FULL SHOW: EJ Johnson Says Beyoncé, Rihanna & More 'Did Not Eat' On Met Gala Carpet + Mýa Interview

Summary

The Breakfast Club – May 7, 2026:
FULL SHOW: EJ Johnson Says Beyoncé, Rihanna & More 'Did Not Eat' On Met Gala Carpet + Mýa Interview

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Main Theme

This extra lively episode of The Breakfast Club (with DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and Charlamagne Tha God) delivers outspoken commentary on pop culture’s biggest recent moments, sharp and honest front-page news, and a deep-diving interview with R&B star Mýa, who discusses her transformative return with the album "Retrospect." The highlight: Mýa's vulnerability and industry insights, plus a headline-grabbing review of the Met Gala with EJ Johnson's viral fashion critique.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Opening Banter & Met Gala Commentary

[02:23–03:56]

• The hosts go back and forth about the team’s dynamics, filling new roles on air, and Maya’s upcoming appearance. DJ Envy reflects on seeing Maya perform with Jeezy and Boosie:

  “I was with her in Pittsburgh about a couple of weeks ago, and she was performing with Jeezy and Boosie, which I thought was strange. I'm like, Jeezy, Boosie, Maya. But it actually worked out.” (DJ Envy, 04:13)

Front Page News: Voting Rights & Redistricting

[06:25–11:08; 33:44–40:11]

• Mimi Brown delivers sobering news on voter suppression in Tennessee, where re-districting threatens Black voting power.
• State Rep. Justin J. Pearson rallies for protection of Black political representation:

  “We know that these redistricting efforts is happening because of the gutting of the Voting Rights Act Section 2. They're targeting black communities and the consequences are going to be perilous for black political power.” (07:23)

• Tangents on FBI raids into Democratic offices (Virginia) and Trump-era influence on redistricting.
• National implications raised—Georgia ballot investigation, Instagram’s mass 'bot' purge affecting influencers, and Instagram CEO’s warnings about AI distortion.
• Charlemagne worries about the lack of effective response:

  “I don't understand how come, how do we always know what the offense is going to be but they never have a defense to prepare for Republicans offense.” (09:53)

Met Gala Fallout & EJ Johnson’s Viral Critique

[24:25; 99:59–104:45]

• Lauren LaRosa revisits Met Gala discourse, debunking social rumors around Rihanna and ASAP Rocky. She zeroes in on a reporter’s moving exchange with Rihanna:

  “Rihanna, you deserve to be poured into… and you’re beautiful, you’re a black journalist and I respect you.” (Angela Yee quoting Chanel Jones, 28:26)

• EJ Johnson becomes the talk of the show for his brutal honesty reviewing Met Gala looks:

  “The Met Gala, the graveyard that this event has become… The only one who came to work was Emma Chamberlain, honey… You have all the heavy hitters, Beyoncé and Rihanna and Kim, and they all fell short… Beyoncé comes in at the end, like the Grim Reaper, dressed like Skeletor, honey.” (EJ Johnson, 100:33)

  • The panel debates if EJ was right; has fun poking at each other’s hair and Met moments.
  • Angela Yee, about Rihanna: “I thought she looked like a clam. Like a dirty clam.” (102:48)

Dave Chappelle, Michelle Obama, and the State of Comedy

[69:36–73:53]

• Dave Chappelle discusses the internet’s effect on stand-up culture with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson:

  “Younger comedians are a little bit different because their audience isn't in their room now… They're Internet people… Everything's a diss record now.” (Dave Chappelle, 70:04)

• Insightful exchange about the pressure of headlines and cancel culture:

  “You can say anything that you're willing to deal with the consequences of... That's what everybody's ducking, the consequences of what you say.” (Charlamagne, 72:38)

The Mýa Interview

[40:39–64:36]

Inspiration Behind "Retrospect"

• Mýa describes it as a "celebration" and "journey back in time—70s, 80s soul, funk, and R&B":

  “The time that influenced me to sign up to music…a lot of dancing going on, a lot of singing… it’s a celebration.” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 41:12)

Influence of Prince

• Revelations about Prince’s guidance:

  “He was a big advocate of empowerment. No sampling, playing an instrument… I started this independent journey very early, before it was a thing.” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 42:50)

• Being an independent artist brings both difficulty and freedom.

Navigating Fame and the Industry

• Surviving lack of major label support, the leak and shelving of her "Liberation" album, and industry politics:

  “I was not even signed to Interscope on my first album...I was in a real void, gray area like R&B. We don't know what that is.” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 50:48) “To be thrown out, discarded, dropped, all of these things with negligence and made to look like I wasted somebody's money… I just decided to sit with self a minute and figure out.” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 56:44)

• Family helped her stability (“My mom was my accountant. Always kept me debt free.” 52:06)

Social Media’s Double-Edge

• “Both… you get to know people too much… to open yourself up to the world is dangerous.” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 52:38)

Memorable Anecdotes

• The true story behind “Best of Me” (feat. Jadakiss, Jay-Z, produced by Swizz Beatz):

  “It was my street single…We did Best of Me featuring Jada first… Steve Stout had all these relationships and had Jay Z hop on the remix.” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 60:49)

• No-competition dynamic on “Lady Marmalade.”

Notable Quotes

• “I love music so much. I think I've protected just the love of the art. Not intentionally, but that's what Prince was always talking about…” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 48:52)
• “My sanity is kept, my spirit's intact. I'm literally having more fun now in my 40s than I was as a teenager.” (B.B. Brown/Mýa, 48:52)

Listener Call-ins (Get It Off Your Chest, Jess Fix My Mess)

[11:18–15:44; 84:04–95:53]

• Listeners pitch new podcasts, vent about insurance woes, share uplifting family difficulties.
• Jess Hilarious gives heartfelt and frank parenting advice to a single mom:

  “Unfortunately, that's just the difference between dad's household and mom's household, you know, until she gets old enough to... do her own hair… this is just what you're gonna have to deal with.” (Jess Hilarious, 86:50)

Donkey of the Day: Youth Sports Parent Out of Control

[75:27–83:39]

• Charlemagne responds to a news story where a mom assaults a young football player:

  “Some of our problems in our society, we don’t always need the law to intervene. Sometimes good old fashioned ass whippings are better than the law.” (78:05)

• The crew jokes about parental overreactions at youth sports, with Envy wryly admitting near-misses:

  “I've seen it before and I might or might not have jumped on the court before. I haven’t touched the kid, but I might have.” (82:40)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If EJ say the girls ain't eating, the girls ain't eating.” (Charlamagne Tha God, 102:05)
• “You can say anything that you can get away with.” (Dave Chappelle via Lauren LaRosa, 72:38)
• “My mom’s always kept me debt free. Even in the hardest times.” (Mýa, 52:06)
• “I think there’s a lot of judgment that’s very fragile when you’re learning yourself as a teenager.” (Mýa, 52:39)
• “I’m literally having more fun now in my 40s than I was as a teenager.” (Mýa, 48:52)
• “To open yourself up to the world is dangerous.” (Mýa, 52:39)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [06:25] Front Page News – Voting Rights & Redistricting
• [19:32] News: Dave Chappelle on Comedy & Cancel Culture
• [24:25] Met Gala Recap – Rihanna, Social Media Fallout
• [40:39] Mýa Interview Begins (continues through ~64:36)
• [69:36] Dave Chappelle, Michelle Obama: The State of Comedy
• [75:27] Donkey of the Day: Fort Myers Parent Incident
• [99:59] EJ Johnson’s Met Gala Fashion “Graveyard” Review
• [106:11] Kodak Black’s Legal Troubles Update
• [108:49] Positive Note – “Accountability is essential to personal growth…”

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Podcast Summary Flow

The episode kicks off with fast, sometimes raucous banter, moves fluidly into bold news updates on politics and culture, and then dives deep with Mýa, who gives a rare and very personal interview—covering family, independence, artistic purpose, and career highs/lows. The show’s second hour balances Met Gala memes and social commentary, and closes with audience interaction and candid parenting advice, all delivered with trademark Breakfast Club humor and honesty.

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For Listeners in a Hurry – Takeaways

• Politics & culture are colliding as voting rights and redistricting remain urgent issues.
• Iconic pop culture events like the Met Gala are now arenas for sharp, public critique—cue EJ Johnson’s “no one was eating” viral clip.
• Mýa’s story is both a testament to resilience as an independent artist and a masterclass in redefining success by loving the art over the industry’s numbers game.
• Comedy’s boundaries are shifting in the internet era—Dave Chappelle and the hosts remind us, “you can say anything, if you handle the consequences.”
• Listener voices enrich the show, whether venting, seeking advice, or just joyfully connecting live.
• At heart, The Breakfast Club remains unpredictable, soulful, sharp, and always ready to spark the conversation.

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End of summary.

Transcript

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

Jess, Laris, a little late.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Charlemagne to God, peace to the planet. It's Thursday. How y' all feel out there? I'm blessed, black, and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. I need. Give me the applause. Give me the applause.

[Rob Pitts]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got bored up in here this morning. Focus. No, that's not it. That's not it. We are focused. We are very focused on this Thursday morning. But our production thing about radio.

[DJ Envy]

Guys, turn the up just a little bit. Just give us a little.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. I just want to be honest with y'.

[Jess Hilarious]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Breakfast Club is a piecemeal show. They find a lot.

[DJ Envy]

What you mean? What you mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They can find somebody to fill in here? Find somebody to fill in there. They just plug the holes. Doesn't matter. Well, the only constant is me and Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Well, Demetrius, who's running the board right now, he just started working here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's not his fault.

[DJ Envy]

A couple of months ago, and he's just figuring out. Yeah, he was just thrown into it this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But, hey, this is a place where they will take the rookie and put him right in the big game.

[DJ Envy]

Put him right in the game.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go. And you better dunk. Game 6, NBA Finals. It don't matter. You get minutes. Goodness. Crazy.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, this morning on the show, Maya will be joining us this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, she will be. Her new album is called Retrospect. That's right. And she calls it Retrospect because she's tapping into the sound of the 70s and 80s.

[DJ Envy]

Correct.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And early 90s a little bit, too. Right? More 70s and 80s.

[DJ Envy]

More 70s and 80s.

[Theo]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But it's. It's Maya, man. Maya got some stories.

[E.J. Johnson]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

She and.

[Shannon]

And Matt.

[DJ Envy]

Maya got a catalog that we. We forget about. She's had a bunch of songs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Something else. I was like, boy, you wild.

[DJ Envy]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What? I don't know. All I heard was, Maya got it. I was like, what?

[DJ Envy]

I said, catalog.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know. I didn't know what she was about to say. That was kind of crazy.

[DJ Envy]

I was with her in Pittsburgh about a couple of weeks ago, and she was performing with Jeezy and Boosie, which I thought was strange. I'm like, jeezy, Boosie, Maya. But it actually worked out. She. She.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's real. If you born in the 1900s like us.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. That's. That's all the same era.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Not really.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That sound like my playlist. It'll go.

[DJ Envy]

That is definitely my playlist.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It can go from some Jeezy to some boozy quick.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Wipe me down to Best of Me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what I'm saying. I was listening to. I was listening to the original version of Best of Me this morning, actually.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. With Jadakiss.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jadakiss. Produced by Swizz Beats.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I was. I was laughing. Maya did an interview a couple of weeks ago with Gina Views. And Gina was like, I didn't even know that this was a remix. I didn't. Never even heard that version.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Gina's a child.

[DJ Envy]

I know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I love Gina. I know. Dropping a clue. I'm gonna tell you. Drop one of the clues. Bombs to Gina. But you don't know where the bombs are at These.

[DJ Envy]

Demetrius, he said no. All right, well, let's get this show cracking. We got front page news next. Mimi will be joining us. Let's start the show with somebody. You got Maya up?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Of course. He just played it. Okay, I'm focused.

[DJ Envy]

Here we go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Get your ass up. We got a huge announcement at 7am Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Jay Z had so many guys trying to holler at dudes, girls. You know what I'm saying? Yes. He sure did have an affair. Act like an adult for once.

[DJ Envy]

Did you see. Well, let's get in some front page news. Did you see Jay at the game last night? Did you see when he was leaving?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did, actually.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my goodness. All those people around him. Jay was like, all right, enough's enough. Where's my car? Let me get the F out of here. I mean, ZJZ in New York, right? But anyway, let's get in some front page news. Let's start off with NBA. Last night, the Knicks beat the 76ers. 108102. New York Knicks. That was a little too close. A little too close?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When is a win, man?

[DJ Envy]

I know, but it was a little too close. They scared me last night. My heart was beating too fast. I was sweating. But it was a little too close last night. And the spurs beat the Timberwolves 133.95.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't get cocky because OG got an injury. How bad is his injury? Because OG the best person on the best player on the Knicks right now. The whole playoffs, if you ask me.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, we don't know Mitchell Robinson. I didn't see him last night, so, I mean, they get me a little nervous. But we'll be all Right. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace. Mimi Brown, Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

So we start this morning in Tennessee, where a major fight over voting rights and political power is now unfolding. Just days after the Supreme Court weakened a key part of the Voting Rights act in a 6 to 3 ruling last week, the court made it harder to challenge congressional maps that critics say dilute black voting power. It does dilute that black voting power. And now Tennessee Republicans, they are moving fast. So lawmakers, they have unveiled a new map that would break apart the state's only majority black congressional district in Memphis, so slicing the city and Shelby county into three Republican leaning districts. Now, critics say the move could erase decades of black political influence in Tennessee and likely flip the state's last Democratic congressional seat. Now, hundreds of protesters, they packed the state Capitol this week. Let's listen to some of what they had to say.

[Justin J. Pearson]

Democrats and myself are fighting relentlessly to stop this racist redistricting effort and to elevate the issue of voting rights and the need for voting rights protection. We know that these redistricting efforts is happening because of the gutting of the Voting Rights Act Section 2. They're targeting black communities and the consequences are going to be perilous for black political power. At least a dozen US Congressional seats and majority of black districts are at risk. And 200 state house and state Senate seats are also at risk if this racial, racist, racial gerrymandering persists. That's why we have to organize. That's why we're fighting right now to defend District 9, to protect our voice, particularly in the South.

[DJ Envy]

That was the wrong audio, huh?

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, that was. But that's okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was State yesterday too. It's not ok.

[DJ Envy]

They effort with you. Effing with you, Mimi.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that was State Representative Justin J. Pierson who led those protests. Now, Pearson, he's calling the effort to attack black political representation, you know, just outright nasty and, and just, you know, an attack on what we're seeing in, you know, our political realm. He compared the new map to modern day voter suppression, but he also led that protest. And let's see if we have the sound from the protesters who were out in front of the state Capitol.

[State Farm Announcer]

And it's a terrible day for Memphis. I was born in Memphis. I love Memphis. And today Memphis is suffering from a thousand cuts and 100 of them came from Bill Lee and Donald Trump.

[Angela Yee]

This is going across the South. We've seen some pictures of some potential maps where there is maybe a dot

[State Farm Announcer]

or two or blue.

[Angela Yee]

We cannot let this happen.

[Shannon]

Just a huge slap in the face,

[Mimi Brown]

you know, for veterans, but also for

[B.B. Brown]

the black community because they have sacrificed more than we can even imagine.

[Poppy Sita]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

And so also, you guys, this could just be the beginning. Tennessee is now one of several states moving to redraw those congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. And after President Trump, he pushed those Republican led states to revisit those district lines. And if this Tennessee map passes likely as early as today, it will become one of the first major redistricting efforts tied directly to that Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights act that we saw last week.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We know this is all to rig the midterm elections. And I've been asking people way smarter than me for months how can we be so sure that there will be free and fair elections for the midterms? And everyone told me, well, state elections will be fine. Well, I can't tell. No.

[JoyBox Announcer]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I cannot tell.

[Mimi Brown]

They're not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I don't understand how come, how do we always know what the offense is going to be but they never have a defense to prepare for Republicans offense.

[Mimi Brown]

And you know what's funny about that, Char? In Virginia, the FBI, they raided the office of a Democratic Virginia state senator, Louise Lucas, yesterday, along with her her marijuana dispensary that she co owns as part of a federal bribery investigation. No charges have been filed, but this story is getting national attention because Lucas is one of the top Democrats behind Virginia's effort to redraw those congressional maps ahead of the midterms. Now, those are the maps that Democrats gained up to four seats in Congress, which would of course help to shift that balance of power in Congress. Now, just weeks after that victory, federal agents raided her office and Lucas, she says the timing is no coincidence. In a statement, she accused the administration of using federal power to intimidate political opponents in the middle of a nationwide fight.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's so obvious. I mean, Republicans playing for keeps and Democrats just playing.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, y'. All, well, coming up at seven, this fight continues. We're going to tell you what is going on in Georgia and the new ruling that a judge there just stamped with his approval coming up at seven.

[DJ Envy]

All right. And everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, phone lines are wide open. It's the breakfast club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[DJ Envy]

Keep calling 800-585-1-051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello? Who's this?

[Theo]

Yo, Big Chocolate, the toe sucker.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What up, Envy?

[DJ Envy]

I ain't hear from you. I thought you was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I thought you was in prison, and I was happy about that.

[Theo]

Nah, nah, I ain't sucking toes in prison, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know what you'll be sucking in prison, but this is a family show. They say you.

[Theo]

They say you get down like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First, tell Maya I'll make her smile

[Theo]

if I can suck her toes for a while. And then the big news is, now that our Knicks are winning, they say that they're going to change Philly cheesesteaks to New York cheesesteaks. So you can go down to Philly this week and say this weekend and say, I want a New York cheesesteak

[Charlamagne Tha God]

and rub it in their face.

[Theo]

What y' all think?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I've been wanting you arrested for so bad for years.

[DJ Envy]

I think your jokes are so horrible.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know how you a comedian.

[DJ Envy]

I've never heard anybody that said they seen you.

[Angela Yee]

And he laugh at his own stuff.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Jess, you owe me a favor. You gotta get me on Wild N

[Jess Hilarious]

Out, girl, and I. I got you.

[DJ Envy]

I'mma save him the embarrassment. I don't think they want you a Wilding Out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, that would be hilarious. Actually, I would love to see him on Wilding Out.

[Angela Yee]

Have y' all ever seen what he look like?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No.

[Angela Yee]

Oh.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

With the embarrassment that he would feel after he bombs on Wilding out would warm my cold heart.

[Angela Yee]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Theo]

Theo.

[DJ Envy]

Theo, what's up? Get it off your chest.

[Theo]

Hey, how you guys doing? Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace.

[Theo]

Hey. I've actually been delaying on this call for a couple years now. I listen to you guys a lot, love the show, and I always want to call in and see if I could pitch a podcast to you. Would that be okay to do on air?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sure, Theo. Why not?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, Dale.

[Theo]

Okay. I'm an avid reader. I love history, and I'm kind of a nerd, and I want to make it cool to be a nerd. So I'm always trying to talk to people about history. And I actually used to have a history podcast where I spoke about kind of dark stories in history. The first, very first episode of my podcast, I spoke about the California genocide, where the former governor, the first governor of California, greenlit massacre of the Native Americans to make room for the 49ers that were coming in for the gold rush. But I don't just talk about dark stories. I also like to talk about, you know, characters in history, like Mary Ellen Pleasant. I'm not sure if you're familiar with her, but she was the first black millionaire before Madam C.J. walker.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, wow. Yeah.

[Theo]

And she. She built. She. She actually took on a job as, like, the help in the San Francisco area during the gold rush, and she took on this job as the help so she could listen to her client's secrets, and she took their secrets and invested a ton of money and became a millionaire.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, so she was. She was like the spook who sat by the door.

[Theo]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, gotcha. Got you. Well, listen, man, so basically, you want to do a podcast that's based on history, but it sounds like a lot of history from San Francisco. San Francisco area, West coast area.

[Theo]

No, not necessarily.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, okay.

[Theo]

I talk about history from all over the world. I actually like this. You know, dive into the history of race and racism, but I also like to get into the history of Africa and what happened to the. On the continent after so many people were taken away from me, because that's a deep story, too.

[DJ Envy]

Well, Theo, hold on. We'll put you on hold, and we'll get your information, and that way we can connect you with the person that. That you want to talk to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Basically, what Envy is saying is he didn't find any interest in that, but I did.

[DJ Envy]

No, I mean, I don't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't. I don't do podcasting.

[DJ Envy]

You do podcasting.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was crazy. You just cut the man off.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, he was talking.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, he was in the middle of a thought. I said you wouldn't even let the man get you on hold.

[DJ Envy]

I'm connected with you.

[Angela Yee]

Is he really on hold?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, he is. The way you just treated Theo was ridiculous. Okay, that man's name is Theo.

[DJ Envy]

You still there?

[Theo]

Yes, I am.

[DJ Envy]

Hold on. See, I put him on hold. I'm gonna give him Charlemagne's number.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't give him my number.

[Angela Yee]

You interested?

[DJ Envy]

You interested? Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I like people who tell me things I never heard before. And I never heard about that millionaire before. Madam C.J.

[Theo]

walk.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I never heard her.

[DJ Envy]

You should take some pointers, Jess. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1054. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, Ray.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ray Ray. Yo, Charlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

Danzy. What up? Are we live?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[DJ Envy]

I got an indoor pool, outdoor pool.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

We can get on the phone right now.

[Jess Hilarious]

Here.

[DJ Envy]

Tell you what it is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Yavin]

Hey, this is Yavin. From Arizona.

[DJ Envy]

Arizona. What's up, brother? What part of Arizona? Yeah, I'll be out in Phoenix this summer. I think my daughter's got a nationals out there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love Phoenix. I love. I love Phoenix. You hear me? Phoenix and Scottsdale.

[Yavin]

Yeah.

[Theo]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

What's up?

[Yavin]

Scottsdale's a dope place.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, we was out there for the final four, man. We had a ball.

[Yavin]

Yeah. So, yeah, I was just calling to get off my chest. I was in a car accident a few weeks ago, and these damn insurance companies, they don't seem to really care. They just want to total my car and leave me without anything. But I. I drive my car, my mobile notary, and that's how I make. Make money. Right now I'm trying to get back on my feet, but I. I did start to. Go find me. I want to see if I can get that information out there or my. My cash app. Just see if I can get some community help.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go ahead, young man.

[DJ Envy]

Well, let me ask you a question before you do that. Did you have full coverage on your car?

[Yavin]

Yeah, actually, it was his fault. He had full coverage, but, like, I'm. I'm in a tough spot right now, and they want to total my car out. They said it's too much damage to do the repairs.

[DJ Envy]

So they'll pay you out for it, right? They'll pay you for it, right?

[Yavin]

They pay the loan off, but then they'll actually auction a car off, and I'm not able to. I'm kind of, like, with nothing.

[DJ Envy]

I got you. I understand.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go ahead and put the GoFundMe out there, sir.

[DJ Envy]

Go ahead, bro.

[Yavin]

Yeah, it's on my Instagram. My Instagram name is. Yeah, A V I O N E E. So y' all Beyond A. My GoFundMe is in my Lincoln bio. And then I can throw my cash app out there, too. That's dollar sign y c r a n s 90 y crans 90. So, yeah, we're blessing if anybody could help. And then, of course, prayers to help. Anything helps. Right now. It's, like, a really hard time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I am definitely sending you in your car. Healing energy. Okay? But I'm gonna be honest with you. I don't think this story is gonna move too many people. All right? There's people out there who's caused. Cars are getting totaled every day.

[Angela Yee]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why y' all looking at me like this, man?

[Angela Yee]

Because he just put his heart on the line. He's in a very dark place, yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm just saying, people, cars getting totaled every day out Here, that one ain't gonna move people like that. I'm just letting you.

[DJ Envy]

If somebody did total you. When did this accident happen, brother?

[Yavin]

I get it. It normally wouldn't be a big deal, but I'm. I'm like, trying to get a job and trying to keep working at the mobile notary because that's. That's how I make money.

[Rob Pitts]

So I got you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's the mobile notary? Oh, like, oh, y' all notarize people. Oh, yeah, yeah, I got somebody coming to do that today.

[DJ Envy]

Did you get an attorney, brother?

[Yavin]

Yeah, but taking forever. I don't. I don't know if I'm not getting make any headway with them, but, yeah, I got actually called Top Dog Law.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There you go. To the rescue. Let me know if they work for you. God damn it. Okay. I'm gonna need to know if Top Dog Law work for you. Man, this guy's crazy. I'm just saying, like. And some stories move people. People's cars get totaled all the time. And he got insurance, so he.

[Jess Hilarious]

He.

[DJ Envy]

That's what I'm saying. He will get covered. What he's saying is they'll cover the loan, but nothing after. And he can't afford to buy something after that. That's what I'm saying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I understand. I totally get it. But I'm just telling you that that ain't top tier moving people.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, this man say, yeah, I do. The mobile notary. He said, oh, yeah, I got somebody

[DJ Envy]

coming to do that today.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I gotta meet somebody.

[DJ Envy]

5851051. If you need to vent, we got the latest for Lauren coming up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning. Yes, we do.

[Shannon]

Morning.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hello.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello. Cool, babe.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey. Okay, so this morning we're gonna start off with Dave Chappelle. He sat down with Michelle Obama and her brother for the Craig Robinson for In My Op podcast. But he's pointing out an issue that he's seeing with a lot of young comedians today. So we're going to get into it.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, so quick behind the scenes moment about my business. Because people always ask me, like, how do I actually run everything? So Shopify is literally the platform where I turned this tiny idea into a business. Before this, I was really just like, popping up at any in person event, any vending opportunity I could, which I still do, but I wasn't really as focused on online. I was like, you know, the websites are going to be too much to build out. I'm not like a Super techy person. Even though I can make things cute. And I didn't want to put up a website that would run my customers away, I wanted it to be efficient, to be easy. And Shopify helped me build brown girlgrinding.com out. Once I switched to Shopify, it finally clicked like, okay, I can actually do this. It's not about it being tough. It's about using the right platform to make it easy. Shopify takes all of the guesswork out. I build my own store, I manage my community, own my own customer relationships. Plus, this is my favorite thing. Shopify gets my products everywhere. I'm able to link stuff through Google, YouTube, TikTok, Shop the Shop app, even ChatGPT and Instagram, which is very important for me. And Shopify's AI co founder, sidekick, game changer, let me tell y'. All, right? So it's helped me not only optimize my site, it helps me look at my sales trends, it updates my product skills, all the stuff I'm absolutely not an expert in. But it's like having a genius business partner that never sleeps. And right now, the Bronco grinding storefront and the Black Effect storefront is busy and Shopify is handling all of the heavy lifting. I love that for us. I am pumped, like so pumped that Shopify is going to show up at the Black Effect Podcast Festival this year in a big way. And I will be there preaching this platform to all of the small black owned businesses that partner with us. So if you've been sitting on an idea or if you're ready to scale, which you've already started, this is your sign. Go to shopify.com Ben if I can do it, you can do it too.

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cool, babe.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Angela Yee]

Little brown girls look at you and

[Mimi Brown]

go, I want to be like you.

[Shannon]

Take me through that.

[B.B. Brown]

Take me through there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She going the latest with Laura. Take me through there on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool B Talk. I know you had an intro like a 90s sitcom TV show.

[DJ Envy]

That's what.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what plays on Netflix.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, wow. We shot it for the first time.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Wait, you don't hear that every day.

[DJ Envy]

We shot it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We shot it a while ago. Nick, one of our producers here thought that it would be a good touch, but I actually want to reshoot it cuz I don't like my hair in it.

[B.B. Brown]

But yes, we do.

[DJ Envy]

You can't.

[Angela Yee]

Shut up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just want the record to show I've never liked your hair since you've been here.

[DJ Envy]

But I want the record to show

[Lauren LaRosa]

you've never had hair since I've been here. So don't Comment on hair. Okay, so look, let's get into this before we get to Dave Chappelle, because there's some more left Met Gala leftovers. That is the gift that keeps on giving. So there has been a conversation going viral about Rihanna, which I honestly think is the wrong conversation, but we'll get to the right one. So Rihanna and ASAP Rocky were at the Met Gala. We saw them on the carpet. There was a video that circulated after the Met Gala of ASAP Rocky and Rihanna in a van. And like, the photog or the paparazzi, you could literally see through the windows. And it looks like they're having, like, a really, like, I wouldn't even say, like, he did because they're chill, but they're. They just seem annoyed as 18 double hockey sticks. Right? So the conversation and the story and the headlines that went after that video was that ASAP Rocky and Rihanna were having, like, an issue of some sort, relationship wise, because it seems like they were in this, like, contentious conversation in this van, right? So then TMZ does a story and they clear it up there. They do a story on sources close to the couple that say it was just a 16 hour day from getting dressed to arriving to all the peopling that you have to do at the Met Gala. They tired y'.

[B.B. Brown]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, that's mean to tell me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

TMZ reached out to sources to find out somebody was hungry and sleepy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right? I don't know why this is a thing. If you spend all that, all that whole day, and you probably got to be a parent the night before that. You got to get up in the morning, get the kids together to get yourself together. I would be looking how they were looking too, but okay, so that same. At that same time, a video started circulating of Rihanna and ASAP Rocky like, behind the scenes of the Met Gala. ASAP Rocky's talking to two women, and Rihanna's kind of like chilling by the side waiting for him. She seems tired and ready to go. A little annoyed. Tyler is in the background of that video, and it's known that Tyler is a huge Rihanna fan. So fans spotted that and they were like, oh, my God. Like, did Tyler and Rihanna get to run into each other again? She's talked about the first time she met her before, but then they started memeing her because she's just standing in this corner, like, with her hands crossed, just literally sitting there. So they started to meme Tyler and kind of make fun of the moment. So Tyler gets online and responds to people wondering if she Got to meet Rihanna. Let's take a listen to Tyler.

[Tyler]

Everyone knows I love Ri. Oh my gosh. So I met her last year and she was cool. You know, I met her, but I think she was occupied. I went up to, I was like, oh, hey, you know, she was like, hey, my baby dad is calling me. And then she left and I was like, oh, maybe she was busy.

[Angela Yee]

So I don't know.

[Tyler]

I felt awkward. What the heck? I felt awkward. I don't know how to say hi. If I feel like someone's busy, it's like, so this time, yeah, I don't want to go up because I felt like she was busy. You know what I mean? And the last time she was busy. So I, I want to like when we do speak, if we do end up speaking ever, I want it to be like calm so we both can just, you know, vibe and talk nicely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man. Everything does not have to be a story. Folks be letting social media make them explain everything.

[DJ Envy]

You can tell. You can tell she's a fan.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I was going to say she

[DJ Envy]

was nervous about speaking to her.

[Angela Yee]

Everybody always be on her head about whatever she do. You know what I mean? So I know they was probably making her feel dumb, look dumb, when she really just wanted a chance to say something to Rihanna.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For colored girls who considered meeting Rihanna.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh my God. Charlamagne.

[Angela Yee]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is so crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. So then in addition to this video where she's kind of explaining she. Tyler also posted. You guys ever saw the meme where you're sitting in the car, someone's banging on the door, but you can't hear them?

[Angela Yee]

They're unbothered.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, she posted an unbothered meme as well too. So listen, there is. There's no fire here. There's no smoke. Just let it go. And honestly, I feel like if people are going to have a conversation about Rihanna at the Met Gala, the only one they should be having is about the moment when she stopped on the carpet for Chanel Jones from the Today show. Because it was an amazing moment. Let's take a listen to that. Yes.

[Angela Yee]

What was your day like? Today was honestly hoping that I could meet the moment and catch somebody's eye contact. So many people when they come here on the carpet, it's take, take, take. But my goal was to give, like give back. Cuz I feel like your talent gives us. So I just want deserve to be poured into as well.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you.

[Angela Yee]

So can it all about giving in to everybody. Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Rihanna.

[Angela Yee]

You deserve to be poured into. And you're beautiful, you're a black journalist and I respect you.

[Mimi Brown]

And I, I, I love you for this.

[Angela Yee]

And by the way, your outfit is. Love you, Rihanna.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love that moment for a lot of reasons. And I really want to know if Rihanna knew who Chanel Jones was. Because if you know Chanel Jones story, you would understand why Rihanna pouring into her in that moment was incredible because her husband died, I think last year from Brie Chancellor. And a couple weeks ago, Chanel put out a book called through mom's eyes, simple wisdom from mothers who raised extraordinary humans. And it was number one on the New York Times bestsellers list. So I'm saying all that to say I just wondered, did Rihanna know who she was or was that random? Because if it was random, her discernment is on point.

[Angela Yee]

Amazing.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. And I love the moment too, because again, like I said, that's a long day. Everybody in there is getting ready all day, you prepare all day. You just trying to, like she said, meet the moment on both sides as a celebrity and as a journalist.

[B.B. Brown]

So.

[Angela Yee]

And everybody wearing them heavy ass uncomfortable costumes. You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. That's all I got from this too. Number one, there's no food at the Met Gala because everybody always be hungry. Plus we spoke to somebody yesterday who told us that they just be giving us some trash ass catering at the Met Gala and people ain't eating all day because they're trying to fit into the outfits. Yeah, somebody gonna faint.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You also don't have time, but. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How you know?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because I've been to galas before.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just want to reiterate that she got rejected at the Met gal.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know why they rejected you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, you keep bringing it up. We are wrapping up this hour. In the next hour. In the next latest, we get to Dave Chappelle because I want to take time with that and a lot of the audio and the conversation he had with Michelle Obama. Just about where things are today in headlines and in comedians. Speaking of headlines. Right.

[DJ Envy]

All right, the car show. Salute to everybody out there now. You know, Charlemagne and myself and, and Jess and Lauren, we always talk about moments for us so we can enjoy like where we can enjoy as community, enjoy together. Excuse me. So this year the drive your dreams car show is coming Back to the 757July 25th. Still the same. Kids 5 and under, free early bird tickets 19.99. We try to keep it as affordable as possible. I know gas prices are high and food prices are high. So we try to create an environment where people could have a great time. So it's all types of cars, celebrity cars, old school cars, exotic cars. We have food trucks, we have carnival rides, carnival games for the kids. There's vendors, there's music. It's a whole experience. If you've never been to the car show, you want to go. It's when I say it's like a family reunion, it's a family reunion. It's indoors, it's outdoors. There's music, there'll be performances. Monster Energy is bringing the bike, so they'll be doing all the tricks. Lincoln Tech has all type of engagement. So if you haven't been to the car show, make sure you're there July 25, you're gonna see any type of car that you want. There's gonna be trophies, there's gonna be food. I think the Lobster House is coming. They're gonna be bringing lobster rolls. There's cupcakes. Stacy's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Stacy's cupcakes.

[DJ Envy]

Stacy's cupcakes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wherever envy goes, Stacy gonna be there. I think gig need to monitor that situation.

[DJ Envy]

What you mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just think she need to monitor the situation between you and Stacy.

[DJ Envy]

What you mean? So to tickets go on sale right now, 19.99. If you haven't been to the car show you want to go, it's in the 757. Whether you're in the DMV, whether in the Carolinas, whether you're in Atlanta, it's just about an hour, two hour drive. Make sure you pull up on us. It's at the Hampton Convention center. Again, kids five and under are free and tickets are 1999. I'll be breaking down some of the cars, some of the celebrities that will be coming in the next couple of weeks. But get your tickets today. It's going to be a lot of fun. And I love the 757. So if you're looking for the perfect Father's Day gift, which is coming up in a couple of weeks, or the perfect Mother's Day gift, 1999. Today the tickets go on sale. So you can take the back in my. That's my second home. Is the home by the sea.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you got any discounts for Hampton University students? $20. Well, it's 19.99.

[DJ Envy]

It's 19.99.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They're gonna be giving away pennies.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, 19. It's 19.99. But the sad thing about it is school is out in the summer, so there will be no students there. So. But definitely get your tickets. We're gonna have a lot of fun. There's gonna be a, like I said, tickets to 1999. And not only that, 757 DMV, the Carolinas, which is right there. Atlanta, which is right there. I want to see what type of cars you have. Of course, I'm gonna bring about 30, 40, 50 cars with me, but I want to see what type of cars you have, whether they old cars, are they exotics? They knew. I know you put your work into your cars. Pull up on us, DJ envycarshow. Gmail.com, send pictures of your cars. We'd love to get your cars in the car show. So again, July 25, Saturday, mark the date. It's the first car show of the year and I can't wait to see all y'.

[Angela Yee]

All.

[DJ Envy]

So click the link in my bio and, man, we're gonna have a lot of fun.

[Angela Yee]

Like a big ass cookout, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All. That's what it is. We have, like I said, it's indoor, outdoor. We have food trucks on the outside, we got music playing. We got cars outside, we got cars inside. So it's just, it's my favorite time of the year. Yeah, it's the way my kids can meet your kids. They'll be playing games, they'll be in the jumpies. There'll be rides. I'll be hanging with the dads. My wife would be hanging with the moms. It's just a full experience, a full day, 12 to 5. So I can't wait to see you guys again. Let's get back in some front page news now. We're gonna start up some quick sports. Last night, the Knicks beat the 76 is 108, 102. The spurs beat the Timberwolves 133.95. Now Cleveland Cavaliers pay the Pistons tonight at 7 and the Lakers take on OKC at 9:30. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, y'.

[Shannon]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

How y' all doing this morning?

[DJ Envy]

Peace.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mimi Brown. Mimi, your teeth look extra white.

[Angela Yee]

I know, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, thank you.

[Mimi Brown]

I went to the dentist yesterday.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm about to say damn, yes. I hope you gave him a tip or her a tip because your teeth look extra white this morning.

[B.B. Brown]

Thank you.

[Mimi Brown]

I'll take it. I'll take it. We start this hour. In Georgia, a federal judge has handed President Trump's Justice Department a rare victory and its push to revisit the 2020 election. So a US district judge ruled yesterday that the FBI can keep more than 600 boxes of original 2020 ballots that was seized during a January raid on Fulton County's Election center in Atlanta, now Fulton County. They had asked the court to return those boxes, arguing that the search relied on faulty evidence. But the judge said no. And the Justice Department says now it is investigating whether election records were mishandled. But DLJ lawyers, they have not named a single suspect, a single target, and the statute of limitations may have already expired on the crime that they are investigating. So election officials nationwide, though, they are watching this closely as President Trump continues to push false claims of fraud and threatens a federal takeover of local elections. But Fulton county, they say they are not backing down. The chairman of Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Rob Pitts, he has called this investigation retribution from the start. And here's what he had to say a few months ago, the day after federal agents walked in and conducted this raid.

[Rob Pitts]

It's all about the 2026 and the 2028 elections. If they are able to sow dissent, concern, confusion among the voters, it could impact, and I think it will impact the elections in 26 and 28. A secondary concern, though, is there's been an effort in the state legislature with our state elections board. They've wanted to take over Fulton county elections for some time now. So I think this may be a part of this also. The 2020 elections are over with no matter what they're doing with the ballots. Again, we counted every legal vote. They were counted multiple times. There was even a hand count. And in every instance, we come up clean. In fact, in addition to that, we've had conducted some 17 elections since 2020 without any errors, concerns whatsoever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mimi Brown, can you tell me why a federal judge ruling that the FBI can keep the 600 boxes of ballots is something?

[Mimi Brown]

It is something, because what they can do now is they can probe and go through all of those boxes and they can look and see who is illegal, who isn't illegal, who they can disenfranchise, who they can say, you know, isn't, is shouldn't have voted. So purge those voters from the upcoming midterm elections, especially if they don't feel that they're going to vote in favor of whoever Trump is endorsing or whatever Republican docket is on that ticket. So it just gives them carte blanche to go through Fulton county records and do whatever they want with them at this point. And then the regulators, the commissioners at Fulton county can't. As long as they don't have the boxes and they're not in a secured space, there's nothing that they can do about that. And so it's just another tactic, another way to influence the upcoming midterm elections and elections going forward.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you said it. You said Trump is threatening a federal takeover of local elections, elections. And it's like, why do you think that is? Because these folks, Republicans, are just not going to sit back and let the midterm elections just happen. Y' all ain't gonna just go out there and vote them out. That is not gonna happen. And so once again, I will say, if you know what the offense is, why don't you have a proper defense prepared?

[Mimi Brown]

And we talked about, just this morning, three different states. So we talked about Tennessee and what they're doing in Tennessee. Right. We talked about Virginia and, and the raise that they're doing there. And now we're talking about Georgia. We didn't even get to Indiana and Mississippi. I mean, there's just so much happening. You know, hopefully we can get to those tomorrow. But there's just so much. When you look at the different tactics that are being used in the different states to cause all of this, it is definitely attack on the upcoming midterm elections, no matter how you look at it. And switching gears a little bit. So if you woke up this morning and your follower count looked a little lighter, you are not crazy and you're definitely not alone. Instagram just carried out what online users are calling the great purge of 2026, wiping out millions of accounts in massive crackdown. They were going after bots, fan pages, fake followers and AI generated accounts. So in about a six hour window, Instagram, it ran a brand tool, a brand new AI tool across the platform and it deleted what it believes are not real people. That Instagram is trying to clean up its platforms. Many users say this has become flooded with fake engagement and artificial popularity. And this matters, I guess, nowadays because followers today are tied to influence, sponsorships, visibility, and for many creators, real money. But some users say the sweep was not perfect. Some people claim legitimate accounts were mistakenly flagged or removed in the process. And if that happened to you, you can appeal it directly through install Instagram's help center.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I definitely have lost a hundred thousand followers now that I look.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I lost a bunch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But mine don't ever grow. No way. I've been sitting at 4. I was sitting at 4.5 million followers forever. Like years, years, years. Like mine does not grow at all. Oh, my God.

[Angela Yee]

I had 5.7. I had 5.8.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You said what?

[DJ Envy]

That went up. That means you went up.

[Angela Yee]

You said you had 5.7. Now I had 5.8.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's crazy. I lost 100. But I mean, I mean, that makes sense if you are a page that especially has probably had active campaigns against you.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They gonna put them bots on your page. So if they did a clear out. Yeah. Bye. Get rid of them bots. I'm glad.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. That's a good way to look at it. A lot of people are, you know,

[Lauren LaRosa]

a lot of people.

[Mimi Brown]

Some people are celebrating and some people are saying, you know, they lost, they just care about the count. But Instagram CEO, he warned for months that AI is making it harder to tell what's real online. And now platforms are under pressure. Pressure to prove, you know, users can still trust what they're seeing. And that's why, though they say experts on every major social media company is likely headed toward this to do that. More aggressive crack. A more aggressive crackdown like this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm not mad at it.

[Angela Yee]

I'm not either.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get rid of all the boxes. I'm not mad at it at all.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah. All right, y'.

[Angela Yee]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that is your front page news. I'm B.B. brown. Follow me at B.B. brown TV. For more stories, follow the Black Information Network.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

Now, when we come back, R B singer Maya will be joining us. We're gonna throw it back with Maya, so don't go anywhere. She has a new album, Retrospect, DMV's own. That's right. Drops next week. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lorna Roost is here as well. We got a special guest in the building.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

Maya, welcome. Is this your first time here?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is it?

[B.B. Brown]

I think so.

[DJ Envy]

Wow. Good morning.

[B.B. Brown]

I met everybody before.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How's your energy this morning? How you feel?

[B.B. Brown]

Good. I got a good night's rest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[B.B. Brown]

Tacos for Taco Tuesday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey. She's married to a Mexican, so she is every day.

[Angela Yee]

Also black as well.

[B.B. Brown]

So it's. Yes, I'm good. How are y' all doing?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

New album, Retrospect.

[B.B. Brown]

Yes, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What does this album mean to you?

[B.B. Brown]

This album is a journey back into time. The time that influenced me to sign up to music. You know, when I fell in love with music for the first time, it was literally soul, funk, R B that filled my household vinyl days. The collection that my parents had. A lot of dancing going on, a lot of singing going on in the living room, but culture as well. The block parties, the skating rinks Those gatherings where your family would come over, laughter, children playing. So it's a celebration.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nobody could look at you and tell you grew up in that era, by the way.

[Angela Yee]

Like, literally.

[B.B. Brown]

Oh, no, I'm a 70s baby.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah. So the whole experience.

[Angela Yee]

But I'm glad that you said that because we were listening to the album and I instantly got Prince.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

So it's like that was totally intentional.

[B.B. Brown]

Oh, yes. The Minneapolis sound.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[B.B. Brown]

I've worked with Jim and Lewis before, performed with Prince before. But that whole era of fun funk, the performance, the aesthetics, the fashion, you know, the little eye expressions and the facial expressions and the hand gestures, just the ultimate performance during that time, the rehearsals, you know, I'm a musician's daughter.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[B.B. Brown]

And it really inspired me. I've done stuff like that before on previous albums. I did a Rick James cover, but I just wanted to embody a whole body of work, which is what. Is what an album is to me. So Retrospect is literally digging into the crates of my influences and going back into time. Those joyful times of my childhood that first influenced me and introduced me to

[Charlamagne Tha God]

music performer with Prince.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What was that like?

[B.B. Brown]

It was beautiful. You know, I got to see him two nights in a row at the O2 in London, and he had a lot of artists join him. And I learned a lot just by being there for two nights. There was a jam session, of course, afterward at the Indigo. And of course, the conversation about independency, you know, the first conversation. I'd met him before that, but he was a big advocate of empowerment. No sampling, playing an instrument, all of those things. And then really investing in your craft. And they. They were gems that were dropped. See, I'm not Prince, and I started this independent journey very early, before it was a thing. Yeah. Planet nine is my label, and I didn't necessarily know what it was all about when I stepped into that new territory. And he was the person that was the voice of reason that sort of kept me on that path even when it got tough. You know, it requires you to, of course, Finance 100. That's the way I've done it. And, you know, grinding. But also wear several different hats and wear many roles and it's been a beautiful educational journey of empowerment. But learning and then also developing relationships when you become the label yourself and figuring it out because, you know, the business of music and then also the technological side of things changes.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[B.B. Brown]

Every few weeks there's a new platform. So it's. It was really wonderful just to be in his Presence, but also to receive the spiritual conversations, the business conversations, the new business models, the rehearsal conversations, finding your niche conversations, the performance aspect of it, and then encouragement.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How ahead of his time was he?

[B.B. Brown]

Oh, I mean, he was in his own world. He was one of one playing over 17 instruments. You know, I. I don't know anybody that does that.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[B.B. Brown]

And was very passionate, meticulous, very detail oriented. I witnessed him doing a sound check at the O2 both nights. And so I actually ran into him on my way to my sound check, coming from his sound check. And he was out there mixing on the board in the front of house.

[Yavin]

Wow.

[B.B. Brown]

And he cares that much about how the audience or the listener receives the art down to the mixing. And so, you know, I get asked often how come the. There's been an eight year gap in between albums. I mean, I too have really taken my time to be in that process of mixing. This is the first album that I am releasing independently in Dolby Atmos as well as Sony 360 spatial audio, which is an immersive experience so that you're like inside of the music. Surround sound.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

How would you go to movie theater?

[B.B. Brown]

360 degrees. But now that you know they're doing this with music now versus just soundtracks for films.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's interesting because you said this is your first studio album in eight years. It makes me think, were you protecting your piece or protecting your artistry?

[B.B. Brown]

Honestly, I was really just having a ball, experiencing what it is to create from a real, free, pure place. It wasn't even protection. It got very addictive when I went independent because I had the freedom to create whatever genre with no ceiling I wanted to. The timeline I set, no deadlines. I didn't have to focus on charting or numbers and validate myself based on someone else's definition of success. And all that pressure that does come from the major label system. And the investment I knew, excuse me, the investment I knew was going to be very boutique, you know, and very startup, under the radar. Because I started in Japan on my very first few releases. So it was really fun because I didn't have all those rules. And of course the criticism that comes with releasing a full body of work over me. But that was the time to get acclimated to what this independent journey was about. Do it in a very under the radar situation, in A1 territory. Release here and there, mixtapes, EPs along the way, and then something magical happens. Your relationships are built. You know the process because of that education and practice. And then you show up and you Put together an album, throw it out just for the love. It gets nominated for a Grammy and then it's additional confirmation to keep going. And Prince always said, you know, I will help you if you stay independent. And there's been so many times you want to throw in the towel, questioning self, is this really worth it? Do I need to go back into the system and all these things? Because it is very hard and it. You have to be very relentless and resilient in your grind, especially when you're financing 100 of it. And then sometimes people don't even know it exists. So you're also getting, oh, you're washed up or you fell off. Oh, how come you don't make music anymore? And nobody's paying attention. So nobody's paying attention. So to answer your question, you know, there's been so many times that question mark has, has popped up. But I don't measure success in the way I used to when I was in a system, because there's a new definition that's been introduced to me. My sanity is kept, my spirit's intact. I'm literally having more fun now in my 40s than I was as a teenager. Just kind of trying to figure it out and understanding that, you know, if it doesn't reach a certain number or a chart position, then you can be canceled, you can leave, you can be shelved. And I love music so much. I think I've protected just the love of the art. Not intentionally, but that's what Prince was always talking about and that's what he was an advocate for, for those he thought or maybe saw a little spark of love and passion in so that they could preserve their art themselves and still work in the business.

[DJ Envy]

You know, I was gonna ask, you know, you started so young.

[B.B. Brown]

I did.

[DJ Envy]

But we haven't heard a lot of Maya crazy stories. Is that because your dad is still with you now and he's still guiding, making sure that he's controlling everything else. Because a lot of times when people start young, you start hearing crazy stories. The industry runs them down, the industry makes them crazy. But we haven't heard that those stories from you.

[B.B. Brown]

I mean, there's always controversy. There's wild stuff out there, of course, that I actually experienced at the birth of, you know, a lot of the bottom feeder type of sites. You know, you can't avoid that in a public forum, you know, as a public figure, and everybody's a public figure nowadays, but Lauren going to all the

[Charlamagne Tha God]

bottom feeder sites right now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

On her the sit down that y' all did. And I made some notes about just what it felt like being there at the break of it all. Because we feel like we get it so bad from what we experience now.

[B.B. Brown]

Anytime you step out into this world, be prepared to get attacked from every direction. Even if you are Mother Teresa and your fundamentals, it does not matter. So you do have to understand that the world that we live in, plus everybody's opinion being who on Front street, it's gonna happen. And if you know that everybody's kind of going through it, wonderful. We didn't have social media when I was a teen, so I survived. We had, you know, tabloids and blogs. But I was really under the radar because also, and I'm thankful for that because I was still a test dummy when I first started. They weren't sure of R B and if it could live on a rap and rock label. I was literally on Interscope when it was just wrapped in rock as an experiment. I was not signed on my first album during their investment to see if it could even work and exist.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna say that again.

[B.B. Brown]

I was not even signed to Interscope on my first album. I was signed to Haka Islam out of D.C. on university music Entertainment. So it was real soft pedal ish. I didn't get the Britney Spears exposure, but we were positioning and aligning on oh, soundtracks, ghetto superstar pop stuff here and there. Good looks to just try to figure it out. So I didn't have the initial, I would say, stamp of approval yet. I was in a real void, gray area like R B. We don't know what that is.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[B.B. Brown]

We don't know if that's gonna work over here. We're willing to take a chance somewhat. Let's see how it does. But what's the first best business decision? Shout out to Baltimore, Drew Hill. Cisco was also on the same independent label that helped me break onto the scene. You know, there's a lot of piggybacking that happens. You're new to this business, which is a very competitive business. And I'm thankful for that move. Even though that wasn't my first choice for the first single. I had a strong camp, you know, my dad was there during that time and my mom was my accountant. She's always kept me debt free and finances intact.

[Angela Yee]

Amazing.

[B.B. Brown]

Even in the hardest times, you know, so that I'm very responsible. But I also understand how quick it could go out the door. But also, you know, to plan for the future, estate planning as well and what you want to avoid. So I've Been really, truly privileged and blessed to have family involved in my business, but also present. So just kind of keep me protected from all the things that we do hear about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You think social media would have helped your career more or hurt it?

[B.B. Brown]

Both.

[Yavin]

Okay.

[B.B. Brown]

Both. You know, you get to know people too much. You know, there can be some strong effects personally, spiritually. You know, to open yourself up to the world is dangerous. And I think there's a lot of judgment that's very fragile when you're learning yourself as a teenager. Yeah, I see it all the time with child stars in the public eye trying to grow into themselves. So I think the popularity and of course the investment might have been enhanced because of the exposure that you get from social media, but it could have gone so many different ways. Are you ready for it? What are the dynamics going on in your personal life? I don't think at that time I would have been ready for too much popularity. I was still learning me. I was also still learning the business and also just how to conduct an interview, how to do radio drops. Like the real things when you're just a newbie to any territory.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was watching a lot of fans, when they have conversations about your career, they always talk about how like your fourth album was like, either was delayed or like the release wasn't as big as fans feel like it should have been.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And they feel like it was unfair to you and that's why certain things didn't happen for you afterward. How did you feel about that time period of your life?

[B.B. Brown]

It's so interesting looking back at that time. So when I mentioned Interscope.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes.

[B.B. Brown]

The series of events go like this. Hawk Islam, you know, signed to an independent label. They invest in you. Demos were shopped to several different labels. Interscope said yes, with a silly maybe. Second album. I got signed to Interscope, officially did another album. Third album was Mood Ring 2003, did a tour, all that. I start wanting to record my fourth album and the budget was closed and they're still recouping. A lot was spent making that third album with Ron Fair. And, you know, I didn't have management at that time. So I'm now kind of in a transition where I gotta either put up my own money and I started to do that and it was like a lot of money. Every week I was spending in Studios.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How much?

[B.B. Brown]

20,000 over the course of two weeks. I said, this is ignorant. What I'm gonna do is go home, I'm gonna build a studio, I'm gonna build a rehearsal space. But I'M also going to purchase a house so I can have living, take care of family, but also cast a crew that's based from my hometown, that's hungry, that's thirsty, provide opportunities, start a foundation. Because something doesn't feel right. Living in la, something is missing. And I was out there by myself. So I called my dad up. It's like, look, I'm not happy here. Let's sit down. I can't create. I don't want to come home. And I want to do things from the ground up. He took me to Motown via Sylvia Rome. It was still within the universal system, and that's where R B was supported. It was understood, culturally understood. It has a history going back to Detroit. So Sylvia Ron allowed me to executive produce my own project. And it was a wonderful project called Liberation, which would have been my fourth album. Things Happened. There was Napster, there was social media, there was itunes. And so when you change the release date so many different times, there's the farthest territory, furthest territory, Japan. That's a whole day ahead. Right. And when they changed the release date the last minute, Japan had the album and it was out. And then it leaked and then it got shelved and a whole bunch of other stuff around that time. Well, they're just ahead, you know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[B.B. Brown]

Regarding a whole day ahead. So they got it before they got the memo, or somebody didn't click in the metadata to check off that one territory. And so once it's out anywhere, it's out and your whole rollout is fumbled, the whole investment, it gets shelved. You can choose to go back in the system. I was just in a place of, look, processing, which has happened after spending a year and a half literally putting up even some of my own money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did you cry?

[B.B. Brown]

Of course. You know, to be thrown out, discarded, dropped, all of these things with negligence and made to look like I wasted somebody's money. When I show up, I show up on time. I really invest my own money into situations. I just decided to sit with Self for a minute and figure out, you know, well, what it is I want to do. Broadway called immediately, which was wonderful. Prince called immediately when he heard the word independent. And there were these wonderful things that happened immediately for me where I was quickly gathered up and shown that this actually is probably going to be your greatest blessing. There are opportunities coming. You have a catalog already. But I was always living in this fight or flight correctional facility mode. Yeah. Like, I want you all to understand that I'm not lazy. I want you all to understand that the perception is not I wasted anybody's money. The perception is, is I'm gonna go get this and I'm gonna go show you that I mean business. Show you that I'm really about this art. Show you that I'm really about this music and do the best I can with what I got to work with. Whatever that is. It's always just figuring it out.

[DJ Envy]

I was watching your interview with Gina Views and she was talking Best of me. She didn't know Best of Me Part 2 was a remix to the original with Jadakiss.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't know that either.

[DJ Envy]

You didn't know that either?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I didn't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They younger.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't know they know they younger. I knew I knew. Jersey dress that June Ambrose right here.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah, June Ambrose.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I literally created a Jersey dress because of that. For real.

[B.B. Brown]

How did you do it, though? I have a.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I have a brand called Brown Girl Grinding. And we were trying to figure out something for the summer. And I love the music video. So we created the Jersey dress literally

[Charlamagne Tha God]

because of the way it look on her. Did not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's not how I should have brought you one. I didn't think about it. He's a hater. But literally that. I had no idea that there was a Jadakiss version until I saw Gina. Gina Views in that interview.

[B.B. Brown]

Ah, it was. See, it was my street single. So you know, it was also a mid tempo.

[DJ Envy]

I knew.

[Angela Yee]

Don't I know.

[DJ Envy]

I knew people thought back then, that's when Jada and and Jay Z were going back and forth.

[B.B. Brown]

Really?

[DJ Envy]

And they always used to say that Jay did that because he wanted to one up Jadakiss because they have beef back then. They were going back and forth.

[B.B. Brown]

Absolutely.

[DJ Envy]

So that.

[B.B. Brown]

So I didn't even know that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I love that she was all on her own removed every.

[B.B. Brown]

I thought it was just, oh, a remix.

[DJ Envy]

How did that come about? I heard you telling the story, but you with Swiss and how did the remix come about?

[B.B. Brown]

So I was in the midst of recording my second album. I did a lot of it in New York and worked with Wyclef. Got in with Swiss. I've always loved Swizz's rhythm on his tracks. And he was playing me some beats. I had Jimmy Cozier there. Jaron Beal Rashonda was there. I picked a specific beat. He was like, oh, no, no, no, that belongs to dmx. Oh, no. Swiss did the original featuring Jadakissimani. Original mix featuring Jadakiss. Swiss Beats produced. That was his very first R B record. That he'd ever produced, but it belonged to dmx, the actual beat. There was another song over top of it that I didn't hear, but I think he stumbled upon it by accident. I said, oh, rewind that real quick. So I said, I want to write to that one. And Jimmy Cozier and I, John. Jimmy Cozier.

[DJ Envy]

Jimmy Cozier is the R and B art.

[Angela Yee]

I didn't know that.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sorry.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go ahead. Jamie Records, right?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah. So we're all in the studio, Jimmy Kozier, Taranbio, Mashonda and I, and we just come up with the concept, what we want it to feel like. And that's how Best of Me Part 1 was born. It was a solo song first might have had a bridge on it. We took the bridge off and put Jadakiss on it because we decided that that would be my very first street single. What they do, or what they consider street singles to be, is to warm up, you know, the streets first before you go with your pop hit.

[DJ Envy]

No, we know what it is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know the Young ones.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah. So we knew that we wanted Case of the Ex to be a single, but it kind of leans toward the pop world a little bit, and we did not want to leave the urban crowd out of this. So we did Best of Me featuring Jada first. Steve Stout and Hawk Islam were kind of working together. Steve Style was at Interscope of Hawk Islam was running the independent label side of University Music Entertainment. And so Steve Stout had all these relationships and had Jay Z hop on the remix, you know, because of his relationship with him and Makeda and I. Makeda Davis wrote the remix here at the Hit Factory in New York Masters. And then Jay and I are shooting the video, and Malibu, California, June Ambrose shows up with a jersey. I didn't think anything of it. It was, I guess, you know, customized to fit my measurements at the time. And that was that. That was the shortest video set I'd ever been on. Six hours total, including hair, makeup, glam time. And then we were done. No choreography, no rehearsals, and then it comes out and kind of, like, takes hold of the clubs and whatnot.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Lady Marmalade era, right? It was huge culture. Did that success feel empowering, or did it come with pressure to compete with, like, I don't know, other women?

[B.B. Brown]

Oh, no. I didn't feel any competition because we're all number one. So different. We were all established at the time, doing our individual thing in this business. And that was also very quick. We got in the studio to just lay our backgrounds Together on one session. In one session. And then we cut our leads separately. Ron Fair was involved in that. Missy as well as Rock Wilder laid the foundation and blueprint of that record. Ron Fair took our vocals and then he edited them and kind of oversaw the executive production process of that. And that became this version of Lady Marmalade, you know, so got into rehearsals for a couple of performances, won a Grammy together. There was absolutely no competition. I didn't feel that. I thought it was a blessing. I thought it was wonderful to win with your sisters.

[Angela Yee]

My favorite song is Falling. Just wanted to say that because girl, be trying to wrap it up, but my favorite song is falling girl 2003. That had me like, that was my favorite song from Moving Now Moving is my favorite album, but my favorite song is Falling, so that's so beautiful.

[B.B. Brown]

Why is it your favorite, girl?

[Angela Yee]

Because I thought I was in Love in 2003 and I was telling this guy, I'm telling you, like, it's a whole era you had in my life, like 15. So. Yes. And that's when you think that you the. The boy that you love and you meet, that's the one you. I'm telling them like, you got me. You complete me. You got me falling head over heels for you. And just. And he just sitting there like, okay, yeah. He never even hit a song. And then when we broke up, he heard the song and was like, you quoting an artist the whole time.

[DJ Envy]

Get your little hot ass out. He was 16 during that time.

[Rob Pitts]

Oh, my goodness.

[DJ Envy]

Maya, we appreciate you for joining us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You should do audiobooks or something.

[B.B. Brown]

That's what they tell me. I will. I'll get into radio. I do guided meditation. All of it. I'll do that. Yeah, Voiceovers and whatnot.

[Angela Yee]

I should have even known, like, hot ass. You a 14 year old named Roger named that your grandfather. I shouldn't even. I shouldn't even.

[Mimi Brown]

Toxic.

[Angela Yee]

It was so.

[B.B. Brown]

Anybody with the letter R is toxic.

[Angela Yee]

That was my jam too, but this is my fault. She had me in shambles.

[DJ Envy]

Well, the album comes out next Friday and we appreciate you for joining us. It's Maya, ladies and gentlemen. It's the Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, so quick, behind the scenes moment about my business because people always, always ask me, like, how do I actually run everything? So Shopify is literally the platform where I turned this tiny idea into a business. Before this, I was really just like popping up at any in person event, any vending opportunity I could, which I still do, but I wasn't really as focused online. I. I was like you know, the websites are going to be too much to build out. I'm not like a super techie person, even though I can make things cute. And I didn't want to put up a website that would run my customers away. I wanted it to be efficient, to be easy. And Shopify helped me build brown girlgrinding.com out. Once I switched to Shopify, it finally clicked, like, okay, I can actually do this. It's not about it being tough. It's about using the right platform to make it easy. Shopify takes all of the guesswork out. I build my own store, I manage my community, own my own customer relationships. Plus, this is my favorite thing. Shopify gets my products everywhere. I'm able to link stuff through Google, YouTube, TikTok, Shop the Shop app, even ChatGPT and Instagram, which is very important for me. And Shopify's AI co founder, sidekick, game changer, let me tell y', all, right? So it's helped me not only optimize my site, it helps me look at my sales trends, it updates my product skills, all the stuff I'm absolutely not an expert in. But it's like having a genius business partner that never sleeps. And right now, the Bronco grinding storefront and the Black Effects storefront is busy and Shopify is handling all of the heavy lifting. I love that for us. I am pumped, like so pumped that Shopify is going to show up at the Black Effect Podcast festival this year in a big way. And I will be there preaching this platform to all of the small black owned businesses that partner with us. So if you've been sitting on an idea or if you're ready to scale, which you've already started, this is your sign. Go to shopify.com Ben if I can do it, you can do it too.

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[DJ Envy]

Good morning. All right, salute to Maya for joining us this morning.

[Angela Yee]

Era of my life, period.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Maya got some box. Yes, she does. Maya got some bops. I ain't going front.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, she does.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That would be a good verse versus Maya, versus Amari.

[Angela Yee]

Oh,

[DJ Envy]

got bops.

[Angela Yee]

What are you talking about?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was just gonna say Maya's catalog is a little bit more exciting.

[Angela Yee]

Three strong bops. I'm telling you right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A little more than three. I think they could do a nice 10 for 10.

[Angela Yee]

10. You tripping. Yo, Come on, yo.

[DJ Envy]

We on this radio.

[Angela Yee]

Don't. Don't be fronting, yo.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, n not playing anyway. Let's get to the latest.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Crazy talking.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

LL Cool.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Angela Yee]

Little brown girls look at you and

[Mimi Brown]

go, I want to be like you.

[Shannon]

Take me through that.

[B.B. Brown]

Take me through there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She going. The latest with Lauren on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool, talk to me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, y'.

[Shannon]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So Dave Chappelle, he sat down with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, which is her brother for the In My Opinion podcast. They're in Ohio and they're having a conversation about the state of comedy and how the current administration and the like, this culture that they create, and the headlines alter how comedians do their job. So Dave Chappelle is getting into how it affects the younger comedians. Let's take a listen.

[Angela Yee]

Younger comedians are a little bit different because their audience isn't in their room now.

[Dave Chappelle]

They're Internet people.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They're Internet people.

[Angela Yee]

You know, it's like sharing a space

[Lauren LaRosa]

with people is really important to connection and understanding. And it's no wonder. Why we feel so divided is because all of our interaction is happening without this heart to heart feeling. We're losing that.

[Angela Yee]

And you said young comedians nowadays have

[Lauren LaRosa]

a different ethos because a lot of

[Dave Chappelle]

us are negative, too. Yeah, because that gets more engagement. If they. They talk bad about somebody, they'll get. They'll get more clicks and more engagements. So everything's a dis record now. And it used to be. It's not like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's true. Because you want to keep. If somebody's face to face with you, you might still make the joke, but you'll keep everything above board. Right. Because you, you know, there's always that threat of getting punched in the face.

[DJ Envy]

Of course. But like you said, you know, if I say something negative, you know, you're gonna get the likes and the clicks, and if I speak over 60 seconds, I'm gonna get paid for it.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, right, Jess, when you run into them people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[Angela Yee]

Well, I know, but I'm saying what happened when you run into the people, though, that. I get what he's saying.

[DJ Envy]

Most people apologize.

[Angela Yee]

You know what I'm saying? Some people do. Some people try to keep it tall, but.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but we're not gonna act like, you know, back in the day on, like, Def Comedy Jam, they wouldn't give it to you right to your face like Martin would give it to you. Oh, my goodness. Yeah, but it was still in fun, though. And I guess that's the other thing, when you can see that somebody's actually making a joke and it's in jest, as opposed to having to feel or decide what the person is saying via social media. It's a little different.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, they also talk about having to feel and decide what somebody is saying because now headlines and journalists are covering jokes and Dave Chappelle talks about how that affects comedy. Let's take a listen to Dave Chappelle on Backlash.

[Dave Chappelle]

People would think it's me versus the Gay community. I never looked at it like that. I always thought it was corporate interest in culture negotiating itself. Most of those people who were critical of what I was doing didn't seem like they were of it. Every opinion you can think of is represented in a comedy club. We would never think to silence one another. The intention of a comedy show is a very unique intention. We are playing with whatever the culture is made of. And what they were doing was acting. Like thought or speech was binary. Like there's only. Everything's either this or that, but all art is in between that. It's all nuance. You know, you'll hear a lot of comedians complain about that. And what they'll say is, we. We can't say anything. That's not true. You can say anything that you can get away with.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Exactly. No, I think you can say anything that you're willing to deal with the consequences of, because you can get away with saying anything.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I think it's about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you got to deal with the consequences of it. That's what everybody's ducking, the consequences of what you say.

[Angela Yee]

And then also it gotta be funny. Like, you feel me? Like, if it's a joke and whatever, whoever it's about, whatever it's about, group people, whoever, it just gotta be funny. Cause even some of them are laughing, man. You did get me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But it can still be funny and people can still be offended.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. But that's gonna happen regardless.

[DJ Envy]

But I feel like the consequences wasn't as strong before. Like, you crack a joke, you know, sometimes people get mad, sometimes don't, and you just keep it moving. But now I think with social media, it gives people a voice where it feels like they're upset for a lot longer.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The consequences have always been pretty much the same. You either gonna get beat up or you gonna lose something, meaning, you know, you loot financially. Like, it's all, I think, the same.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I think what envy is trying to say is it amplifies a lot differently outside of off of a stage or even if it's on social media because of the Internet. And social media makes it feel heavy.

[DJ Envy]

If comedians got backlash back then, you necessarily. We wouldn't know.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cause you had to send a fax. Not long until you send the goddamn facts. You gotta keep calling that line over and over. Okay. That's why you had to go actually do a protest. If you wanted to be heard. Now you can just get online and tweet.

[B.B. Brown]

Well.

[Angela Yee]

Yep.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Well, Dave Chappelle saying that. That is what it. What The. The comedy industry right now is dealing with, but it's a very full length conversation. They go into a bunch of different things. And that's live right now on Michelle Obama's In My Own Opinion podcast. And in the next latest, we're gonna get into some headlines and some things because E.J. johnson, E.J. magic Johnson's child is dragging all of the gods of the Met Gala. So the.

[DJ Envy]

I don't see the problem.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The gods and goddesses of the Met gal, the people you don't touch. Honestly, in my opinion, I don't see the problem.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If EJ say the girls ain't eating, the girls ain't eating.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You just couldn't wait to talk and say you just so jealous of EJ

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cuz his short haircut look better than yours. Wow.

[DJ Envy]

Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Without a bull spot, I feel like

[Lauren LaRosa]

right now I understand what Dave Chappelle's talking about. You lean towards the negative. My ball spot is not even existent anymore.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You haven't even noticed in so long.

[Angela Yee]

Could have died.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you started using the spray and he got you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

My hair grew back. You stopped stressing me out.

[DJ Envy]

I bet you can lick it off.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I bet you can lick that ball

[DJ Envy]

spot right off right now. Donkey of the day is up next. Charlotte, who you giving that donkey to? He's. He's checking out the ball spot right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I do not see it. Okay. I see you trying to do a little swoop over. You know them people be going ball. Yeah, yeah. They do a little smooth over. That's what I saw when you come

[Lauren LaRosa]

here with your hat.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, that's different.

[DJ Envy]

He hiding at that point.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's different.

[DJ Envy]

Who you giving your donkey to?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man? Four after the hour. There's a woman named Renee Lynn Lambert. She is from Fort Myers, Florida. She need to come to the front of the congregation. Y' all going to learn to keep your hand off people.

[DJ Envy]

Churn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We going to discuss.

[DJ Envy]

All right, we'll get to that. Next. It's the Breakfast Club. Come on. Make sure you tell them to watch out for Florida, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The craziest people in America come from the Bronx. And all of four. Yes, you are. Are a donkey. A Florida man attacked an ATM for

[Angela Yee]

a very strange reason.

[Mimi Brown]

It gave him too much money.

[Angela Yee]

Florida man is arrested after deputies say he rigged the door to his home

[Mimi Brown]

in an attempt to electrocute his pregnant wife.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Police arrested an Orlando man for attacking a flamingo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Breakfast Club, bitches.

[State Farm Announcer]

Donkey of the day with Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The guy. I don't know why y' all keep letting him Get y' all like this. It's not me, Duvall. Is your people okay? Donkey? Today for Thursday, May 7th goes to 34 year old Renee Lynn Lambert of Fort Myers, Florida. Renee has been booked hooked on suspicion of cruelty to a child without great bodily harm and resisting an officer. And I personally believe this arrest was a waste of taxpayers dollars. And I'll tell you why after I tell you why she was arrested, okay? Renee played a very dangerous game and that game is putting your hands on other people's children, okay? Whenever I see adults do things like Renee did, I think to myself, she don't got no kids. Because when you got kids, you don't tend to play with other people's churn, okay? Because you know how you are down to die about yours. So why would you ever want to be on the receiving end of somebody down to die about this? Okay? Well, Renee was at a youth football game, all right? It doesn't say, you know, how young. It just says a youth football game where witnesses reported seeing an adult female reportedly kicking a juvenile male in the middle of the field. Let's go to NBC News for the report, please.

[NBC News Reporter]

A fight between youth football players in Fort Myers caught on camera over the weekend. A mother with the Fort Myers Falcons can be seen kicking a 13 year old player on the ground. Lee county deputies say that was Renee Lambert and arrested her for child abuse. Curtis Jones recorded the fight.

[DJ Envy]

I think she was just trying to generally just hit the kid for no reason.

[NBC News Reporter]

Other parents and players say this was not the first time it got tense. Alexander Rosario Gonzalez tells me she was also recorded in this escalated moment at a different game with the Port Charlottes Bandits a few days before.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The mom was really aggressive towards everybody, the coaching staff, the other parents and especially the kid on the field.

[NBC News Reporter]

The Fort Myers Falcons sent me a statement saying they are extremely disappointed that she has been permanently banned from all of Fort Myers Falcons events. Lambert told deputies she fought back because a child hit her with a helmet. But they later found out out that wasn't true.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know if she was a parent or not. Maybe she was a parent, but some parents got to stay home, okay? It's football. Your baby gonna get hit, all right? If you can't handle that, then get him off the tee. Okay? But you know why I said her arrest is a complete waste of taxpayers dollars? Because in situations like that, police just need to be referees. Okay, what do I mean by just need to be referees? If you decide to put your hands on someone else's child in that child's village should be allowed to put hands on you, okay? We have to establish a different standard out here, man. Okay? If you put hands on my child, everyone in that child's village should be allowed to jump you, okay? And it should be gender specific. If you're a man and you put hands on my child, all the men in that child's village should be allowed to jump you, okay? They should initiate the jumping. And if the woman, the women in the village want to get some licks in, they should have that right. And vice versa, okay? If you're a woman that hits my child, all the women should be allowed to jump you. And the men shouldn't be allowed to get some licks in, but the men should be allowed to hold you while the women in the village handle their business, okay? And the police should simply be the referees to make sure things don't get too out of hand, okay? Some of our problems in our society, we don't always need the law to intervene. Sometimes good old fashioned ass whippings are better than the law. And the reason we need these ass whippings to commence is because people have to be afraid of putting their hands on other people's children. I've read this story three times and still have no idea why this woman decided to run out there on that field and kick that child. Okay? A witness identified as Andre Valdez backed up the players claim that he was on the ground when Lambert allegedly kicked him in the leg. And guess what? I have no idea why Renee did that, okay? Renee said she was hit first.

[Angela Yee]

How?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You weren't in the game, okay? You weren't out there practicing, okay? You lied and said you got hit with a helmet. All right? The curse fuffle happened in the middle of the field. How did you end up in the middle of the field, Renee? How did he hit you first when he was in the middle of the field minding his business, playing? Not to mention you're 34 years old. You sound like my daughters. He hit me first. Why isn't he in trouble? Can we hear some of that? You are being pointed out as being a suspect right now.

[DJ Envy]

You're detained. You are detained. So where's number nine?

[Angela Yee]

Go get number nine.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A kid?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're an adult.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You mad at them for hitting me?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm mad at an adult for attacking a kid.

[DJ Envy]

Stop.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're detained right now, ma'.

[DJ Envy]

Am.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is a child. You're supposed to be an adult, okay? The voice of reason. A peacemaker. But instead you run on the field Attacking football players like you trying to earn a roster spot. What has society become when we have 34 year olds beefing with folks whose bedtime should be 8:30pm okay, this is exactly, and I mean exactly why Jesus not coming back. Imagine Christ returning, setting it off rapture just to see a grown woman in aloe leggins trying to tackle number nine from the Falcons youth football team. It's not happening. Okay? Salute to the youth football organization because you heard in the news report they banned her permanently from all events. And I agree, you can't be around kids if your emotional maturity is the same as the child. Crowd, please give Renee Lynn Lambert the biggest. He. Huh? I watch dumbass light skin over here. Watch him. I know him. I know him. I know this man. Well, watch him. Watch Dumbass light skin. Go ahead, go ahead.

[Angela Yee]

Don't.

[DJ Envy]

I'm.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Put some beige justification on it. Watch.

[DJ Envy]

I'm just saying I don't know what happened in this situation, right? But imagine little. Imagine little Ash, huh? He's playing football.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, right?

[DJ Envy]

And one of them big overweight linemen, bigger than your son, hits your son in the back and he's not paying attention. Damn, that knocks him out, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's football.

[DJ Envy]

It doesn't matter. There's certain things that are illegal and you can't do or a kid is playing dirty. We've all seen dirty kids play football. We've all seen dirty kids play basketball. And if you're a parent, you know what I mean? Like that one kid that's dirty that's gonna elbow your son and intentionally injure your child or try to see why

[Angela Yee]

you had to put it like.

[DJ Envy]

I'm just saying that. I'm just saying that because I've seen that before.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This story that don't even exist. I don't know. This is not the story. I don't know if that's not the story.

[DJ Envy]

But if you hit my son illegally and, damn, they try to take my

[Angela Yee]

son out in that situation. I understand, I do understand, but is that this situation?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's not this situation. I don't know. You heard the news report. The woman said she got hit with a helmet by the child. And everybody said that was a goddamn lie. But here you go with your baby. Justification for things that don't make no damage.

[DJ Envy]

I'm just saying if you're a parent and your kid plays football or basketball, you've seen that before.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, God.

[DJ Envy]

And maybe you wanted to jump out there and yolk a kid up too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This waffle color justification. I'M just saying I thought I saw it in his eyes.

[DJ Envy]

You did.

[Angela Yee]

You knew?

[DJ Envy]

I've seen it before and I might or might not have jumped on the court before. I haven't touched the kid, but I might have.

[Shannon]

Almost.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, cuz, you elbow my kid the wrong way purposely. Yeah, I felt the way.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, well, that situation, that's different. I'm just saying I'm gonna be out there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right?

[DJ Envy]

I can't be a 13 year old. These 13 year olds, big fat. We don't even know their age. That you said 13.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did not say 13.

[Angela Yee]

He didn't say anything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I actually said I don't know the age. Be ready to give all type of details that don't exist.

[DJ Envy]

I know there's parents out there that understand. They've seen it before.

[Angela Yee]

I understand too.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You really are the son of a D A boy. You just be ready to give all type of detail. No, you the nephew of a D A somebody D a lot. Check them for a yr earpiece look.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, thank you for that donkey today. Up next, Jess fix my mess. 800-585-1051. If you're having relationship issues, problems or you need some co parenting advice, you can call Jess right now. 800-585-1051 is the Breakfast Club. Good morning. It's the real deal. Help me, help me.

[B.B. Brown]

Oh my God.

[Angela Yee]

I'm all up in your mess. I'mma fix it, fix it, fix my, fix it, fix it Jess gonna fix your mess. Cause my advice is real.

[DJ Envy]

Morning everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. It's time for Jess Fix My Mess. Hello, who's this?

[Shannon]

This is Marie.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, what's your question for Jess? Mama.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hi, Jess, how are you?

[Angela Yee]

I'm good, babe.

[Lauren LaRosa]

How are you?

[Jess Hilarious]

I'm going through it just a little bit.

[Angela Yee]

What's going on?

[Jess Hilarious]

So I've been going well, completed a 5050 timesharing with my daughter and her father. He first wanted to sign over his rights, then turn around and ask for 5050 custody. I'm in Florida, so I know it's a, you know, a 5050 state. But he now has her during the week and is responsible for school drop offs and pickups. And this morning I caught her on FaceTime. She looks jacked up, have on the wrong uniform and I don't. I'm just. I know there's certain things that's out of my control when she's not with

[Shannon]

me, but I just need Some advice

[Jess Hilarious]

as far as what should I do or could I do? Because I know if I go back to the court, they're just gonna say, you know, he has her this time, so he's responsible for whatever he's supposed to be doing, but it's just not working out. My daughter doesn't even want to go with him, but because it's a court order, I have to still send her. And me, as a mother, that doesn't sit right and feel comfortable with me knowing that I'm sending her somewhere she doesn't even want to be.

[Angela Yee]

Okay, so where you. Y' all don't live in the same city, you said.

[Jess Hilarious]

Not in the same state, not the same city. About like, 20, 25 minutes away.

[Angela Yee]

Okay, so y' all are not far from each other, and now y' all have shared custody. So like you said, 50. 50. He have a one week, you have it one week, something like that, right?

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Okay. You're not. You're not at all gonna like what I'm gonna say, because you actually said it while you were telling me your story. You can't control it. I understand that. Baby girl does not want to be there, you know, all the time. You're probably the. The cleaner, the more fun parent, you know, the parents she can get away with a lot more, you know, and you're her mom, so she has a different type of bond with you, and you take extra care of her. That's how we are as women, you know? But, you know, when we're mothering, it's different. You know, we pay critical attention to our children. Fathers. It's a bit different. You know what I mean? Yeah. That's so out of your control, and you can't even do anything to complain to the courts about it. As long as he's upholding his end of the deal, there's really nothing that you can do. Are you two on, like, a talking basis? Can y' all communicate with each other at all to have the conversation?

[Jess Hilarious]

I mean, to a certain extent. If it's about my daughter, yes, we can talk, but, you know, he's had her. I'm calling, he's not answering. He's not picking up. So it's, like, hard for me when she's not with me to even still have that communication.

[Angela Yee]

Okay.

[Jess Hilarious]

She's with me. He calls, I answer. So that. That's not an issue.

[Angela Yee]

She has her own phone, or you have to call his phone to speak to her.

[Jess Hilarious]

I have to call his phone. She has an iPad. But during the week at school, she doesn't bring it. So it's like when I'm trying to call her to tell her goodnight or good morning. It's just been hard.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. How old is your baby?

[Jess Hilarious]

She's four.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. Unfortunately, it's really nothing that you can do as long as he is taking her to school. You know what I mean? I understand her hair ain't gonna be in tip top shape like it is with you when y' all leave the house and you take her to school. But unfortunately, that's just the difference between dad's household and mom's household, you know, until she gets old enough to tell her dad, you know, to say, look, I wanna spend this time with dad, or, you know, I wanna spend this time with mom, or she gets old enough to dress herself or to do her own hair or things like that, this is just what you're gonna have to deal with. He is still a good father, though. Am I right?

[Jess Hilarious]

He's an okay dad. Like I said, he at first wanted to sign over his rights. Clearly didn't want nothing to do with her.

[Angela Yee]

At first.

[B.B. Brown]

At first.

[Jess Hilarious]

At first. And then I don't know if somebody's in his ear, talking to him and all this, trying to get 50, 50 so that he doesn't have to pay child support. And he wanted to file for her every other year.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

And when the court denied all of that and told him he has to pay child support, he's like, okay. I don't know. It's just a whole.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, it's a whole thing. Yeah, I know. And it takes some while. It takes, you know, a while to get used to, but you're gonna drive yourself crazy trying to figure out why he. Why he. He all. All, you know, all of a sudden wanted some type of custody of her. You know, it could be somebody in this ear, or he could have just really said, look, I. I need to do what I got to do. This is foolishness. I have to step up and be her father. Like, you know, he could have.

[Jess Hilarious]

And I hope that's the case.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I hope that's the case too. But I don't need you driving yourself crazy trying to figure out what the case is.

[Jess Hilarious]

I'm trying not to.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jess Hilarious]

I know he's very particular and I'm just trying to make sure, like, her routine is consistent.

[Angela Yee]

Absolutely. But I. I actually talk about this in my book, Till Death Do We Parent, which is out now. It's hard. It is. Trying to. You're trying to now I'm not gonna say you're trying to control his household outside of yours, but that's like one of the hardest things. It is when my son was staying with me, and then he would go with his dad, he would come back a whole new kid, and I had to reprogram him, and I had to get. You know, it's different. It takes some getting used to. But with time, it got better, you know, because Rome and I had to start having conversations, you know, whether we wanted to or not. The hardest thing to do is to communicate with somebody that you feel you may despise or you feel may have wronged you or, you know, you know, done you wrong in so many ways. But it gets better, you know what I mean? Like, if y' all can have a conversation about baby girls living situ. Living arrangements when she's with him and with you, I think y' all can get through it. I. I don't. I don't. I don't want you to stress yourself out for it for nothing.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, I'm trying to. I appreciate it. Just thank you, baby.

[Angela Yee]

I appreciate you.

[DJ Envy]

We're in the middle of. Just fix my mess. Hello? Who's this?

[Shannon]

This Shannon from Alabama.

[DJ Envy]

Shannon from Alabama. What's up?

[Shannon]

Oh, my God, I can't believe I got through. I love y' all so much.

[Angela Yee]

We love you back, boo.

[Shannon]

Jess, it's your best. I've been on the phone since 5 o'. Clock. Forget it. Off your chest. But so, Jess, before I got you first, let me say hey to everybody. Hey, DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Shannon]

Hey, Starla.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace, peace. How are you?

[Shannon]

I'm doing. I'm blessed, black and highly favored.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There you go.

[Shannon]

And I want to give a shout out to Poppy Sita that answered the phone. I know he a man, but he a little sassy this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Red sassy this morning.

[Shannon]

Yeah, Poppy Sita being Poppy Sita. But anyway,

[Angela Yee]

so what's up, girl?

[Shannon]

Yes. Really. What I got going on is I'm a single mother, right. And I know you be telling us stories about back in the day when you used to, you know, boost a little bit, did what you had to do. So apparently, you know, I picture it like you was from a hood, right? So I'm from a hood. And this the thing we. Despite where we come from, the kids that we're having, especially with technology, they are so smart. And it's not that we're dumb. They just way more advanced than we were at their age.

[Angela Yee]

Absolutely.

[Shannon]

And with all of that being said, I have a six year old who is so freaking smart. However, I just don't have the support system. And he's always in these different programs and stuff. And right now he's in a competition for the Animal Planet channel with Ranger. Is it Rick or Colin? Whatever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I'm not sure.

[Angela Yee]

But that's. That's fire. That sounds really.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

You can vote for him at juniorranger.org that is J R-R a n g e r dot org and the problem is I don't have a support system. Now, I'm not calling to say, you know, I'm doing bad or I lost my job because I'm doing very well. I have a lot of accolades. However, you know, my mom, dad, one sister, one brother, they all passed away. So it's literally me. Our support system isn't big. So the question for you would be just, you know, how do you kind of, you know, navigate and giving them the best when they are so smart? And you just. I ain't gonna say I don't have it, but I can't just do. Now, what I would love is for you guys to vote for him today, if y' all could, while we on the phone. Go ahead and go to juniorranger.org that's jr-r a n g e r dot

[Charlamagne Tha God]

o r d. All right, girl, you're

[Angela Yee]

gonna have to slow that down. J R- what?

[Shannon]

R A N G E r.org he is the only black person competing. Like, I know, like African Americans, sometimes we just ain't reaching out. But anything my kids say, I'm gonna indulge in. I'm gonna go find it. And being that he the only black

[Jess Hilarious]

person, this how I feel.

[Shannon]

I feel like them other people got a little more money than me. You know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Shannon]

So we be climbing up. We'd have been in the number one spot a couple of times, but right now, we in number three. And it's at the end, the top five. Come on uncles and aunts, like, I got you. I ain't even asking. And I'm talking about for Charlotte and DJ Eva, too, because it's kind of like a charity. This ain't like I messed up my money or you know what I'm saying? I can give y' all a little background on me because I'm doing my thing. And like I said, that's how I started. You know, we starting from poverty. We starting from the. And I'm so proud of myself right now, I can't even tell I'm proud of you.

[Angela Yee]

As well. Yes, ma'.

[Mimi Brown]

Am.

[Angela Yee]

Making it happen is you by yourself. You don't have no parents, no siblings, and so I totally understand your plight.

[Jess Hilarious]

Right.

[Shannon]

And you just want them to do way better than you, you know? Well, you a little past that, girl, because you'd have made it. Now I'm tired. I'm on. I'm on my way up, so.

[Angela Yee]

You on your way. It's all right.

[Shannon]

Yes.

[Angela Yee]

It's okay. So look. Junior Dash Ranger. So I pulled up the page. It's with Jeff Corwin. Is that the right thing?

[Shannon]

Yes. And my son is Aspen Roberts.

[Angela Yee]

Aspen Roberts. Okay. How do I vote for him? It don't. It don't look like I can.

[Shannon]

So they make you have, like, a Facebook or something, I believe. But if you don't want to do Facebook, that's the free vote you can do. You know, the. The money vote today is two times the vote. So even if you donate $10, it's like you vote donating. 20.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. Yeah. Okay.

[Shannon]

The way I've been sharing it is I've been sharing a link, but of course, y' all ain't gonna be able to see the link if I send it to y'.

[B.B. Brown]

All.

[Angela Yee]

Send it to the dm. Send it to the Breakfast Club page. Dm. Because we'll have the producers go in and get it. And then, yeah, we can make sure Charlemagne just ran to the bathroom. Girl, it's his poop time.

[Shannon]

But when you come up, I know he got them bubble goods. Well, he said he don't pull this anywhere, but I think I. He be selling the store. Yeah, you gotta go. You gotta go.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, girl, yeah.

[Shannon]

Twiddling his clothes like baby kids when the lady was in the bathroom.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, his poop come right out, cuz. You know that whole open back there,

[Angela Yee]

like, yes, his butt is loose with

[Shannon]

all them vitamins and stuff. He probably take him. But look, DJ Envy. Y' all support your boy. Like he got a hustling mama. Like we trying out here. And probably you could do it as a text write off. I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

You do a lot of talking. You the girl from the hood that know everybody business, everybody.

[Shannon]

I'm just so excited to be talking to y'.

[Theo]

All.

[Shannon]

I had so many comments because, see, I was gonna call, and I was gonna be like, hey, is Morris there? I was gonna be jacking him. I had to throw a few jokes in, you know? That's why I had to get on my boy Poppy pizza, because we gotta

[DJ Envy]

go, we gotta go, we gotta go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Goodbye, thank you so much.

[Angela Yee]

I love you too, baby.

[DJ Envy]

We love you back.

[Shannon]

And shout out to y' all spouses, because without them, y' all couldn't even do the job that y' all doing, Period. I'll be calling.

[Angela Yee]

Bye, Boogie.

[DJ Envy]

She had a lot on her mind. She's a lady in the hood that know everybody information. But you know, I seen Bill sneaking out of Jane house the other day, right? She know everybody business.

[Angela Yee]

I don't even think she was.

[DJ Envy]

She need no.

[Angela Yee]

No jack mess. She had no mess with me to fix. Yo, she just.

[DJ Envy]

She wanted to talk.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, she just wanted to talk. And she probably ain't think she was gonna get through.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. Well, just fixed my mess. And when we come back, we got the latest with Lauren, so don't move. It's the Breakfast Club.

[Poppy Sita]

A lot of you ask how I actually run my business behind the scenes. And honestly, Shopify is the reason it exists. For me, Shopify is the place where I took this little idea I had and turned it into a real business. It's the platform where I own everything. My store, my customers, my community. When I started my storefront, Shopify made it just so easy. With just a few clicks, I was ready to share my vision with the world. And the best part, Shopify literally gets my products everywhere. People Shop, Google, YouTube, TikTok, the Shop app, even ChatGPT. I still remember the first ever sale I made for my fashion brand. Embellished. That little notification.

[Shannon]

Cha ching, cha ching, cha ching is

[Poppy Sita]

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[DJ Envy]

Becoming a street fan made it. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets the details.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm not girl that knows a little bit about everything and she be having

[Charlamagne Tha God]

the latest on the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything.

[DJ Envy]

Well it's the latest brought to you

[Charlamagne Tha God]

by Top Dog Law on the Breakfast Club. Talk to me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So E.J. johnson, who is the child of Magic Johnson.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is a legend, okay?

[Jess Hilarious]

Period.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He may be the child of Magic Johnson, but he's not a child.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, he is the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The what?

[DJ Envy]

Do you think he's a child. Go ahead.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's. Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You are so confused. It's not. Did I say something wrong?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was about to try and identify, but I know he said he doesn't like the word.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He doesn't identify the child.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's reviewing or critiquing the Met Gala, and he gets into some of the biggest names on the carpet. Let's take a listen.

[E.J. Johnson]

The Met Gala, the graveyard that this event has become. It's just like all the looks were just awful on awful and awful and then a little more awful. The only one who came to work was Emma Chamberlain, honey. And it was like a landslide win because no one else was even trying. You have all the heavy hitters, Beyonce and Rihanna and Kim, and they all fell short. And, you know, it's a very hard day, especially for me, to say that about Rihanna. And I know she's been going through a lot, but, like, let's go back to the Guao pay and the yellow cape that was cascading down the stairs all those years ago. I mean, it was bomb. The it Girls, too. And your little Zoe Kravitz and your Hailey Bieber and your, you know, Gigi. Huh? Didn't do it. And they just really weren't doing it either. It was very. Just like, you know, whatever. It was the graveyard. You know, the real kicker for me was Beyonce comes in at the end, honey, like the Grim reaper jail dressed like Skeletor, honey. And just was there to break all the souls and then take everyone down to the underworld.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, listen, y' all know I'm a Pinkett Smith Winfrey. Noel Carter. I love Beyonce. But if EJ say y' all not eating, y' all not eating.

[Angela Yee]

Not eating.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know what to tell y'.

[Jess Hilarious]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Do better. That's all I heard. The girls need to do better, cuz EJ said y' all not eating.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is.

[Mimi Brown]

This is.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is the look that he says took the night. Yeah, I thought the same thing took the night. And I also printed out some of the other looks for you guys. He referenced Rihanna's 2015 yellow carpet. Look where she looks back down the stairs. That's like a. That's fire.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. He did not. He was not Here for Beyonce at all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all just gonna let EJ do that? Yeah, Beehive. What am I going to do? Different rules. Now. Once again, if EJ say y' all not eating, y' all not eating, y' all got to do better. But y' all just gonna let him get. Get that offer. Navy and beehive.

[Angela Yee]

But listen, you gotta think about it, because the theme is art, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Fashion is art is the dress. Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

What art was Beyonce portraying? What art was Rihanna portraying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So.

[Angela Yee]

But they were doing deeper.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They were doing art of different bodies. So it was like you're supp to represent different parts of the body.

[DJ Envy]

EJ said they wasn't eating.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, so Rihanna was representing what.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know what her outfit was representing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all telling me. Did y' all agree with ej? I'm just asking a question.

[Angela Yee]

No, I ain't gonna hold you because I. You know, Rihanna always kills face. Car never declines. But I thought she looked like a clam. Like a dirty clam.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, clam.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Clam like that you find in the sand.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was ridiculous.

[Angela Yee]

That's why I thought her art was. I. Yeah, she looks, you know, like a clam.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's why you don't get invited to nothing. Just.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is not Rihanna. Scratch her off. All this Rihanna, if you had her in mind for any fenty beauty makeup, any savage.

[B.B. Brown]

Scratch off.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I don't see clam.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't.

[DJ Envy]

What you see? I don't see clam.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Does it get vulva?

[Angela Yee]

You said buy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She said it was supposed to be a oyster. Rihanna said it was supposed to be oyster.

[Angela Yee]

I'm in the sea. I'm close.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm in the sea.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's not about whether you agree or disagree. It's this. Art is interpretation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We talk about how none of y' all had the confidence to say what y' all wanted to say till EJ gave it to y'.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All. I a say nothing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You could have said this all week, but you a say nothing.

[DJ Envy]

I don't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

EJ is to the gay community what his daddy was to the NBA. One of the greatest of all time. Okay. The greatest point guard ever gave people the confidence to say what they really wanted to say.

[DJ Envy]

EJ better be at that Met Gala next year. He better be there, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We'll see.

[Angela Yee]

He was eating, sitting in the chair. Like, he was definitely giving. Serving like rich auntie. Yeah. Sitting in the chair, eating him down.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So rich auntie.

[DJ Envy]

That's rich auntie.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. His energy Is rich auntie which Birkin to bring out at which time I

[Charlamagne Tha God]

don't know what EJ or Jess. All Lauren talking about. I don't know nothing about none of this fashion. Okay, all y', all you just said

[Angela Yee]

if the girl's not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

If he said the girl's not eating,

[Angela Yee]

then they not eating.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You think I meant that? I just was saying it for entertainment purposes. Okay, that you was right though.

[Lauren LaRosa]

As we wrap the hour up, I just posted an exclusive to my Instagram. You can find it over on the Breakfast Club's page as well too. Kodak Black, very different segue. Breaking news though. Kodak Black was arrested in Florida and I have the details as to why. So we'll talk about that more tomorrow. Cuz we don't have the time now.

[DJ Envy]

But I do have do it when we come back. If you want to do it when we come back, that's cool.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you know what they need to bring back? Remember Fashion Police that Jonah Rivers used to hold?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So originally when EJ was doing all of the reality TV shows and running around, people thought his natural extent, the natural like next move for him would be that. But he decided to step away. But he told Carlos King he's back. And he's back.

[DJ Envy]

Natural extension loot to Egypt. The latest is brought to you by.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's no such thing as natural extension.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Ascension. Top dog law. Any accident, big or small, called top dog law.

[DJ Envy]

All right. And call up caller 105 right now, 800-585-105 when we announce my car show is back. All right. The 757 July 25th in Hampton, Virginia. Caller 105, you get a four pack of tickets. Tickets. Today our early bird tickets are 1999. But caller 105, you can bring the family with you to the car show. There's going to be all types of car. Celebrity cars, exotics, old schools. There's games for the kids, there's rides, there's food trucks. And you will be there, there. Call it 105.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Four is a lot. That's nice.

[DJ Envy]

It's a family package.

[Angela Yee]

You know, people can't use pennies, Envy.

[DJ Envy]

What?

[Angela Yee]

So you should just make it $20 or 19.95 so they can do nickels.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[B.B. Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Mr. Breakfast Club, come on. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club now. Lauren is here. Now Lauren, you said Kodak Black just got arrested. What the hell happened?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, so it's. He actually voluntarily surrendered himself last night. So There was an incident back in November 2025 where they walked up on some cars. Kodak was not in the car, but he was with the people. They found drugs in the car and a bottle of Lean. His fingerprints are on the bottle, allegedly. But his attorney is saying that, like, he wasn't in possession of the bottle. So he will be fine. These charges are not going to stick. But he turned himself in, though, because he had to figure that out. They found out that they were going to arrest him, so he just turned himself in.

[DJ Envy]

So he doesn't have rolling out this weekend?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, he's not officially on a lineup, but he's known to pop up. And his attorney told me that he is going to bond out. That's what the plan is to bond out. Out this morning. He's just waiting to see a judge, so he should be fine.

[DJ Envy]

Okay. All right. We got a salute to Maya for joining us this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man. Salute to Maya, man. You should definitely go watch that full conversation on Netflix. She has a new album out called Retrospect, where she's paying a homage to the 70s in the 80s. But I don't know, man. It's just I never knew Maya's personality. We was, like, talking about it growing up. Like, we never saw her personality.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, we never really know too much about Maya. Like, of course, we know the song, and it was always rumors of her dating, but we really didn't see Maya too much. I think the first time I actually met Maya was a couple of weeks ago in Pittsburgh for her.

[Angela Yee]

Bam. For real?

[JoyBox Announcer]

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[DJ Envy]

I don't think I've been Maya. She had bops.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She was on big records, but for some reason, we didn't know her. Like, we knew Aaliyah.

[DJ Envy]

Correct.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I'm saying? Like, we didn't know her. Like, we knew even Beyonce back then. Right. Destiny Child. Like, yeah. I don't know why.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Well, you anyway, this weekend.

[Angela Yee]

No. Well, actually, it's Mother's Day, so, no, I'm not headed anywhere. I'm being celebrated, and I'm also celebrating my mother. But May 22nd and May 23rd, that's a Friday and a Saturday of this month. East Providence, Rhode Island, Y' all can meet me at the Comedy Connection. I haven't been in a few years, so I'm excited to get back again. That's May 22nd and May 23rd, Friday and Saturday. We got four shows that weekend, two on that Friday, day seven and nine, and then to the following day, seven and nine as well. East Providence, Rhode island at the comedy connection. Me and my brother Desi Alexander will be in the building. So get your tickets atjust hilarious official.com

[DJ Envy]

and also salute to everybody that has purchased tickets for my ninth annual drive your dreams car show. It is going down Virginia in the 757 on the 25th. All right? It's. It's all types of cars. It's family fun. It's rides and games for the kids.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Kids.

[DJ Envy]

It's like a huge family reunion. It's indoor and outdoor. We put a very limited early bird tickets. I think it's like 2, 000 early bird tickets, and they're almost gone already. So if you haven't got your early bird tickets, get them now. They're 1999. We want you to come with your family. Kids five and under are free, and I can't wait to see you guys. Now let's get to the positive note. All right, Charlamagne, you got a positive note?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I do, man. Pat Summit. Pat Summit once said, accountability is essential to personal growth. Okay, accountability. That is the word of the day. Accountability is essential to personal growth as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake and take responsibility for it, you're bound to make the same one again. Accountability. That's the word. Have a great day. Breakfast club. Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Program your Alarm to power 105.1 on iHeartradio.

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