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November 1, 2021

Top 5 Hip-Hop Songs

By: Elizabeth McQueen

This week on The Breaks:

  • Confucius and Fresh list their Top 5 Hip-Hop songs of all time.
  • the hosts discuss the TV show BMF and talk about the positive influence 50 Cent is having as a television producer at Starz.
  • In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting things about Method Man and ODB, 50 Cent and Young Buck, Kendrick Lamar, Biggie’s song “Sky’s the Limit,” and Pimp C.
  • Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion  that there is no best Hip-Hop record of 2021.
  • Confucius encourages listeners to let go of the idea that they can save the world in his Confucius Says segment.

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


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