Fredro Starr on Being a Barber Before Onyx Formed, Cutting Rakim’s Hair (Part 1)

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In this clip, Onyx talk about their beginnings before the group formed. Fredro Starr revealed that he used to be a barber and had many celebrities in his chair, most notably Prince and Rakim. They discussed their attempts at solo careers prior to the group forming.

Fredro retold a story about one of their first tracks “Ah and We Do It Like This.” According to Fredro, DJ Red Alert only played the lyrics to the track on the radio and gave the lyrics zero airplay. When Fredro bumped into Red Alert at a club to see why Red Alert told him bluntly that he just doesn’t like the lyrics.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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