FULL SHOW: Chris Brown Lawsuit Dismissed, Mary J. Blige Announces Vegas Residency + Interviews Deon Cole, Derrick Johnson, Louis Carr, Max B & French Montana Interview

Summary

The Breakfast Club Podcast – January 13, 2026

FULL SHOW: Chris Brown Lawsuit Dismissed, Mary J. Blige Announces Vegas Residency + Interviews with Deon Cole, Derrick Johnson, Louis Carr, Max B & French Montana

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Main Theme

This dynamic episode of The Breakfast Club blends hard-hitting current events, culture, and music news—including a deep dive into topical lawsuits, entertainment milestones, and candid interviews with major industry figures. The show is hosted by DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and Charlamagne tha God, featuring conversations with comedian Deon Cole, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, BET President Louis Carr, and music artists Max B & French Montana.

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1. Morning Banter, Movie Talk & Showlineup

[02:21–06:01]

• Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne tha God, Lauren LaRosa
• Charlamagne jokes about feeling healthy after a full body scan with Dr. Puma.
• Lauren gushes about watching "Fallen" (1998, Denzel Washington); the hosts reminisce about classic movies.
• Show Preview:
  • French Montana & Max B discuss their project "Coke Wave 3.5: Narco"
  • Interviews lined up: Deon Cole, Derrick Johnson (NAACP), Louis Carr (BET President)

Notable Quote:
"I feel blessed, black, and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners." – Charlamagne tha God [02:39]

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2. Front Page News: Major Headlines

[06:08–13:00] | [27:43–40:41]

Host: Mimi Brown

a. Immigration Raids in Minnesota

• Large federal immigration operation: Lawsuit filed by Minnesota challenging the scale and tactics of ICE raids, with "reckless impact" on communities following a police shooting.
  • Keith Ellison (AG): Operation is “unlawful, unprecedented...targeting Minnesota for our diversity.” [07:28]
• National context: Illinois and Chicago also suing over Trump administration tactics.

Charlamagne: "This looks like chaos. It looks unlawful. It looks like these ICE agents have zero regard for anyone’s life." [09:27]

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b. Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Checks

• Trump touts $2,000 checks “substantial” from tariffs, but timeline unclear and legality challenged by the Supreme Court.
• Treasury Secretary: Unlikely Americans would actually get the money—even if refunds are paid, companies will keep it.

Charlamagne: "Daddy not coming home, y’all...This time he is not coming home." [10:57]

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c. NFL Recap: Texans vs. Steelers

• Texans beat Steelers 32-6; hosts joke about team allegiances.

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d. Nurses’ Strike in NYC

• Historic nurse walkout: 15,000 on strike for better pay, benefits, and safe staffing; hospitals hire temps, politicians intervene.
  • CEO salaries called out: Montefiore CEO made $16M, NY Presbyterian CEO $26M.
• COVID frontline parallels and the crucial role of nurses.

Charlamagne: "How are nurses' demands too costly? They're essential. We need nurses." [33:54]

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e. Mississippi Welfare Fund Scandal & Other Stories

• First trial begins in $77M welfare misappropriation involving high-profile figures (Brett Favre, Ted DiBiase Jr.).
• Changes in USPS postmarking could impact ballots and legal documents; advice: hand mail to a clerk for an official postmark.

Charlamagne: "Never a dull day in this country." [39:54]

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3. Listener Calls: ‘Get it Off Your Chest’

[13:00–19:09]

• Tatiana vents about losing sentimental items in storage auction—hosts offer advice and sympathy.
  • "You might have to go to the auction and bid for your own stuff." – DJ Envy [15:11]
• Lala celebrates Delta Sigma Theta Founders Day, shout-outs to chapters nationwide.

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4. Pop Culture & News Updates

[21:05–26:55]

a. Chris Brown Doc Lawsuit Dismissed

• Chris Brown’s $500M defamation suit against ID documentary dismissed; judge says the documentary presented both sides and met journalistic standards.

Lauren: "Defamation is very hard to prove, by the way, but the judge is not agreeing with Chris Brown in this one." [23:34]

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b. Pooh Shiesty Not Back in Jail

• Rumor debunked: Pooh Shiesty not in custody; confusion due to parole conditions and public records.

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c. Mary J. Blige’s Vegas Residency

• Announced her first-ever Las Vegas residency “My Life, My Story” (May and July 2026 dates).
• Show expected to be a narrated, partly theatrical musical experience.

Charlamagne: "Every single episode is gonna be a party. It’s Vegas. It's gonna be a family affair." [71:06]

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5. Interview: Dion Cole, Derrick Johnson (NAACP), Louis Carr (BET President)

[41:00–64:45]

a. NAACP Image Awards & BET’s New Leadership

• BET’s new CEO, Louis Carr, aims to modernize BET by reconnecting with community and culture.
• NAACP President Derrick Johnson: Emphasis on self-investment and defending Black advancement amid political rollback.

Derrick Johnson: "We gotta invest in our own...If we don't, our citizenship, our human essence in this country is at risk." [46:17]

b. Awards & the Black Community

• Recognition of Black talent, voter engagement, ongoing court cases for civil rights.
• Dion Cole discusses why hosting NAACP awards means so much as a Black comedian.

Deon Cole: "I just don't have the energy to be hollering. Less is more...I want to be heard, not seen." [49:13]

c. Who's Accountable?

• Important debate: Why do Black public figures answer to other communities’ organizations after controversy, but not vice versa? The role of representation, public apologies, and internal accountability.

Dion Cole: "Why isn’t there anyone to answer to when people talk bad about us?" [56:17]

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6. Interview: French Montana & Max B

[85:12–105:28]

• Max B discusses his release: 18 years incarcerated, released due to ineffective counsel, shares feelings about how not everyone held him down during the bid.
• Creative resurgence: New project “Coke Wave 3.5: Narco” reflects classic and new energy; working with French Montana reinvigorated Max B.
• Life lessons: Both artists reflect on health scares (French’s ICU experience, sobriety), the importance of accountability, and adapting post-incarceration.
• Rumors and Reconciliation: Max B addresses rumors about old feuds (“If it happened, it happened…” re: Jim Jones).

French Montana: "With me, it was different, because the doctor told me if I drank again, I’m a die. I had no choice." [93:55]

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7. Jay Z, Mentorship, and Culture Moments

[107:39–112:25]

• Jay Z and Tom Brady are featured giving advice to an NFL rookie class on growth through failure.
  • Jay Z: “…it’s only learning experiences…no one can win the championship every year…”
• Lauren & the hosts debate: Dinner with Jay-Z or $500,000? Jay himself says—take the money!

Charlamagne: "That wasn’t worth $500,000…you could ask Jay Z that." [109:50]

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8. Closing Segments

[112:25–end]

• Reminders to vote for Black creators and organizations in the NAACP Image Awards.
• Charlamagne’s final words of encouragement: "You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past." [120:27]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (With Timestamps)

• "Daddy not coming home, y’all...This time he is not coming home." — Charlamagne tha God on Trump and tariff checks [10:57]
• "How are nurses' demands too costly? They're essential. We need nurses." — Charlamagne tha God [33:54]
• "We gotta invest in our own...If we don't, our citizenship, our human essence in this country is at risk." — Derrick Johnson (NAACP President) [46:17]
• "Why isn’t there anyone to answer to when people talk bad about us?" — Dion Cole [56:17]
• "With me, it was different, because the doctor told me if I drank again, I’m a die. I had no choice." — French Montana [93:55]
• "You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past." — Charlamagne tha God [120:27]

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Key Timestamps For Important Segments

• 02:21 – Morning banter; Dr. Puma visits, movie talk
• 06:08 – Immigration raids and lawsuits in Minnesota
• 10:33 – Trump tariff check promises
• 27:43/33:54 – Nurses strike, Mississippi welfare trial
• 21:05 – Chris Brown lawsuit, Pooh Shiesty rumor
• 41:00 – NAACP/BET/Deon Cole interview
• 85:12 – French Montana & Max B interview
• 107:39 – Jay Z’s advice, $500,000 dinner debate
• 120:27 – Closing remarks, positive note

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Summary Tone & Style Notes

The episode is fast-paced, humorous with playful jabs among hosts, but balances this well with earnest, candid discussion with guests about politics, health, music, and Black culture. The open dialogue on community accountability, celebrity comebacks, and protection of Black institutions is especially resonant.

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For More:
Vote in the NAACP Image Awards, check out “Coke Wave 3.5: Narco,” and catch Mary J. Blige’s residency dates as discussed on the show.

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[End of Summary]

Transcript

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an Iheart podcast.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Guaranteed human peace of the planet. Charlamagne tha God here. And the end of the year is the time to set the foundation for next year. New ideas, new product drops, new goals. And when I'm building anything meaningful, I need the right tools. That's why I always tell folks, especially black entrepreneurs and small black owned businesses, Shopify is the move. We use it at the Black Effect Podcast network. And I've seen firsthand how it helps creators and business owners grow with confidence. Okay, Shopify is like having a whole team behind you. You, your chief of staff, your personal assistant, your co founder, all in one platform. Wherever your people are, Shopify makes sure your business can meet them where they're at. So if you're ready to take the next step in your life, whether it's merch products or anything in between, get on shopify.com ben and make it happen. It is time to stop putting off your future and start your new role as your own boss today.

[DJ Envy]

A decade ago, I was on the trail of one of the country's most elusive serial killers. But it wasn't until 2023 when the he was finally caught. The answers were there, hidden in plain sight. So why did it take so long to catch him? I'm Josh Zieman, and this is Monster Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer, the investigation into the most notorious killer in New York since the Son of Sam. Available now listen for free on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts. Wherever you get your podcasts.

[Max B]

A man with down syndrome tries the.

[DJ Envy]

Impossible, the grand slam in turkey hunting. 4:53 hits. We're legal, shooting light. And he gives us this one last chance.

[Max B]

Ow.

[DJ Envy]

And he pitches off. And when he pitches off, he flies right into the gun barrel.

[Derrick Johnson]

I said to the cameraman, do you have him?

[DJ Envy]

He said, shoot him. I said, justin, shoot.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You can download this episode and others.

[DJ Envy]

From lines and tines with Spencer Graves on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino usa. Venezuelans around the world are celebrating the takedown of former President Maduro. But inside country, there is fear and silence.

[DJ Envy]

And in the United States, people are.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Concerned about Donald Trump's rogue tactics. Listen to Latino usa, the fall of.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Maduro and the rise of an unconstrained Trump. That's on your iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Max B]

Woke up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Wake you up. Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHeartRadio.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning, USA.

[Charlamagne tha God]

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.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Charlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Just hilarious. Good morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

How are you?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Peace to the planet. It's Tuesday. How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed. Black and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning. Good morning. How you feeling, man? I feel great. Okay. You know why I feel great? Yesterday I went to go see Dr. Puma. Drop on the clues monster. Dr. Puma. You know, we tell y' all about Dr. Puma all the time. Dr. Puma is the cardiovascular doctor. You can go there and get, you know, your soaring heart scan and look to see if all your arteries and, you know, everything going on with your heart is good. But guess what? What now? He does it from head to toe, baby. Oh, for real? You can look at the brain and everything else. Full body, full body. See if you got any potential aneurysms, any of that type of stuff. Oh, yes, yes, yes, yes.

[Max B]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So did you.

[DJ Envy]

When do you get your results for.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The full body scan? I mean, I know he gave you my results.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, really?

[Max B]

Same. Okay.

[Charlamagne tha God]

In minutes. You know it. Submit a few minutes to do, and then you get the results back. Like right there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's what's up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Max B]

Okay, cool.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I gotta go see him again then.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So. Asking me how I feel? I feel great. Amazing.

[Derrick Johnson]

Okay.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Where's the cocaine? Did you. I'm just playing, yo.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You just got a full body stuff.

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, I'm just joking. Guys, can I not have a little jokey joke? How were you? How was your night?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It was good. It was cool.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It was cool.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I watched Falling with Denzel Washington. Do you know what that movie is?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Girl? Yes. I'm 47.

[DJ Envy]

All right?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I was born in 1978. Yo, I did not even know that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Movie came out in 1998.

[DJ Envy]

I was six.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I watched.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It was so good.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yes. Fallen is a classic.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. I did not realize that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Okay, young Denzy, you seen Boys in the Hood yet? I did.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I saw that. I saw that when I was a young boy in the hood, so I.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Already know n. Falling was great. You should watch Devil's Advocate too, when you get an opportunity.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I saw that. Amazing. Keanu Reeves and Al.

[DJ Envy]

It was amazing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's in behind.

[Charlamagne tha God]

He's just talking about falling. And you come here touching my nipples. Don't do that, bro.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Cut it out the D. I watched the movie Fallen.

[DJ Envy]

It was good.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, it was good.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Falling.

[DJ Envy]

I don't remember falling. What was falling?

[Charlamagne tha God]

He had the nerve yesterday to talk about something he doing for Black History Month, knowing damn well Dominican Heritage is at the end of the month, too.

[Max B]

Which one was falling?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's a movie about the. The. The demons.

[Charlamagne tha God]

When he would walk past people and they would.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And the demons would jump in. Anybody you just touch a. He could touch a person and jump right into him.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I remember that one was like a private.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, he was like a detective.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So the guy the. The. The witnessed the execution. Yes, the serial killer. And then he was a police detective and they were investigating other murders. Like, it's really good.

[DJ Envy]

It was really good. I didn' sure I'm seeing it, but.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, probably so.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sure.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Did y' all talk about who's gonna be on the show?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Not yet.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, French Montana and Max B will be joining us this morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Amazing.

[DJ Envy]

They have a new project called coke wave. Three and a half, 3.5 narco. So we'll talk to them about that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And also, I'm happy to be talking to both of them, but I'm too old for all that.

[DJ Envy]

Which means What?

[Lauren LaRosa]

The Coke 3.5.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Okay. I'm too old for all of that.

[DJ Envy]

And also Dion Cole, comedian Dion Cole. Derek Johnson was the president of NCE of naacp.

[Max B]

And.

[DJ Envy]

And Lewis Carr, president of bet, will be joining us this morning as well.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Lewis is the new president of bet. Salute to Scott Mills. He's no longer there, but Lewis Carr is the new president of BET. And they got the 57th NAACP Image Awards happening on BET on February 28th. So they'll be here to talk all about that.

[Derrick Johnson]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, let's get the show cracking. We got front page news. Mimi will be joining us. What you got for us? Right. I thought you had something else for us.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Right. I think we need something else, too.

[Derrick Johnson]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I think it was going to be.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Residuals, but y' all be crying and complaining, so.

[DJ Envy]

Nothing else. That's it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That's cool.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah. All right.

[DJ Envy]

Well, good morning. It's the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. Is DJ Envy? Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news last night. NFL. I don't know if you guys stayed up for the game, but the Texans beat the Steelers 32, 6 last night. So Steelers up out of here. Sorry, Pittsburgh. That was your team before.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It was. And I ain't gonna lie I feel a little way. Damn. If the Ravens then went, I'm like, all right. The next team to root for for me would be their rivalry Steelers. But 30 to 6 is crazy.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. 30, 60 up out of here. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

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

[Charlamagne tha God]

Mimi Brown.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey, babe. Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

You look cute, Jess.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Girl, like wet. All right.

[Max B]

Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

So we start this morning. We are still in Minnesota, where a large federal immigration raid, now weeks in and still ongoing, has sparked protest, outrage, and now a new lawsuit against the Trump administration. Now, the state of Minnesota and leaders In Minneapolis and St. Paul, they are suing the federal government, saying this immigration surge is going too far and it crosses the line. They're asking a judge to stop it. Now, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says the size and the tactics of the operation are not normal law enforcement, and they are frightening communities across the state. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[Derrick Johnson]

Announce a lawsuit. We're filing against the United States Department of Homeland Security to end the unlawful, unprecedented surge of the federal law enforcement agents into Minnesota because this has to stop. It just has to stop. We allege that the obvious targeting of Minnesota for our diversity, for our democracy, and our differences of opinion with the federal government is a violation of the Constitution and of federal law. We allege that the surge. Reckless impact on our schools, on our local law enforcement, is a violation of the 10th Amendment and the sovereign laws and powers of the Constitution grants to states.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, so a lot wrapped up in that lawsuit there. And it follows last week's fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good during an ICE operation, a case that has intensified scrutiny of federal enforcement tactics. And it comes as federal authorities, they continue to flood the Twin Cities with agents. There are around 1,000 more custom and Border Patrol or border protection officers that are expected to arrive in the area. And that's already on top of the 2,000 federal agents that are already in the area. Now. Officials say this is one of the largest immigration enforcement actions that Minnesota has ever seen. The Department of Homeland Security, they argue, though, that Minnesota leaders, they created this problem by refusing to fully cooperate with federal enforcement. And Minnesota, they are not alone. Illinois and the city of Chicago, they also filed lawsuits yesterday accusing the Trump administration of unlawful immigration enforcement tactics, including warrantless arrests and the use of chemical agents against people who are not resisting.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Question. I want to know how ICE was operating before. Like, how were they operating during the Obama. Obama administration? Because President Obama deported more than 3 million noncitizens. How was it happening back then? Because I don't remember it looking like this.

[Derrick Johnson]

Okay.

[Charlamagne tha God]

This looks like chaos. It looks unlawful. It looks like these ICE agents have zero regard for anyone's life. Like, what did it look like before?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I don't remember anybody ever pulling up on people and saying, are you from here? And then taking it. I've never seen that before.

[Derrick Johnson]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

And you have to remember in that big, beautiful bill. Right. There was a lot of money given to ICE to do this enforcement. They're the largest funded police organization that, you know, we've ever seen at this point. Right now, they have more money than the FBI, so they have all the tools and the tactics right now to go and, and do this. So they're deploy. Deploying an additional a thousand troops or a thousand federal agents in the area. That's a lot. Three thousand, you know, agents in Minnesota.

[Max B]

That's a lot.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, that's a lot.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So they don't even have real masks. Where the money going?

[DJ Envy]

Half mask.

[Derrick Johnson]

Yes.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Where the money going?

[Mimi Brown]

And let's talk about those $2,000 tariff checks that we've been hearing about. So President Trump, he's been floating the idea of that $2,000 rebate checks funded by tariff revenue for months now. But when Americans might actually see that money keeps changing. Let's listen to what he had to say about the timeline.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now, you promised $2,000 checks to Americans.

[Mimi Brown]

Based off of your tariff revenues.

[Max B]

I did do that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

When did I do that?

[Max B]

Yeah. I'm thinking, Well, I did 1776 for the military.

[Derrick Johnson]

Right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When will those Americans get those checks?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Well, I am going to. The tariff money is so substantial that's coming in that I'll be able to.

[Max B]

Do 2000 sometime, I would say, toward.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The end of the year. Daddy not coming home, y'. All. Listen, maga, Daddy is not coming home. I know he promised you that he was gonna come home, and I know you believed him. This time he is not coming home. This time.

[DJ Envy]

I said what?

[Charlamagne tha God]

It's not happening.

[DJ Envy]

I don't remember.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I know he said he. I know Daddy said he was coming over, Maga, but he's not coming.

[DJ Envy]

I said what?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Okay, he's not.

[DJ Envy]

I ain't say that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

So there's still no, you know, firm date on that. Now it's, you know, it's mid, mid year now. It's the end of the year. So Trump is arguing that those tarif. They are bringing in massive revenue. He says that those checks would not need approval from Congress. But members of his own administration say that is not true. Congress would ultimately have to sign off on any payouts. But here's the bigger issue. The Supreme Court could rule as early as tomorrow on whether President Trump even had the authority to impose some of those tariffs in the first place. Now, if the court rules against Trump, companies that paid those tariffs, including Costco, which is suing the federal government, could be entitled to refunds. Now, Trump, he has been watching this closely. He wrote on Social this week that if the Supreme Court rules against the United States on this national security bonanza, as he calls it, we are, quote, screwed. Now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessick, he says even if the court does rule against Trump, the government has enough money to cover those refunds. But he doubts that consumers, us, the American people, that we would ever see any of that money. He says that companies will most likely keep those refunds and, you know, distribute it how they feel free or see fit to do. But us, the man at the bottom, we will probably not see any of those tariffs. Typical funds.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

So we will see what happens with that. And coming up at 7, before you mail anything important, there is a quiet change that you need to know about, especially if a deadline is involved. We'll explain the details. That's coming up in the next hour.

[DJ Envy]

All right, everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone line wide open. Call us up right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey, what you doing, man?

[DJ Envy]

This is your time to get it off your chest, whether you're mad or blessed. 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Who's this?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Tatiana.

[DJ Envy]

Tatiana. Good morning. Get it off your chest.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Where do I start? Good morning, everybody. Good morning. Hey, girl.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Peace. How are you doing? I'm blessed, black, and highly favored. How are you?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I am going through it. I'm going through it. So why? I have my stuff in storage and I ain't paying for a little bit. I go to pay this. Oh, God, I cursed my bad.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yes, you did.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And then I'm a day late. They told me they stole my.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Nobody else.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

You know, they got a show on TV about that. It's called Storage Wars. Man, it's so interesting.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm sorry.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sorry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's fine.

[DJ Envy]

Sorry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't care. Yo, it's crazy. What was in it? It's like, you know, my books from school, and like, my aunt used to put like, like $10 in certain pages and stuff. And I never actually went through it. I mean, a couple times I found a few dollars, but it's a lot of just family freaking junk.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And I told them I was willing to pay them the money that they wanted for the damn unit, and they'll pay the person, whoever this person is.

[DJ Envy]

It's too late.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I just put my dump.

[DJ Envy]

It's too late. What they do is they auction it off, and they got, you know, people that actually buy the unit, and then they go through your stuff and they sell it or they throw it out, which is. Which is messed up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Here's the thing. Here's the thing, Andy. I went up there, I talked to the lady, and Becky was being mad rude. But today, I talked to the manager. Everything was cool. Whatever. But you're still telling me I can't get my stuff. Look, I don't even care. I'll pay all your money.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I just want my dump.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I just want my.

[DJ Envy]

You might have to go to the auction. And since it's not auctioned off yet, you might have to auction off your own stuff. You might have to bid for your no account.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm saying I got the money on Saturday for myself. I wanted to pay it, and they told me. They said, fold it Friday.

[DJ Envy]

Well, I'm sorry, mama. So, like, that's all I got. I'm sorry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You want.

[DJ Envy]

How about get it back?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Well, this is. Get it off your chest. He was able to get it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was able to save. But now. I'm just saying, y' all heard me on the back this club. I'm not playing with y'.

[Derrick Johnson]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I just want my.

[DJ Envy]

And you sure it's still there?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I understand. Yes, it's in there. But, look, you know, I'm not a horrible person. I'm just angry right now.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, you should really see when. When the auction is. They probably set a date to auction that stuff off, and you should probably.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Go to the office, but I never got to notice.

[DJ Envy]

You should go.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And then yesterday, they send me a new bill for February.

[Max B]

Yeah, that's crazy.

[DJ Envy]

You might want to get an attorney, but. Thank you, mama. But what they do is if. When people don't pay their bill, they auction it off. So it's like six, let's say, containers in that storage unit, and they auction it off. She might be able to go to the auction and actually pay less than what she owes. She knows what's in there. She knows what it's worth. She knows the value, but she ain't keep up with them payments. So it Ends up going correction or whatever. And I watch Storage Wars. Like, that's my show. I watch it every night. Like, the only comes on midnight when the house is sleeping. But I would say that a lot of people leave stuff in storage units that they don't care about anymore. Like, they leave an old mattress, they'll leave old clothes and things like that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So it could be a blessing because she probably was a hoarder and them three Baltimore probably made up put that stuff in the storage. So that's.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I know people living in storage units now just because it's too. Rent is too high.

[Max B]

Damn.

[Charlamagne tha God]

In places.

[DJ Envy]

I did see that, too.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's crazy.

[DJ Envy]

I did see it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I don't know them personally, but I've been heard, hearing stories.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, because if you knew them personally, that would be horrible that you would let someone live in a storage unit.

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, because I don't get in the way of what God's trying to teach me.

[DJ Envy]

There you go. Get it off your chest. 800.

[Max B]

Let me.

[DJ Envy]

Let me just go to one more line. Her name is Lala. She said it's Founders Day. Lala.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Good morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning, guys.

[Derrick Johnson]

How are you?

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. Is it Founders Day?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It is. I called last year, y', all, so.

[Mimi Brown]

I'm gonna call every year I can.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Founders Day of what sorority?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.

[DJ Envy]

Nice Deltas out there.

[Derrick Johnson]

Yep.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, my mother in law.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I want to give a. I want to give a special shout out to the Greenville, South Carolina alumni chapter of Delta Fitment Theta and all the Deltas that are celebrating their first Founders Day and those that are still rocking with us 113 years later.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, I didn't know the Deltas had a call. I thought y' all just threw up the dynasty, son.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I know, the A.K.A.

[Max B]

No, we have a call, honey.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Akas had a sign. I didn't know the Deltas had a sign.

[DJ Envy]

What's your song, mama? What's the. What's the song that. That we play to make y' all step? What song is it? It's white. No white music.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, no, no. We can do To Be Real by Sherrilynn. Or you could do Nuck if you book.

[DJ Envy]

Let's do it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Whichever way the four worlds are going.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let'S do this step to knuck if you buck. That was so hard back in the day. I wish I still had that video.

[DJ Envy]

Well, well, enjoy your day. Happy Founders Day, Mama.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Have a great day.

[DJ Envy]

We gonna get knock if you buck on this morning.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Can Deltas fight, though? I Know the signals. And Zetas can fight. I don't know if Delta is an.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Ak, and I know that they knuck.

[Charlamagne tha God]

If you buck your thumb, but can y' all fight?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Man, they probably can't fight me one day. I cannot confirm. I can't confirm or deny because we. We can't do that on.

[Derrick Johnson]

That's right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We keep it classy. You tell them.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They talk like they came one time. Look, I ain't even know. I was in a party, a bunch of them, and I put up the sign. I didn't even know. You can't do that unless you're a Delta. Oh, j. And they chased me out of there so fast. Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Why you tell me you was Rock Nation?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was acting gay. I was trying to eat myself out of there. I ain't gonna lie. I was so scared. I ain't know you couldn't do it. They ain't tell me.

[DJ Envy]

You said you trying to eat yourself.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You damn right.

[DJ Envy]

All the women was not playing. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Now, when we come back, we got the latest with Lauren. What are we talking about?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm just trying to figure out why I was just in a party throwing up that sign. What? For what reason? Because if you don't know, if you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Don'T know, you just join in. That he was doing it. That happened. They was happy. Where were you at? You was at a college. I was at a college at Morgan State. Okay. She didn't know.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I ain't even had nothing else to do. High and drunk on the day, just dying. You see the other girl doing this or you just do it and they.

[Derrick Johnson]

Look like wiping down.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, my God.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, we be. Good morning, y'.

[Derrick Johnson]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning. Good morning, Jess. Well, we be talking about these documentaries all the time and whether they get it right, get it wrong. Is it legal? Is it not? So there's one that. There's a documentary about Chris Brown that may have just. What set? It's an old documentary.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That may have just set the standard of how you get it right. When you talk about these celebrities, businesses. We gonna talk about it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I thought that never came out. I was literally talking about. About that to somebody the other day. I thought that doc never came up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's out. Out. It's out. It's on discovery and the judges.

[DJ Envy]

It's not promoted. Then if. If it's out, it's not right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, the. The judge is saying otherwise. The judge Is saying that they didn't balance.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, we'll get into that next. It's the Breakfast Club.

[Derrick Johnson]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Chase just out the club on this song. I know today is Founders Day for the Deltas. My mother in law's a Delta. I don't know if y' all can fight, okay? If knuck if you buck is your song. You got to know how to fight. I think the Zetas don't do that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Deltas are women. Deltas are not women that out here.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Trying to do the fight.

[DJ Envy]

They're very much classy black.

[Charlamagne tha God]

They're getting. I don't know. I think there's a generation of Deltas that don't know how to fight. Y' all got. Y' all can't be dancing enough.

[DJ Envy]

Not the Deltas. Not the Deltas. I went to school. They fight.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But that's a different era, though. They was born in the 70s. Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I feel like they got both. They classy, but they're getting. They're getting the paint with your ass.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I gotta see it.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I gotta see it.

[DJ Envy]

Well, salute to all the Deltas. Today is Founders Day for the Delta. So salute to the Deltas out there. All right, well, let's get to the latest with Lauren.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You're talking LL cool. Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm not dumbing myself.

[Mimi Brown]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm being myself. I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything. And every little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you. Take me through that. Take me through that.

[Max B]

The latest with.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Put your hoodie on.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why would I put my hoodie on?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm not talking to you. Uhoh.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know, my grandma asked me yesterday.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Blessings to her.

[DJ Envy]

She's the only one with a hoodie on in here, by the way. But go ahead.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Shut up. She asked me, why does he always wear that hat? Talking about Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And I said, baldy today.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, cuz. I told her, I said, sometimes your hairline be trying to fight back and you don't be wanting us to see the back.

[Charlamagne tha God]

If I don't have a haircut, I'll cover it up. I know, but.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, I know. I'll be seeing when that hairline be trying to convert. Still behind the finish line, though.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Convert to being Jewish. Y over that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey, yo, a head foot of spot is crazy. Yo, that was a good one, little man.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Go ahead.

[DJ Envy]

You got another. He had that one in the cup.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He did. It's cool. All right, y'.

[Charlamagne tha God]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So there was a lawsuit that was filed almost a year ago today. By Chris Brown. And the lawsuit was a defamation lawsuit for $500 million that claimed that a documentary that ID did, invested investigation, discovery did. Was defaming his character. Chris Brown is basic or basically alleged then that the doc was full of lies and deception. Uh, now a judge as of yesterday has dismissed this lawsuit against Warner Brothers discovery in ample entertainment. Who is the production company? And what the judge is saying is that the documentary did its fair job in compiling, using journalistic standards to compile information to fairly present both sides. One of the things that Chris Brown's team had an issue with was the fact that they featured a story about this lady who alleged that Chris Brown had raped her on a yacht owned by diddy back in 2020. And Chris Brown's team at the time was saying, well, she didn't provide certain text messages when she went to Miami police. But the judge is saying that the documentary presented both sides in that balanced manner. The court has personally viewed the entire documentary. The documentary recites most of the inconsistencies plaintiff notes, including the existence of text messages. So basically, the fact that they address things that Chris Brown's team is saying is inconsistent and they don't try to hide it and they show things what they should. They. This. This documentary. I mean, the judge is saying, you know, they. They don't see defamation. Defamation is very hard to prove, by the way, but the judge is not agreeing with Chris Brown in this one.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I never even saw that doctor. That doctor. Absolutely nothing. Okay. To hurt C. Breezy. Because Chris Brown was out here flying through the air, okay, Doing back flips, all types of stuff.

[Derrick Johnson]

Hello.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Driving music non stop, folks was focused on he. And he focused on the art. So that made people focus on the art.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think so. And he also. I saw. He posted. You saw the post where he said he's working on the music. He's been sitting back chilling, working on it. He told me before he even posted it. Why you didn't tell me?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, I'm sorry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Damn right I'm sorry, girl.

[Max B]

My bad.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. Now, in other news, speaking of news, yesterday, there was a story that circulated that music artist Pooh Shiesty was back in police custody. Now, the story that circulated was disproven. I reached out yesterday, uh, to the residential re entry center rrc, which is online. It was listed that he was in this place, RR Dallas, until April of 2026, which confused people because, you know, there's been the conversation busai she's home. And he did the first day out song and all that Stuff this was started because of a stream and then the news just circulated and went. He's had to come out and comment and say, I am not back in police custody. What it seems like and what I was told is that the individual is either in home confinement or residential or the residential re entry center. And he's clarified that he is on home confinement. Which is. Which was a part of his original release conditions in the beginning.

[Charlamagne tha God]

When stories like that happen, it just proves to me that nobody el never does any real research. Right. Because if I saw something pop across my timeline and it said Pooh Shiesty was back in jail, wouldn't you make a few calls to try to confirm Running with the story.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, nobody cares. And. And yesterday when I seen the story, my dumbass believed it. I ain't go front. I mean, they were doing videos on the video. Like, yeah, they rated this. And it was so detailed. I was like, there's no way this could lie.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's the problem with the Internet now it's like. But you know what was hard too, when I was trying to check everything. Yeah. When I was reaching out yesterday, they wouldn't tell you specific details. Even in the email I got, it says we can't go any further than this. So it made you wonder like, okay, so what is it then? So maybe somebody tried before that.

[Max B]

He.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, he came out later. I think it's cuz also too. He don't want you to mess his money up. Like he's still able to, you know, eventually get back to what he got going on. So. Yeah. And oh, I'll tease this one because I want to make sure we get. Give her her just do on this one. Mary J. Blige. Coming up in the next latest, we are going to talk about the fact that she has announced her first ever Vegas residency.

[Derrick Johnson]

Come on.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, yes, I know. That's right now she got us in. Yes. I know that she is excited.

[DJ Envy]

That is so dope travel. She got.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, she already don't be dancing, but she. She don't gotta do nothing. She just wake up, go downstairs, sing.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And go back upstairs.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The last couple of years have been so great for us, those of us born in the 1900s. I mean, I'm not talking to you. Jeezy. Residencies at Vegas.

[DJ Envy]

Vegas, yes.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Okay, New edition and Boys and men going on 12 kids in total now. Mary J. Blige gonna be in Vegas.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I'm going with my boobs now. All of us gotta come see her. She gotta do the tour and the dates align with all the. Yeah, it's great for the aunties. I can't wait to see my mom and my aunt. Bunch of energy.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I love it.

[DJ Envy]

You know what that means?

[Charlamagne tha God]

You're not an auntie.

[Lauren LaRosa]

First of all.

[Charlamagne tha God]

They told you he.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Was haunting in Africa. All right. Right, let's wrap up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You 33 with a bald body. You not a bring a 19 year.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Old face is a bald. Because he ain't tried it because why would you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

All right, I'm sorry.

[DJ Envy]

Ladies and gentlemen.

[Derrick Johnson]

When we come back, what in the.

[Lauren LaRosa]

World is happening in me.

[Derrick Johnson]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

When we come back, I was trying to get out of here over there looking like a When we come back.

[Derrick Johnson]

Water recipes for her hair.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But she not an auntie.

[Lauren LaRosa]

First of all.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Crazy to me like a question mark.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You better get out of here.

[DJ Envy]

Right. When we come back, we got front pin to the president and CEO of the naacp, Derrick Johnson, the new president of BET Lewis car and comedian Dion Cole. All right, French Montana, Max B. Will also be joining us this morning.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So don't go anywhere.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get back in some front page news last night NFL the game last night wasn't a great game. The Steelers lose. Houston, Texas beat him 32, 6. All right, now what's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, M.V. jess. Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Morning.

[Max B]

Peace.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Mimi Brown.

[Mimi Brown]

All right, so we start this morning in New York City. Envy, you touched on this yesterday. So nearly 15,000 nurses, they are on strike. It's the largest nurse walkout in the city's history. And the strike, it began yesterday after contract talks, they broke down nurses. They walked off the job at three major hospitals. And at the center of this fight, pay, staffing, safety and benefits. At the nurses union, they say hospitals, they are understaffed. They're leaving nurses stretched thin and patients at risk. Now they're asking for higher pay, more nurses on the floor, fully funded benefits and better protection from workplace violence. Now, hospitals, though they disagree. They say the union's demands are too costly and that they've gone out and they've hired 1400 temporary nurses to keep services running. Now, Mayor Zoran Mandami, he joined the nurses yesterday saying the system rewards executives while frontline workers, they are struggling to make ends meet. Let's listen to some of what he had to say.

[Charlamagne tha God]

This strike is not just a question.

[Max B]

Of how much nurses earn per hour.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It is also a question of who.

[DJ Envy]

Deserves to benefit from this system.

[Charlamagne tha God]

These executives are not Having difficulty making a ends meet. The CEO and president of Monte Fiori.

[DJ Envy]

Made more than $16 million last year. The CEO of New York Presby, where.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We are today, made $26 million last year.

[Derrick Johnson]

But for too many of the 15,000.

[DJ Envy]

Knysna nurses who are on strike, they.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Are not able to make their ends meet. They are not asking for a multi million dollar piece of the planet. Charlamagne, the God here. Now, you know the end of the year is when like a lot of business owners, I really lock in. All right, this is the time to set the foundation for next year. You got new ideas, new product drops, new goals. And when I'm building anything meaningful, I need the right tools. That's why I always tell folks, especially black entrepreneurs and small black owned businesses, Shopify is the move, okay? We use it at the Black Effect Podcast network and I've seen firsthand how it helps creators and business owners grow with confidence. Entrepreneurship is very important to me, okay? There's nothing wrong with working for people. There's nothing wrong with partnering people.

[Derrick Johnson]

But.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But you should strive to own your own as well. And Shopify can help others grow into entrepreneurs. It's like having a whole team behind you. Your chief of staff, your personal assistant, your co founder, all in one platform. Whether you're running a side hustle or a full storefront selling locally or worldwide, Shopify takes all the guesswork out. Shopify brings everything into one place. You can sell on your website, on social media, and even in the real world. Like some of our partners at our Black Effect festival coming up in April. April. Wherever your people are, Shopify makes sure your business can meet them where they're at. Plus, you got Shopify, Sidekick and their AI tools. Total game changers. I love how it's like having an assistant giving you insights, content, ideas, edits. Shopify's got your next move covered. So let me ask you this. If you're ready to take the next step in your life, whether it's merch, products or anything in between, get on shopify.com BEN. That's shopify.com BEN and make it happen. It is time to stop putting off your future and start your new role as your own boss today.

[Mimi Brown]

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[DJ Envy]

Was on the trail of one of the country's most elusive serial killers. But it wasn't until 2023 when he was finally caught. The answers were there, hidden in plain sight. So why did it take so long to catch him? I'm Josh Zieman and this is Monster Hunting the Long Island Serial Killer, the investigation into the most notorious killer in New York since the Son of Sam. Available now listen for free on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts Wherever you get your podcasts, Lines and Tines with Spencer Graves on the iHeartRadio app is a podcast designed for hunters and fishermen to enjoy success.

[Max B]

I like the idea of like, hey, put me on a big deer. You know, hey, there's a big deer out here. He's doing this, be looking for this deer. But I also love doing it on my own. I love going out there and saying, running my cameras. I love patterning the deer. I like showing up at the right time, checking the wind, knowing what stand I need to be in. And then whenever it all comes together and it happens, that's the most satisfying thing ever. So when you do it on your own, it's like, I then can hang my hat. But if I had somebody say, hey.

[DJ Envy]

Pull up on these dots and catch.

[Max B]

Them right here and you're gonna win. And then when I go in it's like, yeah, it's cool, I won the tournament. The ultimate goal is done. But it's like, dude, when you find them and you make them bite, that's the puzzle. I love it.

[DJ Envy]

Listen to Lines and Tines with Spencer Graves on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Your salary. What they are asking for is for their pensions to be safeguarded to be protected in their own way, workplace.

[Derrick Johnson]

To receive the pay and the health.

[Max B]

Benefits that they deserve.

[Charlamagne tha God]

How are nurses demands too costly? Like, they work alongside doctors. They are essential parts of healthcare teams. They care for patients, they coordinate treatment plans, they administer medication. How are their demands too costly? They're essential. We need nurses.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, absolutely. And so that is, you know exactly what the heart of this strike is about. Governor Kathy Hochul, she has declared a state of emergency, warning the strike could put patients at risk, and she's urging both sides to get back to the bargaining table.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, there was a nurse that hit me yesterday. I don't know what her position is in all of this. I cannot find your dm. I've been looking for your DM since you hit me. You hit me and asked me if I could possibly go out there and DJ to keep morale up and keep the nurses hyped as they're out there on the picketing line. Please DM me back, because I would love to go out there and DJ as much time as I can. Whatever I can do to help. I mean, you nurses, you, you, you know, you, you. You really saved my baby. So whatever I can do to get out there and help, I will be there. Please DM me again. I've been looking for your DM for the last two days.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Nurses are just as important as doctors. Absolutely. Because they literally, like I said, are an essential part of the healthcare team. They work alongside with the doctor. Like, the doctor can't do all of the minute details that nurses do to make sure no patients are cared for.

[DJ Envy]

Well, the nurses are the one that come in every 30 minutes, every hour, check the vitamins, ones that hold it down. And the doctors come once every couple hours, but the nurses are the ones that hold it down. When I was sleeping at that hospital, they were the one that. That got me pillows that stuck me, extra blankets that. To make sure my kids were eating. Like, yes. Like, nah, you got to take care of the nurses. Absolutely, positively.

[Mimi Brown]

And not to mention, during COVID Right. They were on the front lines coming in, you know, just putting them themselves at harm's risk before they would take care of us, before they would take care of their family. I mean, you know what I mean? So.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And they're even doing that now with the protests. Man, it's cold out there. Like.

[DJ Envy]

Like the flu going around.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's just.

[DJ Envy]

Is.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's unfortunate.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And then when they said they just called in hundreds of backup nurses, it was this. Backup nurses, crazy.

[Mimi Brown]

They did. They definitely did that. All right. Well, you guys may remember this next story because NFL great Brett Favre, he was linked to it. So now, nearly six years later, that first trial in that massive Mississippi welfare fund scandal is now underway. So authorities say. Do you guys remember the name this?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. So authorities say at least $77 million in federal welfare money meant for low income families was misused in one of the poorest states in the country. Now, those funds came from tanf, which is Temporary Assistance for Needy Family. The program was designed to help parents and children pay for basics like food, housing and child care. Instead, investigators say the money was funneled through nonprofits. It was spent on luxury expenses, cars, real estate, state, and even a college volleyball stadium. Now, Farf, he became, he became tied to the case after officials say he received about 1.1 million from a non profit funded with that money. They say that he was paid for speeches he never gained. He gave. He has not been charged with a crime and says that he did not know that the money came from welfare funds and he has paid the money back. But there is still about $228,000 in interest. Interest that's still going through the court right now. Now, the first defendant to go to trial, his name is Ted Diabasi Jr. He's a former professional wrestler, wrestler. Prosecutors say he used fake contracts to steal nearly $4 million in welfare funds, spending that money on a boat, a vehicle, and personal expenses. Now, he denies charges and says he did legitimate work. He is the only federal defendant to go to trial. Seven others have already pled guilty, including John Davis. He is the former head of Mississippi's Department of Human Services. He admitted to knowing where the money was coming from and failed to stop it. He's now serving 32 years in prison on state damn state charges.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And to the last brother that called and said, we need to report on, you know, things happening on both sides, and he said ICE is doing what they are doing in Minnesota because of the fraud. Ask yourself, how come they're not doing that in Mississippi, then?

[Derrick Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

And as that plays out in court, there's a change that you should know about involving the U.S. postal Service. So on Christmas Eve, the U.S. postal Service, they quietly changed how postmarks work. Did you guys hear about this? Yeah. So your mail is no longer guaranteed to be postmarked the day you drop it off in that blue mailbox. So instead, the date on the envelope, it may reflect when it was processed at a mail facility, which could be the next day or even the day after that. That so this matters because postmarks are often used to prove things that, you know, things were sent on time. Mail in ballots, court filings, legal documents, even your bill payments. Right. So that means that something that was dropped off on time could be marked late and even rejected. So the Postal Service says this is happening as it restructures mail processing and transportation schedules. But here's what experts are suggesting. If something has a deadline, do not just drop it off in the mailbox box, go inside to the post office, hand it to the clerk, and ask for a physical manual postmark. It's free and it will lock in the date. They also suggest that if it's really important, that you want to mail that at least a week early.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So, yeah, that's how I came across this, because I, I read an article on PBS about how this will impact mail in mail in ballots.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes, it definitely will. Right. Because a lot of states do mail in ballots, and it has to be postmarked by the date in order to be counted. But if they're not processing it to a couple days later or whatever that may look like, you know, that could. That's going to affect not only Mellon Ballad Charlemagne, but attorneys who have to file legal documents. Right. I mean, your bills. It's, it's, it's going to be a growing problem as people find out this just happened on Christmas Eve. So it's fairly new. But we'll see what happens as people start to really experience what this could look like.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Lord have mercy. Never adult day in this country, Hummy.

[Mimi Brown]

Never, ever a dull day, y'. All. So that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me, Mimi Brown tv. For more stories, follow the Black Information Network, Download the free iHeartRadio app or visit vine news.com.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

Now, also something I found out yesterday. If you're out of town and you have tints on your window and you're in New York and you drive through New York and you have tints on your window, now it's one point on your left license. Yeah. Starting 20, 26. So now if you get pulled over and you have tents on your car, it is one point on your license. Illegal tents.

[Derrick Johnson]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

I was gonna say before it was just a ticket. Just whatever ticket. But now they're putting points on your license. So if you get a certain amount of points, you know, your insurance goes up, your license gets suspended.

[Max B]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

That is crazy.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

That is crazy.

[Max B]

Well, damn.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, when we come back, French Montana and Max B. Will be joining Us, they got a new project out right now. We're gonna talk to them when we come back, so don't move us to Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lauren laros is here with us as well. We got some special guests in the building.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

We got the good brother, Dion Cole.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Welcome back.

[Max B]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

We have Derek Johnson, president of the naacp. Welcome back, brother.

[Derrick Johnson]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

And we have the president of bet, the new president of bet, Lewis Carl.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Welcome, brother.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

How y' all feeling this morning, man?

[Max B]

Great, great. Good, good, good.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Y' all running around for the 57th NAACP Image Awards.

[DJ Envy]

RBE.

[Max B]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

How does that feel?

[Max B]

It's going to be great, man. It's going to be good. We going to be doing our thing, you know, another year, another blessing, right, Dion?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Like, I'm just here so I don't get. Fine.

[DJ Envy]

Y' all decided to use Dion again. What was so good about Dion? You said we got to bring the.

[Derrick Johnson]

I mean, he's funny, he's good. It was a lively show, and it's important to have some contin. I mean, we had Anthony Anderson, what, six, seven years? We had the Queen. Unfortunately, we didn't get her the next year, and Deion just stepped in, and it's been a great show.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And congratulations to you, Louis Carr. Man, you know, we can't ignore the elephant in the room. Salute to our guy, Scott Mills. But, you know, he's no longer the president of bet. You are now. How did that feel?

[Derrick Johnson]

It's amazing.

[Max B]

It's been a hell of a journey, and it's a privilege. It's a big job. And we're just trying to take BET to the next era. We calling it the new era. And it's exciting, but it's a privilege.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What does modernizing BET actually mean to you? Is it about platform? Is it about programming? Is it about mindset? Like, what is it?

[Max B]

It's about all of that. And it's about community and culture. I don't think any brand that is serving black people right now, they have to lean into the community, especially what's going on in our country right now, whether it's political, whether it's economic. So we're really going to lean into community, and we were built on culture. Culture at the end of the day. So we're going to be one of the drivers of culture and holding it up and continuing. And that's why we are in partnership with NAACP and my homeboy, Dion Cole. This is my homeboy. So it's a real privilege to be me.

[DJ Envy]

What's your first initiative? Besides this, of course. What's the first initiative that BET wants to do with you being the new president?

[Max B]

My first initiative is reestablishing. BET is the brand that people are proud of. So the first thing I've done is.

[Derrick Johnson]

We have an internal slogan that may go public.

[Max B]

Since I'm gonna say it right now, BET is something you can believe in. We really want people to sort of gravitate and understand that they do have some ownership in this. They do have some responsibility in this, because we serve the culture.

[Derrick Johnson]

We serve our community.

[DJ Envy]

What do you think that was lost if you do? You know, I remember as a kid, you know, I think everybody would come home from school, you're turning on beat bet, and not just for 106 and park and those shows, but there's so many shows around the realm that people would love about bet, and I think we lost that a little bit. It didn't become ours anymore. So what do you think the reason is that we got away from that?

[Max B]

I think technology. I think there was a disruption in technology. You know, we were primarily a cable brand at that particular time. And, you know, whether it is the Internet or whether it's streaming, it sort of interrupted everything that we were doing. So now we've got to sort of change our ways and. And really become more focused on the consumer and where the consumer is not just a cable brand.

[Charlamagne tha God]

How are y' all still paying for the NAACP Awards. Shows is what I'm asking. But NAACP Awards are still here, I think.

[Derrick Johnson]

NAACP 57 years. We do have a formula. We have been on air. We will continue to be on air. In fact, we've expanded to an NAACP Image Awards week. We start off with a golf tournament. We have a fashion show. We do all the things that. That really highlight black excellence. We can no longer sit back and react to what other platforms do against us and not include us. We gotta invest in our own. And as an organization, we have invested and we continue to have the show year after year.

[DJ Envy]

This year's theme is, we see you break that down a little bit.

[Derrick Johnson]

Well, yeah. This current political climate is one in which they're trying to erase who we are as a culture, as a people. And so we have to see ourselves. What frustrates me more than anything else is we're caring about what the Oscars say about us and who the Grammy included did include. We gotta invest in our own. We have to see ourselves and Speak from a surplus mindset and get away from caring about what? White folks who don't care about us anyway, what they're saying, what they're doing, when we have our own.

[DJ Envy]

Does it bother you any when you see a lot of these celebrities go to those other award shows but don't come to the home shows? Does that bother you any?

[Derrick Johnson]

Well, you know, it bothers me, but it don't. Because then they get in trouble, then they come back and say, hey, we wanna be back in front of this man, right? I'm gonna an HBCU graduate. There's nothing better than our black cottages. What school? Tougaloo College, five 0s. We all know each other, right? We're not like Hampton. We all know each other, right, in Mississippi. But if we invest in our own, our schools become better. I'm in the middle of a book now by Nkrumah. He went to Lincoln and his experience at Lincoln allowed him to become the first president of Ghana.

[Max B]

Why?

[Derrick Johnson]

Because Thurgood Marshall was there. He ran across Ralph Ellison. He had all of the integration of black intelligence, not only in the United States, but globally. We have to do the same thing for our plat.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The Trump administration has been open about attacking dei, black history, civil rights, languages, the NAACP fighting to preserve those gains from the past. Or is this moment forcing the NAACP to completely rethink?

[Derrick Johnson]

Well, absolutely fight. We are in. I can't name the number of court cases, many of which we've already won. Whether it's a redistricting case in Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, whether or not we put boots on the ground in California for the referendum, whether or not we're strategizing in Maryland and Virginia around that redistricting. Absolutely, we're fighting. But the election have consequences. And platforms like this, we cannot send mismessages. We gotta be clear that this November we gotta turn out and vote. We know who the enemy are. We know how they look. It is not black men is doing this or not doing that. It's about all black folks need to get out and vote. Because if we don't, our citizenship, our human essence in this country is at risk.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Is there any way to rethink? Rethink the playbook?

[Derrick Johnson]

Always. I mean, you know, add in to the conversation in a way in which we can reconsider things. The medium age of our community is 32 years old. Things have already been rethought and rethought again. We are constantly evolving. That's why next month we are 117 year old organization. We're solvent, we're strong, and we're continuing to fight. We have to get out of black folks saying, well, this group isn't doing this, or this group should do that. One hell pick up a shovel and get a scoop and help all of us get to where we need to be. Because if we're stronger as an organization, we're stronger as a community.

[DJ Envy]

Now, you posted something on your social media page that was very powerful, right? It was half face of KKK Klan member and half face of an ICE member. Break that down.

[Derrick Johnson]

If you understand the history of this country, the Klan reemerged in the 20s. They were able to reemerge through law enforcement starting in Indiana, and they spread across the country. What we're seeing with the ICE operation now is they're recruiting white supremacists to come into the agency and go in and terrorize communities. Now, let's not be fooled and think it's all. All about the Latino community. No, it's us too. When they're in Minneapolis and they're pulling over brothers and sisters from Sudanese, from Sudan, they look like us. They look like all of us around this table. So it's one group today. It's another one tomorrow. It is us after that. We have to stand up. So what we're looking at is Klan activity masquerading as ICE agents.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Dion, what makes you want to host.

[Max B]

NAACP award as a black comic? The.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Max B]

I shouldn't be here.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I don't. I don't.

[Max B]

I don't have no turtleneck.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know why I'm here.

[Max B]

I don't know. Have a good time at the show. I. I don't know what I'm gonna do. Don't be off. We just. Whatever, man.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Hey, you know what I love about you, though, Dion? Man, Some comedians, they just get louder as they get older. You got sharper. Thank you. Was that intentional, or did just, like, life strip away all the noise?

[Max B]

Yeah, I just.

[Derrick Johnson]

You.

[Max B]

I just don't have the energy to be hollering, doing a whole bunch of stuff. I think less is more. You know, being more in the pocket when it comes to comedy is, you know, my forte and how I get down. You know, I want to be heard and not seen. You could be heard softly. You could be heard, you know, loudly or whatever, but I like to just, you know, stay in the pocket with what I do, you know, and it keeps me distant from what the norm is.

[DJ Envy]

We had a conversation a couple of months ago about you, Dion. When you were talking About Kai, and we were talking about the younger generation and the older generation, and you were saying you said something to the fact of. I don't want to misquote you, that you feel like the young generation should do their homework on some of the legends. And we were saying that sometimes it's very difficult if they don't know the individuals. It's very difficult. But you felt the way that he didn't necessarily know who you are.

[Max B]

Yeah, well, it wasn't. And I think everybody twisted and made it seem like I was trying to say he didn't know who I was. And I said over and over again, I was like, it wasn't even about me. It was just about him having that platform to showcase these icons and let his generation know who these people are. And I was like, you don't have to know everybody because I don't know everybody. And my whole thing was at least know the winners. You know what I mean?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right.

[Max B]

Right. If you can know who won, that's good enough. You know what I mean? So do your homework and not just walk around like that. And I love that little brother. I think he dope. I think he is innovative and all of that. I just feel as though that with this. With this generation. Nowadays, corrective criticism is considered hate, and it's not hate. It's like, what am I gonna do? Just let you keep doing what you're gonna do and then let it keep getting worse and worse and worse, like the situations that have happened now in certain things, whatever. So my job was to go, hey, little brother, check this out. Do that, and everybody spent it or whatever. But hopefully he heard it, you know? But then a little bit after that, I think he was actually going through stuff, you know what I mean? So. So what I was saying was, was maybe it was something on his mind or heart or whatever, but I felt like I did my job by saying what it is, and he went to go get help and all of that. You get what I mean? Because you. You never know what nobody's going through.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Max B]

So I have to say what I have to say and then go from there. You know what I mean? So, you know, much love to that brother. I love that little brother.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think a part of the conversation with the Kai stuff, though, for people who are in, like, a learning space, is like, do y' all ever have a chance to have those conversations with him privately, like you said? You hope he heard what you said. So you guys haven't been able to talk in private?

[Max B]

No, I haven't been able to talk to him in private, I would have loved to, but I didn't reach out because it was just going so bananas. I just was like, yo, if you want to talk here, reach out. But I ain't want to go, hey, this is what it meant, you know? But I would love to talk to that brother. I remember I did. I did something with Marlon Wayne's. And Marlon said that he had talked to him, and he. He said he was like, man, man, called the little brother and tell him and tell him, like, you know, you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You.

[Max B]

You cool or whatever, and. And I never got his number, whatever. But Marlon did talk to him, and, you know, I. I don't really know what the outcome was, but Marlon was like, yo, just call him. And I never did. So I don't have his information, even reaching out on IG or whatever. I just didn't. But I will. I'll reach out to him and be like, hey, hit me up. You know, let's talk about it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I love, like, how you always. Dion, just like, for me, knowing you always, like, wrap your arms around people or.

[DJ Envy]

Or just always speak about people in.

[Lauren LaRosa]

A positive light, even when those people are under public scrutiny or whatever.

[DJ Envy]

Like, you had.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I just seen, like, a few weeks ago, you had Kanye at your show and how you brought him up on stage, and just, like, the room just loves seeing him there. And you and y' all from the same city, so it's like, you know, I love that with it. Did you know he was gonna be there?

[Derrick Johnson]

Yeah.

[Max B]

Yeah, man. Shout out to my man John. John was like, man, we had. Me and John and no id we had had dinner the night before with some friends, and ye hit up John and was. John was telling him, man, we had a good conversation. We was talking about some stuff, and Ye was like, man, when the next time y' all meeting and I want to go out, they was like, deon, I got a show tomorrow. You want to go? And he was like, all my family in town for the holidays. And he was like, if. If I can bring him. They hit me. I was like, yeah, tell them to come through. You know, how many you got? He was like, 25.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Jesus Hands, family.

[Max B]

Mind you, my room is only 40 seats, Couches and. And crates and all kinds of stuff. But, yeah, he came in and he brought in all 25. His people, his wife, and everybody came in, and he had a great time because he needed that. You know what I mean? It was a. You know, it's a lot of weight on him. You Know, and when it comes to these situations, I feel like. Like when we dealing with one of our own or whatever, I feel like, personally, we shouldn't let everybody get on them. Like. Like, we can get on them, but when everybody else start getting on them, we go, all right, well, y' all relax. Yeah, we'll take care of him. You know? And so it was for me to be like, come on out. Come have a good time. Relax your mind, you know? Know, And I go from there, whatever. I wasn't even supposed to bring them on. You know, I bring him on the stage. But I was like, get that.

[DJ Envy]

Do you have pressure?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I agree with that to a certain extent, but. And what you mean, what part? What are you saying? But take care of our own, but yay, Yay. Yay was yay, yay. Pokes at his own community, too. I get it.

[Max B]

You know, I get it. I get it. I get he does. But I mean, what are you gonna do? I just. I don't want to see nobody get kicked while they die. You know what I mean? So once they keep kicking while he down, it's like, all right, that. That's what I mean. When they keep kicking him while he down, it's like he got the message. Yeah, quit kicking him. You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I have been interested to see what his mindset is, because we haven't heard from him. He's been quiet for about a year.

[Max B]

Yeah, his man, I'm telling you, where he at, he's just like, man, I'm gonna put some music out. I'm gonna do what I do. I'm gonna go back to the essence. I'm about to make it soulful. I'm about to make it fun. You know, I'm about to get it in. And that's where he at with it. He like, man, I'm just gonna keep doing me and, you know, whatever, Whatever. But he's just chilling right now.

[DJ Envy]

I was gonna ask, do you have any pressure when you have, like, a Kanye at your show based than a regular show with no celebrities? Any pressure with you or.

[Max B]

No, no, not really. No, not at all. Like, I. I know why they there. You know, everybody come to just ease their mind and, you know, the pressure, pressure, you know, the pressure of this business or whatever, they just come to get away. Like, we had Paul McCartney at the show. You know, he just wanted to come. Just come hang out and kick it. You know, most people walk around there, Sir Paul, Sir Paul. You know, I'm in there, like, calling them P. Love and all kinds of stuff. Just anything just to make him feel normal.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You started to say Diddy a little bit.

[Max B]

I have a question.

[DJ Envy]

You don't have to raise your hand.

[Derrick Johnson]

Excuse me.

[Max B]

I have a question I want to ask. I want to put nobody on Frustrate, but I do have a question. So I remember when. When Kanye got in trouble and Nick Cannon got in trouble, and they went and they talked to leaders of other races. Jewish community, rabbis.

[DJ Envy]

Rabbis, yep.

[Max B]

So when people talk bad about us, why isn't there's nobody to answer to? Why is that?

[Derrick Johnson]

Well, it all depends on the situation, the scenario. So when Nick Cannon got into his squad for Marva Smalls, who was at Prayer March, we.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And I love Marvel, right, We.

[Derrick Johnson]

We immediately started talking, put together a strategy. He's back on the air now. Right When Kyrie Irving got into the issues with the. With the Brooklyn team here, Isaiah Thomas and I, we got on the phone, we came up with a strategy. We got his agent, we got Kyrie on, and we began to talk about what is the pivot to save his career. So it all depends on the scenario and whether or not the individual is open enough to reach out.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But that wasn't the question Dion asked. What Dion said was, when other races do stuff to offend black people, who do they answer to? Who do they have to.

[Derrick Johnson]

Who do other races answer?

[Max B]

Yeah, because. Because when we. When we do something wrong, we have to go talk to the leaders of that race.

[Derrick Johnson]

But why do you have to do that? You don't have to do that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm just.

[Max B]

I'm just. I'm only asking to.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Everybody got a job.

[Derrick Johnson]

It goes to the individual scenario. We shouldn't be answering to anybody.

[Max B]

I understand that.

[Derrick Johnson]

So I'm gonna go to the Kyrie Irving piece, right? So the ball back came, said, we want you to go to this museum. And that museum was like, but have you been to the African American Museum? Have we gone and looked at our own stuff? How do we begin to react based on our narrative response and not somebody else else's? Far too often we're reacting because the team around us don't look like us. That's been the problem. There are far too many of these same individuals. The agent ain't one of us. The manager is not us. The lawyer is not us. So what happens? Their advice is coming from their professionals who are moving them to communities. That's not us. But if you have people surrounding you that look like us, understand who we are, then the advice you're getting becomes even More crucial. So then you ask yourself, when you look at individual by individual, who's representing them, who's in their ear? Because far too many of our high A caliber celebrities, they leave us.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So would you not have it?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I do like that question Dion asked though, because I think people for so long have looked to the naacp, I guess, to be black people's version of like the adl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's what.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But by the way, the ADL is supposed to be. Be black people's version of the adl. It's not, it's supposed to be anti defamation for, you know, black people, Jewish people and all. But I guess that's what people want the NAACP to be.

[Derrick Johnson]

We can only be what people, when you get to a certain status allow be. Like when you talk about all these folks, who's their lawyer? Is it black or white? Who's the agent, who's representing them? That becomes the key because you all know this game much better than I, I do. In the isolation of the controversy, only those who have the ear are able to inform on how to move. I'm not going to mention one particular former professional football player. We reached out, his team knew, didn't even know who we were. And so we're trying to help, but the team don't even know who we are. So he can't come to us because he's all of 23 years old, Colin Kaepernick, and then his whole team, it doesn't look like us, don't understand the nature of what we do. And we still. I have yet to see this brother at a black event, but I, I.

[Max B]

Think that it should be publicized and.

[Derrick Johnson]

I didn't say that you did.

[Max B]

No, I think it should be publicized because it gives people, it makes people think like there is a consequence with what you say and they. Because it's never publicized that people. It's not like somebody can go on blackface or say something bad and then they come over and they go and they see them sitting down with you talking and, and, and you talking to them and going, you know, this is what you need to do this. This is the forgiving them and all.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The rest of that.

[Max B]

We never see that. We see them, but we see our race.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That has happened a couple times. I remember Jimmy Fallon. Jimmy Fallon was a good ex situation with Jimmy Fallon.

[Derrick Johnson]

After that we had. It was comments he made on his air. If I'm not mistaken.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It was a blackface situation.

[Max B]

That's what it was.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. There was like an old photo that surface. There's A whole list of people that have had to come to you guys and apologize and have conversations.

[Derrick Johnson]

But, but it goes to the the kayat example. Are we informing our young entertainers, hell, our peers about their representation? We're giving our money away. I just heard a narrative about Prince. Someone wanted to do his cover. His song, he said, says I'm not gonna let you do that cause you don't own the rights of your son. I refuse to pay for these folks grandkids to go to college off of my material. The real question for the celebrity community, are we allowing ourselves to be pimped as we masquerade in blackface? Cause oftentimes that's what's happening. BET is a much stronger entity if more of our folks invest in it. NACP is a stronger advocate if more of our folks invest in it. My membership roster, those who support me are everyday working people. That's a beautiful thing. That's who we represent. But we have to be honest about this conversation at 360 degrees, are we investing in our young people who've gone to law school, who are at ad agencies who can actually do the thing and making sure we're repped by them.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let's look at some of these nominees. Lauren, pull them up. I know we all over the place in this interview.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'll send a motion picture. Outstanding podcast News and information Outstanding podcast Life in self help Lifestyle self help Outstanding podcast Society and culture. I think I was supposed to be in that one. Outstanding podcast Arts, sports and entertainment. Outstanding podcast Scripted limited series short form. You have the outstanding gospel Christian album. Outstanding album Outstanding song Solar, R B hip hop and rap song. Outstanding variety series or special Outstanding children's program Outstanding new art artists. Outstanding male artists, female artists Entertainer of the year. Tiana Taylor is also in that category too. Cynthia Erivo and Dolce, Kendrick Lamar, Michael B. Jordan. Outstanding comedy series Outstanding drama series Outstanding news information series are special Outstanding talk series Outstanding reality program, reality competition series services and game shows.

[DJ Envy]

So how do, how do people decide who's winning these categories?

[Derrick Johnson]

So there is a. First of all you have to submit your content. There is a committee people in the industry and lay persons over 300 plus people to nominate. And then once you are nominated, you're voted on. Depending on the category it could be a committee that votes on you of experts or the literary committee. You have individuals who read a lot of books, right? Some of the categories is, you know, anyone can vote know the mask, vote in other categories there is another voting category committee and so it's broken up. So no one has the thumb on the scale for any particular product. You know, executive produce a daytime soap called beyond the Gates, but I couldn't have my thumb on on the scale. But they got nominated and I'm glad it is nominated. It is an opportunity for us to really appreciate our content and then vote on what we think is best represent our image and who we are as a people.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let me tell you what we need. We need Uncommon Favor by Don Staley to win outstanding literary work. That's Black Privilege Publishing. We need the Win Outstanding podcast that Ihear Media Reason Choice. We need money and wealth. For John Ho Bryant, the Win Outstanding.

[Derrick Johnson]

Podcast.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That'S Black Effect. IHOP podcast. Oh, just here with Dr. J. That's black Effect. We need that to win as well. What else we need to win? Oh, and we need Kingsland to win an outstanding podcast. Scripted limited series. That's SBH Productions and Audible.

[DJ Envy]

Anything else, sir?

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, that's. We. That's covered.

[DJ Envy]

So the show is February 28th on BET. February 20th, a Dion Cole, Derry Johnson Lewis car. Thank you guys for joining us.

[Max B]

Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And they can vote online for these.

[Derrick Johnson]

Some of the categories. You can vote online. That's correct.

[DJ Envy]

All right, it's the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Let's get right to the latest with Lauren.

[Derrick Johnson]

You'll talk.

[Charlamagne tha God]

LL Cool B. Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything and everything. Little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you. Take me through that. Take me through that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The latest with Breakfast Club. LL Cool. Talk to me, La Rosa.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I am so excited for this latest. We're going to talk about Mary J. Blige because she announced she gave us a gift on her birthday. Mary J. Blige announced that she is doing her first first ever Vegas residency. It is called My Life, My Story. She posted this announcement and said, I'm so excited to announce my first ever Las Vegas residency. So the dates are May 1st through May 9th, and then she'll do another set of dates.

[Mimi Brown]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne tha God]

Fishermen to enjoy success.

[Max B]

I like the idea of like, hey, put me on a big deer. You know, hey, there's a big deer out here. He's doing this. Be looking for this deer. But I also love doing it on my own. I love going out there and saying, running my cameras. I love patterning the deer. I like showing up at the right time, checking the wind, knowing what stand I need to be in. And then whenever it all comes together and it happens, that's the most satisfying thing ever. So when you do it on your own, it's like, I then can hang my hat. But if I had somebody say, hey.

[DJ Envy]

Pull up on these dots and catch.

[Max B]

Them right here and you're going to win.

[DJ Envy]

And then when I go in, it's.

[Max B]

Like, yeah, it's cool, I won the tournament. The ultimate goal is done. But it's like, dude, when you find them and you make them bite, that's the puzzle. I love it.

[DJ Envy]

Listen to lines and Tines with Spencer Graves on the iHeartRadio app. After Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Like if we're on the air here and I literally have my.

[Max B]

Contract here and I'm looking at, you know, as soon as I sign this.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm gonna get a seven Figure check. I've told them I won't be working here in two weeks. From the underground clubs that shaped global.

[Max B]

Music to the pastors and creatives who built a cultural empire, the Atlanta Is podcast uncovers the stories behind one of.

[Derrick Johnson]

The most influential cities in the world.

[DJ Envy]

The thing I love about Atlanta is.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That it's a city of hobby hustlers, man. Each episode explores a different chapter of.

[Max B]

Atlanta's rise, featuring conversations with ludicrous Will.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Packer, Pastor Jamal Bryant, DJ drama, and more.

[Max B]

The full series is available to listen to now. I really just had never experienced anything like what was going on in the city as far as, like, you know, seeing so many young, black, affluent creatives in all walks of life.

[Derrick Johnson]

The church had dwindled almost to nothing. And God said, this is your assignment.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And that's like, how you know, like, okay.

[Derrick Johnson]

Oh, you from Atlanta for real.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I ain't gotta say too much.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm Grady, baby.

[Derrick Johnson]

Shut up.

[Max B]

Listen to Atlanta is on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Lauren LaRosa]

July 10th through the 18th at the Dolby Dolby Live at Park MGM in Vegas.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And tickets go on sale this Friday, the 16th of January. Period. Period. I'm there, too. I'm there, too.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So that is a date weekend. You hear me?

[DJ Envy]

What? Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. So here's what I think is, like, so fire about it, because I've been trying to figure out and she's talked about this. We'll get into that, what the show will be like, because Mary has all the hits, right? So the May dates, Mother's Day, that's when you take your mom, your aunt, to grandma. If you're a mom yourself, you get treated. So we put together a little mashup of what we think she may do on these different dates. So if she did like a. For the aunties, for the moms, for the. For the ladies, those first couple dates, here's what we think it'll sound like. Let's take a listen.

[Max B]

Hey.

[DJ Envy]

Where we two step with it, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You already know I would love.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, how y' all ain't play the goddamn something.

[Lauren LaRosa]

On my hands go off, girl. Since you been away, boy, look, Auntie.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Hunt, I ain't got no way. No, no, no, no.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Y' all going too slow, though, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, you. She gotta break the aunties in the mind. Everybody in first. Yeah, you bring it in. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Switch it up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Now. She got over the pain.

[DJ Envy]

She said, that's the auntie.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm playing good records. But Y' all playing them in just the weirdest of orders?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, because we trying to figure out. Okay, so listen, Mary J. Blige was on there today. So we gonna get to the second of the second half of the days. Because the second half of the dates I think are going to be like more of the party because it's right after July 4th or whatever.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But Mary J. Blige, every single episode is gonna be a party. It's Vegas. It's gonna be family affairs. I can love you all night long.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Mary J. Blige was on the Today show and she said, said she's going to actually be doing this more narrated. There's going to be actors showing her life story. Let's take a listen to Mary. So this is your first vacation. Let's listen to Mary J. Blige on the Today show what to expect.

[DJ Envy]

For.

[Max B]

Folks who come out. What. What can they expect from the Mary J. Blige residency?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's called My Life, My. My Life Story because it's going to.

[DJ Envy]

Be done more like theatrical, you know.

[Max B]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But you're still gonna have the music.

[DJ Envy]

It's still gonna be fun, but it's going to be told. It's a story.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So there's going to be actors and actresses and people, oh, you know, living.

[DJ Envy]

And so the story, the music tells the story.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And I have so many songs that I haven't performed yet for my fans, like B Size and things like that. The actors are going to narrate the music.

[Max B]

Oh, this is going to be an experience.

[DJ Envy]

But it's going to still be.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You're still going to have a good time.

[DJ Envy]

You know, it's not going to be some old goddess born.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, it's Mary J. Blige.

[DJ Envy]

Show or concert is never boring.

[Max B]

I was gonna say Mary J.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That boy ever boring.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Cuz my fans are lit. So that makes sense though. Cuz she doing all the movies on Lifetime based around her. Her music.

[Max B]

That's right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

So like a Broadway musical.

[Derrick Johnson]

Sort of.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Kind of, Sort of.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You got to start out from like all the slow, the pain. The music would inspired it. But then you get to the party. So the second half of the dates I mentioned are in July. It's right after July 4th, so I think that'll be the party. I didn't, I didn't.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We need real love. Family affairs. Just fine. Where we going? Where we doing?

[Derrick Johnson]

Yo.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, this is gonna be fire. Like I'm excited for this. You don't want to tell us because.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We know love is all we need. Yes, exactly.

[Derrick Johnson]

Exactly.

[DJ Envy]

I got a rule.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I don't talk to certain people if they don't know certain songs by Mary J. Blige verbatim. We just not on the same energetic spiritual level.

[DJ Envy]

You don't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Can't even say spiritual level that even fat. Like, wow. Yeah, it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, we didn't even get in the I can love you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We didn't have enough time. We didn't have enough time. And that's why one of the things, too, I'm like, she has so many songs. I know it's a set amount of days, but she did also talk about too. And you mentioned this, Jess. She said this is different for her because she'll be able to like, kind of chill in between all the work. It's gonna be a lot of work. And then come down, be with her fans and go. It's different because that's not normally how her tours and her shows are.

[DJ Envy]

It's not just work, work, work.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She's not doing a lot of traveling. She's in one place. So now we got to come to her. She ain't got to do all the traveling. Be tired and all that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Listen, I can't wait. Wait to get drunk and just cry when she sings I love you and just cry. I never heard that either.

[Max B]

Huh?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You won't cry?

[Charlamagne tha God]

You ever heard I love you?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know if I've ever heard Magic. Give me like two bars from it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, I won't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So exhausted by this morning and I might even know it. You just got. I know. We might not know it by the name of the song. Okay. I was one in 92.

[Charlamagne tha God]

92 a even know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Called 92 don't be alone.

[Derrick Johnson]

What else?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was. So I was just gonna say as well. So I. I mentioned to you guys that Mary J. Blige announced this on her birthday. She turned 55. She had like a little turn up that she's been talking a lot about, but I thought it was so cute too. I don't know if you guys saw the photos that her and Angie Martinez were posting back and forth because of their birthdays. Like, their birthdays are days apart. I thought that was just so cute to see. I wanted to mention that as well.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Can you pull up I love you, Eddie? I want to play I love you after this, please.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because I don't know if I know it by the name, but in the next hour, if you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

There's certain songs.

[Lauren LaRosa]

First of all, I probably know it. Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You should know it, because my life is A Bible. And if you don't know I love you off my life. You don't even need to spend your money to go see Mary J. Blige.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because Mary J. Blige needs to educate me on what I missed.

[Derrick Johnson]

Oh, we.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, we just learning before we go.

[DJ Envy]

Yo, we may know the song.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We just have to have to hear. We might not know about the name. Don't turn your back to me, girl. That Turn that big back around.

[DJ Envy]

You turn that big back around.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, well, make sure everybody goes out and. And gets their tickets.

[DJ Envy]

I love you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I love you.

[DJ Envy]

Stop playing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Me.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I couldn't sleep thinking about all the things that we been through. Stay. We don't want you in Vegas. We don't want your kind in Vegas. Stay home.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Tickets. Tickets going to sell this Friday, January 16th. Please make sure you go grab your tickets for the Mary J. Blige Experience in Vegas, because as you see, it would be very entertaining.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Are you not entertaining by you? I don't want to be. I'm not going with y'.

[Derrick Johnson]

All.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Building with nobody that when certain songs come on, they looking around what that I want. When certain songs come, everybody like, oh, that's my.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's what we just did when y played it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I took my mom and my aunt.

[Lauren LaRosa]

To see Mary Bl years ago, and it was very much like that happens as we wrap up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

They took you to see Mary J. Bl. You ain't take them. They took you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

As we wrap in the next latest we are going to get into. Speaking of, you know, some things.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Envy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

My life, my life.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Don't look deadlock eyes with me when.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You play stuff he definitely like and.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You beat your bottom lip, boy. Bring it back, bring it back, bring.

[DJ Envy]

It back over you get donkey. Hold on.

[Max B]

Y life, my life.

[DJ Envy]

Who you giving your donkey to?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm giving my donkey today to all of the sports journalists who had something negative to say about the Good sister. What's the Good Sister name?

[DJ Envy]

Why you talking like that?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm not talking like.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, this is like. Yeah, the midnight. Ask him again why he talking like that?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Jones. Turpin. Okay. Oh. Oh. Y' all are crazy days. Up next song is about God, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

But not y' all not doing right now sultry. And this don't happen in the church.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club. Get your ass out. Good morning.

[Charlamagne tha God]

My life, my life, my life, my life in the sunshine this don't be.

[Lauren LaRosa]

A dunkey because right now you want some real donkey.

[DJ Envy]

It's time for donkey of the day.

[Max B]

So if you ever feel I need to be a donkey man, hit me with the hero.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Did she get dunked in the name?

[DJ Envy]

Please tell.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Absolutely. I had become donkey of the Day.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The Breakfast Club. I just. I just don't. I don't and can't none of y' all touch Mary on a cultural, spiritual level, okay?

[DJ Envy]

No way, Donkey.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Today for Tuesday, January 13th goes to all you sports journalists who criticize Jacksonville Free Press associate editor Lynn Jones Turpin, okay? Salute to Lynn Jones Turpin. Drop on the Clues bombs for that sister, okay? Also, drop one of clues bombs for everyone who listens to us on 93.3, the beat in Jacksonville. Gonna lie. I'm a Dallas Cowboy fan. Y' all know that. But I was. I was hoping Jacksonville pulled it off this weekend because y' all know little Duvall, my dog. And love, love all my folks in Jacksonville. And the reality is, I'm not no hater unless your team is in the NFC East. I realized that about myself a long time ago. If it can't be my Dallas Cowboys, I wish happiness and much success for every team in the NFL except for the Redskins or Commanders, whatever you want to call them. The Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles.

[Max B]

Eagles.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Okay. So I'm watching the Jaguars game, hoping they could pull it out, but, alas, they didn't. They lost to The Buffalo Bills 27, 24. And a local Jacksonville news reporter named Lynn Jones Turpin had a chance to make a comment during Jaguars head coaches Liam Cohen's. No, Liam. Yeah, Liam Cohen's press conference. And she said this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Want to tell you congratulations on your success, young man.

[Max B]

Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You hold your head up, all right? You guys have had a most magnificent season. Thank you. He did a great job out there today, so you just hold your head up, okay? And, ladies and gentlemen, Duvall, you the one. All right? You keep it going. We got another season. Okay?

[Charlamagne tha God]

I appreciate it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Take care. And much continued success to you and the entire team.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Thank you, man. Now, does anybody find a problem with what she said?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No.

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, that didn't bother me at all. Why? Because she's a local Jacksonville news reporter, so clearly she's a fan of the Jaguars. If that's how she wants to spend her time with the coach, I don't care. So when I saw the headline, NFL Journalist remarks to Jaguars Coach after Playoff Loss Sparks debate on social media, I said to myself, y' all really don't have anything better to do? Okay? But then I saw Matt Barnes from the all the Smoke podcast. Salute to Matt Barnes. And I saw Pat McAfee from the Pat McAfee show giving those journalists who had something negative to say about Lynn Jones turping some smoke. And I said, oh, this is a real thing. Y' all really was upset. You had some reporters arguing that if you're covering the game, game, you only have limited time with these coaches and players. So I guess they want them to ask questions of substance. You had other reporters saying journalists shouldn't showcase their fandom too much, saying the reporter fan line had been crossed too many times before. Let me read some of these tweets. Chick Hernandez, Mr. Chick sports on Twitter said, not sure how that credential was given out to Sean Reed on Twitter said, I promise the last thing we need is more reporters acting like fans. Brooke Pryor said, look, it's a kind sentiment, but it's not the job of a reporter to console a coach in a post game press conference. Pressers are to ask questions to gain a better understanding of what happened. They lost, we know what happened, or figure out what's next and do it in a limited amount of time. Michael Eve said, one, this is inappropriate for this particular working environment. I disagree. Two, there's nothing quite as comforting as encouraging while words from an older black woman. Three, both things can be true at the same time. Okay, I've read enough. Listen, everybody shut the F up ever, okay? Like, go touch grass, all right? Go to the Jaguar Stadium and touch grass. I don't even know if they got artificial turf for real grass or not. I'm not, you know, one of these type reporters. I'm not one of these type journalists. So I don't know what written and unwritten rules are. I don't know what the etiquette is. But Lynn Jones Turpin works for the Jacksonville Frank Press. She's a fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars. If she wants to big up the coach for the season, they had salute to her. Okay, Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars were 4 and 13 last year, right? They had the number three pick in the draft and they grabbed Travis Hunter. This year they flipped it and reversed it and finished 13:4 and won the AFC South. Yeah, big up to them. And only a local Jacksonville News reporter could have done that. That shouldn't have bothered anyone, okay? Not one solitary soul. The fact that people criticize this, it says more about them than it does Lynn Jones Turpin. I don't even understand the logic of journalists turning into fans being frowned upon by the media industry. There is no person more honest than a sports fan. Okay, Sports Fans give praise to their teams when they earn it and give criticism to their teams when they deserve it. All right. It's really that simple. In fact, I, I want more journalists that are actual fans of the game, covering the sport. Okay. A lot of these journalists in sports, they are trying to be the star. They think it's about them. No, it's about the game. Okay. So to see a local news reporter from Jacksonville give some words of encouragement to a coach, to see her have a human moment with a coach who gave them a winning season after a losing one. Good for her. Now, Lynn Jones Turpin explained why she chose to do what she did. Let's go to News 4, Jacksonville.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So coach came out and he was. His emotions, he was totally immersed. His feelings, he had tears.

[Max B]

He bit his lip.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And the issue is the question, not necessarily a question in the fourth quarter and the fourth down and the punt came through. But my question was, keep your head up, young man.

[Mimi Brown]

So, Lynn, I do want to bring.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Out because this also has a lot.

[Mimi Brown]

Of mixed emotions and how people are responding to this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So Adam Scheffner wrote, this is an awesome post game exchange between a reporter and JAG's head coach. But then Mark Long, who's an AP reporter, kind of went in on this.

[Mimi Brown]

And he said nothing awesome about this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Called you fake media, said that you.

[Mimi Brown]

Shouldn'T even have been up there asking.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Those kind of questions. So when you heard that, how did.

[Mimi Brown]

That make you feel?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I really, I don't take no offense to it. Listen, I've been in this business more than 25 years. I've interviewed from Barack Obama, Terry Bradshaw, to what's my guy named, Tiger Wood. So he can say whatever you want about fake news. I am a member of the Black Press NNPA, the national newspaper association that's been around more than 100 years. I'm the associate editor of the Jacksonville.

[Derrick Johnson]

Free Press, one of the more than.

[Lauren LaRosa]

230 African American newspapers still printing in this country today. In Jacksonville, you have the Florida Star since 1955. We've been around 60 since 1986. In Philadelphia, the Tribune. The Philly Tribune has been printing since 1884. We need the Michigan Chronicle has been printing since 1935. So support the black press. So he can call me fake all you want to, honey. I've been doing this.

[Charlamagne tha God]

People know me preach preacher. I love when people use their opportunity to teach, man. Drop on the clues bombs for Lynn Jones Turpin. You know how you know she made the right decision? Because look at all the attention she's getting, all right, God has lifted her name on high and she chose her moment to lift up the black free press. So drop on a clue bond for her again. She decided to have a human moment in a field where humanity clearly doesn't exist anymore. And I hope this leads to a lot more opportunities for her and a lot more access for Lynn Jones Turpin. Jacksonville Jaguars. Y' all should give her season tickets, some type of all access press credentials for life. I don't know. Y' all figure it out. In the meantime, please give all these so called journalists and reporters who had something negative to say about Lynn Jones Turpin. The sweet sounds of the Hamiltons.

[Max B]

Straight down.

[DJ Envy]

I love that. All right, well, thank you for that donkey today, sir.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Put his two fingers together the whole time.

[DJ Envy]

The two people she was even talking.

[Lauren LaRosa]

To should have been going like, period, talk your talk.

[Derrick Johnson]

What?

[Lauren LaRosa]

What is it? Portfolio, resume. Saying what?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Don't play with me.

[DJ Envy]

All right, now when we come back, French Montana and Max B. Will be joining us. They got a new project out and we're going to talk to them next, so don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, everybody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We're are the Breakfast Club. Lon Laros is here as well. We got some special guests in the building.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

French Montana and Max B.

[Max B]

Welcome.

[DJ Envy]

The first thing Mac B said is, why is my picture not on the wall?

[Charlamagne tha God]

These are all moments that happen here. Max on the.

[Max B]

From Atlanta.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Max.

[DJ Envy]

Then he said, you got Cardi B up here three times. No, that's Cardi B. Jlo and Angie Martin.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Same person. Wasn't here, man.

[Max B]

I want my picture up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

How are you? How are you, French?

[Max B]

I'm good. Good, bro.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Man, I love to see this, man. You know, I mean, you know, Max did a bid. Everybody knows that. French, you always held him down. How did this Bond stay the same through all that? Through all that time?

[Max B]

Communication, I'm saying. Happiness for my bro. Yeah, I did on this thing. Kept me, kept me tapped in on all levels through the whole joint, seeing everything, videos, the tv, the music. That was it. We just, was just riding out, waiting. You just doing brotherly.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It's like French, you always believed Max was coming home. Yeah. For some reason you always believe that.

[DJ Envy]

French always said a date that didn't exist, he'd be home January.

[Max B]

It'D be him telling me that I was getting in trouble. I was getting in trouble. The last one he did was like, what? Like Two years ago, I was supposed to go to halfway out. I screwed my little joint up inside. Messed anything up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It kind of worked for him, though. I be like, yo, he coming home next month. Everybody start calling me, how much you need for this?

[Max B]

How much you need for this? How much you need for this?

[Charlamagne tha God]

He rack up all the money, he'll be like, all right, tell him I'm.

[Max B]

Not coming home this year.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Again.

[DJ Envy]

So what were you doing so you couldn't get home? Like, what, what was going on?

[Max B]

Were you on the phone or that too? But I beat the phone. Joints I got caught with, like drugs, weed, backo dirty Uran. In there? Yeah, in there. Jesus Christ. Like, like, like a convict.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You ain't say, maybe, maybe I don't do this so I can go home.

[DJ Envy]

Or you was like, n. I gotta survive.

[Max B]

I'm like, man, I'm. I'm just gonna do this. I, I do it. I, I go home in two years anyway, so. And I've been down this long. They go, wait a little longer for me. It don't worked out, cuz I came home on my, on my dude birthday.

[DJ Envy]

So that was a, that was a special moment.

[Max B]

A BD M even hit me with presents all, every year. Gold plaques, all types of said, yo, you got a Max B on your birthday. You got to pick a V.

[Charlamagne tha God]

How many people didn't do. Do the bid with you? Prince is somebody who did. How many people.

[Max B]

People didn't Listen, I ain't gonna say no names. I think that's inappropriate. All right, I'm gonna tell you this. Those who didn't do it, they didn't do it. It's all right. The people that surround me, God got them right where they want, what he want them to be.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Word.

[Max B]

That's how we gonna do that.

[DJ Envy]

Your sentence was cut by a lot. Drastically cut. Why was it cut so much? Because at one time we was like, damn, Max being never coming home. But then we seen hopes it was. There was Simmons and Glistens of hope.

[Max B]

Number one, I wasn't supposed to be in there first place. I was in a whole nother state when the crime happened. And I got out because my lawyer was a grease ball. It had nothing to do with my crime. I was found. I copped out 20 years to my crimes. I got back on PCR, which is post conviction relief. So my lawyer was ineffective. I got back on it and thanks to my good defense team, I had on appeal. Huh, that's another story.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I have no idea what you're talking.

[Max B]

About right now my defense team on appeal.

[DJ Envy]

Defense team on appeal.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When he appealed. When he appealed, his defense team.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I don't.

[Derrick Johnson]

I'm cool.

[Max B]

You too smart not to know too many books.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Man. How did it feel creatively to revisit the Coke Wave series after so many.

[Max B]

Years, if it was rejuvenated, to be able to work with him again? That was like the. Hey, you know, I wanted to go do my own thing, but just getting in the lab with French, it was like. It brought back a lot of old energy. It just felt good. I'm saying, my boy on point, he had to get me on point. I get my voice used to the. Back to the mic back being the studio. Felt good working. My brother, bro, why.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Why didn't you wait to make this the first musical offering? And I French, I noticed you probably to want. Wanted that. You're like, yo, you know what? Let this be the first thing you put out.

[Max B]

No, he put up.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Why didn't he. Why didn't you wait to make this the first one?

[Max B]

I was making both of them at the same time.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Got you.

[Max B]

So whenever I wasn't in the studio with him, I was doing my own thing. I'm always in the studio. You know that. But the Fed, my.

[Charlamagne tha God]

My.

[Max B]

My committed fans, my cult, they needed. They needed something. They needed a domain. So that was just like, yo, look, this is what I was going through. This was on my mind. Here you go. I'm saying, when I come out with me and, bro, it's like. It's like the Beatles, they. They could go solo, but when they link up, they the Beatles. When we link up, we Coke Wave. But at the end of the day, we both go. Go and do our own. Do our own thing.

[DJ Envy]

Were you surprised by the warm welcoming you got? Because a lot of people came out in the last couple of years, and everybody always says, I feel like this person should have got the Max B welcoming. I feel like that person should have got the. Like, I feel like everybody's arms opened up for Max B.

[Max B]

It's love. I'm humble. It's love. Cause, yo, man, look, he wasn't supposed to take me away anyway, But y' all got me back. It's good. I wanted to just get y'. All. I didn't want to wait around. I didn't want to complain. I just wanted to go in the store, get after it, show y' all what. What a real New York G post look like coming up on up out the slums.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You definitely showed us.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We was at the Brandy And Monica concert. You came out, man. You was like, on these stages.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You was ready.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Have you taken a. Have you taken a second, like, for yourself? Because you've been on GO since we've seen you at the game, at the concerts. Like, have you taken a peaceful moment for Max B again, away from everybody?

[Max B]

Not yet. Me and wifey about to go on a cruise, though. We about to get that right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Love that.

[Max B]

But he been sitting down for 18 years.

[Charlamagne tha God]

He took that.

[Max B]

He took longer than a minute. He took 18 years.

[Charlamagne tha God]

If I was him, I'd be moving.

[Max B]

Just like that, too.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I would think, though, it's a little bit different out here, though, being able to, like, be with family or just, I guess just not work.

[Max B]

Not with him. Listen, man, I can create. I love to create. I love to make money. I love to have a good time. And you know, that's what I like to do. So I'm always working. Just stay consistent.

[DJ Envy]

I was. I was surprised with the influence, right?

[Max B]

Not.

[DJ Envy]

Not New York, because we've seen you in New York and we've seen the coke, boy. But when I seen a lot of the artists out of town showing so much love, posting, I think some of them even sent you something. And I'm like, damn. I would have never thought. Did you ever think that when you were locked up that all those artists, Rod Wave, Thug and all those artists have so much love for you?

[Max B]

I don't know. I would have never. I would have never guessed it. To me, years I was. I was on the road last, like, my last few road trips. Like, you have, like, people who draw me portraits, all type of stuff. Like, so it was just. It was. It's beautiful, man. I ain't gonna lie. I'm still. It was rappers that drew your portions. Somebody stole one of my portraits. Big one, too. Yeah, Some even blood clot.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Where was it at? Where they stealing from?

[Max B]

We was in Rhode Island, Massachusetts. A nice portrait. I'm looking for it. I got a reward for it, even $500 for that $1,000.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Where was y' all at last night, man? Both of y' all look like y' all. Fris is barely over there with his eyes open.

[DJ Envy]

Don't drink no more.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I was nothing like no alcohol.

[Max B]

I'm still high and drunk from when I stop.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm still sounding so well from when I stopped. How is taking account accountability changed both of y' all trajectories because, you know, like, French, you stopped drinking. You know, Max, you just coming home. You trying to make what you went through a teachable moment. So how is it, how is taking accountability like change the trajectory of not even just your career, but just as you, as me? I already told. I'm still drunk.

[Max B]

I'm still high and drunk.

[Charlamagne tha God]

For real. I still feel off with me. It was different because the doctor told.

[Max B]

Me if I drink again, I'm a doctor. So it was like I had.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, I had no, no choice.

[DJ Envy]

Those were sometimes, though.

[Max B]

I ain't gonna lie.

[DJ Envy]

Those are sometimes, bro.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Hold on, what was that though? Like, what you mean you drink?

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[DJ Envy]

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[Max B]

I like the idea of like, hey, put me on a big deer. You know, hey, there's a big deer out here. He's doing this. Be looking for this deer. But I also love doing it on my own. I love going out there and saying, running My cameras. I love patterning the deer. I like showing up at the right time, checking the wind, knowing what stand I need to be in. And then whenever it all comes together and it happens, that's the most satisfying thing ever. So when you do it on your own, it's like, I then can hang my hat. But if I had somebody say, hey.

[DJ Envy]

Pull up on these dots and catch.

[Max B]

Them right here and you're gonna win. And then when I go in, it's like, yeah, it's cool. I won the tournament. The ultimate goal is done. But it's like, dude, when you find them and you make them bite, that's the puzzle. I love it.

[DJ Envy]

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[Max B]

Like, if we're on the air here.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And I literally have my contract here.

[DJ Envy]

And I'm looking at, you know, as.

[Max B]

Soon as I sign this, I'm gonna get a seven figure check.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I've told them I won't be working.

[Derrick Johnson]

Here in two weeks.

[Charlamagne tha God]

From the underground clubs that shaped global.

[Max B]

Music to the pastors and creatives who built the cultural empire, the Atlanta Is podcast uncovers the stories behind one of.

[Derrick Johnson]

The most influential cities in the world.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The thing I love about Atlanta is that it's a city of hustlers, man. Each episode explores a different chapter of.

[Max B]

Atlanta's rise, featuring conversations with ludicrous Will.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Packer, Pastor Jamal Bryant, DJ drama, and more.

[Max B]

The full series is available to listen to now. I really just had never experienced anything like what was going on in the city as far as, like, you know, seeing so many young, black, affluent creatives in all walks of life.

[Derrick Johnson]

The church had dwindled almost to nothing. And God said, this is your assignment.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And that's like how, you know, like.

[Derrick Johnson]

Okay, oh, you from Atlanta for real.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I ain't got to say too much.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm Grady, baby.

[DJ Envy]

Shut up.

[Max B]

Listen to Atlanta is on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever. You get your podcast again, you die.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What was it your liver or something?

[Max B]

Yeah, like my liver, like, had holes in my liver and like. Yeah, it was crazy, cuz I was.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Mixing liquor with pills and, And Yeah, yeah, and oxy and all type of.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You, like, passed out?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah, I was in icu.

[Max B]

I was. I was in ICU for like a couple weeks.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Were you running away from something or were you like.

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, I was just happening. I was just.

[Max B]

I was like, if you, if you don't end up in the hospital, you ain't Have a good birthday.

[DJ Envy]

French was the life of the party. No, French was the life of the party.

[Derrick Johnson]

Everybody.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Birthdays would turn into my birthday.

[Derrick Johnson]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

He didn't. I didn't been to many a birthday parties. My birthday. He performing. He called it on stage. We drinking. I don't know how.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'd be like, my birthday is over.

[Max B]

I'd be like, no, it's not. Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So how do you even remember the night? But how would you remember the night before being on all that stuff?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Stuff. I'll be around.

[Max B]

I'd be around.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Great company. Yeah, okay. I'll be around.

[Derrick Johnson]

Great company.

[Max B]

And just. Just having fun.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I was.

[Max B]

I was always productive.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Max B]

I remember when you do it for so long, you might.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You might act the wrong way if you're sober. You know what I'm saying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because I literally never even knew you had. Well, I wasn't able to tell. I just knew.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Max B]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Because I was productive. Yeah. An issue that deep. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It wasn't. It wasn't even even an issue.

[Max B]

I just over did it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I remember it was just like.

[Max B]

It was like a. A weak stretch. I had this, like, my first show on Saturday. I got paid all this money. I flew to Egypt to perform for, like, one of the kings over there.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Then I went to Morocco. My mother brought her there for the.

[Max B]

First time, like 25 years. We were shooting a documentary. Then I remember, just when I got.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Back to la, I just collapsed.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What year was that?

[Max B]

Yeah. All this drinking from the.

[Derrick Johnson]

Huh.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I said, well, you're.

[Max B]

Was it 2019?

[Charlamagne tha God]

It happened to me once. I passed out of here. Crazy dehydrated from just being out all the time.

[DJ Envy]

Drinking all dumb in his mouth.

[Charlamagne tha God]

He was on under the.

[DJ Envy]

Under the.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Laugh at me. I had to go through the er.

[Derrick Johnson]

We definitely laugh.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I had to go to the er. I had to get that in me. Dehydrated, all that IVs.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I was supposed to shoot. I was working at TMZ at the time. We was doing a show with Worldstar and we were supposed to shoot a pilot. You were the guest for the pilot for my show and we found out you were in the hospital. It was that year.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Wow. 2019. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

When's the last time you spoke to Diddy? Have y' all spoke at all?

[Charlamagne tha God]

That was a nasty seg.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Literally.

[Max B]

Yeah. Let's talk.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Talk about people while they down.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, no, I'm not joking.

[Max B]

I spoke to Diddy, but I ain't going to tell y' all about it. You talk. We spoke on the Cell phone. That's some y' all want to hear.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Nope.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You a B.

[Charlamagne tha God]

3.5 is out right now.

[DJ Envy]

Now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, I have a another question. We're in awkward question moment.

[Max B]

Told him use that. Don't get the honey, not the lotion.

[DJ Envy]

Co.

[Max B]

The mixtape is out right now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Fighting for their life.

[Derrick Johnson]

Music video.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Oh, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I know you far past removed this, but Jim Jones and you are we gonna see a conversation with y'.

[Charlamagne tha God]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Reconciliation with y'.

[Derrick Johnson]

All.

[Max B]

Listen, if it happened, it happened, man. I'm over here doing my thing, bro. Doing this thing. We both got algorithms going on. If it happened, if it makes sense, it makes sense. If not, everybody gonna be fine. Any. Anyway, that's how I see it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What record on this project challenged you the most?

[Max B]

What I said yesterday, Mawa.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah. I think the first record we recorded seemed like it would be easy for y'.

[Derrick Johnson]

All.

[Max B]

It wasn't.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Why?

[Max B]

I don't know. Ma was weird. Like, we. The bars felt weird. Everything was just. That's that first one.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Make America Wavy again.

[Max B]

Yeah, it was until we had. We had to come back play with it. I'm saying that was like. After we did. Did that. The rest of that, man gonna cover.

[DJ Envy]

What was weird about it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, did you have to rewrite anything? Did you just feel like you modernizing?

[Derrick Johnson]

Just.

[Max B]

I like picking all my.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Max B]

You know what I'm saying? But I bro. So I'm so comfortable with him. He like the only I ever let, like, your head right on that. If he not doing that, nobody's doing it. I'm like, well, egotistical when it comes to writing music. But it just was. It was a funny record. Just for me. It just. Out of all the records, like, that was the one that was probably a little more difficult to write.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You think people gave you enough time just to come home and be a person first before they wanted you to be Max B, the artist?

[Max B]

Hell, no. Nobody care about that.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I think it was him.

[Derrick Johnson]

I think.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I think.

[Max B]

I think it's the other way around.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I think people was telling him, you should do this with the family. He was like, no, no, take me.

[Max B]

To the studio now.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Everybody was telling him, why did you. You want to wait?

[Derrick Johnson]

Just.

[Max B]

Cuz, man, we. We in New York, man. It's expensive. I got kids. I got a wife. She's my hot wife over there. She like nice things.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[Max B]

I like to work. I like to provide. I like to buy her stuff, like to buy the kids.

[DJ Envy]

And I'm sure you got years. I'm sure you got years. Of stuff written down ready to go too.

[Max B]

Man, I'm just prepared. I work all the time when I ain't working, when I'm on the toilet taking the. I'm writing music, listening to music, crafting music, thinking about music. Just, just, just all the time.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You don't seem institutionalized as a person.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Like, that's what's interesting. You did 18, but you don't seem institutional.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You haven't missed the beat, man.

[Max B]

Listen, let me tell you. I got some institutionalized ways about me. I still wear my, my slippers in the shower. Hey, now then I walk. Do you ex boy? Hey, I walk in with my draws on the shower.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Damn.

[Max B]

I got some jail.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like I. I ain't ready.

[Max B]

Washing my jaws. My wife like, babe, what the you doing? You institutionalized.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The washing machine downstair.

[Max B]

Washing machine machine right there.

[DJ Envy]

Crazy. Jesus Christ.

[Max B]

You ain't in jail no more.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That is up though. How they don't give brothers that did them long bids like they should give y' all some like six months of therapy to adjust.

[Max B]

Yeah, they don't give a about us. You gotta figure this out in on your own.

[DJ Envy]

Damn, are we glad you home, brother.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It's good to see you in this.

[Max B]

Glad to see y' all together.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hold on.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Why'd y' all call this project 3.5 in the narcos thing? Like, why not Just. Cuz we were so lit back in the days that we skipped the whole volume.

[Max B]

We went straight from three.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We went straight from two to four.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Damn.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We didn't realize. We didn't realize we skipped it.

[Derrick Johnson]

Just.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We was just drunk. We were just living rockstar lit, just being lit. Rock star might not make it. Just three to two to two to four. And I just remember the fans like, where three? Where's three? So he was just, he just hit me one day like, I got an idea.

[Max B]

We're gonna call it 3.5.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Three for the one we missed and five for the number that come after four. I was like, genius.

[DJ Envy]

Genius.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I love it. Yeah, I love it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I love it.

[Max B]

Jesus Christ. Great mind, Sting alike.

[DJ Envy]

Well, we appreciate you brothers for joining us today. The album is out right now.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Max B. French Montana. We appreciate you brothers for joining us.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let's go.

[DJ Envy]

French and Max be calling me all the time to play the record. I miss hearing your voices, man.

[Max B]

It's the Breakfast Club. We still gonna call you to play the record, man.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Let's get to the latest with Laurie. Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being Myself, I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything and everything. Little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you. Take me through that. Take me through. There she going.

[Max B]

The latest.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So Tiana Taylor. This was actually just released by Vanity Fair as I was heading in. Here is their. Tiana Taylor is Vanity Fair's winter issue cover star. Now, this cover is. It says Tiana Taylor lights the way Tiana Taylor has a arrived the veteran star on her breakout year. So they talked to her, all about her, of course, her career, things she has coming up. They're in Harlem sitting, eating, and one of the conversations, or there's two conversations that I thought were like, pretty interesting from this. So she talks about or doesn't really talk about the Oscar buzz combo. So if you guys don't know, there's been conversation for the last, like six months that not only, you know, the Golden Globes things would happen for Teyana Taylor, but that she is on track to potentially win an Oscar because one battle after another is favorited in the Oscars and they think what will happen is she'll get a nod for a supporting actress. All right, so they talk, they bring that up. And she gets. She's like, I'm nervous. I don't even like talking about stuff like that because I don't want to jinx it. But also, she says that she has so many people who have been giving her great advice, other actors and actresses that she doesn't want to get in in her own way. She's supposed to focus on doing the work. They also asked her about her relationship, relationship currently with Kanye west because they bring up the fade moment and how major of a creative moment that was for her. And she says, you know, her brothers do things all the time. Doesn't mean she has to support them, but she won't talk bad about them as well. But it's a great article. Make sure you guys go check it out. Wanted to mention that because Tiana's having an amazing year, but also an amazing.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Amazing career.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And it's a career that literally is just getting started. I know. We've been watching Tiana Taylor since she was 16.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That young lady has so much, many gifts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That the world has yet to see, but they're starting to see. So salute to tt.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, I was reading this article that called Teyana Taylor's award season currently, especially if she does this Oscar thing.

[Max B]

Right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

One of the most compelling storylines of the year. Fire. Now, in other news, speaking of New York talent Jay Z, Jay Z and Tom Brady sat down with an amazing, you know, rookie class. So they were with Drake May, Jaden Daniels, Brock Browers, Caleb Williams, Nick's Malik Nabers, I believe I'm saying his last name right. And this was a fanatics class that Mike Rubin put together. Now this was 2024, but he just posted these videos last night and they're sharing some advice to this rookie class. Let's take a listen to Jay Z speaking to the giving advice and the.

[Derrick Johnson]

Big picture of say the album you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

May have had or a season where it didn't go as planned or you didn't meet your goal.

[DJ Envy]

How you do you find small winnings.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Within the overall big picture of a, of a failure. It's only learning experiences. You know, it's gonna feel like a.

[Max B]

Failure in the moment, right?

[Charlamagne tha God]

No one can win the championship every year and no one can make the best album ever created every year. It's not gonna happen. I made album called Kingdom Come and I thought that, you know, I was trying to grow so the growing I can hear for me, I can hear the growing pains in the album. So it's hard for me to listen to, you know what I'm saying? Like I can inherit the mistakes. Like a bad game where you seem like, no, you know, he was right there. I know I can do it. I've done, I made that throw a thousand times, like why didn't I do it? You know what I'm saying? So I felt the growing pains of the album and then I made an album called 444 which was much better received.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. So people always say, you know that meme that goes around 500 or dinner with Jay Z, half a million. Well, $5,000. $500,000. Yeah. Or dinner with Jay Z. So people always had that conversation. And in this con, Jay Z is giving real advice. So I mean people always say they would take the money because they feel like his advice wouldn't be deep rooted in anything. But it's here and it's happening now. Another thing that I thought was interesting.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That wasn't worth 500 000. You could ask if I had to ask Jay Z about blah blah blah, that probably would have gave you that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, but to hear Jay Z say that, I mean, not because they.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Never heard Kingdom Come. First of all, they're like, kingdom Come, which one?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Even if you haven't heard it, if you go back and hear Jay Z who's like one of the greatest of all times, say, yo, it's kind of hard for me to even go back and listen to my own music. That's way better than yo, keep your head up. You'll be fine.

[DJ Envy]

Jason tells everybody to take the 500,000 by.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That was true.

[DJ Envy]

He said, take the 500,000.

[Charlamagne tha God]

That was his comeback album after retirement, so that's probably why he was a little shaky.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What would you do?

[Lauren LaRosa]

500,000. I would take the dinner with Jay Z. For real? I would take the dinner with Jay Z only because I feel like I could make the $500,000 if I asked the right questions to Jay Z.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let me ask Chad, then I get both. Jay z, tell Lauren LaRosa.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, because I feel like your chat GPT it's skewed to talk about boss spots and I don't have time. But you don't already feel like you. I feel like you already gonna meet him, so you might as well take the 500, 000.

[DJ Envy]

But she ain't gonna have time to sit down and have a conversation with him. You might just be like, true, I'm.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Speaking that into my list of people I want to interview. I will have a conversation with Jay Z.

[Max B]

Okay.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But Jay Z would tell Lauren LaRosa, attendance attention is rented. Ownership is permanent. Don't confuse people knowing your name with people needing you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Your voice, I love it.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Says, you don't have to respond to everything that mentions you. Scarcity creates value over access cheapens it.

[DJ Envy]

It's the rock.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Being loud gets you noticed. Being clear get.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Charlemagne yells this stuff at me every day. So maybe I take the 500 says, yo, all right, listen, why my shirt look like still on a hanger? Just what somebody said that in the chat. Hold on. I want to. As we wrap up this hour, I do want to mention I know we had Dion Cole and the president of the NAACP on and Lewis Carr from BET talking about the NAACP Image Awards. I want to remind people to go out and vote that you can go out and vote via their website for those awards and in certain categories.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Please go vote. There's a lot of stuff in there that I want y' all to vote for. I want y' all to vote for Don Stanley Uncommon Favor. I want y' all to vote for Kingsland starring Winston Duke. I want y' all to vote for the Money and Wealth podcast with John o'. Brien. I want y' all to vote both for the Just Hill podcast with Dr. J and vote for the Native Land podcast with Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum and Tiffany Cross. And Bakari Sellers. That's right. Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne tha God]

All of those things are presented by, you know, Black Effect and Black Privilege Publishing and SBH Productions. Just a few companies vote for those that I'm part of.

[DJ Envy]

Anybody can vote for them. But make sure you go salute and go vote for everything. Black Effect, right?

[Charlamagne tha God]

And Black Privilege Publishing and Black and SPH Productions.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, we know you got money.

[Charlamagne tha God]

It ain't got nothing to do with money. This is about creating platforms, okay? If what you build only benefits you, it's not big enough.

[Max B]

All right, all right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

And I told you that without a half a million dollars.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You did.

[Charlamagne tha God]

We got to go for free.

[DJ Envy]

All right, let's get to the mix now. Also, salute to everybody at the American Dream. You know, next. Next month is Black History Month. So I'm going tell you I'm black. You assume you are. So I'm looking for all black owned businesses. If you're interested in being a vendor at the mall there. We're trying to get some black vendors, some. Some black owned businesses out in front of people to sell some goods. So if you're selling books, if you're selling clothes, if you're selling. It doesn't matter what you're selling. If you're out there. We're trying to get more black owned businesses at that mall, especially for Black History Month. So we do something called a village where we get. What was so funny?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was just thinking, my grandma also asked, were you really black? And she asked why you were. She's like, why is he so light?

[Charlamagne tha God]

February 27th. Are you going to do anything for them at American Dream?

[DJ Envy]

Like I was saying, all the black owned businesses out there, it doesn't matter where you're from. If you want to participate in Black History Month, you can email groupsmericandream.com that's groupsmericandream.com let's get your black owned business.

[Charlamagne tha God]

In front of what about Dominican heritage? DJ8 January 21st to February 27th. Huh?

[DJ Envy]

You know something? My friend's mom hit me the other day and was like, I thought you were black. I met your mom and everything. I said, who? Why wouldn't you think I'm black? She was like, charlemagne said you're not black. I said, charlemagne's a liar. Charlemagne's a lie. I said, I went to a hbcu.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, no, no. They Asian person going to the Diverse now. I went to. Yeah, they get federal.

[DJ Envy]

S H a U N. They fit in. And there's no Spanish people named Roll.

[Max B]

The R.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Do this and me. Just do this.

[DJ Envy]

Take that, you know, unnecessary.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Come on time. Do this.

[DJ Envy]

All right, mixes up next year. Bye. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Laurel and Rose is here as well. Now, earlier during the latest with Lauren, Lauren played some positive clips from HOV talking to the the rookies in the NFL.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Inspired.

[DJ Envy]

Charlemagne was so mad.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Why was I mad?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because I'm not gay enough? That was dope, too.

[Charlamagne tha God]

She missed one of the most important. It was a very motivational clip that she didn't play. Man.

[DJ Envy]

Can we hear that clip right fast?

[Charlamagne tha God]

That community you built is super important.

[Derrick Johnson]

True.

[Charlamagne tha God]

The people that keep it real with you and don't just kiss your ass and just tell you what you want to hear.

[Derrick Johnson]

Tell.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Yo, bro, it's been three days, man.

[Max B]

You ain't.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You ain't hitting it hard anymore. Hey, yo, you're not working out.

[Max B]

You're not. You're not.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You're not. You're not attacking it the same way, bro. Like, get in there, man. So I'll come with you.

[Max B]

What time this morning?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let's run.

[Max B]

Six o'.

[Derrick Johnson]

Clock.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Let's get up. Let's run, man.

[Derrick Johnson]

Whoa.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Listen, I don't care if y' all paid half a million dollars or not. At some point you gotta say pause. Jay was going crazy. You ain't hitting it like you used to, bro. You got to get in there. I'll come with you. Yo, I don't care how much y' all paid to have dinner with Jay. You got to stay. Pause.

[DJ Envy]

He might tweet. Pause today.

[Charlamagne tha God]

He might just put. He might just put on Instagram today.

[Max B]

He paused.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You paid for the pause. Okay, so he said he hit the table, too. And then the crazy thing is a bunch of quarterbacks in there. So you know, quarterback behind the guy. Behind the guy right there.

[Max B]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne tha God]

He gonna put pause today. He just gonna put.

[DJ Envy]

Paul, he gonna say a quote from J today. Did just say pause.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I'm about to post that, cuz I don't feel like y' all gave that the energy.

[DJ Envy]

Jesus Christ.

[Lauren LaRosa]

People really think you're gay.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Paul, who you with? Pap.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Salute to us.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Stop talking to.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Jay Z off in my lifetime ball.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but you looking after talking about quarterbacks and all of that, it's just not the same.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Well, you need a helmet. Okay, cuz something need to cover that goddamn ball. I'm sick of this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Leave me and my boyfriend alone.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Lauren got a Hall of Fame haircut. Don't you let you get into the hall of fame, a balding wide receiver.

[Lauren LaRosa]

At least I could get a haircut.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What you got left?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's there though, where you take the hat off.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You know what?

[Lauren LaRosa]

My grandma asked a really great question. Top of the week.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What?

[Lauren LaRosa]

She said, why you always wear that hat? I said, cuz that hairline be fighting back.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Did you tell her that when you were a little flying saucer landed on your head and you've had a crop circle ever since?

[DJ Envy]

Now you went to go see Dr. Puma yesterday, right?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Man, salute to the good brother, Dr. Puma, man. You know, I haven't gone to see Dr. Puma in a year and a half. But you know, we go to Dr. Puma, we do our soaring heart scan and you know, they look at all our cardiovascular, make sure our arteries aren't clogged and things like that. But yesterday When I went, Dr. Puma was like, okay, so what are you here for? I told him, I said, nice one. Get this soaring heart scan, whatever, whatever. And then this is our. Dr. Puma is a good doctor, he's a great doctor because he knew what was on my mind. And he was like, aneurysms. And I was like, yeah, I've been hearing about a lot of people having, you know, aneurysms. And he was like, you know, we can do the top, the bottom, what do you call it? The top to bottom scan. So they scan your brain and everything so he can look inside your brain and, you know, make sure there's nothing there and there's nothing in mind. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Literally nothing in mind.

[DJ Envy]

Nothing there.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Nothing in mind. He said, I ain't even had no sinuses. Like that's like you can see all of that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So how long is that scan?

[Charlamagne tha God]

Same thing. It's the same as the, like 5 minutes heart scan? Yeah, several. Several. I'll say several minutes, you know what I mean? So several minutes can be What? Anything from 5 to 10 or something like that coming. It is worth it. Like, so Dr. Po, yesterday I got my cardiovascular check, I got my lungs and everything checked, my abs and everything checked, and I got my brain checked. So I'm good.

[DJ Envy]

Dr. Puma, if you're listening, I am coming. You know, I'm bringing the family. We just gotta check. I just want to make sure everything is okay. And I tell you what, Dr. Puma, when my daughter was going through her thing, he, Dr. Puma called and made sure she was okay. And he broke down all the readings for me. So I understood it in Layman's terms. So, Dr. Puma, we appreciate you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

No, it's really scary because, like, when you get out of the machine and Dr. Puma showing you a result, he's showing show, like the way they have, like the. The AI Graphics and everything now you can really see your skeleton. Yes. You're like, that's me. Like, it's, It's. It's wild, man. But Dr. Puma, you are a godsend, my brother. And this ain't even an ad. This is just me telling y' all that I went there yesterday. Oh, absolutely. And when the peace of mind I get when I leave Dr. Puma, man, word, I am ready for the year. You hear me?

[DJ Envy]

So when you go into the machine, you go, you back up first or you go head first. First.

[Charlamagne tha God]

What you mean? You know, You've been in the machine, you know, you got to be face up and they put your feet in first. That's how you go. You might go, face that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm going. So I gotta go back.

[Charlamagne tha God]

I gotta get like, Dr. Puma, look at my butt without the machine. Can you see inside me?

[DJ Envy]

And also salute to Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of naacp, Lewis Carr, president of bet, and comedian Dion Cole. They came up here to Talk about the 57th NAACP Image Awards on BET&C CBS on February 28th. Salute to those brothers for joining us.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Where do you go to vote? You go to NAACP image awards.com or something like that? Yeah, I think so.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[Charlamagne tha God]

But go, go vote, man. Go vote for, you know, some of this good work that is nominated. You know, salute to everybody at Black Effect, everybody at Black Privilege Publishing, everybody at sph. You know, we got quite a few things nominated. Don Staley, Uncommon Favor is nominated. Native Land Podcast is nominated. John H. Bryant, Money and Wealth Podcast is nominated. Jay Barnett, Just Hill is nominated. And Kingsland is an audio scripted that me and Kevin Hart executive produced for Audible. That's nominated as well. So go vote for all of those things, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That is a lot. That is really, really good. Congratulations to you.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you. I think it was on a positive note.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Listen, the positive note is simply this, man. You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't do dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy or any of your time or any of your space. Breakfast Club.

[Max B]

You don't finish or y' all done.

[DJ Envy]

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[Max B]

A man with down syndrome tries the.

[DJ Envy]

Impossible, the grand slam in turkey hunting. 4:53 hits. We're legal, shooting light. And he gives us this one last chance and he pitches off. And when he pitches off, he flies right into the gun barrel.

[Derrick Johnson]

I said to the cameraman, do you have him?

[DJ Envy]

He said, shoot him. I said, justin, shoot.

[Charlamagne tha God]

You can download this episode and others.

[DJ Envy]

From lines and tines with Spencer Graves on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm Maria Hinojosa, host of Latino usa.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Venezuelans around the world are celebrating the.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Takedown of former President Madame Maduro. But inside the country, there is fear and silence.

[DJ Envy]

And in the United States, people are concerned about Donald Trump's rogue tactics.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Listen to Latino usa, the fall of.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Maduro, and the rise of an unconstrained Trump. That's on your iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, everyone, it's Ed Helms and I'm.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Cal Penn and we are the hosts of Ear, say The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club.

[DJ Envy]

This week on the podcast, I am talking to film and TV critic, radio and podcast host and Harry Potter super fan Rhianna Dillon to discuss Audible's full cast adaptation of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. What moments in this audiobook capture the feeling of the magical world best for you or or just stood out the most?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I always loved reading about the Quidditch.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Matches and I think the audio really.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Gets it because it just plunges you.

[Charlamagne tha God]

Right into the stands.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You have the crowd sounds like all around you is surround sound, especially if you're listening in headphones.

[DJ Envy]

Listen to Earsay, the Audible and iHeart Audio Book Club on the iHeartradio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human.