Music

B. Cox reviews Scarface’s classic 7th album The Fix as it turns 20. After leaving long time label Rap-A Lot, the Houston veteran emcee moved to Def Jam South as their president, but was coaxed into releasing first and only studio album while on the label. Assisted by an all-star […]

B. Cox and J. Owe review Das Efx’s innovative debut album Dead Serious as it turns 30. After meeting as students as Virginia State University in the late 80s and being discovered by EPMD during a talent show, the duo of Dray and Skoob set out to make a splash […]

B. Cox and J. Owe look back at Nas’ fifth album Stillmatic. After a couple of critical disappointments in I Am and Nastradamus in 1999 and the ascent of rival Jay-Z both critically and commercial in the hip-hop game in the new millennium, the Queensbridge emcee launched his “comeback” with […]

B. Cox & J. Owe review West Coast and Hispanic iconic group Cypress Hill’s self-titled debut album Cypress Hill. After undergoing a couple iterations with group members, the trio of B. Real, Sen Dog and DJ Muggs brought their debut album onto the seed over snapped and hard production over […]

In a bonus segment of Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke, the crew looks back at year of 2001, a year that held tragedies and game-changing moments that would resonate for the next two years: the beginning of “The Fast and The Furious” franchise, the tragic death of R&B superstar Aaliyah, […]

In a bonus episode introducing “Pop Culture Corner” B. Cox looks back at Friday, a cult classic film that has continued to serve as a pop culture phenomenon and an memorable moment in black cinema even 25 years after its initial release. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com […]

B. Cox looks back at the brilliant, yet controversial third studio album by Eminem 2000’s The Marshall Mathers LP; a project that stretched the boundaries of censorship, angered people by it provocative and explicit content, yet provided a window into the mind of emcee who was hungry, troubled and destined […]

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 takes a look at the The Roots breakthrough album Things Fall Apart 20 years later, how it changed their career trajectory and how it stacks up with the rest of their catalog.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122 Support […]