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Fresh and Confucius interview Austin comedian Victor Martinez Jr. who’s performing at the comedy show “Tabernacle: starring Confucius Jones and Friends” Sunday, April 16th at Antone’s.

Then the hosts discuss DJ Akedemiks recent deal with Rumble, and how it’s a sign of hip-hop’s tendency towards conservatism.

You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about RZA’s original lyrics on Kanye’s “Dark Fantasy,” Biz Markie’s original lyrics for “Just a Friend,” that time when Curren$ey, Jay Electronica and Mos Def formed a group, and more!

Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Jah Rule has a better catalog than 50 Cent.

Confucius talk about the arrest of the man who murdered Cash App founder Bob Lee, the fight over the legality of the mifeprestone, the reinstatement of expelled Tennesee legislators Justin Pearson and Justin Jones and more on Confucius Reads the News.

Fresh Returns!

This week on The Breaks:

Cohost Fresh Knight is back!
Confucius and Fresh discuss the recent death of Biz Markie, and talk about the relatively young life span of many rappers.
Both hosts explain how they feel about posthumous albums after the recent posthumous release of “Faith” from Pop Smoke.
You’ll hear the hosts reactions to Coi Leroy’s Freestyle on XXL Freshman Cypher.
Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that “Space Jam: A New Legacy” is good and the millennials who have criticisms of the movie need to get over it.
In his Confucius Says segment, Confucius explains why he doesn’t agree with the DaBaby’s decision to try and teach a lesson to kids who were trying to sell him candy at an inflated price.

Was it Worth it Wayne?

In this episode of The Breaks:

Hosts Confucius and Fresh talk about Lil Wayne’s recent legal troubles and wonder if the rapper regrets endorsing Donald Trump.
Both hosts talk about the upcoming Verzuz battle between E-40 and Too $hort.
In this weeks edition of “Random Hip-Hop facts,” Confucius and Fresh focus on Biz Markie and Lupe Fiasco, Twista and Spice 1.
Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that the recent focus on white representation in hip-hop journalism actually discounts the many contributions of Black journalists.
In his Confucius Says segment, Confucius encourages people to give The Breaks the credit they deserve for elevating Austin’s hip-hop scene.

The Breaks are on every Saturday 10pm-1am on KUTX 98.9.You can hear the latest full broadcast of The Breaks Saturday night show.