The People's Donkey

Summary

The Breakfast Club – "The People's Donkey" (May 22, 2026)

Episode Overview

In this lively Friday episode of The Breakfast Club, titled "The People’s Donkey," hosts DJ Envy (absent from transcript), Jess Hilarious, and Charlamagne tha God turn the spotlight over to their audience for the regular "Donkey of the Day" segment—here dubbed "The People's Donkey." Listeners are given the chance to call in and publicly assign a “Donkey”—or “biggest hee haw”—to individuals or groups who they feel deserve recognition for their misguided actions or decisions. While often humorous, these candid call-ins also uncover genuine stories of struggle, frustration, and even betrayal. The episode is peppered with the crew’s trademark banter, sharp commentary, and the raw honesty of everyday people sharing their real-life challenges.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Donkey of the Day Goes to... Workplace Woes

[02:41-03:45]

• Caller A.B. from Memphis kicks things off by nominating their waste management job for making employees work through hazardous weather.
  • "It is raining, thundering, lightning. We are here." – A.B. from Memphis [03:04]
  • A fellow caller adds: "Garbage is not that important." [03:08]
• Charlamagne quips about harsh jobs: "You gotta clean the garbage up, man. So how the mailman is—rain, sleep, hell, snow?" [03:11]
• The segment turns light-hearted as the group jokes about Memphis venues and old performance spots like Chuckles.

2. A Painful Scam: Lending Money to a Friend

[05:07-09:19]

• Caller Yashima (who later gives herself the "biggest hee haw") recounts lending a large sum ($80,000 in total) to someone she thought was a friend—Chef B—only to be scammed.
  • "She asked to borrow $50,000. At the time I did it, I didn't think she was scamming me." – Yashima [05:12]
  • Charlamagne reacts bluntly: "Damn." [05:29]
• Details of the scam:
  • Fraudulent wire transfers
  • Unauthorized use of Yashima’s credit card, spending $30,000
  • Legal action taken, yet recovery of funds proves difficult due to interstate hurdles—the scammer, Chef Beatrice Salondi, closed her accounts after judgment.
  • "Judge tells me, you got your judgment, now get your money." – Yashima [06:40] (expressing frustration with the legal process)
• Yashima’s background: IT/cybersecurity pro, flipper of homes, self-made since her teens—adding context to the scale of her loss.
  • Charlamagne and Jess speculate on emotional motives—relationship turmoil leading to misplaced trust.
  • Charlamagne jokes: "Did she put that 10 speed vibrating mini wand on you though?" [08:44]
  • Yashima, candidly: "She put that boot on me. How about that?" [08:46]
• The painful financial aftershock:
  • "My credit score went from 850 to 600." – Yashima [08:51]
• Charlamagne closes the topic empathetically:
  • "Man, I hope that you, you know, get everything that you're supposed to get in court. Man, that's a horrible story." [09:07]

3. The Drake Discourse: Who’s Got the ‘Slaps’?

[09:26-11:36]

• Caller Jay assigns "Donkey" to those doubting Drake’s chart power post-Kendrick battle:
  • "The biggest he ha goes to everybody in the world who thought the boy didn't have any more slaps." — Caller Jay [09:32]
• Jay claims Drake's released one of the best albums in years; Charlamagne playfully disagrees:
  • "Let's slow down now... Drake is a mood that I'm never in." [11:00]
• Charlamagne pokes fun at Drake fans' devotion:
  • "He got a group of fans that were willing to cover themselves in frozen semen and then post the album and say, 'Iceman came.'" [10:50]
  • "You gotta be to have men tattooing owls on their left ass cheek." [11:37]
• Light ribbing about past and present rap feuds, music tastes, and the passionate cult of OVO.
• Jay pushes back: "Listen to it two more times and let me hear you say that." [11:00]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• A.B. on rainy day trash collection:
  "We are here...They should let us be at home. Defense. Garbage is not that important." [03:04–03:08]

• Yashima, scammed by a friend:
  "She borrowed $50,000... then used my credit card, $30,000. Never paid me back." [05:12–06:19]

• Charlamagne, classic banter:
  "Did she put that 10 speed vibrating mini wand on you though?" [08:44]
  "My credit score went from 850 to 600." – Yashima [08:51]

• Caller Jay on Drake:
  "Biggest he ha goes to everyone who thought the boy didn't have any more slaps." [09:32]
  "Drake is a mood that I'm never in." – Charlamagne [11:00]

• Charlamagne, roasting hard:
  "He got people out here with towels on their left ass cheek, owls on their left ass cheek." [11:36]
  "When he bend over, it's the other O—'other vaginal action.'" [11:45]

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Timestamps & Segment Guide

• [02:41] — The People's Donkey lines open; workplace woes (waste management in Memphis)
• [05:07] — Yashima’s devastating scam story
• [09:26] — Jay defends Drake’s reputation, sparring with Charlamagne
• [11:36] — Playful dissension and Drake fandom tattoo jokes
• [12:04] — Wrap up of "The People's Donkey" segment; tease for upcoming guests (Poor Minds podcast)

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Tone & Takeaways

This episode balances classic Breakfast Club humor and audience engagement with some unexpectedly powerful stories—most notably Yashima’s deep financial and emotional betrayal. The Donkey of the Day format as an open mic for “calling out” real and relatable frustrations keeps the episode fresh and dynamic, while the hosts’ irreverence and empathy let both laughter and life lessons coexist.

Listeners walk away with:

• Practical reminders about trust and caution in relationships
• A sense of communal venting about workplace culture
• A bit of lighthearted hip-hop debate, wrapped in familiar Breakfast Club energy

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Summary compiled by The Breakfast Club Expert Summarizer. Timestamps support quick access to the richest moments of the episode.

Transcript

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[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

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[Charlamagne tha God]

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[Producer / Announcer]

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[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, it's Donkey. Today for Friday, May 22nd is the People's donkey. This is why I give you, our beautiful listeners, the opportunity to give someone the credit they deserve for being stupid. You get to give someone the biggest he also. Who's this?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Yo, this a B out of Memphis.

[Charlamagne tha God]

A.B. out of Memphis. Who you want to get the biggest he haw to? AB out of Memphis.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

My waste management.

[Caller Jay]

My job.

[Caller Yashima]

Oh, wow.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What'd they do to you, man?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Look, it is raining thundering lightning. We are here.

[Caller Jay]

They should let us be at home. Defense. Garbage is not that important.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What you mean? You gotta clean the garbage up, man. So how the mailman is rain, sleep, hell, snow? Huh?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

There's a mailman? You might have a chick in the mirror. Ain't no chick in no garbage.

[Charlamagne tha God]

God damn. But then if you don't get the garbage now, when you gonna get it? Hey, yo, hey. That's what when a black person really fed up this. Damn, man. I feel you, though.

[Producer / Announcer]

Stop cursing.

[Caller Yashima]

I'm on the books for Memphis. I'm trying. Y' all ain't really got a lot of venues. I used to perform at Chuckles, but that's gone now, ain't it?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Well, I don't think so.

[Caller Yashima]

You don't think so?

[Caller Jay]

That was a while ago, though.

[Caller Yashima]

Yeah, I heard. I know. I used to perform at Chuckles all the time, but I heard that.

[Podcast Host / Narrator]

I don't know.

[Caller Yashima]

I think like, management sold it or something. I. I heard that Chuckles wasn't around anymore, but I' ma see. I' ma see.

[Caller Jay]

Hey, and that dude who called you yesterday for six, My man, get off your phone.

[Caller Yashima]

I know, right?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

The. With the baby Dad. I said women do this every day,

[Charlamagne tha God]

right?

[Caller Yashima]

We go through it all the time, you know, And. And. And he ain't even really have a real problem. Like you got a wife, you know what I'm saying? Your daughter got a mother figure. Let her mother be a diabetes. All right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What's your name again?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

A.B. i'm out of Memphis now.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Hey, Jess, Give it a yes.

[Caller Jay]

I'm a stud. Hey, where Lauren at?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I love her, okay? Hey, Lauren. AB want to put her her scrap on you. Wow. Listen, hey, hey, Jess, give Ab some tickets to your next show. Cause she not about to have no job, so she ain't going to be able to dam.

[Caller Yashima]

Thank you everybody to come to the show for Free when I get the Memphis show together.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

This is Yashima.

[Caller Yashima]

Yashima who?

[Charlamagne tha God]

You want to get a biggest he hot to Yashima?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Well, unfortunately, I gotta give it to myself. Breakfast Club.

[Producer / Announcer]

Oh, boy.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

So I met this girl named. Her name is B. Chef B. She's a celebrity chef. I met it in my church. We became friends. Xyz. Long story short, I was in her wedding and she asked to borrow $50,000.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

At the time I did it, I didn't think she was scamming me because I looked at her as a friend. But my homegirls was like, you know, Africans are scammers. She's scamming you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What kind of Africa is a big continent now? What country from Africa?

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Liberia.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Okay, so long story short, in the waiting and everything, she borrows the money. Friend, I'm pay you back. I'm gonna pay you back, I promise. She sent me a bogus wire transfer stating that, oh, the bank sent the money to the wrong account for the wedding venue. Look at it. So I looked at it. I didn't think it was fake because that was a friend. I talked to my friend. Lo and behold, that was fake. Then I let her use my credit card. She spent like $30,000 on one of my credit cards.

[Producer / Announcer]

Wow.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Never paid me back. So that was last year in March. The wedding was in Key Largo. It was Dr. Beatrice Salondi. She lives in Richmond now, but she's from Brooklyn. Jeff, you might have met her before because she was the chef at Wild N Out.

[Caller Yashima]

Oh, for real?

[Charlamagne tha God]

So you just like, I don't know nothing about this. So you $80,000 down?

[Caller Yashima]

That's wild.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Currently, the judge ruled in my favor, so I'm 50 something thousand dollars down with 9.9% interest rate. But the crazy thing was I'm in Jersey, she's in Virginia. So I have to go back and forth to court, right? The judge tells me, you got your judgment, now get your money. So now I'm at a loop because I can't help. I can't find nobody that does Virginia law in Jersey that can help me retrieve my money. So I had to do my own due diligence. So I did a garnishment, flew down there, had to stay in a hotel, did garnishments and all that stuff, right? This scamming ass chick closed up all her bank accounts.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn. What the hell do you do? Why you getting all this?

[Caller Yashima]

Damn. That's why she want to be your friend.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Exactly. So I'm a little bit about me been on my own since 17 years old, since my mom died. And I'm just a go getter. I got two degrees, Rutgers in JIT. And I work hard. I'm in the IT field. I've been working at it for 20 something years. I'm a cyber security engineer. And I also flip homes. One chick, one hammer. So if you know somebody need remodeled rehab, I'm. I'm one chick, one hammer. Just like it says, one chick, one hammer.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But why did you like Chef B so much that you just wanted to give her all this money? Like was. It was. What else?

[Caller Yashima]

I thought she was about to say the child was together.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Okay, great question. So at the time, me and my husband for 17 years was going through a bit of divorce, right?

[Charlamagne tha God]

God damn.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

And I was in a. And I was in a dark, stinking place. And when I called her, she was there. You gonna be okay? You gonna be there? So she was there for me. So she picked me up. Because I was in my house, like in a room for months. She picked up, couldn't eat. And so I felt as though she was there for me. So she picked me up and took me to her house. Now, mind you, she's sitting on a spread in Chesterfield, okay? So I didn't think in a million years that she would try to scam me, rob me, because her house is bigger than mine.

[Caller Yashima]

That's how she got the house.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, that's how she got the house. Let me ask you a question. Did she put that 10 speed vibrating mini wand on you though? Yeah. Wow.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

You know what she did? She put that boot on me. How about that?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn. She hit you with the root.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Let me tell you something, Charlamagne. She had to hit me with something because you talking about a chick that came up from nothing. And my money is my power. My money in my credit. And she. And she effed it all up. My credit score went from 850 to 600.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Well, listen, I hope you go find another rude doctor to get that off you. I hope you already got it off you. And man, I hope that you, you know, get everything that you're supposed to get in court. Man, that's a horrible story. Yeah, it is. Damn. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller Yashima]

They was doing something else.

[Charlamagne tha God]

She just said yay. She got hit with root and the 10 speed vibrating mini one. Good morning.

[Caller Jay]

This Jay.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Jay. What up, Jay?

[Caller Jay]

What up? What up?

[Charlamagne tha God]

How are you, sir? Who you want get the biggest he haul too.

[Caller Jay]

The biggest he ha goes to everybody in the world who thought the boy didn't have any more slaps. Iceman is where it said. Everybody who said Drake was done, let's go. Biggest Hee Haw.

[Caller Yashima]

It's going down.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Who said. Why did. Who said Drake was done, sir?

[Caller Jay]

I mean, you've been on the Internet. Charlamagne. Cut the jokes, bro.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I think that. What y' all don't realize is he just lost a rap battle. He was done in regards to getting his ass kicked by Kendrick. Nobody ever thought Drake wasn't going to continue to be Drake, except for Drake. Drake. Drake was holding himself back, so nobody

[Caller Jay]

was saying they didn't want to hear the boy no more.

[Caller A.B. from Memphis]

Nothing.

[Caller Jay]

And then we had one of the greatest albums probably in the last five to ten years just now.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let's slow down now. But just because. Just because there was people who didn't want to hear Drake anymore doesn't mean he don't have a loyal cult like following an OV host.

[Caller Yashima]

Oh, my God.

[Caller Jay]

I want to say to you, Charlemagne, because I'm a brilliant idiots fan, too. After all this heat. What you gonna do now?

[Charlamagne tha God]

What you gonna do now? I ain't got no problem with Drake, man. You know what I'm saying? I don't. I think it's. I actually think it's dope that, you know, he had a great rollout, and he got a group of. Of fans that were willing to cover themselves in frozen semen and then post the album and say, iceman Kane. That's dope. I think that's really dope. Yo, that's dope.

[Caller Jay]

The music is great. You can't deny it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I sure can, because I only listen to it one time. I told y', all, Drake is a mood that I'm never in. Hey, yeah. Drake is a movie.

[Caller Jay]

Listen to it two more times and let me hear you say that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I ain't got that kind of time.

[Caller Yashima]

He got three of them.

[Producer / Announcer]

He a Drake hater.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It's all good. I'm not a Drake hater. Listen, music is.

[Caller Jay]

Y' all know, go back. Go back to listening to your bean bop boom boom bam.

[Charlamagne tha God]

He can rap, though. That boy can rap. Yeah.

[Caller Yashima]

What you mean, bing bop boom boom bam. You know that. That was one of them ones don't

[Charlamagne tha God]

drink that song over there called Beanbop Boom Boom, Man.

[Caller Yashima]

We got it from Kendrick, because that's Peekaboo. Shout out to Az Check Shebang.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Have a great day.

[Producer / Announcer]

Have a good one, brother.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, I don't have a. Listen, once again, I don't have a problem with Drake. I think it's really dope that he got people out here with towels on their left ass cheek, owls on their left ass cheek.

[Caller Yashima]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You know how dope you got to be to have men tattooing owls on their left ass cheek?

[Producer / Announcer]

I don't know what Drake did you. I don't know if he slid in somebody's DMs or I don't know what.

[Charlamagne tha God]

He got a OVO tramp stamp. I do not have more OVO on his lower back. Right over his. On his lower back, it's the O, the V. And then when he bend over, it's the other O, other vaginal action. How you know? How you know? You saw it now. Co be telling everybody from the 90s he got pictures from the 90s.

[Producer / Announcer]

You finish or you done?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Man, that's crazy. Listen, we do the People's donkey every Friday, 1-800-585-1051. You can call up and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid, man.

[Producer / Announcer]

That's right. And when we come back, Dre and Nicole and Lex P. Will be joining us. They're the host of the Poor Minds podcast. They're actually gonna be in New York City this weekend. So if you haven't got your tickets, get your tickets.

[Charlamagne tha God]

There'll be a town hall tomorrow.

[Producer / Announcer]

That's right. We'll talk to them next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne tha God]

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