Queue Points is the Black Podcasting Award and Ambie Award-nominated music podcast and media platform that celebrates Black music history and culture through smart, entertaining conversation. Hosted by DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray, the show blends music commentary, music history, and pop culture analysis to explore the evolution, impact, and cultural significance of Black music across genres.
We are music school without the lecture, preserving and celebrating the often hidden stories and legacy of Black artists and music scenes.
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DJ Sir Daniel, my Walkman was my life.
Jay Ray:The other little boys would be playing basketball while I was over
Jay Ray:there fiddling with my cassettes.
Jay Ray:DJ Sir Daniel: You were fancy because I had a small radio with a cassette player,
Jay Ray:and I would stay up every weekend until 2am to listen to Mr. Magic and Kool
Jay Ray:DJ Red Alert and record their shows.
Jay Ray:I wish I still had those cassettes.
Jay Ray:Man, classics, me too.
Jay Ray:so, in the summertime, I would flip between BET and MTV all
Jay Ray:day long and record music videos on those big VHS tapes.
Jay Ray:DJ Sir Daniel: Listen,
Jay Ray:Videos changed everything.
Jay Ray:I would catch the number four express because it would get me home quicker
Jay Ray:to watch Video Music Box, and on Fridays, oh Uncle Ralph only played hip
Jay Ray:hop videos, so, you know, it was on.
Jay Ray:Yo, I wish we had Video Music Box here.
Jay Ray:But listen, music, culture, and history from a Black perspective.
Jay Ray:Queue Points is all about the music that shaped our lives.
Jay Ray:DJ Sir Daniel: And if this is music to your ears, check out Queue Points,
Jay Ray:wherever you listen to your podcasts.
Jay Ray:Yo, did you have a beeper growing up?
Jay Ray:DJ Sir Daniel: Did I