Episodes

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 …

B. Cox reviews Nas ' sixth studio album God's Son as it turns 20. Capping off a productive year, the Queens emcee released his third project in 12 months following up the classic album Stillmatic and the compilation of unrele...

B. Cox looks back at The Pharcyde 's debut classic album Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde as it turns 30. In the midst of a genre shift of power over their home base of California, the former dancers turns emcees …

B. Cox reviews Ice Cube 's third album The Predator as it turns 30. In the midst of the one most prolific and successful runs in hip-hop history stretching back his days as with NWA, the soon-to-be West Coast icon …

B. Cox and J. Owe review reggae superstar Sean Paul 's classic sophomore album Dutty Rock as it turns 20. After a fairly successful debut album Stage One two years prior, Paul sought to capitalize on what was a burgeoning …

B. Cox looks back at Jay-Z 's second studio album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 as it turns 25. After a critical, yet not lucratively commercially, success of his classic debut Reasonable Doubt the previous year, the Brooklyn emcee ...

B. Cox is joined by NaturallyAlise and JR of the R&B Representers to review SWV 's debut classic album It's About Time as it turns 30. As R&B continued its evolution in the early 90s, the trio from NYC burst …

In this bonus segment of Pop Culture Corner , B. Cox looks back at that the black romantic comedy that was Brown Sugar as it turns 20. The film, which co-starred Sanaa Lathan and Taye Diggs , as lifelong friends …

B.Cox looks back at underground powerhouse label Rawkus Records and their first major compilation album Soundbombing , which turns 25. After releasing Company Flow's now legendary debut LP Funcrusher Plus earlier in the summe...

B. Cox reviews Redman 's debut album Whut? Thee Album as it turns 30. After starting his career as a DJ for DoItAll For Lords of the Underground, a chance encounter withe EPMD , led the young Newark emcee on …

B. Cox takes a look at R&B and pop icon Janet Jackson 's sixth studio album The Velvet Rope , as it turns 25. On the heels of negotiating and signing the biggest record label contract in history and her …

In this bonus segment of Relics Of The Past, B. Cox looks back on a vital part of every hip-hop head's car journey in the 90s and 2000s: the CD binder aka "The CD Book". He explains the different types …

In a bonus episode, B.Cox looks back on what he thinks may be the greatest R&B release week of the 1990s: September 16, 1997. During that release week, four classic and essential albums graced the store shelves and stereos ev...

B. Cox commemorates The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast on its third anniversary. It's been a long journey in the three years since the first episode posted highlighting Mobb Deep's Murda Muzik . He gives a basic history...

B. Cox looks back at Virginia rap duo Clipse 's major label debut album Lord Willin' as it turns 20. The group, made up of brothers Gene " Malice " and Terrence " Pusha T " Thornton grew up in …