Music

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 […]

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 […]