Episodes

B. Cox reviews West Coast hip-hop trio Tha Alkaholiks debut album 21 & Over , as it turns 30. The trio, made up of emcees Tash, E-Swift and J-Ro , formed in the late 1980s and were mentored by legend …

B. Cox pays homage to hip-hop as it turns 50 years old. For much of the year, the recognized beginning of the genre, culture and societal phenomenon called hip-hop has been celebrated, lauded and congratulated worldwide for c...

B. Cox and Domo fondly recollect on Toni Braxton 's classic self-titled debut album as it turns 30. The Maryland native, who started in an R&B group with her now famous sisters, made her name first known after her standout …

B. Cox is joined once again by Alise and JR of the R&B Representers to reminisce on Maxwell's sophomore album Embrya as it turns 25. After amazing the music industry with his classic debut Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite just two …

B. Cox reviews Tony! Toni! Tone! 's classic third album Sons of Soul as it turns 30. After their mega hit sophomore album, 1990s The Revival , the group and this album continued on its predecessors success with experimentatio...

In this bonus episode, B. Cox is joined by Kahlil Wonda ( Reggae Lover Podcast & Highlanda Sound System ) to discuss dancehall reggae in the summer of 2003 and how several hit songs and artists happened to cross over …

B. Cox and Domo review Brandy 's classic sophomore album Never Say Never as it turns 25. After her smash eponymous debut album helped make her a household name among R&B fans, Brandy began to diversify her portfolio as an …

In a bonus segment of "Pop Culture Corner", B. Cox & J. Owe look back at Menace II Society as it turns 30. The film starred Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Jada Pinkett Smith, Charles S. Dutton and rapper MC Eiht …

B. Cox and J. Owe review DMX 's classic debut album It's Dark And Hell It's Hot as it turns 25. After spending years in the underground and paying his dues on the scene, the late Yonkers emcee burst onto …

In a bonus episode of "Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke", B. Cox muses on the albums from 1993, 1998 and 2003 that could qualify as albums that "defined a generation". On the heels of the announcement of WMX's inaugural season...

The crew talks the late Big Pun 's debut classic Capital Punishment as it turns 25. After making waves in the underground and on the Beatnuts "Off the Books" the previous year, the Bronx-bred Puerto Rican emcee lead off with …

B. Cox reviews Onyx' s classic debut album Bacdafucup as it turns 30. After linking up with the late Jam Master Jay of Run DMC fame, the Queens group signed to his label JMJ Records. Under his watchful eye and …

B. Cox and J. Owe take a look back at Goodie Mob 's sophomore album Still Standing as it turns 25. Three years after their landmark classic debut album Soul Food , the Atlanta quartet of Big Gipp, Khujo, T-Mo …

B. Cox reviews hip-hop duo Gang Starr 's fifth album Moment of Truth as it turns 25. After a four year hiatus from their acclaimed 4th album 1994's Hard To Earn, Guru and DJ Premier returned to to the lab …

In a bonus episode, B. Cox sorts through some of his favorite and memorable hip-hop posse cuts of the 1990s. *We did not include Wu-Tang Clan and its individual members' albums that could have memorable posse cuts as we deter...

B. Cox is joined by Chris Mitchell ( Kinetik ) of the Breaking Atoms Podcast to review Little Brother 's classic debut studio album The Listening as it turns 20. The group, which was formerly made up of the trio …

B. Cox looks back at hip-hop trio Digable Planet 's debut album Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) as it turns 30. The Brooklyn-based group made up of emcees Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler , Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vie...

B. Cox & J. Owe review 50 Cent 's explosive debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin' as it turns 20. After a successful run as a protege of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay, the Queens youth turned drug dealer …

In a special bonus edition of Pop Culture Corner , B.Cox explores the dynamics of the many layers and styles of hip-hop and urban fashion in the 90s. After experiencing a very colorful and avant garde fashion sense in the …

B. Cox reflects on the year that was 2003. In a year that saw Western Powers kick their war against dictatorships in the Middle East into full gear and saw the U.S. biggest state in political turmoil, the music scene …

B. Cox looks back at the year that was 1998. As the United States and the world had the new millennium within eye sight, there were uncertain times in the world politically and socially. Admist all the turmoil and uncertainty...

B. Cox reflects on the year that was 1993; a year that saw the election of a generational U.S. president, two sports dynasties repeating their excellence, a unthinkable terrorist attack that shook the nation as well as a monu...

In the last episode of the year, B. Cox gives The Vault's rankings for the top hip-hop & R&B albums reviewed from 1992, 1997 and 2002 to put a bow on what has been another busy and memorable year for …

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at Dr. Dre 's transcendent debut album The Chronic as it turns 30. After spending half a decade as the architect and chief producer for both NWA and Ruthless Records, Dr. Dre split …