Honoring Sparky D and Talking Royalties: So So Def vs. Sony

DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray return to Queue Points Live and devote the main discussion to pioneering rapper Sparky D following her passing, covering her role in early hip-hop battling and the Roxanne Wars, her artistry and catalog, and how industry conditions and addiction shaped her career before she later rebuilt her life through recovery and ministry. They then shift to major-label finances, reacting to Jermaine Dupri and So So Def suing Sony for $18 million over alleged unpaid or underreported royalties and using it to highlight long-standing, predatory royalty and publishing practices in Black music.