Sticky Fingaz | |
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Birth name | Kirk Jones |
Also known as | Sticky |
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, United States |
November 3, 1973
Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, actor, director, producer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Labels | D3 Entertainment, Universal Records, Mad Money Movement |
Associated acts | Onyx, Gangreen, Omar Epps, Lost Boyz, Snak The Ripper, Snowgoons, Eminem |
Website | stickyfingaz |
Kirk Jones (born November 3, 1973), better known by his stage name Sticky Fingaz, is an American rapper, actor, film director, and record producer. He is a member of the multi-platinum record selling rap group Onyx. His name comes from the slang term "sticky fingers" given to someone who is a thief. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles as Private Maurice "Smoke" Williams on the 2005 FX drama Over There, rapper Kern Little on The Shield, and the title character in the 2006 Spike action-horror Blade: The Series. He also appears on crime drama shows such as NCIS, Law & Order and CSI: Miami.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Jones and his cousin Fredro Starr worked in Nu-Tribe, a barber shop in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
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". Since then he has released four other albums with Onyx.