Music

It’s the first bonus segment of “The Guest Lounge” where we highlight different podcasters and content creators in the world of music. Our first guest is Kahlil Wonda of Highlanda Sound System, DJ/Selecta and co-host of the Reggae Lover Podcast. We talk about his background and experience DJing, ask him […]

B. Cox looks back at Ice Cube’s explosive 1990 debut album AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted and how his tales of ghetto life in South Central LA and commentary on race, politics and inequality in America shaped a career that skyrocketed over the next two decades to unimaginable heights.  Visit The Vault […]

In a bonus segment of “Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke”, B. Cox examines the key question: What makes a classic? He looks at the criteria, how much it has changed in the last generation and the lines between ‘classic’, ‘great’ and ‘very good’   Show notes: Kendrick Lamar, Drake and […]

B.Cox looks back at Mobb Deep’s 1995 landmark album The Infamous, which launched the duo to the forefront of the reemergence of East Coast Rap and the New York hip-hop scene and continued the tidal wave with gritty tales of street life and the ills of ghetto.  Visit The Vault […]

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 […]