Confucius and Fresh talk to Lance Scott Walker about his new book DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution. You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about Outkast’s “So Fresh, So Clean (Remix),” the truth about Anderson Paak’s upbringing, how Quincy Jones tried to buy The Source and more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Life of Pablo isn’t a top 5 Kanye album. Confucius talks about the baby formula shortage, the decision by US Soccer to give male a female players equal pay, Madison’s Cawthorn’s primary def...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Fresh and Confucius talk about the release of Kendrick Lamar’s latest album , and Young Thug’s recent arrest and racketeering charges. This week on Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn about Lil Boosie’s time on death row, Travis Scott’s time in a rap duo with OG Chess, why Jay-Z had a problem with A$AP Rocky, and more! Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that despite his many missteps, Daniel Cesar is not, in fact, canceled. Confucius discusses the failure of a bill in the Senate to protect abortion, Flor...
May 16, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Confucius and Fresh discuss the recent incident at a Dave Chappelle show where a fan jumped on stage and attacked him and muse on the recent nominations to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about the connection between Run-DMC, Suge Knight, and 2Pac, CeeLo Green’s criminal past, the connection between Young Thug and Lil Baby, the connection between Future and Dungeon Family, and more! Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Travis Scott has a better catalog than Young Th...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Confucius and Fresh talk about the online controversy surrounding a Lil Durk impersonator and Tekashi 6ix9ine and discuss their thoughts about Megan Thee Stallion’s interview with Gayle King. You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about Mary J Blige’s appearance in the “Not Tonight Video,” how Napster contributed to the success of Shaggy’s song “ It Wasn’t Me ,” why the “Men In Black” soundtrack is important, and more! Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” i...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Fresh and Confucius celebrate the life of DJ Kay Slay, and debate whether Future really is the best rapper alive. You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about DJ Kay Slay, DJ Drama’s Gansta Grillz, and more! After T-Pain called out the city of Dallas over low ticket sales , Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that artists can’t be mad about low ticket sales. Confucius talks about the fall of Netflix , Future’s comments about whether he wants more kids , Florida’s decision to revoke Disney’s special status , ...
Apr 25, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Confucius and Fresh talk about how important Hot 97’s Summer Jam was to the culture in the pre-internet era, and discuss whether the West Coast has fully gotten its due as a rap coast. You’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about the first hip-hop record to go diamond, how Big KRIT’s “Glass House” came to be recorded in Austin, who Atlanta rapper Baby Tate’s mother is, and more! Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Chicago is not getting its due for the amount of influence that the city has had on the cu...
Apr 18, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Fresh and Confucius talk about the 2022 Grammy Awards and discuss T.I.’s recent run in with another comedian at a comedy club. This week on Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn about the high school rap battles between Busta Rhymes and Jay-Z, what happened when Warren and G Nate Dogg performed “Regulate” at the Billboard Awards, why Biggie wrote who “Who Shot Ya?” and more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Top Dawg Entertainment is overrated. Confucius blends his old segment Confucius Says with Con...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 10
Confucius and Fresh give their takes on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars and talk about Doja Cat’s announcement that she’s retiring . This week on Hip-Hop Facts you’ll hear interesting things about the real singer on Will Smith’s “Men in Black,” how Fat Joe is connected to Grandmaster Flash, why Prodigy’s verse never ended up on M.O.P.’s “Ante Up” Remix, Why Pusha T may resent McDonald’s and more! Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that hip-hop journalism is in as good a space as...
Apr 04, 2022•50 min•Season 9Ep. 2
In honor of women’s history month, Confucius and Fresh are focusing on women in hip-hop and R&B this week! They talk about Latto’s recent statement that a male rapper wanted to exchange sex for a feature on her upcoming record . Plus, they talk about how Da Brat’s influence in hip-hop is underrated. This week you’ll learn Hip-Hop Facts about Mona Scott Young, Lil’ Kim’s connection to Slick Rick’s song “Teenage Love,” who was in the Notorious B.I.G.’s “One More Chance” video, the story behind...
Mar 28, 2022•41 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This week on The Breaks Fresh and Confucius discuss Dame Dash’s claim that the only valid Roc-a-fella chains are the ones that he’s given out. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts , you’ll learn about Ron Browz’s involvement in Big L’s song “Ebonics,” how the Notorious B.I.G. wrote the entire album for Junior M.A.F.I.A , how Keir Worthy was the first person to bring hip-hop to SXSW, and more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Warner Bros and DC Comics need to stop making Batman movi...
Mar 14, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Confucius and Fresh discuss the Kanye West documentary “Jeen-Yuhs” and talk about The Game’s comments about Kanye and Dr. Dre . In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts, you’ll learn interesting tidbits about the Young Gunz song “Never Take Me Alive, the Connection between 50 Cent’s album The Massacre, and The Game’s record The Documentary , who was actually in Kanye West’s hip-hop bear mascot and more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that there are no hip-hop superstars outside of Kendric...
Mar 07, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Confucius and Fresh talk about the return of in-person SXSW and debate whether bloggers like DJ Akademiks are actually journalists. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts, you’ll learn why Andre 3000 said “The South got something to say,” how Queen Latifah was once Monica’s manager, how Bow-Wow got discovered & more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that top rapper lists are needed. And in Confucious Reads the News, Confucius talks about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kodak Black’s ...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Confucius and Fresh discuss DaBaby’s recent fight with DaniLeigh’s brother in a bowling alley , and debate when being braggadocious in hip-hop goes from okay to corny. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts, you’ll learn interesting tidbits about Kanye’s “ All Falls Down, ” 50 Cent’s album Get Rich or Die Tryin’, The Lady of Rage , Missy Elliot, Lil’ Kim, and more! After the news about Isiah Rashad , Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that hip-hop is ready for an openly gay male rapper. In ...
Feb 14, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week on The Breaks Confucius and Fresh discuss the importance of owning the things you create and talk through Nicki Minaj’s run-in with City Girls. They tell you Hip-Hop Facts about the beat to Camp Lo’s “Luchini AKA This Is It,” the truth behind the title of Drake’s hit “ Marvin’s Room ,” how a person gets a Roc-A-Fella chain, and more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that if Nicki Minaj releases a record it will be the record of the year. And Confucius talks about Rihanna’s pregnancy ...
Feb 07, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh take a deep dive into samples and hip-hop. You’ll hear about the samples in MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This,” Big Krit’s first two albums, Joe Budden’s “Pump it Up,” Sisqo’s “Thong Song,” Puff Daddy’s “Been Around the Word,” Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby,” Jay-Z’s “Hard Knock Life,” Biggie Small’s “Juicy,” and more! Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that Frank Ocean’s cover of the Isely Brothers of “At Your Best (You Are Love)” is better than Aaliyah’s...
Jan 31, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode of The Breaks Confucius opens up about his experiences with depression and talks about the importance of mental health with Fresh. Confucius and Fresh celebrate Freddie Gibbs’ recent success and explain why they wish he would chill out a little bit. In this week’s Installment of Hip-Hop Facts , you’ll learn the truth about the beef between Kris Kross and Another Bad Creation, how Lil Cease squashed his beef with the Outlawz, how Left Eye helped Kris Kross figure out their style, ...
Jan 24, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 2
This week on The Breaks: The Breaks celebrate the 5th Anniversary of their radio show on KUTX 98.9 Confucius and Fresh discuss the greatest beef of all time — the one between Elmo and Zoe’s pet rock, Rocco Both hosts look back on the last five years of The Breaks radio show. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts, you’ll learn about the deal that almost happened between Def Jam and BMF, how Cam’ron almost signed Rick Ross, how J Cole hipped Dr. Dre to Kendrick Lamar, how T.I.’s wife Tiny he...
Jan 10, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh interview Austin’s DJ Hella Yella about his career and his new radio show on KAZI 88.7. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting things about video director Ralph McDaniels , who Ludacris’ co-host was in his early radio days, why Ice Cube wasn’t allowed to do a song with Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, the story behind CL Smooth and Pete Rock’s song “They Reminisce Over You (Troy)” and more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that cont...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 89
This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh talk to artist and producer TROY NōKA about his new record, “Grab the Will,” what it’s like to work with artists like Frank Ocean and Chris Brown and how he helped Doja Cat on her rise to fame. On this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts, you’ll learn interesting tidbits about how we almost got an entirely different version of Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter II,” how the term “The ATX “came about, what Deezie Brown’s stage name used to be, why Outkast didn’t...
Dec 13, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 88
On this episode of The Breaks You’ll hear Confucius and Fresh’s interview with Austin artist and entrepreneur J Soulja. In this week’s installment of Hip Hop Facts, you’ll learn interesting tidbits about Wu-Tang Clan’s beef with Hot 97, how T.I. got Young Dro on the Grand Hustle label, how Kanye West hooked up with Jamie Foxx to make Slow Jamz, the connection between CeeLo Green and the song “Happy” and more. Fresh states the Unpopular Opinion that the tragic events at the Astroworld Festival wo...
Dec 06, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 87
This week on the Breaks : You’ll hear Confucius and Fresh’s interview with legendary producer DJ Burn On e who’s worked with artists like Gucci Mane, Freddie Gibbs and T.I. In this week’s installment of Hip Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting things about how old Teddy Riley was when he produced Dougie E. Fresh’s “The Show,” Juvenile’s 400 Degrees, Lil Kim, why T.I. didn’t end up in the movie Las Vegas and more. In his Unpopular Opinion Fresh states that Atlanta’s Dungeon Family deserves way more...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 86
This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh list their Top 5 Hip-Hop songs of all time. the hosts discuss t he 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 encoura...
Nov 01, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 85
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 Sw...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 84
This week on The Breaks: Confucius is out so Fresh talks about the proposed boxing match between Freddie Gibbs and Dr. Umar Johnson. Fresh explores his thoughts about Rory and Mal, formerly of the Joe Budden podcast, getting a deal for $10 million dollars to start their own podcast. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting tidbits about the recording of UGK’s “Ridin’ Dirty,” Curren$y and Lil Wayne’s relationship and UGK’s history with Jay-Z. In his Unpopular Opinion F...
Oct 18, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 83
This week on the Breaks: Confucius and Fresh were out at the Austin City Limits Festival for weekend 2. You’ll hear their interviews with Austin artists Mike Melinoe and Sheila , recorded live at the ACLfest Bonus Tracks stage. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts, you’ll hear about the surprising connection between Megan Thee Stallion and Q-tip, how 50 Cent passed on Freddy Gibbs, Aaliyah’s intro to 4 page letter, how Rick James felt about MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This,” the story of P...
Oct 11, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 82
This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh talk about their plans for the Austin City Limits Music Festival. You can catch them on October 8th on the Bonus Tracks Stage at 12:30pm. The hosts talk about what the future may hold for NBA Youngboy after his album Sincerely, Kentrell , knocked Drakes Certified Lover Boy out of the top spot on the Billboard 200. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop facts you learn about how Timbaland and Missy Elliot got connected with Aaliyah, Goldlink’s relations...
Oct 04, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 81
This week on the Breaks Confucius is out so: After recent events, Fresh explains why he thinks Jermaine Dupree could hold his own in a Verzuz against Diddy. He talks about the recent comments by Lil Duval calling out Black Celebrities for not supporting the release of Boosie Badazz’s biopic “My Struggle.” In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn about who gave Ray Parker Jr. — who wrote the theme for “Ghostbusters — his start. You’ll also learn a fact that includes both Jay-Z’s “...
Sep 27, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 80
This week on the Breaks: Confucius and Fresh discuss Nicki Minaj’s recent comments about the COVID-19 vaccine. Both hosts discuss whether Drake’s music has become redundant after the release of his latest record “Certified Lover Boy.” In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn about the origin of the term hip-hop, how KUTX DJ Jody Denberg grew up in the Bronx around the time that hip-hop was being created, how RBX never wanted to be a rapper and what happened when the Lords of the ...
Sep 20, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 79
This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh pay tribute to actor Michael K. Williams. The hosts discuss the upcoming Verzuz between Jah Rule and Fat Joe. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting tidbits about Jay Z’s “The Blueprint,” Nas, the time the Lox almost stabbed Mike Tyson, Beanie Sigel’s album “The Truth” and more. After Tidal’s recent tweet , Fresh and Confucius answer the question “Would you rather have $500,000 or a dinner with Jay Z.” After finding out t...
Sep 13, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 78
This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh talk about Boosie Badazz’s reaction to Lil’ Nas X’s pregnant promo pictures, and encourage the “Set it Off” artist to stop commenting on things he shouldn’t be commenting on. The hosts talk about the feud between Kanye and Drake, and bemoan the fact that André 3000 got caught up in the middle of their latest beef. You’ll learn interesting things about how Fat Joe saved Common’s life, why the Jack the Rapper conference was moved from Miami to Atlanta, ...
Sep 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 77
