Approximately 10-years ago (Cold Vein was released on 5-15-2001) Vast Aire and Vordul Mega (collectively known as Cannibal Ox) released their seminal debut, Cold Vein, on Def Jux Records. Now, a decade later, the pair team up again with Raekwon for “Thor’s Hammer” which appears on Vast Aire’s new solo-LP, Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey, [cont.]

     So often in hip-hop a group or MCs’ debut album proves to be unsurpassable in their careers. Cannibal Ox’s 2001 debut, The Cold Vein, left such a meteoric impact on the underground that it’s going to be damn near impossible to create an even bigger impression. Earlier this year, Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox [cont.]