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DJ Envy
Good morning, usa.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
DJ Envy
Jess. Hilarious. Good morning, Charlamagne.
Jess Hilarious
Tha God.
Charlamagne Tha God
Peace to the planet. It's Thursday. How y'all feel out there? I feel blessed. Black and highly favored. Happy to be here. Another day to serve our beautiful listeners. What's happening?
DJ Envy
That's right. Today is bring your child or children to work day. So I got three of my six here with me this morning.
Bri Wood
Nice.
DJ Envy
They Woke up at 2am to get ready 2 gear. Got him up at 2, had to do hair, had to wash them, everything. So they got up at 2, so they ready to rock and roll. So they're ready to work. So if you need anything from them, including tick tock dances, they will do.
Bri Wood
Put the kids to work best.
DJ Envy
Put them to work. Put their ass to work.
Bri Wood
Hold up. No. Where the baby at? You told Lauren I was gonna bring.
DJ Envy
The baby and give that to Lauren. I don't think Lauren could handle her for absolutely four hours. And then they would have be. It would be on me.
Bri Wood
Right? See, I. That's why I didn't bring my baby, because I thought she was gonna bring your baby. That's too many babies for Lauren.
DJ Envy
That's too many babies for Lauren.
Bri Wood
That's why I didn't bring mine. But it's all good.
Charlamagne Tha God
Lauren do work in between segments.
Bri Wood
I know, but she took on that responsibility.
DJ Envy
She said, bring the baby, Lauren.
Charlamagne Tha God
Just trying to figure it out. Lauren. Like, look, maybe I need to get a couple more jobs up here just so I can. So I can make sure I'm here. Here.
DJ Envy
From South Carolina. 803 Fresh will be joining us this morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
My guy, 803 Fresh will be here this morning. Man, if you don't know the name, you definitely know the song. Boots on the ground.
DJ Envy
That's right.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay. If you don't know the song, then you know that. Where the fans at?
Bri Wood
Where the fans.
Charlamagne Tha God
Where the fans at?
DJ Envy
Yes.
Bri Wood
Yes.
Charlamagne Tha God
Right.
DJ Envy
Boots are on the ground. So we gonna find out how that song came about, the line dance of that song and everything like that. So that song came out in December, and it's probably been one of the biggest records, especially when it comes to HBCUs, and especially it comes to a lot of the big clubs. And line dancing is huge in this album.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. I mean, Sovereign soul is a genre within itself. Salute to King George, you know what I'm saying? And 8003fresh is really breaking out right now, bringing a lot of attention to Southern souls. We gonna talk this morning?
DJ Envy
Yeah, we're gonna get boots on the ground. So if you don't know what it is, as soon as you hear the song, you'll be like, ah, that's that song. All right, well, let's get the show cracking. We got front page news. We'll break down everything that's going on. There's huge wildfires in New Jersey that they're saying could mess up the air quality in the surrounding states. Have you smelled anything, any of you guys?
Bri Wood
No, but what part of Jersey was that?
DJ Envy
They said Ocean County.
Bri Wood
Okay, never heard of it.
DJ Envy
But they said you'll be able to smell it in Maryland. You'll be able to smell it in New York and surrounding states.
Bri Wood
So I haven't smelled anything.
DJ Envy
We'll get more details and I'm sure we'll break down trump some. So don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club.
Jess Hilarious
Good morning.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Jess. Hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news, start off with some quick sports. Now, the Rockers beat the warriors last night. They tied a series 1 1. The Cavaliers beat the Heat. They lead that series to nothing. And the Celtics beat the Magic. They lead that series to nothing as well. Now, the 2025 NFL Draft begins today at 8pm on ESPN. So we'll check out who's the Giants are picking, who get the top three.
Charlamagne Tha God
Do the young ladies still float around the NFL draft and wait for the ballers? Or they don't care about NFL players no more?
DJ Envy
Well, the draft is now just as big as anything else because before you know, they don't really celebrate the Pro Bowl.
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm talking about the whores, though. Do the whores float around?
DJ Envy
That's what I'm trying to tell you. It's a thing now. Now they have parties. It's pre draft parties.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's a huge thing. I mean, it's always been a thing because, you know, they're like vultures circling around.
DJ Envy
Oh, it's way worse now. Ever since it hit Detroit a couple of years ago, it's been crazy.
Charlamagne Tha God
Got it.
Bri Wood
So it's like a flock. Y'all talking about a flock of girls?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just waiting for the people that they think this new money.
Bri Wood
Oh, I know. That's right.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's all what it be.
DJ Envy
Good morning, Br.
Bri Wood
Ex. Boy.
Lauren LaRosa
Hey, good morning. How are you guys? Good morning, Envy, Charlemagne and Jess. Hilarious. Happy Thursday to you.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, ma'am.
DJ Envy
Same to you.
Lauren LaRosa
All right, so here's what's trending in your news this morning. Now, envy, you did mention the Ocean county wildfire, which is officials are saying could become New Jersey's largest wildfire in more than two decades. So now the smoke from New Jersey, which you mentioned, it's forcing an air quality alert for New York City. Fire crews are continuing to make progress on the Jones Road wildfire that is in Ocean County. It's destroyed now over 13,000 acres since Tuesday morning, and it's now 50% contained. So over 5,000 people were forced to evacuate because of that fire. But so far there have been no fatalities reported, which is a great thing. Fire Chief Bill Donnelly says it's being fed by pine needles and dry leaves. But that progress they're continuing to make. And we have more from Trevor Rayner. He is part of the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. And a press conference yesterday, he kind of gave a little update on what's going on with how many people he has on the ground for this.
Charlamagne Tha God
We had resources there quickly.
DJ Envy
We dispatched aircraft. And even with a big show of.
Charlamagne Tha God
Force to contain this fire, it still.
803 Fresh
Grew to be a large wildfire.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
Lauren LaRosa
So hundreds of firefighters are still battling that blaze, which was first spotted Tuesday morning in Barnegat Township. Now, are you guys familiar with that area at all? Has it been a.
DJ Envy
No, not at all. It's pretty far. Have they said it was arson or was it just natural?
Lauren LaRosa
No, no, they're saying it's natural. And right now they're not suspecting arson, but it's being fed by all of the dry leaves and just catching fire with all the brush that's on the ground. So it said it spread the Lacey and Ocean townships. And the fire chief, he's. He's just working day and night and hopefully saying that by Friday night into Saturday, you've got rain in the forecast. So that should clear everything up, hopefully.
Bri Wood
Since y'all been living here, have y'all ever seen it?
Charlamagne Tha God
That's the first time I seen it.
DJ Envy
Hasn't been anything. And the only other thing that we've seen was remember when Canada had those crazy wildfires, but never in New Jersey. And but it's been pretty wet. It's rain last week, so I really don't know.
Charlamagne Tha God
And New York air quality already trash.
DJ Envy
It's already hard.
Charlamagne Tha God
I mean, you know, they can try to blame it on the wildfires all they want. You just dump the trash on top of more trash.
Lauren LaRosa
They're definitely praying for that rain this weekend. So in more news, we've got 12 states that have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration over the president's tariff decisions. Now, New York Attorney General Leticia James released the statement saying President Trump, quote, does not have the power to raise taxes on a whim, but that's exactly what he's been doing with these tariffs. Now, Connecticut, Arizona, Illinois, Colorado, Minnesota and Delaware are joining New York in the lawsuit, along with Maine, New Mexico, Oregon, Vermont and Nevada. The attorneys general are seeking a court order declaring the tariffs illegal. Have you guys been hearing anything there about what's been going on with the lawsuit?
Charlamagne Tha God
I haven't heard anything about it. It's the first time here in a brief. That's why your job is so important.
Young Guy
All right.
Lauren LaRosa
So, yeah, I'm sure we'll be updating that with you guys tomorrow or today if we get it before the 7am hour. Also in the news, we've got President Trump signing multiple executive orders centered around education. Now, Trump recently signed seven orders from the Oval Office with some of the changes, including introducing a new college accreditation process. Also, he wants to increase empowerment to HBCUs and improve education centered around AI technology. So this order was also signed to reinstate what they are calling common sense school discipline policies. And that is all. Education secretary Linda McMahon, she says that will boost school safety standards, adding that disciplinary action should be based exclusively on students behavior and actions. So she wants to return disciplinary action to the teachers and just allow them to handle their classrooms the way they see fit.
Charlamagne Tha God
They don't have that now. I didn't know that changed. What you talking about?
DJ Envy
Hey, what you talking about disciplinary action?
Charlamagne Tha God
You know, you get in trouble when you act up.
DJ Envy
But they. Oh, I thought they were saying like you can pop the kids.
Lauren LaRosa
Well, they didn't mention anything about physically, but I guess they're saying make it the teacher's responsibility to discipline the students in their classrooms.
Bri Wood
That don't sound like going back to the paddle days. That don't even really sound. Yeah, cuz how else can you discipline a kid for acting up other than doing detention or sending them to the office?
Charlamagne Tha God
Or call iss. We used to have ISS in school.
DJ Envy
But that was ISS in school suspension.
Bri Wood
In school suspension.
DJ Envy
Yeah, but. And so the teachers do that now.
Charlamagne Tha God
I thought, yeah, maybe they don't.
Lauren LaRosa
They might have pulled back because, you know, a lot of parents were upset. You know, some teachers, when they think they go too far, students could go home and say anything and the teachers will get in trouble.
DJ Envy
So I got my kids here. When y'all get in trouble in class, is it the teacher or what happens usually come to the mic, come closer, the teacher.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, they take discipline out of school. Maybe I missed it. I don't know.
Lauren LaRosa
It might be happening in some schools, but, you know, hopefully she'll expound on that a little bit more. Also, President Trump says he plans to create a White House initiative within the executive office of the president, seeking to promote private sector partnerships with HBCUs. Also enhance workforce preparation and high growth industries like technology and finance, and remove barriers to grant funding. Additionally, the White House is saying it's planning to hold an annual HBCU summit, though I'm sure more will be coming out about that, and we'll definitely keep you updated. If you recall, back in 2019, President Trump did sign a bipartisan bill providing over $250 million annually to HBCUs. That's known as the Future Act. So, you know, despite some of the recent concerns about the federal funding cuts that have been happening, supporters of this are saying the Future act is continuing to provide that financial support specifically to HBCUs.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, that's good.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
You know, say, you know, I give props to whoever it's due. If, you know, Republicans do something good, give them props for that. If they do something bad, you got to hold them accountable. If Democrats do something good, give them props for that. If Democrats do something bad, you got to hold them accountable. A quarter million annually to HBCUs is a okay to me.
DJ Envy
All right, well, we just want to.
Lauren LaRosa
Make sure that money's actually being allocated.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yep.
DJ Envy
And that is front page news. Bri, we'll see you next hour.
Lauren LaRosa
Yes.
DJ Envy
Everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. 800-585-1051. Today is bring your kids or bring your children to work day. My kids are here. Hopefully, you're bringing your kids with you as well. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
The Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Ray.
Charlamagne Tha God
Ray. Ray.
Jess Hilarious
Yo, Charlamagne.
DJ Envy
What up?
Tam
Are we live?
Charlamagne Tha God
This is your time to get it off your chest.
DJ Envy
I got an indoor pool.
Charlamagne Tha God
We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.
Jess Hilarious
We can get on the phone right now.
DJ Envy
He'll tell you what it is. Hello? Who's this?
Charlamagne Tha God
Envy. What's up, Envy?
DJ Envy
What's up, Trav?
Charlamagne Tha God
Jess.
Anonymous Caller
Hilarious.
Bri Wood
Hey, boo.
Charlamagne Tha God
Charlemagne. What up, sis? How you. I am doing good. I am doing good. Good to hear y'all voices. Y'all was on a little fake break last week. A little fake break. I bet I. I bet you want to Collab with Kanye now, don't you? You want to produce a record for Kanye, don't you? Damn. No, don't. Don't. Wow. Tell the truth. These. That is not funny. Especially with that man out here molesting his cousin. That is not funny. Why y'all say molested? God damn.
Jess Hilarious
That's how.
DJ Envy
That's how he made it sound, I think so. He said he showed it to his cousin, and he acted on his cousin.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, he showed it to his cousin, and he was the one doing something. But first of all, we don't know how old they were. Yeah, you're right, because he said they were reenacting it together.
DJ Envy
Yeah, because he was sick. But he didn't say how old.
Charlamagne Tha God
He stopped giving fellatio at 14 because his taste buds changed. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We always just assume. You calling, you know about penis. I'm trying to be serious today, y'all. I need to be. I need to be serious today.
DJ Envy
What's up, Trav?
Charlamagne Tha God
I need to raise some money. I feel like Marvin said, close the phones, y'all.
Anonymous Caller
Shut the phone.
Charlamagne Tha God
I gotta raise some money. I need y'all kind of digging your pocket a little bit. So y'all know I would do. Y'all know I do music. My engineer that I record at his. He has a basement in his studio. He lives with his mom, his brother, his niece. His house burned down from where we record at. So here's a GoFundMe. I'm gonna ask if everybody can just, like, you know, $5, a dollar, $10, anything y'all can donate. Shar, he didn't get me your purse for me.
J
Sorry.
Charlamagne Tha God
Give him a $5. I'm listening. Tell me more. Okay, okay, okay, okay. Yeah, send me the cash out. Yeah. He doesn't have a cash app. He has a GoFundMe.
DJ Envy
What is it?
Charlamagne Tha God
That I'll put in my last send you to GoFundMe, though. And it's in my bio on my Instagram, aka_twin. If y'all can click on it and just donate, like, a dollar, anything will help. What if there's people out there that's like, y'all never liked your music? I'm not donating to your engineer. I do not want him to get. Hey, hey, hey, man. Don't. Don't make to my music donate to a great person. His name is Jay. He lives with his family, a beautiful family. He's a great guy. So just donate to him. It has nothing to do with me. All right, I'm. Put a couple dollars.
DJ Envy
That would be so dope if Sean Stone was like, you know what? I'm gonna be the bigger man today, and I'm gonna donate and help you put everything to the side.
Charlamagne Tha God
Hey, se Donated. My man Jay, he's a straight man, so, you know, we're gonna help the straight guys out. Sean gonna donate 69 cents.
DJ Envy
All right, man. Have a good one.
Charlamagne Tha God
Appreciate y'all. Bye.
DJ Envy
All right, Trav, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
The Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Wake up, wake up.
Charlamagne Tha God
Wake your ass. This is your time to get it off your chest.
DJ Envy
Whether you're mad or blessed, we want.
Charlamagne Tha God
To hear from you on the Breakfast.
DJ Envy
Hello? Who's this?
Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning, DJ. And this is Mr. Show Money. You step out of Horizon. Show money.
DJ Envy
Show Money. Why you send me that. Why you send me that sombrero, man?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. Hey, Jeff.
Bri Wood
Hello.
Charlamagne Tha God
How are you, Jess?
Bri Wood
I'm good. Did you get your gift? I did.
Jess Hilarious
You did?
DJ Envy
You said yesterday.
Bri Wood
Yes. Oh, the T shirts.
Tam
Yes, yes, yes.
Bri Wood
Thank you.
Charlamagne Tha God
Did you get your gift?
Jess Hilarious
Nope.
Charlamagne Tha God
Did you get all your gifts?
DJ Envy
Nope.
Charlamagne Tha God
He's a liar. I gave him everything. I gave him the hat. You gave him. I gave him the bag. I told him the name. You called him.
DJ Envy
Nope.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, yes, yes.
DJ Envy
When I.
Charlamagne Tha God
When I walked in and gave me in the bag with the gifts, he was cool. When I gave him that hat, he fell out. He almost. Listen to me. Charlamagne. I just want to tell you, brother, that you came in Saturday with the people. You were amongst the people. You was in Hollywood. You was down at Earth. Our brother Abby went by naked. But you're a man of your world. Salute to Abdul. Yeah. Salute to Abby. Abby. Sandwich shopping. Newark. Absolutely. Absolutely. Only one thing, bro. I had no idea you were that short.
DJ Envy
He tiny.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, my God. I'm taller than you. Show money. Listen, when he walked in, like. He walked in like he was.
Anonymous Caller
Like, he just came home from doing 45 years yesterday.
Charlamagne Tha God
He had the hard walk. His walk was so gutter. His walk was like, you know, the doors are frosted.
Anonymous Caller
So he busted the door.
Charlamagne Tha God
He walked up. Oh, that's him. Yo, where's the rest of them?
DJ Envy
Where's the rest of them?
Charlamagne Tha God
It's crazy. Where's the rest of them?
DJ Envy
Not you busted a little man.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yo, he. Yo, he bust me like, yo, what's up? I like, yo. Oh, that's. Oh, that's all that sounded Crazy. He busted. Bring your kids to work then. Show money. Only one thing, brother. Jess, can you please, please listen? Show money on Instagram. Watch my trailer. Because the brother did not watch my trailer. I did watch the trailer. You talking about for the show money.
DJ Envy
What's it about?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, sir. You ain't said nothing about it. Show money. This series, it's about two hustlers. No, for a junior and Hassan. They were called thieves. I did watch the trailer. See, you ain't even asked me.
DJ Envy
Okay, goodbye.
Charlamagne Tha God
You didn't comment on it. I need you to like follow and share. I will. I got you. I like it. It was interesting. It reminded me of what was the joint Money and Money and violence back in the day. Remember? Money and violence. Hey, yo, shout out to Abby the sandwich specialist too, man. That salmon burger. Oh my God. Drop on the clues bombs for that salmon burger. And Abby the specialist in Newark, New Jersey, man. Little Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. 263 Littleton Avenue. Phenomenal. Impeccable salmon burger.
DJ Envy
Frank. What's up, Frank?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, good morning.
DJ Envy
Get it off your chest, brother.
Anonymous Caller
Yeah, let me. I have something that's really tripping. Who sends someone a funeral program? You heard about Carmelo Anthony?
DJ Envy
I did a 17 year old that arrested for stabbing his classmate.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
Anonymous Caller
So personally, this how when I read the whole story, I'm looking at like this kid was bullied and he did God's work.
Charlamagne Tha God
Because if he went and told somebody.
Anonymous Caller
They would have just gave him a gold star and did nothing.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know if that's the story, you know, I mean, I don't know if that's God's word.
Anonymous Caller
The lesson in this is don't bully people because it triggers these days. Like some people cry, but they're not doing it anymore.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know if it was bullying. I don't know what the situation is. I mean, I read the situation, but it don't sound like what you. You making it sound very cut and dry. I don't think it's that cut and dry. And yeah, that couldn't dry.
DJ Envy
We'll get more details and find out more about it. But like you said, I. I don't know all the details to really comment on it.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's a sad situation, you know what I mean? Because you know, two, two young men, like that's. I say you don't never make a. Don't. Don't let a temporary. Don't make what it is. Don't make a permanent choice based off a temporary feeling. That's what it felt like to me.
DJ Envy
All right, well, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051 now. When we come back, we got the latest with Lauren.
Tam
We do. So there are reports right now that Shannon Sharpe's career at ESPN is gonna be over and it's gonna happen pretty soon. I'm being told differently by sources close, but we need to have a conversation about it.
Charlamagne Tha God
How close are the sources?
Tam
Oh, they're very close to production.
Charlamagne Tha God
Damn. So, Steven, they text you. What'd he say?
Tam
First of all.
Charlamagne Tha God
Was it Big Perk? Who was it? Who told you something over there?
Tam
We don't talk about it. If it was, it's a rap, right? You have burning bridges in here.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, I'm sorry.
DJ Envy
All right, we'll get to that. Next, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren.
Bri Wood
Lauren becoming a straight thing.
DJ Envy
She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.
Charlamagne Tha God
She gets the details.
Tam
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.
Charlamagne Tha God
She'd be having the latest on it. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything. What was the latest on the Breakfast Club? Talk to me.
Tam
Alrighty. Also, the Shannon Sharp espn, does he still keep his job? Conversation is beginning to. I was gonna say beginning to happen, but it's been happening. But I think now it's beginning to get louder because of different things that a tony attorney Busby has released, including the audios. So right now the conversation is, why is Shannon Sharp still able to be on ESPN amongst the allegations, but more, even more after these audios are released. So Monday, Tuesday, Shannon Sharp did ESPN's first take, which are his normally scheduled days. And then people didn't see him on for the rest of the week. So there were.
Charlamagne Tha God
He's never on for the rest of the week, though.
DJ Envy
Monday and Tuesday, there were people who.
Tam
Began to say, oh, they finally pulled them. They did what they should have done. There were people that were saying, you guys are crazy because he's only always only on Monday and Tuesday.
Charlamagne Tha God
Right?
Tam
So I reached out because I wanted to know, even though those are his scheduled days, like, you know, I wanted to know more solid. Is he being removed from the program? Is it a suspension? What is it? So I was told by source close to production that, like you guys said, Monday and Tuesdays are his days, that he is on any day that you do not see him on the show. It's just a regularly scheduled day off for now. As of now, we know, because Stephen A. Smith said it on his show, that there are conversations and investigations going on behind the scenes with the network. Let's take a listen to Stephen A. Smith and what he said.
Charlamagne Tha God
Again, I can tell you, I also spoke to co chairman of Disney, the boss, Jimmy Pitaro, who made it very, very clear we are taking this matter very seriously. And we are looking into this very, very closely. And once we gather as many facts.
DJ Envy
As we possibly can, we will go from there.
Charlamagne Tha God
And that is all he said. And I can mention his name because I received his permission to say that.
Tam
Now, a big part of this conversation, right? Even with that happening, even that, with that being said, and that is, you know, has to be. That is the statement from espn, right? At this point, that's all that we have. People are upset because they feel like people have been removed from ESPN and other networks for less. They're pointing to Michael Irvin. Uh, they also are now beginning to bring up past, uh, things that have happened with Shannon Sharp, including a, uh, a temporary restraining order, uh, that was filed against him back in 2010 from a woman that he was dealing with at the time who accused him of sexual assault. He said in, in different things now, this was dropped. You know, there was. It was dismissed. That restraining order was dismissed. Claims were dismissed at the time. But people were like, hey, if you have all this in the past, this happens publicly Monday. Okay, we gonna give it to y'all. Y'all didn't. It was all happening at one time. But Tuesday, after he releases text messages, and then you're hearing these different things. Why not just say, hey, let's take a step back? Because it looks like as if the network is complacent on the front, even though these things happen on the back end.
Charlamagne Tha God
Y'all do realize it's only Thursday? Like these claims just happened. Like, these corporations can't just react. They gotta investigate. They gotta do their due diligence. They can't move like social media. There's a legal way they have to do things. Yes.
DJ Envy
They don't wanna get sued. And the thing about it, what people don't understand is even though it could be loud, it could be people could be yelling and screaming online, we don't know what the facts are. And I'm sure they had conversations with Shannon Sharp and hopefully they're trying to get the right details.
Charlamagne Tha God
They're investigating.
DJ Envy
They're investigating.
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Hey, what up y'all?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Are you ready?
803 Fresh
Let's go. Let's go.
DJ Envy
But that's what they should do. Before they let somebody go or fire somebody or suspend somebody, they should do their own investigation to see what the truth is.
Tam
What do you guys say to the people who are saying, well, yes, they should do that, but don't fire them, don't suspend them, but remove them off air? Because now he is.
Charlamagne Tha God
When you remove them off air, isn't that. That is suspending him, spending, or for firing him?
Tam
Well, you can. Even if you just say, hey, he's going to take a little break, like, we don't have to call it a suspension, but until we figure out what's happening or until we figure out how, because he is a face of the.
DJ Envy
Network, me personally, I don't think it's fair unless they have facts that he actually did it. Now, if they go and do their due diligence and say, hey, it's definite in this audio is what it seems to be in the full audio is there.
Charlamagne Tha God
Keep in mind, this is Disney. So based off the things that are already out there that we know are true, it is probably enough to take him off.
DJ Envy
But let me ask you a wild question. Not to say this is true, but let's just say that they were role playing and that was the thing that they do and it wasn't moral clauses.
Charlamagne Tha God
At Disney, everything can't be public.
DJ Envy
Like, but that wasn't. It wasn't public. That was Taped. But that's not what I do in my bedroom if it's secretly taped. And now you fire me because something that was secretly. I didn't put it out.
Charlamagne Tha God
You got to think about it. That. Are they already. That happened last year. So they let that go, right? We don't know. We don't know what happened in the building with that. Like, he might be on probation for that for all we know. I'm just saying. I don't know. Yeah, I'm just saying that happened last year.
DJ Envy
But if something is secretly recorded and taken, you. You fire me for something I didn't put out that was secretly taken? I don't think that's.
Charlamagne Tha God
Just keep it. It's Disney, bro.
DJ Envy
It is Disney.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't think Mickey Mouse standing by the free course.
Bri Wood
Why not?
Charlamagne Tha God
You think him? Well, him and Minnie probably be getting it popping. I don't know. I don't know. All I'm simply saying is it's only Thursday.
Tam
It is only Thursday and they have.
DJ Envy
To do their due diligence.
Bri Wood
But when I grew up, spongebob was a whole, you know.
Charlamagne Tha God
Whole what?
Tam
Spongebob is one of the girls.
Bri Wood
No. Like, it's Barney. Yes. So move on. I ain't trying to hear nothing about no mini. Don't be nowhere.
Tam
Cause not in front of the kids.
Bri Wood
Oh, damn.
DJ Envy
They heard words. They listen every morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
Barney did what the spongebob now?
Bri Wood
No, no, no.
DJ Envy
That's all you heard?
Bri Wood
They got their own individual cases.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, yes.
DJ Envy
Oh, wow. But all I'm saying is they have to do their due diligence before anybody suspended and fired. Because if not, they could face the.
Charlamagne Tha God
Laws only if there is going. I agree that social media want everything to happen immediately.
Bri Wood
Like instantly Thursday, insta instant. They want everything to instantly happen. It doesn't work like that.
Tam
The righteous people on Reddit, baby, they are dissecting and divulging right now and they are upset.
Bri Wood
Reddit is a social media red. I thought Reddit was like somewhere. It's like indeed like you find jobs on it.
Tam
It's like a blog or you like. I mean you could they have like.
DJ Envy
It's like a message board.
Bri Wood
Yeah.
Tam
Like where topics on there and they break it down. Everybody says how they feel. But yeah, they, they, yeah, they feel like he should have been removed until they figured out what was happening and giving you process. I, I feel like, look, if the network is down to say, hey, we can allow him to go, let them go. That's, that's.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's only Thursday. Yeah. What Are we talking about. Everybody relax. Facts. It's Thursday. This just happened 48 hours ago.
Tam
You need to make a Reddit account.
Charlamagne Tha God
Why?
Tam
Just to say that.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I don't need to be over there.
DJ Envy
But don't you think they should get the full facts and find out everything that's going on?
Tam
That's what they're probably doing, guys.
DJ Envy
And that's my point. Like. Yes, they do. They do. Diligence.
Tam
Was he taking off after things were proven or was it right when it came out?
Charlamagne Tha God
Who?
Tam
Michael Irving.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't remember. He was accused of making lewd comments to a woman. Yeah, and I don't. I don't know how soon they took him off after that.
Tam
I saw they suspended him, but then he was being stated.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, because they found. If I remember correctly, I think they found out it wasn't true. And then he sued the woman for defamation.
DJ Envy
Yes.
Tam
Yeah, and that's a big misstep.
Bri Wood
If.
Tam
If now I can come back to networking.
Charlamagne Tha God
And that's why they can't react.
DJ Envy
Then that's why they can't react.
Charlamagne Tha God
There's a legal way. They have to do things.
DJ Envy
Correct.
Tam
Well, that's it for the latest of this hour, y'all. He's still at work. Shannon Sharp, as of today, is still at work at espn.
Charlamagne Tha God
All right.
Tam
It's only Thursday, according to my source.
Bri Wood
And it's also Cedric the Entertainer birthday Thursday. This Thursday.
Charlamagne Tha God
That he didn't want that right there.
DJ Envy
Yeah, he didn't want it right there. You can wait five min.
Charlamagne Tha God
Not want. You could wait two minutes. You could not want.
Bri Wood
It's a big day. Is Cedric Dan to take his birthday.
DJ Envy
All right, well, we got front page news next, and then 803 Fresh will be joining us. We got the record in yet?
Tam
61. He want that birthday whenever he can get.
DJ Envy
Now, if you don't know who 803fresh is, you probably know this record right here. Can we play a little bit of it? No, we don't have it.
Bri Wood
Damn.
DJ Envy
All right, well, Boots on the Ground is the record. We're gonna talk to him in a little bit.
Charlamagne Tha God
You're checking out the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's Deej here. Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get back to some front page news. Start off with some quick sports and NBA playoffs. The Rockets beat the Warriors. They tied a series, 109.94. Cavaliers beat the Heat, 121. 112. They lead the series two nothing. And the Celtics beat the Magic 109 to 100. They lead the series to nothing. And the NFL draft begins tonight at 8pm Eastern on ESPN.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's still in New York, right? NFL Draft.
DJ Envy
No, it's not. It's actually in Green Bay.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh. They probably did that to reduce the horse. See, it's hard for them to get to Green Bay. Like, you stand out in Green Bay.
Bri Wood
The horse.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. You know, because these women will circulate around the NFL draft because they think all of these young kids getting new money.
Bri Wood
Yeah, but there's no horse in Green Bay.
Charlamagne Tha God
Not like that. Like, it's like they stand out a little bit more. You know, what a horse at in Green Bay. I'm sure that it's different, though. It was in Miami. It was New York. Like, it's a different level.
DJ Envy
I know what you're saying.
Charlamagne Tha God
But Green Bay, they stand out a little bit like who they are.
DJ Envy
It's less of a horror fight type in Green Bay, though, because all of them are not going. There's gonna be very few.
Bri Wood
I had no idea this word. I'm so happy right now.
DJ Envy
Okay. Good morning, Brie.
Lauren LaRosa
Good morning, Charlemagne, Envy and Jess. How are you guys? All right, so here's what's trending in the news this morning. Let's take it to California. A recent report reveals that police in San Diego are arresting black people at disproportionately higher rates compared to other racial groups. Now, the data was released by the San Diego Police Department under the California Public Records act, and it shows that black individuals are arrested at a rate more than double their population percentage in the city. According to the report, black residents in San Diego make up 26% of arrests, but only 5.7% of the actual population. So, of course, that disparity has sparked a lot of concerns and conversations there and calls for reforms within the police department to address potential biases and systemic issues. And so moving forward, community leaders and activists are expected to push for policy changes there and increased oversight to ensure the fair treatment for all residents.
Charlamagne Tha God
That is very interesting, because black people are arrested disproportionately all across America.
Lauren LaRosa
Exactly.
Charlamagne Tha God
So what is going on in San Diego that is standing up like, black people are arrested at a rate of five times higher than white people in most jurisdictions. So what is going on in San Diego that is sticking out like that?
Lauren LaRosa
And I think the numbers would be very interesting if every city decided to go ahead and just pull a report. But I'm glad that they're bringing attention to it, because that's crazy. So something needs to Be done. And now, Charlamagne, we're going to move into South Carolina. This is making headlines. A mass murderer trying to have his death penalty overturned. I'm talking about attorneys for Dylan Roof. Now, that is the man that was convicted of the 2015 Charleston, South Carolina, church shooting that killed nine black church members. You guys remember that? They have filed a motion to vacate his death sentence. And so they are citing 18 claims, including alleged violation of his Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights. And the motion is requesting a new penalty phase trial, arguing that his original trial council was ineffective and the judge showed bias. So the Supreme Court previously rejected Ruth's appeal to overturn his death sentence and conviction back in 2022. So, bias.
Charlamagne Tha God
You walked into a church and killed nine people in cold blood. Dylann Roof. But there's no bias in that. Any judge with any type of common sense would have threw you under the jail and gave you the death penalty. And now South Carolina got death by firing squad. So, you know, line it up. Okay. When it's time. When it. When it's his time, line him up.
DJ Envy
That's right.
Lauren LaRosa
And I believe there's been one death so far of an. Of a death row inmate by firing squad this year.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's right.
Lauren LaRosa
Yep.
Charlamagne Tha God
And that would. That would be in a very appropriate, you know, punishment for Dylann Roof because of what he did.
DJ Envy
You know, family should be able to.
Charlamagne Tha God
Shoot at me walking into Emmanuel, Amy, and, you know, killing those nine innocent souls, man.
Lauren LaRosa
Well, the Supreme Court, you know, they rejected his last appeal. I don't see his lawyers getting very far with this, but it will be interesting if they do. But that is still an ongoing thing here also in New York.
Charlamagne Tha God
Audacity, though. The audacity of people like that, as if you don't know the crime that you committed. Why should he be granted any grace?
DJ Envy
No.
Charlamagne Tha God
Any.
DJ Envy
No. It's not like there was witnesses. It's not like maybe he did, maybe he didn't. There was a lack of evidence. No, we know he walked into that church.
Charlamagne Tha God
They killed nine. He walked into Emmanuel, Amy, and killed nine people in cold blood.
Bri Wood
Your family should have.
DJ Envy
Adam, do family want to shoot him? Let the family do it.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. So we'll be following that one for updates. And now in New York, Mayor Eric Adams. He's reacting to a Manhattan judge temporarily blocking his administration from reopening an ICE office at the Rikers island jail complex. So Mayor Adams says that he'll let the case play out in court and hinted that New Yorkers should favor his position. Take a Listen to some of Mayor Adams remarks here.
Charlamagne Tha God
You know what everyday people want?
DJ Envy
They want dangerous people off this street.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's who I hear.
DJ Envy
And so the first deputy mayor is dealing with that. This case is in. Is in court. I'm not going to do anything to.
Charlamagne Tha God
Get in the way of that.
DJ Envy
Let the first deputy mayor and the court plays out and whatever way it goes, I'm going to follow the rule.
Lauren LaRosa
Now, the judge gave the order after the City council sued Mayor Adams. With the court case expected to be heard on Friday, the ICE presence at Rikers is intended to allow correction. Correction Department officials to work with ICE on investigations related to violent criminals. The city council members are fearing that the ICE office will lead to mass deportations. So, like, it's a setup. So we'll see. That is going down tomorrow. And finally, we are talking about LeVar Burton, the actor, director, and New York Times bestselling author. He's getting an honorary degree from Howard University. So Mr. Burton, if that name doesn't ring a bell for you, most people remember him as the host of Reading Rainbow. I grew up watching Reading Rainbow, the movie Roots or of course, even Star Trek. He is becoming an honorary doctor of Humane Letters and he will speak to the graduating class during the HBCUs commencement. Now, this is Howard's 157th commencement ceremony and that is scheduled for May 10th. So congratulations to him.
Bri Wood
That is Hallie Burton.
DJ Envy
No, no.
Lauren LaRosa
Levar Burton.
Charlamagne Tha God
Butterfly in the sky.
Bri Wood
Don't you notice on it, like, what the hell? What the helly Burton. I thought that was about that guy.
Charlamagne Tha God
That was already Rainbow.
Bri Wood
No, probably not since I was younger, so I don't remember it, but okay.
DJ Envy
Oh, my goodness.
Bri Wood
Damn.
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, when I was a little kid, I grew up watching it. And he is a literary advocate. He always pushes for have, you know, reading for young kids.
Bri Wood
I do remember this song. I just don't remember watching it like that.
DJ Envy
Wow, wow, wow.
Charlamagne Tha God
Why?
Bri Wood
Could you try to say what?
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I ain't trying to say nothing. I'm trying to say that you was too busy watching the Wire. That's what I'm saying. Oh, yeah.
Bri Wood
Still trying to read. Okay.
DJ Envy
All right.
Lauren LaRosa
Well, that is your front page news. I'm Bri Wood. You can find me on X at Bri on Air. Also, check us out@binnews.com and you can get BI News on Demand 24. 7 on the free iHeartRadio app. Thank you, guys. Have a great day.
Jess Hilarious
All right.
DJ Envy
Thank you, Bri. Now, when we come back, 803 Fresh.
Charlamagne Tha God
Will be joining us, my guy from Wagner, South Carolina.
DJ Envy
If that name doesn't sound familiar, maybe this song will. And we don't have a clip of the song we can play right fast.
Charlamagne Tha God
Boots on the ground, baby.
DJ Envy
Boots on the Ground is the song, and we're gonna talk to him next, so don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club.
Charlamagne Tha God
Morning, everybody.
DJ Envy
It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne. Tha guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got some special guests in the building.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, Indeed.
DJ Envy
We got 803 fresh, home team, and young guy here in the building.
Charlamagne Tha God
What's up?
DJ Envy
Welcome, fellas.
Jess Hilarious
What's going on, everybody?
Charlamagne Tha God
How y'all feeling, man?
DJ Envy
Where them fans at?
Bri Wood
Where they at?
Charlamagne Tha God
Where at? They bought them. They bought them.
DJ Envy
Now, if you don't know 803fresh, of course they got the record right now. That's if you've been out and about, especially in the south, especially hbcu. Boots on the Ground is their song. Song, yeah. Congratulations. Boy, is that song moving, man.
Jess Hilarious
Thank you, bro. Appreciate that.
DJ Envy
When did the song actually come out?
Jess Hilarious
December 24th. That was, like, my Christmas gift to everybody.
DJ Envy
Now, Charlamagne alive. That's all been out for three years. I'm like, charlamagne. No, it has.
Charlamagne Tha God
I was talking about just the whole line dance movement from South Carolina. Like, you know what I'm saying?
Jess Hilarious
It's definitely been going on more than three.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Jess Hilarious
But it just started picking up more in, like, the past year and a half.
Charlamagne Tha God
Absolutely. Yeah.
DJ Envy
People don't really get to see the line dance, especially on. On the. The east coast as much. But when I. When I DJ everywhere, you get to see it. And I remember I was in Charlotte, and a girl came up to me was like, can you play the Boots on the Ground? I had no idea what she told.
Charlamagne Tha God
I thought it was a mob deep song.
DJ Envy
I was like, is that a mob deep? Boots on the ground. I had no idea. It's out to Louis V. Louis V was like, yeah, I'm gonna send it to you right now. Send it to me. And then when I played it, I see the.
Bri Wood
It went up. They went up.
DJ Envy
The fans moving. I said, whoa.
Charlamagne Tha God
You know what's crazy? As crazy as it sounds, the current political climate kind of boosted the record, too, because I remember people started posting saying, you know, we ain't tripping off what this administration is doing. Black people are finding joy learning new line dances. And it would always be boots on the ground with the fans.
DJ Envy
Yep.
Jess Hilarious
It took everybody, like, everybody's mind away from, like, the, you know, the current, you know, stuff that's going on, man. And so for me, it's like the unity in it. That's what makes it more appealing for me. You know, you got the, got the two year old, you got the 82 year old, you got the grandmamas aunties. That's what makes it more genuine for me, man.
DJ Envy
The dope thing about it was a lot of the line dance songs a lot older. Like you talking 20 years older. Like when you go to a family reunion or a wedding or a hbcu, it's always the wobble wobble electric slide before I let go. Then you play the Beyonce version. And this is something fresh and new. So let's start from the beginning for people that don't know, yo, who is 803fresh, where are you from and how did you get into this thing called the music industry?
Jess Hilarious
What's going on, everybody? 803 fresh. The kid live in the building, man. Listen, I'm from a small town in South Carolina called Wagner, South Carolina. One stop sign, one stop light we all share the same dog.
Charlamagne Tha God
Bigger than Wagner.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah, yeah, bigger wagon, man. But started off in the church, man. Humble beginnings, man. Started off in the church, man, singing in choir or whatever, you know, like the product of son to live away from it, you know, I went out and I started venturing into like more genres. I tapped into pop, I tapped into R B, I rapped a little bit. And then I, I found something. So what really Southern soul found me, man. Been doing it about a year and a half now, man. And it actually saved my life, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
So explain to the people what sovereign soul is.
Jess Hilarious
So the soul is a mixture. It has a like a fine undertone mixture of gospel, blues, soul, all like mixed together, meandered together, man. It's only based in the south, but when you hear it, it's like feel good music.
DJ Envy
When you hear.
Jess Hilarious
It's like that music that touch your bones and they, you know, it's a beautiful thing. You just got to be in one of the events sense to actually feel it. It changes the environment totally. You're saying we advocate for good time, we advocate for unity in that. And so that's why I, I chose to piggyback on that genre the most now.
Bri Wood
Yeah, you said it saved your life.
Charlamagne Tha God
How?
Bri Wood
What were you into before?
Jess Hilarious
You know, with, with being in the rap culture. You say you have to, you know, adapt to that, you know, that rap environment. When I came to Southern soul, I, you know, I was battling some stuff, you know, what I'm saying. And it pulled me out of that because of the good feeling that it had. You're saying, make for me. And then my mama was. She was able to be proud of it. You know, when I'm rapping, she don't have none of that. She couldn't halfway understand some of the stuff. So when she first. When she heard my very first Southern soul song that I dropped to call all night long, man, and I got that first confirmation from them, I already knew then this was the job for me, you know what I mean?
Charlamagne Tha God
Do you remember the first record that. That made you say, oh, like the one that touched your soul? What Sovereign Soul record touched your soul?
Jess Hilarious
Shouts out to King George, man. He's from down my way as well, man. He definitely kicked the door down for us, man. Keep on Rolling is like one of those that, you know, really, really, really punched me. And it gave me, like, some inspiration, bro. You know, one of those brothers. I mean, he from South Carolina. I'm saying, he kicked the door like wide open for us. And when I heard that song, I'm saying I automatically knew that this was the type of genre that I wanted to be in.
DJ Envy
Were you surprised how fast this record caught on?
Jess Hilarious
Of course.
DJ Envy
I mean. Cause it's everywhere and you know, and people are learning to dance quickly. When did you realize how big the record was?
Jess Hilarious
Was, Man, I woke up one morning, I checked my Tick Tock. I mean, I had so many notifications on Tick Tock and ig, you're saying, I thought somebody had died. So when I checked it or whatever, I seen the video. The video was in a spot down my way called S Bar. It's a mecca for like the line dance, you're saying. So I seen that and it was like maybe 20 videos. I went to sleep and I woke up, it was like 500 videos. I knew at that point right then that it was. I might have a little something something. And over the course of time now, what being what, three months for almost four months, man, it is past me. So right now I'm playing catch up to the song. Everybody have been trying to put a face with the music. So here I am. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
I feel like that's what. In salute to King George. I feel like that's what he hasn't done yet. He hasn't put a face to his music because everybody listens to, you know, at least down south, you see people play a lot of King George music. And he a young dude, he only, what, 30 something years old, right? Yeah, bro.
J
I think Joe about 30 something.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. But I'm saying I feel like he hasn't done that yet. I wonder why.
Jess Hilarious
I don't know. I mean, timing is everything, especially for me. I mean, look how long I've been doing music. I've been doing music for over 20 years. As far as Southern soul. I dropped five songs before Boots on the Ground, and then it picked up, you know, So, I mean, timing is everything. So y'all definitely stay tuned. Y'all gonna see a lot more of him and a lot more of the Southern soul front coming.
Bri Wood
When I noticed it got big was when I seen kids doing it. You know, from old people to kids, they would. Everybody got their kids doing it, and it's this feel good. It's like music that you had the family reunion and stuff like that. Did anybody try to, like, reach out about signing you or anything like that?
Jess Hilarious
IG been blowing up crazy.
Bri Wood
Crazy.
Jess Hilarious
It's definitely been crazy, man. But, you know, we started this company. Shouts out to Snake Eyes Music Group, man. We started this company, you know, from the bottom up. You know, we came with a vision. It was just a vision. And I think that we've done more in a year than a lot of folks have done in, like, five, seven years.
DJ Envy
Are you. Are you assigned to a major or. No, you're doing everything independent.
Jess Hilarious
We all independent over here.
DJ Envy
Oh, so you get everything that you eat?
Jess Hilarious
Yeah. I'm proud of us, man. I ain't a lot proud of us, but, you know, we all learn from each other. You're saying as we move, we learn, we grow. And shout out to young guy, man, you know, that's why I brought him. He's one of the united fronts that we stand with as far as Southern song. They accepted me with open arms, man. And they had been doing it, you know, prior to me, but they showed me the roads that definitely wouldn't stand your game. And I can appreciate that.
DJ Envy
That, man.
Jess Hilarious
So everything independent. So we gonna. I'm gonna entertain something, but just not right now.
Charlamagne Tha God
How long have you been young guy? Young guy?
J
Man, I've been young guys for. For a long time.
Charlamagne Tha God
30 years.
J
You know what I'm saying? Like I told you, I said, I'm gonna change my name to Uncle Guy in a minute, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm getting on up. Not cool.
J
They gonna be like, that would be crazy. Cause folks see me, they'll say, you know, you a rapper? I'm like, nah. Then they. I get on stage, and I'm singing some souls, and they be like, damn, you Know, I ain't expect that, but I kind of kept my name back from the younger day when I was rapping, man, so I can. When I. I jumped into music, my story kind of, you know, similar to his. You know, I've been. I've been rolling in the Southern soul game probably about two and a half years now, and power social media. I had a record that, you know, I was singing in the garage and posted it and changed my life, you know what I'm saying? Instantly. So, yeah, man, so I kind of. I was tapped in on the rap side. You're like him, man. Came up in the church, you know, I'm saying, try different things. As far as just me physically doing music, man, I stepped away from music almost 14 years. So when I finally just made up my mind, like, hey, I'm finna get back in the studio, get it rolling, you know what I'm saying? Professionally, record me a song, sit down, and that. That record, you know what I'm saying? Two records later. Hey, I was driving trucks, man. I ain't drove a truck in almost a year and a half now, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
So how'd y'all connect?
J
Man, we. We met a couple come up about two years ago.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah, I think my very first show out there in Natchez, I think. Yeah, Natchez, Mississippi, man. My first show. Kind of nervous, you're saying. Me personally, you know, I had just started with Southern soul, so bro came, he hollered at me, saying. He gave me that little pep talk or whatever you're saying. I stroked my shoulders. Now, when I did it, he came.
J
To me like, man. Like, young guy, man. What I. What I. Because I was kind of moving pretty good then, you know what I'm saying? I had a record that was. That was keeping me busy. And he was like, man, what. What I gotta do? What advice can you give me? I'm like, man, you know, keep grinding, bro. You gonna get that one, and you gonna know you got. So when I heard that boost on the ground, I called him. I said, you getting ready to be.
Charlamagne Tha God
A original.
J
You know what I'm saying? I knew it from the first 10 seconds. 10 seconds of the song. I was like, man, this. This finna go crazy. Now. I just see you look on social media, Shaq dancing to it. You got. Yeah, like, man, that is crazy. You know what I'm saying? So it's a blessing. And, man, I just. I'm proud of my brother, and we just trying to keep it going.
DJ Envy
All right, well, let's get into the joint, you know, Boots on the ground. 803 freshers here. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's De Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy we are the Breakfast Club. That was Boots on the ground from 803 fresh. And they're in the building. Charlamagne.
Charlamagne Tha God
What inspired Boots on the Ground, though? Like. Like when you sat down and said you heard that beat and you're like, this what I want to write about, man.
Jess Hilarious
I tell the story all the time, man. Listen, I had a show in Phoenix City. It was in the back of the van, whatever. I had a chance to experience my first trail ride, went to the trail ride. You're saying a couple of ladies had fans or whatever was hot. So I, you know, they got fans. So I got a chance to go to my second trail ride, and I ain't see no fans. So I posed the question with them fans at. You know what I'm saying? So with Boost on the Ground, Boost on the Ground is already aligned. That terminology you're saying. So you know, when they say boost on the ground, you know about have a party, we just touched down type of deal. So I just really merged the two ideas and it became a good marriage.
Charlamagne Tha God
What's the trail ride for the people who don't know?
Jess Hilarious
Listen, man, trail rides is, you know, ATVs, horses. You're saying that line dancing, it's a whole, like, combination of all good things. It's definitely a coach. It's not really just an event. And that's why I feel like Southern soul and line dancing is a perfect mixture. You know what I mean? It's a great marriage. You know, it piggybacks off of one, piggybacks off of the other. And if you ever caught that trap right now, and, man, I promise you, you're gonna have a good time. You might get a little dusty, but I promise you, you're gonna have a good time.
DJ Envy
Now, every time you make a song, is it a line song now or no?
Jess Hilarious
Okay, see, that's one thing I didn't want to get caught in. I didn't want to get caught in, you know, just being the line. The line dance at the boot. At the boot. So, you know, and I've been thinking about you're saying names for like a. EP or album, whatever you're saying. And I really wanted to be versatility because I want to show them on all skills. I got different skills. Music.
DJ Envy
Yeah, but you could do it. Like, remember how Jermaine Dupree did back.
Jess Hilarious
In the day he, like, he had the.
DJ Envy
The. All the. What was it called? The Beat All Stars, where it was just one album. Just doing all the Up Temple.
Charlamagne Tha God
Are you talking about like the, like, Shorty Swing My Way.
DJ Envy
He had a whole album of that. Then he had a whole album different ways of doing things. So you could do that. Like an anthem like that. Because your hbcu, it's gonna be crazy this week. Spring flings, homecomings, all that. They should start booking you now to try to get the cheapest prices possible.
Jess Hilarious
I got like, schedule crazy.
Bri Wood
Yeah, that's lit. Yeah, that's what's up, man.
Jess Hilarious
It's a blessing, man. Definitely.
Bri Wood
I know you don't want to just fall into the line dance, you know, genre of music, but it's like nobody has made any that are great since, like the five that we get.
Charlamagne Tha God
Cha Cha. That's the last one I got that could be. Yeah. Tapping in Cuba now.
Bri Wood
But like. But none since then. And it's like, it's. It's kind of hard to. To do, like. You know what I mean? So for you to just come up with one and just do it just off of what you felt, you gotta do that more, like. Cause I. I'm tired of that.
J
I tell people, like, to me, I feel like. My opinion. I feel like Lion Dance is like the new disco.
Bri Wood
Yeah.
J
You know what I'm saying? It's a big thing in the black culture that. You know what I'm saying? We just trying to shine light on. Cause you got people who. Y'all. You know, y'all from the Cedar man. It didn't make people from the Cedar man. I'm finna go get me some boots.
Charlamagne Tha God
Boots.
Jess Hilarious
They're gonna buy me a van.
J
Cowboy hat. It's just. It's a culture that they shine a light on so people can experience. So it's just lying dance. It's been around for a while, but, like. And this thing got bigger, man. They got seven South Carolina to be 7, 000 people out there. Yeah.
DJ Envy
African music, too. African music has it. Has it as well.
Bri Wood
They got African lines.
DJ Envy
They got line dancing. Like Jerusalem is a line dance. Yeah, absolutely.
Bri Wood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jess Hilarious
Okay.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's the ill thing, though. The artist, like. It's not like you created the dance, though.
Jess Hilarious
No.
Bri Wood
Yeah.
Jess Hilarious
And see, that's. That's the sweetest thing about it, too. You said.
DJ Envy
Oh, you didn't create the dance.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, the people.
DJ Envy
Oh, I didn't know.
Jess Hilarious
People, they choose it. They choose it whether it's going to be you said a lie dance to it or not. You know what I'm saying? So when they seen that on Tik Tok, it was like four or five dances, different dances to it, you're saying? I reposted one shouts out to Trey Little. When I posted it. Everybody took on, you know, saying to that one because it was real easy. It wasn't Tamiya is, you know, to me, it got by.
DJ Envy
I'm still confused with that.
Bri Wood
That's a line there. But they do a line dance.
DJ Envy
That's a line dance.
Jess Hilarious
I ain't gonna lie. It's like the cursive of line dancing.
DJ Envy
You feel me with that one?
J
You gotta be a pro for that one.
Jess Hilarious
Yeah, yeah. That's definitely not intermediate anyway.
Charlamagne Tha God
So you had to learn your own dance, basically. Yeah.
Jess Hilarious
And I can't dabble there.
DJ Envy
So you just picked that one and was like, this is the one we rocking with. Cause if 20 people said different dances.
Jess Hilarious
That'S why I said and everybody be in sync. The people chose it, man. Boots on the Ground was not intended to be a live dance song song. It was just blessed to be that way.
DJ Envy
Even with the fan. Bang bang, like with the fan.
Bri Wood
That's just something that you do when you hot, you know.
Jess Hilarious
And I didn't know that fans, like the fans were like a big part of the, you know, the, the Trevor I seen until I made the song with it. And now I hear like, you know, 10, 20 different songs with fans. Now you're saying. So it definitely is a part, like a big important part of the culture. So I. I think I just revived it.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's why not the church fan fan.
Jess Hilarious
Oh, the church fan too.
Charlamagne Tha God
They use the church.
Jess Hilarious
I think the, the sales on church fans is at an all time high right now. Yeah. Damn church fans. You know, Amazon, when I. When I first came up with. With the song or whatever, they was just cracking fans. If you go on Amazon right now, it Boots on the Ground fans, you got Louis Vuitton got fans.
Charlamagne Tha God
But that's when I knew y'all was getting. I was like, oh, they out of.
Jess Hilarious
Here on the ground fast, you're saying so it definitely has been impactful to the culture, man. I'm just proud to be a part of it.
Bri Wood
Yeah, they gonna be waiting forever for them Teemu fans. I tell you that. Yeah, yeah.
Jess Hilarious
About a thousand out there right now.
Charlamagne Tha God
But anyway, everybody gonna be waiting for new music. Do you got more after Boots on the Ground?
Jess Hilarious
Tell you something. I got so much music, you're saying, and I got music like, before, I got a, you know, a previous catalog. I got five songs that I dropped. But like I said, I've only been in a year and a half now. I mean, but as far as the catalog, man, I got a widespread catalog that's getting ready to come. It was just the. The timing we was waiting on, you know what I mean? So I think it's the perfect time for everybody to see me. And, you know what I got to offer. Versatility is coming.
Charlamagne Tha God
What's the toughest challenge about being an artist from South Carolina?
Jess Hilarious
The weight that's on my back, you're saying. Because not only do I. I mean, yeah, loosening the ground is for me, but I stand with a lot of weight that I'm carrying as far as, like, Southern soul as a whole. Because, see, this is what my main part is. And I ain't gonna lie. This is the reason why I came here. You said this morning, I want to make Southern soul that main genre. You know, it's been, you know, sublime. Like, it's been, like, undertone for so long. And, you know, that chitlin circuit has been going on. Like, you got greats that came through that chitlin circuit, like Tyrone Davis, Marvin Seeds, James Brown, there's Muddy Waters. All these guys become under that chitlin circuit, man. And it hasn't really had a. A catalyst for. It has been brought to the front. So I take myself to be a martyr in that. You're saying. I want to be able to display that as being a main genre and showing that, you know, we come with the united front. I got Shamika, Joe Quill out there. You're saying, grown, grown ass woman. I got Frank Johnson out there. You can hate on me. I got Young guy right here, you know what I'm saying? Like, take heed. These are all very impactful songs to the culture. And when I bring my boots on the ground, I want to bring them as well. So that's probably like, the biggest thing as far as, like, you know, I'm carrying that weight, and I want to be a good advocate for them.
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, you know, you got to get yourself all the way through the door first, you know what I'm saying? Like, that's. That's why I think a lot of people falter a little bit, because they want to represent for the whole state, and they want to bring everybody with them. And usually all those people end up weighing them down before you get to where you need to be.
Jess Hilarious
I think that with. With me, how I present myself, how I Carry myself. I carry myself, as you know. Hey, he's a strong front by himself, you know, it's just I want to be a good representative for him, you know? It's not that I'm. I'm pulling them up. You're saying the way that I walk, my character is what it puts it out there. Like, oh, oh, I like him. Let me see what they got going on. You know what I'm saying? I let my walk. You're saying, speak for me.
Charlamagne Tha God
You gotta teach us to dance before you leave, man.
DJ Envy
Yeah, you gotta show us the dance.
Charlamagne Tha God
Somebody put the song on. Who gonna lead us? You gonna lead us, man?
Jess Hilarious
I'll try something. I told you I couldn't dance up here.
Bri Wood
Look, that's why he low key. Picked the easiest one when everybody was telling him to dance.
Tam
I got it.
Charlamagne Tha God
They said. They said the instructional version dropped the dick. Okay.
DJ Envy
All right, so I gotta go.
Charlamagne Tha God
All DSPs. Hold on. What you mean, so it tells you how to do it?
Jess Hilarious
Man, I'm tired of. Here.
DJ Envy
It tells you how to do it.
Jess Hilarious
My knees hurt already, okay?
DJ Envy
They're on YouTube. They got an instruction. I was looking.
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Bri Wood
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803 Fresh
Yo, K Pop fans. It's your boy Bom Han. And I'm bringing you something epic.
DJ Envy
Epic.
803 Fresh
Introducing the K Factor, the podcast that takes you straight into the heart of K pop. We're talking music reviews, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into the industry like never before. From producers and choreographers to idols and trainees, we're bringing you the real stories behind the music that you love. And yeah, we're keeping it a hunted, discussing everything from comebacks and concepts to the mental health side of the business. Because K Pop isn't just a genre. It's a whole world. And we're exploring every corner of it. And here's the best part. Fans get to call in, drop opinions, and even join us live at events. You never know where we might pop up next. So listen to the K factor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
Charlamagne Tha God
Podcast?
803 Fresh
This isn't just a podcast. It's a movement.
Charlamagne Tha God
Are you ready?
803 Fresh
Let's go. Let's go.
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, tell them where to follow you. 803 Fresh.
Jess Hilarious
Every kid liability. Y'all can follow me on all streaming platform everywhere, man. Just type in 803fresh. You said you can get my music from Apple Music, Spotify, your local bootleg man. Flea market. You can get it from everywhere. I definitely appreciate y'all. Listen, man. Charlemagne, I appreciate you, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
Listen, always love for the home team.
Bri Wood
Yeah, that's right.
Jess Hilarious
You definitely putting South Carolina on the map as well.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, sir.
Jess Hilarious
What you're doing DJ Envy, man. I appreciate you. You said just Larry. I definitely appreciate you.
Bri Wood
Thank you.
Charlamagne Tha God
Pretty young guy.
DJ Envy
Man.
J
Follow me on all platform, man. Young guy. I'm pretty much the same on everything. Check me out on all music streaming platforms. Hey, hey, we got a lot coming, man. 20, 25. We're gonna finish it out. Next year gonna be even bigger, man.
Jess Hilarious
Thank you for that feature, too.
J
I'm representing Mississippi, man. South Carolina. We just all trying to put it together, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
Absolutely.
DJ Envy
All righty, guys, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yo.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club this weekend in Atlanta. Make sure you get your tickets. If you haven't got your tickets. What is the third anniversary, third annual.
Charlamagne Tha God
Black Effect Podcast Festival happening this Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia at Pullman Yards? You know, we got some of your favorite podcasts gonna be on that stage. Cam Newton's gonna be on there doing his Funky Friday podcast live. Carrie Champion's gonna be doing the Naked podcast live. Tank and J. Valentine will be doing their R B Money podcast live. And Sarah Jakes Roberts will be doing her Woman Evolved podcast live, man. And guess what? What? Salute to our guy, Louis V. You know, Louis V will be providing the soundtrack drop on the Clues bomb for everybody who 96.1. We got us Black Effect fans.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
See, you know Louis V from South Carolina. Like, I'm from South Carolina.
Bri Wood
So, you know, that's dope.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes. You ain't gonna have to ask what them fans at.
DJ Envy
We're gonna have some fans.
Charlamagne Tha God
We're gonna have our Black Effect fans out there. So go to black effect.com podcast festival to get your tickets, and we'll see you Saturday in Atlanta.
DJ Envy
You know the crazy thing I made fans for the car show because it's going to be such a hot summer and such a great summer when that song so big, everybody's going to be looking for fans. Absolutely.
Bri Wood
Maybe they can fan some of that pollen away. The pollen is crazy this year. Y'all ain't seen it.
Charlamagne Tha God
I wonder how people who sniff cocaine feel about pollen. You ever thought about that?
Bri Wood
No.
Charlamagne Tha God
They don't complain about this.
DJ Envy
Is that something you thought about?
Bri Wood
Never.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's pretty to complain about your allergies and be rubbing your nose about damn, that damn pollen, but then you go sniff some pollen.
Bri Wood
Yeah, but see, powder don't give you allergies. Powder make you feel good. Pollen will eff you up.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yo, for real, how you know powder make you feel good?
Bri Wood
I have no idea.
DJ Envy
I have no idea.
Bri Wood
It's an observation that I've seen.
DJ Envy
Just an observation.
Bri Wood
Yes.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay.
DJ Envy
All right.
Charlamagne Tha God
More and more we piece together. We piece together why that rant happened more and more every day.
DJ Envy
Oh, boy. Don't you do that. Don't you do that. All right, when we come back, we have the latest with Lauren, and today is take your kids to work day. I got my kids with me. I got Jackson, I got Lundy, and I got little Brookie with me. And they want to have a dance contest with.
Bri Wood
Shoot with me.
DJ Envy
They don't know uptown downtown. I try to get them to learn it real fast. They ain't really get it.
Charlamagne Tha God
They.
DJ Envy
They knew the.
Charlamagne Tha God
The little.
Bri Wood
How did you get them to try to get. You don't even know how to do it.
DJ Envy
That's the whole problem.
Bri Wood
Yo, they not going to kick my ass. Yo, they. They going.
DJ Envy
They these kids flipping and all types of stuff.
Bri Wood
Little Omarions like, no, like, yo, I've seen y'all videos. Your dad, if he don't talk about nothing else, he's talking about y'all dance competitions. I'm not trying to dance against y'all little Jessica albums up here. I'm not doing that. Yes, honey, she nobody get beat by them kids. I can teach y'all to uptown downtown. I'll do that.
DJ Envy
All right, let's get to the latest with Lauren.
Bri Wood
Lauren becoming a street fat.
DJ Envy
She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.
Charlamagne Tha God
She gets the details.
Tam
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody.
Charlamagne Tha God
She be having the latest on the. Be the. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have little bit. Everybody on the Breakfast Club talk to me.
Tam
Man, I feel like I ain't never talked about un this much in my whole life. And Uncle Shannon Sharp, for those who.
Bri Wood
Don'T know, nobody talked about him this much.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's sad. Yeah, that man has been out here doing great work for the last couple of years. The fact that you said that says a lot. The fact that you said that says a lot.
Bri Wood
I never been in the media every day.
Charlamagne Tha God
Just saying.
Tam
Cuz I've always said that Shannon Sharp was who he was. I watch and we report on Club Shay all the time up here. But what I'm saying is we've been spending a lot of time. Sir. Involved in the conversation, too.
Charlamagne Tha God
You can spit up, but just think about what you just said.
Bri Wood
Anyway, since the Cat Williams interview, I say that we talked about your interview in here.
Tam
We talked about a lot of Club Shay Shay. But we're going to continue forward, okay? Because what we. What. The piece that we're about to talk about right now is Donna Rollins, son's mom. Her name is Stephanie George. She used to be on Bad Girls Club. She came out and posted a video basically calling Shannon Sharp's BS for a conversation he had with Donna Rollins about her and her Age. Let's take a listen.
Lauren LaRosa
Really wanted to address something that has really been bothering me for the past couple of months. My son's dad is a comedian and.
Tam
An actor, and he did an interview.
Lauren LaRosa
With a man by the name of Shannon Sharp on his podcast. Now, on that podcast, Shannon Sharp did a lot of digging. And my son's dad and I broke.
Bri Wood
Up over six years ago.
Lauren LaRosa
For him to ever try to bring me up, up or a family dynamic.
Bri Wood
Or the age gap is very, very.
Tam
Shocking to me now. Last night I was on Threads and.
Lauren LaRosa
I saw his name trending and you know, he's being accused of like really horrific things. The girl was 19 when it started. Wow, you were really projecting.
Tam
You went digging and you found the fact that we have a huge age.
Bri Wood
Gap and you highlighted that and you.
Lauren LaRosa
Tried to make fun of it, but.
Bri Wood
You were actually really living that life, if not worse.
Charlamagne Tha God
I just feel like if you live.
Tam
In a glass house, please don't throw stones. Now a lot of these moments have begun to go revival where anything in dealing with age, conversation, women, whatever, of course people are going back and they're grabbing clips and they're recirculating. Now this clip, even the Monique clip when she was telling Shannon Sharp about young girls and not dating them. Now the conversation that Stephanie, Stephanie George is talking about with Donnell, we have that as well. Let's take a listen.
Charlamagne Tha God
She's so young that she probably. She could pop up. Yeah, I'm like Darnell, 20. You. Oh, why you didn't date her mom? Why you go for the Darnell? That sounds crazy. You like them young though. Nope, don't do that. I don't like. I don't like a young. I like what I love. Yes, she's a lot, lot, lot, lot, lot younger than me, but that's what it was. Why you hating on me? Where y'all be that forever? 21. You know what, where you meet this 43 year old at? Cause I mean, hey, 23, I think I'm a couple of years older than you. I go 33, so I just need to know.
Jess Hilarious
Wow.
Bri Wood
Damn.
Tam
So moments like that is what is recirculating, by the way.
Charlamagne Tha God
That moment right there. That means all jokes about Shayna Sharp are fair. I don't care what you say. All jokes about Shannon Sharpe.
Bri Wood
Damn.
Charlamagne Tha God
And him with the 19 year old are absolutely fair.
Tam
And that Danielle Rollins interview was January 15th of this year.
DJ Envy
And she, and she probably felt the way. Cuz he was cracking jokes. And then like she said, you can't crack jokes. And make it seem like you, you, you, you look down on it. And then when your mess come out, it's like, oops, Damn.
Tam
Damn. Well, the Internet is Interneting.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's also why you can't just do what your producers tell you to do. Like, when you're in these interviews and you're in these conversations, like, the things that you say have to be coming from you and coming from, you know, what you believe in your heart. You can't just be saying what's on your card and what your producers do. Well, you know, you should ask him about this then you should make jokes about that. No, you gotta come from you.
DJ Envy
Yeah, I mean, the question was there, but he thought it was funny. He thought he could crack jokes.
Bri Wood
I was ready to say, I only think that was like a call from the producer. I think Shannon just went and just had fun. He thought it was funny.
Charlamagne Tha God
Why would you do that if you know that you, like, that's what you do?
Bri Wood
But he didn't expect for. To what he into to come out. Like, he didn't expect for his stuff to be put on.
Charlamagne Tha God
He always talks about liking younger girl.
Tam
Yeah, but younger in. In 19, 20 is. I mean, it's younger, but it, you know, it's. The gap is gapping.
Bri Wood
Yeah, he just didn't expect for nothing that he got going on to come out all right.
Tam
I think that's what it was. Well, speaking of people sitting down and having some conversations about Shell Obama, her podcast, have you guys watched any episodes?
Bri Wood
No, I've seen a couple clips from her going viral.
DJ Envy
I've seen clips.
Tam
So good. So she just had a conversation with Taraji P. Henson, and of course, they get back into more in detail about her deciding not to show up with Barack Obama at certain things, and that leading to people thinking that she was, you know, having issues. But before they got into that conversation, they talked about the power of no. And Michelle Obama talks about her going to therapy and learning the power of no. Let's take a listen to that.
Young Guy
I had to convince myself that I had done enough. After all that I had done in the world, I still felt a guilt that maybe, maybe I needed to do a little bit more. I'm at this stage in life where I have to define my life on my terms and going to therapy just to work all that out. Like, what happened that eight years that we were in the White House? What did that do to me internally? My soul. We made it through. We got out alive. I hope we made the country proud. My girls. Thank God are whole. But what happened to me. Right, right, right. And going through therapy is getting me to look at the fact that maybe, maybe finally I'm good enough.
Tam
I didn't even realize at the time, y'all, we don't have time for the second clip. We're gonna have to bring it back in here. But that power of no and going to therapy is what she said made her say, I'm not going to none of that stuff. I don't want to go to inauguration. Jimmy Carter, the funeral. She ain't want to do it. She just didn't want to do it. She didn't have it in her to do it.
DJ Envy
I wonder how that dynamic works.
Charlamagne Tha God
Right?
DJ Envy
Because that is your husband. And sometimes in relationships, if you are married, I'm sure Charlamagne and Jess, you know, sometimes you don't wanna do things with your spouse, but you do it because it means the most to them or they have to. And I'm sure the same thing with you. I'm sure he doesn't wanna go to some things, but he asked her because you his wife.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, but your boundaries are your boundaries. And I don't care if it's your husband. I don't care if it's your wife. You know, if you don't wanna do something, you should not have to do it. Especially something like that.
DJ Envy
Yeah, but it's boundaries. But if you're the ex president and you're showing up and I have to go, I would think my wife would be like, just take on the chin and be like, I'll go too.
Tam
I wanna bring this back in the next round.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't want to.
Tam
But let's hold this for the next hour. I want y'all.
DJ Envy
I think that's being a couple.
Tam
Yeah, listen, there's more. Because she also talks about how people get on her when she make her own decisions. Even to talk about her relationship and not going these places and they drag her forward. Let's bring this back in the next hour because I knew y'all would have opinions because all of y'all be going and having to do stuff y'all don't want to do.
DJ Envy
We'll get to that.
Bri Wood
You are so right. Lauren, where you had to go recently?
Charlamagne Tha God
You pick Avocados.
DJ Envy
Wow.
Tam
She was at the flea market yesterday.
DJ Envy
Avocado, drinking tequila. Y'all crazy. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
Wake up, wake up. You're locked into the Breakfast Club. Wanted to know how you came up with the donkey of the day. Because you're Mean, I am not.
DJ Envy
What did I do?
Charlamagne Tha God
There's a bunch of donkeys out here in the street.
Bri Wood
That is why Charlemagne is here.
Charlamagne Tha God
If we live a life where we bite our tongue based off who we may have been, we never would say anything.
DJ Envy
On the Breakfast Club.
Charlamagne Tha God
In the words of Charlemagne, the God, he's a donkey. That was. Oh, man, Charlemagne. You giving donkey the day. To who now? Donkey today for Thursday, April 24, goes to a 27 year old Ohio man named Micaiah I Swinder. Now, who in here had to wash dishes as part of their chores growing up? Raise your hand. Okay, who in here enjoyed washing dishes as a child? Raise your hand. I'm live.
Bri Wood
Yeah, I know. You're lying.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, no. All your kids right there. Okay? They enjoy.
DJ Envy
He likes drying the dishes. He don't like washing them.
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, Jess, when you didn't want to wash dishes, what did you tell Ms. Robinson happen.
Bri Wood
I don't want to wash dishes, mom, but I will, so I won't get popped.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay. Did you ever have an argument with her about not wanting to watch dishes?
Bri Wood
Hell no.
Charlamagne Tha God
Because you know she bust that ass, period. Yes. Okay. Envy, I'm sure you make the kids wash dishes. They all raise their hand.
DJ Envy
Yes.
Charlamagne Tha God
Have they ever rebelled against you and said, nah, dad, that ain't happening?
DJ Envy
No.
Charlamagne Tha God
What about Maddie Logie?
DJ Envy
No.
Charlamagne Tha God
Neither. None of them?
DJ Envy
No.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't believe that. I know Logan Buck back at least once.
DJ Envy
Definitely didn't.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay, I don't believe you. Well, those are all constructive, productive ways to deal with your kids when you want them to do what it is you want them to do when you want them to wash dishes. But even you know, if you do that. Okay, if you do that, some kids still ain't going. You know what I'm saying? Some kids just not gonna do what it is you want them to do. And Micaiah Icewinder is one of those kids. See, a dispute that started over dishes ended tragically. Let's go to WWNY 7 News for the report, please. Nearly the first thing out of Makai Swindler's mouth on the phone with dispatchers and admission. I'm not gonna lie. I just killed my father.
Lauren LaRosa
Wait, what?
Charlamagne Tha God
I killed my dad?
DJ Envy
What do you mean by you killed your dad? Like he's dead.
Charlamagne Tha God
We're learning what led up to the violent incident. Marysville police had been to this house earlier in the day, responding to a dispute between Micaiah and his father, 59 year old Joe Swindler. A police report shows the issue started over a dispute over doing the dishes. This caused a verbal conflict. Hours later, another call to the home from Micaiah, who said he stabbed his father with a knife. The dispatcher asked him why. God. God told me to.
DJ Envy
God told you to.
Young Guy
Yes.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, ma'am.
DJ Envy
Okay.
Charlamagne Tha God
I had orders. Kaya Swindler was in court this morning where prosecutors called him dangerous and requested that he be held. Sometimes I wonder if these are the effects of gentle parenting. Sometimes I wonder if we have to bring back beatings. Okay? I used to have to pick a switch. Nothing makes you understand the consequences of your actions like having to pick your own switch because you know you did something wrong. And now your parent or grandparent is leaving it up to you to decide what your punishment is. And if you go and bring back a switch that's not big enough, now they go get the switch. And you don't want them to go get the switch. So it just gave you a level of accountability for the things that you did. And when you get beat with a switch you picked, you really understand that you caused this on yourself. Jess, you said you never buck back at Ms. Robin because you knew she would what?
Bri Wood
Beat my ass.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's all I'm saying. Now, I don't know if whippings would have stopped this young man, Micaiah, from being a stone cold killer, but I highly doubt his dad wanted to go out like this, okay? Micaiah said he put his dad out of his misery. Actually, son, I just wanted you to wash the dishes, okay? Now, when this young man, Micaiah says God told me to, one of my favorite movies growing up was frailty, you should watch it if you never have. So I understand how that could be true. But Micaiah, and to anyone out there listening to me, let me tell you something. Whenever you think God is, you know, telling you to do something that you know will cause hurt to somebody or, you know, it'll end up with somebody being dead or end up with you in prison for the rest of your life. Please understand that Satan has a kingdom, too, okay? I think we often forget that if we give Satan attention, he will give us direction. Micaiah, somewhere along the way, you gave your attention to Satan. You submitted your will to him and he told you to kill your father. And now you charged with one count of murder. And where you going? Chores are not optional, okay? You're going to be cleaning, you're going to be doing food preparation. You're going to be doing laundry, washing other people's drawers. You're going to Be doing maintenance. Maintenance. And you probably gonna be doing what Kanye was doing to his cousin until the age of 14. And the irony is, you might get stabbed and killed if you don't. Please give Makaya Icewinder the biggest he haw. And it's crazy that he didn't want to take his dad orders to simply wash the dishes, but he'll listen to the voice in his head that he said, was God telling him to kill his dad. Yeah, killing his dad took way more. Way more energy.
Bri Wood
Yo, what is his last name?
Charlamagne Tha God
Swinder. Oh, you want to play a game?
Bri Wood
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
Let's play a game of guess what races. Okay.
DJ Envy
All right.
Charlamagne Tha God
Kaia Icewinder of Ohio killed his father because of a dispute over washing the dishes. Jess. Hilarious. Guess what, racist.
Bri Wood
I want to say white, but your name. Micaiah. No, mixed for real. Black and white.
DJ Envy
Do we have a mixed one at the same time?
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay.
DJ Envy
All right.
Charlamagne Tha God
DJ Envy Mas Winder killed his father over a dispute over washing dishes. Guess what? Racist.
DJ Envy
Swipe.
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, I'm. I'm gonna be honest with you.
DJ Envy
Oh, boy.
Charlamagne Tha God
Envy's wrong.
DJ Envy
Oh, he's not right.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know if Jess is wrong.
DJ Envy
Let me see.
Charlamagne Tha God
Jess might be half right, because I don't know if he's. He look. He looked Miami black.
DJ Envy
He black.
Bri Wood
Let me see.
Charlamagne Tha God
But he could be mixed. Hold on.
DJ Envy
Makai gave it away.
Bri Wood
Makai? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
Definitely blackish look.
Bri Wood
Yes, definitely. Like Rob Makai.
DJ Envy
Yeah, Makai was. Was a black man.
Bri Wood
And he from Florida.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, he from Ohio.
Bri Wood
Ohio.
Charlamagne Tha God
He.
DJ Envy
Look, see, he said Ohio. Not that there's no black people in Ohio, but I'm like, Ohio. And then he killed his parents.
Bri Wood
That's like a white thing to be washed. I mean, you know. Oh, yeah, yeah, I knew, but I. The Makaya gave it away. Yeah, you're black.
DJ Envy
All right, well, thank you for that dog here today. Up next, just fix my mess. 800-5851-051. If you're having relationship issues or any type of issue, call Jess right now. She'll help you out with all your problems. Call up 800-585-1051 is the breakfast Club. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
The Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
It's the real deal. Help me.
Charlamagne Tha God
Help me.
Bri Wood
Oh, my God. I'm all up in your mess. I'mma fix it, fix it, fix it. Jess gonna fix your mess. Cause my advice is real.
DJ Envy
All right, Anonymous. It's time for Jess to fix your mess. So what's your question for Jess, Mama?
Anonymous Caller
Oh, God. Y'all put me in this position. So what's happening is me and my mom, my husband, we all live together. And my mother and my husband be bumping heads like the arguments.
Lauren LaRosa
And it's mainly about my daughter.
Anonymous Caller
So my husband is one of those dads that he's a good dad, but he does not pay attention to everything that happens and everything my daughter is doing. And my mother sees that and she's very opinionated and she talks about it.
Bri Wood
Okay.
Anonymous Caller
And she'll say something to him and then stubbom heads. And I just want to like stay in the background and not say nothing at all. But this is my husband. This is my mother.
Bri Wood
So is she a. Is your dad? I mean, not your dad. Is your husband a first time dad?
Anonymous Caller
No, but he has never been. Like his other daughter, she's older and she grew up in Florida, so.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
Bri Wood
So it's different. Okay, now do y'all live with your mother or do your mother live with y'all?
Anonymous Caller
Nah, nah, she lives with us. So let me make that very clear. This was my house.
Bri Wood
Okay, I got you. I totally got you. The thing is, that's kind of hard. I ain't about to say put mama out. But it's like you. Have you sat down, had a conversation with her yet about boundaries and what is going to fly in the house and what you. What she. She has to respect. Yeah. How she absolutely has to respect your husband. You know, that's your house. Y'all don't live with her. She lives with y'all. And while she is the grandmother and the mother and your mother, she's still. There still is a line that she should not cross. You know, you're her child, but you're no longer a child.
Anonymous Caller
Yeah. And that's the thing she doesn't really get.
Bri Wood
So why can't she?
Anonymous Caller
And I don't want her to leave. She probably could.
Jess Hilarious
I don't know.
Anonymous Caller
I don't.
Charlamagne Tha God
I.
Anonymous Caller
She probably could, but.
Bri Wood
Okay.
Anonymous Caller
It's good help for me because like I told y'all earlier, I work three jobs.
Bri Wood
I got you.
Anonymous Caller
And yeah, it's just health here. Like, I have help cooking, I got help cleaning. I got help, you know, with the financials.
Bri Wood
Well, it still could be worked out in a way where it's. It's some type of compromise. Y'all. Y'all are still three adults, you know, and like I said, you know, although when people get in their older age, they set in their ways, it's still she gonna have to compromise because this is not her house. You know, she's a tent and y'all house. You know what I'm saying? And, yes, she is the nanny, and she has roles and duties, and she, you know, nobody do it like mama, but it's still boundaries. And she has to understand that, because if the shoe were on the other foot. Foot, and you lived in her and her husband's house, there would certainly be boundaries. You know what I'm saying? She got to put herself in your shoes. So just sit down and have a conversation. But I feel like you haven't yet, because she's still mom, and you don't want to disappoint her or disrespect her, but you're grown, and y'all are three adults. Y'all gotta make that work, or the kids gonna notice something, too. And that's not really good to be doing in front of. In front of the kids. Fighting, arguing.
Anonymous Caller
Yeah, no, you're right.
Charlamagne Tha God
You're right.
Anonymous Caller
But I do need to have a conversation with her. I'm just like. I don't know why I'm nervous, like.
Bri Wood
Cause that's your mom, girl, and she probably used to beat your ass when you was younger, so you. Yeah, she's definitely. Probably that type of mom that don't play. But it's like, all right, Ma, now I'm the mom who, you know, who don't play. I'm only who you raised me to be. And you gotta respect my house, or you gonna have to go. Yeah.
Tam
Thank you, Jess. I love you guys.
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Bri Wood
Hey, what up, y'all?
DJ Envy
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803 Fresh
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Charlamagne Tha God
Are you ready?
803 Fresh
Let's go. Let's go.
Tam
Bye, guys.
Jess Hilarious
Bye bye.
DJ Envy
Just fix my mess. 800-585-1051 if you need just to fix your mess. Calling now, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
Ask about me.
Bri Wood
Relationship problems.
Charlamagne Tha God
X About me.
Bri Wood
You need to beat your co worker's ass.
Charlamagne Tha God
Ask about me.
Bri Wood
Your co worker need to beat your ass. 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. Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We're in the middle of. Just fix my mess. And we have Tam on the line. Tam, it sounds like you got us on Bluetooth. Can you take us off Bluetooth for speaking, chica?
Anonymous Caller
Oh yeah, my bad.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay. Is that better? Perfect.
DJ Envy
What's your question for Jess?
Anonymous Caller
Jess? I need you to tell me. Okay, so let me start from here. My daughter is in seventh grade, right? And she has these little girls at school that keep messing with her just because she pretty and they just bald headed and jealous. I want you to tell me. I want you to tell me if I'm crazy or not or should I go and roll myself in the school or go whoop all they at.
Bri Wood
You want to enroll yourself in school to rip all of their asses? I might.
Anonymous Caller
Why not?
Bri Wood
Are they in high school?
Anonymous Caller
No, they're in middle school.
Bri Wood
This middle school? Are you crazy?
Anonymous Caller
Yeah, just.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
Anonymous Caller
They keep messing with my baby and I know I'm not gonna do it for real, but it's just like, it's like. What do you do?
Bri Wood
Well, unfortunately, see, I'm a comedian.
Charlamagne Tha God
How much you can do?
Anonymous Caller
It's like because huh.
Bri Wood
Me as a comedian, I just would teach my kid how to roast. But that's the thing though. Like you know, everybody ain't got that gift to just roast everybody. She gotta know how to embarrass them without getting.
Anonymous Caller
But she, she's like very like, she's like very. She just doesn't like confusion, she doesn't like confused. She will if she has to because I see her, her sister all the time like going at it, but it's just like she just, she doesn't want to get in trouble at school. And I'm like, listen, the only person you get in trouble from is me or your father. They can't do nothing to you.
Bri Wood
Whip they ass and then she's probably not confrontational, you know what I'm saying? Now what you see, what you see in the house, her and her sister, that's who she lived with, that's who she grew up with, you know, so that's the sibling robbery is always going to be there, you know what I mean? But school is different. It's not how it used to be. These days, man, kids are very much cruel. Like very much crueler than they used to be. Then you got the Internet influencing things and then it, it's, it's different. So it bothers me because I'm not.
Anonymous Caller
I'm not the one. When I was in School. I'm not going to let you bully me or bully nobody else. So that's why it really bothers me.
Bri Wood
Yeah, I know, but we don't. Unfortunately, we don't really have those people who stick up for others anymore. Because everybody be trying to mind their business. You know what I mean? Everybody's so busy recording or trying to, you know, get the likes and stuff, get everything on social media. I don't want to tell you take her out to school. Is she crying? She's like, I don't want to go back. Or like.
Anonymous Caller
No, she's not crying. She's just like. She comes home and she's like, my. You know, we're really close. Like, that's one of my closest people in the world. So she comes home and I'm into up tonight. What happened at school today? Tell me what's going on. I want to know the tea as soon as I pick her up from school. Tell me. And it takes everything in me not to go up to that school and. Because I want to talk to a principal, a guidance counselor or something. Because it's just like, y'all just allow it. It's no problem.
Bri Wood
So you haven't talked to anybody up there yet, any authorities at the school?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, I have.
Bri Wood
Oh, you have?
Jess Hilarious
I have.
Anonymous Caller
But it's just kind of like, yeah, we live in Florida, so just like Charlemagne's.
Bri Wood
Oh, man. Yeah. You might just gonna have to take her out then back. Or she. Or. Or you just teach her how to roast. That's what you gotta do. She gotta turn school into Wild N out. She gotta turn school into that playground and really, really tell bitches that they bald head. You know what I'm saying? Like, she like, no, you gotta teach her how to like. Yeah, I mean, she might get jumped, but that's the thing. Cause the last thing a bald head bitch wanted to be told is, you bald head. You know what I mean? Cause they already know that I've been there. You know what I mean? That's the last thing I wanted to hear.
Charlamagne Tha God
But.
Bri Wood
But if they're just really hating on her because she pretty, she really gotta. She gotta learn how to throw that sauce on.
DJ Envy
Jess is 1000% right. Jess is right. We had that problem with Madison and we had to have a roast contest at the crib and teach her how to roast where she throws them things right back. And like she said. Cause she can't come running crying every day. Cause it's gonna make it worse.
Bri Wood
That's right.
DJ Envy
So she gotta learn how to Roast back.
Anonymous Caller
And she don't try. She don't cry every day. She doesn't even tell me unless I ask her because I'm, like, really involved. I'm on her Instagram, her TikTok. I'm on everything I want to know.
Young Guy
So I asked.
Anonymous Caller
I'm the one that, you know, tried to figure out. She doesn't really want to tell me, but because she knows that me and her father are kind of crazy.
Tam
Yep.
Bri Wood
And then y'all gonna make it a little worse, you know, because y'all are adult Floridians. So y'all already already crazy.
Anonymous Caller
Baby, I'm from Virginia.
Charlamagne Tha God
You down there drinking the water. You crazy.
DJ Envy
But, you know, just make sure whatever you teach it a roast don't teach a roast. That will come from you like your mama a hoe. Like, you can't do things like that that they know came from you. Yeah, but, like, you could say, like, that's why your mama drive a Toyota. Like, things like that are hurt like.
Charlamagne Tha God
Crazy that this segment is.
Anonymous Caller
I drive a Kia. I can't say drive a Toyota.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's right. You can't say nothing, you hamster. Listen to me. It's crazy. It's crazy that this segment is called just fix my mess, and Jess is the comedian and master roasted. But you giving the advice.
DJ Envy
I just jumped in a little bit.
Bri Wood
He could relate.
DJ Envy
I got a couple kids that been.
Charlamagne Tha God
Through it, that's all.
DJ Envy
Got a clan over here.
Charlamagne Tha God
They don't even know what they race is. I just had a whole conversation.
DJ Envy
Now, let me ask you a question, Tam. If you got a co worker that lies to your son and tells your son when you leave the room that you really Dominican, how do you handle that, Tim?
Anonymous Caller
Yeah, well, that happens to me all the time. People, they swear I'm Spanish too, so I feel you.
Bri Wood
Oh, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
Jackson just told us he didn't know he was Dominican.
DJ Envy
He's not Dominican.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's why. Little Wisconsin. What was that? Which one is that?
DJ Envy
That's Brooklyn.
Charlamagne Tha God
Brooklyn. Little Brooklyn got the sombrero on. She's embracing her heritage.
Bri Wood
Our little Wisconsin. Totally not the name, Jess.
Charlamagne Tha God
All you got to do when you see m kids is name a city. All right?
DJ Envy
Just fix my mess. 800-585-1051. We got the latest with Lauren coming up. It's the Breakfast Club.
Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning, the Breakfast Club.
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. We are the Breakfast Club. DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne. The God. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
Hi, guys.
Tam
You're what's up?
DJ Envy
Today is bring your kids to work day.
Tam
It sure Is you didn't bring the baby for me.
DJ Envy
I was.
Tam
I mean, but your other kids are here and just didn't bring the baby for me. I didn't practice.
Bri Wood
I thought it was gonna be too many babies for you. Because he said he was gonna bring baby Peyton and I was gonna bring baby Marley.
Tam
I'm trying to be a mom of twins.
DJ Envy
Like, I don't think you could have handled it.
Bri Wood
Yeah, you don't have no kids, so going from no kids to a three year old and an eight month old is crazy.
DJ Envy
Yeah, you would have been.
Charlamagne Tha God
And I see how you carry your phone and laptop top at the same time. No, no.
DJ Envy
Two phones, My goodness. All right, well, let's get to the latest with Lauren.
Bri Wood
Lauren becoming a straight face.
DJ Envy
She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.
Charlamagne Tha God
Somebody details.
Tam
I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody.
Charlamagne Tha God
She be having the latest on the biggest. The largest. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have a little bit everything.
Bri Wood
What was the mest?
Charlamagne Tha God
The Breakfast Club.
Tam
All right, so the last hour, we begin to have this conversation because Michelle Obama has been talking about the fact that she's been not happy about certain things and she's choosing herself in her relationship and impersonal. So y'all started talking about what it's like to have to do things for your spouse that you don't want to do. Michelle Obama talked about this a bit because she spoke out about not going to certain events. What you laughing at? Envy?
DJ Envy
Nothing.
Tam
What y'all planning?
DJ Envy
We ain't planning nothing.
Tam
Oh, she's talking about not wanting to go and do certain things when she's with Barack Obama. Let's take a listen to Michelle Obama.
Young Guy
On skipping events, unlearning some of those messages that I've been saying to myself. And so practicing no, in a very different way, intentionally. My decision to skip the inauguration. You know what people don't realize, or my decision to make changes. Choices at the beginning of this year that suited me were met with such ridicule and criticism. Like people couldn't believe that I was saying no for any other reason. That they had to assume that my marriage was falling apart. And it took everything in my power to not do the thing that was right or that was. Was that that was perceived as right. I had to basically trick myself out of it. And it started with not having anything to wear. So I was like, if I'm not going to do this thing, I gotta tell my team. I don't even want to have a dress ready.
Tam
Yeah, she talked about having that dress ready. She said she had been so triggered to have to just do stuff for everybody else that she would keep clothes. You know what I mean? Like, there was no self care, there was no boundaries, as we talked about earlier. So question for the room. I know y'all have to do things y'all don't want to do in your marriages, right? But, but she's Michelle obama. Is it 10 times worse? Does she not get the. No.
DJ Envy
I mean, every relationship is different, and people, you know, function how they want to function in their relationship. But there's times when I need to go to places, and I'm sure my wife would rather stay home, but she goes because we're a team, and I know there's times where, you know, she needs to go someplace where I don't want to go. But we're a team and we do, you know, we go. It is what it is.
Tam
Do you get that? Like. Cause it seems like a bit. It started to affect her mentally.
Charlamagne Tha God
There's nothing wrong with spouses having boundaries, especially if those things will disturb her peace, if they will disturb her mental, if they do disturb her emotionally and honestly. If I'm talking to her and she tells me how she feels about a situation and why she doesn't want to go, if she feels very strongly about it, I'm gonna ask myself, well, damn, maybe I don't need to be there either, because that's my significant other, that's my better half. She may see something that I don't see, so I don't have a problem with.
DJ Envy
Well, President Barack Obama couldn't say he wasn't going to the inauguration.
Bri Wood
I get that.
Charlamagne Tha God
He's a grown man. He can do whatever you want to do.
DJ Envy
He was going to configuration. You know what I mean? Like I said, every relationship is different. But I'm sure with you just there's times where you got to go someplace, and Chris is like, all right, effort, I'll go. And I'm sure there's times the opposite.
Charlamagne Tha God
You like, but if it disturbs your peace, it's one thing to just not want to go because you don't want to go, but if you're like, I am morally against this. I know this is going to disturb my peace, this is going to disturb my mental health, and you still force the person to go, come on now.
Bri Wood
Well, one thing about Chris, he likes, likes the gun range. I, I, I don't like to go, but I do go because that's something that he really likes. He likes golfing. I don't like to go because I don't even know what I'm doing. But you're doing it for him. But it's like, all right, yeah. You know? Yeah. It's like, all right, I'll get cute pictures. But, like, he be really into it, but I go because that makes him feel good that I'm right there.
Jess Hilarious
Don't.
Bri Wood
Or I act like I want to hit them balls. You know what I'm saying? All right, cool.
DJ Envy
And I think that's dope.
Charlamagne Tha God
But none of those things disturb her. Her.
Bri Wood
No, they don't disturb my pieces.
Charlamagne Tha God
They're not disturbing you mentally.
Bri Wood
But what he's saying is what Envy was saying is like, yo, your husband was the president of the United States. It's not a soul, yo.
Charlamagne Tha God
It is a soul.
Bri Wood
We see how. How miserable Melania look. Okay. All right, cool.
Charlamagne Tha God
You know why? Cuz, she be going places she don't want to go.
Bri Wood
She needs to sit her ass on first lady.
Tam
But, Jess, you have a new baby. You have your older son. You are here at work. You're traveling on the road. There are some days where you just like, yo, I need to breathe. And Michelle Obama's point is, she wasn't even taking that time. She was just going, going, going and carrying everything. Because women, that's what we're taught to do. You can't say no.
Charlamagne Tha God
But also, we're acting. We know what Michelle was saying about President Donald Trump on the campaign trail. Maybe she didn't want to look like a hypocrite. Maybe she didn't want to be calling this man a threat to democracy, calling this man a fascist, but then sitting there cheesing in his face like the rest of them because we all gave them hell for doing it. Cause they all look silly. I gave Michelle proximity. Like, Michelle's the only one that stood on business.
DJ Envy
That's fine. But nobody had the cheese. Nobody had to cheese his face. Even though you're forced to be there because of your country, you didn't have to, you know, give him a high five and poke him in the belly. You ain't had to do that.
Tam
Michelle was there, and her face is anything but cheesy now. That's a whole story. And she talked about that, too. How she dragged when things are not perfect, when she feels a certain way, when she says, when she talks about her and Obama's relationship, she gets dragged. And she said she's tired of taking a high road all the time.
Bri Wood
She don't want to.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, no, no, no, no, no. See that.
Bri Wood
Say that right there.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay.
Tam
Because we don't have the time. And y'all been. What she said was that. She said that she doesn't. She's tired of taking the high road all the time when it compromises her mental health. And she doesn't want to teach her daughters that.
Charlamagne Tha God
I'd much rather hear that from Michelle Obama than you. You should have the audio. I'm just saying. I'm senior news producer. Don't blame that on the radio. Y'all just ain't gonna get the audio. No, that's what that was.
Tam
Don't we. We have another clip, but don't play. I wanted to get to something else. You are taking over my segment.
Bri Wood
Get to it. Get to it.
Tam
Thank you, Jessica. It's not even Michelle Obama related. It's Ari Lennox.
Bri Wood
Okay. What happened?
Tam
Ari Lennox is no longer on Dreamville. Right. The story came out that she's leaving Dreamville. Don't with your fans. I want to get this in because when the story dropped, people thought that she released this announcement. It did not come from her. I'm told by a source close. And they want people to know that that did not come from her. And she does not feel good about how it was released. And that is a big part of the reason of why she wanted to be separated from Dreamville. She wants control back over herself and over her music. And the story that was published was not Ari Lennox whatsoever. It came from somewhere else. And she still signed to Interscope, which is a UMG subsidiary. Right. So she's still going to be releasing music and doing different things. But that Dreamville announcement was not her. Things are amicable, or so she thought. That's it. That needs to be said.
DJ Envy
Well, good for her. She's dope. She's dope. And she didn't feel comfortable there and she got out and she's doing things the way she wants to do it. She wants to control her whole narrative. And good luck to her.
Bri Wood
Absolutely. And happy birthday to Kaylani. It's her birthday too, today. So, you know, I just. You're speaking of singers.
Charlamagne Tha God
She Mexican? No, she's not Mexican.
DJ Envy
No.
Bri Wood
She trying to make everybody Mexican. Y, I think she like everybody Mexican.
Charlamagne Tha God
You know, you got a Mexican birthday calendar and, you know all the Mexicans birthday.
Tam
Cedric the Entertainer is not Mexican, not black. He's 61, though. He needed that birthday.
Charlamagne Tha God
So she know all the comedians and all. It makes him birthday that's on brand for just Hilarious.
DJ Envy
Yo, why? When you said Chris likes to go to the gun range, he opened up his eyes like that. It looked like he was about to. You got to watch him.
Bri Wood
He. I know I do. He is a clown. He's trying to protect his family.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, exactly.
Tam
Yes, that did help that.
Bri Wood
Dang. I knew what you was. I knew what you was.
Tam
Cuz. He trying to do it right.
Bri Wood
No, he don't know why I live in. Okay, he better not.
DJ Envy
We have no more dumps. We have no more dumps. All right, guys.
J
All right.
DJ Envy
All right, people. Choice makes us up next, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
You're checking out the Breakfast Club.
Jess Hilarious
Morning, everybody.
DJ Envy
It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Today is bring your kids to work day. I got my kids here. I have Jackson, London and Brooklyn. Charlemagne tried to say that they Dominican. My son is confused. He doesn't know what he is now.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, he's not.
DJ Envy
Charlie. Ask him, does he eat empanadas? They all confused.
Charlamagne Tha God
Ask your granddaddy where he from.
DJ Envy
Dominica Domin.
Charlamagne Tha God
No. Ask your.
DJ Envy
Do you have shout outs? You want to give anybody a shout out? Come on to the mic.
Charlamagne Tha God
Anybody?
DJ Envy
No, I don't know nobody.
Charlamagne Tha God
How y'all ain't name none of the kids. Santa Domingo.
DJ Envy
Yo. Shout out to anybody.
Charlamagne Tha God
You and mom.
Bri Wood
You and Mom.
DJ Envy
Brooklyn, you want to give everybody a shout out? Come on, Brooke, hurry up.
Charlamagne Tha God
Why you name.
Bri Wood
Why you ain't name?
DJ Envy
Just dad, right?
Charlamagne Tha God
Why say Porto Plateau. Y'all ain't name none of them. Why they named after just American cities That don't make no sense. And you from the Dominican, 803fresh.
DJ Envy
Shout out to them for joining us this morning.
Charlamagne Tha God
Salute to 803 Fresh. Man, make sure you go download boots on the ground.
DJ Envy
I just want to tell you, 803 Fresh. I've been doing the Breakfast Club for what, 16, 17 years, and they came with the most people ever.
Bri Wood
What it look like a family reunion?
Charlamagne Tha God
Because they are supporting 803 Fresh. They happy for them. You know, this don't happen for people from South Carolina too often.
DJ Envy
How they get all upstairs?
Bri Wood
All of them.
DJ Envy
All of them.
Bri Wood
They should have bought the grills, hot links, everything.
Charlamagne Tha God
I didn't know they was coming with that many people, but they. It's like they drove his moms and his aunts like they happy to see.
Bri Wood
That's what I said. It wasn't like an entourage. It was like a family. A great aunt out there. Somebody grandmother you. Oh, my God. It was. It was a lot.
DJ Envy
You really should have did a barbecue yesterday.
Bri Wood
A lot of people.
DJ Envy
We should have have a fish fry. That's what we should have. We could have right in front of the building.
Bri Wood
Yep. Everybody had to bring that. That cowboy boots on to do the dance.
DJ Envy
That would have been dope. Well, salute to them and make sure you download their record or stream their record boots on. Now, Jess, I know you got a show coming up in Orlando, right?
Bri Wood
No, I. Detroit. At Orlando.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
Bri Wood
I was in Detroit. I'm in Detroit. So Mother's Day weekend. Y'all come and join me at One Mic Comedy Club. We got three shows in one day. That Saturday, May 10th. Get your tickets@JessLRSOfficial.com. we got the 11am brunch, the early evening show which is at 7, and then the late show at 9:30pm I will be doing meet and greet only after the 9:30 show. Love you guys. Can't wait to get there. Detroit.
DJ Envy
And this Saturday, Charlemagne's in Atlanta.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes. For the third annual Black Effect Podcast Festival. Go get your tickets. Black Effect.com podcast festival. Sarah Jake Roberts will be on that podcast stage. Cam Newton will be on that podcast stage stage. Tank and J. Valentine will be on that podcast stage. So join us this Saturday in Atlanta for the third annual Black Effect Podcast Festival, black effect.com podcast festival to get you tickets. And the positive note is simply this. The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. That's Socrates. Have a blessed day. Breakfast Club.
The Breakfast Club Podcast Episode Summary
Release Date: April 24, 2025
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
Guests: 803 Fresh
a. Wildfires in Ocean County, New Jersey
b. Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration Over Tariffs
c. Shannon Sharpe's Employment Status at ESPN
d. NBA Playoffs Updates
e. NFL Draft Announcements
f. Dylann Roof's Death Penalty Appeal
g. Racial Disparities in San Diego Arrests
h. LeVar Burton's Honorary Degree
Discussion:
The hosts address recent backlash concerning Shannon Sharpe's alleged age-gap relationships. Donna Rollins, formerly of "Bad Girls Club," publicly criticized Sharpe for his conversations about his relationships with significantly younger women.
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Discussion:
Michelle Obama shares her experience of choosing not to attend certain high-profile events, including President Trump's inauguration, highlighting the significance of setting personal boundaries and the mental health benefits of saying "no."
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Guests: 803 Fresh (Jess Hilarious and Young Guy)
Discussion:
803 Fresh discusses their breakout track "Boots on the Ground," exploring the Southern soul genre and the integration of line dancing into modern music. They highlight how the song gained popularity through social media platforms like TikTok and the community's embrace of their music.
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Behind the Scenes:
803 Fresh shares their journey from humble beginnings in Wagner, South Carolina, to gaining national attention. They discuss the influence of King George and the importance of community support in their success.
Future Plans:
Plans to continue producing versatile music, encompassing various sub-genres within Southern soul, and expanding their reach through upcoming performances and new releases.
Discussion:
The hosts engage in a relationship advice segment where listeners call in seeking guidance on personal issues. Topics range from familial disputes to marital boundaries.
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a. ICE Office at Rikers Island
b. Ari Lennox Leaving Dreamville
The episode of The Breakfast Club offers a comprehensive look into current events surrounding prominent figures like Shannon Sharpe and Michelle Obama, while also shining a spotlight on emerging artists like 803 Fresh. Through engaging discussions, insightful advice segments, and interactive interviews, the hosts provide listeners with a blend of news, entertainment, and valuable life lessons.
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This summary captures the essence of the podcast episode, highlighting the main topics, discussions, and key insights shared by the hosts and guests. For those who haven't tuned into the show, this overview provides a clear understanding of the episode's content and the dynamic conversations that took place.