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The Breaks – KUTX

The Breaks – KUTX

149 Episodes • By KUT & KUTX Studios, Confucius and Fresh • kutkutx.studio/category/the-brea...
Welcome to The Breaks podcast where hosts Confucius and Fresh talk all things hip-hop -- Texas hip-hop, hip hop news, hip-hop history -- they cover it all. Both men were born and raised in Austin, Texas and want to let the world know about the city's vibrant hip-hop and R&B scenes. They also want to ...more
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The Breaks – KUTX
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Hey Mama
Confucius and Fresh shout out to all the Mamas for M... more
May 15 2023 1h 13m
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Time > Money
Confucius and Fresh discuss Swizz Beatz recent comme... more
May 8 2023 55m
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Will AI Change Hip-Hop?
Confucius and Fresh discuss whether or not AI is poi... more
May 1 2023 1h 13m
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Wendy Day Has Good Advice You Can Use
Confucius and Fresh talk to Wendy Day — who he... more
Apr 24 2023 1h 3m
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Rap Republicans
Fresh and Confucius interview Austin comedian Victor... more
Apr 17 2023 1h 5m
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Speech Talks
Confucius and Fresh talk to Speech from Arrested Dev... more
Apr 3 2023 1h 3m
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Fresh’s SXSW Recap
Fresh walks you through what went down at this year&... more
Mar 27 2023 53m
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Stop It Melle Mel!
Confucius and Fresh discuss Melle Mel’s commen... more
Mar 13 2023 1h 8m
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SXSW Stories
Confucius and Fresh talk to Jordan Cummings, one of ... more
Mar 6 2023 58m
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All Are Welcome
Fresh and Confucius try to dispel the myth that nati... more
Feb 26 2023 58m
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SXSBreaks is Back!
The Breaks talk about why Cardi B has stayed relevan... more
Feb 20 2023 1h 4m
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Grammys So Black
Confucius and Fresh Interview Austin hip-hop artist ... more
Feb 13 2023 1h
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Wait Your Turn
Fresh and Confucius discuss the idea that people in ... more
Jan 30 2023 46m
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Advice for Austin Artists
This week Fresh and Confucius get real about what th... more
Jan 23 2023 57m
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A Love Letter to Austin Blogs
Confucius and Fresh discuss Dez Bryant’s state... more
Jan 16 2023 38m
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6 Years of The Breaks!
Confucius and Fresh celebrate The Breaks’ 6th ... more
Jan 9 2023 1h 13m
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Merry Listmas!
It’s the last Breaks podcast of 2022! To celeb... more
Dec 19 2022 1h 1m
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Let’s Hear it for the Ladies of ATX
Confucius and Fresh talk about why women are ruling ... more
Dec 12 2022 1h 4m
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Where’d the Groups Go???
After watching Xscape perform at the Soul Train Awar... more
Dec 5 2022 42m
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Nas, Clickbait, and Relevance
The fellas start with a two-parter inspired by 21 Sa... more
Nov 21 2022 57m
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Grow Up Drake!
After the release of the Drake and 21 Savage collabo... more
Nov 14 2022 1h 5m
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Rest in Power, Takeoff
In this relatively somber episode of The Breaks, Fre... more
Nov 7 2022 1h 11m
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Cappin’ for Unhinged Creatives
Kanye West has made more than his fair share of outr... more
Oct 31 2022 1h 10m
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Commercialization vs. Culture
Inspired by yet another Rolling Stone article, Confu... more
Oct 24 2022 56m
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R&B’s Diminishing Dominance
In this episode, Confucius and Fresh break down what... more
Oct 17 2022 46m
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