Music

B. Cox & J. Owe review Ice Cube’s classic, but controversial second album Death Certificate. After splitting with NWA and dropping his highly acclaimed debut AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, Cube followed up with a busy 1991 starting his label, kicking off the careers of fellow West Coast emcees Yo-Yo and Del […]

B. Cox & J. Owe review Nas’ second studio album It Was Written. It was his highly anticipated follow to his classic debut Illmatic. Upon release, the reviews were mostly mixed as most noticed the album had a more commercial feel and mixed with Mafioso and mob themes, and produced […]

B. Cox and Domo review Maxwell’s groundbreaking and culture-shifting debut album Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite. It was an album that signaled a paradigm shift from R&B music of the day that featured a more hip-hop sound back to a traditional feel that combined soul, jazz and funk in a way […]

n this two-part “Throwback Edition” bonus episode of Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke, B. Cox takes on a journey in his past. In Part 1-The ’95th Element, he talks about how the summer of 1995 and a bond of friendship based on music and hip-hop culture, coupled with a banner […]

The crew reviews the almighty Wu-Tang Clan and their iconic classic debut album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) as it turns 30. After doing what seemed the impossible to assemble a supergroup of emcees hailing from Staten Island and Brooklyn, the collective gained major notoriety with their debut single “Protect […]

B. Cox and J. Owe review Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 1995 full length debut E. 1999 Eternal, a project that served as a landmark to Cleveland, a way of life and style never seen or heard before and the apex of a innovative and captivating group that made their mark in the […]

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 […]

The crew reminisces on Dr. Dre’s follow up to his classic debut, 1999’s 2001 and how it sparked the beginning of a decade of dominance for his label Aftermath Entertainment and their affiliates.  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 […]

The crew talks the late Big Pun’s debut classic Capital Punishment as it turns 25. After making waves in the underground and on the Beatnuts “Off the Books” the previous year, the Bronx-bred Puerto Rican emcee lead off with this massive debut. Touting a ferocious multisyllabic rhyme still dressed with […]