FULL SHOW: ‘Sinners’ Sets Oscar Record, Nicki Minaj Settles Civil Case, Gervonta Davis Wanted by Police + LaTosha Brown & Chanceé Lundy Interview

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The Breakfast Club (iHeartPodcasts)

Full Show: ‘Sinners’ Sets Oscar Record, Nicki Minaj Settles Civil Case, Gervonta Davis Wanted by Police + LaTosha Brown & Chanceé Lundy Interview
Airdate: January 23, 2026

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Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club, hosted by DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God (with regulars Angela Yee and Lauren LaRosa), dives into a packed morning of news, culture, and community chat. The show covers everything from historic Oscar nominations for “Sinners” and current events in Minnesota and Washington, to celebrity legal news. The centerpiece is a rich, uplifting, and insightful interview with LaTosha Brown and Chanceé Lundy of the Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium about the power of mentorship. Lively open lines, “get it off your chest,” and playful “Freaky Friday” calls, punctuate the vibe, keeping things fun and relatable.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Weather Woes and “Snowed In” Life (00:37-04:25, 46:06-47:12, 74:09–96:44)

• Major winter storm warnings for the East Coast and South; reports of 17–20 inches of snow, negative-40 wind chills, and power outages.
• The hosts debate if the news is overblown or not (“Fool around and nothing happen. An inch of snow, you’d be like what the hell?” — Charlamagne, 03:12)
• Families are prepping to be stuck inside all weekend. Strategies include planning movie and talent nights for kids.
• Callers later share “snowed in with the wrong person” stories, ranging from relationship drama to being literally locked in the basement by a date (86:44), with non-stop jokes and riffing.

2. Front Page News: Protest Arrests, Immigration Enforcement & Policy

• Minnesota church protest arrests: Civil rights leaders were arrested for protesting inside a church pastored by a senior ICE official.

  • “I never knew in my life that was a charge; that you can go in and disrupt a church service.” — Charlamagne (07:16)
  • Face Act explained: Also applies to abortion clinics.
  • Controversial, manipulated images of protestors used by officials stoke public anger (07:55–08:38).

• ICE detains 5-year-old during arrest:

  • Community outrage after ICE detains a child alongside his father, despite pleas that other adults could care for the child (10:24-11:38).
  • “If you just see a bunch of adults detaining a child and taking them away… you’re going to have a very visceral reaction to that as an adult.”—Charlamagne (11:38)

• Capitol Hill ICE Funding Showdown (31:06–33:59):

  • Spending package includes $75 billion for ICE (highest of US law enforcement agencies).
  • Democrats voice concern about lack of oversight: “No accountability to stop these agents from killing people, from violating our constitutional rights.” — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (32:01)
  • Charlamagne asks: Where does all this ICE money really go? (33:03)

3. Uplifting Listeners: Community Support

• Caller “Shantisha” (13:00–16:33):
  • Single mom, homeless, living in her car, but remains positive:
    • “Every morning that I get up and that I’m able to see the sunrise, I have to thank God.” (13:52)
    • Hosts and listeners raise money for her via Cash App. Emotional moment showcasing show’s community focus.

4. Latest in Entertainment

“Sinners” Sets Oscar Record, Teyana Taylor’s Milestone (22:30–30:04, 32:28–33:01)

• “Sinners” receives a record number of Oscar nominations — surpasses previous records (Titanic, La La Land, All About Eve).
  • Director Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, and Delroy Lindo among nominees.
  • Memorable reactions from Delroy Lindo and Teyana Taylor (24:00–26:04).
• Discussion of Black artists breaking ground:
  • “Teyana Taylor… proof that your trajectory is your trajectory… when God says it’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen.” — Charlamagne (26:04)
• Ruth E. Carter becomes most-nominated Black woman in Oscars history (26:31–27:01).
• Hosts reflect on prior snubs: “Color Purple got nominated for 11 and didn’t win none!” (28:25)

Nicki Minaj Civil Case (65:57–67:25)

• Nicki settles $500K judgment with ex-bodyguard, avoids mansion lien.
• “Y’all crazy to think she was gonna lose her $20M mansion.” — DJ Envy (67:21)

Gervonta “Tank” Davis Legal Troubles (67:46–69:59)

• Police say he hasn’t turned himself in; U.S. Marshals involved due to his homes in multiple states.
• Charlamagne: “US Marshals get involved when it’s a violent or high-priority case. Why would this be a high priority?” (68:53)
• Lauren clarifies: technical “fugitive” status, but he’s still posting on Instagram.

Trey Songz Sues Police (70:07–71:30)

• Trey Songz suing Kansas City police over 2021 stadium incident, claims wrongful arrest and reputation harm.
• Group ponders if his music could overtake negative headlines (72:25–72:41): “If the music’s good, a hit’s a hit.” — DJ Envy

Grammys & Black Excellence

• Pharrell and Clipse will perform at the Grammys; offset by conversations about awards as validation for artists (29:03–29:55).
• “You don’t need these awards for validation, but we do like seeing our people win…” — Charlamagne (29:45)

5. Feature Interview: LaTosha Brown & Chanceé Lundy, Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (38:24–65:08)

Mentorship as Community Power

• January is National Mentorship Month (04:13, 38:32).
• Chanceè’s personal story: Latasha mentored her since she was 14 (39:05–40:34).
  • “I’ve always seen it as something important to pay it forward… not just based on age, but every generation is depositing wisdom and information or should be in each other.” — LaTosha Brown (41:49)
• The importance of reciprocal mentorship — adults can be mentored by youth, too.
• “Love is not just making you feel good. Love is actually somebody correcting you.” — LaTosha Brown (45:33)

How Real Mentorship Works

• LaTosha: The real work is “seeing” people — sometimes the kid acting out is the one who needs love most (47:18–47:44).
• Addressing cultural reluctance/fear among parents about outside mentorship (52:55–54:09).
  • “Some of it is fear—the parents themselves may have never been helped… we affirm the little girl that’s in you, too.” — LaTosha
• Peer-to-peer mentoring models: “Community is giving input into the decisions we’re making.” (55:48)

Black Girl Joy and Grassroots Philanthropy

• Collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion’s foundation, the “Black Girl Joy” challenge (57:16–58:36).
• Mini-grants enable girls to become “generators of solutions—not just victims.”
• Powerful examples: young leaders in menstruation advocacy, mental health boxes.

Self-Sufficiency & Internal Investment in Black Institutions

• “We should not be depending on federal funding…We’re supporting them to support their children, but not supporting our own.” — LaTosha (61:08)
• “Correction is love. You don’t love somebody if you’re not willing to correct them.” — Charlamagne (103:48)

To Support/Donate:

• Visit: southernblackgirls.org (65:03)
• “Our kids should not be subject to the benevolence of white folks. Even a duck takes care of its ducklings.” — LaTosha (61:46)

6. Call-In Highlights & Ongoing Listener Conversations

• “Get it Off Your Chest” and “People’s Donkey” (usual comedic and community-driven calls), ending with “Freaky Friday” theme: “Ever been snowed in with the wrong person?”
  • Standout: Callers tell wild locked-in-the-house/personal hygiene challenge stories (86:44–95:41).
  • Running jokes about significant-others as “best eaters,” staying in with kids, and snowstorm shenanigans.

7. Music & Culture Roundup (97:07–101:41)

• Nyla Simone’s music picks: emotional gospel (Madison Ryan Ward), Denzel Curry’s new rap group, DaBaby’s new single, Don Cannon x Wale, and Wizkid/Ashake collaboration.
• Brief discussion on album longevity, radio play, and what’s new in hip hop and R&B.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Every morning that I get up and that I’m able to see the sun rise and stuff, I have to thank God because it’s still a beautiful day in spite of us.” — Caller Shantisha (13:52)
• “You shouldn’t be wasting your time or energy with the wrong people.” — Charlamagne, on being snowed in with the wrong person (95:41)
• “If you ain’t got no power, how you gonna cook? The stuff you buy gonna spoil anyway.” — Charlamagne on over-stocking groceries before storms (02:20)
• "Mentorship is important at any age. I never think you’re too old to have a mentor." — Charlamagne (04:25)
• “Love is correction… The people who love you will pull you to the side to keep you from hurting yourself.” — LaTosha Brown (46:57)
• “Are we not seeing it? We shouldn’t be depending on no federal funding… Our institutions got to be supported by us.”—LaTosha Brown (61:08)
• “You cannot be lonely if you like the person you’re alone with.” — Dr. Wayne Dyer via Charlamagne (104:06)
• “You ever been snowed in with somebody who didn’t shower for 3 days?” — Caller (93:32)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Weather/Snow Discussion: 00:37–04:25, 46:06-47:12, 74:09–96:44
• Front Page News — Protests/ICE: 05:26–12:07, 31:06–33:59
• Emotional Listener CashApp Moment: 13:00–16:33
• Oscars/“Sinners” Segment: 22:30–30:04
• Nicki Minaj/Gervonta Davis Legal: 65:57–69:59
• LaTosha Brown & Chanceé Lundy Interview: 38:24–65:08
• Black Girl Joy Challenge: 57:16–58:36
• Callers: “Snowed in with wrong person” stories: 74:09–96:44
• Music Roundup (Nyla Simone): 97:07–101:41
• Closing Reflections (Cancel Events, Mentorship): 102:06–104:06

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Tone and Style

The episode moves between heartfelt and hilarious, blending serious politics and community activism with Breakfast Club’s trademark raw, playful banter. The show openly supports listeners, amplifies grassroots leaders, and remains deeply rooted in Black culture, family, music, and mutual uplift.

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Transcript

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

J.

[Angela Yee]

Good morning, Charlamagne, Nigar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace to the planet. Is Friday. Yes, it's Friday.

[Angela Yee]

Damn it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed. Black and Hollo favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning. Yes. You don't have to fake act happy. Cause it's Friday. She'll be happy every day.

[DJ Envy]

No, I'm happy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm happy for every day.

[DJ Envy]

No, I'm happy. I'm happy it's Friday. It looks like we're gonna be. We're gonna get this huge storm on the east coast. And in the south, they're talking about 17 to 20 inches. Pause.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just say of snow.

[DJ Envy]

Of snow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. Because with you, people never know. But I will say this, though. When you listen to the different meteorologists, you get so many different reports. Like, I've been seeing negative. Negative 40. Don't even sou. What the hell is going to be negative 40 degrees? Like, that don't even sound realistic.

[DJ Envy]

They're saying there's going to power outages. People are not going to have power.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

200 million people going to be impacted.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. I also heard if you. It's going to be so cold outside, if you stand outside for more than nine minutes, you would die.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, nine minutes in certain areas.

[DJ Envy]

Nine minutes. Yeah, that's what they're saying. And people are running to the grocery stores to try to get groceries. And I think they get groceries for like. Like, I don't know why paper towels go so fast.

[Angela Yee]

Because people got kids and then. You ever had you Ever see one of your kids pull off like almost the whole roll to dry their damn hands?

[DJ Envy]

You need that much paper towels?

[Angela Yee]

No, I'm saying that's how kids do it. People with kids, they the ones that be needing all the paper towels because their kids don't know how to just pull off one slither.

[DJ Envy]

The best thing Bounty did was they cut the paper towels in half now so you could get like a half of the paper towels. That's the best thing.

[Angela Yee]

My mother used to do that before they did that.

[DJ Envy]

And it got from your mama.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think the reason that, you know, you see so many stores empty is because people just never know. And so if you're telling me that I'm gonna be out of power for days, possibly a week, I'm just trying to like overstock on everything, which also don't make no sense. Cause if you ain't got no power. Yeah, yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

How you gonna cook?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And all that other stuff, a lot of the stuff you buy gonna spoil anyway. That's true.

[Angela Yee]

Damn.

[DJ Envy]

So yeah, we just. I'm planning out my weekend just in case we all stuck in the house. Like we do a movie on this night. We're doing a talent show on this night. The kids are creating, you know, their own little talent show.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all do all of that just to be stuck in the house. I don't have no, we just having fun. I don't plan to be stuck in the house.

[DJ Envy]

Cause if we're stuck on there Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, cause everything is shut down. We just wan have fun. We're gonna take the best opportunity, y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Angela Yee]

So I understand.

[DJ Envy]

It is a lot of us.

[Angela Yee]

It's a lot of us.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, a lot of us. Madison, she coming back home because she like, just in case she won't be.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Stuck in her house in the city. I don't blame her.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, she going be stuck. So.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So it's gonna be an interesting weekend, man. And guess what? Fool around and nothing happened.

[DJ Envy]

Nothing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. An inch of snow, you'd be like, what the hell man?

[Angela Yee]

I had to postpone my Birmingham show this weekend.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

So.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, you're not flying?

[Angela Yee]

Nah. Because I would have to fly to Atlanta because there's no straight through flights to Birmingham.

[DJ Envy]

Right? So.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, it's like an hour drive.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You get your drive, it's not a long. You don't want to be anywhere down south when something like this happening. Cuz an inch of snow, an inch of ice will shut down any state in the south.

[Angela Yee]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So you don't even Want to be down there.

[Angela Yee]

Post perm. Postponed Birmingham. Postponed Birmingham, y'. All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So I like your post firm era. Shut up.

[Angela Yee]

Hey, yo, whatever.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, and of course, you know, Lauren and myself were supposed to be in.

[Angela Yee]

Charlotte, but that was post.

[DJ Envy]

Post perm. That was post perm too. Yeah. Until march, I think. March 15th is the new date. They just want to.

[Chance Lundy]

Sure, everybody.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, he was talking about Lauren. Speaking of post perm. Talking about Lauren.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Her hand.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, this is crazy.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, let's get the show, cracker. Today on the show we have the executive director and founder of Southern Black Girls and Women. What's that? Consortium?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. Latasha Brown and Chan Che Che Chay Chauncey. They put me onto something that I didn't even realize. I guess January is National Mentorship Month.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I don't think we discuss why mentorship is very important enough. You know, I mean mentorship at any age. You know, not even just for young people. Like, I don't never. I never think you're too old to have a mentor. And it is National Mentorship Month. And that's what they're here to talk about this morning.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. So we gonna talk to them in a little bit. All right, everybody else, front page news is next. And you can start getting on the phone lines for get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Let's start the show. Let's throw it back a little bit.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Classy rich boy, throw some Ds on that. The Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Come on in. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club.

[Nyla Simone]

Dang.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, how that was your favorite part. That was my favorite verse. Don't act.

[DJ Envy]

Don't act like I did, but damn, nvy.

[Angela Yee]

No, that wasn't me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The reason we played that is cuz every time I hit 30 for 30, I be thinking that throw some D's about to come. I'm like, man, play. Throw some D's for once.

[DJ Envy]

Well, let's get in some front page news. If you are stuck this weekend because of the weather, don't worry. Football is still going on. The Patriots are taking on the Broncos Sunday at 3pm and the Rams take on the Seahawks at 6:30 on Sunday. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, MV Josh. How y' all doing this morning?

[DJ Envy]

Girl, Mimi don't look worried about no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn snot at all. She's in California.

[Mimi Brown]

I am in California. And the High is like 67 today, so I'm.

[Angela Yee]

Low.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, sorry. Y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

All right.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, we start this morning in Minnesota, where protests inside a church has now led to arrests. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the arrest Thursday, saying Homeland Security and The FBI took three people into custody. Civil rights attorney Nekima Armstrong, St. Paul School Board member Chantelle Allen, and activist William Kelly. Now, prosecutors say the three are facing federal charges accused of conspiring to interfere with religious service, a federal offense that makes it illegal to obstruct or intimidate people while they're practicing their faith. At the protest, it took place inside city's church, where organizers say they were calling for the resignation of the church's pastor, who also works as a senior ICE official. Now, before she was arrested, Armstrong telling news outlets that she did not disrupt service and said she and others joined the service before speaking out. Let's listen.

[Angela Yee]

We did not rush into that church. We actually went and sat down and.

[Caller/Listener]

Participated in the service.

[Angela Yee]

And after the pastor prayed, that is when I stood up and asked him a question in response to his prayer, and then he responded to me, and then I proceeded to ask him about Pastor David Easterwood and how is it possible for him to serve as both the pastor and the director of ICE from Minnesota. And instead of responding to me as soon as I said the name David Easterwood, the pastor says, shame, shame. And that is when I let us enchant justice for Renee Goode. And hands up. Don't shoot.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I never knew in my life that was a charge that you go in and disrupt a church service.

[DJ Envy]

I didn't know that either.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And how come people who catch the Holy Ghost and run up and down the aisle don't get arrested for disrupting the church service?

[Chance Lundy]

Because that's the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my gosh. God is making them do that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What if I'm in a church protesting Satan and I start speaking in tongues and rebuking Satan? Is that a charge? That's disruption. I'm just trying to figure out what's the.

[Angela Yee]

God is leading you when the spirit is leading, you know, that's not illegal.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, I didn't know that was a charge.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, it's definitely. It's called the Face act, and it also applies to abortion clinics, too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What if I run there and say, stop, don't do it. That's disrupted.

[DJ Envy]

Go to jail.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't kill my baby.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, it's. You know, the Justice Department is using it, clearly in this case, in a federal judge, they granted conditional release to Armstrong and Allen, but the Justice Department, they appealed that decision, and they remain in Custody as of this morning. And the case is taking a turn online after the White House shared an edited photo of Armstrong's arrest, changing the original image to make it look like she was crying. And the Post did not say the photo had been altered, which sparked, of course, backlash and raised concerns about the government using manipulated images to make a point. And meanwhile, the judge also rejecting efforts to charge journalist Don Lemon, who was also inside of that church. His attorneys say the ruling confirms that his actions were protected by the First Amendment.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, it's interesting though, legally, I. I mean, you know, I guess it's unlawful because, you know, we just. You just explained it, Mimi. But ethically is. Is what I. Would I run. Would you run up in a church? I don't know if I would run up in a church. You know what I mean? Because I think about the abortion clinics. When you said that, I always see people protesting outside the AB abortion. I never see nobody go inside. I would think you would give the church the same respect.

[DJ Envy]

I don't even know how they do that at times because I'm like, people are coming in there for a service and it's not just. And people are just out there with. Don't kill the babies.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Exactly. You're trying to be discreet and somebody playing usher. There goes my baby as you walk out.

[Mimi Brown]

Really quick. There is a growing immigration crackdown in Minnesota and it's now putting a face on it. A five year old boy, if you guys heard about this, his name is Liam Romas.

[Nyla Simone]

Ramos.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Mimi Brown]

Ramos. Oh, yeah. Yes. Yes. Yeah. So school officials say ICE agents, they detained Lamb yesterday with his father in their driveway after school pickup and they took the 5 year old with them and his family. They said that they entered the United states legally in 2024. They applied for asylum and they're waiting for their case to be heard. His father has no criminal record, according to the family and their attorney, J.D. vice President, J.D. vance, he is defending this detention, though, and arguing that federal agents were enforcing the law. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[DJ Envy]

Five year old was not arrested, that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

His dad was an illegal alien.

[DJ Envy]

And then they went. When they went to arrest his illegal alien father, the father ran.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So the story is that ICE detained.

[DJ Envy]

A five year old.

[Angela Yee]

Well, what are they supposed to do?

[DJ Envy]

Are they supposed to let a five.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Year old child freeze to death?

[DJ Envy]

Are they not supposed to arrest an illegal alien in the United States of America?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Where did they take the five year old?

[Angela Yee]

They.

[Mimi Brown]

I'm sorry, Charlotte.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I said, where did they take the Five year old.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, that's what I'm getting to the attorneys. The family attorneys say the boy and his father are now being held at a family detention center in Texas. His attorney said that they have not been able to speak directly with him. And of course, this incident is shaking local schools. Right. The board of. The school board chair said that they held. They held a press conference yesterday and they said that Lam is the fourth child in their district to be taken from immigration authorities. Let's listen really quickly to what she had to say. And as I got out of my car and came around the corner, I heard, what are you doing? Don't take the child. His mom, like, there are people here that can take him. There was another adult who lived in the home that was there saying, I will take the child. I will take the child. Somebody else was yelling. They saw that I was there and said, school is here. They can take the child. You don't have to take them. The other picture that I'm sure you've seen, there's a little boy knocking at the door with an ICE agent looming over him.

[Angela Yee]

Are you accusing ICE of using children as babies?

[Mimi Brown]

Yes. I mean that it's very clear from the pictures, from the videos, from firsthand accounts. I was there.

[Angela Yee]

This is what happened.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. And as this goes on, many are asking how long this enforcement will go on. And they're just saying, who knows? There is no end to this as of right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. I don't know what they expect adults to do like you putting adults in very strange positions because I think most adults natural reaction is to protect the child. And in this world of, you know, Epstein files and, you know, Pizza Gate, if you just see a bunch of adults detaining a child and then just taking them away, like. Yeah. I think you're gonna have a very visceral reaction to that as a. As an adult.

[Mimi Brown]

Absolutely.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah. Well, coming up at 7, a funding fight on Capitol Hill that could decide whether the government shuts down and ICE is right in the center of it. We'll break that down next hour.

[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.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Angela Yee]

Whether you're mad or blessed. I hate the way that you walk.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The way that you talk.

[Angela Yee]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Call up next.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-1051.

[Angela Yee]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Hi, this is Sean.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, Shanti. Good morning. Where you calling from?

[Angela Yee]

Good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

From Rockford, Illinois.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning, Shanti. How are you?

[DJ Envy]

What's up?

[Angela Yee]

Get it off your channel also.

[Caller/Listener]

Y' all understand. I love y' all so much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We love you more for loving us. We appreciate you, man. Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

You have some Bluetooth or speaker? Can you take us off right fast? It's kind of hard to hear.

[Caller/Listener]

So I'm sorry. I was. I was trying to listen out for when y' all picked up.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

It might still echo. I'm gonna pull over, though.

[Angela Yee]

Well, be careful.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Be safe. Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay. Is it better now?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'. Am.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, ma'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Am. Good.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay. Good morning. I just can't believe I got through. My goodness. I listen to y' all all the time. But what I wanted to get off my chest this morning, it's not really getting it off my chest. I just wanted to encourage those who are outside today. I'm a single mother of three, and I'm outside, but I have a vehicle. And so it's really, really cold out here. And so I just wanted to encourage everybody. It's been. It's been rough. Life has been really, really lifeish. I just can't seem to get my foot in. But every morning that I get up and that I'm able to see the sun rise and stuff, I have to thank God because it's still a beautiful day in spite of us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. All praises due to God.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes. Yes, definitely. And so it's hard. It's hard when you have to wipe your tears and then go to another location that your children are at. I haven't been in one place with my children in six months. And this is all due to even a toxic relationship and trying to rebuild myself. And it just seemed like I kept on losing my footage. But I'm keeping the faith, and I'm still in church, and I'm still volunteering in church. And even when I'm around the homeless community, I am encouraging because it won't always be like this.

[DJ Envy]

Are you. Are you home?

[Caller/Listener]

Yes. Yes, sir.

[DJ Envy]

You live in your car?

[Caller/Listener]

Yes, sir.

[Angela Yee]

With our kids.

[DJ Envy]

With your kids, yeah. Do you have a cash app? Maybe you could put your cash app out there and people that got a little extra change can help you out a little bit?

[Caller/Listener]

My cash app is.

[DJ Envy]

And you're still going to the church and you're still helping people? That's definitely.

[Caller/Listener]

Yep. I take Care of my grandparents. One of them have Alzheimer's. My mom just has surgery, so I go and help her out. I just. I. I have a given spirit, and I'mma keep on doing it because that's what God bless me with inside of.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right.

[Caller/Listener]

This. This. This is temporary. It won't. I'm trying not to cry out because this is so temporary.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely it is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mama, give me.

[DJ Envy]

What's your cash app?

[Caller/Listener]

Oh.

[DJ Envy]

Take your time.

[Angela Yee]

It's okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It is okay. We are a community that is here to serve, man, and we're gonna help you the best way we know how.

[Caller/Listener]

It's clean with. With 2, 3. So Q u33n.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hold on now. Q3. 3.

[Caller/Listener]

Q u33n and Shanti f h A N T. I Shantisha Ferguson. Yeah, that's me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know how many. You know how many Fergusons I got that are my cousins in Monks Corner, South Carolina. Salute to all the Fergusons in most corner, South Carolina.

[Caller/Listener]

Definitely. But I just wanted to let y' all know that y' all encourage me every. Y' all crack me up. Y' all give me a laugh for the day. And sometimes that's.

[Angela Yee]

Y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

Y' all keep me from. Y'. All. Y' all keep me here. You know, y' all keep me from leaving my babies, and so keep doing what y' all do.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'.

[DJ Envy]

Am.

[Caller/Listener]

I just love hearing y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All. I just sent you something, Shantisha.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. I'm saying.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, thank you so much. But I just. Yeah, I wanted to encourage everybody and stay warm, get into those warming shelters and hospitals if y' all need to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And.

[Caller/Listener]

And we got this. We got this. It won't always be like this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Look at your Cash app and make sure you got it. Because if I send it to the wrong person, I'm unsending. Make sure you. You got it.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Angela Yee]

You can't even do that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You can't unsend. Since when?

[Angela Yee]

The other day, they said. Nah, they cut it off.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You can't call. You can call in dispute.

[Mimi Brown]

You can.

[DJ Envy]

Very difficult. You remember what I sent the wrong person? Like 5,000. Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You got what?

[Angela Yee]

You really blessed somebody.

[DJ Envy]

No, I got it back, though.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, damn.

[DJ Envy]

I called Cash app and I was on the phone for, like, hours.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got it, Shantisha?

[Caller/Listener]

Yes. Thank you so much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No problem.

[DJ Envy]

Did you get both or just one?

[Angela Yee]

Don't say, no problem.

[Caller/Listener]

I. I don't. I.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My subject said, God got you.

[DJ Envy]

My subject says, help.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Help. So crazy. What's wrong with this man?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You need to laugh.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, Sean.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We appreciate you.

[Chance Lundy]

Sean, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

God bless you. This guy from 20. This guy, I put. I try to put a nice affirmation. God got you. His subject is help again, if you.

[DJ Envy]

Want to help, shanti, it's Q, U, 33 N. The letter N. Shanti. S H A, N, T, I 88. We just sent a little bit, a change to definitely help her out. And you can, too. Just, you know, just. If you can, if you want it. If that's on your heart.

[Angela Yee]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Help. Lord.

[DJ Envy]

Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, my God.

[DJ Envy]

I got the little.

[Caller/Listener]

This is Kelly from Jersey.

[DJ Envy]

Kelly from Jersey. What part of Jersey?

[Caller/Listener]

Kelly, I can't tell you that.

[DJ Envy]

I am what you do. Kelly, I love you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You want to run? Because I.

[Caller/Listener]

No. Because of what I'm about to say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Angela Yee]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Go ahead, go.

[Caller/Listener]

All right. So I want to get off my chest, and I'm a little scared right now with these ice raids. You know, I'm walking around with my whole thing. Voices, 50k in my wallet now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They wilding in Jersey. People don't realize how much ice be in Jersey. I be trying to tell folks, ice be in Jersey a lot.

[DJ Envy]

Y. I was in Patterson last week. I was in Hackensack a couple years ago.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Newark.

[DJ Envy]

Newark the other day. Yeah. Damn.

[Angela Yee]

Y' all ain't tell me that's crazy here. I was making jokes about everything else. Y' all tell me they right in Jersey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm sorry, ma', am. Continue.

[Caller/Listener]

No, that's the first thing. The second thing, I feel like we about to go through another pandemic with this flu. I had just issues on Monday. I tried to call yesterday, but I couldn't get through. I don't want to call it just issues.

[Chance Lundy]

That's bad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You had diarrhea is what you say. Your stomach. Stomach.

[Angela Yee]

I was trying to say, what's a shoe? What are you talking about?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You had diarrh.

[DJ Envy]

Throwing up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Couldn't read a little bit.

[Caller/Listener]

I had a stomach virus Monday.

[Angela Yee]

Now I'm.

[Caller/Listener]

I got the flu this day, so I don't know what's happening.

[Angela Yee]

Damn.

[Caller/Listener]

But it's just. Pandemic is just, like, in the back of my mind, and I'm like, every time this man is in office, something bad happened.

[DJ Envy]

Like, I will say that. They saying that the flu cases are going down. I know a couple of weeks ago, they were shooting up. They saying now the flu cases are starting to go down. We still been hearing about kids that have been getting the flu, having fevers for extended periods of time and still having that flu where your legs, you can't feel your legs and it's crazy. I tell everybody if your kid has a fever for an extended period of time, if it's two days, take it to the emergency room. Just double check, triple check. Because that 12 year old I put in the group chat that actually passed away from flu is very scary.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It is a very fierce flu going around.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

So that's all I had to say.

[Angela Yee]

Well, I hope you feel better.

[Caller/Listener]

They need you to come to New Brunswick.

[Angela Yee]

I'll be there. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You from New York? No, I'm not from New Brunswick.

[Caller/Listener]

I live in the outskirts. DJ Envy? Yes, DJ Envy, I live on the outskirts.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why would you want her to come to New Brunswick after everything you just described? Y' all got ice. Bad flu.

[Caller/Listener]

Yep.

[Angela Yee]

You know, my husband and my kids and all that, you know what I'm saying? My mother in law, he a US citizen now.

[Caller/Listener]

He's married to you?

[DJ Envy]

American citizen now.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, but his mother not married to me. She take care of my daughter.

[DJ Envy]

What's wrong with you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Say it every day, but every day I a say it was illegal.

[Angela Yee]

You always say that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Every day.

[Angela Yee]

Damn.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh my God, you guys are crazy. DJ Envy, the music's been great lately. I just want to say that he.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He has nothing to do with. Nothing to do with her name.

[DJ Envy]

When the music sucks, I guess. Kelly, what's the name of that restaurant? Congratulations.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, what's the name of that restaurant?

[DJ Envy]

What's the name of that restaurant in New Brunswick? They got like the Jazz band. It's a black owned restaurant.

[Caller/Listener]

Delta.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Deltas.

[DJ Envy]

Deltas, yes. I'm going to Deltas in the next couple weeks. My daughter has a dance convention out there. I always go to Deltas when I'm out there. So salute to New Brunswick.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, well, good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you for calling.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you.

[Angela Yee]

No problem.

[DJ Envy]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. We got the latest with Lauren coming up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning, y'.

[Angela Yee]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, we do. The Oscar nomination. So we talked a bit about it yesterday, but we're gonna do a full breakdown because there's a lot of history hopefully about to be made on that stage.

[Angela Yee]

Dope.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You'll talk LL Cool.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[Angela Yee]

And go, I want to be like you. Take me through that. Take me through that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The latest with Laura on the Breakfast Club.

[Caller/Listener]

L.L.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Kubeck, Tom, talk to me. Hello. Cool B. I just want to let.

[DJ Envy]

You know he looks you up and down to see what he could say about he a find that Today segment.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Called the latest with Lauren.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. I want to just check signs of stroke. You know, you up there in age.

[Angela Yee]

You looking good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Kirkland said that already. Sher Shepar said that already.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It happens at your age. That's why you hear so much. Okay, let's get on into the latest.

[DJ Envy]

Go ahead.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Are you okay?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, so let's get to the Oscars. So yesterday we talked a bit about, because it was breaking as we were on air, the fact that Sinners made Oscar nomination history. They have set the record for the most nominations in the history of the Oscars. Now to put it in context, they beat out the record prior to which was 14 nominations. Titanic has held this record. La La Land and All About Eve have held this record. Ryan Coogler was nominated for best director and best screenplay. Michael B. Jordan, this is his first Oscar nomination for best actor. He talked about his mom being one of the first people that he called and talked to when he found out the news. Miles Canton also nominated. Delroy Lindo, who a lot of people we've been having this conversation felt like should have gotten some Golden Globe love, was also nominated. Let's take a listen to Delroy Lindo react. He spoke to AP about when he found out the news because I had.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Adopted somewhat of a circumspect position about this because I did not know what would happen. It took a few beats for it to kind of sink in. As I was on the phone with my son, I saw that I had 179 texts. So I knew something was.

[Caller/Listener]

I knew something was up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And the totality of the excitement of my son, my gratitude hearing it from my son with the number of texts that were on my phone, I was able to kind of relax and enjoy the moment.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, that's fire.

[DJ Envy]

And Delroy Lindo is amazing actor. We've seen him in Malcolm X. We've seen him in Crookland. We've seen him in Clockers, of course, Sinners. So he's dope with his acting.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was actually one of my favorite Breakfast club interviews when he was up here. And Then Kerry Washington zoomed in. That was one of my favorite conversations.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, well, yeah, And I wanted to mention. Because I didn't mention what he was up for. He's up for Best Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Ryan Coogler's Centers that we were talking about. Now, also making, you know, some conversation over at the Oscars is Teyana Taylor for her One Battle After Another nomination. Yes, ma'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Am.

[Lauren LaRosa]

One Battle. She's nominated for best actress in a supporting role. And One Battle after another has 13 nominations, so they're all over as well. Leonardo DiCaprio, best actor. Now, one of the conversations that's happening is that the newcomer Chase Infinity, who plays Tiana Taylor's daughter in One Battle After Another, was not nominated. People feel like she should have been up for something as well. So there's a lot happening with the Oscars, and Tiana Taylor was on her way to SNL rehearsal for snl because she's doing SNL this Saturday here in New York City when she found out the news and her and her mom were on the phone and she spoke to an outlet about it. Let's take a listen. I cried a few times when I first found out about the Oscar. I was like. Then my mom was. I said, baby, you got stuff.

[Angela Yee]

Calm down.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So then I was, like, worried about her, trying to get her calm. And then it was just. I'm on the elevator on my way up here, like, just praying and, you know, praising God and just, like, really trying to process everything. Like, wow. I find this out now I'm on an elevator on my way up to host Saturday Night Live. Like, this is really a dream come true, especially in my hometown as a New York girl. Finding out I'm nominated for an Oscar in New York while I'm on my way to Saturday Night Live is crazy. I don't have enough words to even explain the feeling. One thing I know for sure is that I am beyond grateful. I am filled with so much gratitude, and I just. I don't take any of this lightly or for granted, you know? Like, I just feel so happy, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Drop on the clues bombs with Teyana Taylor, because she's just proof that your trajectory is your trajectory. It don't happen when people think it's gonna happen for you. It don't happen when even you think it's gonna happen for you. Yeah, when God says it's gonna happen, it's gonna happen. And it's gonna happen in things that you probably wasn't even expecting. Everybody waiting for Tiana Taylor to. Oh, when Tiana Taylor gonna pop off in music. Pop off in music. That girl got so many gifts.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I'm saying? Yes. So many gifts. And she's being rewarded for one of them right now.

[DJ Envy]

And salute to Hampton's own Ruthie Carter.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was going there next.

[DJ Envy]

She was also nominated for best costume.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Design and at with that nomination because she is now the most nominated black woman in Oscars history. With that nomination. Yes. Wow. So shout out to Ruthie Carter for, you know, all the things that she's done. And you all know this time of year is my recess season. New energy, new plans, new ways to grow my brand. And if you're trying to start 2026 ahead of the game, like really ahead, now is the time to get moving. For me, Shopify has been the platform that keeps my whole merch business tight. As a creator, as a businesswoman, I need my tools to work hard. And Shopify is like having a chief of staff, a personal assistant, and a co founder all in one. And look, I always tell other women building their own brands, especially small, independent black creators, don't overcomplicate it. Whether you're running a side hustle or you're trying to run a full storefront, selling to your community or around the world, Shopify takes the guesswork out of everything. Shopify also, like, my favorite thing about it is they teach you as you grow, you can look up anything, get information on anything, and it's simple. They give you, like, easy one, two, three steps. I used to juggle 10 different logins and apps. Now one platform I manage, my store, sell online, sell on social, even tag products right from my phone, wherever I am. And Shopify Sidekick. Listen, you keep hearing all about AI. Let me tell y' all, this AI is a lifesaver. It gives me reports, content, ideas, helps me edit images. It's literally like having a smart assistant in my back pocket guiding me to my next move. So let's be real. It's time to stop thinking and start doing. And there is no better way to do that than Shopify. Use our link shopify.com B E N Now to start getting serious about building your future.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think sentence is very deserving. Dropping includes my percentage and all those nominations. But I'm not gonna get too excited because I'm old enough to remember when Color Purple got nominated for 11 and didn't win nothing, Won none. Yeah.

[Chance Lundy]

What?

[Angela Yee]

They were nominated in 11 categories and.

[DJ Envy]

Didn'T win 1 0.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's the big conversation right now.

[Angela Yee]

We talking about the old Color Purple, right? Not the new one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm old enough to remember. Yeah, that new one definitely was not dominated.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Before we started.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, that's crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Nothing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just want you to know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't want you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't want to know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't want to know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You want to know.

[Caller/Listener]

I think we got it right.

[Angela Yee]

But also, wait, I wanted to mention.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Too, speaking of stages and awards, I saw that Pharrell and the Clips yesterday. It was announced that they'll be performing at the Grammys. They'll be taking the stage as well, too. Switching over to another world.

[Angela Yee]

My cousins.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm watching these. I mean, I watch all of the awards, but maybe you guys will watch them too now, right? Because there's a lot of us that's.

[Angela Yee]

Going to be gonna watch.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm on my way to the Grammys for sure.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Here's my thing. We stop acting like y' all don't care because we know you don't need these awards for validation. But we do like seeing our people win these awards. So don't be. Don't, don't. Don't get excited when they get nominated and when. And when they lose. I don't care about that stuff. It's okay to care because guess what? They're artists and they care. They're in the field. They want to be rewarded by these institutions because these institutions give out rewards. It's like playing basketball and saying you don't want to win a championship.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If you win the game, if you're in the league, you might as well try to win. Why not? So, yes, I want to see Centers win. Win a bunch of awards. I want to see Tiana Taylor win. I want to see the Clips win. Yes, I do.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. And that's not because we need anybody's validation. If they're in the. I want to see them win yesterday.

[Angela Yee]

Just. Why not? Yeah, why not?

[DJ Envy]

Well, that is the latest with Lauren.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can I say something?

[Angela Yee]

No.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We gotta wrap up.

[Angela Yee]

Come on.

[DJ Envy]

When we come back, we got front page.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like I don't care.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, wrap up. It's over. It's done.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We don't know, cuz you look like a substitute teacher at the top, a professional house painter in the middle. And your feet look like they got jury. I just wanted to say that. Okay. Is that okay? Can I just say that I'm shooting.

[Lauren LaRosa]

A new intro for the latest with Lauren, the Rosa today. So you guys will see the outfit. Brown girl Grinding T shirt available@brown grinding.com. we just brought the merch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You see it, right? Working woman, though, she got three jobs. Right now, it's the Breakfast Club.

[Angela Yee]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get back in some front page news. So this weekend we are supposed to be getting horrible weather, horrible storms, but football will still be in play. Sunday, 3 o', clock, the Patriots take on the Broncos. And at 6:30, the Rams take on the Seahawks. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, M.V. jess. Charlemagne. How y' all doing this morning?

[Angela Yee]

Hey, girl.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's Black and Holly favorite. How are you, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good, thank you. All right, so we start this hour on Capitol Hill where a fight over ICE funding is now tied directly to whether the government shuts down. So the House, they've already voted on it. Lawmakers pass a major package and of spending bills to keep the government funded through the end of September. And included in that package is funding for immigration and custom enforcement. Now, that vote passed 220 to 207, with seven Democrats breaking party leadership to support the bill. Now, this was not just an ICE vote. It was part of a larger government spending package covering Homeland Security, fema, TSA and other agencies. Now, most Democrats voted no, arguing ICE's enforcement tactics have gone too far and shouldn't be rewarded with more money. That includes Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who explained why she opposed the bill. Let's listen.

[Caller/Listener]

This bill increases year over year funding to the Department of Homeland Security. It does not put in any necessary guardrails on the ICE and Border Patrol lawlessness that we've been seeing. It doesn't have anything that keeps our communities safe. And it doesn't rein in this rogue agency that's been literally disregarding the rule of law for months now. It includes no accountability to stop these agents from killing people, from violating our constitutional rights. There's no assurances that the administration's even going to investigate the officers who commit acts of grave misconduct or kill people. I will not be complicit in Republicans efforts to allow these ICE and Border Patrol agents to violate the law and the constitutional rights of people across this country, including U.S. citizens.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I would like to know, Mimi? I mean, where's the money going? Like, ISIS is the highest funded US Law enforcement agency, but they don't have standardized uniforms, they don't have marked vehicles. It doesn't seem like they have any advanced weaponry technology. Like, where's the money going?

[Mimi Brown]

That is a great question. It was all packed into that Big, beautiful bill. The Democrats who voted yes say a shutdown would hurt disaster relief, airport security, and federal workers while ICE would continue operating. Anyway, so. So due to that funding that I just mentioned from the big, beautiful bill, and as you just said, Charlemagne, they got roughly $75 billion.

[Angela Yee]

Damn.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes. And that doesn't even include the camera. So they're, they're asking for the funding, which would include, they say those, those cameras to watch what ICE agents are doing. Right now. They're just using their cell phones, and who knows where that's going? But now, as we just said, the House voted. And so now the focus will shift to the Senate lawmakers. There, they must act before January 30th to avoid another government shutdown.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So it seems like they move very primitive and look very primitive to be the highest funded US Law enforcement agency.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, yeah, for sure, for sure. So there's just, you know, there's no regulations around that. And so some, you know, a lot of the Democrats who voted with the Republicans, those seven Democrats are taking a lot of heat as well this morning for. For that vote. But we'll see what the Senate does. I think they're expected to vote next week, so we'll see. All right, and switching gears for a second, let's talk about hidden fees. So, envy, let me ask you a question. When you book a hotel, do you want to see all the fees up front or be surprised with a bunch of extra charges when you're checking out?

[DJ Envy]

Nah, I like to see everything up front. And I hate booking. And they be like, resort fee and this fee, towel fee and this fee.

[Angela Yee]

And I'd be like, fifth fee, all that.

[DJ Envy]

It's a zillion one fees. And then it'll be winter time. So, like, nobody's going outside in the pool, but how you gonna charge me with towels? It's crazy, but yeah, I hate it. I want to see it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A few.

[Mimi Brown]

Exactly. All right, so you are like most Americans who feel the exact same way. So starting next month, New York City is banning hidden hotel fees. That means hotels can no longer advertise one price and then tack on a mandatory resort destination or service fees at the checkout. And city officials say that if you don't see that that fee up front, charging it later will be illegal. Hotels will also be required to clearly disclose things like credit card holds and deposits in advance so travelers aren't caught off guards when hundreds of thousands, or excuse me, not even hundreds of thousands, but hundreds of dollars suddenly get tied up on their credit card. And so this timing, though, it is no accident. New York is gearing up for a major tourism surge tied to the World Cup. And Mayor Mondani, he is saying that those hidden fees, they only drive up costs and frustrate visitors. Let's listen to what he had to.

[Angela Yee]

Say as we prepare to celebrate the World cup in mere months. A tournament that has already started to become defined by exorbitant costs that threaten to price people out of the world's game. This will help lower costs and dissuade any business that's operating outside of the law from cheating these kinds of customers. Those who treat their customers fairly will not be affected. But to those who have long approached business as an opportunity to mistreat those who they serve, let today be a warning. If you do not change your practices, city government will change them for you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, so. And this rule is going to go beyond physically the whole hotels just in New York. So any booking sites that's selling rooms in New York City must now show the full real price from the start, no matter where you're booking from. The bottom line, starting next month, what you see before you pay is what you should get. No surprises.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, people gonna come to New York and find out what we already know. It's an expensive ass city for no reason. Now, they expected hotel room gonna be $2,000.

[DJ Envy]

They said they expected like 2,3 million people to come for the World cup just for that World Cup. And they're saying that people are renting out their basements, their extra rooms, their Airbnb and things because it was like, prices are so expensive. People are looking to make a lot of money during that weekend because you could probably rent out your room. Usually let's say renting a room is like 500 now during that time, 1500. Because people want to go to that World Cup.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who the hell got a room to rent though?

[DJ Envy]

No, I mean, if you have a house, you can rent a room in your house or rent a basement in your house if you do have something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all trust them? Strangers like that?

[DJ Envy]

Nah, people are broke. They need extra dollars. So, yeah, I imagine in New York.

[Angela Yee]

It'S a lot of that going on. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Willing to give that a chance. And, and just so you know, World cup tickets are going to be out of this. Like I don't even know who can afford it.

[Angela Yee]

Like, and, and how. I really don't even going to fit in New. It's in New York City.

[DJ Envy]

It's MetLife Stadium in Jersey. Yeah, like I don't even know how you can afford it. I really don't like tickets. I think they were saying like 15,000 are going to be some of the the cheapest tickets. It's going to be crazy the decreased.

[Angela Yee]

In prices because when they see that they ain't selling like that, that it might be discounted.

[DJ Envy]

I watch it on tv, right?

[Mimi Brown]

Exactly. All right, y'.

[Caller/Listener]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

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

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Angela Yee]

Thank you, girl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank y'.

[Chance Lundy]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And listen, you know, today is Friday, so we do the people's donkey. So if you want to give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid, call us right now, 1-800-585-1051. And you can give somebody the biggest he hawk.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. And when we come back, we have Latasha Brown and Chom, executive director and founder of Southern Black Girls. They're going to be talking about mentorship.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. Because January is National Mentorship month, which I did not know.

[Angela Yee]

I didn't know that either.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But they put me on too, and I thought that it was a very great conversation because mentorship is very, very, very important.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. We'll get to that. Next. It's the Breakfast Club.

[Angela Yee]

Good morning. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess.

[DJ Envy]

Hilarious Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Loan the rules is here as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, indeed.

[DJ Envy]

Special guest in the building. Now, January is national Mentorship Month.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They got a month for everything.

[DJ Envy]

Everything that is right. We have Latasha Brown and Sha C. Lundy. Did I say your name right?

[Chance Lundy]

It's Chance.

[Angela Yee]

Ch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Ch.

[DJ Envy]

They were telling me this chance at first, cuz it's spelled Chance. E E. But it's Shan.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah, it had an accent mark on it.

[Angela Yee]

And then I had to make sure that you wasn't Latia.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, you know black people now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Come on now.

[Angela Yee]

I just want to make sure you ladies. Good, good, real good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's the importance of National Mentorship Month?

[Caller/Listener]

You want to start it off?

[Chance Lundy]

Okay, so mentorship just is important in general because we all need guidance and somebody to look up to. Like you said, we have a month for everything. But mentorship is important to me because sitting here is Latasha, who I've known since I was 14 years old. So before there was an organization, there was anything, and before I even had the term mentor, she is someone that I found as a safe space. Like when I was in high School. And I grew up in the 90s, and, you know, that's when a lot of people were getting in trouble, drugs were out. Like, a lot of things were happening within my household. She was running a girls group, and we met with her every week, and she talked to us about leadership, about empowerment. And it became my place to go so that I didn't get in trouble. It just. And so it's always. I've always seen it as something important to pay it forward. So. So when there's no terminology, I never called her my mentor until maybe 10 years ago. I was like, oh, I guess that's what it was. But it was like somebody who was looking out for me, looking out for other girls, using her own resources to take care of us and us being a part of organizations, just making sure that we had something to do. Like, it's that guidance that you're not getting necessarily at home and having somebody else to talk to, somebody to help guide you along the way and to bounce ideas off of, because, you know, we can get inside our head, especially when you're a teenager about what you think is right and you have somebody like, no, that's not right. And, you know, you don't listen to your mama them all the time. So that's somebody's like, that kind of reinforces those things that, you know, maybe you should take. Make different decisions.

[DJ Envy]

What did y' all meet?

[Angela Yee]

We were. This was in the early 90s. I was 24 years old. I didn't know what I was doing, what I knew from Selma, Alabama.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Alabama.

[Angela Yee]

So we were in Selma, Alabama, and it was the first I met her. It's really interesting. When I met her, I immediately knew it was something special in her. She lived in a local housing, public housing community not too far from my where I was. And while I didn't really know all the things to do, I knew that I had something to offer, and I knew she had something to offer me. And so even when I'm thinking about mentorship, like all of us, I'm hoping that not only we mentoring somebody, but somebody's mentoring us too. Because I don't think that mentorship is just based on you being a young person. I think that that's one phase of it. Right. But every single generation is depositing wisdom and information or should be in each other. When we get to the point that we don't listen to anybody, EL like, the older sisters are mentoring me, right? That from my relationship to how I move with my money, to how I move in with Myself. And so I say that because you can't even find a. You can't find a great person. I think about Oprah. She always talks about how Maya Angelou was her mentor. Right. So each of us, we need somebody pouring. And if there's any time that we need to build community, it's in this moment. We. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was gonna ask you, Latasha, who is your mentor? Cause you everybody's mentor, who is Latin.

[Angela Yee]

So, you know, there's a couple of sisters that have been in my life. There's one in particular that's coming up. This is a sister named Barbara Perkins. Dr. Barbara Perkins, who is. She's really like a spiritual. I just. I like everything I can. In some ways, she's like a sister friend. In some ways, she's a mentor. But she's about 10 years older than I am, and she's been such a blessing in my life because sometimes you can't see yourself. You need other people to help you see you. Right. And be able to be correct, be corrected. Because oftentimes we don't think love. We think love is somebody just making you feel good. Love is actually somebody correcting you. Right. Even if you thinking about your parents. But it was some sisters that might say back in the day, because, you know, back in the day we were showing it all, it might be that sister said, well, baby, you might not need to go in the meeting, you know, with. With this skirt on. And on some level at the. At the time, I may have felt something around it, right? But I understood the wisdom. As I've gotten older, I've understood the wisd. And so she's one. There's a sister down in Selma, Alabama, Fire Rose Ray, who's an activist, who actually was a mentor to me and has been and continue to be a mentor and inspiration for me. And then my family, I got some. Some bad sisters from the South. When I think of my 92 year old aunt who raised me, Ella Mae, so Ella Bay, and all of these sisters, sometimes it's not just the. The ones that are just pouring into you directly. Sometimes it's that sister at the church that said something to you that day that shifted your life. I know that there's this woman named Barbara Pitts who is a sister who was in 21st century, and one day we were doing this event and she kept saying, y' all gotta work hard, smarter, not harder. It hurt my feelings so bad. I was like, But Ms. Pierce, we are working. We working. It's years later to this day, like that's my mantra. Like every. I get it. And so I'm hoping even the people that are listening now, you need to snatch. We can't just be so selfish as about you pouring into just your child. You. You're responsible for your child. But we're responsible. Our community, if our community is going to flourish, like, we've got to really be able to pour into other folks. So if God gave you a measure of wisdom, whatever extra you got, that extra you got is because somebody out there needs it. And so I hope that we really realize. I know I am not just because I had good parents or I had my family. There's so many sisters. Some of them, their names. It'll take me all day to say the names. Some of their names, I don't know. Right. That have poured in and helped shape me. And so that's really important. That's what we try to do with Southern black girls, is about how we shaping this generation. Like, this whole idea of black women. Black women are the ones that are actually helping lead. But you don't just pop up one day, do you? Just. And you're just a black woman. There's a process. You were a girl, right? And you grew up, and there were women along the way that when you were out of order or when there are things that you didn't know, they had to pour into you. And then sometimes we didn't have those. We. We didn't have those in our families. So it was other sisters that might pull you and pour into you. So we're trying to create that kind of.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I need her to expound on something.

[DJ Envy]

I just want to say thank you first, because the first thing you said when you walked in here was, you know, I prayed for your daughter. When I heard. I just want to say thank you. So many people have been coming up to me and saying they prayed for my daughter. And I just want to say thank you. A lot of times we just, you know, we don't say thank you. I just want to say thank you.

[Angela Yee]

It melt a lot.

[DJ Envy]

And that love and that prayer was. Was felt. And God put his hands over my baby girl. So I just want to say thank you.

[Angela Yee]

You are absolutely welcome. And we saw when she got ready to go to school, baby, she was sharp. She was ready.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She ready. I want to go back to something you said because I thought it was so powerful, man. You said that love is correction.

[Angela Yee]

Love is correction.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can you expound on that?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. We think of. We've allowed these folks to feed us this space of this idea that love is the thing that make you feel good, or love is the thing that supposed to. To align up, make you feel like. Like you're just cushioned at the end of the day, really. If you really think about love, love is the. Love is correction. It says in the scriptures, I'm a person of faith that God corrects those that he love. And really, the people who. My best friends, right? My friends, including this sister who. She said that I'm her mentor. She now mentors me, like, really, like, when I am out of order, when I am. My mind, when I'm ready to go burn it down, right? Or even somet. When I'm just wrong, right? She actually brings. She allows me to be able to see myself and parts of myself that I can't see. And so part of my growth and development is being able to be open for people to correct me, because that's an aspect of love. And so we got to see that as the people that love you, tell you the truth, the people that love you will pull you to the side to keep you from hurting yourself or hurting others. The folks that really love you ain't gonna be down with your bs, right? The folks that love you, you know, really are the ones that gonna help get you in alignment to the best. They want to see the best that you can be. And part of that, a key part of that is really around correction.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Y' all brought up a good point of. It took you some time. You had to get to a certain point in your life where you were mature enough to understand that the mentorship, like, how. How to take it and how to apply it to your life, right? And I take it as like something you should go against when you're talking to these younger girls, how do you talk them through? No, this mentorship is something that you need. You should be receptive to it, because sometimes, you know, if you're in fight or flight mode, you don't.

[Angela Yee]

You know what's really interesting? Those are the girls that I want. Those are the girls I always would like. The girl in the class I was cutting up, I like, that's my leader right there. That's the sister that I want, right? And so part of it is, I don't know if I think that girls are gonna wake up one day and say they want a mentor. There are some that do that, and I want them to do that. That's not necessarily how it played out a certain kind of way. I haven't met a child that don't want to be poured into. We got this whole idea that kids don't want to be listened to. Girls, boys, or whatever. I've not met a kid that don't want to be poured into. We just don't want to take. Have the disc and the courage to actually figure out the rhythm of it. If I come at you a certain kind of way, if. If I'm paying attention to you, I should know that if I come at you a certain kind of way, you ain't gonna listen to me, right? So I'm gonna feed you what you eat. If. If you're gonna come to me. If. If there's a certain. That I've seen that you want attention, then there might be a way that I give you some individual attention. I pull this sister to the side that's cutting up in the classroom and be like, what's going on? Just talk to her or listen to her. And so I think sometimes we so caught up into these structures of what things supposed to look like that we forget that these young people, oftentimes when they're acting out, they're asking for help, they want some support, they want somebody to see them. And so I know I did. There are times that I cut up because I didn't know. I didn't have. No. I was frustrated. I didn't know what else to do. Right. I might not have had anybody that I wanted to talk about at home. It may be something I was going to. Going through that I was embarrassed about. So I say that to say. Say that I, you know, I do think that young people, and particularly young women, and I'm hoping I'm for the kids, even young women, every woman should have them a mentor. I don't care if you 80 years old, you need to have somebody. Each a knowledge base. Like your institutional knowledge base is person after person. So every single human being, you should be thinking about who you are mentoring and who is mentoring you. Who's pouring into you and who are you pouring into? And so I. I'm with the girls that oftentimes it's just really the gathering, like the gathering and building relationship. Like, I'm not trying to put you in my mentor box. That's why some of them programs don't work. Because all they see in you is as a number. You just another number in my program, right? Instead of. I actually see you as a person and I am using a. And I'm creating a space for you to understand that if you want to be in relationship, like we can be down. And so what we've seen is hundreds of girls, like, if y' all come to. Y' all gotta come to our black girl, our dream conference, like, it's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They need the mentorship.

[Angela Yee]

Listen, it's. They need it, and they're actually open for it. We just in our minds. Said, what you say, Jeff?

[Chance Lundy]

So the girl that you were just.

[Angela Yee]

Describing, right, like the one that's cutting up in class, the one that talk too much, I was definitely her. You know what I mean? I was funny. I was, you know, just always making a mockery of everything. But I did my work and everything. So I resonate with that part of it because I'm a leader. And I was told that by a lot of mentors in school and like, nurses and teachers and things like that. But I want to know, is it ever. Do you ever have parents or moms that are, like, not receptive to what y' all do? Oh, absolutely, absolutely. Let me just say, in my process, I don't know if I had. I never was in a mentoring program necessarily like that. My mother was unable to keep me. I wasn't raised by my mother. I actually was raised partly by my grandmother, my grandparents. My mother lived with us, but she had an illness. And then my. Then I wound up staying with my aunt as well. And so I didn't have the traditional. And there was something in me that even though I always was safe, I wanted the Leave it to Beaver family. I wanted the mama, the dad, you know what I mean? And I know some of y' all don't even know what I'm talking about. But. But so. So. So I think part of it we're going to run. Let. Let me give one example of something that happened with Southern black girls. We were doing. This is on my screen. So when we were. We were gathering before we started, we wound up doing focus groups all over the country, all 13 states. We work in 13 states. And so in one of the places we were in, we were in New Orleans, and there was a sister about 40 years old that we had. We were doing focus groups with the kids, kids with girls between the ages of like 12 and 16 or something. And we were asking questions, and one of the question was, what is a black girl's dream? What's your dream? Right? And so we're in this thing, this space we down in New Orleans, and there's a sister in her 40s. She keep jumping in. She keep jumping in. So there's, ah. She disrupted the thing. Cause it's for the kids. So I pulled her to the side. I pulled her outside. I said, listen, sister, you know, we, we trying to get with the kids and, and we're trying to get their dreams. And when you jump in, she said, I know, I know, I know. She said, I'm just so excited because I'm 40 some years old and ain' nobody ever asked me my dream. And so I'm like, just think of that, right? Like, ain't nobody ever asked me that. And so I'm saying that because some of even the way I work, I work ain't just about the girls. Y' all will be surprised, you'll be surprised that when we're having our work, you will have 60 year olds, 70 year olds. We're telling black women, reclaim your girlhood. Oftentimes, many of us were, our girlhood was taken, whether it's through sexual assault, whether it was you had to grow up too soon because of your mom and your dad, folks had to go to work. Whether you had to fend or fight for your family, take care of the other kids, your girlhood was taken from you. But it's still a part of you. So we're saying reclaim that. So while we're working with the girls, we're oftentimes working with, we have of other activities for adults and parents. And sometimes it is, it is their parent that may not want their kids. But I'm telling you, baby, they come up in the space we got them. You come up in the space we got you, right? Not because, because the other thing is not because we're trying to trick you. It's because we see you too, right? And we see your little girl and we affirm your little girl that's in you. Because all of us got a sub brokenness. All of us got that. That's the point in which we get broken as children.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So that's all adulthood is. Adulthood.

[Angela Yee]

That's all adulthood.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The majority of your adulthood is trying to fix, going to therapy, trying to fix your inner child.

[Angela Yee]

Trying to fix your inner child. Yeah. And so our work is based on the inner child.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah. I tell people all the time, you can talk to somebody that's 85 years old and they'll start talking about what happened when they was 15. They're like, 15. I'm like, Dang. But you done live the whole like 60 years past that, you know, so. But that, that's it. And I think that one of the questions you, when you were asking about the parents, I think what it is sometimes is fear. It's fear. And what they haven't been exposed to themselves. Like, I. I work with young people sometimes, like, taking them on trips. I started something because Latasha took me on trip. I take girls on trips. And so the most resistance I get sometimes is from parents. I'm like, you don't want your child to do this, but it's because they haven't been. They haven'. They haven't been exposed, and they're afraid, and I get that. But once they see. And like she said, once you experience something, then, you know, you want your child to be a part of it. But I think that a lot of times it's also just the fear. And what.

[Nyla Simone]

What.

[Chance Lundy]

What are you gonna tell my child that I haven't told?

[Angela Yee]

That's usually what it is, because I always use the example from the movie Lean on Me, you know, Morgan Freeman, Remember, there was a girl. I think her name was Shaniqua or.

[Nyla Simone]

Whatever it was a girl.

[Angela Yee]

She had got pregnant or whatever. I mean, remember when they went to the house, the mom wasn't receptive of them trying to help her and everything, and she was explaining to her mom, but this is gonna help me. And, you know, but when you look at the mom at the end, everything calmed down and everything, and she was able to receive the help. But the mom had never, ever experienced somebody really trying to help them or was ever exposed to somebody trying to change their life, you know? And so a lot of times, the parents can be the downfall of the kid. Like, you know what I mean? Like, I guess, because they haven't lived out their childhood. Right.

[Chance Lundy]

Parents have been given to. To them, like, transaction. If somebody does this for me, then what are they going to want? So I'm. I'm afraid to receive your help because you're going to want something from me, and I can't pay it back.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. Or scared of the judgment. Or judgment.

[Chance Lundy]

Or the judgment, absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all, I love this conversation because mentorship is so important for men and women, but how do you mentor without projecting your own path onto someone?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, that's a great question.

[Angela Yee]

That's an excellent point. That's an excellent point.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's why I get paid the big bucks.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, that's why you get paid the big bucks. That's. That's a great point. You know, I think that there is, on some level, we be real. We all do that. So let's just say that, like, all of. Of us do that on some level. But I think part of what I love, the way that Ch and her team have been Setting things up, you know, is that we create space for there to be peer to peer mentorship as well. So it can't just be top down. It's also you got to create these other spaces. And you talk about the ambassadors.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah, even with our youth ambassadors like they are leading and we give them space. So one, we give them space to make decisions. We have what we call a participatory grant making model. We do trust based philanthropy. These are all the things terms but what it means is we build with community. So community is giving input into the decisions that we're making. And even with our young people, they actually tell us what they want. They tell us the path. Like we don't helicopter in and say we think that young people need to see xyz. They tell us this is what's most important. Like for example, this past weekend they told that. I don't think we talked about mental health like this, like this. In the late 90s we were talking.

[Angela Yee]

About mental health in this way.

[Chance Lundy]

But the girls, all we were hearing.

[Angela Yee]

Was that we didn't.

[Chance Lundy]

We need more support for mental health. We need more support. So they guide that decision making. So even as a mentor it means listening to what people are saying. The needs are. Because I can't tell you to go down this path. I can might give you some, these are some of the, the, the infrastructure you might need. But I'm listening to what you need, how I can support it. There are some young girls who were some of our youth ambassadors. They were talking about in Mississippi that girls really need mental health. They have set up now they were empowered to set up their own. We, we supplied them with resources. Resources, a group therapy. Like now that they're going to be having group therapy they've been supplied with therapy so that now they've set up their own Magnolia Circle. So now they're going to have mental health and wellness. They saw such a need for mental health healing and like different practices in Mississippi.

[Angela Yee]

Speaking of mental health, a highlight for us is we partnered with Megan Thee stallion. So we did, we partnered with her. We've been working with her foundation for the last. How many years?

[Chance Lundy]

Since 2022.

[Angela Yee]

Since 2022. And we did a, we have a what is called Black Girl Joy challenge.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah, our Black Girl Joy challenge is where we put money directly in the hands of girls. We give them $550 and say how can you spread joy to 10 of your family members or friends and community? And these girls are doing some amazing work. And that's because we don't want them to see themselves as victims. We want to see them as generators of solutions. So you come up with your own program, what you want to do. Particularly a young lady who won award through Megan Thee Stallion's Pete and Thomas foundation foundation was Mila Henry. She came up with mental health boxes, MH boxes that she passes out to other girls. Like, we've seen girls come with affirmation boxes. There are some young. There are some twins from Montgomery, Alabama that started with us. They got our first black Girl Joy challenge in 2020. They were actually nominated, I think, last year to be CNN heroes, because now Alabama has even passed legislation around in the period poverty. And there's so much stigma around menstruation. I probably say the word right, but there's so. There's so much stigma around it. But they found out that 1 in 5 girls missing school because they don't have sanitary supplies. And so they started passing things out. And then we actually gave them a bigger grant so they could do more in schools. And then the state set up a fund so that this is in Alabama. They set up a fund so that schools could apply to now have those supplies in school. So they're making a difference. Like, Mighty river's a field.

[Angela Yee]

Drip by drip, y' all can give somebody 550. And they'd be like, I ain't got no family. No. You know, the girls are coming like. And it's been game changers. Because part of what happens is, is y' all really, really how things happen is not based on money. It's based on belief. That's right. If you're really honest, it's really based on belief. And so when you start feeding and seeding, just think about it. Think about. It might be something real small, but think about the first person that seeded into your vision. Like, there's something about that that gave you an affirmation of what you could do. And so part for our work, our work is we really are. We try. We build and we try to build nations. We build it. We got nation builders. We thinking about this thing differently. If black women.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Angela Yee]

Then how are we seeding and feeding and investing in them? You know, I got a phone call one day out of sky blue from Oprah Winfrey had found. Found out about the work. And she called and said she just wanted to know. She's like, tell me about your vision. And she said it reminded her of what she did with the sisters in South Africa. We've had the vice president to call us about the work.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Randomly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Then she dropped the money, though.

[Angela Yee]

Listen, now, listen. No, she was not. The million last year. It was not them. It wasn't them. It wasn't them, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The device is good, but come on.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, yeah. But I also think. And I think that there's a. I'm glad you raised that, because it does open up another space. Black folk. We got to take care of black institutions now. We just gonna have to. We gonna have to step up in this moment. Are we not seeing it? We shouldn't be depending on no federal funding. Like, we know what's going on. Right? We should. Our kids should not be subject to the benevolence of white folks. That ultimately even a duck got enough sense to take care of his ducklings. So ultimately, we're giving money to Louie and all those other folks. And I get it because I like the stuff. I like stuff like everybody else like stuff. Right. But we're supporting them to support their children.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right?

[Angela Yee]

And we're not supporting our own stuff. Our institutions got to be supported by us. So we love when we get them $25 hits, those hundred dollar hits, those. Yes, you can go and drop a million Charles, man, but the big bucks. That's why you make the big bucks. I know he does.

[Caller/Listener]

He does.

[Angela Yee]

That's my brother. That's my brother. That's my brother. And, and, and I love his love for community. And we appreciate you because this platform is important. And so I, I think it's really important for us to lift up y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Angela Yee]

We got to get it together. We can't be the same. If other folks are shifting, then that means we got to do a paradigm shift. And so if they're trying to build a nation that is rooted in racism, that ain't gonna be rooted in white supremacy, we can't be down with black the that. You got a nation, Bill. We're a nation within a nation. And part of even what black folks did just nine years after slavery, we had founded hundreds of cities, we had built schools. All these are people who have formerly been enslaved. So if. Why are we not doing that at this level? Because we are actually now directing our resources in a way that's just consumerism. And I'm not saying this as a judgment. I'm saying this as a wake up call in this moment. I'm hoping that we understand, you know, and I ain't come on here to be political, but let me say this. I hope we understand that this moment ain't about Trump now all that we can sit there and think that this moment's about Trump and Republicans. No, it ain't. This moment really is, in my opinion, this moment is really a hard reset for us to look at ourselves. What are we doing? Like. Like we created Trump. Every time you actually thought that you were better than somebody else, that fed into that kind of energy. Every time you stepped over that homeless person, that fed into that energy. Every time you believe that some people deserve food and other folks didn't. You fed into that injury. We created and fed this monster, this monster of meanness and madness in this country, right, that will do anything for attention, that would do anything to get money, that would do anything to make himself be dominant. That lives in us too. And so part of if we want to see something different, then we gonna have to be different. So in this space, as we deal with our kids, like out here, folks, and they'll say something. Yeah, but these boys, now, these boys do the same thing that boys did 50 years.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Online, right?

[Angela Yee]

These girls, the girls do the same damn thing that you did. The bottom line, you talking about the girl getting pregnant. Half y'. All, you just didn't get caught. Like, at the end of the day, don't act like y' all weren't having sex, right? So I'm, I'm saying that because there's a particular kind of way that we judge others to make ourselves feel bigger and better. Ain't that what's happening right now, that kind of consciousness? So I'm just hoping that with us, we actually bring love and power to this space and we create. We ain't got it perfect. We ain't got it all figured out. Right? But what I do know is I do know that if we're coming to a process, if we're trying to create even mentorship, we're calling it mentorship. But we hear this phrase that, that it takes a village to raise a child. That's just pure truth, right? We just a village. We are another village. We provide resources. It's money, message and movement, building. That's what.

[Caller/Listener]

What we do, Right?

[DJ Envy]

Wow. We appreciate you for joining us. Tell us how they can donate one more time?

[Angela Yee]

If they listen, you can go to.

[Chance Lundy]

Southern black girls.org southern blackgirls.org that's right.

[DJ Envy]

Well, January is national mentorship month, and thank you women for joining us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Appreciate it this year because it's the midterms is in November, so.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I know.

[Angela Yee]

Black mothers, boots on the ground.

[DJ Envy]

Shaun say, Lunde. Shaun say.

[Angela Yee]

And Latosha. Latosha, listen, she, you know, she. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Get right to the latest with Lauren.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everything. Little brown girls look at you and.

[Angela Yee]

Go, I want to be like you.

[Caller/Listener]

Take me through that.

[Angela Yee]

Take me through there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The latest with Lauren on the Breakfast Club. LL Cool Bay Touch.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, y'.

[Chance Lundy]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So Nicki minaj in that 20 million dollar mansion in LA that was potentially going to have to be sold in order to pay a judgment, a default judgment that was won by a. A former bodyguard that alleges that Nicki Minaj's husband put some paws on him. He won. He won $500,000 by default because of Nicki Minaj's team not adhering, not showing up in this, and she's not gonna have to do it. Yesterday, this. This gentleman's attorney, his name is Paul Sasso, showed up to court and we got an update that we were not expecting because Nicki Minaj last minute cleared that debt. Let's take a listen To Paul. I'm sorry. Let's take a listen to. You should have.

[Angela Yee]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Doesn't have Paul.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, well, we don't have Paul, but basically what Paul says is that they found out last minute that Nicki Minaj had satisfied the judgment. So basically she cleared the $500,000 that was. Was due, I think. And the reason why I said I think. I know she cleared it because he went into court and told the judge that. But what is unclear, and I did reach out to Paul, what is unclear is whether she paid the full 500, 000amount or if she settled out for a larger. A lower amount in order to just be able to get this over with.

[DJ Envy]

So if the judgment was there, I don't. I don't think she could settle out. She might be able to make, you know, payment plans, but she can't sell out. Once that. Once that number's there, you can't say, okay, well, let's make a cheaper price he. That she had to pay that $500,000. And y' all crazy to think she was going to lose her $20 million mansion.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She was. And we said this.

[DJ Envy]

$500,000.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, we said this.

[DJ Envy]

It was just a matter of when.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She was gonna pay. Yeah, you know, that's. That's one of those things. You do it at the last minute cuz you don't want to pay. You're like, here, I seen somebody do that one time. And when they wrote to check out, when they put what it was for, they put blood money.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, I remember you told that story. I did, yeah, you told us. Well, you told me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. But in other news as we move on, so Gervonta Tank Davis. So there's been a. We've been kind of tracking a little bit. I know I have been. I've been checking in with Miami Gardens PD almost every day to see if they've arranged anything with him turning himself in. And yesterday there were some reports that were circulating that the U.S. marshals had gotten involved in this situation because he still has not. Gervonte Tank Davis turned himself in. And I wanted to just clarify that reporting. I reached out just. I do it daily to figure out has he turned himself in. Miami Gardens Police Department couldn't tell me anything. But I did come across a source who told me that, number one, the U.S. marshals have been involved from the beginning. We played the press conference that they had here when they announced or had in Miami when they announced the arrest warrant. And they say it in that Actual press conference. And that was back on the 14th. But a source did tell me that Gervonta take Davis's attorneys are. They're trying to figure out this whole thing. They're having conversations with Miami gardens PD or they were up until a certain point. There was an arrangement. He was supposed to turn himself in. They had figured out with the attorneys, but it didn't happen. So now they're just waiting on the attorneys to call them to give an update of when it will happen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

U.S. marshals get involved when like it's a. A violent or high priority case. Like why would this be a high priority?

[DJ Envy]

And is he on the run? Like is he not turning himself in and they can't find him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So what I this is. I'm gonna give you the exact quote. So I was told police are still actively looking for him and waiting for his attorney to give them a call. And on why the US Marshals are involved is because from what they. From what police understand understand Javante Tank Davis has a home in Florida, but he doesn't live there full time. And they know that he lives other places and a lot of times. So if. If it's state to state, U. S. Marshals will get involved in case they have to extradite you to somewhere else. So that's why they were involved from the very beginning because his. He has different properties, different places and they're not for sure where but they're.

[DJ Envy]

Acting like he's on the run, like he's hiding.

[Lauren LaRosa]

From what I understand is, I mean he was on Instagram yesterday kind of combating some of these reports. So he ain't hiding too deep.

[Angela Yee]

His name, he's very little though, so it's easy to hide.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think it's just technically it makes sense though because I mean he would be co. Considered a fugitive now. Yeah. If he gets mar. Get invol. This sounds crazy.

[DJ Envy]

It sounds like he's on the run and they can't find him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean, technically he is on the run right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, not on the run.

[DJ Envy]

He's not going to turn himself in.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's not starting turn himself in, but he's not running. Okay. No. Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Listen, when he was on live yesterday, what was he saying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

He wasn't on live. He had just posted to an insta story, just responded to a report. He was mad that people were reporting and having a conversation. But in other news, Trey Songs is suing Kansas City cops over this like crowd incident that he has. So this incident is from a few years ago back in 2021, he was at the chief, a chief in Chiefs and Buffalo Bills game. And there was that video of him like fighting with or like, I don't even know if you call it a fight. But it was a physical altercation of some sort. Trey Songs and security and some people in the stands and they had actually tried to throw some things his way. So Trey Song claims that security guards and cops showed up when this video took place. They failed to protect him from unruly, aggressive and intoxicated attendees, and instead they physically assaulted him, wrongfully arrested him, handcuffed and detained him in jail. Trey Songz is alleging that he was charged with trespassing, resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, all of which were dismissed after a while. And so in his lawsuit, Trey Songs is saying because of the coverage of this, the way that it was portrayed, trade and the physical things he had to endure, he suffered suffered physical injuries, emotional distress, damage to his professional reputation, and financial loss as a result of the incident. So he is also claiming that they use a set to force and wrongfully detained him and arrested him and he is coming back for vengeance.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Last time Trey Songs put out a song.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I told y' all he had a song. Well, Ray J's in the video. He's not really like in the song, but there is like the song.

[Angela Yee]

He dropped a song with a new artist. It's some girl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I saw it.

[Angela Yee]

I saw it. Ain't see Ray J. I mean, I hear Ray.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He's in the video.

[Angela Yee]

It's a month ago.

[DJ Envy]

We talking more about everything else Trey does. I haven't heard a Trey song in a long time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's like, yeah, I don't ever hear about Trey Songs, but not music no more.

[Angela Yee]

It's a dope song.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I thought it wasn't a bad song.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The thing is, even if you, you know, you got, you know, all those legal situations happening, sometimes it can get offset by music. Right? Cuz the media, the media is only going to focus on what they get. So you got to get them something else.

[Angela Yee]

No, the bad stuff. They going to focus on the bad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. And if you don't give them anything good, he posted it like he posts.

[Angela Yee]

Music that he got. It's just that nobody picks that up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I told you, lit again. I'm about to look it up. I have an honest question for the room, right? If Trey songs put out music.

[Angela Yee]

Swear, yo, for real.

[Lauren LaRosa]

If Trey songs put out music, with all of this stuff that has been happening in the news all these past, like years since his last biggest hit. Would the music really overtake all of the headlines?

[DJ Envy]

If the music's good, a hit is a hit. A hit's gonna take off regardless.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Give him the fair shot at it.

[Angela Yee]

Hits hits.

[DJ Envy]

Like, that's all.

[Angela Yee]

That's like trace on hits. Oh, you sound like music. Yeah, yeah, mostly that's all. That's the hits gonna overshadow the other hits.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know the exact date. I know it was before Rachel came.

[Angela Yee]

With the physical hits.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Called Litigants. Yeah, yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Litigation.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's featuring Feather Nia. Yeah, it was seven months ago that he put it up. Ah, you just heard it a month ago.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, okay. Just now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right.

[Angela Yee]

And this is dope, too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Really?

[Angela Yee]

He beat singing.

[DJ Envy]

He be singing.

[Angela Yee]

He be. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

As opposed to what? He be singing. He be sing. Jesus Christ.

[DJ Envy]

Y' all not great advocates, y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[DJ Envy]

Y' all are horrible for being an advocate for Trey.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was just reporting the news. As we wrap up, though, we're going to get into the Naomi Osaka conversation on the latest with Laura on the Rosa, the podcast, since we didn't get to do it here and have the conversation about black women in sports and apology or not, because I don't think Name Yaka should apologize. Should have apologized. And we're gonna talk about another podcast. I don't know what happened over there.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, me either.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, I don't know. That's why I'm plugging it. Listen to the latest we learn the podcast. We didn't get into it here, but I'll get into it there. Yeah, maybe we can talk about an overtop.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Thank you, Charlemagne. Yes, even that donkey, too, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Four after the hour. You know, it's the people's donkey. It's Friday, so you can call in 1-800-585-1051 and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. All right.

[DJ Envy]

We'll also open up the phone lines. You know, the blizzard and this horrible snow, this horrible thing. Temperature weekend is supposed to be hitting the east coast and south, and it's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Friday, so you know what that means. It's freaky, freaky, freaky Friday.

[DJ Envy]

So we're asking 800-585-REAT you going to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get snowed in with your best eater? That's what you going to ask. Oh, my God.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Going to be hunching.

[DJ Envy]

I was going to ask, you know, have you ever got snowed in with the wrong person?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Holy hell, that's a great question.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I mean? Has that ever happened to you? We'll take your calls as well after Don kids to breakfast club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's your time to nominate a donkey of your own. Remember now, that is how they choose.

[DJ Envy]

Call in now, 800-585-1051.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Donkey today for Friday, January 23rd. You know, it's the people's donkey. We do that on Friday. So you can call right now, 1-800-585-1051 and give somebody the biggest he haw. So good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

Who's this From Harlem?

[Chance Lundy]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How are you, buddy from Harlem? Who you want to get a biggest he haw to?

[Caller/Listener]

I want to give it to unc. And who I mean by unk is? I'll tell you. Charlamagne the God. Okay, ask me why.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why? Cause you a stud.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my God.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I'm a stud. That's one Every day I listen to this. I drive in the morning and you don't give grace to Lauren LaRosa. Jess, I love you. I'm a New Yorker. I rock with you.

[Angela Yee]

I love you too.

[Caller/Listener]

He praises you way too much more than my girl Lauren LaRosa. Like, he make me feel a little.

[Angela Yee]

Way when I'm driving.

[Caller/Listener]

I kind of want to turn the lady. Will you think he praised be coming about her?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She be trying me and so I be letting her live. But then see, don't she be trying.

[Caller/Listener]

To do a job and you just be like up like, come on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nope. I'm sitting here minding my business and she came at me, called me bald headed and all kind of stuff, looking.

[Caller/Listener]

At her from across the room and I'm not even seeing you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm not supposed to look at her.

[Angela Yee]

Let me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She doing her segment. I'm not supposed to look at her when she. She talking.

[Caller/Listener]

You tried to talk for me because I'm a st because of my voice.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I could just. I could smell the vagina on your breath over the phone.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love you too.

[Caller/Listener]

I've been feinging the call. Don't you my girl Laura Roa. Yes. I love you.

[Chance Lundy]

I love you too.

[Angela Yee]

He don't praise me. He just don't come at me like he come at her.

[DJ Envy]

He don't praise me.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, he be going easily. You could do like a little sis but do a thing too up there. Like I love both of y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

Y' all doing your thing.

[Angela Yee]

Respectfully.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Lauren be trying. So if she going to try, I'mma. I'mma give mediator you the mediator.

[Caller/Listener]

You be chilling. I mess with you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can I say something to you where you at right now? You in. Where you at? You in New York, right? Manhattan.

[Angela Yee]

Manhattan, man.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, talk to me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. Go stock up on batteries. No, no, I was just gonna say, go stock up on batteries, cuz. You know, it's gonna be a snowstorm and we gonna be stuck in the house.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm gonna charge my radio, say that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, I love you. Appreciate it by that. Good morning. Who you want to get the biggest? He hard to, man.

[Caller/Listener]

I want to give it to Mother Nature.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Why?

[Caller/Listener]

Cause how you gonna be 40 degrees one day, then 9 degrees the next day? Come on, lady.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, Mother Mother Nature could do what she want to do, man.

[Caller/Listener]

She need to chill out. I ain't being there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You right. We at our mercy, though, man. Bruh.

[Caller/Listener]

Man, y' all be safe, man, to have a winter storm down here in Memphis.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, yeah, we about to. I mean, we up. We up here in New York, but it's going to be worse for y' all just because, like, you know, the south ain't equipped for none of that.

[Caller/Listener]

I swear, man. Hey, when you ever went to the gas station and all the damn chips gone.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[Angela Yee]

They getting ready, man.

[Caller/Listener]

Supposed to. Hey, they didn't bought all the chips. The oodles and noodles. The Skittles.

[Angela Yee]

The oodles and noodles.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got something to roll up with, though, right?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, it's beside the point, Charlemagne.

[Angela Yee]

See what I'm saying, bro?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's beside the point is legal and damn near the whole country, man. You gonna be all right.

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, Memphis. Hey, Memphis. Hey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I get it. I know, I know, I know, I know. Be safe out there this weekend, brother.

[Angela Yee]

Hell, yeah, man.

[DJ Envy]

Always, bro.

[Caller/Listener]

Y' all have a blessed one, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, Mr. Show Money. What was up, New Jersey? What's happening, my brother?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Mr. Show Money? Who you want to get a big HE hard, too?

[Caller/Listener]

You. Y O U violation. First of all, you gonna mess up a lot of big guests for the Breakfast Club. You violated my man. Ho. I don't even. I. I can't repeat the comment he made about hope. But then also. Yes, sir.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You talking about Jay Z. First of all, I'm a. I'm a Pinket Smith Winfrey Nose Carter.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, yeah, whatever, Fans. Listen, you. You violate Jay Z. Said I would, I would. Yes, sir. I forget the time it was last. So that Cole said something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I gave him a pause because what he said was pause worthy.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. You don't pause, David.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, that's not. No, no, no. First of all.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Mr. Show, he was having a conversation about not having yes men around you. So you was going to sit around him and nothing.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You can't sit around home and hear something so aggregate, egregious and not pause. HOV is not above Jay Z. No, that was egregious.

[Caller/Listener]

Listen, DJ Envy, when you can't. When you can't land the whole interview, whenever he does an interview, this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is why you only interview Jay Z once in life. Unless you're Angie Martinez.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, about. About you be putting your words in your mouth. Like the way you said angel just crazy in my mouth.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

Come on, bro. About the donkey. Today you gave to the lady that wanted to get her money back for the Bundy eye for the wedding. Her husband died. Okay? And then you said, you know, put words in my mouth.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. I don't like when people put words in my mouth.

[Caller/Listener]

But don't say anything like that, brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What are you talking about?

[DJ Envy]

He's very zesty, Mr. Show Money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He's very, very zesty. This is crazy.

[Angela Yee]

He not playing with you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can we play the Jay Z clip? No, we not. I want to play the Jay Z clip so people know why that was Paul's word.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, sir.

[Caller/Listener]

Did you call my man yet about that? About your merch? Co direct in Linden, New Jersey, 908845.

[Angela Yee]

God damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Don't be giving out the man number over that radio there.

[Caller/Listener]

Tens of millions of people listening.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You should have said, hold on and gave it to him off air. Mr. Show Money, yo, that's his business number. Now, ain't nobody gonna be able to get through because everybody's just gonna be flooding his line calling him for no Damn reason. Because Mr. Show Money decided to broadcast his number to 10 million people.

[Caller/Listener]

That's his business number. That's good advert. Yo, yo, yo, China. We don't all have 400 million.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, hang up on Mr. Show Money. This guy's crazy. Have a good day, Mr. Show Money. All right, we do that donkey. We do the people's D donkey every Friday, okay? 1-800-585-1051. You can call up and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid, okay?

[DJ Envy]

Mr. Show just did, like, throw up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He just everything.

[DJ Envy]

He throwing up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love. HOV is one of my. My, my entertainment inspirations.

[DJ Envy]

Why you glazing?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why you glazing? Jay Z, Clarence Laser Petey Green with a long. Those are my four entertainment inspirations. I love those brothers. Okay? But you're not over. You're Not. You're not above a pause, okay? Because this. That was crazy. All right?

[Angela Yee]

Hey, yo, tell.

[DJ Envy]

Yo, bro.

[Caller/Listener]

It's been three days, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You ain't.

[Caller/Listener]

You ain't hitting it hard anymore.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're not working out.

[Angela Yee]

You're not.

[Caller/Listener]

You're not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're not. You're not attacking it the same way, bro. Like, get in there, man. No, no, I'll come with you. No, you gotta leave. I'll come with you. Yes. Hey, I'll come with you.

[DJ Envy]

You gotta leave.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'll come with you. How many time you heard that?

[DJ Envy]

Cuz it sound.

[Angela Yee]

Jesus Christ.

[DJ Envy]

And that's his friend nobody.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all, I love Jay Z. I told you, I got four entertainment inspirations, okay? Jay Z, Clarence Avon, Petey Green. Okay? And Arsenio hall just glazed. And I'm. And by the way, I'm publishing Arsenio Hall's memoir. It'll be out April 7th. Okay? But you can pre order it right now. It is called Arsenio A Memoir, and it's one of the biggest, best memoirs ever read in my life. I'm not saying that because I'm publishing it via Black Privilege Publishing. I'm saying that because it's true.

[Angela Yee]

I would really love to meet that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Brother, but nobody's above a pulse, especially when it's announced.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, y' all ever heard Jay Z say pause?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

So how is he above the pause? I don't understand what I'm showing about, like, if a yo was.

[DJ Envy]

Was that era. That's where it started from.

[Angela Yee]

But damn.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to hov. All right, now let's open up the phone lines. It's Friday, so you know what that means.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's freaky, freaky Freaky Friday. Why you.

[DJ Envy]

Why you move your hand like that when you do it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Shut up.

[Angela Yee]

Why you use your hand, like, playing with the testes?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's. Wow, crazy.

[DJ Envy]

All right, so the question is 5, 8, 5, 1051. All right, now, this weekend's supposed to be a huge snowstorm. The weather's supposed to be disgusting, and.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Some of y' all trying to get snowed in with your best eater. Okay?

[Angela Yee]

God damn.

[DJ Envy]

So we're asking 8, but your best.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Eater should be your significant other. I would hope so.

[DJ Envy]

5851051. Have you ever been snowed in with the wrong person or stuck with the wrong.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Different conversation. Okay, Cuz the best eater is the right person, but the wrong person. That's nasty work.

[DJ Envy]

Somebody on the chat just said that, you know, they were snowing with somebody that had Their feet stink.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Huh? But they said that. They said the brain was fire, mouth was fire.

[DJ Envy]

So that's what we're asking. 800-585-1051.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What?

[Angela Yee]

What? That's just crazy, stinky feet. But something wrong with our listeners, man.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, we're opening up the phone lines. 800-585-1-051. It's Friday, so you know what that means.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's freaky, freaky, Freaky Friday.

[Angela Yee]

We're asking.

[DJ Envy]

It's. Of course this weekend is going to be a huge snowstorm. Have you ever been snowed in with your best eater? Snowed in with the wrong person is the question. Let's start with you guys. Yes.

[Angela Yee]

All right, so I got.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, but you got a story.

[DJ Envy]

Go.

[Angela Yee]

I got snowed in while I was pregnant with.

[Nyla Simone]

With Rome.

[Angela Yee]

And I went through his phone.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, damn.

[Angela Yee]

Yes. And found out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Girl, that's the worst.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, it is the worst. It couldn't go nowhere. You know what I mean? But, yeah, I got. I got snowed in Rome. I went through his phone, and I found out he was cheating on me with, like, six different girls.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

And you. You couldn't leave.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, no. I'm beating Rome ass up and down the house. It was while I was pregnant. Did not care. What you mean? What kind of snow we had? Like, what you mean, what kind of snow?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How much?

[Angela Yee]

All right, so it was like a blizzard, man. I don't know. I guess, like, two feet. Like, I couldn't go anywhere. We couldn't go anywhere. And it's not like I drove.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Anyway.

[Angela Yee]

We. I was catching a bus back and forth, and I was living with him, staying with him at the time. And, yo, I was whooping Rome ass.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Rome was snowed in with the wrong person.

[Angela Yee]

What you mean? I found out he was cheating on me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh.

[Angela Yee]

He literally told somebody I wasn't pregnant. And I was.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm like.

[Angela Yee]

Like, yo, I am pregnant. Why you tell this girl I'm not?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn. Because he was trying to clap the cheese. Why you typing crazy questions? You know the answer to that question to you, too.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I've only been snowed in so far with my old boo and my new boo.

[DJ Envy]

So you haven't been stuck with your A boo and didn't work out right? Why you looking like that? You got something you want to tell us?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Tell us.

[Lauren LaRosa]

There's nothing I want to tell you guys. I'm looking forward to the snow weekend.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, okay. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Charlemagne, leave alone. Let's go to the.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't have. There's no need to even ask me and envy this because, you know, we've been with the right people for 20 plus years.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Have y' all ever had a situation in the snow where you were like, like, y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Cause y' all got kids like, where you're like, yo, I need to get out of here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, no other place with the kids.

[DJ Envy]

I'm always outside with the kids in the snow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I saw somebody say on the chat, they was like, I'm gonna be snowed in with these kids. You mean you going to be snowing with your kids. Those are your kids.

[Angela Yee]

But when you got no limit soldiers, man, you don't want to be snowed in. At least you can go outside.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's like, parents will be like, what you doing this weekend? I'm babysitting. Those are your kids.

[DJ Envy]

Now I will say this. My kids don't know when to come inside, though. They like, let's stay outside longer. And I'm cold, cuz I got to stay outside with them. Like, come on, let's go inside. They're like, no, Dad, 30 more minutes. 30 more minutes. 45 minutes. I'm freezing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But then all 80 y ought to come inside, right?

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get your light out the gun.

[DJ Envy]

This guy's crazy. Hello, can you take us off Bluetooth for speaker.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, I just said, good morning, everybody. My name's everything. Sh.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You said everything, stud. Sh.

[Caller/Listener]

Every. I am a stud, but it's everything.

[DJ Envy]

We know all of your voices. All right, Tell us what happened with you. Who was you stone in with?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Straight guy?

[Caller/Listener]

So I don't know her name. I'm going back to 2000.

[Angela Yee]

Goodbye.

[Caller/Listener]

I met her off the party line. My greeting was like, I'm trying to get snowed in. You know what I mean? I live in the suburbs of Philly. I'm trying to get snowed in for the weekend. And shorty came through. She was nice. The body, the face, everything was right. But she was a little crazy. Yo, she locked me in my basement. Like, locked me in the basement.

[Angela Yee]

Damn.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, locked me in my basement. I couldn't get out. My basement door had the type of lock, like a latch on it. Yeah. From the outside. So in the basement, I couldn't get out, and she's just roaming around my house. And I literally had to call someone and wait for them to come here from Philly to come into my house to let me out my basement. I was. She locked me in my basement.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How many times you gonna tell us she locked you in Your basement, man, we get it. She locked you in your basement.

[DJ Envy]

Did you have a good time at least?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did you.

[DJ Envy]

Did you clap the cheeks in the basement before the basement?

[Caller/Listener]

No.

[Angela Yee]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, I just wanted to. Well, listen, I just want to tell you, you know, I'm saying I want to give you some studs survival tips this weekend. You know what I mean? No, for real. Like, when you choose your boots. When you choose your boots, you know, choose something for survival, not ego. You know what I'm saying? Y' all studs be stylish. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Get some waterproof boots with some real traction, just in case you need to.

[Caller/Listener]

Go outside like a whole dude. My name is Everything Shi. On all social media, you can see what I look like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'. Am. Yes, ma'. Am.

[Caller/Listener]

Look like you, only lighter, to be honest. And I'm bench pressing 130. Hello.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, you said everything. You said everything. Shot. Sh. What?

[DJ Envy]

Sh.

[Caller/Listener]

Everything shi. Instagram, Facebook. Everything is everything shi. Acronym for so happy and stop. My tik. Tok is miss everything crazy.

[Angela Yee]

But why?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Weight loss trainer entertain container and fashion.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's good. She can shovel her own snow when it's all said and done, too. Go clean your.

[Angela Yee]

You ain't tell us why the girl locked you in the basement. Was the strap dirty? Like, what's up?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, why?

[Angela Yee]

Come on, like, stop playing.

[Caller/Listener]

He never even. We never got there for.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, my.

[Caller/Listener]

Here's the thing. I'm. I'm on social media. I'm well known in the Philly area.

[Mimi Brown]

You.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm. I'm well known right here.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's an underscore in your Instagram name.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I'm looking at you right now, Miss Everything.

[Angela Yee]

You got horrible survival tips, some videos.

[Caller/Listener]

That got millions of views. I've been doing this over the years. They see me and they. They think they. They can get something from me. I got court slipping.

[Angela Yee]

So Shorty locked you in the basement. Did she rob you? Was anything missing? What's up?

[Caller/Listener]

No, she was just all around my house, chilling as if it was hers. And I'm banging on the door like, yo, let me out. Like, yo, I'm hearing her moving around the house over my head. It and everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why you ain't knock the door down, Ms. Bench? 130.

[Caller/Listener]

No, no, no. That wasn't happening. I couldn't do it. The still door. It's the still door. I'm not that strong and everything.

[Angela Yee]

How you got a steel door? What the hell?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You.

[DJ Envy]

Man, you do look like Charlemagne.

[Angela Yee]

That's crazy. Let me see.

[DJ Envy]

Let me see.

[Chance Lundy]

That's crazy.

[Caller/Listener]

Only lighter.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

N. You don't look like me.

[DJ Envy]

You look like. Crazy. Everything underscore.

[Caller/Listener]

I used to listen to you when you was around the corner on Domino Lane. 440 Domino Lane.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. I was on 100.3 to beat out there. I love Philly, man.

[Chance Lundy]

Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

I appreciate you miss everything of the day, too. Well, that's another segment.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, we did that already, but we appreciate you.

[DJ Envy]

I just. I just showed y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

Have a blessed one. Stay safe and enjoy your weekend.

[DJ Envy]

I just showed Charlemagne you in the bikini that you got on your. On your thing, Yo.

[Angela Yee]

I'd have locked your ass in the basement, too.

[Caller/Listener]

Me in a red wig. Find me in a red wig. I look beautiful. I'm gorgeous as the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You are. You are beautiful. You're a beautiful stud.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. You going in the basement.

[DJ Envy]

Jesus.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I didn't want to insult. I didn't know what her pronoun was. She said, as a woman, though. So I don't know. I don't know. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-1051. Sorry it took so long.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know either Rebirth or Cool. I was thinking the same thing. Why she eating out a pot on Instagram, but hey, who I ain't?

[Angela Yee]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Cause she that, man. That's basement behavior.

[DJ Envy]

130.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love studs, man. Salute to all the studs. Me and Drewy gonna have to fight to see who loves studs. Both.

[Angela Yee]

No, that in love. Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

This is D from Miami, but I live in Cleveland now.

[DJ Envy]

What's up, D? You ever been snowed in with the wrong person?

[Caller/Listener]

So not snowed in, but we had a hurricane, like, maybe 10ish years ago, and my boyfriend at the time and his roommate had never been through a hurricane. Hurricane. They're like, oh, we'll have a hurricane party. You come through. I'm like, okay, cool. So I was in. My boyfriend, the dude, the roommate was. I think he met her the day before. They were hooking up, and they were having the loudest animal sex with the dog barking and everything in their bedroom. And we had no electricity, so you could hear everything. It was horrible. And they didn't sound like they knew what they were doing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Such pressure for your boyfriend, man.

[DJ Envy]

I know, right?

[Angela Yee]

Wow.

[Caller/Listener]

No, not my boyfriend. They did not know what they were doing, me and my boyfriend.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But that's what I mean. Such pressure for your boyfriend. Because in his mind, he probably thinking like, damn, I ain't Making my shorty make that type of noise, you know, Ain't no dog barking for me.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, I just went five minutes and they still going three hours later.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what I'm saying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

She said they don't know what they're doing because of this.

[Caller/Listener]

Not at the time. Not at that time. But, you know, later when we were alone, you know, we got into it, but, you know, we're respectable people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Got you.

[Caller/Listener]

We are not having, you know, no electricity, you know, loud sex when other people are not.

[Angela Yee]

Get it in. Y' all should have turned it into a company competition.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah. All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who can be louder? Come back.

[Caller/Listener]

I will absolutely outperform them. It's okay.

[Angela Yee]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But you know, that's the thing. I don't want it to be performative. You know what I'm saying? Like, if it ain't real, don't be just yelling, screaming for no damn reason. You know what I'm saying?

[DJ Envy]

Why, hello, who's this?

[Angela Yee]

Mommy?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You sound like envy telling that girl help earlier. You can't be saying certain words. Certain words on mean distress. Help, Mommy.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, so tell us you've been stoned with the wrong person, Mommy.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

And. Well, in New York, I lived in New York. I never got a snowstorm with the right. With the wrong person because it was always planet with who I wanted to get blacking with. So that was good. But now I live in Florida and I got hurricane and with someone and they were complete opposite of who I thought they were. So we were talking for a little while. Like guys always smelled good, like clean cut. Everything got snowstorm with him. We got a hurricane in for three days.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He didn't shower.

[Caller/Listener]

Not one day. The water, there's still water. Yeah. He stayed so bad. There was no food. You supposed to. There's going to be a hurricane. I brought some stuff in, but he didn't buy nothing. So I'm like, we starving. He was not in a no flood sun. So the water came. Came up like really close to his house. It was hard for me to leave, but luckily because I was like, just in case, I have parked like a mile away in the medium. So as soon as the water resided just a little bit, I mean, it was still on my knees. I literally waited for him to go do something, get entertained. I opened the door quietly because I didn't want him to try to stop me. And I walked in that water for about a mile until I got to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My car way in the water. Why couldn't you just tell him to go Take a shower. Especially for dinner. Like, yeah, why don't you go wash up? You told him you stayed?

[Caller/Listener]

He was like, I told. I mean, I told him. He thought it was just having a knife. So I saw him, like, nicely, like, okay, you're ready. And I was showering, and I was hoping that that would inspire him to go shower.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, y' all gotta be. Y' all gotta just be honest with people sometimes. People don't be smelling themselves, man, you stank, bro.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, yo, could you please go take a shower? You ain't washing a couple days. You're starting to stink. That's. That'll shame him and make him go take a shower.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, listen, he smells so bad. And then I was like, so you want. Are you ready for show? Yeah, now I'm a shower later. And I'm like, what's going on? I go shower. Like, oh, that feel good. I feel like a new person. But because it was just him and I, and again, we just talking. I haven't seen him mad or anything. I don't know what can go off. And it's just him and I. I don't want to put myself in a dangerous situation.

[Angela Yee]

So you. You swam all the way to your car? You swam all the way to your car?

[Caller/Listener]

I was like, okay, I don't care.

[Angela Yee]

I'm.

[Caller/Listener]

I. Because I knew my car was gonna be sick because I parked there in a medium. So even if they would have went, it had to have gone real hard to not. So I was like, nah, it doesn't matter.

[Angela Yee]

I literally.

[Caller/Listener]

The water was on my, like, the level of my knees.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got to talk straight to people, especially when you snow. You stuck with them. And I'm sure he probably wanted sexual favors and all type of stuff. Like, you got to be honest with people, be straight with them.

[Angela Yee]

And now. And what's crazy is now his stuff. Stinky ass is one of her bodies. That's crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, he's stung. She can just. It didn't count.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's the moral of the story is? You shouldn't be getting, you know, snowed in or stuck with the wrong person anyway, because you shouldn't be wasting your time or energy with the wrong people.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But sometimes you don't know. Well, she could have knew he stunk. But, like, some character traits, you need to be with a person long enough to see him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all should have known that already.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, but I don't know. I got snowed in with my sugar daddy before, and what was so good was, like, he didn't he didn't. Nothing worked below his belt, so I didn't have to really do anything. But I didn't plan to get snuck. Get stuck over there. I plan. I went over there to get some bread, and it was already snowing. He was like, I cooked. I'm like, all right, I'm gonna sit here and eat for this bread, you know, and because that was a bread for my car that he helped me put the down on. And so I. I ended up having to stay the night over there. But he didn't. He didn't need anything, you know what I mean? Because he didn't work below.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But so sometimes people end up there on accident, you know what I'm saying?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. You walking around naked all weekend, though.

[Angela Yee]

Absolutely. And I sure did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want to see.

[DJ Envy]

All right, when we come back, we got. Pastor Aux NALA will be joining us, so don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. What's up?

[Nyla Simone]

What's up, guys? Happy Friday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nyla Simone, Certified vibe. Young Eric Andre.

[Nyla Simone]

Young Eric.

[Angela Yee]

Andre is crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Explain yourself.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't even know.

[DJ Envy]

In New York.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Or where you going.

[Nyla Simone]

Oh, no, I'm going home.

[DJ Envy]

You got it. Oh, you.

[Nyla Simone]

Yeah, yeah, I'll be right here.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Nyla Simone]

Yes. But what we got.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got something good this week.

[Chance Lundy]

Yeah.

[Nyla Simone]

Well, I'm starting off because I know it's Freaky Friday, so I want to do a little palette cleanse with some gospel. This record is called on and on by Madison Ryan Ward. I don't know why I've really been drawn to these type of songs, but it's the vocals. It's the vocals and it's the message. But it's by Madison Ryan Ward, featuring James.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Name's Poiser.

[Angela Yee]

I love it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's her name?

[Nyla Simone]

Madison Ryan Ward. Yeah, the vocals.

[Angela Yee]

I know, right? Very emotional record. Yes.

[Nyla Simone]

She collabs a lot with Lecrae as.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, but I know she's an amazing vocalist. He said Madison Cord.

[Nyla Simone]

Madison Ryan Ward.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I see it.

[Nyla Simone]

I'll send it to you.

[DJ Envy]

She sound dope, but.

[Nyla Simone]

All right, next we're gonna turn it up, and then we're gonna get into some rap. So next we got this Denzel Curry. You saw that Denzel Curry format. A rap group with Tia Corinne Asepper. Y' all didn't see that. DK the Ruler.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What?

[Nyla Simone]

Okay, well, they formed a rap group. It's called the Psych. And they dropped. And they. They're dropping out a project March 6, one month after the fall off. But they dropped their first record called Lift. I'm just saying it's one month after the falloff, the sixth.

[DJ Envy]

That's all.

[Angela Yee]

I love a FIFA. I love it. Yes.

[Nyla Simone]

I love Denzel Curry.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get busy. He's very underrated.

[Nyla Simone]

Yeah, I think so, too. I just think he's in his own lane. Like, they're following his niche, but I think that's what's cool about the group because I think Ferg's following his niche. I think BK the rule is following his niece. So they're coming together.

[DJ Envy]

That was dope.

[Nyla Simone]

I think that's really going to be a moment, and it's good for. For the morale of hip hop, but. All right, next we got this new dababy record called Pop that he's been teasing it for a while.

[Angela Yee]

It's finally out. Da baby, my man. I love the baby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all hate the baby.

[Angela Yee]

Never miss. I love that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was Toug. Tough tune. Get everybody dancing again, man.

[Angela Yee]

You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Grind a little bit on people. You know what I mean?

[Angela Yee]

Jeans, what I'm talking about, man. Come on, man. I just played a gospel record, and.

[Nyla Simone]

You want to take it back to.

[Angela Yee]

That grind on people a little bit.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Your jeans, meaning you're.

[Nyla Simone]

It was very much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You can tell he's done it before. He's done it before.

[Angela Yee]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You haven't. You a man. You got the same tool I got, don't you?

[Angela Yee]

I got two more.

[Nyla Simone]

I got two more. So this next one is Don Cannon and Wale James. Freestyle.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, that's one of the coolest. Boys. Wale, man.

[Angela Yee]

Always Wale.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get busy.

[Nyla Simone]

Yo, Tough.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I feel like everything is a lot. It kind of came and went, and I don't like that.

[Chance Lundy]

You think so?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The album a little bit.

[DJ Envy]

I'm going a little bit. Talk about it again. I haven't seen any singles.

[Nyla Simone]

No, that Leon Thomas record, Kissing in the Club. I love that Gopelli. That one's still going on radio.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I hope so.

[Nyla Simone]

Well, it's. It's on radio at the other station. I don't know about this one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, what is it called?

[Nyla Simone]

Watching us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Watching Sim Sema. You should program W watching us. No, because we got to keep these dope projects going. We can't just allow these dope projects to just come and go.

[Nyla Simone]

That's W. And Leon, you know, that was hard, man. Wait, wait. The last one, and if I can't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Play it, it's cool.

[Nyla Simone]

But Whiz Kid and Asak dropped a project, you know.

[Angela Yee]

Let me hear it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wrapping. You up, though.

[Angela Yee]

I'm. I love everything Whiz kid, so I'm. That's always gonna get me in a vibe. I love it.

[DJ Envy]

Simmons said the record is actually in rotation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, that's dope, said Wale. See, Sim is on it. Sim say Wale. And Leon Thomas is already in rotation. Tough. Don't they got an album coming out or something? That is.

[Nyla Simone]

It's off the album that was out. Yes, it dropped today. Ari Lennox dropped today as well, but I need to sit and listen to it because I wasn't sure. But if y' all like what y' all heard, make sure you guys follow me online at Nyla's Simone with the Y Not an Eye. And then also make sure you guys rsvp. I'm doing the JCOLE album listening party for the fall off at the Brooklyn Public Library, so it's gonna be really dope. That's the same place they had Book of Hov, so we got some, like, installations planned. But I just.

[DJ Envy]

So you doing it with J. Cole, you just doing as a.

[Nyla Simone]

It's just a fan list.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

That's dope, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Didn't J. Cole say he don't read that much? One time he was going back and forth.

[Nyla Simone]

I don't. I don't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's kind of crazy.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Natalie. You gotta go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm right.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you, Nala.

[DJ Envy]

All right, when we come back, we got the People's Choice. Make you throw back on a Friday. It's the Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning, everybody.

[DJ Envy]

It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club again this weekend. We're expecting a storm on Sunday. They're saying that we could get up to 20 inches of snow. So you clear 20 inches of snow. So just be careful. Make sure you get all your food that you need, because it might get nasty, we might lose power and all those other things. So just. Just make sure you got extra blankets, you got candles and those type of things like that, and it's safe out there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I also want to say, man, I'm watching so many people, you know, push back events for the weekend on the East Coast. I think the people that aren't pushing back events are very selfish and irresponsible. Yeah. You know what I mean? Like, there's nothing going on this weekend that's so important that, you know, you gonna put people in danger to attend. You know? So stop thinking about yourself for a second and put. Think about, you know, all the people that you could be putting in harm's way by Having them out in this weather because it is unpredictable, right? Like, it's saying that it might start on midnight on Saturday, but you don't know.

[Chance Lundy]

You don't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It might start at 09:00'.

[Caller/Listener]

Clock.

[DJ Envy]

Everything Saturday, Saturday evening, Sunday. You should cancel it. You also got to remember that people got to travel. So even though it's an event Saturday, I still might have to drive an hour or two hours.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You don't want people on the road.

[DJ Envy]

So things should be canceled. Like my kids, my son's soccer, my daughter's cheerleading tournaments. You know what I'm saying?

[Angela Yee]

Saying basketball, my shows that I had.

[DJ Envy]

In Hoover, Alabama, Birmingham, Carolina, this weekend because of it. You should cancel. Do the right thing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cancel off the road. And some. Like, some people got things for the weekend, but they canceling one day of it. Like, no cancel. Just push the whole thing back.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, come on, man. Make some executive decisions, man. Be smart out here. Absolutely.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

No, you can't cancel NFL. We still watching that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But snow ain't hitting nothing in places. I don't think snow ain't hitting Colorado or Seattle.

[DJ Envy]

No.

[Angela Yee]

Hell, no.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to Latasha Brown and Chauncey Lundy, the executive directors of founder of Southern Black Girls. They have a mentorship where they mentor young black women. Young black girls as well. So salute to them for what they're doing. I'm actually gonna try to get them to the family reunion thing we're doing. Let's talk to some of the young girls and actually bring some of the young girls in there to enjoy the festivities at that mall.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So, yeah, I mean, this month was January was national mentorship month.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And so I just thought that was a great conversation because mentorship is very important. Very important. And one thing that I love that Latasha, you know, Brown said, is that correction is love. I truly. I truly believe that. You know what I'm saying? You don't love somebody if you're not willing to, you know, correct them on something they doing wrong.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. All right, well, you got a positive note, Charlotte.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I do. This is for everybody who sadly may be stuck in the snow alone this weekend. You know what I mean? You may not have a significant other. You may not have a family. You might just find yourself by yourself. Is cool. Just remember Dr. Wayne W. Dyer once said, you cannot be lonely if you like the person you're alone with. Have a great day. Breakfast club. Wake you up.

[DJ Envy]

Wake that ass up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Program your Alarm to Power 105.1 on.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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