FULL SHOW: Brandy Gets A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame, TSA Workers Asked To Return $1K Gift Cards Donated By Tyler Perry + More

Summary

The Breakfast Club – March 31, 2026

Episode: Brandy Gets A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame, TSA Workers Asked To Return $1K Gift Cards Donated By Tyler Perry + More
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, Lauren LaRosa, Mimi Brown
Podcast Network: The Black Effect Podcast Network & iHeartPodcasts

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Overview

This episode delivers a lively blend of celebration, social commentary, and in-depth interviews, with an emphasis on resilience—whether honoring music icon Brandy’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star, unpacking the struggles of TSA workers amid government shutdowns, confronting legal loopholes like squatter’s rights, or exploring the personal and professional journeys of high-achieving guests. Highlights include Tyler Perry’s controversial donation to TSA workers, candid insights from WWE superstar Cody Rhodes, and an empowering, deeply transparent interview with Pinky Cole on business, adversity, and Real Housewives of Atlanta.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Weekend Catch-Up and Community Shoutouts (03:00–04:41)

• Jess Hilarious reflects on performing to diverse crowds in New Jersey, spotlighting increasing audience diversity and fan support.
  • “People been knowing who I was… I just love that. I love seeing that. Although I love us, but I love to see my audience expand…” (03:56, Jess Hilarious)
• DJ Envy and Jess discuss local spots (e.g., Delta’s in New Brunswick) and upcoming events at Rutgers and the Black Effect Podcast Festival.

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2. NCAA Women’s Basketball & Sports Talk (05:06–05:31, 35:11–36:04)

• DJ Envy celebrates South Carolina’s victory, advancing to their 6th straight Final Four.
  • “My South Carolina Gamecocks are going to the Final Four for the sixth year in a row, baby.” (04:57, DJ Envy)
• The hosts preview an upcoming face-off with UConn, expressing confidence and playful rivalry.

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3. Government Shutdown & TSA Struggles (06:22–11:08)

• TSA workers finally receive partial back pay after a record 46-day Homeland Security shutdown, with many dealing with ongoing financial hardship.
  • “Officers have gone into debt. Credit has been shot, Officers have been evicted, cars have been repossessed.” (07:23, TSA worker via report)
• Mimi Brown details how the funding stalemate (mainly over immigration enforcement) is impacting everyday workers, as politicians are criticized for being absent on vacation.
• Passenger call-ins reinforce the mental and financial strain facing TSA employees.
  • “I feel like a lot of the times that we don't talk about the mental part of it all, they're not getting paid… It's hard to want to come in here to smile… she was like, I don’t know what to tell them because I don’t even have a date on when I might have some money.” (11:54, TSA worker’s friend)
• Tyler Perry’s attempted $250,000 gift card donation to Atlanta TSA workers becomes controversial after rumors they were asked to return them.
  • “If somebody wants to get him a gift, let them receive it... And furthermore, if I’m a TSA worker and somebody said, you gotta give back this thousand dollar gift card—well, come get it, God damn it.” (21:44, DJ Envy)

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4. Brandy's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (24:20–34:33)

• Brandy receives her star, with touching acceptance speech reflecting on her journey from Mississippi.
  • “A star on the Walk of Fame is a definition of legacy. It doesn’t just celebrate your success. It cements your story… you didn’t just arrive, you endured. You didn’t just dream, you became.” (31:00, Brandy)
• Issa Rae pays tribute to Brandy’s impact on Black representation:
  • “Without Brandy as Moesha, there's no Parkers, there’s no Girlfriends, there’s no Insecure… Without Moesha, there’s no me as a writer.” (32:15, Issa Rae)
• Discussion about the Walk’s geography—prime locations vs. neglected “hood” areas, with comedic banter about where they’d want their own stars.

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5. Social/Legal Issues: Squatters’ Rights & Student Loans (36:06–41:41)

• Mimi Brown covers a landmark Washington, D.C. “serial squatter” case exposing loopholes that let non-tenants claim legal residence after 30 days.
  • “It gives more right to the people that actually squat in the property than the people that actually own the property.” (38:00, Charlamagne)
• Rapid-fire warnings on the student loan SAVE plan: millions must select new plans by July 1 or risk higher payments by default.

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6. Main Guest Interview: Cody Rhodes (WWE Superstar) (41:52–63:59)

• Cody Rhodes shares his wrestling journey, family legacy, and the challenges of breaking out from under the shadow of his famous father and brother.
  • “It was the last name and it was out of respect for my dad… The issue then becomes… you’re living up to… an incredibly revered professional wrestler.” (45:26)
• On physical/career pressures and evolving WWE:
  • “I’m lucky. It’s a light heavyweight game… I think you’re getting back into where you’ve got… a very experienced crew… I do feel I’m in my prime.” (44:22, 48:06)
• Talks work-life balance with wife Brandi and young daughter, the difficulties of sharing public/private space under fan scrutiny:
  • “My wife… She’s just a very tough woman from Detroit... I tell people all the time, like, it’s all hers… She put a lot over here so I could go and make these moves.” (51:17)
• Details scoring the role of Guile in the upcoming Street Fighter movie, navigating showbiz opportunities as a wrestler.
  • “I didn’t think they’d be interested in anybody else from the wrestling space, but I got a call… and she comes in and just… ‘We really like you for the role of Guile.’” (52:01)
• WrestleMania 42 preview (April 18–19, Vegas): personal stakes in facing Randy Orton.
  • “Wrestling is always best when it’s real… to stand across the ring from each other… I need you to see me—like, I’m not a kid anymore.” (56:12)

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7. Pinky Cole Interview – Business Survival & Real Housewives of Atlanta (81:00–97:24)

• Pinky Cole transparently addresses business turbulence: losing and buying back Slutty Vegan, filing for bankruptcy, and weathering ruthless headlines.
  • “When the opportunity (Real Housewives of Atlanta) presented itself, I say, I might as well do it. And I’m happy that I did. It was actually a very interesting experience.” (81:24)
  • “I really went through some really heavy times, some really dark times. I almost lost my mind. And I did that in private…” (83:11)
• On marriage dynamics during crisis:
  • “Can you imagine being young, married to a very successful man, and also being very successful, and while my ship is crumbling… he is elevating in real time. That was incredibly hard… it almost cost me my marriage.” (85:17)
• On business lessons:
  • “Entrepreneurs, I need y’all to hear me… do not put anything in your personal name… Nobody thinks about the business, that it will fail.” (90:03)
  • Describes restructuring, legal maneuvers, and why some locations had to be closed by estate managers, not due to lack of profitability.
• Announces a financial literacy series in partnership with Earn Your Leisure and franchise opportunities for Slutty Vegan.

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8. Donkey of the Day – Jaden Ivey's Anti-LGBTQ Comments (72:15–80:47)

• Charlamagne Tha God gives Donkey of the Day to NBA player Jaden Ivey for calling LGBTQ Pride Month “unrighteous” on IG Live and losing his contract.
  • "Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern… What belongs to others is their business, and none of yours…" (74:17, referencing philosopher Epictetus)
  • “It is amazing to me that religious folks will claim they are following scripture when they make moral evaluations… but they never seem to follow Matthew 7:1: Do not judge, or you too will be judged…” (74:27)
  • “You are bleeding on people who didn’t cut you. And what do I always say? Deal with your trauma, or your trauma will deal with you.” (77:22)

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9. Latest in Culture & Legal Battles (98:14–102:43)

• Lauren LaRosa reports on:
  • Rihanna’s home shooter losing her pathologist license (98:38)
  • Update on Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar and UMG, examining hip hop’s tradition of diss records vs. legal claims (100:18)
  • Lotto’s pregnancy news and behind the scenes at her Paper magazine cover party with Nene Leakes (102:20)

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10. Fun, Shoutouts, and Women’s History Month Wrap-Up (103:52–106:13)

• Shoutout to Brooklyn Nets’ HBCU night (DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, 103:52)
• Jess Hilarious honors the character “Brittany” from the sitcom Rel for Women’s History Month, reflecting on strong, loyal Black women.
• Positive closing note: Mind your own business for a less stressful, more blessed life.

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Brandy: “A star on the Walk of Fame is a definition of legacy. It doesn’t just celebrate your success. It cements your story. It is a symbol that says, you didn’t just arrive, you endured. You didn’t just dream, you became.” (31:00)
• Issa Rae: “Without Brandy as Moesha, there’s no Parkers, there’s no Girlfriends, there’s no Insecure… Without Moesha, there’s no me as a writer.” (32:15)
• DJ Envy: “It is political malpractice that lawmakers still get paychecks. Meanwhile, everyday working class people who make our world go round are not.” (10:01)
• Cody Rhodes: “Everything we have is hers because she… put a lot over here so I could go and make these moves that I made…” (51:41)
• Pinky Cole: “The purpose is bigger than the circumstance… You can keep going, you don’t give up.” (83:10)
• Charlamagne Tha God: “Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern. Be clear that what belongs to others is their business, and none of yours.” (74:17)

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Important Timestamps

• [03:00] Jess describes diverse NJ comedy crowd.
• [05:06] Envy hypes South Carolina Final Four.
• [06:22] TSA shutdown segment starts.
• [11:34] TSA workers call in to vent.
• [21:44] Tyler Perry/TSA gift card controversy clarified.
• [24:51] Brandy’s Walk of Fame star discussed; Brandy’s speech [31:00]; Issa Rae tribute [32:15].
• [36:06] Squatters’ rights case explained.
• [41:52] Cody Rhodes interview begins.
• [51:41] Cody gets emotional discussing his wife.
• [56:12] Cody previews WrestleMania 42.
• [72:15] Donkey of the Day: Jaden Ivey’s anti-LGBTQ comments.
• [81:00] Pinky Cole interview begins.
• [83:10] Pinky on overcoming business crisis and prioritizing purpose.
• [90:03] Pinky on bankruptcy, legal maneuvers, and entrepreneur advice.
• [98:14] Update on shooter at Rihanna’s home loses license.
• [100:18] Details of Drake/Kendrick UMG legal battle.
• [102:20] Lotto’s pregnancy and party.
• [103:52] HBCU night shoutouts.
• [105:34] Jess honors “Britney” from sitcom Rel for Women’s History Month.
• [106:13] Charlamagne’s positive note: mind your business!

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Tone & Style

• Insightful, transparent, candid, and supportive.
• Characterized by quick-witted humor, open vulnerability, cultural pride, and real-time social commentary.
• Listeners are offered a balance of inspiration, practical advice, and unfiltered commentary.

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This episode’s content will resonate with anyone facing adversity, striving for growth, or seeking a little inspiration from those who’ve weathered storms—famous or otherwise. Rich in both entertainment and substance, it reinforces the importance of community, resilience, and celebrating moments of Black excellence.

Transcript

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Angela Yee]

Hey there folks.

[Mimi Brown]

Amy Robach and TJ Holmes here and

[Cody Rhodes]

we know there is a lot of

[DJ Envy]

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[Cody Rhodes]

From the war with Iran to the ongoing Epstein fallout, government shutdowns, high profile

[Angela Yee]

trials and what the hell is that

[Cody Rhodes]

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[Mimi Brown]

We are on it every day, all day.

[DJ Envy]

Follow us Amy and TJ for news updates throughout the day.

[Mimi Brown]

Listen to Amy and TJ on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts

[Angela Yee]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Cody Rhodes]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Cody Rhodes]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Cody Rhodes]

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[DJ Envy]

Wake you up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake that ass up.

[DJ Envy]

Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHeartRadio.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning, USA.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo,

[DJ Envy]

yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jess, Hilarious.

[Angela Yee]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Charlamagne's running a little late and it's Tuesday. How you feeling, Jess?

[Angela Yee]

I feel good. I had a lot of rest, yo, after a three show, you know, three show day Saturday in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

New Brunswick whipped your ass.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my God. They really did. Like, like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you drove back every night.

[Angela Yee]

It's a. I did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's an hour drive. So after you got on stage, you should have just got a hotel. There's one right across the street. You should have just stayed there.

[Angela Yee]

I ain't complaining, cuz I wasn't the one driving. My husband was like, you know what, we're going home. So I was happy about it. But you know what I loved about all the shows? It was so diverse. So diverse. It was like. It was, of course us. We was in there heavy black, then Puerto Ricans and Indian people. It was people like so many white people. Of course Italian. It was so many people coming up to me at the meet and greets that I did do. And they were so excited to be like, yo, I've been watching forever. Like, we love you on the Breakfast Club. We love you on rel. People been knowing who I was, you

[Charlamagne Tha God]

know what I mean?

[Angela Yee]

So I just love that. I love seeing that. Although I love. I love us, but I love to see my audience expand, like, and start growing. It's like just got rain, shorty.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, that area is very diverse. They got Rutgers University colleges right up the block. And then you have. There's so many pockets of. They, like, I tell you, Deltas is a black owned restaurant down there. Soul food spot right across street.

[Angela Yee]

Everybody was. Everybody was suggesting that I go to Deltas, but I actually will be at Rutgers University April 25, the same day y' all doing the Black Effect Podcast festival.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I got for my book. So I'll be doing a signing and everything. So y' all can get y' all tickets for that on justloriousofficial.com I will be at Rutgers University April 25th.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Dope. But if you haven't got your tickets, definitely get your tickets for the Black Effects podcast festival. Tickets are almost sold out.

[DJ Envy]

Tell them who's gonna be there. God damn. We just got here and y' all already selling people stuff. Can we wake people up? She already started. Two minutes.

[Angela Yee]

She already mentioned.

[DJ Envy]

How about this? Good morning to everybody. We already did that. Thank you. Appreciate. You just walked in. You already did that. Ain't got time for that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You already did that.

[Angela Yee]

Late.

[DJ Envy]

I was up last night because my South Carolina Gamecocks are going to the final four for the sixth year in a row, baby. Dropping the cruise bombs for us. Don Stanley in the gang. Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. They won last night.

[DJ Envy]

7852, you already know, against TCU. And we got UConn on Friday. And ain't nobody scared of UConn. Okay, I just want y' all to say what you chest. Ain't Nobody scared of UConn. Texas, I'm a little scared of. But we got to get past UConn first on Friday, right? Okay. In Phoenix, Arizona.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That game is 7pm now, today on the show, wrestler Cody Rhodes will be joining us. Of course, WrestleMania 42 is a two night event. It's Saturday and Sunday, April 18, April 19, in Vegas. So we're gonna talk to Cody Rhodes and also Pinky Cole. Pinky Cole, of course. You know, she's the owner of Slutty Vegan. She's the newest cast member of Real Housewives of Atlanta. And there's been a lot going on with her recently about her filing bankruptcy and her. Her crib getting locked out and her getting the crib back and everything that's going on. We're gonna break all that down with her.

[Angela Yee]

And that's my Baltimore sister, period. Love her so much. Proud of her. The city is proud of her. So, period.

[DJ Envy]

When you say crib, you mean like her house, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Her house?

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Damn, I thought it was her restaurants.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, her restaurants went into foreclosure. But one of her properties, well, she'll break it down.

[Angela Yee]

Real estate, too. She got a lot of properties. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So she'll break all that down. All right, when we come back, we got front page news. Mimi will be joining us, so don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. And we got to send a rest in peace, of course. To Nipsey Hussle. Today was the day that he passed.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So let's start the show with some Nipsey. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody.

[Angela Yee]

Is DJ Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jess Hilar. It's Charlamagne Tha guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news now. Last night, NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, South Carolina beat TCU 7852.

[DJ Envy]

I don't like how you sped through that one. Slow that one down. Okay. South Carolina beat TCU 7852 to go to our sixth straight Final Four. Drop one of Kluz bombs for the icon that is Don Staley. Okay. Raven Johnson and the whole gang.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Also, Texas beat Michigan last night, 77. 41. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Envy. Josh Alleman. How y' all doing this morning? Good morning. So we start this morning with some relief for TSA workers across the country. So after more than six weeks without pay during the Homeland Security shutdown, many TSA agents, they are now finally receiving back pay. But some workers say the checks were shorter than what they expected. Let's listen.

[DJ Envy]

This morning, I did receive a deposit into my account, as many of my colleagues have, but unfortunately, it was not the full amount owed. So we're still waiting to be made whole with that. Officers have gone into debt. Credit has been shot, Officers have been evicted, cars have been repossessed. So in order, you know, that money is needed in order to get some sense of normalcy back to officers, everyday lives. Yes. TSA agents definitely were telling me that yesterday when I was coming to the airport, they said they got, I think 2, 2/3 of their check or something like that.

[Angela Yee]

They can't win for losing. Yo, that's so sad.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. So officials say that the rest of that back pay, it should come on the next pay cycle. But there's still a bigger issue here. There's still no clear answer yet on whether TSA workers will keep getting paid if Homeland Security, if the Homeland Security shutdown will prevent them from getting, you know, continuous paychecks as this goes on. In the meantime, there is some relief for travelers. Security lines at some airports are starting to ease now that more TSA officers are back at work after finally getting paid. But officials warn that if regular paychecks don't continue, those long lines could quickly return. And meanwhile, yeah, we are now on day 46 of the Homeland Security shutdown. President Trump, he's now urging Congress to cut their resource short and return to Washington and try and end this shutdown. Lawmakers, they left on that two week recess without reaching a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. And now there is growing criticism on lawmakers on both sides after Senator Lindsey Graham, he was spotted at Disney World in Florida and another senator was spotted at a casino in Las Vegas. Now, while this is all happening, while thousands of workers are still going without pay and the main sticking point, again it remains immigration enforcement, the House and Senate, they still cannot agree on how to fund those programs. And that disagreement is holding everything up. So the White House, they're now calling on Congress to come back and pass a funding bill. Here is White House press Secretary Caroline Levitt.

[Angela Yee]

He said that he'll host a big Easter dinner here at the White House if Congress will come back and fight the Democrats on this issue, which we

[Lauren LaRosa]

should do because again, the Democrat Party is in the wrong here.

[Angela Yee]

They have voted seven times against funding the Department of Homeland Security, which is completely egregious with everything we have going

[Lauren LaRosa]

on in the world. And these brave men and women who

[Angela Yee]

serve DHS deserve to get their paychecks.

[Lauren LaRosa]

President wants to see that happen and he wants Congress to come back to get it done.

[DJ Envy]

I think it's political malpractice that lawmakers still get paychecks. Meanwhile, everyday working class people who make our world go around are not for sure.

[Mimi Brown]

For sure. And Democrats are pushing back on what Levitt said this morning. They argue that they've been at the negotiating table seven times and it was Republicans who refused to offer any common sense solutions on how to rein in ice. So we will continue to watch that. And coming up at 7, a case that is now exposing what some are calling a major loophole in the housing law. We'll talk about it and get into it at seven.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was going to also ask you or more and more TSA workers going back to work now because I know people have been traveling the last couple of days and it said it hasn't been as crazy as expected.

[DJ Envy]

Friday, a lot of them took off. Yesterday they, a lot of them were back. They were back because I flew yesterday and I was talking to the TSA agents. So they were telling me that.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes, thank, yes, Charlotte, thank you. A lot of them are back, but still it doesn't. More than 500 have quit. I think it's like 512 or something like that. They've, they've now quit the agency. And so, I mean, with work with pay coming in, they're hoping that more will come back. And, and ICE agents, they said that will be there until they can get this all figured out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So.

[Angela Yee]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

Just don't quit to start a podcast. I'm telling you right now. I know your job may not seem so stable, but I promise you, it's more stable than podcasting.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, phone lines are wide open. Call us up right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. This is your time to get it off your chest. Keep calling 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Angela Yee]

Alicia.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Alicia, what's up? Where you going?

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Angela Yee]

Hey, good morning, Jess. I'm calling from Indiana. I called, like, last week. I was talking about something, but whatever. So I used to work at TSA in Arizona, and I also still have a homegirl that still works there, and

[Lauren LaRosa]

it's been very stressful on her down there.

[Angela Yee]

And I feel like a lot of the times that we don't talk about the mental part of it all, they're not getting paid.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You expect them to come to work

[Angela Yee]

and then just be happy, like, because, you know, being tso, you do have to have a certain level of professionalism about your. It'll be okay to do what you're doing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And she's like, it's hard to want

[Angela Yee]

to come in here to smile. And actually, we actually liked our job at psa, but this. She didn't even have time to recoup

[Lauren LaRosa]

from the last shutdown to this shutdown

[Angela Yee]

to even do anything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I could imagine.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. I don't think people realize that 69% of, you know, Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Like, literally, like, so if you miss one paycheck, man, your whole life is up in dick.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And she's like, I don't know how

[Angela Yee]

many times that I can call my bill company, you know, credit cards and cardinal, and tell them, like, oh, the government is shut down, but I can't pay you guys. But eventually I'll be able to. Like, she was like, I don't even know what to tell them because I don't even have a date on when I might have some money.

[DJ Envy]

And it's not like people care, right? Like, if I was a landlord, I would. Hey, I mean, that's. It's easy to say, man. You know, you should give people some relief. But the landlord got bills that he got to pay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The landlord might be living check to check. Yeah, you got to pay that Mortgage, you know what I mean? And then your childcare, wherever your kids are, the babysitter, they gotta pay their bills, and the school you gotta pay for.

[Angela Yee]

Right. And she was like, with.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She was like, her apartment, when she

[Angela Yee]

go in there to tell them, like, I still haven't received the check, she like, they starting to side eye me, like, girl, we finna have to put you out if you don't come up with something. And she's like, I don't know what to do. And then last shutdown, she did a lot of overtime. They didn't even compensate her for all the overtime she did. Wow, that's crazy.

[DJ Envy]

That's horrible, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And then they still expect, you know, the TSA members to come to work and be happy.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And be polite, like.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Stole. Like, they get paid in weeks.

[Angela Yee]

Is that why you quit? No, I quit for other reasons, but okay. I loved it there, though. I did love it. And the sky harbor is very, very busy. And then she said a lot of people are frustrated because ICE is just standing around not doing nothing. And y' all expect us to. Chinese people coming in, not doing nothing on their phones and stuff that we're not allowed to do. But then they're getting paid while we're just standing here not being paid. But we're expected to do a certain level of performance. That's crazy.

[DJ Envy]

I thought about that, too, when the ice, when ICE agents were asking for pictures. Because I'm like, TSA agents ain't never asked for no pictures. Oh, my God.

[Angela Yee]

ICE agents was asking you for pictures?

[DJ Envy]

Well, one of them did. Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

I am.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

You're not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, they're not allowed to, I think.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. Unless they go over. Yeah, they go in the corner, but they're not hosted.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, this is, this is DJ Blue 420.

[DJ Envy]

Hello, DJ Blue 420. How are you? Hey.

[Angela Yee]

Good morning. Grow up.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. What's happening? Yeah, pretty good. Pretty good.

[Angela Yee]

I, I, I just wanted to remind everybody that today is, uh, Selena's 31st,

[DJ Envy]

uh, year of her passing. Oh, rest in peace. To Selena. Man, we miss Selena. Well, I didn't know about it. Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. And can I get a, a, a song? It's called.

[DJ Envy]

Let me stop you right there. You know, I know. We don't have no Selena in this system.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's no Celine in the system.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know where you calling from? What state are you calling from?

[Angela Yee]

Okay. Florida.

[DJ Envy]

Florida. Let me. Oh, you can listen to Enrique Santos. Enrique Santos. I'm sure can play you some Serena.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Selena.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sorry. Selena. I'm sorry. Ri K can play you some Selena. He's on 94.9 FM in Miami.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, yeah, and one more thing. About, like, four months ago, I bought the limited edition Selena Bumbox.

[DJ Envy]

Oh.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, nice.

[DJ Envy]

Would you get it from Trader Drew?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yep.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

From Houston.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. All right, man. Well, you have a great day, man. Blast. Selena.

[Cody Rhodes]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

Are you all right?

[Cody Rhodes]

Are you, too, as well?

[DJ Envy]

Have a great day. Rest in peace to Selena.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, that is his voice. Why are you. Why are you doing that?

[DJ Envy]

Yo, he's meeting him where he at? No,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, Ray.

[Angela Yee]

Ray.

[DJ Envy]

Ray.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Envy, what up?

[Angela Yee]

Are we live?

[Cody Rhodes]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Angela Yee]

I got an indoor pool.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

[Angela Yee]

We can get on the phone right now. He'll tell you what it is. We live.

[DJ Envy]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Angela Yee]

Hi, this is Lisa. How's everybody today?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get off your chest.

[Angela Yee]

Hi, Jazz. Mbn. I'm Charlemagne. How y' all doing? Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Highly favored man.

[Angela Yee]

Good, thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I'm out here slinging papers, and I sling paper.

[Angela Yee]

I'm from Pennsylvania, actually, and I'm out here cleaning papers.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And I clean papers every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

[Angela Yee]

So right now I'm on my paper route. But anyway, I'm calling from Pennsylvania, and I'm calling to do a shout out to my son. He's in Georgia. And I heard y' all go to Georgia a lot. He has an UN Sub shop down there, and they be doing marvelous. I need y' all to stop out there once. Y' all go down there and check them out.

[DJ Envy]

What part of Georgia? Georgia's a big state.

[Angela Yee]

I know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's in.

[Angela Yee]

Where is he at?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Darn it.

[Angela Yee]

Well, his shop for Moreland Avenue, he's in Riverdale, so.

[DJ Envy]

Atlanta.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, Atlanta, Georgia. And he's from Pennsylvania, Actually, he worked at the Depot. And I was mad that he quit the Depot. I was so upset. But he's in Philly.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, he's in Georgia now.

[Angela Yee]

And they're. Their sub shop is called Uncle Phil's. They have lemon, pepper, cheesesteak, garlic, garlic parm and all that.

[DJ Envy]

I'm looking it up. I don't see it. Uncle Phil.

[Angela Yee]

And look, Uncle Phil. Uncle Phil. This one, Moreland Avenue. 1162 Moreland Avenue in Riverdale, Georgia. P h I l p h I l l, S. I'm sorry. Oh, okay. No, no problem.

[DJ Envy]

I think I found. Is he in Decatur?

[Angela Yee]

It's two L's. It's not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, they were in Decatur at one time.

[Angela Yee]

They had, like.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What you call that?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I forgot what you call it. But now they got a shop now they in Philly.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

You know, I'm a trans. I'm a trans fatty. So, you know, we're gonna be in.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my God. They got good stuff. They got water, ice. Water ice and everything.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. We're gonna be in Atlanta next, next month for the Black Effect Podcast Festival, April 25th. So, you know.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, Stop down and get some stuff. I know this one lady, she drove

[Lauren LaRosa]

all the way from North Carolina.

[Angela Yee]

She bought 20.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They got chicken and all that.

[Angela Yee]

Lemon pepper chicken. I got peach glazed chicken.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because of the state of Georgia.

[Angela Yee]

The peach state stuff. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

You ain't got to tell me twice, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, thank you, Lisa.

[Angela Yee]

Check them out. Go check them out, please, and let me know. I'm out here slinging papers. It's fun.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. You on your paper route right now, right?

[Angela Yee]

Right now.

[DJ Envy]

You got a bike? You got a bike or a Hyundai?

[Angela Yee]

I'm in my bed. Sorry, I'm in my bins.

[DJ Envy]

Your bins?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

I see you.

[Angela Yee]

Imagine her on the bike riding, talking on the phone with the papers on the light.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. What's up, Lauren?

[Angela Yee]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got the ladies coming up. You look like Martha Stewart today. You got the ladies coming up.

[Angela Yee]

What the hell?

[DJ Envy]

Every day y' all decide to tell Lauren a different lie.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That outfit is very Martha Stewart.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Do you only see the shirt?

[DJ Envy]

Not with them. With the bars, kitten heels she got on. To go back and see the whip.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all, I can only see the shirt.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Orange. No, stupid.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, okay. You're right. They are orange.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Dumb.

[Cody Rhodes]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got the ladies coming up.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Tyler Perry. Cuz he wants y', all, he wants people to stop lying on him. We going to clear some things up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, we'll get into that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

You're talking LL Cool.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself.

[DJ Envy]

That forces me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everything. The little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you.

[Angela Yee]

Take me through that. Take me through there.

[Cody Rhodes]

She going the latest with Lauren

[DJ Envy]

on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool, baby, talk to Me. Good morning, twin.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning. Don't call me twin, bro. Ain't nothing about twin. Nothing twin.

[DJ Envy]

In this room, we both bald.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We don't ignore him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just go with him. Ignore him. Ignore him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. So, good morning, y'.

[Angela Yee]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So yesterday, Tyler Perry's team called me there. You guys know Tyler Perry was trying to get the money to the TSA workers in Atlanta Harshville Jackson International Airport, right? So on Friday, they figured out a way to do it. They basically gave out a thousand dollar gift cards. He gave up to $250,000 to the TSA workers there. Right? But then there was this. It was a local in Atlanta that did a story that, that the money was then taken back by whoever, supervisor, whatever, at the airport and that the TSA workers were not allow the money because of that whole conversation about, can you gift? Can you not? And remember, he had issues when he went there or his team went there trying to give out cash. All right? So they called yesterday because they're like, we want to clear this up. No one has contacted us to give back any gift cards whatsoever. And they wanted to make it clear that they went through all the proper protocols to make sure that these TSA workers would get their pay. And they wanted to put this out because they wanted the TSA workers to know that if anyone there is telling them that they should have to give back any money, they. They need to speak to supervisors because it should be theirs to have because of the protocols that they went through. So Tyler Perry and his team, they worked with the Assistant Federal Security Director, which the local in Atlanta was saying that this team is. Is the person that was issuing a statement saying that they had to give the money back. But they're saying, no, we work directly with this team. The assistant Federal Security Director at. With tsa, they went through all the proper protocols. That person actually cleared the gift cards so that they were able to give them out. And they took it through legal before they gave anything out because they wanted to make sure that if they promised that this would happen and the. And the TSA agents knew this was happening, they'd be able to get their money because they've been through enough, man.

[DJ Envy]

Leave those TSA workers alone. Let them TSA workers eat, okay? If somebody wants to get him a gift, let them receive it. And furthermore, if I'm a TSA working and somebody said, you gotta give back this thousand dollar gift card. Well, come get it, God damn it. Come get it. You come get it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How many.

[DJ Envy]

You come take it from me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How many CVS and Walgreens did Tyler Perry have to go to to get $250,000 worth of gift cards?

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I love the fact that Figured it out.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I was told his assistant was actually the person that worked directly with the Federal Security Director or the Assistant Federal Security Director, because they were just trying to figure out, how can we get this done because we want to help him.

[DJ Envy]

Man, drop on the clues bar for Tyler Perry. Tyler Perry. Let them TSA agents eat. Like, leave him alone. Like, is it that serious? Why y' all bothering the people for?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think it's just rules and regulations around things because they're, you know, their

[Charlamagne Tha God]

employees, they usually do it because they don't want to feel like they're paying so people can get through. Tyler Perry don't fly commercial anyway.

[DJ Envy]

If somebody did that for the ice Age that were working at the airport airports, nobody would care. I promise you, if somebody did the same exact thing to the ICE agents that were working at the airport, nobody would care. It wouldn't even be an issue.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, well, it shouldn't matter. Like. Like Charlemagne said, then people should have their money. Like, Tyler Perry did it the proper way. He gave it to the manager. The manager distributed the money.

[DJ Envy]

Yep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It should have been like.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know how he did it, but what if he talked to the manager, got all the employees names, and gave it to him, you know, off hours?

[Angela Yee]

I don't even remember.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, still, because even with a flight attendant, like, when I used to fly, we weren't allowed to accept tips or anything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's stupid. I mean, that's stupid. The flight attendant gets your food, get your. Your beverages, get your drinks, the whole flight.

[Angela Yee]

You can't give them some of them. Take it.

[DJ Envy]

Don't wear orange kitten heels. That's not a good tip.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my God. That's crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's so mad at my pump.

[DJ Envy]

I ain't talking.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, mind your business.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, I have given attendance. Flight attendants tips. Some of them do. Take them.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Flight attendant. Right now.

[Angela Yee]

First of all, thank you.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you.

[Angela Yee]

I appreciate that. No, shut up. How you know?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You've been on there. No, it's brown. Brown, yellow. But it's red.

[DJ Envy]

It is red. Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Emirates is a good airliner. They come and recruit you.

[Angela Yee]

Like, when I was dope.

[DJ Envy]

I love them.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They used to come on our flights and recruit the girls to go over to Emirates.

[Angela Yee]

Thank you. I appreciate you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So. And being a flight attendant is a very tough job. Okay? So just.

[Angela Yee]

All right. I'm not a fly no, I'm talking to him.

[Cody Rhodes]

Oh. Oh.

[Angela Yee]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

I know that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. In the airport is easy, baby. Okay.

[Angela Yee]

All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. I mean, that's. That. That was it. I was trying to move on, but then they started grabbing all the things off. But, yeah, I just wanted y' all to know and. And I will say if there's any updates there, because they did reach back out to that security director's team, just sure that nothing is happening in the airport that is stopping these TSA workers from getting that money. But that we know of up until this morning. Everything is fine. No one's reached back out to Tyler Perry and his team. Now moving on. So, Brandi, I told you guys that she'd be receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Congratulations to Brandi.

[DJ Envy]

Was Ray J there?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I did not see Ray J.

[DJ Envy]

How Ray J ain't get to speak.

[Angela Yee]

You don't. Isn't he on tour, though? Like, he's somewhere, like, performing something.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But Ray J, remember about a week ago when we were in here talking about the fact that the Bleacher Report

[Cody Rhodes]

app is your destination for sports right now? The NBA is heating up, March Madness is here, and MLB is almost back. Every day there's a new headline, a new highlight, a new moment you've got

[Angela Yee]

to see for yourself.

[Cody Rhodes]

That's why I stay locked in with the Bleacher Report app. For me, it's about staying connected to my sports. I can follow the teams I care about, get real time, scores, breaking news, and highlights all in one place. Download the Bleacher Report app today so you never miss a moment.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm John Green. You may know me as the author

[Cody Rhodes]

of the Fault in Our Stars. And now, I guess also as the co host of the Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast. I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist, and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World cup was Mexico. 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. For us, soccer football is a story we've shared for over 30 years, since

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Daniel was the star player on our

[Cody Rhodes]

high school soccer team.

[DJ Envy]

Very debatable.

[Cody Rhodes]

And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty. Together we'll find out why. Of all the unimportant things football, soccer is the most important Listen to the away end with Daniel Alarcon and John green on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Angela Yee]

Hi everyone, I'm Cheryl Strayed, author of

[Lauren LaRosa]

Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things.

[Angela Yee]

I'm excited to share that I have a new podcast called Mind Over Mountain.

[Lauren LaRosa]

In each episode, I interview athletes, adventurers,

[Angela Yee]

and adrenaline seekers to discuss the inner

[Mimi Brown]

landscapes and life experiences that informed and

[DJ Envy]

inspired their extraordinary feats.

[Cody Rhodes]

I also bring a bit of advice

[DJ Envy]

into the mix so we, too, can

[Angela Yee]

better understand how to face our own seemingly insurmountable challenges. Do you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna pull out what you already have inside. We come into this world fighting for our lives.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All I'm gonna do is pull out

[Angela Yee]

what you already got inside.

[Mimi Brown]

We're there to support and celebrate each

[Angela Yee]

other and that it's not like a

[Lauren LaRosa]

your story versus my story.

[Angela Yee]

You're gonna walk up and over that dang mountain. You're not just gonna put your mind over it.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yep, yep, exactly.

[Angela Yee]

And if I can't walk up and

[Charlamagne Tha God]

over it, I'm gonna go through it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Listen to Mind Over Mountain every Thursday

[Cody Rhodes]

on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or

[Angela Yee]

wherever you get your podcasts on the

[Mimi Brown]

Adventures of Curiosity Cove podcast. What if the right fit isn't what everyone expects?

[Lauren LaRosa]

In the case of the right fitness,

[Mimi Brown]

Ella explores movement, confidence, and belonging and learns that not all strength looks the same. Tennis is powerful, fast, focused, and kind of fun.

[Angela Yee]

Strong swing, Ella.

[Mimi Brown]

This Women's History Month story introduces kids to women who change sports by trusting

[Lauren LaRosa]

themselves and moving differently.

[Mimi Brown]

A thoughtful episode about identity, courage, and

[Lauren LaRosa]

helping kids discover where they truly belong.

[Mimi Brown]

So it's okay if I'm not quite

[Angela Yee]

sure what my thing is yet.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's absolutely okay when and if you do find a sport you love, you

[Mimi Brown]

may be the next Gertrude, Tony, or Venus at Curiosity. Listen to Adventures of Curiosity Cove every

[Lauren LaRosa]

Monday from the Black Effect Podcast Network

[Mimi Brown]

on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Usually on this podcast will kill you. We talk about the diseases, infections, and biological threats that can make a us really sick.

[Cody Rhodes]

But right now, we're doing something a little different.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We're stepping back and looking at what the human body needs to keep going.

[Angela Yee]

When you consider what we know about sleep in humans, there's one rule that comes out we are predictably unpredictable sleepers.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We're talking about why sleep works the way it does, why our bodies don't follow neat rules, and why modern life makes Rest so hard to come by.

[Angela Yee]

The second half of our series takes us to the digestive system with a multi part series on what happens after we eat. Okay, I just have to say that all of my favorite words apparently are digestive words.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Sphincter, peristalsis, duodenum. It's fascinating, it's funny, and it matters so much more than you think.

[Angela Yee]

Episodes of our new series run from January 20 through February 17, with new

[Cody Rhodes]

episodes every Tuesday on the Exactly Right Network.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Listen to this podcast will kill you as part of the Exactly Right Network. On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts that she would get the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ray J had posted that video and in that video he mentioned that he may or may not be on the star. Y' all want to take a listen to that apology?

[Angela Yee]

Sure.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We didn't get to play it last week. Let's take a listen.

[DJ Envy]

Brandy, I'm.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, I'm gonna go all out for

[Angela Yee]

who I believe in and who I love.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And Brandy is.

[Angela Yee]

Has been the one who has put me on, who has given me my opportunities to become successful in every aspect,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

from acting into singing to tv, and

[DJ Envy]

the list goes on.

[Angela Yee]

I wouldn't be here and I wouldn't

[Charlamagne Tha God]

be where I am today without Brandy. Right. And so this apology is to Brandy

[Angela Yee]

and Brandy only and to Brandy's brand.

[DJ Envy]

Some of the things I said was absolutely concerning, disrespectful and.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And heartless.

[Angela Yee]

And I feel bad. I feel bad that I tied you into it. No matter if I'm banned from. From coming on tour or going to

[Lauren LaRosa]

the Hollywood Walk of Fame, they're all done.

[Angela Yee]

That's fine.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. So I didn't see Ray J in any of the photos. I saw her taking pictures with her daughter, her mom, her, you know, all that. But I didn't see him. So I. I can't answer if he was there or not. And I text him. He didn't respond back to me.

[DJ Envy]

I didn't really care.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, well, I just. People were looking for him, though. But in other another news about the Walk of Fame.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He loves his sister.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, she loves him, too. Yes. Brandi accepted the star on the Walk of Fame and she shared a few wor. You know, this being a dream come true. Let's take a listen.

[Angela Yee]

Thank you, you guys. I'm from Macomb, Mississippi. I came to Hollywood as a young girl in the seventh grade. Back then, I was just a little girl with a big dream, seeing the stars on the Walk of Fame. Lit something in me. It made me believe. It made me affirm over my own life. I'm gonna sing my way onto one of these stars. And I did. A star on the Walk of Fame is a definition of legacy. It doesn't just celebrate your success. It cements your story. It is a symbol that says, you didn't just arrive, you endured. You didn't just dream, you became. To every mentor, collaborator, creative, and believer who poured into me along the way, you are a part of this star. Because purpose may be personal, but destiny is never meant to be carried along. And most of all, I stand as living proof that what you speak over your life, life with faith, consistency, and belief can one day meet you in reality. I did not know that she was from Macomb, Mississippi.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, I knew that either. I think I always thought that they were from la.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, like Leimert Park.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Angela Yee]

When Moesha was from. I did not know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, as we wrap, Issa Rae also shared some words there too, and this was their first time actually meeting, even though she spoke on the Walker Family. Let's take a listen.

[Angela Yee]

Hi, Brandi. Nice to meet you. I'm so, so honored to be here. I was gonna use the two minutes to just sing. Have you ever loved somebody so much it makes you cry? But I won't do that in front of you or to you guys. It was really Moesha that made me understand what was possible. It was the first show that I'd ever seen told from an ordinary black teenage girl's point of view. Brandi made Moesha someone I wanted to befriend, the girl I wanted to be at a time when beauty standards on television look nothing like us. Brandi was the standard. Without Brandi as Moesha, there's no Parkers, there's no girlfriends, there's no insecure. And honestly, without Moesha, there's no me as a writer. Thank you for showing a little girl from LA that her story was worth telling. And this star has always been yours.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to Issa Ray. I love Issa Ray.

[Angela Yee]

Yep, that's exactly what Moesha was for. Me, too. My first show that I've said that. And the Parkers, Moesha and the Parkers.

[DJ Envy]

To have any other Ray at that ceremony other than Ray J. Oh, my God. Especially being that Issa Rae and Brandi never met before.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, Brandi said that she's always admired. I was told Brandy's always admired Issa. And because Issa always talks about how Brandi was the inspiration for Awkward Black Girl, which then got her to insecure. That's why they connected. That's their baby face spoke too when he talked about Whitney Houston and Brandy's relationship as well.

[DJ Envy]

Well, salute to Brandy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but it don't make sense. But it is what it is.

[DJ Envy]

How much sidewalk is on that walk of fame? Like I've walked on it before, but damn, they gotta have more stars.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's blocks and blocks. Certain prime areas, like near the Dolby Theater.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Certain areas you want to be like. Certain areas is like kind of the hood where you don't want to be. But in certain areas I want to

[DJ Envy]

be in the hood, but because it's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, I should say you would not want to be.

[DJ Envy]

Why wouldn't I want my star to be in the hood?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's like crackheads. It's like home homeless, heavy in one area where nobody walks down. And then there's another area where Hollywood

[Lauren LaRosa]

Boulevard and Holland Avenue, which is where the El Capitan, the Adobe Theater, all those things are. That's the.

[DJ Envy]

I need the white man and envy to explain why he would.

[Angela Yee]

My man said the hood didn't straight with the crackheads of homelessness.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is crazy area with y' all not messing with. Thank you so much. You see that?

[Angela Yee]

Crackheads and homelessness. That is crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Honey, you never seen the crackhead of cocaine in Baltimore.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, but he's talking about they not in the. From crackhead.

[DJ Envy]

Don't try to. Don't try to switch it on us, cuz you tried to make. I want my star in the hood. You said you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anyway, when we come back, we got front page news. Media will be joining us. I'm not messing with them.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club.

[Angela Yee]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Morning, everybody.

[Angela Yee]

It's DJ Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just hilarious show Charlemagne th guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news now. NCAA tournament last night, South Carolina beat TSU 78, 52. Texas beat Michigan 77, 41.

[DJ Envy]

I don't like how you just fed by the fact that South Carolina beat TSU in the elite eight to go to their sixth straight final four. Do you understand what Dawn Staley has done for the University of South Carolina? Do you understand the dynasty that she's built Built? Now mind you, we got Yukon on Friday. But I ain't afraid of Yukon.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It sounds like you okay.

[DJ Envy]

Yukon ain't no joke. But we gonna. We ain't no joke either, man.

[Angela Yee]

I remember that them coaches Yukon came to my show and they told me to tell Charlemagne stop hating on them for they pop up here. It was Two women coaches. They. They was the coaches of the, the girls team. They wasn't playing with him. Yeah, they, they weren't playing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You calling?

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Angela Yee]

You can't look really good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The, the men scene pulled off something crazy the other day.

[Angela Yee]

But he gave me some merch, told me where, but they was like, tell Charlemagne, stop playing with us. I was like, all right. And I forgot to tell you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So they got the shop all day.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, Gamecocks all day over here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, M.V. jess Charlemagne. How you doing this morning? Good morning. So we start this hour in Washington, D.C. where a housing case is getting national attention, highlighting what some say is a major loophole in squatters tenants rights. So it started with a 32 day Airbnb booking. A D.C. homeowner. She rented her property to a woman who she said needed a place to stay after a fire. But when the stay ended, the woman refused to leave. And because she had been there more than 30 days, she was able to claim tenant rights. And although there was no traditional lease. So what followed was a months long battle, a legal battle. The homeowner says she was locked out of her own home for nearly a year while paying the mortgage, the legal fees, the bills, all while someone else was living in her home. And the homeowner says that she changed the locks, she moved her belongings in, and even put utilities in her name. So the squatter did all that. And after nearly a year in court, a judge finally ruled that the woman is not a legal tenant and ordered her to be removed from the home. But this week, the story is taking a very different turn. So the woman who was removed is now, now suing the homeowner for $500,000. She claims a list of her luxury items, including her, her handbags, her Gucci handbags, her jewelry, her clothing, electronics, her cash, all of her personal belongings went missing when she was put out the home. Let's listen to the homeowner.

[Angela Yee]

I did look at that list and I did not see any of those

[Lauren LaRosa]

things in that property.

[Angela Yee]

She looked like she picked through and took what she wanted to take. And when we came back the next

[Lauren LaRosa]

day, we ended up cleaning up the rest of it. And she never came back.

[DJ Envy]

Why was this legal to begin with? Like, nothing about this sounds right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A lot of squatters rights. It doesn't sound right to me at all. I mean, you know, if a squatter stays in your house for a long period of time, they can almost get ownership of your property. Yeah, like, like squad's rights.

[Angela Yee]

Put them right out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No. Squatters rights is ridiculous, and it's crazy. It gives more right to the people that actually squat in the property than the people that actually own the property.

[DJ Envy]

That makes no sense.

[Angela Yee]

How did that even make sense?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That makes no sense at all. I don't know.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, investigators say this case is getting attention because court records show the woman and she though she has a pattern of renting properties, staying long enough to claim residency, kind of like you were saying, envy. And then staying for months without paying while the cases move through the courts. And she says that she was the one, though, who was being harassed, especially after homeowners, they turned off the utilities. Let's listen to the squatter.

[Angela Yee]

So it's not like the harassment has

[Mimi Brown]

not been for months.

[Angela Yee]

Months. So when you're saying harassment and you're

[Lauren LaRosa]

saying, why haven't I leaved prior?

[Angela Yee]

It seems as if this is an

[Lauren LaRosa]

issue that has been going on for months, which it has not.

[Angela Yee]

This has been like a. Now it's been a month. So the harassment didn't start until mid November. So the harassment, the sign, the cutting, the power off, that was November. Well, the power was cut off in October first, but then they turned the power back on, but then they turned it back off in November.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's not your house. How you gonna complain about my power?

[Angela Yee]

That's so audacious. That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is.

[DJ Envy]

Why not just use your energy to save some money and buy your own place? And I would want for you to buy your own place and then rent it out to somebody and have them squat so you can know how it feels.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But, you know, that's what squatters do. That like a lot of squatters, that's what they do for a living. They find these properties, they stay there. They know they could probably stay there for two, three years. They kick them out, then they find a new residence, and they do it for two, three years. They still have a job, they got a car, they have nice things. But they know how to f the system, which is crazy.

[DJ Envy]

Being a career squad is crazy. Crazy. A serial squatter.

[Angela Yee]

And that's legal everywhere in America. Like, you can do that anywhere.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

State has different laws.

[Mimi Brown]

Okay, different state.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, exactly.

[Mimi Brown]

Different state have different laws. But clearly in Washington, D.C. this lady was able to stay there for almost a year, I want to say. And so this case is now highlighting, you know, what many property owners say is that major loophole in the law where if someone stays in your home for more than 30 days, they can claim, claim tenant rights. They can take it for months, even close to a year before you can even remove them. And so cases like this, several states, they are changing their laws to make it easier for property owners to remove squatters. But the woman at the center of this case is expected back in court next week. So we will follow up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And a lot of people, what they do is they look for older residents. So let's say your mom or dad pass away and you live in another state. So they know that your mom and dad's no longer there. So they move into your house. Now, when you finally get. Get finished grieving and figure out what you want to do, you come to that house, they're like, hey, what's up? Can't kick them out.

[Angela Yee]

It's crazy.

[Mimi Brown]

That's their house now. Pretty much, that's my house.

[Angela Yee]

Wild.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, it's very, very wild, Jess. And really quickly, before we go, I want to give another warning for those who have student loans because there's a lot of changes me being made that we don't know about. And so really quickly, the saved repayment plan is being shut down. It was blocked by a court, and that means about 7, 7.5 million people who signed up for that plan will now have to choose a new repayment plan. So borrowers, you have until 90 days, starting July 1st to pick a new plan, what you could pay every month. It will range from about 1% to 15% of your income, depending on the plan you choose. But here's the important part that they're not saying out loud. If you don't choose a plan, the government can automatically, automatically place you into a plan, and that could come with higher monthly payments. So you want to pay attention to that. You want to go to studentaid.gov or call your loan servicer and make sure that you know what plan you're in and what your new payment plan will be before you are automatically moved by July 1st. All right, there you have it. And that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me @mimi Brown TV. And for more stories, follow the Black Information Network.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Angela Yee]

Thank you.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, now, when we come back, we have wrestler Cody Rhodes joining us this morning. We're going to talk to him next. So don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody.

[Angela Yee]

It's DJ Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lauren laros is here as well. We got a special guest in the building.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, we do.

[DJ Envy]

Cody Rose. Welcome, sir.

[Cody Rhodes]

Thank you. I clapped for Myself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You clap for yourself.

[DJ Envy]

It's all good.

[Angela Yee]

It is all good.

[Cody Rhodes]

Thank you guys for having me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How you feeling? I'm good.

[DJ Envy]

Good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

From wwe?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

No, I brought the WWE title.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I see.

[Cody Rhodes]

I see the big one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So I like to start from the beginning. So what got you into wrestling? And I know you're gonna say your dad, but besides your dad, what got you interested where you said, I can do this and I want to do this.

[Cody Rhodes]

Well, I mean, there's obviously the osmosis in terms of, like you said, the familial connection to it. But really, what got me into it, because he was. My dad was much older. I didn't see him wrestling. His prime was going to those shows, the WCW shows when I was a kid. And this is.

[DJ Envy]

Is.

[Cody Rhodes]

These are markets like Savannah, Georgia, and, you know, Macon and Chattanooga and those crowds. There's a wrestler named Brad Armstrong used to just do a move, an arm drag, basic wrestling move. But I remember watching it and hearing the reaction, and there was just this, like, deafening pop for this physical, simple, basic stuff. And that's where I fell in love with it. It was more almost hearing it than seeing it. Just. Just because the interaction. That's the cool thing about pro wrestling is we're very reliant on our audience. And it's fun to be in New York because the audience in New York is. Can be tricky.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

So, yeah, no, that was. That was the moment that. That arm drag is actually the one where I thought, I can do this. Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

When did you know you wanted to be a professional wrestler?

[Cody Rhodes]

I mean, so it. This is funny. My dad, he played like, baseball. He was like one of those classic 60s, 70s where they played every sport somehow. Now we're great at all of them, you know, all that, but none of them in my family actually did real folk style, Greco, freestyle, what you would see in the Olympics, that type of wrestling. So I plugged into that really early in my career, because this is gonna sound silly now, but I didn't want. If anyone ever thought that my dad was, you know, like this phony TV wrestler. I always wanted to have this little edge. Like, well, you know, I got this and that. That was the. The thing I loved the most. But I knew that I wanted to go into pro wrestling more, the storytelling at a very, very young age. My fear when I was 17, 18, I'm getting ready to pop out and go, go for it, was I wasn't big enough. Right. You watched this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was gonna say that. I was gonna say most wrestlers, when you see them, they're gigantic. It looks like they're roided up. Very big. Huge. Next. Poise, very strong.

[Cody Rhodes]

Big Next.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I didn't see that from you.

[Cody Rhodes]

But yeah, no, I. Today I'm lucky. It's a light heavyweight game. I'm. I'm one of them. Just pretty 2 degrees sometimes one of the bigger guys now, which is not the case with my WrestleMania opponent, which is Randy Orton, which is one of the more old school types. You 6, 6, 280 legitimate pounds, giant neck. Giant like. Yeah, no, but that was my fear. And it wasn't until I saw, you know, Macho Man. Randy Savage is a great example of somebody who wasn't big, but he made himself big. It's the out, you know, the outfits, the pageantry, but also how he moved in the ring. He, he gave himself this larger than life approach. And again, this is storytelling. It can be whatever we want. So I, after I got over that fear, I was able to just jump right in.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How difficult was it to make it professional? What were the steps to actually get into professional wrestling? Opposed to those markets because we hear all the time that it was like, it's just a lucky star. One day somebody put you on and the crowd will scream your name. How difficult was it for you to get it, to get to that?

[Cody Rhodes]

Well, so for me, getting in is not difficult at all. Is the easiest thing ever. And I have the absolute respect and love for guys who are out on the independent scene hustling and hustling and hustling. Because for me, it was the last name and it was out of respect for my dad. We'll give him, we'll give him a job. Yeah, the, the issue then becomes that's easy getting in the door, but if you're filling those boots or people think you're filling those boots or you're in that shadow. My brother too, this is two generations now who have made a big impact in wwe. That's where it became very, very difficult. So it's a trade off. You get in the door, but also you're, you know, living up to an incredibly, well, revered professional wrestler who, Whose contributions still are happening in the industry. That's where it became very hard. And I would say I'm a fairly slow learner. I didn't pop off in a way where I could feel like, hey, they're into this. They're. These are my people. Like, ah, yeah, that, like, I didn't get that until mid-30s. And I now you. It's the elusive connection that John Cena always taught us about and preach to me because I drove John around for a few years. It just came a little later for me, but it's still. Still there. So hanging on, how did you keep

[Lauren LaRosa]

yourself together, like, mentally, like, you know, motivating yourself when things didn't pop off right away because you have, like, the shadow of, like, your family and you're, you know, expecting all this stuff.

[Cody Rhodes]

I wish I could say I handled things really maturely and diplomatically, but if I. I started at WWE when I was 20 years old, so I was a baby when I started there. And up until 30, they treated me like I was a baby still, even though I'd grown and I'd wrestled Triple H and I'd been in the ring with the Undertaker, I'd taken this. I drove John around, I drove Randy around. I'd learned, but I was still treated a little bit as a kid. So I. I walked. I walked and did what we would say is, like, reverse order. I went and did independent wrestling. I went to New Japan Pro Wrestling. I mean, my buddy started our own alternative wrestling promotion that actually made it to Linear Cable. And then it was time to come home. And then coming home, I got treated very differently. So I don't know if that's the advice I would give, because I think most of the times I say, hey, you stand in there, you weather the storm. But this was a case where I just took my ball somewhere else, but was able to really sharpen my skills and see what's out there and bring it back. I couldn't. You got to find yourself himself. So I can't really hate on them for bad booking or bad. There was that, sure. But I hadn't found who I was. And I think when I came back, I at least had an idea. I think this is me. Yeah, I think you'll like this. You know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, I was gonna ask, you know, I was reading an article, it said WWE's roster is older than ever.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is the oldest we've seen. Right?

[Cody Rhodes]

Seasoned, they say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Seasoned. Yeah. They said most of them are over 35 and in their 40s, but usually it's a lot younger. Do you think that is?

[Cody Rhodes]

Well, it goes. It goes in phases. So in, like, the golden 80s, it was. We used to joke wrestler prime for the man was 35 to 42. That's in the golden 80s. And that's because they needed all that experience. Psychologically, they worked. They did this town to town. The live crowds are everything. How do you work with a live Crowd. How do you involve them with this? We're not doing this just for each other, and we're not doing this just for the camera. How are you they involved? That now has cycled back because a few years ago they brought in. It was what I'd say is like all freshmen on a varsity team. There's this famous picture of me and CM Punk and Matt Cardona, and we're all babies and we had won the big titles, but we didn't have a clue really, at that point. We didn't have that experience. So now I think you're getting back into where you've got. I know exactly who we're about talking, talking about here. Roman, Me, Punk, Randy. The main events of WrestleMania, right. I just like to say it's a very experienced crew and I, I, I do feel I'm in my prime. I, I, I really do. It could be over tomorrow because I've been doing this in fall now since I was 20, but I feel like I'm there. And I think WWE, Shawn Michaels particular shout out to Shawn. What they're doing in NXT is making it so that when it's time, you know, if I take a bad bump tonight and all of a sudden I do feel it, I feel my age. And the older seeps in. I can tell you who can step in. He already visited here. Trick Williams.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, tree.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah, that's a bit, that's, that's a, that's a baby, right? Trick Williams. OBA Kit Wilson's out there doing an incredible job. I'm not giving nothing up for, but I know they're, I know they're there and they're, they're such great, like, young guys that we have on the show right now. And Sean got them all ready. Nxt, Ethan Page, Ricky Saints, they're all gonna make their way up here. It'll, it'll cycle back to where it's too young. So let it be, let it be a little older. Let it be a little, be a little old.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And your wife is, was a wrestler too?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So how was that? When y' all get into arguments?

[Cody Rhodes]

No, but my wife is just my, my wife, she trained at nxt, which was the, the performance, you know, where we were developing wrestlers. And then they, at the time, they were down a ring announcer and they, hey, can you, it's one of those. So can you do this? I could. And she came up and she was the ring announcer. And, and that's where we met. And then she, she went over to Japan. I remember poor Girl, she wrestled three matches with her collarbone totally broken. I never need to. I never needed to see my wife wrestle or know that she's a wrestler to know she's just a very tough woman from Detroit. She's a very. Her. Just the way she looks at people when she's in a bad mood. Dude, Brandy's got a different spirit than I have. You know how people are confrontational. Non confrontational. I'm a non confrontational person. My wife's a confrontational.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you run.

[Cody Rhodes]

So. So I'm. I'm there to. I'm on the side. I'm adjacent.

[Angela Yee]

Let me say she. She's a black woman, so I know she'd be like, get the hell up out of here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She.

[Cody Rhodes]

She's. The things she's done in her. Her career and in her life where she said, basically, we're up, we're leaving, or if I was down, nope, we're not having that. She just really. I tell people all the time, like, it's all hers. I don't want to get, like, super emotional about it, but, like, it's so every. Everything we have is. Oh, damn. Got me. It's.

[DJ Envy]

Is.

[Cody Rhodes]

Is. Is hers because she. She put a lot over here so I could go and make these moves that I made. So.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, Yeah, I know.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, no.

[Angela Yee]

Go ahead.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think we're gonna talk about the Street Fighter.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Talk about that. Hot. How did that even come about? You were in the trailer. Everybody was excited about it.

[Cody Rhodes]

Can I tell you a crazy story about getting the role?

[Angela Yee]

Yes.

[Cody Rhodes]

I didn't think so. Roman Reigns has been announced as Akuma. And I thought, oh, man, dang, man, I'm. That's awesome. Good for him. But also, like, dang, man. Like, I was really happy for him. Right. I didn't think they'd be interested in anybody else from the wrestling space, but I got a call saying, would you come to Legendary and meet the producer? And meet. Meet and talk with a producer. I thought it was just a general meeting. Really sincerely thought it was a general meeting. And I thought, best case scenario, they're like, could you consult? Because I played this game and I love this game.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

And I had a buddy who played competitively in Japan. I'm like, man, I know enough.

[Angela Yee]

That's right.

[Cody Rhodes]

Maybe they'll have me as a consultant. If not, great meeting. Happy to go. I get there, and the director's on Zoom. He's in Australia. Producers across from me. Me, I'm just thinking, okay, cool, we're gonna talk street fighter talk, 1994, you know, and then they said, give us a second. The head of the studio wants to come down here. Okay, that's cool. I like meeting people, you know, this is a no pressure meeting for me. And she comes in and just like, all the aura and swagger you could imagine for just. Just. And she kind of. The whole room is there, and she just hits it. She's like, hey, you know, I know your schedule's what it is, but we really like you for the role of Guile. Well. And we think you'd be incredible. The dates are going to be what the dates are. These guys are going to give you the information, but I'm just happy to meet you. This is going to be awesome. She leaves.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[Angela Yee]

Wow.

[Cody Rhodes]

So I'm like, what? Like, what are we doing here? Like, is this real? And I'm, you know, I'm also, like, lying through my teeth a little bit because the guy's asking, he's like, you think WWE will be okay with that?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

Champ's gonna leave for him, and they're gonna be great. And thank. Gosh, you know, WWE's president, Nick Khan knew. He knew the power. He understands and he knows. He knows. He understands. So it wasn't in Triple H. Understood. It was. It was an easy sell. But after I left, there was a. It was like it was all set up. There's a. Another wrestler in Hollywood. I'll just leave him nameless, who called me as I'm leaving, and he goes, hey, how'd that meeting go? Like, he knew. He knew it was about to go down. So I told him, for the future. I go, you can tell me, like, I'm not going to blow it. You can tell me. But it was so much fun. And that's that set. Katau Sakurai, the director, incredible story. He's telling so much fan service towards the game. Noah, Kalina, and Koji, the three leads. You got your. Your Ryu, your Ken, and your Chun Li, they just. They're the heart and soul of this thing.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

And then Orville Peck, who's doing Vega, and. And, you know, Andrew Schultz, and just this, like, like, wild collection around them. It really. They gave us a lot of room to play and have fun and find out, you know, in my case, like, who's Guile? Where does Gal fit in all this? Yeah, I'm very, very excited about it.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

It's. When I put the. When I put it on the flat

[Charlamagne Tha God]

top, the wig, the flat top.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

My costumes, you know, it's not much it's the. The tank top, it's the fatigues, it's the boots, the tattoo and the. And when I put that on, I. I felt if it's a good performance because I felt like I was him. I didn't even like seeing the double with it. I'm like, nah, just me. Yeah, I'm the only one with this dude here, you know?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

It's cool, though. The movie's gonna be great. And then I think in probably the next few weeks, there's probably some more about the movie coming out. So.

[Angela Yee]

Congratulations.

[Cody Rhodes]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now WrestleMania 42 is coming up. April 18th.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. So what should the people expect? Expect?

[Cody Rhodes]

Oh, my gosh. It's Allegiant Stadium. Have you been to Allegiant Stadium?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I haven't. I've been to Vegas so many times. Haven't been there.

[DJ Envy]

Go.

[Cody Rhodes]

They call it the Death Star.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Really?

[Cody Rhodes]

Why? Yeah, because it's just a giant black out in the middle of the desert. I guess it gives like the doom and gloom of the Death Star from Star wars, but really cool. Great place to watch anything. But this year, if you went to last year, it was John Cena versus me, Las Vegas, you had a triple threat with Seth Roman and Punk. This year you've got the main event, which is first time Punk, CM Punk, Punk versus Roman Reigns in the main event. On the other night, myself versus Randy Orton, which is 20, almost 20 years of real equity between each other. And I think wrestling is always best when it's real, if that. I know that sounds silly, but that's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, that's a hard one.

[Cody Rhodes]

But it's very real for me because this is the guy who brought me into the fold to be part of his faction. This is a guy who I drove from town to town, who I watched him in a WrestleMania main event against Triple H H in 2009. He was genuinely my mentor in the industry. So to stand across the ring from each other in the biggest match that we do of the year, knowing, like, hey, I need you to see me like, I'm not a kid anymore. It's back to that. That's. That makes for great TV and, and that great, great, great matches. And I think I look forward to. To that moment. But WrestleMania in general, you're gonna see. Because you mentioned the old. The good thing about it is you get to see the new to. You get to see the young too. We're reloading. It's very clear. We're reloading. And that's great. It Puts the fire on me. And I like that. But it's the biggest thing we do. It's the best thing we do. If you're ever gonna step in, if you don't like wrestling, if you kind of used to like it, going to a WrestleMania can tell you if this is gonna be for you. And I think it's for everybody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How do you keep your sanity? Right? You were talking about your family, your

[Cody Rhodes]

wife and your kids.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you need some family time as well. And wrestling fans sometimes are crazy. I remember the one story I can't remember, the wrestler, they chased him, followed him, and he had to pull over and just sign an autograph.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, yeah, that was Jim John Cena.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So how do you deal with that with crazy fans when you're just trying to get some family time?

[Cody Rhodes]

I remember Triple H said, you know, there really isn't a work life balance with this. And I think maybe the answer to that is, and this probably won't sound the way I mean it sound, but I bring them into the work. Right. My daughter's got two trips coming up. She's going to the beach and then she's going to WrestleMania. The one she's most excited about, shockingly, is going to WrestleMania. She's four, but she was there when I picked her up in Sofi, the first stadium show I ever main evented. And now I said hi to her at Allegiant last year and she's looking forward to. What are we going to do this year? I'm gonna be in the front row. What are we doing this year? I try to bring them around it. And with my, my children, I try to explain the importance of the fan. That also means every type of fan. So there's the die hard fans who, you know, you've touched and you're lucky as all can be to have. There's also the collectors and there's all. There's. There's some who, maybe they're the haters, the critics, they're all really, really important. And to me, it's always a yes. It's always, you know, I can't do it while I'm holding a baby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No.

[Cody Rhodes]

But it's always a yes. Now here's where there's a little bit of the balance. I'm all about it. The, the fans are the most important thing we have. And I try to explain it to the children that this, they provide this.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

This house, that, that they're part of that. Right. My wife, though, is the other side of that. You know what I'M saying. And I think sometimes she just provides a look that helps us. A little bit of a deflection. Yes, a little bit. And I'm like, all right, that's good. I got her.

[Angela Yee]

So, yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What have you learned about showing up for your wife, Brandy. Right. While doing and sustaining all of that, I, I remember her talking about like postpartum depression at one point.

[Cody Rhodes]

Oh, gosh.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And you know, she's had a very successful career. Like, she's first black woman in the ring announcer of WrestleMania 2015, first black woman executive in North America wrestling operations. Right. And then she becomes a mom. And she's very open about how things change for her. How do you step out of your character and just as a husband, support her. Her in those type of situations?

[Cody Rhodes]

I think what I've tried to do is everything is, is there's not a. I don't want there to be value weight on what I do. That's not equal to what she does. So this is the biggest season of my life. WrestleMania. It's. I'm. Everything is. I, I sleep, training, diet, everything. This is it. But in the same vein, she's doing a huge, huge porch sale at her kids store, which is in Roswell called Pinkerton's. They're the same. I need like. And I don't know if she believes me when I tell her that. So the only way I can do that is just show it that there is no, like, there's no weight to this.

[DJ Envy]

I'm.

[Cody Rhodes]

There's. There's no breadwinner in our house or anything like that because we did this together.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

So that's been the thing. I don't, I don't know if it's always, always translates. But that's what I always try. Tried to do to make it very clear that, that what you do is just as important as what I do. And, and support. Support those. But the big thing too, and we learned this from wrestling, is that's yours. Right? Like the cool. This, this is great. Like, let me. This is my thing. But when I came to wwe, a lot of people thought Brandy would come with. And the big part of this was let's do. Let's do our own things. Let's do our own thing. Sometimes when you're a couple and you beat each other over the head with it. Yeah, that's, you know, like for the marriage. No, and it's. And it's also, you know, if you're a fan, like, I don't know how I'm a baby face in the first place, Bleach, blonde hair, wear suits, the American flag on the side of my neck. I don't know why the. Why I haven't gone the other way.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

Why I'm not a vicious heel. But I can tell you that when you add in this beautiful woman to the. For that, it's less likely that the grown men coming to those shows want to cheer for you now. You know what I mean? Like, it's like, yeah. So we. We've gone up, put spotlights in our own places and separated that way, which has been really good. But it's daily. It's daily, you know, you gotta. You gotta be there.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When you came back into the wwe, you said that she. A decision that she made was the only reason why you were even able to come back.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And like, what was that? Like, what happened?

[Cody Rhodes]

Trying to think what I meant or if I meant something I shouldn't way.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You said it's not a story that everyone's going to know. But I wouldn't have been able to. Been able to come back if she didn't make a very selfless decision that changed my life.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah. So I think what I. Our departure from when we left the company we were with and helped create and that was aew, it. It came down to her, her deciding to. To not talk about. Right. That departure to like, let's. We're not going to talk about. We're moving on. Did bad stuff happen? Good stuff happened too.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

Right. I'm not going to talk about it. And one of the sad things about not talking about why we left in the departure, one of the difficult thing was narratives gets created so stories get told, podcasts happen. Fans literally think they know what happened where no one's been even close. And what I would say is the selfless part, she. She lives with that. She owns that. That she respects. Not just here, but the place we left enough to. I'm not going to talk about that. And that made it so that they're good. They're out of here.

[Angela Yee]

Gotcha.

[Cody Rhodes]

That Scott for that. That was very, very helpful for us. And again, good stuff happened there too. But that's what I mean by selfless, because she lives with that. And one of the things about that is wrestling fans I mentioned, they create a narrative. They think they know. I had to remind her. I'm like, hey, it's not all the fans. And WrestleMania 40 was the prime example of that. I said, you're gonna come out with me at WrestleMania 40. And I was so happy because the fans reacted like big pop.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

Big excitement. And I just needed her to, like, kind of nudge her, like, see, like, they're the real ones. They get it. You know what I'm saying? Like, they. They, they. They. They ain't man mad at you. And that was very important that she felt it, because a lot of. A lot of wrestlers take a step off. They go away or they do something or they screw up, make a mistake, whatever, and they come back, and the. The fans, like, they always cradle you back in. They're really special.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, WrestleMania 42 takes place Saturday, April 18, and Saturday, April 19, in Vegas. If you haven't got your tickets, get your tickets. You can Stream it live. ESPN Unlimited playing. The first hour of night one and night two were broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN. And we appreciate you for joining us, man.

[Cody Rhodes]

Thank you guys for having me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's all right.

[Cody Rhodes]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I wish Charlamagne was here so you could slap him with the belt one good time.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't like him too much.

[Angela Yee]

Smack him with the ring.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The heel of the room.

[Angela Yee]

Yes.

[Cody Rhodes]

Oh, okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Cody Rhodes]

You need that, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Only three days a week.

[Angela Yee]

Not all five.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ladies and gentlemen, come Cody Rhodes. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everything.

[Angela Yee]

Little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you. Take me through that. Take me through there.

[DJ Envy]

The latest with Laura on the Breakfast Club llc. Cool.

[Angela Yee]

Talk to me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, guys. So we talked about TBAs yesterday. I'm sorry. We talked about chili yesterday from TLC

[DJ Envy]

and the fact, like, don't bring me into this. Don't bring me into this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Naturally, that's already happening, and we're about to discuss that and what I think is happening, because there's a separation happening, and I can't confirm this, but we're gonna have a conversation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So separation of the group.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let me talk. So first we. We talked about Chili. Background of that was that Chile was called out about some donations that she made to the fec, which people are linking to Donald Trump. Now, she cleared it up, and she says that she is not maga. She says that the donations that she made at the time were two different organizations supporting human trafficking and things for veterans because of her father. She did not know that there was any affiliation to Donald Trump. Now, AllHipHop.com released an exclusive audio yesterday from an interview from 2016. I have not been able to find this interview in full. I've reached out to Chili's team several times, both yesterday and this morning, as well as T? Boz's team, with no response. But this interview, they're saying it's from 2016. And this is Tbaz mentioning one of her group members and who they voted for. Let's take a listen.

[DJ Envy]

You guys are about to nominate the biggest jackass in the history of politics.

[Angela Yee]

Straight up, my group member voted for him.

[DJ Envy]

Well, here's my thing is, I've been telling you guys that when you say Obama got two that don't mean nothing anymore.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. So that is all that is released from the clip and that is beginning to circulate now. There was a story after this happened. There was a story that came out this morning on TMZ's website from sources close to T? Boz. And they are basically making it clear that T? Bos has nothing to do with the news that we are seeing right now. So it says, sources close to TBAs tell TMZ that singer has always let her views be known, whether it be sexual, health, hiv, LGBTQ community, or Black Lives Matter. T? Boss has been an advocate for the unheard voice. And then they point to an interview from 2017 that T? Boz and Chile did with Channel 4 UK News where she talked about not really caring for President Trump and saying that God is her president. But the story is basically wanting us to separate T? Boz from everything that is happening right now in the news. Now, you asked me, does this separate in the group? I've been watching them on the press run for their tour and they're fine. But that's why I'm confused, confused why this story would come out because we would naturally know to separate T Boss. People have been having a conversation about Chili, not T Boss. So I. I don't know where all of this is coming from. And again, I've tried to clarify and haven't heard back on anything or try

[DJ Envy]

to break TLC up this morning. Man. Meanwhile, invoke TLC and salt and pepper going on tour.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I did not try to. I tried to clarify. It's gonna be a great tour. Now, in other news. So yesterday, you guys know that Arsenio hall has his book coming out.

[DJ Envy]

It's out today. What are you talking about? Arsenio Hall's memoir, Arsenio is out today via Black Privilege Publishing, Simon and Schuster. And I know I could be biased, but it's one of the best Entertainment memoirs I ever read in my mother effing life. Wow. I mean that wholeheartedly.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They ain't send no books up here, huh?

[DJ Envy]

They should have been up here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I ain't got no book.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You all okay? So yesterday, Page Six did a excerpt from his book, and a few other outlets did it. And I thought that this story was, like. It just paints a good picture of the timing that he was in when his show was on air. So the story is about Arsenio hall having to flip out and break a studio gate after he was accused of stealing. And it was told that his show needed to be less black. So in his memoir that comes out today, Arsenio hall talks about how somebody stole a keyboard off of the set. Like one of the instruments that was on the set right now, this was the Arsenio hall show. This is back in 1992. Now, when that happened, they, of course, let security know that everybody, like, you know, they went through the process, let security know, filed the report, something was stolen. So Arsenio hall is then leaving the studio later that night with his assistant, and a security guard stops him. And the security guard is like, we need to search your car. And Arsenio hall was pissed because he's like, search my car for what? Somebody stole equipment from my show, and you're telling me that you need to search my car? Why would I steal my own stuff? So then he gets upset and he, you know, he's. He's calling out different names. He's like, I know Johnny Carson has never been accused of stealing. And, like, just different names that were on the lot and on television at that time. He asked the officer, did you search at Danson's car when he left? And just different stars that were out and on the set at that time, and then they go into kind of like a. A back and forth of some of some sorts. And Arsenio hall talks about the fact that during that time, he would face things like that, both very direct, also micro. And he says that during the time that his show was taken off air, first he was told that his show had to be less. Needed to be less black once TV ratings started being a thing. And then he had actually, in this episode, they talk about how he had given a resignation letter.

[DJ Envy]

God, Lauren, stop. Y', all. Listen, the book is out today.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's here.

[DJ Envy]

You went left, right down.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was still stuck on who's on the keyboard. And then you said the show got canceled.

[DJ Envy]

That's not the totality of the story. Confused. Y' all have no idea the things that Arsenio hall had to go through to put black culture at the forefront.

[Angela Yee]

I understand.

[DJ Envy]

And I'm. And, you know, listen, I always say that I have four entertainment idols, right? Arsenio Hall, Jay Z, Clarence Avon, and Petey Green. But I'm telling you, they put Wendy Williams in there. No, I love Wendy, though. This is one of the best entertainment memoirs I've ever read in my life. Okay. And now, you know, it is a privilege. Privilege to be publishing Arsenio Hall's memoir.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The only reason why I was reading the episode and a little block that Page Six had was because I was trying to paint the picture of that. Like, you know, if the episode's out there, I thought, you know, you'd go into the things.

[Angela Yee]

But his stuff.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, but you're gonna see Arsenio all over the place. I mean, he's. He's. He's gonna be everywhere.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I believe he's doing CBS Mornings this. This morning. We were taking a look out for that.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I think. Good morning. I think it's Good Morning America. He's doing this Morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. It was one of the morning shows that I saw. That I saw. Well, in other news, in case you guys care, Kanye West. Have you guys listened to the album yet?

[DJ Envy]

No, I have not.

[Angela Yee]

About seven, eight.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Stop talking. Nobody. All right. He's not gonna. Are y' all gonna listen?

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen to my priority.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[Cody Rhodes]

Love it, love it, love it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yesterday, he hit number one on some Apple streaming charts, but he's headed back to the UK for the first time over a decade. They announced that he was going to be the headliner for a few dates on the wireless fest.

[Angela Yee]

Congrats.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So fans were excited about that as well, too. And I know that we were having a conversation about whether or not there's been, like, excitement. Do you guys feel any excitement around Kanye yet?

[Angela Yee]

Yes. Like, I'm giving up every show this weekend. Like, I just can't wait to end this show so I can go back and finish listening to Bully.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm giving up on the Kanye conversation. I'm trying, but y' all ain't. Y' all ain't even into it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all don't.

[Angela Yee]

Told you I was happy, girl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, that wraps the latest. And a real quick update. The. I'll leave that for the next hour. So the next hour, the latest. We'll give you guys an update about the Rihanna home shooter, Ivana Lizette Ortiz, because. Because she has some things that she's losing behind that shooting Of Rihanna's home.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, it should be her freedom.

[Angela Yee]

I mean, well, no, she.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She's. She's still locked up. They didn't give her bond. But there are some other things now that have been taken away from her. As they should be. We're going to talk about it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, donkey today. Charlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

Man, who. You don't care after the hour. I keep telling y', all, stop worrying about where people put in their penis. We need Jade and Ivy to come to the front of the congregation. We like to have a word with him. Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, we'll get to that. Next system. Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Angela Yee]

That donkey thing that he.

[DJ Envy]

A bunch of donkeys around here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's time for donkey of the day.

[Angela Yee]

I got the donkey of the day for these. They may be the donkey of the

[DJ Envy]

day by the things that I said.

[Angela Yee]

Damn, Charlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

Some donkey todays just saw themselves.

[Angela Yee]

It was you. What accountability are you taking?

[DJ Envy]

I made donkey today on the Breakfast Club. That being said, I want to start

[Angela Yee]

off with this dunkey right here. Here. Right here, right here.

[DJ Envy]

Yes. Donkey. Today for Tuesday, March 31 goes the former Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivy. Jaden is a young man, okay, 24 years old. He played college basketball for Purdue, and he was drafted as the fifth overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in 2022. He signed a four year, $32 million deal with the Pistons. Okay. He was traded to the Chicago Bulls this year and was set to make $10 million. Okay. I don't know if he's still getting paid, but the young man was weighing saved by the Chicago Bulls yesterday for conduct detrimental to the team. What did young Jaden do? Well, let's go to his IG Live for the report. The world can proclaim lgbtq, they proclaim Pride Month. And the NBA, they proclaim it. They. They show it to the world. They say, come, come join us for pride.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For Pride Month to celebrate unrighteous righteousness.

[DJ Envy]

They proclaim it. They proclaim it on the billboards. They proclaim it in the streets.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Unrighteousness. So how is it that one can't speak righteousness?

[DJ Envy]

How is it one that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How.

[DJ Envy]

How are they to say that, man, this man is crazy. So play that again. One more time, please. The world can proclaim lgbtq. They proclaim Pride Month month. And the NBA, they proclaim it. They. They show it to the world. They say, come, come join us for Pride.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For Pride Month to celebrate unrighteousness.

[DJ Envy]

They proclaim it. They proclaim it on the billboards. They Proclaim it in the streets.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Unrighteousness. So how is it that one can't speak Righteousness.

[DJ Envy]

How is it one that.

[Angela Yee]

How. How.

[DJ Envy]

How are they to say that, man,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

this man is crazy. Crazy.

[DJ Envy]

So he said that the LGBTQ Pride month is unrighteous. So the bulls waved Jade N. Ivy after what they call anti LGBTQ comments. Listen to me, kids. If you don't listen to anything that comes out of your Uncle Charlotte's mouth ever again, listen to this. Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern. And be clear that what belongs to others is their business, business and none of yours. I repeat, keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern. And be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours. Those are wise words from the stoic philosopher Epictetus. Okay? Minding other people's business could cost you yours. All right? It is amazing to me that religious folks will claim they are following scripture when they make moral evaluations about people like Jaden Ivy did, but they never seem to follow the Scripture. Matthew 7:1. Do not judge. Are you two will be judged. And this morning I am judging how a young 24 year old man could blow his money being concerned about who another man is blowing. Okay? When I tell you I could care less what another man is doing with their penis if a man wants to make the back of his throat a party for another man. If I'm not the man being invited to come, I could care less. Okay? It makes no sense to me how much people care about other people's sexuality. If a man takes his sandwich with a pickle, let him have his pickle nickel. Okay? What? He sucks don't make you ejaculate. Okay? If a man is a little light in the loafers, why do you care? All right? Do you understand what it means to sit or sit around and worry about who's gay? Okay. You're literally sitting around thinking about a man having sex with another man. So much so that you gotta go live and tell the world about your thoughts. Okay? I think what people like Jayden I be really want to say is I might be curious.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay?

[DJ Envy]

That's why I can't stop thinking about men having sex with other men. And when I get on IG live and condemn y' all behavior, it's because I too would like to play hopscotch on a game. But I'm not free to be who I want to be. Now, Jade Nivey decided to go on IG after he was waived by the Bulls. The question why he was waived. Let's listen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What did I do to the players?

[DJ Envy]

I did nothing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But, but, but practice with them, play with them, pass the ball to them,

[DJ Envy]

good teammate to them, said, good job, good shot. I said, I said, good job, good job, good pass.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Way to play, bro.

[DJ Envy]

Right? I said these things to my teammates, was never detrimental to them. So why is it that the NBA and, and the Chicago Bulls say that I'm detrimental to the team?

[Cody Rhodes]

How?

[DJ Envy]

Because I. Because I had. Because I believe in.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

In the truth. Because.

[DJ Envy]

Because I know Jesus is the way,

[Mimi Brown]

the truth and the life.

[DJ Envy]

How is my conduct detrimental to the team?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because of what I believe, because of what the truth is.

[DJ Envy]

Jesus is the way, the truth and the light. But Jaden, you have no idea how the real world works, okay? What did you do to the team? What did you do to the players? Did it ever dawn on you some of the players might be a gentleman's gentleman? Huh? Did you ever stop to think that people on the team, they might be brown pipe engineers? You don't even know who you offended, okay? The owners, the sponsors, the coaches, players. You don't know who's gay. You don't know who has gay people in their family. There might be people on the team who got gay kids, but you didn't care about any of that when you made your statement. Listen, I know when we talk about the Bible in Matthew 7:1, do not judge or you too will be judged. That doesn't mean, you know, never make moral evaluations. Of course we are going to see a moral things and call them out. But there's a difference between being judgmental, condemn and condemning, okay? Being hypocritical and judging righteously, using discernment. Okay, Jaden, who the hell are you to tell someone that what they are doing is unrighteous? Okay, all right, my brother, I'm not knocking your religion, all right? I'm not knocking you. I'm not knocking what you believe. But unless you are perfect, okay, I'm talking the Messiah, the savior, the Lord Jesus Christ himself, you are not perfect to be making these kind of moral evaluations about people. Now I read in this article on espn, it says Jaden is dealing with depression. And this is why I encourage so many of us to invest in our mental health, okay? You have to do the work on yourself. Take your ass to therapy and figure out what's going on in your head, head and your heart. Because what you are doing, Jaden, what you did is project a lot of hurt on the other People you are bleeding on people who didn't cut you. And what do I always say? Deal with your trauma, or your trauma will deal with you. If you watch this video of this brother, Jaden, you can clearly see him speaking through the filter of his wound. So I hope he gets the help he needs. Because right now, Jaden, you need something that you weren't willing to give to the LGBTQ community. And that something is called called Grace. Please give Jaden Ivy the biggest he haul. You better stop minding other people's business.

[Angela Yee]

That's crazy. So what if that's just the way he feel? Like, why you gotta be depressed? Why he gotta. Well, he said before.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's got depressed before that.

[Angela Yee]

No, but I'm saying in the. The donkey today, Charlie say, you know, he might. He might have. He might be curious. You might.

[DJ Envy]

Because why do you care so much about what somebody's doing with their penis?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, but I'm saying some people just.

[DJ Envy]

Why are you sitting around thinking about who's gay?

[Angela Yee]

Exactly.

[DJ Envy]

Like, why are you sitting around thinking about, why is this man sleeping with this man? Like, you don't think that's, like, that's. That's actually strange? You just at home, like, I bet you he gay. I bet you he sleeps with other men. Let me go live and tell the world that this is so wrong, that he's sleeping with another man. Why do you care so much?

[Angela Yee]

Definitely wouldn't have. Definitely shouldn't have went live with it. For sure. You definitely shouldn't have. I agree with a lot of people.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, you shouldn't even think that. But, I mean, and if you do think that and you do decide to go live, you have to deal with the consequences of those actions. Because guess what? As I said, he don't know who on that team is gay. He don't know the owners of that team might be gay. They might have gay kids. And you're gonna go live and just insult the whole community and expect it not to be any consequences for those actions?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. I don't know what you're just thinking.

[DJ Envy]

That's just ridiculous.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, thank you for that donkey today. Now, when we come back, the newest cast member of Real Housewives of Atlant. Her Pinky Cole, owner and founder of Slutty Vegan. She'll be joining us next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody.

[Angela Yee]

Is DJ Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lauren laros is here as well. We got a special guest in the building. Ladies and gentlemen, Pinky Cole. Welcome.

[Angela Yee]

Pinky girl. Good morning. How you doing? It's real Baltimore in here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, we know Pinky from Slutty Vegan. We know Pinky from, now, Real Housewives of Atlanta, which starts on the 5th of next month, so. So why did you jump into that craziness?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm so surprised.

[Angela Yee]

I'm surprised, too. Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because you're very private when it comes to your family life.

[Angela Yee]

Drunk. I don't know. You know, I'm a cat. Okay. I've been a television producer. I have been a restaurateur. I've been a pageant girl. And doing reality TV was just something else to, like, knock off the list. And when the opportunity present itself, I say, I might as well do it. And I'm happy that I did. It was actually a very interesting experience.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Really?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, very interesting.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Talk about them approaching you for the show or, like, how. Because I know you worked in casting, too, at one point, right?

[Angela Yee]

I did. I used to be a producer for the Mori show. Yeah. And a whole bunch of TV shows. So the. The timing couldn't have been better. You know what I'm saying? Like, this was right after we saw it. Like, I went through the restructuring. My company had $20 million in that, bought my business back 43 days later. And then right when I bought my business back, it was like the conversation was. The timing couldn't have been no better. And I'm like, you know what? I'mma try this. I'm going to do this. And, you know, doing it really exposed a lot of things in a great way. I got to meet some new friends, and so many people like Pinky. Now, why would you do that show? And I'm like, I'm a mastermind. That's why. Yeah. Yeah. Were you nervous at first?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, nah.

[Angela Yee]

I don't know if I'm trying to jump and jump out there. I don't get no nervous. Yeah, I got you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You don't mind, because you're very a private person when it comes to your personal life, right? Personal life, yes.

[Angela Yee]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yourself?

[Angela Yee]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're open book. But, you know, in Housewives, they get into personal lives. But did that bother you at all?

[Angela Yee]

No. To be honest, at that point, the whole world knew what happened. I literally went publicly and said, hey, I lost my company. I don't own my company anymore. So, like, you're not just gonna laugh at my story. I might as well capitalize off of it my damn self. You know what I'm saying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Saying.

[Angela Yee]

So when everything happened with my business, I Said I might as well, like, because I could be a testimony to entrepreneurs who are going through difficult times. Because what happens in entrepreneurship is everybody got this pride. They only show the highlight reels, like, all the things that are really good. But, like, I really went through some really heavy times, some really dark times. I almost lost my mind. And I did that in private. So because I did that in private, when it was time to go public about it, I'm like, somebody else else. Life can be saved if they hear my testimony and what I went through. You know what I'm saying? Like, there were nights where I'm like, it's just me and my pillow and God. And I'm like, I don't want to

[Charlamagne Tha God]

do this no more.

[Angela Yee]

You know what I'm saying? Like, this is too much for me. Like, it might be better if I'm not here.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, wow.

[Angela Yee]

And a lot of people don't talk about stuff like that. So if I could be the vessel, right, to show somebody else that, like, you can keep going. You don't give up. People will talk, people will have an opinion. But, like, the purpose is bigger than the circumstance. Chance, then somebody else life is going to be saved because of what I went through.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What got you off that ledge.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, Having the right people around you. You know how people say, like, you need the right team? Like, it is so critical. It is like an iPhone that needs a battery. Okay. Like, I need to have people around me that's going to charge me up when I feel depleted. You understand what I'm saying? Like, when they say that 10, when you ain't got nothing left in you, you need somebody that's going to take you back up again. And that's relationship, partnerships. It's friendships. It's having a good manager. We all got management, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

It's having a good manager. If you're around somebody all day, every day and they like, that's not gonna work. Don't do that. I don't believe in a dream. You just sitting there like, damn, who I got on my side, right? So having the right team and just, you know, I'm a mom. I got three kids. Four, three and two. So I realize now, like, all right, this is bigger than me. Like, I can't. I cannot lose. I might throw the towel in, but for some reason, the towel gets thrown back in my face because I got so many people looking at me and expecting me to win.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How was your husband during this time? Because his business is connected to your business, which is the family business. So it's not like you can do something that doesn't affect him or he can't do anything that doesn't affect you. So how was he during that time?

[Angela Yee]

You know, I'm gonna be honest with you. So Derek is doing incredibly well. Like, he's at number 16, going on 30 franchisees. He just got named top six French restaurants in the country. He just made the COVID of QSR magazine for the April issue. So, like, he's popping. So can you imagine being young, married to a very successful man, and also being very successful, and while my ship is crumbling, okay, he is elevating in real time. So when you're in a relationship with somebody and one is winning real big, and then the other one is falling at the same time, we had to navigate that, and that was incredibly hard. So, like, he want to be happy with me, but I'm sitting in the corner sad. You know what I'm saying? I'm sitting in the corner trying to strategize, like, okay, congratulations. But I got this guy going on. And the reason why I'm being transparent about that, because a lot of people, especially entrepreneurs in relationships, they don't talk about the dark side of what happens if one person is winning. Any other person is not. You know what I'm saying? Like, that was hard. It almost cost me my marriage. I was gonna ask you a lot

[Lauren LaRosa]

of times when you hear those stories, especially with how dark things got you saying God, for you, People don't make it out of that.

[Angela Yee]

No, they don't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So what were those days like? Of, like, trying to make sure that you didn't lose the marriage. And what was the day like when you guys sat down and said, maybe we don't need to do this right now?

[Angela Yee]

Well, first of all, we ain't got no prenup, so I ain't going nowhere. Okay, sit your ass on the couch. But I realized that I'm only. How old am I? I'm 38 years old. My husband about to be 39 years old. We live in a country club. We. We have a life that people have prayed for. We got a beautiful family. We do. We do beautiful things with our family. And I'm like, it's bigger than us now. So, yes, we have our date, and, yes, it gets incredibly difficult. But tell me when the last time y' all seen two black entrepreneurs who both separately own multimillion dollar companies, who have both made history separately and together? When the last time you seen that as a Beyonce and Jay Z, but in the restaurant Space, you ain't never seen it. So we have the opportunity to really change the trajectory of how black entrepreneurs especially see success in business. And yes, it gets comfortable, but what I believe is, is that that God has made us, has put us on display. Right? And sometimes when you get put on display, being on display is uncomfortable. Yeah. Okay. It's just like a merchandiser goes into a retail spot and puts clothes on the mannequin. Okay. But when you're on display, the people who want to see you are going to walk by and say, hey, I want that. So being on display ain't never mean that it's always going to look good. Sometimes it's going to hurt, sometimes you're going to cry, Sometimes you're going to feel isolated. But in order to evolve and elevate and who you're trying to be, isolation is going to come with that. And we know that. And because we know that we're so much better off as a couple.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got so hard because most people would think if. If I'm effed up, my husband got me.

[Angela Yee]

My husband, he gonna pad me and

[Charlamagne Tha God]

make sure I'm good and vice versa. If he's effed up, I'm got him. So what got so crazy? Like, what made it seem like that you almost got a divorce? What was that? Bottom line? Because both of y' all are in the situation where y'.

[Cody Rhodes]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all got each other.

[Angela Yee]

So you ever heard sometimes when people come from a space of love and some people come from a space of survival.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Of course.

[Angela Yee]

So when I' space of survival and he's navigating through his space of love, like, that's like oil and water. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? And I'm literally speaking from a place of truth here because a lot of people won't vocalize this, but, like, it got really incredibly hard where, like, here it is. I have this hundred million dollar brand, but my payroll is $350,000 a week. Okay. And I'm not getting financially supported by the people on my team so that I can get out of. Of the debt that I'm in so that I can continue to grow. And now my husband is raising money. He's doing all of the things. So you have outside noise, right. That are coming in to try to corrupt and poison the bond that we've created. So we really had to put, like, a barrier over our relationship to understand, like, it's us against the world. Right. We got these five little kids that are looking up to us and expecting us to win and we're not going to let the outside world win. So, like, whatever it takes, we're going to do and that's what we're doing in real time.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, you talked a lot about the debt that you were in, like, and that being a storyline on the show. So our going back to the beginning with the having to buy back your business. When you had to buy back your business, you were talking about all of the overhead. I think it was like $10 million, $20 million in overhead that you were facing, right. Because of expansions and things of that nature. Then you buy back the business, then you file for bankruptcy. Can you talk us through? Because I know a lot of people were like, I saw the skit that you posted on Instagram. A lot of people thought that that meant that you had nothing. You were down and out. Talk about your decision to file for bankruptcy after buying your business back.

[Angela Yee]

Okay? So entrepreneurs, I need y' all to hear me. I don't know if y' all saw a video circulating where I said, do not put anything in your personal name. Have y' all seen that clip? Find it after this interview. So the reason why I said that clip is because here it is at my peak, 14 locations, slutty vegan. It cost me between 800,000 to a million to open up each location. I raised $25 million in 2022. Company got valued at $100 million. We kicking in the middle of a pandemic, in the middle of a time where inflation is through the roof, you know? Right. Inflation is through the roof. Supply chain is crazy. So, like there's like a 6x on everything. So we did everything that we said that we were going to do in business. The problem is, is that when you grow that fast, right, sometimes you put, put basketball players on the golf course. You understand what I'm saying? So you got people that do an incredible job in their skill set, but then you position them somewhere else and they can't do what you need to do to take you where you need to go. So as a result, we got $20 million in debt, right? And as a result of that debt, we were drowning. So, yes, we were making money, double digit millions. But if your payroll is high and if you have all of these costs and everything is added up, your bottom line is going to be red. But what I didn't know is when we were growing the company, everything, I'm just signing my name on personal guarantee because nobody ever thinks about the business, that it will fail. Yeah, nobody thinks like, okay, this ain't gonna work one day, so don't do that. Especially not me. Like, I have this company, lines down the block. Everybody loves this brand. And then one day I look up and I got all of this debt, and I'm like, okay, cool. I can file an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Okay, Do y' all know what that is? No. That is bankruptcy's first cousin. Okay? So it's an out of court procedure that you file if you need to restructure your business. It cleans your cap table. So if you have investors, you no longer have investors. I was no longer the CEO. None of that. Okay? So I did not own a company for 43 days. And the estate that took the company, they took the assets and they took the debt so that they can sell off the asset so that they can pay off the debt. Okay? And then they sell the business to somebody who wants to buy, but who else gonna buy? Study vegan stuff for me. So 43 days later, I bought the company. But here's the kicker. After I bought the company, I'm like, okay, cool. Everything is good. Next thing I know, the creditors are coming after me personally because I'm the party responsible from the old company. So even though the old co is dead and I don't have to deal with the old code no more, the. They're coming after me because they like, all right, she's a public figure. She got it. She can pay for. For. But smart entrepreneurs know is that you don't really hold no assets in your personal name. On paper, I ain't got nothing personally and as it should be. So. Okay, all right, you have to file for bankruptcy because you got. I got lawsuits. I'm walking into St. Regis. I'm getting served lawsuits, all of these things from oco. So now this becomes a part two of that restructure. But, you know, the Internet be Internet.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So now you. You have. Have currently. How many active locations you have?

[Angela Yee]

I got seven. And then I have over a dozen franchises in the pipeline.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now you. You said you had 14 at one time. Yeah. What was the reason that. That a lot of those franchises closed? Because I mean, it seems like you said there was lines around the corner. I mean, during COVID especially in Atlanta.

[Angela Yee]

I mean, it was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was packed.

[Angela Yee]

It was pop.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was music. I've been to a couple of events. So what happened that. That allowed. That made those locations close.

[Angela Yee]

So as soon as we did the restructuring, the estate closed majority of those locations.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Even though they were making money?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Even though they were making money. They just didn't have the people to run those companies. Like, you know, I had Spelman and they closed Spelman. It was this whole big thing. I didn't close Spelman. The estate closed Spelman. You understand what I'm saying? So the estate came in and closed the locations that they just didn't want to deal with. All of my stores make money, all of them. I could, My. My lowest revenue stores do better than the average restaurant, but they just didn't

[Charlamagne Tha God]

want to deal with them.

[Angela Yee]

It's an estate company. They come in, fold everything over. They just want to kind of like streamline and. And limit down, which is okay, because what that did is it made me a smarter entrepreneur.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right.

[Angela Yee]

Like, even my lowest revenue store, I would hold on to because of ego. Right. But I had to learn in the process, if you got a store that ain't doing at least 1.2 million, you might need to close that store up and do something different. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? So, like, there's so many things that I have learned as an entrepreneur in this process, and I'm so glad that I had the hiccups. I'm so glad that sometimes things didn't go right because it really only made me stronger and wiser. You know what I'm saying? So when I do it again, I know exactly what to do differently.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Are you opening up in Spelman again?

[Angela Yee]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why not?

[Angela Yee]

Just college campuses. Like, it's not a year round business. So, like you relying on them in school, it's just. It's not lucrative enough, to be honest. Spelman was great. Shout out to Spelman. But it's just not lucrative enough.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now we also seen something that they, the creditors, they. They change your house.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. Oh, my.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They won't let you in your house.

[DJ Envy]

House.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So, you know, they said you had to sleep outside. They said it was raining all over

[Angela Yee]

your head, not it was raining on her head.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[Angela Yee]

And I ain't got no hair, no umbrella, no nothing. So what happened? She's going to roll off. So what happened was, is you're in real estate, so you can also speak to this. So I had a tenant, tenant moved out. The house was abandoned. So I'm just going to assume that the creditor creditors locked the doors because the house was abandoned. Because the house was abandoned. The grass didn't get cut. So they changed the locks. Not my mortgage company, the creditor. Okay? So my. My realtor was like, hey, Pinky, somebody changed the locks. We can't get In. I'm like, what you talking about? We calling everybody. So my attorney go down to court and file an emergency motion so that they can change the locks. We could. We still. Till this day, we don't even know who the company is. They didn't show up to court at all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So they tried to force bankruptcy on that house. That's what it seems like.

[Angela Yee]

They tried. No, no, no, no. The. The house wasn't delayed on payments. So why did they. It probably was the hoa. I don't know that to be true because they haven't responded. The house was. The house was occupied for three years and then vacant for two years. So because it was vacant, we're. Me and my attorneys, we're just assuming that because it was vacant, they consider it abandoned. And you could do that if you feel like a house is the grass

[Charlamagne Tha God]

wasn't cut for two years.

[Angela Yee]

No, no, no, no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. All right.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, the grass. But again, my assumption. So we went to court, and I won. Not only did I win, I won attorneys fees. And then obviously, we're taking further action because that's really some real reputational damage on somebody when you assuming that they lost their house. You understand what I'm saying? This is an investment property. Then they put my personal house on the Internet. It's crazy, but I realized that, one, people on the Internet don't read. Okay, two. Just want to take a salacious headline. No, I really realize that now. But I'm so secure within my skin that it don't bother me. I'm like, all right, keep it moving. So now I'm gonna throw y' all ass back. Yeah. So when you see my little skits. That's why you see my skits. Because if I got you watching now, I'm gonna give you something to watch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, Pinky, we appreciate you for joining us. The season, Real Housewives of Atlanta starts on the 5th of next month, April 5th. Make sure you definitely check it out. And check out her seven locations. I know the Jonesboro, Edgewood, the Birmingham, Brooklyn, of course, Florida, Baltimore. Where's the other one? I missed one.

[Angela Yee]

He said, I got two in Baltimore.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Two in Baltimore. All right, make sure you go check it and support.

[Angela Yee]

And we appreciate it. And we're franchising. Okay? So go to sluttyveganatl.com if you want a franchise. Get on the winning team.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How much is the franchise?

[Angela Yee]

$40,000 to buy in.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

$40,000 to buy in. And then do you guys take care of build out or they have to

[Angela Yee]

take care no, they have to take care of their build out. But it depends on, like if you want to get a second generation location, it could be 200, 000 or 555, 000 to a million. It just depends on where you want to go. Okay, what's going on with the sesh? Oh, we're about, we're about to go on the road. So I, I can't say the full announcement, but it's about to happen. Oh, the last thing that I did not say, and I have to say this, so I've partnered with earn your leisure to earn your leisure. We are doing a online digital YouTube series teaching adults financial literacy. So did y' all see my video that I did, my Miss Rachel parody? Yeah, we're going to be doing more of that because I realized that sometimes people don't get it unless you put it on 808.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, ladies and gentlemen, it's pick it co. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

[Angela Yee]

Lauren becoming a straight fat made it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

[DJ Envy]

Details.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[DJ Envy]

She be having the latest on the

[Cody Rhodes]

Latest with Lauren LaRosa.

[DJ Envy]

Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest brought to you

[Charlamagne Tha God]

by top dog law on the Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So it was revealed yesterday that the woman who shot over 10 times at Rihanna's home, Ivana Lisette Ortiz, will now be stripped of her speech language pathology pathology license. So she has cat. What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She should never. She's never coming home. It doesn't matter if she, she got her license or not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, the reason why they did that is prison. The reason why they did that is because remember the last update I gave you guys? I said that she was in court. She pled not guilty. And there was a bell that was set. The bell was 1.87. $1.875 million. Right. So when the board, when the speech path pathology board in California saw this, they submitted documents because just in case she was ever able to pay that and, and was released in a time. They want to make sure she isn't able to go out and work. So that's why they did it. And you know, with that job, she would have been able to work in schools, nursing homes, hospitals, working with people who have speech disabilities or, you know, stuttering things of that nature. So they just wanted to make sure

[DJ Envy]

that woman need to be in somebody's Psych ward forever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Nobody will hire.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. At this point. But, you know, it's on paper now. All right. In other news. So this is Someday. He's old, but wanted to bring the update back here. So you know how Drake and Universal Music Group have been going back and forth. The last time we talked about this, I told you guys that there was a judge that dismissed Drake's defamation lawsuit, saying that not like us can't be taken as facts and that it's. You know, it makes no sense what he's trying to claim. Now they've been. Drake has been fighting back against that dismissal. He wants to appeal it. And Universal Music Group is responding to the fact that he is fighting back against that dismissal. Whistle. And they are calling him a hypocrite.

[DJ Envy]

They're right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So UMG fired back at Drake's appeal, and they say that because on Drake's side, he's saying that the lawsuit is going to destroy how. What, like what artists are allowed to do and how they can weaponize words. But UMG is saying that Drake's lawsuit would destroy hip hop's creative foundation, which is built on wordplay. They're calling him a lawsuit because they point to the fact that Drake used the same platform, umg, same platform to promote his own lyrics, his own music, and now he's making it seem as if what Kim Kendrick Lamar did was something that was able to actually make people believe that he was indeed a pedophile.

[DJ Envy]

But he made claims against Kendrick as well. It is. It is absolutely, positively, very hypocritical.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. And that's what they're stating. And they wanted it to be clear on paper that that is how they felt. Now, Drake will have to answer to this. His answer is supposed to be back in on April 17th. And so they're going to be going back and forth in paperwork.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know how this continues. It's a diss record, Right. And we've heard worst diss records in. In history of hip hop. The fact that you sue for when you did something just as disrespectful.

[Cody Rhodes]

Yeah, it's crazy.

[Angela Yee]

Drake, did he lose any business behind it? Like, can he prove that he lost anything?

[Lauren LaRosa]

If the case had went forward, he would have had to prove that. But he was claiming that. He was claiming that it caused harm to his business, his brand, and just the safety of him as well, too, and his family.

[DJ Envy]

Drake has prolonged this. L. I mean, God damn, we'd have been over this battle a long time ago if it wasn't for these legal proceedings.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but yeah. So when April 17th comes, if anything is not pushed. And I will keep you guys updated there as well too. Now, Lotto to Lotto. So Lotto posted a behind the scenes clip. She did the magazine. Remember I told you guys she was on the COVID of paper magazine where she revealed that she was pregnant along with her new song business and Personal. So now she's given us a little bit more details as to her pregnancy. In this behind the scenes video, she reveals, well, she says that she's eight months pregnant. But in this clip that you're about to hear, she talks about what she wants, a boy or girl. Let's take a listen.

[Angela Yee]

You know this is a girl. Now this is a girl. Know you lying and you know already. No, I'm not lying. She's not girl. Watch. I can tell how her stomach look. They so straight up. What you want a little girl? We both want a girl. But I'm fine if it's a boy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Cause he's gonna be obsessed with me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's right.

[Angela Yee]

You know, where was she at?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So she did a. It's like a behind the scenes vlog. So first she's. Yes, that was Nene from Real Housewives of Atlanta. Yeah. So at first she's at the photo shoot for the paper magazine cover and then she goes to, they have a party to celebrate the COVID So they're at like a restaurant. Her friends are there and he, Nene Leakes and Phaedra, who we've seen photos of at this event.

[DJ Envy]

But I know that baby ain't getting no sleep around Nene. I know that baby was trying to sleep in that womb and she was like, what is this noise coming from mommy? Auntie Nene dropping a clues bomb for Nene. Leaks. Salute to Nene. What up, Nene?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. Well, that is it for the latest this hour.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

For all accident. Go ahead.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's brought to you by Top Dog Law.

[Lauren LaRosa]

For all accidents, big or small, call Top Dog Law.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, now when we come back, we got the People's Choice mix. Get your request in now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious Show Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. I just want to salute to the Brooklyn Nets. Tonight they're doing HBCU night at the Barclays Center. So I'll be DJing and pulling up for all my HBCUs. So I can't wait to see you guys tonight. Salute to Harry. Oh, they have Like a. It's like after the game they have like a little function, like about two hours where it's just.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, like a cool little party.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cool little to get together. It's like a mini homecoming Barclays in Brooklyn tonight.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, salute to Michaela. My niece Michaela, man. She'll be singing the national anthem out there tonight.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tonight she'll be singing.

[DJ Envy]

When you sing. Said that just now. I was like, damn, somebody just told me that. Who the hell told me that? Michaela. Because Michaela invited me to come out to that tonight. She's singing the national anthem at the Barclays tonight.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

The.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Nets are taking on Charlotte Hornets.

[DJ Envy]

Yes. For HBCU night.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

HBCU night.

[Cody Rhodes]

That is right.

[DJ Envy]

So when y' all see that tall ass girl who look like she should be playing for the New York Liberty out there singing the national anthem. That's Michaela, man.

[Angela Yee]

That's what's up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And also salute to Cody Rhodes, WrestleMania for joining us this morning. Morning. WrestleMania 42 is the 18th and 19th in Vegas. And also salute to Pinky Cole, the newest cast member of Real Housewives of Atlanta and owner of Slutty Vegans.

[DJ Envy]

I thought you had gave Cody a nickname. I thought she was calling him WrestleMania. I'm like, damn, you call a man WrestleMania? You mean he's going to be fighting at WrestleMania? Imagine a man saved in your phone is WrestleMania.

[Angela Yee]

God damn.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jesus Christ. The last day of Women's history month today, Jess.

[Angela Yee]

The last day of Women's history month. I'm going to honor Britney from the Fox sitcom Rel for her protective instincts. The character brings a bold, bad bitch energy to the show. She is described as having a vigilante parenting style, stepping in to guide others when she sees they need it. I also want to honor her for her unwavering loyalty as a best friend. Britney acts as the moral support for the main character, Rel, after his divorce. She is portrayed as a loyal friend who would not abandon him during his struggle struggles, representing a strong, protective friendship. So shout out to all the Britney's out there. Oh, and do y' all want to know who Brittany was played by?

[DJ Envy]

They don't even know the show. Who was Brittany?

[Angela Yee]

Brittany was played by Jessica Robin Moore's Oliver Me right here.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, I remember now.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, so it's still out, yo. I mean, it's. It's on demand. It was the Fox sitcom that Rel and I did years ago and. And y' all can find it anywhere. Sin Bad is in this too. He played my golf over so shout out to all the Britney's in the world.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Last day you struggling, you got.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, that's this the last day. It's the last day you got through it. Thank you. Appreciate it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Charl, man, you got a positive note.

[DJ Envy]

I do have a positive note, man, and it's simple. It's reiterating something I told y' all earlier. Man, I don't know why people get so anti. Anti something, all right? People be anti everything, all right? Anti what your religion is anti what your sexuality is anti who you voted for. Hey, man, just mind your own business, okay? Take care of your own affairs and don't worry about other people so much. Life is easier when you mind your own business. Have a blessed day. Breakfast Club. Wake you up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake that ass up.

[DJ Envy]

Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHeartradio.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.