The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast

The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast is a show of music fans that grew up in the 1990s and 2000s that review classic hip-hop, R&B and reggae albums 20, 25 and 30 years after their release to see if they still stand the test of time. It's a perspective on classics from a fresh point of view.

The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast is a music podcast hosted by IV Creative, with 207 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

IV Creative hosts The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast, a music show with 207 episodes published.

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  Episode #5

  T.I.-King (2006): A Royal Charge To The Throne

  May 11, 202626 minS7

  <p>After a lengthy absence, B. Cox returns to review hip-hop legend T.I.'s explosive fourth album King as it turns 20.</p><p>After stepping onto the scene and making himself known with his debut album, 2001's I'm Serious, the Atlanta rap star made further waves and saw larger success with his sophomore and junior albums, 2003's Trap Muzik and 2004's Urban Legend, respectively. He was looking to take the next step with this effort and make a claim as the professed "King Of The South" at a time when Atlanta hip-hop made its way to being at the...

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  Episode #176

  Common: Be (2005). Coming Home Is Always GOOD

  May 19, 202526 minS4

  <p>B. Cox reviews Common's classic sixth album Be as it turns 20. In light of the commercial failure and mixed critical reviews, Common found some common ground in aligning with fellow Chicago hip-hop royalty Kanye West and his GOOD Music imprint on Geffen Record. A former pupil of No. ID, who produced the majority of Common's second and third albums (Resurrection and One Day It'll All Make Sense, respectively), West proved to be a good match to get Common back on tracks and back to his hip-hop roots in the Windy City.</p><p>Largely solely produced by West (with...

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  Episode #175

  Common: Like Water For Chocolate. The Souls of Black Folks

  Apr 1, 202534 minS7

  <p>B. Cox returns with a look back at Common's landmark fourth album, Like Water For Chocolate as it turns 25.</p><p>After his breakthrough sophomore album 1994's Resurrection and his acclaimed third album 1997's One Day It'll All Make Sense, the Chicago emcee picked up his roots and moved to New York City and linked up with Questlove, The Roots and other creatives who were working within the Electric Lady Studios. There he collaborated with the aforementioned, D'Angelo, super producer DJ Premier, musicians such as keyboardist James Poyser, famed bass player Pino Palladino and horn legend Roy Hargrove among...

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  Episode #170

  The Game: The Documentary (2005). Based on A True Compton Story

  Jan 20, 202529 minS7

  <p>As we open 2025 to continue Season 7, B. Cox reviews The Game's debut album The Documentary as it turns 20. After coming up with a rough upbringing which led him to gang life, the drug game and shooting that left him in a coma, the Compton native embarked on a journey to become a rap star, studying the classic albums of his youth and adolescence as a blueprint to pattern himself after. After he got started and released mixtapes on Get Low Records with Bay area star, JT the Bigga Figga, he was discovered by Dr. Dre who signed him to...

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  The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast

  Back To The Vault...Vol. 1

  Nov 14, 202437 minS7

  <p>In the long awaited premiere of Season 7, B. Cox kicks things off by going "Back To the Vault" and looking back 25 and 30 years to four original album reviews covered in the first season: 1994's Notorious B.I.G.'s debut classic Ready to Die and Scarface's classic third album The Diary as well as 1999's Mos Def's (nka Yasiin Bey) Black On Both Sides and Pharoahe Monch's Internal Affairs. He looks to see what, if anything has changed his opinion about these albums and how their standing in the game is now as opposed to our first look five...

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