Tyrone Taylor (born November 13, 1970), better known by his stage name Sonny Seeza, or previously as Suavé and Sonsee, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ and actor best known as a member of multi-platinum hardcore rap group Onyx.
In 1982, Tyrone Taylor began in Brooklyn as a member of his older brother's hip-hop group, Cold Crash Scenes, performing with Killah Priest.
In 1988, after graduating from school at the age of 17, Fredro Starr created the rap group Onyx along with his schoolmates Big DS and Suavé.
"In 1989, Onyx signed Jeffrey Harris as their manager, who helped them secure a contract with the label Profile Records.
[6][7] Jay give them about two months to get a demo, but Suave and Big DS couldn't make it to the studio as they were stranded in Connecticut.
[8] Onyx manager, Jeff Harris, later asked Fredro to come to the studio with his cousin, Kirk Jones (Sticky Fingaz) who, at the time, had a solo career under the name Trop.
Jones, who was still in high school, would frequently cut class to work at a barber shop where he was reportedly making a thousand dollars a week.
Tyrone Taylor came up with a merged spelling of the words "Bacdafucup", which the group members chose to name their debut album.
Sonny Seeza also created the names "Sticky Fingaz" and "Mickey Billy" for the characters of Kirk Jones and Fredro Starr for the song "Stik 'N' Muve".
Sonny Seeza stopped touring with Onyx in 2009 to begin a solo career, but he still performs with other members of the group on big shows.