Music

B. Cox and J.Owe look back at Oakland rap group Souls of Mischief debut album 93 Til Infinity as it turns 30. In the midst of a coastal emergence and commercial recognition in both southern California and the Bay-Area, the teenage group became major players in the Oakland underground scene. […]

B. Cox and J Owe look back at Black Moon’s debut classic album Enta Da Stage as it turns 30. The Brooklyn trio made up of DJ/producer DJ Evil Dee and emcees Buckshot (fka Buckshot Shorty) and 5ft began their journey in high school, shopping around demos and looking for […]

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at OutKast’s classic third album Aquemini as it turns 25. After the success of their sophomore album, 1996’s ATLiens, Andre and Big Boi both had major life events that affected their outlooks and artistry, included breakups and the start of fatherhood. Given more […]

B. Cox reminisces about Jay-Z’s eight album The Black Album as it turns 20. Heading into this album, it was being touted as Jay-Z last album as he was to “retire” to take up the mantle of president of Def Jam Records after the album was released. The news and […]

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at at the momentous occasion of Snoop Doggy Dogg’s classic debut album Doggystyle as it turns 30. Fresh off the heels of his breakthrough performance on several tracks on Dr. Dre’s The Chronic released not even a year prior, he set to set […]

The crew reviews the almighty Wu-Tang Clan and their iconic classic debut album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) as it turns 30. After doing what seemed the impossible to assemble a supergroup of emcees hailing from Staten Island and Brooklyn, the collective gained major notoriety with their debut single “Protect […]

B. Cox and J Owe look back at the late DMX’s second studio album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood as it turns 25. After setting the industry on fire during the previous year and a half and the explosive success of his debut It’s Dark and Hell […]

In the last episode of the year, B. Cox and J.Owe give their personal rankings and honorable mentions for hip-hop and R&B albums for the 1993, 1998 and 2003. A reminder that next year, we will be moving to a seasonal format. The new season launches February 2024! Visit The […]

B. Cox is joined once again by Van Everette of The Scenario Radio Show to review 90s R&B duo Zhané’s debut album Pronounced Jah-Nay as it turns 30. The two vocalists, Renee Neuville and Jean Norris, met each other while students at Temple University and while they had two different […]