Music

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 […]

B. Cox is joined by Chris Mitchell (Kinetik) of the Breaking Atoms Podcast to review Little Brother’s classic debut studio album The Listening as it turns 20. The group, which was formerly made up of the trio of emcees Phonte and Big Pooh and producer 9th Wonder, met as students […]

B.Cox looks back at underground powerhouse label Rawkus Records and their first major compilation album Soundbombing, which turns 25. After releasing Company Flow’s now legendary debut LP Funcrusher Plus earlier in the summer, the label released the compilation with previously released 12″ singles in mixtape format. Mixed, scratched and hosted […]

B. Cox & J. Owe look back on Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s debut album Mecca and The Soul Brother as it turns 30. After jumping on the scene the previous year with their EP All Souled Out, the producer-emcee duo made their splash into the mainstream with an unforgettable […]