FULL SHOW: Mathew Knowles Clarifies Ms. Tina Comments & Why He Walked Out Of Interview + Domani Harris Interview

Summary

The Breakfast Club: Mathew Knowles Clarifies Ms. Tina Comments & Why He Walked Out Of Interview + Domani Harris Interview
Date: March 5, 2026
Podcast: The Breakfast Club (The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts)
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, Lauren LaRosa, Mimi Brown

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club dives into trending news and interviews, featuring:

• Front Page News: Updates on U.S.-Iran conflict, Americans stranded abroad, Minnesota fraud scandal, and dramatic Senate protests.
• Mathew Knowles Explains His Viral “Ms. Tina” Interview & Legal Threats: Direct response to allegations following his walkout and comments about Tina Knowles’ Destiny’s Child contributions.
• Exclusive Interview: Domani Harris (T.I.’s son) discusses his new project “Forever Lasting Tape,” his family, and developing a distinct musical identity.
• Cultural Commentary: Legacy in hip-hop with TI’s chart resurgence, radio’s role, and honoring fictional Black film characters for Women’s History Month.
• Listener Call-ins: Heartfelt shout-outs, plus relationship advice on “Jess Fix My Mess.”
• Pop Culture and Industry News: Latest updates from sports, TV, and social media.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Front Page News (07:07, 31:32, 39:50)

• U.S.-Iran War Powers Vote: Senate Republicans block resolution requiring congressional approval for further U.S. attacks on Iran. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends the administration's aggressive stance:
  • “Iran is run by lunatics... Now is the time to go after them.” (08:13, Rubio via DJ Envy)
• Americans Stranded in the Middle East: Challenges for U.S. citizens evacuating from conflict zones—slow government response, confusion, high costs for private flights.
  • “We’re getting two different messages from what's being portrayed and what's actually being said...” (11:04, Chanel, stranded traveler)
• Minnesota’s $250M Nonprofit Fraud Scandal: Political showdowns on Capitol Hill.
  • “Governor Walz and Keith Ellison know about the fraud?... If these concerns are proven... you should go to jail.” (32:19)
• Capitol Protest: Marine veteran Brian McGinnis forcibly removed and allegedly injured during anti-war protest at a Senate hearing:
  • “How do senators and Capitol Police not have more respect for our veterans? ... What was that?” (36:10, Charlamagne)

2. Mathew Knowles Clears the Air (25:49)

• Controversial Interview: Mathew Knowles addresses social media backlash and accusations of disrespecting Ms. Tina Knowles' role in Destiny’s Child. He contends he was misrepresented and is considering legal action regarding a leaked video.
  • “What work did she put in? It was a question... I don’t know how that became a comment.” (26:16, Mathew Knowles)
  • “I reserve the right to walk out of any place I want to... I don't gotta answer these goddamn questions.” (29:05, Mathew Knowles)
• Destiny's Child Candlelight Tribute: Explanation of the live event series, mixing orchestral arrangements of hits with Knowles’s own storytelling.

3. Domani Harris Interview (40:25–64:15)

Early Music, Identity & Family Pressure

• Grew up steeped in music and “Family Hustle” reality TV, but sought to craft his own sound apart from T.I.’s legacy:
  • “I knew the way that I grew up and the way my father grew up was completely different—thank God, right?” (44:16, Domani)
  • On resisting comparisons and outside pressure:
    • "It's the environment, man. In our community we don't embrace [legacy] enough. We make it feel like you don't deserve that..." (48:35, Domani)

“Forever Lasting Tape” and Artistic Process

• His new EP, motivated by direct fan engagement and a desire for timeless art.
  • “It’s just about how you package it, man... the authenticity, the impact make art last forever.” (58:13, 63:12, Domani)
  • He gave out his real phone number to connect with fans:
    “That’s my real number... I just actually said my real number.” (41:19)
• Navigating family music dynamics and features:
  • "We understand each other… we really just probably don't feel it.” (52:06)

On Social Media, Substance, and Vulnerability

• Balancing honesty and feedback:
  • “When I’m creating, that's 100% me. The people could tell me how they best like to digest it, but when I’m creating, it’s me.” (54:32)
• Authenticity vs. “going viral”:
  • “I don’t think I ever give off like I’m trying to be mainstream or just trying to just blow up. I’m really just having a conversation.” (46:36)
• Family and mental focus as the shield:
  • “Stay focused and stay around family. Have a strong circle... Whenever you’re confused, write about it.” (57:11)

4. Legacy in Modern Hip-Hop & TI’s Comeback (65:33)

• TI’s “Let Em Know” cracks Billboard Top 40 independently; TI reflects on leaving Atlantic Records and the power of “legacy artists”:
  • “I made the decision to leave Atlantic... because I got tired of wondering, was my success predicated on me or them?” (66:17, TI via Billboard interview)
  • “Legacy artists have built brands fans can trust... there’s a quality control.” (68:24, TI)

5. Relationship Advice on "Jess Fix My Mess" (78:49)

• Caller 1: Celebrates a courthouse wedding, feels stung by lukewarm family responses. Jess shares her similar experience, offering comfort and perspective:
  • “It’s your moment, it's his moment. It's not everybody else's moment...” (81:53, Jess)
• Caller 2: Co-parenting tension and bitterness. Jess stresses boundaries, growth, and focusing on the child, not the ex.
  • “Bitterness is natural when somebody play with you... but being bitter doesn’t hurt anyone but the child.” (87:38, Jess)

6. Listener Shout-Outs & Celebrations (14:36, 16:09)

• Heartfelt on-air birthday dedications, emphasizing friendship, Black women’s self-worth, and the joys/realities of aging.
  • “I’m 44, but I’m a Black woman, so I walk around here looking 22, period.” (17:05, Stephanie)

7. Women’s History Month Segment (99:13)

• Jess Hilarious honors Yvette (Taraji P. Henson in “Baby Boy”), connecting the character’s lived experience to her own, and discussing the value of celebrating fictional Black women:
  • “We endure a lot... but the bitterness can actually turn into something beautiful. So I love you, Yvette.” (101:05, Jess)

8. Quick Pop Culture & Industry Updates

• Stefon Diggs released from the Patriots; focus on celebrity relationships amplifying sports stories (21:51)
• Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson’s production company wins; Tashina Arnold gets CBS deal, highlighting Black women’s Hollywood longevity (92:18)
• Bizarre viral story: man claims Guinness record for world’s smallest penis (93:53—light-hearted segment)
• Preview of Black Effect Podcast Festival and latest merch drops (97:02, 101:23)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• “I didn’t realize that mind ‘bottling’ was not mind ‘boggling’... You learn something new every day.” – Jess Hilarious, on misused phrases (04:37)
• “If you could afford a private jet, I’m sure your money—money or talk.” — Charlamagne Tha God, discussing Americans stranded during overseas conflicts (12:06)
• “I’m 74 years old, I reserve the right to walk out of any place I want to. I don’t gotta answer these goddamn questions.” – Mathew Knowles on his viral walkout (29:05)
• “We don’t embrace [legacy] enough. We make it feel like you don’t deserve that... but really, that’s how it's supposed to be.” – Domani Harris, on the next generation and inheritance (48:35)
• “When you realize, girl, it’s not about them, it’s about you. And if they can’t be happy for you genuinely, then you just got to put them on ice for a minute.” – Jess Hilarious, relationship segment (81:53)
• “Legacy artists have built brands fans can trust... There’s a quality control that’s been maintained and sustained over the course of years.” – TI (68:24)
• “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” – Charlamagne Tha God, closing quote (102:51)

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Segment Timestamps

• [07:07] – Ari Lennox’s music & Front Page News (Iran vote, Americans abroad, Epstein docs)
• [25:49] – Mathew Knowles interview controversy & Destiny’s Child tribute
• [40:25] – Domani Harris full interview
• [65:33] – TI’s legacy and new chart success
• [78:49] – Jess Fix My Mess (Relationship call-ins/advice)
• [92:02] – Industry news: Queen Latifah, Taraji P. Henson, Tashina Arnold TV deals
• [97:02] – The Black Effect Podcast Festival preview
• [99:13] – Jess Hilarious honors “Yvette” (Women’s History Month)

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Tone & Personality Highlights

• Authentic, humorous banter: Frequent playful roasting among hosts sets a familiar, community vibe.
• Candid conversations: Vulnerability about family, creative struggles, and identity—especially during Domani’s segment.
• Direct, relatable advice: Jess’s relationship guidance is frank yet empathetic.
• Celebratory & supportive: Shout-outs for Black women’s achievements and milestones, listener birthdays, and audience engagement.

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For Listeners Who Missed It...

You’ll get political and cultural news made digestible, exclusive hip-hop interviews, honest talk on relationships, and humor— all in the uniquely irreverent and supportive style of The Breakfast Club.

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For more details or specific segments, refer to the timestamps above.

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[DJ Envy]

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[Jess Hilarious]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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

[Jess Hilarious]

I feel good. Yo, Yesterday was the last portion of my audiobook that I had to do.

[DJ Envy]

Damn. Took you two weeks. Yo, sorry.

[Jess Hilarious]

I was hoarse last week. I put three days in a row and I didn't realize that by the third day I would be hoarse or whatever. So I had to come and make that day up that I didn't finish last week this week. And, yo, it was really, really dope. I ain't gonna lie. Voice acting is very different. That's what it is. Audiobook is different. But the engineer, the producer, she popped up on me. She's in Atlanta, but she popped up

[Charlamagne Tha God]

on me and I. Nicole shooting. Nicole?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Damani Harris]

Nicole.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nicole Shelton. What's happening?

[Jess Hilarious]

I love her so much. I didn't realize, like, I worked with her, so when she came, I didn't know she was coming. And she surprised me at the studio and shout out to Ruben. He's the engineer who owns the studio that I did my audiobook at.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, you might have to go back.

[DJ Envy]

You know that, though.

[Jess Hilarious]

No, I know. You know, after they edit it, I might have to do some hotlines and, you know, pick up lines and stuff like that. But that's cool. Yo, I didn't realize that mind bottling was not mind boggling. It's mind boggling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mind boggling?

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, mind boggling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is ridiculous.

[Jess Hilarious]

Shut up, Red.

[DJ Envy]

Shut up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Shut up. Mind boggling? Yes. Who didn't know that? I mean, what's the boggle why would mine be bottled?

[Jess Hilarious]

That's what she said. But that's the thing. I just figured like, you know, it's so mind bottling a bottle is, you

[Charlamagne Tha God]

know, o something inside of it boggling.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

What's a boggle?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, okay, like boggle shaking up.

[Damani Harris]

All right.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, boggle. That's what that means.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, your mind is shaking up, like, oh, this is my shaking my brain.

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, okay, that's. You would consider that common sense if I've never used it like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, all right. You know what I've never heard? Mind bottling.

[DJ Envy]

Never mind.

[Jess Hilarious]

Well, you learn something new every day. I did not realize that. And she was making fun of me all day for it, but yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Well, your book comes out. What's the day?

[Jess Hilarious]

Tell everybody today, April 28th. But it's available for pre order right now. It's called Till Death do We Parent. It's a co parenting memoir. Everybody needs it, so everybody should get it.

[DJ Envy]

Yes and salute to Mimi. Mimi's here from. You know, she's from Alaska. She does front page news. Mimi Brown and I came in here this morning like, mimi, I need help. So yesterday was my first lesson of skiing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You gotta stop stereotyping people.

[DJ Envy]

What? Just.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cause she from Alaska. What makes you think she know about skiing?

[DJ Envy]

That's all they know how to ski.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

See what else they got to do. People in Colorado ski too. You know that, right?

[DJ Envy]

She's from Alaska. There's not much to do but ski, right? But anyway, so I had my first lesson, right? Cause I told you guys, my son snowboards. And I feel bad. A week ago when I took him to the the slopes and all his friends and parents went and I was just stuck there looking stupid. So I said I'm going to learn. And oh my gosh, I didn't know how to stop.

[Jess Hilarious]

But you got to turn your legs.

[DJ Envy]

No, turn your legs. They call it pizza, right? I did the pizza. It did not work for me. Stopping yesterday was falling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why they call it pizza?

[Jess Hilarious]

That's so amateur.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The hell was you at amateur? Epstein island, they call it pizza.

[Jess Hilarious]

I was going right past that, but it takes y' all a minute.

[DJ Envy]

Isn't it called pizza? It is called pizza. See, I know a little line.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

I didn't ask.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I need to change that. Which y' all drinking pizza and grape soda too, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You just need to look around.

[DJ Envy]

It's like a triangle. That's what they call the pizza.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Call it a triangle, call it a pyramid.

[DJ Envy]

They called it that Before Epstein.

[Damani Harris]

Okay, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah. I don't know. Seems like it's been cold for a long time.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, but I couldn't figure it out. But I'm gonna ask. You'll get better, yo.

[Jess Hilarious]

You just need a few more lessons.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know if my body could take better as many times as I fell yesterday. I don't think my body could take better. Right. How about that? But let's get the show cracking. Damani Harris will be joining us. You know ti's son Damani? Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, he got a new project out called Forever Lasting Tape.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

So we're gonna be kicking it with him. And we got front page news. What we starting the show off with?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man, I want to start this show with Ari Lennox, man. I've been listening to Ari Lennox Vacancy album, and she got that record soft girl era. Oh, my God. Let's play soft girl era one time.

[DJ Envy]

Mr. Breakfast Club, good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess, hilarious Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, everyone. How y' all doing this week?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace, Mimi Brown.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning. So we start this morning on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers just took their first major vote on the war with Iran. So Senate Republicans, they voted down a measure that would have forced President Trump to get approval from Congress before launching any additional attacks on Iran. The proposal, called a War powers resolution, was meant to reassert Congress's authority over decisions about war. But the measure, it failed 53 to 47, mostly along party lines. So that means, for now, President Trump can continue his military campaign without any new authorization from Congress. The vote comes as the conflict in the Middle east continues to spread. And questions are growing about how long this could last and what the end goal really is. And many people are still talking and asking the bigger question of why. And here's Secretary of State Marco Rubio explaining the administration's reasoning. Let's listen.

[DJ Envy]

Let me explain to you guys this in simple English, okay? Iran is run by lunatics, religious fanatic lunatics. They have an ambition to have nuclear weapons. They intend to develop those nuclear weapons behind a program of missiles and drones and terrorism, that the world will not be able to touch them for fear of those things. And this is the weakest they've ever been. Now is the time to go after them. The president made the decision to go after them. Take away their missiles, take away their Navy, take away their drones, take away

[Damani Harris]

their ability to make those things so

[DJ Envy]

that they can never have a nuclear weapon. That's why the president made this decision.

[Mimi Brown]

Okay, well, there you have it. That's. That's the reason why he says the president made that decision. And now the attention it will shift to the House today, where lawmakers are exposed expected to vote on a similar measure today. Meanwhile, about 1 million Americans are currently in the Middle east, and many say they are struggling to get clear answers on how to get out as the war intensifies. Yes, some Americans, they are stranded in the region. They say information has been limited and options are unclear, leaving them frustrated and scrambling to find flights on their own. Now, the State Department says they've already chartered at least one flight and they have already evacuated Americans. And they say more are coming in the days ahead. But critics point out that other countries, they have already evacuated some of their citizens. And we've got one chartered plane and we don't know when the next plane is coming. In a press briefing yesterday, the White House was asked why there was not a plan to evacuate Americans before that first strike happened. Let's listen to what Press Secretary Caroline Levitt had to say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There have been plans in place and that the State Department has been very clear to the American people traveling within this region not to travel to these regions. We gave notices to leave immediately.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The countries where these Americans were within.

[Mimi Brown]

We actually have a number.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We actually have identified the number of people in the region who have requested help. We are in direct contact and engagement with them. And you have to keep in mind there's a few thousand people who have requested assistance to come home in comparison to the millions who we understand are in the region. So we will help every single American who wants to come home. If they're making that request of the State Department.

[DJ Envy]

Is that a lie because they can't tell people to leave? Because, I mean, you would tell people would know that they were about to bomb if they told people to leave.

[Mimi Brown]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

That sounds like a lot.

[Mimi Brown]

I asked that question because there is a young lady named Chanel. Chanel went to Dubai to celebrate her 30th birthday. The war started on February 28th. Her flight was March 1st. Right. So it was at 6:30 in the morning. She could not leave earlier. She tried. And so let's listen to what she had to say about how, you know, she had her time trying to get out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So we have been registered with the

[Jess Hilarious]

STEP program for quite some time now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I actually reached out to that 202 number and I was told that there wouldn't be any assistance.

[Jess Hilarious]

They told me just to take shelter.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I feel like we're getting two different messages from what's being portrayed and what's actually being said to the citizens.

[Mimi Brown]

So yeah, two different messages from what people are hearing now. I did call that 202 number myself because I wanted to see exactly what it says. It has been updated so it's no longer saying, you know, we can't help you take shelter or you know, find your own, your own service or way out. But what it is saying is you can, you can hold to speak to a representative. But the whole time when I, when I was on was a long time I ended up hanging up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So they are letting some people out though. I saw a political report that Alex,

[Damani Harris]

how you pronounce Alex?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Last name Bruce Awich, the one that was going at it with Cardi B the other day. He, he charted a private jet.

[Mimi Brown]

A private jet?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. And flew out of Qatar.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Private jet money.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. If you have private jet money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, they weren't letting people fly out with, with anything at one point and they said he did it with help from officials in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and America. Then they said he stopped in somewhere and picked up a Fox News host and yeah, I mean if you could

[DJ Envy]

afford a private jet, I'm sure your money. Money, you know, money or talk.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, that was the thing. They weren't letting nobody out.

[Jess Hilarious]

Wasn't even.

[DJ Envy]

Now they are.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, now they are. They did charter their own jet. You know, we did pick up a few people but people are still saying

[DJ Envy]

that regular Chanel that just turned 30 that can't afford a private jet, she's not about to be.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, she.

[DJ Envy]

No, she's not picked up. Not nobody. No, she's. She's stuck and which is sad because there are a lot of people that went to Dubai that went to these places for a vacation to celebrate a birthday, a wedding and then they're stuck and they just ish out of luck. Which is, which is sad.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. So just I want to give the website out if you are abroad and you, you. They're saying the best way is to register which is step.state.gov that's the best place to go to get on their radar to let them know that you need a flight. And they said that they are figuring out more flights to be able to get folks out.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I couldn't imagine because I went to Dubai on a vacation. I brought my whole family, my mother in law, everybody was there. And just imagine being stuck and trying to bring not Just one person back on a flight. It was eight of us.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Eight of us are getting.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A lot of. The airspace is closed, too. That was the problem. Yeah. So even if you are getting a private jet, which I think what you just said probably just started happening, the price. Probably through the freaking roof.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my goodness.

[Mimi Brown]

And some people said they're not even trying to make it back to America anymore. They're just trying to get out of that area.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I can imagine.

[Mimi Brown]

So there's that. And really quickly, there's a new development in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and a bipartisan vote. The Oversight Committee, they voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi, ordering her to sit for a closed door deposition on how the Justice Department handled the release of those documents. Now, lawmakers say they have serious questions about transparency. We know that they released 3 million pages, but there. There are more pages that still need to be released, and they want to ask her about it. And there's one more other issue that just came out yesterday, that some documents are suddenly missing. So according to a report, more than 47,000 files, roughly about 6,65,000 pages, that were once available online. Now say page not found. The Justice Department says those documents were temporarily removed and for redactions, not deleted. And they will come back up at some time. But either way, the Justice Department wants to speak to Pam Bondi about that. No date has been set yet.

[DJ Envy]

All right, all right, all right. That's front page news. Everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, Ray. Ray.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ray. Yo, Charlamagne. What up?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Are we live?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is your time to get it off your chest. I got an indoor pool, a outdoor pool. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

We can get on the phone right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He'll tell you what it is.

[Mimi Brown]

We live.

[DJ Envy]

Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

This is Cola.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Damani Harris]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace. Cola.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, I want to give a shout out to my best friend, Stephanie Watkins. Baby, I love you.

[DJ Envy]

Now turn up Cola now. Stephanie is on the line. She's calling in as well. So we're gonna put you on hold, and we're gonna let you talk to her.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wish her birthday or something.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, it's her birthday today. They just both happened to call this morning. You ready? Hold on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

DJ Envy. This is Stephanie.

[DJ Envy]

Stephanie, we got somebody on the phone.

[Caller/Listener]

Callie.

[DJ Envy]

So we got somebody on the phone lines that want to talk to you, Stephanie.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace. Stephanie.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey, girl.

[Caller/Listener]

Who's that? Oh, my God. Uncle Charlotte.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, no, it ain't me that want to talk to you. Dang it. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Happy birthday.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, good morning. Who want to talk to me? That's me, but whatever, girl. Cola. Happy birthday, baby. I love you so much, girl. And I called them this morning because I wanted to give my girl a shout out. My baby. You gonna make me cry, bitch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cola says she don't want to be your friend no more.

[Caller/Listener]

First of all, I need you to chill out, Uncle Charlotte. That's my best friend. That's my wealth, okay?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She want to take it to another level. Anyway, happy birthday.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well.

[DJ Envy]

Stephanie.

[Caller/Listener]

I appreciate y' all putting this together for us, y'.

[Damani Harris]

All.

[DJ Envy]

It just so happened. Y' all both call, of course call. A call to wish your birthday. Stephanie, you called because it's your birthday. So we just put y' all both in. It just. It just so happens.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How long y' all been friends?

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, my God, since 2000. We went to college together.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, wow. What college y' all went to?

[Caller/Listener]

Cal State Long in Wahlby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, that's amazing.

[DJ Envy]

That is dope. So what are you doing for your birthday?

[Caller/Listener]

That's my man.

[DJ Envy]

What are you doing for birthday? For your birthday?

[Caller/Listener]

Listen, listen, your girl's into fitness, so we doing a step cardio class tonight. Sunday, we doing an R B brunch.

[DJ Envy]

Okay?

[Caller/Listener]

You feel me? Saturday, we probably just gonna be in the house walking insecure to recoup from Friday. Cause I wanna get drunk. There it is.

[Mimi Brown]

That's the plan.

[Caller/Listener]

You feel me?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What is the R and B brunch? Is this a brunch spot that play R?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's like. It's like a brunch from one to six, and all they do is play R B and hip hop.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, yeah, that sounds very chills and relaxing, though.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Jess Hilarious]

Turn up, y'.

[Damani Harris]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

Listen, it's perfect for this age demo because a bitch gonna get drunk by

[Lauren LaRosa]

sex and be in the bed by 8.

[Caller/Listener]

So I could be to work by 10 on Monday. You feel me?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How old are you? You born in 1900 and what?

[DJ Envy]

He's 44.

[Caller/Listener]

I was born in 1982. I'm 44, but I'm a black woman, so I walk around here looking 22, period.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's a great age.

[DJ Envy]

Well, Stephanie, you have an amazing birthday. Cola, thank you for calling. Repping for your friend too.

[Caller/Listener]

No problem. I Love you, Cola.

[Jess Hilarious]

I love you, bitch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love you, too.

[Caller/Listener]

All right. All right. Bye.

[Damani Harris]

Bye.

[Caller/Listener]

Bye, guys. Thanks again.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest. That's so crazy. They just both happened to call this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love that.

[Jess Hilarious]

And she was so excited to hear Cola's voice.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, she was.

[Jess Hilarious]

I think that's dope.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-1051. Get it off your chest. It's 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 I hate the way that you

[Charlamagne Tha God]

walk the way that you talk I hate the way that you dress Everything

[DJ Envy]

with me is blessed call up now, 800-585-1051.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[DJ Envy]

Hello? Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, what's good?

[Caller/Listener]

This is Skipper B. Skipper B from Queens.

[DJ Envy]

Queens. What part of you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Skipper B. Rosedale.

[Caller/Listener]

Rosedale.

[DJ Envy]

Okay. Rosedale. What up? Get it off your chest, brother.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, listen, it's nothing to get off my chest. I just want to tell y' all how much I'm proud of y'.

[Damani Harris]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

I ain't gonna hold you. The morning show has been holding it down for years.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

15.

[Caller/Listener]

15.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, sir.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, but you guys.

[Damani Harris]

You.

[Caller/Listener]

You guys are the backbone of the radio show, right? I'm. I work overnight, so I'm coming home and just listening to y', all, and I was like, you know what? I never call in. Let me call and see if I can get through the simple fact that y' all been on the radio show doing. Y' all think, yo, this 105 one first came into on the radio, I'm like, yo, they gotta. They got a lot to compete with. They really do, you know, I mean, because it was. You know, it was the other radio station y' all had to put up with. But the. The simple fact that y' all stay in tune with what's going on, not just politically, but y' all stay in. In tune with music wise. I just wish. I wish you would play more music

[Charlamagne Tha God]

early in the morning, but I agree with you. I wish Envy would play more music, too.

[DJ Envy]

I don't pick the music in the morning. You know that, man. Where you at by Rosedale? You by Snake Road. Where you at by.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm close to Green Acres.

[DJ Envy]

My wife lived over there. 232nd and 146, right? About a five.

[Caller/Listener]

Ah, my God. So you never big us up. Yo, Envy, I just need you to keep it a buck and keep playing. Remember. Remember? You was watching D Day, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You forgot.

[Damani Harris]

All right.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, I. I, like, take that away from me. But she was once a dj. I just want to pat y' all on your back.

[DJ Envy]

He keeps saying he was one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We appreciate you, my brother. Thank you for that. Thank you for that energy, man.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you. Skipper Beat. Hello. Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Envy.

[DJ Envy]

What's up, Trav?

[Caller/Listener]

What's going on? Breakfast Club Family. What's up, Jess? What's up, Shar?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace.

[Caller/Listener]

How are you doing?

[Damani Harris]

Great.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm actually feeling amazing. I'll be going to Austin, Texas, next week. I was invited with my friend to come on stage with her, and I'm performing at south by Southwest, man. My first time ever being there.

[DJ Envy]

What day?

[Caller/Listener]

March 12th.

[DJ Envy]

March 12th.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who you performing with?

[Caller/Listener]

Her name is. So shout out to Sippy Liv.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's dope, man.

[DJ Envy]

I think I'm out there March 12th. I gotta. I gotta. I gotta do something out there. So I might be out there. If I'm out there. March12. I'm gonna pull up on you.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, definitely pull up on me, man. Make sure you come to the stage.

[DJ Envy]

I just want to watch you perform. I just want to support you.

[Caller/Listener]

Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I actually.

[Caller/Listener]

I actually need a guy to come on and twerk on stage, so I'm not coming.

[DJ Envy]

See, I was coming to support Trav, right? Always supports us. Been to my car show. Since I'm a support now, I want. I need a guy to twerk on stage.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why can't you twerk on stage for the.

[DJ Envy]

Cuz? I'm not a twer, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wear the pants that I bought you. Wear the pants I bought you for Christmas. Wear the pants with that cheeks out for Christmas and go twerk on. You got to twerk. Just wear the pants.

[DJ Envy]

I walk in this morning, go, why you. Why you wear the pants I bought you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because. Because I got you an outfit just like that. I got you that same fit in black with the cheeks out, and you ain't wear it.

[Caller/Listener]

That's wild.

[DJ Envy]

Goodbye.

[Jess Hilarious]

Congratulations.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Goodbye, y'. All. Yeah. That's why I won't be liking to buy nobody nothing. You don't appreciate nothing.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This guy's crazy.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-1051. We got the latest with Lauren coming up. What's up, Lauren?

[Lauren LaRosa]

We do. Good morning, y'. All. Stefan Diggs is looking for work now.

[Jess Hilarious]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

Let him go.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's been saying his goodbyes. We're gonna talk about it in the latest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Jess Hilarious]

Little brown girls look at you and

[Lauren LaRosa]

go, I want to be like you.

[Caller/Listener]

Take me through that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Take me through that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The latest with Lauren on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool Baby Talk to me. Lauren LaRosa. LL Cool Baby.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning, y'.

[Jess Hilarious]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What's up, girl? So, look, yesterday news broke that the Patriots are set to release Stefon Diggs next week. So according to reports, the team alerted Stefon Diggs that the move would be made official after the start of the new season next week. And you guys know, but for those who don't, he had a three year deal with the Patriots. Was a $69 million deal that he got last March.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And not guaranteed though.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Not. But that's, that's a number to mention. And if so his, his salary cap was set to rise from $10.5 million to $26.5 million. Uh, which was the point of the move. Um, and if he was on the roster by the end next week, he would have had an additional 6 million of his contract guaranteed. Uh, so now he is trying to figure it out and he has social media upon all of the reports. Thank you. He posted a picture of himself playing and he said thank you in all caps for a hell of a year. We are family forever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, let the record show this is just a way bigger story because of. He's Cardi's B father. He called his baby daddy 100. If he wasn't Cardi baby daddy, you wouldn't even be reporting this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I would not.

[DJ Envy]

And he had a decent year last year. He 85 receptions, over a thousand yards catching.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So four touchdowns.

[DJ Envy]

It'll be good. He'll find another team. But like Charlamagne said, it's just. That's the NFL.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But what. Okay, so here's the thing. And I think what you said about him being Cardi B's child's dad and once former boyfriend. We don't know what's happening there. Has made him almost like a face of this team a bit. Right. So what happens next for him?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What People have been paying way more attention that Bond thinks when he played for the Bills was like a four time.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We're talking about him with Cardi B. So you're gonna tell me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh God, I hate talking to women about.

[Jess Hilarious]

Tell me loved him. We dang. We just got you and like for real like upset in the comments.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But he's at a great career. He's 33 years old.

[DJ Envy]

He had 10 years in the league.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He was like a fifth round draft pick has, you know, overachieved all expectations. I believe, like I said, he went to the Pro bowl like four times when he played with the Bills. Then he went to Houston and he tore his ACL so people didn't know what was going to happen. But then he went to New England and had a pretty decent ball last year. So he's 33.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I'm saying. So you think after. It's because you're saying he's 33. For those who don't know football. Because a lot of people discovered. Because he can go on to another team. But do you suggest that he does that or what do. I'm asking you guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Somebody will pick him up.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, he's still, he's still playing great ball. He, like I said, last year he had over a thousand yard catching. He's still playing great ball. He'll find another team, no problem.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But definitely people are paying attention to this on my side of things because of Cardi B. Patriots.

[DJ Envy]

Patriots, one of the best franchises in the NFL.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Breakup. This is like it'll be his 15. He played for the Vikings. He played for the Bills.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We're talking about since within like the last. That is right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Broken up before he got. He got four different girlfriends in the NFL.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Please ask. I'm glad you specified within the NFL because, you know, they're still working on some things over there. All right, well, good luck to him. And I saw his mom was at Stefan Diggs. Mom went to Cardi B's tourist stop yesterday in Houston. She was dressed up in her schoolgirl theme. And at that tour stop, the audience got a surprise when Cardi B brought out Meg thee stallion and they went crazy. Let's take a listen to the audio.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This.

[DJ Envy]

That's dope.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I can't wait to go to the energy. I am excited.

[DJ Envy]

I love that. I love that that body's doing that different. Different places. She's pulling different people out. She brought up gorilla. She brought out Megan. Who else did you bring up?

[Lauren LaRosa]

She's brought out Kehlani before. She debuted two new outfits yesterday on the tour as well. So she's changing up the fish. Yeah, they're doing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They're doing.

[DJ Envy]

I can't wait till she comes to the. To the tri state.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know. We're doing vaginal dryness. Hate hearing wap. It's probably so triggering for them even now.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Can't relate.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nobody asked that Moving on. That was crazy. That was crazy. Moving on.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So yesterday, here on the show, we talked about Mr. Matthew Knowles and him not wanting to answer or responding to a comment that was made by journalists about Ms. Tina knows and her contributions to Destiny's Child. That went crazy yesterday. The conversation was like, oh, my God, he hates women and he devaluing her. And Mr. Matthew knows has responded in video on his own to everything. Let's take a listen to Matthew Knowles. Mr. Matthew knows clarifying his comments.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think I calmly. What I said, what work did she put in? It was a question. I. I didn't know what he meant by that. So I'm saying, what work did she put in? That was a question. I don't know how that became a comment. Well, Tina did way more than just her hair. And if you look at the interview, I said, her hair. No, she did the styling, built the image for Destiny's Child. Wouldn't you agree? That's way more than just saying someone did the hair. Isn't that me giving flowers that she

[Caller/Listener]

did more than just hair?

[Jess Hilarious]

It's still the question that he's saying. I don't know what he meant by that.

[DJ Envy]

The work that she put in sounded condescending.

[Jess Hilarious]

It does. Like, what do you mean? You don't know what he meant by that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, well, Mr. Matthew Knowles is. Is threatening to. He says he's going to explore all legal remedies following this situation.

[DJ Envy]

You come on my show to do an interview and then you walk. And I can't play the interview.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, what? Well, to be fair. Not to be fair, but to just point out. Pix11 didn't drop that piece. We talked about that yesterday. I went back and I went through the full, and I didn't see it in there. And I'm like, why it was actually removed? Because allegedly, what I was told, Mr. Matthew knows his team asked for that piece to be removed, and then it leaked via Page Six. And when he's asked, what does it mean that you're going to be seeking these legal remedies? He's like, I don't want to comment. So I don't know what his angle will be on that, but I don't know if it's because it was leaked and it should, and it was, you know, told to him that it wouldn't be there. And now we have these negative conversations about his brand.

[DJ Envy]

I don't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know what it'll be.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But that's interesting, though, because most of the time when you have these Conversations about removing things from interviews. There's nothing on paper. It's just a. It's just a, you know, a verbal agreement, like, you know, it's a good faith agreement, like, hey, I'll take it out, but we could still put it out if we want.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but. And again, that's just me kind of like trying to figure it out. I even asked a journalist from PIX11 who we sat down with yesterday, what is. What legally is going to happen and have you guys received a legal letter or anything? And he said he doesn't know and know they have not received anything at Pix11. But I also want to play this clip when Mr. Matthew knows is clarifying why he left the interview. Let's take a listen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The interviewer arrived late and you were ready to.

[DJ Envy]

Pretty much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're right, you're over it essentially. So I shook his head, took photos afterwards, the whole bit. As I said, I had someone downstairs waiting. It was a full day of back to. Back to back meetings. And so I had to get going. But I wasn't there to talk about Tina. I was there to talk about Destiny's Child iconic reimagined tribute. And Somehow we talked 20 minutes of that and two minutes of this conversation has taken over what the whole meaning of what the conversation was about. Damn right. I'm. First of all, I'm 74 years old. I reserve the right to walk out of any place I want to. Okay? I don't gotta answer these goddamn questions.

[Jess Hilarious]

He's 74.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Matthew know. 74 years old.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Keep making sure I get that. Mr. And Mr. Matthew. Yes.

[DJ Envy]

We've been in this industry a long time and we know when the artist comes to promote an album or promote something that they want to do, we gonna ask him everything under the sun. And we might only spend two minutes on that album, but we're gonna ask

[Lauren LaRosa]

him whatever we want to be fair.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Guess What? If I'm 74 years old and I want to get up and walk out, kiss my ass. I gotta give y' all no reason. I'm ready to go. I'm ready to go. I am ready to go. That's why I left. Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I want to be fair and make sure that we mention that the Destiny's Child tribute tribute that he's doing, he says all the shows have been sold out, they're headed some more states. You could get tickets on his website, which is listed in his Instagram. Mr. Matthew Knowles.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And what is it exactly?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's a. So there's a. There's A candlelight tribute. That is like, a thing. Have you ever seen they do, like, the tributes to different hip hop artists. Artist Candlelight.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, I was gonna say contributors. When somebody died.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, but it's more like a symphony. So it's like you take the best of their music. You put it with, like, violins and a full orchestra, and then Mr. Matthew knows is putting his own spin on it by coming out and telling stories about Destiny's Child. He says the fans love it.

[DJ Envy]

It's like celebrating Destiny's Child.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, it's a celebration.

[DJ Envy]

And he breaks down a lot of the things. What happened? Well, this was the date when Beyonce met this person.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Since he's the dad and the founder and the manager, he's, you know, Sounds dark, guys.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, he says it's a celebration. People come, they dance, they have a good time. Because not all the music is. Is down, you know, downtrodden. This upbeat. So, yeah, if there's more here, we'll let you guys know because it's the latest, and that's what we do.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, that's the latest. Now when we come back. What? What?

[Jess Hilarious]

Pap? Whose birthday? We got something in the queue, fam you 48. Happy birthday, Pap.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, Clarissa says she want you on the baby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Happy boy.

[DJ Envy]

Happy born day, papa.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all, Chris Shields do not like you wishing her man a happy birthday.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How dare you wish her man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Clarissa said she want to give her man a baby on his birthday. She wished she could. Anyway, she got some things to do.

[Jess Hilarious]

What?

[DJ Envy]

Papua's record. You want to hear the.

[Jess Hilarious]

The first one?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Which way?

[DJ Envy]

Which is that?

[Jess Hilarious]

The first one that came up.

[Damani Harris]

Come on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, come on.

[Jess Hilarious]

I know we got it in the queue.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What? Play Touch your remix, man.

[Jess Hilarious]

That's the second one.

[DJ Envy]

But when we come back, we got front page news. Mimi Brown will be joining us. Don't go anywhere. I'll give you a second to pull it up. You got it. Not the remix.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Happy born day, papoose.

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to some front page news. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, y'.

[Damani Harris]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

How y' all doing this morning?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good evening.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning. So we start with Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz and Attorney General Keith. Keith Ellison. They were both on Capitol Hill yesterday, and they face a really tough round of questioning by Republican lawmakers. So the hearing, it focused on one of the largest fraud scandals in the state's history in Minnesota. It involves that nonprofit feeding our Future federal prosecutors say the group helped carry out a $250 Million scheme that stole money meant to feed children during the pandemic. Now, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, they accused Waltz and Ellison of ignoring warning signs and covering up fraud. Some lawmakers, they went even further suggesting the two leaders may have had something to do with it and misled the public. Let's listen.

[DJ Envy]

We are left with two questions. One, what did Governor Walz and Keith

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ellison know about the fraud?

[DJ Envy]

And two, when did they actually know it? I would suggest that if they do not give direct and truthful answers to

[Charlamagne Tha God]

both these questions at this hearing, then they both need to be put under

[DJ Envy]

oath, oath in a deposition. This is a serious thing, Mr. Attorney General. If these concerns are proven to be true, you should be disbarred and you

[Charlamagne Tha God]

should go to jail.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. Well, both Wallace, excuse me, both Walt and Ellison, they are pushing back. Walt, he acknowledged that the fraud happened while he was governor, but says state officials, they've been working with federal investigators to uncover the fraud. And meanwhile, Democrats, though, they argue that the administration used that fraud investigation investigation to flood the streets of Minnesota with federal agents. Let's listen to that.

[DJ Envy]

And we should remember that the Trump administration tried to use Operation Metro Surge as leverage to seize Minnesota's voter rolls. The Trump administration was never serious about addressing fraud in Minnesota. Instead, they've been interested in election conspiracy theories and terrorizing kids. And they've accused the governor and Attorney General of covering up fraud only to investigate them and turn up actually no evidence. What they're trying to do is convince Americans that there's a good reason for violence, for killings and for violations of the law. That's not acceptable. And we're not going to take that here today.

[Mimi Brown]

Now, this back and forth between the federal government and the state of Minnesota, it continues this morning. Minnesota is now suing the Trump administration over Medicaid funding. The federal government is withholding about $243 million in payments that help cover health care costs for low income residents in Minnesota. So now that will go to a judge and they will decide whether the administration has the authority to hold back that money while the investigation continues.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So it will be who will be held responsible for the fraud in Minnesota?

[Mimi Brown]

Well, they've already, that's the thing. They've already arrested people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right.

[Mimi Brown]

So this hearing is, I don't know, it feels like a wild goose chase because they've already, you know, arrested the people who were responsible for the fraud. Right. It's, it's what President Trump has been rallying about, you know, the Somali community and all of those things. It's already been done. So the Oversight Committee is now just following up, and they were on Capitol Hill.

[DJ Envy]

And quickly, just quick question.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

When people, when everybody sues Donald Trump, who pays Donald Trump's bills? Who paid Donald Trump's lawyer fees? Are we paying it? Are taxpayers?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[Mimi Brown]

That's a great question. Envy.

[Jess Hilarious]

I mean, because he's the president.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, he's the president. So I would assume that, you know, he's not coming out of his pocket. I figure it would be taxpayers money. So we're paying to defend him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't. I don't know if that's true. I'm just asking.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know.

[Mimi Brown]

That's a really great question.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Said it like this statement.

[DJ Envy]

I'm just saying it just seems right. Like, it just seems right. He works for the president.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

Works for the country. I don't know.

[Mimi Brown]

That's a really good question. We will have to look into that one. But it's kind of like when, you know, he's suing the IRS and we're paying him the money to. You know what I mean? Yeah. So it's, it's, it's convoluted. All right, so. And also, did you guys see this?

[Jess Hilarious]

There's.

[Mimi Brown]

There was a dramatic moment during a situation Senate hearing yesterday when a protester interrupted the meeting to speak out against the U. S. And Israel war with Iran. It was a Marine veteran.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was crazy.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, let's listen to some of that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No one wants to fight for Israel. His hand. His hand.

[Mimi Brown]

So that man, identified as Brian McGinnis, a Marine veteran, he's running for Senate in North Carolina. He began shouting before that hearing, and then Capitol Police, they moved in to arrest him. Now, during the struggle, a Republican senator, Tim Sheehy of Montana, he stepped in to help officers physically carry him out the room. But McGinnis says that his arm is broken and it was broken during the confrontation. And Capitol Police, though, they say that he was violently assaulting officers. He has been arrested and taken to the hospital.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How do senators and Capitol Police not have more respect for our veterans? Even if you want him to leave, there's got to be a way to do it with a lot more dignity, a lot more. More respectfully, like, what was that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

That.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, what was that?

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Didn't make sense.

[Mimi Brown]

It was very, very hard to watch.

[Jess Hilarious]

Envy. Taxpayers do not directly pay personal legal bills, which are often covered by private Funds or political action committees for the president. So we just pay everything else.

[DJ Envy]

I was wondering if that. Because I seen that too. I didn't know if that was while he was president or while he was campaigning because when they was campaigning they said campaign funds take care of it. But while he was president. I was just curious.

[Mimi Brown]

Interesting.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, there was no need for that. That was

[Lauren LaRosa]

just.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did that.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're not even sure. Okay. I'm just trying to help. I'm here. You should have said, hey, I just googled an AI overview. Told me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I thought.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just. You just wanted. You want to sound smart. But why, Jess?

[DJ Envy]

I googled it before I asked and I didn't get the answer.

[Damani Harris]

Do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And envy. Reddit was like, well, I don't know if that's right. So I'm not gonna Google. No. Here go Jess.

[DJ Envy]

That's why I asked. Cuz I googled. I was like, I'm not sure. Let me ask. Maybe Mimi would know. That's why I asked.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You trying, though.

[Damani Harris]

Thank you for trying.

[Mimi Brown]

Let's move on to the Nancy Guthrie case because we have. It's been a minute since we talked.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

What happened with that? That just went.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Gone. Nobody talks about it.

[Mimi Brown]

So let's get caught up on that really quickly. So Nancy Guthrie, the 84 year old mother of today's show host host Savannah Guthrie, she was taken from her Tucson home back on February 1st. Now, investigators say she was abducted in the middle of the night and she still has not been found. Now, earlier in the investigation, deputies discovered a glove about two miles from her home. That same type. That's the same type investigators believe the suspect was wearing in that surveillance video. Well, the DNA, because we talked about this last time, that was sent off for DNA testing. So the DNA from that glove has been traced to a restaurant worker who works across the street from where it was found. But investigators say that that person is not connected to the case. Meaning the glove turned out to be a dead end.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's so crazy.

[DJ Envy]

With all these cameras with witnesses and nobody knows or heard. It's definitely seen nothing at all.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I mean, I guess at this point I'll be thinking about what was the plot, what was the reason? Because at first they said it was a ransom, but that turned out not to be true.

[Damani Harris]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

Then it was a robbery gone wrong.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A robbery gone wrong. Like, what was the reason? Like. Like I want. Now I want to know motive. I mean, hopefully I. God bless. I hope they find her alive. That's number One. But I really want to know motive. Like, what's the reason?

[Mimi Brown]

Well, the family is still pleading for answers. They've now increased the reward to up to a million dollars for information that leads to her recovery. The FBI is still involved, and investigators say they are still continuing to actively follow every lead. So that's where we are. And a quick question this morning. What's the one thing a passenger can do in your car that is going to. To get on your nerves?

[Jess Hilarious]

Fart.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, now you got to get out. Why would you disrespect me like that? I don't even fart in my clothes and you going to fart in my car?

[Mimi Brown]

Okay. All right. Well, really quickly, there's a new study that says backseat driving is the number one annoying thing that someone can do. So backseat driving, someone yelling, slow down. Don't go there. Turn left.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, yeah, that backseat driving, touching your radio, any of those things, all of

[Mimi Brown]

that, eating in your car, leaving trash in your car, that's the number one thing. And then the second number one thing is people not offering you gas money

[Jess Hilarious]

once you've taken them a good one. That is a good one. The gas is too damn high.

[DJ Envy]

That sounds like having kids. They don't offer you gas money. They touch your radio, they fart in your car. Like, sound like having kids.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

All right, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me Mimi Brown TV.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Thank you, Mimi Brown. Now, when we come back, Domani Damani Harris will be joining us. Ti son, he'll be joining us, so we're gonna kick it with him. Also today is just Fix My Mess. It's a Thursday, so if you need relationship advice or any type of advice, call Jess right now. 800-585-1051. Her book comes out April 28th. So if you haven't pre ordered date, definitely go pre order it now. But just fix my mess as well. Call us up. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lon LaRose is here as well. We got a special guest in the building.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

Damani Harris.

[Damani Harris]

Welcome.

[Jess Hilarious]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How you feeling, bro?

[Damani Harris]

I'm amazing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How you feeling, my brother? Brother.

[Damani Harris]

You good? Yeah, I'm good.

[DJ Envy]

Got a new EP out right now.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Forever lasting tape.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Talk about that. Seems like this, this, there's. There's a beta. You're talking to something that you're talking about.

[Damani Harris]

That's what they want to know, huh?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, it's really. It's an extension from the song forever lasting that I put out and it went crazy. I ended up putting my phone number on it and people.

[DJ Envy]

Is that your real number?

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, yeah. Number. But that. It's been going crazy and people been wanting like different people on the song and a whole project from that vibe right there. And I just gave the people what they wanted. So that's what that is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That wasn't stressful giving out your number like that, like taking all them calls?

[Damani Harris]

Nah, nah, it's not unbearable.

[Jess Hilarious]

Is it a burner phone or is it like your real personal number?

[Damani Harris]

Cuz that's my. It's my number. It's my real phone.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, I feel like, I mean, so it's your real number, but like, how are you using it to like. Because now you pushing out the second project. Because everything that you do even before this project feels like you're always talking directly. Right. To us as like fans. So was that the reason for putting your number there so people could.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, so it's really. It really wasn't a reason. It's just when I'm writing, I'm always like talking to someone like you said. And it's just like naturally I would say, what's going on? What we doing? Okay, let's exchange information before we leave. That's what the whole situation was. And I just actually said my real number.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So on this tape. I know, I mean, obviously you're talking about a woman throughout the whole tape, but also it feels like you're also writing a letter to like you chasing your dreams a bit. Put the two of those together for me and talk about your love for whoever this lady is and how she supports you and what you're doing right now.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, I feel like we need that man and me just having a child more. Understanding that balance of being. Being there and being a father and knowing that I got to be away to really like provide at the same time. So that's very important. That's just my life, man. That's just what I've been into. That's. That's what I've been seeing. And it just naturally spills into the music. Sometimes I don't even know the picture that I'm paying until I sit back and I. And I listen to it or I look at it. So. So yeah, that was a great question though.

[DJ Envy]

I wanna, I wanna go back, if you don't mind. Right. The first time that we, we seen you was the family Hustle, right? Family reality show. What made you want to jump into music? Right? Cause I remember one time on the Family Hustle, your dad didn't want really any of y' all to go into music. He didn't want y' all in the entertainment industry. But what put you in music and when did you realize you were good at music?

[Damani Harris]

So I would say I wanted to do it because it was definitely just around me, and I felt like, it's in your blood. Yeah. Yeah. And I felt like, probably, like, how a lot of kids feel. They see a rapper or artist or a celebrity on tv and they see the lifestyle and what it looks like. Of course, that's what naturally caught my attention. And then being so close to it, seeing my father, I already look up to my father. So I would say that's where the spark came from, and that's where the image of me wanting to do music. But when I, like, learned more about it and really found myself and knew that I wanted to do it, it's when I started to tell my story and really express myself. And the question. Started answering some of the questions that I had in my head through the music, and then people would come to tell me, like, it helped them as well. So I was like, yeah, that's definitely what I want to do.

[DJ Envy]

Did you ever chase. I'm sorry. An identity issue? Because, like, your dad is so street, right? And you grew up listening to that, and they said, yeah, you know, some of the people you love is. Hov is Kendrick is 103,000, but you're not from that same place. Did you ever have that say, like, damn, I love this music, but I'm not that. Would they love that? The people that love my dad? Did you ever have that issue or identity?

[Damani Harris]

I really don't think I did, man. It's never been difficult for me to really, like, know who I am and just be free and feel comfortable to speak about that. Like, I knew the way that I grew up and the way my father grew up was completely different, thank God, Right? But, yeah, I. I definitely knew that was completely different. And it. It wasn't that I was into different stuff, man. I was creative. I was drawing, painting, building stuff. Like, I was distracted with stuff like that, so I wasn't even worried about that.

[Jess Hilarious]

Was there ever any pressure for you to sound like Atlanta or sound like your dad?

[Damani Harris]

You know what I mean?

[Jess Hilarious]

In music, when you first got into music, do people want to hear. Little tip.

[Damani Harris]

I was so young, I probably didn't even think about it. Like that for real. It wasn't until I got older to really understand and sit back and look at it from that perspective to realize, dang, the people probably did want me to come like this, but I was already established in my own situation. So it's just, just me being young and just the love for music and creating, driving that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So yeah, you know, a lot of artists nowadays, they chase going viral. But when I listen to your music, it always feels introspective.

[Damani Harris]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like do you ever feel like, you know, your substance is fighting, fighting the algorithm?

[Damani Harris]

Nah, nah, not fighting the algorithm. It's just about how you package it, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You could.

[Damani Harris]

Because everyone, we all got the same questions a lot of times and we all want to know the same thing, we go through the same thing. But it's just about how can you package it to where it could be. It could be like good on the eye to people or entertaining.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Digestible, Digestible.

[Damani Harris]

That's what it's all about. So even if something seemed like it's not working for me, I just try to figure out a different angle to package it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And I feel like to what he's saying, your stuff does that even though it's not like the super like tick tocky, like it's a vibe and you have to catch it. But I remember one of your songs, songs I heard for the first time, it was all over tick tock because people just, it was such a energy, especially with the ladies. So you have those moments naturally anyway. So you do. I don't think there's no struggle there really. Like it's happening already.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah. And then this. I'm really just always talking to. I don't think I ever give off like I'm trying to be mainstream or just trying to just blow up. I'm really just having a conversation a lot of times and I'm talking to like one person.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So in 2017 you did the constellation and then now we're all, all these years later, what's the conversation you were having with yourself then that is so different now when you're putting out music.

[Damani Harris]

I think I was. I mean I'm still figuring it out now, but I was definitely figuring it out. And man, I was doing everything I would say to get away from my father, to get away from my last name or just that idea in general. And that's just, I was just hard headed. But it worked. It pushed me to learn different things about myself and music and it helped me figure out my own stuff. And that's the first I'm saying this because that's the first thing that popped in my head when you asked me that question. Now I feel like I'm. Like, I'm. I'm around my family. Like, I don't feel like it will hinder my career. Like, and that's a. That's a beautiful thing. So I could say, that's what I learned, and that's the difference.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now it's interesting that every single one of y' all have your own distinct identities. You, your brother King was Buddy King, like, all of y', all, but it's totally different.

[DJ Envy]

Totally different.

[Damani Harris]

Totally different.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Even different from what your pops is doing.

[DJ Envy]

You know, it's crazy.

[Damani Harris]

I was gonna ask.

[DJ Envy]

You know, even with that, it's always strange to me, especially in our community, that I feel like the kids and the juniors run away from their family's name. Like, they want to create their own identity. But then when you look at some other cultures, sometimes it's like they take it more like, yeah, that's my dad. But why is that? You feel like people would judge you? They would listen to your music. Why was that, that you wanted to run away from that name at first?

[Damani Harris]

It's the environment, I would say, because I don't think that's a natural feeling, like you should. A kid should want to be like their parents or look like their parents be, like, doing the same thing. I think it's the environment, man. I don't think we. I don't think we embrace that enough. We don't make it feel like it's a positive thing. We make it feel like you don't deserve that. That didn't come from you. That came from them. But really, that's how it's supposed to be. So.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but you still your own, man. I mean, it's like if I sat down in an interview, you, regardless if that's my father or not, I don't want to be asked 20 minutes of questions about my father. You know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

It's gonna happen regardless, though, for a while. Your lineage. Yes, for a while. Yeah, Absolutely.

[Damani Harris]

Like, get what you're saying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's some of the hardest internal battles you gotta face when you're making music? Especially this tape. Forever laughing tape.

[Damani Harris]

I would say just being honest, being honest, because I be having real questions, and it seemed like I don't know that I got these questions until I hear the right be, you know what I'm saying? And then I really ask myself the question. I. Give me some time to really give a. Give A real answer. I would say that. And then being fearless or comfortable enough to be vulnerable to have that conversation. No one, no matter who's in the room.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you have to have answers at your age? I do. I. Not even just at your age, period. Like, you always have to have answers.

[Damani Harris]

That's a crazy question. I mean, because even the answers may not be the answer. That's right. So it's like, I think it's healthy to poke and try to see what's what. I think we learn when we ask questions. But, yeah, the answers may not be the answers.

[DJ Envy]

You know what? With all of your family members pretty much inclined to music, do y' all bounce ideas off each other all the time? Do y' all play each other's records? I seen one video with King. He was trying to get you on the record, and you was curbing him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He was serving him.

[DJ Envy]

Did he ever get that record, by the way?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[Damani Harris]

Nah, we the see, the record is done.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Damani Harris]

That whole thing was. We was really just hanging out, man. And, no, we grown now. We got kids. So it's like the only time we really see each other is at the studio and a lot of times surrounding the music.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We.

[Damani Harris]

So I'm, like, him hanging around me a little bit more just because he think that that's what it's gonna get. The first, the verse is done, song is done. You know what I'm saying? What we want to do, but we were just really just enjoying each other's time. That's how I was looking at it. Like, we was. We went to WrestleMania, WWE thing. We went to the Hawks game. We were just kicking it. He thinking, like I'm telling him. Yeah, man, I'm just trying to get inspired. Really, man. We just hanging out with your brother. Yeah, for sure. Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

What's up with Major? I feel like he the one that's out the way. We don't really see him like that.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, he's out the way for sure. He. But that's the. That's just him, man. But right now, he's. He's acting and he's. He's doing. He's doing plays right now.

[Jess Hilarious]

That's dope. So he not into the music at all?

[Damani Harris]

Nah, not right now.

[Jess Hilarious]

Gotcha.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I saw your dad. I saw TI Talk about how, like, the studio has always been yalls home. And I hear you say that y' all just be chilling in the studio. So when you guys are in the studio and something like that happens where, like, y' all want to create a song, or like, whatever the case may be when you don't want to put a verse on something. So say if you were like, no, I don't want to do this. I know y'. All. Big brother, little brother. Like, is it an issue when you're like, I don't want to be on this record?

[Damani Harris]

Nah. I really feel like we. We're. We understand each other. We understand each other, and we know we don't mean no. We don't mean no harm. We don't got no bad intentions. It's not like we. We really just probably don't feel it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It.

[Damani Harris]

And it just be like that sometimes, and there's nothing wrong with that. And it's always going to be some more music in another time. But, no, we not like, why you not doing it? You'll do it for other people. Nah, we not like that. Because I tell other people no, too, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What makes you say no Damn King.

[Damani Harris]

No

[Lauren LaRosa]

king. Like a king, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I meant like. Like, because you didn't. No, he did directly, but he didn't do it at first. It took him a while.

[Damani Harris]

I think he thought I didn't do it at first.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, got you.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, we're. We're just hanging out because I'm like, nah, man. This is how I get my inspiration.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but you just want to spend time, it seems like. And the reason why I asked you that is because we've watched all of you guys, like, on television, literally in your relationships develop and stuff like that. So I don't know. It seemed like there was a lesson in there that you were trying to teach him about just spending time or

[Damani Harris]

something, that 100%, that's where the real inspiration come from.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You think it ever gets like that? That's very interesting, what you're saying. Do you ever think it gets like that with siblings and family, where you start looking at each other like the artist, as opposed to being like you, my brother? Like, let's just kick it. Don't look at me as a. As an artist. You just want to feature from.

[Damani Harris]

I don't think we. I've never looked at us like that. It's hard to do, man. We didn't grow up. We like real siblings. It's tough to have that. That, like, unless we just been away for a long time, maybe I could see that. But, man, that's tough.

[Jess Hilarious]

We.

[Damani Harris]

We really. Man, we're really close, so. So I don't see that happening.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And it's interesting, man. Like, your generation grew up watching the Internet judge everything in real Time. So how do you stay creative when every opinion is instantly in your face?

[Damani Harris]

Sometimes you gotta put the phone down, but then it's like just knowing, staying focused, man. Stand, focusing. And the love for whatever you do gotta be more powerful than everything else. And I feel like once you know what you love to do, the actions will show, and it's gonna be hard to get thrown off. For real. For real.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How much. How much of the feedback do you take in from just social media?

[Damani Harris]

That's a great question. That's a great question. Because in the music business, it's like, you. You are of service, but at the same time, you got to make sure the best art comes from a real place, from you. So I like to separate the two. And like, I was talking about packaging earlier. I think about whatever I want to do creatively. I don't think about no one else. That's me, how I want to package it, how I want to package it and deliver it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It.

[Damani Harris]

The people could tell me how they best like to digest it, but when I'm creating, that's 100% me. I think that balance has been working for me. I think that's a great balance for just creating and selling art in general.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know, I think a lot of people, especially young people, like, it's hard for us to figure out that balance of, like, it's authenticity, but then it's also adding the art, but also knowing kind of what people want to hear, but not really caring what they want to hear either. So, like, when. So, like, when Ms. Jackson, when that dropped right, there was a lot of people, I feel like, who were having a conversation with me about you, and I'm like, y' all didn't been know. He's like that. He's been dope like that. But I think because at the time, everything that was going on with your family was so big, it made people go down this rabbit hole of Damani. So it was. There was the balance there of, like, it's art, it's creative, it's from a real place, but, like, it's also dope. Like, the flips that you did in there, like, everything like that. And a lot of people can't do that.

[Damani Harris]

That. I appreciate it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Do you feel like that? Did you feel that, though? Like, there were people who were discovering you in real time again from that?

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, I. I was seeing people say that, and it just. Like you said it. It was. I also seen people responding, like, no, he been doing this. That's what he been doing. And sometimes it it takes sometimes you. You don't know where the blessings come from, man. Sometimes it takes some stuff you never thought of to have you in a better position. But, you know, all we do is make best use of what we got and hope for the best.

[DJ Envy]

I think that record opened him up to people that might not have known who he was. Right. Cause it's like anything else. The first time you talked about Damani was that record, you know what I mean? And the same thing with media and press. So it gave people a light to who he was. And once you go down the rabbit

[Charlamagne Tha God]

hole, you be like, oh, it depends, though. You got somebody like Nyla who always been talking about it.

[Damani Harris]

You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But that's your age. Age groups.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, I look cool. She got a good. She got a good taste of music.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When you. When you. When do you protect. What do you do to protect your piece in a. In an industry that just profits off all chaos?

[Damani Harris]

Hey, focus. Stay focused and stay around family. Have a. Have a strong circle around you. It's hard to. Like I'm keep saying, it's hard to get thrown off, man, when you. When you focus on what you love to do, you got a good team around you, so just stay focused. Whenever you confused, man, write about it

[Lauren LaRosa]

or stay focused, people are having conversations about you and you being kind of like where J. Cole was and being like the new version of that. Does that conversation bother you? Do you care for it?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Do you like that comparison?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Damani Harris]

I was about to say that's crazy because you say where he was. I feel like he's one of the dopest writers right now. He's got one of the craziest pens right now to this day. You said, how do I feel about that comparison? I feel like it's a compliment because that's how I feel about him. And if people compare me to that, I'm like, yeah, that's one of the greatest compliments, for sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You think authenticity still wins or you gotta be like a character actor in this era.

[Damani Harris]

It's really, like, the perfect pack. You just gotta have the perfect packaging, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For real.

[Damani Harris]

It's like. Like a lot of times the stuff we buy in the store, like, may not be actual good quality products, but the way that it's packaged.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

Very enticing.

[Damani Harris]

Right? You want it with the level of the shelf is on the commercial. You seen who you heard talk about it. So all that play a part because

[Charlamagne Tha God]

you made me think about it with the cold thing, right? Because everybody Felt like Cole was being performative. Not everybody, but there was people who felt like Cole was being performative driving around in the house.

[Damani Harris]

Honda. Oh, okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I'm like, if your album drops and you out there promotion, promoting it, it's gonna be a level of performance to whatever it is you're doing, man.

[Damani Harris]

That's genuinely him. I'm telling you.

[Jess Hilarious]

The money.

[Damani Harris]

The car broke down because he was driving it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They made a video at the auto car shop.

[Damani Harris]

He did get a genuinely him to. This is what I take from it. He's not putting too much thought on it. He's just going with the flow. So even when he came to Atlanta, like, he was trying to figure out what to do that day. Like, it's not like he's planned out, mapped out. No. I was like, shoot, you can. You can go here. You go here.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, he called you, like, hey, what should I.

[Damani Harris]

Not him personally.

[Jess Hilarious]

There's no out there now.

[Damani Harris]

Well, now we got. We communicate. But that time, he didn't call me personally.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Got you.

[Damani Harris]

But, yeah, he just put together and just doing exactly what he. I guess what he feel like he always wanted to do. But, yeah, he really just chilling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know somebody had to put you on the old, old organized noise, like the good and the old Outkast albums. You ever did a deep dive on all that?

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, Pops. Pops gave me all the. He gave me all the people he felt like I should listen to. And I dove into it, man, just because I just loved music. I could have ignored him, but nah, I dove into it and I understood it. I understood it. And I just. The boys are so talented, bro. And I took a lot from it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I feel like you and Jid and Marco plus would make some amazing music together.

[Damani Harris]

Y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All. Y' all haven't been in the studio together.

[Damani Harris]

Not all together. Me and Marco, we got some music, though. We need some more. I don't have nothing with Jit, but I feel like it's on the way. Yeah, there's some dope people, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, now, Marco. Marco is phenomenal. Like, he's phenomenal. I saw TI Talking about how he didn't want you. He basically didn't want you jumping into beef, so to speak. Right. And.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And King as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, and King as well. And talking about 50s mom. What did. What did you. What was those conversations like now?

[Damani Harris]

We didn't really have a conversation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, you didn't even ask him?

[Damani Harris]

Because he probably would have told. He. He probably would have had some input. Then I would have to choose to Ignore him or go my own route. I just put it out just because I felt like somebody told me, like, this is too good. Like, this is too good to not put out. I just do it because I just how I felt this was on my mind. That's how I express myself. And it could just be like that, and it could just stay on the hard drive. I don't even got to hear it again. I just needed to get it out. But he was telling me, like, yeah, you need to put that out. I don't need to just stay on the drive. And I just listened to them, honestly.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So once he heard it, he calls you and then. Are y' all together when he hears it? Like, how did he heard it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, how we heard it.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, you can't be doing that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You cannot be doing that. Well, I mean, I know he was like, that is not protocol.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It was too good not to put out, though. It was. It was really how you did it. But what does that like, as. Not as ti music as dad, what does he call you and say man to man at this point,

[Damani Harris]

man, he's a father. So I understand now. I understand it, and I understand why he. He picks and choose when and what to say and how much to say because he don't want to have too much impact or push. Push his child in the direction that I naturally wouldn't want to go into. So he really don't say much. But I. I hear people tell me what he say. You know what I'm saying? But yeah, it was. I. I know for a fact. He said, yeah, we don't gotta do. It's over with now. And I was like, okay, bet. Let's do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When you talk about forever lasting, right. Are you talking about music that age as well, or a mindset that survives the industry? Because I feel like you focus on mindset a lot.

[DJ Envy]

Or a love.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Love of what?

[DJ Envy]

Because almost every last song, the songs

[Jess Hilarious]

seem like you're talking about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You talking about music too? Yeah.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah. Well, in that. In that case, the song is about making the love last forever. You were saying I'm talking about music. Yeah, you were saying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm saying, like, are you talking about music that ages well or a mindset that.

[Damani Harris]

That.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That will help you survive the end industry forever?

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, it's really just about just making timeless. Timeless art. You saying, what do I feel like makes art timeless? The substance, the authenticity, just the impact. And yeah, I believe that's. Those are. That's the combination to. To make art last forever for sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Do you have those kind now. Those are the kind of conversations I can see you having with you, you, your pops. Because he's been around a long time

[Damani Harris]

by asking him, yeah, how do you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How do you stay. I don't even know if there's a phone. I don't know if you can even ask that question. How do you. You can ask it. How do you stay around forever? But it won't be the same for everybody.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah, you're right. It won't be the same for everybody. But some stuff fizzle out way faster than others. Yeah. Yeah. So it's. So it's definitely a real thing. For sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What does forever look like for you when I'm gone?

[Damani Harris]

The memories, the stories about me and the things that I've done will still be impacting people positively. That's forever.

[DJ Envy]

Well, Damonic, we appreciate you for joining us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man. I gotta whisper. Cause he whispering, man.

[DJ Envy]

I didn't wanna get hyped. It just felt like the move.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Doctor Moni, I'm so glad that you can join us.

[Jess Hilarious]

Trying to match the vibe.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. Check out the EP for Everlasting Tape

[Damani Harris]

and the candles, the money forever dot com. Or you can just go on my social media and ask me where to get the candles. I'mma DM you the link.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Jess Hilarious]

I call you the.

[Damani Harris]

The.

[Jess Hilarious]

The candles.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

Cuz I got your nothing there.

[Damani Harris]

Got me. There you go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is a silly question, but I always think about this right when TI did it ain't about the money. Did you ever walk about around the house your siblings like if it ain't about the Mind me.

[Damani Harris]

No.

[DJ Envy]

It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Let's get right to the latest with your talk.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

LL Cool.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Jess Hilarious]

Little brown girls look at you and

[Lauren LaRosa]

go, I want to be like you.

[Caller/Listener]

Take me through that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Take me through that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The latest with Laura Los on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool Bay, talk to me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I know we're talking to Damani today, but we also are going to take some time today to celebrate TI because this week he has entered the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 with Let Em know, dropping a fool's

[Charlamagne Tha God]

bomb for Tip Red off of his

[Lauren LaRosa]

album that will be coming Kill the King. Now he's number eight. This, I mean, sorry, number eight. Number 38 this week. Let me get that right. But he sat down and had a conversation with Billboard and they talked about just him being independent, doing all of this right now. And he says one of his biggest regrets is leaving Atlantic. Let's take a listen.

[DJ Envy]

Now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're doing this independently. Does that success hit differently for you?

[Damani Harris]

It does.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Knowing that you don't have the machine and knowing that you.

[DJ Envy]

It's still a machine, but the machine is boutique.

[Damani Harris]

It's very insulated. One of the reasons why I made one of the toughest decisions, arguably one of the worst decisions in my career. I made the decision to leave Atlantic quite honestly, because I just got tired of wondering, was my success predicated on me or them. I stepped away, and I almost immediately could see that there were a lot of things being done on my behalf for my benefit that I was probably oblivious to. And at that moment, once I found that out, I was eager to learn what those things were.

[DJ Envy]

I'm glad he said that, because most people wouldn't have said that. Most people would have said I went independent. And it's big. But labels do a lot than just put your records on the DSP resources, then the radio, the resources.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I do wonder, though, a little bit.

[DJ Envy]

Everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I can agree with that. But I do wonder if they could have made Let Him Know. Be as successful as it is.

[Mimi Brown]

I don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Think about when he played that record for us last year. I'm like, yo, that. That. That's. I wonder if they could have done that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Say, I feel like when we heard it, we knew instantly because of the feeling that it gave you and I, I think that that's what's naturally happening. You got TI naturally just going and having conversations that he always has, and people just love the song.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But. But to that point, it's like the. You know, with the Internet is naturally gravitating towards it, and it's on Tick Tock and all those places like that. Is that the label?

[DJ Envy]

No, no, it's not the label, but it's also. It's also TI's name, right? Because if it would have been another artist that didn't have the catalog of TI, or the longevity of ti, it wouldn't have caught on as fast. Would have been harder to break. But since we know ti, for them, the countless hits that he's put up, it's like, oh, there's another one. Most of the people that. That listen to TI don't know if he's on a label or not and don't care, don't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They don't. Because you just trust ti. And that's. So he actually got into that part of the conversation with Billboard as well, he talked about legacy acts and the success that they're seeing right now because the clips just did their thing as well, too. Let's take a listen to TI On Legacy acts.

[Damani Harris]

Legacy artists have built brands that the fans can trust. They know what to expect. There's a quality control that has been maintained and sustained over the course of years where expectations have been met and exceeded. The demand has been answered and consistently recognized, replicated. They know what they gonna go get when they get a Nas album. They know what they gonna get when they get an Eminem album. They not doing this just to pay their bills or to get on. They doing this because they want to offer greatness.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. And when you name some of the artists, nobody cares what label. Like, if Gucci drops a record, they don't say, well, what label is he signed to? It's Gucci Mane who gave us longevity and countless hits with. Same thing with Jeezy. Same thing with a lot of these artists.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He has one of those artists. I agree, but I don't want it to seem like it's that easy because all of those people that you name drop music and don't have the moment that TI Is having right now. TI has dropped mad music over the years, but hasn't had the moment that he's having right now.

[DJ Envy]

This is a.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Would let him know.

[DJ Envy]

And. And it's hard to get a hit, right? It's. It's hard. Like, if it was that easy, everybody would do it. But as soon as we heard that record, we was like, that's it.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And yes.

[DJ Envy]

You don't hear that with every project. You hear, oh, that's cool. But when we heard that, we was like, oh, that's it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I think it's number one black radio.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I literally looked that up because I. Another thing I wanted to mention is I think artists like TIA understand the importance of radio. Because if you look at where he's going and where he went first, and we listened to that a year ago, he knew where. What to do. And sometimes the newer artists, they. It varies what they think, but TI Right now, it was. It was last year, it was a few months ago, but it was number. So TI Right now is number one on the US Black radio charts. I would let them know as of early March 2026. So, yes, I think that that has a lot to do with it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want to see him hit number one on bill board.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I definitely think he's going to get there.

[DJ Envy]

And T.I. rocks with the DJs too. And not just the radio DJs, the club DJs, the local DJs. He rocks with the DJ. So DJ show him support.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think that is a great story. How old is he now? 45? 46?

[DJ Envy]

47.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

45. 46 years old and, you know, has a number one record at Black Radio and number 38 overall. I think that is a fantastic story. That's. That that record needs to go number one.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Queue it up, right? Queue it up.

[Damani Harris]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're wearing 100 plus Marcus. Okay. Our spins count for something.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Talk happy legacy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm glad, you know, we're a radio hall of fam.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know, I'm just. I'm just here and happy to be a part of the legacy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, that's the latest for this hour back. We will be back in the next hour. A lot more things. Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[DJ Envy]

Wow.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you for letting me know. Speaking of, let them know. Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

Sh. Who you giving that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don 4 After the hour. We need Senator Tim Sheehy and U.S. capitol Police to come to the front of the congregation. We like to have a word with them, man. Tim what? Tim Sheehy, it's the breakfast club.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is America.

[Caller/Listener]

There is no question that there are

[Charlamagne Tha God]

problems in this country between police and community. Yes, you are a donkey. To the latest on that police killing of a black man.

[Mimi Brown]

Now to new developments in the deadly spa shooting rampage.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yesterday was a really bad day for him, and this is what he did.

[DJ Envy]

And so we.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We are in a state of emergency.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay? White supremacist violence is and always has been the number one threat to our society. But I'm also very proud that my wife is white. To the Breakfast Club.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, Charlene, please tell me, why was I your donkey of the day?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, donkey today for Thursday, March 5, goes to Senator Tim Sheehy. Am I saying. Am I saying his name wrong? Is it Shahi Sheehee? I like she.

[Damani Harris]

I'm sure you do.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Send it to Tim Shea. Okay. And U.S. capitol Police. All right, that's who's getting donkey today. Today for forcibly removing Brian McGinnie from a Senate hearing on Wednesday for protesting against the military action that America and Israel took on Iran. Now, I know you're probably saying, well, who is Brian McGinni? He's a green party candidate running for senate in North Carolina, and he's a u. S. Marine corps veteran. You have to go watch this video, man. Brian McGinnie literally has his marine uniform on and he was exercising his First Amendment right. The peacefully protest. Do you want to hear the audio from the hearing? Let's listen. And nobody wants to fight for Israel. Capitol police will escort any protesters out of the hearing room. Out. No one asked for hearings for Israel. His hand, his head.

[Damani Harris]

Oh,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

you. That's. We didn't play the part where the guy started screaming.

[DJ Envy]

He.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

His hand was broke. Put that back in there, man. Salute to all our veterans out there, man.

[Mimi Brown]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You deserve so much more from this country, okay? I have gotten on this radio a million times over the years this. And told you how I hate this country treats its veterans, okay? If you have ever served this country, if you have fought a war for this country, when you come home, you should be treated like royalty, okay? They should get free housing, free health care, a livable stipend every month. Our veterans shouldn't have to want for anything, okay? Watching homeless veterans with signs telling us what war they fought in with a Dunkin Donuts cup asking for change should infuriate American citizens, okay? It should break your heart every time you see it. We shouldn't be jacking all. Jacking that at all. And now a Marine veteran, okay, in uniform, comes to protest against the war that Israel and America just waged on Iran, and he gets forcibly removed, tackled and called unhinged by Senator Tim Sheehy, or Sheehy. Okay? Tim wrote on Twitter Capitol police were attempting to remove an unhinged protester. Unhinged protester from the armed services hearing. Okay? He was fighting back. I decided to help him out and deescalate the situation. Now he actually escalated the situation, okay? The gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one. I hope he gets the help he needs without causing further violence, end quote. Funny he would say that when lack of access to mental health services are usually what contribute to the high suicide rates among veterans. Fewer than 50% of returning veterans in need receive mental health treatment from the Department of Veteran Affairs. Why? Because the eligibility requirements are difficult to navigate. Because they are so complex. They should be simple. If you're served, you get all the mental health treatment you need. But this man Bryant doesn't need help, Senator. You do, okay? And the Capitol Police do. Y' all the ones that look unhinged. You tackled a Marine who was protesting a war saying no one wants to fight for Israel, speaking to the accusations that Donald Trump only engaged in war with Iran because Bibi Netanyahu wanted him to. That gets you taxed, tackled, and dragged out. And then when he holds on to a door to keep himself from being pulled away. And you hear, you know, a woman yelling for all of them to be aware of the Marine's hand. And then you hear a crack, you know, because you hear a crack because his hand is in the crack of the doorway. And then you hear a. A loud crack because apparently he broke his hand. That. No, nobody thinks that's crazy. Can we listen to it again?

[DJ Envy]

Wants to fight for Israel.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

His hand. His hand. We still ain't had the note. The part where they say he broke his hand. There you go, Eddie. Come on, let's play this. Play the extended version. Okay? How no one wants to fight for Israel. His head,

[DJ Envy]

Sir, thank you for your service. How you say thanks for your service

[Charlamagne Tha God]

after you break my hand?

[Lauren LaRosa]

After you broke my hand?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A Marine, a man who fought for this country and doesn't want his government answering to anyone but the American people, gets tackled and gets his hand broke for standing up for America. What happened to America first? Okay, for all the soldiers who may have to go to Iran to fight for Bibi's war, Just know the administration sending you over there, it doesn't give a damn about you, okay? They will treat you exactly like they treated Brian. We are pawns in whatever sick game these people are playing. It's wrestling to them. Real life for us, okay? Real life for y', all, especially, all right? And when politics turns to wwe, everybody loses. Okay? Okay. What happened to debates? We can't have a healthy debate. You can't have a healthy debate with somebody who fought for this country. When a senator and Capitol police are helping to break a Marine's hand in a congressional hearing, we're not having a debate. We're having a spectacle. And spectacles are great for viral videos but terrible for democracy. Okay? If this government put as much energy into fixing the country as they do in the tackling, protests, justice, all right? Who happen to be Marines, America might actually get somewhere. Please give Senator Tim Sheehy in the U. S. Capitol Police the biggest hee haw. Now, Mimi Brown sent me a text, and she put S h e e dash h e e. So that looks like she to me.

[Damani Harris]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know who. That's what that looks like to me. That. So I must be pronouncing it right. Okay, Send it to Tim.

[DJ Envy]

She. I don't think that text was for that, but. All right.

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey, yo, that wasn't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She wasn't trying to get me to pronounce it.

[DJ Envy]

No.

[Damani Harris]

Anyway.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, thank you for that donkey today. Man. When we come back, Jess, Fix My Mess, 800-585-1051. If you need relationship advice, any type of advice, you could call Jess right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's about me.

[Jess Hilarious]

Relationship problems.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

X about me.

[Jess Hilarious]

You need to beat your co worker's ass.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ask about me.

[Jess Hilarious]

Your co worker need to beat your ass. Joanne, call it up. It's Dr. Jess, and I'm here to fix your mess. It's getting very much messy. Let me fix it.

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. It's time for Just Fix My Mess. Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hi, my name is Bri.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, Bri. What's your question for Jess?

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, so I'm calling because I just got married yesterday, and congratulations first. Okay, thank you. Thank you.

[Jess Hilarious]

You're welcome.

[Caller/Listener]

So just my fiance, my husband. Sorry. My husband's family was so happy. They were very supportive and just so. Just so ecstatic. Just very happy for us. Now, my family, on the other hand, they were very bland, dry, and just like, what?

[Jess Hilarious]

Oh, really?

[Caller/Listener]

I can't believe it. Now, just, everybody know, everybody met him. They have, you know, they love him. They were there when he proposed and everything. But the problem is that we had just did something very intimate and got married at the court. And later on, a year from now, we want to do a ceremony, invite everybody, you know, to that. Yeah, but we just, you know, wanted to just have it intimate, just between us and God and, you know, just keep it that way. But people were just upset that, you know, they didn't. They wasn't invited to that or something. I don't know. But I'm calling with a very heavy heart, and it kind of hurts to see my family response versus his. And we were on FaceTime with his family and my family at the same time, and it was just so different. And it hurt, girl.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, yeah, no, I totally understand. Listen, you probably won't believe I went to through the same thing. Okay? So my husband proposed to me on Christmas. And when I called around, I was so excited because I didn't see it coming when I called around to tell my friends and, you know, my family, believe it or not, a lot like, you know, and I never had a lot of friends. Just had, like, you know, a tight circle.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

More than half that circle were bland and dry and, you know what I mean? Because. Because they weren't there, and they felt like he didn't put them. He had no regard for how they felt. And that he should have reached out and had them there. It was Christmas Day. It was very intimate. We had our kids, my father, his mother, my sister was there. And he just did it because that's what he felt. That's what he wanted to do. Then we then. April, four months, four or five months later, we decided that we wanted to have a small ceremony, very intimate, just like you at the courthouse, right. And that we would plan the wedding in one or two years. The actual reception party, you know what I mean? And there we invited both of our parents, the kids. I had my closest aunt and my video guy, my sister and everything. Siblings and my friends and some of my other family members were pulling pissed. My heart was heavy as well for like, two, three days. But when you realize, girl, it's not about them, it's about you. And if they can't be happy for you, genuinely, then you just got to put them on ice for a minute.

[Damani Harris]

You.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You.

[Jess Hilarious]

You're starting a new life. And a lot of people will not understand that. The new life of being married and that now it's not just about. It's not. You can't. You can't worry about everybody else and how they feel. I know you want them to be so happy for you. I wanted the same thing, girl. I was crying for like 48 hours. And my husb. Arms like, yo, I wonder why they just not happy. Because a lot of the questions were, damn, why we weren't there? I mean, why wasn't we there? Why we. Wow, that's crazy. He just did that. I mean, you know what I'm saying? It's your moment, it's his moment. It's not everybody else's moment. They just need to be happy for you. It's gonna get better. But I tell you what. Congratulations. I'm happy if you're happy. I'm happy for you.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you so much.

[Jess Hilarious]

At least you know your in laws are happy, girls. Cause it could be the other way around. They could not be happy. And you, girl, I love them. Girl, you hear so many scary stories about in laws and the other side of the family and all of that not liking you and not approving of you, but I'm happy that at least one side of the family is happy about y' all covenant. You know what I mean?

[Caller/Listener]

This has been an ongoing thing with my family. It seemed like it never happy about it.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, well, then there you go. So you ain't tell me that they always been like that. It's always been a little negative over There so always something going on over there, girl. You need to come up out that. That ain't.

[Mimi Brown]

That ain't you.

[Jess Hilarious]

That don't have to be you. Your family got some issues that they need to work through themselves. They can't be happy for people if they're not happy.

[Caller/Listener]

That's all I needed to hear.

[Jess Hilarious]

No problem. Congratulations.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Caller/Listener]

Hello? Hi, this is Sarah from the Bronx.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, what's your question?

[Caller/Listener]

I'm calling to pick a Jess to fix my mess.

[DJ Envy]

What's your mess, Mama?

[Jess Hilarious]

Hey, girl.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, so I have a situation with my daughter's father. Right. We separated and we separated about the early in 2026. So he's been telling me since then he wants to see my daughter, but I feel like the whole situation with him having a child with me is like entrapment. Like he had a daughter with a child with me to keep me trapped in a relationship with him, and now he's trying to use my daughter as a pawn to kind of like, you know, keep having a way to be in and out of my life. He never really did anything for my child. So it's like, why do you want to now step up and told him I let me see my daughter, and I'm telling him if he wants to see his daughter, he needs to go to court. Take me to the family court.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, okay, so wait, let me get this straight. Cause you talk fast, you are mad, and that's a lie. Let me help you out.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, so. No, it's okay. So you have a baby with your ex, obviously, and he. You felt like he trapped you?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I don't know. I know he did.

[Jess Hilarious]

All right, how did he trap you? And you had sex willingly, unprotected. How the hell he trapped you? Oh, and you gave me willingly, too. We have.

[Caller/Listener]

We have a 10 year age difference. Right? And I did want my child. Yes. But I did not have my child to be stuck in a relationship at all.

[Jess Hilarious]

So he doesn't do anything for the child unless you're with him.

[Caller/Listener]

He never did anything for my daughter, whether we together or not. So just like that's another reason why they get away from me. Like, what are you here for?

[Jess Hilarious]

So now. So. So what's. So what's the struggle? So now what does he want now? Like, he wants to be with you or he's. So you're saying that. That you need for you, but you gonna take him to court or you.

[Caller/Listener]

No, I'm telling him if he wants any involvement with my child from here on out, go to go.

[Jess Hilarious]

Gotta go through the courts.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Because he's just trying to, like, oh, now I want to see my daughter. No, I need to see my child as I feel like, as a way to, like, you know, just to have a way to keep in and out of my life. Like, it's. I don't think it's about my child because it's about my child. You would have been a father from day one.

[Jess Hilarious]

You don't think. You don't think he could have had an epiphany like, yo, I need to get my ish together. I got a daughter out there. I got a little girl that's gonna grow up, up. And she's going to where her father was.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. No, because I told him to go to court. He said no. So if it was that serious, you would have took me to court for your child.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, so listen, I'm. I'm gonna be honest with you. You do sound a little bitter. And I. And. And it's okay. It's all right. You do, girl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Sorry.

[Jess Hilarious]

Because I've been there. That's why you need to get my damn book. So that's the repairing. I was very, very bitter for, like, a good four years, girl. You know, But. But I came up out of that because being bitter doesn't hurt anybody but the child. If he's asking to see his daughter, I think you should see how it goes. Now, you can be present. You know what I mean?

[Caller/Listener]

I don't wanna be present. I don't wanna know if I don't wanna.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, but see, there it is. You don't want anything to do with him, so you're harboring your. You know, you're keeping your daughter away. You know what I mean? Because you don't want anything to do with him. But that's still her father, baby. Like, you have to at least give him a chance to do what he has to do for her. And if he proves you wrong. Wrong, then you do the courts. I understand in the past, he hasn't done anything, but you need to also establish clear boundaries. Listen, I don't want you using her to be in and out of my life. She is the one that matters, okay? Our relationship ended. I don't want anything to do with you. I don't even like to see your face. But you are still the father of my daughter. So you need to do what you need to do for her. And hopefully later on, y' all can come To y' all could be cordial. Y' all can actually be cordial enough to talk. And y' all can have a mutual friendship because y' all still have to raise your child together no matter what.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, my goodness.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And it's okay, girl.

[Jess Hilarious]

Bitterness is natural when somebody play with you.

[Caller/Listener]

And I, this is my first go around. So it was like, I'm an inexperienced parent, but it's just like, I feel like the way he played with me for the last, you know, couple of years is like, yeah. I'm not nobody's pawn. My child is not nobody's pawn.

[Jess Hilarious]

I got you.

[Caller/Listener]

And you're not gonna, like, you know, you're not gonna be manipulated any situation.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Off the. Off the basis of my child, like, no, that's what I feel like he's been doing. Like, just using my child as a reason to be in my life to get what he wants from me. And you know, like.

[DJ Envy]

Yup.

[Jess Hilarious]

And a couple times you fell for it. And it hurts. It hurts, don't it? Mm, yeah, it hurts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I get it.

[Jess Hilarious]

And that's why I said bitter is natural. But when you can admit that you're bitter and that you want to do something about it, it's hard to stay in it for a minute. But you can't be like that for. For a while. And you can't, in return use your child as well to get back in him. That's not good. That's not going to hurt anybody but the child, you know, because she's still gonna be looking for her dad, you

[Caller/Listener]

know, so another thing is, right, he has. He has other children, older children.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

And I feel like if. If, in the event that he does have my child, there's a possibility. Not that I have a problem with him being with her, being with her siblings, he's going to be taking my child around a female that I do not, you understand, agree with either.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Jess Hilarious]

Now is that because. And I want to ask you this, and I want you to be honest with me.

[Damani Harris]

Boo.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay, good. Are you over him or you just.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, girl, listen, listen. Is he over me is the question.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay. Cuz he still be trying to come in and, you know, be intimate.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

And trying to interrupt my flow.

[Jess Hilarious]

Okay. Okay. Well, yeah, this all depends on you. You still have to establish that clear boundary line. Yo, you're. We're not doing what we used to. I fell for it a couple times. I'm not doing it on more. I have a daughter to raise. Okay. And although you don't want your Daughter around another woman as long as you can. As long as you know her father.

[Caller/Listener]

That lady, she don't like me. She doesn't like me, though. She doesn't like me, though. And she doesn't want her children around me. So it's like I have to like, you know, like, you cannot have my daughter. I let it rock a few times, but it's like y' all playing games. Like, you know, the whole situation is a game and I'm not a part of.

[Damani Harris]

Of it.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah, okay. Yeah. It sound like he playing a lot of games with the video games with, with the mother of his children. And he got y' all at odds and y' all fighting and that, that, that directly affects the children too, because you want, you want your, your child to love on her siblings as you want her siblings to love on her. You want them to be able to fellowship and be around each other and, you know, although they're older still, but it's a lot of mess up in there that y' all gotta clean up. And y'. All. It starts with, it starts with, with you not holding on. You gotta let some of that stuff go. And it. And him, you can't allow him to play with you. You can't control him. You can't control that other lady. But you gotta have a real conversation with him. I don't trust somebody who don't like me around my child. So we gotta cut off our intimate feeling. Like we can't move forward until we like, sever ties completely, intimately with each other.

[DJ Envy]

She might not like her because he's going back and saying, she's not letting me see my kids.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

And that could be the reason. I don't think she could keep her kid hostage, you know, I mean, you should let him see the kid, but.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

He's trying to be in his kid's life. You can't think of herself. I think she got to think of the child, you know, I mean.

[Jess Hilarious]

Exactly, exactly.

[DJ Envy]

You should pick up Jess's book because it's a co parented book. And, and it could guide you because you could see all the mistakes and all the things that she did wrong. So you could know not what to do. And you can get her guidance through that.

[Jess Hilarious]

Absolutely. Because it's a.

[Caller/Listener]

Just when it come out.

[Jess Hilarious]

When it come out, it comes out April 28th. I just finished the audiobook yesterday. So you can get the hard copy, you can get the audio version version, or you can get the digital copy and you can pre order it right now. And the day that it released. It'll be right there at your doorstep. Okay, I will get it.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you so much.

[Jess Hilarious]

No problem, babe. Because I went through a lot of the same things. So I understand. I resonate with you. So definitely.

[Caller/Listener]

I feel like these men, they. They know what they're doing. They play with females on purpose.

[DJ Envy]

Don't say these men. Say some men.

[Jess Hilarious]

Some of these men definitely notices. Yes, ma'. Am. But I love you, baby girl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's all right.

[Caller/Listener]

Love y'. All. Thank you so much.

[DJ Envy]

All right, just fix my mess. 800-585-1051. Now, you could pre order justice book that comes out April 28th. How do they do that, Jess?

[Jess Hilarious]

You can go to my website, jessalariusofficial.com and you scroll down a little bit, you'll see it. That's the first icon that pops up. You can pre order Till Death do We Parent or anywhere you find your books. I just finished the audiobook and I'm excited for y' all to hear me read this book in my Baltimore accent. So get it right now.

[Damani Harris]

There you go.

[DJ Envy]

All right, when we come back, we got the latest with Lauren. It's the Breakfast Club Club.

[Jess Hilarious]

Good morning, Lauren becoming a straight F.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She be having the latest on this. The biggest, the largest. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything. But with the latest brought to you

[DJ Envy]

by Top Dog Law on the Breakfast

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Club, talk to me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Alrighty, guys. So let's start the latest this hour with some really great, great news.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What I like good news. You always be having bad news.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, don't do me. All right, so yesterday, the upfronts went down. The upfronts for people who don't know what that means, is it's just like one big place where they talk about all the new TV deals and shows coming and all that. Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's up front still?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So there were. There are a few. So yesterday, I'm going to get into different things that happened. So I want to spotlight Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson because it was announced yesterday that Lifetime is going to going to be moving into micro dramas with them along with Tay Diggs, and they have a whole slate. So Queen Latifah signed on to executive produce three new Lifetime original movies through her production company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, alongside her longtime partner, Sha Kim and Taraji Pinson is going to be producing two new original films for Lifetime through her production company, TPH Entertainment. So it's fire to see. And then we also have Tashina Arnold now. Tashina Arnold. Arnold got a first look deal yesterday to CBS up front and she's been on a long running show, the Neighborhood on cbs. So yes, it's so fire that she's going to get to be doing her own content first look with them moving out of the series as it comes to an end in its eighth season. So this is her making plans for the future. So congratulations to all the ladies and Tay digs and everybody else that will

[Charlamagne Tha God]

be involved for all of them. And think about how long all of these them have been around.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just think about that. You named Tashina Arnold, you named Taraji Hinton, Queen Latifah. Just think about how long their careers have spanned. That's what's the most impressive part.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Seeing longevity.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. 100%. Now, speaking of longevity or not so long. So there's a conversation that's happening. So this is actually. It was happening over the weekend, but it's too good to miss. So there's a guy who is claiming that he has the world's smallest. Smallest. Can I say the p word?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

World's smallest penis. Oh, you heard about him?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Reported this on Brand. It is weeks ago.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, well, the reason why we're going to talk about it today. Exactly. Because he got a little competition. The reason why we're going to talk about it today.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is because I reached out to Guinness Book of World Records on this story. But I got to give you guys some background before I get to them.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You need more. You need more to do. Yeah. You need more friends.

[DJ Envy]

You need to go out more.

[Jess Hilarious]

Come on, though, I want to hear this. All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. So his name is Michael Fitzgerald Phillips and he sat down with TMZ and he talked about having the world's smallest penis. Now, the conversation had come up because he had sent a woman a photo. The woman got online talking about the photo and she confirmed that it was very small. But let's take a listen to him on his small pee pee.

[Mimi Brown]

You've said that you have a 38

[Lauren LaRosa]

inch penis just from your hand.

[Mimi Brown]

Can you kind of demonstrate like how big or how small that would be?

[DJ Envy]

That it's probably like the size of my fingernail.

[Mimi Brown]

And is that fully erect or is that flaccid?

[Damani Harris]

That's erect.

[DJ Envy]

Like when it's flaccid.

[Damani Harris]

It's smaller than that.

[Mimi Brown]

And I saw you said that you have the smallest penis in the world. What makes you say that?

[Caller/Listener]

Basically, just like the research that I've done online. I mean, I welcome anybody to come

[Damani Harris]

out there and beat me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Do you plan to enter in Guinness

[Mimi Brown]

broke a world records or anything like that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think I looked into it and I'm not really sure if they give out records. It sound like he got two outy belly buttons. Like what is that? He was. He just want attention. Why are you telling people that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, I mean, I think he kind

[Jess Hilarious]

of be famous for it.

[Mimi Brown]

Cool.

[Jess Hilarious]

He ain't getting no. No cat.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, this was a follow up. So the original story that went down. Did you guys talk about that one too on Bring you idiots?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

With the one woman I just saw when he was sitting down during the interview.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Okay, so the original story was there was a woman that went viral because she was talking about the fact that a man had sent her a photo unsolicited and that it was very, very small, the private area. And it was confirming that this man has been saying his private area is really small. And she got online, first of all, she was freaked out, but secondly, she was confirming it. So then TMZ went and found him and had a conversation with him about why he sent it. And he said that he sent the photo because he likes to tell people up front what they're about to deal with. So he don't want to waste their time.

[Jess Hilarious]

Right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

And that's how.

[Jess Hilarious]

Damn a bunch of scissors going on.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And that's how this whole thing came about. Now I. I did reach out to Guinness Book of World Records. I had a rep there that I was working with when we did another story about gz not in related to this. And they said that this is, you know, it's something that they would definitely consider now whether or not he's going to get the record, I don't have that confirmed yet.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This man tested man because I think that he actually might be a woman who just want attention, you know what I'm saying? Ugly ass chick who decided to shave it all off down there, tell everybody that her clitoris is a penis. DNA test this person.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay? And as we wrap, my last announcement here is that the Black Effect Podcast Festival that is coming, we now have a lineup. We got some things to talk about now, hold on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, the Black Effect Podcast Festival is happening Saturday, April 25th at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia is hosted by DJ Envy, Lauren LaRosa. My guy Louis V. Is providing the soundtrack. We're announcing A few shows today. Not all the shows, but we're announcing three shows right now. Okay. Can we. Should we get a drum roll?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. Can I get my glasses, too? I just need to be in the vi.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes.

[Damani Harris]

It's too.

[DJ Envy]

It's too late.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What? Never Too late.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Saturday, April 25, 2026. A few of the shows that were announced announcing today. Salute to my guys, Deontay Kyle and Big Ice Cup Cat. The Gritson Eggs podcast will be at the Black Effect podcast on Saturday, April 25th.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

Who else we got?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to my guy, Jeff Teague. Okay. DJ Wells, Bishop P. Hitting the Club 520 Podcast Podcast Festival, and my girl. Girl. Philadelphia's own Big Mona. Don't Call Me White Girl show.

[DJ Envy]

We'll get Delaware too.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Cause she kind of belonged to us, too, but go ahead. All right. Go ahead.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. Those are a few shows that we're announcing for the Black Effect Podcast Festival this year. Black Effect.com Podcast Festival is where you can go to get more information. We also have some very informative panels this year. We have. Ian Dunlap is going to be on the panel. Tika Sumter, Carlos King, of course. We got the Black. Black Effect Marketplace, the Picture PODC podcast booth presented by State Farm. All of that good stuff. Tickets go on sale on March 12th. Food trucks at 12:00pm Eastern. Yes. Got food trucks. All of that good stuff.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Where they get the tickets again?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Black Effect.com podcast festival. But tickets go on sale March 12th at 12:00pm all right.

[Damani Harris]

Yes. All right.

[DJ Envy]

Now, latest with Lauren is brought to

[Lauren LaRosa]

you by Top Dog Law. Any accident, big or small, make sure you call Top Dog Law and head on over to the podcast, the Latest with Lauren LaRosa, because I have some. Some things to talk about.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. Good morning, everybody.

[Jess Hilarious]

It's DJ Envy.

[DJ Envy]

Jess. Hilarious Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now it's black. I was gonna say Black History Month. It's Women's History Month.

[Jess Hilarious]

It is.

[DJ Envy]

And every day, Jess is gonna be honoring a woman.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yes. And I hear a lot of people saying, why is she honoring fictional characters?

[DJ Envy]

Correct.

[Jess Hilarious]

First of all, these movies with these women who played roles that I am honoring. Where y' all think movies come from? Movies often are based off inspiration of people. Real life. Right. And that's why today I am honoring Yvette, played by Taraji Psson from the iconic movie Baby Boy. Yvette was the girlfriend and baby mother to Joseph Summers, also known as Jody, played by the good brother Tyrese in this movie, you see Eyvette struggle with betrayal and manipulation from Jody, who was a grown ass little boy who lived at home with his mother. Now he was broke as hell, so he couldn't even afford to cheat. I don't know why he was doing all that now. He was selling women's lingerie to other women that he was courting and having sex with, all while in a relationship with Yvette. And he almost cheated on her with somebody she even worked with. It was very weird. But I resonated with that because Rome took me through that right now.

[DJ Envy]

He was selling your underwear?

[Jess Hilarious]

No, he was not. But he, Jody was riding in Yvette car, taking her to work, going to go cheat on her with other women.

[Damani Harris]

Women.

[Jess Hilarious]

Rome did that to me in the beginning of our co parenting relationship. You know what I'm saying? And that's where I deeply resonate with Eyvette. And then he had. Jody had a nerve, a nerve to get upset when she started dealing with her ex boyfriend, Ronnie, played by the good brother Snoop Dogg. But Rome did the same thing. Cuz I left him and started dealing with somebody else. He couldn't handle it. Now the reason why I'm telling you all this is because us women endure a lot. We endure a lot. And when we think we in love, we keep trying and trying and trying and we try to stay in these relationships and we become bitter. But the bitterness can actually turn into something beautiful. So I love you, Yvette.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I thought you about to say I love you, Rome.

[Jess Hilarious]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what it sounded like you was going anyway.

[Jess Hilarious]

No, I love Rome for sure. But I love Yvette Vet because I saw myself in her.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Got you.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

In that fictional camera.

[Jess Hilarious]

Absolutely.

[DJ Envy]

Fiction character. Okay.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

Now, Lauren, I see you got merch out right now and I got merch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

Sometimes the merch don't necessarily sell at my store. So the best place I put merch that sells pretty fast is ebay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

On a third party.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And it go like you like the process and stuff.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. Is 1, 2, 3. And I guess people like the merch because it always sells out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't even know that that was a thing. And like the checkout process and all that is smooth.

[DJ Envy]

It's very smooth. And you got hoodies, you got T shirts and hats even though you gave me the wrong size. So I guess I gotta go to ebay to get my right size.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When I figure out ebay, we will have everybody's sizes. Okay. We run small through 3X. But wait, so when you put it on ebay, right, do you get the notifications like as it's selling? If you're a store?

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And then if I'm buying off ebay from like, from the hoodie, like, I don't have to. Do I have to bid on it?

[DJ Envy]

No, you could buy it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Look at me. Something new every day.

[DJ Envy]

So you can make some extra cash by selling on ebay. You trying to buy a house. So that's how you make the extra cash. Buying and selling on ebay has never been faster or easier. So ebay things people love, like my merch. Salute to Damani Harris for joining us this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The good brother Damani, man. Damani got a project out right now, it's called the. What is it? Forever lasting tape.

[Damani Harris]

Right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Forever last, forever lasting tapes, man. Salute to the money. The money dope.

[Jess Hilarious]

Yeah.

[Damani Harris]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And he been dope. And it's funny that, you know, people think that they might just be hearing him because of this whole kerfuffle that's going on, but the reality is this is he got a whole fan base. Money got people that be coming to his shows like, you know, people rock with the money calling them and everything.

[Damani Harris]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

Well, you got a positive note.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I do, man. And you know what made me think about this positive note? This morning I saw a video, video of the honorable Minister Lewis Farrakhan pouring into the Reverend Jesse Jackson. I think they said it was from, man, it wasn't too long ago. It was a couple weeks ago maybe, but no, it was last year. I'm sorry. Matter of fact, let me see when that date was. I want to be sure before I just talk out of turn. It was May 11, 2025. And he was really just pouring in the Reverend Jesse Jackson. And man, you know, just telling the reverend how much he meant to him as well as how much he meant to the world. And I was just looking at those two, you know, iconic brothers, and I just, you know, thought of this quote by Isaac Newton. And the quote is, if I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. We really had some giants on this planet whose soldiers that we stood on, man, and, and still stand on even if. Even if they're not here physically. So yeah, that quote by Isaac Newton, if I have seen further than. Further than us others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. Have a great day. Breakfast club Woke up, Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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