Synopsis
Onyx deliver a grim, confrontational performance piece built around Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, and Sonee Seeza rapping directly to the camera. Stark group shots and street-level imagery reinforce the song's portrait of distrust, danger, and survival in an unforgiving urban environment. Rather than following a conventional narrative, the video emphasizes the crew's unity and intensity, turning the refrain into a visual statement of loyalty: when the streets offer no protection, the group stands together.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was made for the title track from Onyx's second album, released on October 24, 1995.
- "All We Got Iz Us" is also identified on some digital services as "All We Got Iz Us (Evil Streets)," reflecting the song's recurring refrain and its bleak subject matter.
- Billboard reported in November 1995 that Barry Shapiro produced the clip.
- Although "All We Got Iz Us" was not one of the album's two charting singles, it still received a music video. The other album tracks with videos were "Last Dayz," "Walk In New York," and "Live Niguz."
- The album marked a darker turn from Onyx's debut, moving away from some of the earlier record's humor and toward themes of paranoia, racism, violence, substance abuse, and suicide.
- The video was later included among the archival material associated with the 2008 DVD *Onyx: 15 Years of Videos, History & Violence*.
- The official Onyx YouTube channel uploaded the video on September 29, 2023, giving the 1995 clip a new digital release.