While doing press for James Cullen Bressack’s new movie, Darkness of Man, starring JCVD, we had a bucket list opportunity to speak to a musician who popped up on our radar decades ago. Known to the masses as “Sticky Fingaz”, Kirk Jones is part of Onyx, and their explosive music and hard-hitting lyrics have stayed in our head rent-free since 1993.
Over the years, they’ve rapped with some of the best including Wu-Tang Clan, DMX and many others. But Jones has expanded his reputation going solo, he’s gotten into acting, and directing films & videos. He’s even played Blade. Yeah, this dude is dope.
Sticky has learned a lot over the years, and dropped some life lessons on us. “If a person doesn’t find the time to do it right, they find the time to do it over.” Love that.
In this film, Jones plays a cop named Yates who teams up with JCVD’s character to take down some heavy L.A. drug runners. Herein, Jones’ casting is notable because, in Bressack’s opinion, rappers play the best police officers: LL Cool J, Tone Loc, Ice-T, Ice Cube…the list goes on. Suffice to say, he fit the role perfectly.
So enjoy this interview with the mad author of anguish, and remember: unless you got 10 sticky fingers, it’s an imitation. A figment of your imagination. But this interview actually happened, and we are thrilled to premiere the title track Sticky created for the film. Slam that play button and check it out below!
EXCLUSIVE TRACK:
“Darkness of Man“
Written by Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones
Performed by Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones & Veronica “Roni” Gray
Courtesy of Royal Savages & Mad Face Music
Russell Hatch (Jean Claude Van Damme) is a washed-up, former Interpol operative who vowed to protect the son of an informant killed years earlier in a raid gone wrong. When merciless street gangs start an all-out turf war and the kid is caught in the middle, Hatch will stop at nothing to keep him safe and fight anyone who gets in his way. The cast includes Kristanna Loken, Emerson Min, Spencer Breslin with Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones and Shannen Doherty.
Darkness of Man arrives on Digital on May 21.
As they say, “Onxy is heavyweight, and still undisputed“, and they are also touring again which is awesome news for fans. So click this link to Sticky’s Pateron page to get some info on that and more.
