"...I dedicate this album to my mentor, my brother, the N*gga that put me on.

I am not going to mourn his death, I am going to celebrate his life!"

~Sticky Fingaz on Jam Master Jay after his unexpected passing.

Decade: "...but wait, it gets worse" is the second studio album by Onyx member  Sticky Fingaz, released on April 29, 2003, by D3 Entertainment. The album is the follow-up to Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones.

Decade was produced by several producers, including Scott Storch, S-Man, DSP, and Sticky Fingaz. It features guest appearances from Onyx's member Fredro Starr, Onyx's affiliate X1, actor Omar EppsMissy Elliott, and others.

 

Background

Sticky Fingaz made a deal with D3 Entertainment to release one album. He chose this label because he owns his masters and gets the most from his work, 7 dollars a record over here. Basically, D3 Entertainment is just like a distributor, and the real label is OPM, aka Other People's Money.

The first half of the album title, "Decade...", refers to 2003 being the 10th anniversary since the first Onyx album was released.

The second half, "But Wait It Gets Worse," is a reference to a lyric from Sticky's verse in Onyx's 1993 hit single "Slam" and was intended to help lead up to Sticky’s third solo album "A Day in the Life of Sticky Fingaz" which was released later in 2009.

The song "I Love da Streets" was Sticky's favorite song on the album.

The album is dedicated to the memory of the late DJ of Run-D.M.C.Jam Master Jay, Sticky Fingaz mentor.

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