The Breaks – KUTX

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! The post All About Samples appeared fir...

In this episode of  The Breaks, Confucius opens up about his experiences with depression and talks about the importance of mental health with Fresh. The hosts also celebrate Freddie Gibbs' recent success and explain why they wish he would chill out a little bit. + Don't miss Hip-Hop Facts, Unpopular Opinion and Confucius Says! The post Confucius Talks Depression appeared first on KUT & KUTX St...

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 […] The post 5 Years of The Breaks appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcas...

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 […] The post DJ Hella Yella Speaks...

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 […] The post TROY NōKA Speaks appeared first on KUT &...

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 […] The post J Soulja Speaks! appeared f...

This week on the Breaks: You’ll hear Confucius and Fresh’s interview with legendary producer DJ Burn One 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 […] T...

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 […] The post Top 5 Hip-Hop Songs appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studi...

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. […] The post OG Ron C Speaks appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

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 […] The post Freddie Gibbs vs Dr. Umar? appeared first on KUT &amp...

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 […] The post The Breaks Live at...

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 post What’s Next for NBA Youngboy? appe...

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 […] The post Diddy vs Dupree?!? appeared first o...

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 […] The post Dr....

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 post Rest in Powe...

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 […] The post Boosie Be Quiet! appeared fir...

In this episode of The Breaks Confucius and Fresh talk about Kendrick Lamar’s recent announcement that his upcoming record will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainment. Both hosts talk about the recent addition of Aliyah’s music to streaming services. In this week’s installment of “Hip-Hop Facts” you’ll learn interesting things about T.I., Diddy, Ghostface [&#82...

This week on The Breaks: Confucius and Fresh discuss the latest Tekashi 6ix9ine  related drama between 21 Savage and Wack 100. Both hosts talk about Tyler the Creator’s most recent interview with Laura Styles on Hot 97. In this week’s installment of “Hip-Hop facts” you’ll learn interesting things about  Jim Jones’ “Summer in Miami,” Tupac’s […]...

This week on The Breaks: Confucius is out, so Fresh talks about Kanye West’s latest unfulfilled promise to release his latest album, Donda, on July 24th and wonders if this new record signals a return of the old Kanye. Fresh lays out who he thinks might win the upcoming versus between Dipset and the Lox. […] The post Is Ye Back? appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts .

This week on The Breaks: Cohost Fresh Knight is back! Confucius and Fresh discuss the recent death of Biz Markie, and talk about the relatively young life span of many rappers. Both hosts explain how they feel about posthumous albums after the recent posthumous release of “Faith” from Pop Smoke. You’ll hear the hosts reactions […] The post Fresh Returns! appeared first on K...

This week on The Breaks: Fresh is still out, so Confucius discusses  Nicki Minaj’s recent collaboration with BIA, and how happy he is to see her back making music Confucius talks about Drake’s latest dating shenanigans. In this week’s installment of Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn about “Elevators” by Outkast, “Passing Me By” by The Pharcyde, […] Th...

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 […] The post Kim Verzuz Nicki? appeared first...

This week on The Breaks:  Fresh is still out so Confucius talks about the recent Verzuz between Souja Boy and Bow Wow, both of whom have been accused of physically assaulting women and asks whether the organizers of Verzuz should be more accountable when it comes to the artists they showcase. Confucius talks about the […] The post Confucius vs Verzuz appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios...

This week on The Breaks: Fresh is still out, so Confucius explores the idea that Lil Baby reminds people of Lil Wayne. Confucius discusses the foolishness of “T.I” trying to deny the multiple sexual assault allegations that have been brought against him in his new song “What It’s Come To.” Confucius talks about the recent […] The post Is Lil Baby the new Lil Way...

This week on The Breaks: Fresh is still out, so Confucius talks about the recent rumors that Mariah Carey exploded at a meeting at Roc Nation that included Jay-Z. Confucius talks about Kat Williams’ take on cancel culture. In this week’s installment of Random Hip-Hop Facts you’ll learn interesting tibits about Usher, Ludacris, Drake, Jay-Z, […] The post Go Off Mariah! appea...