OG Ron C Speaks

Summary

This week on the Breaks:

Confucius and Fresh talk to legendary Houston DJ OG Ron C. He reached out to them after they spoke on his comments about DJ Screw on on The Donnie Houston podcast. He also talks about his early days as co-founder of Swishahouse and tells a hilarious story about Pimp C.
In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting tidbits about the origins of Paul Wall and Chamillionaire, UGK’s song International Players Anthem, how Bun B met Drake, the rise of Swishahouse and more.
In his Unpopular Opinion Fresh boldly states that Wale is one of the greatest rappers of our generation.
In his Confucius Says segment Confucius encourages people to keep their ego in check.

You can hear the latest full broadcast of The Breaks Saturday night show.

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