Confucius and Fresh recap their likes and dislikes of The Grammys and break down how to best approach them for music consideration. You’ll hear some great Hip-Hop Facts, fun takes when Confucius Reads the News, and an Unpopular Opinion about the impact of media inspired by the 2005 film Havoc.
Babyface
Nas, Clickbait, and Relevance
The fellas start with a two-parter inspired by 21 Savage’s recent comments on Nas; how much of it is embedded in clickbait culture and past that, what really is relevance in hip-hop?
Hip-Hop Facts covers a ton of chance connections: From Babyface, Whitney Houston, and Dr. Dre to Nas and DJ Envy, DJ Toomp and T.I. and yes, even Jay-Z and Gorillaz.
Kendrick fans may disagree with the Unpopular Opinion, but according to Fresh himself, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers basically came and went. Listen to all that plus reactions to the latest headlines from Donald Trump, Atlanta, Nancy Pelosi, Elon Musk, and more.
Celebrating Friday
This week on The Breaks, Fresh and Confucius:
- Talk about the successful battle between Teddy Riley vs Babyface and a potential battle between Dr. Dre and Diddy.
- Discuss the recent conflict between French Montana and Young Thug over Montana’s comments about Kendrick Lamar.
- Touch on the lasting impact of Friday on its 25 anniversary.
- In his Unpopular Opinion, Fresh defends Drake’s first album Thank Me Later.
- In his Confucius Says segment Confucius explains how love is not always enough to get us though the hard times.
- This week’s local song of the week is “Happy Hour” by Mélat.
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The Breaks: Babyface vs Teddy Riley vs Technology
This week on The Breaks, Fresh and Confucius
- Talk about the decrease in streaming during the pandemic and what it means for the music industry.
- Touch on the continuing beat battles, including the technical difficulties in the battle between Babyface and Teddy Riley.
- In his Unpopular Opinion, Fresh says that Diddy would smoke Jermaine Dupri in a beat battle and that Dr. Dre would beat, but not annihilate, Diddy in a beat battle.
- Confucius reminds people to stick by their values especially in this time.
- This week’s Local Song of the Week is TEMPLO by Angélica Rahe.
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The Breaks: The Weekend vs Usher + Tory Lanez
This week on The Breaks, Confucius and Fresh:
- talk about the Weeknd’s comments about his influence on Usher’s track “Climax.”
- discuss the difference between artists who came into their own during the era of physical album sales versus artists who came of age in the streaming era.
- explore why Tory Lanez had so much popularity with “Quarantine Radio” but yet hasn’t comparable numbers with his new record “The New Toronto 3.”
- break down the recent Beat Battle between RZA and Premiere, and explain why they are excited for the upcoming Beat Battle between Babyface and Teddy Riley on April 18th.
- Fresh puts forth his Unpopular Opinion that “All American” is not a great TV show.
- Confucius encourages people to be open to the lessons they are learning about themselves in quarantine.
- This week’s Local Song of the Week is “ICU” by Kydd Jones.
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