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Queue Points

Queue Points

Queue Points is the Black Podcasting Award and Ambie Award-nominated music podcast that is dropping the needle on Black Music history and celebrating Black music through meaningful dialogue. The show is hosted by DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray. Follow us on social media @queuepointspod everywhere.

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268 episodes

  1. Shannon's "Let the Music Play" and the Birth of Freestyle 23:56
  2. Soundscapes of Chester, PA Pt. 1: ‘Engineered Grace’ & Memory 40:14
  3. Freddie Jackson: Quiet Storm, Rock Me Tonight & Harlem Legacy 31:25
  4. Young Thug, Chuck D, Gamble & Huff & The NYT Greatest Songwriter List 27:27
  5. Protest Music History: Marvin Gaye to Kendrick Lamar 31:36
  6. John Crooms on Archiving Atlanta's Black Music Nightlife 52:36
  7. Fat Joe, the N-Word & Hip-Hop's Reckoning 42:33
  8. Krate Digga & Dominic Lawson on 'The Krate Doc' Film 1:02:56
  9. Nicki Minaj, Whitney Houston & the Business of Trauma Commerce 32:26
  10. Kim Wayans Parodies: From Crystal Waters to Vanessa Williams 34:03
  11. MTV Unplugged Helped Redefine the New Jack Swing Era 42:47
  12. Sly Stone, D'Angelo & the Myth of Black Genius 33:29
  13. Faith Evans' Faith Turns 30: An R&B Masterpiece 25:28
  14. Chaka Khan's Rock Era: 1986, Bowie, Palmer, and Winwood 38:24
  15. Dame Dash: From Harlem Hustler to Hip-Hop Villain 28:17
  16. Remembering Sparky D: Golden Era Battle Rap Queen 36:37
  17. Cold Chillin Records: The Juice Crew, Big Daddy Kane, Roxanne Shanté And Biz Markie 40:56
  18. Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack: 1995 Black Music Landmark 25:39
  19. Got That Oil: Gospel Roots of Black Music 34:15
  20. 2 Live Crew: Pioneers of Miami Bass and Free Speech 49:33
  21. Explicit Hip-Hop 1996: Akinyele, LL Cool J & Lil' Kim 33:28
  22. Donwill on The Almanac of Rap & The Art of the Interview 1:01:55
  23. The Quiet Storm Era & the Decline of R&B: Amani Roberts on What We Lost 30:15
  24. From Schoolly D to N.W.A.: The N-Word in Rap 33:36
  25. Cool C, Big Lurch & Kidd Creole: Behind Bars 30:30
  26. Dr. York, The Cult of NatureBoy & the Music Behind the Harm 29:03
  27. Seth Neblett on Parliament-Funkadelic Women & 'Mothership Connected' 59:12
  28. Sade: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2026 Case & Artistic Legacy (Guest: Nick Bambach) 49:57
  29. Conversations on Wealth, Hip Hop, and the "Black Trump" Era 34:19
  30. Neneh Cherry, Punk, Rap and the Making of a Black Icon 24:44
  31. Anita Baker's Rapture: 40 Years of Auntie Music 22:31
  32. TLC: Legacy, Money and Music Industry Lessons 32:20
  33. From “I Wanna Be Down” to “Ladies Night”: Classic Women in Rap Posse Cuts 44:38
  34. Dancing Through Black History With Dr. Marcus Borders: Line Dancing, Skating, and Community 46:19
  35. Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” at 35: New Jack Swing, Videos and Memories 26:08
  36. From Hank Ballard to The Fat Boys: How The Twist Connected Black Musical Generations 28:15
  37. The Wop at 40: The Greatest Hip Hop Dance Ever and the Groove of Mid-80s Black Parties 24:03
  38. The Sacred Science of Black Line Dances: Electric Slide, Cha-Cha Slide & The Wobble 35:33
  39. Rihanna Is Our Last Global Pop Phenomenon 27:28
  40. R&B, Love, and Community Power with JP Brice of CMP Radio in Chester, PA 29:29
  41. The Category Is: Your Favorite Rapper Is A Butch Queen 45:12
  42. Patti LaBelle’s "Where my background singers?" Performance of "This Christmas" Is A Black Camp Classic 20:39
  43. Stanning Danity Kane 25:55
  44. 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning' & The Cost of Power 47:24
  45. How Queensbridge and Marley Marl Shaped Black Music History 30:00
  46. Caribbean Kings Billy Ocean, Eddy Grant and Musical Youth: The Other British Invasion 30:03
  47. Queue Points Day One Trey Payadue on Celebrating the New Orleans Sound and Treasuring Black Music 59:47
  48. A Journey Through Liza Minnelli’s Black Music Crossovers 35:51
  49. Amplifying the Culture: Queue Points Live from Banjee Boombox '25 17:20
  50. Gimmicks, Ghouls & Genius: Unpacking Horrorcore Hip Hop 28:16