Show #78 - It’s Still All Good: A Conversation on the Future of Hip Hop (Guest: CSW)

Philly-based MC,  CSW stops by Queue Points to discuss his work. CSW has been churning out content steadily in 2022. His latest release is Turn That Up, Vol. 1. For our conversation he discusses his inspirations, how he came to fall in love with hip hop, and his plans for 2023.

Beef is as synonymous with hip-hop culture as the five elements themselves. From the earliest days rappers have had to prove who’s the best MC. Over the years raps on records have often turned into violence. Adding in the aspect of money, it can be a recipe for disaster. Join us for that discussion.

DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray will also reveal their top 3 dis records and discuss the nomination of Queue Points for Best Black Music Podcast.

Tune in for an informative and entertaining show.

J Nolan is educating fellow rappers about the music business to avoid pitfalls. Being observant and discovering your strengths is important to everyone advancing in their careers. Figuring that out early on can make an incredible difference in how you perceive and pursue your future. Nolan has not only incorporated his interest in educating others into his brand, he’s also created content and written a book (The Pen Game Portfolio) about the topics most important to him.

During this interview he sits down with DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray to discuss his career and some of the pitfalls he’s experienced that inform his approach.

Award-winning podcaster, DJ, musician and journalist, Mr. Al Pete, stopped by Queue Points. Mr. Al Pete is the 2022 Black Podcasting Awards Best Music Podcast winner for his podcast The Tables Might Wobble. He not only joined us for our core topic, but, in this segment, tells us a bit about how The Tables Might Wobble was born, his history in hip-hop and how he got started DJing.

Moetown Lee and Dr. Ed Garnes from the Reclamation Point podcast joined us for an interview earlier in the week to discuss their new podcast about Black men and mental health. The four men cover a lot. We discuss why it's important for us to celebrate our wins, how do we unlearn toxic habits and how manhood and masculinity is being redefined.

Well it’s official, the kids are back to school, Labor Day is over, and that means Summer 2022 is behind us. But … what was this summer’s “summer jam?” What was that one song that united the world under a groove? Did we even have one? DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray  chat about what happened.

Moetown Lee and Dr. Ed Garnes from the Reclamation Point podcast joined us for an interview earlier in the week to discuss Black men and mental health. We play a portion of that interview on this show, as well.

The music industry isn’t known for its fairness when it comes to artist’s rights. Bad contracts, and flat out lies have been told to get artists into deals that rob them of their livelihoods and in many cases their futures.

J Nolan will be joining us for this interesting conversation about the long winding road of predatory hip-hop contracts.

DJ R-Tistc is a global DJ who has rocked parties for celebrities and events internationally. He dropped in on Queue Points to discuss his career, how he stays ready for gigs and his thoughts on how DJs have been treated in recent weeks.

When you mention a year in a song, it’s a final act. That song is now forever associated with the year you reference. Also, it can date a song that, for the artist, is an eternal piece of art. It’s our belief that there’s really no down side to including the year in a song, it actually serves as a memorialization of sorts.

With the 2022 release of Joey Bada$$’s 2000 the Queue Points crew began reflecting about songs that featured a year in the title.