FULL SHOW: Kai Cenat Drops ‘I Quit’ Vlog, Kurupt Hospitalized, 50 Cent Invests $124M In Shreveport

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club

Date: January 14, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, Lauren LaRose, and Mimi Brown

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club covers a wide range of trending topics, including the ICE-related crisis in Minnesota, controversy around Teyana Taylor’s Golden Globe win, discussions on mega churches after comedian Druski’s viral skit, Mike Tomlin stepping down as Steelers head coach, Kurupt’s hospitalization, 50 Cent’s major investment in Shreveport, and an in-depth caller debate on Black success and representation in Hollywood. The tone is energetic, humorous, and candid, maintaining The Breakfast Club’s trademark blend of news, opinion, and community voices.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Morning Banter & Blue Collar Shout-Outs

Time: 01:24 – 04:55

• Hosts salute blue collar workers, especially construction workers and nurses on strike.
• Discussion on immigration enforcement ("ICE all over the place"), with humorous banter about DJ Envy's heritage.
• Celebration of LL Cool J’s and Slick Rick’s birthdays.

2. Front Page News: Political Tensions & Policy Changes

Time: 05:54 – 11:08

• Minnesota ICE Crisis: Mimi Brown reports on the fallout from Renee Good’s death during an ICE operation and resignations of federal prosecutors over alleged DOJ pressure to investigate Good’s widow rather than the ICE officer (06:59).
  • Charlamagne: “That is disgusting to focus an investigation on the widow of somebody who was shot by a federal agent.” (06:59)
• Somali TPS Revocation: Biden administration ending temporary protected status (TPS) for Somali immigrants, risking mass deportations, and threats to cut funding for sanctuary cities.
  • Trump threatens “immediate financial consequences” for sanctuary cities. (08:51)
  • Conversation about legality of ICE raids and civil rights concerns.

3. Caller Hotline: Audience Reactions & Stories

Time: 11:31 – 19:42

• Callers discuss recurring topics: show’s political content, adoption stories (“Unlocked Family Secrets” doc on HBO Max), and even sitcom nostalgia (“Did Tommy on Martin really have a job?”).
  • Charlamagne, on adoption: “I think it’s good for you [to know]… there’s a lot of things, genetically, you might need to know.” (17:09)
  • The team riffs humorously on Tommy’s job as youth counselor and the Mandela Effect.

4. Teyana Taylor Golden Globe Controversy

Time: 22:48 – 30:01 / 39:44 – 55:20

• Segment Introduction: Lauren LaRose summarizes the pushback against Teyana Taylor’s Golden Globe win, specifically criticism her character was “over sexualized” and concerns about Black women’s portrayal in Hollywood. (23:12)
  • Teyana Taylor (in Vanity Fair): “Do you realize the first thing we see her do is having a gun to a guy’s head… Are we not watching the same film?” (24:00)
• Panel Reactions:
  • Charlamagne: “Why can’t Black people just say congratulations?” (23:57); “It feels like hate.” (25:41)
  • DJ Envy: “Why do we have to critique? Why do we have to try to diminish her light? She did something amazing.” (25:26)
• Call-in Segment: Listeners debate whether such critiques reveal internalized bias or necessary conversation, with many agreeing criticism often emerges only after awards are given rather than when films are first released.
  • Lauren LaRose: “Let her have her award.” (41:52)
  • Caller Vanessa: “The conversation should be more about Teyana working with Hollywood juggernauts… she held her own.” (53:46)
• Team’s Conclusion: “Stop hating and just say congratulations… if you can’t be happy for somebody else’s success, you’ll never have any of your own.” (54:40 – Charlamagne)

5. Front Page News: Epstein Probe, Domestic Violence Registry, & Consumer Lawsuits

Time: 30:45 – 39:11

• Clinton Subpoenas: Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify over Jeffrey Epstein investigation; GOP leaders threaten contempt. Discussion about double standards in Congress.
  • Charlamagne: “I know Hillary tired of defending Bill Clinton’s penis…” (33:00)
• Tennessee’s Domestic Violence Registry: First-in-nation public registry for repeat offenders. Team debates if listing should happen after the first offense. (34:48)
• California Refund Law: New rule forces delivery apps to give full refunds for problem orders. Similarly, lawsuits allege Pepsi gave Walmart unfair pricing advantages (possible class-action).

6. Druski’s Viral Mega Church Skit: Satire or Offense?

Time: 56:03 – 86:10

• Description: Druski’s comedic skit lampooning mega pastors (wearing designer, asking for millions) garners 3.2M Instagram likes. (61:05)
• Hosts, callers, and special guest Pastor Tim Ross discuss:
  • Is the skit offensive or honest social commentary?
  • Pastor Tim Ross: “It gives us an opportunity to look within… anytime you see satire, it’s exposing a truth.”
  • Many callers confirm real church experiences mirror the skit; defenders say pastors sometimes justify designer clothes as “relatable.”
    • Pastor’s wife Brandy: “You’re distracted… It’s a distraction from Christ. Now my mind is not longer on Christ, it’s on why is he wearing that?” (77:31)
  • Charlamagne: “You can’t be mad at Druski for the spoof and not be mad at the mega churches he’s spoofing.” (78:25)
  • Group agrees the real issue is with churches/leadership lacking transparency or compassion for congregants in need.

7. Donkey of the Day: Violent Surgeon

Time: 66:49 – 71:38

• Charlamagne awards “Donkey of the Day” to a Georgia surgeon who assaulted a patient post-operation.
  • “There are a few professions where you don’t get the luxury of having a bad day… you are responsible for way too many people’s lives.” (70:36)
• Discussion about occupational stress and professionalism in critical roles.

8. Pop Culture & Community Updates

Times scattered throughout, especially 86:16 – 96:08

• Martin Show, Colorism Debate: Ari Lennox’s criticism of the “Martin” sitcom’s Pam/Martin dynamic. Tichina Arnold explains backstory to the jokes; cast clarifies humor was not colorist in intent.
• Kurupt Hospitalized: Dogg Pound rapper reportedly improving after severe health issues. (57:44)
• 50 Cent’s Shreveport Deal: $124M investment transforms Shreveport properties, creating 6,000 jobs. 50’s “new era of entertainment” in Louisiana expected to bring $18B over 20 years. (57:57)
• Kai Cenat’s 'I Quit' Vlog: Twitch star opens up about self-doubt and new fashion venture, Vivette Official. He takes time off from streaming for personal and creative growth. (91:42–95:44)
• LL Cool J Birthday: Salutes to hip hop legend with a music mix.

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Notable Quotes & Timestamp References

• "That is disgusting to focus an investigation on the widow of somebody who was shot by a federal agent." — Former Minnesota JD Official (06:59)
• "We don't talk enough about how that's one of the sexiest records ever created..." — Charlamagne on LL Cool J’s “Doin’ It” (05:16)
• "Why can't Black people just say congratulations?" — Charlamagne (23:57)
• "People just can't be happy for somebody to see." — DJ Envy (26:58)
• "It gives us an opportunity to look within… anytime you see satire, it is exposing a truth…" — Pastor Tim Ross, on Druski’s megachurch skit (83:17)
• "If you can't be happy for somebody else's success, you'll never have any success of your own." — Charlamagne (54:40)

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Memorable & Humorous Moments

• Charlamagne interrogates Envy’s heritage with running Dominican jokes (03:38).
• Listeners call in about childhood sitcoms, adoption reveals, and even mock their own use of the horn (13:29).
• Jess Hilarious declares: “We a bald head ass show!” during Martin colorism debate (90:46).
• Extended riffing on why pastors wear designer brands and the realities (and perceptions) of church wealth (78:25–85:29).

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Flow, Energy & Tone

The conversation oscillates between serious news analysis, community dialogue, and irreverent, spontaneous humor. The hosts’ candid, sometimes confrontational exchanges ensure the topics remain relatable, lively, and authentic to their audience.

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Conclusion

This episode encapsulates The Breakfast Club’s role as a forum for pop culture, hard news, and social debate—often blending serious critique with humor and audience participation. The central thread is a call for empathy and celebration in Black excellence, whether in Hollywood wins, hip hop legacy, or entrepreneurial risk. Recurrent engagement with listeners—via both serious calls and jokes—keeps the episode grounded and resonant.

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For listeners:
If you missed this episode, you’ll want to check out:

• The in-depth discussion on critiques of Black actresses’ recognition and what true support looks like (Teyana Taylor section, ~22:48–55:20)
• The mega church satire debate and honest takes from both church leaders and congregants (~56:03–86:10)
• Updates on major cultural and economic news, with the signature comedic touch only The Breakfast Club can offer.

Transcript

[Lauren LaRose]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Caller/Listener]

Woke up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHeartRadio. Good morning, USA.

[Caller/Listener]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

Just to be here in a second. Charlemagne Nigar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace to the planet. Guess what day it is. Guess what day it is. How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed. Black and highly favored. Happy to be here. Another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, good morning. Hopefully you guys are feeling good. It's the middle of the week. Hump day, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

One of my favorite things to do when we get here in the morning, like, you know, just talking to, like, all the construction workers and, you know, the blue collar folks that, you know, working around this area. It's just always a lively conversation. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

What y' all talk about this morning?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't want to say, but how.

[DJ Envy]

You gonna start like that? I think they're building a city downstairs under the underground. By the way, they've been building for years.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You've been on YouTube way too, Guy.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know, but they building something down.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They built in a city underground. They've been building.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You don't think none of them brothers would tell us that they were building a city underground?

[DJ Envy]

Did you ask.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why would I ask that? What y' all building underground a city?

[DJ Envy]

I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did ask what project they was working on, but I didn't think it was a city underground.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know what they building. They've been building under there for, like, a year. Over a year. And it's mad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's an oyster bar.

[DJ Envy]

That's it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know what it is.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know next door is supposed to be an oyster bar. I don't know what else.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But yeah, Salute to all the blue collar workers that are working around the building that we. That we. That I chat with in the morning. Salute to y', all, man.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Especially because it is the construction workers. A lot of construction workers.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. And I was gonna say salute to all the nurses out there as well. They're still striking out there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can I say one more thing about the construction workers?

[DJ Envy]

Sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There used to be a lot more of them about a year ago.

[DJ Envy]

What you trying to say?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There used to be a lot more of them of Latino and Mexican descent.

[DJ Envy]

Iceman all over the place. That's what you said.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Boy, oh, boy, that has really thinned up. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

And let me tell my friends, every time you see Ice, you don't gotta text me like, I am a citizen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nothing we can do about it.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I'm a citizen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no, no, no. I can see why they're concerned about it.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, no, no. They text me, like, yesterday. Ice is in this part of Jersey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This part. I'm like, look, I'm good.

[DJ Envy]

I. I swear I'm a citizen, and I'm not. I'm not Latino. I'm black. I swear. I swear. I don't know why you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The fact that you have to come in here every day and continue to tell us that is. I'm starting to really question you. I already know you're Dominican, but the fact you keep. I'm not fighting it is wild, dude.

[DJ Envy]

No, I have to question it because people believe what you say, and then they question that, like, what you mean? They be like, Charlemagne said. I'm like, do not listen to Charlemagne. He's a liar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[DJ Envy]

All right, let's get the show.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You just want to, you know, disregard Your whole heritage. That's crazy.

[DJ Envy]

I'm not lying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, salute to the nurses. You were talking about the nurses?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, yeah, the nurses are back on strike. Actually, one of them actually hit me yesterday. And because I really would love to go down there and DJ if I can, I just need to speak to somebody who's in charge that knows the setup. If there's equipment there, I don't know. So please. One of the nurses hit me. She said, actually she was one of the people that helped me with my daughter Peyton. And she was like, yeah, the nurses hear us each and every morning on their way down, and they appreciate the support, but I would love to go there. I just need to know what equipment, what time I can go. I will definitely turn it into a block party.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You don't need to be down there working illegally, okay? We just had this conversation 30 seconds ago.

[DJ Envy]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, we don't need you down there. We don't need you down there working illegally, okay? What are you talking about? Cause where you go, follow.

[DJ Envy]

You know what? Let's get the show crack on. All right, we got front page news. When we come back, Mimi will be breaking everything down. And today is a icon's birthday. A couple of them queens.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, a couple of them.

[DJ Envy]

Of course. We got Slick Rick. It's his birthday. He's not from Queens. He's from UK London. But we have LL Cool J's birthday man. Salute to the OG the goat. LL Cool J. Today is his birthday. He's 58 years old. Today.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let's play some classic Ella. Oh, see, you can't get no better than that, right?

[DJ Envy]

Yes, you can.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But that's a classic right there.

[DJ Envy]

It's doing it. This Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what's so crazy? We don't talk enough about how that's one of the sexiest records ever created of any genre of music. If I had to tell somebody, this is what sexy sounds like.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, doing it.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I would play doing it.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. Trying to think of anything else. Yeah. Not doing it. Is that one. Well, good morning, everybody. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Quick sports. Mike Tomlin steps down as head coach of the Steelers after 19 seasons.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Legend. Salute to Mike Tomlin.

[Jesselarius]

Legend.

[DJ Envy]

I wonder if he's going to pack it up and retire or if he's going to another team.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I have no idea.

[DJ Envy]

I wonder, wonder, wonder. What's up? Mimi.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mimi Brown.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

MV Charlemagne. How y' all doing this morning?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good. Blessed, black and highly favored all right.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, we begin this morning with breaking developments still out of Minnesota, where multiple crises are now colliding and where tensions with the Trump administration continues to escalate. Now, at the center of all of this, of course, the death of Renee Good, a Minneapolis resident shot and killed during an ICE operation and the fallout that's followed by. Now this morning, we're learning that turmoil has now reached the Justice Department itself. According to the New York Times, the top federal prosecutor overseeing Minnesota's fraud investigation has resigned along with five other career prosecutors. Now, the lead prosecutor, his name is Joseph Thompson, he had spent more than a decade in the U.S. attorney's office. Now, these resignations reportedly came after pressure from the DOJ to investigate Renee Goode's widow. While prosecutors say there was little interest in fully investigating the ICE officer involved in the shooting, a former Minnesota Justice Department official is calling this new development disgusting. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I will tell you, that is disgusting to focus an investigation on the widow of somebody who was shot by a federal agent. The investigation of Ms. Good's killing requires really good investigators working together with other really good investigators. And it's pretty clear to me that that is going to be extremely difficult to accomplish with this many people gone and without the state being involved. You know, it's interesting maybe when they say investigate a crime that we all saw on video, like what? I wonder what that investigation consists of.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, I mean, you know, when there's a crime, any crime. Right. We still have to investigate it. But what we're hearing is the Trump administration thinks that they can bypass that whole investigative process. You know, so however you feel, either way, there still needs to be some level of, you know, looking into the facts.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely.

[Mimi Brown]

But, but again, all of this unfolding as Minnesota remains a hotbed for the Trump administration's immigration agenda. Now, dhs, they are now the Department of Homeland Security, they are now moving to end temporary protected status. That's TPS for all Somali immigrants. That's a decision that could affect thousands of families, many of them in Minnesota, which is home to one of the largest Somali communities in the country. Now, TPS allows people to live and work legally in the US when their home country is too dangerous to return to. Now, under this move, Somali immigrants would lose their legal status and work permits by March 17. The administration is urging them to leave voluntarily or face arrest and deportation. Now, at the same time, President Trump, he is threatening immediate financial consequences. He says as of February 1, Minnesota and other so called sanctuary cities could See federal funding cut off. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Additionally, starting February 1st, we're not making any payments to sanctuary cities or states having sanctuary cities because they do everything possible to protect criminals at the expense of American citizens. And it breeds fraud and crime and all of the other problems that come.

[DJ Envy]

So we're not making any payment to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anybody that supports sanctuary service. You can't say that's not political. If all the states are blue and if he's saying he's doing that because of fraud concerns and how come he's not doing that in Mississippi?

[Mimi Brown]

Exactly, exactly. And the administration says, though this is only the beginning of Vice President J.D. vance. He says immigration enforcement will soon start going door to door and confirming plans that there will be expansion of these rates. Let's quickly listen to what he had to say about that.

[DJ Envy]

I think we're gonna see those deportation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Numbers ramp up as we get more.

[DJ Envy]

And more people online working for ice, going door to door and making sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That if you're an illegal alien, you've got to get out of this country and if you want to come back, apply through the proper channel.

[DJ Envy]

To my knowledge. And maybe I'm wrong, but I thought they couldn't go in your house. Is that wrong? Is that right?

[Mimi Brown]

That is not wrong. They need a warrant. They need some sort of, you know, legal paperwork to enter your residence. And that's what's happening a lot in Minnesota right now. They're being remind it of their rights a lot. Because you've seen the video, right? The, the on social media. People are having their doors busted in, their windows broken in their cars. It's a lot of illegal activity going on with these ICE arrests.

[DJ Envy]

That's why.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what the Nazis used to do in Germany. They used to go, you know, door to door and do house to house searches, by the way.

[Mimi Brown]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

But I wonder, I wonder what's legal with that. Right? Because if I'm a, you know, a homeowner and I have a legal license and somebody breaks in my door without a warrant, you know, what line is that now? How do you draw that line?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I have no idea.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Unprecedented.

[Mimi Brown]

So blurred. It's so blurred right now. Minnesota officials say the state is being punished for pushing back and warned that random traffic stops, racial profiling and the rest of us citizens, they are only getting worse. So we will continue to watch what that looks like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Guys, there has to be oil in Minnesota. I mean, none of this makes any sense. I mean, does this Trump dislike the Somalians that Much is he trying to just crack from Epstein files that much like, none of this makes any sense?

[DJ Envy]

I don't know. All right, well, thank you, Mimi.

[Mimi Brown]

Coming up at 7. What if checking someone's background came as routine as checking their social media? One state is moving in that direction. And we'll explain what I mean in the next hour.

[DJ Envy]

All right, everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent phone lines wide open again, 800-585-1051 is the breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is your time to get it.

[DJ Envy]

Off your chest Whether you're math or blessed.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk I hate the way that you dress Everything with me is blessed.

[DJ Envy]

Call up next. 800-585-1051.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not just me, I'm with the culture feeling.

[DJ Envy]

Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey. It's your age, young blood. AKA the super truck out of Portsmouth, Virginia.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, 757. What's up, brother?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why it sound like you said 100 words in two seconds just now?

[DJ Envy]

You sure did.

[Caller/Listener]

I mean. I mean, because that's who I am, man. I mean, I don't give you who I am. I ain't going to have that. You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I got. First, I want to say good morning, everyone, and hey. Hey, old friend. I got a few things I want to get off my chest, but I'mma start what I call a couple days. But I'm going to start with between Charlemagne and Em.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're not interested.

[Caller/Listener]

Don't take it the wrong way, but, man, I listen to y' all every morning. Y' all get me off this highway every morning, cuz, for real radio, man. And I don't listen to that stuff. But y' all be throwing some shots at each other. I was like, man, what's real and what ain't real? But whatever it is, man, y' all do funny jokers, Mike.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What you mean, funny? Like, funny funny like we make you laugh funny or like, you know.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, yeah, y' all definitely made me laugh, man. Y' all definitely got me laughing. Like, man, I don't know. But, man, look, y' all just funny, man. Hey, look, man, I like what y' all do, man. Y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All. Because gay means happy.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And happiness is contagious. So we come in here happy. We project it onto you, sir. So that makes you gay.

[DJ Envy]

You gay.

[Caller/Listener]

Dang, you Know what, man? Hey, you know what?

[Jesselarius]

Sh.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm not even gonna tech with you because you're a professional techer and I'm a professional trucker, so that's you different.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I said gay. Means gay. Does mean happy.

[DJ Envy]

You not happy. You are gay, cousin.

[Caller/Listener]

Ace, I'm not. Hey, hey, hey. You know semantics, brother. You got them.

[DJ Envy]

Blow the horn for us, Ace. Come on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There you go.

[Caller/Listener]

And that ain't even my train horn. I got a train horn back there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You didn't give Envy the right blow. Give him the right blow. Call back another day and give him the right.

[Caller/Listener]

That's what I'm talking about, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what I'm talking about right there, man.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, yo, y' all be safe out here, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Appreciate it.

[DJ Envy]

You, too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's a rose.

[DJ Envy]

Ace. Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

This is Angel.

[DJ Envy]

Royal Angel. From where? Where you calling from?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, bro. I love the statue, bro, but you guys talk too much politics, man. I just want to hear music when I turn you guys on.

[DJ Envy]

Just want to hear music. You know, there's iHeartRadio app, there's other apps. We talk about what's. What's really trending out in the world, what people need to know about what? About politics. I hear you, man.

[Caller/Listener]

But this station, I understand. For this station, I love to hear the music, man. I'm tired of what's going on out there. I understand you don't know what's true, what's AI.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I understand what you're saying, but you can't escape the news, my brother. And politics is pop culture. So I feel like we give you a little bit of everything. You know, you can turn on this radio.

[Caller/Listener]

I respect that, bro.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

Trust me, I respect that. But you got to put more music on, man. Cause I fall asleep listening to this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Try cocaine. That might work.

[Caller/Listener]

I give a shout out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

Angel Arroyo from Patterson Nasty Nation, the place Key Street Up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

All right, man.

[Caller/Listener]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Have a great day. Have a great day, sir.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-105.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What?

[DJ Envy]

If you need the vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's a new day. This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Caller/Listener]

Wake. Wake up.

[Lauren LaRose]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

To get up and get something.

[DJ Envy]

Call up now. 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Hey, what's your name, bro?

[Caller/Listener]

Vernon.

[DJ Envy]

Vernon. Get it off your chest.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, man, I just wanted to say, I want you guys to check out my wife, Happy. She has. She's in a documentary on HBO Max and about being adopted.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

You know, as I'm trying to shine a light on it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's the name of the documentary, sir?

[Caller/Listener]

It's Secrets.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Unlocked Secrets.

[Caller/Listener]

Family Secrets. Unlocked this on HBO Max.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Interesting.

[Jesselarius]

It's nice.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's her name?

[Jesselarius]

Congratulations.

[Caller/Listener]

Her mother's name is Zoe Shaw, and she came from a real, real rich family, and they kept it a secret that she was adopted. So her mother wrote her books, and Oprah's people reached out to her and told her that she wanted to do a documentary. So there's a documentary on HBO Max now about it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm looking at it now. It's called Unlocked Family Secrets, actually. Yes.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Episode four. Watch spiral. Six families. They reveal, unpack, and confront their household's tightly concealed secrets. Oh, did you. Did you learn anything new about your family that you didn't know?

[Caller/Listener]

My wife had already told me before we got married. She had disclosed the story to me, but nobody know about it, so everybody knows about it now. So I was just trying to shine the light on it for everybody else to check it out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Which one is your wife, though? Is. Her dad saved her from the streets in the script club.

[Caller/Listener]

No, no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

In episode four, she announced her wedding something. She announced her wedding in secret, huh? Celebrity.

[Caller/Listener]

The accent.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Dad, do I have any siblings? What's wrong with you?

[Jesselarius]

This.

[DJ Envy]

Just name them all. Just gotta keep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I see it. The daughter's secret. I see her.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Got you. I see her. All right, I'm gonna check that out. All right. Thank you, brother. Yes, sir.

[DJ Envy]

If y' all were adapted, right, Would y' all want to know later on in life?

[Jesselarius]

Later on in life. I mean, because the older you get, the more you realize, like, oh, well, some people realize they're not a part of the family. You grow up with that feeling like you don't belong. It's something different about me that, you know.

[DJ Envy]

But it's family blood or is family love, you know?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, I think it's good for you because, you know, there's a lot of things, genetically, you might need to know about yourself.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For health reasons. Right. Not. Not just physical, mental. So I. I would. Yeah. I would like to know where I.

[Jesselarius]

Come from, you know, and then some people just feel it. They feel like they're. You know what I mean? Like the guy from the Grits and Eggs podcast, he said that he was feeling like that, but he just. He couldn't shake the feeling. But he didn't know. And so when he got older, they did tell him, like, oh, right, yeah, you are a doctor.

[DJ Envy]

Because. Would you want to dive into why my mom. Why my mom didn't want me? You know what I mean? Would you want to. I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It don't have. Yeah, I get you. But that is interesting, though, because sometimes most of the time, it don't have anything to do with. Yeah. The parent was going through something that they couldn't handle.

[DJ Envy]

Yep. Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning. This is James from North Carolina.

[DJ Envy]

James, what up, man? Get it off your chest. James.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I want.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Real quick.

[Caller/Listener]

Abrah, I need for you to be a guest on that show. Have I got news for you with Roy Wood Jr. And Amber Ruffin. I need you to. I want you to be a guest panelist on there, man. I need that in my life. You, Roy Wood Jr. And Amber Ruffin on the same panel, man. That. That'd be awesome.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I like Roy and Amber a lot. They're good people.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. Yeah, man. They'd be funny as. I don't know what on that show, man. I think you'd be a good addition to the. To the panel as a guest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, I feel like. I feel like we did a panel together when we. When I had my talk show on Comedy Central. I feel like it was Roy, Amber, and somebody else. I could be wrong, though, but not. Yeah, I like that show. That show is very interesting.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, man. And all this is. This is off subject, but Tommy. Tommy on Martin, he had a job, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What was his job in the first season?

[Caller/Listener]

Remember, he was, like, an administrator for the school. He invited Martin and Cole to do the whole career thing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So are you telling us that we have a little Mandela effect when it comes to Martin? We remember Tommy not having a job when he actually had one. Oh, you're right.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm telling you, in the first season, he did have a job.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Said he had a job as a youth counselor at the boys and Girl Club, but the running gag was that no one, especially Martin, knew exactly what he did. Mm.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRose]

And that's crazy.

[Jesselarius]

I do remember that episode now, but it never dawned on me that that was Tommy's job because the rest of the seasons were him not having one. So I didn't even think about that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. I had to go back and watch the old episodes to find out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, I love black people because we wake up in the morning thinking about stuff like that. I was just thinking about you wake up in the morning like, man, Tommy did have a job. I don't know why we keep saying Tommy ain't had no job. There's certain things, as black people we have to unravel before we even get our day started.

[DJ Envy]

What year was that episode?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

Jesus Christ. I gotta tell him that Tommy had a job.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was the first season. It was like 91, 92.

[DJ Envy]

Jesus Christ. All right.

[Jesselarius]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. What's up, Lauren?

[Lauren LaRose]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Y' all look like that's a. I knew y' all was a Christmas sweater party.

[Lauren LaRose]

No, I think it's. First of all, it's a cute sweater. It's not ugly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Jesselarius]

But it's nice. It's very distressed in distress.

[Lauren LaRose]

First of all, I like it. This sweater is really cute. And if I didn't wear it with green pants, you wouldn't be thinking Christmas.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got attacked this morning.

[Lauren LaRose]

I called you what you would have did. You told me before you would run.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I did not tell you I would run.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes, you did. You said, and you should run, too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, but the security would handle it. No, I said we got jumped.

[Lauren LaRose]

No, the sweater is supposed to be like this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's that Freddy Krueger couture.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, my God. All of it.

[Lauren LaRose]

You know what I woke up thinking about this morning? I literally thought Freddy Krueger. And I was like, they gonna say Christmas.

[DJ Envy]

Definitely Christmas. The fact that I think about.

[Lauren LaRose]

I anticipate the jokes. I'm going to HR this morning. Okay? That's what's happening in the ladies.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what they gonna tell you? That is an ugly sweater.

[DJ Envy]

Well, we got the ladies coming up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What we talking about?

[Lauren LaRose]

We do. We going to talk about Teyana Taylor because she is having to defend herself against critics who feel like the award maybe shouldn't have went to her. And talking about sex and over sexualization, all these things.

[Jesselarius]

We going don't even pay that line.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, what? I can't say that?

[DJ Envy]

No. I mean, don't threaten somebody with a good time. What you going to do if they do it? What you going to do if they do it?

[Lauren LaRose]

Are you allowed to say that in regular rules?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, ok. All right, we'll get to that. Next is the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace to the planet. Charlamagne. Tha God here now. You know, the end of the year is when, like a lot of business owners, I really lock in. All right, this is the time to set the foundation for next year. You got new Ideas, new product drops, new goals. And when I'm building anything meaningful, I need the right tools. That's why I always tell folks, especially black entrepreneurs and small black owned businesses, shopify is the move, okay? We use it at the Black Effect Podcast network and I've seen firsthand how it helps creators and business owners grow with confidence. Entrepreneurship is very important to me, okay? There's nothing wrong with working for people. There's nothing wrong with partnering people. But you should strive to own your own as well. And Shopify can help others grow into entrepreneurs. It's like having a whole team behind you. Your chief of staff, your personal assistant, your co founder, all in one platform. Whether you're running a side hustle or a full storefront selling locally or worldwide, Shopify takes all the guesswork out. Shopify brings everything into one place. You can sell on your website, on social media, and even in the real world. Like some of our partners at our Black Effect festival coming up in April. Wherever your people are, Shopify makes sure your business can meet them where they're at. Plus, you got Shopify, Sidekick and their AI tools. Total game changers. I love how it's like having an assistant giving you insights, content, ideas, edits. Shopify's got your next move covered. So let me ask you this. If you're ready to take the next step in your life, whether it's merch, products or anything in between, get on shopify.com be that's shopify.com ben and make it happen. It is time to stop putting off your future and start your new role as your own boss today. Your talk, LL Cool Bay.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everything. The little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Take me through that.

[Lauren LaRose]

Take me through there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Where's she gone? The latest with Laura Rosa on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool Bay, Talk to me.

[Lauren LaRose]

All right, so yesterday we talked briefly about Teyana Taylor and Vanity Fair covering their winter issue. It had just released at the time that I started the news, so it was very brief. I wanted to go back to that and get into a conversation that I've seen happening since Teyana Taylor won her very well deserved Golden Globe award. So there has been a conversation which Teyana Taylor responded to in this Vanity Fair interview about her character Profuda Beverly Hills in one battle after another. And if this character was over sexualized and was just a fetish and there is A big dialogue right now about why do black women or do black women have to play these type of roles and characters in order to get recognized by awards like the Golden Globes or the Oscars?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why can't black people just say congratulations?

[Jesselarius]

And that's it?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah. I mean, that's the conversation we had yesterday. Like, for me watching this, I'm like, yo, like, you can have all of your opinions if you want, but do you understand how hard it is to get and achieve certain things? Like, let her have her moment. But they. They did bring this up in the interview, and she says that. Well, she tiptoe around the topic a little bit, the writer says, because she want. Tiana Taylor wanted to be careful not to over generalize. So Tiana Taylor says, I think we don't enjoy seeing the harsh reality, but this is what's happening. They're talking about the fetishes of white men on black women and black women displaying that on camera. And then she goes more directly into it. She says, another person interviewed me and mentioned something about Profuda and how people fel. Like, she was overly horny. And I'm like, do you realize the first thing we see her do is having a gun to a guy's head? He calls her sweet thing. Are we not watching the same film? So, you know, she's basically saying that she doesn't agree. Of course she doesn't agree with. With a lot of the critiques. And these critiques have been happening since the movie first came out, but they heightened when she won her Golden Globe.

[Jesselarius]

But they think this is something. Let's look at who Tiana is anyway. Like, she is sexy. She gives that, like in her music. And you know what I mean? That's not the only thing she gives. But that's. That's what. That's what you Looking at her. That's what she leads with.

[DJ Envy]

But she's an actress.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah, she's an actress. She played a role from her fashion to her artistry to acting like she's always been sexy.

[DJ Envy]

I just don't understand why we just can't say congratulations.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right?

[DJ Envy]

Why do we have to critique? Why do we have to try to diminish her light? Like, she did something amazing. She's been doing amazing things for a long time. Just can't say congrats and whether.

[Jesselarius]

Go ahead. No, I'm saying whether her sexiness earned her a Golden Globe award or not. Congratulations.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. It feels like hate. Because if folks had a problem with her role, how come they didn't say something? Back in September when the movie first came out. Why did they wait until she wins the Golden Globe to all of a sudden have an opinion? Also give me more examples other than Holly Berry and Monster. Show me more women, period, who have won awards and what roles did they win them for? Then show me the black women that won and what they won for. When it comes to Golden Globes, I can think of Whoopi Goldberg, I can think of Jennifer Hudson, I can think of Monique Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Regina King, Debbie Allen, T.R. dallas Ross, Alfre Wooded. So they always compare it to Monster Goldberg. It's a long list of people who did roles that had nothing to do with being over sexualized at one Golden Globe.

[Lauren LaRose]

And I think too, I watched Kev on stage have a conversation about this, shout out to him about sinners and about one battle after another and just the weight of being a black creator in any space where once you get that award, it's not many of us who have them. So everybody has a oh, congratulations. But I wish it wasn't this. And it's like cuz a lot. Because if it's not over sexualization or the fetishing of black women, it's we playing these characters that people don't like. There's so many different conversations.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Black women who won Golden Globes and they played a variety of different characters that have nothing to do with being over sexual.

[DJ Envy]

But that's a huge problem. I feel like we have. She only won because of this. He only got that because he did this. He only did this. And I hate that conversation. People just can't be happy for somebody to see.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah, but that's the thing though. Because if she wouldn't have won, it would have been, oh, she didn't. Because she was overly sexualizing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's the case. Michael B. Jordan shouldn't win nothing because he had sex with that white woman and he liked that white woman so much that he let her in the house and she came in there and killed everybody.

[Jesselarius]

But that was only one Michael B. Jordan. The other Michael Jordan loved the beautiful black woman and he had a baby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is true.

[Lauren LaRose]

But they was having a whole lot of sex.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ended up living happily ever after with a white woman.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Jesselarius]

Because the white woman, I mean the black woman.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

See what I'm saying? He killed the black woman in the movie and lived happily ever after. Michael B. Jordan winning that.

[Lauren LaRose]

Let me tell you something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Michael B. Jordan win. Damn. You know what? You ended up living happily ever after with a white woman. That's Your price.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, but I mean, listen, Teyana Taylor is living in. And she keeps saying this, and I'm happy that she does. She is living all of her answered prayers. So she is not focused on this whatsoever. Now, the interview that she did with Vanity Fair, the video version of it is so fly. They're in a church in Harlem. They also are in Red Rooster in the written part of the interview. And the choir is singing the questions to her as she's answering them. Thought this was a good way to end. They asked her about a time where she didn't believe in herself. Let's take a listen. Tell us about the time.

[Caller/Listener]

When you question your belief.

[Jesselarius]

I mean, I definitely think coming into.

[Lauren LaRose]

The industry at 15 years old, you know, it's really, really young age, and I have to grow up very, very fast.

[Jesselarius]

And the times that I've questioned myself.

[Lauren LaRose]

Was when that weight felt like punishment and not understanding that it was preparation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The blessings are very real.

[Jesselarius]

And that's why no matter what room I'm in, I'm gonna always represent. I'm gonna always bring the good news. I'm gonna always pray.

[Lauren LaRose]

Even when they don't clap, it's just real. Everything's happening. With everything that I've been through, to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

See everything flourish right now, it's really.

[Lauren LaRose]

Showing that this is what was already written for me.

[Jesselarius]

I'm just so grateful and just filled.

[Lauren LaRose]

With so much gratitude, you know, that's.

[Jesselarius]

Why I do what I do, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Teyana Taylor deserves it all. God damn. I'll knock over all this stuff with Teyana Taylor. You hear me?

[Jesselarius]

Now listen, let her be great. Even after she got emotional like that. Was that the last question? Because how can you sing after somebody like, how could you sing?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Another question. That's another question.

[Lauren LaRose]

That wasn't the last one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, man.

[Lauren LaRose]

Shout out to T. Shout out to Tiana Taylor. Coming up in the next latest, we will talk about corrupt. Yesterday we found out that he has been hospitalized for some time. And we're going to get into the details of that. I'm gonna send him some well wishes.

[DJ Envy]

And let's. Let's open up the phone lines about TT2 Tiana Taylor. 800-585-1051 at the front page news. Let's have a discussion. I feel like a lot of times.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When we get these accolades, you don't get to see when we get these.

[DJ Envy]

Accolades, why can't people just say congratulations? And that's the question. 800-585-105.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're talking to you.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my Goodness.

[Mimi Brown]

Can you.

[Lauren LaRose]

Can you tell? Can you ask for people who've actually seen the movie too to talk about it? Because there's nothing too.

[DJ Envy]

I asked him. You just did.

[Lauren LaRose]

No. Okay. Well, I wasn't trying to sing it. I wanted y' all to sing it.

[Jesselarius]

If you saw one battle after another, call up and tell us 800. Like the acting.

[DJ Envy]

585. I thought you had to know. 805. 851051. Front page news is next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's D. Hey, Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Start off with some quick sports. NFL Mike Tomlin. He steps down as the head coach of the Steelers after 19 seasons. Wow. So I wonder if he's going to retire or if he's going to pick another team. But congratulations to that brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Salute to Mike Tomlin, man. Fantastic coach. One of the most consistent coaches ever in the history of the NFL. I don't think the Steelers under his tenure ever had a losing season.

[DJ Envy]

No, they haven't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They always made it to the playoffs.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, NVHS Charlemagne. How y' all doing? Morning. Good morning. So we start this hour with new developments in the House investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files where the fight is now escalating on Capitol Hill. Bill and Hillary Clinton, they are refusing to testify before the House Oversight Committee despite Republicans warning they could be held in contempt of Congress. Now, the GOP led committee subpoenaed both Clintons for closed door interviews as part of FC probe. Bill Clinton, he was scheduled to testify yesterday but did not appear. Let's listen to the House Oversight Chair Committee and see what they had to say.

[Caller/Listener]

This subpoena was voted on in a.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Bipartisan manner by this committee.

[Caller/Listener]

This wasn't something that I just issued as chairman of the committee. This was voted on by the entire committee in a unanimous vote of the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

House Oversight Committee to subpoena former President.

[Caller/Listener]

Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, Hillary Clinton is supposed to show up tomorrow.

[Caller/Listener]

We'll see what happens there. But with respect to the former President, he did not show up today. I think it's very disappointing as a result of Bill Clinton not showing up for his lawful subpoena. We will move next week in the House Oversight Committee markup to hold former President Clinton in contempt of Congress.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But isn't there a clear double standard though? Because, I mean, over the last few years we've seen President Trump and other Republicans reject congressional penis. So what's the difference now?

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, what is the difference now? Maybe because this one is GOP led. And so Hillary Clinton is scheduled to testify today. Her legal team has made it clear though that she does not plan to show up. And the Clintons, they argue that the subpoenas, they are invalid and politically motivated, saying they've already provided what little information they have in writing and are being fair, unfairly singled out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know Hillary tired of defending Bill Clinton's penis. I mean, that penis is gotten them in so much trouble over the years. I mean, my God damn, ain't she gay?

[Jesselarius]

Now what?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, man.

[Jesselarius]

I wanted to notice the suits.

[DJ Envy]

I thought, I don't think that was crazy.

[Lauren LaRose]

All right, my bad.

[Jesselarius]

Sorry, Hillary. I didn't know. I thought that.

[Mimi Brown]

All right, well, this segue is similar, right? We're all familiar with the sex offender registry. Well, now Tennessee is taking that idea one step further. As of January 1st, Tennessee became the first state in the nation to launch a public registry for repeat domestic violence offenders. It's a new tool supporters say could help prevent future violence. So this registry was created, it was called, it's called Savannah's Law. It's named after Savannah Puckett, a 22 year old Sheriff's deputy who was murdered by her ex boyfriend in 2022. Now, after her death, investigators learned that her boyfriend had a history of domestic violence, domestic violence and stalking. Information that wasn't accessible before it was clearly too late. Now, under this new law, people convicted of domestic violence at least twice are now listed in a public database run by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The registry will include the offender's name, their photo, their date of birth, and their county of conviction. It will not include their home address, Social Security number, or their driver's license information. And depending on the number of convictions, offenders can remain on that registry for two to 20 years. Now, lawmakers say the goal is to make information easier so people don't have to dig into court records across counties to protect themselves. Right now, Tennessee is the only state doing that. Other states have tried. But backers of this law said this could become a model for, for the nation, especially as more states grapple with domestic violence and public safety crisis. As this is a public issue and not a private issue.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love that. I don't know why they waiting until twice, though. He should have to go in there after the first offense. Like why? Why at least twice?

[Lauren LaRose]

That's a good question.

[Mimi Brown]

I mean, I, you know, I guess they want to make sure. That this person is a repeat offender before they add their name to this registry. A lot of people are saying that this is, though, toeing the line between privacy and, you know, just someone can look you up versus you actually being on that registry and something being an accident. So I guess they're saying if you do it twice, then maybe you are a domestic. Yeah. You have a history of it, so we'll see.

[Jesselarius]

Well, anything to keep people safe. I mean.

[Lauren LaRose]

Right.

[Mimi Brown]

I would think that you would actually want to walk away from a relationship if you saw someone's name on that list.

[Jesselarius]

Absolutely.

[Mimi Brown]

It's a good thing. And here's another new law that just took effect on January 1, this one right here in California, and it could put real money back in people's pockets. So if you've ever ordered food through Uber Eats or Doordash or something and it was missing the wrong order and never showed up, you probably got like a food credit instead of your money back. Well, that has now changed. Yep. Under this new law, delivery apps must issue a full refund. So the food, the fees, the taxes, and the tip will come back to your original payment method.

[Jesselarius]

Oh, thank you so much. Because girl, they be trying it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It.

[Jesselarius]

They be trying.

[Mimi Brown]

They definitely, definitely try it. And so here's another good thing for drivers and for workers. So that refunded tip does not come out of the driver's pocket. The app will have to eat that cost. And the law, they also provide extra protection for drivers. So they also, you. They will also show exactly how workers will get paid. So you'll get to know what your pay bonus is, your tips. There'll be no more guessing. So I guess if you look in the app, sometimes you don't know how much this job is going to cost you. So you don't know if you should take it or not. So now there's has to be a clear rule that you get to see how much this job is going to pay before you press. Yes, I will take it. So some clear restrictions for the app and some clear good new regulations for us, the consumers.

[DJ Envy]

That's only in California, right?

[Mimi Brown]

That right now is only in California.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Mimi Brown]

Yep. And before we go, there's another new lawsuit over. I don't know if anybody's ever asked ask this question, but why sodas cost more at some stores than others. So Pepsi and Walmart, they are facing a new federal lawsuit that claims the two companies, they work together. Yep. To quietly cost shoppers more money, especially for people who don't shop at Walmart. So the lawsuit alleges that Pepsi gave Walmart lower wholesale prices and special deals that other retailers didn't get. So that allowed Walmart to keep Pepsi products lower and on its shelves, while shoppers who drank the same thing at different grocery stores and corner stores, they would pay more. So according to the complaint, this pricing setup has been in place since 2015. Both companies are denying any wrongdoing. Walmart says it negotiates with everyone and to keep its prices lower for customers. And Pepsi says it follows the law and treats everyone fairly. But this case is now seeking a class action status. It's still early, but that means anyone who bought Pepsi products at stores other than Walmart going back all the way to 2015 could be entitled to compensation. If the lawsuit.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah. Oh, listen, I'm about to get big paid, baby.

[DJ Envy]

It'll be like a dollar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're gonna get a dollar.

[DJ Envy]

Like $5, $4.

[Mimi Brown]

Especially with so many people involved.

[Lauren LaRose]

Right.

[Mimi Brown]

But it's going all the way back to 2015. So how many years ago? That's like 11 years. I don't know what you know.

[Jesselarius]

Well, I'm gonna get $11.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what I was gonna ask Mimi. How do you prove that? How do you prove this?

[Mimi Brown]

They haven't said exactly yet how you prove it, because who has a receipt from 2015 from going to the grocery store to buy Pepsi?

[Jesselarius]

I know somebody that can make one.

[DJ Envy]

Selling you or if you pay with your credit card, I'm sure your credit card could actually pull them up for, you know, for years.

[Mimi Brown]

Okay, absolutely. So we will continue to watch that again. You may be entitled to compensation. So we're always trying to help find extra money somewhere good.

[Jesselarius]

Let me get creative so I can get paid.

[Mimi Brown]

All right, y'.

[Jesselarius]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me at Mimi Brown tv. For more stories, follow the Black Information Network, Download the free iHeartRadio app or visit bin news.com.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, Mimi.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you.

[Jesselarius]

Thank you, girl.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

And let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. We were talking about Tiana Taylor saying congratulations to her, but people were upset. It feels like every time that. That people win something, people always critique, they always try to diminish their light. And we're asking 800-585-1051. Why does it always have to be she only won because of this or she won, but they always have to do this to her? Why can't people just say congratulations? Let's discuss. We'll take your calls when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's topic time.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

With the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lauren laros is here as well. If you're just joining us, we're talking about Teyana Taylor. Now, people have been critiquing Teyana, right? Lauren?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes. In her, her role in one battle after another, talking about, you know, her character being over sexualized and being fetished by white men. And this is a thing that black women have to do in order to be recognized by these big awards and to have success in certain areas. And.

[DJ Envy]

And she responded yesterday, correct?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, she responded yesterday in Vanity Fair and she just asked people, are we not watching the same movie? That her character was a strong fighter. And she says, you know, people don't want to face realities, but sometimes these things happen. The fetishes, they happen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Once again, give me more examples other than Halle Berry and Monsters Ball. Show me more women, period, who have won awards and what roles did they win them for? Then show me the black women that won and what they won them for. Like all the white women that win Golden Globes, what were the roles that they played? Right. And then show me the other black women, because I can name quite a few other black women who had wasn't over sexualizing their roles at all. They just did some damn good acting. Right. And I named a bunch of them earlier. Whoopi Goldberg, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jennifer Hudson, Debbie Allen. Like, these people have played just really good roles and one Golden Globe. So I just want to know what are people comparing it to?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. And I don't understand why people always critique and try to diminish somebody's light. Like, she played an amazing. She was an actress. She took apart like she was supposed to take apart. And she made it her own. And she made it to the point where people believed it. And she won this award. And anybody who's ever acted, if you tried acting in a school play or you even went out for any type of a job when it came into the acting field, you know how difficult it is. And the fact that she got one of the biggest accolades for it is amazing. We should be saying congratulations and where.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Were your think pieces with no thought. Back in September when the movie came.

[Lauren LaRose]

Out, people tried, but I think people didn't really lean into it because I saw articles.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You didn't see nothing.

[Lauren LaRose]

Nothing I swear I've seen there's an article on people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why are you doing a topic about it back then?

[Lauren LaRose]

Because it wasn't anything. I felt like that was fair to her at that point. No, it's not fair. It's not fair now. But I. I chose to talk about it today because I feel like it's becoming too loud this time around because of her award and the two should not be synonymous. Let her have her award.

[DJ Envy]

And I guarantee most of the people that. That have all this criticism probably never seen the movie.

[Jesselarius]

And that's the thing.

[DJ Envy]

I guarantee they didn't see the movie.

[Jesselarius]

And that's the thing. Tiana is sexy anyway. Like, it is what it is. So it. You can't unsexy her anyway. You know what I'm saying? Anyways.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I bet people who have criticism of this movie, they be musty when it's cold up. Oh, my God, how hard it is to be musty when you cook.

[Jesselarius]

At that point.

[DJ Envy]

Tom.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, Tom. Where you calling from, yo?

[Caller/Listener]

South side, Jamaica, Queens, man.

[DJ Envy]

Southside, south side. Talk to us, Tom.

[Caller/Listener]

Yo, listen, I'm saying, guess what? A lot of these. A lot of these producers and film developers, man, a lot of times maybe, you know, maybe they come and they find the individual they looking for because of the platform that, you know, these individuals set. You get a lot of women, you know what I'm saying? And for one, they come to the. They come to the Internet ass first, you understand what I'm saying? Which is a big difference from them, from like Regina King and women like that, that come with documents like, you know, degrees and stuff like that. So it's saying, yo, you know what? She looks good. Her body is put together. A body is tight, yo. We want that, you understand? So a lot. A lot of these decisions are made by the platform that a lot of these women set. You understand? Not saying that that's a bad thing, because it gets them in the door. It gets them in the door and it leaves other. You know, it leads to other opportunities for them. So the point I'm making is this, for one, and shout out to the Breakfast Club. And for the perfect example, good morning, Jess. I love you to death. Sweet.

[Jesselarius]

Good morning, Valiant.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes, but what I'm saying is this. Guess what, Jess, Hilarious. Came to the Internet with Tal, and she came to the Internet with nothing but jokes and tearing people down. And you ain't see. You didn't see Jess up there popping ass. And you know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's not true. None of this is true. This isn't true.

[Caller/Listener]

And guess what? She ain't have to take her clothes off to do none of that. You understand what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I've seen a movie where she's naked.

[Jesselarius]

I ain't with no right.

[Caller/Listener]

But guess what?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, that's not true.

[Caller/Listener]

And she, you know, she. And she threw the roof from there because came with some more talent. Not saying that these other women aren't talented, but guess what? When you come like that, when you set the platform, and the platform is.

[Lauren LaRose]

I got.

[Caller/Listener]

My body is nice, it's tight.

[DJ Envy]

You can't take away what Teyana Taylor has done.

[Caller/Listener]

I don't know what.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know if she has a degree or what, but the fact that she's an actress, a singer, songwriter, dancer, a director, choreographer, you know, she do. She. Choreographer. She did Beyonce's video at 15, ring me along. She did the choreography for that video. I know all of that.

[Caller/Listener]

And I'm not speaking in just. In just leverage reference to Tiana was 15. Guess what? What about the not Fianna Taylors? The women that aren't Tiana Taylors? You understand what I'm saying? So I'm saying, like, you know, people look at. People look at, you know, like who we need for this character who fits this place right here. You know what I'm saying? And Kayana Taylor, she is multi talented. I'm talking about super yo. She's a super talented individual, you understand? But she's gonna catch. She's gonna catch black because she's a black woman. You understand what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

Okay, thank you, Tom.

[Jesselarius]

I think what he's saying is inevitable or. Okay, there was a lot. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, what's going on? It's Mike from Phoenix.

[DJ Envy]

Mike from Phoenix, Talk to us. What's your thoughts, Mike?

[Caller/Listener]

I mean, it was a cool movie, but it's not really like. I thought it was something like a family movie. Something like that would be cool to watch and with the family, you know what I mean? But when it came to all the. It's all right, but it's not a family movie, I turn it off. Made a way, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sir, why would you think One Battle after the Other was a family movie? Did you not see the trailer? In the trailer, Tiana's shooting a freaking machine gun. Like, what do you think? In the trailer, they show you Leonardo DiCaprio's character, right? You know, with guns, going after his daughter. Why would you think that was a family. It was A movie rated R. Yeah, it was a movie about a broken.

[Jesselarius]

Family, but it's not a family movie. Movie.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, no, no.

[Caller/Listener]

Not kids. I mean, I'm talking family, like brothers, sisters and stuff like that. You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[Caller/Listener]

It was. It was a grown up movie for grown up family members. It just did too much for me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I mean, listen, I didn't love one battle after another. It was cool, you know, I mean, but I. Yeah, I didn't. It was, it was. It was cool. Yeah, my wife liked it, but.

[DJ Envy]

Kenya, Good morning. Kenya, talk to us.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

Hey, girl.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

What's your thoughts, Kenya?

[Caller/Listener]

First of all, good morning, Breakfast Club. This is the first time I've ever called y' all and I watch listen to y' all every morning. But as far as Teyana Taylor, I love her. She is everything. She deserves every award when she walks in. Honestly, truthfully, in the beginning, one battle after another, I was a little like, what's going on? But the plot twist after plot twist and her role in that movie was amazing. And I feel her like, everybody shouldn't be sexualized on everything. But at the same time, look at the world that we're living in. This is how we're living. So, you know, if people want to downplay it, they gonna downplay it. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. Just like everybody has a, you know, behind them. But at the end of the day, Taylor is amazing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And you know what's crazy? When I watched one battle after another, I didn't think she was over sexualized. I thought that her and Leonardo DiCaprio was super into each other. Right? They was a couple. And then she got with Sean Penn, but that was for manipulation reasons, not because she liked him or anything like that.

[Caller/Listener]

I don't.

[DJ Envy]

I don't think people actually seen the movie. I think they might have seen clips and that's where they're getting their opinions based from.

[Lauren LaRose]

But anything.

[DJ Envy]

I don't think they've seen the movie.

[Lauren LaRose]

But I saw. I watched it last night just to be able to talk about it today, right? And what I thought was like, yes, it's sexy, but if you. It's Teyana Taylor. So she naturally gives that Anyway, but in the character, even if it wasn't her for the character role for the story, I felt like because it's a black woman and these are white men, and she's trying to assert her power through sex, I'm like, okay, people are going to have an issue, but maybe that's the point of it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

To start that conversation actually liked each other. The Sean Penn thing was just manipulation.

[Lauren LaRose]

But even with her and Leo, it's still. There's always these conversations about white men and how they fetish black women and like, I don't know about you.

[Jesselarius]

Just a movie is literally the movie.

[Lauren LaRose]

It's the movie. But what I was going to say is Rihanna. Rihanna. Tiana Taylor said this happens in the real world. Like, it does. Like, my mom had a conversation with me about.

[DJ Envy]

Your mom had a white man?

[Lauren LaRose]

No, she didn't. Or she might have. I don't know. But she had a conversation with me about white men and their fetish with black women and what to be careful of and what to look for. You ever dated a white man? I haven't ever dated a white man. I went on a date, but I.

[Jesselarius]

Never dated a predominantly white high school. So I. I know. Yes.

[Lauren LaRose]

But is that a conversation that you both. Yes, absolutely. It's a thing. It is a thing. So I think it was. My point is, I think that even if you are upset at that, it's like, what's the conversation that this was trying to cause and why, like, people are looking at it the wrong way. Like, let's think about the conversation. Because in the real world, that does.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Shut up. I hate these things with no thought. Everybody be so deep for no reason.

[Jesselarius]

It's a movie, although it's real, but it also. Although it is a situation like this, but it is a movie.

[DJ Envy]

So we'll take some more calls when we come back. 800-585-1051. If you're just joining us, we're talking about Tiana Taylor. Of course, she won the Golden Globe last night, and people are critiquing her. And we're asking, why can't people just say Sunday night? Why can't people just say congratulations, Right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why?

[DJ Envy]

Every time that a black woman wins, we critique, we diminish or try to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Diminish their life, and they're doing it based off nothing. Like I said before, Give me more examples. I need you to give me examples. Give me, give me. Give me a bunch of examples of black women who've been in this situation and then compare that to the white women who've won and what roles did they play? Cause I can name a bunch of black women that won Golden Globes that had nothing to do with being over sexualized.

[Jesselarius]

But it's so crazy. But in a lot of what you were talking about, like, it's either you're Sexualized or you're the beaten down, broke black woman. Like, you know, you did something. It's always a. But why did she win that? This is why she won.

[DJ Envy]

If you're just joining us, we're talking about Teyana Taylor now. She won a Golden Globe Sunday night, and people are saying what Lauren about her.

[Lauren LaRose]

People are asking, why do black women have to be over sexualized or fetish in order to get recognition in these award shows?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what? Salute to Quinta Brunson, too. I didn't shout out Quinta Brunson. She want to go for Abbott Elementary. Was she popping it on a handstand.

[Lauren LaRose]

In Abbott elementary and not broken down or beating either?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think Tracey Ellis Ross went for black history, I think.

[DJ Envy]

So Teyana Taylor, how did she respond? Cause she responded yesterday, right?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah. So she spoke to Vanity Fair, and she said, you know, this is reality. People don't want to face it. But this, the fetishing of black women does happen in the real world. And she said, as far as the sexualization, are we not watching the same movie? Like, the first scene you see of her character is a very strong woman with a gun after being called, you know, whatever name, like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I think we conflate issues, right? Yes, the fetishizing of black women, you know, does happen, but that is not the reason that black women win roles. I mean, win these awards. Like. Like Tiana Taylor played a specific role, but I can name a bunch of other black women who've won Golden Globes for roles that they weren't being over sexualized.

[DJ Envy]

Well, let's go to the phone lines. We have LJ on the line. Lj, good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How y' all doing?

[DJ Envy]

I'm good, brother. What's your thoughts?

[Caller/Listener]

So a little bit of a different topic, but my take on it has been whatever you focus on, that's the reality you gonna create. I'm sure one of y', all, you know, you probably got a new car, new pair of shoes, and then you look up, it's like, oh, shoot, everybody got that car. Everybody got those shoes. It's because your mind is essentially focused on that and creates that reality. So when it comes to the Taylor Teonna Taylor nonsense, feel like we just gotta take it upon ourselves to stop focusing on that type of stuff. Because the better you do in life, the more haters you're gonna have.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

If we just sit here and constantly focus on this stuff, we don't care. The better we do, the more haters, we. So we continue to do it, then it's essentially not going to matter. You know, like, look at Tom Brady, look at LeBron James. You know, Tom Brady won all these Super Bowls. People say, oh, he only won because of his defense. You know, look at LeBron James. Oh, he's only doing this for these 68250, man, at the end of the day, if people are talking about you, you obviously doing something good. So shout out to Teyana Taylor. But it's on up, especially the black community, to stop focusing on this nonsense. Because as long as we focus on this nonsense, we can't focus on how good we're actually doing. We can't focus on uplifting people. You know, So I know that a.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Little bit of a difference in man.

[Caller/Listener]

But it's us to just.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're right.

[Caller/Listener]

If people saying, bs, bro, we can't pay attention to it. Let's just continue to focus on the positives, continue to uplift our people, you know, not focus on that. Because a lot of times people say that stuff because they looking for attention. They're looking for feedback. They're looking for us to get upset. And so we just gotta ignore all that stuff. Keep being positive, keep uplifting people. That's all I gotta say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're right.

[Lauren LaRose]

People act like they haven't been watching Teyana Taylor work her whole life.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know, maybe they haven't seen it, but it's been loud.

[Lauren LaRose]

It's been loud.

[DJ Envy]

And. Yeah, I'm with you. Hello, who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hi, good morning. This is Vanessa from the Bronx. Good morning. DJ Envy, Charlemagne, the God Jackson Lawrence from the bx.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, the craziest people in the world come from the Bronx and all the floors.

[Caller/Listener]

Listen, I moved to Rockland, but that's a different story. But I do. I am from the Bronx.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, what's your comment? What's your thoughts?

[Caller/Listener]

My thoughts are. I feel like the conversation should be more about Tiana working with some of Hollywood juggernauts like Taraji P. Henson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, and she's holding her own. Like, that's how I felt when I watched the movie. She wasn't my favorite character, but I was like, wow, look at her. Look at her in these scenes. And you cannot tell the difference in experience.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what I told Lauren yesterday. I was like, when you look at the cast of this film, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, del Toro, Regina Hall, Teanna just pops on screen. So I can imagine I can see somebody watching that movie and being like, yo, who is that.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She stole every scene she was in.

[Lauren LaRose]

And I feel like the opening of the movie because of how big her character was and how well she did it, it, like, felt like it was for her. Like, I don't know. Y' all seen it, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She's only in the movie for 19 minutes.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, but that part of it, it felt like it was hers. Like she.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, what's the moral of the story if there is a moral?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The moral of the story is, man, stop hating and just say congratulations. Sometimes, even if you gotta grit your teeth and say it like, tyrese, congratulations, just say congratulations. Because if you can't be happy for somebody else's success, you'll never have any success of your own. There you go.

[Jesselarius]

Don't say nothing. Like, don't say nothing. Don't give it nothing.

[Lauren LaRose]

All right, my moral is, when I win my Golden Globe, I'm not getting onto it.

[Jesselarius]

Twitter. I know that's right. I still ain't want one, and I. Oh, my God, wait till two.

[Lauren LaRose]

You don't be on Twitter. So you good?

[Jesselarius]

Well, yeah, I'm not, but. What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm on tv.

[Lauren LaRose]

Oh, and, girl, I got nice.

[Jesselarius]

A nice little sec over sexualized scene that I'm waiting to be, you know, got to be picked up, waiting to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Be nominated for it, so, you know, it'd be hilarious. What if you and Lauren get nominated on the same year in the same category? Oh, my God.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My God. I'll be texting both of you, y' all pictures of Justin the scarf separately.

[Lauren LaRose]

I probably just wa. I probably just wave this scarf and don't even go to the scarfing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got it. I'll be like, boy, God know got to be there. One got to win.

[DJ Envy]

They got to congratulate each other. Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They'll be like, cockroach. And Theo be like, no, you go, no.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yo, J, you got to come to the Globe in the scarf.

[Jesselarius]

I got you.

[Lauren LaRose]

You got. I'm going be there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got, man, God ain't that funny now. God funny, but he ain't that funny.

[DJ Envy]

All right, and we got the ladies coming up. What we talking about?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes, we're going to be talking about corrupt. He's been hospitalized for weeks, and we going to break down some of the details of. Of what's been going on.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're talking LL Cool.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRose]

I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Course is.

[Lauren LaRose]

That knows a little bit about everything and everything. Little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

On the Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRose]

So yesterday, Daz Dillinger posted to his Instagram a photo of him and Corrupt. For those of you guys who do not know, Corrupt is one half of the Dog Pound, creator of the Dog Pound, legendary West coast rapper. So this news was very shocking. So Daz Dillinger posted and he said, God said we shall live and not die. Want to send a big shout out to my big brother, official Corrupt. Get, get well Speedy. Need all fans to send Corrupt a get well message. Flood his Instagram, tell him how much we love him. And then, you know, from there people started wondering what was going on. So there was later a report followed up by TMZ that reported that Corrupt has actually been hospitalized after battling some ser serious health issues. In the report does not get into what the health issues are, but they mentioned that he's been in the hospital for those weeks, but he is currently on the mend. However, he is still hospital hospitalized and they do report that his medical condition, whatever it is, is improving and he is getting better as the days go by. So I want to send him some love.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Definitely send the healing energy to Corrupt man.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to Corrupt man.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

If you don't know, Corrupt is originally from Philly. He moved to LA, but he was like 15, 16, a lyricist. He gets busy songwriter, a dope, dope, dope dude, man.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes and yes, get better. Now in other news as we switch gears, 50 Cent has some pretty big things happening. So we've been talking a lot about everything he's doing in Shreveport. Shreveport. But he closed the deal yesterday for $124 million. It's a development deal with the state of Louisiana. And this is going to help everything that he's doing with the G Unit film and television situation that he has over there now. Per the deal, three PROPERT in downtown Shreveport will be transformed into entertainment venues. And the LA Times is reporting that this includes former facilities owned by Stage Works and Millennium Studios, which are big studios there. At one point, 50 has talked about that as well, like coming in and redoing studios that were already there. And it also includes a dome style immersive venue, complete with a new park. So, yeah, congratulations to how many jobs are created though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How many jobs are created? I saw that number yesterday.

[Lauren LaRose]

It's the support. So it will support over 6,000 jobs around the state and pay $300 million in wages in total.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You hear that Shreveport I know that I'm messing with 6,000 new jobs in Shreveport. That's what it's all about. Everybody like to throw out the numbers, the money and all that. No. How many jobs and opportunities are being created inside this situation?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah. And there was a study that was done on just everything that 50 Cent is doing and developing over there. And the study projected that over the next 20 years, this development project that he's doing will generate over $18.8 billion.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For the community of Shre.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah. Yep. Shreveport.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Jesselarius]

Been working on this for years. Working on this for a long time.

[DJ Envy]

He's been buying a bunch of properties and stuff. He got some more to announce too, man. He's. I can't wait till to open up. They're saying it's going to open up by the end of this year. That's what they've been saying, so. I hope so.

[Jesselarius]

Well, congratulations, Curtis.

[Lauren LaRose]

50 Cent said this is a new era of entertainment that is going to be coming. Congratulations. Now, speaking of entertainers and creators, I. I don't know if you guys saw, but Drew Ski had the people going online or within the last 24 hours. So Drew Ski did a skit. He does a lot of these skits on social. And the skit was about mega pastors and mega churches. Or pastors in mega churches.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRose]

And the things that go down. Let's take a listen to Drew skit.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I had somebody in the congregation as why I'm wearing Christian Dior and Christian Luboutons. Cause I'm a Christian and I walk in the blood of Jesus.

[Caller/Listener]

Give him some praise.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So we are raising funds for a project in Zimbabwe. Yes. We are trying to get our congregation over in Africa. Amen. We wanted to raise $4 million for that.

[Caller/Listener]

Amen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hallelujah. That needs to appear today.

[Caller/Listener]

We are not letting anyone leave until.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We reach our goal.

[Caller/Listener]

Amen.

[Jesselarius]

Yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hallelujah. Life savings here. Give him some praise for that.

[Mimi Brown]

I need you to pray for my wife.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, come on, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Get.

[Caller/Listener]

Get your hands off my car.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You gave ti and offering.

[Caller/Listener]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wrong with you. He was in a Maybach, right?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Hilarious.

[Jesselarius]

Funny.

[Lauren LaRose]

It was so funny. And it poked out all the things that are like, you know, the normal conversations. Not normal. They shouldn't be normal. But the conversations that people have about the wrong things that happen with the church in the business of churches. I confirmed yesterday, I spoke to Frajewski that this is the biggest skit that he has done at this current. It has 3.2 million likes on Instagram. I also Saw that this joined one of other. I think it's like five other videos that have over a thousand. A hundred thousand comments. It's currently at 250,000 comments on his Instagram as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Biggest kid ever.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, that's. That's what the rep told me yesterday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because number one, it's funny. Right? It's funny. That's number one. Number two, it gets a conversation started because people start having a conversation about these mega churches and then it gets people upset because people think that he's mocking the church.

[Lauren LaRose]

But how the people upset?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I would tell those heathens. You can't be mad at Dr. Drewy for the spoof and not be mad at the mega churches he's spoofing. Cuz all his art is based off reality. So what did he see that made him do that? That's who you need to be upset at. Not.

[DJ Envy]

You also invested into that skit too. That wasn't a cheap skit. Like, I mean he's hanging in the air.

[Lauren LaRose]

He invested in aspects as he's poking at some of the moments that we've seen in these big churches over the year. There is some money put into production. You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you know, that's interesting because Drew Ski's always put a lot of money in this production. You've seen the evolution. Does it make all the other sketch creators feel po?

[Lauren LaRose]

I think it's inspiration.

[Jesselarius]

I, I know it's a. I mean I, I've seen a few other like people do this before. Like you got King Bots, you got Cornelius, you got Desi Banks. Desi Banks always like they this level though.

[Lauren LaRose]

I think he's spending some money. I think Drew Ski has elevated what the formula was to your point. Right. Like there was a formul there. But I do think he elevated it only because it seems like yeah, the budget is a little bit different.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But also I think he's doing TV level production.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Online.

[Lauren LaRose]

And people talk about his skits a little bit further than.

[Jesselarius]

I'm just saying I've seen it before.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah. I think there's a model to it. You're right.

[Jesselarius]

Really, really funny. Up and down all around with it. But yes, I've. I've seen big productions by a lot of these social media stars before.

[Lauren LaRose]

Well, the people you talked about people being upset, a few of them at Drisky and, and why are they upset at Drew Ski? So the question here that think we should ask is because he's poking fun at these mega churches in the business of it, people are Upset. But it's like, what are mega churches really? Like, what is the business of a mega church? And why do we need it, right? Like, why can't.

[DJ Envy]

The question is, what do you think about Drew skit?

[Lauren LaRose]

We can get somebody to call in and have a conversation about in general.

[DJ Envy]

Offended by Drew ski skit. You know, I mean, especially all the church goers out there. You go to church. Were you offended by. If there any pastors listening, Were you offended by how he made fun of the things that we've seen?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what? Don't even. Don't even ask if people were offended. What do you think? What did you think?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, I think. What do you think is a good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thing when you say, are you offended.

[DJ Envy]

Or were you offended, Charlotte?

[Jesselarius]

Cuz a lot of people may feel.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like he exposed him.

[Jesselarius]

You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She is the top. She's the top dog.

[Lauren LaRose]

Jess, Keep going.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all know Lauren do that voice. Y' all think it's the other dude. That's Lauren that be doing that top dog Low.

[Jesselarius]

Oh, wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all heard the song. You heard the song.

[Jesselarius]

Getting another check Low.

[Lauren LaRose]

Back to your point, Jess.

[Jesselarius]

I honestly feel like a lot of people, like, will probably feel like, oh, he shed the light on what we've been seeing on these years.

[Lauren LaRose]

I think so. Thank you, Drew. Yeah, I think so too. So let's. Let's have a conversation.

[DJ Envy]

Let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. If you've seen that skit, what were your thoughts? That is the question. If you've seen the skit, what were your thoughts? We'd love to hear from pastors, people from the church, or any day person. Just what are your thoughts? All right, thank you for the latest performance.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If you got four Christian Louboutin in your closet and you're a pastor, all right, we're gonna know why you offended if you call up here. Butt her.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRose]

Why can't a pastor have Louboutins on?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't. I think they can.

[DJ Envy]

Whatever you want. People gonna talk about you, but. Yeah, it is what it is.

[Lauren LaRose]

People get paid for a job.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRose]

I think Michael.

[Jesselarius]

Yo, you sound like Jamal Bryant. Yeah, that was like something that he said back in the day before, like.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, they be mad.

[Jesselarius]

People get mad when.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But there is pastors that do other things. Like, you know, they. They write books. You know, they might even. They might even get paid for speaking engagements outside of the church.

[Lauren LaRose]

They do?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. I mean, but I always. Using your own Money. I don't care what you spend.

[DJ Envy]

But that's always been the line, like, right, You're a pastor. You do all these other things. You get your success, really, from the church, and you do all these other things, and then people in your congregation are broke or they need help. They look at you pull up in your Maybach and look at you pull up in your Rolls Royce. I just need some chicken.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But what about the pastors who. What about the pastors who might have a nice car, but then they still look out for the church 300%? And then I look at it like this, right? Like, you know, entertainers get paid. Yes. You know, athletes get paid.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What if. What if these people really. They really did devote their life to God? Right. They really did. What you supposed to do?

[Jesselarius]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why shouldn't they get blessed for that?

[DJ Envy]

You should. There's. There's no reason why you should.

[Lauren LaRose]

But I said it like that. They said they have a job.

[DJ Envy]

I think people look at the church differently than they look at the basketball player, the rapper, the singer. They look at the church differently from the cloth, you know, I mean, just a different. We'll open up the phone lines and discuss 800-585-1051. Who you giving your donkey to, man?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Four after the hour, man. There's a surgeon named Steven Moscarelli, and this really hurt my feelings because I had a certain perception surgeons that I still have, but he changed it just a little bit. We'll discuss it.

[Lauren LaRose]

I thought she was gonna say you had surgery. Didn't you think that?

[Jesselarius]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, top dog low.

[Lauren LaRose]

It's your waist. I'm sorry. Go ahead.

[DJ Envy]

All right, we'll get you that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, donkey of the Day.

[Jesselarius]

Damn. The he haw again.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's time for Donkey of the Day. I ain't trying to be donkey today no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. Call donkey of the Day.

[Caller/Listener]

And.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And it really caught me off guard.

[Jesselarius]

Damn Charlemagne. Who got the donkey of the day today?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, Jeff. Hilarious. Donkey of the day for Wednesday, January 14, goes to a doctor who works at a Georgia hospital named Steven Moscare, okay? He is a surgeon, and I'm not going to lie. He shattered this illusion I have of surgeons because I look at surgeons as angels on earth, okay? Extensions of God, him or herself. Okay, I'll explain. But first, I need you all to know what Stephen Mosquerell did. Let's go to 11Alive for the report, please. Well, right now, a northeast Georgia surgeon is facing charges after an alleged confrontation.

[DJ Envy]

With one of his patients.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So a criminal report from Livonia Police Department shows Officers responded to St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital last Thursday for dispute.

[DJ Envy]

Now, the patient told police that her.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Surgeon, Steven Moscoriel, charged towards her in an aggressive manner after she voiced concerns.

[DJ Envy]

About a procedure he had done.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And according to the report, he charged.

[DJ Envy]

At her her as if he was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Going to strike her, got into her face and began yelling as well. One nurse told police that she had to physically intervene to push him away from that patient.

[DJ Envy]

And police say that the. That the doctor.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That they charged the doctor with simple assault. I can't even get surgery in America in 2026 without being potentially attacked by my surgeon. Okay? What has happened to us as a society? Who can you trust? Everybody is so freaking angry. Everyone is so freaking mad. Now, first of all, let me go back to what I said about, about. I always thought surgeons were angels on earth, extensions of God. Okay? First of all, what is a surgeon's role? A surgeon's role is to diagnose, treat and prevent injuries or illnesses through operations, managing patient care before, during and after surgery by leading a medical team, performing precise procedures, and ensuring patient safety and recovery. That's what AI Overview told me this morning when I did some research. And by research, I mean Google. Okay? The reason I wanted to know the technical specifics of it, the technical specifics of what it is they do is because I wanted to make sure the thoughts I had of them in my mind are correct. Okay? See, let me tell you how my country ass cognitive functioning skills work. To me, surgeons are special, okay? Like divinely special. When I call them angels on earth, it's because I always thought to myself, God gives us all certain gifts and surgeons save lives with their gifts. Okay? Not everyone is anointed to be a surgeon. And yes, I feel like it's an anointing to surgeon. I feel surgeons hands are divinely empowered for a sacred purpose, capable of performing miracles, healing, and bringing God's blessing through action. See, some of y' all be getting shot, okay? You be in car accidents, you get rushed to the hospital. And those surgeons, by the grace of God, by the power bestowed upon them by God, they save your life. And you praise God when you recover, as you should. But what about the angel in the form of a surgeon that God anointed wanted to save you too? Okay? So I was shocked to hear this story by Stephen Mosquerell because why would you attack a person after you just performed a surgery on them. What insulted you that much? I need more of this story. What was the patient complaining about that got you so irate that you would attempt to attack them? Did she get a bbl, but realized when the surgery was done, she only had a bb, huh? There was no lift. Lift. And that is not fair to attack a woman after they got a bbl. Can you imagine trying to kick an ass that a person can't even sit on? What caused the patient to be upset and what caused the surgeon to attempt to attack her because of it. Not only are you a surgeon, you are a man attacking a woman. Okay, there is clearly some type of mental instability going on with this human because it just sounded like he snapped. But as I said before on this radio, there are a few professions where you don't get the luxury. Luxury of having a bad day. I'm just. I'm sorry. If you're a police officer, you don't get the luxury of having a bad day. If you're an elected official, you don't get the luxury of having a bad day. If you're a surgeon, you don't get the luxury of a bad day. You all are responsible for way too many people's lives. And I know you're just a human at the end of the day, but if you're not feeling like. Like yourself on any particular day at any particular moment, and you're in one of these professions, eat a snake, us. Because sometimes you are not yourself when you're hungry. But clearly this surgeon was not himself on this particular day to engage in this type of professional misconduct. Please let Remy Ma give Stephen Mosquearell the biggest Hee haw. Hee haw.

[Caller/Listener]

Hee haw.

[Lauren LaRose]

You stupid mother.

[Jesselarius]

Are you dumb?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And you know, they say be kind because you never know what people are going through, but that still doesn't give this surgeon a reason to do what he did. Okay, and salute to all the surgeons out there. Okay. All the angels on earth that are surgeons that are doing right by people before and after surgery. Thank you for your service. But I really, really want to know, what was this woman complaining about that made this surgeon get so upset?

[DJ Envy]

I don't know. All right, well, thank you for that donkey of the day. You know, they. They do a poll on our Twitch now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't like how you say Paul. I actually hate how you say is.

[Jesselarius]

How he formed crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, crazy. Like that poll. You're right, Jeff. The poll sounded like it came from the back of his throat. It was crazy.

[DJ Envy]

Well, they do a poll. Oh, on our Twitch now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just now.

[DJ Envy]

It's what race the people online were thinking. And 93% of the people believe that. That this surgeon was white.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

And can you. Is it true? Yes.

[Jesselarius]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Majority of surgeons in America are white, but there's some.

[DJ Envy]

There's black surgeons, Asian surgeons.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not a tough guess.

[DJ Envy]

I'm just telling you what the poll said. Pause. All right, well, thank you for that donkey today. Now let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Have you guys seen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. 77% of surgeons in America are white, so that's not. Yeah. So okay.

[DJ Envy]

Poll. Just trying to downplay you Twitch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

People do a poll about how many basketball players in the NBA are black. That's a stupid poll. Right?

[DJ Envy]

They're more among white players. I don't know if you've noticed that lately. All right, anyway, let's open up the phone lines. I don't know if you guys seen the drew ski skit. 800-585-1051. He's mocking the church. He's making fun of the church.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's not mocking the church and making fun of the church. He's actually spoofing. Spoofing. Okay. And art reflects reality. Okay. And if you're mad at Drew Ski for the spoof and not mad at the mega churches, he's spoofing you going to hell.

[DJ Envy]

Well, we're taking your calls. 800-585-1051 Would love to talk to you. What are your thoughts after seeing the spoof? Is that fine?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what you know. That didn't roll off your tongue like pole, though, Right?

[DJ Envy]

What's wrong with you, man?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

Let's discuss when we come back as the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. If you're just joining us, we're talking about Drew Ski's skit. Have you seen. Seen it. We're taking your phone calls. 800-585-1-051. Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. Hey, good morning. Oh, I know it says anonymous. You don't want to say your name, but what's your thoughts on Drew Ski's skit?

[Caller/Listener]

I mean, it's more. I. I need to comment more on what Shame said about her. Oh, what if you're a pastor, but you have speaking engagements and you make money. If you really have a calling and you're a pastor, you should not set money for. For engagements and things of that nature. Even people promoting books and other things in the church. Church. It shouldn't be. You should. If you have a calling for God, you shouldn't put money with that. A lot of pastors, it's the network and things of that nature. It shouldn't be that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you know, dude, and I believe what you know. In the book of Deuteronomy, it says God gives you the ability to produce wealth. And, you know, even in the book of Proverbs, it says the blessing of the Lord.

[Caller/Listener]

You know, maybe we look at wealth in a different way. Charlemagne, because the wealth God is calling. And then he also said it in Esau here, for Carmel to go through the eye of a needle and a rich man to enter his kingdom. So when we think about wealth, we think about our health. You always say health is wealth. These are the things you talk about. Wealth. It's not monetary terms, you know, not wealth in monetary terms. But we all are thinking it's money because we can't go with it. What did you do on this earth? What's the good you did for other people? It's not about our network. That's not what he was talking about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I agree with you. But also, the Bible warns against making money in idol. And it tells you that you can't serve. Serve both God and money, but it don't tell you not to go, get no money.

[Caller/Listener]

No, he didn't say not to go. No, that's not what I'm saying. But he said both. He said you can't do both. But we do these things in these churches. We promote books. We promote. Oh, how much money. They're promoting books in his churches. These mega churches, they should be closed down, effective immediately.

[Jesselarius]

Okay?

[Caller/Listener]

Because they're not doing the work of God. I mean, back in the day, we would rely on these churches, but today I'm seeing something totally different. Different. They're more Antichrist than anything else.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Mama. And a lot of people feel that way. A lot of people feel like when they see their pastors, you know, driving expensive cars and wearing all these clothes in there and talk about their big houses and their private jets, and they look at some of the people in the congregation that don't have it. A lot of people. That's why a lot of people are.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I get it.

[DJ Envy]

Stay away from churches because they feel like it's like a slap in the face.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's like looking at elected officials, you know, and they sending all of this money to all of these different places, but you starving right here in your. I get it.

[Jesselarius]

And people are upset about Drew Ski's content or whatever, but it's a lot of other things that he didn't even touch on in that skit about these mega pastors or whatever, you know, like the. The women and how they. They use, you know, their influence as a form of power when they get to a certain, you know, a certain extent.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, now, that's a whole other sketch now. Yeah, but one thing to get the money. But what about the pastors getting all the. In the church?

[Jesselarius]

You know what I'm saying? But that's basically what. You know what I'm saying.

[DJ Envy]

You said you were saying in professional level.

[Jesselarius]

Just say trying to stay professional.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello.

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

This Jakor. How y' all doing?

[DJ Envy]

What's up, brother?

[Jesselarius]

What's your doing? Morning.

[Caller/Listener]

Cool and cool, man. I've been trying to get over y' all for the past couple months. I'm glad y' all the phone, though, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If you don't get to what you got want to get to, man.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, man, all I say, man, if you come to church to get a word, they just need to do what.

[DJ Envy]

They need to do.

[Caller/Listener]

Let them get out of there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I can't even understand you. The devil don't even want us to hear you this morning.

[DJ Envy]

You need to pray for a new devil.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So busy with your phone.

[DJ Envy]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, this is Brandy.

[DJ Envy]

Talk to us, Brandy. What's your thoughts?

[Caller/Listener]

I'm. Well, my husband is a pastor.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, you the pastor's wife? I was trying to get to you earlier. Go ahead.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, my husband is a pastor, but he. I thought it was hilarious. I'm a big fan of drinking.

[Jesselarius]

So.

[Caller/Listener]

But I've seen it. The hanging from the ceilings, you know, he didn't get it from nowhere. And I, for one, just don't think. Well, I think that as the body of Christ, we have to be careful with what we put in front of the congregation and the world that represents Christ and what takes away from Christ. And a lot of the megachurches, not all of them, but a lot of them, you are seeing them with these name brands just branded across them in front of not only their congregation, but they're recording for the world to see. And I feel like that's a distraction from this crisis because now you're distracted. He's got on, like you said, Christian Luis. So now my mind is not no longer on Christ, it's on why is he wearing that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I would love to ask you, ma', am, and you know, you're absolutely right. I've been saying it all morning. You can't be mad at Drewski for the spoofing, not be mad at the mega churches he's spoofing. But one thing I hear from a lot of pastors, the reason they might wear like a lot of the name brand stuff, the designer stuff, because they feel like they're meeting people where they are, it's relatable. They feel like it makes them more relatable. It makes, you know, the younger generation gravitate towards them. What does your husband think about that? What do you think about that?

[Caller/Listener]

Well, me and my husband, we're very kind of like down to earth. And that's not to say that God won't bless us, obviously, with abundantly and more. I have six kids and I would love that. But I still, as a representation of a leader in a leadership position for God, I just feel like we have to be careful with, with what we are presenting because a lot of people who you are leading do not have that. And that's not to say they can't get that. But I just don't, I don't see the point in dripping yourself in diamonds and yeah. With having the neighborhood just branded across you. I just don't. Me and my husband, we just don't agree with it and we don't do it now with anything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I got you, got you. I ain't no iced out pastor.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah, I think, but I, yeah, they have, I mean, heaven. Yeah. But I think I definitely feel like that is that, that's a little on the BS side when you say, oh yeah, I wear Christian Dior Louboutin because, you know, I want to meet people where they at. Where, where, where that's at.

[DJ Envy]

But like I will say that, like when he said it, I can see why a pastor said I want to look like the people, people that, that are coming to my, to come into my church. Right. Because sometimes you look at somebody passive like, ah, they too old, they're not going to talk about something I'm talking.

[Jesselarius]

About, I mean, you don't gotta win.

[DJ Envy]

They're the place that I'm not talking about. So if you see somebody that kind of, that looks like you, that dresses like you, I think I, I do will say like, you know what? I'm gonna go mess with that past and see what he's about because he got.

[Jesselarius]

Cause he got a Christian Dior jacket on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I got on Christian Dior, and I know you looking at me saying, you think I got money, but you got on Christian Dior and you ain't got no money. Why you think I, I got it.

[DJ Envy]

All right, 800-585-105. We're taking your calls. When we come back, we're going to be talking to Pastor Tim Ross. He's going to be checking in, giving his opinion on it. He was a pastor at Embassy City Church. It was a church with over three.

[Jesselarius]

Where they at? Where, where, where that's at.

[DJ Envy]

I will say that, like, when he said it, I can see why a pastor said, I want to look like the people that, that are coming to my, to coming to my church.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right?

[DJ Envy]

Because sometimes you look at some of these pastors like, like, nah, they too old. They not going to talk about something I'm talking about.

[Jesselarius]

I mean, you don't got to win.

[DJ Envy]

They're the place that I'm not talking about. So if you see somebody that kind of, that looks like you, that dresses like you, I think I, I, I do will say, like, you know what? I'm gonna go mess with that pastor. See what he's about.

[Jesselarius]

Because, because he got, because he got a Christian Dior jacket on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I got on Christian Dior. And I know you looking at me saying, you think I got money, but you got on Christian Dior and you ain't got no money. Why you think I got it?

[DJ Envy]

All right, now, if you're just joining us, we're opening up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. And we're talking about Drew Ski's skit or spoof. It was about the church last night. Well, church a couple nights ago, and people are upset about it. So we have Tim Ross on the line. He's a pastor. He's a pastor at Embassy city church. Megachurch. Over 3, 000 members at one point. So we would love to hear what you, brother. First of all, how you feeling?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Tim. Man, I really, Tim, you know, I really enjoy your podcast, man. Is it true you step, you didn't step down from being a pastor to start a podcast though, right? I did not. Yeah. Okay. I stepped down from pastoring prior to knowing that I was going to start a practice. Gotcha.

[DJ Envy]

Gotcha. So what are your thoughts after seeing the skit? Of course you've seen the skit. What were your thoughts?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was hilarious. Yeah, it was absolutely hilarious. I'm a former Stand up comic. So I understand comedy, satire, and the fact that for decades, comedians and sketch comedians have looked at the church and found its, its idiosyncrasies and its hypocrisies and called them out. We're going all the way Back to the 60s with Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor in the 70s, the classic one from Arsenio hall in Coming to America, David Alan Greer and Martin. So this is not new. Juski just had the biggest budget.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I said on the radio earlier, Tim? I said, you can't be mad at Drew Ski, put a spoof and not be mad at the mega churches he's spoofing because all art is based off reality. So what did he see that made him want to do that, that, that, that sketch? Now, that's what you need to be upset about.

[DJ Envy]

And what do you, what do you say exactly? What do you say to people in the church that are. Are offended by it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It gives us an opportunity to look at within.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, anytime you see satire, it is exposing a truth that gives us the opportunity to address those perceptions. Drew Ski didn't just creatively come out with this, that he didn't look at the monk community and then make this satire. He was looking at Black Pentecostal Church, many of which have exhibited the type of things that Drew Ski was expressing. So when my team sent this clip to me and I watched it, the first thing I wrote back to them was, many feet fit these shoes. Listen, I have no problem with. I have no problem with pastors getting paid, though, Tim. Neither. No, I mean, when you, when you look at pastors that have been able to break into culture, sell millions of books, sell a lot of music, well, if they have that discretionary income and they want to wear some Balenciaga, that's their prerogative. That's right. I think we need to focus on the pastors who've never wrote books and have never produced anything outside of the church. Church. But they have Bentleys. Right. Mercedes in the parking lot.

[Jesselarius]

Gotcha.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But the carpet is still nappy. See, that's. Now, see, now you're talking.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. I think a lot of people feel like, you know, when pastors do. To do that, are they focusing on the ministry or money? You know, if. If they have the expensive cars and the designer clothes they see. You know, a lot of times people say it feels like inconsistent with the scriptures that want to get again, storing up earthly riches and encouraging, you know, caring for the poor. And a lot of people feel that way.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, well, I mean, there's a lot of people that have come from the entertainment industry, from the sports industry, and have failed to call the pastor, and they made their wealth outside of the church. Right. Should they not live in a big house? Should they not drive the car that they choose to drive?

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I. I think we gotta hold the tension as opposed to globalizing.

[DJ Envy]

Every church is like this. Gotcha.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, man. Thank you, Tim, man, I hope to see you up here again soon, man. Absolutely. Y' all have a great day. Peace. See you soon. I think, man, what Tim said is very important. The pastors who don't have any outside sources of income, who are getting all this money, that's who you need to be side eyeing. Side eyeing because like he said, his pastors out there who got books, there's pastors out there who got, you know, podcasts, there's pastors out there who, you know, used to be athletes, used to be entertainer. So they already got. They already got paper. It's pastors out there who got real estate that own businesses. But what he said is true. The pastors who don't have no other businesses, all they got is church. The church is raggy. The members in their congregation are suffering, but they got to his and her Mercedes Benzes outside. Outside of the congregation.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. Well, all right, when we come back, we got the latest with Lawrence, so don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Talk LL Cool.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRose]

I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything and everything. Little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you.

[Jesselarius]

Take me through that.

[Lauren LaRose]

Take me through. There she go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The latest with LL Talk to me.

[Lauren LaRose]

So you guys remember when Ari Lennox got online and talked about how she did not like. Like Martin and Pam's relationship on the Martin show? You know, the colorism and all those things. Right? So Martin has finally responded to that. So he was speaking with Marissa, Marissa Mitchell at Good Day DC While promoting a show that he has down there, and she did an exclusive interview with him, and she asked about Ari Lennox's comments. Let's take a listen. Did you ever have that. That concern or what? Do you make that whole back and forth, forth?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, I never had that concern because I. I knew they were jokes and, you know, that's the way, you know, black people, that's the way we joke. You know, we. We go hard and, you know, and me and Tashina was Just having a lot of fun and we were just keeping it real and I was just keeping it real. And so that's why we got a lot of laughs out of it. So, you know, she has a right to have her own opinion and everything, but there was no modest in. You can have your own opinion, you can have your own feelings about things, but you can't have your own facts. And the facts is it's hilarious that Martin and Tichina Arnold both shut that down, but people still want to debate.

[Jesselarius]

It went back and forth. She was on that man heads. We can't just say it was one sided, man. She was going in and I love Martin voice Shout out to Martin, yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And folks is having a whole argument about colorism when there was no colorism jokes made on Martin and everybody on the show made jokes about each other.

[Jesselarius]

About each other.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Martin and Tichina Arnold just stood out because they was the funniest and I.

[Lauren LaRose]

Think their chemistry was just great in general. And Tichina Arnold spoke to Dion Cole about that, this whole situation as well when we were on the break. I do have her comments just because we haven't had a chance to play them. Let's take a listen to Tichina Arnold as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just came aware of something recently.

[DJ Envy]

That was going on in the news about Ari Lennis or something.

[Jesselarius]

The colorism thing where she felt like.

[Lauren LaRose]

Martin was bagging on me because I was brown skinned and because she was a brown skinned girl.

[Jesselarius]

And I have heard this story like it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So it was more than Ari. It wasn't just Ari.

[Caller/Listener]

Other people.

[Lauren LaRose]

I think it was only Ari.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, okay.

[Lauren LaRose]

I don't know her personally, but like her music and I met her one time when I was hosting Soul Train. I understand completely what she said and I get it.

[Caller/Listener]

This is a little backstory.

[Lauren LaRose]

Pan was originally for a heavyset girl. So all the jokes on my audition were fat jokes. They ended up changing it when I got the role, obviously. Cuz that's when my body was banging.

[Caller/Listener]

I was thin.

[Lauren LaRose]

I was like, yeah, what y' all.

[DJ Envy]

Doing with these jokes?

[Caller/Listener]

Cuz, what y' all doing with these jokes?

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah, what's happening? And I'm not getting back.

[Caller/Listener]

Like, I'm not. Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

[Lauren LaRose]

They ended up changing the jokes. But if you were around on Martin days and on that set, all the funny really happened when those cameras weren't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Rolling, I would have loved that, man. In another universe, there is a Martin show with a fat person on there and they are getting hit with Some of the greatest fat jokes ever. And we were deprived of that.

[Jesselarius]

No, we just saved a generation of fat people.

[Lauren LaRose]

Oh, my God. My man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cause nah.

[Jesselarius]

Can you think about it coming out now? Imagine what. You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

In another universe, it would have been Lizzo playing. Yes, yes, yes. In a different multiverse. In a different multiverse, there's a Martin show with a fat main character who got all hit with a bunch of jokes. And three years ago, it was Lizzo complaining about it.

[DJ Envy]

Damn, we missed some of the funniest things we would have seen on tv.

[Jesselarius]

Nick Shirley was a person with no plate, no face. So we couldn't even. You know what I'm saying? We couldn't even directly pin the fadism on nobody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And y' all worried about colorism jokes? What about the BDB's? Way more women with nappy kitchens who could be offended by that? Because that's a tough spot back there to get right. It is.

[Lauren LaRose]

Especially when they showing you.

[Jesselarius]

Listen, this west curl, man, he tough back how he.

[Lauren LaRose]

Never mind why how he was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, what's so dope? Let me tell nothing about. Because Jess and Lauren, at the same time.

[Lauren LaRose]

Honestly, we didn't have to say nothing. I could be across the room and just like.

[Jesselarius]

And I'm like, o.

[Lauren LaRose]

All right, okay. Got you, cuz.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You offended by the bdb. Jos. Cuz Tashina Arnold on Dion Cole podcast said the reason they even started putting that in the script is because Martin used to clown her about that.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah, damn. No, I ain't see that.

[Lauren LaRose]

But no, I wasn't.

[Jesselarius]

I wasn't offended. You know, I resonate with that though.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I mean?

[Jesselarius]

I mean, low key. We a bald head ass show.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yo, Envy, take your hat off.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is true.

[Lauren LaRose]

All right, moving on. Speaking of healing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no, no, no, no. Envy, take your hat off. Then go in the bathroom and get a warm rag and rub it across the head and see what happened.

[DJ Envy]

Nothing to happen, sir. Nothing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My hair is here.

[Lauren LaRose]

All right, all right, stop now. Let's move. Let's move to another topic because yesterday online, another person that kind of spoke out on some things was Kaisenet. So you guys know he took a step back from streaming and he's been just taking his time. We now know what he's been up to. So he posted a vlog yesterday titled I Quit. And a lot of people thought that that was just like I quit streaming. But no, it was about the self doubt that he's been talking about in his Mental space and him building this clothing line. Let's take a listen to Kaisen. Not because his mom was in the video and it's a vlog and it takes you through things. He's speaking to his mom about this self dealt. Let's take a listen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Usually I'm able to handle a lot of stuff by myself and find ways through it, but I just needed some advice on just pursuing life and goals that I have. It's just like a lot of self doubt. I'm not, I'm not even depressed. I'm not sad. It's just for some reason I'm having like a lot of self doubt because it's out of fear of stepping back from what I'm primarily known for and pursuing another goal.

[Jesselarius]

Well, first things first, you cannot let.

[Lauren LaRose]

Your mental take over.

[Jesselarius]

Some people are strong, some people are weak.

[Lauren LaRose]

When the voices in your head start.

[Jesselarius]

Coming.

[Lauren LaRose]

It'S pushing you either to give up or keep going. Yeah. So the vlog then takes you into his journey. He spent some time overseas and I commend him for this because there's so many people who have platforms that just put things out there and don't really take the time to get into the industries and learn and grow. He spent, you know, all these, you know, months, I believe he was in Italy and he's working with the manufacturers. He's actually learning how to sew. He has a whole private YouTube channel. Not private, but it's one we didn't know was there. He told us about it yesterday where you watch him learn how to sew in these different steps. And he brought in Law Roach into the. You're right. Into the vlog. Who is world renowned stylist known for working with Zendaya and a ton of other others to talk about fashion and, and building the product. So he's so serious about this. Let's take a listen to Kai and Law Roach.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's the opportunity to just express a lot of things that's been going on in my life. But like this is Kai behind just the streams and I want to do it the right way. Like I'm not.

[Jesselarius]

This is not me slapping my, my.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Name on any brand.

[DJ Envy]

And I can see.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah. And trying to, and trying to, you know, money grab. I'm gonna, I want to build this community. You have to know who your audience is. This. Yeah. You have to know who those people who gonna support you in the beginning because those people also gonna grow with you. The people who've been watching you for.

[Jesselarius]

How long you've been streaming five years.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like four or five. Yeah.

[Lauren LaRose]

Right. So if they start watching you when.

[Jesselarius]

They was 9, they 14 now.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And for the next five years, then.

[Jesselarius]

They'Re gonna be 19.

[DJ Envy]

So they grow with you, and then the economics are going to grow with you too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Take your time.

[DJ Envy]

Like. Well, I think you did this part already.

[Jesselarius]

Like, I always tell people just to be still. You know what I mean?

[Lauren LaRose]

Like, just when you just be still.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And the universe will speak to you.

[DJ Envy]

And it'll come to you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Be still and know that I am God. Salute to that.

[DJ Envy]

I love that man. I love the fact he's doing the work and showing his journey. And I was. I was saying behind the scenes, the fact that he's actually learning how to do it from the bottom and building it up is. It's like no other.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes. And the name of the clothing brand is Vivette Official. We have Kai talking about that as well, too, and what it means. And it's. It's dope because he's been journaling throughout this whole process and putting in his designs the inspiration he gets as he journals. And when you go to the website, you're going to get to be, like, literally live in the journal and purchase merch as he gets to each thought in the journal.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is it unappropriate merch? We look stupid.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yeah. I haven't seen a lot of it, only, like, kind of like the samples. But it looks like stuff that you could support. Like, he'll have, like, the hoodies and all that stuff too. But he wants to get in the bags and all these things. But let's take a listen to Kai explaining the name of the clothing brand.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The name of my clothing brand that I want to call it is Vivette. Vivette is. Is Latin for he, he, she, or it will live forever. But the deeper meaning behind Vivette is to not be boxed in to what society is trying to only box you in. That's why this journal is so important, because it's not about the designs and the cool denim and all that other stuff. It's more about the meaning. This journal is going to go out to the public. I had to show everything.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want them to feel like this is a hub for creators of any type, whether it's content, whether it's art, whether it's clothes, whether.

[Jesselarius]

Whatever it is.

[Lauren LaRose]

Like, if I show people I can.

[Jesselarius]

Do this, and I'm Lauren, why you put that music on there?

[Lauren LaRose]

No, that. That's a part of Kai's Production. This whole vlog is.

[Jesselarius]

Oh, that was on it.

[Lauren LaRose]

Oh, yeah. It's like a very dramatic couple months of his life. He even takes you to the streamer awards.

[Jesselarius]

Shout out to Vivette.

[Lauren LaRose]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Kai. Man. The emotional intelligence that man displays at his young age is incredible. And I also. I'm glad to hear him say that because I'm glad to hear him say, like, he spends so much time on social media, like, it's easy to be influenced by the opinions of others.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And for him to disconnect from all of that, you know, to step out on faith so he can really hear what God is telling him, I think that's incredible.

[DJ Envy]

I think so, too. That's the latest with Lauren.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, Lauren.

[Lauren LaRose]

You're welcome.

[DJ Envy]

All right, now let's get to the mix. Of course, today is LL Cool J's birthday, so we'll start off with some LL Cool J. Why not? Let's throw it back for second. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody.

[Jesselarius]

It's DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Just hilarious Charlamagne. The guy. We are the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. And I want to tell everybody, man, salute to the naacp. Right. Yesterday, Derek Johnson and Lewis Carr was up here.

[DJ Envy]

Yep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For the 52nd NAACP Image Awards. I need y' all to know. NAACP Image Awards. I went on the site last night to vote. Y' all ain't had the literary category up there last night. Right now.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, you said 57. 57.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, 50 something. I went to go vote for Don Staley. Uncommon favor, and y' all did not have the literary category up there. Y' all had all other categories, but not the literary category. What's up with that? I went through the whole thing.

[DJ Envy]

Well, they know who you voting on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It don't matter. I'm talking about everybody else. People can't vote. It's not up there. The category is not there for them to vote.

[DJ Envy]

You have their numbers.

[Caller/Listener]

Call them.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I don't have their numbers. That's why I'm saying it over the goddamn radio. I do have Lewis number, but I don't think Lewis got nothing to do with the NAACP Image Awards website.

[Jesselarius]

And if there's other people trying to vote for the little. The literary category, they can't do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Jesselarius]

Pretty sure they're wondering as well. So speaking of books, pre order my book, Till Death do We. Parent, parenting, memoir. It's. I don't want y' all to just look at me like, oh, this is a comedian dropping a book. No, this is a very serious relatable. Topic. It's always gonna go on. I mean, because nobody's ever going to stop having babies.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And.

[Jesselarius]

And unfortunately, people are never gonna stop having babies by people that they don't intend on staying with. You know what I mean? So pre order the book. It's a lot of life lessons. My life lessons, my experiences in co parenting, raising my child with his dad.

[Lauren LaRose]

So, yes.

[Jesselarius]

And then Columbus, Ohio, I will be there this Friday and Saturday at Funny Bone Comedy Club. Get your tickets if you have. Not yet. Jesselariusofficial.com and if you wanna pre order my book, you can do it easily now. It's on my website. Website or whatever you pre order for your books. So love you all.

[Lauren LaRose]

Thank you.

[Jesselarius]

And before we get out of here, I want to say congratulations to my girl, my friend, my boo, Jocelyn Hernandez. She recently celebrated three years of sobriety. Love you, girl. It's amazing how people can go on a journey of healing and then look back and be like, damn, I really came a long way. So three years sober, that's dope.

[DJ Envy]

Yep. Salute to Jocelyn.

[Jesselarius]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Jocelyn. Does it make you question all the advice she gave you over the last few years?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, damn.

[Jesselarius]

How you know she gave me me advice?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Shut up.

[Jesselarius]

This is my friend. Thank you very much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Jocelyn, though.

[DJ Envy]

Charlemagne, you got a positive note.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, there's a lot of people out there right now listening to the sound of my voice, and I want to tell y', all, man, you know in your heart what's right and wrong. So do the right thing. And please remember that wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it, and right is right even if no one is doing it. Have a great day, Breakfast Club. You don't finish or y' all done? Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Lauren LaRose]

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