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DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray mark the 40th anniversary of The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are by digging into what made 2 Live Crew one of the most consequential acts in hip hop history — not just for the music, but for what they were forced to defend. This conversation covers how a group that couldn't get signed to a major label ended up in federal court fighting for the Fi...

Listener discretion advised. This episode contains explicit lyric discussion intended for mature audiences.

June is Black Music History Month, and DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray are rolling out their Summer of Sex series, pulling out three of 1996's most explicit hip-hop songs and rating them on a scale of 1 to 5 — 1 being "I could play this in front of my m...

This episode is presented in partnership with Okayplayer's Almanac of Rap.

There's a moment in this conversation where Jay Ray marvels at Donwill asking Raekwon why the Purple Tape was purple. And Raekwon's answer — "they didn't have green" — says everything you need to know about why Don...

DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray sit down with music business professor, professional DJ, and USA Today bestselling author Amani Roberts to talk about what happened to R&B, and why it matters. Roberts, whose book, The Quiet Storm: A Historical and Cultural Analysis of the Power,...

⚠️ This episode contains frank, unfiltered discussion about the N-word — its history, its use in hip-hop culture, and its cultural meaning. As two Black men exploring this word critically and with full context, we use it naturally as it appears in this conversation. Listener discretion is advised.

Jay Ray and Sir Daniel sit down for a conversation that's been a long tim...