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The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast

The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast

The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast is a show hosted by 'Xennial' music fans that grew up during hip-hop's golden era of 1990s and the boom of the early 2000s. We review classic hip-hop, R&B and reggae albums 20, 25 and 30 years after their release to give our reflections and to see if they still stand the test of time. It's a personal perspective on classics from a fresh point of view.

Recent Episodes

Pop Culture Corner! Menace II Society...30 Years Later

Pop Culture Corner! Menace II Society...30 Years Later

May 29, 2023

In a bonus segment of "Pop Culture Corner", B. Cox & J. Owe look back at Menace II Society as it turns 30. The film starred Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Jada Pinkett Smith, Charles S. Dutton and rapper MC Eiht among others, It…

DMX: It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (1998). The Dark Man Cometh

DMX: It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (1998). The Dark Man Cometh

May 16, 2023

B. Cox and J. Owe review DMX 's classic debut album It's Dark And Hell It's Hot as it turns 25. After spending years in the underground and paying his dues on the scene, the late Yonkers emcee burst onto the public scene in …

BONUS EPISODE:

BONUS EPISODE: "Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke" Albums That Defined A Generation

May 1, 2023

In a bonus episode of "Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke", B. Cox muses on the albums from 1993, 1998 and 2003 that could qualify as albums that "defined a generation". On the heels of the announcement of WMX's inaugural seaso…

Big Pun: Capital Punishment (1998). Big Dreams To Big Things

Big Pun: Capital Punishment (1998). Big Dreams To Big Things

April 24, 2023

The crew talks the late Big Pun 's debut classic Capital Punishment as it turns 25. After making waves in the underground and on the Beatnuts "Off the Books" the previous year, the Bronx-bred Puerto Rican emcee lead off with…

Onyx: Bacdafucup (1993). Hoodies, Timbs and Bald Heads

Onyx: Bacdafucup (1993). Hoodies, Timbs and Bald Heads

April 17, 2023

B. Cox reviews Onyx' s classic debut album Bacdafucup as it turns 30. After linking up with the late Jam Master Jay of Run DMC fame, the Queens group signed to his label JMJ Records. Under his watchful eye and tutelage, they…

Goodie Mob: Still Standing (1998). Born and True to Atlanta

Goodie Mob: Still Standing (1998). Born and True to Atlanta

April 10, 2023

B. Cox and J. Owe take a look back at Goodie Mob 's sophomore album Still Standing as it turns 25. Three years after their landmark classic debut album Soul Food , the Atlanta quartet of Big Gipp, Khujo, T-Mo and CeeLo Green…

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