The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast

It's the first bonus segment of "The Guest Lounge" where we highlight different podcasters and content creators in the world of music. Our first guest is Kahlil Wonda of Highlanda Sound System , DJ/Selecta and co-host of the Reggae Lover Podcast . We talk about his background and experience DJing, ask him how much reggae and dancehall has changed and how the globalization of the genre...

B. Cox looks back at Ice Cube 's explosive 1990 debut album AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and how his tales of ghetto life in South Central LA and commentary on race, politics and inequality in America shaped a career that skyrocketed over the next two decades to unimaginable heights.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group!...

In a bonus segment of "Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke", B. Cox examines the key question: What makes a classic? He looks at the criteria, how much it has changed in the last generation and the lines between 'classic', 'great' and 'very good'   Show notes: Kendrick Lamar, Drake and The Definition of A Classic Album https://theundefeated.com/features/kendrick-lam...

B.Cox looks back at Mobb Deep's 1995 landmark album The Infamous, which launched the duo to the forefront of the reemergence of East Coast Rap and the New York hip-hop scene and continued the tidal wave with gritty tales of street life and the ills of ghetto.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com...

B.Cox looks back at Public Enemy 's politically charged third studio album 1990's Fear Of A Black Planet and how its production, lyrics, themes and ideologies built on their predecessor classic It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back .  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256...

B. Cox looks reviews A Tribe Called Quest 's debut classic People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm as it turns 30. He explores the innovative production and the genesis of Tribe's flow & style that would carry them through to a decade of success.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www....

In this bonus segment, live broadcast and debut of Tale of The Tape , B. Cox puts the remarkable catalogs of A Tribe Called Quest and OutKast head-to-head to decide which's iconic hip-hop group's discography is better! Check this out as we score this bout like a boxing match to see who can go the distance!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redc...

In this episode, B. Cox and J. Owe look back at Bell Biv Devoe 's 1990 party-starting classic Poison  which signaled a shift in urban music by marrying multiple genres together in a project that still resonates with those who remember it well.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/60025607...

B. Cox & J. Owe take a look at 2 Pac 's breakout third album 1995's Me Against The World , a portrait that painted a picture of a conflicted poet, revolutionary and artist that found himself at crossroads in a life that would be gone far too soon.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/gro...

B. Cox and J. Owe take a look back at Black Rob 's 2000 debut Life Story , a gritty tale of hardships, street life and opportunities at hand that had great potential -- save for a few missteps. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122 Support The Vault Classic Music Review on B...

It's a new bonus segment for The Vault! In this first installment of Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke, B. Cox and J. Owe discuss how the regional intricacies in hip-hop, which made it so versatile in its adolescence, has virtually disappeared in the last 10-15 years and what impact it has had on the game overall.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https:...

The crew revisits the revolutionary group Dead Prez' s 2000 debut Let's Get Free and discuss its themes of Pan-Africanism, self empowerment, anti-establishment, holistic eating and knowledge of self that are still cautions to the ills of Black America a generation after its release.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Gro...

B. Cox reviews Ghostface Killah 's transcendent effort 2000's Supreme Clientele ; how its themes, lyrics and virtuoso production made it a stand out among Wu Tang's solo efforts and helped push the group back the forefront as hip-hop entered a new era.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.co...

B. Cox looks at 1990's Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth 's Funky Technician,  a forgotten diamond in the rough among a slew of classics released in 1990 and how its quality has maintained despite its relative journey in obscurity.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122...

The crew reminisces about D'Angelo 's incredible second album, 2000's Voodoo ; a R&B, soul and funk masterclass and how it dared to change the constructs that traditional R&B and neo-soul albums were created within going forward.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256...

The crew reflects on The legendary Roots crew major label 1995 debut Do You Want More?!!!??! , their experimentation with fusing jazz & hip-hop and how their creativity lead them down a road where they would stand out among a genre where status quo was the safe way forward. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://ww...

The crew discusses the Boot Camp Clik's duo Smif-n-Wessun and their 1995 gritty debut album Dah Shinin after 25 years. They speak about the influence that Tek and Steele had on other music groups outside of their sphere of influence and how the sound of the Duck Down crew and BCC helped continue the tradition and identity of Brooklyn street hip-hop.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlin...

The crew discusses the second and final offering from Pete Rock & CL Smooth , 1994's The Main Ingredient. A laid back virtuoso effort by the duo is often overlooked and underappreciated. They discuss how, as grown men, they can appreciate its brilliance.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/...

The crew reminisces about the 1999 Rawkus compilation Soundbombing II . In the midst of their rise as a great collective, crew and record label, Rawkus teamed up with their roster of skilled emcees and a select choice of guest wordsmiths over classic boom-bap, gritty but soulful head nod beats. We discuss how we feel about it almost 20 years later.   Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online ww...

The crew looks back at Common's second album Resurrection  to see how his partnership with No. ID and improvement on his debut album would lead him to an impressive run through the rest of the 90s and the early 2000s.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122 Support The Vault...

The crew looks back at Queen Latifah's landmark 1989 debut album All Hail The Queen : how she set the standard for Female MCs for years to come and how it launched her career as an entertainment powerhouse and icon for the next 30 years.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/60025607774312...

The crew reminisces on Dr. Dre 's follow up to his classic debut, 1999's 2001  and how it sparked the beginning of a decade of dominance for his label Aftermath Entertainment and their affiliates.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122 Support The Vault Classic Music Rev...

The crew takes a look back at Scarface's 1994 album The Diary : how it helped solidify Scarface as a solo artist, painted vivid and explicit pictures for listener and started him on the path to hip-hop greatness for the next two decades.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/60025607774312...

The crew discusses arguably the most critical acclaimed hip-hop album of all-time Nas ' historic 1994 debut Illmatic ,   and how it continues set the standard lyrically and production-wise 25 years later.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122 Support The Vault Classic Music...

The crew takes a look at the highly anticipated 1999 debut album of Pharoahe Monch , Internal Affairs,  on the cusp of it being made available digitally and otherwise for the first time on its 20th anniversary.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122 Support The Vault Classic Mus...