Sticky Fingaz
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- Kirk Jones is also the name of a man who survived a plunge over the Niagara Falls, without a flotation device, on October 20, 2003.
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 Jones at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty. | |
| Other names | Sticky Fingaz |
Kirk Jones (born November 3, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York), alias Sticky Fingaz or Sticky, is an American Rapper and actor, a member of hardcore Rap group Onyx. Although he was born in Brooklyn, he lived in and represents Queens and has said to have lived in all the five boroughs of New York City.
Background
"Sticky Fingaz" is a moniker for rapper/actor Kirk Jones. The significance behind the alias is somewhat ambiguous, as Jones has reportedly mentioned various origins. Yet, it generally conveys the idea of theft. Possibly an allusion to his alleged lifestyle of robbery during adolescence. He is noted as saying "everything I touch I take".
Rap career
In 1991, Jones entered the Queens based rap group Onyx along with cousin Fredro Starr, Sonsee, and Big DS. In 1993 the group released their debut album entitled Bacdafucup. It proved to be a commercial success and eventually went multi-platinum, largely due to the well known single "Slam". Jones was considered the most lyrically skilled and anticipated member of the group, and usually appeared in the last verse of their songs. Both fans and critics alike took interest in Sticky's gritty, angry, violent lyrics which went right along with his loud, rough, attention-grasping voice. Aside from this hardcore style, Jones is also known to be very intelligent and displays a mean-spirited sense of humor in his verses.
Since then he has released four other albums with Onyx as well as two solo albums. He released his debut solo album in 2001 which was titled Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones, a concept album that followed the (fictionalized) life of Kirk Jones in a story line fashion as he is released from prison and then ultimately his death. The album was a critical success being noted as very creative and the best concept album ever, though it didn't gain much commercial recognition despite featuring well known artists such as Eminem, Raekwon, Redman and Canibus. In 2003, he released his second album Decade "...but wait it gets worse" which was less well-received by critics and gained even less mainstream acknowledgement. Featuring on this album were performances from Fredro Starr and Omar Epps.
He has also collaborated with various artists, including Eminem on his Marshall Mathers LP, and Snoop Doggy Dogg on No Limit Top Dogg. Also Big Pun, Mobb Deep, DMX, Xzibit, Redman, Method Man, 50 Cent, and Biohazard.
Acting career
Jones was a regular on the short-lived UPN series Platinum as Grady Rhames. He also played the part of Pvt. Maurice "Smoke" Williams in the FX television series Over There, which depicts life as an American soldier in Iraq.
Jones also played a recurring role as Kern Little, a gang leader and hiphop musician/producer on the FX series The Shield.
He has also appeared in the Direct to Video and Sci-Fi Channel release House of the Dead 2.
Starting in 2006, Jones was cast as the half-human/half-vampire Blade in Blade: The Series, based on the Wesley Snipes movies, on Spike TV. The series was cancelled on September 29, 2006 through a press release from Spike.
He has completed his work on a movie titled Karma, Confessions and Holi where he plays the character Rich Smooth.
Jones was a major character in the remake of the movie Flight Of The Phoenix.
In the video game Def Jam: Fight for NY he supplied his own voice and is one of the main antagonists throughout the story. He also has an appearance in the sequel, Def Jam: Icon , under the name Wink. He will be one of the character's friends until he is removed from his place as Vice President.
Filmography
Actor
- House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim (2005) as Dalton
- Flight of the Phoenix (2004) as Jeremy
- Doing Hard Time (2004) as Eddie Mathematic
- Gas (2004) as Craig
- Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003) as Cedric
- Flossin (2001) as Himself
- Ride or Die (2003) as Demise
- Malibooty! (2003) as Raymond
- Hot Parts (2003) as Toby
- Reality Check (2002) as Brock
- L.A.X. (2002) as Leon
- Black and White (1999) as Himself
- MacArthur Park (2001) as E-Max
- Lift (2001) as Quik
- Lockdown (2000) as Broadway
- The Price of Air(2000) as D
- Boricua's Bond (2000)
- Next Friday (2000) as Tyrone
- The Playaz Court (2000) as T-Bone
- True Vinyl (2000) as Power Z
- Game Day (1999) as Willie
- In Too Deep (1999) as Ozzie
- New Yorker, Le (1998) as Harlem Homeboy
- Ride (1998) as Brotha X
- Dead Presidents (1995) as Martin
- Clockers (1995) as Scientific
Television shows featuring Sticky Fingaz
- Blade: The Series (2006) playing "Blade".
- Over There (2005) playing "Maurice (Smoke) Williams " as a regular major cast member.
- The Shield (2002-2006) playing "Kern Little" in episodes: "Dawg Days" (episode # 1.4), "Carnivores" (episode # 1.11), "Inferno" (episode # 2.11) "Playing Tight" (episode # 3.1), "Blood and Water" (episode # 3.2), "Of Mice and Lem" (episode # 5.10).
- Just Cause (2002) in episode: "Fading Star" (episode # 1.11)
- The Twilight Zone (2002) playing "Rickey" in episode: "Harsh Mistress" (episode # 1.13)
- 18 Wheels of Justice (2000) playing "Shooter" in episode: "Two Eyes for an Eye" (episode # 1.11)
- The Parkers (1999) playing "'D' Dwayne" in episode: "It's a Family Affair" (episode # 1.11)
- Nash Bridges (1999) playing "Mario Baptiste" in episode: "Get Bananas" (episode # 5.8)
- 413 Hope St. (1997) in episode: "Lost Boys and Gothic Girls" (episode # 1.8)
- New York Undercover (1995, 1997) playing "Assassin" in episode: "No Place Like Hell" (episode # 3.23)
- New York Undercover playing "Khail" in episode: "You Get No Respect" (episode # 1.17)
Albums
Solo
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Black Trash: The Autobiography of Kirk Jones |
| Decade "...but wait it gets worse" |
With Onyx
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Bacdafucup
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All We Got Iz Us
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Shut 'Em Down |
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Bacdafucup Part II |
| Triggernometry |
Radio
- Recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign, encouraging reading about Jam Master Jay
External links
- Official Website
- Sticky Fingaz at IMDb
- Interview with Kirk "Sticky" Jones at blackfilm.com's site Blade: The Series Interview