Episodes

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at rap super group's Wu-Tang Clan 's second album Wu-Tang Forever as it turns 25. In the almost four years since they burst on the scene with their classic debut Enter the Wu-Tang …

B Cox reviews Eminem 's fourth album The Eminem Show as it turns 20. On the heels of two massively successfully albums in The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP , Eminem sought to take a different approach …

B. Cox is joined by Kahlil Wonda of the Reggae Lover Podcast (and Highlanda Sound System ) to review dancehall deejay Super Cat' s major label debut album Don Dada as it turns 30. After mixing it up in Jamaica …

B. Cox and Domo look back on Musiq 's (previously known as Musiq Soulchild ) second studio album Juslisen as it turns 20. Not even two years after his wildly successful debut album Aijuswanaseing was released, the Philadelphi...

B. Cox reviews hip-hop duo Gang Starr' s third album Daily Operation. After their critical and commercial breakthrough with their sophomore album Step In The Arena the year before, Guru and DJ Premier sought out to capitalize...

B. Cox and Domo review Mary J. Blige 's pivotal third album Share My World as it turns 25. After a three-year hiatus from her sophomore album My Life and a split from producer, manager and mentor Sean "Diddy" Combs, …

B. Cox reviews R&B singer Adriana Evans self-titled debut album Adriana Evans as it turns 25. The daughter of jazz singer Mary Stallings, Evans emerged in the mid-90s featuring on her future collaborator and producer (and als...

B. Cox and J. Owe review Das Efx 's innovative debut album Dead Serious as it turns 30. After meeting as students as Virginia State University in the late 80s and being discovered by EPMD during a talent show, the …

B. Cox briefly looks back at En Vogue 's second album 1992's Funky Diva s. On the heels of their successful debut 1990s' Born To Sing , the Oakland based R&B quartet ( Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis and …

B. Cox looks back and briefly reminisces about hip-hop group Arrested Development debut album 3 years, 5 Months and 2 Days In The Life Of.. . as it turns 30. In the midst of a shift in tone in hip-hop …

The crew looks back on the Notorious B.I.G 's final album Life After Death . Released as a double disc two weeks after his murder in Los Angeles, Biggie's final studio is a sobering triumph of one hip-hop's greatest emcees. …

B. Cox and Domo review Brandy 's 2002 classic third album album Full Moon . After two wildly successful albums and taking a break after her second album which was followed by a nervous breakdown, a relationship breakup and be...

The crew recalls a truly unforgettable and tragic event: the murder of Christopher Wallace bka The Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie aka Biggie Smalls 25 years ago. His murder sent shockwaves throughout the hip-hop and music indust...

B. Cox is joined by Charlee D . of the Word To The Mutha Podcast as they review TLC 's debut album, 1992's Ooooooohhh...On The TLC Tip . After forming as a group in Atlanta in the early 90s under …

In another bonus segment of Relics Of The Past , B. Cox examines briefly yet another staple of the golden era-the freestyle cypher in high school. He recalls how the cypher played a important part in developing different tast...

The crew looks back at Erykah Badu 's debut album Baduizm . In a what was becoming a burgeoning sub genre of neo soul, the Brooklyn-born, Dallas-raised songtress burse onto the scene with a style not typically seen by R&B …

In a bonus episode of Relics of The Past, B. Cox takes us on a journey back to a staple of those of who came up in the golden era of hip-hop: the blank cassette tape. He talks the role …

B. Cox and J. Owe review the Bronx rap duo Camp Lo 's cult classic debut Uptown Saturday Night. After spending the initial parts of their careers together apart, Sonny Cheeba and Geechie Suede rose through the independent rap...

In a new bonus episode segement Relics of the Past , B. Cox reminsces about what was the excitement of Record Release Tuesdays. From the late 1980s until 2015, the music industry designated Tuesdays as its Global Release Day;...

In a bonus episode of Pop Culture Corner , the crew looks back on the motion picutre Juice as it turns 30, featuring the film debuts of Omar Epps and the late Tupac Shakur. The film, which also starred Khalil …

As we continue our special preview of what is to come in 2022, B. Cox looks back on the year of 1997. It was a year of a transition of some sorts and and one of tragedy. Three major deaths …

In a special preview of some what is to come in 2022, B. Cox looks back on the year of 1992 , an explosive year of change in American society and hip-hop. It was makred by the chaos of the …

In the last episode of the year, the crew takes time to rank the albums reviewed from 1991, 1996 and 2001 to put a bow on what has been a busy and memorable year for the podcast. Follow The Vault: …

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at Nas ' fifth album Stillmatic . After a couple of critical disappointments in I Am and Nastradamus in 1999 and the ascent of rival Jay-Z both critically and commercial in the hip-hop …