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FULL SHOW: Sherri Shepherd Show Canceled, Jennifer Hudson Rumors, Nicki Minaj Explains Why She’s Riding with Trump + Da Brat & Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart Interview
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Lauren LaRosa
This is an iHeart podcast, guaranteed human.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Friday Kick off the Winter Olympics in style with the opening ceremony from Italy.
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Mimi Brown
Featuring a special performance by Mariah Carey.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Celebrate the greatest athletes from around the globe as they come together to go for gold. Lipsy for sensational the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
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The Brat
Ilia Malady redefining the sport Friday at.
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Charlamagne Tha God
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iHeartRadio Announcer
This Sunday, iHeartRadio brings you live to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara for the Super Bowl 60 tailgate concert presented by NetApp. It's the ultimate, ultimate pre game party featuring an exclusive performance from Teddy Swims. Your front row experience will be on iHeartradio stations across the country and the free iHeartradio app this Sunday at 3:30 Eastern, 12:30 Pacific. Then after the concert, tune in to The Super Bowl 60 pregame show on NBC.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Wake you up. Wake you up.
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DJ Envy
Wake that ass up.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Program your alarm to power 105.1 on iheartradio Good morning USA. Yo. Yo y. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. Jess.
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The Brat
Hilarious.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning, Charlemagne.
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DJ Envy
Nagal.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Peace to the planet. It's Tuesday. How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed, black and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yes.
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DJ Envy
How you feeling? How you feeling, Jess?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Good morning.
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The Brat
I'm good.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
My truck wasn't stuck in the middle of the street today. I'm good. I came, I got here at 5:40 and I parked my own car.
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Charlamagne Tha God
That is true.
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DJ Envy
You stole your kids box drinks this morning?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Absolutely. Ain't nothing like a honest apple juice because it's less sugar. When I was growing up, I was drinking Mott's and Welch's and all that packed with sugar.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes. But guess what? You lived.
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DJ Envy
Yeah, you did.
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The Brat
I did live.
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Charlamagne Tha God
You survived. Yeah. And I think back then they used to use real apples. Not saying they don't use real apples now, but they put a lot of other stuff in there with the apples.
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DJ Envy
Hell yeah.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
So 7 grams of sugar in each little juice is all I need. I'm good.
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DJ Envy
Does the baby have enough for herself?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, she all right.
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The Brat
She all right.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Why you say it like that?
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DJ Envy
Because how about does the baby have enough like the baby's cabinet?
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Charlamagne Tha God
I'm good.
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DJ Envy
Yeah, Just making sure. Sorry. Well, today on the show, the brat and Judy, Ms. Judy, Jessica Judy will be joining us. They have a new book, the Way Love Goes, A guide to building a beautiful and everlasting relationship.
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Charlamagne Tha God
And I like. Yeah, I like seeing them together too. They got a. They got a good energy about each other. Plus, man, you know, I feel like the Brat doesn't get enough credit. She deserves not at all for being the hip hop trailblazer that she is the first solo female rapper to ever go platinum. Just think about that for a second when we talk about these hip hop history books and somebody says, who's the first female rapper to ever go platinum? Not a group, just solo artist. It is the Brat. So she paved the way for all these ladies that's selling a whole lot of records right now. So salute to her and Jamaica. So I can't wait to talk to Brat. Plus, she's had a great, you know, just evolution, you know, going from artist, still an artist, but you know, doing Radio Nation and all of that stuff like that. Now she got a book out and.
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DJ Envy
The Brat never sold sex. That was not her thing about sex. She talked about it. She did this Herself as wearing next.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
To nothing, things like that.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, she was very authentic. You know, she was very tomboyed. But she still talks about that thing. Yeah, yeah. You know, I remember when her being on King magazine, that was it. King magazine. It was King magazine. Yeah.
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DJ Envy
When you first shot the hell out.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Of somebody, baggy clothes.
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DJ Envy
Yeah, that was years.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She always been pretty to me.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. So we gonna kick it with King magazine. Why we don't do a doc? You know what? That'd be a good documentary on King, man. King magazine fed the streets for years. You hear me? Drop on a Kuzba for King magazine. God damn it. Okay. King magazine fed the streets. You hear me? Man, King magazine was amazing. Think about all them amazing King magazine covers. Free and Kelly Rowland and Trina, Melissa Ford. Man, King was something special, man.
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DJ Envy
Yeah. Whatever happened to King?
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Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know. Who owned King? I don't know, but I'm gonna do some digging. That'd be a good documentary. A good audio documentary, then scripted documentary. Yeah, audio. Audio nobody want to hear. I know, but you know, you would at first if you get all of the women to talk on it and, you know, you turn it into.
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DJ Envy
You got to show the covers and behind the scenes footage and how it went down.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I shouldn't even be talking like this over there. I just like, make things happen. Right.
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DJ Envy
All right, well, let's get the show cracking. We got front page news. Mimi will be joining us with Mimi at.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, Minnesota.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She in Minnesota, right?
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DJ Envy
I'm asking her.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She got there last night.
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DJ Envy
She called you when she.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, she did. I'm checking on making sure she's safe today, so.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. All right, let's play one of my favorite records of all time. I was riding in the work listening to this this morning, man. Sounds of blackness, optimistic. It's Black History Month, damn it.
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DJ Envy
That's right. Turn your radios up. It's the Breakfast Club.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Morning, everybody.
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DJ Envy
It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy we are the Breakfast Club.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I just be wanting to know what they was doing when they was recording this. Can you imagine going back in time and just seeing what was the vibe in the studio? What was their energy like? Were they doing drugs, drinking?
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DJ Envy
They were doing drugs.
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Charlamagne Tha God
That out?
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DJ Envy
No.
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iHeartRadio Announcer
No drugs.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, my God.
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DJ Envy
All. So it's getting some front page news. We're having technical difficulties with Mimi right now for some reason. It is not working.
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Charlamagne Tha God
What you mean it's not working?
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DJ Envy
She's in Minneapolis and I guess the setup is. Is we're getting a lot of feedback.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Say Something.
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Mimi Brown
Mimi, can y' all hear me?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, we can hear you.
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DJ Envy
It wasn't working a second ago.
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State Farm Agent (Ad)
Are we good?
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DJ Envy
Mimi?
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Mimi Brown
Okay, we're good. All right, well, let's go.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning.
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Mimi Brown
How y' all doing this morning? Good morning. Okay, so we start this morning on Capitol Hill where lawmakers, they are moving closer to ending that partial government shutdown. But the path forward is still very narrow. So late Monday night, the House Rules Committee, they advance a funding package that would reopen most of the government and set up a high stakes House vote today. Now, the bill already passed the Senate and it would fund most federal agencies for the rest of the year, but only gave the Department of Homeland Security two more weeks of funding. Now, that short term extension is meant to buy time for negotiations over immigration enforcement. And Democrats, they say there's no long term DHS deal without three changes. So first, they want warrants. They want immigration agents to have a judge signed warrant before entering homes. Two, they want mask Democrats want ICE agents, Border Patrol agents to stop covering their faces during arrests. They say that that removes accountability. And third, they want body cameras. DHS has already agreed to body cameras here in Minneapolis, but say the program could expand. But Democrats want the requirement written into law so it's not left up to the, to the administration. Now, despite those demands, Speaker Mike Johnson says he is confident that the bill will pass even as Republicans have a razor thin margin and can't afford to lose any votes. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, he was asked whether Democrats would step in if Johnson can't get the votes on his own. This was his response. Let's listen.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Republicans are in the majority in this.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Institution that has now been around for more than 200 years. It's hard to cite an example where in an institution that is majoritarian in.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Nature, as you know, where the minority.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Steps in to help the majority pass.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
A rule when, as I've indicated to.
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Charlamagne Tha God
You, there are multiple bills within that rule that we strongly disagree with. Don't come to us unless you actually want to negotiate on the substance of.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Getting things done that make life better.
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Charlamagne Tha God
For the American people.
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Mimi Brown
So all of this, of course, it follows that public backlash to those aggressive immigration operations, including the killing of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Preddy, which derailed the earlier talks and pushed Congress into this shutdown in the first place. And of course, there's the clock. If this funding bill passes, lawmakers will again have about two weeks to reach that longer term deal before the, the longer term Homeland Security funding runs out again. So many On Capitol Hill, they already expect another short term funding extension, meaning this fight is far from over. So we will see what happens today. And there is another election result that I want to talk to you guys about. So if you are in Houston this morning, you officially have representation in Congress again. That's after 330 days without it. So Democrat Christian Menifee, he was sworn into the House yesterday, filling the seat left vacant after the longtime, the death of longtime lawmaker Sylvester Turner, who passed away last March. But there's another race in Texas that's drawing national attention, even though it wasn't for Congress. So there was a state Senate seat in Tarrant county that is a deep red district near Fort Worth, Texas, that flipped blue State senate races, they rarely make national news, but this one is being called a political warning sign. So the Democrat there, Taylor Remt, he won by 14 points in one of the most Republican districts in the country. So to put that in perspective, Donald Trump, he won that same district by 17 points in 2024. Now, Trump, he endorsed the Republican candidate there. Now, after that loss, he publicly downplayed his connection to her. Let's listen to what he had to say.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Democrat one in a special election in an area that you had won by.
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Mimi Brown
17 points, what is your reaction to that?
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Charlamagne Tha God
I didn't hear about it. Somebody ran where?
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Mimi Brown
In Texas, special election for legislators, the ninth state Senate.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I'm not involved in that. That's a local Texas race. You mean I won and this person lost?
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DJ Envy
Things like that happen.
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Charlamagne Tha God
That was so wild because he was endorsing that individual up until the election and on election Day, he was endorsing.
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DJ Envy
That person and then act like he didn't know who it was, huh?
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Mimi Brown
Yes.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. Yeah. I don't think, I don't think support for MAGA is as strong as people think it is. They still have a cult like following. I just don't know how big that cult is anymore. Because if the reason you voted for Trump was the economy, you have to be beyond pissed, right? Right now because the rich and Donald Trump keep getting richer and the poor continue to not get a damn thing. Health care prices are through the ro, Unemployment has reached the five year high. You can't be happy.
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DJ Envy
Not at all.
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Mimi Brown
Yeah, and there are polls that say people who voted for him on the immigration bill, you know, funding, they're still not happy with what the way immigration looks. So add that to the list too. So many things that MAGA voted for that they feel that they are not getting. So you were right. He voted He. He told his followers to support her three different times on True Social. And now he does not know who she is.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Don't even know who it is. Lord have mercy. You won't do that with Melania. Even though the Melania movie flop. You should ask about that. Somebody should ask about that. What do you think about the Melania movie not flopping? Because I don't care what y' all say. I don't care what them headlines say. $7 million in a weekend for a movie that had a 75 million dollar production budget. Come on, man. 75 million? 75 million. They gave her 40 and another 35 for promotion and marketing.
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DJ Envy
He's gonna say, I didn't even hear about that movie.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I never did. She had a movie. Melania had a movie. It wasn't really a movie. It was more of a, like a real long reel.
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Mimi Brown
All right, y'. All. Well, coming up at 7, a second halftime show is popping up for Super Bowl Sunday, and it's drawing backlash from some and praise for others. We'll break down why. Coming up in the next hour.
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DJ Envy
All right, everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Call us up right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
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Charlamagne Tha God
This is your time to get it off your chest Whether you're mad or blessed I hate the way that you walk the way that you talk I hate the way that you dress Everything.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
With me is best call up next, 800-585-1051.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Not just me, I'm with the culture feeling. Hello. Who's this? Nick from Chicago.
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DJ Envy
Nick from the shy town. What up? Get it off your chest.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Hey, that was a good interview I did yesterday. Oh, yeah?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Oma. What's the brother name? Akeem. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Same thing. The book of clearance. When that came out, me and my wife kept trying to see that, and movie theaters weren't letting you see that, but they was playing the movie, but they wouldn't let you buy tickets. And I was like, man, what. What's up with that?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Damn. I never even heard that about.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I've heard that before. Or you go to buy the ticket and then they give you a movie for. They give you a ticket for something else. That's why they always tell you to check your ticket when you go see them type of films.
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State Farm Agent (Ad)
Oh, wow.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, yeah. And then we're gonna see another movie. They just want to stick. Well, 50. 50 reposted that interview yesterday because you Know he's an executive producer on. And he said he got everything fixed, so, you know, he said. He said it's in all the theaters right now, so y' all make sure y' all go check out Moses the Black Star, and Omar Eps, man.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Yep.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. Bet me and wife gonna check it out. Yes, sir, brother. Appreciate you.
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DJ Envy
Hello?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Who's this?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Hey, what's going on?
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Charlamagne Tha God
This is Chris, called from 843. 843, brother, get it off your chest. It feel all day, man. What's going on?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Hey, man, I got two things to.
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Charlamagne Tha God
See real quick, man. For one is crazy, because I was on call this morning originally to request that Sounds of Blackness, man. That song right there is crazy, man. Well, we on the same energy wavelength this morning, my brother. Yeah.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, man.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Another thing I want to say, man, I got a quick question, man. I know it's probably one of a lot of people heads, man, but why when Charlemagne is leaked or not at work that day, y' all gotta record to him with the yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. But when Envy not there or he lit, y' all don't gotta record to him with the Good Morning ufc. I think we do.
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DJ Envy
Nah, well, I'm usually not that late, sir, but.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Hey, shut up.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
I'm using.
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DJ Envy
I'm usually here on time, but I mean, Charlamagne.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, yeah, but when you're not there, I know Charlamagne and all just be doing it, whatever. I never heard, like, a rapper. You actually. You know what I'm saying now, I've.
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DJ Envy
Done the yo, yo, yo's before. I've done them before.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Chris, can I ask you a question? What's up? You from Kitfield, right? Kfield. That's where a lot of. All my. Most of my family at. Right. Do you remember back in the day when they used to talk about they used to see that damn half man, half deer in the woods in Kinfield?
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
What?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, yeah. People think I'd be crazy because I reposted this guy in the woods the other day because he said he saw one. And I'm like, when I was young, that's all they used to talk about in Kitfield. And our high school, Berkeley High School, the Stag, that's our mascot, the half man half deal.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
What?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes. That. That. That's a crazy. For real, man.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's.
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DJ Envy
What the hell is going on, man. Y' all have a good day, man.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Peace.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Running around with a dead suit in South.
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Charlamagne Tha God
It's a creature. I can't remember the actual term for it, but it's like it's a mythological creature in Roman and Greek traditions. But I promise you, growing up, all my older cousins in Kitfield used to talk about seeing that thing in the woods. It was like a half man, half deer. This was the 80s, 90s. Okay? So I'm just letting y' all know that there's things out there that y' all ain't privy to.
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DJ Envy
You believe it?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, I do, actually. I've seen it. I live in a. I live on Earth. Have you ever seen a whale? Imagine y' all see y' all spoiled. Imagine the first person that ever saw a whale, what they thought. Imagine how crazy a horse look to the first person that ever saw one big ass thing with a big ass.
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DJ Envy
Picture of this half man up there.
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The Brat
Yeah.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Like.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Cell phones and cameras footage. All I'm simply saying is there's a. There's enough amazing things on Earth that we take for granted that I. Yes. I believe in things I've never seen.
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The Brat
Okay?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
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DJ Envy
All right. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051 is the breakfast Club.
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Charlamagne Tha God
It's a new day. This is your time to get it off your chest. Wait. Wake up. Whether you're mad or blessed, it's time to get up and get something. Call up now.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
800-585-1051.
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Charlamagne Tha God
We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.
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DJ Envy
Hello? Who's this?
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Charlamagne Tha God
I can see why. Good morning.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
My name's A. Jessa. Envy. Make sure you get it right.
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DJ Envy
Rajessa.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Addressa Addressa.
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DJ Envy
I address her, too. I address her, too. What's up?
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The Brat
Hey, girl.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Hey. I got a few things I need to get off my chest. The first thing is y' all need to start picking up other people's. Oh, man, I'm tired of hearing.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I agree. Damn. You can't pick up other people's phones. See, they phone work all the time. Yours just went all the way out. All we heard was you say Trav and Lovey.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Okay, okay. I'm gonna take you guys off speakerphone.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, ma'. Am.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Hey, y' all need to get other people on the radio station. Are we tired of hearing Trav Lovey?
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Charlamagne Tha God
I agree, but we got other people on it is very lazy because thousands of people call here every day. So, you know, we gotta.
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Lauren LaRosa
What?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I be calling every Charlamagne?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, ma'.
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The Brat
Am.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Every morning I wake up at 5am I'd be ready on my phone from 6 to 6:30. I'm dialing.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, ma'. Am.
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DJ Envy
We got you through now.
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Charlamagne Tha God
What do you want to say hey, hey.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Number two is Lauren is still not on Netflix. Like, why is her picture not up there yet?
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Lauren LaRosa
My name is somewhere on there.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
We.
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Lauren LaRosa
We got some progress.
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Charlamagne Tha God
We got her name on there, but we need.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
We need you up there. I'm about to start boycotting. Like, I'm about to make a change.org petition.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Well, you know what's crazy?
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Lauren LaRosa
So the boycott. I don't know how long it'll last.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. LA was never announced as an official host, so you know that. I mean, I. You know, I guess.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Well, Charlemagne, you need to get on that.
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Charlamagne Tha God
What you mean Charlemagne?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
It should have been fixed since day one.
- [18:18]
Lauren LaRosa
We got a name. Okay.
- [18:20]
The Brat
Fixed.
- [18:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, fixed.
- [18:21]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
All right.
- [18:22]
DJ Envy
All right.
- [18:22]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
The other thing I want to say.
- [18:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
Before I get off the phone with.
- [18:25]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Y' all is I need y' all to go check my cousin out on Instagram and Notorio rmg. Go check out.
- [18:33]
Charlamagne Tha God
You know how to spell that?
- [18:35]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Support us, Waves. Support us, please. El Notorio rmg. He got a new song out right now.
- [18:41]
DJ Envy
Ma', am. You think we know how to spell that?
- [18:43]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Future in money.
- [18:44]
Charlamagne Tha God
June, I promise.
- [18:45]
DJ Envy
We're not speaking.
- [18:46]
Charlamagne Tha God
Listen, is he Spanish or Italian?
- [18:48]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
No, authority.
- [18:48]
Charlamagne Tha God
Spanish. Spanish.
- [18:49]
The Brat
Oh, he's Spanish.
- [18:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
He's Dominican. You already know Envy. Support your people.
- [18:53]
DJ Envy
I'm not Dominican.
- [18:58]
Charlamagne Tha God
You should know.
- [18:58]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
You should be playing that in the radio.
- [19:00]
The Brat
No law.
- [19:01]
Charlamagne Tha God
Veil Novale.
- [19:03]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
What does that mean?
- [19:04]
DJ Envy
What does it mean?
- [19:05]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
See them. That means I don't see them. I don't see him. Future in money.
- [19:10]
Charlamagne Tha God
June.
- [19:10]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Go hear that right now.
- [19:13]
Charlamagne Tha God
God damn. Why y' all Dominican so loud? Why are Dominican so damn loud?
- [19:19]
Lauren LaRosa
Gracias.
- [19:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
All the time.
- [19:21]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
In the morning, in the afternoon.
- [19:23]
Charlamagne Tha God
B, come get your people, man. Turn her down, please. I love y'.
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State Farm Agent (Ad)
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- [19:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm glad I got.
- [19:28]
DJ Envy
All right, I need you, sir. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the VIN, hit us up now. We got the latest with Lauren.
- [19:36]
Charlamagne Tha God
LL Cool, baby.
- [19:37]
DJ Envy
Good morning, y'.
- [19:37]
The Brat
All.
- [19:37]
Lauren LaRosa
Yes, we do. Man, it's been. I landed yesterday, and Sherri shepherd show was canceled. Kelly Clarkson is off the air. We got some exclusive details about what daytime TV is going through right now. And another show announcement. No, we've been. We've been talking about it. Things about to get real crazy for daytime talk show.
- [19:53]
DJ Envy
All right, well, we'll get into all that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
- [19:58]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.
- [20:07]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And everything.
- [20:09]
Lauren LaRosa
Little brown girls look at you and.
- [20:10]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Don'T want you like it.
- [20:17]
Charlamagne Tha God
On the Breakfast Club. LL Cool Bay, talk to me.
- [20:22]
Lauren LaRosa
I'm sorry, yo, this said.
- [20:24]
DJ Envy
I hate when y' all be looking.
- [20:25]
Lauren LaRosa
Fat on award shows, y', all, because he excludes.
- [20:28]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's crazy.
- [20:28]
Lauren LaRosa
Anyway, places. Well, yes.
- [20:31]
DJ Envy
Ignore him. Jump right into it. Jump right into it.
- [20:33]
Lauren LaRosa
All right, y'. All. So yesterday it was announced that Sherri Shepherd's show will be canceled after four seasons. Yes. And it was also announced that Kelly Clarkson's show will be canceled after seven seasons. And Kelly Clarkson is saying that, you know, she wants to take a step back to focus on her family and her kids. Her ex husband had gotten sick not too long ago, and this was rumored then that this would happen. But the conversation right now, because I was told by a source that is very in the know that Jennifer Hudson show is going to be the next cancellation that we hear. No, and the conversation that's happening right now is. Is why, like, people are trying to figure out, what does this mean? A lot of people instantly are like, oh, my God, the ratings must not have been good. We talked about this not too long ago here on the Breakfast Club that Sherri shepherd was doing very well in the rating space. So it's Tamarind hall, like a lot of these shows. Jennifer Hudson from. I talked to one of my friends who worked in the talk show space yesterday, and what they were describing to me was everybody had their own thing. So Jennifer Hudson leads very well on social media stuff because the spirit tunnel, like, that's a big thing for her. Sherri shepherd has a younger audience. Tamron does what she does in her audience, but they're doing well. They're competing.
- [21:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
All of that is great. What about the money?
- [21:40]
Lauren LaRosa
The issue is, what about the revenue?
- [21:43]
Charlamagne Tha God
It's a rating and revenue game. And the revenue is probably more important.
- [21:48]
Lauren LaRosa
It 100%. And what I was told yesterday. So, yes, the conversation should be the fact that people are getting. They're getting fired from their job. So before these shows were ending, I have friends in various different daytime talk show spaces. All of them have said that in the last six months, recently as, like the last, like, 30 days, they've seen teams almost be cut in half. And I think a lot of it for the shows that are still on air, they're trying to figure a way to make the money make sense. Like, if we have less people, 150 people as a staff is just not a thing anymore. When you have podcasts and, you know, people on YouTube that are doing and delivering news for doing the same thing.
- [22:22]
Charlamagne Tha God
The world has changed. Those shows cost a lot to produce. It's all about revenue. And like you just said, nowadays podcasts are cheaper to produce and folks is getting more bang for their buck with the podcast. You can take Sherry Shepard and put her on in, in any location and have her have conversations with somebody. Just now, just her and the guest and a couple of cameras.
- [22:40]
DJ Envy
But what's the replacement though? What they've been talking about? Replacement? Who's coming in? Do they know?
- [22:44]
Lauren LaRosa
I don't know what that looks like yet. No, I don't have an answer to that yet.
- [22:46]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Do you know when the last episode will be?
- [22:49]
Lauren LaRosa
No, I don't know that either. I do know that Sherry Shepherd's stat.
- [22:52]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, I ain't tell you.
- [22:54]
The Brat
No.
- [22:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, okay.
- [22:55]
Lauren LaRosa
I know Sherry Shepherd's staff was told yesterday or the day before yesterday that this was coming or this was happening. When is it going to be?
- [23:02]
DJ Envy
Can I ask you a question?
- [23:02]
Lauren LaRosa
Yes.
- [23:03]
DJ Envy
You said Kelly Clarkson was taking a step back because of family issues, but you said Sherry shepherd is getting canceled.
- [23:08]
Lauren LaRosa
I think what's happening is, I think it's a, it's a two fold thing with Kelly Clarkson, I think because we also know that like Colbert is going off air. Right. Like this is not a new conversation. So what I'm assuming happened and, and I've been trying to confirm it is that she's okay with taking a step back because she's been very vocal about when her ex husband, when she found out everything that was happening with him. She needed more time to be present for her kids. Right. And then the network is like, okay, well, we've been trying to figure out how to make this make sense financially anyway. So let's come to an agreement. That's what I believe is happening, but.
- [23:38]
The Brat
I haven't been able to confirm that.
- [23:39]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Things can be true at the same time. You know what I mean? Like they, it could have been already in talks that her show was being, you know, canceled or whatever. And then it just happened that tragic, that tragedy happened to our family where her ex husband, you know, he got sick. You know, things like that.
- [23:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
Colbert is done in May, so I would assume that Sherry might be done in the spring.
- [23:57]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, we talked about that here too. Colbert is done May 21. And to come to make that clear, Sherri Shepherd's show will be done in the spring.
- [24:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, that is a thing probably.
- [24:05]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. And you mentioned that cancellation versus Kelly Clarkson stepping away. Why?
- [24:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's just the way the media Does Headline Media. It? She walks away with Sherry. She's released the whole statement.
- [24:20]
Lauren LaRosa
Yesterday, Kelly Clarkson released a statement talking about. Talking about. And listen, you know, do what you able to do. But I was trying to get a statement from anybody at the Sherry shepherd show just because she's such a friend of the room and we care about her in that space. I couldn't get nothing. She. I mean, she's probably being told she can't say anything or she's going to address it on her own show. Which would make sense as well, too.
- [24:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
Question. If JHUG gets canceled, do we steal the spirit tunnel. Every morning? And see, that's the thing, right? All of these shows are not going to be on the air no more. But you know, Breakfast Club on Netflix, that will be a morning show in some places, a daytime talk show in some places, a nighttime show in some places, because, you know, it's broadcast all around the world.
- [25:00]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Right?
- [25:01]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
But we don't have that many people that work here to provide the space, like for the tunnel.
- [25:07]
Lauren LaRosa
In the beginning, you remember when the people used to walk out for interviews, we used to have music playing. It was like a whole thing.
- [25:13]
Charlamagne Tha God
We were doing that 15 years, I never seen nobody remember? Yes, you do.
- [25:21]
Lauren LaRosa
I used to always say, we should record this and post it. And then we never did it.
- [25:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
It wasn't a spirit tunnel, though. Somebody, Mac, used to be playing music.
- [25:27]
Lauren LaRosa
It was a vibe.
- [25:32]
DJ Envy
It was probably two people. Two people that did it, but it was still. It was getting there.
- [25:36]
Lauren LaRosa
We don't show that.
- [25:37]
The Brat
We had.
- [25:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
Friday kick off the Winter Olympics in style with the opening ceremony from Italy, featuring a special performance by Mariah Carey. Celebrate the greatest athletes from around the globe as they come together to go for gold. The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
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The Brat
Ilia Malinu, redefining the Sport.
- [26:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
Friday at 8 Eastern, 7 Central on NBC. And Peacock.
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Lauren LaRosa
We all come into January with big plans and resolutions, but February is usually when a lot of those dreams start slipping away. They think they're too far out of reach or too hard to pull off, especially when it comes to starting a business.
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Mimi Brown
Now.
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Lauren LaRosa
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- [27:26]
Charlamagne Tha God
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iHeartRadio Announcer
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The Brat
Happy when people come, them people in.
- [28:54]
DJ Envy
That spirit.
- [28:57]
Charlamagne Tha God
We don't be that happy.
- [28:58]
The Brat
It'd be too early.
- [29:00]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
No. Want to ask a question?
- [29:02]
Charlamagne Tha God
We can do AI. We can AI Spirit tunnel.
- [29:04]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Oh, okay. All right.
- [29:05]
Charlamagne Tha God
That'll look stupid. They'll be dancing by yourself.
- [29:07]
DJ Envy
Stupid.
- [29:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- [29:09]
Lauren LaRosa
Okay.
- [29:10]
DJ Envy
Well, what else you got?
- [29:11]
Lauren LaRosa
Well, also in this hour, so yesterday, Stefan Diggs was speaking at super bowl opening night. And this is something that I feel like is not getting a lot of coverage either. I know the focus is football because the super bowl is this weekend.
- [29:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
But.
- [29:27]
Lauren LaRosa
But listen, y', all, yesterday, Stefan Diggs talked about potentially Cardi getting a ring. And, like, I'm barely seeing it anyway.
- [29:34]
Charlamagne Tha God
You better worry about him getting a.
- [29:35]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Ring on the ring after you get your ring.
- [29:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
Is Cardi getting her ring? It's on the. It's on the agenda maybe. Right, right. I gotta get mine first, though. That's a hell of a thing to say. I gotta get mine first, cuz. What if they lose next year? Next year, baby.
- [29:54]
Lauren LaRosa
At least he's honest. Like, I just feel like when. Because when Travis Kelsey and Taylor Swift were dating, there were so many rumors that he might propose to her at the super bowl. And that news was everywhere. There were polls about it and everything.
- [30:04]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And I'm, like, looking a lot of pressure. And that wasn't even his plan.
- [30:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
By the way, what make y' all think Big body want to get married again? I like big boss body out here. Big boss body. Like, she's not the boss.
- [30:18]
DJ Envy
How many days Body got to that tour? I think seven days left to the tour.
- [30:21]
Lauren LaRosa
February 11th is her tour. February 18th, it's a super Bowl.
- [30:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay. That is wild when people ask questions like that to the man. How you know the girl want to get married? Like, she don't. She may not want to get married.
- [30:31]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Exactly.
- [30:32]
Lauren LaRosa
That's true.
- [30:33]
Charlamagne Tha God
Pop up with a ring, she gonna be like, yes. You don't know how you know what.
- [30:36]
DJ Envy
He'S setting up, too, because he might be setting up something nice. Don't want to blow it up. Just not. It's supposed to be secretive.
- [30:40]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. I'm not mad at how he answered the question. I just felt like more people will be talking about.
- [30:44]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I ain't going to lie. Some. Some things I'd be mad at not to. I mean, that's on agenda maybe, right?
- [30:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
I got to get mine first.
- [30:52]
Lauren LaRosa
Well, when my man reach out to y' all and tell y' all he's about to.
- [30:55]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yes, I know you're gonna reach out to me.
- [30:58]
Lauren LaRosa
I know you're gonna reach out to me. It won't be a surprise if he reaches out to you. Now.
- [31:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
Are you gonna say yes?
- [31:05]
Lauren LaRosa
You better just set up the proposal with him. Okay.
- [31:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
I was on the radio talking about minotaurs this morning. A minotaur is a half man, half dead. That's more realistic than anything Lauren talking about right now. You will see a minotaur before you see somebody. Okay.
- [31:20]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah. My wedding is gonna be sponsored by Black Effect. That's what that sounds Like, I know that's right. And the next ladies, we're going. We're going to talk a little super bowl because Roger Goodell is talking about whether Bad Bunny will make a political statement on that stage or not.
- [31:32]
Charlamagne Tha God
How the hell Roger know what Bad Bunny gonna do? And when Bad Bunny start talking, how Roger Goodell gonna know what he's saying? Cut it out. How would Roger Goodell know?
- [31:43]
Lauren LaRosa
They asked of me.
- [31:44]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm being rehearsed. I wouldn't say nothing that I plan to say on stage, on, in rehearsal if I want to make a political statement.
- [31:48]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, well, we gonna get into it in the next lady, so we'll be back with more.
- [31:51]
DJ Envy
All right. All right. When we come back, we got front page news. And then the Brat and Judy will be joining us. We got Jagged As. Let's get married for Lauren.
- [31:58]
Lauren LaRosa
Oh, yes, my boys, too.
- [32:01]
The Brat
They gonna be there.
- [32:02]
Lauren LaRosa
They said I'm their little sister.
- [32:03]
DJ Envy
She gotta pray, period. Pray on it. That's the guy I pray over.
- [32:06]
Lauren LaRosa
My man, my relationship, my family, and y' all every single morning. Oh, I know that's right. Yes, I do.
- [32:10]
Charlamagne Tha God
Don't mix me in with that man much longer than him.
- [32:15]
DJ Envy
Good morning, everybody.
- [32:16]
The Brat
It's DJ Envy.
- [32:17]
DJ Envy
Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news now. The 2026 NFL Pro Games are taking place today. They're doing today.
- [32:27]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
What?
- [32:28]
DJ Envy
I. I don't.
- [32:28]
The Brat
Don't.
- [32:29]
Charlamagne Tha God
Nobody gives you promo.
- [32:30]
DJ Envy
It's a 7 on 7 non contact game. Two 20 minute halves, if you do care. 8 o' clock is a skills competition.
- [32:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, it really is. It's flag football.
- [32:40]
DJ Envy
It makes no sense to play a game because nobody want to get hurt.
- [32:43]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's what I'm saying. It don't make no sense. The Pro bowl don't make no sense.
- [32:45]
DJ Envy
It don't. It don't. But. What's up, Mimi?
- [32:47]
Mimi Brown
Good morning, Envy.
- [32:48]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Just.
- [32:49]
Mimi Brown
How y' all doing this morning?
- [32:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning.
- [32:51]
Mimi Brown
Good morning. So we're getting new details this morning straight from Don Lemon in his own words about his arrest. So in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Lemon recalled the moments he says federal agents grabbed and arrested him at his hotel after attending a Grammy party. Let's listen to what he told Kimmel.
- [33:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
Press the elevator button.
- [33:10]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
And all of a sudden I feel.
- [33:11]
Charlamagne Tha God
Myself being jostled and. And they. People tried to grab me and put me in handcuffs and. And I said, what are you doing here? And they said, we came to arrest you.
- [33:19]
DJ Envy
And I said, who are you?
- [33:21]
Charlamagne Tha God
And then finally they like, identified themselves. And I said, if you are who.
- [33:23]
State Farm Agent (Ad)
You are, then where's the warrant?
- [33:25]
Charlamagne Tha God
And they didn't have a warrant, so.
- [33:26]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
They had to wait for someone from.
- [33:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
Outside, an FBI guy to come in to show me a warrant. And then they, it was a bunch of guys and they took me outside. FBI guys were out there. I mean, it had to be maybe.
- [33:37]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
A dozen people, which is a waste, Jimmy, of resources because I told them.
- [33:42]
Charlamagne Tha God
Weeks before, maybe once or twice, that I could just go in and it would have to be the folks who were just working there that day and they wouldn't have to have all these people. They want to embarrass you, they want.
- [33:51]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
To intimidate you, they want to instill fear.
- [33:53]
Charlamagne Tha God
And so that's why they did it that way.
- [33:55]
Mimi Brown
Well, federal prosecutors, they say Lemon, along with other defendants, including journalist Georgia Fort, they interfered with a church service during an anti ICE protest in St. Paul. They're charged with conspiracy, violating civil rights of worshipers and accused of blocking access to the church and disrupting that service. Of course, Lemon and Fort, they both say that they were there to were not protest and have pled not guilty to these charges and are fighting them.
- [34:22]
Charlamagne Tha God
And Mimi, you're in Minnesota now. You want to talk to Georgia for this week, right?
- [34:25]
Mimi Brown
I am going to talk to Georgia Ford later today. So. Absolutely. We definitely want to talk to her and check in and see how she's doing and, and get a little bit more about her case and you know what that's looking like. Absolutely, yeah, for sure. And then speaking of the arrest, you guys, there is another arrest tied to the that same church protest. So federal prosecutors, they have arrested Jerome Richardson. He is a 21 year old college student and activist in connection with the anti ICE protest at city's church in Minnesota. Now, that's the same protest that Don Lemon was covering. Now, Richardson says his role was limited to assisting Don in those logistics while Lemon covered what was happening inside the church. Richardson, he is now facing the same federal charges as others tied to the case, including conspiracy, interfering with religious rights. Let's listen to what he had to say.
- [35:16]
Charlamagne Tha God
January 18th, I assisted Don Lindman during his visit to the Twin Cities by helping with logistics and connecting him with local context. Don was reporting on the situation on the ground during the occupation by DHS and ICE and Border Patrol agents. And at that time, I was proud to support his work in exposing the everyday injustices resulted from the federal government's agenda. As a consequence of this support, I'm now being targeted by Trump in the federal administration. I'm speaking out now because I anticipate being in federal custody sometime in the coming days. So assisting him with logistics, just telling him where to go, basically.
- [35:53]
DJ Envy
Somebody snitched on Jerome. They, like they would know who Jerome is.
- [35:56]
Charlamagne Tha God
Somebody snitched on Jerome.
- [35:57]
Mimi Brown
I spoke to Jerome last night. He shared with me some pretty disturbing details. So he told me that he ended up turning himself in yesterday at 7:15am to federal customs house in Philly. That's where he attends school. He said that he was arrested by HSI agents and then sent to the federal courthouse to be processed by U.S. marshals. He told me that he was in chains from his belly to his feet to his hands. He was in custody for about six hours. He was released after his attorney argued that he was not a flight risk. He said that they attempted to have him further detained for leaving Minnesota to go back to school. He's expected to return back to Minnesota to. For his next court date. He was released on conditional release. So he was here when it happened. He told me that he was assisting Don Lemon as a producer for that day. He's from St. Paul, Minnesota, and he was just helping him with logistics. He was helping coordinate on the ground. He knows him, and he's a. He's a local activist. And Don just needed to, you know, kind of know what was happening that day. And he was just, you know, working as in a producer role for that day. And he was also arrested. I asked him how he found out that there was a warrant for his arrest. He said that the U.S. district Attorney informed his attorney, but he also said that Homeland Security was calling him from a private number and texting his phone repeatedly, asking him to surrender or telling him to surrender. And so he is. He was. I asked him how he was doing. He said he's a little frightened, having trouble sleeping at night. There is a GoFundMe for him. And he's just, you know, because he's a college student, he's 21 years old, he's trying to raise money for his legal defense.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I wonder, Mimi, how does that impact, you know, somebody like you? Cause you're on the ground in Minnesota. Like, what if you needed, you know, somebody to help you with logistics? You know, somebody to help you on the ground? You think that would deter people from wanting to do it? Because what happened to Drew, that's the.
- [37:52]
Mimi Brown
Thing, and that's that. That's what, you know, Don Lemon said in his soundbite. Right. Like, the goal, the objective, is to scare, to frighten Right. So you arrest somebody for going in the church, and then you arrest somebody for providing logistics. Right. For helping people know where to go to know what's happening on the ground. Like, it's almost getting people at both angles. It's really frightening, if I'm being honest. Right. Because you just. You really don't know what they're looking for or what they're going to target or what. What they're going to make up or what's going to happen or what's. What they're going to say. So, you know, in speaking to him last night, though, he said that, you know, he just wanted everybody to pray for him. And if you can donate to his legal fund, his. Go gofundme. Again, his name is Jerome, Jerome Richardson. And he's on.
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DJ Envy
He's online also. Mimi, I was gonna ask, you know, a lot of times they say, you know, if the feds don't call or text you, so if, you know, right. You get a call or a text, I would. I would assume he had an attorney that they reach out to the attorney, because I wouldn't answer no phone.
- [38:51]
Charlamagne Tha God
Times have changed.
- [38:52]
DJ Envy
Homelands, they always sit there. They don't call and text you.
- [38:55]
Charlamagne Tha God
Times have changed. Changed. And until y' all realize times have changed, y' all gonna keep, you know, fighting the wrong fight. Times have changed.
- [39:00]
Mimi Brown
Yeah, he told me. He said that they were. He was getting a private call from some number, and then it just started texting him, telling him to turn himself in. He said it was Homeland Security.
- [39:10]
DJ Envy
You can't give that information to Charlamagne because I can see him texting somebody right now. You know, I could see you doing it.
- [39:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't like how you think of me. Mimi. What's up with the Super Bowl?
- [39:19]
Mimi Brown
All right. Super bowl halftime show is officially a culture war. So Turning Point usa, they announced that it's launching its own alternative halftime show during the super bowl, directly competing with the NFL's official performance. So instead of tuning into Bad Bunny, Turning Point, Turning Point is live streaming what it's calling the All American Halftime show, headlined by Kid Rock alongside alongside country artists Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett. The group says the show was about faith, family, and freedom. And Kid Rock is framing it as the underdog fight and taking back what they call the pro football machine.
- [39:55]
Charlamagne Tha God
What? Mayonnaise company is sponsoring that. Is it going to be helmets and is it going to be craft? Is it going to be Miracle Whip Dukes? What? Mayonnaise company is going to sponsor that one.
- [40:05]
Mimi Brown
Okay, well, we shall see. We know that Turning Point USA is definitely sponsoring it, but we'll also see, I guess, Charlemagne, to your point, what other companies are involved when it airs the same day as Super Bowl Sunday?
- [40:17]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, Mayonnaise and cracker brands to sponsor that, Rich, you know, I mean, Triscuits, Wheat Thins. Okay.
- [40:27]
DJ Envy
Thank you, Mimi.
- [40:28]
Mimi Brown
All right, well, that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me at Mimi Brown tv. For more stories, follow the Black Information Network, Download the free iHeartRadio app or visit bin news.com Peace, Mimi.
- [40:38]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yes. Be safe.
- [40:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
There you go.
- [40:40]
Lauren LaRosa
Telling you now, any.
- [40:43]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Any type of. You know what I'm saying? Any little inkling of something not going right, right out of there. Gotta get out of there.
- [40:48]
DJ Envy
Got it.
- [40:49]
Charlamagne Tha God
What you really wanted to. She really, really wanted to tell you to come home. I would love for her. All right.
- [40:57]
Mimi Brown
All right, y'.
- [40:57]
The Brat
All.
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DJ Envy
When we come back, the Brat and Judy will be joining us. They have a new book, the Way Love Goes. A guide to building a Beautiful and everlasting Relationship. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy.
- [41:09]
The Brat
Jess.
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DJ Envy
Hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got some special guests joining us today.
- [41:13]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, indeed. We got the Brett and Judy.
- [41:17]
DJ Envy
The Way Love Goes. A guide to building a Beautiful and Everlasting relationship.
- [41:21]
The Brat
They are here.
- [41:22]
Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning, guys.
- [41:23]
Lauren LaRosa
Good morning. How y' all doing?
- [41:25]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
It's cold as out here. Why the snow dirty? Snow's supposed to be white.
- [41:33]
Charlamagne Tha God
The first day is clean.
- [41:34]
DJ Envy
The first day is clean.
- [41:35]
The Brat
When I start bursting, I thought snow was white. When they start squirting and looking at.
- [41:39]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Us like that, it's a white ass.
- [41:41]
The Brat
No embarrassing question.
- [41:43]
Charlamagne Tha God
And they start plowing it and moving.
- [41:44]
DJ Envy
It around and the rocks off and all that. It gets a little dirty.
- [41:47]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I'm sorry.
- [41:48]
DJ Envy
How y' all feel, New Orleans? You know, I love to see y' all together. Right. Cuz some people have a relationship online and they just show the love online. Right. But to see y' all behind the scenes and see y' all together when no cameras are there. And how lovey dovey y' all still are with each other. So we were at Jingle Ball Atlanta and the Brat was performing.
- [42:06]
The Brat
Yeah.
- [42:07]
DJ Envy
And behind the stage, y' all just couldn't keep your. Keep your hands off each other. Pumping, dancing on each other. I said I loved it.
- [42:13]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
This.
- [42:14]
DJ Envy
How is the relationship still so fresh like that? Y' all still. It feel like you're. You're a newlywed era.
- [42:18]
The Brat
Yeah. We just like to have fun, man. Life presents enough. You Know what I'm saying? In the world today. So we just like to have fun. She got me making videos and stuff.
- [42:27]
DJ Envy
I seen that.
- [42:28]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She hate that too.
- [42:29]
Charlamagne Tha God
I like the brat.
- [42:30]
The Brat
I'm getting into it. I'm getting better.
- [42:33]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
But that engagement be high. You don't be doing nothing on social media. You got to give them a little tinkle trinkle, you know, give them a little razzle dabble.
- [42:41]
DJ Envy
You know what I'm saying? Now, Julie, how did you crack the brat when it came to that? Because the brat usually tough exterior. She ain't effing around. She ain't with the social media. And you got her doing dances, so.
- [42:51]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Well, I tell her, beautiful, I need you to Marv. I need you for like 30 minutes. And I don't tell her what we doing or nothing right before it's time to shoot. I said, okay, this is an example. And she be aggravated, but she kind of do it. And as long as we can do it in one or two takes, she with it. But when it's 2, 3, 4, she out the door.
- [43:11]
Charlamagne Tha God
How did y' all protect the private parts of y' all relationship while writing this book?
- [43:16]
Lauren LaRosa
What private part?
- [43:18]
The Brat
We kind of just let it all out. Whatever we talked about, we went deep into it and just talked about it. For real.
- [43:23]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
For real.
- [43:23]
The Brat
Like, whatever happened, that's what happened. You know, we protected the name of the people or whatever, but it's our lives and it's our situation. So everything that happened in those stories we told is what happened?
- [43:33]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Absolutely. Now, one thing that I was surprised about, though, I was. She talked about our sex life, like, so openly and candidly. I got it on the page right here, right? Openly and candidly. And because she does it, it. She's real timid, shy when it. Especially when it comes to stuff like that. I was like, so you gonna tell them all of this? And she just let it loose.
- [43:54]
The Brat
So I said, okay, that's Might as well.
- [43:56]
DJ Envy
How did y' all meet? Because we know you drew super duper entrepreneur from New Orleans, right? That's the first time we met you the brat, of course. Atlanta, right? Hip hop legend.
- [44:04]
The Brat
Shot town.
- [44:05]
DJ Envy
Shot town. Shot town to Atlanta. Now, how did y' all meet?
- [44:09]
The Brat
Well, she was doing this. I was doing promo for Miracle Drops for Kaleidoscope for the company. And that happened through, like, a makeup artist. Blah, bl.
- [44:17]
Lauren LaRosa
Blah.
- [44:17]
The Brat
But I had never met her. But the first time I initially saw her, she was on Instagram, and I was going through some crazy, and I saw this lady, and she had this message. And the message just drew me in and I was like, oh my God. It like really helped my soul feel better. I was like, who is this lady? She had gray hair. And I was like, okay. So I started following her fast forward. She was on a tour, Judy Dropping Knowledge Tour or whatever. So I was like, okay. I was coming from somewhere and I landed in Atlanta and I was back in Atlanta. I was like, you know what, I'm gonna stop by there and check her out. Because I had never met her. I was like, okay. I pull up to this place, it's like five, 10,000 people in a convention center. And I'm like, okay. I definitely didn't expect that because I was coming from the airport. I wasn't ready to see people had to sign autographs and pretty much work. But anyway, I got in there. So I asked her people, you know, could they get her? I'm standing at 10, 20, 30, 45 minutes waiting on this lady to come through the crowd because she's signing autographs and taking pictures, pictures. I'm like, well, I'm the brat. I'm not gonna be standing up here all day waiting on this lady, right? So I'm like, okay. So I'm being patient because you know, I do work for her. I do do some promo and stuff for. So I just really wanted to meet her. So she finally made it to me and she was like, hey, how you doing? You know, we talked, we hugged for a second and I was like, man, it's so crazy. I was like, let's link later. You know what I'm saying? Because obviously we can't really have no conversation right here. But when I meant by let's link later is let's shoot some more promo videos. Let's, you know, let's have whatever.
- [45:47]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, right. I really did.
- [45:49]
The Brat
That's not what I heard. I didn't even know. First of all, I didn't even know she liked women. I didn't even know any of that. You know what I'm saying? I didn't either. Yeah, so go ahead, tell us.
- [45:59]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I didn't know that she was there, nor did I know she was coming, nor did I know she was waiting. She talked to my team. So when I finally got to her it and I was like, oh, hey girl. Cuz she had been in my comments, she had been on my live. And I was like, oh, she friendly. So then when she said, let's link later, I said, oh, she friendly, friendly, friendly, you know. So she told me to meet her as so so deaf later on. And I did, I went to the studio and it was just me by myself. She was like, where's your team?
- [46:24]
The Brat
Yeah, this lady pulled up, hopped out the car by herself in this fly ass little tight outfit. I guess anything she wear gonna be tight because of the way her body is made. But, but she had a long draping ponytail. She had a jewelry on. I was like, where is you going? You could have been coming to the studio with a thousand, you know, Atlanta studios, it be all kind of people everywhere and it be 10, 15 studios in one big studio. And I was like, you shouldn't be out here by yourself. Where's your security? Where's the team? Where's the camera people? And she was like, I came by myself.
- [46:53]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And I was like, you said you wanted to lay.
- [46:57]
The Brat
But I, I, I was not like coming on to her. And I didn't wasn't flirting or saying, come let's link.
- [47:03]
Lauren LaRosa
Link.
- [47:03]
The Brat
Then she pulled up to the studio. I was like, oh, this bitch is fine, big boojoo. But when we was in the studio, we was just talking. I still had no idea. I'm still dumbfounded. I still had no idea. We was talking about all the we liked and the things that we were interested in.
- [47:21]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I said, well, I'm interested in you.
- [47:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
You wouldn't be interested in.
- [47:26]
Lauren LaRosa
Yes.
- [47:26]
The Brat
Okay, so it me up.
- [47:28]
DJ Envy
Cause usually you would probably be the.
- [47:30]
The Brat
I wasn't used to that, you know what I'm saying? I just wasn't used to that. Like out of the blue I had no. Usually I have some type of inkling or some type of idea. I didn't know. So when she said it me up, I was like, what? Interested in who, man? And she was like, I'm interested in you.
- [47:47]
Charlamagne Tha God
And it.
- [47:48]
The Brat
First of all, my swag left. I was nauseous. I had butterflies. I felt like I was gonna be sick. Then I tried to light a blunt. I was like, okay, calm yourself, calm yourself. Get you a blunt. Roll your blunt like that. I lit the blun. Cherry fell on the couch.
- [48:03]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Damn.
- [48:04]
The Brat
Couldn't even smoke the blunt. I said, damn. Okay, so I'm gonna give me some Hennessy. Got me some Hennessy. And I'm like, yeah, just trying to keep my cool, you know what I'm saying? Because I was nervous. Drink the Hennessy. Poured all down my mouth. It's my whole mouth. I know, like the swag.
- [48:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
What was you thinking in all of this?
- [48:21]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I thought it was cute. I thought that she, you know, it was like, it was cute. That she was shy and she was cute. But then let's skip to the next part. When you had me come to Atlanta two, three times, and you ghosted me.
- [48:34]
Charlamagne Tha God
Wow.
- [48:35]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Damn.
- [48:36]
The Brat
First of all, wow, she was a person.
- [48:38]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
You were able to talk to her. But come about 3 o' clock, ish, she would go missing and ask him at 3:00 ish, something like that.
- [48:46]
The Brat
Exaggerated.
- [48:47]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She was doing disrespectful.
- [48:48]
The Brat
Oh, my God. Damn.
- [48:53]
Charlamagne Tha God
You know, da brat. You said love changed you. So. So what parts of yourself did you finally allowed, I guess. I guess to soften.
- [48:59]
DJ Envy
Oh, my God.
- [49:00]
The Brat
Like, I'm way more vulnerable now. Like, I cry more, you know, growing up in Chicago, having to defend myself and fight all the time, you. You don't. You don't cry.
- [49:10]
Lauren LaRosa
You don't show weak.
- [49:11]
The Brat
You don't show vulnerability because you show weak. Then people take advantage of you more. They see you sweat, they go in harder. That's how it is in Chicago. So my wife and the love from her has made me. Me open up more and know that it's okay to cry and express yourself. Like, when we was doing Brat Loves Judy, I really didn't want to see me have an argument with her because I had never did that, like, on tv. And I definitely didn't want to see me cry. Like, I'm a rapper. I talk about shooting people in my songs. I talk about, you know, I'm a tough girl in Chicago. I'm like, I'm never gonna be able to sell another record. But anyway, we had an argument, and I was like, no, make the cameras leave. Put them out. She was like, no, no, we had an argument for real. We gonna resolve it for real right here on. On camera. And I'm like, oh, my God. So when we was talking, I ended up crying and. And I was like, oh, my God, this is gonna just ruin my whole life. But it just taught me that it's okay to. To be vulnerable. It's okay. I'm human. It's okay to have feelings. It's okay to express yourself, you know, and it's okay to open up a little, you know?
- [50:13]
Charlamagne Tha God
Do either one of y' all think y' all were in love before each other, like, real love, now that y' all have each other and experience what you want? Oh, wow.
- [50:18]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's a good question.
- [50:19]
Charlamagne Tha God
What's up? About to say.
- [50:20]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Cause you.
- [50:20]
DJ Envy
You.
- [50:21]
The Brat
When we. When we was dating and had got back together, she had moved to Atlanta. She had a condo in Atlanta. And I was like. I had sat down next to her. I was like, you know what? Let me just tell her. I was like, I think I'm. I think I'm in love with you. Like, I think I'm like falling in love with you. I think I like love you. She. And then she was like, I know I love you. So she trying to tell me. She said it first. I said it first.
- [50:43]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
But you saying you felt it first but you didn't speak on it.
- [50:45]
The Brat
She lied. I felt it first. I felt it first, but I didn't even say that.
- [50:50]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She just said that.
- [50:50]
The Brat
That's okay. You think felt it before me?
- [50:52]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I don't know. I just don't know where you felt it. But his question is, do you feel like you ever had that you were in love prior to now? Like, if. Or do you feel like.
- [51:01]
The Brat
I did think so before I thought I was in love. All the little relationships you get and you be like, oh, I'm in love. I love him. I love him. But until I got this right here, I ain't never know what love was for real in real life. Like, the way that she loves me. I've never felt anything like it in my whole life, in my whole relationship, in any relationship. So I'm very grateful for that. That's what made me be like, oh, I don't want nobody else. This is what I want. This is the real feeling right here. I had never felt the real feeling.
- [51:31]
iHeartRadio Announcer
That's amazing.
- [51:32]
Charlamagne Tha God
What about you, Judy?
- [51:33]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I don't. I think I care for people deeply prior. But I think this, I think our love taught me how to take two steps back and try to learn the person and learn their love language and learn, you know, how to stick it out and how to do the tough things and to also know that it's not always peaches and cream, you know. And I think I was. I'm happy that I didn't like, give up on it. Cause, you know, they had some.
- [52:02]
DJ Envy
That happens, you know.
- [52:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
Right.
- [52:04]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
What did you both had to unlearn to be able to be in this marriage or to be, you know, with each other Unlearned. I had to a. I'm a gift giver, right. Like, and she likes acts of service. So I'm like, let me do this big extravagant thing. I've checked the box, so, you know, I've done it. But she, she don't give a how much it costs. She don't care if it costs a dollar or if it costs a million. She don't give a about that. She cares about time. She would prefer time like, the thing that we did recently, like, they really moved her was I set up the movie theater and we put some palace. Like, I put some pillows on the floor, put some blankets on the floor, and it was me, her and I. And she just absolutely loved that. She don't give a If I do all of this extravagant and have all of the decor and have the private violin. She don't give a about none of that. She just wanted me.
- [52:51]
The Brat
I do care.
- [52:53]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She want the time. She want my phone down. She want. You know.
- [52:56]
DJ Envy
But I know why that. That's because she's an artist, and she's been on the road since she was young. So now it's like you just want the time.
- [53:01]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Even now.
- [53:02]
DJ Envy
Me and Charlamagne talk about all the time. I just want to be home with the family.
- [53:05]
Charlamagne Tha God
Me and Charlamagne do this all the time. Y say we be.
- [53:12]
DJ Envy
I don't know what you were thinking.
- [53:13]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I was saying that we prefer time.
- [53:14]
DJ Envy
With the family that means the most than anything else. Money doesn't matter. Just that time is everything.
- [53:19]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
What did you learn?
- [53:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
You felt like. I don't know.
- [53:23]
The Brat
I don't know if I were you.
- [53:25]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Ever toxic in previous relationships. What's something that you noticed that you did better in this relationship? Yeah, like, she. She tell me all the time, oh, you know, like. Like, I'm so much better now.
- [53:35]
The Brat
Like.
- [53:36]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Like, because that. So sometimes I might have an appropriate tone.
- [53:41]
The Brat
Yeah, you better watch your tone sometimes. That tone. That tone when she talks could go there. So she feistier. I bring my tone down. And Lord knows it took a long time to be able to do that. Cause I'm a shy town. And I'll be like, who the you think you talking to? You know what I'm saying?
- [53:58]
DJ Envy
And I'm sure she do the same thing with that New Orleans accent.
- [54:01]
The Brat
So when her voice goes up, I be like that, babe, can you please bring your voice down? You're yelling. If both of us start yelling, it's going to be a problem in here. So let's not do that. You know what I'm saying? And she'll bring it down a little bit, Then she'll go back up, and then she'll walk the out. So then this ain't resolved. Whatever we fussing about is not resolved. I hate that. And she can go do some other and be all right. I don't like that. I like to get it resolved because I don't like to go to bed mad. I think it's tomorrow is not promised. And I think we need to fix it. But she will go walk off, off and take some time and then go doing something. Go start doing something for like, kaleidoscope or some other, and then put my little to the side while I'm still sitting over here upset, you know what I'm saying? But she doesn't start doing some other. So that's something we still working on.
- [54:43]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Because she, I, I prefer to digest.
- [54:46]
The Brat
Because she.
- [54:47]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I prefer to digest. And then not only that, I don't want to. I don't want to talk to somebody when I'm angry because I know I. I know I could say something that cuts deep that I don't mean. My brain goes automatically to, you know how Cardi say, go to hell? I go automatically under him.
- [55:01]
The Brat
So she never did that to me.
- [55:03]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And I. And I don't ever want to be in that situation where I have. I've also been in a relationship where I hit somebody first and my ass don't know how to fight, so I don't even know I hadn't forgot a black eye and everything. Serious. I understand how to contain my anger and how to contain stuff. So I just walk away from the situation. And I've learned how to compartmentalize. Like, I put it to the side, digest it, and try to talk about about it later. How has motherhood helped with that, though?
- [55:29]
The Brat
Oh, my God. Motherhood is everything. I love, love, love, love being a mother. I love it. It's my everything like it is. Oh, my goodness. It's the best thing that's ever happened to me. And I'm so blessed that God allowed me to have and carry a child at my age. I think motherhood has brought us closer. Like, because she's a mother of three old grown children already. Should say older children already. Like, she knows a lot of stuff, but she lets me lead when it comes to our son, so I love it. I, I, oh, my God. And it's brought us closer. It brings us closer. It makes our bond stronger.
- [56:04]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I think you are so in love with your son, Brad. I love seeing y' all with him. Yeah. Did you ever see kids for yourself?
- [56:11]
The Brat
No, I ain't see no kids. I, I ain't want to be married. I ain't see no kids, cuz. And, you know, I grew up in church, so two women wasn't getting married growing up in church. That just wasn't happening, so. And it wasn't never no, that I was so in love with that I was like, oh, I'm gonna marry him. So I just Thought it wasn't in the cards for me. I thought marriage or children was not in the cards for me. And I was cool with that. I was just content with living life, however, and I wasn't looking for love like that. And that's when she ended up talking about some I'm, I'm interested or whatever. And then it grew from there.
- [56:44]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I got fan mail. Somebody with me to ask you to brag. They crazy. Do you consider yourself a humble student stud?
- [56:51]
The Brat
No, I am not a stud. I love fingernails. I love makeup. I love panty and bra sets. Lace, pretty La Perla, period. Like, I, you know, I'm. I'm not a stud, but I don't have a problem with studs. I got a lot of stud friends and shout out to the studs of America.
- [57:10]
iHeartRadio Announcer
You know what I'm saying?
- [57:11]
The Brat
But that is not who I am, okay? You know, I don't, I don't put a label on myself, period.
- [57:16]
DJ Envy
You know, I wanted to ask one question. This has nothing to do with relationship.
- [57:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
Me neither. I want to talk hip hop.
- [57:21]
DJ Envy
Okay.
- [57:22]
The Brat
Okay, let's go.
- [57:22]
DJ Envy
I have a question. JD was here and he talks about the time you almost got him killed.
- [57:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
The first time I started working with Mariah, I decided to do Always Be.
- [57:30]
DJ Envy
My Baby remix, right?
- [57:32]
Charlamagne Tha God
So I brought Escape and the Brat to her house that was out in upstate. Her and Brat kicked it.
- [57:38]
DJ Envy
They hit it off and she convinced.
- [57:41]
Charlamagne Tha God
Brat or either Brat convinced her or let's take a trip in the car.
- [57:45]
DJ Envy
Just me and you and go to.
- [57:46]
Charlamagne Tha God
McDonald's or some old.
- [57:47]
DJ Envy
So they left together. No security. They left the ground without me knowing.
- [57:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
And N showed up in the studio like, what?
- [57:54]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
What's going on?
- [57:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm like, I seen running around like, this is my first time at her house.
- [57:59]
DJ Envy
And I bring some over. This was just like a story.
- [58:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
You bring some over to the house and this.
- [58:05]
DJ Envy
What happened?
- [58:07]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, when you kidnapped Mariah, when you.
- [58:09]
DJ Envy
Kidnapped Mariah Carey, Break that story down.
- [58:12]
Charlamagne Tha God
Like, so what if he died? He died.
- [58:15]
The Brat
No, you know, he took us to her house. We was hanging out. She was super cool. We instantly had chemistry in jail. And we was laughing about cracking jokes on people. Like it was just like we had knew each other forever. So she was showing me around the house and she was telling me because in some rooms, like the closet, in certain places they had microphones in the wall. So she would tell me, you know, when is a good time to talk about and when it was not or whatever.
- [58:40]
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- [58:40]
The Brat
So, you know, she showed me her cars and it was like, 15 cars in the garage. Now, mind you, I ain't never seen this type of before. I just been to JD House and seen his riches. I ain't seen else. So I'm at Mariah's house, who lived next door to Ralph Lauren with Tommy Mottola. You know what I'm saying? I'm like, so she had a fleet of cars in the garage. And I'm like, whose cars is these? She was like, damon, I said, well, let's go. I said, what's near here? And she was like, there's a Burger King up. She's just like, let's go get some fries. So we get in the car.
- [59:12]
Charlamagne Tha God
What car?
- [59:12]
The Brat
Now, I think it was a Cadillac. It was like a pink, old. Old school, pink Cadillac. Everything was shined up and brand new. No scratches. It was just clean. I was like, oh, my God in heaven. So we in the car, we riding, she driving. I'm chilling. I'm like, yes, I'm having a good time. We playing music. And then all of a sudden, my. My phone started blowing up. I think we had the Sky Tales or something back then.
- [59:34]
Charlamagne Tha God
Then.
- [59:34]
The Brat
And JD Was like, get back here right now, Brad. I don't know what y' all doing, but you need to get back here. They need you back right now. I'm like, no, we going to Burger King up the street. What is wrong with you? We're going a mile up the street to Burger King. So I see you want to see you when I get back. He kept blowing me up like, brett, no, you don't understand. I need you to get back. I didn't know they had the guns out where JD Was at, making him tell me to get her back here. I'm like, it ain't me that was gone. Mariah wanted to go, too. She the one that drove. So, yeah, that's what happened.
- [60:06]
Lauren LaRosa
Mariah.
- [60:07]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Peoples like, it's Tommy Motola, Tommy Mottola.
- [60:11]
DJ Envy
They thought they were kidnapping Mariah. So did y' all get the Burger King?
- [60:13]
The Brat
Yeah, we got the Burger King and got them fries. But when we came back, they took her away. And I was like, oh, my God. I felt like. Like she was in trouble. Like, Tommy Mottola. It was. She was really like a princess in the castle. Like, it was like on Shrek when the Princess Fiona was in the castle and couldn't not, you know? And honestly, when we was in the house, anytime she would laugh, anytime she would look like she was having fun, security would come get her. Like, it was. It was. It was a horrible but good experience for me, but I hated seeing her like that. But I think in a lot of ways when we talked and stuff, she got to vent and express herself. We both are Aries. We Both are eternally 12, you know what I'm saying? We started to go, she started to send the helicopter and stuff. We to go to Disney World and just fly. One ride. One ride.
- [60:59]
Charlamagne Tha God
Friday Kick off the Winter Olympics in style with the opening ceremony from Italy.
- [61:06]
Mimi Brown
Featuring a special performance by Mariah Carey.
- [61:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
Celebrate the greatest athletes from around the globe as they come together to go for gold. Lindsey Vaughan, Sensational. The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
- [61:20]
The Brat
Ilia Malini, Redefining this Friday at 8.
- [61:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
Eastern, 7 Central on NBC.
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- [63:55]
The Brat
Come back just to like, relax and stuff. Like, she was really like trapped in that relationship and it was horrible.
- [64:02]
Charlamagne Tha God
Like, I had to eat the fries.
- [64:03]
The Brat
Yeah, she ate. We ate the fries on the way. Yeah, on the way back. We ate them in the car.
- [64:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
Now, when people say the Brat was the first female rapper to go platinum, what part of that achievement do you feel still doesn't get fully respected?
- [64:18]
The Brat
I think I stopped caring, Charlemagne. It is what it is. That's what I did. That is who I am. It can't be changed changed. Nobody else can be the first female rapper to ever sell a million records solo. Salt and Pepper was the first group, and I stopped caring about it a long time ago.
- [64:35]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's a game changer.
- [64:37]
The Brat
Yeah, but what I'm gonna do, everywhere I go, ask for respect or ask that, nobody forgets that. Just forget. And. And it is what it is. And I'm not gonna, you know, wear it on a T shirt every day like, I know what I did. And if, if people know, they know. And if they don't, they don't. Like, there's nothing I could do about people know not respecting that. People don't have respect these days anymore. That's not a thing that that happens like it used to.
- [65:01]
DJ Envy
Does it bother you at all? Because a lot of times when they mention female MCs, I feel like they don't mention the Brat enough.
- [65:07]
The Brat
They probably don't, but it don't bother me. It don't bother me. Like, I'll see some stuff and I'll be like, oh, they ain't put me in that. But I don't be like, mad or offended. It is what it is. You know, people didn't know and respect me and love and appreciate what I did. They love and respect me and appreciate what I did. But those that don't, them, they can look at it in the history books or find out when they hear it. Cause it's there, it'll be there forever.
- [65:31]
DJ Envy
I always wanted to know how was working with Big man.
- [65:33]
The Brat
Oh man, Biggie was everything he was. He was a big old teddy bear. Big old teddy bear. Smoked his back out. Just was sweet to everybody. Had plenty they talking about. He talking about black, nasty and them love some Biggie. Biggie had some hoes. I be like, damn, Biggie, how you get that one? I' and when we was in the studio, I had never seen somebody not write their lyrics down. That was the first time I had saw that because I was, we was doing the B side, a song I got with Biggie and we was at JD's and I was writing my licks. I'm like, I'm finna beat this. I'm right my licks. I'm almost done. He's sitting there smoking. He ain't gonna be. We gonna be waiting on him. So when I was almost finished, I was like, big, yo, what's up? Where your verse at? He's like, oh, I'm done. I said, you ain't even write it down. You ain't got no pen and page. Like, no, I'm done. I said, you ain't done. You just saying that. You're trying to put some pressure on me. He went in the studio, in the booth and laid his verse down and I was pissed. Like, ah, you really, how you memorize that? You smoked two pounds of weed just now and you memorized that and went in the booth and did it? So that was one of the amazing things about him besides his heart. Like, Biggie was a really, really good dude and wanted to help everybody.
- [66:42]
Charlamagne Tha God
I loved when, when the brat was hitting on Wendy and Wendy.
- [66:47]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Wendy who?
- [66:47]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Williams.
- [66:48]
Charlamagne Tha God
Hey yo, Wendy Williams.
- [66:54]
DJ Envy
What the hell are you talking about?
- [66:55]
The Brat
You already know. When we did our interview, she tried to say I hit on her and I had to be like, no, I love you. You, you're a nice person, you cool, but you are not the type of I would holler at.
- [67:07]
Charlamagne Tha God
You are not so funny, man.
- [67:08]
The Brat
I was trying to figure out a way to nicely put her down. Like, girl, don't, don't do that. I ain't never talked to her. She talking about she had receipts. I said, I got the same phone that I be had for years. I got receipts too. I'll show you we can compare. Cuz I you ain't heard like that for me. I never tried to holler.
- [67:24]
DJ Envy
When was this?
- [67:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
Like back in the day, back 2021 when it was on when she had.
- [67:28]
The Brat
A TV show yeah, she interviewed me. Talking about. I tried to holl at. I'm like, no, I didn't. You was not going to do that to me.
- [67:36]
Charlamagne Tha God
Christ. Listen, if readers can take just one truth away from the way love goes, what do you hope it is?
- [67:42]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
It's never too late for love. Love. And not to give up on it. And it finds you when you stop looking for it. That's what I think.
- [67:52]
Lauren LaRosa
Okay.
- [67:54]
The Brat
Make your 11 times.
- [67:55]
Charlamagne Tha God
God damn. 11 win at one time. At one. Hold on now. 11 times win in one. At one session.
- [68:03]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
In one session. Yeah.
- [68:05]
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay. Do it for 10 years. Not 10 years.
- [68:14]
DJ Envy
I met my wife when I was 16, right.
- [68:19]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
The crazy part is she loves. She's a giver, so she loves to give. I'm talking. She will. She will. Because you can't just back to back. You got to do it then give me six minutes. Give a little break, right? And then we could start again. Now that I'm thinking about this, did you want the world to know how your skills or something?
- [68:39]
The Brat
Because we was talking about it. We was talking about sex. And that is like. Well, I only did that once.
- [68:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
Tell me the name of the toy. Goddamn.
- [68:51]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
It was no toys. Now I will tell you be up, though. But at the end of the day, you be up because that. That. Take it. You don't walk.
- [69:01]
The Brat
Right.
- [69:02]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
You don't walk right.
- [69:04]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, wow. I just want y' all to know, shout out to Jenny. Shout out to Judy and the brat for pulling up. They got a book out called A guide to Building a Beautiful and Everlasting Relationship. The way love Goes. I just want you to know that during that conversation.
- [69:17]
DJ Envy
Oh, my God.
- [69:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
Lauren turned to Jess. Hilarious, right? And said, yo, Jess. How does that worked at her? So crazy, like. And then Lauren was like, n. You know, when you go down, I'm like.
- [69:29]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Never ever told nobody in the world.
- [69:32]
Lauren LaRosa
Not that you did it.
- [69:33]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's why the gays gave me back. Because I did.
- [69:35]
State Farm Agent (Ad)
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- [69:36]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I don't see.
- [69:36]
Lauren LaRosa
Why didn't you do the other way? I was wondering. So, like, after they go down, like, whoa, whoa.
- [69:43]
Charlamagne Tha God
It's a morning show.
- [69:45]
DJ Envy
Jesus Christ.
- [69:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
And you can ask Taylor too. She had that same experience before she. It's a morning show.
- [69:49]
The Brat
And.
- [69:49]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And the brat and Judy was just up here talking about.
- [69:54]
Lauren LaRosa
What are we talking about?
- [69:55]
Charlamagne Tha God
What is going on? Why you putting her past pillow princess.
- [70:00]
State Farm Agent (Ad)
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- [70:01]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's so crazy.
- [70:02]
Charlamagne Tha God
I was even thinking about it. You know what?
- [70:05]
DJ Envy
Let's get to the ladies. Let's get to latest.
- [70:06]
Charlamagne Tha God
Let's get to talk LL Cool B. Yeah.
- [70:10]
Lauren LaRosa
I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything and everything.
- [70:29]
Charlamagne Tha God
On the Breakfast Club. LL Cool Bay, talk to me.
- [70:34]
Lauren LaRosa
All right, guys.
- [70:35]
DJ Envy
This place is crazy.
- [70:37]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, it's not.
- [70:37]
DJ Envy
Yes, this place is.
- [70:38]
Lauren LaRosa
There's no question. That is a stupid question. Right? All right, so Roger Goodell. No, first, before we get to Roger Goodell really quickly, I want to congratulate Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy because their children yesterday. So they're going to be a grandfather of the same kid, you know that their children are married now. They got married last year. They were dating for three years before that. They announced Eric Murphy, who is the son of Eddie Murphy in Jasmine Lawrence, who is the daughter of Martin Lawrence, that they are expecting their first child yesterday.
- [71:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
Congratulations to Eric and Jasmine. First.
- [71:11]
DJ Envy
Yes.
- [71:11]
Mimi Brown
Right.
- [71:14]
Lauren LaRosa
I had to explain it that way, so. Because if I just said, congratulations, Eric and Jasmine be like, who?
- [71:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
Eric and Jasmine. Children.
- [71:22]
Lauren LaRosa
The back to the front. Not the front to the back, but yes.
- [71:27]
DJ Envy
That'S. Oh, God.
- [71:30]
Lauren LaRosa
Congratulations. Oh, my God.
- [71:34]
DJ Envy
What?
- [71:35]
Charlamagne Tha God
Man?
- [71:41]
The Brat
I know.
- [71:43]
Lauren LaRosa
They posted their maternity photos yesterday, which are. I love seeing people's maternity photos. It always looks like they're so in bliss.
- [71:49]
DJ Envy
Congrats.
- [71:49]
Lauren LaRosa
Yes. Congratulations. Okay, now let's get back on into some. Some sports news talk, right? Because yesterday day.
- [71:56]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yes.
- [71:58]
Lauren LaRosa
Come on. All right. It has been a big. I. I got. Thank you, Jess. It has been a big conversation about Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl. Political. Will he not get political? People not wanting him there. And Roger Goodell, who's an NFL commissioner, had a conversation about if Bad Bunny is going to get political. Let's take a listen.
- [72:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
Bad Bunny was. Is. And I. I think that was demonstrated last night.
- [72:19]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
One of the great artists in the.
- [72:21]
Charlamagne Tha God
World, and that's one of the reasons we chose him. But the other reason is he understood the platform he was on and that this was. This platform is used to unite people and to be able to bring people together with their creativity, with their talents, and to be able to use this moment to do that. And I think artists in the past have done that. I think Bad Bunny understands that, and I think he'll have a great performance. What the hell did Roger Goodell just say? Roger Goodell sounds like he has no idea what the hell.
- [72:48]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Bad Bunny.
- [72:48]
Lauren LaRosa
I feel like he wanted to say, no, he's not gonna get political, but he can't say that. Cause how do you know that? And most the of people do use that stage to make a statement. Of political.
- [72:55]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, it sounded like he doesn't want him to get political. He's like, I don't. I would rather not him get political. You know, I'd rather him just, you know, go out here and do the music. Yeah, that's what it sounded like he was, you know.
- [73:05]
DJ Envy
You know, Roger Goodell makes like 60.
- [73:06]
Charlamagne Tha God
Million a year and he deserves it. He's the Commissioner of the NFL.
- [73:09]
DJ Envy
That's crazy. Job 66, that's crazy.
- [73:12]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Why he always is in my pocket?
- [73:15]
Lauren LaRosa
In the pocket.
- [73:15]
iHeartRadio Announcer
I'm just curious.
- [73:16]
Charlamagne Tha God
It's $60 million. The NFL is a multi billion dollar business. Why wouldn't he make that type of money?
- [73:22]
DJ Envy
I'm just saying that's just a lot of money.
- [73:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's great.
- [73:25]
Lauren LaRosa
Well, yeah, there have been. So there was a report by the athletic that indicated that a lot of the NFL players are divided, but most of them don't want Bad Bunny to perform at the super bowl halftime show.
- [73:34]
Charlamagne Tha God
Now to me, have nothing to do with his political takes. They just don't know his music.
- [73:38]
Lauren LaRosa
Okay.
- [73:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
Exactly.
- [73:39]
Lauren LaRosa
Yes. So what the. What this report was basically talking about is that people say that they lack of or the NFL players that were probed in this study say that they lack a familiarity with his music. So they prefer artists that they actually know. Some of the artists that they mentioned were Drake, Chris Brown, Travis Scott.
- [73:57]
Charlamagne Tha God
Absolutely, Chris Brown.
- [73:59]
DJ Envy
Up and down.
- [74:00]
Lauren LaRosa
I mean, I don't know. I think with the whole Bad Bunny conversation at this point, it's like the man is doing a Super Bowl. Just let it rock.
- [74:09]
DJ Envy
Amazing music. It's gonna be dope regardless, guys.
- [74:12]
Charlamagne Tha God
The Hispanic Latino population is the largest racial or ethnic minority group in the US don't matter if you don't know Bad Bunny's music. There's tens of millions of people who do. Okay, everything, ain't everybody. Bad Bunny performance is gonna break all type of viewing records on Sunday. Yeah, people are going to love it. Yeah, he gonna do his thing.
- [74:31]
Lauren LaRosa
I saw Boosie out there campaigning for Chris Brown too at the super bowl, but absolutely it's not happening.
- [74:36]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I know you get the inside scoops. Why wasn't Chris Brown in any of the nominees? Like why in the categories for nominees?
- [74:42]
Lauren LaRosa
I don't have that answer, but I can ask. He was there with his album singles. I know people were excited to see him on the carpet.
- [74:47]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, but I'm like, what the hell?
- [74:49]
Lauren LaRosa
I don't know. But that's a question we can ask though. But. But what was that? Y' all hear that? Okay. As we're as we're wrapping up. Speaking of stages. So yesterday Little Wayne tweeted out something.
- [75:00]
DJ Envy
And that's your phone, girl.
- [75:04]
Charlamagne Tha God
Little Wayne, you losing your damn mind. What is that? That's your phone. I thought it was in my headphones.
- [75:09]
Lauren LaRosa
I didn't think I could hear that. All right, so yesterday, Lil Wayne tweeted out a congrats to the Grammy nominees. And people took this as, as.
- [75:15]
DJ Envy
Turn your phone off.
- [75:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, it's my computer. Oh, my God, it's drugs.
- [75:21]
Lauren LaRosa
Let's just get to the tweet. We gotta rap. So Lil Wayne tweeted congrats to the nominees and winners. Wasn't included, as usual. I gotta work harder as usual. One time for my slime. Billy Belly. Bill belly. Now listen, I. I don't understand Lil Wayne and his like, upset about not being included, but this tweet was not received well by the people. It sounds like he was sort of not even a sore loser because he.
- [75:41]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Wasn'T included, just mad that you just wasn't included.
- [75:44]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, respectfully, I don't remember what Lil Wayne put out last year. Did the Little Wayne put out. He dropped the whole album. He did, yes.
- [75:51]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Lil Wayne dropped an album.
- [75:52]
DJ Envy
But who, what was the single?
- [75:53]
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't, I really don't remember. I'm not even joking. And Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne is an alltime great.
- [75:57]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, but he dropped an album last year.
- [75:59]
Lauren LaRosa
It was the Carter 6.
- [76:00]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, Carter 6, like he dropped it.
- [76:02]
Lauren LaRosa
Came out in 2025.
- [76:03]
DJ Envy
I. I remember the Carter 6, but I remember the music off of.
- [76:07]
Charlamagne Tha God
Was cool.
- [76:08]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, he was rapping.
- [76:09]
Lauren LaRosa
He has a cool.
- [76:10]
DJ Envy
He was rapping.
- [76:12]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yes.
- [76:12]
Lauren LaRosa
Lil Wayne has a virtual halftime, super bowl halftime show that he's doing inside of like a, A game. What is it? Clash Royale. So people can watch him there.
- [76:21]
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't remember the Carter Six at all. But I mean, Lil Wayne is the first ballot ballad hall of famer. But when it came to any discussions about, you know, best hip hop albums last year, I did not hear the Carter 6 in the mix. I didn't remember that he put out the Carter 6.
- [76:31]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Damn.
- [76:31]
DJ Envy
I remember the promo. The promo, but I don't remember.
- [76:33]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
- [76:34]
DJ Envy
Any music from it.
- [76:34]
Lauren LaRosa
I just hate to hear Lil Wayne talk like this because he's still Lil Wayne at the end of the day. So I don't know. But in the next latest, we're going to keep talking about these big stages. We've been having a lot of conversations about these award shows. And Halle Berry did interview and she talked about how after she won her big Oscar, she was still black the next day and she made sure that she was reminded of it. Okay, so we'll get into it.
- [76:54]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Happy birthday, Sean Kingsley, 36 today. Is he still in jail?
- [76:57]
DJ Envy
I think so.
- [76:58]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Okay, well, happy birthday. Clink, clink.
- [77:00]
Charlamagne Tha God
Why you call that man clink, clink?
- [77:02]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Him and his mother. Didn't his mother get locked up? I think both with no wig and she remember?
- [77:06]
DJ Envy
Yeah, okay. I believe so.
- [77:07]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Happy birthday, Sean.
- [77:08]
DJ Envy
All right, well, Charlamagne. Who giving that?
- [77:10]
Charlamagne Tha God
Don't get too four after the hour. We need a man name Sherwin Shayagan to come to the front of the congregation.
- [77:17]
DJ Envy
That's definitely not his name, but all right.
- [77:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
All I'm going tell you is that police officers say that he is a threat to the community. We shall discuss.
- [77:23]
DJ Envy
All right. Can we get some bad bunny on right fast? All right. It's the Breakfast Club.
- [77:26]
Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning. I just want to know how you came up with the donkey of the day.
- [77:32]
Lauren LaRosa
Because you're mean.
- [77:33]
Charlamagne Tha God
I am not. What did I do? How to make donkey of the day. There's a bunch of donkeys out here in the streets. If we live a life where we bite our tongue basically off who he may offend, he never will say anything. On the Breakfast Club. In the words of Charlemagne, the God, he's a donkey. That was. Oh, man, Charlemagne. You giving donkey today? To who now? Well, Buster Rhymes, donkey of the day for Tuesday, February 3rd goes to a 42 year old Cleveland, Ohio man named Sherwin shy again. Salute to everyone who listens to us on real 106.1 in Cleveland, Ohio. Drop on the clues. Bombs for real 100.1 in Cleveland. Cleveland. I don't know if you all know it, but the name I just said, Sherwin shy again. That person is considered by the North Olmsted police to be a threat to the community. Okay. North Olmsted police warned local schools he was in the area and posted a warning on Facebook about Sherwin. They said he is considering considered a threat to the community. Okay. If police have to warn local schools that, you know, he was in the area. If police have labeled this man a threat to the community, then he must be doing something really nefarious. Okay? He could potentially be in the Epstein files. I mean, he must be the degenerate of all degenerates. I did some research on this man, and by research, I mean I saw a news report on YouTube and this man has cases in eight states. Eight states. I know you're wondering by now, well, what the hell type of time Is dude on? Well, I can't just go to one news report. I had to put together a collage. I had to have the producers put together multiple news reports to let you know how evil this man is. I just want you to know this is very disturbing. May trigger some of you. Let's listen.
- [79:23]
Lauren LaRosa
Unusual, odd, Creepy.
- [79:25]
Charlamagne Tha God
All words to describe a man that.
- [79:27]
Mimi Brown
Passes himself off as one big fan.
- [79:30]
Lauren LaRosa
The 200 pound Sherwin Shagun has a.
- [79:33]
Charlamagne Tha God
Nickname for himself, the Piggyback Bandit. For the last couple of months, a strange man has been showing up at high school sporting events, making friends with student athletes, and then asking for piggyback rides. He said he wanted to take a picture with me, and I was like, okay, that's fine. He took me in front of the door and then he said for the picture that he wanted to get on my back. And I was like, okay, okay, that's fine, I guess. And I was like. I was like, oh, man. So I was like, you got to get off my back. So as soon as he got off my back, he had took off running outside.
- [80:03]
The Brat
And after that, I don't know.
- [80:05]
Lauren LaRosa
Sherwin Sheygan has been all over the country jumping on people's backs. Just over a week ago, Sheaghan was seen at Falkville High School. At the school's pep rally, witnesses say he found a football player and jumped on his back. The player shook him off after realizing he wasn't a teammate. That's when the Bandit handed the teenager out a note telling him not to open it until after the big game.
- [80:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
Later that night, he opens the letter.
- [80:27]
DJ Envy
He states that here's $20.
- [80:29]
Charlamagne Tha God
Spend it wisely. You look good in those shorts that you're wearing. Goes on to say, you know, he should use his rear end for more than just pooping and farting. Gotta let a legend be a legend, man. Got to let.
- [80:44]
DJ Envy
Did he ask every time, though?
- [80:46]
Charlamagne Tha God
Not all the time. Okay. But you gotta let a legend be a legend. The Piggyback Bandit. This man, man used to call this. The other part that y' all didn't see in the news report. This man used to call 911 and tell the dispatcher he was having chest pains. When police would arrive, they would discover the Piggyback Bandit butt naked in bed, not suffering from any chest pain. This man just wanted some damn company. Okay? This is why some form of prostitution should be legal. At the least, he should get a free dog. Okay? The man is clearly bored and lonely. He needs a puppy or something else that starts with P followed by a vowel. Two humpbacks and a Y. Okay? He brags about being the piggyback bandit. He goes around from state to state, showing up at various sporting events and jumping on the backs of people. All right? Some are consenting high school athletes, some are non consenting high school athletes. So basically, you win, everybody's celebrating. He just comes and starts celebrating with you. Now I'm looking at both these crimes he's committing. Calling police over being naked and then jumping on the backs of a high school athlete. Athletes without consent. What he really wants to do is be the naked piggyback rider, okay? He wants to put his balls on the backs of young high school athletes all over the globe, okay? This man has been doing this for a decade plus. Iowa, New Jersey, North Dakota, Montana. What I don't understand is why don't grown men like this ever get their ass beat? Okay? Even if the high school students aren't the ones administering the hands, there has to be a father, an uncle, uncle, an older brother looking around, asking questions like, who is this strange man on my son's back? Okay, nephew, who was that man you was carrying around after the game? Hey, bro, one of those coaches got a little too excited, didn't he, huh? That wasn't my coach. I have no idea who that man was who just jumped on my back. Why didn't you help me? Now, in 2012, Sharon's mother told a reporter that her son is autistic, and he became obsessed with piggyback rides when he was demanding manager of his high school football team. I have no idea what being autistic has to do with this. I. The first thing I thought when I read that, does autism have a piggyback spectrum? Okay? And I asked Chat GPT this morning, okay? And I screenshotted it so y' all know I'm not lying. Hold on. Let me pull it up right now. Hold on. I screenshotted it this morning, okay?
- [83:02]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
I said.
- [83:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
I asked the question. I said, do autistic people like piggyback rides? The hell? What did it respond?
- [83:11]
DJ Envy
How did it respond?
- [83:13]
Charlamagne Tha God
I did. Look.
- [83:14]
DJ Envy
How did it respond?
- [83:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
Look. Do autistic people like piggyback rides? Chat GPT replied with a laughing emoji and said the honest answer, some do, some absolutely do not, and some would need a detailed consent form first. Then it said, autistic people don't have a universal preference for piggyback rides. That's the moral of the story. Autistic people don't have a universal preference for piggyback rides. So don't Blame autism on Sherwin's divi. I have nothing else to offer to this story. Please give Sherwin shy again. The sweet sounds of the hammer tones. Of the day.
- [84:03]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Y' all want to play a game?
- [84:04]
DJ Envy
I do.
- [84:05]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah.
- [84:05]
DJ Envy
Y' all want to play a game?
- [84:06]
Charlamagne Tha God
Y' all want to play a game?
- [84:07]
DJ Envy
Yes, I do.
- [84:07]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
- [84:07]
State Farm Agent (Ad)
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- [84:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
All right. Let's play a game of guess what races. All right, Sherin. She again from Cleveland, Ohio, known as the Piggyback Bandit, went around just jumping on backs, balls to back, from state to state. DJ envy, guess what? Racy is.
- [84:27]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
White.
- [84:31]
Charlamagne Tha God
Why do you say that with such confidence, sir?
- [84:33]
DJ Envy
All right, let's be honest, right?
- [84:35]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah.
- [84:35]
DJ Envy
If there was a black guy running around, jumping on the back of some. Some kids. Some white kids playing football, he'd have been arrested.
- [84:41]
Charlamagne Tha God
Why you assume the kids are white? You just assume the kids was white. Who said the kids was white? You just assumed the kids was white.
- [84:46]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Well, the little boy. Racist Dominican little boy sounded black in. In the report.
- [84:50]
DJ Envy
Black kid ain't gonna let nobody on the back.
- [84:52]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I mean, he could be one of the little Timmy kids in your high school.
- [84:55]
DJ Envy
Like, he don't like no random on.
- [84:58]
Charlamagne Tha God
The back of it. Jump on my back.
- [84:59]
iHeartRadio Announcer
Okay.
- [84:59]
DJ Envy
No, he has a celebration.
- [85:00]
Charlamagne Tha God
Celebration. Everybody just celebrating the moment. Let me jump on your back then. Right now. I knew you wanted to be the piggyback man. As soon as I told this story, I knew he was gonna get bricked up over there and start getting ideas. Crazy. Anyway, Sherwin Shagan, 42 year old from Cleveland, Ohio, was running around from state to state putting his balls on people's back. He's known as the Piggyback Bandit. That's hilarious. Guess what? Racy is white. So why do you say that?
- [85:26]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Just his name. I always go by the last name names, man.
- [85:30]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm going to be honest. I'm just going to assume this is white. Okay, Let me see. Both of y' all are absolutely correct. Oh, no, that's what I'm saying. It look like something else going on.
- [85:40]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
He is he white with a little down.
- [85:42]
Charlamagne Tha God
You know what I mean?
- [85:43]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, that's.
- [85:44]
The Brat
That's.
- [85:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's mixed.
- [85:46]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's mixed up.
- [85:47]
DJ Envy
Yeah.
- [85:49]
Charlamagne Tha God
That don't make you buy rich crazy person.
- [85:53]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I don't know you.
- [85:54]
Charlamagne Tha God
What is wrong with you? That don't make you biracial, ma'. Am. Okay? That means you're white and you suffer from a condition. Okay, you need to stop. He just shut up. I don't talk to you.
- [86:04]
DJ Envy
Yeah, I. I get it. I don't I don't know why I talk to either. I don't know why I talk. I don't know.
- [86:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know. I got to breathe.
- [86:09]
DJ Envy
I'm trying. I'm crying now. Can't.
- [86:12]
Charlamagne Tha God
She's stupid.
- [86:12]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Them. Them with D get a little freaky. Y' all know that. It was one up here. Remember Ricky Smiley bought one up here and he, he was on me.
- [86:20]
The Brat
I was like, all right, Chris, man.
- [86:22]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Chris, man, they be freak.
- [86:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
Still human at the end of the day.
- [86:28]
The Brat
I know. No, I know.
- [86:29]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm just saying.
- [86:29]
DJ Envy
But dav, you're the first to get down with it.
- [86:32]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
You know, I mean, they want to.
- [86:33]
DJ Envy
Put it down, yo.
- [86:36]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yep. You going to a lunch. Guaranteed you going to a lunch. I'm telling you right now. I can't wait. I'm telling you right now, you going to a lunch. Going to a right now.
- [86:45]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Yep.
- [86:46]
Charlamagne Tha God
My last chat. GPT for the apology right now. You might as well. I'm trying to tell you right now you're going to a lunch.
- [86:52]
DJ Envy
Yes, she is.
- [86:53]
Charlamagne Tha God
You going to a lunch.
- [86:54]
DJ Envy
I'm not going with you.
- [86:55]
Charlamagne Tha God
You're going by yourself.
- [86:56]
DJ Envy
All right, now let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Cam Newton is back at it.
- [87:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
Cam Newton is one of the best media personalities.
- [87:05]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yes, he is.
- [87:06]
DJ Envy
Yes, he is.
- [87:06]
Charlamagne Tha God
He keep the computers Putin shout out to K. He sure does.
- [87:09]
DJ Envy
And yesterday he had a conversation. He was talking about platonic relationships.
- [87:14]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
What? Platonic.
- [87:16]
Charlamagne Tha God
Platonic relationships in your life right now. With the woman? Yeah. No, I'm not about to be around no woman platonically. See, Listen, we gotta unpack this kid.
- [87:26]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Why?
- [87:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
Because I'm not about to play them type of games. Is it self control? It may be self control. I'm asking if she. Fine. I'm not about to have her around playing like I don't think that she's attractive. I don't have good looking women that's friends around me. So no. Just all up. If I take the word friendship off of the table. Do you have platonic relationships in your life that involve women? I just told you, I don't have no attractive woman that I'm cool with that I do not have plans on stabbing.
- [87:56]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's crazy. Either this man is calling me ugly.
- [88:00]
DJ Envy
Or because I'm his friend.
- [88:01]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Like we friends.
- [88:02]
Lauren LaRosa
What the hell you mean?
- [88:07]
DJ Envy
800-585-1051. Can you be in a platonic relationship with someone that is attractive?
- [88:13]
Charlamagne Tha God
Let's open up the phone lines.
- [88:14]
DJ Envy
Let's talk about it. When we come back, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.
- [88:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion with the Breakfast Club.
- [88:27]
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy.
- [88:30]
The Brat
Jess.
- [88:30]
DJ Envy
Hilarious Charlamagne. The we are the Breakfast Club. If you're just joining us, we're talking about a conversation Cam Newton had a day ago. Talking about being in a platonic relationship. He says platonic.
- [88:42]
Charlamagne Tha God
You have any platonic relationships in your life right now with a woman? Yeah. No. I'm not about to be around no woman platonically. Listen, we gotta unpack this K. Why? Because I'm not about to play them type of games. Is it. Is it self control? It may be self control. I'm asking if she. Fine. I'm not about to have her around playing, like, I don't think that she's attractive. I don't have good looking women that's friends around. Around me.
- [89:09]
DJ Envy
So.
- [89:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
No. Just all up. If I take the word friendship off of the table. Do you have platonic relationships in your life that involve women? I just told you, I don't have no attractive woman that I'm cool with that I do not have plans on stabbing. Damn.
- [89:24]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Damn.
- [89:24]
DJ Envy
And you thought that y' all were friends, so.
- [89:25]
The Brat
Yeah.
- [89:27]
DJ Envy
Either he's saying that you're not attractive.
- [89:29]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah.
- [89:29]
DJ Envy
Or he plans on stabbing you later on.
- [89:31]
Charlamagne Tha God
Nah.
- [89:31]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
But he. He don't. I know that. Like me and Cam just real, real cool. So. Yeah. Yeah. Like I'm ugly to him.
- [89:38]
DJ Envy
Damn. He just think you the homie.
- [89:40]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, that's cool too.
- [89:41]
DJ Envy
But that usually means you ugly.
- [89:43]
State Farm Agent (Ad)
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- [89:45]
DJ Envy
So the question is 800-585-1051, can you be in a platonic relationship with someone who is attractive? I don't see why you can't be.
- [89:54]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah, I've had platonic relationships with men who I find attractive. I'm just not attracted to them. Like, I'm not. I don't want nothing to do with you. I mean, I look at men all the time like eye candy. Like, all right, cool. You know what I'm saying? Even before I was married.
- [90:07]
The Brat
Yeah. Yeah.
- [90:08]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I had friends. I always had attractive. An attractive group of homeboys.
- [90:11]
DJ Envy
Yeah. I wouldn't say homeboys, but I don't have a problem with being around if you're ugly. Pretty, cute, handsome. Yeah, whatever. I said that wrong.
- [90:20]
The Brat
Yeah, yeah.
- [90:23]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Do you have homegirls?
- [90:24]
DJ Envy
Like you have.
- [90:25]
Charlamagne Tha God
Like, you talking about the guys, right?
- [90:27]
DJ Envy
Because he definitely was talking about the guys. But now if you have a cute homegirl that shouldn't matter? Do you have attractive homegirl that shouldn't matter? Like, you should be able to have be friends with whoever you are. You should be able to control yourself or you shouldn't. Like you said, they shouldn't be attractive to you. They can be an attractive person, but just not to you. Charlamagne, do you have. Is it hard for you to work with me?
- [90:43]
Charlamagne Tha God
First of all, I want to salute to Cam Newton, okay? Cam has become a very entertaining media personality. Drop on the clues. Bond for Cam Newton. I would actually say one of the best. I enjoy Cam on both his personal platforms. Fourth and one, Funky Fridays and first take. You know why I enjoy Cam? Why? Because Cam is not afraid to express his authentic opinion, even if piss. Even if people disagree with him, okay? And sometimes those opinions are stupid, okay? And this is one of those times, all right? Yes, you can have platonic relationships with attractive women. First of all, what makes you think all these women want you? All right? Second of all, and this is the most important thing, and I want all the men to learn from this. Where is your self control, King? That's the question I would have for any man who thinks like that. Men who control their lust have strong self discipline and emotional maturity. Okay? Cam is showing some emotional immaturity right here. And what I would say Cam is once a man has conquered his lust, he becomes a focused, unstoppable man. You can acknowledge someone is beautiful in your mind, but not try to crack. It's just that simple. Now, it would have been different if he was saying that, you know, he can't be around these women because they always throwing the poom poom at him.
- [91:48]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Right? Right.
- [91:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
But for him to say it's him that's gonna always try to crack, I would have to tell. Friday, kick off the Winter Olympics in style with the opening ceremony from Italy.
- [92:03]
Mimi Brown
Featuring a special performance by Mariah Carey.
- [92:06]
Charlamagne Tha God
Celebrate the greatest athletes from around the globe as they come together to go for gold. Lipsey for sensational. The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
- [92:17]
The Brat
Ilia Malinu redefining this Sport.
- [92:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
Friday at 8 Eastern, 7 Central on NBC.
- [92:24]
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- [93:51]
Mimi Brown
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Charlamagne Tha God
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Mimi Brown
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Charlamagne Tha God
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- [94:24]
Mimi Brown
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- [94:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
More emotional maturity and a little bit more self control.
- [94:30]
DJ Envy
Absolutely. Hello? Who's this?
- [94:32]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Hey, this is Carly.
- [94:33]
DJ Envy
Hey, Carly. Good morning. Talk to us. What did you think about what Cam Newton said?
- [94:37]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
First of all, I don't think that.
- [94:39]
Lauren LaRosa
Men and women can be platonic friends, especially if the woman is attractive.
- [94:42]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Because every chance that man get, he.
- [94:44]
Lauren LaRosa
Gonna try to shoot his shot.
- [94:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
But that's just not true.
- [94:47]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
She probably got cheated on by with a cute homegirl that he busted.
- [94:51]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I am the cute homegirl.
- [94:52]
Lauren LaRosa
That's why I say that all of.
- [94:53]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Their girlfriends don't like me. None of them like me.
- [94:57]
The Brat
But that's. But that's what I'm saying, though.
- [94:58]
Charlamagne Tha God
Did you. Do you crack.
- [94:59]
The Brat
Do you crack the guys because they got.
- [95:01]
DJ Envy
Do they got a reason to be mad?
- [95:03]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I'm the homie? No, I'm strictly the homie. All right, so you contradicted yourself.
- [95:07]
The Brat
So you. You know what I'm saying?
- [95:08]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
You do believe in platonic.
- [95:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
Exactly.
- [95:11]
Lauren LaRosa
The reason why I don't think that.
- [95:13]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
When you can be is because they girlfriends be mad at me.
- [95:16]
The Brat
Me.
- [95:16]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And they be acting weird towards me.
- [95:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, no, no, no. That has nothing to do with the guy. You just said that the guy treats you like the homie and you just the homie. What that got to do with the woman feeling insecure? They ain't got nothing to do with the guy.
- [95:28]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Cuz they start act. They start acting weird once that girlfriends get the tripping.
- [95:32]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, that's because he don't want to upset his girlfriend. But once again, he still ain't trying to holler.
- [95:35]
DJ Envy
You try to holl at you, he ain't trying to smash you and you.
- [95:37]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Not trying to holl at him, right? Not at all.
- [95:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay, yeah. Now you realize you ain't as cute as you think you are. Damn.
- [95:43]
The Brat
Hey.
- [95:43]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yo.
- [95:44]
Charlamagne Tha God
Hello.
- [95:44]
State Farm Agent (Ad)
This.
- [95:47]
DJ Envy
Hello.
- [95:48]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Good morning, guys.
- [95:49]
DJ Envy
Hey, what's your name?
- [95:50]
Lauren LaRosa
Morning.
- [95:50]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
My name is Marisa. How are you guys?
- [95:52]
DJ Envy
Hey, Marisol.
- [95:53]
Charlamagne Tha God
Good morning.
- [95:53]
DJ Envy
What did you think? What? Of what Cam Newton said.
- [95:56]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Let me tell you right now, that's the same one. But the energy that he's coming with is the same. The same energy as like that weird cousin that's like, oh, oh, what you feeling out? Like, I feel like it's giving heavy beta male energy. If you can't really see past someone's beauty, then like, at that point point you're not even seeing me as a human being anymore. And like, if you're walking around earth as a man not seeing other women as human beings because they're attractive, just.
- [96:21]
Charlamagne Tha God
Parade on the girl.
- [96:22]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Delete it. Delete, delete.
- [96:23]
Charlamagne Tha God
Listen, I agree with you. Can I ask you a question? Why'd you start off by saying that's like that weird cousin? You had a cousin that tries.
- [96:29]
The Brat
I feel like there's always that one.
- [96:30]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Real weird cousin that's like, oh, everything's cool. They start filling out and they're like, oh, well, I'm Dominican, so you weird over there.
- [96:37]
Charlamagne Tha God
But I feel like it's the same.
- [96:38]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Idea as I like you, is people are getting attractive, getting older, pulling out, and they're making those kinds of comments. It's the same like category as a creepy uncle category.
- [96:46]
Charlamagne Tha God
Got you, got you.
- [96:49]
DJ Envy
Okay.
- [96:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
Thank you to all the Dominicans out there.
- [96:51]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yes.
- [96:51]
DJ Envy
Literally 800-585-1051. I really don't understand how you can't work with somebody or you can't be friends with somebody. I should say you can't be friends with somebody because of the way that they look.
- [96:59]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
- [97:00]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
You just can't be.
- [97:00]
Charlamagne Tha God
You can understand.
- [97:01]
DJ Envy
I can't.
- [97:02]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, you can. The reason you can understand is because you understand men who lack self control. You understand Men who are emotionally immature. And I. And I rock with Cam Heavy. But that was a very emotionally immature statement to make.
- [97:12]
DJ Envy
So does that mean you could only be friends with ugly people? Because ugly people is. And then what does that mean to your friends? Now they know they ugly.
- [97:18]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
But you do need a balance, though. You can't have all pretty friends. Some of y' all have to be ugly. It has to be a ratio.
- [97:24]
DJ Envy
So you pick your friends of how they look?
- [97:25]
The Brat
No, no, no, no, no.
- [97:27]
DJ Envy
But it.
- [97:27]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
It just. Well, yeah, just sometimes that's not how.
- [97:31]
Charlamagne Tha God
I pick my friends. Based off spirit, Based on who they are.
- [97:35]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Two things give you at the time, same spirit, looks, you know.
- [97:37]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
- [97:37]
DJ Envy
But every once in a while, I guess you need an ugly friend.
- [97:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's why.
- [97:39]
DJ Envy
Charlamagne around.
- [97:40]
The Brat
Yeah, that's.
- [97:40]
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I know that.
- [97:45]
DJ Envy
We're talking about what Cam Newton said. This is what he said.
- [97:48]
Charlamagne Tha God
Now, you have any platonic relationships in your life right now with a woman? Yeah. No, I'm not about to be around no woman platonically. Listen, we gotta unpack this kid.
- [97:59]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Why?
- [98:00]
Charlamagne Tha God
Because I'm not about to play them type of games. Is it. Is it self control?
- [98:03]
The Brat
Control?
- [98:04]
Charlamagne Tha God
It may be self control. I'm asking if she. Fine. I'm not about to have her around playing like I don't think that she's attractive. I don't have good looking women as friends around me.
- [98:15]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
So.
- [98:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
No. Just all up. If I take the word friendship off of the table. Do you have platonic relationships in your life that involve women? I just told you, I don't have no attractive woman. That I'm cool with. That I do not have plans on stage to happen. There's a lot of people on the.
- [98:30]
DJ Envy
Line that actually agree with him. Hello? Who's this?
- [98:32]
Charlamagne Tha God
It was my Detroit man. Mom.
- [98:35]
DJ Envy
What up, doe?
- [98:36]
Charlamagne Tha God
What's the deal, man? I'm with Cam on this, man. Hell no. You can't do that, bro. Do what?
- [98:41]
DJ Envy
You can't be friends with an attractive woman. No handsome man. You saying.
- [98:48]
Charlamagne Tha God
Get the playing with you. Too much, spending too much time.
- [98:50]
The Brat
No.
- [98:52]
Charlamagne Tha God
Let me tell you something. You brothers are gonna miss out on some great friends. You. You brothers are gonna miss out on some great business. All because y' all can't control yourselves and y' all got emotional immaturity. Oh, I'm straight. I can't do it. I know. I just can't control that part. Nope, you probably can't either. You just talking. That's not true. I'm around nothing but beautiful women all day long from business to personal.
- [99:14]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Hello?
- [99:15]
DJ Envy
Who's this?
- [99:15]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Thank you, y'.
- [99:16]
Charlamagne Tha God
All.
- [99:16]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I knew that you knew.
- [99:21]
The Brat
Go. What would you say?
- [99:21]
DJ Envy
Talk to us, brother. We're asking 800-585-1051. Can you be in a platonic relationship Relationship with someone who's attractive?
- [99:28]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, I. I have plenty of female friends that are attractive, but just because they attractive don't mean the head screw on, right?
- [99:36]
DJ Envy
You gay.
- [99:37]
Charlamagne Tha God
What the hell?
- [99:43]
DJ Envy
He sounded light in the voice.
- [99:44]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm saying. Oh, my God, you lighten the voice. No, damn. No, no, no. Because sho. I get to know them.
- [99:52]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
But then after getting to know you, be like, wait, hold on. Like, why she's singing next?
- [99:56]
Charlamagne Tha God
You know, she got wounds, been to.
- [99:57]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Jail and all that.
- [99:58]
Charlamagne Tha God
So he just friends. I ain't trying to get into it, cuz. I ain't trying to be the next one to get stabbed. Listen, man, say, hold on.
- [100:06]
DJ Envy
Hold on.
- [100:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
I love being big bro. I love being unk. You know what I'm saying? Like, I love that. I, I. I genuinely enjoy that. You know, when I did Poor Mind's podcast, Salute to Dre and Lex. Dre and Lex. At the end of the podcast, they said. They said, man, sh. I just want to thank you, you man, for. For never being weird. It was like, you know, you be around a lot of guys in this industry, and they just be weird.
- [100:27]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Oh, yeah.
- [100:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
And that's what they talking about. Like. Like, you. Why you got to be weird? Like, you can't be around a pretty girl and just mind your goddamn business.
- [100:33]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And listen, Dre and Lex pressure. So I know. I already knew it was, man.
- [100:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
Hello?
- [100:39]
DJ Envy
Who's this?
- [100:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
When you wear that hat, you get real study. You've been real study all morning. I'm not gonna lie to you.
- [100:45]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Hello?
- [100:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
Who's this?
- [100:47]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Good morning, y'. All. This is Paige from Houston, Texas, where everybody's great.
- [100:51]
Charlamagne Tha God
Peace, Tay. Good morning. Oh, that's what Dre and Lex from, too, by the way. See, that's a great segue. Yep.
- [100:55]
DJ Envy
Talk to us. What's your thoughts, mama?
- [100:57]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
So I actually sent this to my friend yesterday because I was thinking to my side just before I stairs, like, it's mad at him at this juncture with everything that he's going through, to know he can't have a platonic relationship. I think it's sad when men think they can and they really can't, so shout out to him for doing something different this go around.
- [101:18]
Charlamagne Tha God
But, you know, what you're essentially saying is, I can't be around beautiful women without trying them because I have no self control. I ain't got no self control. That's literally what you're saying in that moment. Yeah.
- [101:29]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And because he said that, I know myself. He said it.
- [101:32]
DJ Envy
There's no self control.
- [101:33]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Yeah.
- [101:34]
DJ Envy
All right, well, what's the moral of the story?
- [101:35]
Charlamagne Tha God
The moral of the story is, yes, you can have platonic relationships with attraction, attractive women. Okay? That's the moral of the story. And yes, you know, men who control their lust have strong self discipline and emotional maturity. Okay. Yes. That's what I would tell all of you brothers out there. And once you are able to control your lust and conquer your lust, you become a focused, unstoppable man.
- [101:56]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
And Jasmine is the strongest woman that I know. Jasmine, Cam Newton's girl. She is the strongest woman I know.
- [102:05]
Charlamagne Tha God
Salute to Cam. Always entertaining. One day, Cam gonna get some type of conversation started.
- [102:10]
DJ Envy
Salute to him. That's right. All right, when we come back, we got the latest with Lauren.
- [102:13]
Charlamagne Tha God
So don't move.
- [102:13]
DJ Envy
It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, Lauren becoming a straight face. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.
- [102:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
She gets the details.
- [102:21]
Lauren LaRosa
I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.
- [102:24]
Charlamagne Tha God
She'd be having the latest on the biggest. The largest. The Latest with Lauren LaRosa have facts. Sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the least brought to you by Top Dog Law on the Breakfast Club. Okay.
- [102:37]
Lauren LaRosa
That was better, right?
- [102:38]
Charlamagne Tha God
That was nice and subtle. Somebody told him to turn it down.
- [102:42]
Lauren LaRosa
I was in a room when it scared y' all yesterday. It scared me too. I had never heard it.
- [102:45]
Charlamagne Tha God
Got time to turn the volume down, man. You can't just be screaming on people like that. You make me call an attorney for you. Okay.
- [102:51]
Lauren LaRosa
All right, y', all, let's get to this this hour. So before we get to the Halle Berry conversation, I wanted to play a clip clip really quick. So Nicki Minaj, she sat down with Katie Miller for the Katie Miller podcast, and that actually airs tonight. So they've been like, releasing all these, like, small clips. And in the latest one that they released, Nicki Minaj is talking about why she chose to get into politics and why she chose to back Donald Trump. Let's take a listen to Nikki on why she got into politics. You've been recently very vocal about politics and social issues. Was there a specific moment that flipped the switch for you? So the last thing that really did it was me seeing this recent campaign, presidential campaign, and knowing that I could help because the things that I was saying, it was happening. Like I was saying, oh, this is a bad idea, or this is a good idea, or just. And the things I was saying were coming to fruition. And so it made me think, oh, this. This is easy. I mean, if it's this easy, then maybe I should do it. And then there was something that happened a few months ago that if I wasn't going to do it before, something happened a couple months ago. What happened? I don't want to talk about it, but I'll say. Sometimes people can push you so much that they push you all the way into your next calling.
- [104:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
I have no idea what she's talking about.
- [104:10]
Lauren LaRosa
She's saying that there was something that happened in her life that pushed her into being the face, the new face of the Trump administration. Administration, yes.
- [104:16]
DJ Envy
See, I don't have an issue with her being into politics, but that doesn't mean I have to agree with her position. I don't have to agree with the things that she say. She's entitled to, you know, to ride with whoever she wants to ride with, but I don't have to agree with it.
- [104:26]
Charlamagne Tha God
Listen, if you don't do politics, politics will do you. Okay? So everybody should be in politics in some way, shape or form. But elections have consequences. So when you support something, all, please remember you are directly responsible for, you know, whatever, for everything that person does.
- [104:38]
Lauren LaRosa
Well, Nicki Minaj says that she got in. Speaking of that person, Trump, she says she got into it specifically with Trump because she felt like she was watching him get bullied and she could identify with that. Let's take a listen. What issue specifically drew you in the most? Is it immigration? Is it the economic policy? Religious freedoms? Definitely. Religious freedom is something that's very important to me. But if I'm being honest, President Trump, because when I saw how he was being treated over and over, I just couldn't handle it. I felt that. That, you know, a lot of that bullying and the smear campaigns and all of the lying, I felt that that had been done to me for so many years, and I was watching it in real time happen to someone else, and I didn't think he deserved it.
- [105:25]
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, that's not a good reason, because he may not be getting bullied. He may be getting what he deserves. Right. There may be something there, and you should investigate that before you just jump out there and say, this person is being bullied, because the criticism this person is receiving may be valid.
- [105:38]
DJ Envy
And I was gonna say that.
- [105:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
And in this case, it is.
- [105:40]
DJ Envy
I was wondering if she's actually Getting accurate information. If she's understanding the information, is she getting the right information to say what she's saying or to ride with who she's riding with, if she's getting the proper information? Or is it just things that she's reading online?
- [105:52]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Man, it's so many other people that she could have endorsed who getting bullied out here or just help or support politicians get bullied.
- [106:00]
The Brat
That's like.
- [106:02]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's the part of it. They are bullies. And if you're not doing what the American people want you to do, you will get criticism for that.
- [106:10]
The Brat
Yeah.
- [106:10]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes. And if you're committing crimes and if you're being corrupt, you will get criticism for that, and you should be prosecuted for that. So you can't call things like that bullying the chat.
- [106:19]
DJ Envy
The chat is saying because Kamala called on Cardi B. And Megan and not her. So that's.
- [106:23]
Lauren LaRosa
I hope that is not the life issue that pushed her to where she is right now, because that is.
- [106:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, we don't know.
- [106:28]
Lauren LaRosa
We don't know.
- [106:28]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
They probably did reach out and she declined. I mean, I don't. We don't know if who reached out to her or not. I mean.
- [106:33]
Charlamagne Tha God
But.
- [106:34]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, well, I mean. In other news, so Halle Berry, speaking of politics, y' all remember when Halle Berry had or made the comments that she made about Gavin Newsom and him supporting women better? So she's speaking to the cut in an interview, and she rarely does interviews. She says in this interview, it's a written interview, so you won't hear her, but she says in the same interview that she rarely does them because after her last divorces, the conversations are always about who she's dating and making her like this damsel in distress. And she's not that. So she talks a bit in here about, you know, Gavin Newsome, and she says she still stands where she stands. He needs to make sure that he's not overlooking woman women. But more importantly, she gets into the whole Oscars and, like, award show conversation. So you guys know that Halle Berry.
- [107:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
Was saying she only got the Oscar. She was popping that po po for a goon on tv. I mean, she didn't rob down what that give name. I don't remember.
- [107:26]
Lauren LaRosa
What she more directly talks about in that regard is the fact that she won that Oscar and it was historic because to this day, she's the only black woman to win a Oscar for Best Actress for Monsters. Ball gave an emotional speech, all the things, but she says that didn't change the course of her career. She says After I won it, I thought there was going to be like a script truck, a truck full of scripts showing up outside of my front door. And she says, I was wildly proud of. I was. While I was widely proud I was still black, the next morning, directors were still saying, if I put a black woman in this role, does that mean I have to cast a black man? What does that mean for the story then? If it's a black movie, do black movies sell overseas? So she said that she had a conversation actually with Cynthia Erivo, who was a part of the Oscars conversation this year because the Wicked sequel did not get nominations. And she said, listen, you deserve it, but don't let this change your life because this shouldn't validate you because this is what happened to me. And yeah, she said that Cynthia Revo was really receptive of that. And Halle Berry says she still did not accept her boyfriend's proposal. So he proposed to her back in June of 2025, and she.
- [108:26]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Oh, the God. Is she with now?
- [108:28]
Lauren LaRosa
Yeah, Van.
- [108:28]
Charlamagne Tha God
She said.
- [108:29]
Lauren LaRosa
She says that Van Hunt. She says that she still has not. She still has not said yes to that proposal. She says that they. She believes they're in a meaningful relationship and they don't need to be married. But I don't know if we'll ever get married is how she ends it.
- [108:42]
Charlamagne Tha God
She said all. What is that the cut? Oh, there's no audio.
- [108:45]
Lauren LaRosa
No, I said that in the beginning.
- [108:47]
Charlamagne Tha God
I just don't like how you think you can speak for Holly because you got a short haircut. I know that's what you think.
- [108:51]
Lauren LaRosa
You look a little sexy, ain't it?
- [108:53]
DJ Envy
Definitely.
- [108:53]
State Farm Agent (Ad)
G. Yeah.
- [108:54]
Lauren LaRosa
When I was watching her speech, I was like, oh, I see. When people be telling me like.
- [109:01]
DJ Envy
That is the latest for Lauren.
- [109:03]
Charlamagne Tha God
Jungle Fever.
- [109:04]
DJ Envy
Thank you.
- [109:04]
The Brat
What?
- [109:05]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
That's when she was a crack.
- [109:06]
Lauren LaRosa
Yes.
- [109:07]
Charlamagne Tha God
Hey, yo.
- [109:08]
Lauren LaRosa
All right.
- [109:08]
The Brat
I don't know. You want.
- [109:09]
Lauren LaRosa
And you always are just trying it. That was sponsored by Top Dog Law, y'.
- [109:15]
Charlamagne Tha God
All.
- [109:15]
Lauren LaRosa
For any accidents, big or small, get to topdog law.com, period.
- [109:19]
DJ Envy
All right.
- [109:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
They could have helped you back in the day when you fell off the bed and hit your head and caused that little trauma. You should try to go back.
- [109:26]
DJ Envy
She gonna sue her mother.
- [109:27]
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, that's.
- [109:28]
Lauren LaRosa
I could sue the bed company, probably.
- [109:30]
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, man, not my mom.
- [109:31]
DJ Envy
It's your badass that was jumping on it, right?
- [109:33]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
You shouldn't have did it.
- [109:34]
Lauren LaRosa
You are not supposed to call kids bad.
- [109:36]
Charlamagne Tha God
All monkeys. That man just said you a little monkey jumping on the bed. I heard him.
- [109:41]
Lauren LaRosa
Somebody I Don't know if it's you. We gotta wrap this up. All right. Yes.
- [109:46]
Guest/Caller/Interviewer
All right.
- [109:46]
Lauren LaRosa
The latest now.
- [109:47]
DJ Envy
Next we got the mix and salute again. You know, I'm doing my black family reunion.
- [109:51]
Charlamagne Tha God
What? I'm so sick of this, man. I'm so sick of this Dominican always doing this.
- [109:56]
DJ Envy
Why I'm doing my black family reunion Saturday at the American Dream. It's free for everybody. Come on out. Bring the kids.
- [110:04]
Lauren LaRosa
I'll be there.
- [110:04]
DJ Envy
We're gonna. It's gonna be a bunch of panels. HBCU panels. Expungement panels, man.
- [110:09]
Charlamagne Tha God
Dominican Heritage Month is from now till February 27. It started on January 21.
- [110:14]
DJ Envy
Zetti will. He'll be there on the panel. Lauren will be hosting the panel. We're gonna be doing double dutch and teaching kids how to do Doug.
- [110:20]
Charlamagne Tha God
If that's not cultural appropriation, you know.
- [110:23]
DJ Envy
How to jump double Dutch, yo.
- [110:24]
Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
They black, yo.
- [110:25]
DJ Envy
Yes. Yeah.
- [110:26]
Charlamagne Tha God
So you don't.
- [110:27]
DJ Envy
Yes, I do do. And I know how to turn too. And I'm not, what they say, double handed.
- [110:31]
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm not double handed. But anyway, yes.
- [110:34]
DJ Envy
Make sure you come out, give her a bunch of performances.
- [110:39]
Charlamagne Tha God
There's going to be a bunch of.
- [110:41]
DJ Envy
Black own business vendors. So I can't wait to see you guys this Saturday. This is going to be. We're going to do this each and every year. We bringing, like I said, culture to the mall. And it's free for everybody, so come on out. I can't wait to see you guys.
- [110:50]
Charlamagne Tha God
And who family you bringing up? Yes, all black family. It's all black family crazy. Y' all don't think this is crazy.
- [110:58]
DJ Envy
Doing my black family? It's not my black. Everybody come on out.
- [111:02]
Charlamagne Tha God
We got food.
- [111:03]
DJ Envy
It's going to be culture. So come out this Saturday. We're going to be celebrating Black History Month, the empanadas.
- [111:08]
Charlamagne Tha God
That's y' all bringing to the pot, guys.
- [111:10]
DJ Envy
Crazy.
- [111:10]
Charlamagne Tha God
Are y' all bringing that to the potluck? This guy is crazy.
- [111:12]
DJ Envy
Potluck is crazy. It's the breakfast Pokemon Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now we got to salute to the Breakfast Brat and Judy for joining us. Their new book, the Way Love Goes, a guide to building a beautiful and everlasting relationship, is out today, man.
- [111:28]
Charlamagne Tha God
Salute to the Brad and Judy. That full conversation is up on Netflix right now. If you want to watch the whole interview and listen, remember, you can down download Netflix on your. Your mobile phone. And you know, for people who used to, you know, watch breakfast club, on YouTube, you know, while they were commuting or on the go. You can do that on Netflix as well. And for all you content creators, Netflix has a I option on the mobile phone called Clips. Clips?
- [111:53]
The Brat
Yeah.
- [111:53]
Charlamagne Tha God
Where you can go to whatever time stamp you want in whatever interview or whatever part of the radio show and clip it and upload it to your, you know, social media accounts. Upload it to yourself, whatever you want to do with it.
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DJ Envy
That's right. Well, it's Black History Month, so what we doing, man?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Salute to my guy, B. Dot. You know, every day during Black History Month, my man B Dot puts out a podcast on the Black Effect podcast network called I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. And he gives you these, these things about black history that you may not know. And today he's going to tell you about who invented the traffic light.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Traffic light started with a disaster. Welcome back know it alls to another episode of the most anticipated podcast on the Black Effect Podcast network, especially in February entitled I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. I'm your host, B dot, WSSU. Mr. Alumni Alumni 2025. And we'll kick off this episode with three of the most useless facts you'll never need, not a day in life. Your first useless fact. The man who invented the modern traffic lights once had to hire a white actor to pretend to be him cuz nobody would buy from a black inventor. Your second useless fact, that same man walked into a tunnel filled with poisonous gas pass 120ft under Lake Erie just to rescue dying workers while the city of Cleveland watched. And your third useless fact. Four white men received Carnegie hero medals for the aforementioned rescue. But he was denied. Do you know why? Cause I didn't know.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
Maybe you didn't know.
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Lauren LaRosa
Maybe you didn't know, baby, you didn't. I didn't know. I didn't know.
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I didn't know.
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Charlamagne Tha God
I didn't know.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
All right, first let's talk about traffic lights. Cuz when we think of them, we think of them as boring, neutral, always been their infrastructure. But traffic lights didn't start with water. They started with chaos. And the man who fixed it, bro, had to pretend he didn't even exist just to sell his own invention. Let me tell you about Garrett Morgan. In 1914, Garrett Morgan invented something called the safety hood. Now that was a breathing device that let you survive in smoke and toxic gas. The very first breathing mask. Pretty much. Problem was nobody would buy from him. Cause he was black. So Garrett did something wild. He Hired a white man to act like he was the inventor. And then Morgan disguised himself. Some accounts say it's big Chief Mason from a Canadian Indian trainer the tribe. He filled a tent with noxious smoke, strapped on his device and walked inside. He stayed in there for nearly 30 minutes. When he walked out alive, the crowd was stunned. Sales took off. And then came July 24, 1916. The Cleveland Waterworks Tunnel disaster. Construction workers was digging a tunnel 120ft under Lake Erie, four miles from the shore. And just before midnight, they hit a pocket of natural gas. That explosion killed 11 men instantly. They sent two rescue parties down. Ten of the 18 rescuers died from the gas. Nobody else would go down. At 4am The Cleveland Police called Garrett Morgan and they said, bring your hoods.
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Charlamagne Tha God
All of them.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
I know Gary Morgan probably have thought, don't y' all white men in Cleveland got your own hoods? But that's a whole nother conversation. Comeorgan grabbed his brother Frank loaded 20 safety hoods in the car and drove to the scene immediately. Then he did what nobody else would do. He strapped on his own invention and walked into the gas field tunnel. Him and his brother pulled out survivors. They recovered bodies. Garrett Morgan saved more people than any other rescuer that night. Now let me tell you where it gets ugly, cuz four white men received Carnegie hero medals. Garrett Morgan was denied.
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Charlamagne Tha God
Why?
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
Because the Carnegie Hero Fund said that Morgan had the aid of his safety hood. Meaning he wasn't at the same extraordinary risk as the others. His own invention was used against him. But wait, it gets worse. Once the word spread that the safety hoods inventor was black, themselves dried up like salt on a slug. But Garrett Morgan didn't stop. In 1923, he saw one of the worst car accidents ever. And he patented something else. A3 position traffic signal. See, before Gary Morgan, traffic signals only had two positions. Stop and go. But Morgan added the third.
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Charlamagne Tha God
The all stop.
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Guest/Caller/Interviewer
That pause where nobody moves. That yellow light had Garrett Morgan Morgan. That moment became the foundation of modern traffic safety. And he sold that patent to General Electric for $40,000. But here's the plot twist. It took until 1991, 28 years after Gary Morgan had died, for Cleveland to name a water treatment plant after him. It took until 2016, a hundred years after the disaster, for the descendants of Morgan and the tunnel victims to meet for the first time. His daughter Sandra held back tears at the ceremony. Traffic lights didn't start with convenience. They started with a man who walked into death to save strangers, then got erased for doing it. And I didn't know maybe you didn't either.
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DJ Envy
It's time to get up out of here. Where you at this weekend, Jess?
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Jessica (Jess) Hilarious
I don't have shows this weekend, but February 20th and 21st, I'll be in Richmond, Virginia at the Richmond Richmond Funny Bone Comedy Club. So get your tickets. We got four shows, two on that Friday and then two on that Saturday. And then February 27th and 28th, I'm in Greenville, South Carolina at the Comedy Zone in Greenville. So get your tickets, man. If you haven't yet, just hilarious official.com also, don't forget to pre order my book Till Death Do We Parent. You can find that on my website as well.
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DJ Envy
All right, you got a positive note?
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Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, I do have a positive note, man. I was thinking about this because I saw this great quote by OG Man. Dude Dino and OG Man Dino says that beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. I think that is a very dope quote and I think that is a very good way to approach life and to look at people. Have a blessed day. Breakfast Club Wake you up. Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on iHeartradio.
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