Charlamagne Tha God (2:12)

Peace to the Planet is Monday. Good morning. How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed, black and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. What's happening?

DJ Envy (2:22)

That's right. Back to the work week. Hopefully you feel feeling amazing. How was your weekend, Charlotte?

Charlamagne Tha God (2:26)

My weekend was great. I don't know who was in here messing with all my stuff. Don't unplug my headphones. Got my headphones dead. Unplug my microphone. The hell is going on? Yeah, the weekend was good. I did nothing. I went to go see Mel Robbins on Friday. Mel Robbins was at the the Beacon Theater on Friday for the Let them Let Them Tour.

DJ Envy (2:42)

Okay.

Charlamagne Tha God (2:42)

And that was fantastic. It was part stand up special, part sermon, part stage play.

DJ Envy (2:49)

Wow.

Charlamagne Tha God (2:49)

And it was very, very, very enjoyable, man. You know, whenever you go see somebody, do like, you know, they're podcast live, you don't really know what to expect.

DJ Envy (2:57)

Of course not.

Charlamagne Tha God (2:57)

You know, people think it's just gonna be two people up there talking or just a person up there talking. No, Mel put on the show. So drop on a clues bombs for Mel Robertson.

DJ Envy (3:03)

Salute to Mel.

Charlamagne Tha God (3:04)

That was a great date night.

DJ Envy (3:05)

Dope, dope, dope, dope, dope. Yeah. I took my sons to this professional soccer game. So the New York City Football Club played the New Jersey Red Bulls. Now, I know for a lot of you guys, you probably saying, like, what the hell is happening? But, you know, football is one of the biggest sports I think might be. It's the biggest sport worldwide, right?

Charlamagne Tha God (3:21)

What are you talking about? Of course.

DJ Envy (3:22)

But not here in America, though.

Carlos Miller (3:24)

You calling it. You calling football soccer, right?

Charlamagne Tha God (3:26)

Yeah, football, football, football, Football. Yes. It's by far the biggest sport.

DJ Envy (3:29)

Not here in America as of yet, but they have a professional soccer squad or, or, or league. And I go to the games all the time with my son. I'm still learning a lot. My son, he's a soccer lover, like, loves soccer more than any sport. He loves his players. He. He's just. And he plays soccer, I think, like four times a week. But so we went to the. The game. I'm still learning, still things I don't understand, but we're having an amazing time. It was a great bonding moment. And of course, my son's home from college, so it was just a great time, but. All right, well, let's get the show cracking.

Charlamagne Tha God (3:57)

Lynn Whitfield.

DJ Envy (3:58)

Lynn Whitfield.

Charlamagne Tha God (3:58)

Lynn Whitfield will be joining us this morning. Man, I think a lot of y' all watched the Chey over the weekend, so. Yes. Lynn Whitfield the legendary Lynn Whitfield will be joining us today to talk about the Cheyenne and other things.

DJ Envy (4:09)

That's right. Shy season seven. So we'll get into that. We got front page news next. Morgan's back. And we'll talk to her next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Morgan (4:16)

Morning, everybody.

DJ Envy (4:17)

It's DJ Envy. Jess, Hilarious Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news now. Yesterday, NBA beat the Nuggets 125, 93. So OKC will be taking on Timberwolves.

Charlamagne Tha God (4:31)

It's going to be a great series.

DJ Envy (4:32)

Great series. And of course, my Knicks play on Wednesday against the Pacers.

Charlamagne Tha God (4:36)

Has there been a trade that has benefited both teams the way the Knicks Timberwolves trade benefited both teams? You know how they always say, oh, who won the trade? Who won the trade? They both in the finals of their respective conferences.

DJ Envy (4:46)

That's true. That is true. What's up, Morgan?

Lauren LaRosa (4:50)

Hey, hey, hey, y' all.

Jess Hilarious (4:51)

Hey, how y' all feeling?

Carlos Miller (4:52)

Welcome back.

Charlamagne Tha God (4:53)

Peace.

Taylor (4:53)

Morgan back.

Morgan (4:55)

Good to be back.

Jess Hilarious (4:55)

Yes.

Taylor (4:56)

All right.

Jess Hilarious (4:56)

So first up on front page, let's get into it. Former President Biden, Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Now, a spokesperson for the former president says the diagnosis came after doctors found a nodule on his prostate on Friday that required further evaluation. The cancer appears to be hormone sensitive, which allows for effective management. The statement said that the former president and his family are reviewing treatment options. Now, Biden has been back in the news of late, combating allegations, allegations in news reports that his mental health has been on the decline. His wife, former first lady Jill Biden, was on the View recently with her husband, saying the allegations are false. She said she only saw her husband working nonstop. Now, former Vice President Kamala Harris, she stepped in and has a reaction in regards to what's going on with President Biden. She said that in a post on X that both she and her husband Doug are saddened to learn of the news, calling Biden a fighter who will face this challenge with the same strength, resilience and optimism that he has defined in his life and leadership. Former President Obama also shared reactions saying that he and former first lady Michelle are thinking of the entire Biden family and praying for a fast and full recovery. Trump also shared well wishes he wished a former President Biden a fast and successful recovery following his prostate cancer diagnosis. Now, Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday that both him and his wife were saddened by the news and they extend their warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family. Just sad news to hear for president former President Biden. Now, the American Cancer Society reports that five year relative survival rate for men diagnosed with prostate cancer is about 97%. So with good treatment, he could, you know, be okay for the next few years.

Charlamagne Tha God (6:45)

Now, during his older man.

Jess Hilarious (6:48)

Exactly.

Charlamagne Tha God (6:49)

This is next few years. What does that look like?

Jess Hilarious (6:52)

This is true. This is true. And of course, during his administration, he launched the cancer Moonshot initiative in an effort to cut cancer deaths in half by 2047, in addition to assisting those impacted by cancer. So this is pretty much what we know so far in regards to this story, but I will keep you guys posted as more details come available.

Charlamagne Tha God (7:10)

I wonder how often do presidents get physicals? Because I wonder, does it show up before it's aggressive or does it just pop up aggressive first?

Jess Hilarious (7:18)

Well, you know, a physical isn't going to necessarily, you know, you're not going to necessarily find cancer in a physical. That's. That probably takes extensive screening or, you know, further screening, but a physical, I believe presidents at least have to have one or two a year.

Charlamagne Tha God (7:32)

Yeah. Because prostate exams are so common. Like, you know, I went to go get a physical last week and that's one of the things they did. They actually drew my, drew my blood for the prostate exam. As soon as they said prostate exam, I was like, God dang it, I just had one of those last year. But they're like, no, we don't have to do that. Do it that way. Yeah, they don't have to poke me.

Lauren LaRosa (7:48)

Right?

DJ Envy (7:49)

Is, yeah, you can check prostate without, you know, actually using your finger. But they do blood every six months. I taught for a president, so I always wondered, did they possibly know when he was in office and just didn't say anything, or did he really just find out now and now.

Jess Hilarious (8:03)

That is not, that is not that. We are not, we are not sure about that. But I will definitely find out and figure that part out and bring that back to you guys.

Charlamagne Tha God (8:13)

He has some, I mean, I know before he had, he had some, some form of cancer removed from his chest. I know before a couple years ago.

DJ Envy (8:19)

Did he.

Morgan (8:20)

No, I'm not, I'm not familiar.

Charlamagne Tha God (8:22)

Skin was like a skin cancer that was removed from his chest a couple of years ago.

Jess Hilarious (8:27)

All right, guys, so switching gears, you guys had some tragic news in New York. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a tall ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday. An NTSB Go team is coming to New York after a historic Mexican Navy training vessel apparently lost power and struck the underside of the bridge, shearing off the tops its three wooden mass. Two crew members were killed and 19 others or more were injured who were aboard that ship. Now, spectators gathered to see this massive ship and many of them, you know, were filming the incident when it occurred. Let's take a listen to some of that audio.

Charlamagne Tha God (9:03)

She's about to crash.

Carlos Miller (9:06)

Oh.

Jess Hilarious (9:14)

Holy.

Charlamagne Tha God (9:17)

Jesus.

Taylor (9:17)

Yes.

Jess Hilarious (9:17)

So there were over 250 aboard and, and a search and rescue operation was underway to pull people out of the water. One of the ships. 100Fort okay, we talked about the mass. Now this happened. Okay.

Taylor (9:29)

Yeah.

Jess Hilarious (9:29)

The bridge over the east river has been reported open after city officials determined that it suffered no structural, serious, structural damage from that crash. Now, Mexico's president, Claudia Scheinbaum, she said she's saddened by the deadly crash of the Mexican Navy ship in New York's East River. So again, this is one of those stories that I will continue to keep you guys posted and see what happens. Fox News does report that Mexican naval cadet America Sanchez has been identified as one of the deceased. So thoughts and prayers to her family in this sad time.

DJ Envy (10:00)

Absolutely. All right, well, that is front page news. Thank you, Morgan.

Jess Hilarious (10:06)

Thank you. Talk to y' all at seven, all right.

DJ Envy (10:08)

And everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 800-585-1051. Vent with us. How was your weekend? Was it good? Was it bad? Call us up right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club. Wake up, wake up.

Carlos Miller (10:29)

This is your time to get it off your chest.

Charlamagne Tha God (10:33)

Really?

DJ Envy (10:33)

A man or bless?

Carlos Miller (10:34)

We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

DJ Envy (10:36)

Hello?

Charlamagne Tha God (10:37)

Who is this?

Carlos Miller (10:38)

Yes, sir, it's J A from Indy.

DJ Envy (10:39)

J A, J A from Indy.

Lauren LaRosa (10:42)

Hey, real quick.

DJ Envy (10:43)

Good morning, Breakfast Envy.

Charlamagne Tha God (10:44)

I got a nice little thing for you. Since the Pacers and our Knicks are going at it.

DJ Envy (10:48)

Your phone sound crazy, brother.

Charlamagne Tha God (10:49)

He said he want to bet you pace his Knicks. Oh, yes, DJ Envy.

DJ Envy (10:53)

Yes, sir, I can hear you now. If and when we win, I want.

Charlamagne Tha God (10:56)

You to wear a Colts jersey and a Pacer's jersey.

Carlos Miller (11:00)

Something simple.

DJ Envy (11:00)

But if you win, I'm gonna donate.

Lauren LaRosa (11:03)

A thousand dollars to the charity of your choice.

DJ Envy (11:05)

I'm not a betting person, brother. I just like to watch the games. But no, I don't really bet like that, brother. I'm not a gambling man. When I go to the casino, I just go to enjoy. I don't even really Gamble at the casino, brother.

Jess Hilarious (11:16)

So you ain't got no faith in.

DJ Envy (11:17)

Your nick, but my Knicks are gonna wax your faces, though. I know that much.

Charlamagne Tha God (11:22)

All right, so I'm super annoyed with.

DJ Envy (11:23)

Some of the men I run across.

Charlamagne Tha God (11:24)

That are blaming Cassie, saying that she wanted it.

Carlos Miller (11:27)

And even some of the women I.

Charlamagne Tha God (11:28)

Dated, women that have been sexually assaulted.

DJ Envy (11:31)

I see women that have been sexually assaulted.

Charlamagne Tha God (11:33)

I mentor kids that have been assaulted.

Carlos Miller (11:35)

They go back.

Charlamagne Tha God (11:36)

This ain't even about the Stockholm syndrome. There's something else that I think about when it comes to Cassie Cosby Electric complex, where sometimes women actually date the men who they think their father is.

DJ Envy (11:46)

Or want their father to be.

Carlos Miller (11:47)

So it's just, it's crazy because we're blaming her in its totality.

Charlamagne Tha God (11:51)

She was abused and everybody's ignored her. So that's all I got, man.

Carlos Miller (11:55)

Since you only take my bet, I.

DJ Envy (11:56)

Didn'T want to take it too serious.

Charlamagne Tha God (11:57)

But I just wanted to mention that. Thank you, J A.

DJ Envy (12:00)

All right, J A.

Carlos Miller (12:01)

All right, Have a good one.

DJ Envy (12:02)

You too, now. Hello, who's this?

Carlos Miller (12:05)

Good morning. How are you, sir?

DJ Envy (12:07)

I'm good, brother. How you feeling? Good morning.

Charlamagne Tha God (12:09)

Good morning, Charlie Manicai. Peace king. What's the word, please, my brother.

Carlos Miller (12:13)

You know who this is?

Charlamagne Tha God (12:15)

Nah.

DJ Envy (12:15)

Who? This is show money.

Charlamagne Tha God (12:18)

Mr. Show money. What's up, brother? I ain't recognize your voice.

Carlos Miller (12:23)

What's going on, bro?

DJ Envy (12:24)

How you feeling, brother?

Carlos Miller (12:25)

Hey, listen, I'm coming in to settle a long standing 12 plus year breakfast club debate. DJ Envy is definitely a black man.

Charlamagne Tha God (12:37)

You know how I know? How do you know? Because a guy that would name himself.

Carlos Miller (12:43)

DJ Envy, it's a straight up light skinned damn.

Charlamagne Tha God (12:50)

Okay, like you know, don't know, you know, you know how you. Come on. You know I was on the high yellow, brother. You know what I mean?

Carlos Miller (12:56)

So DJ Envy is the name. You guys see it back in the day, he was the Envy because he was light skinned.

Charlamagne Tha God (13:04)

Name, DJ Envy. Okay, show money.

DJ Envy (13:07)

Thanks, thanks.

Charlamagne Tha God (13:09)

Glad you have some thought this morning.

DJ Envy (13:11)

Yeah, appreciate it. Thank you so much. What's up, Jess?

Morgan (13:13)

What's up?

DJ Envy (13:14)

Yo, how you feeling?

Morgan (13:15)

I'm good, I'm good.

DJ Envy (13:16)

You stuck in that tunnel this morning? Huh?

Taylor (13:17)

Yo, what? Yes.

Jess Hilarious (13:18)

Crazy.

Morgan (13:19)

And then the. The elevator in my building is broke. It's four of them, three of them broke. So one elevator works in the whole building. And it's crazy, I live on the 26th floor.

Charlamagne Tha God (13:28)

You ain't got good cardio this morning?

Morgan (13:29)

Hell no. I'm waiting for that elevator.

Taylor (13:32)

That's wild.

DJ Envy (13:33)

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

Charlamagne Tha God (13:43)

It's a new day.

Carlos Miller (13:44)

This is your time to get it off your chest.

Taylor (13:46)

Wait.

Charlamagne Tha God (13:47)

Wake up.

Carlos Miller (13:47)

Whether you're mad or blessed, it's time.

Charlamagne Tha God (13:50)

To get up and get something.

Carlos Miller (13:51)

Call up now, 800-585-1051, to hear from.

Charlamagne Tha God (13:55)

You on the Breakfast Club.

DJ Envy (13:57)

Hello? Who?

Carlos Miller (13:57)

This is Bruno.

DJ Envy (13:59)

Bruno, what up? Get it off your chest.

Carlos Miller (14:01)

I want to talk about Haitian Heritage Month. Haitian flag day was yesterday. All right. I want to talk about a little bit of Haitian history that plays into American history.

DJ Envy (14:14)

Go ahead, break it down, brother.

Carlos Miller (14:15)

You know, in 1804, Napoleon was forced to sell Louisiana due to the fact that he was fighting the Haitians. You know what I'm saying? So America wouldn't have Louisiana if it wasn't for the fact that Haitians fought back and took their freedom in 1804. And 9,000 refugees, white and black, fled to Louisiana at that time. So a lot of Louisiana natives are also Haitian descendants. And little known is that US invaded Haiti in 1914 and took $500,000 in gold bars and formed Citigroup. Due to the fact that we took our freedom, France came and invaded 20 years later, claimed that they lost property, which was the slaves. So we ended up having to pay over $21 billion back to France.

DJ Envy (15:14)

Okay?

Carlos Miller (15:15)

And John, point being, the SOB also founded Chicago. So a lot of people don't know that Haiti has played a lot of integral parts in American history. So I just wanted to let y' all know.

Charlamagne Tha God (15:27)

Salute to all the Haitians out there. Sock pase. We appreciate y' all.

DJ Envy (15:31)

Hello, who's this?

Carlos Miller (15:32)

Yo, this is the big homie Ish. What's good, Envy.

DJ Envy (15:34)

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

Carlos Miller (15:36)

Ain't that much. Hey, I want to talk to the brothers out there, man. I was a little concerned last week when I heard brothers calling in, talking about free Puffy Now. Now, Puffy was out of control from the beginning of his career when he had that incident at City College. I'm from bk, so not me. I watched his career from the low to the high. But when these guys become these elite individuals. When I say elite, become part of that 100 million dollar club, they tend to try to sit on the side where they feel like they're going to be accepted by the EP teams and these individuals that do these out outrageous things. But when I hit the brothers calling, it was like, yo, why she came up there? And why she. She speaking her truth. That's part of her dirt. You know, any individuals have daughters and wives, so this is what you accept for that. Your daughter, your wife. That a man will use his. His money and X, Y, and Z to. To beat you to the ground. And when you speak up about it, it's a problem. It just was really disturbing to hear that. And I was just trying to call in the vent that, man. Cause I just see it. It's an ongoing thing within the community where our sisters, they try to lay it down, and the brothers not rallying behind them to support them. Real talk.

Charlamagne Tha God (16:47)

Well, I think folks need to be screaming for Diddy to get some healing, you know what I'm saying? Regardless of what happens in this situation, he gonna have to deal with the consequences of his actions, and he cannot run from himself. At some point, you gotta sit down and do some work on yourself.

Carlos Miller (17:00)

Cause he clearly needs it most definitely. But for. For Diddy, I just feel like it's been so long throughout his career where it should have been. Some. Some sort of change, you know, I'm not just. It's before Cassie. It's all the other little things that was happening. I don't want to bring that up on air. We all know what's up, though, but. But just to watch some. Some things play on, man. They hear the brothers talking about Free Diddy. It's real disturbing, man. I need to lift our sisters up, you know what I'm saying? Maybe I need to listen to a little more pop. Keep your head up and understand what. Why women are here and what they do for us and what they have done for the world with them being the start of mankind. And that's just on some real talk. Yo. Yo, Jack, yo, keep doing your thing, Jess. You got a whole Brooklyn team. A whole Brooklyn street team out there you don't even know about.

Morgan (17:49)

I appreciate that. A Brooklyn she team.

DJ Envy (17:51)

Street team.

Morgan (17:52)

Street team.

DJ Envy (17:53)

Street team.

Carlos Miller (17:53)

Street team. We was rallying behind you for a little minute now. I mean, man, a little funny thing in the whip. And we watching. We like, yo, keep tagging her. Keep tagging, and keep tagging. Anybody didn't tag y' all. We was running up on them. Same difference with the little spots out in Harrisburg. You're like, yo, we want to see just hilarious out here. They're like, nah, we don't break. Yo, if we don't see just hilarious out there, we ain't coming to your spot. It ain't gonna be the Friday spot no more.

Morgan (18:18)

I appreciate you man, it's homegirl on.

Carlos Miller (18:21)

There from Morgan State.

Morgan (18:22)

She is, yes, Morgan, actually.

Carlos Miller (18:25)

Morgan University.

DJ Envy (18:27)

Yes. Yeah, her name is Morgan, though. But yeah, she went to. She went to Morgan State University.

Carlos Miller (18:30)

All right, all right. They coach boxed my daughter's freshman season, man. All right, stay up, everybody. Have a great morning.

Lauren LaRosa (18:40)

Thank you.

DJ Envy (18:41)

We gonna keep going. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. What's up, Lauren? We got the latest coming up.

Lauren LaRosa (18:47)

Yeah, we do. We gotta talk about Cassie's last day on the stand. But more importantly, going into this week, their second major wit victim, Jane, who we now know is Dawn Rashad is on the stand, but Diddy's team does not want her there. Well, she says it's Rashad.

Morgan (19:01)

She said that.

Charlamagne Tha God (19:02)

Oh, Don's on today.

Lauren LaRosa (19:03)

Dawn was on Friday. See, this is the thing.

Charlamagne Tha God (19:05)

20 minutes.

Lauren LaRosa (19:06)

It was barely even that dawn was on Friday and they objected heavily to her even testifying. It caused the whole thing in court. They basically were like, look, we'll pick this up Monday. But then they argued about, oh, shoot.

Charlamagne Tha God (19:17)

In a little while.

Lauren LaRosa (19:17)

Sorry.

Charlamagne Tha God (19:18)

Jesus Christ.

DJ Envy (19:18)

We'll get into that next. You see Lauren's excited. It's the Breakfast Club.

Morgan (19:22)

That girl name is Richards.

Lauren LaRosa (19:23)

She said it's Rashad.

Morgan (19:24)

Somebody always been extra with their name. I think I know somebody named Deborah, right? And she was like, no, my name's Deborah. Her name is Deborah.

DJ Envy (19:30)

All right, ladies, with Lauren's next, the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious Charlamagne. The guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

Morgan (19:43)

Lauren becoming a straight face.

DJ Envy (19:46)

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

Charlamagne Tha God (19:48)

She gets the details.

Lauren LaRosa (19:49)

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

Charlamagne Tha God (19:52)

She be having the latest on the.

Carlos Miller (19:56)

Latest with Lauren LaRosa.

Charlamagne Tha God (19:57)

Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit everything. What was the latest on the Breakfast Club?

Lauren LaRosa (20:05)

All right, so back in court this week, the second big testimony that people or the teams are looking forward to, are looking forward to going against is Dawn Richard. Now, Dawn Richard started to testify.

DJ Envy (20:18)

Previously Dawn Richards.

Lauren LaRosa (20:20)

Previously Dawn Richards. There's argument about how you say the last name.

Charlamagne Tha God (20:24)

Richard.

Lauren LaRosa (20:24)

Richard dawn of formerly of Danity Kane and of the. What was it, three persons group. Dirty money.

Charlamagne Tha God (20:29)

I guess if you're feeling casual or formal. If you're feeling casual, it's Richard. If you're feeling formalist, I don't know.

Lauren LaRosa (20:35)

But dawn is on that stand. She came on the stand after test. Cassie finished her testimony and literally was there for maybe 20 minutes. And Diddy's team immediately started objecting to her testimony. Now, the reason why they are objecting is because they're trying to say every. Not trying. He literally said in court, did his attorney, that everything dawn is saying is a lie. And it makes no sense that they allow people who have these random stories of what allegedly happened, physical violence, wise to get on the stand because this isn't a domestic violence case. Now, the judge or the. The government is like, well, honestly, if we're talking about violence, it adds to Account 1. It adds to us being able to talk about the coercion and Diddy being able to basically allegedly like, scare people into allowing him to do what he wanted to do.

Charlamagne Tha God (21:22)

Because they said one thing, that one thing Don said is after she saw. Did he beat Cassie the next day.

Lauren LaRosa (21:28)

He came in the room and threatened her. Yes. So dawn is testifying that exactly what she talked about in her civil suit, in addition to some other things that. That they came. They were in a House in LA in 2009. Diddy beat Cassie because Cassie wasn't finished allegedly making his food on time. And the next day, he came in a room to talk to her and her band member. And he basically told them, you know, alleges that he told them, don't say anything. Which I saw up there was passion. And when people say stuff about things like this, about me, they end up missing. That is what dawn is alleging. So the government is like, this is definitely relevant because it'll show that, number one, he was conscious of guilt, conscious of. What we're trying to prove is that he knows what he's doing, but he allegedly, like, makes people feel scared so that they will just continue to let him do what he wants to do. So today, Monday, people are wondering if dawn is going to get back on the stand. The judge said when he dismissed dawn, you know, you can enjoy your weekend, but we will see you on Monday. And today they will have a conversation about what the scope of her testimony can be, how much she can go into, and how it relates to the actual charges. But the judge, I'm gonna tell you, he was upset. He was pissed off at Diddy's attorney because he was like, you've known that she was one of the witnesses all this time and you knew what. What she. The scope of her testimony was gonna be. Yeah. Why you didn't say something before? And Diddy's attorney was like, well, we can't say that we knew what she was going on in stand and get on the stand to say. So there was a back and forth.

DJ Envy (22:45)

About the questions, though. It should be the questions. The prosecutor's answer the question. She just can't get on the stand and just say whatever she has to answer the questions coming from the prosecutor.

Lauren LaRosa (22:53)

Yeah, but it's directed like you ask certain questions because you want to get certain things from her. So Diddy's team is basically saying y' all are unfairly adding additional conversation about the violence and not about what we're actually here for, but they're saying the violence equals to what we're here for.

Charlamagne Tha God (23:05)

I understand that, but also, she filed a civil suit, so they. They do know what she's gonna probably.

Lauren LaRosa (23:09)

Say on the stand now and on the. On terms of the civil suit. The same day that she got on the stand, Diddy's team filed to have that civil suit thrown out. They filed the documents on Friday, and they pointed out a series of reasons that Dawn's lawsuit shouldn't go any further. They talk about statute, statute of limitations, improper group pleas, and on and on. It's like really legalese, but basically because of what I heard Dee Dee's attorney say in court, they just feel like everything she's saying is a lie and that she's allegedly jumping on a bandwagon of like, everybody's piling on Diddy. So let me hop on the whole money conversation, like all that stuff.

DJ Envy (23:42)

I always said dawn and his ex manager, James Cruz would be the biggest people in that court. Right. Because Cassie has a relationship with him. Right. Cassie was allegedly part of a lot of the stuff that he was doing, but these two individuals weren't. So they are seeing from. From eyes perspective because they weren't part of the, you know, freak offs.

Lauren LaRosa (24:00)

Yeah, that we know of. Yeah.

Charlamagne Tha God (24:01)

No, yeah, but eyes perspective as opposed to what, a nose?

DJ Envy (24:05)

Yes.

Lauren LaRosa (24:07)

And then Cassie, that was her last day taking the stand, so she. She finished her testimony before dawn and they actually. Well, her lawyer spoke out for her.

Morgan (24:15)

Hey, what up, y' all?

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DJ Envy (27:14)

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DJ Envy (28:03)

Are you ready?

Kelsey (28:04)

Let's go. Let's go.

Lauren LaRosa (28:10)

After court and talked about a couple things. How her husband felt and how she felt. So let's take a listen to her attorney on how Cassie felt. Finishing her testimony this week has been.

Charlamagne Tha God (28:18)

Extremely challenging, but also remarkably empowering and healing for me. I hope that my testimony has given strength and a voice to other survivors and can help others who have suffered to speak up and also heal from abuse and fear. For me, the more I heal, the more I can remember, and the more I can remember, the more I will never forget. I am glad to put this chapter of my life to rest. As I turn to focus on the conclusion of my pregnancy, I ask for privacy for me and for my growing family.

DJ Envy (28:52)

And was she giving immunity?

Lauren LaRosa (28:54)

I don't know the answer to that 100%. There have been rumors that that was a conversation, but I do not know. And then the attorney also spoke out for her husband, Alex Fine, too, because people want to know how he felt. Let's take a listen.

Charlamagne Tha God (29:05)

And then I have a statement from Alex Fine. Over the past five days, the world has gotten to witness the strength and bravery of my wife freeing herself of her past. There has been speculation online surrounding how.

DJ Envy (29:18)

It must feel for me to sit.

Charlamagne Tha God (29:19)

There and listen to my wife's testimony. I have felt so many things sitting there. I have felt tremendous pride and overwhelming love for Cass. I have felt profound anger that she has been subjected to sitting in front of a person who tried to break her.

Lauren LaRosa (29:34)

Now all of this is happening. And Diddy's baby girls went to prom and had their last day of high school, and they looked amazing over the week. And I just felt so bad for. For the. For these girls because they are subjected to so much stuff that has nothing to do with them. And they're young.

DJ Envy (29:48)

Like, their mom is not here.

Carlos Miller (29:49)

Their daddy's locked up.

Taylor (29:51)

No.

Lauren LaRosa (29:51)

And they haven't been in court for the last couple days, so people were creating stories about why they're not in court, and it's like they just trying to finish high school and go to prom.

Charlamagne Tha God (29:57)

I wouldn't want my children to court either. After somebody said, I like to rub another man's semen on my nipples.

DJ Envy (30:03)

Yeah, that's something I wouldn't want.

Charlamagne Tha God (30:04)

I think we got daughters here. I wouldn't want them there anymore either.

Lauren LaRosa (30:08)

Can you imagine what it's like for them going to school after?

Charlamagne Tha God (30:10)

Why did nobody stand up and yell, objection. When that happened?

Taylor (30:14)

That's how we need you.

Charlamagne Tha God (30:15)

There's just so normal to people.

Taylor (30:16)

We need you. Now.

Charlamagne Tha God (30:17)

People just hear this and just be going on about their day like it's nothing.

DJ Envy (30:20)

So if you did it, you would.

Charlamagne Tha God (30:21)

Have yelled, objection, your honor.

DJ Envy (30:24)

You're not an attorney. Objection.

Charlamagne Tha God (30:25)

You're not gonna. You're not. You're just gonna let that go.

DJ Envy (30:27)

That's.

Lauren LaRosa (30:28)

That's a crime. That's not a crime.

DJ Envy (30:29)

You're not gonna say pause.

Lauren LaRosa (30:30)

Wanting that on your nipples. That's just a sexual.

Charlamagne Tha God (30:32)

Obviously, don't nobody need to know that that's a thing.

DJ Envy (30:35)

Just say pause, at least.

Lauren LaRosa (30:38)

Listen, they done put the special agent who did the. The search and seizure of the hotel room when Diddy was locked up here in New York, they had pictures of a whole freak off about to go down in the hotel right before he got locked up.

Morgan (30:49)

Yes, man. They've been giving bang bros all the odd, you know, ideas and stuff, so now it's a whole category, you know, semen, nipples, bang bros. Check it out, y' all.

DJ Envy (31:01)

No, it's a drip.

Morgan (31:04)

Yeah, yeah.

DJ Envy (31:08)

Like almond. Never mind.

Lauren LaRosa (31:15)

Thank you. This is a lot of lotion.

Taylor (31:18)

This is a lot of lotion.

Lauren LaRosa (31:22)

I wash my hands. Yes, thank you.

Charlamagne Tha God (31:23)

Just letting you. I didn't say nothing.

Lauren LaRosa (31:26)

And I don't know how I feel about you giving me all this lotion after the conversation we just had.

Morgan (31:30)

And then you're not even.

DJ Envy (31:31)

Yo, you're not even ashy like that.

Charlamagne Tha God (31:35)

Showing that hand right there in the.

DJ Envy (31:38)

Middle of the break, he got up to run to his bag to get you that lotion that's so distracted by the way.

Charlamagne Tha God (31:43)

I ain't say nothing. She said, I passed it to the lotion discreetly.

Lauren LaRosa (31:45)

Don't make it seem like I just be ashy. I washed my hair.

Charlamagne Tha God (31:48)

I didn't say nothing about you being ashy. I passed you the lotion discreetly. You told everybody.

Lauren LaRosa (31:53)

Somebody take some of this.

DJ Envy (31:54)

It's the latest with Ash. I mean the latest with Lauren. All right, now when we come back.

Lauren LaRosa (31:57)

We got front page news.

Charlamagne Tha God (31:59)

All right.

Lauren LaRosa (31:59)

Letting your beard live.

DJ Envy (32:00)

All right, when we come back, we got front page news. And Lynn Whitfield will be joining us as the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Carlos Miller (32:07)

Wake up, wake up.

Charlamagne Tha God (32:08)

You're like to enter the Breakfast Club.

DJ Envy (32:10)

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Start off with some quick sports. The Thunder beat the Nuggets yesterday, 125 93. So the thug, the Thunder moves on to the next round which they'll be playing the Timberwolves. So and of course, my Knicks will be playing the paces. What's up, Morgan?

Jess Hilarious (32:30)

All right, let's get back into it. Congress is advancing President Trump's quote, big beautiful bill. The budget and tax bill failed to get out of the GOP led budget committee on Friday, but it advanced in a rare vote on Sunday night last night by a 17 to 16 vote along party lines. The four Republicans who opposed the bill in committee on Friday voted present. House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to Fox News Sunday ahead of the vote last night and laid out the projected schedule for the bill this week. Let's hear those comments from House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Charlamagne Tha God (33:00)

And we're on track, working around the clock to deliver this nation shaping legislation for the American people as soon as possible. The budget committee will reconvene this evening. They'll get that through the committee and the plan is to move it to.

Taylor (33:12)

The Rules Committee by midweek and to.

Charlamagne Tha God (33:14)

The House floor by the end of the week.

Jess Hilarious (33:16)

Yeah. So the package includes a major spending increase for immigration enforcement and the military, extensions to Trump's 2017 tax cuts and cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy funding. Now, GOP lawmakers are looking at changes that could make House House passage more difficult this week. So they're going to be getting into that now. Let's talk tariffs. I know Mimi touched on this a bit on Friday, but there is an update. So the White House says that it's in talks with Walmart after the retail giant said it will soon raise prices due to tariffs. Now, on NBC's Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Benson said that he spoke to Walmart CEO. Let's take a listen to those comments.

Carlos Miller (33:56)

Walmart is in fact going to, as you describe it, eat some of the tariffs with their consumer. The single most important thing is the gasoline price. And gasoline prices have collapsed under President Trump.

Jess Hilarious (34:10)

So on Saturday, President Trump posted that Walmart should stop trying to blame tariffs as the reason for raising prices and went on to say that they should eat the tariffs. Now, Walmart CFO said the retailer will try to work with suppliers to keep prices at the as low as they can.

Charlamagne Tha God (34:26)

I'm not gonna lie, that was about a good point that I thought Trump raised because he said Walmart made billions last year.

Morgan (34:34)

I got it.

Charlamagne Tha God (34:34)

Yeah. Far more than expected. He said between Walmart and China, they should eat, eat the tariffs and not charge valued customers anything.

Jess Hilarious (34:41)

I can't.

Charlamagne Tha God (34:42)

I mean, yeah, they've made a lot of money. They do make a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of money. And they are, they're already overcharging people for things way before these tariffs.

Taylor (34:50)

Right. Period.

DJ Envy (34:51)

And everybody is, by the way, everybody's charging high and the tariffs haven't been in effect and everybody's charging tariff fees, which seems crazy to me.

Taylor (34:58)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Jess Hilarious (35:00)

Well, we will continue to see, you know, keep you posted as to, you know, how the tariffs and trade war goes. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Scott Benson also spoke about China. Now, the Trump administration insists that there's no retreat when it came to the tariffs on China. He went on to say that it's not a tit for tat policy that the US And China had previously engaged in. But he did say that both sides agreed to lower tariffs to open a window of negotiations to get a final trade deal with the country. Benson went on to say that he has been involved in talks with China. So hopefully things will start to ease in regards to those tariffs as well. And continuing with international affairs, former Vice President Mike Fence. He says it's a bad idea for President Trump to accept that 747 jet from Qatar to use someday as Air Force One. Now, Pence tells NBC's Meet the Press that accepting the luxury jet would raise security and constitutional concerns. To which you have said ctg. And he hopes that Trump will rethink accepting this gift. Let's hear more from former Vice President Mike Pence. Qatar has a long history of playing both sides.

Lauren LaRosa (36:01)

They support Hamas they supported Al Qaeda.

Charlamagne Tha God (36:04)

Qatar has actually financed pro Hamas protests on American campuses across the United States. And so the very idea that we would accept an Air Force One from Qatar, I think is inconsistent with our.

Lauren LaRosa (36:20)

Security, with our intelligence needs.

Charlamagne Tha God (36:23)

My hope is the president reconsiders it.

Jess Hilarious (36:25)

So the Trump administration plans to accept the jet from the Qatari Royal and use it for the president's travel. Now, Pence suggested if Qatar wants to give the US a gift, it could give us $400 million directly to infrastructure on their military base. So he said, why are you going to give us a plane when you could just give us cash? We know you got it. So that's Pence's thoughts in regards to that plane.

Charlamagne Tha God (36:48)

The fact we are saying he should rethink it is. Is nuts to me. The Constitution is clear that he can't do that.

Jess Hilarious (36:55)

Not allowed.

Charlamagne Tha God (36:56)

So are there no consequences for a president throwing his middle finger to the Constitution? There's no consequences for a president doing what the Constitution clearly states not to do. Like.

Jess Hilarious (37:06)

Well, despite the fact that Trump has, in fact, sworn an oath to the Constitution, it is already clear that he has, you know, decided to do what he wants to do. And as far as punishments are concerned, you know, that is. That is pending and to be determined. We are in it, in the thick of it. And speaking of semi punishments, it's like, let me get into this last story. And the people are saying the ancestors have seemingly entered the chat with this story, maybe punishing the plantation owners. Y' all see what happened in Louisiana. Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana, has been declared a total loss following a fire. The 1859 plantation house was the largest antebellum home in the South. Between 155 and 200 slaves reportedly worked the sugar fields on that plantation. Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle says the Nottoway plantation house is a total loss after Thursday's fire. Now, fire crews responded to the blaze around 2pm and put it out, but it reignited about 6pm Causing the roof to collapse. Now, the 53,000 square foot home was, like I said, the largest standing antebellum home in the south, with 64 rooms, 365 doors and windows. They've used this as a resort as of late, and it was built in 1859. It has survived numerous hurricanes and. And, of course, the Civil War. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but the owner is hoping to rebuild. A lot of people are saying that this is a, you know, an act of the ancestors. What do you Guys, think.

Charlamagne Tha God (38:35)

What happened? What. What actually caused the fire? Morgan?

Morgan (38:37)

Crazy.

Charlamagne Tha God (38:38)

We don't know yet.

Morgan (38:39)

We don't know yet.

Jess Hilarious (38:40)

It's under investigation. Yeah. So I think.

Charlamagne Tha God (38:42)

I don't. I feel like the ancestors would have did this a long time ago if they had the power to do it. That's all I'm saying. Like, you know, I mean, I believe in my ancestors. All praise is due, but, you know, come on.

Morgan (38:53)

I did hear that they said they bought the Annabelle doll to the city and they opened her box or something like that, and then that happened.

Taylor (39:01)

Oh, what?

Lauren LaRosa (39:02)

Just.

Morgan (39:03)

You just asked us a damn question. A crazy question. I'm giving you a crazy answer.

Taylor (39:08)

Oh, my gosh.

Morgan (39:08)

They said that they bought the Annabelle doll and opened up the box, and that's what happened.

Charlamagne Tha God (39:13)

Yeah, I did. I just. If the ancestors wanted to do this, this. They would have done this a long time ago. You know what I'm saying? If the ancestors had the power to do this, they would have done this a long time ago. And plus, let's be for real. The. The blood of the ancestors is actually in the soil. It ain't just in the house. It's in the soil. You know how many, you know, enslaved people got killed on those grounds? So.

Jess Hilarious (39:31)

Right. So very well, you know, we'll see what happens as a result of this fire, whether or not that owner will be able to rebuild, and, yeah, we'll see what happens. I'll keep you guys posted, but that's your front page news for today. Y' all can follow me on social@morganmedia. And for more news coverage, follow us at Black Information Network, Download the free iHeartRadio app and visit us@binnews.com make it a great Monday.

Morgan (39:52)

Thank you.

DJ Envy (39:53)

Thank you. All right, now, when we come back, Lynn Whitfield will be joining us. Ms. Lynn Whitfield, of course. She's on season seven of the Shy, and we're gonna talk to her in a little bit, so don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. The legendary Ms. Lynn Whitfield. Welcome.

Taylor (40:19)

Good morning.

DJ Envy (40:20)

How you feeling?

Taylor (40:21)

Thank you. I feel great. I'm happy to be back.

DJ Envy (40:23)

Look amazing.

Taylor (40:24)

Yeah. Thank you.

Lauren LaRosa (40:25)

Thank you.

Charlamagne Tha God (40:26)

You just came back from South Africa in Zimbabwe, right?

Taylor (40:28)

Yeah, I came back from South Africa. I was doing a film in Cape Town. I was there all, like, two and a half months.

Charlamagne Tha God (40:34)

How was it like for you spiritually and culturally.

Taylor (40:37)

So spiritually, there's a magnetic force there, you know, with Table Mountain, the cake of good hope out there. It's so powerful. So I feel very energized by the energy of the place and often saddened by the history of the place, you know, so I have to kind of balance that out and maybe not go to the Slave Lodge museum right away and maybe not go to District 6 and, you know, remember Robben island and all that, you know, and just feel the energy of the place. Why it was so attractive in the first place, that people wanted it so badly and still do.

Charlamagne Tha God (41:17)

Yeah, I never. I'm going to Cape Town for the holidays. I've been to Joburg. I've never been to Cape Town.

Taylor (41:21)

It's beautiful.

DJ Envy (41:21)

It's very beautiful.

Taylor (41:22)

It's like a cross in topography between, say, a San Francisco and a Miami, I think.

DJ Envy (41:28)

I think it's like Miami. I always say Cape Town reminds me of Miami a lot. Durban is kind of like D.C. yeah.

Taylor (41:33)

And, you know, I haven't been to, like, Chicago. Atlanta.

DJ Envy (41:37)

Yep.

Taylor (41:37)

Yeah. That's how I feel. But I love it there. It's my fourth time in South Africa.

DJ Envy (41:42)

Now you're on season seven of the Shy.

Jess Hilarious (41:44)

Yes.

DJ Envy (41:45)

How are you enjoying the Shy?

Taylor (41:46)

Oh, well, I really enjoyed it, season seven. It was great. I mean, I went in for three episodes at the end of season six, and then I was invited back for all of season seven, and it was great. So many young, talented actors and an interesting storyline for me. So. Yeah.

DJ Envy (42:05)

How do you decide what you want to do now?

Carlos Miller (42:08)

Right.

DJ Envy (42:08)

Because you've done so many things and so many things have been impactful for our community. How do you say, you know what I want to do? I want to work with the young bucks on this one, or I'd rather do this one. How do you decide what. What, Ms. Linfield?

Taylor (42:17)

I don't know. When I read it. When I read something and my imagination gets to cooking and I can see where I can add something to it. My southern mother in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who's now 94. Yay, mom. She said. She says, well, she'll put something on or put a throw pillow on the couch or do something, and she'll stand back and she'll say, I don't know, does it add? So if I feel like I can add something, add dimension, add deeper meaning, you know, thread something through a story that makes it better, I usually want to do it. Also, you know, I like roles that are a little bit showy, that I get to do something exciting. And.

Charlamagne Tha God (43:00)

Yeah, I heard you did that with Alicia. I heard that you said you were drew to the role, not because of what was on the paper, and that you needed to fill that role out a little bit more.

Taylor (43:09)

Right, okay.

Lauren LaRosa (43:10)

Right.

Taylor (43:10)

The possibility of it. Okay. Because it was only for three. It was supposed to be for three episodes. So we have the first information was she wanted her son to go and revenge the death of her brother, which is, you know, street culture, street law. Like, revenge. Right. So I found that very interesting to me because I don't really understand the visceral energy of people who actually are hurt, disappointed, feel lost, and then turn that out into I'm gonna make somebody pay, because it still didn't make the pain go away, you know, so it was very interesting to me to take that journey and kind of to figure out and fill in the gaps of how a human being can decide that. Because I'm hurting. I'm gonna hurt you. I'm gonna kill you.

DJ Envy (44:07)

And hopefully it makes me feel better.

Taylor (44:09)

And hopefully that makes me feel better, you know, because I watch True Crime sometime, and, you know, I love our country. I love. But there's a lot of gun violence going on. People are acting out in some ways that more violence will make me whole. That's crazy. That's a crazy concept to me. And so I wanted to explore that kind of psyche.

Charlamagne Tha God (44:30)

Have you ever had to emotionally recover from a role you played? And which one took you out the most personally?

Taylor (44:36)

It's one that nobody ever. That people didn't really see. It was a part of a trilogy of short stories that was on Showtime years and years and years ago. The character was raped. And when we shot it, it was a rainy day in Toronto. You know, the whole thing, the being thrown down, the invasion of it. Of course, there was no sexual act, but it really took me a little while to process all that and, like, release it, because that aggressive act was so harsh to my spirit. Even though we were acting, I had to just kind of heal from it. And that was an unpleasant one. And it took a while, and I cried myself to sleep that night. So my heart goes out to, you know, women or any human beings who've been sexually assaulted. Sexually assaulted.

DJ Envy (45:28)

When you hear that in the news, did that bring you back there?

Taylor (45:31)

When I hear it in the news, you know, again, it's the nuances of something. So we hear, oh, somebody was raped. Somebody was sexually assaulted. But the nuances of actually that happening to you, you. Your body being invaded, you being overpowered, you being overthrown, it's frightening, and it's painful and it's helpless.

Charlamagne Tha God (45:53)

And you've also portrayed, like, a lot of powerful matriarchs. Right. And I always wonder, like, what did.

Taylor (45:59)

Well, powerful women, they're not all matriarchs, and sometimes they don't. You know, there are powerful women who don't have children. Can't have children.

Charlamagne Tha God (46:06)

That's true.

Taylor (46:07)

Yeah.

Charlamagne Tha God (46:07)

I always wonder, like, what did your mother or. Or even grandmother teach you about. About that, like, commanding presence that you brought to those roles?

Taylor (46:14)

Oh, no. I think that's an energy that somebody's kind of born with. And it's funny because my mother has this commanding presence, and she's, you know, in her youth, was really beautiful and well groomed and all of that. Yet as her daughter, I know the nuances. So that's why I texture all of the women, because I was raised by women who have a lot of. Of dimensions to them, you know, who have a lot of insecurities. And sometimes insecurities are all wrapped up and dressed up, you know, in fancy clothes or jewelry or perfume and, you know, hair and all of that. But that doesn't have a lot to do with the evolution of a soul. So I find it very interesting to always go a little bit past the power and into the other nuances of who people are. So they're never just always powerful with no problems, without character flaws. They're not perfect. They're always some little missing link that they could make better that makes them not quite the person they want to be.

DJ Envy (47:21)

We're still kicking it with Ms. Lynn Whitfield. Now I want to ask you about the evolution of Hollywood. Meaning I don't think people look at movies as they did back then. I wanted to get your thoughts on it right, because, you know, when a movie came out, everybody wanted to go see that movie. But now I feel like you don't. We don't have that same. That same feeling towards movies a lot of the times. Like, I was just talking to Charlamagne about the Clarissa Shields movie, and I was like, it was amazing movie, but I forgot it came out. It came out on Christmas, and I happened to see it on a plane, and I'm like, damn, this was a.

Taylor (47:50)

Good movie movie, and you didn't. Yeah, well, technology has sort of changed everything, I think, because everything is accessible. When movie culture was a family event, when people waited with bated breath to go and see a movie, the opening of a movie, it was because they weren't gonna see it. If you miss it in the movie theater, you might not see it until.

DJ Envy (48:10)

It went to Blockbuster. I know, I'm telling my age, but yes, we went to Blockbuster until you.

Taylor (48:16)

Could get it at block. Damn Blockbuster. Never Blockbuster in a long time. But it was so like great because it's a family event. You know, everybody gets together, you go in. People even used to like want to look cute. They have dinner before and the family goes to the movies and shares this idea even. I mean, I loved drive ins. Drive ins were great because we'd go in our pajamas. But no, it's not like that anymore because people have access. Sometimes they have access to the movie before it's in a movie theater. So technology has kind of changed all that.

DJ Envy (48:52)

But does that kill the experience like we were talking about? Even sinners, like he said, you want to see it on IMAX because the sounds and the quality and seeing it on airplane TV is not doing anything for us.

Charlamagne Tha God (49:03)

Well, can I tell you good when it comes out?

Taylor (49:05)

No, no, of course it's going to be good. But when I trained to be an actress, you know, when I was at Howard, when I trained, you know, privately after college and all that, I was training to be On a big 30 foot screen, it was not occurring to me that people would be watching my image on a 3 inch screen on a phone. That part makes me a little sad sometimes. Yeah, because I, I fell in love with movies and storytelling. Watching things on a big screen, or at least the million dollar movie with my grandmother when you could, you know, this had been a movie and you couldn't see it anywhere else unless you caught them. You know, you caught the late night movie and it was playing again. You couldn't just, just on demanded somewhere. What's the difference?

Charlamagne Tha God (49:53)

Like how do you approach it differently as opposed to, okay, I know this is going to be on a film, big screen, it's going to be on tv. Like how do you do you approach.

Taylor (50:01)

It differently when you act a little bit?

Charlamagne Tha God (50:03)

Wow.

Taylor (50:03)

Okay, okay. When you know something is going to be on a big screen and you trust the director. I'm so excited because I just did A Thrill with Malcolm D. Lee. That's what I was doing in South Africa. So I'm excited. And we know that it is made for the movie theater. Okay. So when a screen is 30ft tall, you really can think a thought and it will transmit. You know, you don't have to show people what you're feeling. You can simply feel what you're feeling. And that's so beautiful. But if, you know it's on a small screen, it kind of gives you freedom to be more animated. I mean, you know, on a 30 foot screen, I mean, I, I don't want to see people's lips trembling and all that, but you know what I mean, I don't want to see somebody, you know, if they're surprised, like eyes, because that means your eyes are like 15ft. It's big, you know, and invasive. And I think film just pulls you into the experience, you know, and the smaller the screen, you don't have to think about it quite as much. So it can be different. But good acting is good acting. Believable. Acting is believable anywhere. It could be on the stage, a big screen, television.

DJ Envy (51:17)

Right.

Taylor (51:18)

But there are little nuances that can change when you're doing it for big scenes.

DJ Envy (51:23)

You know, you talked earlier about our stories, black stories. Why do you think it's still so hard for black stories to be told and sold in Hollywood when, you know, obviously we're supporting people are going to see, but they just don't want to produce.

Taylor (51:35)

Well, the relevancy of who we are as a people, the entertaining nature of who we are as a people, the magic of who we are, of course, is always being downplayed, is always being made less important than it is in every aspect of our culture. I mean, in fashion, nobody is going to say, wow, this is really something that was very much influenced by the wraps that were worn by men in some, you know, western African tribe.

DJ Envy (52:11)

Even The Met galamy 31 million. How much went to organizations that benefit black and brown people?

Charlamagne Tha God (52:16)

You said zero.

Taylor (52:17)

You know, I just came back from South Africa, a country that I love, I love this country, but that the supremacy of others and the self importance of others. And I feel the insecurity of our wonder, you know, being threatened by our majesty, our creativity. So it's constantly a threat to people. It's constantly being belittled and made less important. That's just the nature of it. Because, you know, I thought I would be, you know, just getting away from some things, being in another country for two and a half months. But it is so the, I mean, I go to Victoria Falls, which is called Mosa Tuna, you know, and that's the storm, the storm, the storm that thunders. I think that's the tribal, you know, Xhosa. I think it's Xhosa, the language and that was the name of it. So this English explorer comes, the tribes show him this seventh one of the seven wonders of the World. And he said, oh, marvelous. Yes, I discovered this. I think I should gift it to the queen and name it after crazy. So that's Victoria Falls, you know, so it's a constant kind of wanting something that doesn't belong to you or wanting to quiet things that are threatening to you or makes you seem less interesting or has commercial value, but you want to own it. So that. I mean, it's the same story over and over and over and over again. So sometimes I feel like if we just keep talking about it, we're just romancing, you know, like old dead mess. Because I can't see white supremacy disappearing. I can't see the need to. To make others small, to feel strong. I don't see it leaving.

Charlamagne Tha God (54:18)

The hilarious thing about white supremacy is that we're not the threat to your existence. White supremacists are the threat to white supremacist existence.

Taylor (54:27)

Well, of course. But when you get to the point when we're just even hitting the tip of an iceberg, talking about cultural things, artistic things, and why, you know, Soldier's Story, which was Sojourn, just play could be done and do all that box office back 30 years ago with Adolph, Caesar and Denzel. And then after that, there's still a dearth or how you could have Lady Sings the Blues and it'd be so incredible. But thank God HBO said, what, 20 years later, let's do Josephine Baker. I mean, how many stories? So it doesn't matter often, like what the box office is, that it actually made money. They just don't see the relevance of filling our theaters with more. Yeah, and sometimes we maybe don't even put forth the stories that move us forward. I mean, there's so much complexity and race in every corner of it.

DJ Envy (55:27)

We're still Kicking it with Ms. Lynn Whitfield. Charlamagne.

Charlamagne Tha God (55:30)

You know, I love your longevity in the game. I don't think we applaud that enough in people. Just the fact that somebody can be around for so long and be so consistent. Right. Was there ever a time in your career when you felt invisible? And how did you push through that season?

Taylor (55:44)

Well, you were just talking about God. Right. So those times when they. God, I've contributed, I've done, you know, I've tried to do good work all this time. Why is nobody seeing it? Why is the continuum. So, yeah, that happens. And then I have to have faith that this gift that was deposited in me, this purpose that was put into me, what is not there for nothing, and that the right vehicle will come or Perhaps maybe what God is saying, well, you need to do the right thing for your damn self. That's right, because I've given you all kinds of talents, talent to do so. So you know whether or not I'm obedient to that, you know, we'll know maybe in our next conversation. But of course. And I get through it with hey.

Morgan (56:36)

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DJ Envy (60:22)

Are you ready?

Kelsey (60:23)

Let's go. Let's go.

Taylor (60:29)

God, I get through it with my love of storytelling, my love of acting, of being a part of this phenomenon.

Charlamagne Tha God (60:39)

Why wouldn't you be obedient to God telling you to make your own? Like, what would even be the hesitation?

Taylor (60:44)

I don't think it's a hesitation of I don't know if I should do it. It's the energetic activity of what it takes to do it and to Sell it to see it all the way through. That's why I'm saying Ryan Coogler is just so inspiring, you know, because he went all around Africa, to many, many countries before he did Black Panther, you know, research. He researched the blues and all those. So it. I mean, so it takes. It's me wanting to put forth all the energy, effort, layers that it takes in a craft that I haven't spent my life developing, like acting, telling the story, but creating the story, like taking a pen and putting it on paper. And I. I kind of always want to be good at what I do. So the sloppy copy, I just feel like, yeah, the sloppy coffee might scare the out of me. You know what I mean? Like, oh, my God, I can't do this. You know, like a blank page. So that's why it. It's not a brazen disobedience. It's more maybe a lack of confidence in that.

DJ Envy (61:56)

Is there, Is there a movie role that you turned down that after seeing the movie, it was like, damn, I shouldn't have turned that one down. I like that movie. Or a part or a character. Character?

Taylor (62:04)

No, there were one or two that they didn't choose me for that I thought I should have done. But then, you know, you can never name those.

DJ Envy (62:16)

Y' all have not.

Charlamagne Tha God (62:19)

I would have did a way better job than her.

Taylor (62:24)

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, we're not. We're gonna leave here, which is gonna be smooth sailing.

Charlamagne Tha God (62:28)

I've seen a lot of people online comparing the role of Alicia to your lady May Roll. Have you seen that? And how do you feel about those comparisons?

Taylor (62:36)

I mean, they can do what they want. Yeah, I think Alicia, Lady Mae, they have a kingdom and they're not gonna lose it. You know, they have what they have. They're not gonna lose. Lady Mae would not pick up a gun and go kill somebody. She might pray you out of the church, but she would. Wouldn't take someone's life. Lady Mae is a God fearing woman who feels that putting her faith in God will help her do what she needs to do. Lady Mae had a long standing love affair with her actual real husband, even though they had problems. So it was a much more organized family structure. Alicia's out there on her own divorce by herself, trying to make something of her son, not having much faith in anything. So therefore feeling like she's got to take care of it all. They have in common that they're well groomed women, but I really pay more attention to the diversity in these women's emotional Experiences. So for me, they're very different.

DJ Envy (63:43)

Do you feel you get the flowers you deserve for all the roles and the hits and the big movies and the big shows? Do you feel like you get the flowers that you deserve?

Taylor (63:52)

Honestly, look. Well, let me say I think I'm more in the market for like, because, you know, flowers wilt die. So I'm good with. I mean, I. I understand when they say, I want to give you your flowers. I know, but, you know, give me some diamonds, give me some things that stick, that continue to. To gain value and so classic. So an opportunity to do more films or stories that will be classics, that will stick around after I'm long gone is what I want, you know, I still have stuff I want to do, you know. So the Black Critics association honored me this year at their luncheon. Not at their evening big gala, but it was beautiful at the luncheon because it's more intimate and people.

Charlamagne Tha God (64:45)

Why y' all ain't honor Ms. Whitfield at that goddamn dinner?

Taylor (64:48)

Gil, Gil, don't. Don't listen to that. No, Gil, you know, cuz people really talk real smack at the luncheon. They really. It's not so formal. I really, really enjoyed it. And I said something there that I really would not say probably at the gala, which is I really don't feel comfortable when people say, you know, on your shoulders I stand. And on. I'm sorry, please don't stand on my shoulders because I need to be laying on my feet. I'm not going to be put in some corner. And as long as I can just keep this faith. I heard that alt therapy and red light therapy really, you know, tightens skin. So as long as I can keep it, then I have so much I want to do.

Charlamagne Tha God (65:34)

You are aging like fine wine. Right? So what's the most misunderstood thing about being a woman who ages publicly and Hollywood?

Taylor (65:42)

That there's some kind of neutering thing that goes on, you know, where you don't think of women as sensual or sexual beings or real, you know, real women. It's stereotypical things that begin to happen in terms of roles and casting and writing. And that's what all black writers do it as. Well, it's not. It's not a white Hollywood thing where this happens. It's just happen it. And it's boring as it's really a boring, sexy.

DJ Envy (66:14)

You can still be romantic. You don't have to grandmammy. You don't have to auntie me.

Charlamagne Tha God (66:17)

That's why I call you Ms. Whitfield. Because if I call you Lynn.

Taylor (66:21)

But that's boring, though. Yeah, but, but that's boring.

Charlamagne Tha God (66:24)

You still got that everything. You still got the, the sexiness.

Taylor (66:28)

Well, it's fun. That's why I said if I get this old therapy, just keeping everything, the ulcer, the red light, so you wear.

DJ Envy (66:37)

The mask and now you put the mask on and the red light mask.

Taylor (66:39)

I have it. I don't do it as often as I should, but I'm going to because that would be the only thing. Just keeping everything tight and fabulous.

Charlamagne Tha God (66:46)

What's the energy about you? It's the energy that you have. It's the energy Stephanie Mills has. It's an energy. It's the energy.

DJ Envy (66:51)

Alicia. Rashad.

Charlamagne Tha God (66:52)

Rashad. Oh, my God. Lord.

Taylor (66:54)

Yes. So that's it. I just think they do that. And that's boring. It is so, so boring how they, they, the, the stories that they write, how you, how you're perceived.

Charlamagne Tha God (67:05)

Yeah, I get what you're saying. They, they want to write you into parts that they think an older woman should be playing, basically.

Taylor (67:12)

Yes. They want to write that in, you know, comfortable role. Everybody ain't got children. There are barren women. There are women who've never had children who are really interesting, who have a life. And even if you do have children and if people have lives separate from their kids and their husbands and their, like, appendage rolls, I don't know. I'm very. Just fascinated by interesting women who continue to be productive and have a life. And they do, and we do. So I don't like that.

DJ Envy (67:47)

Well, we appreciate you for joining us.

Charlamagne Tha God (67:49)

Always.

Taylor (67:49)

Well, you all, thank you so much.

Charlamagne Tha God (67:51)

Thank you.

DJ Envy (67:51)

Season seven of the Shot is streaming now. Now, Ms. Lynn Whitfield, thank you so much.

Taylor (67:56)

You're quite welcome. Thank you for having me.

DJ Envy (67:59)

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

Morgan (68:06)

Lauren becoming a straight thing.

DJ Envy (68:09)

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

Charlamagne Tha God (68:11)

She gets the details.

Lauren LaRosa (68:13)

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

Charlamagne Tha God (68:16)

She'll be having the latest on the pigs.

Carlos Miller (68:18)

The largest, the Latest with Lauren LaRosa.

Charlamagne Tha God (68:21)

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

Lauren LaRosa (68:28)

So the Caitlyn Clark and Angel Reese banter is back again. I don't even know if it ever really left, but like, it always heightens up whenever the two ladies are on the court together. So there. Yesterday they played the fever, played the sky in the fever one, 93 to 58. But during the game, 93, 58 was a score. Yeah, 93, 58. The foul. So there was a foul that took place in the third quarter of the game. Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark. So, Caitlyn Clark, did you guys see this video?

Charlamagne Tha God (68:56)

Yes, I did. Saw the whole game. I was watching it in real time.

Lauren LaRosa (68:58)

Perfect. Okay.

Charlamagne Tha God (68:59)

So that was Saturday, by the way.

Lauren LaRosa (69:01)

Saturday. I'm sorry. So see, my days is having me in court is kind of.

Morgan (69:04)

I know.

Lauren LaRosa (69:05)

Making me all over the place, but. Right.

Taylor (69:07)

Whoa, whoa.

Morgan (69:08)

Sorry.

Lauren LaRosa (69:09)

But anyway, so Caitlyn Clark. I mean, Angel Reese goes to make that. Goes up to take a shot. Caitlyn Clark goes to stop her, but then they call it a foul. They call a foul. So they call the foul. They upgrade the foul. And just at its surface, like, if you're not a person that just sits and watches basketball all the time like me, I just saw the videos begin to circulate, and I'm like, yo, what was the issue? Why were they about to fight on the court? At first when I watched it, I felt like that. I felt like, oh, that was on purpose on Caitlyn's behalf. And I'm like, why is she so upset? She said that there isn't an issue. And then I went back and watched, like, some of the replays, and I'm like, oh, no. She really was just trying to stop the ball from going.

DJ Envy (69:43)

They. They upcharged into a flagrant file, I believe. But it was just a regular foul.

Lauren LaRosa (69:46)

It was just a hard time.

Charlamagne Tha God (69:47)

Good basketball play. It was actually a good basketball play because Angel Reese had just pushed. I forgot which teammate from the fever she had just pushed. So Caitlyn was getting her teammates back. I have a problem with it.

Lauren LaRosa (69:57)

Yes.

Charlamagne Tha God (69:57)

Great.

DJ Envy (69:58)

Not at all.

Lauren LaRosa (69:58)

Well, do you know that people turned it into a thing because there's been so much conversation around the ladies and race and who's better and who's not and this and that and the third. Yes.

Charlamagne Tha God (70:06)

So k. Better how, though? Like, when you say better, what do you mean better? Caitlyn Clark is clearly a better basketball player than Andrew.

Lauren LaRosa (70:13)

But you know what's crazy? Because I don't.

Charlamagne Tha God (70:14)

But Angel Reese is a good player, but she just played two different positions. Like, it's not even the same type of game.

Lauren LaRosa (70:18)

But there's always a conversation about, you know, y' all don't see that about who's better out of the two ladies, Caitlyn or Angel Reese? I always thought.

DJ Envy (70:25)

I don't see that Conversation anymore.

Lauren LaRosa (70:27)

Okay, not anymore. Right. But in the beginning, yes. And I actually started to watch some of the clips because I wanted to determine for myself. And then I was like, oh, Caitlyn is obviously really a great player. I don't know why they even have the conversation. But Angel Reese is amazing as. As well too. But anyway, they love to put the women against each other. So instantly that caught the headlines. That caught social after the game. You know, they do their postgame interviews. Caitlyn Clark actually addressed the situation. Let's take a listen. Let's not make it anything that it's not.

Jess Hilarious (70:55)

I'm not sure what the rest saw to upgrade it.

Charlamagne Tha God (70:57)

And that's up to their discretion after.

Jess Hilarious (70:59)

Watching initial whatever happened during the play.

Lauren LaRosa (71:02)

And then whatever happened after.

Jess Hilarious (71:04)

You know, we watch a lot of basketball. You it's a take foul to put them at the free throw line or.

Charlamagne Tha God (71:08)

Rather give them two points.

Lauren LaRosa (71:09)

You know, I've watched a lot of.

Taylor (71:10)

Basketball in my life. That's exactly what it was.

Lauren LaRosa (71:11)

I wasn't trying to do anything malicious. That's not the type of player I am.

Charlamagne Tha God (71:15)

So yes, wasn't anything like that.

Taylor (71:16)

And I went for the ball.

Lauren LaRosa (71:17)

And that's clear as day in the. In the replay.

Taylor (71:19)

You watch it, you know, it shouldn't have been upgraded.

Jess Hilarious (71:21)

But again, that's up to the ref discretion.

Lauren LaRosa (71:23)

But I appreciate AB having my back, I guess.

DJ Envy (71:27)

I don't even know what she did.

Lauren LaRosa (71:28)

I didn't see that.

Charlamagne Tha God (71:29)

Yeah. What did Aaliyah Boston get a technical for Leah Boston didn't do nothing but break them up.

Lauren LaRosa (71:32)

I was about to say she just jumped in and did what she should have done. Any normal person. That would have been your reaction. If you're standing right. There was a get in between to separate the ladies.

DJ Envy (71:38)

And she's a triple double, too. 2010 and 10. So kids busy.

Charlamagne Tha God (71:42)

It was a good triple double, but that last rebound she got was whack. She was already on the bench and they bought her. I don't want to hear none of y' all talk about angel re stat pad no more.

DJ Envy (71:50)

2010.

Charlamagne Tha God (71:50)

Okay. And the irony of her needing a rebound for a triple double. She was on the bench and came back in the game to get that rebound. So I don't want to hear y' all talking about injury stat pad no more. Okay. We saw Caitlyn Clark blatantly stat pad on Saturday.

Lauren LaRosa (72:04)

Yep. Right. Period. Exactly.

DJ Envy (72:07)

But they were just playing basketball. It wasn't. I don't think it was anything malicious. They were playing basketball. Basketball. She was going for the ball.

Lauren LaRosa (72:12)

I thought the same.

Charlamagne Tha God (72:13)

The Indiana people gonna win it all this year. By the way, that was my prediction before the season. After I saw all the changes they made to their roster in the offseason. They're gonna win it all this year.

Lauren LaRosa (72:22)

Well, Angel Reese spoke out too. It was really quick and you can't really hear her on the audio that we had, but she basically, she not basically. She said basketball plays refs. It was a basketball play. The refs got it right. Let's move on.

Charlamagne Tha God (72:36)

This is good for the wnba. The first game of the season.

DJ Envy (72:38)

I love it.

Charlamagne Tha God (72:39)

You know what I'm saying? And everybody talking about it. We talking about the brothers. Listen, I watch the wnba. It's good for the game. It's good for the game.

Lauren LaRosa (72:47)

I agree.

Charlamagne Tha God (72:47)

There's a reason. Caitlyn Clark. The rivalry is good for the game. It just is.

Lauren LaRosa (72:51)

Well, in other news, Tory Lanez, remember we talked about Tory up here and all the conversations that have been happening. Now there's a bunch of different, you know, people and anchors coming out and saying he was unfair and he was railroaded and all these things. Right. So there has been a Change.org position position petition. Create waited for Tory Lanez to help him come home. And there have been some celebrities that have been speaking out about it over the weekend. One of the major celebrities that posted about it was Drake. Drake posted to his Instagram and he tagged the link of the Change.org position petition. Why do I keep saying position? Probably because we're just talking about basketball.

Charlamagne Tha God (73:29)

No, because you've been in that court with Diddy all week.

Lauren LaRosa (73:31)

Yeah.

Charlamagne Tha God (73:32)

Different positions.

Lauren LaRosa (73:32)

You'll be really having to decompress. Like this weekend. I really tried to just like get it all out.

Charlamagne Tha God (73:37)

Like, hey, yo. And he wants what you put out on him too as well.

Lauren LaRosa (73:43)

No, he wants what you put out.

Charlamagne Tha God (73:44)

Allegedly.

Lauren LaRosa (73:45)

Allegedly. Well, Drake posted and he posted it to his Insta story. You could actually click the link to the change.org petition and it said at Tory Lanes, come home soon. In addition to Drake, you have a tie dollar sign that spoke out. A boogie Kodak Black posted. Everyone send prayers for this amazing human. Write and support him. Most importantly, certainly pray sign these position petitions to get him home. Gilead posted. There's like now a whole movement because the people believe what a lot of these guys who are saying that they were working on op eds or reached out to this person and that person are saying people feel like he should become home.

DJ Envy (74:21)

How's he doing? The fact that he got stabbed 14 times did anybody get a update of. Of how he's doing?

Lauren LaRosa (74:26)

Yeah, we didn't get it.

Charlamagne Tha God (74:29)

Oh, my God.

Lauren LaRosa (74:30)

But yeah, reach out. That we did.

Charlamagne Tha God (74:32)

Did.

DJ Envy (74:34)

She's saying, I didn't reach out because I worked for her. I'm secretary. I'm her assistant.

Lauren LaRosa (74:38)

Because I be knowing where the news be going and I be telling you to do things and then don't happen.

DJ Envy (74:41)

But anyway, I'll do it.

Lauren LaRosa (74:43)

But anyway. Yeah. So Tory Lanez. There's been a report. TMZ reported exclusively that he is bouncing back big time after he was brutally stabbed. He says he's on the men. He's feeling much better. They say that the rapper was transferred back to the prison hospital within the last few days after getting a treatment at a medical facility in California. And they're told that his condition has now stabilized and he's breathing on his own. He's able to talk, and he's in fair condition at this time. He is blessed 14 times as insane.

Morgan (75:09)

Where is the guy who stabbed him?

Lauren LaRosa (75:12)

Well, the guy that stabbed him in the same jail. Yes. Wait, is he in this? Just asking me. Are you saying that the guy wasn't.

Morgan (75:20)

No, I'm saying, like, is he in the same. Like, what they gonna do with him?

Charlamagne Tha God (75:23)

That is a great point. Like, what did they do with him after he just tried to step up, stab Tory Lanez. You don't keep him around Tori the second time he's. This before.

Morgan (75:30)

Yeah, he's done this before, too.

Charlamagne Tha God (75:34)

Yes.

Lauren LaRosa (75:34)

He's in jail.

Morgan (75:35)

He known for that.

Lauren LaRosa (75:35)

He was placed on restricted housing pending the outcome of the investigation that they're doing into the stabbing by prison officials. But no charges as of right now have been filed.

Charlamagne Tha God (75:45)

What?

DJ Envy (75:46)

All right, well, that is the latest with Lauren Charlotte Biden.

Charlamagne Tha God (75:49)

Yes.

DJ Envy (75:49)

Who you giving that down? Can.

Carlos Miller (75:50)

Oh.

Charlamagne Tha God (75:51)

We need Donald Trump Jr. To come to the front of the congregation. We like to have a word with him, please.

DJ Envy (75:54)

All right, we'll get to that. Next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Wake up, wake up.

Charlamagne Tha God (75:58)

You're locked into the Breakfast Club.

Taylor (76:07)

It's time for donkey of the day.

Charlamagne Tha God (76:10)

Donkey of the day does not discriminate.

DJ Envy (76:12)

I might not have the song today.

Charlamagne Tha God (76:13)

But I got the donkey today. So if you ever feel I need.

Kelsey (76:16)

To be a donkey man, hit it.

Charlamagne Tha God (76:17)

With the heavy Breakfast Club.

DJ Envy (76:20)

Who's donkey of the day today?

Charlamagne Tha God (76:22)

Well, Ed Sheeran, donkey of the day for Monday, May 19th goes to Donald Trump Jr. Now, if you haven't heard, President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. For more on that, let's go to MSNBC for the report, please.

Lauren LaRosa (76:37)

Former President Joe Biden announcing he has.

Taylor (76:39)

Been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer in a statement.

Lauren LaRosa (76:43)

His office announcing Biden was seen last week for a new finding of a.

Jess Hilarious (76:47)

Prostate nodule after experiencing increasing urinary symptoms.

Taylor (76:51)

On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer which has spread to his bones.

Jess Hilarious (76:55)

The cancer characterized with a gleason score.

Lauren LaRosa (76:58)

Of 9, which medical experts say indicates.

Jess Hilarious (77:00)

The cancer cells are likely to grow and spread rapidly.

Lauren LaRosa (77:04)

His office noting while this represents a.

Jess Hilarious (77:06)

More aggressive form of the disease, the.

Lauren LaRosa (77:08)

Cancer appears to be hormone sensitive which.

Jess Hilarious (77:10)

Allows for effective management.

Charlamagne Tha God (77:12)

At 82, Biden was the oldest sitting.

Jess Hilarious (77:14)

President when he left office in January, dropping out of the 2024 race amid.

Lauren LaRosa (77:19)

Concerns over his age and health.

Charlamagne Tha God (77:22)

Oh, that wasn't msnbc. That was Good Morning America. Listen, I don't care what your politics are. I'm no fan of Joe Biden, but I don't wish cancer in any form on anyone, okay? You either send healing energy or you don't. Anything else is pointless. Well, Donald Trump Jr. Decided to be pointless. Okay? He first reposted a message saying, politics aside, we wish a speedy recovery delivery. He reposted that and put agree 100. But that lasted about three hours. Okay? Three hours later he posted this message. What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage 5 metastatic cancer? Or is this yet another cover up? He wrote that as he reposted a message declaring, from a doctor, it's highly likely that Biden was diagnosed as president and didn't tell the nation. Listen, full disclosure, I thought the same thing, but I'm not a doctor, okay? I thought to myself, prostate exams are pretty common. I went to get a vasectomy consultation back in 2023 and ended up getting a prostate exam. Okay? I had my annual physical last week and they drew my blood for a prostate exam. So my point is prostate exams are pretty common. So I was just thinking to myself, how does a person who sees the doctor on the regular Mr. Early stages of Prostate Cancer, how is your first diagnosis aggressive and spread to the bone? That's where my mind went. But once you again, I'm not a doctor, okay? So I don't know. And the best thing when you don't know is just to shut the F up. Because when you don't know, when you ask questions that aren't coming from a good place or make statements that aren't coming from a good place, you end up sounding like Donald Trump Jr. First of all, Dr. Jill Biden, Biden's wife has a doctorate in education. Okay? She's not a medical doctor, so I could easily see why she would miss it because she's not a medical doctor. Checking for it. Okay? Dr. Jill Biden's educational doctorate is for those seeking leadership roles in education, okay? That's what a educational doctorate is for those seeking leadership roles in education. And MD Is a medical degree that prepares individuals to practice medicine and diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases. That's the difference. Okay? For anyone who, like Donald Trump Jr. Doesn't know any better. Okay? Donald Trump Jr. Thinks Dr. Dre can do knee surgery. Surgery. All right? Donald Trump Jr. Thinks Dr. Seuss was a licensed pediatrician. He also said, how do you miss stage 5 metastatic cancer? Metastatic means cancer that is spread. Well, there is one problem with that statement. There is simply no such thing as stage five cancer. It doesn't go higher than four, gang. Okay? I know every oncologist in America screamed in unison like it was a horror movie when they heard that stage four is the highest. Highest it goes. There is no stage 5 cancer. This is not Dragon Ball Z. You don't just keep leveling up past the final boss, okay? That's not how oncology works. Donald Trump Jr. Probably thinks stage six is when the cancer starts voting Democrat. Okay? Don Jr. Probably thinks WebMD is a liberal conspiracy and that board certified just means someone is good at Monopoly. Okay? Four is the highest. He goes. Four is cancer that is spread through distant parts of the body. For the record, three is cancer that is spread through lymph nodes and nearby tissue. Two is cancer that has grown more deeply into nearby tissue. One is a small tumor that hasn't spread, and zero is cancer cells found in their earliest forms. Come on, Donald Trump Jr. If you're gonna be nasty, at least be nasty in a somewhat smart way. Okay, the question you was asking is a valid one. Oh, you could have just reposted the doctor you reposted and left it at that. He reposted Dr. Stephen Quay, I think his last name is, who said prostate cancer is the easiest cancer to diagnose, diagnosed when it first starts and to watch it progress to bone. Mother Stussis. I know I'm pronouncing that wrong. He said it would be malpractice for this patient to show up and first be diagnosed with metastatic disease in May 2025. Okay? It is highly likely he was carrying a diagnosis of prostate cancer throughout his White House tenure and the American people were uninformed about it. It was perfectly fine Donald Trump Jr. To repost the that and leave it at that. Let everybody fuss and argue amongst themselves. But you decided to put some sauce on it and ended up sounding like a devil. Damn fool. Please give Donald Trump Jr. The biggest he hawk. If you're going to shoot, you got to shoot smartly. At least. At least, you know, while you.

Morgan (81:41)

I didn't even know that Donald Trump had a junior. Yeah, I didn't know. I know he had a son. I just didn't know that Joe was a junior.

Charlamagne Tha God (81:49)

Crazy.

DJ Envy (81:51)

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

Charlamagne Tha God (81:53)

Yes, indeed.

DJ Envy (81:54)

Now we're going to open up the phone lines. Clear your mind. Clear your mind. Clear your mind. 800-585-1051 have you ever lost a friendship because of a new relationship? That is the question. 800-58515 that's why you waddling here just now.

Lauren LaRosa (82:08)

I'm not waddling.

Charlamagne Tha God (82:09)

Taylor. Happy belated born day, Taylor.

DJ Envy (82:11)

Now, Taylor, one of our producers who is is pregnant right now. She has pregnant.

Lauren LaRosa (82:15)

Are you Taylor7 Yes.

Charlamagne Tha God (82:17)

Salute the big P. They hating on you because you got a little boot day because you're not starting a family.

DJ Envy (82:25)

So what happened, Taylor? What happened, Taylor?

Charlamagne Tha God (82:27)

Who are these hoes so I can go blast them right now with these holes on blast? Who are they?

Lauren LaRosa (82:33)

All right, so long story short, I had a friend, long time friend who once I got into this relationship and especially because I got pregnant so fast, you is not that supportive from the jump and I think more hating ass heifer.

Morgan (82:49)

Yeah.

Lauren LaRosa (82:49)

But I think more so because she's single, ain't she? That's basically.

DJ Envy (82:56)

So y' all used to go out. Y' all used to do things together. Y' all used to go on vacations and trips and go to brunches and clubs and go see Kendrick Lamar together. And now you don't take her. You take your boo.

Lauren LaRosa (83:07)

Yeah, she feels away but I think.

Taylor (83:10)

She and I think it was this.

Lauren LaRosa (83:11)

More so she didn't like the change.

Taylor (83:13)

Of it and from that she. It all happened when he wanted to.

Lauren LaRosa (83:18)

Throw me a surprise party and how.

Charlamagne Tha God (83:21)

She we ain't got time for them stories.

DJ Envy (83:22)

Usually she throws the party but now he wants to come in and and and jump on what she usually does and he wanted to pick the DJ and where the venue was and the colors are doing all that.

Charlamagne Tha God (83:32)

We don't care about them single family list.

DJ Envy (83:33)

Half of was 885-851-051. Have you ever lost A friend because of your new relationship. Now you got a new boo and people don't know how to act no more. Has this happened to you?

Morgan (83:45)

You damn right.

DJ Envy (83:46)

You gonna tell your story when you come back?

Taylor (83:47)

Yes.

Morgan (83:48)

There's a bunch of clowns out there.

DJ Envy (83:50)

Okay. Right. All right, we'll get to it. Next is the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club.

Charlamagne Tha God (83:59)

Daddy calling my phone call on my phone. It's top big time.

Carlos Miller (84:04)

Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion.

Charlamagne Tha God (84:07)

With the Breakfast Club.

DJ Envy (84:10)

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the God. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you're just joining us, we open up the phone line 800-585-1051. And we're asking, have you ever lost a friendship because of a new relationship? Taylor, our producer, came in here and said that one of her closest friends is. Is really not her close friend anymore because she got a new boo.

Morgan (84:31)

Yeah, she is a clown. The yo. And then Taylor left this out because I know she got pregnancy brain.

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DJ Envy (88:23)

Are you ready?

Kelsey (88:24)

Let's go. Let's go.

Morgan (88:29)

So I'm gonna say it. Why was.

Taylor (88:31)

All right.

Morgan (88:32)

So Taylor's boyfriend was trying to give her a surprise gender reveal party. And the damn best friend told Taylor about the surprise. Surprise. Because she didn't have nothing to do with planning it.

Charlamagne Tha God (88:40)

And tweeted Taylor having a son. Y' all, no need to come.

Morgan (88:42)

That is not what she did.

DJ Envy (88:44)

No.

Morgan (88:44)

She already a clown. Don't make a clown. Okay, yeah, that. That would have been so petty if she would have did that. But she told the girl about the damn surprise.

DJ Envy (88:52)

That's just as petty.

Lauren LaRosa (88:53)

Yeah.

Morgan (88:54)

So then, you know, that didn't discourage Taylor's boyfriend. So he was like, all right, you know what? We. That made Taylor mad. He still reached out to the friend, like, all right, look, I don't know why he told her about it, but I. I made it seem like I canceled it, but I'm still gonna have it. We just gonna change the date and. And you can still come and everything. Why she hit Taylor and told her again, she's a clown. That's what I said. She was never your friend. She wanted you. She was so. This is the problem. She. She was so used to having access to Taylor because she wanted Taylor to be that same single, lonely girl when. Back when Taylor didn't know her words.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:26)

That's right. When she was a single, lonely ass girl.

Morgan (89:29)

Yes. And he talking about F these. F these.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:31)

You know what I'm saying? And was hurt. Really wanted a man. Really wanted a family.

Morgan (89:34)

I helped Taylor.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:35)

Yes.

Morgan (89:35)

Get to where she at today.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:36)

That is true.

DJ Envy (89:37)

You helped her. You built her up just a few years ago.

Lauren LaRosa (89:39)

Yes.

DJ Envy (89:39)

Filled me up.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:40)

That is true.

Morgan (89:41)

Exactly. But Envy, the Rihanna song.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:44)

And we got to make sure Taylor ain't out here living a little stud life. You know what I'm saying?

Morgan (89:47)

Exactly.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:48)

Because now that she got in her bull family previous, she was all over.

Morgan (89:53)

The place and everything.

Charlamagne Tha God (89:55)

How we know this was just. Just a friend.

Morgan (89:56)

Exactly.

DJ Envy (89:57)

You know, but you're saying she's hurt because she had feelings.

Morgan (90:01)

Yes.

Charlamagne Tha God (90:01)

Maybe.

DJ Envy (90:02)

Maybe Taylor promised her something else.

Morgan (90:05)

Was like, no.

DJ Envy (90:06)

Open up the box.

Morgan (90:07)

She opened up the box. She may have. You know, because it was a lot of things Taylor was going through when I came around. And then when I got her together now she got a family, she got a man. And this girl, she is in a relationship, but she in a relationship with somebody who don't even want her. And she want kids, but the guy don't. And now that Taylor got all that, now that she got her life together, it's like, oh, no, I. Now she, you know, she's trying to separate and she's jealous. She envies Taylor.

Charlamagne Tha God (90:29)

Oh, wow. Well, listen, and Taylor did change the girl's name and her phone. Estate property. Crazy. I don't know what that means. Wow.

Morgan (90:34)

Yeah, I don't know.

DJ Envy (90:35)

Hello? Who's this?

Charlamagne Tha God (90:36)

What?

Taylor (90:37)

Good morning, it's Kiki.

DJ Envy (90:38)

Kiki, do you love me? What's up, Kiki? Talk to us.

Taylor (90:41)

Good morning.

Carlos Miller (90:42)

Well, I'm calling because I had this friend.

Lauren LaRosa (90:44)

She got pregnant first. She lost her baby daddy, and I became pregnant. I had to drive an hour away for something I hosted for the babies. And I had a flat.

Carlos Miller (90:54)

My man said, do not go until.

Lauren LaRosa (90:55)

You get that flat thing.

Carlos Miller (90:57)

So I became late.

Lauren LaRosa (90:58)

And after that I got this whole text message of I am not a.

Carlos Miller (91:02)

Good friend and I don't need that.

Lauren LaRosa (91:04)

She doesn't need my help anymore. Well, ten years later passed by.

Carlos Miller (91:08)

She has a family now, and now she's trying to rekindle the friendship.

Lauren LaRosa (91:12)

I just feel like at the time she didn't, you know, she lost her baby for. Saw that I had a family and doing things. She just didn't agree with it.

Carlos Miller (91:20)

Now that she has a family now she's trying to come back around.

Morgan (91:24)

How you feel about that?

DJ Envy (91:25)

Stay over there.

Taylor (91:27)

Yeah, I kind of feel like I did everything.

Carlos Miller (91:29)

I put that baby shower together when.

Lauren LaRosa (91:32)

You lost someone and I needed you there for me.

Taylor (91:35)

And it's like, how do I even.

Carlos Miller (91:37)

Introduce my kids now?

Lauren LaRosa (91:39)

Like, how do we do that?

Morgan (91:40)

It wouldn't be so bad if she didn't let 10 years go past. I mean, damn. I mean, I understand the frame of mind that she must have been in, losing her child's dad and everything, like. And everything. It was fresh and, you know, you.

Lauren LaRosa (91:51)

You don't.

Morgan (91:51)

Nobody ever expects for that to happen. She had to do it on her own. But to let 10 years go past, that's weird.

Jess Hilarious (91:58)

That's like, hey.

Morgan (92:00)

Yeah, like, hey, I'm. I got what I want now. So now we can align again. No, that's not how I go.

DJ Envy (92:04)

That's very crazy. Thank you for your call, Kiki. So the question is 800-585-1051, you ever lost a friendship because of a new relationship? That is the question. Call us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Carlos Miller (92:22)

If y' all talking about it, you know we talking about it.

Charlamagne Tha God (92:25)

It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion with the Breakfast Club.

DJ Envy (92:32)

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you're just joining us, we're asking, have you ever lost a friend because of a new relationship? Now, this conversation comes from our producer, Taylor, who recently just found out that her friend really wasn't her friend. Yeah, you wanna break it down?

Morgan (92:50)

What happened? Yes, she was a jealous clown. She was also just very possessive and obsessed with Taylor. She was used to having access to her. But when Taylor got her life together and got a family, she got a man, a baby on the way. These are all the things that the girl wanted and that she was trying to get. But now she's, like, separating herself. She was trying to sabotage the situation. She was acting like she didn't like Pat. At one point, she had told Taylor, like, I'm just trying to protect you. Like, I don't really like, like, who he is. Like, I gotta fill him out more. And it's like, damn. Like. Because she felt like. Cause it happened so fast for Taylor, and this is something that she's been wanting. You know what I mean? So that happens, though, that. That actually does happen.

Charlamagne Tha God (93:30)

I hope Taylor don't ever plan to be friends with this young lady ever again.

Morgan (93:34)

Taylor tried. She tried. She tried and she tried.

Taylor (93:37)

And she again.

Morgan (93:37)

She the girl. Again and again. Again. Proves how jealous she is. And so Taylor don't want nothing to do with it no more.

Charlamagne Tha God (93:42)

All right? She said that. Now to that girl, go to that baby registry and ball out. That's what's going to happen. That friend going to go to Taylor's baby registry and ball out. Then what?

Morgan (93:50)

Then we got to be our friend again.

DJ Envy (93:53)

Hello?

Charlamagne Tha God (93:54)

Who's this? Good morning.

DJ Envy (93:57)

Now, it says you've been on. It says you've been on both ends of what?

Morgan (94:01)

Excuse me. I've been the friend that cut somebody.

Lauren LaRosa (94:04)

Off, and I've been the friend that got cut cut off. But now y' all have added a.

Jess Hilarious (94:07)

Much more context to the story. Like before with the intro, it wasn't. We didn't know about the baby shower and all that.

Carlos Miller (94:14)

So.

Lauren LaRosa (94:14)

Yeah, maybe she really.

Jess Hilarious (94:15)

Not a friend. I was gonna say.

Lauren LaRosa (94:17)

Well, maybe cut her some slack. How long have y' all been friends? Because you got to look at it.

Jess Hilarious (94:21)

From the objective, and I Don't have any feelings for Taylor. So I would be looking at it from like an outside perspective.

Morgan (94:28)

Right.

Carlos Miller (94:28)

From both sides.

Charlamagne Tha God (94:29)

Yeah.

Lauren LaRosa (94:32)

Baby shower information.

DJ Envy (94:33)

Yeah.

Charlamagne Tha God (94:33)

Nah, she kind of.

Jess Hilarious (94:34)

Yeah, I think she might just be jealous, Taylor.

Charlamagne Tha God (94:37)

And you might. No, no, it was a gender reveal, not a baby shower.

Morgan (94:40)

Yeah, it was a gender.

Jess Hilarious (94:41)

Yeah, the gender reveal.

Lauren LaRosa (94:42)

Whichever. However.

Morgan (94:43)

Either one.

Lauren LaRosa (94:44)

Yeah, that was kind of bold.

Charlamagne Tha God (94:46)

What about them both? What about them both potentially maybe being.

Morgan (94:48)

Studs, but she was never a stud.

DJ Envy (94:51)

What?

Lauren LaRosa (94:52)

Saying that?

Charlamagne Tha God (94:53)

No, I was just giving you more context.

Morgan (94:56)

Hold on.

DJ Envy (94:57)

Is there some things you want to clear up before we get about it?

Lauren LaRosa (94:59)

Yes. First of all, that whole state property.

DJ Envy (95:02)

Stop.

Charlamagne Tha God (95:03)

You said you got her in her phone under state Pro.

Taylor (95:06)

No, I did not.

DJ Envy (95:07)

What about the stud talk?

Lauren LaRosa (95:08)

They were never stud. Nothing like that. I will be a pillow princess, but that. That.

Charlamagne Tha God (95:13)

See what I'm saying?

Morgan (95:15)

With this girl right here.

Lauren LaRosa (95:16)

That never happened. No. Nothing of that ever happened.

Morgan (95:18)

No. Clear it up.

Carlos Miller (95:19)

That's all.

Morgan (95:20)

That's all. You want to clear out now?

Charlamagne Tha God (95:21)

What if she goes? What if she go to your baby registry and ball out to.

Lauren LaRosa (95:25)

She don't have it.

Charlamagne Tha God (95:27)

God damn. And you calling her broke. Yes, Taylor, you know what? Just. That was bad.

Morgan (95:33)

I loved it.

Charlamagne Tha God (95:34)

You just said it.

DJ Envy (95:35)

You just.

Lauren LaRosa (95:35)

As in like, I didn't give it to her like before. I was trying to give her time to get together, cuz I told her she owes him an apology and she just kept dragging it out. It's been dang, like six months or so.

DJ Envy (95:50)

How long were your friends?

Lauren LaRosa (95:51)

Like eight years.

DJ Envy (95:52)

Damn.

Charlamagne Tha God (95:52)

So she's a financially challenged, familyless, he say.

Morgan (95:56)

I did not say.

Charlamagne Tha God (95:57)

That is crazy.

Lauren LaRosa (95:59)

Yeah, she just dragged out and I was.

DJ Envy (96:00)

So if she text you today and said, look, my bad, I want to bother.

Lauren LaRosa (96:02)

Yeah, she's blocked.

Morgan (96:03)

No damn period.

DJ Envy (96:05)

Oh, sorry, friend. Damn. She's not pregnant enough. She ain't got no man.

Lauren LaRosa (96:10)

No, I mean, she's dealing with someone, but, like, she don't want him.

Morgan (96:14)

He don't want kids, and she do. And it's like, leave him alone.

DJ Envy (96:20)

Jesus. All right, what's the moral of the story?

Charlamagne Tha God (96:22)

The moral of the story is, man, Taylor be stunting on you hoes. Ever since Taylor got her a man and got pregnant. Pregnant. She don't care about none of you family list heifers, okay? You little single ass familyless heifers. She looks down on y' all, okay? She looks down on y' all. I just want y' all to know that even. Even the ones that work up here, okay? Just letting you know. Just Letting you know. I'm just letting you know. Okay, you know who you are. You know who you are.

Morgan (96:49)

And she's done the self work. You've done a lot of work coming to me every week, right, Taylor? Go ahead, let him speak in the mic. You've done your work.

Lauren LaRosa (96:56)

Once I got closer to the guide and everything else too.

Morgan (96:59)

And no, that is true.

Charlamagne Tha God (97:01)

Taylor did. Taylor did go on her spiritual journey. I remember she said this. He had some change ago.

Morgan (97:06)

Okay.

Lauren LaRosa (97:06)

Yeah, I with myself about like what I want and everything else, so.

Taylor (97:09)

Right, Patrick.

DJ Envy (97:11)

So.

Charlamagne Tha God (97:11)

So all you lying ass single family list. He get honest with yourself. Okay? I wrote a book about it. Get on. It's a dialogue dying. Okay. Why your relationship sucks.

Morgan (97:23)

They're not gonna read what everything turns to a damn promo. Nobody gonna buy the book.

DJ Envy (97:28)

And then after you buy the book, go to my car show and then.

Morgan (97:33)

Buy tickets for the show.

DJ Envy (97:34)

You gotta do it all.

Charlamagne Tha God (97:35)

But guess what you know what you didn't do? You didn't tell them to buy that book. Real life, real family. Because they don't got none.

Morgan (97:40)

Exactly now.

Charlamagne Tha God (97:41)

Exactly now.

DJ Envy (97:42)

They don't have a family.

Charlamagne Tha God (97:43)

Exactly, man.

DJ Envy (97:46)

But real life, real love. Might be able to help you with.

Charlamagne Tha God (97:48)

This stuff now, what's up?

DJ Envy (97:50)

But I'll have it at the car show if you don't get it. But anyway, latest with Lawrence up next is the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club. Morning everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

Morgan (98:06)

Lauren becoming a straight face made it.

DJ Envy (98:09)

She gets him from somebody that knows somebody.

Charlamagne Tha God (98:11)

She gets the details.

Lauren LaRosa (98:12)

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

Charlamagne Tha God (98:15)

She be having the latest on.

Carlos Miller (98:19)

The Latest with Lauren LaRosa.

Charlamagne Tha God (98:20)

Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club.

Lauren LaRosa (98:28)

Well, and good news. I wanted to send a congratulations out to Jasmine Brown, jazzy comedian. Jazzy.

Morgan (98:35)

Watch Jazzy.

Lauren LaRosa (98:36)

Yes, watch Jazzy. She a announced over the weekend that they are expecting their second child together. She was at Pness and I. I forgot that that was this weekend.

Taylor (98:45)

Yep, yep, yep.

Morgan (98:46)

Shout out to Preakness out there at Baltimore City, my city at the Pimlico racetrack. We have freakness every. Every May. So yeah, it was real big. And shout out to governor Westmore and the first lady Dawn Moore for putting on a lot of the events from the 10th to the 17th. Yeah, Prickus was real big.

Lauren LaRosa (99:02)

It was a lot of people there. But she Was there? Yeah. No, no, go ahead. She was there, but it was a ton of names, and she looked amazing. She's in yellow. She posted a baby bump, and she was like, you know, we don't. Prickness. It's the mom and dad edition where she revealed her baby bump. So sending her congratulations. And then, I mean, the news takes a turn because it always just does. Yes, just does. Over the weekend, there was also video circulating of Antonio Brown got into a. A fight and there was gunshots that were let off. He was detained by police over the weekend. At a fight. He was at a fight. He was at a Aiden. Aiden Ross boxing event. So backstory of what people are alleging happened. So him. There was him and a guy. There's a guy who spoke out. His name is Z. Karanian. I'm. I'm probably saying that wrong. You guys will remember this guy because he's the man who got. Remember the guy who did the Palestine protest during the Super Bowl?

Morgan (99:55)

Oh, yeah.

Lauren LaRosa (99:56)

Remember, he ran up there and they had to, like, come and grab him.

Charlamagne Tha God (99:58)

Oh, yeah.

Lauren LaRosa (99:58)

During Kendrick's set. So that guy. Guy is coming out saying that he's the person that got into it with Antonio Brown. But basically, Antonio Brown was there. The video goes viral of him in, like, this scuffle with a bunch of different people, and you hear gunshots go off. He was then. After the gunshots were off, he was then detained by police, but he was shortly released after. And people were trying to figure out where the gunshots came from because there is video, multiple videos of this event. And a lot of the reports were saying that you could allegedly see a gun in his left hand as he was running, but nothing has been confirmed. So Antonio Brown had to come out and try and clear it up. He said that the boxing event that happened, he was jumped by multiple individuals who tried to sell his jury and cause physical harm to him. He says, contrary to some of the videos circulating, because he does look like he is, like, just, like, going off for no reason. In the videos, there's a couple people.

DJ Envy (100:49)

Look like they hit him.

Lauren LaRosa (100:50)

Yes. But he's. Yes, he's going off. Police. He said police temporarily detained him and they received his side of the story, and then he was released. He said he went home that night. He wanted to make clear he was not arrested. He plans to be taking legal action and pressing charges on the individual individuals that jumped him. And he's gonna keep people posted step by step. And people were wondering, okay, so you're saying that you were robbed, but there were Gunshots that went off. What happened? So this man, Zora Karan, did an interview with TMZ and he gave some backstory on what he is alleging happened. Let's take a listen.

Charlamagne Tha God (101:21)

What exactly started it?

Carlos Miller (101:23)

Did you give him a look? Was there like anything? Listen, I spent 40 days in the Dubai jail. Jail because we were out there for a Floyd Mayweather fight. He tried to defraud me out of a multi pendant that I designed and I was trying to go talk to. Well, I was going to talk to Floyd about being an ambassador. Long story short, he gave me something to hold. But then he backdoored and called the police on me and then got me locked up. Three years later, it came to a head at this Aiden Ross event. He went, got a gun, Ryan. Wild, wild gunfire. And I hummed it. I was spared. And so he tried to steal off on me. Then he went, got a gun, gun shot, wildfire. We fight. He shot at me twice. Praise me though I lie, wasn't hit. He runs into me after he shoot me. We tussling for the gun, fighting for the gun. We both get up off the ground. When I look up, the police is pointing the gun at us. The sheriff is pointing the gun at us. That's when I throw my hands up. He runs inside and that's when they run after him.

Lauren LaRosa (102:14)

Now in the video, like there's multiple. And because people were live and they were streaming, they were doing all the things right because there's a lot of young kids there. There's one video that. That reports are pointing to where you hear the person recording being like he. That you literally hear them say, he has a gun, he has a gun. Boom. The shots go off and everybody starts to scramble. In the statement I just read to you guys, AB does not address the. The gunshots, a gun or anything of that nature. And there has been no updates on where the shots came from from actual law enforcement. But yeah, crazy scraffle. It was so many people outside too, because it's Aiden raw. So everybody was there. So it could have turned really, really bad.

Charlamagne Tha God (102:48)

But you know one thing I was thinking about when I saw all of this. What happened to all that money that AB raised for that man that was lying about being at a job interview? He dropped his kids off. McDonald.

Morgan (102:57)

Oh, wow.

Lauren LaRosa (102:58)

I don't know.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:00)

We just be letting things just go. What happened to all that money?

Lauren LaRosa (103:02)

What was that man's name? Cuz he said he was gonna give it back.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:04)

Chris McDonald.

Lauren LaRosa (103:05)

Chris McDonald.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:06)

I don't know if he ever even got It. No, his name wasn't Chris McDonald. I forgot what his name was.

Lauren LaRosa (103:10)

Remember, he said he was going to give it back if it wasn't, like, true. I could reach out to. I'mma look that up.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:15)

I just wonder what happened. Chris. Chris Lewis was his name. That's the guy who. Who allegedly walked his three kids from his apartment to McDonald's and left him while he was on a job interview. But then the police said he wasn't on a job interview, and Antonio Brown raised all that money for him. I just wonder what happened to all that money.

Lauren LaRosa (103:29)

I'm trying to find it. The GoFundMe still up because.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:32)

Wow.

Lauren LaRosa (103:33)

I didn't even think about that. Well, he got a lot more to worry about right now, but he did say he was gonna give it back if. If it came that the story wasn't true. AB was trying to do something good there, but, yeah.

Morgan (103:42)

Happy birthday to Mel.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:43)

Max.

Morgan (103:44)

It's his birthday.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:45)

Yes.

Morgan (103:45)

He would have been, what, 100? Yeah.

DJ Envy (103:48)

100 years old.

Lauren LaRosa (103:49)

I don't know why those two putting it together, just sitting a beat. And Michael, be people I don't like.

Charlamagne Tha God (103:55)

People say that he would have been 100, maybe.

DJ Envy (103:58)

Well.

Lauren LaRosa (103:59)

Oh, you mean, like, you don't know if he would have lived to actually imagine.

Charlamagne Tha God (104:02)

But, yes, today is his birthday.

DJ Envy (104:03)

That's right. All right, well, that is the latest with Lauren. Thank you. Lauren's off the court. She'll fill us in with everything that happened today with the Diddy trial.

Lauren LaRosa (104:10)

Yes.

DJ Envy (104:10)

Okay. All right, the People's Choice mixes up next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Charlamagne Tha God (104:14)

You're checking out the Breakfast Club. Good morning, everybody.

DJ Envy (104:17)

It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne. The guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now we got a salute to Lynn Whitfield. Ms. Lynn Whitfield for joining us this morning.

Charlamagne Tha God (104:26)

She look good.

DJ Envy (104:27)

Now, Ms. Lynn Whitfield is about, what, 72, man?

Morgan (104:31)

That lady.

Charlamagne Tha God (104:31)

72 years old.

DJ Envy (104:32)

That's right. She has. She's on season seven of the Shy. And you can check that out on Paramount.

Charlamagne Tha God (104:37)

Plus, yes, man. Salute to Lynn Whitfield. Amazing woman. She is. And also I want to tell people, man, tomorrow is the big day. Don Staley, Uncommon Favor basketball, North Philly, my mother and the life lessons I learned from all three will be available everywhere you buy books. Okay? So your bookstores, your Amazons, you know, wherever you buy your books, Uncommon Favor will be in bookstores tomorrow. So make sure you go grab that copy. Available via Black Privilege Publishing.

Morgan (105:04)

Simon and Houston, shout out to ac. I did Atlantic City over the weekend. And it was amazing, man. A lot of our producers came out. Lauren came, she bought our mom, Taylor came and bought, you know, her boyfriend, who she got a good family by. She ain't gonna let nobody mess it up, right? All right, good. And it was just amazing, man, to see everybody. I had jokes about Lauren. Lauren was the loudest one in there. She was cracking up laughing. Yo, she. She had a little. She came down before the show. Show, and I gave her some shots because, you know, that's all she came down there for. But.

Charlamagne Tha God (105:35)

But what were some of the joke. Well, you have to tell us the job of. What were the jokes entailing about my.

Morgan (105:39)

Job and hers now.

Charlamagne Tha God (105:41)

Oh, nothing to do with her wig.

Morgan (105:43)

Or no, because her wigs don't bother me. They bother you? Don't play with me. She's not currently wearing a wig. Yo, they are tapings, okay? Tapings. Extensions. I don't even know what that exactly. Go do your Googles and then come back and talk about about it tomorrow. But this weekend I'm gonna be in Connecticut. Mashantucket. Get your tickets for Foxwoods Casino.

DJ Envy (106:04)

Casino.

Morgan (106:05)

Be there this Friday, and then Saturday, I'll be in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Wilbur Theater. Me and my brother, Desi Alexander. Get your tickets if you have. Not yet. Just hilarious. Official dot com. Yo, Kelsey's amazing.

Charlamagne Tha God (106:16)

Kelsey's fine.

Morgan (106:17)

Is amazing. Yes. I went for the brunch on Saturday. Yo, this is the thing. He shut down. He shut it down for me. I got there a bit little late, and, you know, they close at 2 and they open up at 4. So he was like, yo, you can come between 2 and 4. Why was people lined up? They was mad because they was like, we see our in there. We want the food. Yo, people really wanted Kelsey's that's coming in.

Charlamagne Tha God (106:37)

Yep.

Morgan (106:38)

They had to. Yeah, like, like, yo, y' all can't come in until 4. They was like, no. The lady came and she sat there, she said, well, I guess I'm taking my food to go. Like, she was serious and black people was not playing. So shout out to Kelsey's, man. Yeah, shout out to them now.

DJ Envy (106:50)

Solomon, you gotta positive, positive note.

Charlamagne Tha God (106:51)

I do. And it's an oldie but goodie from the great Maya Angelou. You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Have a great day, Breakfast club.

Kelsey (107:04)

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Carlos Miller (108:04)

I'm Clayton English.

Charlamagne Tha God (108:05)

I'm Greg Lott.

Carlos Miller (108:06)

And this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast.

Charlamagne Tha God (108:09)

Last year, a lot of the problems of the drug war this year, a lot of the biggest names in music and sports.

Carlos Miller (108:16)

This is kind of star studded a little bit, man.

Kelsey (108:18)

We met them at their homes, we met them at their recording studios. Stories matter and it brings a face to it.

Carlos Miller (108:24)

It makes it real.

Charlamagne Tha God (108:24)

It really does.

Lauren LaRosa (108:25)

It makes it real.

Carlos Miller (108:26)

Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs Podcast Season 2 on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

DJ Envy (108:35)

Hi, I'm Sam Mullins and I've got.

Kelsey (108:37)

A new podcast coming out called goboy, the gritty true story of how one.

DJ Envy (108:41)

Man fought his way out of some of the dark places imaginable.

Taylor (108:45)

Roger Caron, was 16 when first convicted.

Charlamagne Tha God (108:48)

Has spent 24 of those years in jail.

DJ Envy (108:50)

But when Roger Caron picked up a.

Taylor (108:52)

Pen and paper, he went from an.

Charlamagne Tha God (108:53)

Ex con to a literary darling from.

DJ Envy (108:56)

Campside Media and iHeart Podcasts. Listen to GoBoy on the iHeartRadio app.

Kelsey (109:01)

Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

Taylor (109:05)

You feelin this too is a horror anthology podcast.

Charlamagne Tha God (109:10)

It brings different creatives to tell ten.

Taylor (109:14)

Vile.

Carlos Miller (109:16)

Grotesque, oh my God horrific stories.

Taylor (109:21)

On what scares them the most. You feeling this too?

Kelsey (109:29)

Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts.

Taylor (109:32)

Or wherever you get your podcasts. You're listening to an iHeart podcast.