Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones

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Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones
Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones cover
Studio album by Sticky Fingaz
Released May 22, 2001
Genre Hip Hop, Hardcore Rap
Length 70:51
Label Universal
Professional reviews
Sticky Fingaz chronology
Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones
(2001)		 Decade: "...but wait it gets worse"
(2003)

Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones is the first solo album by Onyx member Sticky Fingaz, released May 22, 2001. An aggressive but at times soulful concept album not unlike Prince Paul's A Prince Among Thieves or the CunninLynguists' A Piece of Strange, the lyricist portrays the fictional Kirk Jones, a felon just released from prison who is now struggling to come to terms with life outside jail. The listener is taken from street drama on "My Dogz Iz My Gunz" to metaphysical musings on "Why" and rage-filled vents on his girlfriend in "Cheatin'" before an ironic post-mortal cover version of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" finishes this album which went deeper than many critics had expected from the hardcore rapper.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 1:47
  2. "Come On" – 4:26
  3. "My Dogz Iz My Gunz" (featuring Black Child of the Murderers) – 4:25
  4. "Not Die'n" – 2:21
  5. "Kirk Jones Conscience" – 1:37
  6. "Money Talks" (featuring Raekwon) – 4:34
  7. "Why" (featuring X-1, Still Livin) – 4:57
  8. "Oh My God" – 4:26
  9. "State vs. Kirk Jones" (featuring Rah Digga, Redman, Canibus, Scarred 4 Life, Lord Superb, Guess Who) – 4:15
  10. "Kirk Jones Conscience II" – 0:48
  11. "Baby Brother" (featuring Dave Hollister) – 4:40
  12. "Cheatin'" – 4:00
  13. "What Chu Want" (featuring X-1) – 4:15
  14. "Ghetto" (featuring Petey Pablo) – 4:18
  15. "What If I Was White" (featuring Eminem) – 4:33
  16. "Sister I'm Sorry" (featuring Choclatt) – 4:28
  17. "Get It Up" (featuring Fredro Starr) – 3:59
  18. "Kirk Jones Conscience III" – 0:36
  19. "Licken off in Hip-Hop" (featuring Columbo the Shining Star) – 4:15
  20. "Wonderful World" – 2:11

[edit] References

  1. ^ Conaway, Matt. allmusic ((( Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones > Overview ))). Allmusic. Accessed May 20, 2008.
  2. ^ J-23 (June 4, 2001). Sticky Fingaz - Blacktrash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones. HipHopDX. Accessed May 20, 2008.
  3. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 5, 2001). Sticky Fingaz :: Black Trash * The Autobiography. RapReviews. Accessed May 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Ex, Kris (January 23, 2001). Black Trash: Autobiography Of Kirk Jones. Rolling Stone. Accessed May 20, 2008.