Artist Deep Dives & Legacy

Kim Wayans’ music parodies on In Living Color, now streaming on The Brick TV, are revisited as a timely reminder of how her sharp, culturall...

Show Notes: This episode explores Kim Wayans’ music parodies on In Living Color, focusing on her impersonations of Salt-N-Pepa, Crystal Wate...

Show Notes for the episode, DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray celebrate the 30th anniversary of Faith Evans' debut Faith and pose the question of wh...

Show notes for an episode using the 45th anniversary of Chaka Khan’s What’cha Gonna Do for Me to trace her deep, ongoing ties to rock—from h...

Queue Points revisits how Jay-Z’s rise and the Big Pimpin’ era solidified Roc-A-Fella’s brand while casting a harsh light on Dame Dash’s lar...

Show notes for the episode tracing Dame Dash’s rise from a Harlem hustler to Roc-A-Fella’s most visible figure, showing how his flashy perso...

This post revisits Sparky D’s rise from Brownsville to the Roxanne Wars era, exploring how her close partnership with Spyder D and a lack of...

Show notes for our episode honors Sparky D by tracing her rise from Brownsville to The Playgirls and her pivotal role in the Roxanne Wars, w...

2 Live Crew’s story is bigger than shock value. From Miami bass and teen clubs to a landmark First Amendment fight, this episode looks at ho...