The Substack blog and newsletter of Queue Points, the podcast dropping the needle on Black music history.
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Sade: The Ultimate Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Band?
Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
“A woman taking ownership of her art and career is not only refreshing, but that does not get any more rock and roll than that.”
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For decades, Sade has defied every label the indu...
The Era When Hip Hop Made Trump the Definition of Wealth
Leonard Schmieding, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Image has been enhanced using AI tools)
"The idea of the ‘Black Trump’ is a very clear idea that's been around for a minute."
- Jay Ray
Long before Donald Trump became a politic...
Neneh Cherry Is Forever Always Ahead of the Curve
“Her flow was ridiculous. Her flow was immaculate… This is definitely from across the pond.”
- DJ Sir Daniel
Neneh Cherry, the MC and singer, who’s too often left out of the story, but whose path from punk London to MTV was a game change...
Anita Baker Fought Her Label To Deliver the Classic "Rapture"
“Anita Baker had to put on her boxing gloves and go to court so that she can get out of her deal.”
- Jay Ray
It’s a lawsuit win against Beverly Glen Records, the former musical home of Anita Baker, that made it possible for us to get Rap...
In 2026, T-Boz, Left Eye, and Chilli Still Matter
“Yo mic check 1, 2, 1, 2… there was nothing else that sounded like what they were doing.”
- Jay Ray on hearing TLC’s “Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg” the first time
That’s the spark that lit up 1992 Black music history. DJ Sir Daniel recalls...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Queue Points is the Black Podcasting Award and Ambie Award nominated music podcast that is dropping the needle on Black Music history and celebrating Black music through meaningful dialogue. The show is hosted by DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray.
Johnnie Ray Kornegay III (Jay Ray) is Deputy Director for Strategy and Impact for CNP (Counter Narrative Project). He is also a podcast consultant and co-host and producer of the Black Podcasting Award and Ambie Award-nominated Queue Points podcast.
DJ/Selector and part of Atlanta's, all-vinyl crew, Wax Fundamentals. Co-host of the Queue Points podcast. Sir Daniel is also the producer of the Wake Up with Dee Morning Show on News & Talk WAOK.
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