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.
Featured Episodes
SWV: It's About Time (1992). "Take It To Tha Bridge'..." (feat. Alise…
B. Cox is joined by NaturallyAlise and JR of the R&B Representers to review SWV 's debut classic album It's About Time as it turns 30. As R&B continued its evolution in the early 90s, the trio from NYC burst …
BONUS EPISODE! "The Guest Lounge" w/ Breaking Atoms Podcast (with Sum…
In a bonus episode of The Guest Lounge , B. Cox sits down with Sumit Sharma & Chris Mitchell of the Breaking Atoms Podcast . Based in the United Kingdom, Sharma and Mitchell have built one of the more intuitive, …
Recent Episodes
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
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: "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
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
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
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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