What is the issue between old friends, and artists, Jim Jones and Cam’ron? Also we discuss rappers cozying up to Trump’s new presidency.
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A Love Letter to Austin Blogs
Confucius and Fresh discuss Dez Bryant’s statement that Drake made Houston rap famous, and talk about how excited they are about the new batch of hip-hop platforms in Austin, TX.
You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about how Gerald Levert got Cam’ron to leave the streets alone, how DJ Quik helped on 50 Cents’ song “In Da Club,” how Aaliyah made it on a Kriss Kross song, and more.
Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that record labels don’t owe anything to artists who’ve broken the law.
Confucius talks about the recently recovered documents at President Biden’s house, TCU’s recent loss, Dre Dre’s showdown with Marjorie Taylor Greene, and more in Confucius Reads the News.
5 Years of The Breaks
This week on The Breaks:
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- The Breaks celebrate the 5th Anniversary of their radio show on KUTX 98.9
- Confucius and Fresh discuss the greatest beef of all time — the one between Elmo and Zoe’s pet rock, Rocco
- Both hosts look back on the last five years of The Breaks radio show.
- In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts, you’ll learn about the deal that almost happened between Def Jam and BMF, how Cam’ron almost signed Rick Ross, how J Cole hipped Dr. Dre to Kendrick Lamar, how T.I.’s wife Tiny helped him early in his career and more.
- Fresh states his Unpopular Opinion that JID will make the best album of 2022.
- In his Confucius Reads the News segment, Confucius talks about the anniversary of the insurrection of January 6th, the rise of the Omicron variant, and why Antonio Brown walked off the field.
You can hear the latest full broadcast of The Breaks Saturday night show.
Prayers for DMX
This week on The Breaks:
- hosts Confucius and Fresh send prayers out to DMX, who was currently hospitalized after a heart attack.
- both hosts break down the recent beef between OJ da Juiceman and Waka FlockaFlame.
- Fresh and Confucius discuss Young Dolph’s announcement that he once again is retiring from music.
- you’ll learn little known facts about Biggie, DJ Clue, Steve Stout, the Martin TV Show, OJ da Juiceman, Gucci Mane, Cam’ron and more in this week’s installment of Random Hip-Hop Facts.
- Fresh states his Unpopular Opinion that Papoose’s time has passed.
- In his Confucius Says segment, Confucius encourages people to avoid giving hypocritical advice.
You can hear the latest full broadcast of The Breaks Saturday night show.