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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]