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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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/600256077743122 Support […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]