Show #81 - Giving the Gift of Music for the Holiday

Are you looking for the perfect gift for the music lover in your life? Well, Queue Points has got you!

This holiday season, make sure to check out our gift giving guide that will help you navigate the complexities of shopping for music fans. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the stress of finding thoughtful gifts, don’t worry–this guide has got you covered!

Music news has been packed this week, from the explosive interview from Ray J to Roe v Wade to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, there's plenty to weigh in on. Join us for our 50th show where to discuss these topics and more.

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.

Can you all believe it? We certainly can’t! It’s been two years since we started Queue Points and 100 official episodes of the show! On this episode we are going to reflect on this milestone, play some shoutouts from some of our listeners and discuss the documentary Marley.

Join us, reminisce, and share your memories with us.

This episode of QP Science 3000 features a jump start on the holidays. Can you believe Christmas is already here? We can't. Can you also believe that this video is one Jay Ray never saw before we recorded this. Dive into "Santa Baby" by Rev Run featuring Mase, Snoop Dogg, Onyx, Salt N Pepa and Keith Murray.

For the last live Queue Points this year, we were joined by L. Michael Gipson and Ann Marie "amc" Collymore of the upcoming podcast The Gipson Gazette. Michael and Ann Marie told us all about their upcoming podcast. We dove into the conversation about Black music Christmas classics. We discussed these songs, and their significance in our lives. We’ll also talked about 2021, and what we’re looking forward to in 2022.

Drake’s newest release, “Honestly, Nevermind,” has sparked many reactions, but none as interesting as the question of the origins of House music which are rooted in Black gay clubs and with Black gay DJs. Continuing our #Pride2022 discussions, we’re going to briefly explore the history of House, and how we may have lost touch with this history.

Special guests, Christina and Miguel, from the They Reminisce Over You podcast will be joining us to talk to us about their show, and why folks should be tuning in. They’ll be sticking around for our discussion about Black Canadian musicians who we love and have been influential.

On our first episode in our year-long #1988Series, we are discussing the legacy of Paula Abdul’s music debut Forever Your Girl. The album landed with a bang launching Abdul’s career into the stratosphere with six Hot 100 hits including four number ones.

With game-changing videos and tight choreography from Abdul herself, Forever Your Girl, earned its respect among Black music fans. Tune in as we dive into the groove-filled moment in Pop history.

During the first segment of the show the hosts check in about musicians kissing and telling (we’re looking at you Smokey Robinson and Kiely Williams), Jay Ray’s ChatGPT revelation and more.