Show #58 - "Who you callin' a hoochie daddy?" Hip-Hop, Fashion and Masculinity

On this show we will have our weekly round up of all of your favorite topics from the Queue Points perspective. For this round up we chat Saweetie & Donna Summer, what happened to A&R in music? and the BET Awards.

The unfortunate passing of fashion designer Virgil Abloh has saddened the QP crew. This week we are talking about iconic fashion brands of hip-hop. These are the brands that were not only made by hip-hop, but made hip-hop iconic.

We discuss the important legacies of Cross Colors, Karl Kani, Walker Wear and Maurice Malone and his Detroit store The Hip Hop Shop.

If you checked out our last show, you heard an intense conversation on the current state of hip hop. This conversation brings into view one of the bright lights in the new school of MCs. Philly’s CSW joins us for a conversation to introduce himself and his philosophy to the Queue Points community.

DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray also check in on the Afros & Audio Podcast Conference.

This show was recorded in person at Rec Philly.

Award-winning podcaster, DJ, musician and journalist, Mr. Al Pete, stopped by Queue Points. Mr. Al Pete is the 2022 Black Podcasting Awards Best Music Podcast winner for his podcast The Tables Might Wobble. He not only joined us for our core topic, but, in this segment, tells us a bit about how The Tables Might Wobble was born, his history in hip-hop and how he got started DJing.

Beef is as synonymous with hip-hop culture as the five elements themselves. From the earliest days rappers have had to prove who’s the best MC. Over the years raps on records have often turned into violence. Adding in the aspect of money, it can be a recipe for disaster. Join us for that discussion.

DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray will also reveal their top 3 dis records and discuss the nomination of Queue Points for Best Black Music Podcast.

Tune in for an informative and entertaining show.

Moetown Lee and Dr. Ed Garnes from the Reclamation Point podcast joined us for an interview earlier in the week to discuss their new podcast about Black men and mental health. The four men cover a lot. We discuss why it's important for us to celebrate our wins, how do we unlearn toxic habits and how manhood and masculinity is being redefined.

Well it’s official, the kids are back to school, Labor Day is over, and that means Summer 2022 is behind us. But … what was this summer’s “summer jam?” What was that one song that united the world under a groove? Did we even have one? DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray  chat about what happened.

Moetown Lee and Dr. Ed Garnes from the Reclamation Point podcast joined us for an interview earlier in the week to discuss Black men and mental health. We play a portion of that interview on this show, as well.

J Nolan is educating fellow rappers about the music business to avoid pitfalls. Being observant and discovering your strengths is important to everyone advancing in their careers. Figuring that out early on can make an incredible difference in how you perceive and pursue your future. Nolan has not only incorporated his interest in educating others into his brand, he’s also created content and written a book (The Pen Game Portfolio) about the topics most important to him.

During this interview he sits down with DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray to discuss his career and some of the pitfalls he’s experienced that inform his approach.

The music industry isn’t known for its fairness when it comes to artist’s rights. Bad contracts, and flat out lies have been told to get artists into deals that rob them of their livelihoods and in many cases their futures.

J Nolan will be joining us for this interesting conversation about the long winding road of predatory hip-hop contracts.