The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast

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.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

B. Cox looks back at Naughty By Nature's third album 1995 Poverty's Paradise, which made history as the first album to win the Best Rap Album Award in 1996 at the Grammys.  Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 to leave a mark on the industry for years to come. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodShow Notes USA Today: Eminem celebrates 20th anniversary of The Marshall Mathers LPNME: Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP at 20: Why It's A Misunderstood MasterpieceThe Ringer: May I Have Your Attention? 'The Marshall Mathers LP' At 20MTV News: Eminem Interview On Eve of the Release of the Marshall Mathers LPSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We have our first reggae album review!!! In this episode: B.Cox chops it up with special guest Kahlil Wonda of Highlanda Sound & The Reggae Lover Podcast about reggae singjay Capelton's 2000 album More Fire. They talk about how the albums brilliance and balance between dancehall and root reggae approach helped frame the tenets of dancehall as it moved into the new millennium.Follow Kahlil Wonda, Higlanda Sound & The Reggae Lover Podcast Online!Highlanda Sound System and Reggae Lover Podcast HomepageReggae Lover Podcast on SpotifyReggae Lover Podcast on Apple PodcastReggae Lover Facebook Fan PageKahlil Wonda YouTube ChannelTwitter-Reggae Lover PodcastTwitter: Kahlil WondaVisit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's the first bonus segment of "The Guest Lounge" where we highlight different podcasters and content creators in the world of music. Our first guest is Kahlil Wonda of Highlanda Sound System, DJ/Selecta and co-host of the Reggae Lover Podcast. We talk about his background and experience DJing, ask him how much reggae and dancehall has changed and how the globalization of the genre has expanded in the last two decades.  Follow Kahlil Wonda, Higlanda Sound  & The Reggae Lover Podcast Online!Highlanda Sound System and Reggae Lover Podcast HomepageReggae Lover Podcast on SpotifyReggae Lover Podcast on Apple PodcastReggae Lover Facebook Fan PageKahlil Wonda YouTube ChannelTwitter-Reggae Lover PodcastTwitter: Kahlil WondaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

B. Cox looks back at Ice Cube's explosive 1990 debut album AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and how his tales of ghetto life in South Central LA and commentary on race, politics and inequality in America shaped a career that skyrocketed over the next two decades to unimaginable heights. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodShow Notes:OkayPlayerHow AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Marked Ice Cube's Ascension as a Solo StarXXL.comSteet Knowledge: Ice Cube on 25 Years of AmeriKKKa's Most WantedYouTubeIce Cube: 1990 ABC InterviewSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In a bonus segment of "Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke", B. Cox examines the key question: What makes a classic? He looks at the criteria, how much it has changed in the last generation and the lines between 'classic', 'great' and 'very good' Show notes:Kendrick Lamar, Drake and The Definition of A Classic Albumhttps://theundefeated.com/features/kendrick-lamar-drake-definition-of-a-classic-rap-album/ What Is The Definition of A Classic Album?https://hiphopgoldenage.com/what-is-the-definition-of-a-classic-album/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

B.Cox looks back at Mobb Deep's 1995 landmark album The Infamous, which launched the duo to the forefront of the reemergence of East Coast Rap and the New York hip-hop scene and continued the tidal wave with gritty tales of street life and the ills of ghetto. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodShow Notes: Mobb Deep's 'The Infamous' Turns 25: 10 Facts You Didn't Know About The Landmark LPhttps://www.bet.com/music/2020/04/25/mobb-deep-the-infamous-list.html Mobb Deep "The Infamous" WhoSampled Listhttps://www.whosampled.com/album/Mobb-Deep/The-Infamous/ Stuck Off the Realness: Havoc Reflects on Mobb Deep’s ‘The Infamous’ Turning 25https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9365441/havoc-mobb-deep-infamous-interviewSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

B.Cox looks back at Public Enemy's politically charged third studio album 1990's Fear Of A Black Planet and how its production, lyrics, themes and ideologies built on their predecessor classic It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. Visit The Vault Classic Music Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 Reviews Onlinewww.vaultclassicpod.comJoin our Private Facebook Listener Group!https://www.facebook.com/groups/600256077743122Support The Vault Classic Music Review on Buy Me A Coffeehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/vaultclassicpodSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy