Episodes
O.C.: Jewelz (1997). "Mush" Makes Sure of No Sophomore Slump.
B. Cox reviews Brooklyn and Diggin in The Crates (DITC) emcee O.C. 's second album Jewelz as it turns 25. After his critically acclaimed 1994 debut album Word...Life , O.C. took to the road to tour exclusively for almost thre...
Scarface: The Fix (2002). Face-Boss, Griot, OG, Legend
B. Cox reviews Scarface's classic 7th album The Fix as it turns 20. After leaving long time label Rap-A Lot, the Houston veteran emcee moved to Def Jam South as their president, but was coaxed into releasing first and only …
EPMD: Business Never Personal (1992). It Was All Good...Until It Wasn…
B. Cox reviews EPMD 's fourth album Business Never Personal as it turns 30. After three successful albums that carried them through the peak of hip-hop's golden era, EPMD released their fourth album and seemed primed for succ...
Mary J. Blige: What's the 411? (1992). The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Gets…
B. Cox looks back at Mary J. Blige 's debut classic album What's the 411? a s it turns 30. As the youngest signee of Andre Harrell 's Uptown Records, the New York-born singer was brought under the tutelage of …
BONUS EPISODE! 25 Years of Company Flow's Funcrusher Plus (1997)
In a bonus episode, B. Cox looks back at the impact and legacy of Company Flow 's debut studio album and underground classic Funcrusher Plus as it turns 25. After negotiating a group friendly deal with Rawkus Records, the Bro...
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot: Supa Dupa Fly (1997). A Sonic Adventure...
B. Cox looks back at Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott 's debut album Supa Dupa Fly as it turns 25. After spending the beginning part of her career with Devante's Swing Mob Records with her girl group Sista (which never materialize...
The Summer of '02: Nelly Rises, The 'A' Girls Sizzle, Cam Takes Charg…
In a bonus episode, B. Cox looks back 20 years ago to the Summer of 2002. It was a summer packed with hit songs that would become classics. Among the memorable tracks that would populate this soundtrack would be Nelly …
Boomerang: Original Soundtrack (1992). Music To Our Ears (feat. Charl…
B. Cox welcomes back in Charlee D of the Word To The Mutha Podcast to the show to review the original soundtrack to the black romantic comedy Boomerang . The film starring an all-star cast of Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, …
Capone-N-Noreaga: The War Report (1997). The Unlikely Classic
B. Cox commemorates Capone-N-Noreaga 's debut album The War Report as it turns 25. In the midst of an identity crisis for New York rap, the two Queens natives arrived on the scene - unheralded, yet determined. After appearing...
Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Mecca and The Soul Brother (1992). "Before The…
B. Cox & J. Owe look back on Pete Rock & CL Smooth 's debut album Mecca and The Soul Brother as it turns 30. After jumping on the scene the previous year with their EP All Souled Out , …
Wu-Tang Clan: Wu-Tang Forever (1997). The Clan Is Back To Stay...
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 …
Eminem: The Eminem Show (2002). Marshall's Goes Live -- From His Per…
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 …
Super Cat: Don Dada (1992). "Wild Apache" Reigns (featuring Kahlil Wo…
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 …
Musiq: Juslisen (2002). Soulchild...Slight Return
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...
Gang Starr: Daily Operation (1992). A Workman's Approach to the Under…
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...
Mary J. Blige: Share My World (1997). On the other side of darkness..…
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, …
Adriana Evans: Adriana Evans (1997). A Lost Treasure Through Time.
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...
Das Efx: Dead Serious (1992). Ciggity-Coming Straight From The Sewer.…
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 …
En Vogue: Funky Divas (1992). Giving You Something You Could Feel...
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 …
A Word On Arrested Development: 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days In the L…
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 …
Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death (1997). Biggie's Greatness Lives O…
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. …
Brandy: Full Moon (2002). The Legend of the "Vocal Bible" is Born
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...
"We'll Always Love Big Poppa" The Murder of the Notorious B.I.G., 25 …
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...
TLC: Ooooooohhh...On The TLC Tip (1992). R&B Enters A New Era. (feat.…
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 …