FULL SHOW: Teyana Taylor Named Time Magazine’s WOMAN OF THE YEAR, Lil Yachty Says The Origins Of Hip Hop Was Trash + Ben Crump Interview

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The Breakfast Club (February 27, 2026)

Main Theme & Purpose

This lively episode of The Breakfast Club with DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, and Charlamagne Tha God delivers energetic discussions on major pop culture moments, hip-hop histories, big news stories, and a deep-dive interview with renowned civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. From celebrating Teyana Taylor’s Time Woman of the Year honor to unpacking Lil Yachty’s critique of early hip-hop and exploring the realities of justice with Ben Crump, the show blends humor, honest opinions, and real talk on cultural shifts, media, and community concerns.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Morning Banter, Weekend Plans & Shoutouts

(02:29 – 05:55)

• Hosts discuss their upcoming shows and travels, particularly to the Carolinas.
• Shoutouts to the Lady Gamecocks for their fifth SEC championship and Raven Johnson.
• Birthday wishes for Bobby V and a nod to Dominican Independence Day.
• Playful ribbing about cultural identity between Dominican and Black roots.
  • “Pick a side, flutter Dominican. I'm black. You gotta pick a side.” – Lauren LaRosa (06:04)

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2. Front Page News with Mimi Brown

(06:31 – 12:27; 32:52 – 39:07; 33:00 – 38:59)

• Trump Drafts Controversial Voting Executive Order:

  • Potential for national changes: Voter ID, hand-counted ballots, ban on mail-in voting.
  • “Everyone has to stop acting like the Trump administration isn't an authoritarian regime.” – Lauren LaRosa (08:26)
  • Discussion of legal challenges and constitutional state powers.

• Hillary Clinton’s Epstein Testimony:

  • Clinton states she has no relevant information, calls investigation a “partisan distraction.”
  • “So why were they questioning her if her husband... had the relationship allegedly with Epstein?” – Angela Yee (10:16)

• Texas Senate Primary:

  • High early turnout among Democrats; heated Republican race with Trump's involvement but no endorsements yet.

• Media Shakeup: Paramount, Warner Bros, Netflix Merger:

  • Concerns about consolidation and media monopoly.
  • Trump attacks Netflix board member Susan Rice over her stance on corporate accountability.
  • “So FCC is supposed to be against this type of media consolidation.” – Lauren LaRosa (36:33)

• “Diaper Man” Snowball-Gate Arrest:

  • YouTuber charged after a blizzard snowball fight with police; felony charge dropped, misdemeanor upheld.
  • Family claims it was a prank; police allege rocks in snowballs.

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3. Audience Call-in Segment: Get It Off Your Chest & Donkey of the Day

(12:47 – 19:20; 77:05 – 82:58)

• Listeners vent about issues like postal delays, unfair work practices, and cultural celebrations.
• Thought-provoking discussion about the lowering of flags for public figures like Jesse Jackson versus others.
• “People's Donkey” segment lets callers nominate anyone for a “donkey” (foolishness) of the week.
  • Touches on lazy coworkers, attitudes toward women leaders, and Nicki Minaj’s selective politics.

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4. Teyana Taylor: Time’s Woman of the Year

(19:20 – 22:32)

• Celebration of Teyana Taylor’s accomplishments with an Oscar nomination and Time Magazine cover.
  • Notable Quote:

    “With my nomination, I had been still pinching myself weeks later... Being in that class photo with all my fellow amazing nominees is when it really hit me.”
    – Teyana Taylor (20:49)

• Broader discussion of influential women being honored and Rihanna’s studio teaser.

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5. Meg Thee Stallion’s Broadway Debut

(23:29 – 24:38; 28:04 – 29:03)

• Meg becoming the first female-identifying performer to play Zidler in “Moulin Rouge” on Broadway.
• Discussion about gender roles and change in musical theater.

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6. Hip-Hop Debate: Lil Yachty’s Bold Claim

(29:13 – 32:46; 74:18 – 75:45)

• Yachty says the early origins of hip-hop were “trash.”
• Hosts unpack music’s evolution, noting that every generation faces criticism for its sound.
  • “Everything evolves... Look back at early hip-hop, you’re like, ‘That was kinda crazy if you listen now.’” – Angela Yee (30:28)
• They play Yachty’s controversial new freestyle, critique it, and compare generational standards.
  • “You can’t make the statements you make about hip hop and then come with that.” – Lauren LaRosa (75:17)

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7. Interview: Attorney Benjamin Crump on Justice, Advocacy & Community

(39:09 – 67:37)

• Discusses his new novel, "Worse Than a Lie," aiming to inspire a new generation of civil rights lawyers.
• Highlights battles such as environmental racism in Altadena, CA, and insurance discrimination after wildfires.
• Calls out the weakening of diversity programs and the need for Black economic empowerment:
  • “Asian sisters and brothers… their dollar stays 21 days before it leaves. Jewish...17. Black Americans...17 minutes. It’s sad.” (43:58)
• Explores “what’s worse than a lie”:
  • “To tell the truth and have nobody believe you.” – Crump’s grandmother, echoed by Crump (48:15)
• Shares personal challenges, the negativity faced on social media, and staying resilient:
  • “The more good you try to do, God just keep blessing you. I can't worry about what you saying, man. We too busy trying to help liberate Black people.” (54:12)
• On Jesse Jackson’s legacy:
  • “You don’t drown because the water is deep...you drown because you stop kicking.” – Jesse Jackson (64:30)
• Emphasizes building community from within, supporting Black businesses, and accepting collective responsibility.

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8. Hot Topics & Entertainment News

(68:00 – 76:47)

• Pink debunks People magazine’s false divorce story and mocks the media’s fixation on scandal.
• Young Miami discusses seeking a partner with a $100M net worth; sparking debate about financial expectations in relationships.
  • “A person does not need $100M to provide for you...You’re making your pickings really slim with that number.” – Lauren LaRosa (71:28–71:41)
• Aisha Diaz clarifies her “$45k–$50k/month” requirements, contextualizing them in her nightlife career.
• Hosts question whether people chasing money are closing off real love and fulfillment.

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9. Music & Culture: Pass the Aux with Nyla Simone

(101:00 – 105:35)

• New music highlights:
  • Noli x Coi Leray’s “Maybe”
  • Marlon Craft’s “Analog Man”
  • Baby Keem’s album with Kendrick Lamar
  • BigXthaPlug’s “6WA” (NWA flip)
• Discussion of live bands in hip-hop, regional support, and evolving rap sounds.

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10. Black History Month Feature: I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either

(105:59 – 112:11)

• B.Dot narrates the little-known role of 1 million African soldiers in WWII, their postwar political awakening, and the erasure of their contributions from Western history.
  • “If we don't document global Black sacrifice, freedom starts looking like it was won by only a few. And it was not.” – B.Dot (109:40)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Ben Crump:
  “The future of Black people will be determined by how we support each other.” (44:02)
• Charlamagne Tha God:
  “You shouldn’t be compelled to leave just because you are only with somebody for the money.” (93:11)
• Lauren LaRosa:
  “If you worth $50,000, charge $50,000. If you worth $500, charge that.” (100:28, jokingly summarizing the day’s relationship debate)
• Morning Message:
  “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama, quoted by Jess (114:11)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Morning Banter/Weekend Plans: 02:29–05:55
• Front Page News: 06:31–12:27, 32:52–39:07
• Get it Off Your Chest (Listener Call-in): 12:47–19:20
• Teyana Taylor Celebration: 19:20–22:32, (first mention)
• Lil Yachty on Hip-Hop Debate: 29:13–32:46, 74:18–75:45 (Yachty freestyle)
• Ben Crump Interview: 39:09–67:37
• Donkey of the Day (Caller Segment): 77:05–82:58
• Pass the Aux (Music Segment): 101:00–105:35
• Black History Month – Africa WWII Segment: 105:59–112:11

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Episode Flow and Tone

• Fast-paced, humorous, and opinionated. The hosts freely offer wisecracks and earnest advice, while tackling both news and culture with candor.
• Community-focused and celebratory. Black excellence, cultural heritage, and honoring legacy are woven throughout, especially in the Ben Crump interview and Black History Month segment.
• Candid debates about politics, money, music, and love—always offering space for listeners and guests to weigh in.

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For listeners who haven’t tuned in:
This episode of The Breakfast Club delivers a vibrant mix of sharp cultural commentary, inspiring interviews, hip-hop news, and unfiltered audience voices. Highlights include Teyana Taylor’s well-deserved celebration, a nuanced conversation about Black legal and economic empowerment with Ben Crump, and a spirited debate on what truly matters in love and music. If you want real talk and laughter laced with insightful takes on today’s cultural currents, don’t miss this one.

Transcript

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Angela Yee]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Angela Yee]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Angela Yee]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Angela Yee]

We just having some technical difficulties. What's up, Jess?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake that ass up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's Friday.

[Angela Yee]

Yes. The weekend is here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hell, yeah.

[Angela Yee]

How you feeling, Jess?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm excited. I'm ready to get to Greenville, South Carolina, today. I got four shows down there at the Comedy Zone. We got two tonight and two tomorrow, so. I can't wait to get down there. I ain't been to Greenville in, like, four years.

[Angela Yee]

Really?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know why I stay. You know, I left so much time passed before I go back to visit the Carolinas, but. Well, South Carolina, because I'm always in North Carolina. Shout out to Charlotte, but, yeah, man, I can't wait to get down there.

[Angela Yee]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can't wait to eat, yo.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, the Carolinas have some of the most amazing food when I go down south, so smooth everybody out. I'm heading out to, I think, North Carolina in a couple of weeks for the Battle of the Bears. Remember, it was supposed to be a couple of weeks ago, but it got canceled because of the snowstorm. Yeah. So we'll be back out there in the last couple of weeks because it's gonna be hot now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, it's gonna be a little warmer down there.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, it'll be a lot warmer down there. So. Yeah. Salute to everybody in the Carolinas. We got charlamagne yet. Is he working now? Charlotte. Charlotte, can you hear us?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, we can hear you. Good now.

[Angela Yee]

You good now?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You can.

[Angela Yee]

Yes. No echoes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You sure? Oh, no echo.

[Angela Yee]

I'm positive. Yep, you sound good.

[DJ Envy]

Straight.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Don't lie to me now.

[Angela Yee]

Why would I lie straight?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you, Mike. Salute to Mike. Thank you, Mike, man. Appreciate you. Yes, I'm broadcasting from. I heard y' all talking about the Carolinas. I'm home in South Carolina right now. I'm broadcasting from Hot 103.9 in Columbia as I speak.

[Angela Yee]

Right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, tell them. Get them tickets, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'll be down there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's two different places.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know, I know, but it is right down there.

[Angela Yee]

It was right up the street.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's about an hour and a half. Yeah, you gonna be in Greenville.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

People got cars. Tell them come down the street. Yo.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, go, go see Jess. Hilarious. In Greenville. I was. I was here for Business yesterday. But I went to go watch the University of South Carolina Lady GameCocks win their fifth straight SEC championship last night. Congratulations for the Lady Gamecocks.

[Angela Yee]

Absolutely.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And it was senior night, you know what I mean? So a lot of great seniors will be leaving South Carolina. Salute to Raven Johnson. Raven Johnson. Okay. Been our floor general for the last five years here in South Carolina. Two NCAA championships. She's won with us. So salute to her.

[Angela Yee]

Yes, Salute to her.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, absolutely.

[Angela Yee]

Well, Benjamin Crump will be joining us this morning. Ben Crump, attorney Benjamin Crump has a new book, Worse Than a Lie.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And y' all be needing Ben Crump. Y' all be calling up here all the time and we be like, yo, we gonna send y' all to Ben Crump. Y' all think we be lying. We really do.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, we really do be lying.

[Angela Yee]

We really do be lying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We really do be sending y' all to Ben Crump. Y' all fall up in with issues. We be passing y issues alone. So I don't. You know, some of y' all be hearing from them.

[DJ Envy]

Him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Some of y' all don't.

[Angela Yee]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's Bobby V. It's Bobby V birthday. We got some Bobby V in the queue.

[Angela Yee]

No big Bobby Vizel.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I know, I know.

[DJ Envy]

We got.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Slow down.

[DJ Envy]

Come on, man.

[Angela Yee]

We're not starting to show that way. We starting the show. Today is Dominican Independence Day. Happy Dominican Independence Day to all the Dominicans out there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what's up.

[DJ Envy]

Like, I want.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I want the record to show. I want the record to show. Just hilarious. Shouted out a black man's birthday.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir.

[Lauren LaRosa]

During Black History Month. A classic album. His first album is a classic. And Envy cut that off. The rep for the Dominicans. But then he not. He don't want to be Dominican.

[Angela Yee]

I'm not Dominican. I'm just shouting out to the min.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Crazy, you know, Bobby V. Black crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That was crazy.

[Angela Yee]

All again. Salute to the Dominicans out there. It's Dominican Independence Day. Let's get on some Dominican once again.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Once again. F the black man, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm sorry, Bobby.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Jesus, you are crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Reparations. It's the breakfast. Talk about it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You gotta pick and choose. You gotta pick a side. Flutter Dominican. I'm black. You gotta pick a side. No, you're not.

[DJ Envy]

I am black.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What the chorus mean?

[Angela Yee]

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know.

[Angela Yee]

I'm not. I'm black. But I'm gonna say, salute to the Dominicans out there.

[Mimi Brown]

All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is cultural appropriation. The reason it's cultural appropriation is because you are Dominican pretending to be black.

[Angela Yee]

I'm black, man. Let's get some front page news. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Jeff Charlamagne. Happy Independence Day, envy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Happy Independence Day, envy.

[Angela Yee]

It's not my Independence Day, Dominicans. Oh, my goodness.

[Mimi Brown]

All right. Well, we start this morning with a major development that could impact how Americans vote in this year's midterm elections. So sources say President Trump is reviewing a draft executive order backed by pro Trump attorneys that could dramatically change how elections are run nationwide. So the draft calls for declaring a national emergency based on claims that China interfered with the 2020 election. It's very important to note that US intelligence, they reviewed it and they found that there's no evidence that China changed vote totals. And supporters argue that declaring an emergency would allow the president, though, to set national voting rules ahead of midterms, including requiring voter ID across the country, replacing voter machines with hand counted paper ballots, and banning most mail in voting. Now, it's not clear whether the president will move forward, but he has publicly said that he wants stricter voting rules in place before November. And here's the main issue. Under the Constitution, states, not the president, have the authority to oversee and manage elections. Maine's secretary of State, she says state election officials are already working together to protect the voting process. Let's listen to what she said. The secretaries of state are going to stand up and fight back. President doesn't get to do this just because he wants to. They're absolutely terrified. They know what they're doing is deeply unpopular and they're going to get crushed in November. And that's why he's so desperate to try to exert control over the elections. And it's not going to work. Because here's the thing, election officials are the world's best contingency planners. We're making plans. The states are going to share threat information. They're going to do scenario planning. Tabletop. The votes coordinate amongst ourselves without the federal government because the federal government is showing itself to be an adversary in all of this.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't like her tone. She talking too calm for me. Like, she's talking like this is just politics as usual, like this is just a political dispute at this point. Everyone has to stop acting like the Trump administration isn't an authoritarian regime. They do not care about democracy. They constantly wipe their ass with the Constitution. I don't like throwing words like fascism around loosely, but what else do you call this? This isn't about Democrats and Republicans anymore. This is about democracy or no democracy. I don't know about y', all, but I don't want to live under a dictatorship.

[DJ Envy]

Hell no.

[Angela Yee]

Hell no.

[Mimi Brown]

No, of course not. But if this executive order is issued, it would almost certainly face immediate legal challenges. And speaking of legal challenges, Hillary Clinton, she spent nearly six hours behind closed doors yesterday testifying before a Republican led overhouse House Oversight Committee about the Jeffrey Epstein files. And she told lawmakers she has no new information on Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell. She said she never met Epstein, flew on his plane and never visited his is at Clinton. She called the investigation a partisan distraction and said if lawmakers want real answers, they should question President Trump under oath. And she was also pressed about her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and his past association with Jeffrey Epstein. Let's listen to how she responded. The chronology of the connection that he had with Epstein ended years, several years before anything about Epstein's criminal activities came to light.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think it is fair to say

[Mimi Brown]

that the vast majority of people who

[Charlamagne Tha God]

had contact with him before his criminal

[Mimi Brown]

pleas in 08 were like most people, they did not know what he was doing. And I think that that is exactly what my husband will testify to.

[Angela Yee]

So why were they questioning her if her husband is the one that had the relationship allegedly with Epstein? Like, why does she understand?

[Mimi Brown]

Good question. It's a Republican led committee on this side. And so, you know, a lot of this, as they're saying, is performative. So, you know, Democrats are, you know, conducting their investigation, Republicans are conducting their investigation, and they wanted to speak to Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, who is expected to testify today.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So, yeah, I don't know. I don't know if Hillary Clinton ever met Jeffrey Epstein or not. But those AI pictures with Epstein and the Clintons be killing me because I know Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein, Michael Jackson and Webster never been together all at once. But people be posting the pictures on like that. They are so real.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, we have seen those. And if you are in Texas, today is the last day to vote. Early turnout is surging. More than 850,000 Democrats have already cast ballots in the Senate primary, outpacing recent cycles and making up the majority of early voters so far. So on the Democratic side, you've got Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and State Representative James Talarico, who are top contenders. And recent polling shows Crockett leading by double digits. But the race remains very competitive. And Republicans, they are also in a very deeply divided primary that has turned a little bitter. Senator John Corwin, he is facing challenges from Attorney General Kim Paxton and Congressman Wesley Hunt. Now, that race, it's been marked by personal attacks, including corruption and infidelity. But President Trump, he is headed to Texas today as this GOP fight intensifies. All three candidates, they've been highlighting their ties to him. He has yet to endorse anyone but Republicans. They are watching very closely. Texas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in 1988, I believe. So with the higher Democratic turnout, with Republicans losing key races, the stakes are really high. So if you haven't voted it yet, today is your last chance to vote early. Tuesday is election day, March 3rd. You can always vote on March 3rd, but today is the last day of early voting in Texas.

[Angela Yee]

All right. Well, thank you.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes. All right. Well, coming up at 7, what started as a winter fun day may have crossed the line. Well, we've got an update on that snowball gate story we covered earlier this week.

[Angela Yee]

All right. And everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake up, wake up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[Angela Yee]

Whether you're mad or blessed, we want

[DJ Envy]

to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello?

[Angela Yee]

Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. I'm Anonymous.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You on the radio, we can't see you. You can even, you can call up here with a fake name.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, well, my name is Tracy, then.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, Tracy, what's happening, Tracy?

[Angela Yee]

Get it off your chest, Tracy, Okay,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I work for the post office, and I want to get off my chest the fact that they're not delivering people's mail and packages and they're still blaming the Snowstorm from the 27th.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, tell me why they not doing it. Yeah, tell us why they're not delivering.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, it's the, it's the, they're blaming the weather, and I understand the weather was bad, but there's people who have medication, you know, court documents, all types of stuff, and they're just not, they're not doing it. They're not giving overtime. It's just, it's a mess.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, can I ask you a question, Tracy? I'm just playing white devil's advocate here. The weather was bad, okay?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it was. She's sayingable. But now, but now the, the, I mean, for the most part, most of it has cleared up. Like you could, you can walk, you can deliver mail.

[Angela Yee]

So what you're Trying to say they don't want to pay overtime so they don't want to catch up on all the packages that they miss in days.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Exactly. Yes. They're not. They're not giving out overtime so people could process the packages so people can get their. Their mail and their packages, their medication, whatever else they have to get.

[Angela Yee]

I got you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I just think it's, you know, it's ridiculous.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, you buried the lead, Tracy.

[Angela Yee]

It was that overtime. Now, I ain't mad at you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, exactly.

[Angela Yee]

Well, I'm sorry.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know, I just had to get that off my chest because I'm about to go to work now and deal with it.

[Angela Yee]

What cities, Tracy? What state? I'm just curious. What state?

[DJ Envy]

New York.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Queens.

[Angela Yee]

New York.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, Queens.

[Angela Yee]

You ever got chased by a dog? I'm just curious. I asked every mailman.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know why

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I spray dogs. I spray them, so, yeah.

[Angela Yee]

All right. Thank you, mama.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't play around. Thank you. Have a good day, guys. Enjoy your weekend.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You too. Thank you. Tracy gonna get bitten ass today. Watch the universe gonna test her today.

[Angela Yee]

Hello. Who's this?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yo, yo, yo.

[DJ Envy]

What up?

[Lauren LaRosa]

What up? It's love.

[Angela Yee]

Hello.

[DJ Envy]

What's up?

[Angela Yee]

What up? Why you got that deep voice on, man?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Nah, this is how I talk.

[DJ Envy]

You know, I'm just in a good mood.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know? I mean, I'm blessed. Everything is good. Okay. I just had a peace.

[DJ Envy]

Real Charlemagne.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Y' all just had a.

[DJ Envy]

Had a quick question, man, a couple weeks ago. So I call a called up and tell them why you mad?

[Lauren LaRosa]

And they was talking about your slippers, and I'm like, damn. I was the first one to bring

[DJ Envy]

that up on the show. Like, that's right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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

[DJ Envy]

I need a drop of something, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because like I said, you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You always taking pictures with the. With the slippers.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yummy. And I don't understand.

[DJ Envy]

And.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And. And what's her name? Monroe. Came up there.

[DJ Envy]

You had the fresh Tim's on when

[Lauren LaRosa]

she came out there, I'm like, yo, this guy. Oh, no, no. Because I was running out of the building, I had to literally leave right after we took that picture. That's why I have my shoes on. I like to be comfortable. Salute to my girl Beezy baby. I'm actually in Columbia, South Carolina, right now. My homegirl, Beezy Baby, she lives in Columbia. She actually got me my new pair of slippers that I wear right now. So salute to Beezy baby.

[Angela Yee]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

I'm darling.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm darling.

[Angela Yee]

Hey, what you doing, man?

[Mimi Brown]

I'm Darling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm calling you.

[Angela Yee]

This is your time to get it

[DJ Envy]

off your chest, whether you're ma Mad or blessed. 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This Anthony from Detroit, man.

[Angela Yee]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey, look, I think it's kind of crazy that they didn't lower the flag

[Charlamagne Tha God]

for Jesse Jackson, but they lowered it for Charlie Kirk.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why you think that's crazy? In America, it's crazy.

[Angela Yee]

Well, you know what?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't think it's crazy to be since you phrased it like that, but I just think it's wrong.

[Angela Yee]

It's foul.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, but it's expected.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Look at who we got in office.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's expected. You right. You're right. Well, they got the flag. Lower that half math for Jesse Jackson here in South Carolina. He'll be lying in state on Monday. That's right here in Columbia.

[DJ Envy]

Well, that's good. At least somebody's recognizing it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But it should be across the whole United States. I agree.

[Angela Yee]

I agree with you, brother.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thanks for letting me call in.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You all have a good one. No problem.

[Mimi Brown]

You, too.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hello?

[Angela Yee]

Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hi, my name is Yanni. I'm calling from Ocala, Florida.

[Angela Yee]

What's up, Yanni? Get it off your chest.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Listen, I have to tell you, I'm disappointed. Today's Dominican Independence Day, and you put on Donald Mike.

[Angela Yee]

I told you, no, he's not

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Dominican. And this man skipped over Bobby V to play some wrong day on the chorus. That's not what they do.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, my bad.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no. DJ Envy. Come on now. Told you.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, it does say damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got that really wrong.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is Red is sitting right there. And Red Puerto Rican. Red ain't say nothing. He let you play, right?

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Angela Yee]

I was gonna play El Alpha, too, but I. I was like. When I Google, it says while. Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, you should have put Bodega B. Salute to Cardi B. She's Dominican. You know, that was. That would have been a good one. That's crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're close with a Dominican and you ain't even played her.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Angela Yee]

I'm sorry. See, I told you. I'm really not Dominican.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Love you, too.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I'm sorry I let you down. He went out his way to get it Wrong. To all the Dominicans out there.

[DJ Envy]

I'm so sorry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The problem is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, love you guys. Love you guys.

[Lauren LaRosa]

India's a Dominican who's been cosplaying, is black so long that he don't even know what's Dominican anymore.

[DJ Envy]

I'm black.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's the problem.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, yo, it's crazy problem.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yo. Yo, this is the problem.

[Angela Yee]

And the crazy part is, I texted the Puerto Rican in the room, and he says, yeah, Donald Moore is Dominican.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but, you know, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans got a little beef. So he wanted you to play yourself this morning.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He tried.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He tried. Good job, Red.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good job. Damn. Score one for PR Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Next time, hit V. Yo, V is Dominican.

[Angela Yee]

You're right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Who the hell is V?

[DJ Envy]

V?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Vicky. Victoria.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Victoria. What up, Vicky? Victoria.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

To go get your breakfast every day.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's V. Come on, now. Damn. Crazy. It didn't sound right. I'm not in the room, so I don't know who the hell.

[Angela Yee]

Yo, salute to all the Dominicans out there. My bad. I ain't mean to do that to y'. All. My bad, Bobby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

V should have been played.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Damn.

[Angela Yee]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, this is birthday.

[Angela Yee]

We got the latest with Lauren coming up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We do. We gotta celebrate. Another friend of the room, Envy. I know we were celebrating you this morning, but somebody we know made Time 100's Woman of the Year.

[DJ Envy]

Ooh.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And we gonna celebrate it this morning.

[DJ Envy]

Go, Charlotte.

[Angela Yee]

All right, let's get to that. And also, it's time to open up the phone lines. You know, Charlotte opens up the phone lines for Donkey of the Day each and every Friday. He lets you give whoever you want donkey today.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's right. It's the people's donkey. So call us. 1-800-585-1051.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. If you want to give somebody donkey, doesn't matter who it is, you got to say their name. 800-585-1051 is the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

You'll talk.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Ll cool, bitch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

The latest

[DJ Envy]

on the Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

LL Cool.

[DJ Envy]

Talk to me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So, it was announced yesterday, Times Woman of the Year and Tiana Taylor is covering Time magazine as their Woman of the Year, period.

[Mimi Brown]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, my God. This has been a year for her. So she talked to them about Various things. But she did talk about her Oscar nomination and. And how this feels like waking up in a dream. Let's take a list.

[Angela Yee]

He don't see it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, well, yeah, so she says that when she. She says it took her some time to realize that this was like a. We have it. Okay, let's play it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Just gotta give it some time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

With my nomination, I had been, like, still pinching myself weeks later. What really, really did it for me was the class photo. Being in that class photo with all my fellow amazing nominees is when it really hit me, and I was like, oh, this is. I'm really an Oscar nominee. Am I gonna wake up? And they say we haven't even called the names yet. It just still felt like a dream. And I had been like this the whole time. And, you know, getting to the luncheon, I loosened up a little bit. But then taking that class photo is when I was able to really, really let loose. It felt so good to, like, allow myself to wake up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey, man. Dropping the foos box with Teyana Taylor.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Angela Yee]

Big tt.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm rooting for Teyana Taylor. I'm sending her nothing but positive. I hope she wins that Oscar, man. Tiana, one of us. For real, for real. We saw that from the ground up. I'm really hoping she win that Oscar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. And for those who don't know what the list is. So when you are celebrating Women of the Year, you're celebrating a list that highlights influential women worldwide who are driving progress, fighting for more. Fighting for a more equitable world, and creating positive change in various fields. And we know Tiana Taylor dominates across so many fields, so congratulations to her. Now, really quick mentions here. Rihanna, yesterday, she dropped this vlog. It was like a short day in the life that. That she posted to her Instagram. And you get to see her momming, literally from like. And just being RIHANNA from like 9:00am to, like 3:00am Right. But in the vlog, there's a bit of her in the studio, which we've been hearing her say she's working on music. The music is coming. But of course, everybody went crazy to just actually see her in the studio working on the music. So making sure we mention that here because Rihanna's actually coming with some music.

[Angela Yee]

We don't know that because it could be from the Black Panther soundtrack again, like she did a couple years ago.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She said Smurf movie.

[Angela Yee]

She did the Smurf movies.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Ain't care about that song.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, Rihanna's been saying for some time, though, that the music is coming. She's just, like, reworking it. She wants to be happy with it. When she comes back, she wants to make sure she saying what she wants to say. I think that this is it, because in the vlog, she doesn't say much, but she says yesterday's price is not today's price. And that's what the new music is going to give. And I believe that. What? Envy? Okay, so she gave a little statement like.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And she. Come on, please don't ruin our day.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, all right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wait, wait. So you said that's what I believe the new music is. New music is going to be or. That's what she said. She didn't say that's what it was going to be. But she's in the studio and she says yesterday's price is not today's price. So she's feeling good about whatever she's making. Oh, that's all she said was yesterday.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm just excited to see Rihanna in the studio, y'.

[Angela Yee]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was just. It made me happy. I'm sorry.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yesterday's price is not today's price. Can't nobody afford Rihanna right now. She'll goddamn billionaire.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, Talk to her nicely. Period. Now, in other news, yesterday it was announced that Meg the Stallion will debut on Broadway. Dope. Yeah. So she's going to be a part of Moulin Rouge. It'll be her first time there, AKA debut. I think that's perfect for her. Me too. Because of all of her theatrics and everything that Meg thee stallion gets into. Yeah. So to be Moulin Rouge the musical, she'll step into the traditionally male role of Ziddler, who was formerly played by Harold Ziddler. And this will happen between March 24 and May 17 at the Al Hirschfeld Theater. So congratulations.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So they got Megan playing a man?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's usually played by a man.

[Angela Yee]

It's just a character.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now it's played by a woman. And she's making history as the first female identifying performer to play the role. Not only in the Broadway.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So is it a man? Is the role of man?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

See, a man usually played a role,

[Lauren LaRosa]

but now I've never seen Milan Rouge, so I don't. I'm asking that, like, what is the role?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's woman now. Yes. They changed. I think they changed. Ain't no more man.

[DJ Envy]

Woman.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

There's no characters. It's not like somebody dresses up as a lion. So is there. Is it a man that dances? And now that. Now she's. Is she playing that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes.

[Angela Yee]

Dancing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She's playing the role of the man who is dancing. But it's a woman now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What's the character name?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The character's name? That she will take the the stage and play. Not even made me look.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You just said it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know, but I lost it because I wanted to answer your question.

[Mimi Brown]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, so Harold Zitler.

[DJ Envy]

Harold.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Harold. She's stepping into the role of nightclub impresaro. I don't know how you say that word. Harold Zidler. It's a part originated by the Tony winner Danny Burstein.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, I'm really confused now cuz it said Boy George used to play him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So I really don't know what the hell going on. Yeah, but it is new. It's new and it's fresh. They're gonna let a woman do it now and I think it's gonna be a woman that actually takes over because they. They not going to do the man. It's gonna be the woman.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know what Jess is talking about right now. I just want to know if the role is. Was. Is the role of man.

[Angela Yee]

So what they're saying is the Moulin Rouge is based off of nightclub and he's the owner of the club in the play. So she's going to be playing the

[Lauren LaRosa]

owner of the club that is usually

[Angela Yee]

paid played by me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And there have been formerly people who've played it that were also a part of R Drag Race. So I think this is a non gender identifying role and she's stepping into it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So are the role has just been changed and it's just a woman.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's been changed and now she's gonna play it. And now because it's showing that a woman can be also an owner of the club. Not a man. Not like an Uncle Clifford.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know what you was talking about, Jess. Because when you start talking about women and men, I get scared.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know what I will try to move on. Look, all right, let's. Speaking of music, I mean cuz Magdalene dropped some new music today with juvenile but Speaking of music, we're going to move on because little Yachty has sparked a music conversation online because he's saying that the music from back in the day is. Or the originating music of hip hop is trash. Let's take a listen.

[DJ Envy]

Before I did my research, if it was 2016, I knew it was so much in the 90s, I'd be like, yo, y' all tripping. There's a lot of weak ass going on out there. I always think about the first song, song, hip hop, hip a hop, a hip hop.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I'll be thinking like, damn, bro, y' all be really acting like like

[DJ Envy]

we was the only saying. Didn't make no sense.

[Mimi Brown]

Come on, bro.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I agree with you. I do think that there was more intention probably right? You had a DMX and you had a Buster Rams and you had a Tupac and you had all these Tribe Call.

[DJ Envy]

Well, you know, I will say, I think that hip hop lost. Lost. It's like if you was from the

[Lauren LaRosa]

west, you sounded like it. If you was from the north, you sounded like. Yeah, I think the region. I feel like the Internet removed, I guess, distinctiveness.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think he's right. But DMX already said that, remember? He was like, what the F is a hibbit? Like, he. He said that already. I mean, I agree with.

[Angela Yee]

It was the origin of rap. Everything evolves, right? So if you look at the evolution of your television, evolution of your cell phone, when you look back at it, you're like, damn, that cell phone was trash. The new one has all these different things. The first television was only black and white. You could go back and say it was trash, but it was the origin to what you have now, now, now, I'm not going to lie. The Sugar Hill Gang, hip hop and hippie to the hip. To the hip hip hop. You don't stop rocking to the bang bang boogie, up jump to be. To the boy boogie, the beat, right? That is kind of crazy if you listen to it now, right? Like what the hell they say?

[Lauren LaRosa]

79, it was fire.

[Angela Yee]

That's right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

1979, it was fire.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but I'm sure it wasn't fire to everybody, cuz everybody, like everything, it

[Angela Yee]

was fire to everybody was something new. It was, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, no, no. Justice, right? I mean, listen, back then, listen, all music is subjective, correct? I'm sure that there was, was, there was. By the way, I know our parents. I was born in 78, but our parents didn't like early hip hop. They thought it was a bunch of noise.

[DJ Envy]

Right? Right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So like what do we talk about? Like, if you grew up on the James Brown and the Motown era and all of that, when they was hearing my dad was like, what the hell is that? Turn that off. And then, you know. You know what they used to say?

[Angela Yee]

Turn off that hippity hip hop. Yep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

So?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So. But I mean, Rappers Delight is dope. I don't even. What he said about 90s rappers. Yeah. Every 90s rappers, people wasn't dope. But I would tell Lil Yachty that if you are. If you got to compare yourself to what was going on in the 70s and saying, you know, that wasn't hot. You. Your style hasn't evolved in no way, shape or form.

[Angela Yee]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Did y' all hear Yachty's new freestyle? No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, we haven't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, we don't have it. I'm sorry, y'.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn. Is it fire?

[Angela Yee]

No, no.

[Lauren LaRosa]

The thing I would say to Lil Yachty, after you make a statement like that and then you go to LA Leakers to do a freestyle, you got to make sure them bars.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You got to make sure them bars. Right. Because you're just opening yourself up to more scrutiny.

[Angela Yee]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

Because.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Don't know. Don't know. Eric think that freestyle you did on Leakers was good.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That was so viral yesterday because of his statement. I gotta listen. Damn, we gotta get it, yo.

[Angela Yee]

Now that was trash. Yeah. All right, well, anyway, thank you. That's the latest with Lauren. And you can go from the 80s and 90s and 2000s and talk about MCs that get busy. From KRS1 to Cool G rap to Big Daddy Kane to Jay Z to Biggie.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But you add your whack rappers, too, though.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, you do. Yeah. But there were some rappers that got busy. Lyricists that got busy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, no. That was the golden era for us. Yes. 100.

[Angela Yee]

All right, when we come back, we got front page news. And then attorney Benjamin Crumple be joining us. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Morning, everybody.

[Angela Yee]

It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get back. Front page news. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, NBA. Jess Charlamagne. How y' all doing this morning?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning.

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning. So we start this hour with one of the biggest media shakeups in decades. A merger fight that could change who controls some of the country's most powerful news and entertainment brands. So Netflix has officially walked away from its bid for Warner Brothers Discovery, saying Paramount's higher offer no longer made financial sense. So that clears the way for paramount. It's roughly $110 billion bid. That's about a $31 per share. Now, if approved, the deal would combine CBS, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Paramount plus with all of Warner Brothers Discovery, including HBO, Max, Warner Brothers Studios, TNT, Discovery Channel, and CNN. CNN is part of the package. Under Netflix's earlier deal, it would have been spun off, but under Paramount, it will sit now alongside CBS if that merger does go through roof. So to put that. So that would put major broadcast networks, cable news operations, film studios, streaming platforms under one roof, raising immediate regulatory and political questions. And this morning, there is already some political backlash beyond what's just happening with that merger. This week, President Trump demanded that Netflix remove board member Susan Rice after comments she made on a podcast suggesting companies that bent the knee to Trump could face consequences once Democrats regain power. Let's listen to some of her comments.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When it comes to the elites, you

[Mimi Brown]

know, the corporate interests, the law firms,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

the universities, the media, I agree with you, Preet. It is not, it's not going to end well for them. For those that decided, you know, that they would act in their perceived very narrow self interest, which I would underscore is very short term self interest, and take a knee to Trump, I think they're now starting to realize, wait a minute, you know, this is not popular. Trump is not popular. If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to play by the old rules and say, oh, never mind, we'll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you've violated, all the laws you've skirted, I think they've got another thing coming. And we're not going to play by the old set of rules when these guys are playing by a very different set of rules. We're going to play by the law. We're not going to violate the law the way they do, but we're not going to be sucked. Oh, I know that made him mad.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, she's right. But she's acting like their long game isn't forever. Like their long game is, you know, to not relinquish this power. Their long game is to get rid of democracy, you know, all together and replace it with authoritarian rule.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, she says that the Democrats need to, you know, play the long game instead of, you know, kind of like the short game or whatever they're playing. She did say that in, in that podcast interview as well. Trump responded by saying Netflix should fire her or pay the consequences. Netflix co CEO Ted Sarandos he pushed back, calling this a business deal, not a political one, and saying regulators, not politicians, will decide the outcome. Meanwhile, the involvement too, which is also raising questions of the Ellison family who backed Paramount. They have long standing ties to Trump and several of his allies. That's adding another layer of scrutiny with critics warning that this deal could reshape the media landscape as we know it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So wait, Netflix CEO said that they wasn't going to take action against Susan Rice, Right.

[Mimi Brown]

He called it a this is a business deal, not a political deal. So he says that regulators will decide the outcome, not politicians.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So and FCC is supposed to be against this type of media consolidation.

[Angela Yee]

There's almost like a monopoly that same.

[Mimi Brown]

It is exactly like monopoly.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So. So if you think CBS is Fox News light boy, they about to get rid of every every liberal on cnn.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, Very, very different times we're living in right now. And lastly, we've been talking about this earlier this week. So what was supposed to be one of the best parts of winter, it took a serious turn this week and ended with someone in handcuffs. So Police arrested a 27 year old content creator, creator Guzmane Cooley Bali, known online as the Diaper man, at his home in the Bronx early yesterday morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Lock him up.

[Mimi Brown]

Did you go for the name? For the name or.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I already know. I don't even know who it is, but it sound like he did something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The Diaper Man.

[Mimi Brown]

The Diaper Man. That's what he is called online. So he was initially charged with felony assault after officers were hit with snowballs during Monday's blizzard in Washington Square Park. But the district attorney they dropped the most serious charge. So no felony charge that's gone on. But prosecutors because they said after reviewing the social media video reviewing body camera footage, they could not prove that an officer suffered a physical injury directed directly hit that was directly hit by that was caused by the 27 year old man. So now he faces a misdemeanor of obstructing government administration and a violation for harassment. He was released on the same day under supervised release and he is no longer in custody custody. But police say that he was recently arrested on a robbery charge. But his family says that that was a prank. Apparently he's a big prankster online. So they say that is not real. But police say they are still looking for three other suspects tied to that snowball fight.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why do they call him the Diaper Man?

[Mimi Brown]

I do not know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't think I want to know you.

[Angela Yee]

Nope. Me neither. They said the police did the press Conference yesterday said they believe that they were putting snow around rocks and throwing

[Charlamagne Tha God]

rocks at the police officers.

[Angela Yee]

That's what they were saying.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I mean, if they were doing that, that's disrespectful. But I mean, based off the story that we're hearing and what we saw in the video, it just looked like they were just throwing snowballs. Just threw snowballs back.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I heard some of the police officers, they got cut and they was bruised,

[Angela Yee]

like, because it was.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was ice and rock, you know what I mean?

[Mimi Brown]

They said two went to the hospital for minor cuts and bruises. Jess.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Damn.

[Mimi Brown]

It turned a fun day, turned into something else. So we'll see what happens with the other two. It escalated really quickly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Quickly.

[Mimi Brown]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Angela Yee]

All right, when we come back, attorney Benjamin Crump will be joining us. He has a new book called Worse Than a Lie. And we'll get to that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Yes, indeed, Attorney Benjamin Crump.

[DJ Envy]

Welcome, brother.

[Angela Yee]

How you feeling?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Happy birthday, King Queen.

[Lauren LaRosa]

How are you, King, how you feeling?

[DJ Envy]

Hey, man, happy to catch you out doing Black History Month.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I feel like you've been keeping more of a low profile lately, Brother Crump.

[DJ Envy]

You know, I've worked on this novel and I was really trying to inspire the next generation of civil rights lawyers, social justice warriors, because it has to always be building for the future. We gonna pass this torch and we got to make sure year the next generation go even further than us. And so. But, man, I've been working my butt off. I just ain't been in the public so much.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is there a reason for that?

[DJ Envy]

No, it's just that we push. We got the Emmy for how to sue the clan that was in the media. We've been fighting on these environmental racism cases. I'm battling in Altadena, the wildfires while everybody moved on, those black people are still displaced place still homeless, and we still fighting the whole the company accountable and the county because they gave the evacuation notices to the people on the east side, the more affluent white people. And then the black people got their evacuation notices late and 19 black people died. And nobody's talking about it. And if we're not careful, Charlemagne, Mayor Altadena, which was the predominantly Black historic section of Los Angeles will become California's Katrina. And that's what we cannot afford, for black people to lose their land, their generational wealth. And we sometimes with this administration, we forget their trouble. I mean, just the craziness they're doing. They didn't even allow FEMA to come in and build the infrastructure because this president was opposed to California and its democratic leadership. So he said, we're not going to help them. So now we're having to hold the state and the county and the city of Los Angeles accountable to do infrastructure. So the black people, if it would have took a year, year and a half to get back in your home, that's going to take two years, two years and a half. Can you imagine?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[DJ Envy]

You know, can you imagine Charlamagne? Yeah. Just one day, you minding your business. And then a fire comes from the transformer and just in a matter of minutes, burn everything. Everything you had is gone. Your children are not being able to go to school, your cars were burnt so you can't go to work. And then the fema, the emergency management system that was built for this exact moment moment, then says, for political reasons, we're not going to do anything.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Please, please. I'm glad to know that you on that case, man. Mimi Brown, who does our front page news, she did a whole special on Altadena call from Altadena with love. And, and she. And she talks about that a lot. And the people she talked to talk about that a lot. And people call up here all the time just looking for help and assistance and feel like they can't get it and people aren't remembering what happened there.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What about this show?

[DJ Envy]

Well, we're suing the hell out on Charlemagne, so let us know that we. If they ain't got nobody at least advocating, call us and we'll keep fighting. The insurance companies, you know, Governor Newsome, the attorney general in them, they did a mortgage moratorium for a year and then we got to extend it another year because think about it, envy and just. Yeah, you're paying a mortgage on a house that you can't even live in. I mean, and a lot of people just ain't doing it. And so. So you got the. What is it? The disaster capitalists, the opportunist. Because, you know, the Olympics coming to la, they got World cup coming, man, they've been trying to buy up these black people land forever anyway. And now with this tragedy, they're taking the opportunity to throw pennies on the dollar and steal our land, steal Our generational wealth. And so the insurance companies, you know, know, have been doing what they do. I, I believe all them, state farm, all state, everybody, they try to get your premiums. No matter how many times you pay, the first time you make a claim, they come up with every single reason to say, well, we're not going to deny that, we're going to deny this claim or we don't think this land is that valuable, Lauren and Charlemagne, because it's in a black neighborhood.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but once they get all black people out, then they didn't bring the white people in. Now the land increases triple.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, 10 times. Yeah, with the Olympics, man, they gonna be building condos, high rises. And this is prime land. Los Angeles already is what they said, five times more than any other property in America, price wise. And so this is going to go up even more. It's so many things that don't make the media, Charlemagne, that we work on and fight on, you know, banking while black. And right now all the black women who have been fired and terminated because this attack on DEI and diversity, equity, inclusion, we're suing all these corporations for these black people who are losing their jobs with no rhyme or reason. Just that, you know, this administration gave us an excuse now that we don't have to tolerate you all. I mean, and it is fucking funny. As fun as this figure. And I always laugh. Today when we were representing lower people at the corporation and they bought discrimination claims, you would have these black people sitting at the table helping to defend the corporations actions, justifications to fire them. But now you got a lot of those people calling me and I'm like, wow, ain't this interesting. The tables have turned. Now it's you on this side while you were helping protect them. So it just says to us, especially during Black History Month, the future of black people won't be determined by how white people treat us. The future of black people won't be determined how white people support us. The future of black people won't be determined how white people invest in us. But the future of black people people will be determined how we treat each other. The future of black people will be how we support each other. The future of black people, Charlemagne, will be how we invest in each other. And that's the God's honest truth. When you really think about it, man, we need to be supporting black businesses. Black lawyers, black doctors, black restaurants, black dry cleaners, black mechanics, black insurance agents. I mean, we got that every week have dinner, or at least every month have dinner, lunch with our Colleagues and so forth. And we got to hold each other accountable. But like Jeff, you know, the 50 of your money, at least 40 go to black businesses. Okay, well, who. Let's talk about. And be. I try to be honest with myself. God blessed me immensely. And I'm like, I don't want to be a hypocrite. I want to be true. And I got to look in the mirror era first and foremost and hold myself accountable. And so I say to myself, when I really think about it, our Asian sisters and brothers, their dollar in their community stays in their community 21 days before it leaves. Our Jewish sisters and brothers, their dollar stays in their community 17 days before it leaves their community. Black Americans, our dollars stay in our community. Community 17 minutes before it leaves our community. And it's sad Charlamagne, because I love how Levy Armstrong out of Minneapolis and Jamal Bryant, when we boycotted Target and those things because it's such a philosophical decision. It's a mindset to say, I'm going to be intentional about supporting black businesses. And you got to be intentional. And, and with the Internet, we can find black businesses. They say, no, no, I'm going to find a black dentist. I'm going to find a black, you know, insurance agent. And it's intentional because now we're building a strong black economic base. And we can then tell this administration that, hey, like New Jack City, cash money brothers are self contained unit, we will be okay with or without you. We don't need you to say.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But you talk about that title Worse than a lie, right? Like, like what in your view is actually worse than lying? And do you think America understands how often that shows up in the, in the courtroom?

[DJ Envy]

I certainly think they don't. My grandmother who helped raise me, my mom worked two jobs to raise me and my two little brothers. So oftentimes we stay with my grandmother. And, you know, black grandmothers are brilliant. My grandmother, I think, was the wisest person I ever met in the world. World. And I remember her saying charlamagne on occasion. What's worse than a lie to tell the truth and have nobody believe you?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Lord have mercy.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, wow. And that's. And then in this book, it really goes so much deeper when you are seeing what Hollis, who's been shot 10 times, survive, and now he's charged with four counts of attempted murder. Is really, really life imitating art when you think about what's going on in Minneapolis with ice and stuff. But to answer your question directly, Charlemagne, man, I don't think many people understand how many sisters and brothers have to go in courtrooms all across America every day and lie on themselves and accept trump up felony convictions and trumped up felony plea agreements because they understand that the alternative of going to trial with a jury of peers that have nothing in common with them, the likelihood that they would be convicted and sentenced for decades and have to be wrongfully convicted for a crime they didn't even commit, commit, that's worse than a lie. And it happens every day, man, every day.

[Angela Yee]

How do you deal with stepping from the, aside from the book for a second? But how do you deal with that?

[DJ Envy]

Right?

[Angela Yee]

Because I feel like even on social media now, people are lying more and more and more. But the problem with the lying is I feel like journalists, newscasters, papers, they're taking what these people are saying and making it factual. You know, I mean, so now when people hear, hear it, they thinking they're hearing it from Channel 4, but it's really a lie that they heard online. How do you deal with that when you go into those courtrooms?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, it's getting so much worse already. You have two battles when you're representing people of color, especially in America, because there's a credibility factor. Every time we're fighting the police off, we're fighting these large banks over banking while black discrimination cases, oh, we're fighting these corporations like Elon Musk and them them about poisoning our community with these data centers. There's this credibility gap where they want to believe what white people say over black people. And the worst part about it, envy, is our people want to believe it too. Our people are so quick to attack one another. I mean, every day I pray to God, say, God help me, love our people more than they hate themselves. You know, I really believe because, because when you've been blessed, you gotta try to do better to help other people. And you gotta even make allowances for their criticisms too. Because slavery, I mean, it has such a psychological effect on our people. And we got so many haters out there on us when we got so much we fighting against white people. I don't care what black people do, try to get them some grace, you know. And so the line is so real now with social media. I mean, it's, it's been proliferated a hundred times than what we were used to before social media. But that's why in the novel, you know, early on, Boli Cooper realizes while he's fighting the Chicago machine and stuff, to be the broken system, he's going to need more than just the truth what we gonna need is our whole community being galvanized with our resources, with our brilliance, with our connections that come together just to get just justice. And it's never about one person. That's the other thing I tried to emphasize in the book. It's always a team effort. The fact that we. I was intentional about having returning citizens, brothers who were convicted of drug dealing and you know, being streetwise and so forth. It was like Malcolm X said, some of our most brilliant minds in America are locked up in 5 by 7 cell never given the opportunity to expose their intelligence and so forth. So in this new series, I want to give those brothers opportunity to say what would it be like if they got to expose themselves using their street smarts and their intellect and brilliance to help solve cases. And so that's how you try to overcome the truth. But it's hard, man. They. What was the old saying? A lot goes around the world.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Around the world while the truth is still putting on the shoe.

[DJ Envy]

Exactly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I saw the press conference you did about you with YouTube and the targeting of like people like falsely on. On YouTube and people.

[DJ Envy]

Lauren, who's doing it? I mean you got these foreign actors in country like India and Korea and so forth coming up with accounts. And that's why we're looking at Google and YouTube and themselves saying well you all are paying them even though it's been shown to be false. With Judge Faith and Judge Mathis and I mean all these lies. Margie Harvey out Stevie Wonder. I mean just putting out lies and our people believe it so quickly. Jess. I don't know why it is we are so prone to be leave negative versus positive.

[Lauren LaRosa]

He wanted things to worse than people. I feel like Mr. Crump, that's why I think you got a low profile. I think you got overwhelmed by all the negativity because you are one of the people that's really out here on the front lines helping our people. But for whatever reason people wanted to villainize you, especially a lot of our own.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. And you know, it's. It's so interesting, Charlemagne, because man, the more good you try to do, God just keep blessing you. So I. I don't even think about any negativity criticism. T.S. lawrence, the British soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia. He. He said something so profound. He said the most dangerous person in the world is the person who dreams with their eyes open. They're so focused on their objective that they have very little time to focus on any other distractions. That's how I run my Life. We're not 21 cities. You know, we have 60 over 60 member staff, 200 lawyers working with, with us. And I'm just focused on my mission in life that God put on my calling. I can't worry about what you saying, man. We too busy trying to help liberate black people. I'm too busy now trying to do stuff globally with Africa and so forth, because we, if we learned anything from this administration, it's not enough to think nationally. We really got to think globally in the African diaspora. Like Marcus Garvey said, that's what's going to save our people.

[Lauren LaRosa]

People, does it ever get overwhelming for you being that you are the go to, you know, civil rights attorney? Like when people think, and especially this generation, like somebody called Ben Crump, does it ever get overwhelming for you?

[DJ Envy]

You know, I, I, I try to always thank God and, and be humble. Never get the big head, you know, black America's Attorney General, I, I, I, I say, well, I'm proud that people would think that of me. But what I also know, Charlama, man, it can never be about one person. We can't have one leader because they'll take them out and then where will we be? So I'm all about community and building the bench we got to keep. I'm so happy that Tez is in law school. I'm so happy that other people are going to law school because we need, like th mar said, we need an army of civil rights lawyers to be able to deal with all the injustices we have. Have. And so I try never, ever to say, oh, woe is me. Because, you know, Charlemagne, if I did not choose to go take on these big fights, then I wouldn't have to worry about people calling me. But I choose because I say, God bless me and shame on me if I don't use the influence that God gave me to go try to help others. And that's what it was. Jamie Foxx and I, oh, Harry Belafonte, Harry Belafonte said, what good is having influence if you don't use it when it matters most? And I worry so much about other sisters and brothers who got the influence, who just stay silent, man. I'm like, you got all this money, all this power, you see what's happening to our people, and you ain't going to say nothing. I mean, it's. And again, again, I, I shot you out the breath of Charlemagne. I, I love how you use your platform to speak truth to power.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you, brother.

[DJ Envy]

And, and we all got to do it, y'. All. Because God is watching and at one day he going to say but what did you do with the blessings I bestowed upon you? What did you do with the influence? Did you just use it for yourself or did you try to help others?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Did Booy reach out to you?

[Angela Yee]

Booy said he was going to reach out to you.

[DJ Envy]

He did.

[Angela Yee]

Well, what happened with Boosie Case? I know that Boosie Said Louisiana is kicking his ass. Kicking his butt.

[DJ Envy]

Well, you know, I do think there are times when people try to use their authority to come after people who

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[DJ Envy]

who have high profiles and they do it intentionally and so I know they did it with NBA YoungBoy. We were able to get him a bail and that was Louisiana. I think they're doing it, Boosie. I think they do it to a lot of us envy. So in short order we've broke down Boosie's case. We think he's going to be fine. I work with great lawyers in Louisiana like attorney James Williams. Tez and Sue Ann Robinson helped me on that case. And it was really one of those things just doing the legal research and so forth, saying this is where I believe their bark is worse than their bite. And so I said, if they come for you, we'll have the community ready. And that's why it's good to work with the lawyers around the country. So it ain't just Ben Crump, but when you call Ben Crump, he's calling his network of attorneys saying, hey, how do we help Bootleg Bootsy? How do we help? You know, I'm gonna look at Todd dollar sign brother. He believes in a lot believer are wrongfully convicted in California. So we're gonna look at those cases because that's what we have to do. Envy. We have to be there to answer the bail for our people. And I smile when you say boosie, because just call the office when you put it on social media. I got a hundred calls boosie. Trying to get you crump. You need to reach out to boos.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Has the Trump administration targeted you in any way?

[DJ Envy]

I'm sure I'm on some enemy list, but I try not to think about it because, you know, I. I have the honor of representing the family of Malcolm X. You know, and this was 61 years ago. They were targeting our people. And I don't think nothing has changed with the CIA or the FBI. Charlamagne. I think you and me both on this enemy's list, brother. Oh, I believe that. So, you know, come what may, we know who we are, whose we are. And I refuse to be afraid. I tell my security and everybody, y', all, I refuse to let them make us live in fear, standing up, fighting for our children's future. And, you know, God has ordered our steps. And whatever happens, I want my daughter. I want our children. And know we believed in them so much, we were willing to fight for them, sacrifice for them, and if need be, die for our children. Man, I shouldn't really got to see that. Black people believe in black liberation. And, and just like. And I. I mean this from the heart. Just like they are unapologetic in their white supremacist beliefs. We have to be unapologetic defenders of black lives, life, black liberty, and black culture. I mean, now more than ever, y', all, they. They saying it with they chest. How they think we're inferior. We gotta say our chest, not we think black is the greatest thing and we don't care. And we gotta say it a hundred times over. Like Jesse Jackson said, you know, we gotta talk about I am somebody. Because everybody in society try to tell little black boys and girls, you ain't nobody.

[Angela Yee]

Now, what did Jesse. You mentioned Jesse Jackson. Rest in peace, Jesse Jackson. What did Jesse Jackson mean to you, man?

[DJ Envy]

You know, for the greater part of my life, I'm in the 50s, you know, Jesse was the standard bearer for civil rights that we know. And the thing I remember every. To be specific, I remember, you know, you fight the campaigns, you. You get people who show up for the cameras. And then when the cameras go, you see people showing up on a consistent basis. Jesse, even the old age was still trying to show up, up. And I. I have to salute that. I never forget we were. And I won't call It a corporation, but we were representing agents of a certain insurance company where they were rail lining the black agents, where they could never make as much as the young white boys and girls who was 20 years their junior. And we were in federal court in Chicago. And, you know, I believe, like Thurgood, we got to fight in the court of public opinion, in the court of law, and one of the state, one of the agents was Jesse Jackson's insurance agent, who was one of the class action representatives. So I asked Reverend Jackson to come to court, and we were in court envy. And we were there for about four or five hours at this federal hearing. And the judge was really giving it to me, man, and my team. I mean, he was coming at us left and right, and, you know, he was like, man, man, this ain't going. Going to go well for us and so forth. And, you know, you had a defeatist mentality starting to set in a little bit. And we went on break, man. Reverend Jackson got me in the corner. He said. He said, attorney Crump, man, you got to remember, you don't drown because the water is deep. He said, you drown because you stop kicking. He said, crump, our people can never see our leaders, people who they believe in, stop kicking. He said, you just always got to keep kicking. He said, you keep kicking, you will make it to the shore. You keep kicking, you are overcome, but you just gotta keep kicking. I don't care what the odds are. I don't care how the cars are stacked against you, you just keep kicking. And I was like, wow, you know? All right, Jazz, let's go. And as fate would have it, man, we went back in court for another hour or so, and the judge, even though he berated us and talked down to us, like Thurgood Marshall got talked down to. And that's part of it, you know, you gotta understand that the system really doesn't think black people supposed to get equal justice. Every bit of justice we get, every ounce we get, we gotta fight for it. We went back in that courtroom, and the judge denied their motion to dismiss. And I said, man, what a legacy to Jesse. We just, right now more than ever in this, Sarah, Black people, we just gotta keep kicking.

[Angela Yee]

Thank you so much. Absolutely appreciate you so much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Always answer the phone. I'm just sitting here thinking, like, you be doing a lot of things, but you always answer the phone.

[Angela Yee]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, Lauren and I appreciate the cause when we're trying to use our platforms to help our people and tell our stories. So you keep doing what you do Queen. All right.

[Angela Yee]

Attorney Benjamin Crump. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Thank you. Let's get to the latest with the Lauren. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She gets the details.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[Lauren LaRosa]

And she be having the latest on the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, it's the latest brought to you

[DJ Envy]

by Top Dog Law on the Breakfast Club. Talk to me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So there have been reports that Pink is separating from her husband, Carrie Hart, of like over 20 years. And the reports were going everywhere yesterday. Pink got online and she addressed it like nobody else could. Let's take a listen. Hi, everybody. So I was just alerted to the fact that I'm separated from my husband. I didn't know. Thank you, People magazine. Thank you, Us Weekly. Thank you for letting me know. I was wondering, would you also like to tell our children my 14 year old and 9 year old are also old, unaware, or do you want to talk about some real news? Do you want to talk about the Epstein files? Do you want to talk about systemic racism or misogyny in sports? Or how classy the women's hockey team is? Or how eight of the 12 medals won in the Olympics this year for the US were won by women? Or do you maybe want to talk about the fact that I got nominated the first year I was eligible for the Rock and Roll Mother hall of Fame? Do you want to talk about my accomplishments or do you only want to talk about my supposed so fake news? Not true.

[Mimi Brown]

Hate that term.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Trash news. You can do better. Hey, you love me some Pink?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Where does People magazine even get something like that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Crazy.

[Angela Yee]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Sourced information. I, I, so I don't know that is to be directly. But no, you know what's crazy is like it's, it's okay. So yes, they have these sources. They run the story. But the fact that like you trust People magazine. So so many outlets picked it up. I seen it on shows yesterday. Because it's pink. Right, Right. And then she comes, imagine she never said any of this. Like, because some people don't address this. Just be thinking, imagine her kids in

[Angela Yee]

school like, I'm sorry about your mom and dad. You know, I mean that's, that's foul.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because she's wow, yo.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And people supposed to be reputable.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

God damn right. I mean, I'm mate. Yes. If she feels like this damages her brain and her reputation and stuff like that. Yeah, like, right. Traumatize the kids, defamation, all that. Yeah. So, yeah, that's. But I mean, they've updated it with, you know, her statement, but the story's still there. So I don't, I don't even know

[Lauren LaRosa]

how I'm looking at it right now. Pink separates from Carrie Hart for second time after 20 years. And then it says the Grammy winner then posted a video on Instagram. And this is what I hate. Because whoever wrote this story, they just care about the clicks at this point.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Clearly didn't even. Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Cuz I would have took the story.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now that's the scariest thing for breaking the story is like, for it to be like completely like. But she, she got with him. She said what she need to say now. Speaking journalism, man, it's, it's a bit different right now. Speaking of people and dating in the relationship. So Young Miami was talking to Uprox yesterday and she's, you know, pushing all the new music that she has out and she's talking about what her dating wants are right now. Let's take a listen. What is your status of love right now? I'm just, you know, just living.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. Just living life.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, Just having fun.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Do you have a list of things you look for?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all, you got to have a corner coin. Thank you. A provider. I need someone that's, you know, God fearing that. That's religion. They believe in God. Someone at least. Any man at least.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What is the minimum net worth that he has to have?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want like a man at least got like a hundred million dollars, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Young Miami.

[DJ Envy]

Come on, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know I love you, but you got to sit your ass down.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I mean, she was dating Diddy before the show. She's used to saying, he come home, he not gonna have a hundred million dollars.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Then what?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, it's aspirational, right?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, it's not aspirational. You making your pickings really slim with that number. Also, a person does not need a hundred million dollars to be able to provide for you. Do you know how much a hundred million dollars is?

[Angela Yee]

I don't think people understand how much.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They just be talking like we, we show how, how, how little we know about money when we just say things like that. You know, they're only, they're only like 10. They're only 10,000 people. People in America who are considered 100 millionaires. Like, you know how small of a number that is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, well, he, he said it's only gonna be about 10 people in the DM.

[Angela Yee]

So the crazy Thing about it is she's basing love off of off of finances, off of money, and off of providing a better basic love off of somebody who really cares about her. That money can come and go. You know what I mean? So. Which is.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Look, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, I tell you what, Bill Gates a pride holler, you know what I'm saying?

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's right. A person does not need $100,000 a month to provide for you. Like I saw the other girl talking about. About she needs. She was on earn your leaders saying she need $50,000.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, you should. Diaz.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, what is a woman spending 50 grand a month on? That's $600,000 a year. Like, what is your upkeep that you're spending 50 grand a month?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's.

[DJ Envy]

Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I used to dia said that and then didn't bow wow comment. Yeah, Bow wow commenter said it was yellow. It was free for him on the homies. But this is what I'm saying. Like Charlotte said, they just. People just be talking, and I. And I don't know how easy ds, but when you say stuff like that. When you say stuff like that and somebody come out and they didn't pay $50,000 to hit you or date you, but you gotta be ready for that. But what is it? But, okay, so we talk about manifestation, right? So maybe $100 million isn't. Like, that's not gonna happen. Right? She's just saying that she wants someone who can take care of her and who comes financially ready. But a lot of it is, that's her. That's her. That's her.

[Angela Yee]

Young Miami sauce is a lot of bread. Like, what do you need for $50,000 a month?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's insane.

[Angela Yee]

And what, like, context, is it just her or they saying the household bills, the kids, and this, that, and then 50, 000. That's a lot of money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You do. Like, what do you do? You know what I'm saying? Because. Because A could leave any day, and then what? You want to pry? What? Filling out applications for $50,000. Like, that's what you're doing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You're 100, right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, what are you doing?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know what it is, too? Envy, man. If you've never had had to spend that kind of money, you don't even know what that means when you say it. $60,000 a month on what? I would love for you. I need to see the line items. Aisha. Diaz. Like, what are the line. What are you spending 50 grand a month on? You have to show. You have to show Me and you know, as far as people having $100 million, like, come on. Like I said, it's like 10,000 people in America who are considered 100 millionaires. Like, cut it out. Well, and I love young Miami, by the way.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. That's Aquarius sister. She know what she doing. She getting it going cuz the music is out now. She know exactly what she doing.

[DJ Envy]

Of course.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But speaking of music, I know last latest we. We didn't have that Yachty freestyle, but we went and grabbed it. So him and all the Concrete Boys crew were. They pulled up the Power106 studios with just incredible and did the freestyle thing. And yeah, Lil Yachty, he. He did something. Let us take a listen.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let's do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

15.

[DJ Envy]

What's moving like a southern cracker Like I'm the one going against the.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I get you want some clicks, but what's that deal? What is your after cup? Super dark just like my last name

[DJ Envy]

Caster I ain't never lied I spoke

[Lauren LaRosa]

the truth your absent I can tell you faking all the way down from your accent just killed the kids. I'm too convinced it was an accident.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cause any. Way basically ain't no way.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. That's not no concrete. That's quicksand. Because I feel like I'm sinking lower listening to him. Like, God damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You can't make the statements you make about hip hop and then come with that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is wild to me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, what are you trying to prove that you like if. Like, if you make the statement that there was a bunch of garbage rappers in the 90s and rappers delight was garbage. Are you just rapping like that to prove. See, I'm garbage too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What do you. I don't get what you doing it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The conversation about the generations and it's like this generation hated us. And they should know. It's that whole.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That right there was garbage in any generation. That's why I want hear that Charlotte.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You all wanted this morning. Okay. I love the energy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

There's generations out there. There's mad generations listening, all agreeing that that was garbage. There's a father and son in the car right now, A mother and daughter in the car right now. She's 17, he 47. They like, God damn.

[Angela Yee]

What was that?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Something wrong with the radio. What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's wild to me, yo. All right, well, I just wanted to mention we don't have time to play it, I guess, but The Scary Movie 6 trailer dropped yesterday. Marlon Wayans was up here talking about what might happen, what might not happen. Kai so not does make a little intro cameo in the the trailer, but it dropped yesterday. It leaked, and then Marlon Wayans went to the movies to see it because it's a commercial for another scary movie. So everybody's excited to see that, but we don't have time to. Yeah, yeah, it's going to be fire. It literally crosses every. Every line.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Did Kai have dreads in the trailer?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, his hair was cut in the trailer. But they are on like a stream thing, so you could tell it was a while back. Like, it's like a stream setup.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay, okay.

[Angela Yee]

All right. Well, that is the latest with Lauren. Thank you, Lauren.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No problem. And that, listen, remember, every accident or any accident, big or small, call Top dog law.

[Angela Yee]

All right, when we come back, we got donkey up. All right, when we come back, we got donkey today. What we doing, Charlemagne?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, you know, on Fridays, we do the people's donkey, so you can call in and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. 1-800-585-1051. Reach out and touch us right now.

[DJ Envy]

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

[Angela Yee]

800-585-1051.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Donkey today for Friday, February 27th. Man, you know how we do on Fridays, it's the people's donkey. So you can call up and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. You can give somebody the biggest hee haw. So. 1-800-585-105.

[Angela Yee]

Have one.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning. Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

It's Big Ruger, man, calling in from

[Charlamagne Tha God]

the 401, Providence, Rhode Island.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Big Ruger. Hey, let me tell you something. I love Providence, Rhode Island. Y' all got some of the most slept on food places in Providence.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You ain't lying.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Who you want to get a bigger sea haw, too?

[DJ Envy]

My gig, bro. These people really got us. They're trying to charge us our PTO for the snowstorm. They're not trying to, you know, I mean, give us. They gave us an option of.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Of what?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No charge, no pay.

[DJ Envy]

We can use our pto, bro.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't want to burn through my

[DJ Envy]

PTO on something I can't control.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What people. Who you talking about?

[DJ Envy]

My job, my boss, the big dogs. You know what I'm saying? The tough dogs. I don't want to say their name

[Charlamagne Tha God]

because, you know what I mean?

[DJ Envy]

They take money.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Got you, got you. But, you know, you got to say names up here. How about we bleep your name and then you Say their name.

[DJ Envy]

I'm gonna say this. It's one of the biggest golf companies in the. In. In the. In the world, in the country.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't understand how y' all expect to put pressure on these people to pay y' all if y' all don't really, really put them on blast by saying their name. But I don't want you to lose your. But you can always, you know, just give a fake.

[DJ Envy]

I'm a brother, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I get it.

[DJ Envy]

I'm hanging on a thin string, brother.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I get it. Them irregardless biscuits in Providence, Rhode island ain't cheap, so you gotta have.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, listen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no, no, no. Listen.

[DJ Envy]

The jobs in Massachusetts, I can't. I'm not putting that on my city.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, oh, it ain't Rhode Island. Okay. Got you.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But at the end of the day,

[DJ Envy]

let me give some love to my wifey, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Her name is Dana.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Salute to you. Said Dana Wright.

[DJ Envy]

No Jayna Ray J10 in a J

[Lauren LaRosa]

A I n a salute to Jayna, man. We appreciate you, brother.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Good morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Hey, Breakfast Club. This l'. Oreal.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey, l'. Oreal. Who you want to get a biggest yeehaw to?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want to give the biggest yeehaw to that dude that called a couple days ago for get it off your chest, talking about he don't think women should run this country. Men have been running this country for years, for decades.

[DJ Envy]

Decades.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And look at the state that this country is in. Do he really think a woman is going to do any worse?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I agree with you wholeheartedly. I don't see. Like, I know there's plenty of women that can run this country better than these old white men have because you see the situation that they got in right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Exactly. So give him the biggest yeehaw.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We just need the right woman candidate to run, that's all. Good morning. Who's this?

[Angela Yee]

This Blake.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What's up? I want to give ducky. I know 2026 just stuck started, but I want to give Duncan a year to Nicki Minaj. Okay. Go ahead, continue. Our reason being, first of all, for the.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

For the bootleg that she's been doing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Then when the post was made about the Obama, she said absolutely nothing. But when she thought Gavin Newsom was talking to a predominantly black audience, when

[DJ Envy]

he made the comment about his scores, she jumped out the window. Like, he's all for the people.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Picking and choosing. Selective politicking. You right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Correct.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I want to give her junk at a year. Hey, I appreciate you, brother. Thank you for calling. Good morning. Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, yo, what's up, man?

[DJ Envy]

My name her.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm calling for F. Bill, North Carolina, man. What's up, Hernan? Who you want to get a biggest he haw to, man? I want to get a bigger he hop to all the people that go

[DJ Envy]

to work and don't work at work.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So leave all the other people that

[Charlamagne Tha God]

do work to leave all the work.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why you lay your asses at home? Why are you shaming us?

[DJ Envy]

Because people like me that do all

[Lauren LaRosa]

the work, we gotta come in, expect

[Charlamagne Tha God]

it to all the work.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And the people that they already know, they lazy. They'll be like, oh, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all just go over here and

[DJ Envy]

do all the easy stuff.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But the hard workers like, like me,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

we always got to be responsible for

[DJ Envy]

this to get done.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, where you work at, my brother?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, I work for a moving company, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's not an easy job. No. Hell no. So I. I see why you so pissed off.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, we.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You can't be moving everything by your damn self.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, man, we do military moves.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We move people all over the world, man. Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can I say one more thing?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, sir. Hey, man, I want to give you

[Charlamagne Tha God]

guys a thanks, man. You guys got me through my prison bed.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I was looking forward every day to waking up at early in the morning,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

5:30 just to wake up and listen to you guys radio show, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We appreciate that, my brother. How long you did? I did three years. Three years? What you do? I got a traffic in charge, man. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Wait a minute now.

[Mimi Brown]

Hold on.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What kind of trafficking? Drugs. Okay, just making sure you got cancer. Don't just. Don't just be saying trafficking now nowadays. Oh, my bad, my bad. Yeah, well, where I come from, when you say trafficking, everybody already know it's drugs. I'm with you because of Epstein and Diddy and everything else you got to make. You got to be clear about this type of stuff nowadays. Yeah, I feel.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I feel you, Charlotte. I feel you, baby.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's all I'm saying. But I'm glad that you home and I'm glad that you, you know, on the straight and narrow, man. So salute to you, my brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Let me give a shout out this to Jeff.

[DJ Envy]

Hilarious, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm Mexican.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My wife is black.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We've been together for 13 years.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all doing y' all thing. Keep going.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know what you just. Now. Now we know why they put all the work on you. This is exactly why. Now we know. I Know you was on, but you ain't lead with that. Now I see why they put all the work on you. Okay, they. They like, we. We got a Mexican here. Why we need to do anything. I get it. I know that's right, right? Yes, sir. We appreciate y', all, though, man. Yeah, man. We love y', all, man. I love y', all, man. For real, man.

[DJ Envy]

This for the people, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you, King. Appreciate you, brother.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, bro.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, sir. All right, listen. We do the people's donkey every Friday. You can call in and give somebody the biggest he haw. Y' all gotta stop being afraid, okay? To actually say names, just don't say your name, all right? And then put whoever you want to put, you know, on blast, because they probably deserve the credit for being stupid. But, yes, we do that every Friday.

[Angela Yee]

Thanks, Charlemagne. Now let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Now, this conversation comes from Young Miami and Aisha Diaz, and both of them saying, you know, Young Miami says she wants somebody with a net worth of $100 million. Aisha says that somebody should make at least 45 to $50,000 a month to make sure she's okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What do you expect on a monthly basis from financially.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

From him?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Honestly, I'm spoiled.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What? What is. You say you're spoiled?

[DJ Envy]

What does that mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Spoiler means I need you to be able to keep up with my lifestyle if you want to be with me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What does that mean financially? What does that mean, though?

[DJ Envy]

What does that mean? What's that mean on a monthly. What's that mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Numbers.

[DJ Envy]

Yes. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

45, 50.

[Lauren LaRosa]

$50,000 a month. So you need $50,000 a month.

[Angela Yee]

So the question. 800-585-105. What was the question? What'd you say?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I basically was saying it. I piggyback off of what you said. Yo, they basically dating off of financial status. You know what I'm saying? That that ain't even a way. That's not for one, that's not a way to find love. Two, what do you bring? The table. What do you bring to the table? And I know that's cliche, too, because that's, like, the topic of all podcasts when it comes to relationships and love and stuff. But, like, what do you do? What can you buy? What. What are you gonna buy? What are your expenses that I have to be able to. So wait, if she. A month to take care of you? I'm not even talking about Young Miami because she is even in a different stuff.

[Angela Yee]

Status.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Than this Aisha girl because she's her own rapper celebrity. Just was dating Diddy, so I understand her.

[Angela Yee]

But do you expect to find love when what you're looking for is finances?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No.

[Angela Yee]

That's the question.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No.

[Angela Yee]

Do you expect to find love when you. When somebody has to have $100 million, when they have to make up to

[Charlamagne Tha God]

50, that means you don't even love me for me. It don't. I could be ugly. I could be bro. I could be. It don't matter. As long as I got this bread. We good. Some people live like that, though. Some people would rather have a lifestyle than love. But they don't last though that.

[Angela Yee]

And that's the thing, they don't. That's 800-585-1051. What are your thoughts? Let's discuss this. The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's topic time.

[DJ Envy]

Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion

[Lauren LaRosa]

with the Breakfast Club.

[Angela Yee]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lauren the Roses here as well. If you're just joining us, we're talking about women wanting men because of their finances.

[DJ Envy]

Right.

[Angela Yee]

800-585-1051. This conversation comes from young Miami who was doing an interview and told the interviewer that she needed somebody that has a net worth of at least $100 million. Let's listen.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Six, what is your status of love right now?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was just, you know, just living.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay. Just living life.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just having fun.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Do you have a. A list of things you look for?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all, you got to have a coin and thank you. A provider. I need someone that's, you know, God fearing it. That's religion. They believe in God. Someone at least. Any man, at least.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What is the minimum net worth that he has to have?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I want like a man that at least got like a hundred million dollars.

[Angela Yee]

Salute to Uprocks. And also, Aisha Diaz was doing an interview with Eyl and Ian Dunlap and she was talking about she needs a gentleman to make at least 45 to $50,000 US to supply her lifestyle. Let's listen.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What do you expect on a monthly basis from financially?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

From him?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Honestly, I'm spoiled.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What is. You say you're spoiled?

[DJ Envy]

What does that mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Spoiler means I need you to be able to keep up with my lifestyle if you want to be with me.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What does that mean financially? What does that mean, though?

[DJ Envy]

What does that mean? What does that mean on a monthly.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's that Mean numbers.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I think 45, 50.

[Lauren LaRosa]

$50,000. So you need $50,000 a month.

[Angela Yee]

Now, Lauren, you said she cleared it up a little bit.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. So Aisha Dia, she went on her social media and cleared it up because she was talking about lifestyles that she lives because she's one of the bartender girls in the club. They see 20 to 40, 000 sometimes a night. She says. And that's regular. Yeah, and she also was saying. Right. And she also. I mean, we have the audio, so we can play the audio. But what she was saying is that it's not just about the bills. It's like, if you want her to be able to set herself up so she's investing, she's able to, like, save some money, you gotta double it up. That's the point she was making. Now, see, yeah, that's why I said I should have, like. Well, actually, I didn't know who. I didn't know she was until you showed me. I was like, oh, yeah, I know her from love and hip hop. Yeah. So she also said too. Which makes a big point. If your man don't want you to work. Now, I'm all for that. If he don't want you to work. Yeah, I totally agree with her. It just wasn't enough context provided. It's just like. Yeah, I thought. I didn't know that she was saying, if your man didn't want you to work. I thought that's just period. Like, yeah, that's what I need if we date.

[Angela Yee]

Now, I know Aisha. I used to work the clubs with her when I was DJing in New York City clubs and Jersey strip clubs. And Aisha definitely used to have million dollar dudes, basketball players, football players, rappers in the club waiting on her. And I'm not just talking about the nice lush clubs. It'd be a hole in the wall club that she's working and she's bartending and I'm DJing, whatever. And they'd be ball players at the end of the ball. Wait, waiting for.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, salute.

[Angela Yee]

Bow wow. One time I walked into a club, I'm like, what are you doing here?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He commented.

[Angela Yee]

Oh, he did?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, he. He hit it for free or something.

[Angela Yee]

Well, I don't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I don't know what.

[Angela Yee]

What the financial was, but bow, I was definitely at the hole in the

[Charlamagne Tha God]

wall spot the whole time at the

[DJ Envy]

end of the bar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Maybe they was dating. But if you're dating, you putting out. I mean, maybe she had a little soft spot for the ball.

[Angela Yee]

New Jersey club hole in the wall and was at the the end of the bar talking to her all night and I was like wow, what are you doing?

[DJ Envy]

No security.

[Angela Yee]

He was by himself. So she definitely has some dudes waiting on her. So the question is. So let's now let's get to the question. Should women look at finances? Will they possibly find love? Will they be able to find an individual that's into them and not into the dollar?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, not if it's all about the bread.

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Nah, I just still don't see it long. I mean, lasting that long if it's just about the bread, you know what I mean? Because honestly, bread run out. And even if it don't, like time and patience run out too when there's no real substance behind just having bread. But this is such a touchy topic because I think it's a thing of like maintaining lifestyle, right? Like she's saying, this is what I do on my own and if you want me to stop doing what I'm doing or even just be with me, this is what I expect. Why is it always an issue when women have those expectations? I'm gonna tell you why.

[Angela Yee]

Because you're looking for lifestyle. You're looking for finances and not love. Because finances come and go. Like somebody could be a 100 millionaire one day and lose it all. Somebody can have a million one day and lose it all. And you don't want that person with it. You don't want the person that's just here for the money, the finances, the bags, the coats, the shoes and all that other stuff. You want somebody that loves you that's like, you know what? We ain't got it right now. Let's go to McDonald's for lunch. You ain't got it right now. I'm aware of this. This Coach Shoes or this Mary Kay. Whatever, or Tory Burke or whatever.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna figure out how to get back, how to get back up. You know what I'm saying? That's what it is. You know, you shouldn't be compelled to leave just because. Because you are only with somebody for the money. But in Aisha's defense, if that's her lifestyle already and you don't want her to work, this is what. This is the tax bill. I mean, this is what. I'm taxing you monthly.

[Angela Yee]

Hello?

[DJ Envy]

Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, this Taboo. How you doing? From Detroit.

[Angela Yee]

Taboo, what up?

[DJ Envy]

Don't talk to us.

[Angela Yee]

What's your thoughts?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, y', all. My thoughts are, I think that a woman need to have her own bag, even though she have those expectations. Because love is more meaningful than just getting with a man for his money and what he could do for you. Come on, you gotta be in independent.

[DJ Envy]

Got you.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I'm with you, too. And that's what I would tell my daughters. Make sure you have your own. It's cool to have everything together. I'm not mad at that. But just in case you can start acting up, make sure you good that

[Charlamagne Tha God]

you ain't got right. Something can happen at any time. And when something happened with him, then you ain't even gonna be able to have his back. And both of y' all gonna be out here looking stupid.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right.

[Angela Yee]

Thank you so much, Mama.

[DJ Envy]

Hello?

[Angela Yee]

Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello?

[Angela Yee]

Hey. What's your name?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Shayna.

[Angela Yee]

Hey, Shayna, talk to us. What's your thoughts?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

My thought corner is Jeff said something about it's not meant to last. It's just. I know the love isn't gonna last or love is gonna be there, but trust me, it's not meant. It's not meant to last. It's for you to get the money

[Mimi Brown]

and get the hell on.

[Angela Yee]

I get you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, if that's the agenda, I mean, if that's the objective, then that's what's up.

[Angela Yee]

So you're not looking for love. You're just looking for a bag. That's what you're looking for, Mom.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Depends on what you want. Yeah. You ever been in survival mode? Don't nobody want to be in survival mode. If. If. If a guy is willing to spend some money or making a certain amount of money, we. I want that.

[DJ Envy]

But.

[Angela Yee]

But see, the thing with you is you're gonna look. You're gonna look ugly one day. Your. Your looks gonna fade.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna get his money. I'm opening up films. You can't just be messing with a dude and just.

[Angela Yee]

What's your name?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What you calling benefiting from it? So you. You seen in this stage, right? It's. It's about the money. But you using that money to set yourself up. So when all that phase you got, you come correct right now, you can't just be in it to get bags and Chanel bags and all of this and that. No, you get that. But you set yourself up to get the hell away from him. Because you're right. It's not gonna last. And I'm not. I'm not doing this for love. I'm doing this to set, to make sure my future is set right. So you looking at him like a job. You're not even looking at it like a relationship. You. You going in. I wouldn't look different.

[Angela Yee]

That's just what you want. Is that the definition of a gold digger?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Most definitely. Professional. I think professional relationships are street, though. They're all transactions.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Nothing wrong with it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's just your title. Professional gold digger, but you got it. But you also. You. Well, in my case, I work. I work. I do. I. I have my own business. I'm. I'm working towards something. I'm just not. Not doing nothing.

[Angela Yee]

But why would I date you if you telling me you only there for the bag? And that if something does happen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, no, boo, I ain't gonna tell you a minute. For the bag. I act like I like your man. Okay. Okay. I was gonna say at least act like it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right.

[Angela Yee]

Goodbye.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what makes her qualified.

[Angela Yee]

Hello? Who's this?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hi, this is Sharonda.

[Angela Yee]

Hey, good morning, mama. Talk to us.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't agree with the 50amonth, because what comes with that? Abuse, disrespect, Hurt? Like you attracting the wrong person for that. Because a real smart, smart man ain't gonna just give you 50amonth, you know? And I think the real happiness, the real riches is your peace, your joy, your happiness.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

And I will say this. There's a lot of dudes spinning out there. And not just rappers, I mean, hustlers. I mean, ball players. There's a lot of dudes spending that money on these women. And like you said, what comes with that? You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. David Mann was on the Willie Moore Jr. Podcast, and he said, women be like, you know, I want this. I want that in the man. And he said, become that list if you want a man that you know, works out and you know, have money, definitely on that list. I agree. Instead of, instead of, you know, you want him to work out, but you a big bad. Like the math ain't mad because you are what you attract, you know, I mean, you attract what you are too. So yeah, you got to do that. You want a man in the gym. You want, want to. Yeah. Not mind, cuz you can't have. I was going to say you want a man with the curved penis. You know what I'm saying?

[Angela Yee]

Jesus Christ.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, your uterus be tilted sometimes. That, that's actually very.

[DJ Envy]

Hello.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Y. Yo.

[Angela Yee]

What? Hello. Is this red?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, yeah, it is red.

[Angela Yee]

What's up, brother? Talk to us. What's your thoughts?

[Lauren LaRosa]

What's up?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Man?

[DJ Envy]

I, I, I play in the culture, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It all depends on how you was raised and stuff. Like, I feel like these women now, they teach their girls and kids to go look for somebody that's going to take care of you.

[DJ Envy]

You feel me?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Everybody don't have that mindset, but it's, it's mainly us that people, white people

[DJ Envy]

don't really, I don't really get into that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, I say this a little crazy. No, I, what I have, I have, I've worked with and I've had friends that white girls, that they are taught to look for husbands very early. They, it's a whole thing and they need to work, they need to make a certain amount of money. You go to certain places to find them in certain. What is the, the programs that they're in?

[Angela Yee]

Jesus fraternity sororities.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not even just fraternity sororities. Escorts. Is it Jack and Jill? What is it Jack, Jack and Jill's for?

[Angela Yee]

That's black families.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, there's a, it's a program like Jack and Jill, but white families do it and they put their girls in it. You get to meet the boys. They teach you like the etiquette, all that. It's like a whole, they groom the same way some of the black moms groom. Don't make that a black thing. And then I don't want people to, to act like this is now. Yo back in the day, like probably not like slave or whatever, but like, I'm talking about like, because my great grandfather. Yeah. Like my, my great grandmother's mom was telling her daughters and all them, yeah, make sure you get a man to take care of you. My grandmother, that's how that happened. Were talking to me like that until I went to college because they didn't know no better. Change the social media. That's it.

[Angela Yee]

And the crazy thing is, is with me and with my daughters, I do it different. I say, I will take care of you. I got you. You don't need nobody for nothing if you need it. If you got to change a light bulb or flick a. Fix a tire and there's a problem, call Dad. I will get out my bed at five in the morning to come.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But dad is in the household, and dad is the provider. It's different when you're growing up with two black women who've done it all themselves. They're like, get you somebody that's gonna sit in case y' all have some babies. They can take care of them kids. That was my mom's thing. It's like, go get you somebody that's gonna provide my grandma. Make sure he bring his check home. I don't care what he doing. Make sure he bring his check home. I completely wanted the opposite, like, bring it home, But. But I want to be happy. Yeah. Like, I don't want to be miserable.

[Angela Yee]

And that's it for my son, too. My sons know. I. You ain't got to do nothing foul. You ain't got to go check you some change for whatever. Some. Some ass for some change. You ain't got to do no hustling nothing. They gotta. They gotta hustle. They ain't got to do no stupid stuff for no money.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You think they was gonna go shake something?

[Angela Yee]

I'm just saying. It's a term. It's just a term.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What did you go through? You ain't gotta shake nothing for no change. Rumors are true. But.

[Angela Yee]

No, but whatever they. They need, I'm. Daddy's there for them. If they come up with an idea that they want to invest, I will help them because I wanted to fall back on dad. If we don't win, we don't win together. But Dad's gonna be in your corner to the end.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's a different time period. It is. And I'm scared of different lifestyles. And you're scared of people. Damn right.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Gotta be scared now.

[Angela Yee]

All right, what's the moral of the story? Is there a moral?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If. If you worth 50, 000, charge 50,000. If you worth 500, charge that. Okay.

[Angela Yee]

All right, thanks. Words from Jess L. All right. When we come back, we got past the orcs. Nyla will be joining us. It's the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Dj, come spin now. Come spin.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What's the.

[Angela Yee]

What's up, Nyla?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Big Nyla.

[Angela Yee]

What's up, Nyla?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Envy?

[Angela Yee]

How you feeling?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm chilling. You know, I had a really long, extensive studio session this past weekend and I lost my voice, so bear with me.

[Angela Yee]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I'm gonna start with some R B and then I'm gonna get into some lyrical rap. And then I'm gonna get into some upbeat rap. And I want to start with this new Noli Coi Leray record. It's called maybe. I've been a big fan of Nollie for a while, so to see the two girls collab I think is really dope.

[Angela Yee]

I like calling the ray.

[DJ Envy]

I like calling the ray.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, I rock with it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, cool. Yeah, but it's n's record Coach is the future. But N is really dope. I'm actually going to be highlighting her with certified for the month of March, Women's history month. But next I'm gonna get into this new Marlon Craft song. Marlon Craft is about to drop a record. He's been going viral off of that last on the radar cipher Gabe put together. And yesterday was actually his birthday and he has his residency DC in Manhattan with a live band. And people have been telling me about it for a long time, but this is my first time actually pulling up to it and seeing it. And it is really a really dope experience. So happy birthday, Marlon. But this record is called analog man.

[Angela Yee]

I like that. Yeah, that's who said Marlon Craft. Yeah, he's that he's dope. I like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Super dope. You said this is happening with a live band? Yes, in Manhattan. I'll let you to know the next time he does it because he does it at least once a month. I feel like the. The live band wave because I mean I know older artists but like Jeezy then you had Gucci. Did I think live band as well too? But like I feel like us over live bands is like. It's like art.

[Angela Yee]

Sometimes it works better when you know the records though. Yeah, it hits a little harder. And sometimes when you don't, you're trying to fight to hear what the artist is actually saying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's true. I think if you somewhere know you. You never been somewhere you experience in live music, you don't know who's singing because it's a no person and it's just the energy of it and just the feeling of it. What I was. Yeah. I think that's why I love my favorite tiny desk is still juvenile and Manny because them ratchet ass records sound so good. Yeah. All right. I'm gonna get into this new Baby Keem. You know, he dropped his album last week, and I've been seeing a lot of reviews hating on him. But also also the Spotify whole, we need new rap leaders. And then they picked a bunch of people who've already been doing this. It's like, I thought y' all see said new. Anyway, let's get into Good Flirts featuring Kendrick and Momo Bird. I love it. I love his new project. Love it. I saw this. I was looking it up. I saw this thing on Pitchfork where they were talking. It was a review and they were saying that it was a bust because, like, his voice doesn't sound the same and he's fighting to, like, I guess, like, break out on some of the records. I love. I like the project. I thought. I mean, it does sound very Kendrick, but, like, I know why. Like, I get it.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm not.

[Angela Yee]

I didn't listen to the project, but I'm not mad at that record. And I'm not mad at some of the stuff I've been hearing from Baby King. But I think people just always want to, I guess, compare him to Kendrick because that's. That's family right there.

[DJ Envy]

But you.

[Angela Yee]

There's only one Kendrick.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

You're not gonna get that again. There's only one.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just think it's. It's unfair because he's so talented and I. I thought it was a great project. Yeah, I didn't listen to the project yet, but I do think that Pitchfork just doesn't really allow space for artists to evolve. And, like, I be feeling like based off the project, they'd be like, this sounds different. This sounds different. It's supposed to sound different. I'm gonna definitely get into that keen project, though. But I just haven't had the time to really sit and give a full assessment. But this last record to me is a straight up heater. It's called 6WA. Big X. The plug flipped NWA with his crew, his Texas crew, and it just. It knocked.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, y' all really like big extra plug. And I know a lot of people love him out there, but I still don't feel like he gets the credit he deserves.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They don't make enough noise.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah. It's just not enough. And people who know him, you play him in the club, at work, in the south, it works. But I feel like he should be. I don't want to say a lot bigger, but I feel like he should be a lot bigger, though, because Big X gets busy. Like, he gets busy. He makes great Music.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And it's across genres too. Yeah, yeah. Easily across genres.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The country album last year, all his rap albums slapped like this. I love all the, the flips over the neo soul beats and the funk beats from the 70s. So I don't know, I'm a big, big Exit Plug fan too, but I don't know what the disconnect is or if it even is a disconnect. I don't know.

[Angela Yee]

Maybe because he doesn't do that much press. Like, you really don't see him do too many interviews.

[DJ Envy]

True.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And artists from Texas really don got elite. Texas.

[DJ Envy]

That's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They make so much money in Texas. It's like, for what?

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, that's true. But I, I, I, I rock with big X.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Same. Well, if you guys like those joints, make sure you guys follow me on Instagram at Nyla Simone with a Y N Y L A S Y M O N E E E. And make sure you guys follow. It's a certified vibe. You can find the certified playlist that has all these records and all the new joints from today available. And just be on the lookout because I, I have some more events on the way.

[Angela Yee]

All right, now when we come back, of course we throw it back on a Friday. Today is Bobby Valentino's birthday, so we're gonna start to mix up with some Bobby Valentino. And also today is Chili from tlc. So we're gonna get some TLC in the mix too.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You probably didn't go about to play Pink because it's Chili birthday. You know how you get.

[Angela Yee]

It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. It's Black History Month. What are we doing today? Charlemagne, man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Salute to my guy, B. Dot. Every day during Black History Month, B Dot does a podcast on the Black Effect Podcast network called I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. And today he's going to tell you about the African soldiers who helped win World War II.

[DJ Envy]

The African soldiers who helped win World War II.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Africa.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I didn't know.

[DJ Envy]

Welcome back Know it. Alls to another episode of the most anticipated podcast podcast on the Black Effect Podcast network, especially in February, entitled I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. I'm your charismatic, very attractive 6 foot 2, 180 pound, cut up like a bag of dope host B Dots. And yes, I look like a Greek God in the nude. But that's neither here nor there. We've got two more destinations this week, so grab that digital package. Passports. Cuz today we headed to the motherland. Africa. Oh yeah? You getting stamps this week? Because if Your World War II history only includes Europe and America. Well that's not history, that's editing. But before we get into that, I have to give you three of the most useless facts you'll never need. Never ever, not a day in life. Up first, over 1 million African soldiers. Soldiers fought in World War II. Your second useless fact, they served in Europe, the Middle east and Asia, not just Africa. And your third useless fact, most of them came home to colonial rule anyways. So yeah, let's talk about that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I didn't know.

[Angela Yee]

Maybe you didn't need.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I didn't know. I didn't know. Maybe you didn't need.

[Mimi Brown]

I didn't know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I didn't know. Maybe you didn't need. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know.

[DJ Envy]

Look, When World War II broke out, Europe needed help bad. They were looking like Jake Paul in the ring with Anthony Joshua last year. You remember that? And they'd have got they white asses knocked out just like Jake Paul if they didn't do what colonial powers always do. When they in trouble, they turn to Africa. Need bodies. Call Africa.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Need labor.

[DJ Envy]

Call Africa. Need us to fight your way. War. Same number, man. Britain, France and others recruited millions of African men to fight fascism, Nazism and imperial aggression. The King's African Rifles. The Royal West African Frontier Force. Man, these weren't just units. They were entire military traditions with decorated service histories. African soldiers fought in North Africa. They helped liberate Italy. They battled in Burma. They guarded supply lines. They carried equipment through the terrain. The Europeans couldn't survive, man. They wasn't assistants. They were soldiers, man. The Burma campaign alone had 90,000 African soldiers fighting Japanese forces in jungle warfare. The 81st and 82nd West African divisions were critical to the allied victory there. But here's the contradiction that broke everything wide open, man. Africa. African troops were fighting for freedom abroad while they was living under colonial rule at home. They saw Europeans panic. White soldiers bleed. Empires weaken. And that's when they realized something that was powerful. These people ain't invincible, man. When that war ended, them African soldiers returned home with military training, global awareness and zero patience for colonial nonsense. That ain't a coincidence. Many of those post WORLD War war II independence movements across Africa were led by veterans who had already fought and won wars for other people. Kwame, Nkrumah, Jomo, Kenyatta, Leopold Singor. All independence leaders across Africa who drew directly from Veteran networks and the political awakening that came from World War II. They just decided it was time to fight for themselves. And here's the part that gets erased. World War II is often framed as the war that saved democracy. But democracy leaned heavily on African bodies to survive without them. That war looks pretty damn different. A century after Carter G. Woodson warned that black history would be minimized or erased, African soldiers became proof they helped save the world and were written out of the story CG dubbed New. If we don't document global black sacrifice, freedom starts looking like it was won by only a few. And it was not. If you learned something on today's episode, please share it, because I promise you, I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either.

[Mimi Brown]

Congratulations. Your passport has been stamped. Next stop, Spain.

[DJ Envy]

For real?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's. That's it. Yo, that for real. It's an African American chant, and it means, look, y', all, it's a lion. Oh, my God.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Can I ask you. I want to ask you a serious question.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why did you think that we didn't know that's what the circle of life meant? You think that all of these years we watched the Lion King on TV and we watched it on Broadway, and not once did we think to ourselves, I wonder what that means?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, I never heard nobody even ask. Would admit I never even heard nobody talk. Talk about it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But I don't know what to tell you. Yes, it's a Zulu chant. Here comes the line.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, a Zulu. It's a Zulu chant.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I just. I just don't understand why you think you would be the first person that would hear that and think to themselves,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know I'm not the first person.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I know nobody knows what that means, yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know I'm not the first person,

[Angela Yee]

but sometimes you just gotta let her rock, man. Sometimes, man. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because we talking to a lot of people. It's not just me, you, you, and you.

[Angela Yee]

It's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's all. It's all other people.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, but the Lion King been around for a long time, and you know, she's wrong.

[Angela Yee]

I don't remember ever saying, oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It just.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It is.

[Angela Yee]

They say, hey, my father, there's a lion. It's a lion.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Here come. I mean, it's different translations, but it does translate to, here comes the lion. Father, it's a lion.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. In layman's Zulu terms is. Y', all, look, it's a lion. Oh, my God.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. I mean, there's different ways to say it, but that's essentially what it means. Here comes the lion father.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, here comes the lion father.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's a lying but. But yes, we did know that.

[Angela Yee]

Have you, have you gone to the play?

[DJ Envy]

No.

[Angela Yee]

Yeah, that's probably why. You know what?

[Lauren LaRosa]

You gotta get out. I've seen the play. I seen the movie. The live action movie. Like it's the goddamn Lion King. I wrote about the Lion King in my first book. Black privilege. Opportunity comes to those who create it. Okay, I have a whole Lion King theory about black people, all right? And how the Lion King symbolizes black people in western civilization. And then returning, remembering who they are and returning back home and becoming who we're supposed to be.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, that's nice. Whatever.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When we come back, we got telling

[Angela Yee]

you about it in the book he

[Charlamagne Tha God]

went to sing because she said it

[Lauren LaRosa]

with so much confidence.

[Angela Yee]

My kids was in the play, you know, I mean, I mean the local play in Jersey. But this, my kids was. You know what, Forget it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I thought she was about to tell us something like we ain't never heard. Then she starts singing Lion King all off beat.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It wasn't even ob.

[Angela Yee]

Now, Lauren, you remember your first call?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, I do. Oh my God.

[Angela Yee]

What type of car was it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It was a Hyundai.

[Angela Yee]

Hyundai?

[Mimi Brown]

Oh, shoot.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

A Hyundai.

[Angela Yee]

Oh my goodness. Mine was a 1986 Honda Accord with the flip up lights, baby blue. And I look for that car all the time on ebay because as soon as I find it, I'm gonna grab it. I actually seen one like 7 years ago. The guy wanted 4000 and when I went to buy it, somebody took it. So that's what I'm looking for. If I ever find that car on ebay, ebay, I'm going to buy it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It'd be dope if you found it in time for one of the car shows too.

[Angela Yee]

I've been looking, but if. If you see it on ebay, please let me know. Cuz ebay is the place to shop for your favorite find. So don't forget, you can also make extra cash by selling on ebay. Find what you love, sell what you don't. Ebay. Things people love. Now, Jess, you going to be in the Carolinas this week In South Carolina I am.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, I am. I'm gonna be in Greenville, South Carolina today and tomorrow. So get your tickets if you have. Not yet. I believe tomorrow is sold out, but you still got a chance to get some last minute tickets. Tonight on my website, jessalariusofficial.com me and Desi Alexander will be at the Comedy Zone So get your tickets, all right?

[Angela Yee]

When we come. Oh, no. It's time for the positive note. Sh. You got some positivity for the people.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. Tomorrow is the last day of Black History Month, man. So I just want y' all to know that we are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. That's from President Barack Obama. And I just want to tell y' all that with our future ahead of us and the ancestors beside us, there's nothing we can't do. I want all of y' all to go listen to Jill Scott's song Off the Back of My Ancestors. Matter of fact, let's play that. Can we play that? Let's play that. Since tomorrow's the last day of Black History Month. Because with our future ahead of us and the ancestors beside us, there's nothing we can't do, man. We doing this off the back of our ancestors, man. So salute to y'.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Have a great weekend breakfast club. We are finished or y' all go. Wake you up.

[Angela Yee]

Wake that ass up.

[DJ Envy]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Mimi Brown]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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