Music

B. Cox & J. Owe look back at Heltah Skeltah’s debut album Nocturnal. It was the first offering by Rock and Ruck (bka the late Sean Price) and the 3rd album released by the hip-hop collective Boot Camp Clik (BCC). Following the success and acclaim of Enta Tha Stage and […]

B. Cox once again welcomes special guests D & T of The Perfectly Imperfect Couple Podcast to help him review the India Arie’s debut classic album, the incredibly majestic Acoustic Soul. It was an album that projected the best that neo-soul had to offer, combining jazz, blues, hip-hop and folk music to express themes of self-love, […]

The crew takes a look back at Philly neo-soul artist Musiq Soulchild’s debut album Aijuswanaseing; an unlikely success and “rags-to-riches” story that touched the hearts and minds of many with its depths of topics covering love, heartbreak, struggle and triumph over a soundtrack that was uniquely soulfully honest and authentic […]

B. Cox welcomes back Kahlil Wonda from the Reggae Lover Podcast to discuss dancehall and reggae icon Buju Banton’s pivotal 1995 album Til Shiloh; a project that hit all of the marks for quality, consistency, impact and legacy and one that still serves as a standard for modern reggae 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 […]

The crew discusses arguably the most critical acclaimed hip-hop album of all-time Nas’ historic 1994 debut Illmatic, and how it continues set the standard lyrically and production-wise 25 years later.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our Private Facebook Listener Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122 Support The Vault Classic Music Review […]

B. Cox reviews Onyx’s classic debut album Bacdafucup as it turns 30. After linking up with the late Jam Master Jay of Run DMC fame, the Queens group signed to his label JMJ Records. Under his watchful eye and tutelage, they recorded their debut album. The then-quartet made up of […]

B. Cox & J. Owe review 50 Cent’s explosive debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin’ as it turns 20. After a successful run as a protege of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay, the Queens youth turned drug dealer turned emcee was set to make his mark after series of […]

B. Cox takes a look at R&B and pop icon Janet Jackson’s sixth studio album The Velvet Rope, as it turns 25. On the heels of negotiating and signing the biggest record label contract in history and her successful album tour from her fifth album Janet, the superstar suffered a […]