The People's Donkey

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club – "The People’s Donkey"

Date: July 13, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious (not present in transcript), Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee
Podcast Network: The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

In this episode of The Breakfast Club, titled "The People's Donkey," Charlamagne Tha God delivers the signature "Donkey of the Day" segment, centering on the chaotic crowd behavior and disorganized security during Jay Z’s three-night concert event at Yankee Stadium. The main discussion revolves around concertgoers bum-rushing stadium doors, and the breakdown of security and venue management. Listeners call in to share their experiences, frustrations, and assign blame, providing a lively postscript to one of the city's biggest concert weekends.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Donkey of the Day: "The People's Donkey"

• Charlamagne Tha God announces the Donkey of the Day goes broadly to "the people"—mainly those who rushed the doors at the Jay Z concert, causing delays and chaos.
  • Quote (Charlamagne): "Donkey of the day for Monday, July 13, has no choice but to be the people's donkey... the people who bum rush the door and NYPD." [02:38]

2. First Caller Experience: Love

• Caller Love attended all three nights and had no issues until Sunday, when faulty metal detectors and attempted door-rushing delayed entry.
  • Quote (Caller Love): "On Sunday, I got there even earlier...man, what's going on? ...Why is these lines this long?... the metal detectors were going off on everybody..." [03:38]
  • She blames both the stadium staff (for technical problems and poor security response) and the bum-rushers, emphasizing the dangers and inconvenience.
  • Quote (Caller Love): "Why would Jay want to come perform when it's people out here that he know ain't went through the metal detectors? That don't make no sense. I know I wouldn't." [04:13]
  • Social media footage of people running in and getting sent back out is mentioned.

3. Jay Z’s Performance & Attention to Timing

• Charlamagne highlights Jay Z’s attention to detail, notably starting a World Trade Center-themed freestyle precisely at 9:11 PM on the second night.
  • Quote (Charlamagne): "Can we talk about that? Second night, the fact that he took the stage and started that freestyle about the World Trade Center dropping exactly at 9:11pm... That was phenomenal." [05:02]

4. Age & Responsibility of Door-Bum-Rushers

• Callers and hosts poke fun at older attendees acting irresponsibly.
  • Quote (Charlamagne): "Y’all are too old to be bum rushing doors... you can’t be 45 plus bum rushing doors." [07:39]
• DJ Envy and Charlamagne debate if the crowd causing trouble really belonged to the older demographic, referencing video evidence.

5. Security and Stadium Criticism

• Caller Chef: Security was severely lacking, with poorly organized checkpoints creating chaos.
  • Quote (Caller Chef): "Three entries, three gates. One metal detector on this side, another metal detector on that side. You know, it was one of the most unorganized things I've ever seen, Man. Yankee Stadium, man, they really dropped the ball with that one." [06:24]
• Charlamagne and DJ Envy question why Yankee Stadium, experienced with larger MLB crowds, failed standard procedures during this concert.

6. Watching for Freeloaders

• Charlamagne notices people without tickets loitering in aisles on Sunday night.
  • Quote (Charlamagne): "You could clearly tell who didn't have tickets… they just standing in the aisle." [06:54]
• Comedian Ryan Davis is humorously recalled for loudly summoning security to move out ticketless intruders.

7. Personal Experiences & Callbacks

• Both hosts recall their own enjoyment of the concerts—listing legendary artists (Nas, Jazz-O, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige) and the challenges of getting into the venue.
• DJ Envy jokes about filling out a Roc Nation internship after seeing how hard the employees worked.
  • Quote (Charlamagne): "After this weekend, I don't know if I want to be an employee at Roc Nation no more. Because they work too goddamn hard." [09:02]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlamagne Tha God: “Donkey of the day for Monday, July 13, has no choice but to be the people's donkey.” [02:38]
• Caller Love: “Why would Jay want to come perform when it's people out here that he know ain't went through the metal detectors? That don't make no sense." [04:13]
• Charlamagne Tha God: “Can we talk about that? Second night… He took the stage and started that freestyle about the World Trade Center dropping exactly at 9:11pm. That was phenomenal.” [05:02]
• Caller Chef: “You know, it was one of the most unorganized things I've ever seen, Man. Yankee Stadium, man, they really dropped the ball with that one.” [06:24]
• Charlamagne Tha God: “Y’all are too old to be bum rushing doors...” [07:39]
• Charlamagne Tha God: “After this weekend, I don't know if I want to be an employee at Roc Nation no more. Because they work too goddamn hard.” [09:02]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:13 — Start of the Donkey of the Day segment
• 03:13 – 06:02 — Callers describe entry chaos and blame assignment (metal detectors, bum-rushers, stadium staff)
• 06:12 – 08:25 — Additional caller and hosts dissect security lapses, attendee behavior, and concert highlights
• 08:29 – 09:12 — Hosts reflect on working with Roc Nation and personal concert experiences

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains the Breakfast Club’s signature blend of playful roasting, candid social critique, and fan engagement, punctuated by humorous banter and real-life anecdotes about a chaotic but memorable concert weekend.

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Transcript

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[DJ Envy]

it's

[Charlamagne Tha God]

time for Donkey of the Day. There's a bunch of donkeys out here in these streets called Donkey of the Day. It really caught me off guard. We live a life where we bite our tongue based off who we may offend. We never would say anything.

[Angela Yee]

Give it to him. Give it to him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You are a donkey. That is why Charlemagne Is here some donkey. Today's just saw himself on the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, Charlemagne, who you giving donkey of

[Charlamagne Tha God]

the day to today? Donkey of the day for Monday, July 13, has no choice but to be the people's donkey. Because I woke up at 6:30. Okay. Got in the shower about 6:34 and arrived to work at what time? 7:50? No, it was like 755 something. 755. But when I was out at Uncon last night, day three of the Jay Z concert, I want to. All three nights. You know, everybody was saying, you got to give them donkey today. You got to give them donkey today. I'm like, well, who is them? It was like the people who bum rush the door and NYPD. I'm like, what they got to do with it? So, 1-800-585-1051. Let's open up the phone lines.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

Love, turn your radio down, love.

[Caller Love]

I turned it off.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, no cursing, all right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't curse. Love, everybody. Everybody's watching you on Netflix. Who you want to get a donkey today too?

[Caller Love]

All right, Donkey of the Day goes to Yankee Stadium staff. And it also goes to all those people who rush the doors because they. The whole reason why we had to wait this long.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Now. Okay, go ahead, continue, love.

[Caller Love]

I know. I was gonna say I went to all three of the concerts. I didn't have any issues at all on Friday and Saturday. Literally just walked right through. On Sunday, I got there even earlier than I did. So I got there like six. Something like 6:15. And I said, man, what's going on? Something's going on. Why is these lines this long? So I finally get up to the line, and the guy is like, stopping people from going through the metal detectors because the metal detect are going off on everybody. So I was like, what? So he was like, oh, you gotta wait. And the lady said, yeah, something's going on with the metal detectors. We can't use both of them at the same time. I'm like, what? All these people? So he would wait and it almost have to reset, and then he's like, okay, you could go through. So basically, everybody that's coming through the line has to get their bags and everything checked and have to get winded down. Now, none of that stuff was really happening on Friday or Saturday because the metal detectives were working. So that was what the holdup was for Yankee Stadium. I feel like they dropped the ball. But then the people who thought that they going to bum rush and break through the doors, why would Jay want to come perform when it's people out here that he know ain't went through the metal detectors. That don't make no sense. I know I wouldn't. So I feel like Yankee Stadium deserves donkey today and all them people. And you know what's even craziest? We see y'. All. We literally see y' all on. It's all over social media, them running through the doors, and they all had to go right back outside. But I knew something was up because when we got to 10 o', clock, I'm like, okay. First night, he got there 9:30. Second night was 9, 11, 10 o'. Clock. I knew something was wrong.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can we talk about that? Second night, the fact that he took the stage and started that freestyle about the World Trade center dropping exactly at 9:11pm oh, wow. That was phenomenal. I mean, the attention to detail was incredible.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, love.

[Caller Love]

Yes. Yes. Thank y'. All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, love.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

Kurt. Kurt, turn your radio down. Kurt.

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[Caller Love]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

Kurt.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello, Kurt. Kurt, you about to miss your time to shine.

[DJ Envy]

Kurt, turn it. Turn your radio down. And no cursing. Curse. No cursing. You hear me?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You bum rushed the door last night. Why would you do that?

[Caller Chef]

Not. Come on, man.

[Caller Love]

I'm giving doggy to all of the old people who bum rushing doors like they teenagers. Like, that's crazy. Oh, man. Like, it wasn't. No problems on Friday. Friday was the best show anyway.

[DJ Envy]

I'm glad it was Friday. Yeah, right?

[Caller Love]

Friday was the best show to me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was.

[Caller Love]

But, yeah, show starting at 12. I'm not late for work and driving to work.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Me too tired. It was. It was worth it, man. Just walk in the office today singing, can I live? Walk into your job today singing, can I live? Okay.

[DJ Envy]

All right, we have Chef on the live. Chef, turn your radio down, Chef, no cursing and take us off speaker. Chef. Bluetooth, please. Clearly. All right, go ahead.

[Caller Chef]

Right now? Yeah, so look, I went to the. I went to the show on Saturday, and I definitely want to give Donkey a day. To the security, though. Security had that thing looking crazy out there. Three entries, three gates. One metal detector on this side, another metal detector on that side. You know, it was one of the most unorganized things I've ever seen, Man. Yankee Stadium, man, they. They really dropped the ball with that one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And the crazy thing is Yankee Stadium, right? So I'm. I know they know how to handle baseball games, and they would.

[DJ Envy]

I've been there for playoff games.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what I'm saying. They Wouldn't just, you know, let that happen at a baseball game. So why let that happen at a concert? And the other thing I will say about security, I don't know if that was the people who rushed in, but you could clearly tell who didn't have tickets. I was on the floor Sunday night. I, you know, I wasn't on the floor Friday and Saturday. I was up in the suite, but I. I was on the floor Sunday night. You could tell who didn't have tickets because they did not want to go to their seat. They just standing in the aisle.

[DJ Envy]

They had nothing to do. They had no tickets.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Ryan Davis. Comedian Ryan Davis dropping a clues box from Ryan. Ryan was standing behind. Ryan was calling for security like a white woman.

[DJ Envy]

What you mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He was like, security? Yes. He was pointing because he's like, I didn't pay for this.

[Angela Yee]

Security.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Clear the house. Security. I feel him. I get it. But other than that, man, the weekend went off without a hit.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to hov, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I will say that guy brought up a good point. Saturday, y' all are too old to be bum rushing doors. Yeah, okay. Like, you can't be 45 plus bum rushing doors. I don't know if that was a 45 plus. Yo, I gotta. I gotta verify.

[DJ Envy]

I'll show you. I'll send you the video.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got videos?

[DJ Envy]

I'll send you the video. Yeah. But again, I had an amazing time. I went Friday night and I seen Saturday on the stream, But Friday we said we had such a great time. I got there early. The thing that I would say is different is when I got to Yankee Stadium on Friday, and I've been to Yankee Stadium a million and one times to games, playoff games. So many different concerts there. They had more street closings around Yankee Stadium than anything else. So it made it very difficult to even get to where I needed to get to. But I would say they. They should be used to that. But salute to everybody. I had a great time. I love seeing Nas. I love seeing Jazz. Oh, I love seeing Beyonce. Feeling for Mary.

[Caller Chef]

I love.

[DJ Envy]

I just loved everything from. Even from D. Nice opening up, who set the tone and the vibe.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I had no plans to go all three nights. I was going to go Friday, and that was going to be it. But then when I got, you know, I'm a Roc Nation employee.

[DJ Envy]

I know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So, you know, it was get down and lay down. My direct supervisor, Desiree Perez, told me I had to be there Saturday. Gotcha. And I went Saturday, which I'm glad I did, because I love the BL blueprint. Yeah. And then after that, I'm like, gotta see how he sticks to landing on Sunday. You gotta see it. And so I went, and I'm happy. I went.

[DJ Envy]

You need a promotion now. Yeah. You need a promotion.

[Caller Love]

Promotion.

[DJ Envy]

You went to all three days I filled out my internship for Roc Nation. I haven't got accepted.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'll be honest with you. After this weekend, I don't know if I want to be an employee at Roc Nation no more. Because they work too goddamn hard. Okay. They got to work too hard. I know it was a very difficult time for them this weekend.

[DJ Envy]

Dope show salute to everybody at Roc Nation. All right, now, when we come back, Rich Dennis will be joining us, of course. He's from la, and you guys have been killing essence for years. And he's gonna talk about some of the changes that they made to make sure this festival came off amazing. So we'll talk to it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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