FULL SHOW: Jay-Z Issues Statement After Being Accused Of Sexual Assault In Civil Suit Alongside Diddy, Attorney Tony Buzbee Responds To Jay-Z’s Statement + More

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club – "FULL SHOW: Jay-Z Issues Statement After Being Accused Of Sexual Assault In Civil Suit Alongside Diddy, Attorney Tony Buzbee Responds To Jay-Z’s Statement + More"

Release Date: December 9, 2024

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1. Jay-Z and Diddy Accusations: A Legal Battle Unfolds

The episode opens with a heated discussion surrounding recent developments in high-profile civil lawsuits involving music moguls Jay-Z and Diddy. Attorney Tony Buzbee provides critical insights into the allegations, shedding light on the complexities of the cases.

Background of the Lawsuit: The civil suit, initially filed against Diddy by Tony Buzbee in October, has now expanded to include Jay-Z. The allegations center around accusations of sexual assault involving a minor, with claims that both Jay-Z and Diddy were present during the incidents.

Jay-Z’s Statement: Jay-Z issued a robust statement addressing the accusations, vehemently denying any wrongdoing. He labeled the lawsuit as a "blackmail attempt" and criticized attorney Tony Buzbee's tactics.

Jay-Z [32:34]:
“These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one. Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away.”

Attorney Tony Buzbee’s Response: In reaction to Jay-Z’s statement, Buzbee counters by emphasizing the legitimacy of the claims and the serious nature of the accusations.

Tony Buzbee [35:11]:
“These civil suits are not just about money; they are about holding powerful individuals accountable for their actions.”

Hosts’ Discussion: DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God delve into the implications of these lawsuits, questioning the motives behind them and the potential impact on the entertainment industry.

Charlamagne Tha God [35:32]:
“The problem is, attorneys like Busby exploit these situations for personal gain, leveraging salacious claims to secure settlements.”

2. Front Page News: From Legal Battles to National Incidents

Beyond the central topic of Jay-Z and Diddy’s lawsuits, the hosts cover a range of pressing national news stories.

A. Nationwide Manhunt for United Health Care CEO’s Shooter

A critical update on the ongoing manhunt for the gunman responsible for the shooting death of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson. The FBI has joined the search, offering a reward of $50,000 for information leading to the suspect's arrest.

DJ Envy [09:10]:
“We don't want to release that now. If you do, you're basically giving a tip to the person.”

B. President-Elect Donald Trump’s Controversial Statements

In his first TV interview post-election, Donald Trump made incendiary remarks, expressing a desire for investigators involved in the January 6 Capitol attack to face jail time. He also discussed plans to pardon January 6th rioters and advocates for nonviolent drug offenders.

Trump [10:24]:
“Honestly, they should go to jail.”

C. Juan Soto’s Historic Contract with the Mets

The podcast highlights Juan Soto’s record-breaking $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets, surpassing the previous offer from the Yankees.

Charlamagne Tha God [07:00]:
“Juan Soto, the biggest contract in sports history.”

D. Amazon’s Delivery Practices Under Scrutiny

Washington D.C.'s Attorney General Brian Schwab sues Amazon for allegedly discriminating against primarily Black zip codes by not offering Prime delivery services, affecting approximately 50,000 members.

Mimi Brown [38:26]:
“Amazon is charging customers for prime service without disclosing that they don't deliver there.”

E. Florida’s Initiative to Clear Past Convictions

Prosecutors in Florida aim to annul 2,600 wrongful convictions related to crack cocaine purchases from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office between 1988 and 1990, addressing longstanding injustices highlighted by a 1993 Supreme Court ruling.

F. Daniel Penney’s Trial Resumes

The trial of former Marine Daniel Penney, accused of causing the death of Jordan Neely through a chokehold in a Manhattan subway, resumes deliberations. The manslaughter charge has been dismissed, leaving a charge of criminally negligent homicide.

3. Cultural and Personal Segments: Navigating Grief and Relationships

A. Shanti Das Introduces "Griefmas"

Shanti Das shares her innovative pocket guide, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Griefmas," offering 20 tips for navigating grief during the holiday season. The segment emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and addressing grief amidst festive pressures.

Carlos Miller [75:08]:
“Grief is an individual journey. You have to give people grace and space to feel and heal.”

B. Hosts Discuss Marriage Dynamics

A candid conversation unfolds about the evolving perspectives on marriage, highlighting the shift towards financial independence among women and the decreasing tolerance for infidelity and unhealthy relationships.

Charlamagne Tha God [46:48]:
“A lot of women are more independent, so they're less likely to tolerate men cheating.”

DJ Envy [47:23]:
“Loyalty is crucial in a marriage. It’s about you and your partner against the world.”

4. Additional Highlights: Community Stories and Social Commentary

A. Hector D. Valesquez’s Arrest

The hosts recount the story of Hector D. Valesquez, a repeat shoplifter apprehended during Walmart’s "Shop with a Cop" event, illustrating the desperation that can lead individuals to criminal acts despite overwhelming police presence.

Jess Hilarious [70:43]:
“Desperate times call for desperate measures.”

B. Mariah Carey’s Baltimore Concert Incident

A recount of a tumultuous Mariah Carey concert in Baltimore, where fans began fighting during her performance, disrupting the festive atmosphere intended for the holiday season.

C. Cracker Barrel’s Controversial Service Denial

Cracker Barrel faced backlash for denying service to a group of special needs children during a community-based program, raising concerns about discrimination and accessibility.

Mimi Brown [95:47]:
“They asked the teacher to remove the group from the restaurant. That’s crazy.”

5. Conclusion and Final Thoughts

As the episode wraps up, the hosts reinforce the importance of addressing serious allegations with integrity and the broader implications of such high-profile cases. They also highlight community-focused initiatives like Shanti Das’s Griefmas guide, emphasizing healing and support during challenging times.

DJ Envy [99:22]:
“Your energy introduces you before you even speak. Have a great Monday Breakfast Club family.”

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This episode of The Breakfast Club seamlessly interweaves intense legal discussions with broader societal issues, personal anecdotes, and cultural reflections, providing listeners with a comprehensive overview of the topics shaping the public discourse as of December 2024.

Transcript

[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

It's a home cocktail maker that makes.

[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

I just got it for 50 off.

[Jess Hilarious]

So how about a Cosmopolitan or a Mistletoe margarita?

[DJ Envy]

I'm thirsty. Watch.

[Jess Hilarious]

I just pop in a capsule, choose my strength and wow.

[DJ Envy]

Beginning to feel more seasonal in here already.

[Jess Hilarious]

If your holiday party doesn't have a bartender, then you become the bartender. Unless you've got a Bartesian, because Bartesian crafts every cocktail perfectly in as little as 30 seconds. And I just got it for $50 off.

[DJ Envy]

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[Mimi Brown]

As long as I'm boxing, I'm gonna be okay.

[DJ Envy]

Of Clarissa Shields. My baby going to the Olympics. Let's go. Critics are calling the Fire Inside an.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Inspirational knockout crowd pleaser.

[Shanti Das]

If I'm gonna train for this gold medal, I'm gonna need exactly what the man gets.

[DJ Envy]

It's a monumental achievement.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I've been working my whole life for this.

[DJ Envy]

The Fire Inside, based On the incred PG 13 may be inappropriate for children under 13. Only in theaters everywhere. Christmas Day. Good morning, USA. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's hilarious.

[Mimi Brown]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Charlamagne Tha God.

[DJ Envy]

Peace to the planet. It's Monday. Good morning to you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, it's Monday. Back to the work week. How you feeling?

[DJ Envy]

I feel blessed, black and highly favored. Happy to be here for another day to serve our beautiful listeners, man. Happy holidays to one and all. Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How you feel? Adjust.

[Mimi Brown]

I feel good. My son got his braces.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, he's happy.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. It actually did not hurt like he thought it was. Well, and like I thought it was. The next day he was good. He's not able to bite all the way down because he had to get the bite ramps because Ash had underbite. Well, he has an underbite, so, yeah, he wasn't able to get his bottoms yet. But you know how it is sometimes, depending on how jacked up your teeth are, you got tops first and then the bottoms later. Or the bottoms first and the tops later. So him and Nya, my sister, walking around like twins. And they, they, they twin painting. But they look good. My son look good with his little.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There you go.

[DJ Envy]

You're better than me. I couldn't do two. I couldn' 48 hours with them damn braces.

[Mimi Brown]

I had to get them taken off.

[DJ Envy]

Them things hurt too bad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I had braces for like five years.

[Mimi Brown]

For real? Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Five years. As a kid, I got called every name, if possible. Brace face, metal mouth, you name it. Everything you could possibly think I was called. But it was a Robo Mouth is crazy. I never got called robo mouth.

[Mimi Brown]

I never even heard of that. What is that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's some fantasy you have or something. Okay, all right. Well, you know what? You know what I did this weekend? I did the tourist thing. My wife wanted to take the kids to go see the Rockefeller Tree.

[Mimi Brown]

Nice.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So then we went to Bryant Park. We went ice skating. We looked at all the stores and all the decorations and all that. And we stayed in traffic for like three and a half hours doing it. Yeah, it was horrible. Everybody was sleeping. And I had to drive into the city and out to the city. We looked at the stuff for like 10, 15 minutes.

[Mimi Brown]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And went back home.

[DJ Envy]

I went to go see Wicked.

[Mimi Brown]

Oh, did you like it?

[DJ Envy]

I was. I fell asleep. You know what? No, no, it's not that even. Cause it's long. It just was. It was a Friday and it was one of those things where I was still kind of working, so my family went before me, so I went to go meet them in there. So I already had missed like 35, 40 minutes.

[Mimi Brown]

You thought she was good.

[DJ Envy]

And then I ain't know it was a musical.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You ain't know that?

[DJ Envy]

Nah, man, I gotta see. I like musicals on Broadway. I don't really care for musicals in movies, man. You know. You gotta tell me that it's a musical if I'm sitting down in a movie theater.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, well, if it's Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, you could definitely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's physical.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, I didn't know it was a musical. No, I had no idea.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, but it was good, though.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, how do you know if.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was good if you fell asleep?

[DJ Envy]

I mean, I fell asleep, but I was watching it. I was in and out.

[Mimi Brown]

The story of it felt good.

[DJ Envy]

Yes. And it was gonna be a sequel.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. It has to be.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, the way it ended, I mean. But like I said, it's two and a half hours long. 30 minutes of preview. So you're there for three hours.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hands down, like, it is what it is.

[Mimi Brown]

I want to go see Wicked on Broadway. I like Wicked on Broadway. I haven't seen the movie yet, but I do love Wicked on Broadway. I've seen that a thousand times. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, let's get the show cracking. Shanti Das will be joining us this morning, man.

[DJ Envy]

She has a great little pamphlet that she put out called have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. An online pocket guide of tips. Okay. A Merry Little Griefmas. Griefmas. I'm sorry. For anybody who's, you know, navigating grief during the holidays.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. And then we got front page news when we come back, so don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlamagne. Tha guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Start off with some quick sports. Steelers beat the Browns. The Saints beat the Giants. Dolphins beat the Jets. The Vikings beat the Falcons. The Buccaneers beat the Raiders. The Jaguars beat the Titans. The Eagles beat the Panthers. Seahawks beat the Cardinals. The 49ers beat the Bears. The Chiefs beat the Chargers. The Rams beat the Bills. And in Monday Night Football tonight, the Bengals take on the Dallas Cowboys.

[DJ Envy]

Let's go, baby. The road to the super bowl is still open for the Dallas Cowboys, baby. We in the hunt.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's not.

[DJ Envy]

We in the hunt. No, we are in the hunt.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, whatever you want to call it. And we got a salute. Well, Juan Soto. Juan Soto, previous New York Yankee. He just did a new deal with the Mets. The biggest contract in sports history. $765 million for 15 years.

[DJ Envy]

Why would he. I was wondering, though. Why would he leave the Yankees to go play for the Mets? Especially being that the Yankees just went to the World Series.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, the Yankees only offered them.

[DJ Envy]

What you mean? Don't say only. First of all, you about to say something stupid.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I'm not.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, you are. Only offered him what, $760 million. Only. Envy, really.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For 16 years.

[DJ Envy]

And the Mets offered him 765 for 15.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, one is 47 million a year. One is 51 million a year, but.

[DJ Envy]

It'S just a $5 million difference. My point is, why would you leave.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Somebody just a $5 million difference? That's a lot of money when you.

[DJ Envy]

Got 760 and you just left. You just was playing for a team that was in the World Series the year before.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, he has a. He has a chip already. Probably just doing for the money. Who knows?

[DJ Envy]

And.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Or he might. The Mets might be planning a bigger squad.

[DJ Envy]

Or the Mets got a harder route. Cause they gotta go through the Dodgers every year. Yeah, I don't even watch big baseball.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I know that you know that.

[DJ Envy]

So I'm just saying, like, why. I'm saying why would leave. Why leave a storied franchise like the Yankees that just went to a World Series last year?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, hey, I'm a Yankees fan. I would have preferred him on the Yankees, but he decided to go elsewhere. All right, well, let's jump in some front page news. Morgan is on vacation and Mimi Brown is filling in. Good morning, Mimi.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning, Mimi.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning.

[Jess Hilarious]

Good morning, Envy. Charlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

Jess.

[Jess Hilarious]

How y'all doing?

[Mimi Brown]

Good.

[DJ Envy]

Less black and highly favored. Mimi.

[Jess Hilarious]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Okay, let's jump right into it. So a nationwide manhunt is Entering its sixth day this morning for the gunmen responsible for the shooting death of the United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson. Now the FBI has joined the search and is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. Meanwhile, the NYPD is releasing additional photos of the suspect and increasing patrols along the Mexican and Canadian borders. Now, investigators, they believe the gunman left York City by bus shortly after the shooting on Wednesday. And over the weekend, police, they recovered a backpack in Central Park. They found a Tommy Hilfiger jacket and some Monopoly money inside. And so, speaking to reporters over the weekend, Mayor Eric Adams, he said that investigators, well, he hinted that investigators may know the suspect's identity, but are not releasing that information. Let's hear what Mayor Eric Adams had to say.

[DJ Envy]

We don't want to release that now. If you do, you're basically giving a tip to the person. We are fine.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're seeking, and we do not want.

[DJ Envy]

To give him an upper hand.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I believe the. I think they're going to release some news this morning. When I drove by there yesterday, and I haven't seen that much activity in cameras outside of the Hilton. I mean, there must be at least 20 news cameras out there. So they must be thinking about doing a release statement or something this morning because there were so many people there last night.

[DJ Envy]

All I know is $50,000. They need to increase this reward. Reward money, you got to adjust for inflation.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, what, you know, Charlemagne, they, they did, they added, NYPD added $10,000. So now the total is 60,000.

[DJ Envy]

Now they got to make it like a quarter million.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What else we got, Mimi?

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Jess Hilarious]

And so moving to our next story, President elect Donald Trump is making a very strong statement in his first TV interview since winning reelection. In a 45 minute interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Trump says he wants the people who investigated him to go to jail, including the lawmakers who led the investigation into the January 6 Capitol attack. Let's listen to exactly what Trump had to say.

[DJ Envy]

And Cheney was behind it, and so was Benny Thompson and everybody on that committee. We're gonna.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For what they did.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Honestly, they should go to jail.

[Jess Hilarious]

So you think Liz Cheney should go.

[DJ Envy]

To jail for what they did?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Everyone on the committee, you think?

[DJ Envy]

I think everybody on the. Anybody that voted in favor of jail.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Are you gonna direct your FBI director and your attorney general to send them to jail?

[DJ Envy]

No, not at all. I. That they'll have to look at that. So it begins. Yes, we knew that, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We knew that.

[DJ Envy]

Looking for revenge all summer, 2025, it's gonna happen.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah. You know. And in response to Trump's comments, there are reports that Biden is considering some preemptive pardons for some of those lawmakers before Trump takes office. And some of the names that are possibly being included include former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci, Liz Cheney, of course, and Senator Adam Schiff or Senator Elect Adam Schiff. And as you may recall, the January 6th committee, they did find that Trump encouraged his supporters to commit violence, an effort to stay in power after losing the election in 2020. And during this interview, Trump also discussed his plans to pardon those rioters. Let's listen to that.

[DJ Envy]

Be acting very quickly within your first 100 days. First day. First day. First day. Yeah, I'm looking for these pardons. These people have been there. How long is it? Three or four years? You know, by the way, they've been in there for years, and they're in a filthy, disgusting place that shouldn't even be allowed to be open. So you telling me Biden can't pardon everybody in federal prison for a nonviolent drug offense? If you don't want to do all drugs, how about nonviolent weed offense? If you're in federal prison for a nonviolent weed offense, Right now you're telling me President Biden can't pardon you, Especially being that he was the architect of the 86 Anti Drug Abuse act and the 94 bill. If you talk about pardon and all of these other people and you hear Trump saying he's gonna pardon January 6th rioters, how about you do some real good before you leave office and pardon everybody that's in federal prison right now for a nonviolent drug offense? At the least, a nonviolent marijuana offense?

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, absolutely. Charlamagne. And you know, Trump is also very, very outspoken about his immigration agenda. And in the same conversation with NBC's Kristen Welker, he doubled down on his commitment to ending birthright citizenship, which, by the way, is protected by the 14th amendment. He also stated that children born in the US could be deported if their parents are in the country illegally. Let's hear Trump's. Let's hear Trump on immigration.

[DJ Envy]

I don't want to be breaking up families. So the only way you don't break up the family is you keep them together and you have to send them all back, even kids who are here illegally. Well, well, what you gonna do if they want to stay with the father? Look, we have to have rules and regulations. You can always find something out. Like, you know, this doesn't Work. That doesn't work.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Trump is. Wow.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How do you deport citizens? He's like, hey, well, look, if you want to go stay with your family, we're going to poach you with your family. That's crazy.

[Mimi Brown]

Damn.

[Jess Hilarious]

All right, well, yeah, he's saying everybody can go, so. Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, that is front page news. Thank you, Mimi. Yep.

[Jess Hilarious]

Coming up, we'll talk about why Amazon delivery if you're not getting your service. It may be because you're. You're in a section that does not get. Amazon's not paying for that section. We'll talk about that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Let us know how your weekend was. How you feeling, what you're doing. If you had a great weekend, if you had a horrible weekend, whatever it may be. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, get it off your chest. Call us up right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Ray.

[DJ Envy]

Ray, Ray. Yo, Charlemagne. What up?

[Shanti Das]

Are we live?

[DJ Envy]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I got an indoor pool.

[Jess Hilarious]

Pool.

[DJ Envy]

Our outdoor pool. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

[Mimi Brown]

We can get on the phone right now.

[Carlos Miller]

Here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tell you what it is.

[DJ Envy]

Hello? Who's this? Good morning. It's Fab.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

Well, I want to talk about the New York. The New York shooter.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Huh?

[DJ Envy]

I don't know if y'all. Y'all ever seen the show Jackal that's on right now with the lady that was in the last season. No, I heard about it. I never watched the last name. Yes, it's very close to that because, like, the guys, like, changes his face, he shoots people or whatever. He's like, I was very close to this or whatever. It got me excited when I saw it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I'm also.

[DJ Envy]

You guys had a. You guys had. The guy on that. Had. That sold the tea bag. A bag with, like, the tea on it. Tell something. I'm not sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tell Fall. Telfar. He said the tea bag Hotel. Fall.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I better say. Damn. What y'all on here? Doing my time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no. Tell Fall.

[DJ Envy]

So I don't know if you know the MBTA from Boston. The mbta, like the. It's like the. You know, like the train. The MTA for you guys. Yeah, it's the exact same sign. I'm not sure if you stole the MBTA sign. It's the exact Same T sign. So I wanted to. I also wanted to bring that up because I heard it just a couple of days, and I just got through it today. So I want to say what's up to you guys. You know, one more thing to get off my chest. This is for any. This is not for anybody, like, as far as, like, abuse or whatever, the whole Diddy thing. I just wouldn't have said that had. You know, if you're. If you're running away from people, somebody's chasing you in the hotel or whatever, you know, your best bet is to take the stairs. You know, had Cassie taken the stairs, did he would have ran by. Man, shut your dumb ass up. What is wrong with you? I don't know what's wrong with people. People. I really don't know what's wrong with people. He really thought that was a good idea. He thought about that. I'm gonna call the Breakfast Club this morning. I'm gonna rip with this one. If Kathy would have just taken the stair. What?

[Mimi Brown]

That's been on his mind for a long time. Elevator do take a little minute.

[DJ Envy]

I get what you're saying, but the logic.

[Shanti Das]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello? Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

Hey, good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sean Stone. What's up, brother?

[DJ Envy]

Peace and blessing, man. What's going on, man?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning, man.

[DJ Envy]

Get off your chest. Oh, is Jess. Yes, yes. Hey, hey, hey, Jess. It's been a long time, man. How you been?

[Mimi Brown]

I've been good.

[DJ Envy]

It's been a long time. Charlamagne. It's all about Jess, man. Jess, you've been looking lovely on the ground, man. Don't talk to her like that. Baby girl got you looking lovely. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't talk to her like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, he said when she look lovely. He ain't trying to holler. He just said she look nice.

[DJ Envy]

I like all that. Exactly. Come on, man. You need to back up, Sean, man. I got one of my co workers that want to talk to you too, man. I don't want to talk to them. Respect my boundaries. I don't want to talk to them. All right, all right. Hey, Jess, man. It's just happy to see you back, man. I'm happy to seek back, man.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you, babe. I appreciate you, Sean.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, I wanted. I wanted to talk about the dude that got shot just walking down the street. The CEO.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yep.

[DJ Envy]

It's unfortunate that situation happened, but, you know, there's a fire company down here that's actually what's doing United Health Care, because these people been robbing people up, man. So, you know, when you do scamming type of stuff and you live in a wrongful type of life, sometimes things like that will happen. I'm not saying it should happen, but things like that will happen, you know, I mean, every action is a reaction. No, I don't know what you mean because I don't know nothing about that man's life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

He'S being investigated by the doj, you know, I mean, for taking people pension money. So, you know, so you know, so you know what I would like to see happen to that person? I'd like to see that person get arrested and have to deal with his consequence, to deal with his actions in the court of law. Like out like that. Show me. Sometimes, man, you know, I mean, when you do people wrong, things will happen to you. 100. But guess what? Somebody might decide to shoot you because they don't like the way you talk on breakfast. They not going to do that to Sean Stone because I'm not going to do wrong to people. You don't know that. I mean, I'm not an evil person like that. So hold on, Sean. Sure, but you think. So you think everybody that gets shot and gunned down is an evil person? Did I say. Did I say that? I'm talking about that situation. It's unfortunately that it happened. Well, come on. When you're out there robbing and scamming people, these things will happen, man. I don't know what that person was doing. I can't sit here and say he was robbing and scamming people. But I do know I don't like to see nobody get shot down dead in the street like a dog because that can happen to any of us. Like, don't ever think that, you know, oh, just because you not doing dirt like those things can't happen to you. So you telling me that everybody you've ever seen get shot and gunned down in the middle of the street or get shot and gunned down, did something wrong?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, the thing is, we just don't know. We don't know what happened. We don't know what that investigation, what came out of that investigation. We honestly don't know.

[DJ Envy]

And by the way, and if he was doing that, I still don't believe in that type of vigilante justice.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

The Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I hate the way that you walk.

[Mimi Brown]

The way that you talk I hate the way that you Dress.

[DJ Envy]

Everything with me is Blessing. Call up now. 800-585-1051.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not just me, I'm with the culture feeling. Hello? Who's this? This is Kimberly in Atlanta. Hey, Kimberly in the a. Get it off your chest.

[DJ Envy]

DJ Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning, Charlamagne. Good morning, Jessica. Peace. Peace. Peace. I was stressed out about what I.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Want to talk to you guys about. I want to talk to you about my sister, but instead I want to.

[DJ Envy]

Talk to you how I sent all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Three of you Christmas presents and you guys haven't said anything yet.

[DJ Envy]

I trust it. I did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I sent you guys. I sent each one of you a.

[DJ Envy]

Gift and it's in your mail room.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want to talk about how your.

[DJ Envy]

Mail people are not giving you your present.

[Shanti Das]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. I didn't see anything. What was it?

[Mimi Brown]

I sent you a copy of a.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Book called Diarrhea of the Mouth.

[DJ Envy]

Diarrhea.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, diarrhea of the Mouth. Diarrhea of the Mouth by Kimberly Jones. I sent each of you a copy.

[DJ Envy]

I didn't scratch and sniff, hell.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you know you're gonna find a scratch and sniff after that book, Most definitely. Well, I'll look for it, Mama. But we didn't see anything up here as of yet. For sure. DJ Envy. It was delivered last week.

[DJ Envy]

I promise. I sent one to each one of you because you guys are my heroes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And Jess, you know you are most definitely, for sure.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you, girl.

[DJ Envy]

I'm gonna go look today. I'll look today and see if we have it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Kimberly and you have a great holiday, Mama. You too.

[Jess Hilarious]

I love you guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'll be later.

[DJ Envy]

Love you more, Kimberly. Diarrhea the Mouth by Kimberly Jones. Available everywhere. You buy books about diarrhea now?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this? Yo, what's up, family? Happy holidays. It's Marty. Grace.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Marty?

[DJ Envy]

I ain't heard from you in a minute, brother. I know, man. I've been chilling, man. Yo, listen, y'all gotta check out my new Christmas song, A Merry, Merry Christmas. It's freaking dope, yo. So just Google it. I mean, I know y'all can't play it, but you gotta check it out. It's spot. I think y'all be very happy with me, okay? A Merry, Merry Christmas. All right. Y'all too, man. All right. God bless y'all, man. Enjoy your holidays.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

This is Monica Wright.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Monica.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, guys. Peace, Monica. I cannot believe I'm talking to you guys. I can't believe it. But Today is my birthday. I turned 50 and so I just want to say happy birthday to myself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, happy birthday.

[DJ Envy]

Happy born day.

[Mimi Brown]

Happy birthday.

[DJ Envy]

But thank you guys. This is a great present for me because I've always tried to get through and so today I finally got through. Well, thank you. Happy born day. What you doing anything special to celebrate or you did this weekend? I did it. Oh, actually I'm gonna do it this weekend. My husband is flying me to LA.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

To see my stepson perform.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, what's your steps on performing? He is a sango, He's a dj. Okay, that's dope. I'm happy to hear that. Yeah. So thank you guys. Yeah. Go out to la, enjoy some good weather, get some good weed or something, you know what I mean? Maybe some edibles.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Enjoy your birthday, Monica.

[DJ Envy]

Let your husband toss your legs in the air one time. You are so bad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Have a good one, Monica.

[Mimi Brown]

She sound like she going to play.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello? Who's this?

[Shanti Das]

Hey, this is Tiffany from Sheldon, South Carolina.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up Tiffany?

[DJ Envy]

Get up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey.

[DJ Envy]

843. What's happening?

[Mimi Brown]

Nothing.

[DJ Envy]

Charlamagne. I wish you would get them to stop playing scissors.

[Shanti Das]

Snooze.

[DJ Envy]

While I'm out here on 17 with.

[Shanti Das]

No highway lights on the road.

[DJ Envy]

I've been trying to tell them to stop playing snooze every morning at the same time for the past two years. But you know, they don't listen to me.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, I don't have anything to get off my chest.

[Shanti Das]

It's my birthday today, so I'm just thankful to still be here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Happy birthday Mama.

[DJ Envy]

Happy born day. The holidays are about spending time with your loved ones and creating magical memories that will last a lifetime. So whether it's family and friends you haven't seen in a while or those who you see all the time, share holiday magic this season with an ice cold Coca Cola. Copyright 2024 the Coca Cola Company the holidays are here and it's that time of year to think about, yes, gifts, but not only gifts. It's the guests, the party planning and the true meaning of the season. Spending time with family and friends. We know it's a lot, but we're here to ease your mind and share some tips so we'll make it through together. With the season getting underway, now is the time to shop early for amazing holiday deals at Amazon. Amazon has a wide selection for all your holiday needs. The reason I love this so much is because it is the holidays and there's things that I've had family members and friends ask me for throughout the year that I simply would not give them the money to get. But I will get them the actual items. So whether it's laptops, hair steamers, dining sets, makeup, better wigs for Lauren La Rosa, whatever it is they need, Amazon got it. And please remember you can find the best holiday gifts on Amazon. Shop great deals now on Amazon and visit Amazon.com blackeffectpodcast for my favorite picks.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What does it feel like to get the new iPhone 16 Pro with AT&T? Next up Anytime? It's like when you first pick up those tongs and you're now the one running the grill. It's indescribable, like something you've never felt before. All the mouth watering anticipation of new possibilities, whether it's making a perfect cheeseburger or treating your family to a grilled baked potato, which you know will forever change the way you look at potatoes with att. Next up Anytime you can feel this way again and again. Learn how to get the new iPhone 16 Pro with Apple Intelligence on AT and T and the latest iPhone everywhere with AT&T's next up anytime ATT connecting changes everything. Apple Intelligence come in fall 2024 with Siri and device language to set us English. Some features and languages will be coming over the next year. $0 offer may be not available on future iPhones. Next up Anytime feature may be discontinued at any time. Subject to change additional fees terms and restrictions apply. Cat.com iPhone for details the world is constantly changing. It's up to you to decide how to respond. Choose to be bold to try something new. Choose to reinvent yourself. That's what Nissan did with the all new totally reimagined Kicks. The dynamic new exterior styling immediately announces that Nissan isn't messing around the interior. A completely redesigned cabin with premium features like wireless Apple CarPlay and a panoramic moonroof make driving a Kicks immersive and exciting. And with new performance and safety features like intelligent all wheel drive, the Kicks is both fun and safer to drive than ever before. It is the dawning of a brand new era for the Nissan Kicks. Only one question remains. Is it a new era for you as well? Drive the all new reimagined Nissan Kicks.

[DJ Envy]

Today Available features Compatible device Service and consumer activation of Nissan Connect Services package Required use only when safe and legal. Subject to third party service availability. For more information, see nissanusa.com connect/legal. Apple CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Link. Intelligent all wheel drive cannot prevent collisions or provide enhanced traction in all conditions. Always monitor traffic and Weather conditions. Hey, fam. This is Carlos Miller from the 85 South Show. If you're like me, you're always thinking about how to level up your career. Maybe you're fresh out of college, just starting in your field or even looking to switch things up and find your true calling. Whatever stage you're in, remember that this is your time to grow, to learn, and to build something that lasts. State Farm understands that early career development is key to long term success. They've been a steady presence in our community, and they know having the right support early can make all the difference. State Farm is there to help you make smart moves and to help you get the coverage you need. We all know that the journey to success is a marathon, not a sprint. It's all about staying focused, staying grounded, and making sure you're protected every step of the way. Let's build our careers with confidence, knowing that State Farm is there to support us, just like they've always been. Because like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Find out [e-mail]. all right, y'all have a blessed day. I appreciate you, man. Everybody in South Carolina. I'm going to be in South Carolina on December 20th. Cause that's the grand opening of me and my wife's Crystal franchise in Orangeburg, South Carolina. So December 20th, we'll have the grand opening ribbon cutting at Crystal's fast food restaurant that we're opening in Orangeburg.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, and everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Now we got Jessica Demess coming up. What we talking about?

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Mimi Brown]

Jay Z was the latest person named in a day lawsuit.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlamagne. The guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to just with the mess.

[DJ Envy]

News is real.

[Mimi Brown]

Jessica Robin Moore just don't do no.

[DJ Envy]

Lies on the Breakfast Club. She's a coach. She was able to get y'all to.

[Mimi Brown]

See something and understand something that nobody.

[DJ Envy]

Could get you to see.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's time to set it off.

[Mimi Brown]

So y'all know it's been a lot going on over the weekend. We do see that. Jay Z was the latest person named in the Diddy lawsuit. And this story is like an onion. It's a lot of layers. The peel back. And so I'm gonna bring Lauren in here to do this because this is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Her first because she called the sauces.

[Mimi Brown]

This is her forte. Because she can contact anybody from the Fed to Donald Trump. So she. I want her to come on in here. Come on in here, girl.

[DJ Envy]

And I saw just trying to pronounce litigious this morning. Woo.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, I can think. I think I did a better job than you. Play with me. Ain't no headphones.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, you don't need headphones.

[Mimi Brown]

It's fine.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's no audio, right? Yeah, you don't need no.

[DJ Envy]

That's what the hell you came from.

[Shanti Das]

I came from. I came from minding my business.

[Mimi Brown]

You couldn't wait looking like a schoolgirl. She about to tell us what's going on.

[Shanti Das]

All right, so what have you guys said so far? What have you. You talk.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nothing.

[Shanti Das]

Jazz. Okay, so look, not even a laughing matter, right? So over the weekend, actually last night, Jay Z was named in a lawsuit. This is a federal civil suit. This lawsuit is one that we actually talked about before. So y'all remember back in October when Tony Busby filed that, like, big, like bunch of lawsuits against Diddy?

[DJ Envy]

That's the one that set up the hotline.

[Shanti Das]

Yes, that was the start of all of that stuff, like right around that time. So during that time when that was set up, there was a case that was mentioned. There was a 13 year old girl who said she came to New York when she was 13 to go to the VMAs. She didn't have a ticket. She was excited to be here. She met a limousine driver who said he worked for Puff. And he was like, I can't get you into the VMAs, but if you come back here after, I can get you to an after party.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, 13 year old was with no parents, just by themselves.

[Shanti Das]

She came by herself. She came by herself. So she was dropped off by a friend. Now that girl in that lawsuit originally back in October, said she went to a party. It was a Puff party, allegedly. When she got there, she had some drinks. She started feeling a little crazy and she. She went to a room to like lay down and take a little, you know, I mean, a little minute away from the people. When she woke up, Puff and two other celebrities, celebrity A and B, were in the room and she was raped allegedly in that room. She called her dad to come get her once she was able to get away from the party who didn't know she was there. And then it caused her like mental distress to this day. So that's why she was filing civil suit. So over the weekend, celebrity A was named as Jay Z. So now that has like shattered the Internet streets As you guys can imagine, because before, I think for a while, people have been trying to place other celebrities in this and figure out who the other names are. And this is one of the biggest names outside of Diddy that we've seen named and all of this stuff. So now the civil suit still remains as is. The claims are still the same. The only difference is that she's saying that Puff was one of the people allegedly that raped her in that room, but that Jay Z also participated and that there was another celebrity who was a female celebrity, B, who watched. And she said that the woman is accusing Jay Z and Puff of taking turns. Like, Puff would, you know, sexually assault her, rape her, and then Jay Z would watch, and then allegedly, Jay Z would do the same, and then Puff would watch, and she says that no one helped her. Like, the other celebrity that was in the room did not help her. Now, all of this, like, happened, right? This all dropped. People were like, well, what the heck is going on? You guys remember when all this started dropping around Puff? It was like statements from his attorneys trying to defend him.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Shanti Das]

Now with Jay Z, Jay Z released a statement, I would say, almost like, immediately once this happened. And his statement was very different, I made sure all of y'all had the statement.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Shanti Das]

Alrighty. So this is a long statement. Normally, we only pick pieces of it. But I think it's important for us to read the full statement.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You gonna read this whole thing?

[Shanti Das]

We need to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, let's do it.

[Shanti Das]

So it says, my lawyer received a blackmail attempt. This is a statement directly from Jay Z. My lawyer received a blackmail attempt called a demand letter from a lawyer in quotations named Tony Busby. What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations of the public scrutiny. Public scrutiny that would make me want to settle? No, sir. It had the opposite effect. It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a very public fashion. So, no, I will not give you one red penny. These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one. Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away. Would you not agree these alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case? This lawyer who have. Who I have done a bit of research on, seems to have a pattern of these type of theatrics. I have no idea how you have come to be such a deplorable human, Mr. Busby. But I promise you, I have seen your kind many times over. I'm more than prepared to deal with your type, you claim to be a marine. Marines are known for their valor.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Valor, valor, valor.

[Shanti Das]

You have neither nor honor or dignity. My only heartbreak is for my family. My wife and I. He says my wife will be. No talking about Beyonce. Cuz like, why would you just say Beyonce? My wife and I have to sit our children down now, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims and explain the cruelty and greed of people. I mourn yet another loss of innocence. Children should not have to endure such that at their young age. It is unfair to have to try and understand inexplicable degrees of malice meant to destroy families and families in human spirit. My heart and support goes out to the true victims in the world. I want to get to this next part. You have made a terrible error in judgment thinking that all celebrities are the same. I'm not from your world. I'm a young man who made it out of the projects of Brooklyn. We don't play these types of games. We have very strict codes and honor. We protect children. You seem to exploit people for personal gain. Only your network of conspiracy theorists fake physics will believe the idiotic claims you have levied against me. That if not for the seriousness surrounding harm to kids would be laughable. I look forward to showing you just how different I am.

[DJ Envy]

That was a bar you skipped.

[Shanti Das]

Which one? Go ahead.

[DJ Envy]

My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser and the cheap suit.

[Shanti Das]

It was the cheap suit for me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How you skipped the bar in an ambulance chaser.

[Shanti Das]

Yeah. And I think a lot of people responded so much to this. Like of course this, this caused a big back and forth for people, you know, putting out their. Volunteered their own opinion of like what do they believe is, you know, is Jay Z a part of this whole thing that we've now that people are beginning to believe that Puff is a part of or is he not?

[Mimi Brown]

But basically his response is like, don't try me, try somebody else. You know what I'm saying?

[Shanti Das]

I'm not the one.

[Mimi Brown]

And then what he said about like these, these lawyers who have these types of theatrics, they have a pattern of doing cases like this and everybody case sound the same. It's like, you know, they'll call you underage girl.

[DJ Envy]

They was drugged. Yes.

[Shanti Das]

Yeah, yeah. And so I do want to mention too, because the first thing I thought of when I saw this. I said, oh, this is going to. If Jay Z is successful at what he is doing and he's not backing down, this is going to change the game for a lot of celebrities who get brought into these type of things. True. And if true, they serve consequences for it. But if not true, it's like it just goes away. But these things are still on your record, you know what I mean? Because he's basically making a precedent for it. Right? So Diddy's team sent a statement over to us, and they basically said this amended complaint in the extortion lawsuit that Mr. Busby exposes because Jay Z went on and filed a suit, an extortion suit against Busby. They're basically saying all of that is going to show y'all what we've been saying, that this is all just a publicity stunt. These are people chasing dollars.

[DJ Envy]

Well, good for Hov. I'm glad Jay Z responded just like that, because this has been going on for too long. It is a griff. These accusers go to these lawyers with all these salacious claims. The lawyer will put more sauce on the salacious claims. They reach out to your team and say, if you don't settle with us, we gonna go public with these claims. They'll tell you that they gonna hold a press conference. We gonna do interviews. And a lot of people settle because they don't want the bad press where.

[Shanti Das]

They don't have the money to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It happens all the time. And like you said, the problem is it's very expensive, right? When you get these civil suits, it's very expensive. And like Charlamagne said, you'll go to the press. They'll make these press conferences. And what they want to do is they want to make sure that you lose money. They want to make sure that you lose endorsements, lose sponsorships, lose everything until you get to the point where you be like, you know what? Let me just pay them off and get away from them. But Jay got enough to say, look, I'm going to fight this all the way. Now, Busby, he responded, right?

[Shanti Das]

I'd rather say he did. But real quick, I want to say that. Oh, I want to say that part two next, okay, because there's some more to this, because I reached out to the Southern District of New York, who, if it was to go criminal, that's who would take it on, and a few other people. So I want to get.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Could they do criminal, or did the time already pass?

[Shanti Das]

I'm not for sure the technicalities of that, because I know that we people have been talking about it in, like, Texas. Is that what you're civil.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know. Civil. They can after 30 years, after somebody's 18.

[Shanti Das]

This case was originally filed in New York. So I don't know. Because I don't know what the feds are doing criminally about this girl anyway. Just with Diddy. So we'll talk about it because there's a few other points that we need to get to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. All right, we'll do that.

[Mimi Brown]

What I live by, you never hear Wendy Williams talking about it ain't true. Thank you so much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

I like that tag team. You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, he is look a little boss. Look at it.

[DJ Envy]

Look at Jess.

[Mimi Brown]

It's nice. Good reading, by the way.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Shanti Das]

It was a lot too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When we come back, we got front page news. Morgan is out. So Mimi Brown is filling in from the bin. So we'll talk to her next. So don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious Charlamagne. Tha guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news now with some quick NFL sports. The Steelers beat the Browns. The Saints beat the Giants. The Dolphins beat the Jets. The Vikings beat the Falcons. The Jaguars beat the Titans.

[Mimi Brown]

The Eagles beat the Panthers.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Buccaneers beat the Raiders. 49ers beat the Bears. Seahawks beat the Cardinals. The Rams beat the Bills, and the Chiefs beat the Chargers in a Monday Night Football. The Bengals take on the Cowboys at 8:15. And we got to salute Juan Soto. The biggest contract in professional sports. He signed with the Mets 15 years for 765 million.

[DJ Envy]

I really can't wait till somebody talk to him and just ask him. I just want to know, why did he leave the Yankees? The Yankees offered him 760. Mets offered him 765. Yankees just went to the World Series last year. I wonder. What, what? What? What? What? What? What was he not happy about that he walked away from the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't know. Good question. But good morning, Mimi. Mimi is filling in for Morgan. What's up, Mimi?

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey, Envy. All right, y'all. So listen, if you live in certain parts of Washington, D.C. and wonder why your packages are being delayed, it might be because Amazon doesn't offer its fastest delivery service in your neighborhood. So deep. DC's Attorney General Brian Schwab is suing Amazon for allegedly hiding the fact that it does not provide prime delivery service in two primarily black zip codes. Now that's affecting about 50,000 prime members, many of whom rely on the service due to local store access. Now, Schwab says at the heart of the case is the fact that Amazon is continuing to charge customers for prime service without disclosing that they don't deliver there. So he put out a statement, and in that statement, it says that Amazon is charging tens of thousands, tens of thousands of hardworking Ward 7 and Ward 8 residents expedited delivery service it promises but does not provide. And while Amazon has every right to make operational changes, it cannot covertly decide what a dollar means in one zip code than it means in another zip code. So the lawsuit is demanding that Amazon stop misleading practice, misleading its practices. They want them to pay the damages to affected customers and face penalties. But meanwhile, Amazon is maintaining that it is transparent with its customers and continues to prioritize safety and delivery accuracy.

[DJ Envy]

I just want Amazon to start dropping off the packages directly at the door. Like, we have a sign that clearly says, do not leave packages is the fence. So I don't know why they keep doing that. And it's like they leave it right under the sign. So I know you saw the sign. Yeah. Why don't you? Just because it's easy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They probably running late because they do that to me all the time, too. And I can't stand it because I'm always thinking somebody's going to steal my package outside the gate. But it's a bunch of kids, though.

[Mimi Brown]

Like, it's a bunch of young, young delivery people that they hire who don't take that stuff serious.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And they need to have Amazon something on their car that says Amazon, because they be pulling up in all types of things.

[Jess Hilarious]

They sure do. All right, well, switching gears to Florida, where prosecutors plan to clear up 2600 convictions of people arrested for buying crack cocaine from the Broward County Sheriff office between 1988 and 1990. Now, the Florida State Supreme Court, they called this practice outrageous in a 1993 ruling saying it violated people's rights, but nothing was ever done about it. And now a recent audit, they found that convictions are still on people's criminal records, causing people to be denied housing, jobs and more. The defense attorney in the case, he says that people were arrested. The people who were arrested, they were. They were not dealers. They were. They were battling addiction and they were being unfairly targeted in a sting operation. And he's also pointing out that the sheriff office sold these drugs to these people within a thousand feet of a school, so the penalties would be greater. So we're just hoping that they get that really, that cleared up because a lot of people were saying they can't get housing, they can't get anything that they need because they have this criminal record that they shouldn't have.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Jess Hilarious]

And so finally today, a jury. They will resume deliberations in the trial of former Marine Daniel Penney. Now, that's the man who was accused of causing the death of Jordan Neely, the mentally ill homeless black man by putting him in a chokehold in a Manhattan subway last year. Now, Penny claims he acted to protect passengers from Neely's threats. On Friday, the judge dismissed the top manslaughter charge after jurors said they were deadlocked. And now that leaves only the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide for consideration. Defense attorneys, they requested a trial. We'll see what happens today. We will definitely continue to watch this one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely.

[Jess Hilarious]

And so that's your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me on Social @mimi Brown TV. And for more news coverage, follow Black Information Network or Download the free iHeartRadio app and visit binnews.com thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Jess Hilarious]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. Well, let's open up the phone lines. 800585 100. Dr. Sarah Font, I think her name is Font Knott. She was talking about why men don't want to get married. Now because they say women leave so easily. Let's listen to what she said.

[Shanti Das]

Why should a man get married when women leave so easily? Most women are so bought into the vision of marriage that they never really consider what it means to be a wife. So then when they get into marriage and now they are a wife, they hate the role because they don't know what it is. And most times because in society, they make you feel like you need to get married and start a family. They choose the person that they like the most, maybe even they love the most in that moment. But marriage is not something that should be based inside of I like this person enough. They were persistent enough. They were romantic enough. Marriage to make it in the long haul has to be rooted in something real like God, purpose and alignment, similar core values. And so if you don't have that, a man really doesn't want to get married, but if he does get married and it's not rooted in the right things, she will leave.

[DJ Envy]

Why do people say such broad generalizations like a man does not want to get married? Who told you that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, let's open up the phone lines.

[DJ Envy]

Why do we say this like you can't use words like some. You can Say some men, you know what I mean? Why you just make a broad generalization. A man does not want to get married. Who, who said that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Do you feel like women leave easily in a marriage? Now let's, let's have that conversation. I guess that's what she was getting at. 800 585, 1051. We'll take your phone calls when we come back. Again, do you feel like women leave easily in a marriage? Is it easy to let a marriage go?

[DJ Envy]

I got to hear what she said again because I didn't get that from what she said.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, we'll discuss when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you're just joining us, we're playing a clip from the giving podcast from Dr. Sarah Fortnite. And this is what she said about marriage.

[Shanti Das]

Why should a man get married when women leave so easily? Most women are so bought into the vision of marriage that they never really consider what it means to be a wife. So then when they get into marriage and now they are a wife, they hate the role because they don't know what it is. And most times because in society they make you feel like you need to get married and start a family. They choose the person that they like the most, maybe even they love the most in that moment. But marriage is not something that should be based inside of. I like this person enough. They were persistent enough, they were romantic enough. Marriage to make it in the long haul has to be rooted in something real like God, purpose and alignment, similar core values. And so if you don't have that, a man really doesn't want to get married. But if he does get married and it's not rooted in the right things, she will leave.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So we're asking. 800-585-1051, what are your thoughts? To start with you, Jess, you know, why should a man get married when women leave so easily?

[Mimi Brown]

Well, I, I honestly think that could be subjective. A man, you can marry a man and then he can. A man can marry you and then he leave easily. You can leave easy, easily. It, it all depends. I mean, I know women are more independent, more self sufficient these days. I mean, I know that's, that's why somebody wouldn't want to stick around and tolerate if, if there's issues in their marriage. I mean, because you can do things yourself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You.

[Mimi Brown]

You can do all bad all by yourself. So, I mean, I. That's one particular reason why I think women, or some women, I can't say all women leave easily, but that, that probably will be a reason why I.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Think it's a different day and time. I just know, like, if you look at your grandmother or even some of your parents, they stayed because I don't want to say they were bred to, but that was the thing that they did. They had. They stayed in a relationship no matter what, through thick to thin. If somebody put hands on, if somebody cheated, but no matter what it was, if they weren't happy, they still stayed. I think nowadays, I mean, even with my daughter or I'm sure anybody's daughter, you teach your daughter, if you're not happy and you can't figure it out in a relationship, don't stay, Leave. Like you have a long life to live. Life is short. Leave. And I think a lot of women are doing that. They're more independent. If a man cheats, a woman is not saying, I don't want to sit here and deal with this. I'm out. If a man puts hands on a woman, I'm out. If a woman is not happy because of whatever reason in a relationship, after trying to work it out, they're not going to keep trying and keep trying and keep trying, they leave. And I don't have a problem with that because at the end of the day, this life is shortened.

[Mimi Brown]

You want to be happy, and then things are different. Like you said, things are different these days.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Charlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

What's the question? The question is what? Not what makes a man leave?

[Mimi Brown]

What makes a woman leave so easily?

[DJ Envy]

I don't know. I ain't a woman. I ain't never had nobody leave. Me and my wife. Me and my wife been together for 26 years. We've been married for what, 10 now? Like, I don't. I don't know. I would have to talk to some women.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Who've left their men. I don't know how the hell I'm supposed to know what makes up a bonita. Yo. Yes.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's your thoughts?

[Mimi Brown]

My thoughts is this.

[DJ Envy]

I think I agree with Charlamagne. She was wrong. She shouldn't say all men.

[Mimi Brown]

She should have said some men also.

[DJ Envy]

I do believe that some women leave due to a lot of infidelity.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And a lot of people don't have.

[DJ Envy]

The old school values when you work through that. They don't put in the work anymore. That's true. And you know what else? I was reading something earlier and it was saying how a lot of women. The reason that. That finances is always the number one reason why women leave. And the reason a lot of women are leaving is because of financial independence. They're saying that women are more financially independent, so they are less likely to tolerate men cheating and all types of stuff like that.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, but I don't even like.

[DJ Envy]

Even with that financial part, women have to stop fooling themselves. I. I agree with the all independency.

[Mimi Brown]

But I do believe in love and.

[DJ Envy]

People should be together. And Congratulations, Jess, on your love.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you, babe.

[DJ Envy]

You saw them on Shade Room.

[Mimi Brown]

First of all.

[DJ Envy]

You saw them? I saw they. They have beautiful Christmas pictures.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you so much. That's actually for Valentine's Day, so congratulations. I know that we're doing. It's a Nigerian event that we're doing in February.

[DJ Envy]

That was your holiday picture.

[Mimi Brown]

That's what happened. You don't know what you're talking about. They should have reached out and got the facts. Stupid asses.

[DJ Envy]

Jesus Christ. Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is their Valentine's Day.

[DJ Envy]

You done Miss Kwanzaa?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You done Miss Christmas?

[Mimi Brown]

You done miss. We did the shoot early, yo, but it's for a Nigerian dinner.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Hello? Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, good morning. This is Dion.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Dion.

[DJ Envy]

What's your.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's your thoughts, Dion?

[DJ Envy]

I. I agree with some of the stuff she said. Core value does matter, but don't no man want to date forever?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. That's all you got?

[DJ Envy]

Don't no man want to dirt forever?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I guess. He said. He's saying men want to get married.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, he clearly. That's how we talk about marriage. What do you mean? He and a man want to date forever?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello? Who's this?

[Mimi Brown]

It's D. What's going on?

[DJ Envy]

Breakfast, family. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's your thoughts, D?

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. First off, good morning, Queen Jess.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Queen Charlotte.

[DJ Envy]

Peace Queen. Hey, Good morning, Queen Dominican. M. How you doing? How y'all doing? Look, I've been married for four years.

[Mimi Brown]

I just remembered that.

[DJ Envy]

Right. I've been together for 11. I tell you, I break up with my husband in my head at least seven times a day. But mentally, I stay with him because I love him more than I can't stand him.

[Mimi Brown]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

That's real. Yeah. So you have to mentally be able to deal with all of them. Once the representative leaves, you got the real them.

[Shanti Das]

That's that.

[DJ Envy]

I respect that. All right. Respect that. That's the question we should have asked. Cause when I listened to the doctor's response to the question, it sounds like, you know, she's saying things that make me wonder like, you know, how do you make your marriage last? How do you prepare for a marriage? You know, what are the things a marriage needs to be rooted in to last a long time?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

800, 585, 105 when we'll take your calls when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Steady calling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My phone call on my phone.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Morning, everybody. We are the Breakfast Club. Now. We're getting this from the Giving podcast. Dr. Sarah was saying this about marriage. This is what she said.

[Shanti Das]

Why should a man get married when women leave so easily? Most women are so bought into the vision of marriage that they never really consider what it means to be a wife.

[DJ Envy]

Wife.

[Shanti Das]

So then when they get into marriage and now they are a wife, they hate the role because they don't know what it is. And most times because in society, they make you feel like you need to get married and start a family. They choose the person that they like the most, maybe even they love the most in that moment. But marriage is not something that should be based inside of I like this person enough. They were persistent enough. They were romantic enough. Marriage to make it in the long haul has to be rooted in something real, like God, purpose and alignment, similar core values. And so if you don't have that, a man really doesn't want to get married. But if he does get married and it's not rooted in the right things, she will leave.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So we're taking your calls and getting your thoughts. Hello, who's this?

[Shanti Das]

Hi.

[DJ Envy]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Jess Hilarious]

All right, we're all set for the party. I've trimmed the tree, hung the mistletoe, and pared all those weird shaped knives and forks with the appropriate cheeses. And I plugged in the Partisan.

[DJ Envy]

Partisan. It's a home cocktail maker that makes.

[Jess Hilarious]

Over 60 premium cocktails, plus a whole lot of seasonal favorites, too.

[DJ Envy]

I just got it for 50 off.

[Jess Hilarious]

So how about a Cosmopolitan or a Mistletoe margarita?

[DJ Envy]

I'm thirsty. Watch.

[Jess Hilarious]

I just pop in a capsule, choose.

[DJ Envy]

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[Jess Hilarious]

If your holiday party doesn't have a bartender, then you become the bartender. Unless you've got a Bartesian, because Bartesian crafts every cocktail perfectly in as little as 30 seconds. And I just got it for $50 off.

[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Vanessa from the Bronx?

[DJ Envy]

Hi, DJ Enni. Hi. That's hilarious. Hi, Charlamagne.

[Shanti Das]

All right, first of all, I just.

[Carlos Miller]

Want to shout out my fiance, Vern.

[DJ Envy]

He's on hate work right now.

[Shanti Das]

But I just wanted to say that.

[DJ Envy]

I don't think that women are leaving marriages easier. I think that women progress in life.

[Shanti Das]

More reliant on men the way we used to.

[Carlos Miller]

I mean, let's not forget, it was.

[DJ Envy]

Like 60, 80 years ago where women couldn't even get a loan without a man.

[Shanti Das]

They couldn't own a business without a man.

[DJ Envy]

Like, things are different now, so we're not putting up with the same thing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's true, too.

[DJ Envy]

Yep, that's what I was reading. That's what I was reading earlier. Yeah. And I'm not saying it's all about.

[Carlos Miller]

Financials, but it's a team effort.

[DJ Envy]

If you're not putting your weight in this team, then why do I have to stay with you?

[Carlos Miller]

Like, I can support myself emotionally.

[DJ Envy]

Physically, I'm good. So it's a team effort.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I agree.

[DJ Envy]

And you know what, too? I want to say something else about men. Man. A lot of men that I'm meeting nowadays, they don't want a woman that's not doing nothing. Like a woman got to have a hustle about herself, you know? I know back in the day, it was all about, you know, a man got to have something, and a man got to be able to provide. Men feel the same way. They don't want to hitch their wagons to something that ain't moving.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. Hello. Who's this? Hello. Hey, what's your name, bro?

[DJ Envy]

They call me Dominique.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hi, Dominique. What's your thoughts?

[DJ Envy]

My thoughts on the situation is that I don't believe you can say all of them got generalization that all men don't want to get married because of that specific reason. But I do believe that women nowadays are more quick to leave something that's been established or that's been trying to be established, even if it's been for years, that y'all been developing this relationship. When things start to hit south and not getting good and still trying to fix it and build on it, make it better, want to go. I respect that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Thank you, brother. Hello? Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

Yo, this AK From Atlanta.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

AK From Atlanta, talk to us. What's your thoughts, bro?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, man, I feel like Charlotte, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I hate that broad generalization that men.

[DJ Envy]

Don'T want to get married. Men definitely still want to get married. I don't believe it's true that women are leaving easier nowadays.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, well, thank you, brother.

[DJ Envy]

He's actually right, because I was also reading this morning that the number of. The number. Let me look it up the right way. Yeah. According to recent data, the divorce rate in the United States is not increasing. It is actually currently trending downwards from when it says since. From 2008, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah. Since 2008, the divorce rate has been steadily decreasing in America.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Except for you said one year cover year, Right?

[DJ Envy]

Yes. It says while the trend is down, where 2022 saw a small increase in the divorce rate compared to the previous year, and it was because of the impact of the impact of the pandemic, they say. Yeah, during 2020 and 2021. Covid.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, covered that first couple of Kobe years, people had to stay with their.

[Mimi Brown]

Spouse and really in the house and.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Realize they really didn't like their spouse all the time.

[DJ Envy]

Yep.

[Mimi Brown]

Dying to go to work.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello? Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

Good morning, guys. This is Mia Pearl.

[Shanti Das]

I'm actually a marriage and family therapist.

[DJ Envy]

How are you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Mia.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. You know, I'm glad that you're calling since you're a professional. What's on your mind this morning? Cause I got a few questions. Okay, so I have two reasons. I think racists don't last, and I.

[Shanti Das]

Don'T think it's just women.

[DJ Envy]

It's the illusion of choice and also the fact that our ancestors had to put up with a lot more than we did.

[Shanti Das]

So there's resources and opportunity for women that don't leave them in relationships that aren't fulfilling them.

[DJ Envy]

Explain the illusion of choice because you.

[Shanti Das]

Can get on your phone and there's.

[DJ Envy]

A million people giving you attention. Back in the day, you might not.

[Shanti Das]

Meet somebody that met your quality standard.

[DJ Envy]

For, you know, a month at a time. You know, you didn't have a million.

[Shanti Das]

Options at the palm of your hand.

[DJ Envy]

So swipe left, swipe right. True, true, true. My question, because this is going off the answer that the doctor gave us a few how do you make your marriage last? How do you prepare for a marriage? What are the things that marriage needs to be rooted in? Needs to be rooted in to last. Okay. How do you make your marriage last? Yes. No one can make a marriage last. You just have to put in the effort over and over again and choose.

[Shanti Das]

Each other over again and also do.

[DJ Envy]

The work on yourself. You can't just expect someone to show up over and over again if you're not working on yourself. What was those other two? You said them quickly. How do you prepare for a marriage? You prepare for a marriage the same way you prepare for life. You, you study, you do the work.

[Mimi Brown]

You go to therapy, all of the things.

[DJ Envy]

You can't just expect people's life experiences to prepare them because everyone didn't grow up with that positive, two person loving example. So if you didn't get that, it.

[Shanti Das]

Behooves you to go out and study.

[DJ Envy]

What that looks like and what are the things a marriage needs to be rooted in to last. A marriage needs to be rooted in loyalty, trust and understanding and a commitment to your future. Man. I think the biggest one you said is loyalty. And I really, really, really, really believe that wholeheartedly. Because. Because, you know, growing up, you know, guys, we always act like we got so much loyalty to each other, but we're not loyal to the closest person to us, which is that person that we laying down with every night. Like, we lie to them, we sneak around and, you know, tell them illusions, but we're more loyal to our homies. Like, no, that's your real homie. And that's what's taught in the music. Love isn't really a popular thing anymore. It's more so I ride for my.

[Shanti Das]

You know, n words.

[Mimi Brown]

I, you know, a lot of my words, you know.

[DJ Envy]

Yep. So follow me on Instagram Nia Pearl with two Ls.

[Mimi Brown]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

I love you guys. Love you too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's the moral of the story if there is tomorrow?

[DJ Envy]

I. I mean, I was just thinking about what she said all the time. Like, you gotta be loyal to your significant other, man. That's your. That's your. That's your people. That's your partner. Like, the same way you hold it down for your friends, you gotta hold it down for your significant other. The same way it's you and that person against the world.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. All right, well, we got just with the mess coming up, what we talking about?

[Mimi Brown]

More and more of this Jay Z and Diddy stuff?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

It's D. The toilet awaits her.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We are the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

That bathroom. Gonna hate to see you coming.

[Mimi Brown]

I love the steak, egg, and McMuffin.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo.

[Mimi Brown]

Like the steak egg McMuffin? Yes, with no cheese. It's gonna be good. I love how true every time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, let's get to Jess with the best news.

[Mimi Brown]

Is real, Whether it's Chef Murray's Jessica Robin Moore J.

[DJ Envy]

On the Breakfast Club. She's a coaching.

[Mimi Brown]

She was able to get y'all to see something and understand something that nobody could get you to see.

[DJ Envy]

It's time to set it off.

[Mimi Brown]

All right, so for the second hour, we're gonna pick up where we left off with our very own LL Koubay from Brown Girl grinding. Let's get into it, girl.

[Shanti Das]

Period. Okay, so last hour, when we left off, you had asked me, did Tony Busby respond to Jason? Yes, and he did. So he responded two ways. So he posted on Instagram, he posted a photo of himself. This is a photo of attorney Busby when he was a platoon commander. Yeah. So Jay Z have referenced that in the response that we read. Basically saying, like, you're supposed to be this noble man, but what are you doing? You shaking down people for money? It's all a money grab. But he also responded with a statement that he posted online, and he said that Jay Z had allegedly denied being the one that sued Tony Busby and his firm before that, he filed the case in a way that, like, it can't be picked up. The word is here, but I'm not gonna try and read it. He also says that Jay Z failed to mention that his law firm sent them a demand letter. And in that demand letter, they never asked for a penny. They just asked for mediation. I will say I did reach out to attorney Busby's office to clarify what would the mediation be about? Because normally when you mediate, you want to come to an agreement is normally money.

[DJ Envy]

Who are you playing with?

[Shanti Das]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They're not coming for Beyonce tickets.

[Shanti Das]

And then also this. I thought what this one was important was that Busby said, because he's alleging that Jay Z's team and Jay Z had private investigators and a bunch of people reaching out to former employees of the firm, their families, including the plaintiff's family and Busby's family, and different people around them, basically to, like, show his power and scare them, allegedly. Right. And he's saying because of this Jane Doe said, you know what? Name him in the lawsuit. And that's why they went back and amended this suit. Because again, this suit is not a new suit. They just updated and put Jay Z's name in. And Busby is saying, I did that not because he want to shake you down, but because you tried to scare my client. So she wants to come out swinging, too. She's not backing down. Yeah. So it's like a whole thing right now.

[DJ Envy]

So what did it. Did they ever respond about, you know, what they want the mediation for, by the way?

[Shanti Das]

When they won't get a response?

[DJ Envy]

When they ask for mediation, they're asking. Asking for money. That's all it is.

[Shanti Das]

I've never heard of mediation where you don't come to an agreement about money or assets or something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The sad thing to let everybody know is you can sue anybody for anything. And that's the sad part, because whether it's a real lawsuit or something that you just shooting to see if you can get some money, you can sue anybody for anything. But the sad thing about it is, if the person loses their suing, nothing happens.

[DJ Envy]

They just go away.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Most people that sue are using an attorney that's doing it for free, so you have nothing to lose. You can say, I'm gonna sue this person. You have nothing to lose.

[DJ Envy]

And.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And if you lose, okay, you keep it moving. But whoever's getting sued has to spend thousands or hundreds of thousands in this case, probably millions. Or lawyers.

[Mimi Brown]

And you never get that back. Yeah. Because court cases like this can go on forever. But I always felt like the people. If it comes out to somebody's line, you know what I'm saying? Like, why won't they go to jail? Why can't they go to jail?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, let's pay the lawyer fees.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shanti Das]

You know, a lot of times they do try, and they try. Like, the person that they accused used. We'll try and at least get lawyer fees. But like you said at that point, a lot of people don't have.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Most people ain't got the money.

[Shanti Das]

Yeah, they don't have the money. So it's like, yeah, we don't know what is true here and what's not. We just are watching it play out like everybody else. But I think like I said for me, I was going to ask y'all what your predictions is. For me, if Jay Z is successful at what he's doing right now, it's going to set a principle for a lot of these type of cases because you walk away with nothing.

[DJ Envy]

But that happens all the time though. I mean if people don't realize that. Because what you hear is right. You hear the initial accusation, but you don't ever see when the case gets dropped.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nobody said anything about that.

[DJ Envy]

You don't see when the case actually gets dismissed. Because I'm telling you, all of this stuff is a griff. It's complete foolishness. They do list. They do this all the time. They, they'll have your lawyer reach out to your team and they'll tell you, we want to do a press conference. We're going to have interviews, you know, if you don't settle with us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yep.

[DJ Envy]

And then, you know, see it all the time. And if you, if you, if most people settle, you'll be surprised how many people do settle. Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

Just so they don't have to go through all of.

[DJ Envy]

They doesn't want the bad press because they know the court of public opinion makes everybody guilty. So it makes a lot of folks settle. And you know, hov said kiss my ass, I'm not settling. And I don't blame them.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, it was a lot of people that reacted. Well, not a lot of people. What a lot of people. But the people, celebrities, Meek Mill say something. He said the goal is to start false narrative to create a matrix web. If you can control the storyline, you can control the matrix. American media is totally unbelievable. I see Jay z blank a 13 year old girl 300 times scrolling. It's called programming. And then Foxy Brown also reacted. She said wait with it with an emoji on her story. And then 50 Cent said, okay, I don't know what's going on, but are we still gonna have a Super Bowl? I'm asking for a friend. And that started, that started creating speculation because they're like, yo, so it's all this just to get Kendrick to not perform at Theory.

[Shanti Das]

Because our people love those Facebook aunties. Be on it with the.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes. They were connecting this and connecting that. But yeah, well, all 51 know, is it going to be a Super bowl good for hov?

[DJ Envy]

At some point, this litigious blackmailing and extortion has to stop.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

It's just that. It's really that simple.

[Mimi Brown]

You are so right. So we gonna move on. Pusha T speaks on Kendrick and Drake Beef. So he sat down. He had a conversation with Ari Melber. Am I saying it right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ari Melbourne.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, Ari Melbourne during Miami Art Week. And during the conversation, Ari asked Pusha T about the Kendrick and Drake Beef.

[DJ Envy]

Do you agree with the people that Kendrick won the battle? 1,000%. I think that Kendrick is a lyricist, and a lyricist that talks to your soul. You can be clever, you can say.

[Mimi Brown]

Cute things, you can do things in cadences and so on and so forth.

[DJ Envy]

Right. But the truth really hurts, and the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Truth, like, cuts deep.

[Mimi Brown]

And I think what Kendrick was doing was really talking to his soul.

[DJ Envy]

I believe that. And I believe that would cause you to tap out. That'll cause you to soothe. That'll cause you listen. Someone is crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just want to tell you, I heard clearer audio online. I just want to let y'all know that.

[Mimi Brown]

Okay, like, clear.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I heard that clearly online.

[DJ Envy]

So you throwing our producers under the bus.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know who recorded that in, but I just told you I heard.

[DJ Envy]

I don't have a problem online doing that.

[Shanti Das]

I wanted to say on behalf of the production team, we be working hard and don't do that.

[DJ Envy]

So you did the audio?

[Shanti Das]

I didn't do the audio, but.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, got you.

[Shanti Das]

I know they. The person works hard, but go ahead.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. So as we know, you know, Pusha and. And Drake, they had a beef of their own in the past, so that's why he sat down and said that. But, yo, I want to bring it back because I forgot to mention this part in the more positive light. Snoop recently spoke on Jay Z's involvement in the super bowl during an episode of Drink Champs.

[DJ Envy]

We need to think about is that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Before Jay Z got control of the.

[DJ Envy]

Super bowl, wasn't no performing. So let's go back to the essence of the beginning of breach. He's creating a wave of artists to have an opportunity, ability to perform. If you're a good artist and you're a great artist, your time will come. Like, I was never crying about it or mad about it. When Dr. Drake called me and asked.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Me to get his back, I was.

[DJ Envy]

There for him, but I didn't feel like I was supposed to be There I was in demand to be there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is a big event.

[DJ Envy]

People looking at everything when they pick.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The person to perform.

[DJ Envy]

You should just be honored that, you know, hip hop is being able to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Be seen on that platform for all.

[DJ Envy]

Of us and not hate right on the next man. But be happy. That's funny as hell. Imagine white people listening to Snoop. Snoop says before Jay Z they had no n words performing. Meanwhile, the white folks was like Roger Goodell. Why are all these n words performing?

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that is just for the best for the second hour.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, Charlamagne, who you giving that donkey to?

[DJ Envy]

4 after the hour. One of Envy's cousins. His name is Hector. Hector Vale. Guest. Valequez Mandora. I don't. I know I'm pronouncing his name wrong. No, Maldonado. Hector D. Valequez Marinado. I'm black, one of Envy's cousins.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's not my cousin.

[DJ Envy]

We'll discuss what he got in plaque.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And we'll get to it next at the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

This gon be a donkey.

[Shanti Das]

Cause right now you want some real donkeys.

[DJ Envy]

Donkey. It's time for donkey of the day. So if you ever feel I need to be a donkey man, hit me with the hero.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did she get donkey today? Please tell me.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Mimi Brown]

I have become donkey of the day.

[DJ Envy]

At the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're a dun.

[DJ Envy]

My mic on. Oh, hello. Yeah. Donkey of the day for Monday, December 9th goes to a 32 year old man named Hector D. Valetquez. Clearly related to Envy. How, how did those in Spanish origin pronounce that? Envy. Valet Quest.

[Mimi Brown]

Valesquez.

[DJ Envy]

Valesquez. Yes. Hector D. Valesquez. Miles de Nava.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is it Velasquez?

[DJ Envy]

Vesque. What is it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

Vlj, Q U E Z. Yep.

[Mimi Brown]

Is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know. I'm not Spanish. I'm blessed. You are.

[DJ Envy]

Now I understand it's the holiday season and people out here trying to figure it out, folks is hurting. Christmas is in 17 days. People got kids, people still trying to pay bills. It's a lot. And desperate times call for desperate measures. And sadly, Hector is desperate. Okay, but even when you desperate, you still have to be smart. Because either Hector was desperate or he needed the place. He needed a place to stay for the holidays. Okay, let's go to CBS 6 Richmond for the report, please. As Shop with a Cop was in full swing, a member of the staff at Walmart came up to us and informed us that they had a shoplifting in progress inside the store 32 year old Hector Valaquez Malanado of Chesterfield county taken into custody. And in the process, officers learned he was wanted for failure to appear on another shoplifting case. He does have other open cases here in Chesterfield as well for larceny. With dozens of uniformed officers walking around the store, police say they are surprised he attempted to steal a cartload of merchandise. And what he had to see when he parked his car. You know, we had 30 or 40 marked patrol cars in the parking lot. And when we found his vehicle was actually facing where all of our cars were parked, so he would have had to have seen them. It just didn't matter to him. He was going to take the chance. Maldonado is now charged with felony grand larceny. The items in his card valued at just under $1,400. Wayne Colville, CBS 6 News. Hector Martinado. Listen to me, man. Listen to what happened. In case that news report wasn't clear for you, the Walmart was hosting its annual shop with a cop event where local police partner with impoverished children to help them pick out gifts for the holidays. There was nearly 50 police officers and sheriff's deputies all around this Walmart at the time of the attempted theft. I know Hector's mentality. He's like, if I walk into the store full of cops, the last thing people would expect is me to steal. The last thing people would expect is me to shoplift. Nobody would be foolish enough to try to shoplift in a store with all these cops. They won't suspect nothing, man. But no security footage showed Hector trying to hide a bunch of items on him as he attempted to leave the store. The officers were notified of a shoplifting in progress, meaning someone whispered to them, hey, clean up on aisle four. So officers spread out across the Walmart. Of course, Hector tried to get away, but he was quickly apprehended. And he had the nerve to act stunned when he was caught. The only people who should really be stunned is the police. And they were officers that they couldn't believe he tried to commit the crime. Even with the clear police presence all around the area. They had 30 to 40 marked patrol cars, cars in the parking lot. But Hector don't care. It's the holidays. He gotta eat. And he is a repeat shoplifting offender and has an active warrant out for his arrest for a failure to appear in court along with several open larceny cases. Okay. He is now facing a felony charge of grand larceny. Personally, I think he needed a place to stay for the holidays. So he said effort. If I don't get caught. I got 1400,000. I got 1400 in items. If I do get caught, I got three hots and a. Okay.

[Mimi Brown]

Cot.

[DJ Envy]

What? That's what I said.

[Mimi Brown]

Okay, we heard you.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, yeah. Three hots and a cot. Just in case I wanted to. Oh, we heard you. Okay. But I mean, if you go to jail, three hot meals and some penis. That's what you cry. You couldn't get. Please, please give Hector D. Maldonado the biggest hee haw.

[Mimi Brown]

He didn't put an L. A. D in his name. And everything marinad. All right, guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, thank you for that donkey today.

[DJ Envy]

Desperate times call for desperate measures, man. Clearly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mm.

[DJ Envy]

Because there was no reason to try to get that away. Get that off. That wasn't gonna happen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now when we come back, Shanti Das will be joining us. She has a pocket guy.

[DJ Envy]

This is amazing. I'm actually ordering a bunch of these and giving them out for the holidays, man. It's called have yourself a merry little Griefmas by Shanti dawes. And it's 20 tips for navigating grief during the holidays. It's just a small pocket. Guided tips. You can keep this in your pocket. It's really, really powerful for her to.

[Mimi Brown]

Have gone so much, gone through so much just in her life. Like, she's such a breath of fresh air and she has the most, like, exuberant energy ever.

[DJ Envy]

I love Sean.

[Mimi Brown]

I really love her. Yeah, yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're gonna talk to her next, so don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne tha guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building.

[DJ Envy]

And it's not silenced the shame day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it is not.

[Carlos Miller]

I know.

[Mimi Brown]

I feel special.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We have Shanti D back in the building. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

What up, Shanti?

[Carlos Miller]

How y'all doing?

[DJ Envy]

Bless black.

[Carlos Miller]

Thank you. I'm trying to be like you, channeling, you know, the great energy.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

But then after I just had that baby with that beautiful baby girl.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She has a new book, or. What do you call it? Book. A pamphlet.

[Carlos Miller]

I call it a pocket guide.

[DJ Envy]

A pocket guide. Pocket guide.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Pocket guide. It's called have yourself a merry little.

[DJ Envy]

The holidays are about spending time with your loved ones and creating magical memories that will last a lifetime. So whether it's family and friends you haven't seen in a while or those who you see all the time, share holiday magic this season with an ice cold Coca Cola. Copyright 2024, the Coca Cola Company. The holidays are here and it's that time of year to think about. Yes, gifts, but not only gifts. It's the guests, the party planning and the true meaning of the season. Spending time with family and friends. We know it's a lot, but we're here to ease your mind and share some tips so we'll make it through together. With the season getting underway, now is the time to shop early for amazing holiday deals at Amazon. Amazon has a wide selection for all your holiday needs. The reason I love this so much is because it is the holidays and there's things that I've had family members and friends ask me for throughout the year that I simply would not give them the money to get. But I will get them the actual items. So whether it's laptops, hair steamers, dining sets, makeup, better wigs for Lauren La Rosa, whatever it is they need, Amazon got it. And please remember you can find the best holiday gifts on Amazon. Shop great deals now on Amazon and visit Amazon.com black effect podcast for my favorite picks.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The world is constantly changing. It's up to you to decide how to respond. Choose to be bold. To try something new. Choose to reinvent yourself. That's what Nissan did with the all new totally reimagined Kicks. The dynamic new exterior styling immediately announces that Nissan isn't messing around the interior. A completely redesigned cabin with premium features like wireless Apple CarPlay and a panoramic moonroof make driving a Kick immersive and exciting. And with new performance and safety features like intelligent all wheel drive, the Kicks is both fun and safer to drive than ever before. It is the dawning of a brand new era for the Nissan Kicks. Only one question remains. Is it a new era for you as well? Drive the all new reimagined Nissan Kicks.

[DJ Envy]

Today Available Features Compatible device service and consumer activation of Nissan Connect Services package Required Use only when safe and legal. Subject to third party service availability. For more information, see nissanusa.com connect legal Apple CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc. Intelligent all wheel drive cannot prevent collisions or provide enhanced traction in all conditions. Always monitor traffic and weather conditions. Hey fam, this is Carlos Miller from the 85 South Show. If you're like me, you're always thinking about how to level up your career. Maybe you're fresh out of college, just starting in your field, or even looking to switch things up and find your true calling. Whatever stage you're in, remember that this is your time to grow, to learn, and to build something that lasts. State Farm understands that early career development is key to long term success. They've been a steady presence in our community and they know having the right support early can make all the difference. State Farm is there to help you make smart moves and help you get the coverage you need. We all know that the journey to success is a marathon, not a sprint. It's all about staying focused, staying grounded, and making sure you're protected every step of the way. Let's build our careers with confidence knowing that State Farm is there to support us, just like they've always been. Because, like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Find out [e-mail] all right, we're all.

[Jess Hilarious]

Set for the party. I've trimmed the tree, hung the mistletoe, and paired all those weird shaped knives and forks with the appropriate cheeses. And I plugged in the Partisan Partisan.

[DJ Envy]

It's a home cocktail maker that makes.

[Jess Hilarious]

Over 60 premium cocktails, plus a whole lot of seasonal favorites too.

[DJ Envy]

I just got it for 50 off.

[Jess Hilarious]

So how about a Klasmapolitz or a mistletoe margarita?

[DJ Envy]

I'm thirsty. Watch.

[Jess Hilarious]

I just pop in a capsule, choose.

[DJ Envy]

My strength and wow, it's beginning to feel more seasonal in here already.

[Jess Hilarious]

If your holiday party doesn't have a bartender, then you become the bartender. Unless you've got a Bartesian, because Bartesian crafts every cocktail perfectly in as little as 30 seconds. And I just got it for $50 off.

[DJ Envy]

Tis the season to be jollier. Add some holiday flavor to every celebration with the sleek, sophisticated home cocktail maker. Pick up your phone and shake it to get $50 off any cocktail maker. Yes, you heard me. Shake your phone and get $50 off.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't delay grief miss where it's 20 tips for navigating Grief during the Holidays.

[DJ Envy]

I think this is amazing.

[Carlos Miller]

Thank you. I don't think it's anything else like that.

[DJ Envy]

I think it's genius. And the fact it's a pocket guide, you can just really keep it in your pocket during the holiday season. Talk to us about it.

[Carlos Miller]

So I actually God placed it on my spirit to write it last year year. But it was three days before Christmas so everything was shut down. So I literally just had a friend of mine put it up on Amazon and this year I was like I really want to put it out, right? And so I kind of re edited, added a few things and now it's out. It's 20 tips. You know, it's no stranger. You know my grief story. Those that might know my story. I lost my mom almost three years ago, my sister five years ago Unexpectedly. And then my dad took his own life when I was just 7. 7 months old. I've lost uncles along the way. Best friend took her own life in 2014. So, like, grief has been a part of my life.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Carlos Miller]

And it is the greatest equalizer for all of us because we've all lost somebody, y'all. And then you look at it, I was just making notes like, you know, rest in peace to Clark Kent, you know, and shout out to his wife and kids and you know, fat man scoop Rico way people grieving in Atlanta. So those are just like the high profile people. But think about the aunties and the uncles, right? Or that spouse or that child. Now people are struggling and the holidays can be a really, really tough time. It's supposed to be a joyous occasion and time, but that's not the case. And grief is an individual journey. And you got to give people grace and space, as I say, to feel and heal.

[Mimi Brown]

And so all of these, these 20 steps are what you took to get through your grief, to navigate through that.

[Carlos Miller]

Yeah. And again, especially during the holidays, because I love the holidays. I'm like a big old kid. Like my Christmas decorations, I hate to say, was up in November. Like, I'm that girl.

[Mimi Brown]

Like, your outfit gives holiday. Like, I love it silver, you know, like a nice.

[Carlos Miller]

So trying to get some holiday joy. But it gets to be tough. And I find myself with the ugly cry at the light or if a Christmas song comes on that me and my sister used to listen to all the time or my mom. It just takes me back. But I allow myself to go through those moments. I don't care where I am. It could hit me now on the show and I'm going to cry and I'll wipe my teeth and move on.

[DJ Envy]

Lean into your fields. That's your first tip.

[Carlos Miller]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

You know, it's interesting, right, because I love your dedication because you dedicate the book to your sister, your mother, your father, grandmother, uncles, and a few great friends. And you say, I pray your souls are singing heims of good holiday cheer up in heaven, man. How difficult is it to have that mentality and to believe that, but then also not want to join them before your time.

[Carlos Miller]

Absolutely. I mean, I would give anything to see my sister, my mom, and my loved one ones, but it's my faith. And it's so crazy, you know how you remember that one thing you forgot to put in the book? But last year I coined like this new acronym for grief and it stands for going right into extreme Faith. So my faith is what got me to be able to even say that. Because I do feel like I'm going to see my loved ones. You know, I believe in life after death, and I want to make sure their souls are happy and that, you know, they're awaiting me. But I don't want to leave this earth for. Until it's my time. Cause I still feel like God has more work for me to do. And, you know, the space that I'm in now.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Carlos Miller]

Coming from having a really big career in music, being like, the number two, right, under Sylvia Roane, to, like, now just helping the culture and the world in a different way, trying to heal. Because we hurting out here.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Carlos Miller]

And a lot of people grieve, but they don't talk about it. And you don't have to talk about it, but you need to talk to somebody about it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was going to ask you, you know, all these artists in the music industry, and I know you spoke about it before, but I'm sure, sure that with everything going on in the industry, do you think that these artists should be like, I guess the label should force these artists to do therapy or some type of therapy to make sure that their mind is right? I know even in basketball and sports, they have therapists there to talk to the. To the athletes. And sometimes they say that the athletes are, in their own way, you know, they got to get things off of their mind before they can start, you know, going again. Do you think it should be the same for the music industry?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Carlos Miller]

I often said, like, just like you have, like, spring training and camp for the athletes, that there needs to be some type of boot camps. And my nonprofit, Silence for shame. We have been talking to a couple of labels trying to do some boot camps, especially for, like, rookie artists, if you will. You call them rookie artists, whatever it is. But they need to go through a series of trainings because we don't have insurance. Right. There is no union for music artists, which I feel like it should be. A lot of them don't even have insurance. You know, shout out to Music Cares, who does a lot in terms of helping people through, you know, counseling and therapy and medical bills and stuff like that. But these labels, just when they sign that deal or even if it's management, you need to make sure that they're talking to therapists, that they understand whether it's, you know, financial wellness, you know, overall mental health and wellness, how you navigate through the pressures of it, because that's why so Many people end up either using recreational drugs as a healthy way to cope. And I'm not the social police. You know, you can have your drinks or do whatever is your fancy, but. But don't use it to cope in the wrong way. And so then something like death happens, right? You lose Big Mama or you lose the person that raised you, which will oftentimes happen in underserved communities. And kids that go on to play in sports or work in the music industry become artists. You know, they lose that one person and then the world really comes crashing down and they don't know how to process through that grief. And so I, you know, I find myself living at the intersection of health and culture now. That is where I feel like. Like my place is with God. And I just want to be able to continue pushing the culture forward, letting people think about stuff like grief that you don't normally think about and how heavy it can be during the holidays.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, we got more with Shanti Das when we come back. Don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne. Deguy. We are the Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Shanti Das. Charlamagne.

[DJ Envy]

I love tip number six. Reject the notion of another lonely Christmas.

[Mimi Brown]

Definitely just looking at that one. Celia.

[Carlos Miller]

Yeah, and, you know, that was my. One of my songs from Prince that I love. But. But I feel like, you know, if we tend to isolate ourselves, that just makes it worse. But when you're grieving, you really don't sometimes feel like doing anything. You don't want to be around someone, so you got to really dig deep from within and use your faith and use those in your village around you to allow them into your space. Because you shouldn't be grieving by yourself during the holidays.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, but. But then you have like. Like people who really did. They just. They. They can't bring themselves to even be around family. So, like, how do you set boundaries around the. You know, for the holiday season without. Without, you know, looking like Scrooge or.

[Carlos Miller]

So the flip side of that is you got to be honest and upfront. You know, I talk about it like, trying to set a plan, like, whether it's right before Thanksgiving or, you know, right after Thanksgiving hits, you gotta tell your family members, look, Christmas is going to look different for me this year. You know, I might not put up a tree. You know, you might have to put up one in your room. If you. If your kids, if you still have family or other people Put it in your room. But I might not do the big tree. Or we might take a trip. We might do something different. Maybe we do a staycation or vacation somewhere else. So travel can be a really good way.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Carlos Miller]

And the whole idea of it is just a change of scenery and doing something different.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tip number four. That's a major tip.

[Mimi Brown]

No is a complete sentence.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, that's a difficult one. And the reason I always say that's a difficult one is because you got family members. This is the time where family feels like they can lean on you the most. Right?

[Carlos Miller]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Bills are high. Gas is high. They gotta get toys. They gotta get that talk about that tip.

[Carlos Miller]

So it's nothing wrong with saying no.

[DJ Envy]

That's crazy, man.

[Carlos Miller]

What?

[DJ Envy]

Cause he said, that's a major tip. No, Barry, you should have paused that. I should pause that.

[Mimi Brown]

Oh, my God.

[DJ Envy]

Why are you always. That was crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You kinky.

[DJ Envy]

To someone. Major tip. No, I don't want it. It's way too big for me. I'm sorry. You know what?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You walked in when you came.

[Carlos Miller]

I love y'all. But. No, seriously, though, no is very important. And it may be offensive to some of your family members if you tell them, like, I can't do this during the holidays, or, I can't lend you that money, but you just got to be selfish, Right? Especially during those first. First few years of losing someone. And you have to be unapologetic about it. And just, again, going back to establishing the boundaries, say, hey, look, I can't do what I normally do. And if you don't understand, I'm really sorry, but over time, I hope you will understand what I'm going through. Because until you've walked through someone's shoes, until you have experienced profound loss of a loved one, nobody really knows what to say. And you just have to, you know, be comfortable in saying no. No is a complete sentence. I can't go to that holiday event. I can't. I can't cook the Christmas cookies. I can't do the gingerbread house. I can't take the trip. I can't loan you a thousand dollars to go Christmas shopping this year. Like, my pockets are dry.

[Mimi Brown]

And I love the. The fact that you said it's a complete sentence, because then a lot of people is. Are expecting for you to say, why? Nah. Absolutely no. No, I can't.

[Carlos Miller]

And when you put it. Put it out there early with the disclaimer and tell them what the plan is and say, look, I need y'all to do things differently this holiday. Season, I, I'm barely hanging on. And so if you love me, you will honor how I'm feeling right now.

[DJ Envy]

I'm in my no season, especially financially, and I cannot tell you how freeing has been. It's been so freeing. I just can't even describe. It's like I just got to set the boundaries. It's like, no, I'm not able to do it right now.

[Carlos Miller]

I say boundaries are a blessing.

[Mimi Brown]

As far as social media, would you encourage, like, because I, I see that this, that's not a tip. I know you don't tell people what, you know what to do with your social media, but would you encourage people to stay off of social media?

[Carlos Miller]

So again, in the first few years, it can be really difficult. I had to stay off social media, looking at every family and their traditions because it's just different. Yeah, I, we don't wake up and have on the same pajamas anymore, you know, So I would encourage you, if you are just losing somebody, monitor the time that you're on social media because you don't want to find yourself going down that rabbit hole of comparing your life, life to somebody else's life. You know, things happen. Unfortunately, you know, we, we are on borrowed time. I always say, in this world anyway, nobody knows the day or the time of the hour. Right. That we will pass on and pass away. And so live in the moment, be present, but protect your peace. And if protecting your peace means staying off of social media so that you don't have to watch all the joy and have. Or the perceived joy, the perceived joy from social media that people are going through, then, yeah, give yourself that grace and space and, and don't be scrolling.

[DJ Envy]

Where can we find this pocket guide of tips to help you find peace in the holiday?

[Carlos Miller]

So the pocket guy is available on my website, www.shantidas.b I Z or the ebook is available on Amazon.

[DJ Envy]

I need to buy a bunch of. You just give them out.

[Carlos Miller]

And that's what I've been, I've been gifting it, like, you know, shout out to several of my friends, Tracy Baker Simmons and Terita Sarita. They both were like, oh, my God, this is such a blessing. And so, so I'm praying, hopefully some TV show will have me on so I can talk about it. And it, you know, I don't care if you're black, white, Asian, Jewish, what, you know, nationality, background, ethnicity, this book can help you because again, we all go through grief. It's just finding pathways forward.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, that's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, Ashanti Doss we appreciate you for joining us. Always. And make sure you pick out her pocketbook. Her pocketbook sounds crazy. Sounds like a pocketbook.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You pick up our pocketbook. It's the Breakfast Club. Ashanti D. Happy Monday morning, everybody. We are the Breakfast Club. Jess. Hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. Let's get to just.

[DJ Envy]

Are we allowed to play this record on the Breakfast Club? She's a coach.

[Mimi Brown]

She was able to get y'all to see something and understand something that nobody could get you to see.

[DJ Envy]

It's time to set it off.

[Mimi Brown]

All right, y'all know I'm proud to be from Baltimore, but sometimes y'all be letting me down. Mariah Carey, she had a stop there for her tour. She. That she do every year. Christmas time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Christmas tour.

[Shanti Das]

Yes.

[Mimi Brown]

And the fans started brawling. All right, so the audio. The audio is so, so messed up. Like, I don't. We're not going to use the audio. But this was at the CFG Bank bank arena in Baltimore. And during the show. All right, so she wasn't on stage. But this is right before she came back and did her last song. People just started fighting and guffing. But it is a choir on stage. Like, it's. It's a choir, and it sounds like Sunday service. Like it's Christmas in the air and. And angels and all that type of stuff. That's what you think of when you think of going to a concert with Mariah Carey in December, but not in Baltimore, right? Imagine you just at the concert, right? And you. You there, you got your little hot cappuccino, and you waiting to see her come out all. All nice. And, you know, I'm closing my eyes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Go ahead, play the song.

[Mimi Brown]

And you play the song, right? Imagine hearing this, right? And somebody straight walk up behind you and be like, hey, yo, dummy, what was all that Boom. Great. Somebody crack you. Crack you straight up. No, this is at a Baltimore concert.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, got you, got you, got you.

[Mimi Brown]

Mariah Carey concert. Okay, imagine hearing this song because this is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They fighting during this.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes. Well, it resembles a song like this because she wasn't on stage, but her quiet was on stage giving the tunes. What? Until somebody started fighting.

[DJ Envy]

Well, on site, mean on site.

[Mimi Brown]

On site mean on site. But y'all saw Christmas Time, the whole damn show. And right before she came out to perform my last song, y'all just start. Got fin. Baltimore.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, honestly, that is the time to start fighting, because if you pay.

[Mimi Brown]

For your tickets.

[DJ Envy]

You want to see majority of the show. So once you get to the end of the show. That is the time to get it on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's only in Baltimore.

[Mimi Brown]

I got some songs on her Mariah set on her set list or whatever, Right? And this is the second to last song. So they had to be fighting during Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, that's wild.

[DJ Envy]

Why the hell is Mariah performing Rudolph?

[Mimi Brown]

No, that's too much movement for her. No, no, no, no. Know. But that. That's it. I. I wanted to say that I wanted to. Baltimore was healing energy. Please send my city some healing energy. That's why I don't be there. Damn. All right, anyway. And more Maryland news. Cracker Barrel hates people with special needs. Allegedly. Yo, shut up, y'all. Listen, this in Baltimore, too. This was in. It's close enough. All right. This was in Waldorf, Maryland. They facing some criticism after denying a s. Denying service to a group of special needs children. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Did they have a chaperone with them or. It was.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, listen, listen. As soon as they. They were there on a. They were there on a trip. No, they didn't take a field trip to Cracker Barrel Charlamagne. They. They were on. They was doing like a Christmas trip, Right? But they were hungry in the midst of the trip. And it was. It was a part of a community based instruction program known as cbi, which helps students with disabilities practice and apply classroom skills in real life settings. Right. So one of the parents said that she received the note from her child's teacher explaining that the kids had a bad experience at Cracker Barrel. The teacher said the staff was very rude because of the size of the group. But the superintendent, Maria Navarro, claimed that the student. That the district notified Cracker Barrel of the planned visit and included how many people would be in the group. They denied the reservation. They called ahead. They denied the reservation. And so they just went. They even.

[DJ Envy]

I ain't no Cracker Barrel. Did reservation.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, well, it's a bit. When it's a big group like that, I guess they were just like, let's call ahead. I mean, and it's a lot of children, you know, well, it was 11, but, you know, I need special needs. So they like, are, yo, we need some extra, you know, special attention. When they got there, the staff refused to serve them and asked the teachers to remove the. Remove them from the restaurant. Oh, no.

[DJ Envy]

They.

[Mimi Brown]

Yo, they asked the teacher to remove the restaurant from their list of places to go. That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So Cracker Barrel, they want to.

[Mimi Brown]

Cracker Barrel was like, nah, don't Bring them kids in here.

[DJ Envy]

We're not messing with the special needs kids.

[Mimi Brown]

And don't even ever spend a block honestly with this class y'all got going on. And the restaurant has since issued an apology. You know, but did they say a reason?

[DJ Envy]

They just.

[Mimi Brown]

No, they said because they were under staff.

[DJ Envy]

Oh.

[Mimi Brown]

So they had to close certain parts of the dining area, which is why they refused to make the reservation for the 11th kid, for the 11 kids or whatever. But not to even refuse. Dine insert. I mean, you know, dining services.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. That's crazy.

[Mimi Brown]

Like, yeah. So they say, delete that off your. Don't ever come back here with them.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Crack a bird, girl.

[Mimi Brown]

I know. That's crazy.

[Shanti Das]

Oh.

[Mimi Brown]

Oh. And I also seen somebody else in the comments, because I was going through the comments and the lady was like, they did the same thing to me. I'm a wheelchair user and they told me not to ever come back. And so I avoid that places when I'm outside. I avoid that place when I'm outside. Yeah. So she can't even roll up if she wanted to. The game welcomes new baby. So there have been rumors for some time that the daughter of Evelyn Lazada, Shanice Harrison, and the game were a couple, but nothing we could ever confirm or whatever because they. It would be speculations of them dealing with each other, but they. They never confirmed it. So Evelyn Lozada, she posted a picture of the new baby with the following caption. This little blue eyed angel made me a grandma, and I'm forever grateful. Evelyn tagged her daughter and the game in the photo, so she put the tea out there. So it is now confirmed that the game and Shanice, they did have a baby and look super cozy together because Shanice posted a picture of her sitting on the game's lap. And you know, it looks like a recent photo. And the baby boy's name is Blaze Taylor. Taylor is the game's last name just out.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Congratulations.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, Congratulations.

[Mimi Brown]

Absolutely. Yep, yep, yep. And we got one more minute left, so. Which I want to talk about because ain't nothing else to talk about.

[DJ Envy]

You're actually on time.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

All right. Well, Netflix, they got a. They. They got a. A studio in Jersey. $903 million and right in Jersey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So what part of Jersey do we know?

[Mimi Brown]

Nope.

[DJ Envy]

So that'll be two studios because there's one in Lionsgate's building. One too.

[Mimi Brown]

That's what's up. But 9,903 million dollar, like, okay, Netflix, y'all getting it? And they my neighbors. I'M probably quit here, start working there. I know that's right, but that's just the matter.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, that's dope. It says Fort Monmouth site. 289 acres.

[Mimi Brown]

How far is. I mean, what is that? What part is that? What is that near South Jersey? North Jersey, I think it would be south.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let me check.

[Mimi Brown]

I never even heard of that. But that's super, super dope, though. All these studios. Tyler Party Studios.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, that was just with the mess. Now when we come back, we got the People's Choice mix. On a Monday day, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. I want to shout out to all the tourists I ran into yesterday. A lot of people from out of town. I actually did the touristy thing. I went to go see the Rockefeller tree. I went to Bryant park, seen all the lights in the city. Went to Times Square, took the whole kids, my kids and family there. We had a great time, had a lot of anxiety. I ain't going front. Cause there's so many people out there. Like, it's just. It got to the point where I had. I did old school. I had to put my wallet in my front pocket. I had all that.

[DJ Envy]

But.

[Mimi Brown]

Was your jeans tight?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, no, my jeans wasn't tight. But I had a good time yesterday taking the kids. So if you do get a chance to come to New York, there's so much to do, so many things that the kids could see that that's actually free. Just looking at the trees and just a little walk. And we went yesterday because the weather wasn't too bad, but they enjoyed themselves. They got a chance to see all the holiday decorations. So salute to everybody I ran into last night in the. All right. And also salute to Shanti Dobbs for joining us today.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to Shanti Dobbs. Make sure you pick up her pocket guide, man. She has a pocket guide of tips to help you find peace in the holiday grief journey. Because so many people are navigating grief during the holidays. And it's called have Yourself a Merry Little Griefmas. Okay. It's 20 tips for navigating Grief during the Holidays, man. You should check it out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. All right, when we come back, we got the positive notice. The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, Jess, you got something.

[Mimi Brown]

Absolutely. This weekend. Well, this Friday, December 13th, I will be in Jacksonville, Florida, with my man Martin Lawrence I will be opening up for Martin at the V Star arena. And then next weekend, December 20th and 21st, I will be at Helium Comedy Club in St. Louis, Missouri. We got four shows, two on that Friday, two on that Saturday. So get your tickets at just hilarious official.com or helium comedy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right Charlotte, you got a positive note.

[DJ Envy]

Yes. Happy Monday to everybody and I just want to tell you this one simple thing. Your energy introduces you before you even speak.

[Mimi Brown]

Okay. Charlamagne. Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

You see, you know what your energy is telling me? Your energy is telling me a lot right now. Jeff. Hilarious. Your energy introduces you before you even speak. Have a great Monday Breakfast Club bitches. You all finished or y'all done? The holidays are about spending time with your loved ones and creating magical memories that will last a lifet. So whether it's family and friends you haven't seen in a while or those who you see all the time, share holiday magic this season with an ice cold Coca Cola Copyright 2024 the Coca Cola Company.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

I just got it for 50 off.

[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

I'm thirsty. Watch.

[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

My strip and wow, it's beginning to feel more seasonal in here already.

[Jess Hilarious]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

What you love love like bake cookies.

[DJ Envy]

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