FULL SHOW: 6ix9ine Speaks Out After Mom Held in Home Invasion, Vivica A. Fox Doubles Down on 50 Cent Comments + Wale & Lola Brooke Interview

Summary

The Breakfast Club — November 18, 2025

Episode Overview

Today’s episode of The Breakfast Club (DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, Lauren LaRosa, with contributions from Mimi Brown) dives into the biggest headlines in news, politics, and music—including exclusive interviews with Wale and Lola Brooke. Highlights include reactions to federal immigration sweeps in Charlotte, breaking updates on Offset and Cardi B, discussion of 6ix9ine’s mother's home invasion, and commentary on viral celebrity moments. The hosts also share meaningful artist conversations about mental health, career journeys, and the complexities of success.

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Key Segments, Topics & Quotes

1. Front Page News – Politics, Economy & Immigration

(06:50, 33:40, 41:47, 43:13)

Jeffrey Epstein Bill & Trump’s $2,000 Dividends

• The House set to vote on releasing all nonclassified Epstein files with bipartisan support, pressuring the GOP-controlled Senate.

  • Trump claims: “We have nothing to do with Epstein. The Democrats do… but don’t talk about it too much…” (08:04)
  • Discussion on whether the files will ever be fully released, skepticism about transparency.
  • Listeners call in expressing doubt: “Trump and his administration has been going through everything to make sure anything that incriminates them, they classify.” (15:45)

• Trump proposes $2,000 “dividend checks” before the 2026 midterms, paid via tariff revenue.

  • Mimi: “None of that can happen unless Congress approves it… Congress would have to pass a new law.” (10:23)
  • Envy and callers debate the potential inflationary effects and political motivations.

Operation “Charlotte’s Web” – Charlotte Immigration Raids

(33:40)

• ICE raids detain over 130, affecting both the undocumented and U.S. citizens.
  • “We’ve seen masked, heavily armed agents… picking up random people… This is not making us safer, it’s stoking fear.” — NC Gov. Josh Stein (35:13)
  • Community fear, profiling concerns, and businesses closing in protest.
  • Operation met with protest from leaders; family of E.B. White (author of “Charlotte’s Web”) objects to the operation's name.

Innovation: Ford and Amazon

• Ford partners with Amazon for online certified pre-owned car sales.
• “Tesla does that already… Problem is you can’t negotiate or talk to anyone.” — DJ Envy (38:01)

Philanthropy

• MacKenzie Scott donates over $130M to HBCUs.
  • “Say what you want about capitalism, I like that type of compassionate capitalism.” — Charlamagne (39:51)

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2. “Get It Off Your Chest” — Community Calls

(12:15–19:32)

• Listeners vent about government economic policy vocabulary, ICE raids, and health care frustrations.
• Caller Carl, in Charlotte construction, notes ICE’s impact on the labor force: “You should see the panic… Nobody’s showing up. That’s why… they in a panic. And I’m like, y’all voted for this.” (14:11)

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3. Celebrity News with Lauren LaRosa

(20:35, 24:54, 31:28, 68:46, 98:24)

Offset & Cardi B Paternity Drama

(20:35)

• Offset denies viral rumors about Cardi’s child and paternity laws.
  • Rep: “Any statements attributed to Offset… are completely fabricated… He genuinely wishes her nothing but the best.” (21:50)
  • Hosts reflect on online rumors: “Some things just shouldn’t be making it to social media.” — Charlamagne (22:11)

Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Mother Held in Home Invasion

(24:54)

• Four armed men invade 6ix9ine’s Florida home, holding his mother while 6ix9ine is away on livestream.
  • “They don’t get no cool points for that. My mom is 60…” — 6ix9ine statement (25:17)
  • Charlemagne: “You make everybody a target when you’re a target.” (29:01)
  • Debate about home defense and stand-your-ground laws.

Nicki Minaj to Speak at UN

(31:28)

• Scheduled to address religious violence in Nigeria alongside the Trump administration.
  • Charlamagne: “I hope somebody writes Nicki’s speech… if Nikki go in there freestyling, boy, boy…”
  • Lauren: “Let’s keep it low. Y’all know I’m not the Barb’s favorite person.” (33:04)

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4. Artist Interview: Wale

(42:16–68:15)

• Wale discusses new album “Everything Is a Lot,” both a personal and creative “first album.”
  • “In a weird way, this is kinda my first album. Like, my first album, dolo…” (43:02)
  • On heartbreak and artistry: “Whoever the woman is that broke your heart… thank you, man…” — Charlamagne (43:45)
  • On the creative struggle: “It’s hard, when you lock in [on your art], to see anything but that… you lose people in your life because they don’t understand.” (45:04)
  • Wale gets candid about loss, grief, and survivor’s guilt: “I lost so many people… fans are desensitized [to artist trauma]… this is the first time in my career I really talked about that side.” (48:17)
  • Advocacy for mental health resources: “Record deals should come with access to a therapist… these kids don’t even know how much trauma they have in them.” (54:53)
  • On longevity and legacy—recalling Jay-Z’s prediction: “It keeps me motivated to this day that he saw that in me…” (61:00)
  • Misconceptions: “People think I’m angry… I just be over a lot of this… I’m over the fake stuff.” (66:05)
  • Message on “Everything Is a Lot”: “I want them to feel like they watched a movie. These stories are weaving within each other.” (65:04)

Notable Quote

“The most intense part of therapy is finding one… you unpack so much and it brings you to a low, and then you realize this one didn’t work. That runs people off more than anything.”
— Wale (59:51)

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5. Artist Interview: Lola Brooke

(82:12–96:59)

• Celebrates “I Bet” album & going gold with “You”—surprised with a plaque live.
• On growth: “Last project I put out… my mind wasn’t there. Now I’m like, I bet, I got it, I’m sure…” (82:36)
• Discusses vulnerability, imposter syndrome, and survivor’s remorse: “I didn’t even know what that feeling was. …I don’t vent to everybody… I know you feel something but don’t know how to explain it.” (83:54)
• On expectations for women in rap: “They don’t know what they want us to do… you have to have way more confidence than the male artists, for sure.” (90:40)
• Her biggest lesson: “Don’t waste your time proving people wrong. Prove yourself right.” (85:51)
• Connects success to her mom: “My mom is the reason I resigned from my job… to pursue a music career.” (93:59)
• Guidance to young girls: “When they tell you you’re too aggressive, be even more aggressive. Say it with your chest… your tatas. Just don’t show them.” (95:52)

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6. Additional Highlights & Viral Moments

Donkey of the Day: Jerrell Jones (Florida)

(75:06–81:52)

• 18-year-old hit-and-run suspect asked ChatGPT how to cover up the crime.
  • “How much due process do we need in America? We got them, okay!” — Charlamagne (78:25)
  • “Trouble is easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” — Charlamagne quoting his father (79:53)

Vivica A. Fox Doubles Down on 50 Cent Comments

(99:32–103:28)

• Defends advice against dating rappers, saying media focus on her ex-overshadowed her own career.
  • “If you’re giving advice to your younger self… she wished she’d have known then.” — Lauren (102:21)
  • “TMZ is running up on her to ask her about that instead of any of her other projects… even 20 years later.” — Charlamagne (102:53)

Miscellaneous Hot Takes

• Wale on finding the right therapist: “Sometimes I think it needs to be the exact opposite, like a white woman… sometimes, maybe, a Black man…” (58:22)
• Charlamagne on home invasions: “Never enough stories about the home invaders getting shot… the streets need a bite…” (30:38)

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Notable Quotes and Timestamps

• “We make everybody a target when you’re a target.” — Charlamagne (29:01, on home invasions)
• “Don’t talk about it too much, because honestly, I don’t want to take [Epstein controversy] away from us. It’s really a Democrat problem.” — Donald Trump, played by the hosts (08:19)
• “It just feels good to be loved.” — Wale (44:33)
• “You gotta have more confidence than the male artist, for sure.” — Lola Brooke (90:40)
• “People think I’m mad all the time, and that couldn’t be further from the truth.” — Wale (67:44)
• “Don’t waste your time trying to prove people wrong. Prove yourself right.” — Lola Brooke (85:51)
• “Progress is impossible without change. Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw, quoted by Charlamagne (110:22)

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Memorable/Lighter Moments

• OVO Eli loses virginity to Drake’s “Headlines”: “Of all the Drake songs!” — Lauren (97:31)
• Discussion on the early start of Christmas (T.I.'s complaint) leading to debate about “pre-Christmas November.” (104:43, 105:55)

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Episode Flow Outline

• 00:00–06:03 | Intros, light banter, prepping for news/interviews
• 06:09–11:49 | Front page news: Epstein files, Trump checks, bills, political analysis
• 12:15–19:32 | “Get It Off Your Chest” call-in segment
• 20:35–33:13 | Lauren’s celebrity news, Cardi B/Offset, 6ix9ine, UN news
• 33:29–41:47 | Front page news: Immigration in Charlotte, Ford x Amazon, MacKenzie Scott donations
• 42:07–68:21 | Wale Interview
• 68:46–75:04 | Additional Latest with Lauren: Porsha Williams, Ariana Grande, celebrity incidents
• 75:06–81:52 | Donkey of the Day (Jerrel Jones, Florida story)
• 82:12–96:59 | Lola Brooke Interview
• 98:24–110:37 | Recap, Vivica Fox viral clip, T.I. on Christmas, positive notes, upcoming events

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Conclusion & Positive Note

Charlamagne’s closing wisdom:

“Progress is impossible without change. And those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
(110:22)

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For New Listeners

This episode encapsulates The Breakfast Club's signature blend of headline news discussion, unfiltered opinions, community call-ins, and artist-centered interviews. The hosts bring humor, vulnerability, and thoughtful debate to topics impacting hip-hop, politics, and everyday life.

Don’t miss:

• Exclusive Wale sit-down: an honest talk about art, therapy, and survival
• Lola Brooke’s gold plaque surprise and advice for young women
• In-depth, relatable reactions to major political, societal, and pop culture developments

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[End of Summary]

Transcript

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[DJ Envy]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

Jess. Hilarious is not here yet. Charlemagne, Nicole.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace to the planet. It's Tuesday. 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. What is happening?

[DJ Envy]

What's going on? Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Mimi.

[DJ Envy]

Because I know I made fun of Mimi about a week ago about her Christmas tree. Yeah, Mimi Brown, who does our front page news. But guess what? All my Christmas trees are up now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I'm happy that.

[DJ Envy]

I'm not gonna lie when I see the lights.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's the Christmas trees. It just makes you feel good. I do think it's a little too early, but I'll tell you what, I mean, I think that November should just be like a pre Christmas thing. And then after Thanksgiving, we go full fledged Christmas. So, like, you know how Mimi got like the subtle little Christmas tree up?

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. You need little subtle signs that Christmas is on the way. Like you know how. Remember the song? It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Like November should begin to look a lot like Christmas. And then after Thanksgiving, Christmas full steam.

[DJ Envy]

But they already started Mariah in October already.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mariah started too early. Christmas too early. Too early. We need the signs. We need the signs. We need to feel it. December 1st. Oh, no. What's after the 20? What's after Thanksgiving? It's Black Friday.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, Black Friday. It's Thanksgiving and Black Friday, then December, whatever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anytime after Thanksgiving, we Can go full steam ahead with Christmas.

[DJ Envy]

And does Black Friday mean anything anymore? Because before you used to get like, TVs for like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but anybody know?

[DJ Envy]

But TV is 100 anyway now, so. But there's nothing out there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How many TVs you gonna buy? Exactly, you know?

[DJ Envy]

So does Black Friday mean anything anymore?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, not in this economic climate.

[DJ Envy]

If they love the half price eggs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Half price milk, stuff like that, that'd be interesting. Yeah, Give some of them sales to the grocery stores. That would be interesting. Yes, that'll be dope.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, today Wale will be joining us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed. New album, Everything is a Lot. If you ask me. I think it's Wale's best body of work. Yes, and that says a lot for a man that's been around for, what, damn, 25 years? About 25. No, man, God damn, no.

[DJ Envy]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

14? 15? No, I think it was like.

[DJ Envy]

I thought it was 20.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wasn't it?

[DJ Envy]

You said 14.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, we've been doing Breakfast Club for 15.

[DJ Envy]

No, I'm talking about how long Wiley's been doing music. I thought it was like 20. About 14.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

14, 15. Okay, 25. I don't know. What is wrong with you, boy?

[DJ Envy]

After Wild been doing music long, long past Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, 25. That's Kanye and 50, then 25.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, also Lola Brooke will be joining us. I think she is 25 years old.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If that. If that.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. She has a new album called I Bet. So we'll talk to Lola Brooke.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. All right, well, let's get the show cracking. We got front page news, a lot to discuss. Did you see the game last night?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Boy, I told you I was going to sleep. I don't play about my sleep. I was 9, 15, I was out.

[DJ Envy]

Miss your Cowboys, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't care.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, grumpy over there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, it's the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. Front Page News is next, y'. All. But let's get in some front page news. I sent you with the sleep earlier last night. Your Cowboys actually won. They beat the raiders last night, 33 to 16. I don't know what that means. It means absolutely, positively nothing. Both the teams are sucky. But you guys did win.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We four or five and one on the season. It's interesting though, whether the Cowboys win or lose, when I wake up, somebody will be texting me, how about them Cowboys? So it's either somebody being sarcastic or somebody, you know, like, yes, we won.

[DJ Envy]

Wait, you guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I never know until I go, look.

[DJ Envy]

You guys won last night.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Envy. Good morning, Charlamagne. How are you doing this morning?

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning. Okay, so we start this morning in Washington where the House is set to vote today on whether to force the Justice Department to release every unclassified record tied to Jeffrey Epstein. And for the first time, it looks like the measure has the vote surpassed with overwhelming bipartisan support. Now, this push has been building for months. A bipartisan group led by Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ron they gathered the 218 signatures needed to bring the bill straight to the floor. Even after GOP leadership, they tried to slow it down. But the biggest shift came over the weekend when the President reversed his stance and publicly said that he supports releasing the files. That move may have cleared the way for more Republicans to join. Some lawmakers now believe the bill could see more than 100 GOP votes. Now if that happens, it puts real pressure on the Republican, Republican controlled Senate to take it up next. Now, Trump was asked whether he would sign the bill if it passes both chambers. Let's listen to that exchange.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Would you sign that bill if it gets to your desk?

[DJ Envy]

I do want to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Here's what I want. We have nothing to do with Epstein. The Democrats do.

[DJ Envy]

All of his friends were Democrats.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What I just don't want Epstein to do is detract from the great success of the Republican Party. You'd sign them everything? Sure, I would.

[DJ Envy]

Let, let the Senate look at it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let anybody look at it. But don't talk about it too much because honestly I don't want to take it away from us. It's really a Democrat problem. The Democrats were Epstein's friends, all of them. And it's a hoax.

[DJ Envy]

The whole thing is a hoax.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Which is it though? Does it exist? Is it a hoax? Like, is it all Democrats? Is it just a hoax? All I know is that whenever it comes out, it's going to be mutually to show destruction, destruction for both parties. I don't think it's going to come out. I don't think it's going to come out.

[DJ Envy]

Even if they pass, I think he going to find a way to make sure that thing doesn't come out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[Mimi Brown]

Maybe it has to go to the Senate next and then he has to sign it into law. So we'll, we'll have to see if he's going to actually sign that. But Trump, he has denied any connection to Epstein's crimes and says that the two had a falling out two like years ago. And the bill itself. So it would require the attorney general to release all unclassified Epstein related documents. We're talking emails, flight records, investigative notes, internal communications in a searchable public format. Of course, victims, their identities would still be protected. So we'll see. The Senate now has to take up the bill if it passes in the House. And then of course, like we just said, it will move to the president's desk for his signature. So we will watch that and see what happens. And President Trump, he is once again talking about sending out those $2,000 dividend checks to most Americans paid with money from the US Collects from tariffs. But yesterday, Trump, he went a step further and put a timeline on it. He now says those checks would go out to individuals of moderate income before the 2026 midterms. Let's listen to what he told reporters in the Oval Office.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're going to be issuing dividends later on, some, somewhere prior to probably in the middle of next year, a little bit later than the thousands of dollars for individuals, moderate income, middle income. We're going to pay down debt.

[DJ Envy]

You know, we have a lot of money from tariffs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If we didn't have tariffs, the station would be in serious trouble.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, none of that can happen unless Congress approves it. Treasury Secretary Scott Benson said over the weekend on Fox News the White House can't send those checks on its own. Congress would have to pass a new law. Let's listen to that exchange.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Secretary, is he going to be sending.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

These direct payments to Americans of $2,000 or more? We will see. We need legislation for that. And again, President Trump is all about solutions, Maria, and everything is on the table.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, the administration, though, they first floated this idea. When they first floated this idea Bessant, he originally said that it would be a rebate and it would show up as a tax cut, not a paper check. Now, only recently after the talk about affordability tariff backlash, the White House has shifted to those direct payments. This all comes though, as the Supreme Court is reviewing part of Trump's tariff program Right now. If the justices, if they strike down those tariffs, the revenue that the Trump administration is counting on for those checks could disappear. And economists across the board, they say even if Congress does approve it, dumping $2,000 checks in the economy could push inflation right back up, especially with consumer prices rising faster than expected.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You'd be shocked how many people voted for Donald Trump because they thought they were getting another stimulus check. So they would be extremely happy if some new stimmies hit the ecosystem.

[Mimi Brown]

Absolutely. So that is what they were saying. So we will continue to watch that because I think the messaging on that changes just depending on, you know, what's the terror of the Supreme Court. So that's the story we will continue to follow. But coming up at 7, car shopping may just be getting a major upgrade. We'll explain how one click is about to change everything.

[DJ Envy]

All right. And everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to venture, phone lines.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Are wide open again.

[DJ Envy]

1-800-585-1051. Call us up right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club. This is your time to get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this? DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

What's happening? This is front page.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, what's going on, y'? All?

[DJ Envy]

Front page. What up? Get it off your chest, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, real quick. LL Cool Bay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning, guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Charlotte Peace King. How you, brother?

[DJ Envy]

I'm good, my brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, I'm listening to the vocabulary that the church is talking about, meaning the government. And I don't understand how if we're talking tariffs and this is money earned, why are they using pumping money into the economy or giving it to the people and it's going to raise inflation. This is money earned. They didn't print the check. We earned it. This was the whole point of the tariffs.

[DJ Envy]

So why are they using that vocabulary?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They're putting the gaffel on the people. I don't. You making sense to me, but I don't know what chugging up. You know what I'm saying? I do, but I know. Okay, okay. They printed money the last time, the stimulus thing, but they call it a stimulus. They printed money and that raised inflation. Yes. Oh, I get what you're saying. Yeah, yeah. Okay, Okay. I get. I can totally get what you're saying. There should be no inflation because this is money. Tax money. Yes. Well, not tax money, but money that was earned. Yes. Got you. Right, so I need. Right, so I need people to understand this is how you do it and you're still fired. You need. This is Trump now, you're only going to do this for the holidays and then you coming back and letting the government's going to be shut down again so people understand you are still fired and they're just coming for your money. That's the only reason why you're back at work. I just need people to understand that.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Front page. Thank you, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Front Page. Oh, hello.

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Good morning. I'm going to remain anonymous. I don't know why y' all do this on the radio, bro. We can't see you. You can. You can say my name is. Okay. My name is Carl.

[DJ Envy]

What's up, Carl? Get it off your chest, brother. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, look, man, I'm down here in Charlotte. I wanted to talk about these ice.

[DJ Envy]

Rays and stuff, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So I work in construction, right. And it's crazy, you know, it's majority ran by Republicans. Construction industry, Right. So you got a lot of white guys stuff that are running this, man. You should see how. How much of a panic they. Because nobody's showing up on these job sites, bro. I can imagine. That's why I don't even know who the hell he got working on his ballroom. Right, right. So, like, like, you talking, like, full trade. So I was on a job yesterday, and he's got steel erectors scheduled to come in to start putting up steel, like the actual structure of the building. But the whole. The whole team of still erectus called out or didn't show up.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I mean? And now they all in a panic.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I'm like, y' all voted for this. Yeah, it looked crazy, I guess, because, you know, Charlotte is so close to home. I'm watching, like, yesterday, I was watching the news and just watching, you know, watching them just running. I'm like, where. Where do they think they even going?

[DJ Envy]

I don't know. Well, Mimi gonna break it down. I think they detained over 130 people yesterday, but Mimi gonna break it down in the next front page news. Everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, The Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, what you doing, man? This is your time to get it.

[DJ Envy]

Off your chest, whether you're Mad or blessed.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this? Hey, this is Wesley out of Atlanta. Wesley, what up?

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, good morning to everybody out there. Hey, good morning. I wanted to say this with the f. Yeah, with the Epstein file. Check this out. They said they're going to. They're going to release all the unclassified stuff. I think Trump and his administration has been going through everything to make sure anything that incriminates them, they classify. Yeah, I thought they're doing everything else under the table. Yeah, they did that earlier this year, I thought. I thought.

[DJ Envy]

I remember that they not going to. You're not going to get them full files.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, we're not. We won't see anything that will incriminate him. I mean, the emails that came out with his name on it is already crazy enough. You know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I don't. I don't think you're going to get a lot of those files. Thank you, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, nah. Definitely. Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hi, this is Penny from Dayton.

[DJ Envy]

All right, so about a year ago, I was informed that I need to.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Have some genetic testing. I done so to find that I.

[Mimi Brown]

Have a lisp disease, which is something that doesn't fight cancer. And for the past year, they've been.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Telling me they won't do a mastectomy.

[Mimi Brown]

After Reed, referring me to have one because my mother died at an early age of cancer. And so for the past year, they've.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Been sending me back and forth, back and forth to the doctor when they could have been paid for it at this point. And I just really feel like our health care here is really good and.

[DJ Envy]

A lot of people are really suffering.

[Lauren LaRosa]

From not only that, but anything that has to do with government issued, any training. So I was really getting that off my bed.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you very much for calling.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely, mama. Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this? Hey, man. Good morning. How you doing? DJ Swoop.

[DJ Envy]

What's up, Swoop.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Huh? Say, how you doing this morning we bless Black and Holly favorite. We didn't hear you, bro.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, man, so I'm calling out of Orlando, Florida, and man, I just want to talk about how I do a give back every year for Thanksgiving.

[DJ Envy]

Okay?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I usually do it a day before Thanksgiving, but this year I'm doing. No, I usually do it on Thanksgiving, but this year I'm doing it the day before. So I do like a hot meal like I did last year. I did like hibachi Thanksgiving, fresh hot meal. So I just wanted to promote what I got going on for November 26th. Do your thing.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, tell them what they can do.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, man. Well, I do do free haircut, fresh food, free hot meals, hot new clothes, shoes. It just basically gives back to the community. So that's November 26th down by. Down near downtown, across from the Callahan Center.

[DJ Envy]

So not looking for donations, just looking.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, if you guys can share my fly here or share. But you know, follow me on Instagram. It's onlyone underscore DJ school. And just thank you, man. I appreciate y' all. What y' all doing? Everything, man. Also, Classic Weekend. Orlando, Florida. Cosmos downtown. We. We hanging this weekend, so. Boy, Orlando. Orlando. Know they love Classic Weekend. You hear me?

[DJ Envy]

They sure do. Have a good one, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, so. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You too, man. Thank you. My cousin in Orlando used to freaking rent. Rent a car to put rims on back in the day. Just to go to Classic Weekend. Just to go to Classic Weekend. In the south, they got rental rims. This was in the 90s.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, then you gotta put the car back to normal before you turn it back in.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. So there's a place called Rent and Rims where you could go to a spot, you can rent rims for the weekend or rent rooms for the month.

[DJ Envy]

You take the rims and then you bring it back. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know what Envy talking about now.

[DJ Envy]

They had that. I know they had it in Virginia.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When I went to school in Virginia, I just remember being young and hearing them talking about renting the car to put the rims on it for classic reasons. Oh.

[DJ Envy]

Where he would rent a car and.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Rent rims, I guess.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Or he probably bought the rims and just switched the cars.

[DJ Envy]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yep. My. My mom's sister lives in Orlando. I used to go to Orlando every summer.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We got the latest with Lauren coming up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We do. I spoke to a rep for Offset yesterday, so we got some updates with him and Cardi. They're saying he wishes her the best, so we gonna get into it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know them reps hate your name on it.

[DJ Envy]

The word is born.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Actually, I had a great conversation yesterday. It was a great conversation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You'd probably just be knowing up Lauren calling.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I will say, though, this rep, I've been trying to build a relationship with other artists over some time. She listens to the Breakfast Club, and that's why she called me first and gave us a statement first.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's good.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The Breakfast Club, you know, they be doing. Doing a little thing up here.

[DJ Envy]

All right, we'll get to that next.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Lauren becoming a straight fan.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets them from 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 be having the latest on you. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes she has facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club. Ll Cool, babe. What we got?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning. Okay, so first up in the latest Offset and Cardi B. So yesterday we heard Cardi B respond to like reports or just things that were circulating on the Internet about paternity of her child. There was an alleged report or Instagram post circulating from Offset in response to that saying my kid lol. The report was that Cardi B's child with Stefan Diggs could potentially be Offset's kid by legal because of marriage and all these things. So yesterday I spoke to a rep for Offset who gave me a statement. Offset is denying posting my kid lol. In response to any reporting of that Georgia paternity law that circulated in regards to the. The Cardi B and Stefan Diggs baby. So in the statement he says, or they say, any statements attributed to Offset circulating on social media are completely fabricated. Cardi B responded to misinformation and the situation escalated unnecessarily. Offset has remained supportive of Cardi B and genuinely wishes her nothing but the best. So yesterday I posted this to Social. Offset also commented on my Instagram and said that was fake as f. So yeah, he's claiming that that my kid thing is not a thing. And I also did ask, you know, because she made other claims just about, you know, her safety and stuff like that.

[DJ Envy]

So he never posted the My kid.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's.

[DJ Envy]

Somebody made that up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's what he's saying. He's. From what I was told, they're saying that someone created that post and that he never posted that. He actually, from what I was told, didn't even know anything about that law. Didn't know anything whatsoever. He looked up on his timeline the same way everybody else did. And then at that point everything was like already going. It's what I was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I be feeling like, man, it's just me personally, I be feeling like some things just be too real for the Internet. You know what I'm saying? Like when I heard that story yesterday and then heard Cardage response, I'm like, that ain't even. That ain't even something for people to be commenting on. Like some things just shouldn't be making it to social media.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. But the sad thing about it is people can make up a fake post or fake page if it is fake and everybody runs with it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I'm talking about the whole thing. I'm talking about story and her saying that she fearing for her life. And it's just like some things just be feeling too real for the Internet, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I agree. But I also feel like too, because I know when I posted this statement yesterday, a Lot of the comments and responses were, why are we still so invested? And, you know, a lot of people not believing him. But I do think there are two major celebrities. So anything that happens, people cling to. And then you do things like, I mean, whether you're wishing her the best or not, when you put certain lines in music, it's easy for people to believe when things are made up and thrown out there because we think that that's what's happening behind the scenes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's true, too. I guess that's the other point. You said they're two major celebrities, but they're also like two people we know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, we're very attached to them. Even separate.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, I'm talking about, like, no person, real person.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Y' all know them personally, not the rest of the world.

[DJ Envy]

That's what.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's why my mom and we old. So we've been watching. We watched both of them since they was. Wow. Yo.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, how old is Cardi and Offset?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let me see.

[DJ Envy]

Maybe early 30s.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

20S.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, early 30s.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So. Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

33 years old, according to Google. And Cardi B is 33 years.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. So we've been doing Breakfast Club for 15 years. So it's like, you know, damn.

[DJ Envy]

But also with. With. With them too, is. Is. We've seen the public has seen their lives. They've seen the birthday parties. They seen them get together. They see everything. Dang. So people are invested in their relationship.

[Lauren LaRosa]

100%. 100. I mean, you get that anytime somebody talks about a celebrity relationship, it's like, why do we care? But a lot of people are invested.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now, in other celebrity news, Tekashi, 69. I haven't talked about him recently, but unfortunately, yesterday his. His home, where his mother lives, was invaded by four armed gunmen, and his mom was held against her will. So yesterday, his Florida home was stored by. Stormed by gunmen. It was four of them. They entered the home. Takashi was not there. He was live streaming elsewhere. And they were looking for cash and car keys. They held his mom against her will during the home invasion. This happened Sunday night. Now, he was on a stream with Jack Dougherty at the time. And Tekashi is on house arrest. So it was, you know, obviously seems like people were watching the stream, knew what was happening, and then went to his home. Takashi spoke out about this yesterday because a lot of people were saying there was a security video that was released where you see his mom being walked around by the gunman as I guess, trying to figure out where things are. And People were saying that they didn't believe that it was real. So let's take a listen to Tekashi.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up?

[DJ Envy]

So I want to make this video to clear up all the fake news and rumors so the world knows this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's a fact. I'm on house arrest. I've been on house arrest.

[DJ Envy]

I think everyone in America and everyone.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Across the world knows that I'm on house arrest.

[DJ Envy]

Yesterday they allowed me to leave for work. People saw that I was on live stream with Jack Doherty.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They took that opportunity to do some.

[DJ Envy]

Like I said, it's me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So I get it. The rules are different for me. But if it was your favorite artist.

[DJ Envy]

Your favorite actor, and that was done, they don't get no cool points for that. My mom is 60 years old. Y' all know I'm supposed to come home. Y' all know I'm home all the time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm on house arrest. What a matchup we got y'. All. This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rocking and the crowd lit. Chance echo drum beat everybody showing that school pride game like this. Yeah, it calls for an ice cold 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 in.

[DJ Envy]

Ice cold Coca Cola.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That HBCU pride going this holiday season.

[Mimi Brown]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

So why did it take so long to catch him?

[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

So y' all take the opportunity that I'm not home.

[DJ Envy]

Y' all see me on live stream with Jack Doherty in Miami and y' all do that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's. That's whack. Get no coupon for. I don't think nobody respects that. Yeah, I don't wish that on nobody. There's no cool points for home breaking.

[DJ Envy]

Not at all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And yeah, and doing that to his mom. But there's a lesson to be learned and the lesson is simple. You make everybody a target when you're a target. Yeah, it's really just satisfaction.

[DJ Envy]

But you know, they were saying that they was super nice to his mom and all that, but.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Super nice. But there is the video. There's one video where like the way that they're like leading her when they're grabbing her.

[DJ Envy]

She's 60 years old. They're not gonna throw on the floor. I would hope not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I will say they were nicer than ICE agents. I say just would have done her dirty Fernandez too. I think I say this would have Done her dirty. They were actually. They were treating her better than I say just be treating people. But thank God, I mean, they still held against the will. They had guns out.

[DJ Envy]

So thank God that nothing did happen. But, yeah, it's just a sad thing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And the crazy thing is too, the whole, you know, people going in your home when they know you're not there to happen to Shador Sanders over the weekend, too. So Shador Sanders, who is the son of Deion Sanders, also a Baltimore Raven. No, Cleveland Brown, plays for the Cleveland Browns. He was playing a game on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens. It was his first NFL game. And during that time, there was a home that someone went into his home as well. According to multiple reports from espn. It's unclear whether anything was stolen from him or if the suspects have been identified at the time. But, you know, people knew that he was not there and went into his home.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, so.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, very sad.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Very much so. And in closing, I don't be hearing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Enough people getting shot behind these homies.

[DJ Envy]

You're right, though. But, you know, also, like what Charlamagne said, we got to make sure we protect our crib. I don't know if he had the alarm on his house or not, but we got to make sure because people get complacent, right? They get these alarm systems and they put the alarm on for the first couple of months, and then you forget.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you gotta get stories about people getting shot behind these home invaders.

[DJ Envy]

I'm with you a thousand percent.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I'm saying? That'll slow some of these home invasions. Never enough stories about the home invaders getting shot.

[DJ Envy]

I'm with you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The streets need a bite when it comes to some of these home invaders.

[DJ Envy]

But the sad thing about it is you got to go state by state, like, right. If you're in certain states, you got to make sure that the home invader has a gun and they're not fleeing because you can get in trouble. But if you're in certain states, you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can pop them wherever.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I've never been in that situation. But in the moment, I'm assuming you're not even thinking about all that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're gonna kill somebody.

[DJ Envy]

That's all you think.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, if somebody's coming in your house and you see the gun, you just trying to protect yourself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Absolutely. And that's why the laws need to change. Like, there needs to be some type of. I don't know if it would be like a stand your ground thing, but if somebody breaks into your house, all that's the game? Yeah, it's open game. That's it. Somebody break it to your house. Whatever happens, happens.

[DJ Envy]

Hit them twice.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Certain amount of points if they in your house.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Well, Nicki Minaj will also. This is, you know, taking a left turn here. Nicki Minaj will be speaking at the U. N. On behalf of the Trump administration today here in New York. She is reported to be joining the US Ambassador to the un Mike Waltz, to deliver remarks spotlighting violence committed against Christians in Nigeria.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nigerians know about this?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, yeah, it was a big thing on X because Walt had, you know, tweeted. No, Nicki Minaj had tweeted talking about how she supports some of the things that Donald Trump is doing when it comes to this whole thing that's happening in Nigeria. And Waltz responded to her, thanking her. So it kind of picked up. It was everywhere. I saw it on Fox News, cnn.

[DJ Envy]

I was gonna ask, does she have a connection to Nigeria?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I know. No, Re. I. I don't know why, but she did respond to the ambassador. She said she's so grateful to be entrusted with the opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted. It means more than you know. The Barbs and I will stand. We'll never stand down in the face of injustice. We've been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose.

[DJ Envy]

Is it gonna be taped alive?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know those details yet. A lot of the details are mum at this point, but I'll get some more.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I hope somebody writes Nicki's speech, because if Nikki go in there, you know, freestyling, boy, boy, oh, boy.

[DJ Envy]

Roc Nation gonna get it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.

[DJ Envy]

You gonna get it too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I don't know that I got to do with any of this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She gonna talk about Charlamagne, do you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It has nothing to do with me, but I was. Yeah, I just hope somebody wrote a speech also. Lauren, you need to find your way into the U.N. yeah. You need to go today.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm gonna try and figure it out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Call your sources. Yeah, you need to pull that one off.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let's keep it low. Y' all know I'm not the Barb's favorite person. Okay?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Right.

[DJ Envy]

Well, that is the latest with Lauren.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, when we come back, we got front page news.

[DJ Envy]

And then Wale will be joining us. His new album, Everything Is A Lot is out now. We're gonna call. Talk to Wale when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy we are the Breakfast Club. Let's get back in some front page news. Now, Charlotte, you ain't watched the game last night, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, man. I went to bed at 9:15. I watched like the first two minutes.

[DJ Envy]

You ain't missed nothing. Your cowboys won, but both of the teams suck. So it's. I don't know if you take that one or not. They won 33, 16. What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Envy. Charlamagne, How y' all doing this morning?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Blessed, black and highly favored. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning. So we start this hour in Charlotte where tensions are running high after a weekend of aggressive immigration enforcement. Now, over the weekend, Border control and ICE agents, they launch Operation Charlotte's Web, sweeping into Charlotte with dozens of federal agents in just 48 hours, more than 130 people were detained, 81 of them in the first five hours. Now, videos circulating online show masked federal agents stopping cars, pulling people out of vehicles and making arrests in parking lots, shopping centers, and outside of churches. DHS says everyone detained violated immigration law and that some have criminal records, including prior deportations, weapons charges, assaults, and DUIs. But the operation has also swept up legal residents and US Citizens who said they were stopped and questioned, adding to racial thoughts of racial profiling. Now, several businesses, they have closed their doors. Families are staying home from work, school, even church. Meanwhile, protesters, they rallied downtown demanding border patrol leave the city. Local leaders say this operation is creating unnecessary fear and uncertainty. Charlotte's mayor and county officials, they released a joint statement saying that residents should feel safe walking down the street, going to stop school or the grocery store. And North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, he posted a message on social media urging people to record any inappropriate behavior by federal agents and report it to local law enforcement. Here's more of what the governor had to say. Let's take a listen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We've seen masked, heavily armed agents in.

[DJ Envy]

Paramilitary garb driving unmarked cars, targeting American.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Citizens based on their skin color, racially profiling and picking up random people in.

[DJ Envy]

Parking lots of and off of our.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sidewalks, going after landscapers simply decorating a.

[DJ Envy]

Christmas tree in someone's front yard and.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Entering churches and stores to grab people. This is not making us safer. It's stoking fear and dividing our community. I'll tell you one thing, the name of Operation Charlotte's Web is just diabolical. Charlotte's Web is such a pure story. I mean, Wilbur would not approve. Okay?

[Mimi Brown]

It's funny you say that, because I think it's Charlotte's. The granddaughter came out and said that her grand. Her family does not like them calling it Charlotte's Web, the operation Charlotte's Web. And they're asking them to stop, but their family does not stand for, you know, what they're doing to the people on the ground. So it's funny that just came out yesterday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, the granddaughter of E.B. white. That's who wrote it.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, I'm glad she did because that is just. That's diabolical. Charlotte's Web is such a heartwarming Wyoming story. Like come on, man.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, Wilbur.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wilbur wouldn't be be okay with that. Nor would Charlotte.

[Mimi Brown]

Absolutely. Well now this morning, ICE agents, they are headed to Raleigh. Local outlets there are reporting that federal immigration agents that they arrived yesterday and plan to begin full operations today, launching a new phase of the crackdown. Now Raleigh's mayor said the city was not notified. Federal officials though, they, they say that they plan to stay in Raleigh. They plan to stay in Charlotte and surrounding areas through the Friday throughout the week and then they are heading to New Orleans next. So we will keep up with that. And as we turn to consumer news where buying a car may soon feel as simple as ordering anything else online. So Ford is teaming up with Amazon and now you can shop for a certified used Ford the same way that you would shop for everything else on the site. So the automaker just launched a new partnership that lets local dealerships list their certified pre owned Fords directly on Amazon Auto. Now shoppers can browse what's available in their area, compare prices. They can line up financing and knock out the paperwork right on Amazon. The only thing you can't do is have a car dropped off like a prime package. You still have to go and pick it up at the dealership. But everything else leading up to that can happen online. The program, it launches first in Los Angeles, Seattle and Dallas. With more cities coming soon. Ford says the interest is already very strong. About 180 dealers they want in, only 20 so far have signed up. But every car comes with Ford manufactured backed warranty, the same benefits that you would get going directly to the lot. What do you guys think about that? Being able to just shop for a car like you would on Amazon for anything else?

[DJ Envy]

Well, Tesla does that already where you can order it right online. The only problem with that is it makes it easy because you don't gotta deal with salespeople. You ain't gotta deal with them bugging you and harassing you and you can just get the car you Want? The problem is you can't make a deal, right? There's nobody to talk to. Like, you know, you can't say, hey, give me $1,000 off. Hey, can I get it four or $5,000 less. Hey, can you throw in a tire pack? You can't. There's no salesperson to make the deal with. But there's no hassle. You ain't got to worry about somebody bothering you on your neck while you're shopping. But Tesla does it already, and ain't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nobody got no money. How are they gonna be ordering cars? I wish I wouldn't be able to just go on Amazon and order a car and like, NBC and not even have to worry about making a deal with nobody. Just here, no, you're going there begging.

[DJ Envy]

Can I need this? I need this off. I need this percentage off. And it's. Sometimes it's better talking to salespeople because.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They can help you out if you.

[DJ Envy]

Do need a little help or if.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You don't get approved, they can always.

[DJ Envy]

Call the bank and be like, hey, this guy missed his last payment because of this, or, he had that. But, you know, like I said, Tesla does it already.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

There's some pros and cons definitely to this nb, so we'll continue to see what shakes with that. I know they said Hyundai is already on Amazon as well, so that's another dealership that they're working with on Amazon. And speaking of big moves, McKenzie. Scott, she is back at it. Over the weekend, she dropped another round of major gifts. Gifts on HBCUs.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Mimi Brown]

Right, y'. All. So Prairie View A and M in Texas, they got $63 million. Bowie State in Maryland, they received 50 million. And for Lander Smith University in Arkansas, they got $19 million, all unrestricted, meaning the schools can use the money however they. However they think will help the students. The weekend gifts alone, they top $132 million. And they push her total giving this fall to more than $700 million. Some of the largest donations that any of these schools have ever seen.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Their way to Delaware.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want her to be at South Carolina State, too, but I just, you know, listen, man, say what you want about capitalism. I like that type of compassionate capitalism. And I just. I think that's dope. I pray to be able to do things like that one day. I can't wait to be able to give away 700 million. That's dope.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. She said that her giving is rooted in her own college experience. So she wrote an essay last month and she wrote about being a struggling student and she was facing tuition that she couldn't afford. She needed dental work. She said that a local dentist, they stepped in and they paid for it. And then when she couldn't make ends meet, her college roommate loaned her $1,000 so she wouldn't have to drop out. And so she said that those small acts of kindness, that they saved her life, and so she just wants to pass it forward to others.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, she's leaving out that part of the story where her friend took her to an HBCU and she got turned out that week.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm thinking it was homecoming. She probably met a Kappa. He's strolling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what. I definitely wasn't Delaware State, though.

[DJ Envy]

But, yeah, I'm glad she giving away.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But that's going to Hampton.

[DJ Envy]

She ain't going to Hampton either, because she ain't getting no money to Hampton either.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. She was.

[Mimi Brown]

She probably went to Howard.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She was definitely. That's the mainstream middle point. Like, you can take anybody there. They get a little bit of this, a little bit of that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It would. She would be. See, somebody should have a, you know, conversation with her. I don't know if she does interviews and stuff like that, but I would like to hear somebody just ask her, you know, what. What is the motivation for HBCU specifically?

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Mimi Brown]

You know, it has something to do with Toni Morrison because she trained underneath her at Princeton. And I believe that because, you know, Toni went to Howard, that somehow they probably had conversations. And I've heard before that, you know, her love from HBCUs came from what she learned from her somewhere in there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

That's amazing.

[Mimi Brown]

We love to see it. We love to see it. And she has pledged to give away her entire fortune. Basically, she's worth $34 billion. She's already given away $19 billion. So.

[DJ Envy]

Jesus.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I don't even know what to do. I'm with that money.

[Mimi Brown]

And for those who don't know, that is Jeff Bezos ex wife. When they divorced, she became, you know, one of the richest women in the world. So there you have it. All right, y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me, Mimi Brown tv. For more stories, all the Black Information Network, Download the free iHeartRadio app or visit bin news dot com.

[DJ Envy]

All right, thank you, Mimi.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

All right, when we come back, Wale is joining us. He has a new album, Everything is a lot spot. And we're gonna talk to him next. So don't move. It's the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning, everybody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lola Rose is here, and we got a special guest in the building.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ladies and gentlemen.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

What's up, sir? How you feeling? I am exhausted. I just got off stage with Leon in D.C. and we drove straight here. So. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What year is this for you, Wale? How long you been in the game?

[DJ Envy]

It's like, after, like, 14, 13, something like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. 13, 14. What album? This is what?

[DJ Envy]

This is my eighth album. But then you got mixtapes, MMG compilation, so it's a lot.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So all of that music and to have delivered your best body of work, how does that feel?

[DJ Envy]

I mean, it's up for debate if it's my best buy. I think it is, but, nah, that's your best. A lot of people's been saying that. A lot of people suck to say, oh, it's top three, because they don't want to jump the gun. But it's good because it's like, I know the artist that I am. I know what I'm capable of. And in a weird way, this is kind of my, like, my first album because. Well, my first album, Dolo, because you gotta remember, attention deficit over Mark. Like, I was just kind of following what up, doing what I was told. Then the MMG stuff, I was really on my own, but it was under. It was in a group, so it was kind of like, you know what I'm saying? So this is it. Feel like my first one. It feels like an introduction to a lot of people. Like, if you listen to Belly, it feels like, oh, like, if somebody was like, yo, where Wale from? Or what? What. What is he. What he about your belly? And you'd be like, oh. You know what I'm saying? So I'm having a lot of moments where a new listener could come in.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I hate to say it, whoever. Whoever the woman is that broke your heart. Thank you, man. Oh, my God.

[DJ Envy]

So what make you think that? What make you think a woman broke my heart?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listening to the album.

[DJ Envy]

Like, you know, you gotta tell me what make you, like.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, for me, it always feel like when you. When you get to a certain point.

[DJ Envy]

In a relationship where you feel like.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You falling too hard, you, like, fall.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Back a little bit.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Even before this album.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I mean? Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like what?

[DJ Envy]

That's a fair assessment.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I feel that off the first song Conundrum and throughout the whole album. It's like, you Want to be in a relationship like your mother is even stressing like yo wale when you gonna get.

[DJ Envy]

I think it just, it feels good to be loved. Like I really do. Like, like when you really trying to like boss up and do your thing and like like boss up, it really do feel good to be loved. But then sometimes it's a matter of like how can you mesh with somebody with this lifestyle but just like, oh, you got to get up and go and stuff like that. Like you know what I'm saying? And conundrum. I mean that ain't nothing but like me having a self realization of like damn. Like I really, it take a lot for, for me to like to reheat this hot. Like you know what I'm saying? Like I'm saying like I accept whatever this is with some and some bread quick. But do you love me? Not for real. Do you love me? Damn. Well, this is quite a good night because I don't like, I don't love you. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like these awkward situations because it's like I'm not like I'm not a sloppy dude. Like I don't be moving around, you know what I'm saying? Like if I'm messing with somebody like it's you know what I'm saying? But I also can realize like within the past like five years, like I like one of my exes told me that I'm just like it's so cold. What's wrong with like why are you so cold? I'm like, I really come put my finger on that. I really don't know. Like, but again, over time I realized like yo, when you and your art, it's sometimes hard to see anything but that, you know what I'm saying? And you gonna lose, you're gonna lose people in your life because they don't understand. I know, you know, like bruh, tv, film, all that. Like it's hard to like when you lock in, you know, it's hard to like have that. You know what I'm saying? Like even if that your partner giving you space or whatever, whatever. Like you know, it's like like bro, when you locked in, you locked into the thing. Like when I'm working on the film stuff I'm working on and I'm like really in that flow state for like, which could last for like three weeks, four weeks. I'm not really, I'm not in that, you know what I'm saying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You can't be mentally present in the.

[DJ Envy]

Relationship because you've been up here nine times. This is the same sentiment you have every time. Talking about the same young lady that you would not. You work too hard. It's not the same. I'm not saying it's the same, but it's the same sentiment with every relationship. And these are the problems. These are the problems.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And watching us, though, it felt like you found a person because she's just as famous that you could balance it with.

[DJ Envy]

There you go.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And you was into it, but then you.

[DJ Envy]

It can happen. No, but watching us is his own part. Like, it ain't. It ain't. On the sad note, this is more optimistic on this project because I'm a little bit more optimistic in the idea of it. Okay, so the name of the album.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is Everything is a Lot.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Does that describe where you are mentally?

[DJ Envy]

You see that shook one book right there? Like, I remember, like, reading it on tour and, like, bruh. Like, the levity of, like, everything is just crazy right now. And it's like the way we desensitize for everything is nuts. Like, five years ago, we would not even. We would never say, like, oh, we're gonna have a pandemic, and we're gonna have this Trump gonna be back. It's gonna be National Guard. Like, I just left these years. There's National Guard, like, in front of places I grew up at. You know, that's one, and then two is like, you know, I'm this weird anomaly in the industry, whereas I'm from this place that I'm the only person really in the. In the black spaces in. In the industry. And it's like I'm dolo. Like, for real, like, navigating through it. And everybody know by now, like, I'm not clicky. I don't really mingle. I be in and out the spot. I'm a blur. So it's like, you know, everything is a lot like this. This is who I am. This is. This is, like. This is good. The bad, the imperfect. Wow. We all literally, like, trying to figure it out. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What song on this album felt the hardest for you to record emotionally?

[DJ Envy]

Probably survive because, like, I never talk about it. Like, right after ambition, my. You know, my. My cousin died the day after his first born was born, and I was trying to. I was really trying to weave a lot of that, like, you know, like. Like, make sense of it because it just seems so, like. So I really was going through it think still to this day, but I never mentioned it on record. And then my. My little man racks you Know that's my man Squirrel. Oh, Squirrel not here. Squirrel outside. But yeah, that's eight times. That's his uncle. But you know, like, I spent a lot of time with Racks. Like, I really like. How old was racks? Like 17, right? 16. And you know, I had them on my hip. And like the last thing you hear on Falaro too is his voice. He be like for the city, though. And I remember the song's called Beverly Boulevard. And I remember just riding around Beverly Boulevard. This is a nigga from the trenches, like, super duper, you know what I'm saying? Young, and he's just like looking how like. And I'm just like, you know, when you bring people around, they don't be around. Like people you might have grown up with. You bring them to like the nice hotels or whatever, and it kind of give you. It gets you back excited. Because we probably used to it and it's not like that I was feeling all them feelings. Like, so we had a great connection and then, you know, we got killed like a couple months after, you know, and it's just like. And that's not. Not. That's not the first time that happened. But it's like, I don't be talking about that in interviews. I don't talk about it in songs. Cause it's just like that joint, it'd be too, too crazy, like, you know what I'm saying? So I address it and survive. I address it and survive. And it's like I'm just giving the people like, bruh, this is why you might see me. And I'm not like the most jovial, you know what I'm saying? Like, it's like. And that's non stop. I lost like so many people. And then even like nip, like, Bruh, like, he's an artist to most people, but that's somebody we talk and text. It ain't no. There's no. No nothing. Nobody can convince me that it's normal to be like coming home one day and looking at the dude you was texting just yesterday and got songs with dying on Instagram. Nobody. There's nobody. Like it's so. But we the fans desensitized because it's all chaos and whatever. But like, you know, I re nipped text like our Texas. You know what I'm saying? Like, I remember this is what really sparked that. Like that song. Like we said, like, there was a media person that we was both in a bad place with and we was texting and he was like, yo, they don't know. They don't know what it's like to pay for caskets and grieving mothers that you don't even know. But you a pillar to the Jo. They don't know. They don't. Like, people don't know. They think it's just like, oh, yeah, Lotus fly. Nah, man, I got a lot to carry from where I'm from. I got, like, 15 records with ghosts. You know what I'm saying? That ain't. No. That ain't like that. Do something to your brain. And then when you really know, like, what happened, what, like. And then put you in a position of, like. You know what I'm saying? So that's the first time in my career I really talked about that other side of what I gotta deal with. I see you on a press run, and I see how you feels.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, a lot of times you're like, yo, I'm over this.

[DJ Envy]

But then when I. You know, I seen you at Hampton Homecoming. Lauren was with me, actually. And I just seen you. Your reaction when the crowd and your performing, it's a different feeling. It's a different look. And that's when you have the music versus music business. The Hampton joint was really just like. Like, damn. Oh. But even now, like, you ain't like, it ain't that. Because it's like, yo, okay, another Monday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's business.

[DJ Envy]

Ain't nobody but Tupac and Michael Jackson could walk in his door to impress nobody anymore. No, I just said impressed. Y' all not impressed. Like, y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[DJ Envy]

I told you that. This is probably what I'm saying is. What I'm saying is, like, nobody gonna come in here, and y' all be like, wow. That's what I'm saying. Like, not like. Like, I ain't do my. My big one. Like. But like. Like, y'. All, this is work. You know what I'm saying? Y' all not letting me land.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

The Hampton Jones was like, more like, real. Like, yo, like, this is black love. This is, like, this is music. This is more of a music business setting right now. That's all I'm saying. Yo, I ain't never.

[Lauren LaRosa]

These know you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I never met you before.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I wanted to meet you right from.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Down the street from where I'm from.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I grew up listening to you.

[DJ Envy]

Not to call you old, you know? Cause you ain't that old. But you drive like. You drive like, gave me a hard time on your ascension. During your ascension. But. All day, No, it's a. It's a blur. It's a Blur. It's a blur.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't.

[DJ Envy]

I don't really remember, like, you know, but. Right, but. But I'm just saying, like, again, like, you was doing what you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But still, like.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I. I did reach out to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You when I seen him in the movie. Mark Wahlberg.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm like, yo.

[DJ Envy]

Jake Gyllenhaal.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I'm sorry. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They don't all look the same, yo, but.

[DJ Envy]

Nah, I.

[Lauren LaRosa]

With you.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, but. But my thing is that I don't even harbor none of that. No, I just had to say that because, like, the Virgo on me, that shows, like, say it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But what was the joke, though?

[DJ Envy]

I don't even remember. That's what I'm saying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, she confused you. I could never do that.

[DJ Envy]

Well, it don't matter no more. Like, it never. If, like, I don't. I don't even. I just had to say it because I never met you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, cool. But I love you.

[DJ Envy]

I thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And at the same time, I still talk about everybody.

[DJ Envy]

It's just, you know, just funny. The game is the game at this point. You know what I'm saying? Like, I. I've. That's one thing I've definitely learned, like, post Covid. Like, the game is the game.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you remember the joke?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I.

[DJ Envy]

He sound fine trying to pull it, yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, I don't remember. No. I do want to go back to something just said, though, about the Blanco record, though, because you said, you know, trying to ease my mind. Trying to free. No, Trying to ease my mind. Trying to free my mind. Got a threesome with these demons and I need some time. Right? And I always think about, you know, when they. When they have artists, the writer will be alcohol or anything else. Do you think that people should maybe say, hey, let's try something else.

[DJ Envy]

Maybe have a. I mean, I can't speak for everybody else. I can't think. Well, I definitely. I always say that I think somebody. Record deals should come with like a third, like, access to a therapist. Like, we make labels a lot of money, you know, And a lot of these kids is coming from super traumatic. They don't even know how much trauma they have in them. And just navigating through this industry, like, you gonna need it because, like, bro, look how many talented artists we lose young. Cause they're just getting thrust into this. So, you know, I definitely think that's. We need to have some type of mental health union with rappers or musicians, and it should be free, too. They gotta be willing to do it. Duke Ellington, that's Chappelle. That's where he went to high school. And Johnny Gill, like, it's an art School in D.C. and it's like, now Taraji did something she did. She does a wellness thing that she doing in the dmv and she. They got a. They. They literally had a entertainment psychologist in the school. And I'm like, I think that's so fascinating because it's like, I always wonder what. If I had some type of.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Some.

[DJ Envy]

Some of this knowledge before, I probably would have carried him when I was in high school early on. You wouldn't went. Because I don't think. No, but. No, that in school. It's in school. So it's like, you got to take that joint. Like, you gotta take math.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Emotional, emotional learn.

[DJ Envy]

And he told me. And like, I was just, you know, I was. I was doing the principal for the day thing, and I was just sitting in and he was talking about stuff. He was like, yeah, you know, a lot of times when you perform, you performing three times, you're like, you're performing for yourself. You're performing on stage, and then you're also performing for the people that needs you to be a certain way when the show is over, like, it don't stop. And he's like, that can cause a lot of pressure, you know what I'm saying? So once I heard that, me just sitting in the class, I'm like, this is a very, very interesting, like, thing that's necessary. And then I'm talking to some of the kids, and I'm like, what makes y' all nervous? What makes y'?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All?

[DJ Envy]

And all of it was. And he's just like. But they like, Gen Alpha, right? In high school right now, is that still Gen Z or is Alpha? I don't even know. They was. I'm trying to learn how they. They operate, you know, and they're like, a lot of it is the pressure of school, you know what I'm saying? The pressure of, like, playing their instrument or doing that, like, because it's an art school, the pressure of getting into college, you know what I'm saying? So it's just interesting to just see how that joint. How much, like, people be thinking, like, well, some people use mental health as, like a hook to get something, but, like, when. That's why, you know, Charlamagne always been an inspiration to me because, like, he, It's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He.

[DJ Envy]

I feel like he kind of Trojan horse, the whole, like, mental health, like, you know what I'm saying? And I applied it to like music and why I'm feeling, like, how I'm feeling and why I came in the game as an extrovert. But now it's like, I'd rather be by myself. You know what I'm saying? These are all things that I really couldn't figure out. So I just feel like it's a good thing that, like, if we had a little bit, they don't have to go, but it should be readily available because, like, they need somebody to call, man. Like, you can't call your friends from your neighborhood no more because they. They kind of look at you as a. Even if they love you, they look at you different. Do you have somebody to call or do you speak to a therapist? Like, bro, I saw. I saw one of the first bills I got from this one. I'm like, so you have. So it's good. And then. And then he wasn't even available. I'm like, dog, you just made me cry on this couch, bro. Like, where you go then left me. You know what I'm saying? You want to go? Barbara's. Try saying or something. Like, you moving around. So it do be. That's one thing that I will say. Like, when it come to that therapy world, I think it's a little bit even more difficult when you're somebody that be on TV or that's well known, you know what I'm saying? Because, you know, it's a look that everybody give you like that, you know, oh, it's getting in the fan territory. So you don't want. You feel comfortable talking. Cause that would be difficult, feeling comfortable as a celebrity to talk to somebody and knowing that he's gonna keep your moments to himself. That's the thing I'm still trying to find. I'm still trying to find her. Like, sometimes I think it needs to be the exact opposite, like a white woman. Or like, he doesn't know you or doesn't. Because then it's just logically putting things together. Or then sometimes I need. Maybe it's a black man. So he understands the plight. So it's just. It's like a thing that I'm, like, trying to figure out still.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You gotta put together a team. Like, you can't. You can't just have one. That's something I learned. You can't just have one.

[DJ Envy]

I learned that in the acting world, like, you have to have different cultures, like, like to get your best. So I get what you mean. Like, different, like, just to. To, like, to get everything in one place. I take that you Know what I'm saying? I'll be confused, and I gotta talk to you, and then I gotta explain to her what I just told you. I think the worst part about the therapy process is. Damn, y' all ain't do me like Fat Joe. Y' all let me talk.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn, Stabbing Joe.

[DJ Envy]

Let me talk. But, like, I think the. The most intense part of therapy is, like, finding one and then like that, because. Because at first, like, you gotta do. You gotta do that session where you unpack so much and then bring you to a crate, like, it bring you, like, down. It's like, I can't do this again. This one didn't work. I can't do this again. Like, you know, this one was too expensive. I can't do this again. So that probably runs more people off than anything else, I think.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, I wanted to ask you, man, you know, everything is a lot. I think it's your best body of work. When I heard it a few weeks ago, I was like, yo, this is classic Wale. Like, it's just like, everything that you love about Wale is in this album. And I think about Jay Z when he was on Breakfast Club 13 years ago, and we asked him who from this new era is going to be around in the future. So you have that kind of vision. So who do you see now that's.

[DJ Envy]

Gonna be here 10 years from now?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, obviously, J. Cole, Drake, absolutely. Kendrick as well. I think just. Just on. On. He's talented, very talented, but just on. On sheer will and wanting it. Wale is gonna be here as well.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You think about that statement 13 years ago and you here still, you know, giving us terrific music. How did that make you feel?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, oh, I remember that day, actually, because that's when I was at Roc Nation, and I think Emery was like. Like, I always used to come, like, come upstairs off to, like, just being with everybody, like, the whole, like, building whatever. And Emory was like, yo, yo, bro, yo, you gonna like what? You gonna like what bro said on it? You know, he sound like he bought him. He gonna like, what bro? Like, what bro said on the joint, man? That I was like, what you talking about? Like, ah, you gonna see. And then. Then I. Then I. Actually. Then Jake came around and he was just like, whatever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like.

[DJ Envy]

And then, like, when it. When it finally hit, I was like, oh. You know what I'm saying? Like, okay, I'm not gonna. I'm not gonna let him down at all. Like, you know what I'm saying? That, John, it keeps me motivated to this day that he saw that in me because it's like. But then, like, now that I'm way older now, I think back to, like, what could make him think that? And I remember when we was. When this. When I first dropped out of school, like, people don't understand. Like, when I was touring with my Ronson, we was opening for Jay. So he had his eye on me for a long time. I remember I forgot where we were. We did like maybe like a week stretch. That's. They started being comfortable letting me around. So, like, he caught him up. We slap boxing and everything at this point. And I remember he saw me because I ain't had no songs out like that. I had mixtape songs and I'm doing like 60,000 people with Mark happen to keep the crowd going. And he saw around the time more about nothing dropped. He saw the process of me hearing the song with them, like Bungalow 8 or one of them clubs and like, bobbing my head to it to like it being on the mixtape to me performing it because I ain't have no joint. So I sampled this song called Black and Gold that was big in like, the uk, Ireland, around that time. And I made it like an EDM song. And I remember walking off that stage, he dapped me. He was like, dog, you different. You'd be figuring it out. Because he saw when I just get your hands up random hip hop to me doing an EDM record and then be like, okay, I know they gonna know the hook. And they got. I figured that out early. And he always admired that. So I think that when he say the resilient thing, he saw everything that I was going through with it. Even the chilling video. Like when they debuted on one of six apartments, it was completely different. He was in the office, he saw what I was going through. Pretty girl video. They actually put it out with a green screen in the background instead of what it was supposed to be. He was there with that and he just seen how I kept maneuvering. Like, yeah, I kirk out online. I be mad, but he would see how I like, land on my feet or, like, bounce back with something. So I think that's why he said that, like, looking back on it, but it juiced me for my. Like, I'm always. I always think about that, hearing all of that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That sounds like community, right? And that's like you said it was.

[DJ Envy]

That sounds like management management, but like, that sounds like Roc Nation management.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But do you know how many times you have management but, like, they don't care enough to even Watch you go through these things and do as much as they can and give you props.

[DJ Envy]

To push you so that you Business, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They're not gonna lie about that.

[DJ Envy]

It's definitely business. And also, like, he is Michael Jordan, and Michael. You can't ask Michael Jordan why the 13s don't fit like the 12s. You know what I'm saying? So it. Like, it was a business. He definitely took a liking to me, but it's still, like, I'm still earning an earn. Like an earn and the potential. Not saying that. That's why, but it's just like, you know, I don't look at that as community. Community is me asking black thought. Like, yo, what you think about this hook or this. This flow or this cadence? Like. Or me talking to young Chris about, like, man, what you think? Like, sending them a verse. Like, what you think that I did? Is this Young Wright, like, that's. That's the communities. Stuff like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When people finish this album, what's the one truth you want them to sit with?

[DJ Envy]

I want them to feel like they. They watch a movie. Like, whatever. However, if you like it, love it, hate it, you know, watch. Watch the movie and. And understand if you. If they take it, like, oh, this was a movie. I didn't like it or I didn't understand it, cool. It's a movie. You run it back and watch it again and look. You know what I'm saying? Look, go look online, go on Reddit, whatever. Let it break down. I want them to really see the whole picture because I'm. I mean, the work starts now with that album. Like, you know, the work really starts now. Like, okay, it's out. Like, all right, let me make. Let me push, like, my songs. Let me make sure they're in people's hands, like, and that they know the movie. So any feedback is appreciated because feel how they feel. But, like, don't. Not. Don't look at it like, oh, a playlist or nothing. Like, it ain't that. This is a real thing. These stories are in. They're weaving within each other. Well, let's get into a journey of that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hold on. I got one more. At this point in your career, what part of Wale do you feel people still misunderstand?

[DJ Envy]

I think people think I'm angry. I even said it on mirrors. The people. People think you crazy, and the crackers think you're too aggressive. You know what I'm saying? Like, where I live ain't no black people. So it's like, I can't Even like, you know, I be trying to go for my little jugs. I put the shiesty on. Cause it could be anybody. Actually, I was jogging in my neighborhood one time, and Rihanna texted me, was like, yo, is that you running around? I was like, what? What you mean? You know what I'm saying? And I was just like, how did you see me? She was like, yo, me and Rocky was driving past. We saw you running, you know what I'm saying? But little quick snubbing, but it makes sense to the question. What was the question again? Let me tie back at this point.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You, career, you know what? Do you think people still misunderstand?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, they think I'm, like, mad all the time. And it's like, bro, I just be out the way. And like, well, I was going back to the running thing. Like, bro, I just be running. I got this little thing, I run. And it's like. It's always that feeling of, like, white people thinking I'm upset. And then when I come in my own culture, they be like, he's whining, he's upset just because everybody try to play it too cool. And I just be saying what I say. Like, people just be thinking I'm mad. And like, bro, I'm not mad at all. You know what I'm saying? Like, when I'm mad, y' all gonna know it for real, you know what I'm saying? Like. Cause I'm a. I'm a. I'm a. I'm a veteran. Crash out, like. Like. But no, no, I'm not people just thinking mad. I just be over a lot of this. I'm over, like, the fake stuff. I'm over, like, oh, let me get the feature, then let me pop off and let me never. Let me act like, you know what I'm saying. I'm over all of that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

And then, you know, the over. Her face might look upset, but tell me a joke. I laugh like, you feel me? Like, if it ain't not funny, I ain't about to be said, you know what I'm saying? People just think I'm upset all the time. And that couldn't be further from the truth. All right, well, there you have it. Wale album. Everything is a lot is out now. We appreciate you, brother. Thank you. And I'm sorry. I'm, like, still a little tired from last night.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, we appreciate the time, literally.

[DJ Envy]

So the jump with me and Leon, I ain't changed.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Change.

[DJ Envy]

I slept in this and came in. So thank y' all the grace it's wale. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

[DJ Envy]

Lauren becoming a straight thing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets into somebody that knows somebody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She'd be having the latest on this, the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club. Talk to me what you got, LL Cool.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So, Porsha Williams, Real Housewives of Atlanta. Our girl Porsche is on the radar of the FBI now. So Porsche was on a flight. It was a Delta flight. There was an incident that went down Sunday night. I don't know exactly what the incident was, but she was on a flight from Vegas to Atlanta. And there's footage of her leaving the flight and being escorted off by some agents. And she's strutting out the gate and she's smiling and she looks good, but. Yeah. The FBI are now investigating what happened. So the statement that I received from them says FBI Atlanta is aware of the incident on the flight. It is unknown at this time if federal charges will apply. That is all we have at the moment. So they're not telling us exactly what happened on the flight, but, yeah, she's on the radar now, so there'll be more details.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anything that happens on the flight, FBI gets involved, right? Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, that's.

[DJ Envy]

That's.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's. Yeah, that's normal. So it's not like it's like a.

[DJ Envy]

But they let her fly from Vegas to Atlanta. So she landed in Atlanta. So it's not like she got kicked off the flight. She was home.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right? Why y' all assuming it was her? Why y' all assuming it was. She's the problem. Because she just said it was.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, no, no.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I just said she's on the radar. I don't know what happened. Yeah, I don't know what happened. Do you know? Can we. Is there more, you know, she's the problem or not?

[DJ Envy]

I have no idea.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. All right. Well, in other news, speaking of problems, this guy was a problem. So you guys saw the viral video of Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande? They're at the premiere in Singapore, right? And there's a random man that just runs up on Ariana Grande trying to, like, get to her, and Cynthia Revo steps in and saves the day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, why Cynthia be acting like she. Ariana is everything. Her security, her makeup artist, her stylist. Like, what's up with that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Everything. Everything Is you? I don't know. I think that they have. They've talked about having this very close relationship of. Of, you know, protecting each other and business and all those things. Maybe they just got close throughout this wicked experience. But that man, his name is Johnson Wynn. He is an Australian influencer who is known for crashing celeb events and he's a big Ariana Grand Grande fan. He was just sentenced to nine days in jail after he pled guilty. Now the judge in Singapore, District Judge Christopher Go, told him that this act was premeditated and that he shows a pattern of behavior which suggests that he would do it again.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He'll do it again.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He recorded a video when he arrived to the event. Let's take a listen to Johnson Wynn who ran up on Ariana Grande. Look, I feel like I'm in a dream.

[DJ Envy]

That's my best friend Ariana Grande and.

[Mimi Brown]

I'm gonna meet her. Yes, I'll be dreaming about that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The hell yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Finally I dreamed about meeting Ariana Grande. And finally my dream became.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Need to get locked up. I'm going tell y' all something. I got therapy tonight at 6 o'. Clock. So if anything I'm about to say sounds a little unhealed. It's okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's cuz you ain't been in a while.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, I. Well a little bit, but we need more violence. I'm serious. Like where is the security to be beating these people ass when they do stuff like this? Like they shouldn't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Security was there. They just didn't react fast enough.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Security. Y. Y' all got to stop, you know, just being so soft. You can't just be allowed. Nobody wants a lawsuit anymore. I don't care. Because protecting. But everybody wants attention, right? So he does something like that. Then he jumps online to get his engagement. He ain't going to do that. All bloodied, black eye, a broken jaw, like you know what I'm saying? We need a little bit more violence. Just a little bit. I don't like how Cynthia jumps up.

[DJ Envy]

And helps to us. I don't like how Cynthia jumps up and. And protects lil way girl.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You wouldn't protect me if somebody was trying to run at me like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's security there.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, there's security there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let security jump first. So Cynthia jumped in front of this day. This dude.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You didn't see the video? What? She saved the day. Security didn't even have a chance to blink. Cynthia, it was like her spidey senses.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just told her right to Black Panther boom.

[DJ Envy]

Get out the way. I got this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She grabbed Ariana. Like, grabbed her. So that wasn't able to get to.

[DJ Envy]

And then consoled her after.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

And then when they were on stage inside, when the white guy was shaking her arm, grabbed the arm, kissed the arm, and consoled again.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, where's Cynthia Bay?

[Lauren LaRosa]

What you mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's Lena Bay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right. In other news, I don't know, but.

[DJ Envy]

That'S how I act.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Exactly. Somebody got to be telling Cynthia to cool out.

[DJ Envy]

That cool out. You get yourself hurt protecting her.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now she got security.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Not even talking about no BAE or nothing. If somebody ran up on me and I'm standing right there with y', all, y' all not gonna, like, interact at all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What do you mean?

[DJ Envy]

It depends how big they are.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Walking down the street, your security guard is there, too. If someone runs up on me, his.

[DJ Envy]

Security is gonna jump first.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why do I. That's security job.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Your instinct isn't to just jump.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Your security is gonna jump. I gotta think about the situation. I'm not gonna sit here and say I'm not. I just got. That's just a very hyper.

[Lauren LaRosa]

My instinct is always to protect you guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Security is gonna jump first.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's true. I mean, maybe it dep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What you gonna do? Lord, you stop it. You're gonna be in the next edition the way. Yeah, man. Watch out.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. All right, man. Watch out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, little man. Cuz I can see things coming way before you can. All right, you about 4:11 over there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You be drunk, okay? You be drunk.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I don't, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Watch out. All right. Let security shoot. Seriously, all jokes aside, we need just a little bit more violence, man. Just a little bit. I ain't saying that people got to get killed. I'm just saying what happened to roughing folks up? I'm going tell you what happened. So now security comes, they slam this.

[DJ Envy]

Kid on the floor.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

B intense head.

[DJ Envy]

He gets a concussion, and they. And now he sues.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He just tried to assault my client.

[DJ Envy]

It was too aggressive.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did my job. I am a licensed, insured security guard. This man just tried to insult my client. It was aggressive. Now you gotta pay $150,000.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Please become a public nuisance.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. And we live in an era where public figures are getting shot and all types of crazy stuff like. No, I gotta go. I gotta. I gotta be extra cautious. I want you shoot him in the leg. I ain't say all that. Just stop. Okay? Right. Stop. I just said violent. A little bit of violence. A little black eyes. Guy a broke Jaw. That's all. That's it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. When I'm with y', all, I ain't doing nothing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A lot of these influences, they never had to deal with no consequences to their actions, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I also think if I've seen some of his videos, I. I did, looking at the videos, some. I think he's a little bit in his own world too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like his. His think through isn't there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right?

[DJ Envy]

Get banged in your head and straight. You right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. I don't care what world you in. A black eye works on every platform.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He told the judge he would not do it again.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, he did it twice already, right? This is. This is what he does with celebrities, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's done it before.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, he's known. He's done this before.

[DJ Envy]

You need to get his ass whooped.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just a little bit of violence, man. Just a little bit of violence.

[DJ Envy]

Shoot him in the pinky.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That is the latest.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Charlamagne. Who you giving your donkey to?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Speaking of violence, there's a young y. N named Jerrell Jones from Florida who needs to come to the front of the congregation. We would like to have a word with him.

[DJ Envy]

Jarell Jones.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jarell Jones.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah, we'll get to it. Next, it's the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. Make sure you tell them to watch out for Florida, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. Yes, you are a donkey.

[Mimi Brown]

The Florida man attacked an ATM for.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A very strange reason.

[Mimi Brown]

It gave him too much money. Florida man is arrested after deputies say he rigged the door to his home in an attempt to electrocute his pregnant woman.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Whites.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Police arrested an Orlando man for attacking a flamingo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Breakfast Club donkey of the day with Charlemagne. To God. I don't know why y' all keep letting him get y' all like this. Yes. Donkey today for Tuesday, November 18th, goes to an 18 year old Florida man named Jarell Jones. What does your uncle Charlotte always say about the great state of Florida? Say it with me, kids. The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. And today is no exception. Okay? 18 years old, man. What an age, man. Drop one of clues. Bonds for all. 18, yo. Okay, 1996, I was 18. That's when I first started going to jail for foolishness. Okay, full frontal cortex wasn't even thinking about developing yet. Okay? So high level cognitive functions like planning and decision making and impulse control, please. Okay. And I was smoking reefers. I wonder what life would have been like Back then, if we had social media, okay, AI chat, GPT, because all those platforms do is amplify how stupid we were at that age. And it keeps digital documentation of how ridiculous we were at those ages. So many people are in their 30s and 40s now looking at old social media stuff from, you know, 20 years ago when they was 18, and they can't believe they made such poor decisions. Okay, well, Jarell Jones, if he's blessed enough to live another 20 years, which I hope and pray he does, okay, I hope he makes a it to 38, he's gonna be one of those individuals asking himself, what the hell was I thinking? See, back in September, police alleged that he hit a man with his car and then ran the man over multiple times. There was a witness. A witness, okay? A woman working Uber at the time. She told investigators she saw the victim walk in between her and the suspect's vehicle, possibly to ask for money. Jerrell Jones allegedly turned his vehicle and drove toward the man, knocking him over and driving over his body. Okay? The suspect drove forward over the man's head, then reversed the car and then went back over his head. Then the suspect sped away. So what's the hit and run? What's the news report, Eddie? Oh, let's go to Fox 35 for the reporters in jail accused of hitting a man with his car and then running over him several times. This happened in September at the intersection of Silver Star Road and Belco Drive. 18 year old Jerusalem. Darrell Jones, right there on your screen, was just arrested. Deputies say the victim walked in front of his car to light and then Jones hit him. According to the arrest report, Jones said he did it because he thought the.

[DJ Envy]

Victim had something but didn't specify what.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He thought the person had. That victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Now, he completely gets donk here today for that. But according to the police report, Jerrell Jones also asked Chat GPT how to cover up a hit and run.

[DJ Envy]

No way.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay? I repeat, Jarell Jones, according to the police report, asked ChatGPT, after repeatedly running over this man's head, how to cover up a hit and run. How much due process do we need in America? Okay? We talk about the wasteful spending in government. Some of our taxpayer dollars could be going towards other things, especially. Especially when we got them. All right, we got them. Okay? We have an eyewitness who was the Uber driver. Also, his girlfriend who was in the car with him said that Jerrell Jones did it intentionally. Okay. She said they was on their way to McDonald's and she feels like, you know, he. He did it intentionally. She said they didn't even try to contact law enforcement. And he asked chat GPT how to cover up a hit and run. Do we need all the pomp and circumstance? Okay, this man is guilty, all right? He could be sentenced tomorrow. Due process doesn't have to be a long, drawn out process. And the shorter the process, the less money we the people spin. Okay? This young man, Jerrell Jones, is facing a second degree attempted murder charge, okay? Orange county detectives said there's probable cause to charge him with that because he showed no regard for human life. Marcus Garvey once said, hungry men have no respect for law, authority, or human life. This is another example of that, because Jarrell Jones was on his way to McDonald's. And if it's one thing Snickers has taught us is you're not you when you're hungry. I don't know who Jerrell Jones is, and I pray that he lives a long, long enough life to where this moment doesn't define his whole existence. But he is about to learn a lesson that my daddy taught me a long time ago. And that is trouble is easy to get into, but hard to get out of. Please give Jarell Jones the biggest he.

[DJ Envy]

Hawk.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, man.

[DJ Envy]

All right, you out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Poor kid.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, thank you for that, Dawn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Poor person he ran over, who's still alive, by the way. Really?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And like, what state? Like what? Not state.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They said he seems a little mentally off, but, you know, I mean, that would. That would happen if you got ran over.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, thank you for that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Dog of the damn.

[DJ Envy]

No, we're not playing the game.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, when we come back, his name is Jerrell and he has dreadlocks. Okay? Do we really?

[DJ Envy]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No.

[DJ Envy]

Good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's from Florida.

[DJ Envy]

From Florida? Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Jerrell Jones. I mean, it can't get. I mean. I mean, Jenkins or Johnson might make it a little blacker, but I can't get no Jarell Jones. Yeah, that's top tier blackness right there. You hear me?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Be so confused about his own. Play a game. You didn't need to play a game there.

[DJ Envy]

I said the chat wanted to play a game. That's why I said, I know what it is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nobody ever does that. When you walk in the room, they'll be like, yes.

[DJ Envy]

All the time. All the time. All the time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what's so crazy?

[DJ Envy]

All the time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But hold on. I'm gonna tell you what's so crazy about this story. What's Crazy. Hold on. You're not gonna believe me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He white?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No. The witness described the suspect's vehicle as a new model silver sedan with tinted windows and a Puerto Rican flag hanging from the rearview window.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, so he might not be black.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, he's Puerto Rican, clearly.

[DJ Envy]

Oh.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, he's probably a little.

[DJ Envy]

He's Puerto Rican. He's not black. Take that black back. See?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Take the time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go to. Nah. Play some bad money.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my goodness. All right. Well, that is the donkey of the day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When we come back, Lola Brooke will be joining us.

[DJ Envy]

We're gonna kick it with Lola Brook.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When we come back.

[DJ Envy]

There we go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Turn it up a little bit.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You really put it on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Come on. The Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Morning, everybody.

[DJ Envy]

It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lorna Rosa is here, and we got a special guest in the building.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Big Lola.

[DJ Envy]

Lola Brooke. Welcome. How you feeling?

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's a Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I know. What's up?

[DJ Envy]

New project out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, new project out.

[DJ Envy]

How's it feel?

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why?

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[DJ Envy]

Why not? What was going on?

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

No. No. And I just sitting there pretending like. I remember the last time I was with y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was like, I'm good now. No, I was not. I was just trying to. I was trying to trick myself into thinking that I was okay, but I wasn't. I saw you talk about. And I. When I heard you say this, I was like, I. I felt it. It resonated with me. You were talking about how that feeling, but also feeling like, wait, is this really happening? Am I supposed to be here? Is it all gonna be going tomorrow?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, Imposter syndrome.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, like it was freaking you out. Like you didn't know what one day after the other was gonna look. Yes, that's exactly how I was feeling. And then you don't know what that feeling is. Like, you know, you feeling something, but you don't know how to explain it. And you don't want people to look at you like, you crazy. Yes. But, you know, you going through something, and then I don't vent to everybody about things. Like, I'm not that person. That'd be like, oh, I'm going through this and I'm sad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, you could be sensitive. So you could be sensitive a little bit, Lola.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, I guess.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And it's like, so what? Right? Exactly.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you feel like people underestimate you cause of your size?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, that's why I be rapping like I'm six foot two.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Lola.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And I'd be like, wee.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you like proving people wrong, though?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I used to like proving people wrong, but not no more because I realized that that's a dead end. Like, you can't waste your time trying to Prove people wrong. You gotta prove yourself right on this project. I bet from the first song, what's up with it, it seems like it's like a temperature check. So that's not proving people wrong. What temperature are you checking? Cause it seems like you like, oh, y' all was looking for me. I'm here. I was checking everybody body temperature, like. Cause my body.

[DJ Envy]

I was checking everybody body temperature.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was checking everybody body temperature. Cause it's like my body different. Like, I'm hard body over here. Like, what's up with it? Like, this ain't no play, play. I'm for real. So let's get into it. What do you feel like has been like, the biggest, I guess things that have been thrown at you from opposition that you felt like you had to let know. Like, I'm not worried about. I see it, but I'm not worried about y'. All because that's kind of what that song gives me is like, you addressing some things or being a female artist in the rap business. I feel like they put so much pressure on you. It's like unnecessary pressure. And then you'll get tricked. Like, you'll get tricked out your spot. So I'm like, basically I'm saying, you ain't gonna trick me out my spot. What's up with it?

[DJ Envy]

The chat saying, fix your shirt.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Chad, is she good? They said Ariela's. Ariel is all on display.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, it wasn't. I just think they saw the top of your bra. Yeah, it was the top. It's new.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's just, you know, the chat. Disrespectful. Don't look at the chat one like, we like it. That's crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Mimi Brown]

It's a.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Can you talk about how? Because even so, it's a boogie. I remember I came and saw you a while ago. Future was at the Barclay, and they loved you there, and they gave you so much love there. How impactful and important was it for people like that to wrap their arms around you, but do it in a very authentic way? That gave you the best platform, put you in the right places on the shows and things like that? Yeah, it just allowed people to accept me more, a little more faster. But it wasn't forced first. It was just like, dang, why we ain't see this girl before? You know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You are New York. I was saying this morning, New York. But I was like, yo, I. It would be ill if she was almost like DMX on some type because of how you look aesthetically. She kind of is, though.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She is. That's kind of. I mean, I was gonna put on some Tims, but I was gonna put on the Hills. Okay. I was. But I was like, all right, girl, pack the butters up. Like you always putting up on. But I'm very much influenced by dmx, though. It's a song called what On a Project and. Oh, it give, it, give, it, give. Nori, too. And it's very New York.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

Drill. They tried to, but I. I cleaned that up. Energy. But then you came with the Bryson Tiller situation, which I would. I love that for you because I feel like so many people got to meet. Meet you as an artist because the song was so big, but it's the energy of your music that feels like Drill. Yeah, that's. But. But I'm not going front. Yeah. Because I love pop smoke. You know what I'm saying? I love his energy. I might. I might get on the Drill beat, but I might talk about different things, but my tempo in my pocket and my energy is going to be high.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They really about to start hating on you.

[DJ Envy]

Wait, hold on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We gotta turn this mic on. Turn. On behalf of Team 80 and Arista.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, my God. Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, it mean a lot to me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She said, yeah, means a lot. What does that mean to you?

[Lauren LaRosa]

This mean that I'm that almost big.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

As you lo stand up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I got on heels. I got on heels. Let me stop laying in bed with you Girl, you sexy. You know why I think I love that for you? Because I feel like when that record hit and it really hit, it was at a time where people were trying to figure out if you would be able to do everything you did. Don't play with it and do it again. And you did it bigger.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, snap, y'.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I can't believe this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

My boy Wish I could call my mom.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo.

[Mimi Brown]

Oh, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[DJ Envy]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[DJ Envy]

Is your mom your biggest fan? Cause that's the first thing you said.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I need to call my mom.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got a record card. It was all a dream. And you mentioned that survivors remorse held you back from celebrating your win.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Are you gonna let. Are you gonna celebrate this?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, I'm gonna celebrate that. I promise. This is a different time. I'm gonna celebrate that. When? I promise you that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So what were you feeling survivors remorse about exactly?

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm serious.

[DJ Envy]

You do understand that part of it, though?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

I would say when they tell you too aggressive, be even more aggressive. Yeah. Say with your chest, girl. Say it with your tatas. Just don't show them.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Something you manifested for 2026 that scares you in the best way.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The scariest thing right now for me would be knowing that I know my worth. I know my worth. And that's the scariest thing. When somebody know they worth, they ain't taking no. I ain't taking nothing from nobody. I don't care who it is. I'm standing on it like I'm six two.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You are?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Cause I am. I'm. I'm seven two. But today I'm six two. Cause I'm sitting down.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

And congratulations on all the success.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you. Congratulations on a new platinum.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

I carry just like a pergo.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is Lola, bro. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy. We are Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, you find out interesting things about your co workers when you're just having conversations.

[DJ Envy]

What you just found out?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Found out that our co worker, OVO Eli. Are you gonna say he works in our digital department? His name is OVO Eli. He is a huge, huge Drake fan. Loves Drake. Randomly volunteered to us this morning that he lost his virginity to headlines.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listening to Drake.

[DJ Envy]

I asked him, I said. I said, when you. You know, when you get cheeks, do you listen to Drake? And he says, I actually lost my virginity.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The headlines.

[DJ Envy]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Which is a crazy thing to lose.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Of all the Drake songs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen. I know, right? I might be a lot of fast pumping, you know what I'm saying? Back there twerking.

[DJ Envy]

Yes. He's back there twerking.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, that's what men. Men. We don't have to think about that either. But you know, when you getting some cheeks, you twerking. You do know that, right? Guys, just think about it. What? Next time you back there pumping, you just think to yourself, oh, I'm. I'm twerking. Yes, you are. All men twerk when they have.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my goodness.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Any reason to move on becoming a.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Straight f. She gets them from 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 be having the latest on.

[DJ Envy]

The.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything. Oh, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, guys. So Tory Lanez was. They were trying to depose Tory Lanez again in this Meg the Stallion defamation lawsuit. So this is the lawsuit where she alleges that a blogger, Milagro Grams, and Tory Lanez worked together to put out negative information about her. That's what Megdasani is, a legend. So this is the third time that Tory would have been deposed, but it did not go well. Nowhere fast. So the judge, Judge Reed, entered some info into court docs that let us know exactly how this went. She says that when the deposition started, Tory Lanez asked what were the consequences if he declined to answer any questions. They then told him that he would be held into contempt of court, which he eventually was, and now he has to pay $20,000 in a fine. He then responded to that and said, whatever the fines are, I'll pay them. I'm a millionaire. I don't care. This, according to the judge. They're alleging that throughout the deposition for what they could get to, Tori was disruptive and unresponsive. They also find his attorney, a woman named Crystal, $5,000. Because they say the judge said that Tori was being coached in a way he shouldn't have been, and she failed to instruct him on how to answer the questions.

[DJ Envy]

So.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, that didn't go anywhere. Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, if I'm Tory there's no upside or benefit to answering the questions. So why answer the question? Yeah, I get it from a legal perspective.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, yeah. So this case is going to continue. It might go on until about December. So we'll see how it all plays out. And. And the first court date actually went down. Magda Stallion was actually there for date as well, too. Now moving on, in other news, Vivica Fox. So Vivica Fox went viral, I think it was last week. She was asked a question about speaking to her younger self at a woman's expo. And let's take a listen to her Original statements on 50 Cent. Don't date.

[DJ Envy]

50 Cent and don't date.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, See, I could quit. Just so you know, it took me.

[DJ Envy]

Years to be able to laugh about it.

[Mimi Brown]

Right, right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I had to learn to laugh, not.

[Mimi Brown]

To cry no more.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I did it. Yes. Yeah. And the people dragged Vivica Fox for that. People were upset. They're like, here she goes again, still talking about 50 Cent. So TMZ ran into her and they asked her about the response to the clip. And here's what Vivica Fox had to say. Of course, the Internet's going crazy right now about the whole don't date rappers, don't date. 50 cents.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, where did that come from? Like, I was asked a question that as a 17 year old, what would I tell myself?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So it's just a pre warning for.

[DJ Envy]

My young girls to be careful, you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Know, to watch who you date.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know what I mean? You're free to date whoever you want. But, you know, for myself, I would just be careful, maybe not go public.

[DJ Envy]

So fast and just have fun.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Happy holiday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Of course.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is there anyone you would give that particular advice to? You.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I said to all the girls.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All the girls, yes. Because we all dating each other nowadays.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It don't make no difference what color.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Actually, I was very proud of 50. Your response was fantastic.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I'll take the blue pill.

[DJ Envy]

I love that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's she talking about? I missed the blue pills.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So 50 Cent, in response to the original video, he had posted a photo of himself and he has red pill, blue pill in his hand. And he's like, dang, Vivica Fox, you still talk about me all these years later, her like kind of like egging her on, just responding to her how 50 Cent does. But he has a red pill to blue pill in his hand. And she said, you know, she's choosing her poison. But I.

[DJ Envy]

That's crazy. That relationship was 20 years ago.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but what's wrong with her? If she feels like. Because I had spoken to her and I talked about this on the podcast, the latest with Lauren, the Rosa Via the Black Effect podcast network. And people were upset at me. But I talked to Vivica Fox about maybe like a year or two ago, and she spoke to me about how one of her biggest regrets was, was being public with her relationships because it made her only her relationships. All of her work got overshadowed. She was just the cute, sexy girl who dates all these people, and that's not what she wanted. She said she had to literally go and start her career over. She went to theater.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why she still talking about it?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because if you're giving advice to your younger self, if when she was younger, that's when she did it. She wished she would have known, then.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It happens all over again.

[DJ Envy]

Now people are just talking about that. What's the project that she was promoting?

[Lauren LaRosa]

What we just seen, she was at the Women's Expo. So she was, I believe she was like the host in the headline.

[DJ Envy]

You're not sure, but we know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know she was there and she.

[DJ Envy]

Was hosting the same thing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I just think if. If you're giving true advice, if that was something that she feels like stifled her career at one point, I mean, it's great.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And he brings up a good point, though. We don't know what she.

[DJ Envy]

We don't know what she was talking about, what she's doing now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But the fact you got to look it up is the problem.

[DJ Envy]

That's the crazy part.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And the fact that TMZ is running up on her to ask her about that instead about any of her something.

[DJ Envy]

That'S 20 years ago. That's weird to me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, so she should never talk about 50 Cent again.

[DJ Envy]

No, I mean, I mean, he moved on, she moved on. It just. Just seems like old french fries.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She was the featured speaker at the ultimate women's expo. That's why she was there.

[DJ Envy]

Well, that's what you should have led with.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, here we are now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She was at the what now?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So it's a women's expo. They get together and there's a bunch of like women owned businesses and products and like inspiration conversation. And she was a featured speaker. So she hosted things throughout the day. And there was like a panel discussion with her, which is where Lisa comments were made.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. And in Clos, why you don't eat monkey too, though? I'm not saying 50 did, but there's a lot of ways that you can, you know, make a woman never forget You Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Don't you want a woman to never forget you, though? I mean, if you were. Even if you weren't the best to them, you want them to remember the relationship because you feel like you just do your thing in a relationship.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's ego.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now you move down.

[DJ Envy]

You can't do me or not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If we all moved on and we married and we in new relationships, I don't care if you remember me or not.

[DJ Envy]

No.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Really?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No. No.

[DJ Envy]

Well, you want your.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Your ex to remember you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You got a new dude. I do, and I'm great. I'm doing. No, I don't. Don't say two.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Dropping a clues box for two.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, stop doing that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My dog right there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, we're not friends. I don't even know you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's my dog.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Anyway, moving on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't even know why I'm engaging. Christmas is here.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Actually, it's Thanksgiving.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It feels like Christmas is here, but it's Thanksgiving, you guys, not Thanksgiving.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thanksgiving is one day. We don't care nothing about Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving don't even get no Runway.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thanksgiving is always fire. Because my birthday is around Thanksgiving. I'm November 22nd. So my grandmother always has a birthday cake and a turkey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's nasty.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, TI Was talking about the fact that Christmas is like, taking over everything. Let's take a Listen to T.I.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, has anybody else noticed that this Christmas thing is starting to impede upon Thanksgiving and Halloween and everything else? So why am I looking at Christmas trees when we ain't even carved the Thanksgiving turkey yet? I think this is at the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I feel like this is a trick.

[DJ Envy]

I feel like they want to extend the holiday season so we can continue to run ourselves raggedy trying to buy gifts. People.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

People.

[DJ Envy]

To prove that we love them.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not disagree with TI on one thing. Christmas has not overtaken Halloween. Halloween is literally its own entity. Halloween has decorations. People decorate their houses. People buy their costumes. Halloween is a thing. It is an event. Thanksgiving, nothing. All right? We. There is no Thanksgiving decorations. There's no Runway for Thanksgiving leading up. No.

[Lauren LaRosa]

People do pumpkins and all the stuff. You didn't do that when your kids were younger, like carving out the pumpkins.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Halloween going to. To the Jack, Atlantis. What's wrong with you?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You just leave them through Thanksgiving.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, you have the pumpkin set up in front of your house and you go on hay rides and.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who do that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I used to do that.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, that was for Halloween.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Really?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. We don't Go hay rides for Thanksgiving.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nobody do nothing for Thanksgiving. And we shouldn't. I. This is what I think November should be. No, and I've said this a million times. November should be the. The. The prequel to Christmas. It should be like, you know, remember that song? It's beginning to feel a lot. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. That's what it should be in November. Like, you know, you. You should feel the symptoms of Christmas coming then after Thanksgiving. Full blown Christmas.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Well, salute to my wife. She put the Christmas trees up and it makes me happy every time I.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go in the house. Not the big joint, though. You should maybe. Maybe a little one here or there. Just put all the trees up.

[Mimi Brown]

Everything.

[DJ Envy]

Everything's ready.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Rock and roll. I got home yesterday, I was happy as hell. Next year we should pace ourselves.

[Lauren LaRosa]

How many trees y' all have in your house?

[DJ Envy]

It's none of your business. And that is the latest with Lauren.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got a couple. All right.

[DJ Envy]

And salute.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to G Herbo. G Herbo has as the number one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Rap album of the week for her Bo.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. Congratulations.

[DJ Envy]

Number one rap debut.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We played. We played him a lot. He's a part of our, like every day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's a good. He's a good guy. Yes, he is a good man.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, he was. All right, well, let's get to the mix. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lon LaRosa is here. We got a salute to Wiley for joining us today.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to the good brother Wale, man. Make sure you check out his new album. Everything is a lot, if you ask me. I think it is Wale's best body of work personally. But yeah, it's good to see Folarin still out here, you know, moving and grooving.

[DJ Envy]

I am.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's the one person I'm such a fan of. Really what I love, Yes, I love Wale. I'm so. Because I just think that he's a real artist. I like people who are actually into their art, of course, the fashion. But I just think when I listen to his music, just love the way he puts it together. Love the way he about talks, talks and he's. I don't know, he's just really good now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I like Wale too, you know, I'm telling you, when you've been in this business for so long, you've seen these people from the beginning. And Wale is one of those people that we saw from the beginning, me and Wale didn't even used to get along back in the day.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I could see that. Yeah, because you be saying stuff. And he definitely used to clap stuff. Personal.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I did. But then I grew to really appreciate it. I always liked his music, though. I thought he could rap.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. I just want, I just hope that in this era of Wale, he understands what he means to his family, fans. I think I, I want him to do that.

[DJ Envy]

I think he does.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think this is going to be a great era for Wale because this is an era that doesn't care about the sales. You know what I mean? Like, like, don't, don't care about sales, don't care about stuff like that. It's just all about music and impact and how you move culture and, and Wale has been doing that very well for a long time.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

All right, and also salute to Lola Brook for joining us to to New York's own. Her new album, album, I Bet is out right now as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Big Lola, she got another gold plaque too with that record with Bryson Tiller, man.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. So salute to Lola Brooks. Salute to Team 80 and SAV as well. It's time to get up out of here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sean, man, you got a positive note. I do, but I want to tell everybody, first and foremost, man, this Saturday from 10:00am to 12:00pm, I'm having my 12th annual turkey giveaway in Monks Corner, South Carolina, at the Berkeley High School student parking lot, 406 West Main Street, Monks Corner, South Carolina. But we're not just doing turkeys this year, we're doing turkeys and all the fixings. All right? So you know, everything you're gonna need to put together a nice turkey dinner, we got you. So 10am to 12pm this Saturday, Berkeley High School student parking lot, Moncks Corner, South Carolina. My 12th annual turkey giveaway. Pull up, man. We see you there real quick today.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't know that there was gonna be tickets available, so I didn't know whether I should say it or not, but there are the Nikki at the United Nations. No, I'm gonna be with tonight at 7 o'. Clock. I'm going to be with the New York national association of Black Journalists. If you go to their LinkedIn, you can register to join us in the conversation. We'll be talking about behind the headlines covering the Diddy trial from start to sentencing. So I'll be there with some other journalists like cbs. You a journalist?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Leave her alone.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Get to your positive note, okay? Get to it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But who else gonna be there?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So it's me. It's Jericho. Jerica Duncan of CBS News. J. DAO who's with PIX 11. Darla Miles, ABC 7. Celia, who we talk about a lot up here from TMZ. And Armand Wiggins. You guys know him from YouTube. He'll be there as well. We'll all be there. And again, National national association of Black Journalists, the New York chapter. They're linked in. You can go and register to join the conversation and come and see us in person.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You should become one for real. Like, you should do the. Whatever you got to do to be a part of that nabj.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I. You know what? I was. I wanted to join it in college. I think I might figure that out.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why not?

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Lauren LaRosa]

There's no reason why not. You're right.

[DJ Envy]

Positive note, sir.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, he don't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The positive note is simply this. It comes from George Bernard Shaw, by the way. Progress is impossible without change. And those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Have a great day. Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Finish or y' all done.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Program your alarm to power 105. 21 on iheartradio.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an iheart podcast.