Episode 54

Yo-Yo's "Black Pearl" Turns 30 & Remembering "I Was Born This Way" For #Pride2022!

Published on: 2nd June, 2022
In 1992, about Yo-Yo’s sophomore record, Joan Morgan wrote in Spin Magazine “One year later, her outrage continues to provide a voice for those who lack a means of expression, especially when life explodes in their faces and outside their doors.” Because of how much hip-hop has changed, and how quickly, the album “Black Pearl” has been largely lost to history. That’s where Queue Points comes in. We are reminiscing about a Black hip-hop feminist classic, “Black Pearl.”

Also, it’s Pride month, and we are going to be discussing the seminal classic “I Was Born This Way,” the first song to feature lyrics about being an out and proud gay man. Performed, in its original form, by Charles Valentino and made again by Carl Bean, the song has a long and interesting history worth revisiting.

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Learn About "I Was Born This Way:"

Read "Liberation Music: CNP Honors 'I Was Born This Way'" - https://bit.ly/cnpiwbtw

Listen To "LIBERATION (Part 1): A Conversation with Charles Valentino" - https://apple.co/3Q1Cd14

Listen To "LIBERATION (Part 2): Carl Bean, Black Liberation & Bringing Gospel to the Dancefloor" - https://apple.co/3tboB9I

Yo-Yo Articles mentioned:

Yo-Yo, “Black Pearl,” EastWest America (LA Times) - https://qpnt.net/DbyIH7

“Mother of Pearl” by Joan Morgan - https://qpnt.net/TmmSV1

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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. Visit https://queuepoints.com to learn more.

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DJ Sir Daniel

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DJ Sir Daniel is a DJ/Selector and part of Atlanta's, all-vinyl crew, Wax Fundamentals. Co-host of the Queue Points podcast, he is an advocate for DJ culture and is passionate about creating atmospheres of inclusivity and jubilation from a Black perspective.

Jay Ray

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Johnnie Ray Kornegay III (Jay Ray) is a podcast consultant and co-host and producer of Queue Points, the Ambie Award-nominated podcast that drops the needle on Black music history. In addition to his duties at Queue Points, he is the Deputy Director of Strategy and Impact for CNP (Counter Narrative Project). A photographer, creative consultant and social commentator, Jay Ray's work is centered around a commitment to telling full and honest stories about communities often ignored.