Music

B. Cox looks back at NWA’s 2nd and final album Niggaz4Life (stylized as Efil4Zaggin). Dubbed “The World’s Most Dangerous Group” after their classic debut, the outfit entered their last LP minus their most prolific emcee Ice Cube and was poised to show the hip-hop world that they could do it […]

B. Cox & J. Owe look back at Houston’s own Geto Boys third album, We Can’t Be Stopped; an offering that sprung the hardcore rap group into the national spotlight with tracks that combined gangster rap, horrorcore, political commentary and a classic single that would cement their legacy for years […]

B Cox and Domo look back on OutKast’s critically acclaimed classic fourth album, 2000’s Stankonia, where the iconic Atlanta duo stretched the limits of creativity and what was possible to bend hip-hop into other genres such as funk, jazz and psychedelic soul. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com […]

B. Cox looks back at Eric B & Rakim’s 1990 classic third album Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em; a hard charging album with rhymes from one of the G.O.A.T.S lyrically and production that provided a soundtrack to a standout album that has stood the test of time in the three […]

It’s a new bonus segment for The Vault! In this first installment of Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke, B. Cox and J. Owe discuss how the regional intricacies in hip-hop, which made it so versatile in its adolescence, has virtually disappeared in the last 10-15 years and what impact it […]

The crew discusses The Notorious B.I.G’s exceptional 1994 debut album Ready to Die on its 25th anniversary, its genius production work, hardcore and smooth lyrics and how it shaped an hip-hop icon.  Follow The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast www.vaultclassicpod.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy […]

B. Cox pays homage to hip-hop as it turns 50 years old. For much of the year, the recognized beginning of the genre, culture and societal phenomenon called hip-hop has been celebrated, lauded and congratulated worldwide for changing the world as we see it. He goes over a brief history […]

B. Cox and J.Owe look back at Oakland rap group Souls of Mischief debut album 93 Til Infinity as it turns 30. In the midst of a coastal emergence and commercial recognition in both southern California and the Bay-Area, the teenage group became major players in the Oakland underground scene. […]

B. Cox looks back at the year that was 1998. As the United States and the world had the new millennium within eye sight, there were uncertain times in the world politically and socially. Admist all the turmoil and uncertainty, the year delivered one of the best combined critical and […]