Show Notes

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...

Show notes for the episode that dives into Cold Chillin’ Records and the Juice Crew, tracing how Marley Marl’s production and Fly Ty’s leade...

Show notes for our episode exploring the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack (1995) as a defining Black music landmark of the 1990s, tracing how Ba...

Show Notes for Got That Oil: Gospel Roots of Black Music, where DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray explore how faith and the Black church shaped the ...

Show notes for the Queue Points episode about 2 Live Crew. The episode revisits 2 Live Crew’s rise from the Miami bass scene to a watershed ...

Show Notes: Donwill discusses hip hop journalism, the art of the interview, and what it takes to stay in your life bag through 20+ years of ...

In The Quiet Storm Era & the Decline of R&B: Amani Roberts on What We Lost, the hosts explore how the Quiet Storm late-night format shaped B...

Show Notes for a candid discussion tracing how the N-word evolved from taboo to a household lyric, exploring whether reclamation ever worked...

Show notes for the episode tracing how music has served as a doorway for charismatic leaders to recruit and control followers, from Dr. Mala...

Show Notes: Seth Neblett sits down with DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray to reveal how Mallia Franklin and the women of Parliament-Funkadelic built...

Show notes for the Queue Points episode that makes a passionate case for Sade’s inclusion in the Rock Hall Class of 2026, highlighting how S...

Show Notes the dive into how Donald Trump’s name evolved from a symbol of extreme wealth into a recurring motif in Black hip hop and pop cul...