In February 2012, "Ah, And We Do It Like This" was remastered and included in Arista Records' compilation album Giant Single: The Profile Records Rap Anthology.
In 1989, Onyx signed Jeffrey Harris as their manager, who helped them secure a single deal with the label Profile Records. In 1990, at York Studio in Brooklyn, they recorded their first single, "Ah, And We Do It Like This", which was released to low sales on April 30, 1990, on Profile.[2] The song was produced by Onyx's first producer B-Wiz, who later despite the reproaches from Fredro sold his drum machine SP-12 and went to Baltimore to sell crack, and eventually he was killed there.[3]
"...That very first record was produced by a producer named B-Wiz. B-Wiz was the first producer of that record. He produced “Ah, And We Do It Like This,” and a lot of the original shit in like ’89, ’87, and ’88 for Onyx."
The single didn't have enough promotion. Nothing happened.[4]
"...A lot of it was because we weren't being heard", says Suavé. "There was no marketing or promotion behind it. We made it to wax, yeah, but it was a project that wasn't complete because the record company wasn't behind us."
"...I went down south every summer to visit my grandmother and I kind of picked up a southern accent from my time down there. So when I got back to New York I was rhyming like I was from the south, country style. It was a whole different style. Smoother, and with the country thing. It was about partying, girls in the club, having fun with it."
WEFUNK Radio has marked the song as very jazz influenced, much unlike their later work.[6]
Queens's resident B-1 describes the song as popular in clubs at the time: They first song was “Ahh, And We Do It Like This” on Profile Records. They used to have a different type of style, but that was the style back then. The whole club style.[7]
In Andrew J. Rausch's book I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture, Sticky Fingaz said that with this single Onyx is ahead of their time:[8]
"...It wasn't the Onyx sound that we know today, but actually I think they were ahead of their time. They were kind of singing, and that's where hip-hop is at right this second. So they were like 20 years ahead of their time."
According to Fredro, Kool DJ Red Alert played on the radio only instrumental from this single. When Fredro met Red Alert at the club, he asked him why he only played the instrumental, to which Red honestly told him that he just didn't like the lyrics in this song.[9][10]
Single track listingEdit
A-SideEdit
"Ah, And We Do It Like This" - 5:05
"Ah, And We Do It Like This" (Dub Club) - 5:05
B-SideEdit
"Ah, And We Do It Like This" (Dub Vocal) - 5:16
"Ah, And We Do It Like This" (Instrumental) - 5:12
^"Fredro Starr on Being a Barber Before Onyx Formed, Cutting Rakim's Hair". vladtv.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
^Rausch, Andrew J. (April 2011). I Am Hip-Hop: Conversations on the Music and Culture (by Andrew J. Rausch) (April 1, 2011). ISBN9780810877924. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
^"Fredro Starr on Being a Barber Before Onyx Formed, Cutting Rakim's Hair". vladtv.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
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Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ah And We Do It Like This is the debut single by American hip hop group Onyx It was released on April 30 1990 by Profile Records Ah And We Do It Like This Single by OnyxReleasedApril 30 1990Recorded1989StudioYork Studio Brooklyn NY GenreHip hopLength5 05LabelProfile RecordsSongwriter s Tyrone TaylorMarlon FletcherFred ScruggsProducer s B WizOnyx singles chronology Ah And We Do It Like This 1990 Throw Ya Gunz 1992 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingRate Your Music2 44 5 1 In February 2012 Ah And We Do It Like This was remastered and included in Arista Records compilation album Giant Single The Profile Records Rap Anthology Contents 1 Background 2 Production 3 Single track listing 3 1 A Side 3 2 B Side 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesBackground EditIn 1989 Onyx signed Jeffrey Harris as their manager who helped them secure a single deal with the label Profile Records In 1990 at York Studio in Brooklyn they recorded their first single Ah And We Do It Like This which was released to low sales on April 30 1990 on Profile 2 The song was produced by Onyx s first producer B Wiz who later despite the reproaches from Fredro sold his drum machine SP 12 and went to Baltimore to sell crack and eventually he was killed there 3 That very first record was produced by a producer named B Wiz B Wiz was the first producer of that record He produced Ah And We Do It Like This and a lot of the original shit in like 89 87 and 88 for Onyx The single didn t have enough promotion Nothing happened 4 A lot of it was because we weren t being heard says Suave There was no marketing or promotion behind it We made it to wax yeah but it was a project that wasn t complete because the record company wasn t behind us Production EditIn Brian Coleman s book Check the Technique Fredro Starr describes the song as made in a country style 5 I went down south every summer to visit my grandmother and I kind of picked up a southern accent from my time down there So when I got back to New York I was rhyming like I was from the south country style It was a whole different style Smoother and with the country thing It was about partying girls in the club having fun with it WEFUNK Radio has marked the song as very jazz influenced much unlike their later work 6 Queens s resident B 1 describes the song as popular in clubs at the time They first song was Ahh And We Do It Like This on Profile Records They used to have a different type of style but that was the style back then The whole club style 7 In Andrew J Rausch s book I Am Hip Hop Conversations on the Music and Culture Sticky Fingaz said that with this single Onyx is ahead of their time 8 It wasn t the Onyx sound that we know today but actually I think they were ahead of their time They were kind of singing and that s where hip hop is at right this second So they were like 20 years ahead of their time According to Fredro Kool DJ Red Alert played on the radio only instrumental from this single When Fredro met Red Alert at the club he asked him why he only played the instrumental to which Red honestly told him that he just didn t like the lyrics in this song 9 10 Single track listing EditA Side Edit Ah And We Do It Like This 5 05 Ah And We Do It Like This Dub Club 5 05B Side Edit Ah And We Do It Like This Dub Vocal 5 16 Ah And We Do It Like This Instrumental 5 12Personnel EditOnyx performer vocals Fredro Starr performer vocals Suave performer vocals Big DS performer vocals Jeffrey Harris manager producer B Wiz producer Salah engineerReferences Edit Rate Your Music Review The Year Onyx s Slam Crashed Pop Radio npr org Retrieved 2018 07 30 ONYX Mad Men arena com Archived from the original on 2018 07 31 Retrieved 2018 08 01 HHC 1993 Onyx Slam Dancing page 15 tumblr com Retrieved 2018 08 01 Check the Technique Liner Notes for Hip Hop Junkies by Brian Coleman page 304 Retrieved 2018 10 05 Onyx wefunkradio com Retrieved 2018 10 05 Fredro Starr on Being a Barber Before Onyx Formed Cutting Rakim s Hair vladtv com Retrieved 2018 10 05 Rausch Andrew J April 2011 I Am Hip Hop Conversations on the Music and Culture by Andrew J Rausch April 1 2011 ISBN 9780810877924 Retrieved 2018 10 05 Fredro Starr on Being a Barber Before Onyx Formed Cutting Rakim s Hair vladtv com Retrieved 2018 10 05 Onyx Discusses Their Hip Hop History on Juan Epstein July 31 2014 missinfo tv Archived from the original on 2018 10 06 Retrieved 2018 10 05 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ah And We Do It Like This amp oldid 1169009012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
