On this episode we talk about our thoughts on Outkast and Salt N Pepa entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. We also discuss the 2026 Grammy nominations and predict who might take some awards. Hip-Hop facts include facts about Mary J. Blige, Mark Wahlberg, and many more. Fresh’s Unpopular Opinion is that Austin doesn’t have a huge amount of culture.
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Flu surge shuts down schools in North Texas
What to expect from this weekend’s State of the State address, where Gov. Greg Abbott will reveal his emergency items for the current legislative session.
Have you noticed the flu is going around? There’s actually more than one virus making folks sick at the moment. We’ll check in with a doctor.
One of the many ways public media organizations raise funds is through vehicle donations. But how exactly does a donated car translate into a revenue stream? Texas Standard’s Sean Saldana followed one donation from driveway to dollars.
And: The 67th annual Grammy Awards take place Sunday, and once again, Texas is well-represented among the nominees. We’ll have a preview.
Grammys So Black
Confucius and Fresh Interview Austin hip-hop artist Vintage Jay about his upcoming album and his other projects. Then they discuss the recent Grammy Awards, which featured a celebration of 50 years of hip-hop.
You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about the connection between Kanye’s song “Big Brother” and Prince, how Jay-Z ended up on Joe Budden’s “Pump it Up” Remix, why 50 Cent once played the Delco Center in Austin, and more.
Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that concerts, as we know them, may be winding down.
Confucius talks about the upcoming Super Bowl, Biden’s State of the Union address and the recent ice storm in Austin in Confucius Reads the News.
The Breaks’ Mt. Rushmore of Rap
The week on The Breaks:
- Fresh is out, so Confucius answers the question put forth by Rap Caviar — Who are the 4 best rappers of the 2010’s? For Confucius it’s Drake, Kendrick, Future and Nicki Minaj.
- Confucius puts forth that of his top 4 hip-hop artists, Drake is hands down the biggest artist of them all.
- Confucius discusses the release of DMX’s posthumously released record “Exodus.”
- In this week’s installment of Random Hip-Hop Facts you’ll find out info about Lil Jon, the writing of “Still D.R.E.,” why Jay-Z skipped the Grammys and what the most bootlegged album of all time is.
- In his Confucius Says segment Confucius encourages listeners to be honest with themselves about who they are so that they can be true to themselves.
You can hear the latest full broadcast of The Breaks Saturday night show.
All Things Grammys
This week on The Breaks hosts Confucius and Fresh:
- Discuss this year’s Grammy Awards.
- Jump into the drama surrounding Kirk Franklin after his son Kerrion released a profanity laden phone call from the gospel artist.
- Drop little known facts about about Grammy history, the movie “Paid in Full,” the tv shows “In Living Color” and “Snowfall” and more in the latest installment of Random Hip-Hop Facts
- Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that while it’s wonderful to see the Black Pumas represent Austin on the national stage, he still thinks Austin is being unfairly depicted as a guitar only town.
- Inspired by the Megan the Stallion and Cardi B’s Grammy performance of WAP! Confucius encourages men to stop policing women’s behavior and fathers to stop policing their daughter’s sexuality in his Confucius Says segment.
You can hear the latest full broadcast of The Breaks Saturday night show.
Did Verzuz Sell Out?
This week on The Breaks:
- Host’s Confucius and Fresh talk about the sale of Verzuz to Triller Network, and discuss whether or not this means that Timbaland and Swizz Beatz sold out.
- Both hosts discuss whether CMG is the hottest record label in the game right now.
- In this week’s installment of Random Hip Hop Facts, you’ll learn facts about Kris Kross, Fat Joe, Biggie and the movie “Any Given Sunday.” Plus Fresh dispells the idea that J-bo and Andre 3000 are related.
- Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Soulja Boy is more hip-hop than people give him credit for.
- In his Confucius Says segment, Confucius encourages people not to put too much importance on award shows.
You can hear the latest full broadcast of The Breaks Saturday night show.
Grammys! Grammys! Grammys!
This week on The Breaks:
- Hosts Confucius and Fresh discuss the controversy at the Recording Academy, and explain why they think the Grammys are no longer culturally relevant.
- They talk about DaBaby’s recent run-in with a hotel valet.
- In his Unpopular Opinion Fresh acknowledges that even though the Grammys aren’t culturally relevant, the Grammy’s still matter to a lot of artists and that’s okay.
- Both hosts talk about Meek Mill’s Grammy weekend run-in with his ex Nicki Minaj.
- The local song of the week is “Greenthumb” by Eimaral Sol.
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