FULL SHOW: 21 Savage Told Drake Not To Beef With Kendrick, Dame Dash Reacts To 50 Cent’s Diddy Doc + Teofimo Lopez & Shakur Stevenson Interview

Summary

The Breakfast Club – December 12, 2025

FULL SHOW: 21 Savage Told Drake Not To Beef With Kendrick, Dame Dash Reacts To 50 Cent’s Diddy Doc + Teofimo Lopez & Shakur Stevenson Interview

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Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club, hosted by DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, Lauren LaRosa, and joined by Mimi Brown, dives into the latest cultural and sports topics: the aftermath of the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar rap beef, 21 Savage’s perspective on the conflict, reactions to the Diddy Netflix documentary (including Dame Dash’s new comments), and deep, candid interviews with boxers Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson ahead of their highly-anticipated Madison Square Garden bout. The episode blends serious discussion, playful banter, and listener engagement, maintaining the show’s sharp, humorous, and occasionally confrontational tone.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. New Music Friday & 21 Savage on Drake vs. Kendrick Beef

• 21 Savage’s New Album Drop: Charlamagne highlights the release, praising Savage’s comfort and growth as an artist ([04:13]).

  • “I’ve never heard him sound as comfortable as he sounds right now.” – Charlamagne Tha God ([04:20])

• 21 Savage’s Perspective on Drake vs. Kendrick:

  • In a clip from “Perspectives with Big Bank,” 21 recounts telling Drake not to enter the beef as “it’s a battle you can’t win… even if you win, you still don’t win.” ([21:28])
  • Notable Quote:

    “When you at the top, where does winning put you? You can’t go like number 1.1. So how the f*** could you win?” – 21 Savage ([21:28])

  • Charlamagne and Envy agree that real MCs thrive on competition, but acknowledge the risks: “When you engage in a fight, you may win, you may lose… But he just got his ass kicked. It’s okay, he’s still Drake at the end of the day.” – Charlamagne Tha God ([23:15])

• Impact on Kendrick’s Fame:

  • Debate on whether the Drake beef elevated Kendrick: Lauren says it made him trendier to new audiences, Charlamagne and Envy argue Kendrick was already a superstar ([29:36][30:18]).
  • Notable Quotes:

    “The beauty about Kendrick Lamar is every single time he drops an album, it’s an event.” – Charlamagne Tha God ([30:51])
    “But you gotta admit that ‘Not Like Us’ was a different level.” – DJ Envy ([31:08])

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2. Boxing Interviews: Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson – Setting up the Superfight

Teofimo Lopez Interview ([42:40]–[65:55])

• Why Fight Shakur Now?

  • “I’m always willing to fight the best. People talk highly of Shakur, as they should, and I’m just here to do my part and put an upset.” – Teofimo Lopez ([42:55],[43:28])

• On Shakur’s Style & Mental Game:

  • Lopez claims Shakur’s defense is overrated and the real battle is psychological:

    “His mind. Once you penetrate the mind, that’s it. This game is boxing—it starts with the mind.” ([45:10])

• Mental Health in Boxing:

  • Lopez reflects on struggles and growth:

    “Part of the journey: you learn with struggle, you learn with obstacles…there’s not much you cannot achieve, so you push limits far beyond your own measures.” ([47:17])

• Controversies & Public Image:

  • Lopez addresses past comments seen as racist or controversial and says he’s often misunderstood, “I’m just trying to do something authentically. I just want to be the best at what I do.” ([59:24])
  • Denies sending racist gifts to opponents’ locker rooms, claims he just played along to stir up hype, and acknowledges learning about public perception ([62:44]).

• On Fighting Southpaws:

  • Lopez touts his record, “Never lost to a southpaw out of 200 fights.” ([53:33])
  • Shakur is “different, though,” Charlamagne retorts ([54:03]).

• Legacy & Next Steps:

  • Teofimo is focused on his next chapter, hinting at more big fights but trusting his team for future moves ([55:34]).

Shakur Stevenson Interview ([83:49])

• Finally, A Marquee Fight:

  • “Honestly, this is a moment I’ve been kind of waiting for my whole career.” ([84:02])
  • Shakur set up the fight with Teofimo himself and expresses respect for his opponent’s willingness.

• On Teofimo’s Mental & Physical Critiques:

  • Stevenson dismisses Lopez’s claim his defense is overrated:

    “He ain’t been in there with me. You don’t know how good my defense is until January 31st.” ([86:28])

  • Points to Lopez’s struggles with other southpaws as evidence Teofimo’s southpaw record isn’t predictive.

• The Stakes:

  • “We both know what we dealing with. Like, I know he the truth. He know I’m the truth.” ([87:39])
  • Admits this is his biggest payday, legacy-building fight, and he’s all-in mentally and physically ([90:53]).

• On Jake Paul and Tank Davis:

  • Shakur praises Jake Paul’s work for women’s boxing, says he’s improved as a fighter ([91:53]).
  • Downplays future Tank fight for now, but expresses interest in fighting Devin Haney and Lamont Roach ([93:21][94:02]).

• On Lopez’s Controversies:

  • Sees Lopez’s “racist” antics as “clout chasing,” not genuine racism:

    “He wanted to be in the spotlight... I think he’s clout chasing.” ([95:20])

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3. Diddy Netflix Doc & Dame Dash’s Reaction

• Backstory on Exclusive Footage:

  • Lauren LaRosa explains how Netflix obtained exclusive Diddy footage—via a third-party cameraman, not due to unpaid bills ([66:25]), clarifying previous rumors.

• Dame Dash Reacts to Doc Release:

  • Dame Dash, previously adamant the doc would not come out, claims on “POV” he thought “coming from a street ethic…I honestly didn’t think he would ever do that.” Emphasizes he’d “never sit on a white man’s platform and down another Black man” ([69:57]).
  • Breakfast Club crew challenges Dame’s logic, pointing out contradictions:

    “What is YouTube? What is social media? Y'all do know when y'all on these platforms talking about other Black people, these white platforms, right?” – Charlamagne ([71:33])

• Petty Disputes:

  • Dame remains salty about Charlamagne calling his sneakers dirty, threatening defamation, which Charlamagne and the crew roundly mock ([73:01]).

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4. Politics & News Highlights

Health Care Showdown in Congress ([07:23])

• Senate fails to pass bills, risking expiration of Obamacare subsidies—potential for 22 million Americans’ premiums to double.
• Senator Amy Klobuchar laments political gamesmanship ([08:25]).
• Charlamagne urges listeners to remember Republicans if their premiums go up:

  “So when you don’t have healthcare, when your healthcare prices shoot up, just know it’s because of Republicans.” ([10:40])

Instacart AI Price Discrimination ([39:15])

• Study finds Instacart uses AI to charge different prices to different customers—even at same time, same store.
• Lauren admits she’ll be double-checking her receipts from now on ([41:23]).
• The team debates the broader implications of AI for consumer fairness and society.

Immigration/Misconduct Updates ([34:15])

• Coverage of Kilmar Obrega Garcia’s release and continued deportation fight—a complicated story involving legal limbo, political posturing, and possible “example-setting” by the Trump administration ([35:00]).
• Update on Kentucky State University shooting ([38:00]).
• Michigan football coach dismissed for alleged assault and inappropriate relationship ([74:52]); hosts reflect on need for “discipline” among men in power.

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5. Listener Calls & Favorite Moments

Get It Off Your Chest

• Playful yet pointed call-ins include debates over Charlamagne’s tone, personal stories about truck-driving rituals, and listeners calling out perceived hypocrisy ([12:12][15:33]).
• One memorable caller, Keisha from Florida, calls out Charlamagne for “tearing people down,” and stands proudly in her own skin:

  “I’m a proud 371 pounds on a thyroid problem… and I’m a hustler and a baller like that.” – Keisha ([16:44])

People’s Donkey Segment ([76:49])

• Listeners have their say on institutions and individuals they find deserving of “heehaw” ridicule, from university move-out policies to parental disputes.

Music Picks and Playlist Discussion ([98:20])

• Rob Markman introduces notable new music, including tracks from 21 Savage, Pooh Shiesty, Chris Patrick, and Fridayy. The crew debates the emerging “Big Three” of the new class (Chris Patrick, Ruben, Marco Platt), and the importance of musical evolution.
• Playful roasting and camaraderie, e.g., Charlamagne clowning about Shake Weight references ([100:11]).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Rap Beefs and Competition:

  • “When you at the top, where does winning put you? You can’t go like number 1.1. So how the f*** could you win?” – 21 Savage ([21:28])
  • “You engage in a fight, you may win, you may lose… but he just got his ass kicked. It’s OK. He’s still Drake at the end of the day.” – Charlamagne Tha God ([23:15])

• On the Elevation of Kendrick:

  • “Kendrick was already Kendrick before all of this… but every single time he drops, it’s an event.” – Charlamagne Tha God ([30:51])

• On Making Big Fights Happen:

  • “I’m always willing to fight the best… just here to do my part and put an upset.” – Teofimo Lopez ([43:28])
  • “He know I’m the truth. I know he the truth… he’s going to take me to that next level.” – Shakur Stevenson ([87:39])

• Candid Listener Moment:

  • “I’m a proud 371 pounds on a thyroid problem… cootie cat good. Six kids. They can’t stay out of it. Don’t play.” – Keisha ([16:44])

• On AI and Transparency:

  • “AI is like anything else: it’s going to be some positive benefits, but there’s going to be a lot of negative benefits. You just got to ask yourself, do the pros outweigh the cons?” – Charlamagne Tha God ([41:36])

• On Dame Dash and Platforms:

  • “What is social media? Y’all do know when y’all on these platforms talking about other Black people, these white platforms, right?” – Charlamagne Tha God ([71:33])

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Intro & New Music – [02:42]–[06:58]
• Senate Health Care Showdown & Front Page News – [07:19]–[11:51]
• Listener Calls (“Get it Off Your Chest”) – [12:05]–[20:04]
• 21 Savage & Rap Beef Debate – [20:04]–[33:55]
• Immigration Detention Case; AI Price Issues – [34:15]–[41:59]
• Teofimo Lopez Interview – [42:40]–[65:55]
• Dame Dash/Netflix Diddy Doc – [66:25]–[73:52]
• Listener Donkey of the Day Segment – [76:49]–[83:29]
• Shakur Stevenson Interview – [83:49]–[97:52]
• Music Picks/Playlist Discussion – [98:20]–[104:10]

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Tone/Language

The tone is energetic, fast-paced, irreverent, and humorous—signature to The Breakfast Club. The hosts switch between serious current events, hip-hop culture commentary, personal stories, and playful jabs, both with each other and their interviewees/listeners. The language is direct and often unfiltered, with an emphasis on authenticity and real talk.

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For Listeners Who Missed It

This jam-packed episode delivers candid insights into two of today’s biggest young boxers, pulls the curtain back on rap beef and documentary drama, and keeps it real about health care, AI, and what’s really happening in music right now. You’ll get hip hop news, sports, and plenty of wild, hilarious moments—Breakfast Club style.

Transcript

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Caller/Listener]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Teofimo Lopez]

I know he has a reputation, but it's going to catch up to him.

[DJ Envy]

Gabe Ortiz is a cop.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

His brother Larry, a mystery Gabe didn't want to solve until it was too late.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He was the head of this gang.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You gonna push that line for the.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Cause Took us under his wing and showed us the game, as they call it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When Larry's killed, Gabe must untangle a dangerous past, one that could destroy everything he thought he knew. Listen to the brothers ortiz on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Atlanta is a spirit. It's not just a city. It's where Crunk was born. In a club in the West End. Before world star, it was 55 9, where preachers go viral every and students at the HBCU turned heartbreak into resurrection. Where dreamers brought Hollywood to the south and hustlers bring their visions to create black wealth. Nobody's rushing into relationships with you. I'm big rude. Listen to Atlanta ears on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Today we'll attempt a feat once thought impossible. Overcoming high interest credit card debt. It requires merely one thing a SOFI personal loan. With it you could save big on interest charges by consolidating into one low fixed rate monthly payment. Defy high interest debt with a SoFi personal loan. Visit sofi.com stunt to learn more. Loans originated by SoFi Bank, NA member FDIC.

[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

NMLS 696891. Wake you up. Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up. Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHeartRadio.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning, USA. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

[DJ Envy]

Just this out. What's up, Lauren?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning, y'.

[Caller/Listener]

All.

[DJ Envy]

Charlamagne, Nicole.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace to the planet. It's Friday. Good morning. How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed. Black and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning. It is the holiday season.

[Shakur Stevenson]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got another week before vacation, though, y'.

[Caller/Listener]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just letting y' all know. Okay, We.

[Interviewer/Host]

We.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Today was gonna be our last day, but then you said, you know what? Let's stay for another week. All right.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, we did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So y' all got. Y' all got us for one more week.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Counting down.

[DJ Envy]

But I enjoy, like Charlemagne said, vacation for the most started last week. Because usually we have a list of what's going on in the show in front of us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They don't care.

[DJ Envy]

I don't have that list.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you have that list? No, I don't have that list.

[DJ Envy]

Do you have that list, Lauren?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't have that list. I just.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I know what's going on, right? You know, Teofimo Lopez will be joining us this morning.

[21 Savage]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

As well as Shakur Stevenson.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Teofimo's from Brookly. Yes.

[DJ Envy]

He's from Brooklyn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Newark. They have a big fight in January. What is it? January 31st? Yeah, January 31st at Madison Square Garden. So they'll be joining us this morning. Plus, there's a lot of new music that came out today. You hear me? Okay. 21 Savage dropped today. I. I heard that album a few days ago, man. Salute to my man Meezy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What you got to hear early?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was supposed to hear it a couple weeks ago, but I didn't have time. But I heard it a few a few days ago.

[DJ Envy]

How was it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I Rock with 21. Yeah, but I've been a 21. You know, I've been like a 21 savage, but he's never sounded this comfortable to me.

[DJ Envy]

Gotcha.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I mean? Like, you know. You know, when somebody first comes out, think about when we first interviewed 21 Savage. Like, I don't even. How many years ago now, seven, eight, maybe longer.

[DJ Envy]

I think it was kind of like this. I think it was on our break. And we came back for that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We did.

[DJ Envy]

Remember, he flew in. He flew in just to do that interview and then flew right back out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was, like, around Thanksgiving or Christmas. This is way, way, way, way back. But, you know, he's come a long way. But he was. He sounded good back then, but I've never heard him sound as comfortable as he. As he sounds sounds right now.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, he gets busy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And Nas and premiere dropped this morning for all the uncles and aunties out there. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Did you hear that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, you got your jacket on. Your Illmatic jacket on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know. Y' all been buying me coats for the holidays. Nyla. Nyla got me this for Christmas.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Salute to Mass Appeal, Shout out to Al Lindstrom.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yep.

[DJ Envy]

They sent that jacket up there for me. I think one. Maybe one for you too. Nyla was a part of that, so thank you.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Nyla.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nyla got me this for Christmas appeal. Here's the only thing I don't like about the coat thing, right? Like, you got us coach the other day from Deruche Leather, right? People act like I never owned the coat. So I'm out the other day at. At doing my premiere, my hosting for the Netflix show Knives out, and I just got on my regular black coat, and people like, oh, that coat in we got you is so nice. Like, you think I never had a coat, too.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hell, well, y' all act like I never had a coat before.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, you didn't.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, we never seen you with a coat.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I be wearing Delaware.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I be wearing coats. Y' all just swear I never wear a coat.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I never saw you in a coat.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That is not true.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was the first time I saw.

[DJ Envy]

You in a coat at one time in that video. You guys, she got a jacket on in that. That video.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, the eight ball jacket. The eight ball jacket. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, that's. Oh, yeah, that's from Di.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. So they. So you do have one jacket. What video?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, the video when you was popping that thing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, we are getting the front page news up next.

[DJ Envy]

All right, up next, we got front page news. Mimi will be joining us. Let's start the show off with a classic.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let's start the show off with a classic. Even though all of this new music is out, you know what I'm saying? We like that. That energy that we grew up on. Okay, so can we play some new jack swing this morning?

[DJ Envy]

He got some.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's one of my Favorite records ever. Come on, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, New Jackson.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Be quiet.

[DJ Envy]

Be quiet.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just be quiet. I like. All right. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. That's right. Please don't you leave. I'm on my hands and knees. Words.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can't express the way I feel on Fridays, you know? You know, every time I land on vacation, once we get to our destination. Right, right. And we get to the house and whatever, that's the first song I play. I like my whole vacation crew know. The whole family. The whole vacation crew know. That's the first song I'm turning on.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, mine is Luther.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's the surround sound? Where the Sonos at? I like is coming on.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, mine is Luther. Never too much. What's yours? What's sexy red joint?

[Shakur Stevenson]

It's not even.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's definitely something sexy reddish.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What is it? I feel like my last vacation was Wale. Wale's new album. It wasn't nothing throwback.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sorry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, it was Wale. I was playing that the whole vacation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, see, I guess, you know, like with those records bring nostalgia. Like Wale can't bring me no nostalgia. Correct.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I can understand that. Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

Well, let's get into some front page news. Start off with quickly in sports. Thursday night football, the Falcons beat the Buccaneers 29 to 28. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Envy, Lauren Charlemagne. How y' all doing this morning?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Peace.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mimi, Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning. So we start this morning with a major showdown in Washington over health care and what it could mean for your premium starting just next month. Now, the Senate, they voted down two competing health care bills yesterday. And with time almost out, that means deals. Those enhanced Obamacare subsidies that millions of Americans rely on are on track to expire in less than three weeks. Now, if that happens, premiums could double for more than 22 million Americans who rely on those subsidies to keep their insurance affordable. Now, neither Democratic, the. Neither the Democrat. Sorry. Neither the Democratic bill nor the Republican bill, they reached those 60 votes needed to move forward, turning this into a high stakes election year battle. And Democrats, they are already warning that rising health care costs will be a top issue in 2026 along the midterms if Congress does not act. Now, after the vote, the Democrats, they held a press conference. And Senator Amy Klobuchar, she warned that this inaction will have a ripple effect. Let's listen to what she had to say.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And they not only rejected this three years, despite four of them, including a very conservative Republican voting with us today, they also rejected a two year. They also Rejected a very clear vote on a simple one year extension that basically would have been the same amount of money as they sent to Argentina. So I don't know how they explain that it was more important for them to send money to Argentina for one of the President's buddies than it is to help people with their health care. 75% of the people on these plans are in red states. They're in states that Donald Trump won. So I am not surprised that four of our colleagues voted with us. What I'm surprised by is that we didn't get that extra nine that we needed. Who behind closed doors know that we have to do something about this right away.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. So that Republican plan which would allow those subsidies to expire and steer people toward lower premium, higher costs, that plan also failed 51 to 48. In a press conference yesterday, White House Secretary Caroline Levitt, she was asked whether Republicans are working on a solution. Let's listen to what she had to say. The president and Republicans are currently coming.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Up with creative solutions and ideas to.

[Mimi Brown]

Lower health care costs for the American people.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And you'll continue to hear more from them on that before these subsidies expire.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just said you're going to continue to hear more from the president and.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Republicans on this issue, I'm sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, we knew that was gonna happen. Republicans don't care. They've been running against, you know, Obamacare since the beginning. Why would they make any concessions now? So Democrats have to let the people loudly know the reason your healthcare is going up and it's because of Republicans. So act accordingly when the midterms come next year.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, yeah. And so House Republicans, they say they want to vote before the holidays, but again, they still don't have a plan that their party can unite behind. And so for now, millions of Americans are bracing for those higher health care premiums that are set to kick in as of January 1st. And Congress is set to leave town next week. So meanwhile, experts are warning, though without action, millions of people will likely just drop their health insurance altogether rather than pay those higher premiums that they can no longer afford.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Once again, we knew this was going to happen. So when you don't have no health care, when your health care prices shoot up, just know it's because of Republicans.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She called me yesterday and was, she has an appointment set up in January. She does her checkup scans for cancer every three months. She is so nervous. Like, she's like, let's keep calling at least like every other week to make sure, like nothing is wrong because it's so hard to get everything back situated once insurance is messed up. And it's just sad because we went through like a year of just trying to get great insurances so she could get good doctors. And she's so nervous because she watches the news and hears all this.

[DJ Envy]

That's crazy. She shouldn't have to focus on, you know, it happening. She should focus on her appointment, not who's paying, not how much is going to be covered. She shouldn't have to figure. She shouldn't have to focus on that. She should be focusing on if there is a problem getting better or making sure there isn't a problem.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

And Americans throughout the country have to deal with that, which is effed up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And this isn't part of that affordability thing the Republicans been talking about. You know, Donald Trump said on day one he was going to get into the White House and you know, put more money in your pockets, bring inflation down, all of that good stuff. All it is doing is putting more financial strain on folks.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. All right.

[Mimi Brown]

Absolutely.

[Caller/Listener]

All right.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, coming up at 7 is AI changing what you pay for groceries? A new investigation says you may be paying more than the person next to you will break it down and explain in the next hour.

[DJ Envy]

All right, everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 800-585-1051 is the breakfast Club. Good morning. This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Keep calling.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Yo, super trucker. How you doing?

[DJ Envy]

What's up, super trucker?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Talk to us, super trucker. I thought he said super sucker. What you got.

[Caller/Listener]

Man? I called you guys about two months ago.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir.

[Caller/Listener]

And I sing. And look, man, I thought I did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I.

[Caller/Listener]

But I asked my old lady, I said, yo, you hit me on the Breakfast Club. She was like, yeah, but you ain't listening. I was like, what you mean? She's like, envy asked you how did people get up with you and you trying to plug a damn song.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn. So she mad at you. She like, damn, you could have got on, you know what I mean? That could have been our taking out this truck.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, look here, man, she from the Bronx too, Charlemagne. So you know what I'm dealing with.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, she's crazy.

[Caller/Listener]

So can I. Can I take this time to tell people where they can find my music at, man?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Of course you can.

[DJ Envy]

I try to get you to do it last time, but you ignored me.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm sorry, man. Look, you can find my [e-mail], man. I'm at Super Chuck on all of the platforms. Super Chuck are the artists on Tick Tock. And I also have a show coming up at the tiny chateau in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where I'll be performing alongside my man 2 Taylor.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How long you had your CDL, brother?

[Caller/Listener]

21 years, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Congratulations to you, King.

[DJ Envy]

You in the truck now.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes, sir.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I need?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He needs to eat a. Yes, sir. There we go.

[DJ Envy]

You be safe on them roads, all right, man.

[Interviewer/Host]

I appreciate it, man.

[Caller/Listener]

Y' all have a good one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Love to you, brother.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Bro, I've never actually this since I've been here. What does that do for you when they you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So as a kid.

[DJ Envy]

I'm going to explain it. So, as a kid, my parents, you know, we couldn't afford airplane tickets, so we would drive everywhere. We would drive to Virginia beach, we would drive to Virginia, we drive to the Carolinas, we would drive to Miami or Florida, okay? And, you know, back then, it was. We didn't have Game Boys, nothing like that. So our fun would be to. When we pass truckers, try to get them to blow the horn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, okay.

[DJ Envy]

So that was like a game we played as a kid.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, that's so cute. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. So that's.

[Shakur Stevenson]

That's what we did.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't know where that stemmed from.

[DJ Envy]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's cute, man.

[DJ Envy]

So me and my cousin would be like, yo, yo, I got him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I got him.

[Mimi Brown]

I got him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He blowing me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So that's when you first started, like, getting God's attention, and you're making them do things for you.

[DJ Envy]

Women drive trucks, too, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You ain't never seen no woman Truck.

[DJ Envy]

Driver.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did back then.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

Yo, Charlemagne.

[DJ Envy]

What up?

[Caller/Listener]

Are we live?

[DJ Envy]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Caller/Listener]

I got an indoor pool.

[DJ Envy]

We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. We can get on the phone right now.

[Mimi Brown]

Here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tell you what it is.

[DJ Envy]

Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Keisha from Florida.

[DJ Envy]

I see why you upset Keisha.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What? Keisha mad about you. What I do to Keisha?

[Caller/Listener]

What you do? Charlamagne. You hate her.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't owe you no child support.

[DJ Envy]

You want me to tell them? Keisha, tell him. Keisha said she want to know why Charlamagne don't like fat people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why I don't like fat people?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You be talking crazy.

[Caller/Listener]

No, that's not what I said. I want to know why Charlemagne hates fat people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't hate fat people. Why? What? Come talk to me. Tell me why you think I hate you.

[Caller/Listener]

A lot of people like you got some issues. Charlemagne. Baby, I want you to go look in the mirror and tell yourself you love yourself because you always tear people down no matter what it costs. And you don't pour into people and build them up unless it pours and builds you up too. And that's the problem, honey. You need to. You need to deal with that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Could you tell me why you think I hate bad people?

[Caller/Listener]

Man, you're. You're somewhat attractive. You don't have a reason to be such.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, Keisha. Now listening, Keisha. Now I'm really listening. Hold on. Listen, Keisha. Now I'm really listening. Yes, I am somewhat attractive. Why do you think I hate fat people though?

[Caller/Listener]

All the comments about the fat people and the airline. When Lauren's on, you have all these things to say about Lauren and her relationship going to fail. Just say something. You could just down. You. You're a hater in general, baby. And I mean that comes from some kind of hate within yourself. We need to deal with that. Like you like to read self help books, but only for entertainment, clearly, because nothing's sticking.

[DJ Envy]

Keisha, asking what did to you what a big person did to you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nothing. I just don't agree with the fact that, you know. No, I agree with the fact that Southwest Airlines needs to make them pay for another airline.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. But even before that, because then you remember like you and Risa Tisa had a thing. You remember her?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What I said about Reese.

[Caller/Listener]

Go sign me baby. Co sign me baby. That's what I'm talking about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When we first heard recent voice, I just said she sounded like she was heavyset.

[DJ Envy]

Keisha, are you. Are you heavyset?

[Caller/Listener]

I am.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I am.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm a proud 371 pounds on a thyroid problem. And that's the only problem. 371 you right, baby? 36 kids. Cause this cootie cat good. 6 kids. They can't stay out of it. Don't play.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How tall are you?

[Caller/Listener]

Look good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How tall are you?

[Caller/Listener]

Five, six and a half.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, how about your height?

[DJ Envy]

Five six.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, she said five six and a half. Five six and a half.

[Caller/Listener]

See what I'm saying? You such a hater. You block your own ears from hearing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Baby, how does she sound? 371.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, God bless Keisha and everything that Keisha said go off.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Keisha.

[DJ Envy]

Kesha.

[Caller/Listener]

I mean, I'm just saying. I'm getting off job number two, about to take my kids to school and go to job number one because I'm a hustler and a baller like that. Paying for a little extra sheet ain't nothing because I don't want to sit next to nobody anyway. I don't like being close up on people like that. I do that because I'm in the healthcare field. So when I'm on my free time, get out my feet.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, listen, Keisha, speaking of number ones and number threes, what's your favorite fast food restaurant?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my goodness. Keisha, you have a good day.

[Caller/Listener]

I don't have one. I like DJ Steakhouse. Get on my level.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'.

[Caller/Listener]

Am. Stop being a hater. Feed into people. Talk into people. It costs nothing to be nice. It costs nothing to give love.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love you, Keisha.

[DJ Envy]

We appreciate you. I love you and I respect you, Keisha.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love you and I respect you so, so much, Keisha.

[Caller/Listener]

No, you don't. Cause as soon as this falls over, you gonna talk so much crap about me, it's not even gonna be funny. Except to you.

[21 Savage]

Except to you.

[Caller/Listener]

I listen to the show every day. You are haters. Charlamagne, I need you to love you whatever hurt. Little boy is still in there crying out. Give him some attention, some love and some love. Read some self help books, take notes and let something stick because something wrong.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'.

[Caller/Listener]

Am. If somebody need to tell you something ain't right. Something ain't right. I'm glad you got your family back. That's cool. But I mean, work on you now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Listening to me yesterday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Listening to you spread that lie. Lauren, talk about I got my family back.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm talking about when you got in trouble and you had to get your life right with your wife.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Remember that never happened.

[Caller/Listener]

Y.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You look at that guy. The envy. That happened to Envy. See? Hey, that was not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I thought it was both of y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All. No, it was not. That was envy. Okay, Shout out to Keisha, though, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So good saying that. I don't know. It felt good saying that to you. Yesterday, you. You told me I was going to be a side hustle.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, Keisha is five, six. No, I did not say. You going to be saying. It's a little heifer. Listen, Keisha is five, six and a half. 371.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, she is.

[Caller/Listener]

Whoo.

[DJ Envy]

Keisha, you have a great day. She works in the healthcare business, so she probably a nurse.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think me and Keisha need to learn to love ourselves a little bit more.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Shut up, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's all I'm saying. You have a good morning, Keisha. Damn. Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Keisha.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Keisha.

[DJ Envy]

Working two, three jobs. You got six kids. I wish Keisha. I wish I could have gave. I would have paid for Keisha lunch today.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why lunch? Why? Why? You don't know?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She need.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She might need a tude up on her car. It's Christmas. She might need gifts. Why you go to lunch?

[DJ Envy]

Cause I'm gonna do, like $50 for lunch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'll pay for Kim's Olympic shots. I'll pay for her. You know what Keisha's. Huh?

[Caller/Listener]

You know what?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

God bless Keisha, though, man.

[DJ Envy]

Trying to be funny.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Talking about pay for a lunch today.

[DJ Envy]

That's what I do. I paid for people's lunch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why? When we got all these golden corral certificates around here, why you need to pay for Keisha's lunch? We got all these golden corral certificates. She can even go and cry for a year for free, and you want to pay for her lunch?

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We got the ladies coming up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We do. Y' all know we were talking about 21 Savage earlier today. Y' all know he be talking with some sense.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, he do.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He said he told Drake to stay out of that beef. We gonna get into it.

[DJ Envy]

All right, we'll get into that. Next is the Breakfast Club. Good morning, Lauren becoming a free fan.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets into somebody that knows somebody. She gets the details.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She'd be having the latest on it. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts. Sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit everything. Well, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool Bay. Lauren LaRosa.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning. I haven't wore big headphones in a while. It feels so weird to have these on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You look like a radio personality now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

These the little ones, they broke. I got to get some new ones.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I like that look better. I like the radio personality look.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think it takes away from my, like, outfit. But we'll get into shift later. This is my hair. All right, so 21 Savage sat down with big bank for perspectives with big bank and three hour long conversation. It premiered last night. I tried to get through the whole thing. I fell asleep. But it was a great conversation. So they talked a lot about an opening because even on 21 savages new album, he talks about like kind of how things have shifted, like the streets. And he doesn't just mean like street culture. He means like what's real was fake. Being able to tell between the two. Right? So they're talking about the whole beef with Drake and Kendrick and he says he told Drake not to get into the beef. Let's take a listen.

[21 Savage]

But I told Drake, he called me one of them days. I called him like this was after the first song, the song with Metro now. And I said, goddamn, you finna go into a battle that you can't win. Like, there's no way you can win no matter what, bro. Certain situations, even if you win, you still don't win. The what he would have got if people would have quote, unquote, say he won. Because I don't really look at like who won or who lost if I'm still being screened the most, like so. But people say like, oh, Kendrick won. Kendrick a good ass rapper though, you get what I'm saying? And some of his songs was hard. Yeah, but goddamn Drake. I like Drake songs too. You feel what I'm saying? But I feel like the only difference is when you're at the top, when you the number one, where does winning put you? Yeah, you can't go like number 1.1. So how the could you win?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Anyway?

[21 Savage]

That's what I told him. Like, how can you win?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's ego involved though.

[21 Savage]

It's definitely ego. And it's just some love. Drake really love this. Like Aunt Kendrick really love to rap.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, and that's the, what that end part is actually the key. They're both MCs who like to compete. You know, you can say whatever you want about Drake, but he's showing us that he likes to compete, win or lose.

[DJ Envy]

But that's, that's a real rapper, right? Like, like you look at Jay Z back in the day, Jay Z went at small rappers going at him and he went at major rappers going at him. If you are, if you're a rapper, you are mc. You like the competition.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nothing wrong being competitive.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Not at all. But if Drake had won, he could have like, it almost sounds like in the beginning of that clip that he's telling him, like, you're there so there's no need to compete. Like, where do you go from here? But if Drake had won that beef, if we would have said Drake won, it would have been a little different for Drake.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But that's, but that's the risk you take. And when you engage in a fight, you may win, you may lose.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I don't have a problem with him being competitive. He just got his ass kicked. It's okay. He still Drake at the end of the day.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And 21 got into that conversation as well. Let's take a listen to clip number two.

[21 Savage]

They want to tell the top down.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, N. For sure they come with it.

[21 Savage]

How can you win a battle when want you to lose it? Even if you win, you lose no matter what.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Even.

[21 Savage]

Even if.

[Caller/Listener]

Even if.

[21 Savage]

Kendrick never responded. Man, if Drake just dropped songs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What a matchup we got, y'.

[Caller/Listener]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rocking and the crowd lit. Chance echo drum beat.

[DJ Envy]

Everybody showing that school pride.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A game like this, yeah, it calls for an ice cold Coke. Coca Cola. Ah, crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there. Yeah, that taste always hits the right note. Just like the band at halftime. And just like that, we're back at it. Passionate fans, school colors everywhere and an ice cold Coca Cola. That's a winning combo no matter the sport, no matter the yard. Everybody knows fan work is thirsty work. So grab a Coca Cola and keep that HBCU pride going.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, y', all, it's me, your man, M.G.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Marcus Grant. And I'm Michael F. Florio.

[Teofimo Lopez]

And I'm Laquan Jones.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If you're looking to win your fantasy football league, you need to tune in.

[DJ Envy]

To the NFL Fantasy Football podcast.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's right there in the name.

[DJ Envy]

Every week, Florio, LQ and I bring you the latest news from around the league. We break down every matchup, give you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Our analysis and advice so you know who to start. Start, sit, drop and trade to bring that championship trophy home. I just want to remind everyone how good Rasheed Rice was last season and these three healthy games. He was the wide receiver. Two in fantasy, I think Rasheed Rice.

[DJ Envy]

Just goes off this week.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Chiefs come on a flip pass to Rice. Their side touchdown.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Ramandre Stevens is my sleeper this week.

[DJ Envy]

This is a matchup where I think.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I can slide in Stevenson in my flex position and he could deliver double.

[DJ Envy]

Digit points this week. Drake.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Drake takes the snap, hands it off.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For Madre, running it right and running.

[Caller/Listener]

Into the end zone. Touchdown.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's never too late to turn your fantasy season around. Subscribe to the NFL Fantasy Football podcast.

[DJ Envy]

On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know the shade is always shadiest right here. Season six of the podcast, reasonably shady with Gisele Bryant and Robyn Dixon is here dropping every Monday as two of the founding members of the Real Housewives Potomac. We're giving you all the laughs, drama and and reality news you can handle. And you know, we don't hold back. So come be reasonable or shady with us each and every Monday. I was going through a walk in my neighborhood. Out of the blue, I see this huge sign next to somebody's house. Okay? The sign says, my neighbor is a Karen. No way I died laughing. I'm like, I have to know you are lying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Humongous, y'.

[Caller/Listener]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They had some time on their hands, right? Listen to Reasonably Shady from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[DJ Envy]

May 24, 1990. A pipe bomb explodes in the front seat of environmental activist Judy Berry's car.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I knew it was a bomb the.

[Caller/Listener]

Second that it exploded.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I felt it rip through me with just a force more powerful and terrible.

[Mimi Brown]

Than anything that I could describe.

[DJ Envy]

In season two of Rip Current, we ask who tried to kill Judy Berry and why?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She received death threats before the bombing.

[Teofimo Lopez]

She received more threats after the bombing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The men and women who were hurt.

[DJ Envy]

Had planned to lead a summer of.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Militant protest against logging practices in Northern California. They were climbing trees and they were.

[DJ Envy]

Sabotaging logging equipment in the woods. The timber industry, I mean, it was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The number one industry in the area.

[Teofimo Lopez]

But more than it was the culture, it was the way of life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think that this is a deliberate.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Attempt to sabotage our movement.

[DJ Envy]

Episodes of Rip Current Season 2 are available now listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Michael Lewis here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My book the Big Short tells the.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Story of the buildup and birth of the US housing market back in 2008. It follows a few unlikely but lucky.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

People who saw the real estate market for the black hole it would become and eventually made billions of dollars from that perception.

[Teofimo Lopez]

It was like feeding the monster, said Eisman. We fed the monster until it blew up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The monster was exploding.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Yet on the streets of Manhattan, there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Was no sign anything important had just happened. Now, 15 years after the Big Short's original release and a decade after it.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Became an Academy Award winning movie, I've.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Recorded an audiobook edition for the very first time. The Big Short story, what it Means when people Start Betting against the Market and who really Pays for an Unchecked Financial system is as relevant today as it's ever been.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Offering invaluable insight into the current economy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And also today's politics get the big.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Short now at Pushkin fm.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Audiobooks or wherever audiobooks are sold.

[21 Savage]

And goddamn Kendrick never responded to nothing.

[Teofimo Lopez]

He.

[21 Savage]

He still don't win because his position didn't change. He was already the top.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but that sound different when them folk got down playing your Super Bowl.

[Teofimo Lopez]

But this song.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That different, huh? I guess that different.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Like, you know, numbers don't lie, but.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Bro, that gotta feel a certain type of way.

[21 Savage]

Boy, what you talking about? To hear this. You at the Super Bowl.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And to goddamn them arena, them folk.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Like, homie, you know Kendrick been.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Been a great artist all this time away.

[21 Savage]

Yeah, for sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I'm saying?

[Teofimo Lopez]

But he had that look, that Drake dishwasher look.

[Caller/Listener]

Been his biggest look.

[21 Savage]

Drake couldn't get that from him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Facts.

[21 Savage]

That's how my point was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah. See, I don't like that conversation either, though, because we. I don't know why we act like Kendrick Lamar wasn't Kendrick Lamar before all of this. You know what I mean? Like, Kendrick, he was. He won a Pulitzer Prize.

[DJ Envy]

That's true.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But like, this man, this man has been selling out arenas all over the world way before that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But for some reason, people feel like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Got so many Grammys. That's factual.

[DJ Envy]

But that beef took him up another level, I would have to say. People who might not have known who Kendrick was.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It made it trendy to listen to Kendrick, I feel like.

[DJ Envy]

I think so. We can't take away what Kendrick is doing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They were acting like he wasn't already a 1A artist.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Already he was. But if it made it a little bit more trendier.

[DJ Envy]

So 21 said it made him 1.1. Like, he was already an A artist. Now it made him a little more. To people that might not have known.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That defeats Drake's point. I mean, 21's point. He said, you can't be 1.1 when you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's what I was saying the last. Like, it would have been a different. If Drake won.

[DJ Envy]

He would have been 1.1. Crossed him over a lot more.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Kendrick Ben Craw, Kendrick Lamar.

[DJ Envy]

I think it crossed him over a lot more. I think that battle crossed him over a lot more.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think it just made more conversation around Kendrick Lamar. And there was conversation already, but I don't know, it did make it different. It felt different. I will say too, people talk about what that battle did for Kendrick, but Kendrick just topped Hot 100 songwriter of the year for the first time. And a lot of the songs on here that they're Crediting him for are not just it's not like us is here, but you got humble, you got. There's so many other songs that I'm just pointing it out for the people because they like to make it seem like this battle made Kendrick a superstar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The beauty about Kendrick Lamar is every single time he drops an album, it's an event. Like every single time like this guy will take four or five years off and come out with an album, but every single time he drops, it's an event. He gonna win mad Grammys, he's gonna go on tour, sell out all around the world. The guy was.

[DJ Envy]

But you gotta admit that not like us was a different level.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Of course.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. It was a different type. Yes. A different type of record.

[DJ Envy]

It was a different type of everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

By the way, for any hip hop artist, you get a not like us. Like it's just. It's just a different type of not like us is don't come around too long for any artist.

[DJ Envy]

I feel like that dots just connected everything for Kendrick.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That. Yeah, the dots connected for that Super Bowl.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, the super bowl, the record.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely.

[DJ Envy]

The Grammy. It was just. It was everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. One of the greatest years in hip hop history. But you can't plan that. But you don't get that kind of year if you already don't have the foundation and career that Kendrick Lamar.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You don't get that from just going viral real quick on TikTok. I agree. And they did get into. I know we got a rap. But they did get into like, you know, the gun of conversation. They also talked about. If you guys want to check, take a listen to the interview. And they also talked about Metro and Drake if there's a chance for them to ever work together again. And because you guys know two ne one loves to put people back together. Let's take a listen to that.

[21 Savage]

That's me and Drake just. It's just the relationship keep itself just like me and Metro. I tried to get them together long, long, long before all this.

[Teofimo Lopez]

What happened?

[21 Savage]

You know, something just. Metro felt how he felt. Metro felt a certain type of way about something. Drake told me and Metro that he understood where he was wrong and he apologized multiple times. But I feel like Metro just felt how he felt. But I feel like now Metro is kind of more open minded. Feel like he. Like. I don't know. I feel like Metro been through a lot. So, you know, like, I feel like sometimes just don't be the right time. But I feel like in the future, the near future, we'll See them work together again.

[Caller/Listener]

Do you.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Do you think the damage is done?

[DJ Envy]

Do you think like, Drake took a hit?

[21 Savage]

Do I think he took a hit?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[21 Savage]

Nah, he's still the number one screen this year.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[21 Savage]

I feel like he took an Internet hit, but then it'd be like, damn, did you take an Internet hit? Because screaming. You got to go on the Internet to scream.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He took a hit.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He took a hit.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's so much more. He can rebuild. When he took a hit, I think he can rebuild. But I do think the way that the Internet is set up, when they go against you, it does put a little clap because people not even screaming about Iceman.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. But to 21's point, yeah. The Internet might be feeling away, but he's still the number one scream dog.

[Lauren LaRosa]

100.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So does it really matter? 6, 7.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

21 also called Atlanta a pedophile.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I've seen that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yep. And there's a lot there. It's a three hour interview. Make sure you guys go and check that out. If I can bring that back.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Check out Perspectives with Big bank on the Black Effect. I Heart Radio podcast network. And it was dope how they did it because they started the interview at 9 and it was three hours. And it led right up to the album dropping at midnight. What happened to the screech by 21 stabs? We got some 21 in there.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, we got.

[DJ Envy]

We got the record featuring Drake. OVO sent us this record.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, the mystery coup. Man, I'd rather hear I Wish or something. Don't be letting OVO Eli pick the goddamn music.

[DJ Envy]

That's the only one they got clean in there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

See that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I'm sure because he's a freaking Drake stand.

[DJ Envy]

He is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

God damn.

[DJ Envy]

Let's get into it. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast, his club. Let's get back at some front page news. Start off with sports and Thursday night football. The Falcons beat the Buccaneers 29 to 28. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, M.B. lauren. Charlemagne. How y' all doing this morning? Good morning. So we start this hour with a major development in the case of Kilmar Obrega Garcia. After a federal judge ordered his surprise release from an ICE detention center in Pennsylvania. He is now back in Maryland this morning and the judge ruled the government had no legal authority to keep him detained because the paperwork needed to deport him a final removal removal order. It was never completed. Now, without that, ICE could Not lawfully hold him. But his attorney feels that this may not be the end of the fight. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But this case has always not just been about one man.

[DJ Envy]

At the same time, it's also about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The fight between power and law.

[DJ Envy]

Right. And the Trump administration's desire to use.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This one man to make a point.

[DJ Envy]

That they can do whatever they want, whenever they want. I really wish that I could say that with this, you know, they're gonna leave well enough alone. This family suffered enough. This man has suffered enough. He was tortured in prison in El.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salvador earlier this year.

[DJ Envy]

But, you know, we've been around the.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Block long enough to know that it's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Very unlikely that they're gonna leave him alone. And I think they're gonna keep coming after him.

[DJ Envy]

The exact means in which they do.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That, we don't know.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. So this controversy comes after months of aggressive attempts to remove him from the US at one point, the Trump administration tried to deport him to four different African countries, including Uganda and Liberia. And this morning, the administration says its position has not changed. They still intend to pursue his deportation. A DHS spokesperson said earlier this year that Abrego will, quote, never go free on American soil. And when White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt, she was asked about his release yesterday in the Oval Office, this was her response. Let's listen.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The White House, the administration, opposed this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Activism from a judge who is really acting as a judicial activist, which we've.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Unfortunately seen in many cases across the country. Abrego Garcia is present in our country illegally. He is a proven human trafficker.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He is a proven gang member. The administration has evidence of that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And as you saw from the Department.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Of Homeland Security, they issued a statement.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Saying they'll continue to fight this legal battle in court.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Question, Mimi, is that true? Is he a proven gang member and proven human trafficker?

[Mimi Brown]

No, he's not. In that case in Tennessee, is what they're talking about, about the human trafficker that that case has yet to be to go to court. But they have not proven that he is a gang member. In fact, he came from El Salvador, and he was given immunity, and he was not told that he had to go back. And then when he went back to El Salvador, that was, like, against the law because he was given immunity from. I forget which administration it was. So it's still, like, an ongoing case. The Trump administration is still continuing to try and deport this man, but that's because a lot of people are saying they're trying to make an example out of him. You know, when his case first got started, it was when the immigration stuff just got, it just began. Right. So a lot of what's happening with him stems from them just trying to make their point that they are in charge. And this immigration status, his immigration status is going to be revoked because, you know, he's, he's fighting against it, basically. I, I don't know why they continue to fight against it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I wonder how much they've ruined this man's life. Cause I'm sure he can't get no work because nobody wants to touch him. You know what I mean?

[Mimi Brown]

Well, he's been in jail for the past year. He has not, you know, he's, he's out of, he's out of detention for now. But he is scheduled to be in a Maryland courtroom at 8 o' clock this morning in Baltimore. And the last time that he was scheduled to be in court in Baltimore, he was taken back into custody. So we don't know what's going to happen. The Trump administration, they continue to go after him with tooth and nail. So we'll see what's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And that's funny because when I heard it, when I knew that he came back home a year ago, I just thought he was home. I didn't realize he was still in jail for the past year.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, they put him right back in detention. So we'll see what happens this morning. He is scheduled to be there at 8 o' clock this morning. His supporters say that they will be out outside and they will be supporting him to see what happens. And his lawyers say that they will continue to fight tooth and nail for him. So. And then we also have an update to a story we brought you earlier this week. The man accused in that deadly shooting at Kentucky State University, the HBCU, he was in court yesterday. So 48 year old Jacob Lee Bard, who investigators say is the father of two students enrolled at Kentucky State, he pled guilty. Excuse me, pled not guilty to murder and first degree assault. The judge, they set his bond at $1 million cash. His next, next hearing is scheduled for next week. Now, police say Bard was involved in a physical altercation on campus before pulling out a handgun and shooting two students near a residence hall. And one of Those victims, a 19 year old, he died at the hospital. The second remains in critical condition. And as for a motive, investigators, they haven't disclosed one, but they're still reviewing surveillance video, bystander video, and there are reports that there may have been a fight involving Bard's sons. That may have happened beforehand, but police say it's too early to confirm that.

[DJ Envy]

So damn sad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Horrible, man.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, absolutely. And to our next story. So if you use Instacart to save time on groceries, this next story may make you look twice at your receipt. So a new study says Instacart has been using artificial intelligence to quietly test different prices on different shoppers, meaning two different people could be buying the exact same item from the exact same store at the exact same time and still pay completely different prices. Now, researchers, they tracked more than 400 shoppers in four cities and found that Instacart sometimes offered up to five different prices for the same product. And here's what that means for you. So if you use Instacart a lot, especially with grocery prices being so high, you could be paying up to $1,200 more a year, which without even realizing it. So consumer advocates, they say this isn't just confusing, it is unfair. And they argue that Americans are already struggling with grocery bills and they shouldn't be, quote, guinea pigs for a price experiment. And so Instacart, though, they are pushing back, saying these are short term tests that help retailers figure out what matters and keep essentials down for shoppers. And Instacart says that these tests, they are not based on who you are or your behavior. In other words, they say they're not targeting specific people, they're just running experiments across the platform.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I Instacart all the time. That's a little nerve wracking. But you do got to watch them because even down to like when they replace certain things, which is, I know as a human doing it, but like, I make sure I like choose all of my rep, my replacements because they'll just grab whatever so it'll be like brands or prices that you don't want.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I hate that. I ordered some oldest Funk and Meyer cookies the other day and they sent me. I forgot what the other brand was, but it wasn't funking my.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Did you put in your replacement? No, See, I do that.

[DJ Envy]

They can ask you to ask you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

If they don't have it first replacement, I'll, I'll like write them and say, hey, if they don't have that, just refund it. Like, I'm very particular about it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was, I feel like that was just God's way of showing me that I didn't really need those cookies.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, you thick. You need to relax.

[Mimi Brown]

Or they could have been charged a lot more for those cookies than they were Actually, really worth. That's apparently what has been going on in a bunch of different cities. And Lawrence, you too, right? Like, you got to double check your. Your receipt now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Did you. Did you talk about AI? I saw yesterday the Time magazine made the architects of AI Person of the Year, which I also thought. I'm like, this is crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

AI changing the world.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We can't escape it. People are upset, but you got to get with it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, AI AI is like anything else. It's going to be some positive benefits, but there's going to be a lot of negative benefits. And you just got to ask yourself, do the pros outweigh the cons when it comes to AI?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Yeah, I agree.

[Mimi Brown]

That's true. All right, y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that's your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me at Mimi Brown tv. For more stories, follow the Black Information Network, Download the free iHeartRadio app, and visit binnews.com Peace, Mimi.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All. And listen, you know, today is Friday, so we do the people's donkey, man. So 1-800-585-1051. If you want to call up and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid, you can call us right now.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. And when we come back, Teofimo Lopez will be joining us. He's fighting Shakur Stevenson on 31 January at Madison Square Garden. And we're gonna talk to both of those brothers in the next couple of hours. So don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. Is DJ Envy, Just hilarious Charlamagne, the guy we are the Breakfast Club. Lon laros is here as well. Our brother Ock is here, so you know what that means. We got a box in the building, ladies and gentlemen, from Brooklyn, New York, he's fighting on the 31st of January. He's fighting Shakur Stevenson. Teo Lopez, welcome.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Morning.

[DJ Envy]

How you feeling, bro?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Feeling great, feeling excited, and I'm just pumped for this fight.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's a dream matchup, you know what I'm saying? It's a fight that boxing fans, you know, just. These are the fights we want to see. What made you want to fight Shakur right now? How did y' all get it done?

[Teofimo Lopez]

I think it's just fate. You know, it just lined up. I think that, you know, he's been talking a big, big game since the Williams Cepeda fight that happened over here at the Armstrong Stadium. So I think that there's nobody else at 135 that he's trying to aim for. So he wants to come for the top dog, and that's me at 100. So it just lines up, you know, and I'm always. I'm always willing to fight the best. And I felt like, why not? You know, people talk highly of Shakur, as they should, and I'm just here to do my part and put an upset.

[Interviewer/Host]

You know, you mentioned the. The fight against Cepeda. Were you surprised how Shakur. Shakur has gotten criticized for moving and being a boxer that isn't that aggressive, which, I mean, he's been successful at it. But on a Cepeda fight, he showed the world that he could fight in the pocket. Like, Cepeda throws, what, a thousand punches a fight? Were you surprised, or do you expect this Shakur can fight that type of fight as well?

[Teofimo Lopez]

I mean, I look at it like. I know we mentioned it. We talked about it. I'd say that it was. The people get to him. People get to Shakur quite easily. So I feel like whatever the people want is what they're gonna try to get with Shakur.

[Interviewer/Host]

Oh, so you say he fought like that to. To please the people, to prove to the people that he can do it?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He didn't need to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Cause you can't tell if Shakur don't want you to touch him, you're not gonna touch him. His defense is that immaculate. You just said, though, you said that you. You ready to pull an upset. So you. You acknowledging that Shakur, the better fighter.

[Caller/Listener]

Never.

[Teofimo Lopez]

No, no, no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You just said that. He said the upset.

[Interviewer/Host]

Well, he said the odds probably has hit my head.

[Teofimo Lopez]

No. Yeah. It's just the odds. They got him as the favorite.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, got you. Gotcha.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Odds, I think, is like, three to one right now.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Teofimo Lopez]

That's all. I'm kind of used to being in that position. I'm just here to reclaim them and redefend them.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So with that upset, like, what do you plan to, like, exploit about Shakur in the ring?

[Teofimo Lopez]

That is defense is not as impeccable as people mention it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's impeccable. This is pretty elite. Come on. It's pretty elite.

[Teofimo Lopez]

No.

[DJ Envy]

Well, that's what I said.

[Interviewer/Host]

What is his weakness, though, if there's one?

[Teofimo Lopez]

His mind. Once you penetrate the mind, that's it. Same this game. This is boxing. This has always been since forever. And if your mind ain't strong in this, it's never gonna accomplish anything in life. And that's why boxing to this day is the toughest sport in the world. You can't take away from that. And it starts with the mind.

[DJ Envy]

That's why now you're both fighting in the Garden, you're fighting at the Garden. What does that mean to you? You from Brooklyn, him from Jersey. What does that mean to you?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Nah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Brick city and concrete jungle. That's how you gotta look at it. It's. It's a blessing. I mean, for me, I think it's a. It's a not only an honor, but it shows where we at in the pedigree of the sport. You got two prime fighters coming in, the best, fighting the best, and putting on a show in New York is nothing like the Mecca and Madison Square Garden. There's so much history there. I've won my titles there, I've been defeated there, won them all back again. So I got a lot of history when it comes to Madison Square Garden.

[DJ Envy]

Does it get to your head when you hear the odds or you hear somebody like Charlemagne saying his defense is impeccable and say that you, the underdog, does that get to your head at all when you see, like, people going against you so much?

[Teofimo Lopez]

No, it can't be.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can't be.

[Teofimo Lopez]

It comes with it. I look at it like this. I was talking to my father about this and was also my trainer. I said, if you want to be light, then you know you'd be liked by being a good fighter. You want to be loved, you be the best fighter, but you want to be hated, Be the greatest fight. And I think that all comes in different atmospheres. And when you're the greatest, not a lot of people are going to agree with what you're doing and how you do it. So I'm trying to aim for that category, aim for that, for that, for my journey and for my name. And before I hang up these gloves, people can say, Teofimo was the greatest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The thing I love about you, you've been very open about, like, your personal struggles and pressure and mental health. How is doing that work made you a better man and fighter?

[Teofimo Lopez]

I love it.

[Caller/Listener]

I love it.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I honestly love it. I think that's, like, part of the journey is, like, you learn with struggle, you learn with obstacles, and you also learn within yourself what you can and cannot do. And then you hit a point in your life where you start realizing that there's not much that you cannot achieve, so you push limits far beyond your own measures. And I love it. I love it. I love this right here. I love this fight. I love this part where it's going to test my limits. It's a challenge to show people. And I'm here to exploit his defense of Shakur Stevenson. I'm here to show that there's a lot of flaws in his. In his style. We don't grown up in the amateurs together, and since the early 2010s, so we got a lot of history when it comes to, like, seeing each other rise to the cream of the crop. But I think that now it comes to where we just meeting now. So we never faced each other. Wish him nothing but the best after he loses to me, and, yeah, I can't wait to just keep on going from there.

[Interviewer/Host]

I have to ask you, because I'm so happy that this fight is happening, because at one point, this is a ring fight, right? So Turkey, Alisha is involved. And at one point, they were saying that you were on the outs. You said something about Saudi Arabia. You said something about, I don't know, the religion. Correct me if I'm wrong. And supposedly Turkey didn't want to do any business with you. But then in Vegas, I saw you, him, everybody, like, kind of mingling. So what was said? How did you guys mend that beef or whatever issue that was?

[Teofimo Lopez]

It's boxing. There's no beef. It's just boxing. You don't talk. Sometimes you're going to talk hit and miss.

[Interviewer/Host]

I know, but did you. Did you regret anything that you said because you're outspoken? Have you ever regretted anything that you said, like, to the public?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Well, one thing you learn in this game, you don't talk about religion. So, no, but I'm just saying, not learn from it. I don't recall me even mentioning about religion. I think people mix up my words from time to time, and that comes with this game. It's cool. I mean, I'm still captain of my division. I'm holding my belts. I'm proud to be a ring champion, his champion, so to speak, and at the same time, WBO world champion. So I'm in a great position. I think that as long as you bring money to the game, they can't exclude you out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tim Bradley said that he feels like Shakur Stevenson can hurt you, not, not necessarily with power, but by frustrating you, controlling the distance, nullifying your offense, just making you look bad. He said that he feels like he has secure, has superior boxing IQ compared to you.

[Caller/Listener]

That's cool.

[Teofimo Lopez]

That's his opinion. That's cool. Everybody has an opinion. Like, I swear, I wish I could be like you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I swear, I wish I Could be like, you say, whatever, it's fine. I'll be like, say what?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He also said, don't run from Shakur.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, hey, I don't. I put on boxing shoes, not track shoes. So, yeah, just. I'm excited for it all, man. I like to go to the fire.

[Interviewer/Host]

You know, people been talking about was your mental lapses in the ring because you're so skilled. Like, you've been on a pound for pound list, right? Especially after you beat Lomachenko. You showed every facet of your game. But then there's fights, little hiccups, like, against Sando Martin, where people say tio just wasn't really there. Like, mentally, it wasn't really him. Like, how do you avoid that from happening? And do you hear that noise?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Actually raised me. I say it like that. And you come to a point in life where you realize some things may not go exactly the way you plan it for that night, that's perfectly fine. Because they're just mistakes in the lead up to something more. It only becomes a choice when you continue to make that same mistake. So I've come to terms where it's like those type of. Of quote unquote hiccups were challenging moments for me to see where I could improve in my game. There's no such thing as, like, oh, I know everything. I know how to do it all. I got this in the. In the bag. You don't. If you do, you might as well quit now. Yeah. You know.

[DJ Envy]

Do you still love boxing? Because, you know, it's funny, I hear you talk about your son a second ago, and you lit up. Yeah, but then when you talk about boxing, it's just like, I'm a fight, I'm a win. Keep moving. Then I'm gonna go back to my son. You know what I mean? So do you still love it? You still have love for the sport?

[Teofimo Lopez]

I wouldn't be the man I am without it.

[DJ Envy]

But you still love it now?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Absolutely. I'm just more. No more rah, rah, no more Chill.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You wanna show improve through actions and not words.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I ain't gonna win that battle no more. I'm just gonna do what I gotta do. Because the real gonna prevail regardless. It may they show a lot of flaws and fake dudes and fake people around the world now, but as long as you keep your thing, keep it thorough, you gonna get yours.

[Interviewer/Host]

But don't you feel like you suppressing who you really are? Like, you talked about the Times Square, and everybody was saying, Teofimo was the one that had that whole promotion lit up. Like on the press conferences. You. You had the bravado and all that. So now it seems like you're saying you're going to suppress that. You're not going to be yourself.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I'm still myself.

[Interviewer/Host]

Just a different tone down version of.

[Teofimo Lopez]

You want to say it that way. I think I just. I ain't really been on social right now. I just been locked in. Yeah. I just been on, like. I don't know. I just been on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I get what I'm saying, though, because even when you talk about, you know, the things.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I'm so funny, though. I'm gonna definitely do my thing at the press conference in a little bit.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I'm saying you got to show that to sell the fight because, you know, you got. You got the accolade, but, you know, in order to get that money satisfied badly, you gotta perform a little bit.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I already got the money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But okay.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Yeah. So it's more so of the.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, but you want the fight to do well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Numbers.

[Teofimo Lopez]

It will. I mean, look, I wouldn't. This is my first time sitting amongst you all at the Breakfast. Breakfast Club. And honestly, it's been. That's what it takes you to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Your pops is funny. He back there like, man, all that. Let's get to the fight.

[Teofimo Lopez]

One thing, we never lost to a.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

South pole out of 200 fights. So you said they never lost to a southpaw out of 200 fights. Yeah, or more.

[Teofimo Lopez]

A lot of people look at. Look not to look over it, but a lot of people look at southpost very different. They're very difficult. But I grew up with southpaws since a kid, kind of understand the. The rhythms of it. Don't get me wrong, he could be slick, but it's something I do to southpaws that just work in my favor, chico.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Different, though.

[Caller/Listener]

It's all right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's called a special fight.

[Caller/Listener]

What are you talking about?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, dad.

[Caller/Listener]

Even his little daughter said, hold on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get a pop, somebody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Don't stay quiet now I understand why you stay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't stay quiet.

[DJ Envy]

Freaking four seconds, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is special fight because of both. Because who we both of y' all are. But Shakur is a special fighter. You gotta acknowledge that.

[Caller/Listener]

That's what we fighting.

[Teofimo Lopez]

There you go.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Interviewer/Host]

So he. So he does agree that he special, but, I mean, he got hit. He got hit a couple times against Sepeda, but he put himself in a position. Normally, he doesn't get hit like that.

[DJ Envy]

That boy would have been down Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You became undisputed at a young age. Like you acknowledged. When you look at your career now, what part of your legacy are you most focused on building? That.

[Teofimo Lopez]

The one that's coming. That's it. The one that's coming. All that is in the past, people end up forgetting. Just gotta keep it going and. And push forward on what else you could do. Like I said before, just trying to claim more history. Yeah. Break numbers. I think we're gonna sell out the Garden. We got the big room, you know what I'm saying? So I think it's gon great.

[Interviewer/Host]

You called out a lot of big names, obviously. This is a massive fight. You called out, obviously, Bud Crawford at one point, Boots Ennis. Like, so what's. What's ahead? You saying that you're going to beat Shakur, upset him? Like, are you going up to 147? Do you still want the big fights? Like, what?

[Teofimo Lopez]

I'm trusting my team. I'm going to trust my team on this one. I'm not going to do no more than that. You know, that's why you got a team. That's why everybody gets what they get from it. So trust your team. Trust the process, and trust the fact that they got big plans for me the first quarter of the year and then moving forward after that. So I'm just. I'm excited. No matter what, I'm excited that I'm back on the field. I'm back fighting, getting ready. It's been a long time. Overdue. And. Yeah. Just ready to, like, show people, like, the takeover. For real. For real.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is this the most underestimated you felt going into a fight, or was it this way with Lomachenko?

[Teofimo Lopez]

No, no, no. We're near close.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Teofimo Lopez]

But I just like the fact that I'm just keeping myself more calm and composed. Don't get me wrong. Definitely, for sure. But I just. Yeah, I just. I ain't. I ain't trying to do no more. That I get myself in trouble for no reason. Like, I'm being my authentic self. It's like, gets me in trouble. I'm like, so y' all just don't, like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just don't like it.

[Teofimo Lopez]

So it's like, I rather just. I'm trying to get deals and stuff like that in the near future. So I'd rather just keep it like.

[Caller/Listener]

Like this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's the biggest misconception people still have about you?

[Teofimo Lopez]

That I'm crazy? Yeah. I'm not crazy. It's like, you gotta believe you're the best and the Greatest to do what you do. It's not. And when you do it. Not crazy. Just you was you really smart, You're a genius.

[DJ Envy]

That sounds a little crazy.

[Teofimo Lopez]

It's just that me and I was talking to my father about this, though. All right, So I know y' all been hearing about the WBC and. And Crawford and all that stuff, right? So I was thinking about this. You only become undisputed when you pay all the sanctioning fees. So by default, by him not paying that one sanctioning fee, although he beat Canelo Alvarez by default. He's not undisputed three times.

[Interviewer/Host]

No, he's understood. No, he's undisputed. I mean, I mean, obviously the public knows that doesn't mean anything at this point, though.

[Teofimo Lopez]

They did it to me. I'm gonna do it to them.

[Interviewer/Host]

But. But what about those. Those comments that people were saying that what races. And they claim that you send bananas to Keyshawn's room and all that. Look, I know you personally and I don't know you to be racist at all, right? But do you regret any of those antics? And I know why. I guess I figure why you thought you had to do it like a Scarface.

[Teofimo Lopez]

It's a Scarface moment right now when you see me point your finger, point your finger and say, that's the bad guy. I'm the bad guy of boxing.

[Interviewer/Host]

So that's what it was.

[Teofimo Lopez]

No, but that's what they want to portray it as, because no one else could do something like I do. Not the. Not the whole part of the. The fruits. But let me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let me.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Let me regroup back on this. Let me regroup back on this, though, when you asked me that question, why is it that way? I could say it's the three gateway I never chose on. I could say that I'm just trying to do something and. And authentically I could say that I. Probably the odds wasn't meant for me to have those flowers to do it, but something much higher caused it for me to do a cause and chain of reaction. I still don't know. But one thing I'm not going to do is. Is allow something that. That is not. That is not powerful more than I am to. To dictate where I should be and how I should move my life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Yeah, because it's working. If. If it's still working. They ain't broke. Don't fix it. Right. And I'm. I'm maintain on that. I think certain things in this world tend to lead on. Let's Just fixate it on that. Right. But it's. I can know how to make you a celebrity overnight, but I ain't choose that. I just want to be the best at what I do.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Teofimo Lopez]

And some people may not like that. So, yeah, there's ways to scratch it off, rewrite it. They don't done it with the Bible and many other things. So what am I to it? So when we got Shakur now, cool. Let's see what else we could pursue and what we could do. Let's see how much longer can my so called authenticity continue to carry on in this. In this industry of boxing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So what did you mean when you. When you said. When you talking about Tank and Bud? You said, whichever monkey wants the banana.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Yeah, because it's like I'm trying to get fights and it's been leading. It's been. It's been let up for a long time. You know what I'm saying? It's been let up for a long time. So I tried different ways and different avenues, had contracts thrown and all that never happened. Nothing ever happened. So I was like, yo, you know what? I used to grow up watching young other fighters. 40s, 50s. I'm talking 1940s, 50s, where they used to go at each other like this. And then what about, oh, Mike Tyson. Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna eat your K kids and all this, right?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, he used gay slurs, too.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I'm saying?

[Teofimo Lopez]

You love me? Yeah, right? So what happened to, I just grew up from that hardcoreness. That's how I looked at it. You know what I mean? And that's what I love the most. Why I wanted to put on a pair of boxing gloves was because it was hardcore. It was rugged, you know, it wasn't none of this.

[Interviewer/Host]

It's a different era, though, in this.

[Teofimo Lopez]

And. And that's where I had to adjust. And I was like, okay, cool. I get where everybody coming from, but don't put me and portray me like that, because I'm just coming from what I grew up on. Not the. Not the baiting, but just the fact, like, I' ma just get you under your skin till we just lace it up and then really make a full pack action fight.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but why not stand on it? Even with the Keyshawn Davis, Like I said, it was an anonymous package of watermelons and bananas. And then all I did was just laugh at it. Eating a banana, laughing. Why not stand on it and be.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Like, how you mean?

[Interviewer/Host]

Like claim it that, say that you.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Sent it Because I did it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What we then do do that?

[Interviewer/Host]

No, no, I know you. You said on our show that you didn't do it, but if people were assuming that you did and you putting the video to Charlemagne's point, why not say I let them believe that I did it?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Because just like promote the fight that you just.

[Caller/Listener]

You just said that he has do something.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right? Right.

[Teofimo Lopez]

All right. So basically it's like this. You, You. You put a lie out there in front of everybody's face, let people talk about you. Now I just took away from his action of his fight leading up to a world title. Now it's on me whether it's good. There's no such thing as good or bad publicity unless you hit a woman or you cause some murder or something like that, to the point where you got a, you know, a mug shot. But other than that, it shouldn't lead to that case scenario. So I just, I went with it. But when it came to Akin, Barack and I got on they show, I literally set it out like it is. I ain't do none of that that, you know.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Because you really didn't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Exactly. But when they label you that, then they want to keep it going. Like they said you use the N word on Instagram Live. But you said you didn't.

[Teofimo Lopez]

No, I didn't. So I rather just, you know, like, hey, if that's something, the only way that they could get me out, then I'm winning. If that is the only way you could find ways to get me out. Because you can't do it in the ring. I'm winning life, I'm winning. I'm winning big time. And. And I'd rather just keep it like that. I don't. I don't come in here with a full squad. I'm not. I'm not like that. I think it takes a real man to go and do his things in a. In a mafia, mafioso world and still hold it down to the teeth and just be like, imma do what I do and. And ain't nobody gonna stop me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, what about this one? It's the last one. When you was frustrated with top rank, what's up, up? And you said, if they want the black fighters, they can keep them. What'd that mean?

[Teofimo Lopez]

I look at it like, yeah, I just want to start some chaos. You start some chaos. Let it be known. Conflict. What is all. What is everything in life, in this world and politics and all that it is starts with what conflict or chaos or conflict.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What have you lost outside of, you know, not being listed as undisputed. Like, but what have you lost behind the scenes that keep. Keeps you on that easy edge? It seems like you stepping real carefully now. Like, where does that come from?

[Teofimo Lopez]

I think it's just, you got to plan out your years. Feel me? I don't went broke already, like, twice. I ain't trying to deal that no more for me. Eventually, people going to blackmail you and do all this extra stuff, and that's cool. You learn with it. But knowing that you got a family, knowing you got all these things, you can't just go off of the work field thinking that it's always going to be there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What do you mean by field?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Just work for you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ladies and gentlemen.

[DJ Envy]

On the 31st of January.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't even fall for it.

[DJ Envy]

You can, yeah, you can swerve on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Them one good time. No, I do got one more question for him.

[DJ Envy]

What's that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When you're in the ring and. And you see, you know, when. When you. When you see your opponents, right, what lets them know? What lets you know that they're, like, mentally broken. Not just physically, but mentally. Like, okay, I got them mentally.

[Teofimo Lopez]

I guess it's my. My stance. Right away they feel that aura. They feel that energy right away. I see their eyes is different. You can see a lot in a person with their eyes. So I always look at the eyes. So I don't know, maybe it's just. What? I don't know how hard I do punch, but when I punch him, changes, right? Changes quick. So, yeah, you know, I think that's really it. Yeah, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Why you got one of them shakers.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man, when that's not a joke.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But he been jerking since he gave us. He wants you to ask him.

[Interviewer/Host]

The fight is the 31st.

[DJ Envy]

Good luck fight. You should call Stevenson at the Garden, get your tickets if you haven't got them already. And it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, it is the Breakfast Club, but I'm the only one in here right now. Oh, there she go. Yes, it's the world's most dangerous morning show, the Breakfast Club. It's time for the latest with Lauren.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Lauren becoming a straight face.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody. She gets the details.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She be having the latest on you. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes she have details. Sometimes she have a little bit everything. Well, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club. Talk to me, LL Cool B.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good Morning. Okay, y', all, so yesterday there was a cameraman going back to the. The Diddy doc. There was a cameraman who released a statement to Rolling Stone. Now, this cameraman, I told you guys this on December 1st, but the difference is the cameraman is now coming out and actually putting his name on it, but on December 1st, and it's December 12th. Now, I told you guys that when we were trying to figure out how Netflix got this exclusive footage of Diddy recording himself right before he, Lauren LaRosa.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Had the story first.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. So I told you guys then that Diddy was in conversation for a Netflix documentary. Uh, that Netflix denies. They denied that conversation, but he was in this conversation allegedly. Uh, there was things being recorded because he had been working on his own documentary of some sort. His main person that he hired for to shoot this documentary was out of town, so they hired a third party to come in and shoot for a few days. And that person is the person who Netflix has been dealing with now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So that whole story about Diddy not paying the camera people, that wasn't true?

[Interviewer/Host]

False.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, let me tell you. So the rep at the time had told me they didn't really know for sure. They were trying to figure it all out. They believe that money wasn't paid because basically they're still trying to figure out liability. I talked to them yesterday after this statement was released. They're still trying to figure out liability because they don't know who the issue falls on. At first, they believe that the camera, the third party camera people were not paid and that's why they owned it and were able to potentially license it. But now it sounds like, because they've spoken to this main, you know, videographer, that that is not true. And this guy came out and basically said, you know, I was away for three days, I was out of town. I hired a third party person. That person filmed Diddy for a couple.

[DJ Envy]

Days, which is wild, by the way. Anyway, I'm gonna hire a third person that we all don't know to come in here and shoot private video. That's wild.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He doesn't get into with their, like, how deep their relationship went. So maybe it was a third party that he worked for before or that he hires on other projects. A lot of times, you know, if you're a smaller company, not with this.

[DJ Envy]

Type of content, but go ahead.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but, yeah, so basically now he's standing on. He's saying that there is no issue about money, that this is an issue about, like, what you could legally do not do And. And, you know, just morally, what you shouldn't have done. Like, he's basically saying that this guy was in the wrong. Now, Netflix, back on December 1st, gave me a statement. I did reach out to them for something additional now that this guy is, you know, coming out and standing on what he said, but they haven't given me anything new. But back on December 1st or right after that, they said to me that they obtained everything legally and that anything saying anything against that is. Is false. And they're standing on that.

[Caller/Listener]

So.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So now we know how the video made it to 50s doc.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, you knew on December 1st.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tell them again, Lauren.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, you knew from the girls on the Breakfast Club was my point, you know, but I'll make sure that I, you know, do all the things to make sure that you guys can see it, I guess, more places or something, because people was acting like they didn't know. And I'm like, I told y' all that two weeks ago.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Talk LL Cool Bay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Thank you for the bomb. I never got a bomb.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. All right. All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Damn. So traumatized. Speaking of the Netflix doc, though, y' all remember Dame Dash was up here talking about the doc would never come out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How could we forget?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Exactly. So he did an interview with the ladies of POV Point of View, and they asked him, how does he feel now that the doc has come out? Let's take a listen to Dame Dash. It was trending.

[Teofimo Lopez]

The.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The Diddy cone was reckoning. Did you. Did you check it out?

[Teofimo Lopez]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So, okay, so we know that you.

[Rob Markman]

Were saying that it was not going to come out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So how do you feel that it actually is?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know. I honestly thought, you know, based on, like, moral codes and, like, coming from where, like a street ethic. I honestly didn't think that he would ever do that.

[Teofimo Lopez]

Why, though?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I wouldn't, because it's just not my job to tell. I'm not a black man that's going.

[Shakur Stevenson]

To tear another black man now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let them do that. But also, you know, like, if somebody, you know, again, allegedly, it just seems like somebody puff, you know, violated his baby mother in front of his kid, you know, so. Yeah, but that's not how we deal.

[Shakur Stevenson]

With things from where we're from.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, that's. I know y' all girls, but I'm not answering that. But what I'm saying. No, no, no, Dame, that's not the reason. You said the doc wasn't coming out. You actually didn't give a reason, but you didn't make it A moral code thing. No, cut it out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And why does he always use the black man tearing down another black man called. What? He said, I wouldn't let a black.

[DJ Envy]

Man tear down another black man on a white person's platform.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You let a white artist do a diss record. Cameron at 50 cent.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, he sure did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you let your white artist. You let your white artist do a diss record to Cameron and 50 Cent.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, the white Aaliyah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. The white Aaliyah.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Come on. Dame now. Let's. Come on. Let's keep it consistent.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. And he also says in this interview with the ladies of POV on Afro TV that he actually got reached out to by tmz, I'm assuming, when they were doing whatever documentaries. And he told them no, because he said he would never sit on a white man's platform and down another black man. But they also. That's what he said. Now, they. They also asked him, what is it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What is YouTube? What is social media? Y' all do know when y' all on these platforms talking about other black people, these white platforms, right? This one, y' all do know that, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Maybe it feels black to him because he puts like. Like music under it or something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, Shut up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They also asked him what his issue is with y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let's take a listen.

[Caller/Listener]

When you went to your.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When you went to the Breakfast Club interview, even though you're saying you're gonna sue them, really, for defamation In. In all these words, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

100.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You and Charlemagne sat there and called each other names back and forth, and you said that he was.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, my problem is, quote, unquote, homosexual.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think it is. So.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, I was gonna ask you that, but do you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Defamation.

[Caller/Listener]

That's my opinion.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I'm not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's not why I'm mad at him. I'm mad.

[DJ Envy]

The. The.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The defamation comes from him saying I was lying about. So I showed him my docu series in the trailer for my Paid in Full. He said, I was lying.

[Shakur Stevenson]

You cannot do that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But that's an opinion.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If I show you something, how am I lying? If I show you. Okay, I can show you the sky is blue, but you can interpret that it's white.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's still an opinion. That doesn't happen like that. You can't get on here, right? And I tell you a truth, show it to you, and you discredit me, knowing that's a lie. You cannot call me a liar. And it's a lie. You cannot do that. So what he said I was lying about was saying I didn't show him my paid in full. Then you said I had on dirty sneakers and I had on clean ones. It could be petty, but it's. You don't understand.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He is so upset to him.

[Caller/Listener]

Why?

[Lauren LaRosa]

How would you do that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Those forces was filthy. All right? Funky ass forces, okay? Those forces look like the sneakers I cut grass in. Dam.

[Shakur Stevenson]

All right?

[DJ Envy]

That's how you interpret it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When you looking at your view, that's.

[DJ Envy]

How you interpret it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Those are forces you slip on to take the trash out. You know when you put your sneakers on and they already kind of like they push down in the back. That's the kind of forces he had on.

[DJ Envy]

What's wrong with you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man, that sneaker line hurts. Oh, you hear me?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It did. It did. And like it's the holidays. Calm the laugh down a bit.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna send them some forces for Christmas.

[Lauren LaRosa]

My God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna send them some fresh forces.

[DJ Envy]

There's kids out there that really need sneakers. You better not send them.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what? You're right.

[DJ Envy]

Send us some dirty ones.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Well, as we wrap that salute to Dame, though.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Oh, really?

[DJ Envy]

Gonna say all that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Dame. Salute the Dame.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, well, as we wrap the hour, I did what briefly, I want to give an update. So Sharon Moore, who was the coach at Michigan University of Michigan. I mean, we know that he's or we haven't reported it, but it's been reported and the team has made a statement that he is out of a job. After they did an investigation, they said they found credible evidence that he was in an inappropriate relationship with the staffer. And people are waiting to figure out, like, what is actually happening. They're waiting on charges. There was a 911 audio that TMZ released where there's a woman claiming that. That there's a coach attacking her. And this coach is suspected to be suicidal. But Sharon Moore is supposed to go into court today. And so we'll.

[DJ Envy]

What is he charged with? Because you said he couldn't court. What was he charged with?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Bunny hopping.

[DJ Envy]

What?

[21 Savage]

That's a.

[DJ Envy]

That's not a charge.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's not only Dr. Country against this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, so they say. So the prosecutor's office over there says that he. He remained behind bars as they do do the investigation into assault claims now. Alleged assault claims now. Right now we don't know. That's why everybody's waiting on like him to actually go to court so we can know what. What are they putting the assault to or not to like, what exactly is it? What degree of it? Like, we really don't know anything. So that's why I'm letting people know he said it into court today, I'm assuming. I did ask the prosecutor's office if they'll be doing, like, a press conference or anything after to kind of answer some questions, because there's just a lot of. This came as a surprise to a lot of people.

[Caller/Listener]

People.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How many more examples do men need to just be faithful? Like, seriously, like, how many more.

[DJ Envy]

Was he married? I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, he was married.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know the case. Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How many more examples do we need to just be faithful?

[DJ Envy]

And how old was he?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

39.

[DJ Envy]

He should have got it out of his.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, you looked into that? You'd be knowing the examples, huh?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, you think I ain't had a whole conversation, like, with that with my wife yesterday? That's what we was talking about in the gym yesterday. And I was watching a good piece that Jason Wilson did, you know, Salute to the good brother Jason Wilson. Jason Wilson did a fantastic piece about just men needing to have discipline. You gotta have that deep discipline. You just have to when you in certain positions. This Guy was making $5.5 million a year as the coach for the University of Michigan football team. You know, you're a married man with three kids. You got to move accordingly. We don't say black men don't cheat for no reason. That's right, because it's not, you know, none of y' all get triggered. Black men don't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I literally just got triggered. You ain't see me. Black men, but I know you mean black men.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Black, but also, black men, comma, don't cheat.

[DJ Envy]

That's both ways.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Telling.

[DJ Envy]

Black men went to Delaware. You understand what he said, man?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't want to talk about it.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[21 Savage]

She got you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Once we get some verified reports, though. I'll be back, guys.

[DJ Envy]

All right, Charlemagne, what we doing donkey today?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's Friday. Four after the hour. Is the people's donkey. Okay? 1-800-585-1051. You can call up and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid right now.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. We'll get into that. And then after that, Shakur Stevenson will be joining us. Boxer. He's fighting January 31st at the Garden. We'll talk to them in a minute. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. It's your time to nominate a donkey of your own.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Remember now, that is how they choose. Call in now.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-051.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Donkey of the Day for Friday, December 12th is the People's donkey. You know how we do. You can call up right now, 1-800-585-1051 and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. You can give somebody the biggest he haw. So. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, this Nick.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nick who? You want to get a biggest he heart to, sir?

[Caller/Listener]

Man, I gotta give it to Savannah State University, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's Savannah State? Do you.

[Caller/Listener]

Man, check it out, man. I had to take off work. Me and my wife had to take off work to go get our daughter from school because you know, it's about to be Christmas, breaker, whatever. And they got these kids having to check out by noon. If you don't get your kid out off the campus by noon, they get like a 200 something dollar fine. We spent all this money, put our kids in the school. It's an hbcu and we got drive all the way from Atlanta. It's like a four and a half hour drive leaving like six in the morning just to get our kids from school. And like the tuition is just crazy. I just feel like they should get the kids at least through the weekend because some kids family might not be able to get their kids in time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I don't understand that. Why they they treating y' all like a hotel? Why you gotta check? Nah, but the reason they do that is, man.

[DJ Envy]

Well, it depends, you know, because when I went to Hampton, they didn't really kick us out. I know a lot of the students, a lot of the teachers and the RAs wanted to leave, so they gave time so they can leave and catch their flights. That was the reason why, because you know, people got to leave as well. That's probably the reason why.

[Caller/Listener]

But they still got security, you know what I mean? We pay for the meal plan and all that. They can at least get through the weekend, you know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, they want your kids up out of there.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, they want them up out of here. But I want to tell y' all real quick, man, because appreciate y' all for what y' all do, man. 15. What is 15 year anniversary? I know.

[DJ Envy]

Yep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir.

[Caller/Listener]

I've been supporting you all since day one, man. Y' all keep on going. And I just want to say that I feel like y' all voice is bigger than the news now because we ain't watching it. A lot of people ain't watching news. I feel like we should more, but y' all got a bigger voice. In the news these days because we tuning in from all different types of people. Thugs, working people, kids. Y' all really bigger than the news, you know what I'm saying? We're gonna come to y' all before we believe what they telling us on the news, because half the time, the news ain't real. So I just appreciate what y' all do, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, thank you, King. We appreciate you, man.

[Caller/Listener]

All right. Y' all stay blessed, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Eric.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up? Yeah, what's up, Eric? We want to get a biggest he haw to Eric.

[Caller/Listener]

I have to say I love you guys. I love you, but I got to give it to you. It's not. You know, I know you're a faithful person, but once a week, you're always using the Lord's name in vain and saying Jesus blank. So I just want you to tone that down, because I know that, yes, exactly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why can't I call on Jesus?

[Caller/Listener]

You ain't supposed to use the Lord's name in vain. The way you say it when you're talking to people, when you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No sometimes do your research. I think sometimes when we hear.

[Caller/Listener]

Not supposed to say no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I think. I think. I don't like when people say that. And I'm tell you why. Whenever you hear something that's like, I guess evil or bad, I think that's the person you should be calling not.

[Caller/Listener]

You're not supposed to use the north name in vain, no matter what. You're not supposed to use it in the way that is negative. Like that. A negative connotation. So that's all I wanted to say. I love you, man. I love what you bring out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

And I do agree with you. Sometimes it does happen. But I just want you to give me the donkey just for that reason. It's not all the time, but there's times where you say it, and I'm like, how. Please don't say it like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jesus Christ, man. All right. All right, brother. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, Charlemagne. Y', all, this is Roxy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace, Roxy, who you want to get the biggest he haul to?

[Caller/Listener]

Okay. I want to get the biggest he hauled to Cheyenne, Brian, and everybody that's giving her a platform to tell her life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, shoot. What. What Dr. Cheyenne did to you.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, I'm not calling on her accolades. I can't question her accolades. But every interview she do, we got a different storyline. He told Nick Cannon that she was engaged four times. She said, everybody else. She was engaged two times. She said her mom and dad was pregnant at 16, 15, 17. She also saying he got. Her daddy got six kids, then her daddy got seven kids. She's so secretive. You might think she a married side. Like he be lying. I didn't watch all her interview. I didn't study this lady, she read a script. She go word for word based on everything. She controlled the narrative. He fake.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay?

[Caller/Listener]

She was in the hood. She'll get beat up every day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She. Why she gotta get beat up? God damn.

[Caller/Listener]

Because she fake.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I don't. I mean, I salute to doctor.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm not questioning her accolades whether she a doctor or not, but everything that she talk about is scripted. She say it word for word on every interview, but then she be talking so fast. She alive real quick and then just go past it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, thank you for calling. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

This is d' Angelo from Illinois.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How are you, d' Angelo from Illinois? Who you want to get the biggest he haw to, sir?

[Caller/Listener]

First, I gotta say, man, I appreciate y', all, man. Y' all the most diverse people on the radio. Secondly, I need to give a all the hammer tones you got to my baby mama, Lanita.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey.

[DJ Envy]

Of the day.

[Caller/Listener]

For being the worst baby mama on the planet. She deserves three donkeys of the day. After my second. Well, her second child that we went and to get an abortion, you know, I mean, agreeably, she didn't get it and now she want to get a child back. She only wanted no more. She need three donkeys other day for being an unfit mother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, wait a minute. What you mean get a child back? Who she gonna get a child back to, man?

[Caller/Listener]

Listen to me, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, look, I'm a little older, man.

[Caller/Listener]

And we agreed to have an abortion. She didn't have it. Had four other kids after my son and now don't want my son no more. He was just looking for a bag. Guys, watch out. They bad chase.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you are you gonna go get your son and. Absolutely, absolutely. I'm a good dad. You know what I mean? But it's just the fact of.

[Caller/Listener]

I wasn't trying to do that. And she forced a hand thinking she was gonna get some money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And now she don't even want them.

[Caller/Listener]

But remember, this is number two of six. So she keeping the other five, but don't want mine.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you number two. Then she had four more after.

[Caller/Listener]

You say four more after me. Her name Lanita. Shout her out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, you just did, sir. Have a Great day. We do this every freaking Friday, okay? The people's donkey. You can call up and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid, or you can go to the iHeartRadio app, go to our Talkback feature, and leave a message for whoever you want to get a biggest. He hard to man. So what we got coming up next?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, when we got back. When we come back, Shakur Stevenson will be joining us. He's boxing January 31st at the Garden. And we're gonna talk to him next, and we're gonna talk to him next, so don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lon laros is here, and so is our guy ak. And we got a special guest in the building. Shakur Stevenson. Welcome back, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No.

[Interviewer/Host]

What up, what up?

[DJ Envy]

How you feeling? Great fight the 31st.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[DJ Envy]

31St of January, Madison Square Garden.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yep, yep, yep.

[Shakur Stevenson]

We ready, bro.

[DJ Envy]

Let's jump right into it. So how you feeling fighting Teofimo? What do you think it's going to be?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Honestly, this a moment I've been kind of waiting for my whole career.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're waiting on that big name. You finally got one.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, it's like I've been kind of, like, pushing since I started. I want to fight the best fighters. So now in this situation, I kind of reached out and I kind of set it up to where we kind of made this happen. And Tio accepted the challenge, so I respect him for it.

[DJ Envy]

Now, we seen Tio earlier, and I was watching that, it didn't seem like regular teal, but you wanted to call.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You a monkey or something.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I just know he's usually more like, I'd rather see the version that kind of. I've been planning to fight for years.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah, but people be complaining about that version. Like, he's saying, wow, it's too wild. It's too crazy. So he. I guess people forced him to be this new version.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, but people shouldn't dictate who you are. Like, if you're a real man, bro, at the end of the day, bro, just be yourself. And whether they like you or love you, ain't nothing gonna change, bro, as long as the people around you love you.

[Interviewer/Host]

So he tried to throw a shot at you about that same topic, saying that Shakur lets the people get to him, and that's why he forced to pay to the way he did. Do you agree with that to some degree?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Hell no. I think that Zepeda got a style to where if Tio fought Zepeda, you'll.

[Interviewer/Host]

Have to fight him like that.

[Shakur Stevenson]

He probably would have to fight him the same way. I've never seen him in front of that kind of style right throughout his whole career. Now, he fought some good fighters, but honestly, his best opponent was Lomachenko. And I feel like. I'm not gonna say. I'm not gonna take away credit from him, but I feel as though Lomachenko ain't throw no punches for six rounds. So it's like, I can't really tell, like, how good you is. I don't know what happened with Lomachenko.

[Interviewer/Host]

But do you think something he did maybe had Loma hesitant?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I. I don't know. I wasn't in there to know whether, like, what happened, but I just know for a fact that Loma started the fight in the second half, and when he did hit, I thought he took over the second half of the fight. So it's hard to say to give him that much credit for being limo.

[Interviewer/Host]

So you think Loma won that fight or.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I thought to won a fight.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I wouldn't say he won the first seven rounds.

[Interviewer/Host]

Right. Okay.

[Shakur Stevenson]

And maybe even won the 12.

[Interviewer/Host]

He definitely. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Theo said that your defense isn't as elite as people think it is.

[DJ Envy]

It's an impeccable.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I disagree with him, but he said. He said he don't think it's as impeccable as people think think it is.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I mean, he. He ain't been in there with me to know whether how good it is. A good sparring ain't gonna tell. We did three rounds that ain't. He couldn't barely hit me then. So I'm not taking nothing from the sparring. But he don't know whether how good I am. Like you don't know how good my defense is until come January 31st.

[DJ Envy]

He pretty much said, yes, style of box. And he said he's beat hundreds of fighters with your style.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

200 southpaws. 200 southpaws.

[DJ Envy]

So he said, it's light work, man.

[Shakur Stevenson]

That's the thing where he gotta, like, pay attention too, because, like, yeah, you did good with some southpaws, but then there are southpaws you did bad with. So it's not just, okay, I beat Lomachenko and Josh Taylor. But then you fought Jermaine Ortiz and Sanda Martin, and they are two southpaws who both gave you trouble.

[Interviewer/Host]

So that's a good point.

[Shakur Stevenson]

They give him confidence to beat them bigger guys that got the bigger names, but. But his confidence went down when he fought them other guys. So truthfully, all that southpaw sound good, but what you gonna do and get in front of me? I'm not none of them guys.

[Interviewer/Host]

He did say that. On paper, you're his toughest test. Do you feel the same way?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Hell yeah.

[Shakur Stevenson]

We both know what we dealing with. Like, I know he the truth. He know I'm the truth. When I sat there, I watched him in Times Square. He was doing a lot of like, Roy Jones, kind of like he put his hands down due to flashy stuff, so. So I know the truth. I think he's the guy and I appreciate him because he's the guy who's going to take me to that next level.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right. Are you surprised he agreed to the fight?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Not really. Not really. Honestly, he wanted on fighters who I think that really believe in theyself. And you could tell, like, deep down, he's been waiting for opportunity just as much as me. So I think in this instance, only thing that I would say, we should be thanking each other for the fact that we both said yes and we both hungry and want this moment. So.

[Interviewer/Host]

You know, when Floyd fought Pacquiao, they had to run into each other and they had to actually talk about it amongst themselves. Did you and Tio actually have a real conversation before everybody else get involved? Like, yo, let's. Let's fight, bro.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We did.

[Shakur Stevenson]

We did. We actually got on the phone. Tio kind of was trying to let me know that he was getting other options. And he basically told me that the option that he wanted to fight was me. And I'm like, okay, that's the option that I want to fight too. So I had other options on the table.

[Interviewer/Host]

Both you had different options, but.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, but once we got on the phone, we kind of locked it in and we stuck with what we said. And I appreciate him for keeping his work.

[Interviewer/Host]

Can you tell me what options were those that you turned down? What fighters? You. You.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I ain't turned down.

[Interviewer/Host]

No, not like that. But who you picked Tio over?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Lamar Roach.

[Interviewer/Host]

Okay, so that was on. On. On paper before.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I wanted to fight Lamar. Me and Lamont was a fight to really make happen, but the teal fight was bigger. It was a bigger, better opportunity. So I went and took the teal fight over the Lamar fight.

[DJ Envy]

What do you think about Roach's last fight? I thought he won.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I thought he may or should have never let off the gas in them last two rounds. But I thought when you see Pitbull get on the back foot and start boxing and thinking that he's winning a boxing match. I think that right there should let it be known that Lamont Roach is winning this fight. So when you like so you pick Tio over Lamont.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I don't know how it works. Like, you can't fight Lamont now.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, I could fight him after I beat Teo, but like I said, it's. It's so many options on the table now to where it's like, even with this teal fight, it's gonna open doors for other fights to happen. So it's hard to even say if Lamont will be next. I would love for Lamont to be next. I think that fight, that's a big fight. That's something that me and him talked about. And I'm actually real cool with Lamont, so I would love for that fight to happen. But we'll see when the opportunity presents itself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you view this fight as, like, personal strategic, or legacy driven?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I think it's all three. It's all three.

[DJ Envy]

Now.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I don't try to take things personal, but it's personal for me. Like, it's in my personal life. I want to be the best. Like, that's all I've been striving for since I started this.

[DJ Envy]

So.

[Shakur Stevenson]

So now it's just like the legacy I know gonna come with it. Strategy is gonna be on point to where I make sure I gotta follow the game plan come fight night. But personally, for me and my kid, for me and my family, like, I wanna just. I wanna eat forever.

[Interviewer/Host]

Is this the biggest payday you've gotten so far?

[Shakur Stevenson]

For sure. No question.

[Interviewer/Host]

I gotta ask you about Jake Paul. Cause you spent some time in camp with him, sparring with him, then you and Keyshawn did as well. So you know what I'm saying? No. Boy, he was there with y', all, right?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, for sure.

[Interviewer/Host]

So most people that haven't spent time around Jake have an issue with him fighting fighters, I'm saying. But once they spend some time around him, they have a different perspective of who he is. Is that your experience with. With Jake?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I've been around before. The Outcast already had a view of, like, he's really a cool dude, right? People could talk about him. But if somebody can come to a sport to where, like women's boxing, let's speak for example, with them, they don't get no attention, they don't get no love. And they deserve it, right? And then Jake Paul shines a light that's Bright on them female fighters, and now they making millions of dollars. It's like, at the end of the day, you got to respect him for moving into a lane and. And helping out somewhere where it was weak at. You got to respect him as a person to, too. I think Jake Paul's a real.

[Interviewer/Host]

And as a fighter, though, too. I mean, what about that?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I mean, I'm. I. I respect him as a fighter because he's working hard to get to where he's at.

[Interviewer/Host]

So has he gotten better, though?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, hell yeah.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, yeah, for sure. Like, from where he started to now he's way better.

[Interviewer/Host]

How did it. Did he feel? Did he have power? Did you. Did he touch you in a ring? Like, how did that feel? Like, what was that like?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I remember him, like, catching me, like, catching my glove, right? And when he caught my glove, I'm like, yeah, he's like 200 some pounds. So you want to feel it, but.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ain'T going to do nothing to AJ, ain't it?

[DJ Envy]

260.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I'm one. I can even tell y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Interviewer/Host]

So he ain't got a shot against aj. AJ gonna kill him, in other words.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I don't know. I don't know. We'll see. I'm room for both fighters. I'm a fan of Jake Paul, so.

[DJ Envy]

I can't go against that dude.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Dude, like, it's hard for me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I feel you. 100. I respect what he's done for women's boxing. I've gone to some of the MVP fights for women's boxing, but he gonna get killed. And AJ holding back. He's. It's. Come on. Nah. But I respect his heart getting in the ring with it.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I do think when it comes down to it, with AJ been boxing for so long, Olympic gold medalist, he should go in there and just wipe him. But we'll see. We'll see you come fight night.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is Tank still. I know that was, like, a fight for you, but there's been so much him not fighting Jake Paul at this point and just, you know, like, is that even something you even, like, care about at this point with what you about to do with Lopez?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Yeah, I'm honestly done with that. I ain't really got too much to say on that because it's like, it's a lose, lose situation. Like, it's a lot of people that just hate me to hate me, but they don't really understand the situation of the fact. So it's like, when you speak on this, like, you shine a light to the situation. So I ain't really talking about it, but I'm locked in. It's me and Teal. That's a big fight. That's legacy making fight. And I just can't wait to show who I am.

[Interviewer/Host]

And those top names at 35, it was obviously Tank, Devin, Tio, you bout to fight one of them, right? This fight that we wanted for years is about to happen. So is Devin on your list? Next.

[Caller/Listener]

Next.

[Interviewer/Host]

So you could keep going on that. That list.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I would love to fight Devin. I would love to fight Devin. Only thing is, because a lot of people kind of compare me saying that I fight Connor Ben, right. With Devin Haney. And I understand it. But the thing that I said, even with Connor Ben, I would want the same weight clause as he put on. And that's what I want come fight night with Connor Ben. Now when I go up to 47 with Devin is he's gonna allow the same weight clause. Like it's. It becomes a business, right? Like how we gonna do this fight? And if he do, let's lock in game.

[Interviewer/Host]

So. So Connor Ben is still on the list as long as there's a rehydration process.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Should be next. But I'm not trying to look past Teal, right?

[Interviewer/Host]

No doubt.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Like, t was really the main thing that's on my mind, but I'm just answering the questions for y'.

[Interviewer/Host]

All. No doubt.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What mental adjustments. Mental adjustments are you making specifically for?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I think we both got a lot of mental adjustments to make because both of us mentally is like, we always trying to please the fans and put on shows for the fans. And I think we got to make sure that we locking in on our game plans and the person with the best game plan is going to come out on top.

[DJ Envy]

What do you feel about all the racism thing that's been coming around around them in the last couple of months?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, I don't believe it.

[Interviewer/Host]

It.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I don't believe it. Like, I think that Tio is not racist. I think that he's clout chasing. Like, that's what I really seen from it. Like, it's a guy who's been look past his whole career and he's doing anything to get some type of spotlight on him. And that's what I kind of seen from the situation because I've known Tio for years and years. He ain't never really been no racist person. So now.

[DJ Envy]

So you go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what he just said. I'm just trying to cause chaos because trying to sell these fights.

[Shakur Stevenson]

He wanted to be in the spotlight. Like, people look past him. Like, even in this situation, the fight was not gonna happen. Like, this was a fight that wasn't gonna happen. Until I'm like, yo, boom. I'm looking through the playing field right before my last fight. I'm like, teal. And I kind of told the higher powers and the people in the position that me and Teo's a fight. That's the biggest fight. They really ain't want Tio. Tio ain't no damn. Like, truthfully, like. But, you know, like I said, I appreciate him for saying yes, and he appreciate me for making happen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He said he didn't send the watermelons and bananas to Kashan's locker room. You believe that?

[Shakur Stevenson]

Hell, no, I don't think he did that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For real?

[Shakur Stevenson]

No, I don't think he did that. I think that he chose the Internet during his fight week, where it's like, with the banana. But I don't think he sent it to his room, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who you think did it?

[Interviewer/Host]

Listen, some people were saying. Some people saying that top you. You heard the rumors about Top Rank did it themselves to create some. Some motion. No, I know it is crazy, but he. He said that Tio said that on a show. Like, I think they did it.

[Shakur Stevenson]

No, I don't know. Hell, no, I don't know. But I told him who I think it is. Like, you could.

[Caller/Listener]

Good.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Make your own speculation. So. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

So press conference today. He got a banana. Keshan, you jumping out of. You jumping on him, huh? You better get up out of here.

[Interviewer/Host]

Wait real quick, though. I know you train.

[DJ Envy]

I got a flight. That's why I said, daddy, I got a flight.

[Interviewer/Host]

You going to Jake Paul versus Anthony Joshua. You going to the fight?

[Shakur Stevenson]

When is it?

[Interviewer/Host]

Eight days. Eight days?

[Shakur Stevenson]

I'm in. Can.

[Interviewer/Host]

I'm locked.

[Shakur Stevenson]

I'm like, this is the biggest fight of my career, bro. Like, I gotta be at a different level than I've been in the past.

[Interviewer/Host]

You gotta elevate. Yeah, I'm excited about this one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

We appreciate you for joining us. The 31st is the fight. January. We wish you the best, brother.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Appreciate y', all, too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir.

[Interviewer/Host]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club. It's your Core Stevenson.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Morning, everybody.

[DJ Envy]

It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. It's time for pasta on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Big music day.

[Rob Markman]

It's too much music today. I was overwhelmed. But we're gonna have to do a part two next week, so I'm gonna kick it off because I got a lot of records. Today I'm gonna start with 21 Savage. All right, Savage and Drake with Mr.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Recoup.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

In a truck.

[DJ Envy]

It's just us. They can't find a shooter. Cause it's us, us, us it was.

[21 Savage]

Us shot, my brother Now I don't know who to trust My eyes be so broke that we been shooting at the butt, bro say play it patient Nah, dog, I'm in a rush. I'm trying to book hey, I'm trying to shoot you trying to clutch hey, I'm trying to add them to the list, like a deluxe.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, it's the most comfortable. I've heard 21 rapping ever. And I've always liked 21, but he sounds so in pocket on this album, man.

[DJ Envy]

I didn't hear the album yet, but I'm a 21 fan. I love that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I like that record I heard a few days ago. My man suit to me.

[DJ Envy]

We know you heard it before us, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Could have heard it a couple of weeks ago.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But why you ain't shared a while? Why we didn't all get together?

[Rob Markman]

You don't gotta flex like that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We didn't all get to hear it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was driving in the car. I was actually commuting, and me hit me up anyway. Yes, 21 album.

[Shakur Stevenson]

Tough.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. All right.

[Rob Markman]

Yes, 21 savage album out now. You know, obviously, the Nas and Premiere project dropped today. I know you had the jacket on, but I didn't pick a record from them.

[DJ Envy]

You didn't pick a record from Nas?

[Rob Markman]

I didn't. Even though I did. Listen, I really like the joint with Daylight, but we'll get into it next week. The next record I want to highlight today is Pooh Shiesty. This is his first record out, his first record that he dropped since he's been released.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's called fdo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man, Drop One of Clues, Bombs of Poosh. I say that's hard, man. Salute to my cousin, Perm Tony. We was literally just talking about Pooh Shisty yesterday, and our push, I think dropped no music, and he came out with something.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I really don't think he would appreciate.

[Caller/Listener]

The shake week.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I shake weight the block. I shake weight the block. Okay? I'm 47. I ain't pulling up with no blocks or nothing on my strict week on. It's the Veins.

[Rob Markman]

It's the veins for me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm just glad he still sound hard.

[Rob Markman]

Yeah, me too. Me, too.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know what that was, but Salute to Pooh Shanti.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was dope.

[DJ Envy]

You know, the one thing a lot of times when people go to jail and they come out, sometimes they don't sound the same. They sound off. But he sound like he ain't missed a step.

[Interviewer/Host]

No, not at all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He sounds, sound. Sound fresh for sure.

[21 Savage]

Definitely does.

[Rob Markman]

All right, next one I'm gonna get into is Chris Patrick with Dorate Me. His new project just dropped today is.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Called Pray for Me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's the calmest I ever heard Chris Patrick on a record.

[Rob Markman]

Yeah, that's why I picked it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I never heard Chris Patrick sound calm.

[Rob Markman]

You like the hard rap?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I like both. I like Chris Patrick. I think Chris Patrick is a dope artist. I think that there's a new class and I think that it's like. And I don't want to put this on them because that's not right. But if I had to pick a. A big three of the new class, it'd be like Chris Patrick, Ruben and Marco Platt. You know what I mean?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Of that new. Of that. That new generation.

[Interviewer/Host]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just don't want to put that on them because, you know, it's a lot that comes with the big three generation. You know, you think big three, you think Jay Z, Biggie, Nas, and you think, you know, Drake, Cole, Kendrick. I'm not. I don't want to put that on them yet. I'm just saying that if they, if there was a big three of this new class, it would be those three guys.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think there's nothing wrong with acknowledging them in that way because it makes people pay attention to them. I just hope as people start to pay attention, the pressure doesn't come in.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

To what you're saying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah, I like it.

[Rob Markman]

You like it. Okay.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Rob Markman]

No, that Chris join is hard.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And Chris Patrick was up here this week. Drop that interview today, man. His project came out today. Yeah, it's called Pray for Me. Let's put that out. Eli and Nick.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yay.

[Rob Markman]

Yes, please. All right, my last one is from Friday. He just dropped a quick little six piece EP and he has a record on there called Def Do His Part featuring Mariah the Scientist. Now, you know a lot of people are kind of up in arms that Mariah Scientist decides to stay with Thug. So she's kind of talking about it on this record.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why you always got to remind us you in love? Like, we was cool, we had the push. I shout out the block and then the 21, we had the Chris Patrick going. But you got to remind everybody you in love. Better or worse.

[Rob Markman]

First of all, that was about Mariah the science talking about Thug.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So worried about Nyla. You didn't even hear the song. Can I be happy? Yes, you can be. And your love is not traumatic.

[Rob Markman]

Not if you want to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's happening as a choice.

[Rob Markman]

Anyway. If you guys like those records, we got something for those who are in love. We got something for those who want to turn up.

[DJ Envy]

I wanted the Shake Wave music, man.

[Rob Markman]

You want Shake Wave music?

[DJ Envy]

You see, when he was shooting up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The push, Iisty was going hard, so.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We can see him real quick.

[Rob Markman]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Was hard. 21 hard, too, though.

[Rob Markman]

But all right, if you guys like those records, make sure you guys tune into the certified playlist. Now, I'm officially highlighting artists on these covers of the playlist, so once a month, it's always going to change. So for the first playlist cover, we got Chris Patrick. So I'm excited about it. I'm about to reveal it on Instagram at 10am so make sure you guys check that out. But outside of that, make sure you guys pull up on me at the Eco. If you guys got your tickets this week, is me Static select, the ninth Wonder, Rob Markman in the building.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And real hip hop.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Rob Markman]

On IGN, you get.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You get in discounted before 11.

[Rob Markman]

That's not true.

[Mimi Brown]

That's.

[Rob Markman]

That's not true. Yeah, we sold out. And if you do happen to see me at the door, you want to slide me some? Yeah, then maybe.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, but.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What the. What the. Slide me some. Yeah, then you did, and then you do a sniff. That's what you want to play. Nothing wrong with.

[Caller/Listener]

You want some cash? Cocaine.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You a say that you like, buy me some. Y' all doing cocaine?

[Interviewer/Host]

Is this.

[Mimi Brown]

No.

[Rob Markman]

No drugs.

[Teofimo Lopez]

No drugs.

[Rob Markman]

Say no to drugs.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Real creatives.

[Rob Markman]

No, don't put that on.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, Rap Envy, Come on.

[DJ Envy]

All right, when we come back, we got the People's Choice mix. Thank you. That was Pastor A Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Breakfast Club. Now, salute to Shakur Stevenson for joining us today.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Shakur, Steven Stevenson and Teofima Lopez.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They'll be fighting on January 31, next month at Madison Square Garden. If you're a boxing fan, that is absolutely, positively a fight that we've been waiting to see.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who you got your money on, Shakur? Always going right. Teofimo ain't no joke, though. Teofimo ain't no hoe at all. Okay. Yeah, but, you know, I think she called gonna take this one. Absolutely.

[DJ Envy]

All right. It's Time to get up out of here.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

You guys, you know what I did today?

[Lauren LaRosa]

What?

[DJ Envy]

I ordered Starbucks to the wrong Starbucks. Y' all ever did that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nope.

[DJ Envy]

You did that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How do you order Starbucks to the wrong Starbucks?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I've ordered Uber Eats to the wrong address.

[DJ Envy]

The pickup was the wrong pickup.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is that why you have Starbucks to the wrong Starbuck?

[DJ Envy]

I did. I ordered Starbucks to the wrong Starbucks location. Yeah, I finished this one. Something happened.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I thought he meant he was already at a Starbucks and he was ordering Starbucks from another Starbucks.

[Shakur Stevenson]

That's. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Ordered to the wrong one.

[21 Savage]

So that's why I got two.

[DJ Envy]

I did that before. One time I ordered a jerk chicken chicken, and it came to the station and I was home.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I ordered food and it came to la. And I was in New York.

[DJ Envy]

I did it for my whole family, too. So Eddie had jerk chicken, oxtail, all that ordered to the station.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You should have ordered Eddie a prostitute. See if he ate that. Listen, I wonder if you order. Have you think. Did he ever order the wrong two male prostitutes? You think so? You think that's ever happened?

[DJ Envy]

I'm sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, okay.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sure. More light skin and bought him a chocolate.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He was very selective and very detailed in his. You know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what? I'm gonna say something that I find insulting. There's people that say that, you know, we only be making these Diddy jokes because Diddy's in jail. Have y' all never watched Diddy's Breakfast Club interview? Y' all gotta go back and watch some of these titty Breakfast Club interviews. Like, what are we talking about?

[DJ Envy]

He knows. Well, he does know that the jokes don't come. He knows the jokes are gonna come.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He literally said here on Breakfast Club, he was unpausable because we was clowning him about how gay he be sounding when he be talking sometimes. Like, what are y'?

[Shakur Stevenson]

All?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like that? That's offensive to me. To act like we were just making these jokes because he's locked up when he was sitting right here or in the old studio.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna tell you my favorite Diddy moment on Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Why?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When I gave Shine Donkey of the Day in front of Diddy.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh.

[DJ Envy]

And he was just quiet. He said nothing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Diddy couldn't say nothing again. It was because we shine it when shine. I first came home, he was putting out new music, and I gave the song Donkey of the Day. And I remember when we closed the break, Diddy was like, charlamagne. We got to start talking before these breaks because when you go rogue like that? When you go rogue like that?

[DJ Envy]

Like anybody said, daddy, I think we go roll like that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He probably said, y' all need to talk while shopping.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because, you know, he didn't say, leave.

[DJ Envy]

Us on the property.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Positive note. The positive note is simply this. Don't be afraid to fail, okay? Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, but this time more intelligently. So don't be afraid to fail. Y' all have a great weekend. Breakfast Club. Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up. Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHeartradio.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.