How the '95 Source Awards Changed Hip-Hop and Atlanta Forever (Banjee Boombox Bonus Episode)

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On this special Queue Points bonus episode, exclusively for Banjee Boombox, we're turning up the volume on one of hip hop's most pivotal nights - the 1995 Source Awards. How did a tense moment, a lukewarm applause, and Andre 3000’s immortal words (“the South got something to say!”) launch Atlanta into the center of hip hop? Hosts DJ Sir Daniel and Jay Ray break it all down in classic Queue Points style: smart, entertaining, and rooted in Black music history.

Come hear why Atlanta’s moment on that New York stage changed not just the music, but Black culture forever.

This is part one for the Podcast Village at Banjee Boombox on August 3, 2025! For the full episode, reflections, the other showstopping moment of the night and how the ‘95 Source Awards relates to queer hip hop, stop by the Queue Points table at the event. Can’t make it? The full episode drops in Queue Points Magazine on August 4th.

Tune in, tap in, and let’s boom!

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About Banjee Boombox

Banjee Boombox is a woman led QTBIPOC (Queer Trans Black and Indigenous People of Color) festival collective committed to creating safe spaces for women, gender expansive and sexually diverse (LGBTQAI+) artists.

Founded in 2020 by DJ LiKWUiD and DJ Mary Mac, our mission is to amplify marginalized voices and foster community, wellness, education and resources through artists honorariums, dynamic events, workshop panels and digital archives.

Join us in this colorful tapestry of expression, where diversity is not only embraced but celebrated with enthusiasm and respect. Our goal is to amplify the black femme future.

Chapter Markers

00:00 Intro Theme and Welcome

00:31 Setting the Scene: 1995 Source Awards

01:22 The Tension Between East and West Coast

02:44 New Artists of the Year: The Nominees

04:30 Outkast's Victory and Andre 3000's Iconic Moment

08:39 Bonus Episode Outro

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