Best of full interview: Lola Brooke Talks 'iight bet!,' Career + Artist Growth, New York Roots, Pressures of Success + More

Summary

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The Breakfast Club – Best Of: Lola Brooke Talks ‘Iight Bet!’, Career Growth, NY Roots & Pressures of Success (Jan 6, 2026)

Episode Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club features a candid and inspiring interview with Brooklyn rapper Lola Brooke. Hosted by DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, and Angela Yee, the conversation covers Lola’s new project ‘Iight Bet!’, her growth since her breakout, navigating fame, imposter syndrome, pressures facing women in hip-hop, and her deep New York roots. Lola shares honest stories about her journey, creative process, family, relationships, and learning to celebrate her achievements.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Emotional Growth & Navigating Success

• Lola reflects on her mental and emotional state during her early success with the Dennis Daughter Project, admitting she wasn’t fully present and struggled to enjoy the moment.
  • “My mom wasn't there. Like, I wasn't there.” (01:18)
  • “I was trying to trick myself into thinking that I was okay, but I wasn't.” (02:12)
• She describes the challenge of imposter syndrome and anxiety about her future.
  • “You don't know what that feeling is. Like, you know you feeling something, but you don't know how to explain it... You don't want people to look at you like you crazy.” (02:41)

2. Artist Confidence, Authenticity & Pressure

• Lola discusses growing into her confidence and the tension between being unapologetically herself and worrying about others’ feelings.
  • “It's not about having a confidence. It's about being confident enough to not care, to show my confidence.” (03:18)
• She refuses to chase her previous success and is now focused on enjoyment and creativity.
  • “This time around, it's like, no, I'm having fun. Like, I gotta remember that I'm rapping because I enjoy doing it. So no pressure.” (04:01)

3. Being a Woman in Hip-Hop: Pushbacks & Stereotypes

• Lola candidly addresses the unique pressures placed on female rappers.
  • “They put so much pressure on you...unnecessary pressure, and then you'll get tricked out your spot.” (05:30)
• On industry expectations:
  • “They want you to either be sexy or gangster or just do club records... You have to have way more confidence than the male artist, for sure.” (10:11)
• Resists being placed solely in the ‘drill’ rap box, embracing her versatility.
  • “They tried to, but I cleaned that up.” (10:33)

4. New York Influence & Staying True

• Lola proudly reps her Brooklyn roots and New York’s cultural stamp on her music.
  • “If anything, they asked me to be more New York... Can I hear your accent?... I don't just talk to me.” (07:56)
• Heavily influenced by DMX and New York rap, mixing grit with storytelling.
  • “I was going to put on some Tims... I'm very much influenced by DMX, though.” (08:26)

5. Evolving Relationships & Personal Dynamics

• Lola speaks about people changing after she received industry success—friends, family, and fellow artists.
  • “I'm not a person that's into drama. So I know when you feed into drama, then you don't feed into yourself.” (08:53)
• Describes her supportive romantic relationship and how her partner understands her industry grind.
  • “When you have somebody that's like your soulmate and they love you, when somebody love you, they willing to work whatever out.” (22:35)
• She values privacy in her love life, balancing openness and boundaries.
  • “We have this thing where we...we not hiding. Yeah, but we still private. You know what I'm saying? It's not a secret, but it's private.” (23:33)

6. Celebrating Achievements & Overcoming Survivor’s Remorse

• The hosts surprise Lola with a Gold plaque for her single “Iight Bet!” Her joy is palpable.
  • “Wish I could call my moms, yo. Oh, man. Yeah, because, listen, they. People was doubting me before I got my first one. Like, they was doubting me all around the board. And then it's like, sheesh, I gotta do it again.” (12:28)
• She opens up about survivor’s remorse—feeling guilty for her progress when others struggle.
  • “The littlest things was holding me back...why would you feel bad when it's your time?” (14:35)
• Now, she's determined to celebrate wins and put herself first.
  • “When nobody was there, when I was going through it in my room by myself... I got through it. So I'm like, okay, now you got to start putting yourself first.” (15:03)

7. Creative Process & Inspirations

• On her writing and the emotions she channels:
  • “Just continue to be yourself. Like, the only way to sell music is if you're being yourself.” (20:23)
  • “I don't make a song dwelling on my feelings of feeling pain or anything like that. I just be like, I'm in the gym doing push ups. Get money.” (20:55)
• “Pain,” her single with the Mary J. Blige sample, is about self-affirmation and refusing to be played.
  • “I bet you wanna play with me. I got you. Hold that thought. Because I'm really that girl... And that's not just to a man either. That could be for anybody.” (21:58)

8. Teamwork & Staying Grounded

• The importance of her close-knit team for business and emotional well-being.
  • “When I wake up, I know I'm gonna have a team that's laying stuff out for me and saying here, just say yes or no. And that's all I want.” (27:43)
• Emotional support from her team is more valuable than business alone.
  • “The most important thing. Cause people do not be caring about people.” (28:23)

9. Money, Values & Future Aspirations

• On what “investing” in a partner means:
  • “I realized that money is not everything for me. I mean, I wasn't raised in a household of a lot of wealth. It was a single parent. So I like to be loved on and I like to give love as well.” (28:34)
• Lola is clear that her life goals come before the industry’s expectations:
  • “Forget what do you want for your career. What do you want in life?... whenever I feel like that time coming, I'm going.” (30:18)

10. Advice to Young Artists & Manifestations

• Lola’s advice to young women who want to rap:
  • “When they tell you too aggressive, be even more aggressive. Say with your chest, girl. Say it with your tatas. Just don’t show them.” (34:30)
• Her most powerful manifestation for 2026 is knowing her worth and refusing to settle:
  • “When somebody know they worth, they ain't taking no...I'm standing on it like I'm 6'2” (34:53)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On confidence and self-expression:
  “It's about being confident enough to not care, to show my confidence... I know I can do this... But dang, would this person feel a way if I start feeling myself a little bit more? And it's like, so what?”
  – Lola Brooke (03:18)

• On industry pressure:
  “Being a female artist... you get tricked out your spot. So I’m like, basically I’m saying, you ain’t gonna trick me out my spot. What’s up with it?”
  – Lola Brooke (05:30)

• On celebrating her Gold plaque:
  “Oh, slap, y’all. I can’t believe this...Wish I could call my moms, yo... People was doubting me before I got my first one... You still get slept on, but it’s cool.”
  – Lola Brooke (12:28)

• On team and family:
  “My mom is the reason I resigned from my job to pursue a music career. So I will always, like, have her back because she always had mine.”
  – Lola Brooke (13:38)

• On her values in love and partnerships:
  “Invest in me, spiritually, mentally, physically... The financial thing, that’s just to secure everything else. But we could get that together. I’m down. Let’s make some money, baby.”
  – Lola Brooke (28:34, 28:59)

• On advice to Brooklyn girls:
  “When they tell you too aggressive, be even more aggressive.”
  – Lola Brooke (34:30)

• On manifesting her future:
  “The scariest thing right now for me would be knowing that I know my worth...I’m standing on it like I’m six two.”
  – Lola Brooke (34:53)

• Lighthearted moment:
  In a push-up challenge, the hosts and Lola joke about fitness and “getting money.”
  – (17:33–20:13)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:09] – Lola reflects on feeling like a different person with the new project.
• [02:36] – The group discusses imposter syndrome and industry anxiety.
• [05:30] – On pressure against female rappers and holding her spot.
• [07:56] – Lola explains her deep New York identity and influences.
• [10:11] – On industry trying to box-in female rappers.
• [12:28] – Emotional reaction to Gold plaque surprise.
• [14:35–15:03] – Survivor’s remorse and learning to prioritize herself.
• [20:23] – Artist process: being herself, channeling emotions into music.
• [27:43] – Importance of her team for personal and business growth.
• [30:18] – Balancing career with life goals and family.
• [34:30] – Advice to young rappers from Brooklyn.
• [34:53] – Manifests knowing her worth as the scariest and most powerful thing.

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Conclusion

Lola Brooke’s interview is an honest, energizing, and insightful look at what it means to grow as an artist and as a person in hip-hop—especially as a proudly New York, proudly woman MC. She deftly navigates vulnerability, pressure, and expectations with humor and clarity. Whether discussing industry challenges, her creative drive, family, love life, or her unapologetic ambitions, Lola offers plenty of inspiration for anyone charting their own course.

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Transcript

[Angela Yee]

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[Charlamagne tha God]

Hold up. Every day I wake up. Wake your ass up. The Breakfast Club. Y' all finished or y' all done?

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lon LaRosa is here, and we got a special guest in the building.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Big Lola. Lola, bro, welcome.

[DJ Envy]

How you feeling?

[Lola Brooke]

I feel good. I can't complain. Y' all like it early.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It's a Breakfast Club.

[Lola Brooke]

I know. What's up?

[DJ Envy]

New project out?

[Lola Brooke]

Yes, new project out.

[Angela Yee]

How's it feel?

[Lola Brooke]

It feel good. Oh, my God. I feel like. I just feel like a new person.

[DJ Envy]

Why?

[Lola Brooke]

Because the last project I put out, y', all, I'm not gonna hold you. It just. My mom wasn't there. Like, I wasn't there.

[DJ Envy]

Why not? What was going on?

[Lola Brooke]

Like I say, success, once you get it, you don't know how to navigate it. Like, when you get. When you first get there. So it took me some time to, like, really enjoy my moment, be grateful for my talent, and just celebrate myself. So mentally, I wasn't there. That's why with Dennis Project, Dennis Daughter Project, I. I was so vulnerable because I started thinking about what happened before my moment, and I couldn't tap in. But now I'm like, I bet I got it. Like, I'm sure.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So you didn't enjoy the moment of your first. When you released your first album?

[Lola Brooke]

No. No. And I just sitting there pretending. Like, I remember the last time I was with y', all, I was like, I'm good now. No, I was not. I was just trying to. I was trying to trick myself into thinking that I was okay, but I wasn't.

[Angela Yee]

I saw you talk about. And I. When I heard you say this, I was like. I felt it. It resonated with me. You were talking about how that feeling, but also feeling like, wait, is this really happening? Am I supposed to be here? Is it all gonna be going tomorrow?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Like, imposter syndrome?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. Like, it was freaking you out. Like you didn't know what one day after the other was gonna.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes, that's exactly How I was feeling. And then you don't know what that feeling is. Like, you know, you feeling something, but you don't know how to explain it. And you don't want people to look at you like you crazy.

[Angela Yee]

Yes.

[Lola Brooke]

But you know, you going through something and then I'll vent to everybody about things. Like, I'm not that person. That'd be like, oh, I'm going through this and I'm sad. Nah, you could be sensitive.

[DJ Envy]

So you could be sensitive a little bit, Lola.

[Lola Brooke]

I mean, I guess, I guess I.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Like that though, because, you know, you rap with such a big voice, that big Brooklyn energy. But what's something in your life you still feel small about? Like something you. You scared to admit you're still working on. Is that it? Confidence.

[Lola Brooke]

My confidence is there. It's not about having a confidence. It's about being confident enough to not care, to show my confidence. Because you think about other people before yourself. I think about stepping on people toes before I'm 100% me. And you shouldn't do that because that means you holding back. So that's what it be. It's like, I know I can do this, I know I can do that. But dang, would this person feel away if I start feeling myself a little bit more? And it's like, so what? Right, exactly.

[DJ Envy]

You should. But I was gonna ask, with this project, do you ever chase, try to chase the first project because you had successful records, big records. You ever say, I gotta stay on top? Does that bring you the pressure?

[Lola Brooke]

No, see, the pressure was doing the last project. This time around, it's like, no, I'm having fun. Like, I gotta remember that I'm rapping because I enjoy doing it. So no pressure.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You feel like people underestimate you cause of your size?

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, that's why I be rapping like I'm 6 foot 2.

[DJ Envy]

Lola, I've never seen nobody have a security guard that has to put. He puts you on his shoulders to get you in and out of spot. Like, that is the craziest thing I've ever seen.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah. And I'd be like, wee.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Do you like proving people wrong, Nola?

[Lola Brooke]

I used to like proving people wrong, but not no more because I realized that that's a dead end. Like, you can't waste your time trying to prove people wrong. You gotta prove yourself right on this project.

[Angela Yee]

I bet from the first song, what's up with it? It seems like it's like a temperature check. So that's not proving people wrong. What temperature are you checking? Cause it seems like you like, oh, y' all was looking for me. I'm here.

[Lola Brooke]

I was checking everybody body temperature, like. Cause my body.

[DJ Envy]

I'm so hard. Yo, Lola's hard. I was checking everybody body temperature.

[Lola Brooke]

I was checking everybody body temperature. Cause it's like my body different. Like, I'm hard body over here. Like, what's up with it? Like, this ain't no play play. I'm for real. So let's get into it.

[Angela Yee]

What do you feel like has been like, the biggest, I guess things that have been thrown at you from opposition that you felt like you had to let people know. Like, I'm not worried about. I see it, but I'm not worried about y'.

[Charlamagne tha God]

All.

[Angela Yee]

Cause that's kind of what that song gives me is like, you addressing some things or.

[Lola Brooke]

Being a female artist in the rap business. I feel like they put so much pressure on you. It's like unnecessary pressure, and then you'll get tricked. Like, you'll get tricked out your spot. So I'm like, basically I'm saying, you ain't gonna trick me out my spot. What's up with it?

[DJ Envy]

The chat saying, fix your shirt.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lola Brooke]

Oh, the chat. Oh, the boobies. You know, I ain't really got nothing, but if it's looking good, why not? But yeah, they give you unnecessary. I'm good now.

[Angela Yee]

They said they she good.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Chat. Chat is she good? They said Ariela's old is all on display.

[Lola Brooke]

No.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Y' all see her nip out. I wasn't paying no attention.

[Lola Brooke]

No, wasn't.

[Angela Yee]

I just think they saw the top of your bra.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, it was the top. It's new. It's just a new.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You know, the chat. Disrespectful. Don't look at the chat. One nigga's like, we like it. Don't. That's crazy.

[Lola Brooke]

But, you know, they put. They put unnecessary pressure on you. So it's like, at a point, yeah, I did feel like my back was against the wall, and I'm like, no, I'm not going out like that. So what's up with it?

[Charlamagne tha God]

What's something about the rap game that's. That's way nastier than you expected.

[Lola Brooke]

It's a. It's. It's. It's really a game you got to play, and you got to learn to play it. It's like everybody is not your friend for sure. And this is a business. And if you do create some friends along the way, it's a great thing. But keep it to a minimum.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, I heard on the album, you was talking about people that was fronting on you, but you gave a boogie a lot of props.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes, I did. Yeah. Because he took me on my first tour and he set me up clean. Like, my set was on his set, in the middle of his set. So the crowd is already warmed up. You know what I'm saying? And then I come in and then I'm like, ah, y' all ready for boogie again? And they like, yeah. So he set me up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Right.

[Angela Yee]

Can you talk about how? Because even so, it's a boogie. I remember I came and saw you a while ago. Future was at the Barclay, and they loved you there and they gave you so much love there. How impactful and important was it for people like that to wrap their arms around you, but do it in a very authentic way? That gave you the best platform, put you in the right place on the shows and things like that.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, it just allowed people to accept me more, a little more faster. But it wasn't forced. It was just like, dang, why we ain't see this girl before? You know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

So do people ever say that you to New York and they try to make you cut New York down a little bit?

[Lola Brooke]

Nah. No. If anything, they asked me to be more New York. Like, can we. Can I hear your accent? They'd be like, can I hear your exit? Can I. Can I hear some lingos? And I'll be like, I don't just talk to me.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You are New York. I was saying this morning, New York. But I was like, yeah, it would be ill if she was almost like DMX on some type I love, because. Because of how you look aesthetically.

[DJ Envy]

She kind of is, though.

[Angela Yee]

That's kind of similar.

[Lola Brooke]

I was going to put on some Tims, but I was going to put on the heels. I was. But I was like, all right, girl, pack the butters up. Like you always no more. But I'm very much influenced by dmx, though. It's a song called what On a project and. Oh, it give, it, give it give. Nori, too. And it's very New York.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You mentioned people switching up on you, too once you got your. Your first plaque.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Was it family? Was it other artists? What was it?

[Lola Brooke]

It was a lot of people, man. Like. And, you know, the thing is, for me, it's like I didn't even pay no much attention to it because I'm not. I'm not a person that's into drama. So I know when you feed into drama, then you don't feed into yourself. So, yeah, it's switched up, like, you know, but that's what comes with it, you know what I'm saying? At least that part I kind of already knew. But it's different when you go through it, you know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

On this album, you got a Mary G. Blige sample.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Is that a sample, or did she actually sing?

[Lola Brooke]

It's a sample. It's a sample.

[DJ Envy]

It sounds like she's singing it. How difficult was it to get to Mary to clear that? Was it difficult?

[Lola Brooke]

Okay. No, it wasn't. No. I mean, no, it wasn't difficult. No. I wouldn't say. Mm. Mm.

[DJ Envy]

You had to play it for.

[Lola Brooke]

I had to wait, you know, like, you know, I gave. I was patient because I knew she was on tour, and I wanted her to do her thing, and then she get back to me, you know, And I was just. I was waiting. But it's a producer. His name is sdot, and he be on the road with her, so he. You know, he helped out a lot with that.

[DJ Envy]

Gotcha.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Do you feel like female rappers get boxed into things? Like, they want you to either be sexy or gangster or just do club records?

[Lola Brooke]

Like, they don't know what they want us to do. You gotta know what you want to do, because it's like, whatever you thinking, that's not what it is. This is whatever I'm giving you is what you get. You got to be confident. You have to have way more confidence than the male artist, for sure.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Which lane do you think people try to. People wrongly try to put you in.

[Lola Brooke]

Drill. They tried to, but I. I cleaned that up.

[Angela Yee]

It's your energy. But then you came with the Bryson Tiller situation, which I would. I love that for you because I feel like so many people got to meet you as an artist because the song was so big, but it's the energy of your music that feels like Drew.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, that's. But. But I'm not going front. Yeah. Because I love pop smoke. You know what I'm saying? I love his energy. I might. I might get on the drill beat, but I might talk about different things, but my tempo in my pocket, and my energy is gonna be high.

[DJ Envy]

Do selling records mean a lot to you, or do you just like the music you put out? Cause she just talked about the Bryson Tiller bracket. Like, there's, like, plaques and the fact that you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

They really about to start hating on you now, Yola. They really about to start hating on you now.

[Lola Brooke]

On behalf of Team 80 and Arista.

[DJ Envy]

Records, we want to congratulate you on a gold plaque.

[Lola Brooke]

Oh, my God. Thank you.

[Angela Yee]

Wow.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Lola Brooke]

Mean a lot to me.

[DJ Envy]

What does that mean to you?

[Charlamagne tha God]

You this mean that I'm that almost big as you.

[Lola Brooke]

I got on heels. I got on heels. Let me see, let me see, let me see.

[Charlamagne tha God]

If they switched up on you before, they gonna switch up on you now. Wow. Wow.

[Lola Brooke]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Wow. Big gold single bed with this.

[Angela Yee]

We should.

[Lola Brooke]

I'm playing in bed with you.

[Angela Yee]

Girl, you sexy. You know what? I think I love that for you because I feel like when that record hit and it really hit, it was at a time where people were trying to figure out if you would be able to do everything. You don't play with it and do it again. And you did it bigger.

[Lola Brooke]

Oh, slap, y'. All. I can't believe this.

[DJ Envy]

Why?

[Lola Brooke]

Wish I could call my moms, yo. Oh, man. Yeah, because, listen, they. People was doubting me before I got my first one. Like, they was doubting me all around the board. And then it's like, sheesh, I gotta do it again. Yeah, okay, cool. And then you do it again. But, you know, you still get slept on. You know what I'm saying? You still get slept on, but it's cool. Like, if you not strong enough to be in this game, then the success ain't gonna come.

[DJ Envy]

But talk about what that means for you, right? The fact that you're selling records. This one is gold. What does that mean? Seeing that plaque and all your hard work coming through with these sales, it.

[Lola Brooke]

Just means that all my dreams are coming true. And it means that when I was saying to my mom, like, I just feel like I'm somebody in this world, somebody important, that I wasn't tripping, it was true.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lola Brooke]

Like, I really felt it. And it just shows that I'm. I'm. I'mma be able to take him off. Yo, mom. I got you, baby. I'mma continue paying no bills, girl.

[DJ Envy]

Is your mom your biggest fan? Because that's the first thing you said. I need to call my mom.

[Lola Brooke]

Is that your biggest fan? Yeah. My mom is the reason I resigned from my job to pursue a music career. So I will always, like, have her back because she always had mine.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I know you got a record card. It was all a dream. And you mentioned that survivor's remorse held you back from celebrating your win. Are you going to celebrate this?

[Lola Brooke]

Yes, I'm going to celebrate that. I promise. This is a different time. I'm going to celebrate that win. I promise you that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So you've reached a place now where you can celebrate those.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes. I feel like, dang, I should be happy for myself and I shouldn't feel like because I done went and found this success that I gotta worry about. Where you at in the level of success of your life, you know what I'm saying? Like, yours is gonna come. I waited for mine. I've been on a bench for a very long time. I sat on the bench and I watched the game. Now that I'm in the court, like, dang. Can you cheer for me?

[Angela Yee]

Let me borrow.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So what were you feeling survivors remorse about? Exactly.

[Lola Brooke]

Like, just with everything. The littlest things, like being able to pay my bills on time. And I still know people that's not able to do so, you know what I'm saying? Like, the littlest things was holding me back, that I felt bad. And it's like, why would you feel bad when it's your time and you got to keep going so that these people could be in your position too. Right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So at what point in your success did you realize it was okay to help yourself first?

[Lola Brooke]

When nobody was there, When I was going through it in my room by myself, when I was like, I was depressed and nobody was there. And I'm not saying that nobody didn't want to be there. I just dealt with it by myself. But I got through it. So I'm like, okay, now you got to start putting yourself first.

[DJ Envy]

You do know, though, that you got to take care of yourself and family first. Because a lot of times that happens to a lot of people and they take care of everybody else before they broke and then they go, that's right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm serious.

[DJ Envy]

You do understand that part of it, though?

[Lola Brooke]

Yes.

[Angela Yee]

What was that down point depression, like, caused from? Was it one thing? Was it like a music industry thing? Was it personal life? It was everything.

[Lola Brooke]

It was, it was. It was so much that I couldn't. I couldn't think. Like I was overthinking. Like it was clashing. So that's why, again, I was telling y' all, when I did Dennis daughter, I couldn't think about my moment and what my future was was gonna look like. I kept thinking about what was going on before. I'm like, oh, I came so far. But I was just so. I was just still trying to get over trauma.

[DJ Envy]

I want to ask, you know, she mentioned the drill music before. I feel like New York music is not flowing like it used to, like that boom Bap, that record. So do you stay focused on that as well? And Say, I'm gonna do this. I'm gonna be that type of artist regardless, and let it catch up with me. Or do you say, you know what I'm saying? I'm going to have to, you know, transform a little bit and do what other rappers are doing and make sure I stay relevant.

[Lola Brooke]

I've always been, like, different, so I stay focused on doing that. And I always say, like, I don't want to be responsible for saving certain parts of the music industry. Like, I don't want to be responsible for that because that's a lot of pressure. I don't want. I only deal with pressure that I know I could deal with.

[Angela Yee]

I feel like your money is a little, like, it's still the low, low, high energy, but it got a little bit of that boom bap in it. Yeah, a little bit. I think it's maybe it's the beat that kind of.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You're from Delaware. She don't know what real boom bap is.

[Lola Brooke]

Boom bap boom.

[Angela Yee]

I told you. It's gonna be this one right here. I only say that because I think your flow in it, it reminds me of, like, the storytelling that would happen over those type of beats.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, I feel like get money is like, what's up with you on push ups? Yeah. I always tell people I am not competitive when it comes to competing with other artists, but when it comes to being athletic, yeah, I will challenge you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You know, when you're working out with somebody, you're like, yeah, get money.

[Lola Brooke]

Get money.

[DJ Envy]

She's never worked out a day in her life.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That's right.

[Lola Brooke]

I've seen people do it.

[DJ Envy]

Can you do 10 push ups?

[Angela Yee]

No.

[Lola Brooke]

No. You could do 10 push ups.

[Angela Yee]

I bet you you could complete 10 push ups. Let's do. Let's go.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Now you gotta shoot. That was dish. You are not dressed for 10 push ups, though.

[Lola Brooke]

I'mma get it. I'mma get, I'mma get right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The fact that she sized you up and don't think you can do 10 push ups. Can you do 10 push ups? No.

[Angela Yee]

I could do like, three. I'm not.

[Lola Brooke]

Okay, so you going to do something?

[Angela Yee]

Come on, let's go.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm get money too.

[Angela Yee]

You do it too. I might take my shoes off.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Everybody getting money.

[Julian Edelman]

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[Lola Brooke]

All right, I'm ready.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You ready?

[Angela Yee]

Ready.

[Lola Brooke]

We counting.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lola Brooke]

One, two, three. Oh, step. One, two, three, four, five. I'm out. No.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Eighteen.

[DJ Envy]

Come on.

[Lola Brooke]

Sixteen.

[DJ Envy]

Come on.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Seventeen.

[DJ Envy]

Come on. Eighteen. Come on.

[Lola Brooke]

Nineteen.

[DJ Envy]

Come on.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Come on.

[Angela Yee]

That's cuz he a little slow.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I thought y' all work out. I did a little quick 50 clip. He going fast.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I did a quick little 50 clip. I thought y' all get money. Y' all told me y' all get money working.

[Angela Yee]

This is what I do.

[DJ Envy]

Come on. On this.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Y' all told me cast amigos. She just did five push ups.

[Angela Yee]

Gotta celebrate the win.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And now she doing cash Amigos.

[Lola Brooke]

W's in the chat, y'.

[Charlamagne tha God]

All.

[Lola Brooke]

I just went.

[DJ Envy]

I'm surprised Lola did 20. No problems.

[Angela Yee]

No, she do push ups all over her Instagram in the video. No, I did five. Okay, but you did five.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, it was like, okay, cuz you said you could do three, so five. I'm proud of you.

[Angela Yee]

God, he is good. Just text me five push ups. Congratulations on your plaque.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Thank you. I do want to ask you, Lola, what did you learn in the process of releasing your first album that made things easier this time?

[Lola Brooke]

Just continue to be yourself. Like, the only way to sell music is if you being yourself. So when I'm making music now, I only make songs that I know I could sell. So after that, everything just be it be easy, not. Well, I'm not gonna say it gets rough sometimes, but it's not as hard as the last time.

[Charlamagne tha God]

When you're writing, what emotion do you tap into first? Is it hunger?

[Julian Edelman]

Is it pain?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Is it confidence or something else we don't even know about?

[Lola Brooke]

It just depends on what the day looking like for me. Or sometimes I could be going through it with family or whatever, but when I get in the studio, I make a record, like, get money. You know what I'm saying? Like, I don't. I don't make a song dwelling on my feelings of feeling pain or anything like that. I just be like, I'm in the gym doing push ups. Get money.

[Angela Yee]

Like, I'm straight on pain though, right? Pain is about you going through something, but you flip it into like, it's a confidence. Yeah. Like, stop playing with me. Yes, stop playing with me. So what. What inspired the pain record?

[Lola Brooke]

Okay, so. Okay, so shout out to Mary because she cleared that. But the pain record was basically me Saying, I bet you wanna. You wanna play with me. I got you. Hold that thought. Because I'm really that girl. Like, I shouldn't be the girl that you playing with. I literally told you not to play with it.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lola Brooke]

And that's not just to a man either. That could be for anybody. So if you have some drama in your life that you want to clean up, you listen to pain and be like, listen, I'm cleaning house.

[DJ Envy]

But how is your love life during being an artist? Right? Because does somebody get it? The fact that you in the studio, the fact that you on the road, the fact that you can't be there like a normal person would be. So.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, you get Lola some napkins.

[Lola Brooke]

No, no, you sweating.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, no, I'm sweating because the guy. So you gonna be sweating in the middle with that casamigos and that hoodie on.

[DJ Envy]

So how do you deal with that?

[Lola Brooke]

Oh, you said, oh, with my relationship?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lola Brooke]

Oh. I mean, when you have somebody that's like your soulmate and they love you, when somebody love you, they willing to work whatever out.

[DJ Envy]

So he understands the industry.

[Lola Brooke]

He understands.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

He understands being in the studio and being on the road and.

[Lola Brooke]

Mm. He understands. He's supportive.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So why you don't lean into the more in love records like most artists? Most artists do. Don't.

[Lola Brooke]

No, I am. I just had to get my shit off. Like, I had to get it off. It's been a minute. I was told I was popping it. That's why it's like, I bet. I. You know, it's been a minute since I was popping it, so it's like, I bet. Hold that thought. Let me go crazy. And then y' all won't. Y' all not gonna be surprised because you.

[Angela Yee]

Y' all are you. You super in love. All over the gram. Normally. But I did. I did realize that you took a little break from, like, the posting and all that, and it's just you now. It's dope, right?

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, boyfriend.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh.

[Angela Yee]

So. But. And that's what.

[Lola Brooke]

See, that's because I. We have this thing where we. We not hiding. Yeah, but we still private. You know what I'm saying? It's not a secret, but it's private.

[Angela Yee]

The last time I saw you was the media room, actually. I thought it was a future concert. Remember I sat down with y' all at the media room. It was me.

[Lola Brooke]

See, that's why I'm Clue.

[Angela Yee]

Not Clue and Ivy.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes. That's why I'm like, I could have.

[Angela Yee]

Sat down in the middle of that Conversation. You were talking about being ready to have kids.

[Lola Brooke]

No, wait, hold on. They tricked me. Wait, wait, hold on. Wait. Okay, well, I'm not gonna sit here and act like I. I. Yes, yes, yes, I do. Yes, I do.

[DJ Envy]

Ready?

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Speaking into existence.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah. Because I look at it like this, right? As a female, when you give life, that's not something that you put a hold on. Like you playing with God saying. You know what I'm saying? If you. If you have someone that you're in love with and you sit here and you say, no, not right now. Not right now. What is what. Why y' all together?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Especially if y' all doing things.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Like, you're actually bumping, you know, Right. You know, pumping ugly. Yes, you're bumping ugly.

[Lola Brooke]

I'm saying, if the head boy rocking. Damn, then what's going on?

[Charlamagne tha God]

But there's people that want to get married first or they want the ring first.

[Lola Brooke]

I mean, yeah, that's cool. But what I'm saying is to sit there and try to put a hold on it purposely. Like, I don't. I don't believe in that at first. I used to.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So how does he feel about bars? Like, your man left racks on my nightstand and still left with no sex.

[Lola Brooke]

He love it. Cause he like, oh, you ain't give it up, Boo.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You're talking past tense before him.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, he like, yeah, that's what I'm talking about. You ain't give it up. You ain't easy.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Get the money back.

[Lola Brooke]

Oh, get the money back for what?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Times are hard economically.

[DJ Envy]

Money back for what?

[Lola Brooke]

Then? He shouldn't have never tried to. He should have never tried to link me.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

Would you pay something for something?

[Lola Brooke]

You know what I'm saying? I'm stingy. I ain't gonna fry. I'm so stingy. So he definitely not getting that money back. It go up and down, Michael Franco. Up and down.

[Charlamagne tha God]

How do you think you've evolved as an artist since your last album?

[Lola Brooke]

Speaking, besides, like, the music, as a person, I grew with just allowing myself to live. You know what I'm saying? I feel like that's the most important thing, because when I'm doing music, because it helps express. I express myself really well when I do it. So now it's like when you don't hold yourself back, when you be yourself, when you. You live in your moments, when you. You be yourself, just. That's the best growth that you could have. And I'm not perfect. I take accountability a lot, you know what I'm saying? So when you make mistakes and you correct them, it's the best thing you.

[Angela Yee]

Could do for yourself.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I like. I like the. I like the. I can hear it on records. Like invest with Gilly's daughter.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes. New York La la.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yes, yes, yes. Because you say, ask if I want bags. No, I said, of course. But you said. I said a house. When I respond.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Plus a baby girl.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, And. But. And I could go on and on.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Because you said you want somebody that you could build a foundation with, right?

[Lola Brooke]

Yes. Because. Okay, being financially stable, of course I want that in a relationship. But just because a man got money don't mean he gonna treat you right.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lola Brooke]

You know what I'm saying? Like, hey.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Is that the chat of Sav keep telling us?

[Lola Brooke]

Is it the chat?

[Angela Yee]

It's sad.

[Lola Brooke]

The chat, Love it. Right? Chad W's in the chat.

[DJ Envy]

The chat says, your bra is holding on for dear life. It's over.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, but you know, it's. Yeah, I had the titties, I got titty problems now. It's the happy way. It's the happy way.

[DJ Envy]

I want to talk about. About your team too. Cause you've been with your team.

[Angela Yee]

Of course.

[DJ Envy]

We know sav. We know. Team 80. Talk about how important your team is to making sure that you still is still relevant and making sure that all your business is right too.

[Lola Brooke]

Yep. They know what I want in life. And I always say, when you meet someone new, like a friend or a spouse, it take three years for you to know somebody up 100% they true self. So I feel like even when I'm not around, my team see things and they be like, lola, I love this. And that helps me sleep at night because it's like I'm not in it by myself. You know what I'm saying? When I wake up, I know I'm gonna have a team that's laying stuff out for me and saying here, just say yes or no. And that's all I want. I just wanna say yes or no.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The dope thing about having a guy like Sav is like, you know, he cares about you as a person.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes. That's the most important thing. Cause people do not be caring about people.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yo, on the song Investor, what did you learn about yourself and your values while putting a song like that together?

[Lola Brooke]

I realized that money is not everything for me. I mean, I wasn't raised in a household of a lot of wealth. It was a single parent. So I like to be loved on and I like to give love as well. So that's what I learned about myself. Invest in me, spiritually, mentally, physically.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So that's what investing is. Not just financial. It's all of those things.

[Lola Brooke]

Not just fine. Right. It's everything else. The financial thing, that's just to secure everything else. But we could get that together. Like, I'm down. Let's make some money, baby.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Did you tell the homie that he know.

[Angela Yee]

He know what's up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Okay, okay, okay.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, we got. We. We. We talk about plans and stuff. You have to have someone where you could build with, you know what I'm saying? So that when you do have kids, what you gonna tell your kids?

[Angela Yee]

Like, I'm just glad you don't feel like you got to put a lot of that on hold, because that is a thing for women in any industry. Like, you always feel like, dang, if I do it too wrong, too soon, too late, where am I going to end up? Where's my career?

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, and I think that's unfair. I really do think that's unfair. Because it's like, as women, y' all don't know what we deal with. And once you get, like, 30, after 34, they say women most likely gonna have a lot of complications with giving birth and things like that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn.

[Lola Brooke]

They say that. I mean, I don't know how true it is now, but that. That used to be.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Because she's 33.

[Angela Yee]

You see, it'd be little stuff like that.

[Lola Brooke]

That's messed up. After this, we could jump him, but.

[Angela Yee]

That you needed to get with him.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It's not.

[Lola Brooke]

Envy. Yeah, I'm sorry. Envy.

[DJ Envy]

All right, so good.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You.

[Lola Brooke]

But yeah, I feel like, really a.

[Angela Yee]

Thought that you be having. It's like, dang, I work so hard for this, but at the same time, you do got to do this thing over here, too.

[Lola Brooke]

That's why for me, I say, what do you want in life? Forget. What do you want for your career? What do you want in life? Because your career is going to support what you want in life. And I want a family so I have a career so that I could support my family. And whenever I feel like that time coming, I'm going.

[Angela Yee]

Was your mindset always like that, though? Because I think that is the yes. Because that's the difference between understanding that you're surviving versus understanding you're living. And a lot of us women who grew up with single parents, all I knew how to do was survive. I didn't know how to create family. We were just talking about this family and stuff like that.

[Lola Brooke]

You just know how to survive. You just know how to work hard. And that's all I see my moms do was work hard, so. And then they make it seem as if kids is just gonna make things harder, and it's like, what's the point of living? Like, this is what we here for.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I feel like there's people that have. That have shattered that stigma, though, like Cardi.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, shout out to Cardi. For sure. Yeah. Because she still went out and did it, and she's still doing it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I recently read that Karuche Tran said she studied you to tap into her. Her rapper bag for her new movie.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, it was fashion week out here in New York. And I, I.

[Angela Yee]

She.

[Lola Brooke]

She just. I was like. I was thrown off because we was talking and she was like, yo, you know, I channeled you, and I'm like, channel me. She likes. Yeah, I got a new role, and I channeled you because you're small. Your voice is powerful. And I'm small too. And I was like, dazed out. Like, what me? She like, yeah, girl. Like, it was so regular for her. And I'm like, it's not regular for me. Like, you're an actress telling me this.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So when you hear stuff like that, how does that make you feel? Does it make you feel like you're having real impact?

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, I'm like, girl, keep going, keep going. Don't stop. Because, yeah, sometimes you. You can't get to see out looking in. You just in looking out. So sometimes you don't feel your impact. Somebody got to tell you sometimes too, you know, because you're so busy working.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Do you still have imposter syndrome? Or do you feel like, no, I'm a ride.

[Lola Brooke]

No, I'm here. God is my witness, I'm here. I'm not holding back no more. Because it's like holding back is saying I'm stepping on someone else's toes. That's not my intentions. And if that was my first intentions, then that means that, yeah, you. You tripping, but that's not my intentions to be stepping on nobody toes. I'm just trying to keep winning so I can support my family and my goals, you know?

[Charlamagne tha God]

When did you first recognize your voice? Like, when did. What was. What was the moment you said something and scared yourself?

[Lola Brooke]

When I was mad, probably one of my old flings. They pissed me off, and I was like, oh, what? I can't even tell y' all what I said. Cause might be a case.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn it.

[Lola Brooke]

I said, I got it in me.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Word.

[Lola Brooke]

I got it in me. You got it in you, girl.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You took that right to the booth from there.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah, well, yeah, I did. Yeah. Yeah, I did.

[DJ Envy]

I'm kind of scared of Lola when she start getting into that voice. He'd be like, oh, shit.

[Lola Brooke]

So what voice y' all like?

[DJ Envy]

No, I like the D voice.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It's so funny because it. Matt like, it. It matches you. Like, you know, your aesthetic may be small, but now ain't nothing about you. Little.

[DJ Envy]

For real.

[Angela Yee]

And it's the calling card. Like, it's like a. You hear that? I swear, I keep talking about this Barclay show because it was so crazy for you, and I was lit. But I remember you literally did the. And they went crazy. We couldn't even see you where I was sitting at. Like, you were so little, but they just. It just. I don't know. It's so big for you to be so small.

[Lola Brooke]

I remember Future was bringing me out that night, and he couldn't even get my name out. He was like, oh, oh, oh, Lol. Oh, oh, oh. Okay. I went right past. Normally when I run on stage, like, I show love to the person breaking me out. I was like, I'm so sorry, bro. I was just so happy to be on that stage. Like, I felt like, this is my house. Cause it is my home. And I ran on there, I was like, I finally fucking made it. And we all made it. I felt like we all in that room made it. You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne tha God]

When young girls from Brooklyn look at you and say, I want to rap too. What's the. What's the realest guidance you can offer them?

[Lola Brooke]

I would say, when they tell you too aggressive, be even more aggressive.

[DJ Envy]

There you go.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah. Say with your chest, girl. Say it with your tatas. Just don't show them.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What's something you manifested for 2026 that scares you in the best way.

[Lola Brooke]

The scariest thing right now for me would be knowing that I know my worth. I know my worth. And that's the scariest thing. When somebody know they worth, they ain't taking no. I ain't taking nothing from nobody. I don't care who it is. I'm standing on it like I'm six two. You are, Because I am. I'm sick. I'm seven two. But today I'm six two, because I'm sitting down.

[DJ Envy]

Off the album. What you want to hear off the album? And that was what, 18 minutes long, is it?

[Lola Brooke]

I don't know. I just was going, yeah, like 18 minutes long.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I was listening to it in the car.

[Lola Brooke]

Okay, so I gotta fix just one. Can I bully?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I could do two.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let's do pain.

[Lola Brooke]

Let's do pain. And let's do give money. Yeah. Cause I. The people need to. They need to, you know, they need.

[Charlamagne tha God]

To hit your range. Your range.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah. And they need to do them push ups.

[Charlamagne tha God]

My girl.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, you better work on it next time she come up here.

[Angela Yee]

You better. I did five. I had two in the possible. More than I. You did good.

[Lola Brooke]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Thank you. You know, show me some love.

[DJ Envy]

We was in Philly. I was on the phone, hon. I was acting like I was getting jumped by this girl. And you came out. What was you going to do? You can't even do three push ups.

[Angela Yee]

Okay, I came out there, didn't I?

[Lola Brooke]

To watch.

[Angela Yee]

Bye.

[DJ Envy]

All right, ladies and gentlemen, Lola Brooke. We appreciate you for joining us. The new album, I bet, is out now.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

And congratulations on all the success.

[Lola Brooke]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Congratulations on a new plaque.

[Angela Yee]

That's right.

[Lola Brooke]

Yes. I don't know how I'm carrying that thing out of here.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You got a bunch of men with you. I hope you don't have to carry.

[Lola Brooke]

But I want to carry it. I carry. Just like a pergola.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club. Is Lola.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Bro, every day I wake up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake your ass up.

[Angela Yee]

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