Central Texas top stories for February 2, 2024. Austin extends incentives to retain police officers, who are still without a contract. January was Austin’s coldest in 17 years. Austin asks what people think about fewer car lanes on Barton Springs Rd. Texas State University offering students Naloxone. Voter registration events this weekend ahead of primary elections. Austin musicians up for a GRAMMY this weekend may not be what you expect.
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Diddy, the Grammys, and Andre’s New Groove
Between P. Diddy’s salacious allegations, rumors about next year’s Grammy Awards, and of course, Andre 3000’s boldly bizarre return, there’s a lot to cover this week on The Breaks! Hear all that on top of Confucius Reads the News and Hip-Hop Facts on the latest episode.
Respect Andre 3000
This week on The Breaks, Fresh is flying solo while Confucius is out:
- He talks about Young Thug’s reasons for not wanting to work with Andre 3000.
- He unpacks Kevin Hart’s conversation with his fans on the Clubhouse app about comments he made about his daughter in his latest standup special.
- In the wake of many people’s dismay following the latest release of the Grammy nominations, Fresh states his Unpopular Opinion that Black music deserves to be represented accurately in the Grammy Awards