Episodes

B. Cox returns with a look back at Common 's landmark fourth album, Like Water For Chocolate as it turns 30. After his breakthrough sophomore album 1994's Resurrection and his acclaimed third album 1997's One Day It'll All Ma...

As we open 2025 to continue Season 7, B. Cox reviews The Game's debut album The Documentary as it turns 20. After coming up with a rough upbringing which led him to gang life, the drug game and shooting that left him in a com...

In the long awaited premiere of Season 7, B. Cox kicks things off by going "Back To the Vault" and looking back 25 and 30 years to four original album reviews covered in the first season: 1994's Notorious B.I.G .'s debut clas...

In our Season 6 finale, B. Cox is joined by Mac from MacTasticTV to review Chicago lady emcee Da Brat 's debut album Funkdafied as it turns 30. Hailing from the west side of "The Chi", Da Brat got her chance at a deal when sh...

B. Cox is joined by Mac of MactasticTV to review B.O.N.E Thugs & Harmony's debut EP Creepin On Ah Come Up as it turns 30. Follow MacTasticTV on Youtube Follow MacTasticTV on IG MacTasticTV LinkTree Visit The Vault Classic Mus...

B Cox reviews Jeru The Damaja's classic debut album The Sun Rises In The East As It Turns 30. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Buy Exclusive The Vault Podcast Merchandise! www.vaultclassicp...

B. Cox reflects on OutKast 's classic debut album Southernplayaisticadillacmuzik turning 30 in the aftermath of the passing of Rico Wade , Dungeon Family leader and 1/3 of the production trio Organized Noize , which produced ...

B. Cox is joined once again by Miguel and Christina of TROY Podcast to discuss Nas 's iconic debut album Illmatic turning 30. They discuss its standing among hip-hop's all-time great albums, how it affected Nas's career in th...

B. Cox is joined by special guests Christina & Miguel of TROY (They Reminisce Over You) Podcast to discuss the cult-classic basketball film Above The Rim as it turns 30. Written by Barry Michael Cooper and the late director J...

B. Cox and Domo review Usher 's Confessions as it turns 20. After his successful third album 8701, Usher underwent a number of changes in his life including his breakup from his girlfriend Chili from TLC and he was soon to be...

B. Cox reviews Gang Starr 's classic fourth album Hard To Earn as it turns 30. After the critical success of 1992's Daily Operation , Guru and DJ Premier took a brief hiatus to pursue individual projects. Guru launched his Ja...

B. Cox and Domo review Eminem 's sophomore album The Slim Shady LP as it turns 25. The now legendary emcee was just a little know upstart white rapper from Detroit when he clew up the underground scene by tearing through the ...

B. Cox is joined once again by Van Everette of The Scenario Radio Show to review 90s R&B duo Zhané's debut album Pronounced Jah-Nay as it turns 30. The two vocalists, Renee Neuville and Jean Norris , met each other while stud...

In our premiere of Season 6, we welcome Van Everette from The Scenario Radio Show review Kanye West 's debut classic album The College Dropout as it turns 20. After serving in the background as a producer for many of Roc-A-Fe...

In the last episode of the year, B. Cox and J.Owe give their personal rankings and honorable mentions for hip-hop and R&B albums for the 1993, 1998 and 2003. A reminder that next year, we will be moving to a seasonal format. ...

B. Cox and J Owe look back at the late DMX 's second studio album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood as it turns 25. After setting the industry on fire during the previous year and a half and the explosive success of his de...

B. Cox reminisces about Jay-Z 's eight album The Black Album as it turns 20. Heading into this album, it was being touted as Jay-Z last album as he was to "retire" to take up the mantle of president of Def Jam Records after t...

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at at the momentous occasion of Snoop Doggy Dogg' s classic debut album Doggystyle as it turns 30. Fresh off the heels of his breakthrough performance on several tracks on Dr. Dre 's The Chronic re...

The crew reviews A Tribe Called Quest 's classic third album Midnight Marauders as it turns 30. Off the heels of their groundbreaking sophomore debut, 1991's The Low End Theory , the group rebounded to put through what many t...

The crew reviews the almighty Wu-Tang Clan and their iconic classic debut album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) as it turns 30. After doing what seemed the impossible to assemble a supergroup of emcees hailing from Staten Isl...

B. Cox and J Owe look back at Black Moon 's debut classic album Enta Da Stage as it turns 30. The Brooklyn trio made up of DJ/producer DJ Evil Dee and emcees Buckshot (fka Buckshot Shorty) and 5ft began their journey in high ...

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at OutKast' s classic third album Aquemini as it turns 25. After the success of their sophomore album, 1996's ATLiens , Andre and Big Boi both had major life events that affected their outlooks and...

B. Cox and Domo review Jay-Z 's third album Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life as it turns 25. Looking to improve on his commercial success from Vol. 1...In My Lifetime , Jay-Z looked to bring on new producers to give his album the com...

B. Cox and J.Owe look back at Oakland rap group Souls of Mischief debut album 93 Til Infinity as it turns 30. In the midst of a coastal emergence and commercial recognition in both southern California and the Bay-Area, the te...