Episodes

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 …

B. Cox & J. Owe review Redman 's classic third album Muddy Waters . After a successful sophmore album Dare Iz A Darkside and a time when Redman self admitted he was in a dark place and time, the Brick …

B. Cox reviews Tony! Toni! Tone! 's fourth and final album House of Music . After taking a hiatus after the success of their third album Sons of Soul , the Oakland band reunited to record their final effort. Taking …

B. Cox looks back on Ludacris ' sophomore album Word of Mouf as it turns 20. After a commercially successful debut the previous year, the Atlanta emcee burst onto the scene with an equally, if not more impressive follow up. …

B. Cox & J. Owe review Mobb Deep 's third album Hell On Earth . After releasing their sophmore classic, 1995's The Infamous , to critical acclaim and rave reviews, the duo from Queensbridge followed up the next year with …

The crew reviews Lil' Kim's debut album Hardcore. The highly anticipated debut came on the heels of her being a focal point of Junior M.A.F.I.A's debut the previous year. Unleashing a torrid assult of hardcore lyrics mixed wi...

B. Cox & J. Owe look back at the late Tupac Shakur 's (recording under the alias Makaveli ) fifth studio album and his first posthumous album The Don Killuminati-The 7 Day Theory . Released on Death Row Records not …

B. Cox & J. Owe review Ice Cube 's classic, but controversial second album Death Certificate . After splitting with NWA and dropping his highly acclaimed debut AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted , Cube followed up with a busy 1991 start...

The crew take a look back at Wu Tang Clan crew member Ghostface Killah 's debut classic album Ironman . After a four year run of exellence that started with the group's groundshifting debut Enter the 36 Chambers followed up …

It's a bonus episode of 'Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke'! In this episode, B.Cox and Domo discuss old school southern hip-hop and break it down by Region: SouthEast, Mid-South, and the Gulf Coast aka 3rd Coast. They talk abo...

B. Cox reviews A Tribe Called Quest 's seismic second album The Low End Theory as it turns 30. Fresh of their successful debut People's Instinctive Travels And Their Paths of Rhythm , the quartet-turned-trio from Queens sough...

B. Cox reviews The Roots ' third studio album, 1996's Illadelph Halflife . After a respectable success and notoriety from their sophomore offering Do You Want More?!!!???! , the hip-hop band and outfit from Philadelphia found...

The crew discusses Jay-Z 's sixth studio album, 2001's The Blueprint . The album was released ironically on the same day of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S., leaving it overshadowed by tragedy. After the s...

In this bonus episode, B. Cox gives us a double feature with a two-part episode as the summer starts to wind down. In the first part, he pays homage to the DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (Will Smith) …

B. Cox welcomes 12Kyle of The 12 Kyle Podcast to review OutKast 's sophmore hit album ATLiens . After shaking up and introducing themselves on the hip-hop scene with their classic debut album Southernplayaisticadillacmuzik , ...