Music

In a bonus episode, B.Cox looks back on what he thinks may be the greatest R&B release week of the 1990s: September 16, 1997. During that release week, four classic and essential albums graced the store shelves and stereos everywhere: Mariah Carey’s Butterfly, Usher’s My Way, Jon B’s Cool Relax […]

B. Cox and Domo look back on Musiq’s (previously known as Musiq Soulchild) second studio album Juslisen as it turns 20. Not even two years after his wildly successful debut album Aijuswanaseing was released, the Philadelphia soul singer was back at it to eclipse his previous effort. Teaming back up […]

In a bonus episode of Pop Culture Corner, the crew looks back on the motion picutre Juice as it turns 30, featuring the film debuts of Omar Epps and the late Tupac Shakur. The film, which also starred Khalil Kain and Jermaine Hopkins, tells a coming of age, yet ill-fated […]

The crew discusses Jay-Z’s sixth studio album, 2001’s The Blueprint. The album was released ironically on the same day of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S., leaving it overshadowed by tragedy. After the smoke cleared (literally and figuratively), the album emerged as one of the most revered […]

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 and J. Owe take a look back at 2Pac’s acclaimed fourth studio album, 1996’s All Eyez On Me. It was a double-disc of classic singles and historic album cuts fueled by Shakur’s emotions surrounding his recent incarceration and perceived betrayal of those closest to him. He used this […]

B. Cox and J. Owe look back Brooklyn emcee’s AZ’s highly anticipated and acclaimed debut album, 1995’s Do Or Die; a highly impressive effort that built on one of hip-hop’s most eagerly awaited debut since the classic album Illmatic that kicked off his now legendary career. Visit The Vault Classic […]

B. Cox looks back at Three 6 Mafia’s landmark fourth studio album 2000’s When The Smoke Clears: Sixty 6, Sixty 1; an album which lifted the underground hardcore, horrorcore rap group out of the shadows and into the spotlight that would lead them to unparalleled heights over the next half-decade.   […]

B. Cox reviews Ghostface Killah’s transcendent effort 2000’s Supreme Clientele; how its themes, lyrics and virtuoso production made it a stand out among Wu Tang’s solo efforts and helped push the group back the forefront as hip-hop entered a new era.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Online www.vaultclassicpod.com Join our […]