Queue Points

11/29/2025

In the early years, and often today, hip hop tells stories about where folks are from. For some, that's their whole world. Authenticity starts with the community you live in. We discussed the enormous impact of Queensbridge on Black music on the The MPN Network YouTube channel. Be sure to check out the show here: https://qpnt.net/qbmpnnetwork25

11/29/2025

Queue Points has a bonus episode out now on The MPN Network. We are discussing the influence of Marley Marl and the iconic Queensbridge.

Join DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray for a very special Queue Points episode, part of The MPN Network’s "The Neighborhood Feast" Thanksgiving programming. In this ...

11/25/2025

Born into the spotlight as Judy Garland’s daughter and shaped by a world of stagecraft and rigorous training, Minnelli became the kind of performer who could walk into any song and make it the Liza version.

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11/21/2025

On Thanksgiving day (Thursday, 11/27), tune in to The MPN Network on YouTube all day for The Neighborhood Feast! New episodes from us and other amazing shows will air starting at 10 AM ET. Tune in at 5:30 p.m. ET for a brand new episode of Queue Points called "How Queensbridge and Marley Marl Shaped Black Music History!"

Thanks to The MPN Network and The Ummah Creative Group for bringing us all together for a day of dope programming that gives thanks!

11/18/2025

Liza’s version trades that rawness for Broadway polish and camp—the dancers, the choreography, the theatrical wink make it a different kind of party.

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11/14/2025

The hosts note that these ties also make some of Liza’s crossovers less surprising: she was part of the circuits where Black and white entertainers shared stages and repertoires, especially in the postwar variety show and nightclub ecosystems.

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Explore how Liza Minnelli honored and reimagined Black music—bringing Broadway song-styling to Stevie Wonder, Joe Tex and more, as discussed on Queue Points.

11/12/2025

Never duplicated ... new art by James Dillenbeck for honoring the brilliance of Salt-N-Pepa. Listen to Queue Points wherever you listen to your podcasts.

11/11/2025

Liza Minnelli’s Black Music Crossovers: How a Broadway Star Made Soul Her Own
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10/28/2025

Thanks to Talaya for the amazing review! It's been a while since we've done a chart update, and it's fitting, because for the first time in Queue Points history, our global audience is catching up to our US audience. We're sitting at 55/45 right now, and shout out to the UK for being 29% of our listeners. The show is currently charting on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand and South Africa. Thanks for the listens y'all!! We appreciate it!

10/17/2025

"I'm not even hearing our stuff in our stuff." Atlanta's Travis Hall stopped by ahead of the release of his debut album 'HeART Museum.' He had some things to say about where is today.

Check him out live during his upcoming album release concert: https://qpnt.net/heartmuseumconcert

10/16/2025

Tonight, we're discussing Michael Eugene Archer.

That's it. That's the post.

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10/14/2025

Fly, Black man, fly.