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May 10, 2021

Respect Big Boi!

By: Elizabeth McQueen

This week on The Breaks:

  • Hosts Confucius and Fresh try to combat all the online negativity surrounding Big Boi.
  • The hosts talk about the recent fight between NLE Choppa, his entourage and one of his fans.
  • You’ll learn interesting things about Run DMC, Toni Braxton,  Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Nas, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe and more in this week’s installment of Random Hip-Hop Facts.
  • In his Unpopular Opinion, Fresh cautions local artists from trying to get their music listened to by publicly airing their grievances with other rappers.
  • In his Confucius Says segment Confucius encourages people to keep pursuing their dreams.

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


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