FULL SHOW: Floyd Mayweather Sues Showtime for $340M, 50 Cent Reacts + Kelly Rowland, Method Man & DeVon Franklin Interview

Summary

The Breakfast Club – February 5, 2026

Episode Summary:
Floyd Mayweather Sues Showtime for $340M, 50 Cent Reacts + Kelly Rowland, Method Man & DeVon Franklin Interview

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Episode Overview

This lively episode dives deep into trending news and culture with hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, and Jess Hilarious. Major topics include Floyd Mayweather’s explosive $340M lawsuit against Showtime, 50 Cent’s reaction, breaking stories around missing persons, current headlines in sports and politics, and a feature interview with Kelly Rowland, Method Man, and DeVon Franklin about their new Amazon Prime movie, "Relationship Goals." The show’s trademark blend of pop culture, open call-in segments, and irrepressible banter makes it engaging throughout.

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Key Segments & Discussions

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1. Kicking Off the Morning & Nostalgia

[02:27 - 05:38]

• Hosts open with playful banter, tossing back to memories of “big back” TVs and entertainment centers from childhood. Jess Hilarious jokes about wanting to bring back big screen TVs in nostalgia for what once symbolized “making it” as a family.
  • “Your family was touching some paper if you had one of them in the hood.” – Jess Hilarious [03:35]
• Team congratulates Jess for arriving early:
  • “Commend people for what they supposed to do... congrats for breathing this air.” – Charlamagne [04:25]

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2. Relationship Goals and the Power of Representation

[05:38 - 06:15]

• Anticipation for interviews with Kelly Rowland, Method Man, and DeVon Franklin about their movie "Relationship Goals" on Amazon Prime. Early endorsement from Jess after attending the premiere, promising listeners a positive, culturally relevant rom-com.

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3. Front Page News – Politics, NBA Trades, and Immigration

[06:34 - 12:46]

NBA Trade Moves

• Major trades discussed:
  • Anthony Davis & D’Angelo Russell to the Wizards
  • Warriors pick up Porzingis
  • Chris Paul to the Raptors (expected to be waived or traded again)

Trump’s NBC Interview & Midterms

• Recap of Trump’s wide-ranging NBC sit-down:
  • “We have to have honest elections.” – DJ Envy, quoting Trump [09:30]
  • Panel unpacks the implications, pointing to concerns about voter fraud, federal presence in cities, and contested election results.
  • Charlamagne on Trump: “Does he know he’s on audio trying to cheat? … Does he know that’s him?" [09:44]
• Steve Bannon’s controversial call for ICE agents at polling places denounced:
  • “ICE is clearly going to be used to disrupt the midterms under the guise of keeping people from stealing the election.” – Charlamagne [11:30]
• Ongoing legal battles over access to voter rolls and diversity at the polls.

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4. Listener Call-in: "Get It Off Your Chest"

[12:49 - 20:03]

• Listeners air grievances and share positivity, including a warning about a deceptive wedding planner and the challenges of starting small businesses.
• Debate about old-school vs. modern approach to music (Big Boi vs. Andre 3000, the death of the remix).
• Comedic and heartfelt back-and-forth as callers celebrate personal milestones and the hosts riff on nostalgia, music, and self-improvement tips.

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5. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa – Trending News Updates

[20:09 - 32:33]

• "Relationship Goals" Amazon film premiere: Already a hit, en route to #1 streaming.
• Missing Persons Alerts:
  • Lil Jon’s son Nathan (DJ Young Slade), 28, missing in Georgia; family requests privacy but public help.
  • Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother missing, possible ransom note; nation watches as authorities probe possible inside job.
  • “If you see something, say something. I wanna know every single person that has potentially seen my missing child, everything.” – Charlamagne [28:52]
• Upcoming segment tease: 50 Cent’s reaction to Mayweather lawsuit.

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6. Front Page News – Part 2: Nike, Housing Market, and Diversity

[33:13 - 40:56]

• NBA Update: Rumors about Giannis, focus shifts to WNBA and women's college basketball.
• Capitol Hill Housing Fights: Lawmakers argue over tariffs, corporate oversight, and the housing affordability crisis.
• Nike’s DEI Investigation:
  • EEOC (not an employee complaint) probes if Nike’s diversity programs discriminate against white employees.
  • Charlamagne: “Nike, you just got to write a check to the president. Ok, that’s just another shakedown.” [38:03]
  • Debate on corporate America’s willingness to pay instead of fighting accusations, and concerns about the chilling effect on DEI programs.
  • “At some point you got to be like, no, this ain’t right.” – Charlamagne [40:44]

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7. Main Interview: Kelly Rowland, Method Man & DeVon Franklin

[41:48 - 68:18]

Relationship Goals – Amazon Prime Release

• Origins of the Film:

  • DeVon Franklin was inspired by the success of “Think Like a Man,” adapting Pastor Michael Todd’s bestseller for screen.
    • “Relationship Goals has so many great principles. Why don’t we do that with this? … It just felt like the great foundation for a romantic comedy.” – DeVon Franklin [42:14]

• Plot Overview:

  • Kelly Rowland plays Leah; Method Man is Jared. Former lovers, both now rival journalists vying for the same story and job. Their professional and personal pasts resurface as they collaborate on a Relationship Goals piece for Valentine's Day.

• Music in Film:

  • “I started writing from Leah’s perspective... sent it to Meth and he was like ‘yeah, let me do my—let me bark on this joint.’” – Kelly Rowland [43:41]

• Character Truths/Relating to Roles:

  • Rowland draws on her own grief, speaking candidly about losing her mom after childbirth:
    • “Grief is a big one for her... Drifting into everything else in her life, it plays a big role in her decision making.” – Kelly Rowland [44:31]
  • Method Man on never getting “comfortable” with acting:
    • “If you get comfortable, you get lazy... I like to explore outside my comfort zone.” – Method Man [47:41]

• Work, Love, and Boundaries:

  • “Work-life balance is a myth… everything is more of a priority than others on certain days.” – Kelly Rowland [55:51]
  • DeVon Franklin on faith and therapy:
    • “If you don’t do therapy, you bleed on your partner and want them to be your therapist. I had to work on my wounds.” [61:35]

• Social Media & Unrealistic Expectations:

  • “People actually believe the hype — that’s why we have an obligation to peel back layers… define our own relationship goals.” – Kelly Rowland [49:01]

Notable Memorable Quotes:

• “Love is the most powerful force in the universe… we can’t give up on love.” – DeVon Franklin [53:29]
• “Root for these people in this film… it’s one of the few movies that can actually change your life.” – DeVon Franklin [67:10]
• “You may see talent that came from the music industry… these are two of Hollywood’s greatest actors.” – DeVon Franklin on Kelly Rowland & Method Man [63:59]

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8. Floyd Mayweather Sues Showtime – $340M Lawsuit

[69:06 - 73:56]

• Mayweather alleges Showtime and advisor Al Haymon misappropriated nearly $340M from his biggest fights, including Pacquiao and McGregor.
  • “He never saw any of it because of what he's alleging to be this big financial fraud scheme…” – Lauren LaRosa [69:06]
• Pressing questions on whether Mayweather knew the money was missing at the time—issues of back-end, PPV payments, and possible mismanagement.
• 50 Cent trolls Mayweather on IG:
  • “Don’t cry now champ… I told you to let me read the contracts. Now lace up, you gotta look good fighting Mike.” [73:11]
• Also includes mention of 50 Cent and Charlamagne buying out movie theaters to support Black indie films.

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9. Donkey of the Day: Overly Aggressive Sports Parents

[75:03 - 81:24]

• 28-year-old Kentucky dad arrested for flashing a gun at a youth basketball game during an argument with a coach over his child’s playing time.

• Charlamagne: “All support isn’t good support. Parents… you can’t threaten to shoot people because you’re upset about your son’s lack of playing time.” [75:20]

• Classic “Guess What Race It Is” segment ensues.

• Spirals into banter about $100,000 jeans, luxury fashion absurdity, and parental pressures.

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10. Jess Fix My Mess – Co-Parenting and Family Dynamics

[82:59 - 100:44]

• Listeners call with family dramas—navigating boundaries when living with one’s mother/grandmother, and lack of consistency in child discipline.
  • “They leaders, unfortunately... they lead in that village. Even though you are paying to stay there.” – Jess Hilarious [91:17]
• Co-parenting advice: Listeners struggle with setting boundaries, letting go of pain from absentee partners, and communicating politely with exes for the sake of their kids.
  • “You just have to be on your big ignore game… only respond if it’s about the child.” – Jess Hilarious [98:48]

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11. Health Update: Kid (of Kid ‘n Play) Survives Heart Failure with Transplant

[101:09 - 107:40]

• Kid of Kid ‘n Play opens up on Good Morning America about undergoing heart transplant after undiagnosed heart failure—critical reminder for Black audiences to take symptoms seriously and prioritize healthcare.
  • "A lot of people walking around with heart disease because they don't go to the doctor... traditionally, people of color don't go." – Kid [105:55]

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12. Quick News: C-Murder Appeal Denied

[107:41 - 108:51]

• C-Murder’s legal team exhausts final appeal in 15-year fight; team continues searching for avenues to justice.

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13. Black History Month Highlight – Katherine Johnson & NASA

[109:33 - 114:51]

• B.Dot shares “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either,” focusing on mathematician Katherine Johnson’s crucial, barrier-breaking work at NASA, from calculating John Glenn’s historic orbit to the Apollo 11 moon landing.

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14. Positive Note

[115:03]

• “All blame is a waste of time… the only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you’re looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or frustration.” – Wayne W. Dyer as shared by Charlamagne.

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Notable Quotes by Timestamp

• On Trump and elections:
  “Does he know he’s on audio trying to cheat? ... Does he know that’s him?" – Charlamagne [09:44]
• On ‘Relationship Goals’:
  “Relationship Goals has so many great principles. Why don’t we do that with this? … It just felt like the great foundation for a romantic comedy.” – DeVon Franklin [42:14]
• On workplace relationships:
  “When two people know what they want, when they know how to clearly distinguish business from personal… boundaries.” – Jess Hilarious [51:24]
• On parents in sports:
  “All support isn’t good support. Parents… you can’t threaten to shoot people because you’re upset about your son’s lack of playing time.” – Charlamagne [75:20]
• On work-life balance:
  “Work-life balance is a myth… everything is more of a priority than others on certain days.” – Kelly Rowland [55:51]

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Conclusion

A packed episode filled with humor, insight, urgent news, and cultural moments. From Mayweather’s legal battle and 50 Cent’s trolling, to heartfelt interviews and valuable life advice on love, relationships, and family, the episode provides a blend of depth, laughs, and real-life stories true to The Breakfast Club’s unique appeal. “Relationship Goals” is as much about self-awareness and growth as it is about romance, making it a perfect emblem for the episode’s theme.

Transcript

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Friday Kick off the Winter.

[Mimi Brown]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Celebrate the greatest athletes from around the globe as they come together to go for gold.

[Jess Hilarious]

Lipsy for sensational the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Ilia Malady redefining the Sport Friday at.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHear radio.

Good morning, USA.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

[DJ Envy]

Just hilarious.

[Jess Hilarious]

Wake that ass up.

[DJ Envy]

Charlamagne the God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace to the planet. It's Thursday. How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed. Black and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. What's up, Jess? How you feeling?

[Jess Hilarious]

I feel good. Yo, last night I was watching this movie, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And then on tv.

[Jess Hilarious]

You know what I was saying? No, I wasn't. It was just on tv.

[DJ Envy]

What movie?

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, my God. What was we watching? Silent Hill. It was great movies. First Island Hill.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Jess Hilarious]

But you know what I was thinking about, yo, when the first Island Hill came out. I remember the big back TVs. Y' all ever had a big back TV in your house?

[Caller/Listener]

Of course I'm not.

[Jess Hilarious]

I ain't talking about like just the one with the big back, but like, what is that called when it was like, it was a big screen?

[DJ Envy]

It's called the big screen back in the day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah. Big screen TV with the big back and then the big screen under it. And then sometimes you'll even see some black families with the entertainment center around it with the. Yo, I was just thinking about doing those. Yo, we need to. We need to invest in getting those back.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why?

[Jess Hilarious]

Because I think that they were fire. I didn't realize what I had when I was young.

[DJ Envy]

They were clunky. They took a lot of space.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's why.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, but that's how you. Your family was touching some paper if you had one of them in the hood.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you can still have the big screen now. It's just flat.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, it's on the wall.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just be up on the wall. First of all, you can't be coming in here high just talking about stuff.

[Jess Hilarious]

I'm not high today.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't believe you.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I don't believe you either.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, maybe you're so high from last night.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, maybe don't. They had look like, you know the dude from Belly when he was like, y. I don't like that right there. I don't like that right there.

[Jess Hilarious]

You know, they just Frank Lucas hat.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And also, I know you was high, cuz. You was here early.

[Jess Hilarious]

What does that mean? That's good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She been here early.

[DJ Envy]

No, she been here early.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You couldn't sleep? She like. You know what? Let me just get up and go to work.

[DJ Envy]

She been here early for like the last.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She was here really early. No, no.

[Jess Hilarious]

Like the last week or two. She been here early.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. She been here early. She been getting here early. Yeah. And I've been commending her on it so much.

[Jess Hilarious]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why she not supposed to do. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Shout out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Commend people for what they supposed to do.

[Caller/Listener]

All right.

[Jess Hilarious]

Come on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Congrats for taking care of your kids, man. Gotta start somewhere, man. Congrats for breathing this air. You gotta start somewhere. Drinking water every day, man.

[DJ Envy]

I'm trying to commend you, cuz.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I see.

[DJ Envy]

I see what you doing. This guy right here, I appreciate it.

[Devon Franklin]

He just don't care.

[DJ Envy]

I'm doing good.

[Jess Hilarious]

I've been reading better, asking better questions. I've been really, really stepping up.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, you have.

[Jess Hilarious]

I've been letting y' all know things that y' all think y' all know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But.

[Jess Hilarious]

But I've been providing extra details that y' all didn't know about things.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Give me an example.

[Jess Hilarious]

Well, remember I told you you didn't know why they discontinued the penny? Y' all just knew that they did.

[DJ Envy]

Cuz it was too expensive.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Too expensive.

[DJ Envy]

Too much money.

[Jess Hilarious]

But I told y' all that the other day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We kn. It's like the nickel right now cost 14 cents to make.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yo, I told you that yesterday. You didn't know that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, I did.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, my God. Why didn't you say it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did.

[Jess Hilarious]

He's lying. All right, well, I swear I.

[DJ Envy]

Well, let's get the show cracking. Let's get the show cracking.

[Jess Hilarious]

Y' all live to make me look dumb.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, we don't.

[Jess Hilarious]

I just automatically do.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You just show up and say, hair. You're not dumb. Stop it.

[Jess Hilarious]

No, I know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You just be high and when you hide talking to millions of people sometime. Okay. Thinking you're just talking to two people in the room, right? Just a little, you know.

[DJ Envy]

I know it's a little off sometimes. It's all right. All right. Well, today on the show, Dafon Franklin, Kelly Rowland and Method man will be joining us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed. They got a new movie out called Relationship Goals. What's it on? Amazon Prime. Prime, people.

[Jess Hilarious]

Amazon Prime.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Amazon Prime.

[Jess Hilarious]

And it's good. Me and Lauren actually went to the premiere. It was really dope. It's actually a really, really good movie.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, so y' all don't start bugging out with Method man. Coming here, man. Okay.

[Jess Hilarious]

I love Method Man. M E T H O.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's producers that work here. I'm not gonna say their name. Sim. And she's like, yo, please, if meth walk in the building, you know, I hope I don't scream. She's not. She's the music director now, though. Oh, oh, shoot, I forgot. I'm not supposed to say that. Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

She told you to even stop saying her name.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're right.

[DJ Envy]

Well, let's get the show. Can we play some Method man, please? Let's start the show for some meth. There we go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Classic record right here. This record gave us the relationship goals before we knew what relationship goals were. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. Mr. Breakfast Club, good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Hilarious Charlemagne de Guy. We are the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This will be my wife. Dance to it. I wouldn't.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, that's dope. I like that.

[DJ Envy]

The remix.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, this one right here.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, let's get in some front page news. Start off with some quick sports. A lot of sports going on in the NBA. All right, Anthony Davis, d' Angelo Russell are now with the Washington Wizards.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wizards got a little squad over there.

[DJ Envy]

They got a great squad now if.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anthony Davis can stay healthy.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Trey Young, they got a little squad. That's right. The warriors just picked up Porzingis.

[Jess Hilarious]

Why?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Am I missing something?

[DJ Envy]

He still drops between, what, 17 and 20 points.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No Jonathan Kaminga for no Kristaps Porzingis, I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

And Chris Paul went to the Raptors.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So this Paul ain't even playing. Chris Pauline saying Chris Paul went to the Raptors means absolutely nothing.

[DJ Envy]

Well, they said he's expected to be waived or traded again, but. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

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

[Jess Hilarious]

Good morning, Guru.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning. So we start this morning with a wide ranging interview that President Trump gave to NBC News where he weighed in on nearly every issue facing the country right now. So in a sit down interview that lasted close to an hour, Trump touched on the economy, immigration enforcement, election, artificial intelligence, Iran, and the Federal Reserve. Now, on immigration, Trump says he wants to expand the federal crackdown into five more cities. He didn't say which cities, but says he prefers to go into cities where local leaders will cooperate. I believe that's a reference to his pushback that the administration they received here in Minnesota. During the interview, Trump was asked directly whether the heavy federal presence in Minneapolis changed his thinking on immigration enforcement. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[DJ Envy]

I learned that maybe we can use a little bit of a softer touch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you still have to be tough.

[DJ Envy]

These are criminal. We're dealing with really hard criminals. But look, I've called the people, I've.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Called the governor, I've called the mayor.

[DJ Envy]

Spoke to him, had great conversations with them, and then I see them ranting and raving out there, literally as though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A call wasn't made.

[DJ Envy]

I'm not happy with what happened. Nobody could be happy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And ICE wasn't happy either. But I'm going to always be with.

[DJ Envy]

Our great people of law enforcement, ice, police.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We have to back them.

[DJ Envy]

If we don't back them, we don't have a country.

[Mimi Brown]

And on the economy, he says he's still fixing what he describes as damage left by the Biden administration. He also stopped short of promising those $2,000 rebate checks that are tied to tariffs, saying it's something that Congress would have to approve. We've talked about that before. Now, the interview, it also turned to elections. Trump was asked whether he would trust the results of the upcoming midterms if Republicans lose control of Congress. Let's listen to what he had to say on that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I will.

[Devon Franklin]

If the elections are honest, what is happening?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I'm not doing anything. But the FBI went in because it's.

[DJ Envy]

Been under under review. The cheating that took place in full, what are they looking for? And in that particular.

[Devon Franklin]

Nobody knows what's in the war.

[DJ Envy]

What are you going to find out? Look, why would anybody be upset that they went in and they, they got.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The ballots, I guess. Right.

[DJ Envy]

We have to have honest elections.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

There should be nothing wrong with the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Fact that they went in, got ballots.

[DJ Envy]

From a while ago, and they're going to look at it, and now they're going to find out the true winner of that state. And you know, what, if there was cheating, which there was, but if there was cheating, it should be found because.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We can't let it happen again. Does he know he's on audio trying to find votes? Like, enjoy. Like, I'm tripping it. Does he know that? Like, does he care?

[Devon Franklin]

Does he know that's him?

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, exactly. I don't think he cares. I, I don't think.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But he's on audio trying to cheat. Like, we know this. Like, does he notice?

[Mimi Brown]

You know, and then if you really listen to that, that bite there, he says that, you know, they want to investigate to see who was the true winner and see if there was fraud, which. There was fraud. But if you're going to investigate, then I Guess you wouldn't know if there's fraud yet. So, you know, it's, it's, we'll see. We already kind of know what that may turn into. And so that was a wide ranging conversation that's still raising a lot of questions this morning. And more of that interview will play during the super bowl this Sunday. And that interview, actually, would you say something, Jeff?

[Jess Hilarious]

No, I was laughing. It's going to play during the Super Bowl. I mean.

[Mimi Brown]

Oh, yeah, she's high.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Maybe that wasn't. I don't, don't par. No attention.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. Okay.

[Mimi Brown]

And that interview actually sets us up for our next story because the rhetoric isn't just stopping with the president, a close ally, a close Trump ally is now talking about immigration agents at polling places this November. So Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist and now a right wing podcast host, says he wants immigration agents stationed at polling places during the November midterm elections. Let's listen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're damn right we're going to have.

[Devon Franklin]

ICE surround the polls come November.

[DJ Envy]

We're not going to sit here and.

[Devon Franklin]

Allow you to steal the country again. And you can, you can whine and cry and throw your toys out of.

[DJ Envy]

The pram all you want, but we.

[Devon Franklin]

Will never again allow an election to be stolen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, we saw this coming. It was clear that was the obvious play. The question I have is what is going to be done about it? I asked Governor West Moore that very question last week when he was here. Like ICE is clearly going to be used to disrupt the midterms under the guise if we have to keep people from stealing the election when they're the ones trying to steal the election.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

And not to mention the administration has stepped up the pressure on the Democratic led states. They're suing them over their voter administration. We know that here in Minnesota, they, so the governor, they wrote a letter basically saying, you know, if you give us your, your voter rolls, we'll pull ICE out. And so the Justice Department, they are also suing multiple states for access to those voter rolls. And Democrats, including Chuck Schumer, they're calling for, they're calling that push illegal and dangerous. And they're warning that this is about power and not election security. Kind of what you just said there, Charlemagne. So we'll continue to watch what that looks like as it continues to unfold. And coming up at 7, one of the biggest brand world, Nike is now facing a federal investigation. It's raising big questions though, about workplace diversity. We'll tell you what that entails all right.

[DJ Envy]

And everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 1-800-585-1051. Call us now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

This is your time to get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello.

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Stephanie from North Carolina.

[DJ Envy]

Stephanie from the Carolinas. What's up? Get it off your chest.

Mama.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning. I just want to say good morning to Charlamagne, Tha God, DJ Envy and Jazz.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey, girl.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Appreciate you so much. Good morning. Sending you positive energy.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you. So I was wondering why I can't pull up Breakfast Club on my Netflix.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why can't you pull up Breakfast Club on your Netflix?

[Caller/Listener]

No, it's not pulling up in North Carolina. Me and my co worker were having that discussion yesterday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't tell me that. Because I like to complain. All you got to do is go to Netflix and type in Breakfast Club.

[Caller/Listener]

It's not pulling up.

[DJ Envy]

She said she's not stupid. She says not pulling up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So what comes up?

[Caller/Listener]

Nothing at all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did hear that there was a couple people in a few cities saying that they couldn't pull it up where they were at. So thank you. That's nothing but an email.

[Caller/Listener]

That's not really fair. All that money we pay for Netflix.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, I'm with you, all right?

[DJ Envy]

Don't worry.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He'll complain. Don't worry. I'm a Karen. I'm a Karen. Or a Jessica when it come to corporate.

[DJ Envy]

Jessica. Jessica. No Jessica. Leave it.

[Jess Hilarious]

Karen.

[Devon Franklin]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

This is Savannah.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, Savannah. Where you calling from?

[Caller/Listener]

I'm calling from. Well, I'm from New York, but I live in Jersey. I'm calling to get it off my chest. There is a wedding planner in the tri state area taking people's money and not showing up the day of their event.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's their name?

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, my God.

[Caller/Listener]

I got married a few months ago and paid thousands of dollars. She never showed up the day of the wedding. And then I found out after the fact, she's been doing this to people all around the tri state. Her name is to do not book with her. I do want to shout out my business. I started a business for my own wedding. A photo booth business, okay? It's called Posh Photo Booth nj. So if you are in the tri state getting married, having a corporate event, please book with us. Posh Photo Booth nj.

[DJ Envy]

And where'd you get married?

[Caller/Listener]

Mama, I got married in Jersey in October. I'm still trying to contact her, get some money back, but she's been doing this to people all around the tr.

[DJ Envy]

What venue in Jersey?

[Lauren LaRosa]

The Grand.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, where's that at?

[Caller/Listener]

That's in total.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, I know exactly where that is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Jess Hilarious]

You said our name? Yes. Couture.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. Yeah. Couture.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Mama.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, thank you.

[DJ Envy]

All right, now, well, this is called.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get it off your chest. Okay, Right. All right. But what if that lady ain't do a damn thing crazy?

[Jess Hilarious]

She said she found out she'd been doing this all over the tri scene.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm acting like I'm listening to him. I'm not. I'm sending this email about Netflix.

[Jess Hilarious]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is my focus right now.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yes, because that lady took thousands and thousands of dollars from her. Her hus.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Ray Ray. Yo, Charlamagne, Envy, what up?

[Caller/Listener]

Are we live?

[DJ Envy]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Caller/Listener]

I got an indoor pool.

[DJ Envy]

We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

We can get on the phone right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He'll tell you what it is.

[Caller/Listener]

We live.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

From Chicago.

[DJ Envy]

Chris from the Chi Town. Get off your chest, brother.

[Caller/Listener]

How you doing, man? Man, I want to give a shout out to myself and give a tip. First of all, I want to say good morning to Jackson Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

You know y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, how y' all doing?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen to y' all a lot. Hey, I just want to say a problem myself, man.

[Caller/Listener]

I ran three miles off of.

[DJ Envy]

Off a tip.

[Caller/Listener]

Hard first, but breathe in your nose and out the mouth, and I ran.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Three miles on top of that.

[Caller/Listener]

You can pat myself on the back, you know. Anybody else wanna.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you sound like Justin Larry. You know what? If you breathe through your nose and your mouth, you'll get oxygen. Really?

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, man. Some people don't know that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

People don't know that you're supposed to breathe through your nose.

[Jess Hilarious]

A lot of people don't know that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no, no, no. Running wise, like Running wise running, right? Well, I guess, because I work out all the time, so.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, yeah. But a lot of people don't know how to properly breathe.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, how old are you? How fat are you, sir?

[DJ Envy]

No, damn, man.

[Caller/Listener]

I ain't that. Hey, ain't fat.

[DJ Envy]

I'm like he said, I ain't that fat.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Jess Hilarious]

He was racing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

[Caller/Listener]

I wake up 285, you know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How tall are you? How tall are you? You said 5 11.

[DJ Envy]

5 11.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, that ain't too bad.

[Kelly Rowland]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, you like. You like a too bad. You like a little wide body Suburban? I'm.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, I'm.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm real talk.

[DJ Envy]

I'm.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm swole, though, and I'm just like, you know, getting back.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was trying to be a runner this year. That's it.

[Jess Hilarious]

Nice breathing, right?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, yeah. Heck yeah, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir. Hello.

[Jess Hilarious]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Tasha from Virginia beach.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, Tasha from 757. Get it off your chest.

[Caller/Listener]

So I feel as though people love outkast, and as a collector, they give them their flowers all the time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[Caller/Listener]

But I feel as though Big Boy doesn't get the love that Andre does. People always say Andre's on their favorite lyricist, but Big Boy doesn't get the same love as Andrew.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

And I don't think that's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, I don't know if it's what's right and what's. What's. What's wrong about that. But I just think that, you know, because of the. The air of mysteriousness around Andre and the fact that, you know, you don't really hear from him, it just makes his legend, you know, grow even more over time, that's all.

[DJ Envy]

And I think it's preference. People just like his style, just. Just like his lyricism a little better. That's, you know, it's just all in preference. Big Boy gets busy just as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

As Three Boy's phenomenal.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Indeed he does, as a collective and his solo project. But I just think it's the air, mysteriousness around Andre. I mean, God damn, the man gave you a whole album without words, you know, Say you're gonna listen to this flute, like, you know, I mean, like, all that does is make you want to hear, like, who is this guy? His air of mystery is just so large.

[Caller/Listener]

Right. No, I agree.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I ain't rock with the flute, though. Bugging on an early Saturday morning, Sunday morning. Throw that food album on. That's a great album.

[DJ Envy]

Now, I'd rather listen to 90s RB.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because you don't meditate and stuff like that. You don't know how to sit down and keep your brain still.

[DJ Envy]

I like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's why you like the complexion of a sugar cookie nut.

[DJ Envy]

That's because of the sun and I get. Because the sun. There's no sun and no that's not cold outside. Maybe I'm hot like Jess. But anyway, thank you, Mama.

[Caller/Listener]

And I got one more. Wait, wait. I got one more.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go ahead.

[Caller/Listener]

So. And also, why don't they do remixes like they used to? The 90s was full of, like, R B remixes, the Mary J. Blige remixes, the Jodeci remixes. Why don't they do remixes like this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man, the cocaine ain't as pure as it used to be. So ain't no reason for people to just be in the studio all night, man.

[Jess Hilarious]

And don't nobody want to jump on no trash.

[Caller/Listener]

For real.

[Jess Hilarious]

It's a lot of trash out there.

[Caller/Listener]

You got to give R. Kelly and Diddy their props. Cause they was king of the remixes in the 90s.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, Diddy didn't like that they were on cocaine. Absolutely. Absolutely.

[Caller/Listener]

Last question.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[Caller/Listener]

The documentary that you all always mention.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Breakfast Club documentary, no One Want to Drop.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes, the Breakfast Club documentary.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's coming. I mean, no, not soon. This is coming up. It's definitely coming.

[DJ Envy]

We figured it out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's coming up. It's definitely coming.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay. I love y' all so much. I've been listening since I moved to Virginia 13 years ago. That's all I want to say.

[Devon Franklin]

Love, y'.

[Jess Hilarious]

All.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to the 757. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We got the latest with Lauren coming up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What we talking about?

[Jess Hilarious]

Good morning, love.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. So this morning, we're gonna be talking some relationship goals. I got some exclusive details on a couple that I think people might think is relationship goals. So we don't get into yet. What, Charlotte?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What you mean?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I walk in and you just. You ain't even say nothing and say good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You just huffed and puffed.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What?

[Jess Hilarious]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

See, I can't do nothing about it.

[DJ Envy]

We'll get to it. Next, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let your talk. LL Cool, babe.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Jess Hilarious]

Little brown girls look at you and.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Go, I want to be like you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Take me through that.

[Jess Hilarious]

Take me through that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Where she going?

[DJ Envy]

The latest with Lauren on the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

LL Cool. Talk to me. Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, guys. Good morning. All right, so before we get started, I know we have Kelly. What?

[Jess Hilarious]

No, no, go ahead.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Stop being so easily distracted. Focus. That girl is high over there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You distracted me. Now we have Kelly Rowland. Method Men. Devon Franklin joining us on the show today for their movie Relationship Goals, which is now out on Amazon Prime. So told you guys, I had a little exclusive about some. A couple that I think people would think are relationship goals. So yesterday I talked to a publicist from the Amazon team. I was just checking in because yesterday would have been their first day streaming the movie. And from what I was told, they don't have official numbers yet because it takes a few days, but they are on track to be number one on prime across the platform. So shout out to them. Shout out to Devon Franklin.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Drop the bomb for him.

[DJ Envy]

That's dope.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

Congratulations.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's the couple that's Relationship Goals in the movie?

[Lauren LaRosa]

They're a couple once people watch it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think that was a horrible tv. Oh, my God. I mean, that was so. You should send you information about the movie.

[DJ Envy]

Well, you went to the premiere, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I did go to the premiere. Me and Jess went to the premiere.

[Jess Hilarious]

He was sitting next to me working the whole time.

[Kelly Rowland]

I was.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, I had.

[Jess Hilarious]

You watched the movie, but you were sitting next working. I'm talking about on the phone calling lawyers, calling everybody. I'm like, yo, this is a movie.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was just trying to make sure we had stories for the next day because I knew we would have a good time.

[Jess Hilarious]

True.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But, yeah, I did go to the premiere, and I mentioned yesterday that I ran into Lala at the premiere in. She made me feel good about doing this job. Even though you just laughed at my tease. Because when I was talking to her, she was telling me that she just thanked us for having her back. She said, thank you for having my back. And I'm like, yeah, because sometimes you run to the celebrities, and they like. It ain't that energy at all. So. Yes. But yeah, so make sure you guys go stream Relationship Goals on Amazon likes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You because of us. Okay. She loves you to know that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know how many people hate me because of you, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That comes with it, too.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Exactly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you got to take the good with the. Is it worth it?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, so worth it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I sent 10 toes down on this is. Y' all ain't messing with this. This is family.

[Jess Hilarious]

But my girl is. She was working that room, though. It's something. Lauren LaRosa, she works a room like crazy. She does, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Jess Hilarious]

She network like crazy. She can do it with her eyes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Closed, so that's why she's Lauren LaRosa.

[Jess Hilarious]

And I love that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, whatever that is.

[DJ Envy]

Continue on. We're gonna.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We're gonna shift gears now, so yesterday there was a story that broke out of Atlanta. Little John's son, he's known as. Oh, my God. Yes, his own. He's known as DJ Young Slade, but his name is Nathan. He's been reported missing in Georgia. So police put out a missing person's alert on Tuesday, saying that the 28 year old, who is Nathan ran out of his home on foot and hasn't been seen since. Now, according to what police are saying, they don't believe that he has a phone. He may be disoriented, in need of help. Authorities are stressing the fact that he is no threat to the public, but they are asking anybody with information that could help locate him to please reach out and give any information that you have about his whereabouts. And yesterday, Little John's rep sent a statement, and it was very brief. I, you know, when I was talking to her, I just let her know, like, you know, however y' all need to use this platform, if y', all, you know, if there's numbers or places, whatever people can call, let us know. We don't ever mind being, you know, that type of platform. But she basically couldn't say much to me. All she said was that Little John and his family are asking for privacy at this time, and they want people to understand that. And they're also asking for continued prayers for Nathan to come home safe. Thank you. In any way that you can get in contact with local law enforcement, if you know something, please do.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

See, I didn't know the details. I just saw the headline that he went missing, but I didn't know that he ran out of his house.

[Kelly Rowland]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

How old is he?

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's 28 years old.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, he's 28 years old.

[DJ Envy]

So that's the only details they have right now.

Right.

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Jess Hilarious]

Featuring a special performance by Mariah Carey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Celebrate the greatest athletes from around the globe as they come together to go for gold.

[Jess Hilarious]

Let's keep on sensational the open ceremony of the Winter Olympics, redefining this Sport Friday at 8 Eastern, 7 Central on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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State Farm, is there no cameras, nothing like that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No. I haven't seen any updates to this story as of yet, but I'll be checking it all day. And at 8am I do plan on calling the police department back to see just as things are going on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, and you gotta respect people's wishes. But man, I would not want privacy at a time like this. If you see something, say something. I wanna know every single person that is potential eventually seen my missing child, everything.

[DJ Envy]

Well, when I mean privacy. I mean, I'm sure they don't want people calling on them and checking on them while they're dealing with it. But any information that they have, I'm sure.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. 100. Now, in other news, this. We talked about this story yesterday. Savannah Gun three. Now, there's no end of her name. Savannah Guthrie from Today Show. The host from today from the Today show. Whose mother 84 year old mother is missing. Her and her siblings put out a video yesterday pleading to just have some sight of life from their mom. From whoever has their mom right now. Let's take a listen. On behalf of our family, we want to thank all of you for the prayers for our beloved mom. Nancy. Mama, if you're listening, we need you to come home.

[Kelly Rowland]

We miss you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Our mom is our heart and our home. She's 84 years old. Her health, her heart is fragile.

[Kelly Rowland]

She lives in constant pain.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive. We too have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media. We are doing everything that we can. We are ready to talk. However, we need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have Her. We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us.

[Kelly Rowland]

We will not rest.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Your children will not rest until we are together again.

[Kelly Rowland]

We love you, Mom.

[DJ Envy]

We love you, mom.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Stay strong. That was definitely an inside job. Because when you read the details of that case, how did they even know that she was home alone? How did they know when she was gonna be home?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Did they say that there might be a camera missing?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what I'm saying. Like somebody had to know all of those little small details.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I do wanna say too. So yesterday I told you guys that Ashley Benefield had reported something about the brother in law potentially being a. And everyone who reached out to police down in Arizona yesterday got the same statement that said that police can't confirm that and they don't know where those reports are coming from. What's happening is police are talking to any and everybody that would have been in contact with or even in the house.

[DJ Envy]

It could have been anybody in the house that did service in the house, delivery person, anything.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I even saw that they were, you know, looking into someone who had like a, a prior trespassing incident near her home as well too. Like they're just doing what they should be doing at the point, at this point.

[Jess Hilarious]

Did they hear, did they hear anything from the brother in law? Like what he's in a statement or anybody see him or.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So the brother in law and, and his wife, they were seen yesterday, like just in the car out or whatever. But basically what police are saying is that just because they're having conversations with these people doesn't make him a suspect.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Please have to talk to everybody involved, family members, everything, to get as much information as possible.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

As I said yesterday, whoever thinks that they getting away with a ransom in 2026, you on your way to prison. Yeah, they are. They already got you. You just don't even know it yet. Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

100.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just want to see how stupid you are.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

I just hope they get grandma back because I mean the fact that they said that she's not on her medicine, that the, the pacemaker is not connecting to, I just hope they get grandma back.

[Jess Hilarious]

84.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

84.

[Lauren LaRosa]

84.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. And I did see that. You know, Trump was talking about he's sending all resources that they need, all federal law enforcement to the family and local law enforcement sources are at their complete disposal immediately, he says. So, yeah, they're taking it serious as they should. And in the next latest, we'll be talking about some, some serious things. Because 50 Cent has now responded to Floyd Mayweather saying he was robbed for over $300 million by Showtime. Allegedly. We're gonna get into that conversation.

[DJ Envy]

All right, everybody else, when we come back, we got front page news. And then don't forget, Devon Franklin, Kelly Rowland and Met the man will be joining us. The new movie Relationship Goals is streaming on prime now. We'll talk to them in a little bit. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy.

[Jess Hilarious]

Jess.

[DJ Envy]

Hilarious Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast. Breakfast Club. Let's get back in some front page news. Some quick sports. A lot going on in the NBA.

[Jess Hilarious]

Anthony Davis.

[DJ Envy]

D' Angelo Russell was sent to the Wizards. The warriors picked up Porzingis. What else? Chris Paul went to Toronto Raptors. A lot went on in the NBA. No word on Giannis. Is Giannis getting traded? People were saying he was going to the Knicks. Then they said the Warriors. I'm not sure what's going on with Giannis.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know, man. Like, the NBA don't do it for me like it used to. Like, I'm. I'm way. When it come to basketball, I'm way more into women. Women's basketball than I am men's basketball. Like, I watch men's basketball maybe because it's too hard to find. Like, it's on all of the different channels at all.

[DJ Envy]

Well, the Knicks are always on the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Knicks because we're in New York. So, you know, the turn the MSG network. But I'm talking about as far as everybody else. They're too hard to find. But I like women's college basketball and WNBA way more than I like the NBA right now.

[DJ Envy]

I love my Knicks, man.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yo, don't Skip over Jared McCain going to the Oakland Oklahoma City Thunder.

[Caller/Listener]

You.

[Jess Hilarious]

You didn't read that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, is he good? Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

For real.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How much you average if you just.

[Jess Hilarious]

Went to the Thunder?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, how much you average?

[Jess Hilarious]

He 2026 first round pick.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man, you high as hell.

[DJ Envy]

Just.

[Jess Hilarious]

No, I'm reading this right there.

[DJ Envy]

How is he a 2026 first round pick when he's in the NBA?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This man averages. Jared McLean averages six points, two rebounds, and one assist a game.

[DJ Envy]

Your justice said he's a 2026 first round pick. But they didn't even have the NBA.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Draft yet for 2026 second round pick mix.

[DJ Envy]

What?

[Jess Hilarious]

Well, somebody wrote this. Yo, I'm reading it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So stop reading what everybody writes.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, that's why you ain't read.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. That's why you need to read more.

[Jess Hilarious]

But no, when I read, it's a problem.

[DJ Envy]

Don't read out loud.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Jess Charlemagne, MB How y' all doing this morning? Good morning. So if you're paying more for rent or trying to buy a home or wondering why prices cleave keep climbing, this is what lawmakers were fighting over yesterday on Capitol Hill. So Treasurer Secretary Scott Bessick, he was pressed by House Democrats over tariffs and oversight and whether the government is easing up on investigations into powerful corporations and foreign linked deals. So the hearing was supposed to focus on financial stability. Instead, Democrats, they zeroed in on why the House or why housing is still so expensive, why enforcement against large, large corporations appear to be slowing, and whether the federal agencies, whether they are doing enough to prevent foreign money from influencing US Markets. All things that can affect interest rates, housing supply and household goods. Now, things boiled over when New York Congressman Gregory Meeks, he questioned Bessick about foreign investors and Trump linked business interests, asking whether the treasury would stop and step in to investigate the Trump administration. Let's listen to that.

[DJ Envy]

That no is will you halt it and do a complete investigation and scrutiny of this license application? All you have to ask is yes or no. No, Congressman. The, all you have to ask is the OCC is an independent entity. And I would know, Congressman, I take that as a no trip to Venezuela.

[Devon Franklin]

Stop covering.

[DJ Envy]

Don't be a work for the American people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't be a cover up up for a mob. He said, don't be a flunky. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, flunky. I thought I heard something else. I said, what?

[Mimi Brown]

No, that is the, the Congressman Meeks, he, his district is actually Queens Envy. But yes, he said, do not be a flunky for the president or cover up for a mob. It was pretty heated. Congresswoman Maxine Water, she also had some moments where she also kind of went in on Treasurer Secretary Bessett and wanted to reclaim her time. But the committee chair, he tried to restore order. He stepped in. But Democrats, they accused Bessett of protecting the president instead of answering to the public. And this isn't just a policy debate. It's about, you know, whether watchdogs are meant to protect consumers are actually doing their job at a time when families are paying more for housing, groceries and everyday life. So, and one of the biggest brands in the world is now under federal scrutiny. So the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it is investigating Nike over claims that some of the company's diversity policies may have discriminated against white employees. So The, Yeah, the investigation, it became public after the eeoc, it went to a federal courthouse to force Nike to turn over more information. So the agency is asking for more records on how Nike handled layoffs, how it tracks employees, how it tracks their race, their ethnicity, and whether certain mentoring or leadership programs were limited by race. Now Nike says it's been cooperating with investigators and it's already turned over thousands of pages of documents and they're calling this subpoena a surprising escalation. And what's drawing so much attention to this case is the investigation did not come from a worker complaint.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Exactly.

[Mimi Brown]

Instead it was launched by the EEOC chair who filed her own internal complaints. So, you know, under the Trump administration, the agency has been outspoken and you know all the criticism against DEI programs. And so now that makes Nike the highest profile company so far to face a formal anti DEI investigation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, you know what that means? Nike, you just got to write a check to the president. Ok, that's just another shakedown. And because I don't understand like if it didn't come from an employee, that.

[DJ Envy]

Didn'T come from the employees.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I didn't even know the EE BoC could just initiate a complaint, an internal.

[DJ Envy]

Complaint like that without a complaint from an employee.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like where are they getting this from? Like they don't work there. Like I don't. That's so wild to me, man. Somebody at the White House press, it probably is. Like too many black people got sneakers. Why, why is Nike giving all these black people sneaker deals?

[DJ Envy]

Wow, that is crazy.

[Jess Hilarious]

Always been the case.

[DJ Envy]

Is that the first time we heard a case where white, where white workers, they're saying that there's not enough white.

[Jess Hilarious]

Workers in the business.

[Mimi Brown]

I think we're seeing a lot more of that right now. You know, they, I did a story a couple weeks ago about what reverse racism. Because you know, white people were being discriminated against. And so this just is part of the force.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, that's crazy. But it's even crazy that this did not come from an employee. This did not come from somebody who actually works at the company. It came from the eeoc. What the hell do they know about, about what internally happens at Nike?

[DJ Envy]

But it's not enough light skinned people that work at the Breakfast Club because I'm, I'm about to complain.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's wild. It's because of you do. Why would we hire more when you've done the job you've done?

[DJ Envy]

No.

[Jess Hilarious]

So, so what comes of this though? Like does, are they, do they have to pay like it don't, you know, they can't just say that. No, they gotta prove that.

[Mimi Brown]

That's what, that's what Nike's saying. We've turned, they've turned over. But what this does, Jess, actually, that's a really good question because what this does, it will influence how more major corporations hire their employers across the country. And it will determine promotions and workplace programs going forward. So a lot of people get jobs based on, you know, workplace programs. They get promotions based on, you know, diversity and equity and inclusion. And so now if they're going after Nike, that's going to scare other companies.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But this investigation is bogus. It did not come from an employee complaint.

[DJ Envy]

They're gonna have to write a check.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what I just said. They don't have to write a check to somebody. That's what he wants, wants, though. Like he wants to put pressure on a lot of these institutions and hope that they just be like, all right, man, what I got to do to make this go away?

[Jess Hilarious]

Nah. So then, but Nike can, can be like, nah, we not doing it, then.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We should be that. Like that. When vice president Kamala Harris said earlier, it was like last year, they asked her, you know, is she surprised about what's going on? She said no. She's surprised about how people are just bending the knee.

[Jess Hilarious]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I'm saying? How people, how these institutions, you know, are just so. These institutions, these corporations are just so quick to say here as opposed to saying no.

[DJ Envy]

Well, they're probably saying here because they don't want to get attacked any, any further.

[Jess Hilarious]

You know, I mean, they're Nike.

[Mimi Brown]

Probably easier to pay and make them go away.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Like you don't want to get attacked in front.

It's not how it works.

But in this administration, it's no, these people are cutting checks for no reason.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because it's not a one time thing. If you cut the check one time, the person's gonna keep coming back. Keep coming back, keep coming back. At some point you got to be like, no, this ain't right.

[Mimi Brown]

It's like a bully. You got to stand up, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Mimi Brown]

And they keep coming back.

[DJ Envy]

That's.

Wow.

[Mimi Brown]

Exactly. All right, well, that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me at Mimi Brown tv. For more stories, follow the Black Information Network, Download the free iHeartRadio app or visit binnews.com thank you, Mimi.

[Jess Hilarious]

Thank you.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

Now when we come back, Devon Franklin, Kelly Rowland and Method man will Be joining us. They have a new movie, Relationship Goals, streaming on prime video right now. So you can get on them Streaming right now. And also, you know, today's just fix my mess. So if you need relationship advice, Jess is up high today, so I don't know how her advice is gonna be today. But if you do need relationship advice, all about co parenting, because her new co parenting book comes out April 28, you can get on them phone lines right now. 800-585-1051 is the breakfast.

[Jess Hilarious]

I actually help people better when I'm high.

[DJ Envy]

So you are high. You know you're effed up, right?

[Jess Hilarious]

I help people better, so it might not be a good day.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Jess Hilarious]

It's DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the breast breakfast Club. Lauren Larrose is here as well. We got some special guests in the building.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

We got some family. We have Kelly Rowland, the brother met the man. And Devon Franklin.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Welcome back. Morning. How y' all feeling?

[Kelly Rowland]

Great. We got a movie coming.

[Mimi Brown]

I know, right?

[DJ Envy]

Relationship Goals.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Devon, what made you want to turn Relationship Goals into a movie? It's a book by Pastor Michael Todd. What made you want to turn it into a film?

[Devon Franklin]

You know what? One of my greatest inspirations as a producer is my brother willpower. And when I saw what he did with Steve Harvey's book think like a man, I said, wait a minute. This Relationship Goals book has so many great principles. Why don't we do that with this? And so that was the inspiration. And then also, what was so cool is when Pastor Todd released the book, he put it out during the pandemic. And as an author, when you can't tour, that book usually doesn't work. He did everything virtually. It went to number one on the New York Times bestsellers list. And when you look at how people were responding and how many lives are being changed, I just thought it was the great foundation for romantic comedy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Now break down what the movie's about for people that haven't seen or haven't seen the trailer as of yet.

[Jess Hilarious]

Without giving it a weight up.

[Devon Franklin]

Well, basically, you know, Kelly plays Leah, Meth plays Jared, and they have a history, but in the present moment of the story, they're competing for the same job. And Method comes up with the idea. They're in the news world, and Method comes up with the idea. His character Jared comes up with the idea. Hey, why don't we do a story on the book Relationship Goals for Valentine's Day?

[DJ Envy]

Exactly.

[Devon Franklin]

Exactly. And then that begins. Everyone in the group beginning to think about their aim and think about their love life and think about their relationships. So I'm not gonna give it away, but. But that's kind of the catalyst for the movie.

[Jess Hilarious]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How do y'. All. This is random, but the song. Complicated. Like, the song is dope. But what made y' all want to go do a song so early was that part in the contract. Okay, we got Kelly and Mepson. They got to do a song.

[Kelly Rowland]

No, it just, like, you know, I got the script. I read the script. I was inspired. Went into the studio, was. I've been working on music. So I literally just started writing from Leah's perspective, myself and Jesse Reyes. And then it came out, and then I sent it to Devon and Amber Raspberry over at Amazon. I was like, I wonder if it'll work? And it just kind of worked. I sent it to Meth, and he was like, yeah, let me. Let me do my.

[DJ Envy]

Let me bark on this joint.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Have either of y' all been in that situation in real life where you gotta do business with somebody that you was in a relationship with?

[DJ Envy]

That would be awkward.

[Kelly Rowland]

I mean, it just kind of happened. That's all. It just kind of happened.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nope.

[DJ Envy]

Nope.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Me either. Nope.

[Jess Hilarious]

Is there any aspects of the character's lives that relate to y' all real life?

[Kelly Rowland]

Absolutely. I mean, I think the way Leah has when you meet her, she's holding on to everything. She's so in control. You know what I mean? And I think that for her, like, when she has control of everything, she's feeling like, I got this. And she. And she does, and she does. But she also is dealing with a whole bunch of internal stuff. Grief is a big one for her. You know what I mean? And it's kind of like drifting into everything else in her life, and you see how it plays a big role in her decision making and everything. It's really interesting. So. Yeah, that I definitely understood.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Jess, what's the one thing I told you about it as soon as I started watching. What's the first thing I told you? What'd I tell you?

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, suits in the wardrobe.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Anyway, what'd I say?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you did say.

[DJ Envy]

I didn't say that guy.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, he. He couldn't help but to. He loved the wardrobe of Leah, and he was like, you showed.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

I said the wardrobe was dope. The suits reminded me of. It, was powerful, but it gave me, like, a little Janet Jackson with it, too. The way the chains were.

[Jess Hilarious]

It was just Dope.

[DJ Envy]

I'd never seen. You don't really see shows usually the wardrobe is cheap.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

But it seemed like they put a lot into it. I'll show just. I'm like, waldo was dope.

[Jess Hilarious]

Was that your idea? Like, did you style yourself for the movie?

[DJ Envy]

Dress me?

[Kelly Rowland]

Because Devon is a producer, and he so graciously allowed me to EP on this project as well. I was like, devon, I have some ideas.

[Devon Franklin]

Right.

[Kelly Rowland]

And I literally showed him a Pinterest board, you know what I mean, of how I saw everybody and all the characters. And so he obliged and allowed us to just have a little bit of fun.

[Devon Franklin]

Oh, man, she killed it. I mean, our wardrobe, our costume designer was named Gersha Phillips. And so. But, you know, Kelly, you know, would just be sending pictures and then also use all her relationships in the fashion world.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That wasn't cheap.

[DJ Envy]

It was dope wardrobe.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Devon Franklin]

But thankfully, we didn't have to pay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For all of that.

[Mimi Brown]

Huh?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did you have to get back?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, we gave the Ameri stuff, but.

[Kelly Rowland]

Amiri was great.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What do the power suits mean for Kelly as an actress? Because I know Amea Culpa, it was all about the power suits and the silhouettes as well, too. And then I see you here again, and that was a personal decision. So, like, as an actor, what are you saying to the people that are watching you by choosing to be specific about that?

[Kelly Rowland]

I mean, I think that women are powerful, and I think it should be unapologetic. And sometimes it does start with, like, how you feel on the outside, your wardrobe on the outside. Cause when somebody sees you all put together, they're like, okay, I gotta step up, you know? So for me, it was just like, stepping up, whether it's for myself or expecting others to step up as well. So I feel like, you know, you gotta put on to, like, really. Sometimes it's. It's like, when it's not here, immediately you have to put on. But I feel like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you.

[Kelly Rowland]

So I wanted my character to make sure she felt like that, because once.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We start peeling back the layers of your character, I feel like she was. She was trying to learn how to accept love in so many different ways throughout the movie. But you show up as, like, you don't even talk to me. Like, you can't sit with me.

[Kelly Rowland]

It's a shield. It's a bit of a shield.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, that list had a lot.

[DJ Envy]

To do with it as well.

[Kelly Rowland]

The shield was just walls, Just layers and layers of everything, but that's even deep. So we don't want to give away that. That too much there either, but yeah.

[DJ Envy]

When did you get comfortable with acting? Cuz, you know, looking at you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Never.

[DJ Envy]

Comfortable.

Never. It looks, it looks so comfortable now. You don't look like a rapper now.

I see you get comfortable, you get lazy, you know, So I like to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Explore outside my comfort zone.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

So I don't think I'm. I'm ever going to be comfortable with acting. Really?

[Kelly Rowland]

Yeah, I don't think you should be.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, right.

[Kelly Rowland]

Yeah, I don't think you should be.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you get drawn to roles emotionally or creatively?

[DJ Envy]

Both.

Okay, both.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So what drew you to this one?

[DJ Envy]

This one was more emotionally. I see Jared as a man going through a transition. He's thinking more along the lines of legacy. You know, leaving something behind, having something that really shows meaning to fulfill himself. And he. I think that when this job opportunity comes up. Yes, I mean that is a great, a great way to start. But oh, Leah works there as well. This is a sign. And it's something that he could either take advantage of in the moment or, you know, stay focused on what the prize is, which he thought was the job, but it was actually Leah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what's good about the movie because it's like it talks about expectations versus reality and like these modern relationships, like, where do you think people get the most those unrealistic expectations?

[Kelly Rowland]

From social media. Y' all talk about it all the time. Don't try it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Absolutely.

[Kelly Rowland]

And P.S. i think that social media and everybody actually believe in the hype. Like they've done a fine job of just adding fuel to the fire. So to me, I think that we have an obligation, especially now for this next generation that's looking at us like thinking that it's just oh so great and we have to peel back layers. And I think that this movie does a really great job of peeling back layers and being honest in that way. I actually love the fact that Pastor Michael Todd named the book Relationship Goals because that's the draw and that's where people are like, what the heck is a relationship goal? You know, what does that look like? It's actually something for you to define what it is because I'm not somebody else. I'm not a decision making somebody else. You know what I mean? I'm making decisions for me and somebody else. Me and these, this other person are making decisions and figuring out our relationship. I can't bite that. That come with a whole nother set of trauma, a whole nother set of issues, whole other set of everything else. So I can't make that my relationship goal. I don't know what the background is.

[DJ Envy]

I feel like everyone wants to live in their purpose sometimes they just don't know what it is. And when they watch movies like this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Or even social media, they live vicariously through the people they connect with.

[DJ Envy]

And it's always going to be someone who wants to keep up with the Joneses. But there are very few Joneses that want to keep up with anybody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So when you find yourself in these.

[DJ Envy]

Spaces where you want to live that fantasy and have that happy ending and it turns out not to be that happy ending, you have to bear with that and then move on and that's it.

Can you have a relationship in the workplace now, though? You know, because I look at these movies and I always say, if my son works somewhere, I would, that's where.

He'S going to meet somebody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

Because you're at your job eight to nine hours a day, so that's where you're most likely to meet somebody. Somebody. But in this society, they tell you that you can't work with somebody that you have a relationship with.

[Caller/Listener]

Can that happen?

[DJ Envy]

I don't think you can meet some. I mean, I don't know. I, I, I can't.

[Devon Franklin]

You out of here.

[DJ Envy]

Me and Shawnee, we all out of here.

[Jess Hilarious]

Leave it alone. When you work in some way and you mess with somebody, it's cute at first, but then when things turn, I gotta come to work and I gotta see this break room I got.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, my gosh, y' all argued that morning.

[Jess Hilarious]

So to your own discretion. I feel like it can be done when, when two people know what they want, when they, they know how to clearly distinguish business from, you know, work from our personal. You know, when we're at work, we are co workers.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

You gotta treat, you gotta be aligned.

[Kelly Rowland]

Boundaries. I think you make an excellent point.

[Jess Hilarious]

That's great.

[Devon Franklin]

You just have to also, you know, use discretion because also in the movie, they're colleagues.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Devon Franklin]

You know, it's not like one is higher than the other. And I think you just have to be very, very mindful of your position professionally when you're making a decision on, you know, who to date in the workplace and how to date that person. But really thinking with discretion and integrity is important. Important, because once that's gone, you know, everything can is up for grabs at that point.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So how did the movie challenge or even affirm your own beliefs about love?

[Kelly Rowland]

I mean, I, I, when it comes to grief, like, I understood my Character holding it together. Cause remember, like, right after I had Titan, that's when my mom passed. So I didn't realize, like, I was, like, trying to keep it together. So I remember when we shot the scene that day, I was like. I literally was like. Like not letting it go before because I felt like I. I felt that so tough because we are, like. A lot of people are dealing with grief, but you don't know that. It comes in waves. That's why I love the way Regina hall talks about. Regina King talks about it. It's so honest and just. Just really authentic. And when she said it, I completely understood it. It's actually in my notebook. My relationship goes journal. A notebook. Her quotes that she was talking about dealing with grief. But I just let it all go. So I understood that with her.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, for sure.

[Kelly Rowland]

And as it equates to love.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What about you, man?

[DJ Envy]

Well, I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How did it affirm?

[DJ Envy]

You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Watch the movie, though. What about you?

[Devon Franklin]

For me, what I love in the movie is, you know, all the main characters, you know, are reading the book and wrestling with what it means for them. And one of the biggest tenets in the books is fixing your aim and knowing what you're shooting at. And so for me, what I love about the movie is, like, I really sincerely believe love is the most powerful force in the universe.

[Caller/Listener]

Absolutely.

[Devon Franklin]

And I think that it's really easy in our culture to get cynical about it, especially when you go through things and difficulties and challenges in the area of love, dating, and relationships. But for me, it was about, we gotta keep this area of hope. This is an area where people hurt so much. So for me personally, making the movie was like, this is good. It's therapeutic. It's positive to put this out there, that we can't give up on love. I believe, especially as a man, I think it's important for us as men. And when you see his character, Jared's character in the meth's, character in the film named Jared, he's a man who believes in love. He has a past, and he's reckoned with that past, and he's making amends for that past. But one of the things that the book does is reminds him that love is the aim. And I just think that that's something that I wanted to put in the culture right now.

[DJ Envy]

With all that said, how do you shut down, though, right? Because you guys do so many projects, you were on tour, you do so many different things. You do so many different things. How do you shut down for that love at home, you know? Cause you still gotta work.

Yeah.

But then you still got a home life that you gotta make sure the home is good. How do y'.

[Jess Hilarious]

All.

[DJ Envy]

Two separate worlds. I think home life is more grounded in reality for me. I can't speak for everybody. Home life life is grounded more in reality for me. All this is tv, period.

You ever have to shut that TV down and make sure you spend that quality time that we forget about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When I'm outside, I'm outside.

[DJ Envy]

When I'm indoors, that's a totally different energy. So I know how to separate the two, you know, but they are. I'm not gonna lie. I'd rather be inside than outside at.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This point in my life. So, you know.

[DJ Envy]

But I do know how to separate the two.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not saying it always works. Something has to suffer in the end.

[DJ Envy]

Kelly can definitely speak to that. You know, some. One thing's going to be imbalanced and the other is going to, you know, whatever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you learn to deal with it.

[DJ Envy]

You learn to move forward and you learn to say, this is what our life is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And we have to accept that. I'm glad you said that. Because work life balance is a myth. I don't know why we.

[Devon Franklin]

Doesn'T exist.

[Kelly Rowland]

No, it doesn't. And then you put all the other variables in which you are in it and you're like, oh, today motherhood is my priority. Then it's like, oh, well, I haven't spent any time with Tim. I need to go spend time. Okay, so Tim is the priority today. Oh, I need to get back to this project. Okay, so music is like everything, like, trumps the other one. Everything, Everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Everything.

[Kelly Rowland]

Everything is more of a priority than others on certain days. I just think that like you, like you said, it's no such thing as a balance. You're just figuring out which one is the priority priority that day.

[Devon Franklin]

Well, no, I was just gonna say so. I think it's also integration because even when you're busy and you're away, consideration is. If you prioritize that and consideration could just be a text.

[Kelly Rowland]

Oh, yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, babe.

[Devon Franklin]

Thinking about you, babe.

[Jess Hilarious]

Look at this.

[Kelly Rowland]

Yeah.

[Devon Franklin]

You know, it's just always keeping your relationship a priority. Mentally and emotionally, spiritually. And even when you're not there, that will then produce different forms of consideration and that's that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That how you do it. Cuz there's.

[DJ Envy]

There is no text it right now.

[Kelly Rowland]

In real life. No, literally, before I left the house like the other morning to come here, I did what do you call it post its? Like, post it notes, like in the closet. Like in Tim's closet and Noah's closet. Like, just to remind. I'm like, have a great day of school today. Oh, baby, I can't wait to see you when you get back. Like, stuff, like, all that stuff is really important.

[Devon Franklin]

Yeah, it definitely sells the seed consideration.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Go, go ahead. Go, go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All three of y'.

[Jess Hilarious]

All. But Devon, specifically, what do you believe is the healthiest balance of using faith and therapy to seek love?

[Devon Franklin]

Yeah, I think. I think.

[DJ Envy]

Yo, go ahead. What's wrong with you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why you messing? Real question. You got a bully over there.

[Devon Franklin]

Listen, listen. They both work together, but they're both separate. Right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[Devon Franklin]

I believe that anybody who has found love or wants love has to have faith because it is a Friday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Kick off the Winter Olympics in style with the opening ceremony from Italy.

[Mimi Brown]

Featuring a special performance by Mariah Carey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Celebrate the greatest athletes from around the globe as they come together to go for gold.

[Jess Hilarious]

The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Ilya Malinu redefining the Sport. Friday at 8 Eastern, 7 Central on NBC.

[DJ Envy]

And Peacock this past weekend, like every other Sunday, you were on the court with the guys playing ball. Just a quick pickup game, living out your hoop dreams. No triple doubles, but mean set of threes in between buckets. One of the homies mentioned he closed on a new crib. This is big. And while everyone's asking about housewarming and making plans to celebrate, you're asking the real questions. Like, has he spoken to his State Farm agent yet about coverage? See, homeownership is one thing, but the right coverage is the real game changer. Even more than your last hot streak, it's how you protect your legacy. Dropping buckets and bars on the court. A State Farm agent can more than assist you with finding the right coverage for your new place. If you have a claim, your local agent can help you file it. Yep, that's right. Over the phone, in person, online, or on the app, they are ready to help you. And they don't drop the ball. You know what I mean? Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Caller/Listener]

Up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's time for you to invest in your own business, not someone else's for a change. Head on over to shopify.com Ben that's B E N and see what it feels like to be the one in control of your future.

[DJ Envy]

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[Devon Franklin]

Edu Miracle on a planet with billions of people, that two people can find each other and make the decision to do life together. That is like a miracle. So you got to have a level of faith, even if you don't realize, because if you're on an app or you're going out, you're having the faith that one day I'm going to find a person that's going to be my partner. So that's faith to me. When it comes to therapy, therapy is about the trauma, right? And most of us have had a lot of trauma in this area of love, dating, and relationships. So I do believe that in order to be a great partner and just a great person, therapy is important. You know, I got into therapy, what, six, seven years ago, and what it.

[DJ Envy]

Does, my kids are watching. They love that. Six.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, they love that. Right?

[Devon Franklin]

There you go for the coach, you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Know.

[DJ Envy]

But for me.

[Devon Franklin]

But what you don't realize is you think like, oh, I'm good.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Devon Franklin]

But you don't realize when you get into therapy, you realize, oh, wow, there's some wounds. And then what you don't realize when you don't do therapy, then you bleed on your partner and then you get. You want them to be your therapist. And I, for me personally, I had to wait, work on what my wounds were, getting, that type of healing. So then I can be a better individual and a better partner. So I think they work together, but they definitely are individual pursuits.

[DJ Envy]

Did you know meth and Kelly Rowland was the perfect match for this?

[Devon Franklin]

No, you know, I didn't. What was cool is I've been developing this script for years. You know, really, whenever I'm making a movie, you know, a movie is only as good as a script. So this script just took a little longer to get right because, you know, Pastor Todd's book is a book of advice. It's not a narrative. So we literally had to create the story from scratch. And so by the time I got the script right and then I had hired Linda Mendoza to direct the movie, and she's a really, you know, amazing prominent comedy director. And so I was like, okay, who can do this? And I talked to Amazon. I was like, kelly Rowland. So Kelly and I had had lunch right before Mea Culpa came out, and so I got a sense of what it is she wanted to do. And so I sent it to her, and over the weekend, and in 24 hours, she read it, and she's like, I'm in.

[DJ Envy]

I'm like, bet.

[Devon Franklin]

So I let Amazon know, yo, we got Kelly. They're like, dope. Let's do it. So we started the process of making the movie, and we started, you know, seeing a lot of guys to play Jared.

[Caller/Listener]

We.

[Devon Franklin]

We looked at probably 100 different dudes.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, Idris didn't cut it.

[Devon Franklin]

And then Amber Raspberry, our executive at Amazon, said, hey, what about Method Man? And I was like, yo, we met, like, 10 years ago and been talking about trying to do something. So we sent him the script. He loved it. He came in on a chemistry read with Kelly, and within two minutes, we were like, all right, bet, there it is. And. And so it just. It just organically, you know, came out this way. And to me, it's like, the thing about them, and I'll say this with them here, is, like, you may see, like, you know, talent that came from the music industry. I want to be very clear. These are two of Hollywood's greatest actors. When I. When you talk about their preparation, I mean, like, Met cares so much about his lines. There was one scene, we were in the car, and he just kept loving one line, and he would not stop until he got it perfect. These are two consummate professionals. The way they prepared, the way they got into character, the way they. They were ambassadors on set. You're not just seeing two music icons come together. You're really seeing two of Hollywood's, I think, leading man and leading woman. Come together.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did that come from. From rap, like wanting to get the bar right?

[DJ Envy]

You want to hit a rhythm. You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. And I just wasn't feeling it, so I wanted to get it absolutely right.

[Kelly Rowland]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I mean, if you guys have.

[DJ Envy]

Seen the movie, our leading lady is fantastic.

[Devon Franklin]

Yes, she is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And she carries this film big time. Some of my favorite scenes are.

[DJ Envy]

I told her this myself. Some of my favorite scenes are with you and the girls. And just that whole camaraderie feels genuine. Doesn't feel thrown together.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It feels real.

[DJ Envy]

So, yeah, kudos.

[Jess Hilarious]

Kudos.

[DJ Envy]

You know. You know Jess tried out for a partner in the movie.

[Jess Hilarious]

No, relax. I said don't bring that up.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sorry, my bad. The audition was great.

[Devon Franklin]

It was great. Of course I've seen it.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I make sure, you know, God is watching. Why would you lie like that?

[DJ Envy]

I would not lie.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I would not lie. From personal experience, Jess, when you don't.

[DJ Envy]

Get the part, sometimes times it's just. You don't fit the suit.

[Devon Franklin]

That's it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's it.

[DJ Envy]

Now I gotta ask questions. They gotta leave it shortly, too. Guys, when you were performing at the Barclays or Prudential, which one was it?

[Caller/Listener]

It was at the ball.

[Kelly Rowland]

Glaze.

[DJ Envy]

Did you see? Did you see?

[Kelly Rowland]

Heck, yeah, I did. That's why I said, hey. No, I saw her face.

[Jess Hilarious]

Don't play with me.

[Kelly Rowland]

No, but I saw her face and I lit up because it was so nice to see her.

[DJ Envy]

She said that we thought she was lying.

[Kelly Rowland]

See, they always think I'm lying a bit. No, because Jess is always, always really kind and really cool and I really appreciate it. So when I see her, it's warmth.

[DJ Envy]

Always. She got mad at her husband, though.

[Kelly Rowland]

Why?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, my God, he was so excited to see you.

[Jess Hilarious]

Listen, my husband went crazy when you came out there. I said, it's Kelly Rowland. Yeah, exactly. But he turned to me and said it like, you know that's Kelly rolling. Yeah, I know, I know. Like, I'm talking about. Talking about you all night, and I. I love it. I started talking about it with him. I ain't. It's hard. It's hard.

[DJ Envy]

It's like.

[Kelly Rowland]

Damn, champs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You look good.

[Jess Hilarious]

Congratulations on that.

[Kelly Rowland]

Oh, thank you.

[Jess Hilarious]

You killed it. I just loved it. You look so good.

[Kelly Rowland]

Thank you.

[Jess Hilarious]

All that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love it. What do y' all hope people take from this film that they might not hear from their friends?

[Kelly Rowland]

Oh, I think they go hear from their friends. I think what's interesting is when the movie goes off, it's so Quiet, you know what I mean? Like in this way. And then it's like a, A chat. You know what I mean? And it's like, well, I, I, you know, this, it starts conversation. I hope it provokes conversation left and right so that it, like, really encourages people to see the movie, see the message, see, see these characters and not just know. It's like, not just about the Jarrett and Leah relationship. It's the girlfriends too. The girlfriends, they want the story.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Kelly Rowland]

And. And I like how beautiful it was that as relationship goes for even the friends as well, that I don't want to give away too much, but, but it's like the, the relationship with the girlfriends and, and everybody that's involved. You see how relationship goals as a whole, not just romantically, are just really important. And. Yeah, that's, that's what it is for me.

[DJ Envy]

I just want people to root for these people in this film.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Root for their relationships.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Devon Franklin]

Yeah. And for me, I mean, I think it's one of the few movies that can actually change your life.

[Caller/Listener]

Life.

[Devon Franklin]

Because when you look at the YouTube series and the Relationship Goals YouTube series, then the Relationship Goals book changed millions of people's lives for the better. And the same principles in the book, in the YouTube series are in the movie. So I think I want people to have a great experience. It's funny. It's a great, entertaining film with two of the greatest actors on the planet. And it can actually make you fix your aim in life and in love. And I think that it's a rare thing where you can watch a movie that entertains you, you, but it also makes you think like, oh, shoot, there's some things I can actually change and I can apply what I saw in the film to my personal life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And then you're not getting enough credit, man, because, you know, you wanted a few black men. That's not only, you know, getting things made, getting things green lit, you know, casting a lot of black people. Like, I don't think you're getting enough credit for that. With Franklin Entertainment, He's very active. We, we see Devon a lot, lot. Especially in the past three years, I've seen a lot of.

[Devon Franklin]

Thank you, thank you. I appreciate it.

[DJ Envy]

Listen, out today, make sure you go get it. Go check it out on Prime Video. Relationship Goals. We appreciate you for joining us. Devon Franklin met the man, Kelly Rowland.

[Kelly Rowland]

What's up?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Appreciate y'.

[Caller/Listener]

All.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, make sure you check out. It's on Amazon prime, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Prime Video. That's the same thing, right? Prime Video.

[DJ Envy]

Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Check out relationship goals.

[DJ Envy]

Now let's get to the latest we're learning.

[Caller/Listener]

Lauren.

[Jess Hilarious]

Lauren becoming a street fan.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She be having the latest on you.

[DJ Envy]

The Latest with Lauren LaRosa.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything.

[Jess Hilarious]

Well, it's the latest brought to you.

[DJ Envy]

By Top Dog Law on the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Talk to me, God damn it. Top Dog Law. That was y' all hour early now. 8:50.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, the people told me they were. They supposed to be. It's supposed to be this hour. In the next one, too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. All righty. Also, let's get into the latest. So this broken news that Floyd Mayweather is suing Showtime and he's alleging that he is missing over $300 million. So what he's saying that happened is that he's made a billion dollars within his career, career in earnings, but he's saying he never saw any of it because of what he's alleging to be this, like, big financial fraud scheme that was perpetrated, he alleges, by his advisor at the time, Al Heyman. And now he's claiming that Heyman got substantial participation in aid from Showtime and former Showtime sports president Stefan Epinoza. So he said. Stephen. I'm sorry, Stephen Epinoza. So Stephen and Showtime are actually listed as defendants. Al Heyman is not being sued, but he's mentioned in the document. Now he's saying that, you know, he worked with Al Heyman for over a decade and that funds were misappropriated. Insanely. He says that a significant portion of his career earnings to the tune of I told you guys, over 300, but it's exactly $340 million went missing. And he's saying that that all happened because of this, whatever this partnership that he's claiming was not right between Showtime and Al Heyman. He says that money to this day is still missing and unaccounted for. And he references some. Some of his biggest fights, including the Manny pacquiao and Conor McGregor fight. He's alleging that Showtime and Stephen delivered money owed to Floyd directly into Heyman's hands by sending accounts essentially controlled by sending to accounts that were only controlled by Al Heyman. So basically, he's saying that the money was going straight to Al Heyman, not to him, not to anything that he could, like, account for. And money's missing still to this day. So he's, he Wants some of his money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So, so why pretend to be money? Mayweather all those years is like if, you know you wasn't getting all that money. Because one thing, one thing Mayweather used to do was brag about how much he was making for fights. Like you didn't realize it was missing back then. He would post checks online.

[DJ Envy]

Well, I, I would say this, we don't know, you know, he still was making money. We don't know what happened.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, $340 million is a lot of money, but he still got some money.

[DJ Envy]

But my question is he retired in 2017.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We've seen him post 100 million dollar checks after fights. And the fact that he names Manny Pacquiao fight Conor McGregor, those are fights he claimed to make so much money off. So I'm just saying you didn't realize the money was missing back then. You was acting like he was making the money. I'm just, I'm just asking questions.

[DJ Envy]

Could have been backends, could have been other, other monies that he was thinking he was getting. We don't know what, you know, what he, what, how much he made per fight or what he was supposed to do. But my question is this was nine years ago. He retired in 2017.

Once again, well, he's saying you didn't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Know the money was missing back then. That's what I'm asking the question.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He says in this document that to this day that there's still money. I guess I don't know what he's recouping on the back end that would have still been coming his way to this day, but he's saying that there's still money that is missing and unaccounted for in addition to what have been his then to this day. So, yeah, I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, look at this. 2018, Floyd Mayweather shows off $100 million check from fight with McGregor. Like, I'm, I don't know, maybe he.

[DJ Envy]

Got 100 million, maybe he was supposed to get 200 million. You know, I mean, maybe it was 100 million supposed to get on the back.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But that's what I'm saying. He was still getting money. But from what the lawsuit says, he, he wasn't getting what he was supposed to get. And, and that's why now he's suing. And his attorney gave a comment, his attorney said Floyd is one of boxing's biggest pay pay per view draws. He generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for showtime. Mr. Mayweather to the courtroom to recover what is rightfully earned retiring undefeated at 50 0. Mr. Mayweather will go the distance in the courtroom just as he has in the ring.

[Jess Hilarious]

But is he the one reviewing the contracts? I mean, shouldn't he have a team? He should have had a team that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm sure he got so much.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And, and sometimes that's. I feel like there's a disconnect there where it's like once you start uncovering all this stuff, you realize it might not just be a. An alleged Showtime and Al Heyman thing. There's like accountants and you're a team, business managers or financial manager.

[DJ Envy]

Or he could get money per views, per eyes, and maybe they had to audit and see how much, you know, came in because, you know, that happens all the time. Even in the music industry. You think you make so much money, then when you do the audit, you realize you owed so much more money that they didn't, you know, calculate.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He definitely got. Definitely got money from the pay per views. Yeah, 100% I'm looking at again. 2015. Mayweather holds up $100 million check after the Pacquiao fight. I'm just wondering, I just want to know, you know, did he not realize the money was missing way back then because he was getting so much? I don't know. Probably didn't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, 50 Cent has joined in the conversation about this lawsuit and he says, oh, no, don't cry now, champ. They beat you out of 320 million. It's 3:40. You dumb. A word. I told you to let me read the contracts. Now lace up. You gotta look good, Fighting Mike. You gotta look good, Fighting Mike. Then maybe we can get Bud to beat your. A word for some big money. Yeah, poor Floyd. Speaking of 50 Cent, though, I know we did the Moses in the back black conversation here and they were having an issue with the theaters and being taken out of some theater. Charlamagne. I saw you post yesterday that you bought out a theater here in New York, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did tell people. I mean, I, Yeah, I told. I told all my eps I was going to buy a theater.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I want them to know where they can go to and. And how they can.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Already sold out already. He posted it yesterday.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, I didn't see that it was sold. I just saw that you posted it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Posted it. I posted it yesterday and told people the rsvp and it's the.

[Lauren LaRosa]

How fast did it sell out?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like in a matter of seconds.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I love the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So we might do another one again next weekend, but I mean, it's still. The link is still in my bio, though. If you go to my Instagram at c. The God Not. It's still in my bio if you want to RSVP.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Anyway, and I saw too, that 50 Cent said that he was working on trying to figure out that situation as well. He said he was fixing the theaters and they would be back in all of the theaters.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So, yeah, we got. It's gonna be at the AMC Theater on Saturday at 4pm What AMC Theater is it? Yeah, the AMC Empire 25 in New York City.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. But they told me yesterday that the RSVPs were full, but love that.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, we.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That is the end of the latest brought to you guys by Top Dog Law. So call them for any accident, big or small, go to law.comcharlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

Who you giving that donkey too?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man 4 After the hour. Parents, we must be supportive of our kids. But, you know, all support isn't good. Support we'll discuss.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Jess Hilarious]

Damn, the he haw again.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's time for donkey of the Day.

[DJ Envy]

I ain't trying to be donkey today no more.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things.

[DJ Envy]

Call donkey up.

[Jess Hilarious]

Who got the donkey of the day?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I told you, I'm about to call an audible after what Envy just told me. I told you I had a whole. I'm still gonna do this donkey. But Envy just told me before we went to break that y' all out here spending $80,000 on jeans. 60,000.

[DJ Envy]

Karma jeans be like 60, 70, 80,000.

[Jess Hilarious]

And I'm looking at some for 150,000.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's no way.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, they go up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's no way. Zara got $30 jeans right now. Now, Okay, I got some of them ones I got on right now from H M, actually. But Donkey today for Thursday, February 5th, goes to a 28 year old named Steve Hamblin. Okay? Stephen is from Kentucky, and he was arrested because he was being a supportive father. Now, I know you're sitting there saying, why would someone be arrested for being a supportive father? Well, the reality is, all support isn't good support. Yes, we as parents should always show up for our kids, but how we show up for our kids matters. Let's go to Fox 19 for the report, please.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, my God.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, my God.

[Kelly Rowland]

This morning, chilling video showing the moment.

[Mimi Brown]

An argument at a youth basketball game.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Takes an alarming and dangerous turn.

[Mimi Brown]

Now, the man who investigators say was.

[Kelly Rowland]

Behind that gun is behind bars. So Fox 19 now's Taylor Davis joins.

[Jess Hilarious]

Us in studio with the latest. Taylor, as you just saw, the reaction in the video says it all. Police say the man involved is 28 year old Steven Hamlin, a parent of one of the players on a youth basketball team. According to the incident report, Hamlin and a coach were discussing his child's playing time. That conversation escalated into a verbal argument and then turned physical. Deputies say Hamlin and the coach eventually went their separate ways. But that's when they say Hamlin returned, this time with the handgun, waving it towards seven people standing nearby. In this video, witnesses told deputies they heard him say say multiple times that he was going to shoot. This all happened Saturday afternoon at Walton Verona Elementary School. Hamlin was later arrested at his home.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Where he says he allegedly did it.

[Jess Hilarious]

To protect his family from two people in the crowd.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Parents, I can't believe I have to say this this morning, but you can't threaten to shoot people because you are upset, you know, about your son's lack of playing time. Time in a youth basketball game. Okay? What if you threaten to shoot but your child can't? Okay? And being that your child can't shoot is the reason your child isn't getting any minutes in these basketball games. Okay? It is perfectly okay to acknowledge when your child may be trash at something. Yes. Encourage them to do their best. Get them the help they need to be better. Go and support them. Okay? Because if being a part of the team makes them happy, it should make you happy. Okay? If they like it, you should love it. But you have to know when your child isn't ready. Ready. Okay? And just because your child isn't ready, it doesn't give you the license to go threaten the coach. Okay? With a firearm. All right? Steven thought it was shoot around practice, but off the court, all right? When it comes to judgment, certain decisions, you can't run a fast break, call a timeout, take a breather, set up a play. Okay? Look, our job as parents is to protect and provide. But your child didn't need protection here from you because it seems like he was getting protection from the coach because the coach knows his team and he knows what's best for you, his team. Okay? If your son not getting playing time, then that is what is best for the team. And guess what? That's the, that's actually the best thing for your son as well, because your son is learning how to be a team player. And sometimes being a team player is not playing at all. We should normalize. Coaches telling parents their children suck or just telling their parents, you know, the child isn't ready, the child isn't good. This whole participation trophy era is raising a generation of entitled kids, okay? Playing time is earned, not given. Why do parents act like they don't know when their child isn't good at something? Okay? If that coach doesn't have that child playing, it's for a reason. And if you go and have a conversation with the coach and the coach tells you the truth, okay, that your child just isn't ready yet, or your child may not be that good, you know, we just, you know, bringing them along, you know, hoping that he gets better. Then guess what you should do. Respect the process.

[Caller/Listener]

Us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay? That's how you raise grateful kids in an entitled world. Please give Stephen Hamblin the biggest he.

[DJ Envy]

Let's do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No. And it's insane. Entitled ass kids that want $100,000 jeans.

[DJ Envy]

Let's do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What? You want to play a game?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I do want to play a game.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, God. Why? We don't got to play a game every day.

[DJ Envy]

I know, but people like it, and I enjoy it. It's my highlight of the day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, let's play a game of gas. Guess what racy is Stephen Hamblin. He's from Kentucky. Pulled out a gun on the coach because his son wasn't getting enough playing time. Guess what racy is.

[DJ Envy]

You start with me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go ahead, DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

All right, now this is a tough one, right? Because at first I was thinking black, right? The reason I was thinking black because. Because parents is like, nah, I want my son time again. I want my son to have more time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My son is nice.

[DJ Envy]

My son get busy. Yes, but black parents, they take it very serious when their kids don't play.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All parents take it serious when their kids don't play.

[Jess Hilarious]

But what not. They ain't gonna do that now.

[DJ Envy]

They're gonna threaten. They ain't gonna say, I'm gonna get the pistol. I'm thinking, like, what's going on?

[Jess Hilarious]

Right. Yeah, right?

[DJ Envy]

And then Kentucky, I'm thinking, I'm going white.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Once again. I don't even know why we had to play this game. Steve Hamblin of Kentucky pulled out a gun because his kid wasn't getting enough playing time. Just hilarious. Guess what? But racist. What are we doing here? This should have been very obvious. It wasn't. Stephen Hamlin is Caucasian.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes.

[Jess Hilarious]

I do get. I do get what you were saying, though.

[DJ Envy]

Envy.

[Jess Hilarious]

Because when Ash started playing football, Rome. And he was. He wasn't getting time like, Rome Would come to the games, threaten the coach, try to fight. They ain't never going to the trunk, you know? Yeah, yeah. It was always.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's a parent thing. Parents will do that.

[Jess Hilarious]

Right, right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

True.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just thought Kentucky was a dead giveaway.

[DJ Envy]

That's what I said. Kentucky. Kentucky made me think white, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's like the white.

[Jess Hilarious]

But it's okay.

[DJ Envy]

All right. There's black people in Kentucky.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm sure it is.

[DJ Envy]

It is.

[Jess Hilarious]

I do shows then. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Couple black people. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I can't believe people buying eighty thousand dollar jeans, man.

[DJ Envy]

I. I could not believe yesterday about one guy that. That bought Drake's chrome heart jeans and was selling it for $100,000.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

100,000 people.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't need to have on a pair of $80,000 jeans. $150,000 jeans. Are y' all out y' all goddamn mind?

[Jess Hilarious]

And it's not like it's a Birkin where you can actually get money for it. Like.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, it doesn't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. I come from the era where people was robbing folks for their sneakers.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why don't we see a bunch of people walking around here like Winnie the Pooh? If people out here with 100,000 jeans.

[DJ Envy]

The Chrome heart jeans, they range from anywhere from $40,000 to $160,000 for a pair of jeans.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why are people not walking around here in their drawers when they leaving the club more often than.

[DJ Envy]

Because that's where the fight is. If I got a $100,000 pigeon, you spill some. Some alcohol on my jeans, I gotta fight you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I'm looking at it right now. 81 of these jeans cost $175,450. Chrome hearts. Matty Boy Boy sex. What is Maddie boy sex?

[Jess Hilarious]

It's a. It's a collection. They got different ones.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why is it called Maddie boy sex?

[Jess Hilarious]

I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You want those in the bathroom? They're in the club having sex in Chrome Hard. Maddie Boy jeans.

[Jess Hilarious]

Easy access.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, a Jamaican gonna mess that up. I can see it right now.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, Lord.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jamaicans try to say Maddie boy three times fast.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Comes out.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, we come back. Just fix my mess. 800-585-1051. It's the breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's the real deal. Help me.

[Jess Hilarious]

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

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club. It's time for Jess fix my message.

[Caller/Listener]

Jess.

[DJ Envy]

Hello?

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, this chantel from Columbia, South Carolina.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, what's up?

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey there, girl, how are you?

[Caller/Listener]

Hi, Jess. I love you, Andy and Charlemagne. What's good?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Love you too.

[DJ Envy]

Yo, yo, yo.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Love you too, girl.

[DJ Envy]

What's your question for Jess?

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, so it's not the usual co parenting situation. Cuz I must think of mom, four kids, three baby daddies. I already got it through my head that dudes have a choice of taking care of kids or not.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

So, okay, now I'm with my family. You know, sometimes I live in my own place, sometimes fall short, have to move back in with my grandma and my mom. So when I go back home, I'm having an issue, kind of co parent with my village. I understand I have to respect my mom and my grandma because they raised me and they know more than I do. But when it comes to my kids. Yes, that's right, these are my kids. So if I tell my daughter no, she run to my mama or my grandma and they say, yeah, I'm looking like, what the world. Do I not matter? Do my, my discipline not matter? I'm just getting looked over.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, because you in my house.

[Jess Hilarious]

Right, Right.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, but these my kids though. But these my kids. I carried them for nine months. I trying to raise them, you know what I'm saying? But they always say that their way is better because they older than me, they know me. But I don't want to raise my kids like how I was raised, like, exactly. My mama was kind of straight, so I'm kind of more lenient. Like I don't really whoop my kids or nothing like that. But I know when I was coming up, my mama, she, when she got mad or I did something wrong, she throw shoes at me or whatever, but she's not doing that to my kids.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, you know, it's different. It's different. When I was younger, it was the same way. I ain't never get no damn shoe thrown at me. But you know, my parents, they, they weren't that, that abusive. But no, my dad never ever laid a finger on me and my mom, it was a certain, certain sternness in her voice that would just make me like get my act together real quick. Like I would straighten up and get it together, but I, it was a different level of discipline when I was younger as opposed to now. My mom let my daughter run wild even when I had my son he's 13 now, but when he was a baby, my mother let him get away with things that I could have never gotten away with as a kid. So. All right, so that's one thing there. Okay, but you're saying she's more lenient. Your mom and your grandmother are more lenient with your baby.

[Devon Franklin]

Babies.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, all four of them, like, well, I only got it five months, but even with my two year old, like, he want to eat ice cream all day, and I say, no, they'll give it to him. So I'm trying to figure out how I can co. Pay better with my village without being disrespectful to my grandma and my mama.

[Jess Hilarious]

Right? So it is no way that you can do that, especially if they're not receptive to just casual conversation to you. Just. Just a directive. If they. They don't take you serious and they can't respect you as a mother, then yes, there's no way that you can say it without force. You know what I'm saying? There's no way. You know. Now listen real quick. You live with them or they live with you?

[Caller/Listener]

I live with them. Like, it's my mama house. My grandma, she's older. So, you know, when you get older, you move back in with your kids so they can help take care of you, whatever. But I have fallen hard. I got laid off from my job, and I got four kids. So I'm in the process of trying to find a new job so I can get back on my feet again. So now I live with them, with my kids. So have you ever tried to just.

[Jess Hilarious]

Sit down and talk to them, though? Have you ever tried to just sit at mom and grandma? I. I love y' all to death. Yes, I do. But these are my kids, and I want my kids to be raised a certain way. Like how I want to raise them. I don't want to tell them what you just told me. I don't want to raise my kids the way y' all raised me. And I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but it said we living in different times now. We living in different days. I want.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And.

[DJ Envy]

And.

[Jess Hilarious]

Cause this what they gonna try to throw at you. I know, and I know they are because you said they used to throw shoes and at you. Listen, I know they gonna come at you with this. Well, if the father was in the goddamn life, then we wouldn't have to take care of your four children. They gonna say that.

[Caller/Listener]

I mean, they are, but, I mean, my baby Friday kick off the Winter.

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Jess Hilarious]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Caller/Listener]

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[Caller/Listener]

Edu especially. Like, they have a choice. Like, one, live in a different state. The other two, they live in the city that I live in. But.

[Jess Hilarious]

And your mother and your grandmother gonna say, we got a choice, too, and we can kick your ass out, or you gonna let us raise these kids the only way we know in the.

[DJ Envy]

Way we want to. Yeah.

[Kelly Rowland]

You know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

Complaining in somebody house. House is insane.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah. And although I do understand.

[DJ Envy]

I do understand, but you and your mama. House and your mama got away raising them kids, and there's nothing you could do. And like I say all the time, it don't matter. You in their house. That's you in their house. That's their house.

[Jess Hilarious]

And you paying for everything, because it is five.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Five of y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Jess Hilarious]

There's four kids. Four kids. Yep. She got four kids. And her mother and her grandma. It's her village. Helps her take care of native village leaders. Leaders, unfortunately. So, you know, they. They lead in that village. Even though you are paying to stay there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You're.

[Jess Hilarious]

You're paying for everything. You're paying your way. You're paying the way of you and your four kids. You know, that's. That's a lot. But I will encourage you and tell you that you are. You're on the right thinking path. And you are right when you say guys, don't. They. They do have a choice.

[DJ Envy]

We don't.

[Jess Hilarious]

They do have a choice, and sometimes that is not right.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Jess Hilarious]

But they do have a choice in whether or not they gonna step up and be a father. That's just what it is. But, yeah, you got to get on your feet and get out of their home.

[DJ Envy]

Can I say one thing to the young lady?

[Jess Hilarious]

What do you want?

[DJ Envy]

What's her name?

[Caller/Listener]

Chantelle?

[Jess Hilarious]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

She said one thing.

[Jess Hilarious]

What do you want?

[DJ Envy]

Condoms?

[Jess Hilarious]

Absolutely.

[Caller/Listener]

I got my two sides after that fourth one. Cause no girl get them clipped and burned.

[Jess Hilarious]

Because the ties come loose.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, they. They come loose, so. Oh, man.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, Jess, I have Talked to you before and you told me to hit you up in your DM for a follow up, but this is a different part. But yeah. I just want to say that I'm still with the dude, though. Unfortunately.

[Jess Hilarious]

You with a dude and you got four kids and you live with your mother and your grandmother, and you ain't living with the dude because the last.

[Caller/Listener]

Time you told me to let him go.

[Jess Hilarious]

So why you didn't let him go?

[Caller/Listener]

Because he my baby father and I love him. Everybody don't need to break up. Some people need to be work through it. Look at Envy and Charlamagne. I want to have long lasting marriages like them. You know what I'm saying? But if I give up on everybody, then who I'm gonna have that with?

[Jess Hilarious]

Your mother and your grandmother is dealing with the. The girl if you don't get up my damn phone. That's why some people you can't even.

[Caller/Listener]

It's okay.

[Jess Hilarious]

I love you too. Pre order the book.

[DJ Envy]

Condoms. Condoms.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Condoms.

[Jess Hilarious]

God damn. That is crazy.

[DJ Envy]

You gonna bring four kids into my house and then tell me how I'm gonna help you raise them kids and.

[Jess Hilarious]

You still with the this, and you just said that he don't do nothing for these kids. And.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And.

[Jess Hilarious]

And baby daddy's got a choice. And you still shacking up with the. That is crazy. That's why her.

[Caller/Listener]

Great.

[Jess Hilarious]

She need a. If. If she was, I would throw a damn shoe at her. That's why mother and her grandmother treat her like that.

[DJ Envy]

All right, just fix my mess. 800-585-1051. And don't be bringing me and charlamagne into your mess.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now.

[DJ Envy]

Don't be. Don't. Don't be.

I'm traumatized. Don't be bringing that back.

[Jess Hilarious]

No, no, but look, even when y' all was. Y' all was always taking care of y' all damn kids, right? So don't. Yeah, don't bring them.

[DJ Envy]

Don't bring me into your mess.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Lord.

[DJ Envy]

Hello. Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Mariah.

[DJ Envy]

Mariah. Mariah. What's your question for Jess?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, Jess. Good morning, Charlamagne. Good morning, DJ Envy. My question for Jess is how do I co parent with the father of my child without coming off mean or rude when he wants to have small talk when it's not about our child.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

You still want them cheeks?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

So what. What is the small. What does the small talk consist of? Like, what is it? Cause small talk ain't that bad unless y' all really don't like each Other.

[Caller/Listener]

And it's not that I don't like him, but it's like, let's stick to the program. Like, the program is us co parenting and doing the best we can for our child.

[Jess Hilarious]

You just want to strictly co parent. You don't want no small talk. You don't even want him to say, oh, you look nice and today. Or you don't want to say. You don't want him to say, how's your mother? You don't want him to say nothing like that. It's just, I'm saying I don't want.

[Caller/Listener]

To say none of that. Just it annoys me so bad.

[Jess Hilarious]

What did he do?

[Caller/Listener]

And it's like he. He didn't do nothing. It's just like. Like I don't know. I just don't. I don't have time. I don't care for the small talk. I don't have time and I don't care for it.

[Jess Hilarious]

I got you. I got you. But you. It's something you ain't telling me, is it? You say he ain't do nothing. Nothing but this man. Oh, my God. Was he a one night stand that. That ended up okay?

[Caller/Listener]

I wouldn't say that he a one night stand, but I liked him. We liked each other. When I end up getting pregnant, I got pregnant in kind of a tough time. My grandmother was like on the verge of passing away.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

She passed into passing away while I was pregnant.

[Jess Hilarious]

I'm sorry about that.

[Caller/Listener]

Long story short, he didn't stick around. Like, he didn't. Like, like the pregnancy just was like, not.

[Jess Hilarious]

I just had a bad experience with pregnancy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You.

[Jess Hilarious]

You didn't feel.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, because I feel like he wasn't there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Like, yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

You didn't have anybody to go through that with, Right?

[Caller/Listener]

Turned out he got somebody pregnant two months before he got me pregnant.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay. Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

So he's just like, yeah, I don't. I don't care.

[Jess Hilarious]

I get it. So that, that's why I said, you can't be telling me he ain't do nothing. And yes, you are still hurt from how. How old is the baby?

[Caller/Listener]

She's 1 years old. She turned 1 on January 22nd. Oh, Lord.

[Jess Hilarious]

Sticky booty, smoothie booty. Okay, yes. Wow. Happy belated birthday, little mama. But yes. So that's. That's what it was. I knew you was lying. Girl, you don't want to talk to that man because that man.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm lying. I'm just saying, like, I don't care for the people. Like, he'll be like, yeah, I'm doing good, though. I'm doing good. And I'll be like, what? So I was like, am I supposed to ask you, how are you doing? He was like, I mean, it would be nice, but I'm like.

[Jess Hilarious]

And then what you want to say is, it would have been nice if you were with me for that nine months. I carried your daughter, but you weren't. And I needed you. Not only was I pregnant with your child, because I can't get pregnant by myself. I was losing my grandmother, who ended up passing away while I was pregnant. So I was very hormonal. I was stressed out, I was depressed, I was sad. And my pregnancy was not happy at all. My pregnancy was not easy at all. Right.

[Caller/Listener]

For sure. I told him that, though. Like, I let him know, like, I didn't Our. My pregnancy was not what I expected it to be. Nothing like I wanted it to be.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah. And what did he say when you told him that?

[Caller/Listener]

He didn't say nothing.

[Jess Hilarious]

Not even an apology. Not even trying to, you know, because he can't turn back the hands of time. You know, you can't go backward, but only thing you can do is. Is show different actions going forward and. And show that, like, he needs to take accountability. He hasn't taken accountability is what you're saying.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. Say like, I understand he trying to be better. That's what he say. I'm trying. I'm trying to be better.

[Jess Hilarious]

You're just still hurt from that. You're just still hurt.

[Caller/Listener]

It's like, I. I just want my child to. I grew up without a. Yeah. So I don't want her to fill that void that I grew up feeling.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

So it's like I'm done with the, like, the whole little butterfly thing, and it's over. Like, that. Been over. Like, when I had her and I was in, like, when I was pregnant almost by myself the whole nine months and I had her and I was left in the hospital by myself for those three days. Yes. Oh, my God.

[Jess Hilarious]

You were even in the hospital by yourself the whole three days when you. So he didn't come.

[Caller/Listener]

He came that first day. Yeah, he came that first day when I had her and stuff. But he didn't stay.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, that's what it is. Yeah, it's. I get it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's.

[Jess Hilarious]

You're still holding on to that, and it's not. It hasn't even been that long ago. Your baby. Y' all baby just turned one, so I totally do understand it. There's nothing wrong with keeping it Short. Cuz you can't control with him. You can't control him trying to keep having small talk. You can only control yourself. Do not respond unless it's only about the child. But you can't make him only speak to you about your baby girl. That's what it is. You just have to be on your big. Your big ignore game. You, you gotta.

[DJ Envy]

That's it.

[Jess Hilarious]

You gotta act like you don't see those text messages. You can't block him because he still is an active father. Am I right? Yeah. So that's all he needs to be that, that's all he needs to be for you. Just, just don't respond unless it's about your child. And hopefully you're able to let that. That hurt go later. You know what I'm saying? Because it is still very recent. It is very recent. And I would be crazy to tell you to get over that right now that you can't do that and that that's hurt. You know, you lost. You lost your peoples too. So yeah, just, just still allow for him to be in your daughter's life, being your daughter's life. Be a good dad. But you don't have, you don't have to respond to anything else that he says. Even if he calls you it. You don't have to have to respond to anything else unless it is about your child. And that's it. Don't even, don't act like most of.

[Caller/Listener]

The time I don't. It's just like I try not to come off mean or rude. So I'm like, dang, is he not getting it that I literally just want to. I just want to be cordial enough for us to.

[Jess Hilarious]

But that's the thing. You don't have to be rude about it. You don't have to be rude. You can just say respectfully, we're. That, that's. We're not going there.

[DJ Envy]

Yep.

[Jess Hilarious]

So for baby Angelica, I mean, I know it's not your daughter name, but you know, just for baby Angelica, like, just let's just keep it here.

[Caller/Listener]

Her name is Amaya.

[Jess Hilarious]

Amaya, babe. For Amaya. Yes, we can talk about Amaya. All things Amaya. But respectfully, I have nothing else to say. Thank you. Enjoy your day. It's nothing wrong with just being straight to the point. Boom. He'll get it. He'll eventually fall off of that. And if he don't, that's on him, you know, Right. It's okay. You can only. You can only control you, boo. So it's all right.

[Caller/Listener]

You're right.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, no problem. No problem, baby. I come in her for being strong. That's a lot.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Just fix my mess. 800-585-1051. Once again, don't forget, make sure you pre order Jess's new book, till death do we Parent comes out April 28th. You can pre order right now. And when we come back, we got the latest with Lauren.

[Jess Hilarious]

Lauren becoming a straight thing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody. She gets the details.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She be having the latest on the.

[DJ Envy]

Latest with Lauren LaRosa.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

By top dog law on the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Talk to me. Well, we got top dog low.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So this is literally breaking right now. So kid of kid and play. Christopher Reed just revealed that he had actually had to have a heart transplant after finding out that he was experiencing heart failure. So he just broke this news with Michael Strahan on Good morning America. Let's take a listen to a kid talk about his diagnosis.

[DJ Envy]

This past July, Reed's symptoms began to intensify, pushing him to go to the emergency room for answers. It was there that doctors gave him a surprising diagnosis. The doctors tell you you have congestive heart failure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Congestive heart failure. That's correct.

[DJ Envy]

But when you hear that. Congestive heart failure.

[Devon Franklin]

Yeah, that's.

[DJ Envy]

Are you thinking? Not me exactly. Initially, Reid was treated with medication. But at his three week follow up appointment, his cardiologist grew more concerned.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He came in very swollen again and.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That is a little unusual in somebody who is.

[DJ Envy]

Has been started on treatment for the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Swelling to come back that quickly.

[DJ Envy]

That evening, Reid had plans to fly across the country for performance. His doctor urging him not to go ran additional blood work.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The blood work confirmed my suspicion. It showed that his heart was failing and it was starting to affect his other organs. So he's had heart attacks before. Must be.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He says that. So according to him, the only symptoms or anything prior to this was he was really fatigued and, and he had shortness of breath. So he end up going to the emergency room in July, which they mentioned. But he says that he was just chalking that up to old age.

[DJ Envy]

But he, you know, the crazy thing is he was up here after that then cuz that if that was July, he came up here.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh yeah.

[DJ Envy]

In the last year, the end of last year. And it's wow.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We were having.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes that's why you got to have a good cardiologist dropping the clues bombs with Dr. Puma man.

[DJ Envy]

But we, I seen it when he was walking and he was moving around.

[Jess Hilarious]

Moving.

[DJ Envy]

I understand. We had a conversation though, and his girlfriend or his wife was, was helping him around and we was like, yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You didn't think it was congestive heart failure? You didn't look at him and be like, oh, he's got congestive heart failure?

[DJ Envy]

No, but I knew it was. Something was off, you know.

[Jess Hilarious]

How old is he?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

50S. That old? Yeah, 50s. Early 60s maybe.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, well, he.

[DJ Envy]

61.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, he talks about the heart transplant plant process as well because he, he had to go through it, but it happened kind of quickly. So he had to kind of get his mental together to be able to go through it. Let's take a listen to him on the transition transplant.

[Devon Franklin]

They went straight to let's get a heart.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So I got evaluated physically, I got.

[DJ Envy]

Evaluated mentally and also too. I wanted to let them know at the same time, like, hey, I am worthy of this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, if I do get this gift, you know, I intend to respect.

[DJ Envy]

It and really kind of really live life to the fullest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's unusual for a patient to be.

[Kelly Rowland]

So sick and to be so warm.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

To the people around them.

[Mimi Brown]

The way he handled it externally was incredibly calm.

[DJ Envy]

Just nine days later, Reed received the call he'd been waiting for.

[Devon Franklin]

So they're saying, hey, yeah, we got.

[DJ Envy]

The heart and we want to put it in tomorrow night at 10pm and.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We like, like, excuse me, you're like. But that's how it is.

[Devon Franklin]

So the next night, 10pm we go.

[DJ Envy]

In and about seven hours later, I.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Have a new heart.

[Mimi Brown]

How do you feel?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I feel great. God bless kid, man. God is good, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And what you're hearing, he has actual video footage cuz he was documenting the process. So you get to see him actually in the hospital and work with the doctors and after the surgery as well. So you've heard part of that at the end, the conversation with him and his actual doctor.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I gotta watch the whole interview. But did he talk about like any of the causes to congestive heart failure? Because I thought that you get congestive heart failure when you got like coronary artery disease or you've had a heart attack. Like I, that's. But I thought it was things that lead up to the actual congestive heart failure.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I was curious too, but I think that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So yes, obviously there are things that lead up to it. We were literally Cutting this. Yeah. Live as it was happening. The next part that I have is how it's affected him now. But I do know in this article I was reading, they talk about how about 6.7 million adults age 20 or older get heart failure. And this condition happens when the heart cannot pump enough blood or oxygen to support your organs and your body. But it happens for different reasons for different people, depending on internal organs. And that's another thing, too. His heart failure was almost bleed, like happening or going into his other organs when they caught it. It was at a very sensitive stage. But let's take a listen to where he is now, how it's affecting him now.

[DJ Envy]

Has this changed you? And if so, how has it changed you?

[Devon Franklin]

I hope that I'm the same person.

[DJ Envy]

But then I'm a better version of.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Myself because, man, this.

[DJ Envy]

This thing is. This is a beautiful life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's great. And, you know, I want to be around for. For it.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. And with his second chance at life, Reed hopes to inspire others to put their health first.

[Devon Franklin]

A lot of people walking around with.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Heart disease because they don't go to the doctor.

[Devon Franklin]

And, you know, traditionally, people of color don't.

[DJ Envy]

We don't go.

[Devon Franklin]

We don't go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We don't go for a lot of reasons.

[Devon Franklin]

Sometimes we don't go because we don't have insurance.

[DJ Envy]

A lot of times we don't go because we don't want the bad news.

[Devon Franklin]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Or we too busy just hustling, trying to make it from day to day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And we don't feel like we.

[Devon Franklin]

You don't got time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Or we'll get over it.

[Devon Franklin]

Well, you might not.

[DJ Envy]

So I'm urging all of my fans, all of y' all loved ones to.

[Devon Franklin]

Get it checked out.

[DJ Envy]

You're right about that. I think a lot of people ignore symptoms, but I think having you here talking about it, someone who everyone knows, who we grew up with, it really is an eye opener.

[Devon Franklin]

It's worth it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get yourself checked out.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I know that. And you can't help your family if you're not around.

[Kelly Rowland]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Plain and simple.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Dr. Puma, I'm coming to see you next week. Doctor, I told you I went. I told you two weeks ago after I got my new.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm going for the full body.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I got the full body two weeks ago, baby. Talk to Dr. Puma, man. Soren Medical. Go get your heart checked.

[DJ Envy]

Dr. Puma, good morning. I'm definitely coming to see you, but you know what my question is, is I wonder how that Works because, you know, there's a lot of people on the list to get a heart. You know, like, we know comedian Rhett Michaels. I feel like he's been on that list for like six years. So it's just a blessing that that heart or the blood type matches where they can do it. Because I know, like, people have been on these lists for a long time waiting.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. And I want to clarif. So Eddie, our producer, went back and watched the interview in full because I know I didn't hear. But. So he doesn't say that there were any sign of heart attack or anything prior to. It was just the fatigue and shortness of breath that made him go to the hospital after being pushed to. But again, he was just thinking old age.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You can't just chalk that up to old age.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, you. You really got to pay attention to your body. Like, you know, any little sign of anything, take your ass to the doctor and just see what the hell is. See what the hell is happening. Everything.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Jess Hilarious]

Just still go and see.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, that's the end of the latest. I do want to mention just really quickly, too, that C Murder, who is the younger brother of Master P, he had an appeal that he was putting in. Most recently, he's been, you know, serving life behind bars for a shooting where someone was killed some years ago. And that appeal was denied. And from the reporting on the documents, uh, it stated here that his appeal, this last one, was the final one that he exhausted, uh, the appeal option options. Now, I reached out to attorney Ben Crump, trying to understand how do you exhaust, like, what does the legal system do for you after that? And he's, you know, saying that there are multiple appeals that you can put in. And C Murder has done a bunch of them since, I think, 2011. He's been fighting this for about 15 years.

[Jess Hilarious]

So they saying, don't ask us no more. Can you come home?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So I didn't know you could exhaust your appeals.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't know either. And I am. I do have a phone call scheduled later with C Murders team, but seven judges voted against rehearing this case, saying that he had already used up his appeal. So I'm going to learn more about what that means and what that means for him. And we'll talk about it here on the Breakfast Club and on the podcast, the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. And I, of course, gotta wrap this up with mentioning that top dog law, you can call them for any accident, big or small, go to topdoglaw.com they're sponsoring this segment.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I bet you gonna be on the phone see murder people talk about. Maybe you can call Top Dog Lodge.

[Jess Hilarious]

They gonna hang right up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I am not.

[DJ Envy]

Now when we come back, we got the People's Choice mix. Don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club.

Now.

We have to salute to Kelly Rowland, Method man and Devon Franklin for joining us this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right, new movie relationship goals is out on Prime Video right now. It's funny, when Devon was up here talking about how big of a stars you know methy man and Kelly are, when you watch them on screen, they really do just pop, pop out and pop out on screen.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, it's fire.

[DJ Envy]

So salute. Definitely. Go check it out. Like you said, it's on Prime Video now. And Charlamagne is Black History month.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, it is, man. And salute to my guy, B. Dot. You know, every day during Black History Month, B Dot does a person on the Black Effect podcast network called I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. Well, he gives you some black history facts that you may not have known. And today he's going to tell you about the woman who integrated NASA accidentally.

[DJ Envy]

The woman who integrated NASA, sir. Accidentally. Welcome back know it alls to another episode of the most anticipated podcast on the Black Effect podcast network, especially in February, entitled I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. I'm your host, B Dot, and I do the football PA announcing for Winston Salem State, my alma mater, and for famu. So go Rams and go rally. We'll kick off today's episode as we do every episode, with three of the most most useless facts you'll never need. Not a day in life. Up first, John Glenn, a white man, the first American to orbit Earth. He refused to fly until a black woman checked the computer's math by hand. Your second useless fact, that same black woman calculated the trajectory for Apollo 11's moon landing, the flight path to the moon without a computer. And your third useless fact, when Apollo 13 nearly killed three astronauts.

[Caller/Listener]

Knots.

[DJ Envy]

That same black woman's backup calculations brought him back home alive. Now, would you like to meet such a phenomenal woman? Do you know what her name is? Because I didn't know.

Maybe you didn't know.

[Caller/Listener]

I didn't know. Maybe you didn't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't know.

[Caller/Listener]

Maybe you didn't know.

[Jess Hilarious]

I didn't know. I didn't know.

[Caller/Listener]

I didn't know.

[DJ Envy]

So digging when people talk about NASA desegregating, they love to make it sound clean. Like they had a memo and had a meeting and somebody stood up and said, today we choose equality. That's not how it happened. NASA's integration was messy, quiet and unintentional. I introduced to you Katherine Johnson. She was born in 1918 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. And she was so good at math that she started high school at 10 years old. This story made me look at my 13 year old daughter and shoot, shake my head. Problem was, her county didn't offer public school for Black children past eighth grade. So her pop moved the entire family 125 miles so that baby could go to school. She graduated college at 18, summa cum laude, with degrees in mathematics and French. That made me look at my 19 year old freshman at Livingstone College and shake my yard. Later, Catherine would become one of three students and the only woman that was chosen to desegregate West Virginia University's graduate program. In 1953, she heard that NACA, which was the precursor to NASA, was hiring black women as computers. She applied and got the job. But here's the thing. She was hired to be invisible. See, black women worked in the segregated West Area Computing Center. Separate bathrooms, separate cafeteria, separate office. They were even called colored computers. And Katherine Johnson decided, you know what? That wasn't gonna work for her. She started asking questions in meetings where women wasn't even allowed. When somebody told her, excuse me, women can't attend briefings, she responded, is there a law against it? Well, there wasn't. So she walked in anyway. In 1960, she became the first woman to receive credit. Credit as an author on a research report at NASA. Unheard of. But the moment that changed everything came two years later in 1962. See, NASA was preparing to send John Glenn into orbit. The first American to circle the Earth. They had these brand new fancy IBM computers. Those was calculating his trajectory. But Glenn didn't trust them. IBM computers, they were new, they had glitches, they froze. So Glenn made a request request, get the colored computer to check the numbers. And he was talking specifically about Katherine Johnson. He wanted her to run the same calculations as the IBM, but by hand on a desktop calculator. And she did it. And that's when Glenn said, if she says they're good, then I'm ready to go. Let that sink in. The astronaut who became a national hero trusted a black woman in the segregated south more than he trusted a million dollar computer. Glenn flew, he orbited and he came home safe. And Katherine Johnson. She kept calculating. She calculated the trajectory for Apollo 11. She told them where to send the rocket so it would land on the moon. In 1970, when Apollo 13's oxygen tank exploded and three astronauts were stranded in space, her backup procedures and return path calculations helped bring them right on home. Alive, she later said. Said everybody was concerned about them getting there. We were concerned about them getting back. In 2015, President Obama gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. At the ceremony, he says no one knows that John Glenn wouldn't fly unless Katherine Johnson checked the math. She died in 2020 at 101 years old. NASA didn't integrate because it was ready. It integrated because excellence made segregation impractical. Katherine Johnson didn't ask permission. She calculated. And I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I didn't know.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, salute to B.

That.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. And make sure you subscribe to the I didn't know. Maybe you didn't need the podcast on the Black Effect Podcast Network.

[DJ Envy]

Now it's time for the Positive Note. Charlamagne. You got one?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I do, man. Jess said earlier that it was Bobby Brown born day. Happy born day to Bobby Brown.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey, Bobby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And Tia was savage happy born day to TLI Savage, man. I see it's her born day today. I know it's t was savage t1.t was savage. What? I said T. T was savage happy born day. Tiwa. It's Kevin Gates born day too, actually. Yeah. Listen man, the Positive Note is simply this, man. It comes from the great Wayne W. Dyer. Wayne W. Dyer once said, all blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappy happiness or frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about something by blaming them, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it is about you that is making you unhappy. Have a great day. Breakfast Club Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

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