Kirk Jones (also referred to as
Sticky Fingaz or
Sticky or
Lay-Z-i), born November 3, 1973 is an
American actor,
musician and a member of the
hip-hop group
Onyx. As a actor, he is perhaps best known for his television roles as Private Maurice "Smoke" Williams on the 2005
F/X drama
Over There, his recurring role as hip-hop producer Kern Little on
The Shield, and as the
title character in the 2006
Spike action-horror-drama
Blade: The Series.
Rap career
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".