is an American rapper, record producer and actor best known as a member of multi-platinum hardcore rap group Onyx.
Sticky Fingaz was discovered by
Sticky Fingaz starred in more than 80 films and television shows. In 1993, he made his acting debut in
Sticky Fingaz wrote, produced, directed, and starred in two feature films done entirely in the genre of "
On August 12, 2020, Sticky Fingaz was unanimously voted to be President of the newly formed Hunger Aid Foundation. In July 2021, Sticky Fingaz opened K. Jones & Company , a holding company that develops strategy and brand building in the culture.
Early life
Jones was born in
In an interview with
When his mother moved the family to Bloomfield, New Jersey, she enrolled Jones in Manhattan's High School of Art and Design, hoping he would focus on his talents, in particular his gift for drawing. In 1990, at age 16, Jones moved out of his mother's house to South Jamaica, Queens to live with his cousin Fredro Starr, who worked in Queens as a barber.[3]
Music career
Onyx
Fredro Starr, Big DS and Suave (also known as Sonny Seeza) met Jam Master Jay in a traffic jam at The Jones Beach GreekFest Festival on July 13, 1991.[4][5] Jay give them about two months to get a demo, but Suave and Big DS didn't make it to the studio because they were stranded in Connecticut.[6] So Jeff Harris, the manager of Onyx, asked Fredro to come to the studio with his cousin, Kirk Jones, who at the time was doing a solo career under the name Trop and working in the barbershop. Fredro and Sticky Fingaz made two records, "Stik 'N' Muve" and "Exercise".[7]
In 1993, Onyx released their debut album entitled
Only four years earlier, Onyx were "saving Def Jam", as Sticky Fingaz put it, but now they were hoping the label would save them. Their third—and what would become their final—album on
Solo career
Jones released his debut solo album in 2001 which was titled Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones, a concept album that followed the (fictionalized) life of Kirk Jones in a story line fashion as he is released from prison and then ultimately his death. The album was a critical success being noted as very creative with substantial content, though it didn't gain much commercial recognition despite featuring well-known artists such as Eminem, Raekwon, Redman and Canibus.
In 2003, he released his second album,
In 2019, Fingaz released his third album, It's About T.I.M.E. The album was released as a "digital album movie" and is accompanied by musical film, which tells about the life of an American rapper Sticky Fingaz, starting from his birth to the entry into Onyx. The album is available only on Sticky's own website.[10][11]
Acting career
Jones was a regular on the short-lived UPN series Platinum as Grady Rhames. He also played the part of Pvt. Maurice "Smoke" Williams in the FX television series Over There, which depicts life as an American soldier in Iraq. He played Tyrone in Next Friday. Jones also played a recurring role as Kern Little, a gang leader and hiphop musician/producer on the FX series The Shield. He has also appeared in the direct-to-video and Sci-Fi Channel release House of the Dead 2.
Starting in 2006, Jones was cast as the
Fingaz released a movie It's About T.I.M.E. through his production company Major Independents on February 14, 2019. Sticky Fingaz not only wrote the script for this film, but also presented himself as a director, cinematographer and producer of the film, and also he played a role in it. A feature of this film is the format in which it was released – "Digital Album Movie", created by the rapper.
Jones had a recurring role in Season 2 of Showtime's Flatbush Misdemeanors where he played Anthony, the brother of Hassan Johnson's character, Drew. Jones and Johnson previously worked together on Clockers.
Discography
- Studio albums
- Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones (2001)
- Decade: "...but wait it gets worse" (2003)
- It's About T.I.M.E. (2019)
- Mixtapes
- Stickyfingaz.com (2009)
- God of the Underground (2010)
- Soundtracks
- A Day in the Life (2009)
- Caught On Tape(2013)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Strapped | Suspect in Lineup | TV movie |
1995 | Clockers | Scientific | |
Dead Presidents | Martin | ||
1998 | Ride | Brotha X | |
Le New Yorker | Harlem Homeboy | ||
1999 | In Too Deep | Ozzie | |
Black and White | Himself | ||
Game Day | Wille | ||
Love Goggles | Jason | ||
2000 | Next Friday | Tyrone | |
Boricua's Bond | Tyler | ||
The Price of Air | D | ||
Lockdown | Broadway | ||
The Playaz Court | T-Bone | ||
2001 | Lift | Quik | |
MacArthur Park | E-Max | ||
2002 | L.A.X. | Leon | |
Reality Check | Brock | ||
2003 | Malibooty! | Raymond | Video |
Ride or Die | Demise | Video | |
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood | Cedric | Video | |
Hot Parts | Toby | Video | |
2004 | Doing Hard Time | Eddie Mathematic | Video |
Flight of the Phoenix | Jeremy | ||
True Vinyl | Power Z | ||
Gas | Craig | ||
2005 | House of the Dead 2 | Sergeant Dalton | TV movie |
2008 | Nite Tales: The Movie | Dice | |
2009 | Dough Boys | Deuce | |
Karma, Confessions and Holi | Rich Smooth | ||
A Day in the Life | Stick | ||
Steppin: The Movie | Cedric | ||
Breaking Point | Richard Allen | ||
2010 | Once Fallen | Leshaun | |
Love Chronicles: Secrets Revealed | Kevin | Video | |
Hard Breakers | Shay | ||
2011 | Fanaddict | Alex | |
2012 | Changing the Game | Craig Jenkins | |
Speed Demons | Kenny | ||
2013 | Caught On Tape
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Mark | |
Vampire Riderz | T.J. | ||
Brooklyn Knight | Knight | ||
2014 | Motel
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Lizard | |
The Dead Sea | Sergeant Brooks | ||
2015 | The Road Movie | Himself | Short |
2017 | The Fearless One | Tre | |
2019 | Fanatic | Sosa | TV movie |
Paradise City | Chief Frank Murdoch | ||
It's About T.I.M.E. | Himself | Short | |
2022 | One Bad Habit | Leonard Williams | |
Brooklyn Knight | Knight | ||
2023 | Halfway House | Xavier | |
2024 | Darkness of Man | Yates |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Soul Train | Himself | Episode: "Onyx/Jody Watley/Erick Sermon" |
1995 | New York Undercover | Khalil | Episode: "You Get No Respect" |
1997 | Good News | Tony | Episode: "A Joyful Noise" |
413 Hope St. | Max | Episode: "Lost Boys and Gothic Girls" | |
New York Undercover | Assassin | Episode: "No Place Like Hell" | |
1999 | Nash Bridges | Mario Baptiste | Episode: "Get Bananas" |
The Parkers | Dwayne | Episode: "It's a Family Affair" | |
2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice | Shooter | Episode: "Two Eyes for an Eye" |
2002 | The Twilight Zone | Ricky | Episode: "Harsh Mistress" |
Just Cause | Lucas | Episode: "Fading Star" | |
2002–06 | The Shield | Kern Little | Recurring Cast: Season 1-3 & 5 |
2003 | Platinum | Grady Rhames | Main Cast |
2005 | Over There
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Pvt. Maurice 'Smoke' Williams | Main Cast |
CSI: Miami | Scott Owens | Episode: "10–7" | |
2006 | Blade: The Series | Eric Brooks / Blade | Main Cast |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Harry Williams | Episode: "Flipped" |
Tell Me You Love Me | Terrance | Episode: "Episode #1.8" | |
2008 | The Real World: Hollywood | Himself | Recurring Cast |
2009 | The Beast | Caesar | Episode: "Pilot" |
Burn Notice | Felix Cole | Episode: "Hot Spot" | |
Raising the Bar | Mr. Cantwell | Episode: "Happy Ending" | |
2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Rashad 'Slide' Hollander | Episode: "Blood Brothers" |
Rizzoli & Isles | Himself | Episode: "When the Gun Goes Bang, Bang, Bang" | |
2011 | CSI: Miami | Leo Kendry | Episode: "Countermeasures" |
2012 | NYC 22 | Monsta White | Episode: "Firebomb" |
2015 | Blue Bloods | Clinton 'Ice' Wallace | Episode: "New Rules" & "The Art of War" |
2016 | The Night Of | Rikers Inmate | Episode: "A Dark Crate" & "The Art of War" |
The Grind TV 1.0 | Sticky | Episode: "Theft" | |
Loosely Exactly Nicole | Little Stroke | Episode: "Brother Visits" | |
2016-17 | Empire | Brikk | Episode: "A Furnace for Your Foe" & "Sound & Fury" |
2017 | Grown Folks
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Fatsy Bulger | Episode: "Snitches Get Stitches" |
2019 | Broken Ground | Marcus | Episode: "The Big Payback" |
2022 | Flatbush Misdemeanors | Anthony | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Rap Jam: Volume One | Himself | [12] |
2004 | Def Jam: Fight for NY | Himself (voice) | |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Detective Harry Williams (voice) | |
2006 | Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover | Himself | |
2007 | Def Jam: Icon | Wink (voice) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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1994 | American Music Awards of 1994 | "Bacdafucup" | Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist | Nominated |
1994 | 1994 Soul Train Music Awards | "Bacdafucup" | Best Rap Album | Won |
2020 | ASCAP Pop Music Awards[13]
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Travis Scott — "Sicko Mode " (as writer)
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The most performed songs of 2019 | Won |
2020 | ASCAP Pop Music Awards
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Travis Scott — "Sicko Mode " (as writer)
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The top streamed songs of 2019 | Won |
References
- ISBN 9780307494429. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "Onyx on Sticky Fingaz Joining the Group, Jam Master Jay Signing Them (Part 2)". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Hip Hop Connection Magazine No. 79 [September, 1995] – BALD IN THE UZA (by June Joseph)". onyxdomain.com. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Sonny Seeza Explains Why You Don't See Him With ONYX That Much Anymore". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Fredro Starr talks Onyx, Jam Master J & Signing to Def Jam Records". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ISBN 9780307494429. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ISBN 9780810877924. Retrieved October 24, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9780307520395. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
- ISBN 9780307520395. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ "Sticky Fingaz - Digital Album Movie Download". stickyfingaz.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Sticky Fingaz Digital Album Movie Download". musicalfury.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Rap Jam – Volume One (USA) (En,Fr,Es)". retrogames.cc. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "2020 ASCAP Pop Music Awards (June 17, 2020)". ascap.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
External links
- Official website Archived August 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Sticky Fingaz discography at Discogs
- Sticky Fingaz at IMDb