Music

B. Cox reviews Common’s classic sixth album Be as it turns 20. In light of the commercial failure and mixed critical reviews, Common found some common ground in aligning with fellow Chicago hip-hop royalty Kanye West and his GOOD Music imprint on Geffen Record. A former pupil of No. ID, […]

B. Cox & J. Owe review 50 Cent’s explosive debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ as it turns 20. After a successful run as a protege of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay, the Queens youth turned drug dealer turned emcee was set to make his mark after series of […]

B. Cox takes a look at R&B and pop icon Janet Jackson’s sixth studio album The Velvet Rope, as it turns 25. On the heels of negotiating and signing the biggest record label contract in history and her successful album tour from her fifth album Janet, the superstar suffered a […]

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 on his latest effort. Taking over the production reins in this album, […]

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 scene and collaborated with up and coming producer Ski for their debut […]

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 sought to make a deeper impact on their sophomore album. Buoyed by the presence of […]

B. Cox and Domo look back at Toni Braxton’s mega hit second album Secrets. Coming off her massively successful self-titled debut album released three years prior containing several charting singles, she avoided the dreaded sophomore slump by putting forth a phenomenal effort that was once again produced by Babyface. Featuring […]

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 makes classic hip-hop albums and their ideal and dream interviewees. Visit The […]

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 black community at-large: mass incarceration, racism, gentrification, income disparity, and injustice. Visit The […]