2001. STICKY FINGAZ: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones
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Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones is the debut solo studio album by Onyx member Sticky Fingaz, released on May 22, 2001 by Universal Records. Scripted like a movie, the concept album portrays the fictional character Kirk Jones, a felon just released from prison who is now struggling to come to terms with life outside jail.
Black Trash was produced by several producers including Self, Bud'da, Rockwilder, DJ Scratch, Nottz, Damon Elliott and others. It features guest appearances from Onyx's affiliate X1, Black Child, Raekwon, Still Livin, Canibus, Rah Digga, Redman, Dave Hollister, Petey Pablo, Eminem, Fredro Starr (as Firestarr), actor Omar Epps and others.
The album debuted at number 44 on the US Billboard 200, and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.
2001. STICKY FINGAZ: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones
Background
In 1998, Sticky Fingaz planned to release a solo album on Def Jam. Still, due to the label underfunding the project in Sticky's eyes, only offering him $250,000, he announced plans to leave the label and release the album elsewhere.
He filed bankruptcy to get out of his Def Jam agreement and left for Los Angeles, California, where he began working with Dr. Dre. The first song he recorded in California was "Remember Me?", which was originally supposed to be on Dr. Dre's 2001 album, but was eventually released on Eminem's third album, The Marshall Mathers LP. While working with Dr. Dre, the two came up with the idea of making an album scripted like a movie.
Sticky originally planned to sign a solo deal with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. Still, when he returned to New York to sign his friend X1 to Universal Records, he also received the Universal deal after listening to his new material. Universal gave him a proposal of $800,000 to record a solo album, which Sticky agreed to.
“...They were like "X1 is dope, but we want to sign you". And they gave me a proposal for $800,000. Dre had gone to Jimmy Iovine and told him that I wanted a million dollars, but Jimmy Iovine said he would only give me $500,000. I always wonder what would have happened if I had signed with Dre instead of Universal. But that $300,000 difference was the money that I used to buy my mother the first house that she ever owned in her entire life, so I would never change that. - Sticky Fingaz