Interviews & Community Voices
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Golden Era Hip-Hop Covers (Sidebar): Jazzy Joyce & Midnight Marauders
DJ Sir Daniel revisits his 2017 talk with DJ Jazzy Joyce about landing on A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders cover, and Jay Ray tells how the cover was made.
My City Need Something (Remix): PnB Rock, Beanie Sigel, Patti LaBelle
The Remix of Show #248 plays PnB Rock, Beanie Sigel, George Benson and Patti LaBelle between the My City Need Something conversation.
Soundscapes of Chester, PA Pt. 2: 'My City Need Something'
Jay Ray and Christopher R. Rogers on 'My City Need Something,' the book that began as a letter to PnB Rock and became a Black studies syllabus for Chester and Philadelphi...
Soundscapes of Chester, PA Pt. 1: ‘Engineered Grace’ & Memory
Jay Ray talks with Christopher R. Rogers and DJ Naij B of the Chester Gifted Program about Engineered Grace Vol. 1, field recordings from Chester, PA, and the fight over ...
John Crooms on Archiving Atlanta's Black Music Nightlife
Veteran photographer John Crooms sits down with DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray to trace over three decades of Atlanta’s Black music nightlife, detailing why he prioritizes und...
Krate Digga & Dominic Lawson on 'The Krate Doc' Film
In this episode of Queue Points, we discuss 'The Krate Doc,' The Ummah Creative Group’s new film follows DJ Krate Digga through five Columbus, Ohio gigs in one weekend, p...
Donwill on The Almanac of Rap & The Art of the Interview
Donwill, the DJ, rapper, and Webby-winning podcaster behind Okayplayer's The Almanac of Rap, sits with DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray to unpack the craft of interviewing and w...
The Quiet Storm Era & the Decline of R&B: Amani Roberts on What We Lost
DJ Sir Daniel, Jay Ray, and Amani Roberts examine how corporate radio consolidation, advertising priorities, and shifting ownership reshaped R&B and sidelined the genre’s...
Seth Neblett on Parliament-Funkadelic Women & 'Mothership Connected'
In this episode, Seth Neblett discusses his book Mothership Connected: The Women of Parliament-Funkadelic, highlighting Mallia Franklin and the women who kept P-Funk’s mu...
Dancing Through Black History With Dr. Marcus Borders: Line Dancing, Skating, and Community
DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray sit down with Dr. Marcus Borders to explore how roller skating rinks, line dance floors, and Southern Soul nights in Atlanta become spaces of Bl...
R&B, Love, and Community Power with JP Brice of CMP Radio in Chester, PA
R&B, love, and community power sit at the center of this conversation with Jean-Pierre “JP” Brice, founder of CMP Radio in Chester, PA. Drawing from loss, hustle, and...
Queue Points Day One Trey Payadue on Celebrating the New Orleans Sound and Treasuring Black Music
When it comes to the heartbeat of New Orleans, Trey Payadue knows how to keep the rhythm going. On this episode of Queue Points, Trey sits down with Sir Daniel and Jay Ra...