Over the 4/20 weekend Confucius and Fresh hash out marijuana’s impact on hip-hop, the latest shots against Drake, and why the OGs aren’t always right. Hear that along with Hip-Hop Facts and Confucius’ take on the latest headlines.
Illmatic
Rolling Stone’s “200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time”
Confucius and Fresh react to Rolling Stone‘s “200 Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of All Time” and inspired by 21 Savage, discuss the prospect of getting money and fame in a lower class community without inviting a RICO case or having your neighborhood turn your back on you.
You’ll hear Hip-Hop Facts about Yo! MTV Raps, the soundtrack to the 1997 film Booty Call, Fresh Fest, a celebrity ventriloquist, and more.
Fresh’s Unpopular Opinion covers the elitism of R&B fans and how our culture categorizes the genre at large.
Finally the fellas chat about Uvalde, the nepotism of Star Wars casting, the impending return of the Those Damn Comic Book Guys podcast, and Matthew McConaughey’s political prospects.
Kim Verzuz Nicki?
This week on The Breaks:
- Fresh is still out, so Confucius talks about the recent news that Lil’ Kim would like to do a Verzuz with Nicki Minaj.
- Confucius breaks down the Verzuz battle between Bobby Brown and Keith Sweat
- In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting tidbits about Nas’ classic records “Illmatic” and “It Was Written,” Aaliyah’s “At Your Best,” Jah Rule, Keith Sweat and more.
- Confucius talks about the recent altercation between Lil Uzi Vert, his ex girlfriend Brittany Byrd, and artist SAINt JHN.
- In his Confucius Says segment Confucius defends Austin artist and activist Jonathan “Chaka” Mahone against the unfounded allegations that local artist manager Wane levied against him on twitter.
The Breaks are on every Saturday 10pm-1am on KUTX 98.9.
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