Music

B. Cox reflects on the year that was 1993; a year that saw the election of a generational U.S. president, two sports dynasties repeating their excellence, a unthinkable terrorist attack that shook the nation as well as a monumental year in hip-hop and R&B with a number of classics that […]

B. Cox looks back at Virginia rap duo Clipse’s major label debut album Lord Willin’ as it turns 20. The group, made up of brothers Gene “Malice” and Terrence “Pusha T” Thornton grew up in Virginia Beach and were close associates of producer Pharrell Williams growing up. After securing their […]

B. Cox and Domo review Mary J. Blige’s pivotal third album Share My World as it turns 25. After a three-year hiatus from her sophomore album My Life and a split from producer, manager and mentor Sean “Diddy” Combs, the annointed “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” reemerged on a new label […]

In a special preview of some what is to come in 2022, B. Cox looks back on the year of 1992, an explosive year of change in American society and hip-hop. It was makred by the chaos of the devestating riots of Los Angeles in the wake of the Rodney […]

B. Cox welcomes 12Kyle of The 12Kyle Podcast to review OutKast’s sophomore hit album ATLiens. After shaking up and introducing themselves on the hip-hop scene with their classic debut album Southernplayaisticadillacmuzik, Dre and Big Boi sought to make a project that would solidify their position as major players in the […]

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 […]