Music

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 in the sound system scene and growing “dancehall” scene in the mid-to-late […]

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 Philadelphia soul singer was back at it to eclipse his previous effort. Teaming back up […]

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 on their notoriety and recognition within hip-hop circles while staying true to the underground. […]

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, the annointed “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” reemerged on a new label […]

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 also future husband) Jonathan ‘Dred’ Scott’s 1994 album Breakin’ Combs. After starting with Capitol […]

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 duo of Dray and Skoob set out to make a splash […]

B. Cox briefly looks back at En Vogue’s second album 1992’s Funky Divas. On the heels of their successful debut 1990s’ Born To Sing, the Oakland based R&B quartet (Dawn Robinson, Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron) came out blazing with their 2nd album which eclipsed their debut. Teaming […]

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 where gangster hip-hop and conscious hip-hop were delintating their lines in […]

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. Contining on the excellence from his iconic debut Ready to Die, the […]