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Explicit Hip-Hop 1996: Akinyele, LL Cool J & Lil' Kim
Listener discretion advised. This episode contains explicit lyric discussion intended for mature audiences.June is Black Music History Month, and DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray are rolling out their…
Donwill on The Almanac of Rap & The Art of the Interview
Disclosure: This episode of Queue Points is brought to you by Okayplayer’s Almanac of Rap. Subscribe by visiting https://qpnt.net/aorshow.There's a moment in this conversation where Jay Ray marvels…
The Quiet Storm Era & the Decline of R&B: Amani Roberts on What We Lost
DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray sit down with music business professor, professional DJ, and USA Today bestselling author Amani Roberts to talk about what happened to R&B, and why it matters. Roberts,…
From Schoolly D to N.W.A.: The N-Word in Rap
⚠️ This episode contains frank, unfiltered discussion about the N-word — its history, its use in hip-hop culture, and its cultural meaning. As two Black men exploring this word critically and with…
Cool C, Big Lurch & Kidd Creole: Behind Bars
Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of murder, violence, substance use, and crimes against a minor. Please take care of yourself first.Episode DescriptionHip-hop has always told the…
Dr. York, The Cult of NatureBoy & the Music Behind the Harm
Content Note: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and sexual violence. If you or someone you know needs support, RAINN is available at 1-800-656-4673 or rainn.org.Music has always had the power…
Seth Neblett on Parliament-Funkadelic Women & 'Mothership Connected'
Think back to when you first realized a record you loved was built on somebody's sacrifice. Not the sacrifice of struggle-and-triumph that gets the Grammy speech. The quiet kind, where a woman gave…
Sade: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 Case & Artistic Legacy (Guest: Nick Bambach)
We are joined by academic librarian and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame expert Nick Bambach to discuss the enduring legacy of Sade. From the slicked-back hair and red lips of the 1980s to the decade…
Conversations on Wealth, Hip Hop, and the "Black Trump" Era
DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray look at how Donald Trump’s name moved through Black music in the late ’80s and ’90s as a symbol of wealth, access, and status. The conversation ties that image to the media…
Neneh Cherry, Punk, Rap and the Making of a Black Icon
Neneh Cherry sits at the crossroads of punk, rap, pop, and Black music history, and this episode traces how she built a lane that still feels outside the box. DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray talk about her…
Anita Baker's Rapture: 40 Years of Auntie Music
Anita Baker’s 1986 classic “Rapture” gets the full auntie treatment in this episode of Queue Points, as DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray dig into how this album became the soundtrack to Black Gen X…
TLC: Legacy, Money and Music Industry Lessons
Sir Daniel and Jay Ray sit down to talk TLC, starting with the 34th anniversary of Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip and how "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" hit screens in 1992. They walk through the group's…
From “I Wanna Be Down” to “Ladies Night”: Classic Women in Rap Posse Cuts
DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray pull up a chair for a women’s history cypher, tracing how Black women MCs turned 90s remixes and rap features into full-on posse cuts that still ring off at cookouts and…
Dancing Through Black History With Dr. Marcus Borders: Line Dancing, Skating, and Community
From roller skating rinks and line dance floors to Southern Soul nights in Atlanta, this episode captures the heart of Black joy, history, and the communal spaces where we find freedom together. DJ…
Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” at 35: New Jack Swing, Videos and Memories
Michael Jackson’s Dangerous turns 35, so DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray pull out the liner notes, the memories and the mess to talk about the album that closed out Michael’s classic run and dropped him…
Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” at 35: New Jack Swing, Videos and Memories
Michael Jackson’s Dangerous turns 35, so DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray pull out the liner notes, the memories and the mess to talk about the album that closed out Michael’s classic run and dropped him…
From Hank Ballard to The Fat Boys: How The Twist Connected Black Musical Generations
DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray talk about those post-Civil Rights dances our parents' generation did—like the Twist, Watusi, Swim, Jerk, and Bus Stop—and how we Gen Xers picked them up from TV reruns and…
The Wop at 40: The Greatest Hip Hop Dance Ever and the Groove of Mid-80s Black Parties
The Wop turned 40, and this episode sits right in that mid‑80s pocket where hood parties, basement jams, and early music videos shaped how we moved and how we saw ourselves on the floor. DJ Sir…
The Sacred Science of Black Line Dances: Electric Slide, Cha-Cha Slide & The Wobble
In this episode of Queue Points, Jay Ray and DJ Sir Daniel unpack the sacred science behind three modern Black line dance staples: the Electric Slide, the Cha-Cha Slide, and the Wobble. Through…
Rihanna Is Our Last Global Pop Phenomenon
Rihanna has given us hits, images, and moments that defined an era, but what does it mean to call her our last global pop phenomenon? In this episode of Queue Points, DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray sit…
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