Vast Aire

Harlem rap duo Cannibal Ox will be dropping their newest album, Blade of the Ronin, next week (Mar. 3). The album is Vast Aire and Vordul Mega's first in the last 14 years following their 2001 The Cold Vein, and will be released via IGC and iHipHop. MF DOOM, U-God and...

Vast Aire, one half of the Harlem duo Cannibal Ox, celebrates his 37th birthday today, just a few weeks ahead of their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Blade of the Ronin. Vast Aire was born Theodore Arrington III in Mount Vernon, NY and got heavily into New York's underground music scene after moving to Harlem. It was t...

You don't have to go very deep down the rabbit hole to find The Cold Vein. The first full-length release on Def Jux, Cannibal Ox's debut album was hailed wide and far on college campuses and crowded subway cars. It's a classic the way only albums this confounding can be: inscrutable to the masses, irresistible to the few...

One-half of Cannibal Ox gives XXL a glimpse into the group's long-delayed reunion.