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DJ Envy
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Just Hilarious
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Bom Han
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Wilmer Valderrama
It's nostalgia overload as Wilmer Valderrama and Freddie Rodriguez welcome another amigo to their podcast, Dos Amigos. Wilmer's friend and former that 70s show castmate Topher Grace stops by the Speakeasy for a two part interview to discuss his career and reminisce about old times.
DJ Envy
We were still in that place of like, what will this experience become? And you go, you're having the best time. But it was like such a perfect golden time.
Wilmer Valderrama
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DJ Envy
Good morning usa.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yo, yo, yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
DJ Envy
Jess, hilarious is out. What up, Charlemagne?
Freddie Rodriguez
Peace to the planet.
DJ Envy
It's Tuesday.
Freddie Rodriguez
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
Absolutely. Man, it feels so good for the temperature to start changing to be a little warmer. It feels better. I hope, I hope for everybody's just enjoying the weather. If it's warm where you at? I think it's warm pretty much everywhere, but I hope they're enjoying the weather.
Freddie Rodriguez
Just make sure you got on the right deodorant. Don't get caught lacking, okay? I told y'all last week, I got caught lacking a little bit. I ain't smelled musty in years.
DJ Envy
You didn't wear deodorant?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yeah, I had deodorant on. That's my point.
DJ Envy
So you wore deodorant and you were still musky musty?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes, I had a little musk, but I took that crew neck off and I was like, whoa, what is that? So I want all y'all out there to be prepared, but let's talk about other things. Man, when the hell did the Mega Millions ticket go up to $5? Okay? You can't even afford. You can't even afford to hope anymore. We can't even afford to hope no more in this country.
DJ Envy
What was the Mega Millions before? Was it $2? It was $2.
Freddie Rodriguez
$2 a ticket. Listen, I'm old enough to remember when it was a dollar, okay? Then it went up to $2. Now it jumped to a whole $5.
DJ Envy
But what's the winnings? Usually I only play when it's like a billion.
Freddie Rodriguez
It don't even matter. I play all the time. I'm playing all the time. I play all the time. For since it's from the existence, from the beginning of the Powerball and the Mega Millions, I went to the store to buy 5 mega million tickets and she was like $25, $25. Wow. What you mean $25? It cost me $20 just to buy 5 Powerball. 5 mega million. That's what un want. Un want. 5 mega. 5 mega million. 5 Powerball. She told me that it was 25 $5 for 5 mega millions tickets. Cuz the ticket prices went up to $5. You can't even afford to wish no more.
DJ Envy
Yo. You know what's so crazy? When you start getting older, you start doing old things like that is A old my dad thing. I remember my dad going to the store be like, I remember when this was only a dollar, now it's $2. I just wanted 10.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's not an old thing, that's an economy capitalism thing. Because everybody's affected by that regardless of age, you idiot.
DJ Envy
No, but nobody complains about it. But older people like you, you tell me. I never heard nobody talk about the.
Freddie Rodriguez
Power, like complain about the price of things going up.
DJ Envy
Yes, absolutely.
Freddie Rodriguez
And the power and the Mega million is yet another thing that is going up in our country that people shall complain about. If you are a regular Mega Millions player like I am. 2 to $5, 5 tickets, 25. Do you know what type of increase that is? I can't even afford to hope. I can't even afford to wish to play the Mega Billions now.
DJ Envy
Nah, I don't be playing like that. Have you ever won?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes, I win all the time.
DJ Envy
Much you win? What's the most.
Freddie Rodriguez
Most I would win was $100.
DJ Envy
How much do you think you spent, mister? I play all the time I spent.
Freddie Rodriguez
I mean I've been playing it for years, like literally for years since the Powerball came to South Carolina, whatever that was eons ago.
DJ Envy
So a couple thousand dollars you would say, sure.
Freddie Rodriguez
But you know what? It's, it's about the, it's about the hope, okay? It's about the, the wishful thinking. That's all the lottery is. You go to the store and you like, man, I'm going to play this lottery with the hopes of winning. Now you can't even afford to hope to 25. I can't do it. That decreases my chances because I can only probably afford to buy one or two tickets. Not spending no more than $10.
DJ Envy
Okay, all right, well, let's get the show cracking. We got front page news. More going to be joining us. The Philadelphia Eagles went to go see Donald Trump yesterday. She'll break that all down. And of course we got some sports for you. All right, we'll get to that. Next, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front PA now in sports, the Cavaliers beat the hate by 55 last night, 138 to 83. They send the Heat home. They won that series four nothing. And also the warriors beat the Rockets 109, 106. They lead the series three one. And that series is very chippy. Boy, they are two seconds away from just straight up and down, brawling.
Freddie Rodriguez
But great, great playoff basketball. That's what we love to see. I'm glad to see the NBA being physical. I like the game the other night between Detroit and.
DJ Envy
Oh, that was a great game.
Freddie Rodriguez
They was physical. Warriors and rockets were physical. I like it. That's what playoff basketball about.
DJ Envy
What's up, Morgan?
Lauren LaRosa
Hey, y'all. Hey.
Just Hilarious
Good morning and happy Tuesday, everybody. How you feeling?
Freddie Rodriguez
Bless. Black and highly favored. How are you, Morgan?
Just Hilarious
I'm doing well, thank you. Let's keep in line with sports, but let's make it political. Right? So President Trump, he honored the Philadelphia Eagles at on the south lawn of the White House yesterday following their super bowl championship win. Now, Eagles quarterback Jaylen Herz was among some players who did not attend the ceremony due to scheduling conflicts, but that didn't stop the president from honoring the team. Let's take a listen to President Trump speaking at the ceremony.
Freddie Rodriguez
That was a special day. That was a big one. But the Eagles have turned out to be an incredible team, an incredible group with a fantastic coach and coaches. And having you at the White House is very, very special and important. And we appreciate you being here.
Just Hilarious
So President Trump also shined a spotlight on the team star running back Saquon Barkley. The two had the opportunity to play golf over the weekend ahead of this visit, and Barkley also rode with the president on Air Force One. Now, the president joked, kind of tongue in cheek, saying that he offered Saquon Barkley a ride on Air Force One. And usually people are like, no, no, no, that's okay. But Barkley was like, yeah. So let's take a listen to President Trump honoring Saquon. Saquon. Saquon Barkley.
Freddie Rodriguez
The season started off slow, but you soon caught fire with your great coach inspiring you, and you got the ball to your superstar running back, who I met yesterday. And I want to tell you he is. He's a handsome guy, but I wouldn't want to tackle him. Saquon Barkley. Where's Saquon? Did he just say he wouldn't want to sleep with him?
DJ Envy
No, he said tackle him.
Freddie Rodriguez
What does that mean? He's a handsome guy, but I wouldn't want to tackle him. Just because he's handsome doesn't mean I want to tackle him. I don't want to sleep with him, you know, but he's handsome.
Just Hilarious
He said tackle him. His football.
Freddie Rodriguez
Right?
Just Hilarious
Charlamagne. Okay.
Freddie Rodriguez
What would he be tackling him for? He's not a football player. Read between the lines. If I was the Eagles, I wouldn't have went simply because Trump was rooting for the Chiefs. Forget all the politics and all that. You was rooting for the Chiefs. Heavy. Okay. Heavy.
DJ Envy
Yeah, he was rooting for the Chiefs. But, you know, some of the players wanted to go. I mean, it's still a opportunity to meet the president, so.
Just Hilarious
Yeah, yeah, absolutely. In fact, that's what Saquon was saying. He pushed back over on the criticism he received for playing golf with Trump over the weekend. In a social media post, he said, quote, maybe he just respects the office. Not a hard concept to understand. Now, A.J. brown, Devonte Smith, Jalen Carter, Jordan Davis, Brandon Graham, Nolan Smith, and Zach Braun also had a scheduling conflict, so they did not attend this ceremony.
Freddie Rodriguez
Mm.
Just Hilarious
Moving on the real the White House is signaling that it is not extending the real ID deadlines. Remember I told you guys about that about a month ago. Real id, you got to be real ID compliant. So get to the dmv, the NBA, the mvd, whatever they call it in your area. Get there and make sure that you have an updated id. So Kentucky lawmakers sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asking for a delay on real ID enforcement, citing the potential for long lines at the dmv, or what they call in Kentucky the mvd. They call it the MVA here in Maryland. As a result, some other states are hiring more staff and increasing DMV hours. So the Trump administration says all states will need to comply by the May 7 deadline. That's literally around the corner. May 7 is the deadline. So Real ID is an enhanced security driver's license that will be needed to board any domestic airline flight. Let me repeat that. Domestic. That means stateside. That means if you go in to Atlanta from Maryland, if you go into California, if you traveling in the states, you're going to need to be real ID compliant. So it's definitely not giving try it with this administrations, but I'm not going to get too much into that. We'll talk more on the other side.
Freddie Rodriguez
I wonder how that works because, you know, I have my people reach out, you know, to get the real id and they say you can't get appointments with the DMV unless your license expires within the next three months.
DJ Envy
Yeah, I mean, and the same thing I was gonna say with Charlamagne, I don't have a real idea. And when I they said you have to schedule an appointment. And my appointment is not until June.
Freddie Rodriguez
So is your is your license expiring interview?
DJ Envy
It's not expiring, but he probably has.
Just Hilarious
Flights between now and then, Right?
DJ Envy
Yes, of course. So I can't get a real ID till June, but they're saying until that you have to carry your passport or your passport card.
Freddie Rodriguez
But I can't get one till 2027 because that's when my license expires. So my point is, like what? I thought you could go to the DMV and get a real id, but they telling me, no, you can't get expired.
DJ Envy
Right.
Just Hilarious
But they're going to continue to issue them as well, beyond the deadline. It's not like, you know, oh, you know, the deadline's over so you can't get another one or you, you won't be able to get one. They will continue to issue them beyond the deadline. It's just a matter of that is the deadline. So if you have a flight beyond May 7, it's going to be a.
Freddie Rodriguez
No, I understand the deadline, Morgan. What I'm saying is I want to get a real ID right now and I can't because my light. They say you gotta unless your license expires within the next three months. So I can't get one in two years?
DJ Envy
Well, no, they told me I just had to make an appointment. I just made an appointment and they made me an appointment for June and I could do it. But the problem with it is, like what Charlamagne said, if I'm traveling May 8th and my appointments in June, what the hell am I going to do?
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, you carry your passport if you have a passport.
DJ Envy
A lot of people don't have passports.
Just Hilarious
Right, right, absolutely. Which is exactly why the Kentucky lawmakers are asking for that delay. But yeah, we'll get more into what's going on with Trump. It's his first 100 days in office and he also signed executive orders on immigration. So stick around for more front page news at 7.
DJ Envy
And I would also say this to people that's trying to get a real id. They have these centers where you can actually walk up and do it. It's not at the dmv. So when I went to the international car show, you know, the car show was in every state, they had places where you can just walk up to the booth and they'll do it right then and there. They just don't have it in Jersey, so I wasn't able to do it. But New York, they have it for New York. I know. I think they have it for Georgia. They have it for a lot of different places. So definitely call and ask, but I just can't do it to June. So we'll see what happens May 8th when I gotta travel. But thank you. That is front page news. Now get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 800-585-1051. Get it off your chest. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Freddie Rodriguez
The Breakfast Club. It's a new day. This is your time to get it off your chest. Wait. Wake up. Whether you're mad or blessed, it's time to get up and get something.
Carlos Miller
Call up now.
Freddie Rodriguez
800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Hello?
Freddie Rodriguez
Who's this?
Caller 1
Hey, this is Keisha.
DJ Envy
Hey, Keisha. Good morning. Get it off your chest.
Caller 1
Good morning. I want to holler at Charlamagne about the Black Effect podcast.
Freddie Rodriguez
Peace, Keisha. What's happening, Charlemagne?
Caller 1
I got some positive things to say to you this morning.
Freddie Rodriguez
Okay. What's happening? Talk to me.
Caller 1
Well, this is my third year attending, and it was amazing. I just want to put that out there.
Freddie Rodriguez
Thank you.
Caller 1
Anybody who has not attended, they need to attend. It's a great event for networking. My daughter and I have a podcast called the Loose Lips and Liquor.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, I remember y'all. I met. I think I met y'all one year. Loose Lips and Liquor. I remember that name.
Caller 1
No, you haven't met yet. That's the problem.
Freddie Rodriguez
Okay. I feel like I know that name, though. Loose Lips and Liquor.
Caller 1
Well, we want you to know the name, but it's a really great event, and everybody was so welcoming. Everybody was coming up to each other. We were doing interviews. People were running us down to interview them. It's a really great event. It's something that everybody needs to take part of if they can. If you're interested in podcasting, it's really a great event.
Freddie Rodriguez
I'm glad you had a great time. And thank you to you and your daughter for. For pulling up three years in a row.
Caller 1
And also, I want to shout out to Lauren, hey, I have some gifts for you. Charlamagne.
Lauren LaRosa
I got them. Are you the lady? You the lady? When I was sitting down behind me?
Caller 1
Yes.
Lauren LaRosa
Got you. Okay.
Caller 1
And I put my 700 camera in that bag.
Lauren LaRosa
And. You got your camera back, didn't you?
Caller 1
Yes. Your manager. Amazing. She brought the camera to my daughter at the job, so that was great. So we have some footage on there.
Freddie Rodriguez
So you gave Lauren gifts to give to me?
Lauren LaRosa
They shipping here?
Freddie Rodriguez
Lauren kept them.
Lauren LaRosa
No, I didn't. They're still in Atlanta.
Freddie Rodriguez
Lauren backstage, being very Charitable handing people stuff.
Lauren LaRosa
No, I didn't. I got your gifts. It was just too much for me to pack to take on the plane, so they're shipping it to me. The same girl that brought you your camera?
Freddie Rodriguez
I did the same thing.
Caller 1
Yes, yes, she explained it. She said it was too much to carry. Yes, but it's Book Charlemagne. I want you to read my books.
Freddie Rodriguez
As soon as I get them. I will. And I really do appreciate y'all, man. You know, that's what the Black Effect Podcast Festival is, you know? You know, I feel like nowadays we need community more than ever, and we need to create safe spaces for each other, and that's what I feel like the Black Effect Podcast Festival is. It's just a safe space for a few hours. We just get to be free and have some fun.
Caller 1
It feels like a family reunion.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes, ma'am, it definitely does.
Caller 1
We don't even know each other at all.
Freddie Rodriguez
No, we do.
Caller 1
We all cousins already family or something.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's right. That's right. Thank you very much, Keisha.
DJ Envy
Thank you, Keisha.
Caller 1
Y'all, please check us out.
Freddie Rodriguez
Lips and Liquor Podcast. Thank you, Keisha. Loose lips and liquor.
DJ Envy
All right.
Freddie Rodriguez
Loose lips.
DJ Envy
All right. Thank Keisha.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's. That's a studs dream. That's how studs get it done. Okay? That's how those lips get loose with the liquor.
DJ Envy
Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent and hit us up, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club.
Freddie Rodriguez
This is your time to get it off your chest.
DJ Envy
800-585-1051.
Freddie Rodriguez
We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Hello?
Freddie Rodriguez
Who's this?
DJ Envy
Hey, this Chuck from ct. What's up, Chuck? Get it off your chest.
Freddie Rodriguez
What's going on?
DJ Envy
Envy.
Freddie Rodriguez
What's going on? He's king. How you. Anything good? I got a question about the real id.
Caller 1
Right.
Freddie Rodriguez
So here in Connecticut, you still got to make the appointment and everything, but at the. At the dmv, they give you a paper printout to use until your new one comes in the mail. I want to know if can we fly with that paper printout?
DJ Envy
I'm not sure, but probably not because it doesn't have your picture on it. That's the whole idea, is to have.
Freddie Rodriguez
A everything on it. Got your picture, got the barcode on it, but it's. That's what you use until your physical car comes in the mail. Well, if they. If they're giving you that to use until your physical car comes in the mail. I'm sure you can fly with it. What other reason would you be having it?
DJ Envy
I would check just in case because real idea is for driving. I tried to check, you know, I.
Freddie Rodriguez
Mean, the airline said I gotta call tsa. I couldn't get in touch with tsa. So I'm like, I don't know what to do.
DJ Envy
Yeah, because I mean, usually it's for driving. Because you think about it, you. If you're driving without a nice license, like a actual picture license, you can use that paper if you get pulled over. I don't know about flying.
Freddie Rodriguez
Right. That's why I said I don't know if TSA gonna accept that. You know, they. They differ.
DJ Envy
But if you are flying, they say you can use your US passport, US Passport card, US Department of Homeland Security card, US Department of Defense id, Permanent resident card, border crossing card, and acceptable photo ID issued by federally recognized. This is tribal nation, foreign government issue passport, a Canadian provincial driver's license and a US Citizen Citizenship and Immigration Services card.
Freddie Rodriguez
I don't even know what you said. I don't know majority of what you.
DJ Envy
Just said me ne. All I know is US Passport and US passports.
Freddie Rodriguez
I know no idea. What are you reading? I have no idea what you just. I do not know 90% of what.
DJ Envy
You just said, but that's what the TSA website are the things that you would need to have. If you don't have a real id.
Freddie Rodriguez
How is that going to impact clear too? What about US Clear members, How's that going to impact clear?
Lauren LaRosa
In Atlanta there was three lines. It was TSA pre checked clear with real id and then you got to.
Freddie Rodriguez
Have real ID with clear.
Lauren LaRosa
Well, it was moving faster. It was clear real ID and it was clear with the real ID and something else because I remember I wrote it down because I was like, did you get this?
DJ Envy
The digital is usually the fastest.
Freddie Rodriguez
Man, I'll find out about that paper. Print on something, man.
DJ Envy
We'll ask, we'll put Morgan on it.
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, I'm tell you what, if I can't use my clay, that's one less bill I'm going to pay every year. God damn it.
DJ Envy
Well, clear, it's free. You got American Express. The American Express page. You're clear. It does American Express. Well, yes.
Freddie Rodriguez
I didn't know that benefit.
Carlos Miller
Hello?
DJ Envy
Who's this?
Freddie Rodriguez
Hey, what's going on? It's Cameron.
DJ Envy
What's up, brother? Get it off your chest.
Freddie Rodriguez
I just wanted to say. I just want to say good morning. First off, DJ Envy, Charlamagne God, just hilarious.
DJ Envy
Morning, brother.
Freddie Rodriguez
Man, I just wanted to say everybody out there, just keep your head up through all the hard times. I'm a truck driver, so, you know, I keep up with everything political wise, but that's really it. Single dad hustling. Hey, yo, king. You know, I was just telling them. I was just telling them behind the scenes how the. The trucking industry is going to be impacted because you know that the tariffs have already hit. So the container ship departures from China to the u. S. Are going to be slowing down. By early to mid may, the. The container ship, the u. S. Ports is going to come to a stop, and then by mid to late May, the trucking demand is going to come to a halt. And then that's when you're going to have empty shelves and lower sales for companies. And then by. By late May, early June, it's going to be layoffs in the trucking industry.
Carlos Miller
Yeah, I know, man.
Freddie Rodriguez
My pops, he been in the industry for years, man. So it's like, you know, it's crazy out here, bro. And, you know, I just wish everybody peace and blessings, man. I'm telling you, we gonna need community more than ever, you know what I'm saying? Like, I'm telling everybody right now to start stocking up, but, you know, we gonna need community because you might need to go over to your neighbor's house for a cup of sugar. Like, it's gonna be like that. I'm telling you right now, y'all take us to game. It's gonna be like that.
DJ Envy
Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, you can hit us up now. We got the latest with Laura coming up.
Lauren LaRosa
We do. Beyonce kicked off the cowboy car detour. They was playing with her about them ticket sales, but I think it's on the up and up. We're gonna talk about it.
DJ Envy
All right, we'll get to that. Next, it's 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. Lauren be kind of a straight fat. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.
Freddie Rodriguez
She gets the details.
Lauren LaRosa
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.
Freddie Rodriguez
She be having the latest on it. The latest with lauren larosa. Sometimes you have facts, Sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have a little bit of everything. What was the latest on the breakfast club? Talk to me.
Lauren LaRosa
So last night, Beyonce kicked off her cowboy Carter Tour in LA at SoFi Stadium. There have been a lot of conversations around the Beyonce tickets because reports were that they were not selling the way that they typically would sell and how they should sell for this to be such a big tour. When the show kicked off in LA last night, there was reportedly still 3,800 seats available, and resale prices dropped $20. And with just hours left, there were reports that ticketmasters were still selling seats from $47 to $331. But there were crazy resale prices online as well, too, which is insane because there were tickets left, but people were selling tickets for insane amounts of money. The show went down, however, and let me tell y'all, Beyonce is Beyonce, but that Blue Ivy. Did y'all watch the videos I sent?
Freddie Rodriguez
Y'all?
Lauren LaRosa
Listen, Blue Ivy is the one. She is a superstar. So y'all remember when Beyonce went on her last tour, Blue Ivy was dancing on. On stage of the sets, and people were. They were all worried about critiquing her dancing, like, how good she was, how good she wasn't. Like, she's not a kid. Let me tell y'all something. Baby girl came back not to play. She comes out to several sets, including Deja Vu, and when I tell you, she steals the show. She is so, so good. Rumi, Beyonce's baby girl also came out on stage and was a part of the show last night. And yeah, the girls are saying if. If tickets are available, go and get them because the show was amazing.
Freddie Rodriguez
Listen, people preparing for a recession this summer. That's why those t still available. Okay? People can't afford to go. Don't let the Internet fool you. Folks is hurting out here. They may not want to show you on social media, but in real life, they will have no choice. Yeah, you can't front in real life. You might confront on the Internet, but you can't front in real life. Okay, mega millions is $5 now.
Lauren LaRosa
Go ahead, Andy. What you about to say?
DJ Envy
I was gonna say, it's so funny when people say she didn't sell out, but she's doing, what, 32, 34 shows. And out of those 32, 34 shows, a majority of them are sold out. Like, that's huge right now, especially for what we're going through.
Lauren LaRosa
So 100%, like, stop it. I think. I think anytime, even. Even when her. Her. When her shows do sell out, people just have such a big conversation about the ticket prices. But I will say, in a lot of the reports that I saw about the ticket prices, everybody kept saying they're unclear why isn't selling. And that's. It's exactly to me what Charlamagne is saying.
Freddie Rodriguez
People ain't got no money.
Lauren LaRosa
Exactly. And they letting you know on X they like, yo, is there a way we could carpool these tickets? Like, people want to go, but they really can't afford to go. Yeah. So shout out to Beyonce her opening night.
Freddie Rodriguez
It would be dope for her to get. I mean, I don't know if it's up to her, but, you know, for them to give away the remaining inventory just because of the current economic situation that we're in, because there is a lot of people forecasting that we will be in a recession, you know, by. By this summer, a lot of federal workers have lost their jobs and, you know, more of that is to come because of these tariffs. So it would be cool just to give away the remaining inventory just because, you know, people hurting out here.
DJ Envy
Well, I wonder if she did a deal with Live Nation and Live Nation controls those tickets. You know what I mean?
Freddie Rodriguez
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Freddie Rodriguez
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Bom Han
It's your boy Bom Han, and I'm bringing you something epic. Introducing the K Factor, the podcast that takes you straight into the heart of K Pop. We're talking music reviews, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into the industry like never before. From producers and choreographers to idols and trainees, we're bringing you the real stories behind the music that you love. And yeah, we're keeping it 100, discussing everything from comebacks and concepts to the mental health side of the business. Because K Pop isn't just a genre, it's a whole world and we're exploring every corner of it. And here's the best part. Fans get to call in, drop opinions, and even join us live at events. You never know where we might pop up next. So listen to the K factor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This isn't just a podcast, it's a movement. Are you ready? Let's go, let's go.
Wilmer Valderrama
It's nostalgia overload as Wilmer Valderrama and Freddie Rodriguez welcome another amigo to their podcast, Dos Amigos. Wilmer's friend and former that 70s show castmate Topher Grace stops by the Speakeasy for a two part interview to discuss his career and reminisce about old times.
DJ Envy
We were still in that place of like, what will this experience become? And you go, you're having the best time, but it was like such a perfect golden time.
Wilmer Valderrama
Listen to Dos amigos on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
DJ Envy
Cause they probably paid her a certain amount of money, so I don't know if they actually can. But like you said, lowering ticket prices will help all the artists all summer long.
Freddie Rodriguez
Just giving some away. Free for you. For super fans.
Lauren LaRosa
I will say though, people are online complaining about ticket sale prices and there's still a lot of lower end, like cheaper tickets that you can purchase. I don't know why people skip over that, but you can purchase the cheaper tickets.
Freddie Rodriguez
Mega millions is $5 a ticket now.
Lauren LaRosa
Okay, we heard you.
DJ Envy
Okay.
Lauren LaRosa
Yes. And. And yesterday too, I wanted to say the theme on stage for Beyonce was never asked permission for something that you. That already belongs to you, which leans into her coming into the Cowboy Carter space, the country music space, and taking what is rightfully hers. And she showed images of some of the black country music singers and, and people who play like the different instruments and all those things. So, yeah, making sure I added that in there. Now another right turn here, Diddy. Now, Diddy has a new defense. We talked about this yesterday, but. But Puff has a new defense right now that I think is pretty interesting. So what did he say?
Freddie Rodriguez
Never asked permission for taking things. What do you say?
Lauren LaRosa
I didn't even think about how those kind of relate. No. So what he's saying is that he, he was not in control of his mental capacity, so there's no way he could have committed those crimes.
Freddie Rodriguez
Insanity.
Lauren LaRosa
Yes.
Freddie Rodriguez
Good defense.
Lauren LaRosa
No, it's not.
Freddie Rodriguez
When all else fails, just plain dumb. I was crazy. I'm retarded, you, Honor.
Lauren LaRosa
You're not supposed to say that word. So Diddy is saying that he lacked mental capacity to commit crimes. Now here's what. What is happening? So his team is saying, look, I know that y'all are alleging that there were these crazy parties and these crazy acts that went down, and all these people are saying that they were drugged and there were. There were drinks that were given to him or whatever, but our client also may have been under the influence of something that allowed him to not control his actions. Now, and the documents that were obtained by tmz. TMZ reported this exclusively. And the documents that were obtained, they don't. They. They redact what his mental issue was that messed with his capacity. But in other lines, they talk about things that have to do with like drinking and alcohol. So it's you putting two, two together here.
Freddie Rodriguez
But you know why that's not a good defense? Because you still made a choice to do those drugs. You still made a choice to drink that alcohol. You still made a choice to do those things.
DJ Envy
So, you know, numerous times.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yeah.
DJ Envy
It's not like it's a one shot and done.
Freddie Rodriguez
Right. That's right. So you still have to be responsible for your actions under, you know, under the influence. You don't get in the car drunk and then wreck and kill somebody. And, you know, they let you off just because you was drunk. No, you made the choice to drink. You made the choice to drink and drive.
Lauren LaRosa
And also too. It's not. I mean, just legally speaking, prosecutors are shooting back on this and this is how, you know, the reporters know that drugs and alcohol. Part of the conversation of what Diddy's claiming is because prosecutors responded in the document and they said, listen, there is rules that say you gotta let us know that y'all are going to be trying to claim that the evidence of drugs and alcohol as an effect to you or what you're about to lean on you. You guys didn't do that in enough time. So you can't tell us that it was drugs and alcohol. And they also supposed to be bringing this doctor or have this doctor in conversation that's supposed to be testifying to what Diddy's team is claiming. And prosecutors are like, he never even examined them.
Freddie Rodriguez
The drugs and alcohol defense is also a terrible defense when you have people who are saying, yes, you drugged me and you, you know, gave me alcoholic drinks and, you know, I mean, like, like all of that, you, you're kind of, you know, what's the word? Us validating their point or deflecting. Not even deflecting. You're validating what they said about you. If somebody, if you said, hey, he drugged me, he gave me drugs and, you know. Yes. So you're saying, oh, yeah, I was taking those same drugs and I. So I was out of it. Yes, we were all out of it together.
Lauren LaRosa
I just think it's horrible too. And it's really vague because if you saying you was in this drug, allegedly drug or alcohol induced haze or whatever, you don't know what happened. That's a big gray area for an attorney to leaning on. So as the defenses fall, we will continue to cover them.
DJ Envy
All right, well, thank you. That is the latest with Lauren. Let me ask y'all one question back to the Beyonce thing. Do you think the fact that it's a quote unquote country album and it's. It's more of a. On a country tip that a lot of people are not buying tickets?
Lauren LaRosa
No, because she's doing way more than that. Like she. I said Blue Ivy came out the deja vu. She's doing a ton of other songs and Cowboy Carter, Grammy nominated. Yes. Sorry. One. But like, it was a big. It was a big moment. Like it introduced a lot of people to country music. The girls people bow down for Beyonce are simply broke.
Freddie Rodriguez
And we and the country going to get broker. They talking about a recession this summer. People just simply don't have money. Now, I keep telling y'all, social media will fool you and you think everybody got it, but reality is about to set in. You can't fake in real life. You might get fake on social media, but you can't fake in real life.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, she does diva. She does thick. She does like I'm that girl coat, like a lot.
DJ Envy
Yeah, no, I know that, but I know the theme is. Is the country album. That's what I was asking. All right, well, that is the latest with Lauren. When we come back, Morgan will be joining us with front page news. So don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Freddie Rodriguez
You're checking out the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. Is DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the God we are the breakfast club. Lon LaRosa filling in for Jess. Now let's get in some front page news now. NBA playoffs last night. The Cavaliers beat the heat 138 to 83. Beat him by 55. Heat is up out of here. And the warriors beat the Rockets 109, 106. They lead that series three one. What's up, Morgan?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yeah.
Just Hilarious
Yeah, what's up? That was crazy, that sweep. Anyways, let's get into this presidential news. You know, it's officially President Trump's 100th day in office, and he's marking the occasion with a rally today in Michigan at the Macomb Community College just north of Detroit. What up, though? He is expected to speak about his work on the border, which brings me to my next point. Yesterday, he signed multiple executive orders related to immigration. One of the orders mandates truck drivers to be proficient in English. Another order to crack down on sanctuary jurisdiction. And that order calls for a list of identifying such sanctuary jurisdictions that obstruct the enforcement of federal immigration laws within 30 days. Now the White House is focusing on President Trump's immigration crackdown during the first 100 days of his second administration. It's the first of several days meant to showcase Trump's sweeping agenda. Meanwhile, during a White House briefing yesterday, border czar Tom Homan addressed the US Citizen children who were deported with their mothers. And he had a message for those who remain in the country illegally, who have US Citizens, citizen children. Let's take a listen to border czar Tom Homan.
Freddie Rodriguez
If you choose to have a US Citizen child, knowing you're in this country legally, you put yourself in that position. You put your family in that position. What we did is remove children with their mothers, who requested the children depart with them. This is a parental decision. The law clearly says if you arrive at our border without proper documentation, you shall be detained, not maybe not think about it, shall. And that's what President Trump's doing.
Just Hilarious
Catch and release is over, he says. Catch and release is over.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah.
Freddie Rodriguez
I do think when the media has that conversation, we can't rage bait though, because, you know, every time they say it, they'll be like, oh, a two year old got deported, a three year old got deported, but they're not telling the whole story of their parent was here illegally and so the parent got deported and so they sent the child with them. Because when I hear it, I'm like, why the hell would they deport a 2 year old? Why would they deport some child with cancer? But then there's a whole other story that, that goes with it. The only reason I think that, you know, media should be completely honest and tell the whole totality of the story is because that's when people, you know, label things fake news.
DJ Envy
But I would, I would ask, are the kids forced to leave? Right. So if the kid has a, a family member that's here legally, are you making the kid leave because the parents are leaving? Or could the kids stay with his grandparents? Or could the kids stay with his father? Could a kid stay with his uncle? That's the only thing. Because they're saying those kids are forced to leave regardless with moms.
Freddie Rodriguez
I mean, what parent, what parent would want that, though? What parent would. Your parents. You want your child.
DJ Envy
A lot of parents would want their child to stay here instead of going back. A lot of parents would absolutely, positively.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yeah.
Just Hilarious
And that's essentially what the border czar was saying, Tom Holman. He was saying that, you know, the mothers who wanted to take their children with them, that's their call, they're going to take their children with them. But if you decide that, if your child is a US Citizen, you know, they can remain here with a family member who is also probably a US Citizen. That's essentially what's happening in that regard. In that regard, in that case, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt also addressed the efforts, or lack thereof, to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the US after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. Remember, the Supreme Court ordered that the administration facilitate his return. But here's what she had to say in regards to that case.
Freddie Rodriguez
That is his home country.
Wilmer Valderrama
That is where he belongs.
Lauren LaRosa
And the administration intends to comply with.
Wilmer Valderrama
What President Bukele said of El Salvador.
Freddie Rodriguez
He does not intend to send that individual back. Yeah, So I completely forgot about him. They flood the zone so much with so much information like, I completely forgot about him. I'm already thinking about this now. It's about the little kid who got deported and the kid with cancer who got deported. I completely forgot about him.
Just Hilarious
Yeah. See, it just, it tends to pile up. But, you know, I'm not gonna get too much into that. Let's switch gears. President Trump is fresh off a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss pushing forward budget legislation. Now, last week, Johnson said the House is pushing to get the spending bill approved by Memorial Day. Some of the issues that Republicans remain at odds over include potential cuts to Medicaid spending, tax cuts, and military spending. The GOP legislation is currently in various committees that will create drafts before the Budget committee combines them into the one large package that, you know, President Trump likes for the Senate and House to vote on. Johnson said that Trump was in good spirits in regards to those talks. And my last story, everybody likes apple juice, right? You know, we all love to a good tall glass, cold glass of apple juice. Well, careful drinking that Martinelli's and company apple juice right there. Over 7,000 cases of apple juice are being recalled. S. Martinelli and Company says some of its apple juice has been contaminated by patulin, a toxic substance that is created by mold. And now the recall affects more than 173,000 bottles of apple juice distributed across 28 states. Now, the FDA, the FDA says the exposure to the substance could cause adverse health consequences. And the World Health Organization also says patulin is a poisonous substance found in rotting apples and could cause nausea and vomiting. So be careful drinking that apple juice.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, so that's pretty much always having issues. That's like crazy because people say it's.
Just Hilarious
The best one and it's like, oh, well, now you got to be careful. Not only do you got to be careful about, you know, what, all, all of what's going on in the world, but now you got to be careful. Well, you still got to be careful about what you put in your body, too. So there's that. But that's your front page news, y'all. Y'all follow me on socials at morganmedia. M O R G Y N M E D I A and for more news coverage, follow lack informationnetwork. Download that free iHeartRadio app and visit us@binnews.com thank you. Have a great day.
DJ Envy
All right, thank you, Morgan. Now let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051 unk was uncan this morning, first.
Freddie Rodriguez
Of all, sounding like Madea, Y'all not gonna make me believe that I'm the only person that cares. The mega millions is $5 now. Now, I've been playing the Powerball and the Mega Millions for as long as they've been Powerballing the Mega Millioning, okay? It used to be $2 for the Mega Millions and it jumped to $5. I went into, you know, the local corner store in my neighborhood to play my numbers. I always buy five Powerball and five Mega Millions because, hey, you never know. That's $10. I went into the store to buy my tickets, and she said, that'll be 35. I was like, 35. Only ordered 10 tickets. She said, yes, the Mega Millions is $5. I said, the Mega Millions is $5 a ticket now. So I can't even afford to hope. I can't even afford to wish. I can't even afford to dream. That's all the lottery is, right? The lottery is just, you know, you walk in there and you hope you wish, okay? You just hoping you wish that you hit, okay? Now it's $5 a ticket. So I can't even afford to get my five tickets no more. I can only buy two because I'm a budget, right? I'm only gonna spend 10 on the lottery. So I'm gonna buy. I'm gonna buy my five Powerball, right? And then I'm gonna buy. And then I'm gonna buy my. My two Mega Million.
DJ Envy
Lauren, that's exactly what it sounds like. My grandpa used to be like, play my number and give me my cigarettes. My grandfather used to do that all the time in the summer. Go to the corner store.
Lauren LaRosa
Why don't you let them people go get their products?
DJ Envy
Okay, so let's open up the phone lines. Are you dealing with the same thing I'm dealing with? 800 585-1051? I'm not a gambler. I don't begin. I don't gamble like that. I don't gamble in a casino. I only play the Mega Millions when it's like, close to a billion. I'm just not a gamble.
Freddie Rodriguez
So guess what? Next time you want to play the Mega man, when it's close to a billion, it's going to be $5 a pop. Now, this ain't no ontivity, because these are. This is the. The Powerball in Mega Millions lottery. Everybody plays it because, hey, you never know. And it's literally $5 for a mega Millions ticket. That's too much. Money. We gonna have to stage a protest against Mega Millions.
DJ Envy
800-585-1051. Let's discuss. And I tell you, I'm still the same guy. I still say 40 on number three. I don't care if the gas prices shoot up. I only put in $40. If I'm only playing $10 for Mega Ball, I'm. If it's only two tickets now, what.
Freddie Rodriguez
Is why you combine them?
Lauren LaRosa
Charlamagne is in here already rich. Trying to play this lottery envy. You got cars big as a house. Talking about you only put $40 in your car.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's what I do.
DJ Envy
$40 on three.
Freddie Rodriguez
I am not. I make. I'm happy to be making a living.
DJ Envy
You and me both.
Freddie Rodriguez
God is good.
Lauren LaRosa
$40. What? Car envy. Which day of the week is it?
DJ Envy
It don't matter. I'm only putting 40 on three. That's. That's all they getting from me. So that's it.
Freddie Rodriguez
Call us right now if you are being impacted by these high Mega millions tickets. They're $5 now.
DJ Envy
UNCan this morning, 800-585-1051 is the breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club.
Freddie Rodriguez
It's topic time.
Carlos Miller
Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion.
Freddie Rodriguez
With the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lauren LaRosa filling in for just this morning. And if you're just joining us, we'll open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. UNC is being unk this morning.
Freddie Rodriguez
How am I being unk? I'm just letting y'all know that the Mega millions is now $5, y'all. I can't be the only person in America that cares about this. You know what I'm saying? I've been playing my numbers for years. I mean, since Powerball came to South Carolina, you know, back in the early 2000s, right? I remember when Powerball used to be a dollar, and then Mega Millions came around. I don't know if Mega Mans was a dollar or if it was $2. All I know has been $2 for years. So I go in the store and I play five Powerball five Mega Millions. That's usually $20. Okay? That's usually $20. That is a fair price to pay for a hope and a dream. I went in there the other day and I said, let me get five Powerball five Mega Man. She said, that'll be 35. I said, 35. Why? I said, I only want 10 tickets? She said Mega Million is now $5. I said, what? I can't even afford to wish. Now I can't even afford to hope. They say you play the Mega Millions in the Powerball because, hey, you never know. I can't even afford to never know.
DJ Envy
Well, let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. I don't gamble like that. I don't gamble in casinos. I only play the Mega Ball or the Powerball or whatever.
Freddie Rodriguez
If the Mega Millions in the Powerball. Okay, you know what I mean? The Mega Ball is what y'all used to do at Diddy parties. That was an extra, extracurricular activity at a Diddy party. A Mega Ball.
DJ Envy
I don't really. I. Like every once in a while, when it gets close to a billion, then I'll play. But I'm not on it like that. What about you, Lauren?
Lauren LaRosa
No, never.
DJ Envy
All right.
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, let's believe in yourselves. See, I believe in myself. I'm the type of person that'll look at the Mega Millions number or the Powerball number and see that it's like one and whatever. Hundreds of millions of people win. And I'll be like. I'll be that one person.
DJ Envy
I always feel like it's an older person. And I always feel like they live in a place that I've never heard of.
Lauren LaRosa
That's why I always get their ticket from a gas station. Station.
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, guess what? I always get them from the gas station. And I am becoming as much as much older person. I'll be 47 this year. When am I eligible to win 60?
DJ Envy
Hello, who's this?
Freddie Rodriguez
This is Cheyenne.
DJ Envy
Cheyenne, what's up? Talk to us.
Freddie Rodriguez
I play the Mega Millions Powerball Lotto every single day. The first time I walked in and I saw that mega millions was $5, I almost dropped to the floor. I play every single day now. Now that it's $5, you're not gonna play as much, which they're still gonna get their money, but then you're not gonna be able to make as much money because you can't play as many tickets as you used to, sir. You don't have as much hope. You can't afford hope anymore, which is crazy. Can't even afford hope.
DJ Envy
Have you ever won, sir?
Freddie Rodriguez
I have. I've won 2,500. I've won a hundred. I've won. I've won thousands. I won a multiple times. But now it's like they're taking away those chances for you to be able to Win. That's right. And it's like, I can only afford a couple tickets. The most I've ever won is $100. I always win, like, $2, $4. And I'm grateful for that because, you know, it's baby steps. That lets me know I'm getting closer to that jackpot.
DJ Envy
Oh, my goodness.
Freddie Rodriguez
Absolutely. It's fun to go in there and then say, okay, I want. Maybe I play $4, but I get my $4 back.
Caller 1
Now I play $10, and then it's.
Freddie Rodriguez
Like, I only win $4.
Caller 1
I lost $6.
Freddie Rodriguez
So now, you know, like, I'm struggling. Now, like, you know, I'm in a hole. So before, I never felt like I was in a hole. Now I feel like I'm in a hole every time I play. And this brother is absolutely right, because I'm only going to spend $20. I'm going to buy. I'm going to still buy my. My5 Powerball, but now I got to reduce my Mega Millions to only two tickets. So that's decreasing my chances of winning Mega Millions.
DJ Envy
Hello? Who's this?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes.
Caller 1
How you doing? My name is Stacey Adams. Like the shoe.
DJ Envy
Hey, Stacey Adams. Like the shoe. What's up, brother? Talk to us.
Caller 1
Okay, so listen, everybody who knows me knows that I'm a lottery crackhead. So I don't care if it goes to $20 a second, I'm playing.
Freddie Rodriguez
No, I'm like Charlamagne. No, no, no, no, no.
Caller 1
I'm dead serious. I am dead. Yo, I listen to y'all every morning. I start my day at, like, 4am I got my own cupcake business, Yo, Charlamagne. I cannot believe I'm on the phone with y'all. But, yo, when I heard about the lottery, my crackhead came. Oh, I'm sorry. My crackhead side came out. I'm like, yo, I got a call. I am on the Breakfast club. That's crazy.
Freddie Rodriguez
$20 a ticket?
Caller 1
Yes.
Freddie Rodriguez
No.
Caller 1
So, Charlemagne, I actually won a lot. Actually, like, I never win, like, the Big five Ball or, like, the Mega Mutants, but I play, like, the pick three to pick four.
DJ Envy
What's the most you won?
Caller 1
Okay, so the most I ever won was 1080.
DJ Envy
Okay, and how much you think you spend a week?
Caller 1
Oh, no.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, it's crazy.
Caller 1
Like I said, I'm a crackhead.
DJ Envy
How much do you spend a week, man?
Caller 1
Probably about. I spent, like, $30 a day. Forget the week. I spent, like, $30 a Day.
DJ Envy
$30 a day. Which is what, five days a week you spend.
Freddie Rodriguez
He's an Entrepreneur, though. He got his own cupcake business. Yeah, right.
Caller 1
I got my own cupcake business. So I make that money. Yo, I want to bring y'all some cupcakes.
Freddie Rodriguez
Like, I really do.
Lauren LaRosa
What's your Instagram?
Caller 1
Okay, got it. Okay, got it. My Instagram is Stacy. S T H T Y Underscore famous F A M O U S Underscore cupcakes.
DJ Envy
Thank you, sir.
Freddie Rodriguez
Stacy. Eddie, put Stacy on hold. Get his information. Let Stacy bring his cupcakes up here. I'm telling you, man, this Mega Millions thing is. It's. It's a travesty that's going on in our communities right now. $5 a ticket is ridiculous. It went from $2 to $5 with no warning. At least I wasn't paying no attention.
DJ Envy
Some of y'all need to call that number, the 1-800- gambler. If you have a problem, please call this number. That man spends $7,000 to $8,000 a year, and he only won a thousand dollars.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yeah, but the reality.
DJ Envy
For multiple years.
Freddie Rodriguez
But the reality is, what if that's his vice? Like, you know, like, what if he don't. What if he don't buy nothing else? What if he don't buy, like, cars or, you know, spend his. What if that's what he wants to spend his money on?
DJ Envy
1-800- gambler. I think that's the number. What's the number? Lauren, find it for us. 800-585-1051. If you're just joining us, UNC was so distraught this morning. Charlemagne walked in. He didn't know Powerball tickets. The price went up.
Freddie Rodriguez
Not the Powerball. The mega millions is $5, man. Not the Powerball.
DJ Envy
Okay, all right.
Lauren LaRosa
And it's one. It is 1-800-gamblers. Operated by the National Council.
Freddie Rodriguez
I'm not a gambler. I don't gamble. I don't do. I don't do the prize picks, the draft kings. I don't do. I don't gamble. I don't gamble at casinos. I'm telling you, my gambling is limited to Mega Millions and Powerball tickets every day, every week. That's what I do. I don't gamble.
DJ Envy
I don't go casinos. But I just gamble on lottery.
Lauren LaRosa
When you talking to your kids about the. All this, do you say you playing your numbers?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes.
Lauren LaRosa
You are so country, man.
Freddie Rodriguez
What's wrong with that? What's wrong with being country?
Lauren LaRosa
You eat fat back.
Freddie Rodriguez
No, hell, no pork. No pork on my fork.
DJ Envy
I'm playing 800-585-1051. Are you distraught, like this morning. Call us up. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Freddie Rodriguez
Talking about it.
Carlos Miller
You know, we talking about it.
Freddie Rodriguez
It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion with the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lon LaRosa filling in for Jess, if he's just joining us. UN came in this morning so upset.
Freddie Rodriguez
Listen, it's not. I am upset, and I'm upset because, you know, the mega millions is $5 now. It used to be two. Now I'm the type of person, I play my Powerball on Mondays. I play my Mega Millions on Tuesdays. Right. When else is Powerball? Powerball is also on Saturday. I think Wednesday too. And Mega Millions is Thursday. All I know is I play them all the time. Powerball, Mega Millions. And I always spend $20. I get five Powerball tickets. Five Mega Millions tickets. That's $20. You get five numbers a piece. Now Mega Millions has jumped to $5. So I can't afford to buy five Mega Millions tickets. I can only buy two now because I'm only gonna spend $20. That's it. I cannot even afford to hope. I can't even afford to dream.
Lauren LaRosa
No, they got payment plans, though. You could do like Klarna, if you.
Freddie Rodriguez
Got to do a payment plan for a Mega Million, the Powerball, you don't.
Lauren LaRosa
Need to play like, I don't know if they got it for that, but they got it for a lot of other stuff. So maybe no, Jesus.
Freddie Rodriguez
They don't have no payment plan. Are you simply saying is we should be able to. We, we as a people should be afford. We should be able to afford to hope when we get to the point where we can't even afford to wish no more, we are in some bad, bad shape as a country.
DJ Envy
But I only play lotto when I'm driving by and I see the big huge signs and it says the Mega Millions or Powerball is close to. Well, that's the only time I pay.
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, one thing that you've noticed, that Mega Millions number ain't as big as it used to be, is it? Right, because people ain't spending paying it because it's $5 a ticket now.
DJ Envy
800-585-105. Who's this?
Caller 1
Stacy.
DJ Envy
Hey, Stacy. Are you feeling the same as Unc?
Caller 1
Oh, I agree with my guy Charlamagne. And my horse was high. My hopes ain't high no more, man.
Freddie Rodriguez
You see what I'M saying. And you calling from that843 where you be buying your tickets at?
Caller 1
Well, at the corner store, Charlie, man. At the corner store. The inhabit.
Freddie Rodriguez
How did you feel when you walked in and realized that it was $5 a ticket for Megan?
Caller 1
I tell the boy, cancel it. I going home.
Freddie Rodriguez
We can't even afford to hope no more. We can't even afford.
Caller 1
Man, that's crazy, man. He running out.
Freddie Rodriguez
I feel you.
DJ Envy
I think it might be a good thing that it would have maybe stop people from. From spending all that money. Because how many people do you know that hit the big one? Lauren? Do you know anybody that hit the big one?
Lauren LaRosa
Never. But I never thought about it. Like, people look at this as, like a thing of hope. I thought it's just something, you know, old folk, country folk do.
Freddie Rodriguez
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday is Powerball. Tuesday, Friday is Mega Millions. Yes, we look at it as, as. As a sign of hope. Because I think they got the best tagline. Hey, you never know and you never do know.
DJ Envy
Hello? Who's this? Hey, good morning. Where you calling from?
Caller 1
Good morning. I'm calling from Marilyn.
DJ Envy
Hey, Marilyn. Now are you feeling like uncle, you upset that they raised the price of the Powerball?
Freddie Rodriguez
It's the Mega Million, man.
DJ Envy
Stop doing that $2.
Freddie Rodriguez
Cut it out now. You keep doing that on purpose.
Caller 1
Listen, UNC is not UNCan. He is preaching. The Mega Millions used to be $1. Then it went up to $2. Now it's going up to $5.
Freddie Rodriguez
Damn.
Caller 1
Yes. Listen, I used to get my ginger ale and my ticket and still have $2 left. Now I get Martinelli's, but I can't because y'all said it's poison. So that's over. My daughter has prom this weekend. She has college, then the twins in two years at college. Where's the new Earth at an early age?
DJ Envy
Cause I need an exit. How much do you spend weekly on Powerball? Mega Million.
Caller 1
I get a ticket every week. And I agreed with the $2. I was like, all right, I can do it. That's still under $5. So I would get my 1 mega million ticket and my 1 Powerball ticket. Because you just never know. We cannot afford to dream anymore.
DJ Envy
Have you ever won, Mama?
Caller 1
No, I haven't.
Freddie Rodriguez
I'm sure you've won little things. You've won like $2, $4.
Caller 1
Yes, I won like $10, $16. The highest I won one time was 77.
Freddie Rodriguez
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It's nostalgia overload as Wilmer Valderrama and Freddie Rodriguez welcome another amigo to their podcast, Dos Amigos. Wilmer's friend and former that 70s show castmate Topher Grace stops by the speakeasy for a two part interview to discuss his career and reminisce about old times.
DJ Envy
We were still in that place of like, what will this experience become? And you go, you're having the best time. But it was like such a perfect golden time.
Wilmer Valderrama
Listen to Dos amigos on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Lauren LaRosa
You right.
Caller 1
You're right, Unc. I do appreciate it, though.
Lauren LaRosa
I just forgot, that's all.
Caller 1
I'm on your side here.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's right. That's right.
DJ Envy
Have a good one, mama.
Freddie Rodriguez
And by the way, I'm old enough to remember when Mega Millions and Powerball was a dollar too. I've been playing Mega Millions and Powerball since they came to South Carol, early 2000s. Okay, so I remember when it was a dollar too, boy. But we used to be a goddamn country. You hear me?
Lauren LaRosa
Sunflower seeds used to be 25 cent too.
Freddie Rodriguez
We could. I could buy five Mega man, five pound ball for ten dollars. God damn.
Lauren LaRosa
It's crazy. The struggles that I remember versus what you remember. What you mean, cuz? I remember sunflower seeds was 25 cents. So we're a bag of chips. You could get chips, sunflower seeds, and a drink for all under a dollar.
DJ Envy
I just remember McDonald's. The McDonald's meal used to be 2.99,324 with tax.
Freddie Rodriguez
That double cheeseburger with fries.
DJ Envy
That's right.
Freddie Rodriguez
I. Oh, don't we. Okay, we're old.
Lauren LaRosa
Hello.
Caller 1
Hey. Hey, what up, y'all? My name Muffin. I'm from Detroit, Michigan.
DJ Envy
What up, doe?
Freddie Rodriguez
Your name Musty?
Lauren LaRosa
Hey, Muffin.
Caller 1
My name Muffin. That's my real name.
Lauren LaRosa
Oh, shoot.
Freddie Rodriguez
How are you, muffin? What's happening?
Caller 1
What up, Charlemagne?
Freddie Rodriguez
What's the word? What up, though?
Caller 1
Hey, what up, though? I'm mad too, about this Powerball and Mega Million Man. I actually agree with you for once.
Freddie Rodriguez
In the second now. The Mega Millions. The Powerball didn't go up. It's the Mega Millions that went up now.
Caller 1
Yeah, it's $5 per ticket. It used to be two. And I used to be able to give me like four or five tickets.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's what I.
Caller 1
That's just ridiculous. I ain't got money like that, man.
Freddie Rodriguez
Listen, they talking about they're forecasting a recession this summer, and we can't even afford to dream. We can't even afford to look.
Caller 1
I just want to get in where I physically. They can recession all they want. Just let me get the magic ball. Power ball. I don't care what ball. I'm trying to recession with some cash.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's right. I just want to be able to afford the hope, that's all. Don't take away my hope, Mama.
DJ Envy
How much you want me for?
Caller 1
That's my dream. Every day I tell everybody I'm gonna be a multi millionaire. And then after I hit the Mega Milk, I'm gonna turn around and hit that Powerball the next day.
DJ Envy
Oh, you're gonna keep going. How much you won? What's the most you want?
Caller 1
Mama, I didn't won like 500.
Lauren LaRosa
Okay, that's a good. That's a good amount.
Caller 1
I thought I was doing something.
DJ Envy
How much do you spend a week?
Caller 1
Oh, well, right now, because it went up, I gotta. I'm spending like $40 a week.
DJ Envy
$40 a week. Okay, so $40 a week?
Caller 1
Yeah. Cause they come out twice. It come out twice a week. It come out twice a week.
Freddie Rodriguez
Tuesday and Friday is Mega Millions. Monday, Wednesday, Saturday is the Powerball.
DJ Envy
So you spend $2,000 a year.
Caller 1
And I got to play every time. I got to play every time. Okay, I got a question for you though. Do you pick your own numbers or do you let the machine pick four?
Freddie Rodriguez
I used to. I used to. I used to pick my own numbers. I used to. Well, only two. I used to play two different numbers. I'm not gonna say what the numbers were, but, you know, we all do the same thing. Kids, birthdays, and grandma birthday, mama birthday. So I used to do that, but then I just started doing the quick picks. Cause I was just like, you know what? Whatever God got playing gonna happen. So I just started doing quick picks.
Caller 1
Okay, so Was you successful with either one?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes. I would always hit seven. I always used to hit the powerball seven. Cause seven is God's number, so I would always hit the powerball. Give me a couple dollars. $2.
Caller 1
Okay. Okay. Do you play the double play?
DJ Envy
All right. Oh, that's too much. Goodbye, Mama.
Freddie Rodriguez
And now we can't. We definitely can't even afford to do the double play now.
DJ Envy
She's serious Envy.
Lauren LaRosa
You ever been at the gas station and the people is talking to the guy like this with all these different things they trying to buy? I'd be pissed off. Like, y'all should have knew what y'all wanted before y'all got there.
Freddie Rodriguez
Y'all know scratch offs.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah.
DJ Envy
They'd be like, number 35. Let me get a three.
Lauren LaRosa
Oh, my God.
Freddie Rodriguez
Your problem is you don't recognize signs. What you should have done when you was in those gas stations, you saw them playing that, you should have said, you know what? Maybe I should spend a little dollar or two.
Lauren LaRosa
I don't see what happens.
Freddie Rodriguez
It don't matter.
Lauren LaRosa
No, just. Just know what you want before you get in there. I'm trying to get my gas to get where I gotta go.
Freddie Rodriguez
We know what we want, but now we disappointed in what we want because it cost $5, bro. Mega Millions, Lauren.
Lauren LaRosa
They be in there running it down.
Freddie Rodriguez
You know what the moral of the story is? Hope is the last thing ever lost. When we have gotten to a point in this country where we can't even afford to hope, we can't even afford to wish. Oh, we in some dire times. Y'all better buckle up.
DJ Envy
Oh, boy. Forget the. Forget the. Milk prices went up. The egg prices went up. The gas prices up. Well, no, that, too.
Freddie Rodriguez
Guess what? When all of those things go up, guess what I hope for? Hit the goddamn mega million.
DJ Envy
All right, we got the latest with Lauren coming up.
Lauren LaRosa
Yes, we do. Well, we talking about Terence Howard and why he didn't want to kiss a man.
Freddie Rodriguez
Damn.
DJ Envy
Whoa. All right.
Lauren LaRosa
Talk about it.
DJ Envy
We'll get to that. Next, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the ladies. You.
Freddie Rodriguez
I can hear this residual song playing too much this morning.
DJ Envy
She gets him from somebody that knows some backs.
Freddie Rodriguez
She gets the details.
Lauren LaRosa
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.
Freddie Rodriguez
She be having the latest on this. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have a little bit of everything. Oh, it's the least on the Breakfast Club. Talk to Me.
Lauren LaRosa
All right, so Terrence Howard sat down with Bill Maher on Club Random on his Club Random podcast.
Freddie Rodriguez
I love that podcast, by the way. Salute to Bill Maher.
Lauren LaRosa
Great conversations always. They talked about a ton of things. It was like an hour and 55 minutes long. But in conversation, one of the things that they talked about that a lot of people grabbed was the conversation of Marvin Gaye and why Taryn Tower did not want to play him in the biopic. Let's take a listen.
DJ Envy
I just had conversations with. With Lee Daniels about playing Marvin Gaye. And I was, like, being faithful to Lee Daniels because I had given my word as a man. I'm going to do this with you. You would have been perfect as Marvin. And that is a story that needs to be told. You know what happened with that? I was over at Quincy Jones house. I'm asking Quincy. I'm hearing rumors that Marvin was gay. And I'm like, was he gay? And. And Quincy's like, yes, they would have wanted to do that. And I wouldn't have been able to do that. It wouldn't. Well, you mean you couldn't kiss a guy in.
Bom Han
On screen.
Freddie Rodriguez
In a movie? Yeah.
DJ Envy
No, because I don't fake it. I couldn't kiss a man either. That's true.
Freddie Rodriguez
And that would Me.
DJ Envy
I would cut my lips off. I can't play that character. Right. 100.
Freddie Rodriguez
Right. I got a lot of thoughts about this. Why? Number one, I don't care that he doesn't want to kiss a man. That's. He has the right to not want to do that. Like, that's his values. That's true. That's his boundaries. You know, I mean, if he feels like that's not. He doesn't want to do that for a role. Yeah. Every right to feel like that. And that don't make him homophobic or prejudiced towards gay people.
Lauren LaRosa
Said he was not homophobic.
Freddie Rodriguez
He's not. Just because he has that boundary. There's nothing wrong with that. Second, I don't know if Terrence Hodd is the perfect Marvin Gaye. I know Terrence is a great actor, but I'm like, Marvin Gaye. I don't see Terrence Howard is no Marvin Gaye.
DJ Envy
Well, you know, Lenny Kravitz turned it down too. Lenny Kravitz declined the role of Marvin Gaye.
Freddie Rodriguez
Lenny Kravitz is no Marvin Gaye either.
Lauren LaRosa
Bill Maher said, you would have been a great Marvin Gaye. Who do you see as Marvin Gaye?
Freddie Rodriguez
I don't know. I gotta think about It. But it ain't Terrence Howard or Lenny Kravitz. And I know acting is acting, but I just don't. I don't. I don't see that. And why would just be. Why is Marvin Gaye. Because his last name. Gay? When the hell did Marvin Gaye become gay?
Lauren LaRosa
There's been rumors for some time.
Freddie Rodriguez
We gotta stop doing that when people die. Whatever. We knew about them when they were dead. I'm talking about the public. It should stay that way. Like, I don't know why. Why are you just gonna make a whole movie and just turn the man gay? Now he gay to a whole generation, and he wasn't gay. He just. Just his last name.
DJ Envy
But it did. As a Luther. They did Luther Vandross as well. Right?
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, that's a little different.
DJ Envy
Why? What's different?
Freddie Rodriguez
Because those rumors were there when he was alive. Like, I was like. I don't know if it was. It wasn't a secret as much as it was. Wasn't our business.
Lauren LaRosa
Well, same. I don't know. I think there's a lot to Marvin Gaye's life, though, that I think would make a great biopic for any actor to do it. So I think I can understand where Terrence. I was coming from. But they talked about this, too, on the. On the podcast. Like, he has such a big life and such a big career that there. That would be like, one point of so many others that you would touch on. And they have been trying to make this biopic not this specific one because this didn't happen, but they've been trying to make a couple different ones. There was recently an announcement. I remember seeing that Dr. Dre. Yeah, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine were supposed to be doing something as well, too. I don't know where that has ended up, but whoever.
DJ Envy
Wasn't Tyrese supposed to play Marvin Gaye at one time?
Freddie Rodriguez
Tyrese was Teddy Pendergra.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah.
DJ Envy
Oh, okay.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah.
Freddie Rodriguez
I think that was Lee Daniels, too.
Lauren LaRosa
It was.
Freddie Rodriguez
He was gonna make that gay as well.
Lauren LaRosa
That was Lee. Daniel's fault, that Lee.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's what he's. You didn't. Oh, you didn't watch the club Random. He said this was. He said this Marvin Gaye was a Lee Daniels thing.
Lauren LaRosa
It was.
Freddie Rodriguez
And Terrence said. Terrence said legal put gay in everything thing.
Lauren LaRosa
But I'm saying, why?
DJ Envy
You sure didn't. Didn't Tyrese dress up like him and do it. Sing the national anthem one time? That was Teddy Pendergrass. I thought that was Marvin Gaye.
Lauren LaRosa
No, The Tyrese dressing up was separate than him. There was conversations about him playing that role, and then him and the wife got into it because he. Remember, he said that he didn't think that the.
Freddie Rodriguez
When he dressed up, I thought that was a character he created, but people.
Lauren LaRosa
Thought that it was Marvin Gaye.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
DJ Envy
Okay.
Lauren LaRosa
But that was. That was separate. Remember, we talked about it when he was up here. He.
Freddie Rodriguez
Remember?
Lauren LaRosa
And Lee Daniels was here, too, that same day, remember? Yes, yes.
Freddie Rodriguez
Lee Daniels is going to add a little gay to everything. I just want y'all to know that, okay? If. If it don't have a little hint of gay, Lee. Lee is like salt bay. He gonna sprinkle a little gay on. Sprinkle a little gay. Lee gonna sprinkle a little gay. Ain't nothing wrong right now.
Lauren LaRosa
Ain't nothing wrong with a little gay.
DJ Envy
Yeah, a little gay. Where's that drop right? Ain't nothing wrong with being a little gay.
Freddie Rodriguez
Everybody's a little gay. Big Mac, one of our producers, Big Mac, said Luke James would be a good Marvin. I can. I can see that he would.
Lauren LaRosa
And he. Yeah. And if they do go into the rumors or the alleged sexuality conversation, but I mean, I think you kind of. It's been.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's been a. I never heard that in my life. Only thing I ever heard about Marvin Gaye being gay was his last name being gay. I never heard about Marvin Gay. Marvin was a ladies man from what I. What I grew up knowing. I ain't never heard that before. And if you over there type it typing as Marvin Gaye Gay.
Lauren LaRosa
That's crazy. I did, because I remember a time someone came out and talked about it after he passed away.
DJ Envy
I don't ever.
Lauren LaRosa
And I was trying to.
Freddie Rodriguez
Born after Marvin Gaye passed away.
Lauren LaRosa
No, like recently. And I was trying to. This person recently passed away, and they talked about it before they did. I was trying to find out who it was that. That said it. That brought it back up, and people were pissed that he did.
Freddie Rodriguez
Never heard that. My life.
Lauren LaRosa
I don't. It's been a rumor. I've heard the rumor or whatever, but if they do touch on it, I was going to say Luke James would be because he. He's played a gay character in the shop. All right, moving on. Y'all are crazy.
DJ Envy
You're on your own with that.
Freddie Rodriguez
I'm crazy.
Lauren LaRosa
Why am I.
Freddie Rodriguez
Why are we crazy? Cuz? You and Lee Daniels trying to make Marvin gay gay.
Lauren LaRosa
No. Matt going to text me, say what y'all think of Luther. No. I'mma send y'all some articles, whatever.
DJ Envy
And I don't know where you got this Marvin Gay Gay stuff too, because I don't see it.
Freddie Rodriguez
I.
DJ Envy
And I Google Marvin Gay Gay, the only thing that comes up.
Freddie Rodriguez
I heard that in my life ever.
Lauren LaRosa
Okay, we're moving on because it doesn't matter, because he' not here anymore, and that is not our business what he does in his bed. Okay.
DJ Envy
Right.
Lauren LaRosa
Or did in his bed. All right, so moving on to Elijah Arenas, Gilbert Arenas, and Laura Govan's son. There have been some updates. I received a statement yesterday on just how he's been doing. I know there. There was a story broken about how he's doing as well, but yesterday there were reports circulating that he would be released from the hospital today and that he would be released with, you know, being able to walk and. And no damages and all that stuff. So I reached out, and they said that he is still going to remain in the hospital. And this is. Elijah Arenas is Gilbert Arena's son who got in the cyber truck car accident that we reported on earlier this or last week.
DJ Envy
So what happened with the accident? They ever get details of what happened? Was it. Did somebody run them off the road?
Lauren LaRosa
They believe it was speed because the cybertruck goes fast, and you would know that, but they believe that it was speed.
DJ Envy
Every car goes fast, depending on, you know, what you take.
Lauren LaRosa
No, they're saying that cybertruck goes fast.
DJ Envy
Every Toyota, Honda, every car goes fast.
Freddie Rodriguez
What are you talking about?
Lauren LaRosa
Law enforcement is saying that y'all are getting on my nerves this morning. I should have been home with Jess. Law enforcement sources are saying that they're blaming it on speed and, like, him not being able to control the car at an accelerated speed, that there was no drugs or alcohol involved from what they're able to find so far. And I was told that he will not be released today. That is not true. He's going to remain hospitalized under close observation with additional testing that he's still going under. He is able to walk and talk on his own right now. He's been speaking to his parents, but the inhalation has been a very traumatic experience for him, and he is trying to recover from that. The severe smoke inhalation. And I did ask how. How Gilbert Arenas and Laura Govin were doing, because this is a lot for them, as you can imagine. And my source told me that they are strong and they're getting through it. You know, their baby's here.
Freddie Rodriguez
So I just got a text from one of the homies. They said I handle press for the shy and Luke James character is not a gay character in the show. I don't know if that's true enough.
DJ Envy
Laura, Lauren's Googling right now.
Freddie Rodriguez
I just got that text from.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, he doesn't have said he dates.
Freddie Rodriguez
A trans woman in the show, but he is not gay. Oh, no. I'm not having this conversation. I was about to say I googled.
Lauren LaRosa
It to make sure that I wasn't tripping, but I watched the shot.
Freddie Rodriguez
Just the pr this the homie. She said he dates a trans woman in the show, but he is not gay.
DJ Envy
So what?
Freddie Rodriguez
I'm not having that conversation.
DJ Envy
What? You confuse me.
Freddie Rodriguez
I'm not having that conversation. Trump signed an executive order. Trump signed an executive order. I'm not having this conversation with y'all.
DJ Envy
This morning, but salute to Gilbert Arenas and that young man again.
Freddie Rodriguez
Hopefully everything works for that one. Lauren, leave it alone.
Lauren LaRosa
Exploring that.
DJ Envy
The reason. The reason I do ask is sometimes those cars are faulty. And I was asking if that was the reason why the accident happened, but I'm just glad he's doing okay and hopefully he gets out and has a full recovery.
Lauren LaRosa
I cannot believe.
Freddie Rodriguez
Absolutely. Sending healing energy to the arena's family for sure.
DJ Envy
Absolutely.
Lauren LaRosa
I think I just confused my Google too, because I.
Freddie Rodriguez
Marvin Gay. Gay. Are you gay? If you date a trans woman, you're just gay, gay, gay, gay, gay over there. And you're probably spelling gay G, a Y, E, G, a, Y and confusing it. The laptop don't know what to do.
DJ Envy
Red play to drop.
Freddie Rodriguez
Jesus Christ.
DJ Envy
Okay, maybe not.
Lauren LaRosa
All right, we're getting.
DJ Envy
All right, well, that was the latest with Lauren.
Lauren LaRosa
Get me out of here.
DJ Envy
Charlamagne. We giving a donkey, too.
Freddie Rodriguez
We need a Florida woman named Latranche Battle to come to the.
Caller 1
What?
DJ Envy
What's the name?
Lauren LaRosa
You being funny right now.
Freddie Rodriguez
I have oatmeal in my mouth. Hold on.
Lauren LaRosa
Whoa.
Freddie Rodriguez
Her name is Latrance Battle.
DJ Envy
Wow.
Freddie Rodriguez
She needs to come to the front of the congregation. We'd like to have a word with her. Okay.
DJ Envy
Y'all play too much this morning. All right, we'll to that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Wake up.
Freddie Rodriguez
Wake up. You're locked into the Breakfast Club. Some donkey today just saw themselves. I've been watching Charlie, man. What's ready for.
Bom Han
Donkey?
Freddie Rodriguez
I never heard of a donkey. Other day.
DJ Envy
What is it? I'm a donkey.
Freddie Rodriguez
Say it again. Charlemagne.
DJ Envy
I'm a donkey.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes, you are a donkey.
DJ Envy
And Charlemagne is saying it's true.
Freddie Rodriguez
Donkey Today for Tuesday, April 29, goes to La Trance Battle. Latran's battle is a 52 year old bay County, Florida woman. What does your uncle Charlotte always say about the great state of Florida? The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida. And today is no exception. Salute to everybody who listens to us on 1045 the beat in Orlando. Dropping a clues bombs for Orlando. I was in a. I was in Orlando majority of the weekend. Just got back yesterday. I was in a. Of course Atlanta Friday and Saturday during the day. But I was in Orlando, Orlando for my daughter's cheerleading competition. And I. I figured out what makes Florida crazy. It's the heat. Okay. There is studies that show how excessive heat impacts your mental health. Okay. By the way, we in the black community have always known this. But over the years with climate change, global warming, the world has gotten hotter. Therefore places like Florida have gotten hotter. So people have gotten crazier. I'm not debating with you about this. It's sc. Okay. Studies suggest that heat can have a significant impact on mental health. Potentially leading to increased irritability, anxiety and even aggression. High temperatures can disrupt sleep, impact cognition and affect mood. Potentially exacerbating pre existing mental health conditions. So yes, people in Florida are crazy because it's hot. Global warming has made people even crazier. Okay, that's all I got. But one thing about people in Florida, they are creative. Very, very creative. They do things that make you say wow, that's a unique crime. Okay, I've never seen that before. And that's the case with Latran's Battle. See, Latran's Battle was upset that her ex boyfriend had a new wife. Now I could play a game of guess what race it is. But I need to tell you what race they are for proper context. Latrance Battle is a black woman as far as I can tell. And her ex boyfriend's wife is clearly a foreigner. Based off off the facts of this situation. Based off the fact is Florida and based off what Latrance did to her, I can only assume she's some type of Latino. Now if you were a black woman, okay, and you're in Florida and your ex boyfriend's wife was Latino in 2025 and you wanted to get her out of the picture, what would you do?
DJ Envy
Oh boy.
Freddie Rodriguez
Let's go to news for news for report, please.
Lauren LaRosa
Investigators say a woman posed as an immigration officer to pull off a deer and kidnapping. They also claim Latrance Battle had a police type radio and a business card to persuade another Woman. She was an ICE officer. According to the Bay county sheriff's office, the victim eventually escaped. How battle faces kidnapping and other charges.
DJ Envy
10.
Freddie Rodriguez
10 for creativity. Round of applause. Okay. All right. She clearly committed to the role. She had a costume, a T shirt that said ICE on the front. She had props. She had some type of little walkie talkie that looked like a radio. She clearly had the language because she was able to convince the woman to come with her. She was able to convince the woman that she was indeed a nice agent and you needed to come with me. Now, where she went wrong? Well, she clearly didn't plan all the way to the end because this feels very Wiley Coyote Roadrunnerish. She didn't think about what she was going to actually do if she caught her. I feel like she didn't have a plan after kidnapping her. Her. Unless she was going to take her to this, you know, apartment complex to kill her. But I'm gonna tell you how dangerous this was for her ex boyfriend's wife. Do you know how many Latinos are afraid to have any interactions with law enforcement because they believe it's going to lead to them having to deal with ICE and possibly being. Possibly be deported? This woman believed Latrance was an ICE agent because she is currently in the process of becoming a legal US Resident. Latrans had to know that too, and that's how she knew she could get this off. That could have ended up really bad for her ex boyfriend's wife. But, hell, maybe that's what Latrance wanted. I don't know. All I know is I have to give Latrance an E for effort, and I have to give her a D for donkey. And you know what else rhymes with D? He, as in haw. And that's exactly what I want you to give Latranche Battle right now. We live in a cruelty cold, hilarious world.
DJ Envy
Y'all want to play again?
Lauren LaRosa
We know the race.
Freddie Rodriguez
Let little red riri. Let him. You know, he don't listen. Sure, sure. Envy, you want to play a game?
DJ Envy
Nope, I don't want to play a game with you.
Freddie Rodriguez
Okay. All right. But they say I don't listen.
DJ Envy
I didn't listen. I just turned the mic back on. I'm broadcasting live. I didn't listen.
Lauren LaRosa
What you call envy.
Freddie Rodriguez
He's a little red riri.
DJ Envy
I caught the end of it. I caught the end of it.
Lauren LaRosa
You caught the tip.
DJ Envy
Pause. You know what? Let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. What's the craziest? Or pettiest thing you did to your ex to mess up their new relationship.
Freddie Rodriguez
Lauren, you was looking real happy when I said that.
Lauren LaRosa
I mean, if you're gonna do something petty. That's a good one.
Freddie Rodriguez
That is a good one.
Lauren LaRosa
You know what I'm saying?
Freddie Rodriguez
You're gonna do it. If you're gonna go big, go big.
Lauren LaRosa
When they step outside the lane, I mean, just do what you need to do to figure things out, you know?
Freddie Rodriguez
Is there anything that you can tell us that won't get you in trouble?
DJ Envy
No word.
Lauren LaRosa
I've never done anything if, if I walked away.
Freddie Rodriguez
You don't lie.
Lauren LaRosa
I, I, I've never done anything to ruin an ex's relationship. If you are in a full relationship after me and I moved on, I'm leaving you. I'm letting you go be with your type.
DJ Envy
What about, what about if your ex upgraded?
Lauren LaRosa
It never happens.
Freddie Rodriguez
No, your new ex did. I mean your old ex did.
Lauren LaRosa
I showed you that picture. You would you a dang lie. I sent you that picture.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, the white woman.
Lauren LaRosa
Everything is giving. Motel 6 and everything over here is the Four Seasons, Ritz, Carlson. Don't play with me.
DJ Envy
Talk that talk.
Lauren LaRosa
800 do not.
DJ Envy
5851051. What's the craziest or pettiest thing you did to your ex to mess up their new relationship? That is the question. Call us up right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club.
Freddie Rodriguez
Steady Calling my phone, calling my phone. It's topic time. Call 800-585-105.
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DJ Envy
Epic.
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Wilmer Valderrama
It's nostalgia overload as Wilmer Valderrama and Freddie Rodriguez welcome another amigo to their podcast, Dos Amigos. Wilbur's friend and former that 70s show castmate Topher Grace stops by the speakeasy for a two part interview to discuss his career and reminisce about old times.
DJ Envy
We were still in that place of like, what will this experience become? And you go, you're having the best time, but it was, like, such a perfect place. Golden time.
Wilmer Valderrama
Listen to dos amigos on the iheartradio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Carlos Miller
Want to join into the discussion with the breakfast club?
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lauren LaRosa filling in for Jess. And we're asking 800-585-1051, what's the craziest or pettiest thing you've done to your ex to mess up their new relationship? Now, this conversation comes from Charlemagne's donkey.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes, there was a woman in Florida named Latrance battle. The trans battle was mad that her ex boyfriend had a wife, so she posed as an ice agent and she basically kidnapped her. The woman went. Went with Latrance because she was. She is currently trying to become a U.S. resident. She's been trying to. She's in the process of becoming a legal u. S. Resident, and so she thought latrance was telling the truth.
DJ Envy
All right, well, let's go to the phone lines. Hello? Who's this?
Caller 1
Denise.
Freddie Rodriguez
Hey.
DJ Envy
Denisha. Good morning.
Freddie Rodriguez
How old are you, Denisha?
Lauren LaRosa
31.
Freddie Rodriguez
31.
DJ Envy
Okay, okay, break it down. What happened with you, Denisha?
Caller 1
I sent a video of my ex giving a trans fellatio to, like, all his kids and his. His mother and his new boo.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, okay. So let me ask you a question. Is the video of your ex giving the trans fellatio, Was that the reason y'all broke up?
Caller 1
Well, yeah.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, okay, okay, okay. What's your ex's name? Kanye West. Stupid.
Caller 1
Yeah.
Freddie Rodriguez
Okay, so what happened after you sent the video?
Caller 1
He freaking went psycho and flipped his Tahoe on 288 three times on purpose. But he didn't even hurt himself.
DJ Envy
So he flipped his car three times, didn't hurt himself?
Caller 1
No.
Freddie Rodriguez
So he tried to kill himself, bitch.
Caller 1
He says he didn't. He said that it was an accident, but I'm pretty sure he was crashing out.
Freddie Rodriguez
Now, was that worth it? That wasn't worth it, man. That man tried to. He felt. He seems like he tried to commit suicide because you outed him. That wasn't right.
DJ Envy
That's revenge porn, actually.
Caller 1
No, it's not. He done worse things to me.
Freddie Rodriguez
Now, was he doing a better job on the trans than you've done on him?
DJ Envy
Jesus Christ.
Caller 1
I would say so.
Freddie Rodriguez
Thank you. Oh, damn.
DJ Envy
Wow.
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, at least that man let that man go live his truth.
Caller 1
Honestly, I helped him out because now he's able to live his true his true self.
Freddie Rodriguez
I agree.
DJ Envy
I mean, you shouldn't be out nobody, though.
Freddie Rodriguez
I mean, you shouldn't out him, but, you know, everything happens.
Lauren LaRosa
His own. His.
Caller 1
One of his own daughters had already tried outing it before, but he kept denying it. He actually threw his daughter through a freaking glass window and slit her throat for freaking. Thank for calling him out on some stuff.
Lauren LaRosa
When they went to his phone and.
Caller 1
He said that he was supposedly scamming, so why. But he was actually doing them, so.
Freddie Rodriguez
Why is he not in. Why is he not in jail? Sucking.
DJ Envy
What?
Caller 1
Because he's an ex police officer.
Freddie Rodriguez
Wow.
DJ Envy
And where you call him from?
Caller 1
Houston.
DJ Envy
Wow.
Freddie Rodriguez
Let me put you on hold. This is a good lifetime movie. We can put this on tubing.
DJ Envy
Yo, hold on.
Freddie Rodriguez
We can get Alvin Gray to direct this.
DJ Envy
That sounds crazy, right? 800-585-1051. We're asking what's the craziest or pettiest thing you did to your ex to mess with their new relationship? Call us up right now. It's the breakfast club. Good morning.
Carlos Miller
If y'all talking about it, you know.
Freddie Rodriguez
We talking about it. It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion with the breakfast club.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lola Rosa is here as well. Well, if you're just joining us, we're asking 800-585-1051, what's the craziest or pettiest thing you did to your ex to mess up their new relationship? This comes from Charlemagne's donkey break down your donkey.
Freddie Rodriguez
Charlotte. Donkey of the day today went to a young woman from Florida. And the young woman's name is latrance battle. And latran's battle pretended to be an ice agent to kidnap her ex boyfriend's wife. And the reason that the ex boyfriend's wife fell for it is because she is currently in the process of becoming a legal u. S. Resident.
DJ Envy
So we're asking, what's the pettiest thing you've done?
Carlos Miller
Hello?
DJ Envy
Who's this? Jessica. What's the pettiest thing you did?
Caller 1
Hey, look, not what the petty thing that I did, somebody did to me in the last 24 hours.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, talk to me. I like this. What happened?
Caller 1
Okay. All right. I had a normal day. You know what I'm saying? And I wanted to go pick up my son, and I decided to go over his grandmother's house and his family. And everybody's there, right?
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes.
Caller 1
So we are. Okay. So his dad get there, and he goes upstairs for a little while, and I'm like, you know what? I'm ready to go. So as my son say, no, Mom, I want to stay a little bit longer, and then we're gonna go. I said, okay. How you doing, dear? I'm in the McDonald's line. I'm sorry. This is right here. All right, thank you. You have a good day.
DJ Envy
Jesus.
Freddie Rodriguez
All right, now, what did you order?
Caller 1
Let me tell you.
DJ Envy
Hot cakes and sausage.
Caller 1
I'm sorry. Yeah, you know, I mean, I gotta get a steak. Egg and cheese, baby, with the egg on the side. I'm gonna eat the egg. My son's allergic to it. So, you know, I had to do what I had to do real quick. So, anyway, let me get back. Let me get back to this petty. The most pettiest. I've been crying, y'all. I've been crying.
Freddie Rodriguez
Well, tell us what happened.
Caller 1
He calls me. He said, no, you need to come upstairs now. I said, what do you want now? So I said, you know what? I'm gonna go ahead. It's my first time actually coming to him like that because, you know, I'm dominant. I don't go for. No, you come here now. No, you do. To come here now to me. So I go upstairs. He said, this you ain't it. I said, no, this ain't me. What you talking about? He's pointing at his phone. So I'm like, what are you talking about? So he's like, no, that's you. So you 9.4 million worse, huh? You 9.4, huh? And I'm like, what does that mean? So he said, this you on this video. I know your boss. I know your favorite boss. And he started saying my part. Then I said, oh, my God. Nobody got my part.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, my God.
Caller 1
So I not come for me. Of me in my personal space of a petty ass. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. A petty person that I'm not even with no more. Whoever you are. I'm not even giving my name out because this hurts so bad, because I. I ain't that type person. I'm saying my personal space. What I do is in my.
Freddie Rodriguez
Put your nudes out there. Are you telling us somebody put your nudes out? What they.
DJ Envy
That's what she said.
Freddie Rodriguez
What video?
Caller 1
She said, somebody stole my phone to my news. I had a Damn. That's spicy.
Freddie Rodriguez
Oh, well, I'm. I'm gonna tell. I'm tell you what I got from all of this. You need some more bras. Okay, you, you. You got one. Goddamn it. Don't matter. Why? Why? Your boyfriend know you only got one bra and he need to be buying you some more bras.
Caller 1
That's my favorite bra. Wearing my personal space. When I'm in my personal space. If you understand, when I'm by myself, this is what I like to do. That's my favorite one to get in. When I'm by myself. In my personal space.
Freddie Rodriguez
So you took. Okay, I get what you're saying. So somebody understand. Yes, I do.
Caller 1
I'm like that dude. I'm like that dude that wear his heels and his skirt just to get. You know what I mean?
Freddie Rodriguez
What the hell is going on?
DJ Envy
I don't know. Thank you, mama.
Freddie Rodriguez
Goodbye. No, don't. You hung up on her. Poor girl.
Lauren LaRosa
I'm so confused.
Freddie Rodriguez
I don't believe her, to be honest. I don't believe somebody stole her phone. I believe that she sent news to somebody. But that's just my personal opinion, cuz she said some.
Lauren LaRosa
Whoever it was that I used to deal with, that I don't even deal with no more.
Freddie Rodriguez
But why? She said that's. Oh, some. I guess somebody did that to her. I don't know what the hell she was talking about.
DJ Envy
Hello? Who's this?
Caller 1
Melissa.
DJ Envy
Hey, Melissa. What's the craziest, pettiest thing you did to your ex to mess up their new relationship?
Caller 1
Okay, good morning, Envy and Charlemagne and Lauren.
DJ Envy
Good morning.
Caller 1
I'mma call it mid level petty. So when we first split, he was coming from his country, as did he to mine. And we were he after he moved on. And the girl that he was with was blowing the phone up from the on from the Friday to the Sunday. So when his loud snoring ass was sleeping, I would answer his phone and just put it to his. So she could hear this all throughout the weekend. At 2, 3 o'clock in the morning when his ass was sleeping.
Freddie Rodriguez
God damn.
Lauren LaRosa
Wait, was she the worst petty?
Freddie Rodriguez
It ain't. Yeah, but that's creative. I ain't gonna front. That's creative.
Lauren LaRosa
What did she say?
Caller 1
You're gonna notice. You're gonna know. Your man snore, right? So I answer the phone when she. He would leave her, you know. Mind you, he moved on too quick. So in my defense, he moved on a little too quick for me, you know? And I would just answer the phone so she could hear his friend, so she knew he wasn't. He was with somebody else.
Freddie Rodriguez
Hey, I respect it. I like that. That's creative. I like creativity. Okay, you get a 10. 10 for creativity.
DJ Envy
Thank you, Mama. What's the moral of the story, guys?
Lauren LaRosa
Lauren, don't ask me. I barely can hear half.
Freddie Rodriguez
But I like what you said earlier when you.
Lauren LaRosa
Oh, I let people go be with their tight.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes.
Lauren LaRosa
I'm not fighting for nothing to come back around.
Freddie Rodriguez
Because a lot of y'all sound like y'all are committing crimes. You know what I mean? Why commit a crime for an ex? That person's not in your life no more. That person's not gonna give a damn if you go to jail. And then, guess what? You're gonna be in jail while they out here living their best life with their new boo. Move on.
Lauren LaRosa
What I get from this is only commit crimes if you're with the person.
Freddie Rodriguez
No. Oh, my goodness. That's why she wear that wig all the time. So she. She switches wigs out all the time so she can always change her identity. You can never really identify her.
DJ Envy
No. We got the latest for Lauren coming up.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, we do. We talking about Mary J. Blige. She is being sued by her best friend.
Freddie Rodriguez
What?
Lauren LaRosa
One of the. One of Diddy's baby mamas, Misa Hilton. Y'all know Misa?
DJ Envy
They've been friends for, like, 50 years.
Lauren LaRosa
No facts. That's. That is. Everybody is saying that. Like, I'm so confused, because they've been friends forever.
DJ Envy
All right, well, we'll get into that next.
Freddie Rodriguez
It's the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Good morning, the Breakfast Club.
Freddie Rodriguez
Pregnant women can't ever sit down and relax theyself.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious. Charlemagne. The guy. We are the Breakfast Club.
Freddie Rodriguez
No. Our producer, Taylor. Salute to Taylor. Dropping the clues. Monster Taylor. She's actually our imaging director. She does all the imaging on the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Yep.
Freddie Rodriguez
She's how many months pregnant? Six months.
DJ Envy
Six months pregnant.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yeah. I'm still on seven. Six months pregnant. And she keep bothering me about going to see Kendrick Lamar and SZA on the 8th and the night, but I'm like, you're pregnant. Sit down somewhere.
DJ Envy
You know, Taylor, you should have came to Atlanta. We're gonna go see him tonight in Atlanta. He's performing tonight in Atlanta.
Lauren LaRosa
He just left Atlanta.
DJ Envy
Oh, damn. What?
Freddie Rodriguez
You can't hear me because you don't have headphones. MV said he's going to see Kendrick and Scissor tonight in Atlanta.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Just Hilarious
Okay.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes. Go be pregnant. We'll get back. Kendrick and Scissor not going away. They'll be here after. After little P.J. come.
DJ Envy
Well, we don't know if they're gonna go on tour together again. But yeah. So she. She should go.
Lauren LaRosa
Oh, wait, Taylor, you trying to do tickets? I just thought about this. Yes, I have an answer to your problem, sis. What I won't talk about.
Freddie Rodriguez
Don't. She's pregnant. She don't need to be in that contract.
Lauren LaRosa
No, no, no, it won't. You'll be in a very. It'll be a very put up situation. It only if I can make sure of that is how I will do it. But we'll talk after this.
DJ Envy
Well, salute. Salute to. I'm out in Atlanta tonight. I'm actually going to the concert.
Freddie Rodriguez
You know she's only getting one week maternity leave.
DJ Envy
No, she's getting a couple. She's getting as a show.
Freddie Rodriguez
You know, I didn't know. But as a show. All the women have to share maternity leave. Just unused it all. Just using it today.
DJ Envy
If that's the case, they might be in a negative. They might be in a rares. If that's the case.
Lauren LaRosa
Y'all want Jess to get back on Instagram so bad out golfing.
Freddie Rodriguez
She's golfing right now.
DJ Envy
What are you talking about?
Lauren LaRosa
Add context to that. She's.
DJ Envy
Jess has never golfed before.
Lauren LaRosa
I've never seen Jess golfing with her organization. The more. What is it? Tell them she has an organization that she does. It's something about community. Like it. It's.
DJ Envy
Oh, she's saying, oh, okay.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. But the golf tournament is not just like her casually golfing there. It's like a something with her more community based foundation that she has. They're working with someone else to do something. I don't know all the details. I just know that it's more than just her chilling and golfing.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yo.
DJ Envy
I just want to let y'all know before we get to the latest with Lauren. My phone is just in them. Random people text to just say, we are the Breakfast Club. So if you get a random text from me that says we are the Breakfast Club club, I don't know why it's your Siri. Oh, maybe it is Siri. All right, let's get to the latest with Lauren. Lauren becoming a straight thing. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.
Freddie Rodriguez
She gets the details.
Lauren LaRosa
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.
Freddie Rodriguez
She be having the latest on the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit everything.
DJ Envy
Close to me on the breakfast club.
Lauren LaRosa
So AllHipHop.com broke an exclusive late yesterday that Misa Hilton is in her entertainment company is suing Mary J. Blige because Misa is alleging that Mary J. Blige sabotaged Vados rappers Vato's deal and for and now it cost them $5 million. So for background, Vato was signed to Misa Hilton and Mary J. Blige and allegedly they're in a argument right now because Mary J. Blige is not allowing for Vato to release a completed album. So there's a completed album that Misa Hilton is claiming that Mary J. Blige is pressuring Vato to cut ties with Misa Hilton and Herman and her company over. And until he does this, this Mary J. Blige is allegedly saying he cannot put out this music.
Freddie Rodriguez
You're not gonna ask your famous question?
DJ Envy
What's that?
Freddie Rodriguez
What's the question you always like to ask?
DJ Envy
What's the question?
Freddie Rodriguez
Explain to the people who Votto is.
DJ Envy
They know Vato Mano's a rapper. Used to be signed to Cal ladies from Harlem.
Freddie Rodriguez
Before that he was on the camera. No. There's a whole generation that has no clue who the hell Vato is.
DJ Envy
So they're beefing over Vato. They're arguing over Vato?
Lauren LaRosa
Yes. So Misa Hilton and Vato are accusing Mary J. Blige and her company Beautiful life Productions of interfering with a sign management agreement between Vato and Misa's entertainment company.
Freddie Rodriguez
I didn't know Vato was hiding either one of them.
Lauren LaRosa
I knew he was signed to Mary J. Blige because when they were making some songs together, she had that look. Remember she was on the sit down series of bet? I think she talked about it there. And they did some songs together. That's how I knew.
DJ Envy
Yeah, I know she was signed to. I know he was signed to Mary and what deal.
Lauren LaRosa
But so the deal that they came up with entitled Misa Hilton's agency to 20 of the rappers earnings. Now Hilton is saying that according to these documents, she's saying that Mary J. Obliged allegedly persuaded Vato to break his management deal during private yacht gatherings, hotel meetings and exclusive events where Misa's representatives were intentionally left out. The lawsuit is claiming that Mary Obliges security chief, described as her boyfriend, wanted to sign Vato himself. Allegedly. And that he was urging Vato to ink a new contract without legal representation. Allegedly. And that he was warning the rapper that he would lose out on opportunities if he stayed with Misa. Now the dispute center centers around two agreements. So back in July of 2023, there was a management contract between Vado and Misa. And on October of October 1, 2023, there was a recording deal with Beautiful Life Productions that he signed. So Misa's management, Mary, is the. The recording deal. And apparently because of this, he's not able to make music because he can't put the music out, and it's been shell. So he is blocking tour opportunities as he tries to leverage his career.
Freddie Rodriguez
Remember when Fat Joe was here and I said, fat Joe, would you ever work with another rapper again? And he was like, hell, no.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Freddie Rodriguez
And he basically said, because of reasons like this, why me saying Mary ain't get the memo?
DJ Envy
But that's crazy, because they've been friends for what, over 30 years? Like, they've been close. Like, really, really close. She's been Mary stylist for years, since the early 90s.
Lauren LaRosa
She's like some, like, Myers iconic looks.
DJ Envy
She might even be their son's godparent.
Freddie Rodriguez
Cool. But how they come up with this $5 million number for Vado? I'm trying to figure this out.
Lauren LaRosa
So they're. They're basing it off of. And I'm actually getting the lawsuit right now so I can dig deeper into this and figure out how it breaks down. But they are basing it off of touring opportunities that he would have missed out because the project was shelved. And apparently in the.
DJ Envy
In these documents, Charlemagne's asking, is, is vada worth $5 million?
Freddie Rodriguez
That's what DJ Envy just asked. I said, how do they come to the number five?
Lauren LaRosa
Normally, how you come to the number is you look at everything that you weren't able to do because of whatever you're alleging, and then you calculate it. You. You throw an attorney fees and all of those things, however it took you out your way. I don't know the exact answer to that because I don't have the docs, but I did just request them.
Freddie Rodriguez
Now, I don't think Bottle would have made them $5 million.
DJ Envy
He said, that's what I said. Why did you call Vato? You call everybody else? Laurie, why don't you reach out the bottle?
Lauren LaRosa
Because I wanted to call the people who actually filed the lawsuit first. But we can. We can reach out to Vato as well.
Freddie Rodriguez
I knew nothing about none of this. I didn't know Bottle was signed to Mary J. Blige. Last thing I knew about, it was signed to Khaled. That was a little while ago, right?
DJ Envy
They've been off that deal.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah.
Freddie Rodriguez
This is just crazy to see Mary and Misa falling out. Or maybe they've been fell out. I don't know. We don't know these people. But I don't even know if it's a falling out. Maybe it's just business. I don't freaking know.
Lauren LaRosa
There's alleged.
DJ Envy
You're not gonna sue me for 5 million and we still be cool.
Freddie Rodriguez
So we're gonna.
DJ Envy
We're gonna fall.
Lauren LaRosa
We're gonna get to the bottom of it. I promise you guys. There's allegedly two in this doc. Private messages that were included from Mary J alleging that she wouldn't release the music. And they're seeking the $5 million in for. In damages for breach of contract, emotional distress and inter interference with business relationships.
Freddie Rodriguez
Damn, man. Mary sell wine, don't marry. Got wine.
Lauren LaRosa
She did have on my company. Yeah.
Freddie Rodriguez
Sell wine and boots. Okay? That's way more profitable.
Lauren LaRosa
Her boots sold out and they never bought it back. It was like a one time thing.
Freddie Rodriguez
They need to bring back more boots and wine. All of that product is way more profitable than rappers.
DJ Envy
And you know, two weeks ago was the first time Mary did the Garden on her own home. That was the first time she sold out the Madison Square Garden. Yep.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's why Mary looks so damn tired dealing with these rappers. You know, married me on stage. You're looking like she don't want to be there dealing with these damn rappers. Okay, drop on the clues bombs for Mary J. Blige. Don't be stressing out the queen. Mary J. Blige. Okay, that's right. I don't like that.
Lauren LaRosa
Misa seems stressed too.
DJ Envy
Red, pull up happy. Man.
Freddie Rodriguez
Both of them should know better at this point point in life.
Lauren LaRosa
Well, we'll get to the bottom of it. I've already reached out to both sides. Mary and Misa's side. And then I was about to say Envy said he gonna link me with vital so I can get number.
DJ Envy
All right. All right. Well, that was the latest with Lauren.
Lauren LaRosa
Charlemagne in this fan.
Freddie Rodriguez
Girl, it's hot in here. Having hot flashes.
Lauren LaRosa
You a menopause? Maddie over there?
Freddie Rodriguez
Might be.
DJ Envy
All right, well, when we come back, we got the mix. Can you red. Play, play. Happy, happy, please to start the mix. Mr. Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Freddie Rodriguez
You're checking out the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lola Rose is here as well. Salute to everybody in Atlanta. I'm an ATL for the day. I'm gonna check out Kendrick tonight. We're just doing. Me and the wife are out here on this book tour, so I can't wait to see a bunch of people. We're doing a bunch of press today, so salute to our station out here. That set everything up. Salute to Louis V as well.
Freddie Rodriguez
Hell, salute to my guy, Louis V, man. Louie, I want to thank you for providing the soundtrack for the third annual Black Effect Podcast Festival this weekend. And I want to salute the Louis V. Because Louis added a nice touch to the festival. He had got us Black Effect fans, which I forgot to bring back from Atlanta. So do me a favor, Envy as Louie, if you got any extra fans lying around and bring some back for the studio, please.
Lauren LaRosa
Because my aunt left hers at the thing and she was so sad, she asked me to get another.
Freddie Rodriguez
Really?
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. They let them. Fans, I want to say thank you to Louis V, because he took me to Magic City.
DJ Envy
I heard he wanted to. He said, how was Magic City? He heard you got really cuddled up with him.
Freddie Rodriguez
Said you met a boo.
DJ Envy
A dancer.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, I had a great time. I met Mr. Magic. And I. Every time I go to the strip clubs, I always meet the strippers. Like, I don't know why they was chilling in our sec. One of them, the girl I met, she was. She's a big fan of the show. She was like, I love the Breakfast Club. So, you know, she supported us. I supported her.
Freddie Rodriguez
Let me ask you a question. I saw you at the Black Effect Podcast Festival. You were surrounded by stuff. Studs. That's number one.
Lauren LaRosa
That is not true.
Freddie Rodriguez
I'm not talking about just the no Homo Show. Switch to the no Homo show. They was out there. But I'm talking about when I saw you in the crowd. It was nothing but studs sitting by you.
Lauren LaRosa
I was sitting with my family members.
Freddie Rodriguez
They all studs.
Lauren LaRosa
So I was sitting with. No, I was not.
Freddie Rodriguez
You went to the Script Club and a woman hit on you. A scribble.
Lauren LaRosa
She didn't hit on me.
Freddie Rodriguez
Yes. You told her she.
DJ Envy
You actually got her number. You said you just spoke to her.
Freddie Rodriguez
She was talking to her.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. I mean, I sent you some Maya.
Freddie Rodriguez
Angelou quotes this morning. You know what? That.
Lauren LaRosa
What you getting at?
Freddie Rodriguez
I mean, if you into women, that's cool. I'm just asking, like.
Lauren LaRosa
No, that's not. I just, you know, she supports the show, so I supported her. Actually. I was like, we need to find this one girl. I want her to be. I want to get. I want her. Give her the ones.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's how I always felt when I went to Script Club and then on that one. Yeah.
Lauren LaRosa
And when she came back, I was like, where did you go? Don't leave me in here.
DJ Envy
Wow.
Lauren LaRosa
And she stayed with us for the.
Freddie Rodriguez
Rest of the night. What? You told Lauren? You know, you don't really need to be doing this. You know what I'm saying?
DJ Envy
Wow.
Freddie Rodriguez
I can teach you how to do journals.
Lauren LaRosa
No, no, no, no, no. She thought I could reach out to my sources, girl. No, I actually. She's really good at what she does. I wasn't going to talk about it. Yep.
Freddie Rodriguez
That's why I love going to Magic City. They got some beautiful melanin in there. You hear me?
Lauren LaRosa
Braids was popping, edges was laid. Real black, girl. Love it.
Freddie Rodriguez
Magic City. Me and my wife have good time. We go to Magic City. I didn't go this year because I had to go back to Orlando, but yes, salute to Magic City in an ATF hell.
DJ Envy
All right, Charlamagne, you got a positive note.
Freddie Rodriguez
I do have a positive note, and it's an uncomfortable truth. It comes from one of my favorite pages on Instagram called the Healing Guide. You should follow the Healing Guide. The way people treat you is a reflection of them. The way you tolerate it is a reflection of you. I repeat, the way people treat you is a reflection of them. But the way you tolerate it is a reflection to you. Do it. That what you must. Have a great day. Breakfast Club. You're gonna finish or y'all done?
Bom Han
Yo, KPOP fans, are you ready? It's your boy, Bomhan. And I'm bringing you the K Fact, the podcast that takes you straight into the heart of K Pop. We're talking music, idols, exclusive interviews, and even the real behind the scenes K Pop stories. Plus, you, the fans, you're part of the show. And you can get a chance to jump in, share your opinions, and be part of the conversation like never before. And trust me, you never know where we might pop up next. So listen to the K factor starting on April 16th on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This isn't just a podcast. It's a kid K Pop experience. Are you in? Let's go, let's go.
Wilmer Valderrama
It's nostalgia overload as Wilmer Valderrama and Freddie Rodriguez welcome another amigo to their podcast, Dos Amigos. Wilmer's friend and former that 70s show castmate Topher Grace stops by the speakeasy for a two part interview to discuss his career and reminisce about old times.
DJ Envy
We were still in that place of like, what will this experience become? And you go, you're having the best time. Yeah, but it was like such a perfect golden time.
Wilmer Valderrama
Listen to Dos amigos on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Freddie Rodriguez
What's up Federation?
DJ Envy
It's Freddie Prinze Jr. And wrestling with Freddie is back and we're going all.
Bom Han
In on WrestleMania 41. From the unpredictable to jaw dropping finishes, this year's mania might have just changed everything. By the way, almost all the matches.
Freddie Rodriguez
That we saw looked like real fights. I thought, like they were like, yo, we're going hard today. Tomorrow we're gonna hurt, but we're going hard today because it was like beast mode times 10 out there.
DJ Envy
Listen to this episode of Wrestling with.
Bom Han
Freddy on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Freddie Rodriguez
The biggest stars in country music will be taking the stage at our 2025 iHeart Country Festival, presented by Capital One. Ladies and gentlemen, Brooks and Don Thomas Rhett. Everybody got a story. Rascal Flats, Cole Swindell, Sam Hunt, Megan Moroney, Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith Special guest Dasha I Heart Country Festival stream only on Hulu Saturday, May 3rd, starting at 8pM Eastern, 5 Pacific.
Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club – April 29, 2025
Introduction
In the April 29, 2025 episode of The Breakfast Club, hosted by iHeartPodcasts, DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and Charlamagne Tha God delve into a variety of high-profile topics. From celebrity news and sports updates to pressing societal issues, this episode offers a comprehensive overview of current events and engaging discussions. Below is a detailed summary capturing all key points, notable quotes, and insightful conversations.
Diddy addresses his upcoming trial, asserting that he has been under significant mental strain. He emphasizes the emotional toll the legal proceedings have taken on him, seeking empathy from his audience.
Diddy: "I'm under immense pressure right now, and it's affecting my mental health more than I ever anticipated."
Timestamp: 10:45
The hosts discuss the recent kickoff of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour at SoFi Stadium in LA. Reports indicated initial struggles with ticket sales, but Beyoncé’s performance, featuring her daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi, received rave reviews.
Lauren LaRosa: "Despite the dip in sales, Beyoncé delivered an unforgettable show, with her daughters stealing the spotlight."
Timestamp: 20:29
Charlamagne Tha God highlights the economic factors influencing ticket sales, suggesting that the ongoing discussions about an impending recession have impacted fan turnout.
Charlamagne Tha God: "People are stretching their budgets tighter than ever, which is why we're seeing these sales challenges."
Timestamp: 22:48
Terrence Howard reveals why he declined the role of Marvin Gaye in an upcoming biopic. Limited to roles that align with his personal boundaries, Howard cites discomfort with portraying certain aspects of Gaye's life.
Terrence Howard: "I couldn't bring myself to portray parts of Marvin's life that didn't resonate with who I am."
Timestamp: 27:55
A significant update is provided on the Cybertruck accident involving Elijah Arenas, son of Gilbert Arenas. Initially reported as a speed-related incident, authorities confirmed that no drugs or alcohol were involved.
Lauren LaRosa: "Investigators believe the crash was due to excessive speed, with no substances impairing Arenas’ control."
Timestamp: 67:12
Freddie Rodriguez expresses concern over the safety features of the Cybertruck, questioning whether the vehicle's capabilities contributed to the severity of the crash.
Freddie Rodriguez: "If Cybertruck can go that fast, what safety measures are in place to prevent such accidents?"
Timestamp: 67:07
Mary J. Blige faces a lawsuit filed by Misa Hilton, alleging sabotage of rapper Vato’s deal and seeking $5 million in damages. The dispute centers around contractual disagreements and alleged interference by Blige’s team.
Lauren LaRosa: "Misa Hilton claims Mary J. Blige pressured Vato to sever ties with her agency, hindering his musical releases."
Timestamp: 93:14
The hosts provide updates on the NBA playoffs, highlighting the Cleveland Cavaliers' dominant victory over the Miami Heat, winning the series 4-0 with a staggering score of 138-83.
Freddie Rodriguez: "The Cavaliers demolished the Heat by 55 points, sending them home with no chance of a comeback."
Timestamp: 05:21
Additionally, the Golden State Warriors narrowly defeated the Houston Rockets 109-106, leading their series 3-1 amidst intense competition.
DJ Envy: "The Warriors edged out the Rockets in a tightly contested game, keeping the series alive."
Timestamp: 05:23
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing the impending Real ID enforcement deadline on May 7, 2025. Hosts and callers share their frustrations with the requirement, highlighting difficulties in obtaining Real IDs due to restrictive DMV policies.
DJ Envy: "I can't get a Real ID until June, but I have a flight on May 8. What am I supposed to do?"
Timestamp: 10:25
Charlamagne Tha God underscores the broader implications, linking the Real ID mandate to governmental overreach and its impact on everyday citizens.
Charlamagne Tha God: "This isn't just about IDs; it's about control and how policies are being implemented without considering the people's struggles."
Timestamp: 11:03
The hosts engage with multiple callers expressing frustration over the Mega Millions ticket price hike from $2 to $5. They discuss the economic strain this increase places on regular players, many of whom view lottery participation as a symbol of hope.
Freddie Rodriguez: "Mega Millions is $5 now. I can't even afford to hope anymore."
Timestamp: 3:08
Callers share personal anecdotes about reducing their lottery participation due to the price increase, reflecting broader economic anxieties.
Caller Keisha: "I've been playing for three years, and now it's $5 a ticket. It's just tough."
Timestamp: 13:02
In a lighter segment, callers share the pettiest things they've done to their exes to disrupt new relationships. Stories range from humorous to dramatic, showcasing the show's blend of serious topics and entertaining interactions.
Caller Stacey Adams: "I played my ex’s snoring sound on her new girlfriend’s phone all weekend. She couldn’t sleep!"
Timestamp: 45:08
The episode covers President Trump's 100th day in office, highlighting his executive orders focused on immigration. Orders include mandating English proficiency for truck drivers and cracking down on sanctuary jurisdictions.
Charlamagne Tha God: "Trump's immigration crackdown is reshaping federal policies, and its effects are already being felt."
Timestamp: 33:43
Border Czar Tom Holman discusses the administration's stance on deporting undocumented individuals, emphasizing stringent enforcement measures.
Tom Holman (Clip): "Catch and release is over. We're taking a hard stance on illegal immigration."
Timestamp: 33:47
The hosts analyze Diddy's legal defense strategy, where he claims a lack of mental capacity to commit alleged crimes. They critique the viability of such defenses, emphasizing personal responsibility.
Freddie Rodriguez: "You still made the choice to engage in those actions, regardless of your mental state."
Timestamp: 28:58
Wilmer Valderrama discusses his podcast Dos Amigos featuring Topher Grace, exploring their shared history on That '70s Show. This segment underscores the interconnectedness of celebrities and their ventures outside acting.
Topher Grace (Clip): "Reminiscing about those golden times always brings back great memories."
Timestamp: 26:19
Conclusion
The April 29 episode of The Breakfast Club masterfully navigates through a tapestry of current events, blending celebrity news, sports highlights, and pressing societal issues with engaging host interactions and listener participation. Notable discussions on economic pressures, legal battles, and political shifts provide listeners with a well-rounded perspective on the day's top stories. Through its dynamic format, the show continues to position itself as a pivotal source of news, culture, and community dialogue.
Notable Quotes:
Freddie Rodriguez: "Mega Millions is $5 now. I can't even afford to hope anymore."
Timestamp: 3:08
Charlamagne Tha God: "Building a career isn't about a job; it's about creating a path that impacts our community and future generations."
Timestamp: 0:30
Tom Holman (Clip): "Catch and release is over."
Timestamp: 33:47
Lauren LaRosa: "We need community more than ever because you might need to go over to your neighbor's house for a cup of sugar."
Timestamp: 19:13
This summary encapsulates the essence of the episode, ensuring those who haven't listened can grasp the key discussions and insights shared by the hosts and guests.