"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.

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

Appearance in movies

Appearance on television

Cover versions

Parodies

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

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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