Episodes

The crew reviews Jodeci 's smash debut album Forever My Lady as it turns 30. The group was quintessential to shaping a standard for male R&B groups in 1990s with their dinstictive melodies, sharp production and street style n...

B. Cox reviews De La Soul 's classic second album De La Soul Is Dead , a project that saw the Native Tongues group rise after its classic debut 3 Feet High & Risin g to fight back against the …

B. Cox is joined by special guest Nathan "The Professor" Rideaux ( Playerz From The South & Food Dope podcasts) to look back at Master P 's seismic 1996 album Ice Cream Man . After spending years in California running …

In a special bonus episode, the crew takes time out to memorialize a fallen legend. Earl Simmons bka DMX , who passed away at the age of 50 after being in a vegatative state after a heart attack.He was a …

B. Cox and Domo review Maxwell 's groundbreaking and culture-shifting debut album Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite . It was an album that signalled a paradigm shift from R&B music of the day that featured a more hip-hop sound back ...

The crew reviews Busta Rhymes ' 1996 debut solo album The Coming . It was a ceremonious debut tafter a successful career with the Leaders of The New School, unleashing a power packed assault filled with energy packed bars and...

B. Cox once again welcomes special guests D & T of The Perfectly Imperfect Couple Podcast to help him review the India Arie's debut classic album, the incredibly majestic Acoustic Soul . It was an album that projected the bes...

In this edition of The Guest Lounge , B. Cox sits down with Uchay & QD (Q. Deezy) of The Ill-Advised Wise Guys Podcast . The fellas talk about their podcast journey, what keeps them motivated, their take on what …

The crew reviews Memphis rapper and Hypnotize Minds Camp Posse member Project Pat 's second album Mista Don't Play , a hard hitting, fast moving and steel charged project filled with tales from the dark corners, strip clubs a...

B. Cox & J. Owe look back at Houston's own Geto Boys third album, We Can't Be Stopped ; an offering that sprung the hardcore rap group into the national spotlight with tracks that combined gangster rap, horrorcore, political ...

B. Cox welcomes special guests D & T of The Perfectly Imperfect Couple Podcast to help him review the Fugees second and final album, the magnum opus The Score . It was a once in a lifetime occurrence in hip-hop …

B. Cox and J. Owe take a look back at 2Pac 's acclaimed fourth studio album, 1996's All Eyez On Me . It was a double-disc of classic singles and historic album cuts fueled by Shakur's emotions surrounding his recent …

B. Cox & Domo look back at 90's R&B girl group Total's 1996 debut album the self-titled Total. It was an stellar effort with an all-star cast of producers who helped to craft a sound for one of the most …

In a bonus segment of Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke, the crew looks back at year of 2001, a year that held tragedies and game-changing moments that would resonate for the next two years: the beginning of "The Fast and …

In a bonus segment of Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke B. Cox and Domo reminisce on the phenomenon that was the year of 1996 in music and pop culture. They talk about the amazing array of classic and high quality …

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at Compton rap icon DJ Quik 's 1991 debut classic album Quik Is The Name , an early adopter in the G-Funk sound which would come to define Southern California hip-hop in the …

In our first episode of 2021, B. Cox looks back at Gang Starr 's 1991 second album Step In The Arena ; an effort that saw the duo take a significant step up from their debut and truly began their …

The crew ends an eventful 2020 by looking back at the top albums of 1990, 1995 and 2000 and apply their honorable mention and Top 5 rankings of albums for each respective album. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com...

In this edition of "The Guest Lounge" , B. Cox chops it up with "The Professor" Nathan T. Rideaux of Urban Science Media LLC. Nathan is a hip-hop historian, author and content creator with his experience in the culture spanni...

B. Cox and J. Owe review Brand Nubian 's debut effort One For All ; an almost completely self-produced effort that infused soul, jazz and funk samples around rhymes that interspersed between politically and socially charged v...

In this two-part "Throwback Edition" bonus episode of Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke , B. Cox takes on a journey in his past. In Part 1- The '95th Element , he talks about how the summer of 1995 and a …

The crew looks back at Erykah Badu's 2000 masterpiece Mama's Gun; an album that discussed themes such as love, jealousy, insecurity, self expression and heartbreak all over a equally jazzy and funky musical backdrop highlight...

The crew takes a look back at Philly neo-soul artist Musiq Soulchild 's debut album Aijuswanaseing ; an unlikely success and "rags-to-riches" story that touched the hearts and minds of many with its depths of topics covering ...

B. Cox reviews Atlanta hip-hop group Goodie Mob 's 1995 debut album Soul Food . It is a foundational album for Atlanta and southern hip-hop and a gripping, yet brutally honest commentary of the ills within Atlanta and the bla...