Rapper Fredro Starr has a lot on his plate. The Queens, NY, native balances both an acting and a music career. Starr began his rapping career when he founded the hardcore rap/hip hop group Onyx in 1991 with rap compatriots Sticky Fingaz and Sonee Seeza. The group's first album (Bacdafucup, 1993, UNI/Def Jam Records) went platinum, but since the breakup of Onyx after their 1998 album, Shut 'Em Down (Def Jam), Starr (born Fredro Scruggs) ventured out on his own to start his solo career.
Starr has also built a solid acting resume (he has had no formal training), starring in numerous television shows and several movies. He is best known for his one season stint on Moesha as Quinton and subsequent appearance on the show afterwards.
He appeared on Promised Land as the series settled the Green family in Colorado. An Appearance on NYPD Blue followed afterwards.
He starred in the 2000 Paramount/MTV film Save the Last Dance
Other roles included Light It Up, Spike Lee's Clockers, and HBO's Strapped. Strapped also featured a young Bokeem Woodbine and Forrest Whitaker’s directing debut.
Starr's solo rap debut, Firestarr was released in January of 2001. On the track "Soldierz," Starr teamed up with Onyx partner Sticky Fingaz. One of Starr's cuts, "Theme From Save the Last Dance," is featured on the movie's soundtrack song, "Shining Through." He also did a song with Ice T called “One Night”.
In addition, Starr also runs his multi-faceted entertainment entity, OPM (Other People's Money).
Starr returned to Moesha during it's unexpect final season to bring closure to his character. Sadly his return couldn't saved the series from the doom that it created the previous season.
The group reformed and released a new album called Getdafucout.
ANother project that he did was Flossin with Tyrone Burton, Merlin Satana and Todd Bridges. It is now on DVD. He is also in Tourque (a different version of Biker Boyz). His character, Junior, is killed and his borther goes out looking for revenge.
