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The Vault: Classic Music Reviews Podcast is a show hosted by 'Xennial' music fans that grew up during hip-hop's golden era of 1990s and the boom of the early 2000s. We review classic hip-hop, R&B and reggae albums 20, 25 and 30 years after their release to give our reflections and to see if they still stand the test of time. It's a personal perspective on classics from a fresh point of view.
Also includes: Bonus segments guest interviews with artists, critics, fellow creators & influencers.Round table discussions around classic music topics.Head-to-Head artists catalog debates.
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OutKast's Southernplayaisticadillacmuzik Turns 30
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Apr 22, 2024 |
Nas's Illmatic (1994) Turns 30 (feat. TROY Podcast)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
Pop Culture Corner! Above The Rim (1994) at 30
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Mar 25, 2024 |
Usher: Confessions (2004). Lightning In a Bottle
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Mar 18, 2024 |
Gang Starr: Hard To Earn (1994). Operation Mass Appeal
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Mar 04, 2024 |
Eminem: The Slim Shady LP (1999). The Age of Slim Shady Begins
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Feb 19, 2024 |
Zhané: Pronounced Jah-Nay (1994). "Gonna Make You Move & Groove"
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Kanye West-The College Dropout: A Birth Within "The Dynasty"
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Feb 05, 2024 |
2023 Year End Review: '93, 98 & '03 Rankings
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Dec 26, 2023 |
DMX: Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998). The Era of X
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Dec 18, 2023 |
Jay-Z: The Black Album (2003). "On that note, I'm leavin' after this song"
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Nov 27, 2023 |
Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggystyle (1993). It's More Than Hype...
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Nov 20, 2023 |
A Tribe Called Quest: Midnight Marauders (1993). "Linden Boulevard Represent, Represent..."
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Nov 13, 2023 |
Wu-Tang Clan: Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993). "The Rugged Lands of Shaolin"
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Nov 06, 2023 |
Black Moon: Enta Da Stage (1993). "Straight from Crooklyn...better known as Brooklyn"
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Oct 23, 2023 |
OutKast: Aquemini (1998). "Until They Close The Curtain..."
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Oct 09, 2023 |
Jay-Z: Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life (1998). Superstardom Awaits
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Oct 02, 2023 |
Souls Of Mischief: '93 Til Infinity (1993). "This is how we chill..."
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Sep 25, 2023 |
BONUS EPISODE: September 29, 1998 (9-29-98). A Day To Go Down In History
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Sep 18, 2023 |
Lauryn Hill: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998). Beyond Our Wildest Dreams
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Aug 28, 2023 |
Tha Alkaholiks: 21 & Over (1993). "Likwit" Hip-Hop from L.A.
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Aug 21, 2023 |
BONUS EPISODE: Hip-Hop Celebrating 50 Years-A Perspectiv
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Aug 15, 2023 |
Toni Braxton: Toni Braxton (1993). "There Can Only Be One..."
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Jul 24, 2023 |
Maxwell: Embya (1998). "Drown Deep In Love..." (feat. Alise and JR of The R&B Reps)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
Tony! Toni! Tone!: Sons Of Soul (1993). The Journey Takes You There...
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Jul 10, 2023 |
(BONUS EPISODE) The Red-Hot Reggae Summer of '03 feat. Kahlil Wonda of Reggae Lover Podcast
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Jun 19, 2023 |
Brandy: Never Say Never (1998). The Next Level
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Jun 12, 2023 |
Pop Culture Corner! Menace II Society...30 Years Later
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May 29, 2023 |
DMX: It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (1998). The Dark Man Cometh
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May 16, 2023 |
BONUS EPISODE: "Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke" Albums That Defined A Generation
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May 01, 2023 |
Big Pun: Capital Punishment (1998). Big Dreams To Big Things
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Apr 24, 2023 |
Onyx: Bacdafucup (1993). Hoodies, Timbs and Bald Heads
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Apr 17, 2023 |
Goodie Mob: Still Standing (1998). Born and True to Atlanta
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Apr 10, 2023 |
Gang Starr: Moment of Truth (1998). Holding The Torch High
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Apr 03, 2023 |
BONUS EPISODE!!! Favorite 90's Hip-Hop Posse Cuts
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Mar 13, 2023 |
Little Brother: The Listening (2003). They Called Next... (feat. Chris "Kinetik" Mitchell)
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Feb 27, 2023 |
Digable Planets: Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993). Slick Reborn...
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Feb 20, 2023 |
50 Cent: Get Rich Or Die Tryin'. Hip-Hop's Lazarus Comes Forth...
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Feb 06, 2023 |
BONUS EPISODE: "Pop Culture Corner" Hip-Hop Fashion In The 90s
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Jan 30, 2023 |
The Year That Was...2003
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Jan 16, 2023 |
The Year That Was...1998
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Jan 09, 2023 |
The Year That Was...1993
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Jan 02, 2023 |
2022 Year-End Review & Wrap Up: '92, '97 & '02
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Dec 26, 2022 |
Dr. Dre: The Chronic (1992). "Welcome To Death Row..."
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Dec 19, 2022 |
Nas: God's Son (2002). "It Get's Personal..."
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Dec 12, 2022 |
The Pharcyde: Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde. "California Dreamin..."
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Nov 28, 2022 |
Ice Cube: The Predator (1992). Behind Enemy Lines...
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Nov 21, 2022 |
Sean Paul: Dutty Rock (2002). Dancehall Moves Past Stage One
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Nov 14, 2022 |
Jay-Z: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1: The Upstart Stakes Claim as Heir to the Throne
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Nov 07, 2022 |
SWV: It's About Time (1992). "Take It To Tha Bridge'..." (feat. Alise & JR of R&B Reps) **Special Guest Appearance by album producer Brian Alexander Morgan!!!**
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Oct 31, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE! Pop Culture Corner! "Brown Sugar" at 20
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Oct 25, 2022 |
Rawkus Presents: Soundbombing (1997). The UnderGround Moves As One
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Oct 17, 2022 |
Redman: Whut? Thee Album (1992). "And Introducing From Tha Bricks..."
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Oct 10, 2022 |
Janet Jackson: The Velvet Rope (1997). What Lies Beneath...
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Oct 03, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE: Relics of The Past! "The CD Book"
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Sep 19, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE! September 16, 1997: Best R&B Release Week of the 90s???
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Sep 12, 2022 |
Bonus Episode: "The Vault" Turns 3! A History, Memories and Some Flowers
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Aug 29, 2022 |
Clipse: Lord Willin' (2002). "You Know What I Keep In The Lining..."
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Aug 22, 2022 |
O.C.: Jewelz (1997). "Mush" Makes Sure of No Sophomore Slump.
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Aug 15, 2022 |
Scarface: The Fix (2002). Face-Boss, Griot, OG, Legend
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Aug 08, 2022 |
EPMD: Business Never Personal (1992). It Was All Good...Until It Wasn't
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Aug 01, 2022 |
Mary J. Blige: What's the 411? (1992). The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Gets Crowned
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Jul 25, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE! 25 Years of Company Flow's Funcrusher Plus (1997)
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Jul 18, 2022 |
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott: Supa Dupa Fly (1997). A Sonic Adventure...
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Jul 11, 2022 |
The Summer of '02: Nelly Rises, The 'A' Girls Sizzle, Cam Takes Charge, Grindin' Like Clipse
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Jul 04, 2022 |
Boomerang: Original Soundtrack (1992). Music To Our Ears (feat. Charlee D.)
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Jun 27, 2022 |
Capone-N-Noreaga: The War Report (1997). The Unlikely Classic
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Jun 20, 2022 |
Pete Rock & CL Smooth: Mecca and The Soul Brother (1992). "Before The Shift...A Cultural Force"
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Jun 13, 2022 |
Wu-Tang Clan: Wu-Tang Forever (1997). The Clan Is Back To Stay...
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Jun 06, 2022 |
Eminem: The Eminem Show (2002). Marshall's Goes Live -- From His Perspective
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May 31, 2022 |
Super Cat: Don Dada (1992). "Wild Apache" Reigns (featuring Kahlil Wonda of Reggae Lover Podcast)
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May 16, 2022 |
Musiq: Juslisen (2002). Soulchild...Slight Return
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May 09, 2022 |
Gang Starr: Daily Operation (1992). A Workman's Approach to the Underground
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May 02, 2022 |
Mary J. Blige: Share My World (1997). On the other side of darkness...light.
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Apr 25, 2022 |
Adriana Evans: Adriana Evans (1997). A Lost Treasure Through Time.
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Apr 19, 2022 |
Das Efx: Dead Serious (1992). Ciggedy-Coming Straight From The Sewer...
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Apr 11, 2022 |
En Vogue: Funky Divas (1992). Giving You Something You Could Feel...
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Apr 04, 2022 |
A Word On Arrested Development: 3 Years, 5 Months and 2 Days In the Life Of... (1992)
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Mar 28, 2022 |
Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death (1997). Biggie's Greatness Lives On After Death
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Mar 21, 2022 |
Brandy: Full Moon (2002). The Legend of the "Vocal Bible" is Born
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Mar 14, 2022 |
"We'll Always Love Big Poppa" The Murder of the Notorious B.I.G., 25 Years Later
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Mar 09, 2022 |
TLC: Ooooooohhh...On The TLC Tip (1992). R&B Enters A New Era. (feat. Charlee D.)
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Feb 28, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE! Relics Of The Past: The High School Freestyle Cypher
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Feb 21, 2022 |
Erykah Badu: Baduizm (1997). Enter The Goddess...
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Feb 14, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE! Relics of The Past: "The Legend of the Blank Tape"
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Feb 07, 2022 |
Camp Lo: Uptown Saturday Night (1997). "Coolie High To El Caminos, Cadillacs & Cool Cats"
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Jan 31, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE! Relics Of The Past: Record Release Tuesdays
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Jan 24, 2022 |
BONUS EPISODE! Pop Culture Corner: "Juice", 30 Years Later
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Jan 17, 2022 |
The Year That Was: 1997...
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Jan 10, 2022 |
The Year That Was: 1992...
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Jan 03, 2022 |
2021 Year-End Review & Wrap Up: '91, '96 & '01
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Dec 27, 2021 |
Nas: Stillmatic (2001). Hip-Hop's "Edmund Dantes" Gains 'Justice'
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Dec 20, 2021 |
Redman: Muddy Waters (1996). From Out of the Mud, Emerged A Masterpiece
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Dec 13, 2021 |
Tony! Toni! Tone!: House of Music (1996). Before the end, one show for the road.
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Dec 06, 2021 |
Ludacris: Word of Mouf (2001). The "Mouf Of The South" Speaks Up
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Nov 29, 2021 |
Mobb Deep: Hell on Earth (1996). The Saga Begun...And So Did War
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Nov 22, 2021 |
Lil' Kim: Hardcore (1996). The Queen Bee Takes Her Throne.
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Nov 15, 2021 |
Makaveli (2Pac): The Don Killuminati-The 7 Day Theory (1996). Rap's Revolutionary Lives On In Death
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Nov 08, 2021 |
Ice Cube: Death Certificate (1991). "Death is The Mirror...Life is The Direction"
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Nov 01, 2021 |
Ghostface Killah: Ironman (1996). The Wu's Fortress Is Fortified By Iron
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Oct 25, 2021 |
Bonus Episode! 'Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke': Talking Old School Southern Hip-Hop
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Oct 18, 2021 |
A Tribe Called Quest: The Low End Theory (1991). Bass Is The Weapon...
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Sep 27, 2021 |
The Roots: Illadelph Halflife (1996). "Breaking Emcess Down to Fractions..."
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Sep 20, 2021 |
Jay-Z: The Blueprint (2001). A Day of Infamy, An Album Like No Other.
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Sep 13, 2021 |
BONUS EPISODE! Ode to "Summertime"/Top 10 Summer Jams of 1996
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Sep 06, 2021 |
OutKast: ATLiens (1996). The Upstarts Become Major Players.
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Aug 30, 2021 |
Aaliyah. One In A Million (1996). "The Moment That Changed Everything"
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Aug 23, 2021 |
Cypress Hill: Cypress Hill (1991). Street Life Goes "Up In Smoke"
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Aug 16, 2021 |
UGK: Ridin' Dirty (1996). A Texas Rap Manifesto (feat. Nathan "The Professor" Rideaux)
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Aug 09, 2021 |
BONUS EPISODE! "The Guest Lounge" w/ Breaking Atoms Podcast (with Sumit Sharma & Chris Mitchell)
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Aug 06, 2021 |
A Tribe Called Quest: Beats, Rhymes & Life (1996). Something You Can't Quite Put Your Finger On...
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Aug 02, 2021 |
Main Source: Breaking Atoms (1991). "All of The Pieces Fit..."
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Jul 26, 2021 |
Bilal: 1st Born Second (2001). A Soulquarian Experience
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Jul 19, 2021 |
De La Soul: Stakes Is High (1996). "You Know The End of this Movie..." (featuring 12Kyle of the 12 Kyle Podcast)
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Jul 12, 2021 |
Nas: It Was Written (1996). The "Golden Child" Strikes Gold
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Jul 05, 2021 |
Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt (1996). The First Diamond in "The Dynasty"
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Jun 28, 2021 |
Heltah Skeltah: Nocturnal (1996). A Rap Duo By No Other Name.
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Jun 21, 2021 |
Toni Braxton: Secrets (1996) From R&B Superstar To Icon
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Jun 14, 2021 |
Shabba Ranks: As Raw As Ever (1991). The Emperor Reigns (featuring Reggae Lover Podcast)
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Jun 07, 2021 |
NWA: Niggaz4Life aka Efil4Zaggin (1991)-The End of An Empire
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May 31, 2021 |
Jodeci-Forever My Lady (1991): "It's A New Day..."
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May 24, 2021 |
De La Soul-De La Soul Is Dead (1991): "The Hippies Strike Back"
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May 17, 2021 |
Master P-Ice Cream Man (1996). From Restrictions to No Limit (w/ Nathan "The Professor" Rideaux)
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Apr 19, 2021 |
Bonus Episode! In Memoriam: #RIPDMX The Crew Remembers A Legend
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Apr 12, 2021 |
Maxwell-Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (1996). The Chill Spot That Became Love's Home
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Apr 05, 2021 |
Busta Rhymes-The Coming (1996). The Dungeon Dragon Fully Unleashed
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Mar 29, 2021 |
India Arie: Acoustic Soul (2001). Making Brown Skin Ready For Love. (feat. D & T of the P.I.C. Podcast)
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Mar 22, 2021 |
BONUS EPISODE: "The Guest Lounge": Uchay & QD of The Ill-Advised Wise Guys Podcas
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Mar 08, 2021 |
Project Pat: Mista Don't Play (2001). Tales From The Hood.
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Mar 01, 2021 |
Geto Boys: We Can't Be Stopped (1991). "The Time Is Now"
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Feb 22, 2021 |
Fugees: The Score (1996). "Consider It Done" (Featuring D & T of the PIC Podcast
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Feb 15, 2021 |
2Pac: All Eyez On Me (1996). A Classic Triumph Shaped By Tragedy
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Feb 08, 2021 |
Total: Total (1996). The Bad Girls of R&B
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Feb 01, 2021 |
Bonus Episode! Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke-The Year That Was: 2001
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Jan 25, 2021 |
Bonus Segment! Cards, Dominoes Drinks & Smoke: The Year That Was-1996
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Jan 18, 2021 |
DJ Quik: Quik Is The Name (1991). A Compton Legend's First Step
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Jan 11, 2021 |
Gang Starr: Step In the Arena (1991). Let The Games Begin...
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Jan 04, 2021 |
Year End Series: Top 5 Rankings
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Dec 28, 2020 |
"The Guest Lounge": 'The Professor' Nathan T. Rideaux of "Playerz From The South"
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Dec 21, 2020 |
Brand Nubian: One For All (1990). Brothers Down For The Cause
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Dec 07, 2020 |
"Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke": The '95th Element/Soul Ownership
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Nov 30, 2020 |
Erykah Badu: Mama's Gun (2000). "Orange Moons, Green Eyes & Black Excellence"
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Nov 23, 2020 |
Musiq Soulchild: Aijuswanaseing (2000). "From the Streets to the Studio-A Soul Story"
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Nov 16, 2020 |
Goodie Mob: Soul Food (1995)-A Feast for Hungry Spirits, A Requiem for the Soul of Atlanta
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Nov 09, 2020 |
GZA: Liquid Swords (1995). The Legend of "The Genius"
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Nov 02, 2020 |
OutKast: Stankonia (2000). "Welcome to Stankonia"
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Oct 26, 2020 |
Reflection Eternal: Train of Thought (2000). A Quest For Hip-Hop and Black America's Soul.
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Oct 19, 2020 |
AZ: Doe or Die (1995). How "Visualizing The Realism Of Life" Became Reality
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Oct 12, 2020 |
Kool G Rap: 4, 5, 6... (1995). An Hip-Hop OG Takes Center Stage
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Sep 28, 2020 |
Bonus Episode: "Pop Culture Corner"-Friday, 25 Years Later
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Sep 21, 2020 |
BONUS EPISODE!! "Tale of The Tape" Nas vs. Jay-Z Part 2
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Sep 07, 2020 |
BONUS EPISODE!! "Tale of The Tape" Nas vs. Jay-Z Part 1
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Sep 07, 2020 |
Faith Evans: Faith (1995). The First Lady of Bad Boy
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Aug 31, 2020 |
LL Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out (1990). "Don't Call It A Comeback..."
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Aug 24, 2020 |
Bonus Segment! Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke #3: The Disappearance of Rap Groups
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Aug 10, 2020 |
Raekwon: Only Built For Cuban Linx...(1995). "The Legend of The Purple Tape"
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Aug 03, 2020 |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: E. 1999 Eternal (1995). A View of Rap At the Crossroads
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Jul 27, 2020 |
Jill Scott: Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 (2000). A Celebration of Life, Love & The Epitome of Soul
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Jul 20, 2020 |
Buju Banton: Til Shiloh (1995). A "Champion" Album For the Ages
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Jul 13, 2020 |
D'Angelo: Brown Sugar (1995). The Genesis of Neo Soul
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Jul 06, 2020 |
Nelly: Country Grammar (2000). Batter Up...
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Jun 29, 2020 |
Eric B & Rakim: Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990). A Gem For the Golden Age
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Jun 22, 2020 |
Slum Village: Fantastic Vol. 2 (2000). An Album By No Other Name
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Jun 15, 2020 |
Three 6 Mafia: When The Smoke Clears; Sixty 6 Sixty 1 (2000). A Step From Out The Underground
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Jun 08, 2020 |
Naughty By Nature: Poverty's Paradise (1995). The Last Lap of Naughty
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Jun 01, 2020 |
Eminem: The Marshall Mathers LP (2000). "I'm...just Marshall Mathers..."
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May 29, 2020 |
Capelton: More Fire (2000). "Fire Is For the Purification..."
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May 26, 2020 |
BONUS EPISODE: "The Guest Lounge"-Kahlil Wonda of Highlanda Sound/Reggae Lover Podcast
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May 25, 2020 |
Ice Cube: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990). The Coldest Debut
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May 18, 2020 |
Bonus Segment! Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke #2: What Makes A "Classic"?
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May 04, 2020 |
Mobb Deep: The Infamous (1995). Reporting Live from QB...
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Apr 27, 2020 |
Public Enemy: Fear Of A Black Planet (1990). "You've Got To Fight The Powers That Be"
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Apr 20, 2020 |
A Tribe Called Quest: People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990). In The Beginning...
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Apr 13, 2020 |
Bonus Segment: Tale of The Tape (Debut)-A Tribe Called Quest vs. OutKast!!!
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Mar 29, 2020 |
Bell Biv Devoe (BBD): Poison (1990). A Match Made In Heaven
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Mar 23, 2020 |
2Pac: Me Against The World (1995). A Conflict Of Life And Art
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Mar 17, 2020 |
Black Rob: Life Story (2000). A Story Worth Telling
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Mar 09, 2020 |
Bonus Segment! Cards, Dominoes, Drinks & Smoke #1: Regionalism in Hip-Hop. What Happened?
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Feb 24, 2020 |
Dead Prez: Let's Get Free (2000). Establishment Advisory Be Damned!
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Feb 17, 2020 |
Ghostface Killah: Supreme Clientele (2000). A Return to The Essence
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Feb 10, 2020 |
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth: Funky Technician (1990). A Diamond In The Rough
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Feb 03, 2020 |
D'Angelo: Voodoo (2000). A Soulful Masterpiece
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Jan 27, 2020 |
The Roots: Do You Want More?!!!??! (1995). "And You Are All About to Witness..."
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Jan 20, 2020 |
Smif-n-Wessun: Dah Shinin (1995). Introduce You To Bucktown
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Jan 13, 2020 |
Pete Rock & CL Smooth: The Main Ingredient (1994). An underappreciated gem.
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Dec 16, 2019 |
Rawkus Presents: Soundbombing II (1999). A Continuation...
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Dec 09, 2019 |
Common: Resurrection (1994). Only The Beginning...
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Dec 02, 2019 |
Queen Latifah: All Hail The Queen (1989). A Royal Debut
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Nov 25, 2019 |
Dr. Dre: 2001 (1999). A Triumphant Return By "The Architect"
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Nov 18, 2019 |
Scarface: The Diary (1994). A Peek Into the Mind of one of the GOATs
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Nov 11, 2019 |
Nas: Illmatic (1994). Definition- hip-hop classic: 1. See Nas' Illmatic
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Nov 04, 2019 |
Pharoahe Monch: Internal Affairs (1999). A Forgotten Gem In The Digital Age.
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Oct 28, 2019 |
Mos Def-Black on Both Sides. Ahead of Its Time?
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Oct 21, 2019 |
Notorious B.I.G.-Ready to Die. The King of New York Ascends to Throne
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Sep 30, 2019 |
De La Soul: 3 Feet High & Rising (1989). Important? Significant? Yes! Classic?...?????
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Sep 23, 2019 |
Outkast: Southernplayaisticadillacmuzik (1994). "The South's Got Sumthin' to Say"
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Sep 16, 2019 |
Prince Paul: A Prince Among Thieves (1999). An Interesting Concept
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Sep 09, 2019 |
The Roots: Things Fall Apart (1999). A Magnum Opus For "The Legendary"
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Sep 02, 2019 |
Mobb Deep: Murda Muzik (1999). Mobb Deep's Last Great Album?
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Aug 26, 2019 |