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Protest Music History: Marvin Gaye to Kendrick Lamar (Remix)
FREE MEMBERS: This remix episode by DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray traces the evolution of protest music from Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On to Kendrick Lamar’s Alright, examin...
Protest Music History: Marvin Gaye to Kendrick Lamar
This episode traces Black protest music from the Vietnam era anthems of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield to contemporary voices like Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monáe, and Don...
Fat Joe, the N-Word & Hip-Hop's Reckoning (Remix)
FREE and PAID MEMBERS: This remix episode dives into Fat Joe’s public defense of his use of the N-word, unpacking how his Bronx hip-hop roots shape conversations about ra...
Sly Stone, D'Angelo & the Myth of Black Genius (Remix)
FREE & PAID MEMBERS: In this remix edition, DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray probe the label of “Black genius” through the lens of the Sly Stone documentary, exploring the real ...
Sly Stone, D'Angelo & the Myth of Black Genius
In this episode, DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray probe the idea of “Black genius” through Sly Stone’s story and a broader cultural lens, using the film and headlines to ask wha...
Got That Oil: Gospel Roots of Black Music
Got That Oil: Gospel Roots of Black Music traces the sacred threads running through soul, R&B, hip-hop, and gospel, exploring how artists who grew up in the church—like A...
From Schoolly D to N.W.A.: The N-Word in Rap
This episode offers a candid, historically grounded conversation about the N-word, tracing its journey from household taboos to a fixture in hip-hop’s mainstream lexicon ...
Dr. York, The Cult of NatureBoy & the Music Behind the Harm
This episode of Queue Points examines how music, charisma, and community-building can be manipulated to cause real harm, connecting The Cult of the NatureBoy documentary ...
Conversations on Wealth, Hip Hop, and the "Black Trump" Era
This episode traces how Donald Trump’s name evolved into a symbol of wealth, access, and status within Black music in the late ’80s and ’90s, linking lyrics to the era’s ...
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 ourselv...