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The Breakfast Club Podcast - Day 26’s "Day Ones" Album and More

Podcast Title: The Breakfast Club
Hosts: DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God
Episode Title: INTERVIEW: Day 26 Talks New Album 'Day Ones,' Relationship With Diddy; Bad Boy, ‘Making the Band’ + More
Release Date: January 30, 2025

Introduction

In this compelling episode of The Breakfast Club, hosts DJ Envy and Charlamagne Tha God engage in an in-depth conversation with the R&B group Day 26. The discussion centers around their highly anticipated new album, Day Ones, their complex relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs and Bad Boy Records, and their experiences on MTV’s reality show Making the Band. This episode offers a candid look into the challenges and triumphs the group has faced in their journey within the music industry.

Unveiling the New Album: Day Ones

The episode kicks off with DJ Envy introducing Day 26 and their latest project, Day Ones [02:50]. The group members express immense pride and excitement about the album, highlighting its personal and authentic nature. Day 26 Member 2 states, “Every record on that album is somebody's story at one point or another” [13:11], emphasizing the deeply personal narratives woven into their music. The album is described as one of the "hardest R&B records" they've ever produced, aiming to resonate with listeners through genuine storytelling and emotional depth.

Staying United Amidst Industry Pressures

Charlamagne Tha God probes into what has kept Day 26 together over the years, especially in an industry notorious for causing groups to dissolve [04:11]. Day 26 Member 4 shares, “We really walked to get cheesecake. We really stood outside in the cold and put our all into this” [04:14], illustrating their unwavering commitment from the very beginning. This dedication, coupled with steadfast fan support, has been crucial in maintaining the group's unity and longevity.

Navigating the Relationship with Diddy and Bad Boy Records

A significant portion of the interview delves into Day 26’s tumultuous relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs and Bad Boy Records. The group recounts their experiences on Making the Band, where they were subjected to challenging tasks and strict management practices. Day 26 Member 1 reflects, “It was bull. Yeah. It never should have happened” [05:16], expressing frustration over the unrealistic demands placed upon them, such as walking across the George Washington Bridge to get cheesecake [05:10].

The Reality TV Impact

Charlamagne Tha God raises concerns about how reality TV influenced their credibility in the music industry [28:14]. DJ Envy concurs, stating, “Because it was a reality show and TV show, I don't think people took y'all as serious as they should have” [28:14]. Day 26 acknowledges that while the visibility from the show provided initial exposure, it also led to misconceptions about their musical integrity, making it harder for them to be taken seriously solely as talented artists.

Management and Label Conflicts

The conversation highlights internal conflicts with management and record labels, particularly the transition from Bad Boy Records to Atlantic Records. Day 26 Member 2 candidly shares, “Brian is the bad guy... If nothing is being done about it, then I'm just going to remove myself from that situation” [19:10], pointing out the detrimental impact of poor management decisions on their career. This strain culminated in their departure from Atlantic Records, where they felt their contributions were undervalued and their publishing rights mishandled.

Struggles with Radio Play and Industry Perception

Despite achieving commercial success, including a number one album, Day 26 faced significant hurdles in securing radio play. Day 26 Member 1 explains, “We just weren’t getting it just because of the TV show and what they thought we already had” [12:09], highlighting the disconnect between their television presence and their recognition as legitimate musicians within the industry. This lack of support from radio stations hindered their ability to reach a broader audience, despite strong album sales and a loyal fanbase.

Financial Disputes and Publishing Rights

Financial tensions are a recurring theme, particularly concerning publishing rights and revenue from album sales. Day 26 Member 1 asserts, “He got our publishing from those albums” [52:20], revealing ongoing disputes over financial entitlements. Member 2 elaborates, “We did a press release to let the world know the next day, the next day, we didn't have a deal no more” [40:25], underscoring the abrupt and unfair termination of their contractual agreements, which left them without proper compensation for their work.

Personal Impacts and Mental Health

The podcast delves into the personal toll that industry struggles have taken on the group members. Day 26 Member 4 openly discusses his mental health journey, stating, “I went through mental health... And I'm healed now” [26:14]. This candid admission highlights the emotional and psychological challenges faced by artists navigating the pressures of fame and management conflicts, emphasizing the importance of mental health support within the music industry.

Reinvention and Future Endeavors

Transitioning to their new album, Day 26 discusses how Day Ones represents a reinvention of their sound and artistic vision. Member 1 explains, “This whole type of nucleus with just us... this was just one body of work, you know, one producer” [55:49], emphasizing the cohesive and authentic approach taken in creating the album. The group is excited about the positive reception, with claims that the album is considered a "classic" by their fans and critics alike.

Upcoming Tour and Merchandise

The group also announces their forthcoming tour, which has already seen significant success with sold-out shows and high demand for tickets [57:05]. They promote their merchandising line, including hats, crop tops, hoodies, sweats, and socks, highlighting the quality and exclusivity of their merchandise [57:14]. This commitment to their brand and fans underscores their dedication to maintaining a strong connection with their audience despite past challenges.

Notable Quotes

Day 26 Member 2 [13:11]: “Every record on that album is somebody's story at one point or another.”
Day 26 Member 1 [05:16]: “It was bull. Yeah. It never should have happened.”
DJ Envy [28:14]: “Because it was a reality show and TV show, I don't think people took y'all as serious as they should have.”
Day 26 Member 2 [19:10]: “Brian is the bad guy... If nothing is being done about it, then I'm just going to remove myself from that situation.”
Day 26 Member 4 [26:14]: “I went through mental health... And I'm healed now.”
Day 26 Member 1 [51:35]: “So that's why I would say throughout all the curses that could have been. Throughout the years, we ended in a blessing for sure.”

Concluding Remarks and Legacy

As the interview draws to a close, Day 26 reflects on their journey, acknowledging both the blessings and curses they have encountered in the music industry. Day 26 Member 1 affirms, “So that's why I would say throughout all the curses that could have been. Throughout the years, we ended in a blessing for sure” [51:35], emphasizing their resilience and unwavering passion for music. The group stresses the importance of integrity, hard work, and staying true to their artistic vision despite facing numerous obstacles.

Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy commend the group for their honesty and perseverance, encouraging listeners to support Day 26 as they continue to make impactful music and inspire future artists. The episode serves as a powerful testament to the challenges artists face behind the scenes and the strength required to overcome them.

Final Thoughts

This episode of The Breakfast Club offers a raw and honest portrayal of Day 26’s experiences in the music industry. From navigating the pitfalls of reality TV fame and problematic management to fighting for their creative and financial rights, the group's story is one of resilience and unwavering commitment to their craft. Their new album, Day Ones, not only showcases their evolving sound but also stands as a symbol of their enduring legacy and dedication to authentic R&B music.

Listeners gain valuable insights into the complexities of the music business, the importance of mental health, and the power of unity in overcoming adversity. Day 26’s journey underscores the need for transparency and support within the industry, inspiring both established and aspiring artists to remain steadfast in pursuing their artistic visions.

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[02:39]
Charlamagne tha God
Wake that ass up. Early in the morning.
[02:41]
Just Hilarious
The Breakfast Club.
[02:43]
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got some special guests in the building.
[02:50]
Charlamagne tha God
Yes, indeed.
[02:51]
DJ Envy
They got a new album out right now called Day Ones. Ladies and gentlemen, day 26.
[02:55]
Day 26 Member 1
Yo, yo, what's up? What's up?
[02:56]
DJ Envy
What's up, fellas? How y'all feeling?
[02:58]
Day 26 Member 1
Good to be here, man.
[02:59]
Just Hilarious
Bless. Good, good, good, good.
[03:01]
Charlamagne tha God
How y'all brothers doing, man? Y'all ain't come up here just to talk about Diddy, did you?
[03:04]
Day 26 Member 1
Nah, we don't want to talk about him at all.
[03:09]
Charlamagne tha God
That's what a lot of former bad boy artists are doing nowadays. Okay, new album, day one.
[03:15]
DJ Envy
There you go.
[03:16]
Just Hilarious
Absolutely.
[03:17]
DJ Envy
How did y'all stay together so long where you had this. This industry? Every. Almost every group breaks up. There's a problem, there's a situation. But you guys have been pretty strong for a while.
[03:26]
Day 26 Member 2
Yeah, yeah. I mean, God, man. I mean, one thing, like, I was talking to Dylon the other day, and he was like, man, like, I really, like, respect y'all, like, so much because you guys have, like, been able to steal. Keep going. He was like, I wish my group and I would have been able to do that.
[03:42]
DJ Envy
Who's that?
[03:44]
Day 26 Member 2
Shout out to the band as well.
[03:45]
Day 26 Member 3
Not say his name three times.
[03:52]
Day 26 Member 2
I'm like, three times.
[03:55]
Just Hilarious
Just to piggyback off of that. We got some of the best fans in the world. So no matter what, throughout this time, like, they've been really keeping supporting us, whether it's big or little, you know what I'm saying? And they just support us no matter what, so it help us stay together and, you know, keep us working and all that too. So shout out to the greatest fans in the world. Day 26 on day one, you know what I mean?
[04:11]
Charlamagne tha God
What's kept y'all together all of these years just as a collective?
[04:14]
Day 26 Member 4
I would say, like, the grind that you saw making the band of us even being created as a group, like, that was serious. Like, we really walked to get cheesecake. We really stood outside in the cold and Put our all into this. So we take that serious everywhere we go, you know, like.
[04:27]
Day 26 Member 3
And none of y'all never thought about, like, just walking home, like, you know? But I can tell y'all really, really wanted it. But, like, nobody ever said, like, tell the truth. And then they all just, like.
[04:39]
Just Hilarious
Through the years, when I got back.
[04:41]
Day 26 Member 1
Through the years, group members fell off and came back and things of that nature. So we had, you know, we had the hills and the valleys. Didn't fall off of groups. But at the same time, I think the passion behind us and passion, the thing that we really trying to accomplish out here is what keeps us going. I mean, we really like to be in front of the fans. We like to, you know, just create the new music and be in front of them all the time.
[05:00]
Charlamagne tha God
I don't remember him making y'all walk for cheesecake. I remember the band.
[05:03]
Just Hilarious
I don't remember. We did worse than the band. They only had to go to. Had to go to Brooklyn. Brooklyn. We had to walk off all the. Go to all of.
[05:10]
Day 26 Member 2
Cross the George Washington Bridge.
[05:12]
Charlamagne tha God
I swear, I don't remember that episode.
[05:14]
Just Hilarious
Yeah. Yeah.
[05:14]
Day 26 Member 2
It was crazy.
[05:15]
Charlamagne tha God
It was bull, huh?
[05:16]
Day 26 Member 1
It was bull. Yeah. It never should have happened.
[05:20]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah.
[05:20]
Just Hilarious
Yeah.
[05:20]
Charlamagne tha God
When. When do you think that that show really was trying to set y'all up for success or was it just for tv?
[05:26]
Day 26 Member 2
I think it was more. Honestly, that show was kind of, in my opinion. This is my opinion, tv.
[05:33]
Just Hilarious
Tv.
[05:33]
Day 26 Member 2
It was tv. You know what I'm saying?
[05:34]
Just Hilarious
Not for us, though.
[05:35]
Day 26 Member 2
It definitely wasn't set up for the artist to.
[05:38]
Just Hilarious
To. To.
[05:38]
Day 26 Member 2
To succeed after. Definitely wasn't.
[05:41]
Just Hilarious
But he didn't know what he was doing, you know, what he was doing.
[05:44]
Day 26 Member 2
It was only by the grace of God that, like, we were able to still maintain and still be here to. And still do music. And not just do music, but do, like, still do amazing music. Y'all heard of that one?
[05:55]
Just Hilarious
No.
[05:55]
Day 26 Member 3
Not yet. No.
[05:57]
Just Hilarious
Yes.
[05:57]
Day 26 Member 3
Come on.
[05:58]
Day 26 Member 1
Y'all like R B, though, right?
[05:59]
DJ Envy
Yeah.
[05:59]
Just Hilarious
I thought we was here.
[06:01]
Day 26 Member 3
I'm telling you. Yes, I am here. I'm going to listen.
[06:04]
Day 26 Member 1
You have to.
[06:05]
Just Hilarious
Today.
[06:05]
Day 26 Member 1
Thank you.
[06:06]
Day 26 Member 3
Yes.
[06:07]
Charlamagne tha God
I've heard some records, and I heard one in the bathroom just now when I walked in the bathroom. Somebody was playing it in the stall. Somebody playing a new album, and they was in the stall. He was talking. He's like, I need some music while I'm in here.
[06:28]
DJ Envy
But you said. You said that you feel like TV was made for you guys not to succeed. Why? Why do you feel that way?
[06:34]
Day 26 Member 2
I mean, just well, the show, I should say. I mean, just. Just the way the whole thing was, like, set up, like, even from the contract, you know what I'm saying? The way it was structured to, like, when the cameras were gone, it was like, ah, all right, guys. It was nice knowing you, you know what I'm saying?
[06:48]
Just Hilarious
Like, yeah, we had to really go. We had to really go in and fight for our next fight for our next deal. Like, we wasn't already signed, you know what I'm saying? We literally had to have people like B. Cox and that really cared about us. And what's his name that we did?
[07:01]
Day 26 Member 2
Taylor.
[07:01]
Just Hilarious
Troy Taylor. It took people like that to go to the label. Like, what are y'all doing, bro? Y'all got the hottest R B group in the world here, and y'all won't do nothing with them, you know? And so that's what it took for us to even get in the door to do another project. They wasn't worried about us like that. It was for what it was for tv.
[07:15]
DJ Envy
They looked at it for tv.
[07:16]
Day 26 Member 1
They thought about it for it like that. But then you got people who've been grinding their whole life at certain things. So it wasn't just a start at a TV show, exactly. It was things that, you know, I was 10 years in writing and stuff like that.
[07:25]
Just Hilarious
I was signed to Wyclef at the time when I made the man.
[07:27]
Day 26 Member 2
And I was at Music World, you know, with Beyonce's father, for years. Years.
[07:32]
Just Hilarious
So we was already in the game. It was created to make it look like he gave us, like, put us. We learned everything we knew from this situation, Everything. But it wasn't true. We was vets in the game. We had to get bought out of our contract. Some of us.
[07:43]
DJ Envy
How would y'all do some of the things. Because if y'all were already in the industry, Right. I understand for people that was. This was their first time signing. And why would y'all do some of the things that they made y'all do if y'all were there? Like, you were signed, you were signed before y'all already your foot was in the door. Why would y'all do some of the stuff that I feel was, like. I don't say degrading, but a little degrading. Like, walk five boroughs across the George Washington Bridge, go get cheesecake, like. And y'all know it wasn't part of the industry. That was just part of the show.
[08:07]
Just Hilarious
Right.
[08:08]
Day 26 Member 1
I think at that point, it's just, you know, you got your foot in, but you Ain't all the way where you want to go, and you see somebody who's a musical mogul who can possibly take this thing and take it somewhere else. So you be like, all right, cool, I'll go and take that chance. I think that was more of a chance. And we just took it. You know what I mean?
[08:23]
Just Hilarious
And then for some of us, like me, I always wanted to be signed to Bad Boy. So that was a big thing for me. Like, no matter the deals that I had before that or the deal I was currently in, that's a position that I always wanted to be in. I didn't know what it was before I got into it. But that's where I. When I moved to the United States, Bad Boy was the first R and B hip hop that I even knew or heard of. So it had that kind of influence. And when you got that kind of influence on somebody, especially at a young age, you know what I'm saying?
[08:48]
Day 26 Member 3
Like, where did you move from?
[08:50]
Just Hilarious
Germany. I grew up in Augsburg, Germany. My dad is in the military, so I traveled around a lot. But once I came back here, I wasn't allowed to listen to R B music like that. Cause my dad is a bishop. He's a pastor. So when I came here, I was with my mom, and I got to experience R and B. Bad Boy was the first thing that I really gravitated to. So it was something I really, really wanted. So it's like going after something that you've been going after all your life. And being right there, you might do some things that you wouldn't normally do.
[09:13]
Day 26 Member 3
Were y'all seeing, like, the previous season? Like, you know, were y'all close with any of the other people, like Nelson Chop and all?
[09:23]
Day 26 Member 1
You know, that came after.
[09:25]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah, okay. So they was acting.
[09:26]
Day 26 Member 1
So during, nobody gave us a heads up, right?
[09:31]
Just Hilarious
I mean, Danny came, but they were still doing. They were still very well in the middle of their situation, too. So they wasn't giving us that many jewels to really. To make us understand what the situation was. But they did try to tell us a few things and be big sisters to us and, you know, help us out or whatever. Prior to us finding out for ourselves.
[09:47]
Charlamagne tha God
I wonder, did people take y'all serious because y'all had talent? That was obvious. But then there was also the antics of the TV show. And I always think about that one scene. Or y'all was singing y'all ass off, and Diddy was like, yeah, but y'all gotta get naked.
[10:00]
Just Hilarious
What?
[10:02]
Charlamagne tha God
Y'all was singing y'all Y'all ass off. I remember singing.
[10:06]
Just Hilarious
I don't remember. It's a million things that Diddy say at that time that now we didn't age well.
[10:16]
Charlamagne tha God
I went back. We went back to watch the clip. And you forget how hard y'all was singing, what?
[10:22]
Day 26 Member 3
And how good that sounded.
[10:24]
Charlamagne tha God
You just remember the naked part. But I'm like, yo, they actually sounded really, really.
[10:27]
Day 26 Member 3
And ain't nobody singing like that now. Like, that's what also makes it so viral, too.
[10:32]
Just Hilarious
Like, thank you.
[10:32]
Day 26 Member 3
Damn, y'all, that y'all wasn't in no studio. It wasn't no nothing. No touches on y'all voice, nothing. Y'all were really singing like boys. Them in this. Told y'all to get naked. Even after that.
[10:48]
Just Hilarious
Your face was so funny when he said it, though. I got that clip the other day.
[10:55]
Charlamagne tha God
I didn't get it.
[10:56]
Day 26 Member 1
But, I mean, I'm thinking he was meaning, like, you know what I'm saying? You gotta be vulnerable while singing at that time.
[11:03]
Just Hilarious
But it ain't strong.
[11:05]
Day 26 Member 2
It's how they edit it.
[11:07]
Day 26 Member 1
That's the only way I was gonna continue to sing. How.
[11:11]
DJ Envy
Provided it is.
[11:12]
Day 26 Member 3
Because if you watch the full thing. He explained it a little bit before. Like, the video that's going around now. They cut out the middle part. He did explain it. Like, he wants y'all to be, like. He wants y'all to be hoping, like, emotionally open, and that's how you get the.
[11:28]
DJ Envy
Oh, he explained the making.
[11:29]
Day 26 Member 3
He did.
[11:29]
Just Hilarious
He did.
[11:30]
Day 26 Member 3
He explained it. But the video that's going viral was just.
[11:32]
Just Hilarious
They.
[11:32]
Day 26 Member 3
They was just singing, like, all right, that's.
[11:37]
Just Hilarious
Willie.
[11:37]
DJ Envy
I need you naked.
[11:40]
Just Hilarious
Probably made that video.
[11:41]
Day 26 Member 2
Look, look, it's just not aging well. Let's just put it.
[11:48]
Just Hilarious
Especially with the new allegations or whatever things are.
[11:50]
Charlamagne tha God
But did that make people take y'all less serious?
[11:53]
Just Hilarious
Definitely. We had a hard time breaking into radio because people really thought it was just a gimmick for tv. And we had the number one album in the country and couldn't get radio played because it couldn't get radio played because people was literally like, oh, we didn't think y'all need that. Like, y'all from. You know what I'm saying?
[12:09]
Day 26 Member 1
And it was crazy because people really didn't give us the chance far as musically because of it. They was like, yo, y'all coming to places and people coming to see y'all, and y'all selling things out. But y'all didn't have a. Y'all don't have a record that was pushing. It was more from the TV success, that DJs. And nobody would really give us that full play like, yo, nah, it's real dope stuff. You know what I mean? But we just wasn't getting it just because of the TV show and what they thought we already had.
[12:30]
Day 26 Member 3
You know what I mean? And then going from, you know. Cause Willie, you went from making a band to love and hip hop. You did more reality tv. How did that help or hurt? Did that help hurt your career?
[12:41]
Day 26 Member 1
I mean, just steady. Steady on the grind of things, man. I don't think that it, you know, helped much, but at the same time, it was visibility.
[12:48]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah. Because then we started looking at you as. We couldn't get it right.
[12:52]
Day 26 Member 1
But, you know, and the thing crazy part about the best thing about. The best thing about it is I'm 17 years married now to this day. So, you know what I'm saying? No matter if we mess up or the things, like, as long as we grow and we mature from those things and we're able to correct our wrongs, I feel like we get to a better state, I think. And that's why I am now. So.
[13:07]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah.
[13:08]
Charlamagne tha God
How much of that is in the new album? Like, what songs reflect that is every.
[13:11]
Day 26 Member 2
Man, every record on that album is somebody's story at one point or another. Every single. Like it's 17 of the hardest R and B records you'll ever hear. And I'm not just saying it. Cause I'm a member of the group. But this is one of the dopest R and B albums in a long, long time.
[13:31]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah.
[13:32]
Day 26 Member 1
And to answer your question, one of the songs that I think the touch on for me is a record called in or Out. I think it's really big for a lot of relationships nowadays. You know what I mean? How we go in and sometimes we feel like we're here, we not. And we may be in a position to almost lose our girl, but we fighting back. And we don't understand the arguments and things to say those type of things. I think all that stuff comes out into that one record. In or out. I think it's really, really dope.
[13:53]
Just Hilarious
Shout out to the exclusives that the producers, they did the whole album, right? Yeah. And they really did extensive research on each of us before they went in and produced the records. Like, they knew about our situations. They knew about me being newly married. They knew about some of the things they went through personally. And so they really worked hard to incorporate it into the record. To make it personal and make it, you know, make it.
[14:14]
Day 26 Member 3
Congratulations you're newly married.
[14:15]
Just Hilarious
Oh, you. Three years. You.
[14:17]
Day 26 Member 3
Oh, okay.
[14:17]
Just Hilarious
All right. Well, at the time when we did it, I was. I was only one. A year and a half in, but I don't know, I think three. I just hit three years, but I think that's still kind of newly.
[14:30]
Day 26 Member 3
It is good, but. But congratulations.
[14:33]
Charlamagne tha God
I like what you said about the in or out thing. Cuz I feel like anything that you care about and have cared about for a long time, you can always go in and out of. I don't want to say love, but just in and out of a feeling.
[14:44]
Day 26 Member 1
That you have for it.
[14:45]
Charlamagne tha God
Like, sometimes it feels very intense. Sometimes it's like, yeah, you know.
[14:49]
Day 26 Member 1
Nah, for sure.
[14:50]
DJ Envy
I mean, for sure.
[14:51]
Day 26 Member 1
There's a lot of things in life like.
[14:52]
Day 26 Member 2
Yeah, I was about to say that. And there's a lot of things like that in life. It's just period, you know what I'm saying? You just gotta be, you know, you just gotta be strong enough to kind of, you know, 10 toes down and stick through it.
[15:03]
Charlamagne tha God
I'm sure y'all feel like that as a group a million times.
[15:05]
Just Hilarious
Absolutely.
[15:06]
Day 26 Member 1
No, for sure.
[15:07]
Day 26 Member 2
We're a prime example of it. We fight, we fuss, we cuss, we do it all, but.
[15:10]
Just Hilarious
And we don't even be. We don't. We not even around each other on an everyday basis to be able to build that, you know, chemistry that most groups have when they from the same place, like 112 and like boys to men and people like that, when they able to build that grind, they all from one place, they able to see each other every time they want. We all live in five different places across the United States. Even to just get a rehearsal for a show, take flights, flights and flights, Everything in the world just to have a rehearsal for a show, you know, so like. And we've been fighting through that by ourself this whole time.
[15:39]
DJ Envy
Yellow group. So everything is super duper expensive.
[15:41]
Just Hilarious
Everything.
[15:42]
DJ Envy
And then we come to somebody, so it's expensive. I wanted to know when Diddy.
[15:46]
Charlamagne tha God
The entourage is too big, by the way. I just want to say that. But if everybody comes to one person.
[15:50]
DJ Envy
It'S him, you know what I mean? I wanted to know when Diddy said R and B was dead back then a couple of years ago, and he had. Y'all was signed to him. How did that make y'all feel? Cause y'all were his R and B.
[16:01]
Charlamagne tha God
On top of him.
[16:02]
Day 26 Member 1
I don't know when he said it.
[16:04]
DJ Envy
No, that wasn't signed to him. But I mean, to bad Boy, one time.
[16:08]
Day 26 Member 2
I mean, man, I feel like people like that. I mean, especially with him having, like, a huge, like, platform and then having a huge part in putting us together, obviously, it's almost like, I don't want nobody else to love you if I can't have you, type. Type situation. So I want everybody.
[16:28]
Just Hilarious
Crazy.
[16:29]
Charlamagne tha God
Crazy analogy.
[16:29]
Day 26 Member 2
Look at you like, you.
[16:30]
Charlamagne tha God
Nice, crazy analogy to use at a time like this.
[16:34]
Day 26 Member 2
You know what, man?
[16:35]
Just Hilarious
We know what you mean.
[16:37]
Day 26 Member 2
Come on.
[16:39]
Charlamagne tha God
I don't want nobody else Nobody else loves you if I can't have.
[16:43]
Just Hilarious
I don't think it really. I don't think it really affected us like that because I've heard Diddy say himself, like, I work with everybody from 112 to that, and I've heard everybody from Jodeci. He's basically, like, day 26 is the best group I've ever In my life worked with vocally. So I've heard him. We've heard him say those things as well.
[17:01]
Day 26 Member 2
So we were working with him at the time.
[17:02]
Charlamagne tha God
Did you believe him when he said that? I think when he said that, I.
[17:04]
Just Hilarious
Believe he knows that we are. I believe what he said, too, and I believe he really believed that. He knows. That's why I don't think he would care if we weren't. Who. If we didn't. Weren't capable of doing.
[17:12]
Charlamagne tha God
He said y'all was better vocally than Jodeci.
[17:14]
Just Hilarious
He did. That's what he said. I didn't say that. I'm just saying.
[17:17]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah, he's a liar. I like y'all, but no.
[17:27]
Day 26 Member 1
Jodeci is great, man. So I'm not going to say.
[17:30]
Charlamagne tha God
Okay, Okay. I can see that if you're saying it like that. KT and JoJo, the lead singers. And then 112 is usually slim. What, all of y'all can sing, but let me.
[17:38]
Day 26 Member 3
But let's just be honest, though. Some people do skate off of sex appeal when they in. In them good hits, though. Like, I'm not. I'm not sitting here discrediting Judecy. Like, yeah, we know them for them hits, you know? But then you got vocalists, like motherfuckers that can, like, sing a cappella and make you feel the same way.
[17:55]
Just Hilarious
Yeah, that's why it's the big fuss of who's the best, Jodeci or Boys to Men, because they both embody the two different sides.
[18:01]
Day 26 Member 3
You know, both of them are vibe. Two things at the same time, both of y'all vibe. But it's like, vocally, like, if you can hear somebody sing a Cappella and make you get that. That feeling of Jodeci when you. You look so like. But then you need the beats. You need everything with that. It's like a vibe. I. I really feel vocally, they are a strong group.
[18:20]
Day 26 Member 1
Thank you.
[18:21]
Just Hilarious
Thank you so much.
[18:23]
Day 26 Member 1
Appreciate it.
[18:27]
Charlamagne tha God
So what you said is true. It's like Casey and Jojo were the singers, but all five of y'all can. Yeah, I get it.
[18:33]
DJ Envy
So what happened to the Bad Boy deal and what's so. Because you were still, like you said, still having number one records and everything. So why did it just.
[18:39]
Just Hilarious
So Diddy went through some stuff, I guess, with Atlantic. And we were a joint venture between Atlantic and Bad Boy. And whatever they went through at the time, Atlantic took us from Bad Boy.
[18:50]
DJ Envy
Okay, so Atlanta kept y'all in.
[18:51]
Day 26 Member 1
Yeah, exactly.
[18:52]
Just Hilarious
And we weren't able to move forward, whatever that situation was with Bad Boy, because we was. We had to stay with Atlantic.
[18:57]
DJ Envy
And when y'all went Atlantic, did they believe like they should have?
[19:00]
Day 26 Member 1
They believed and we worked. And then Brian decided to, you know, do some things that made us lose the situation.
[19:10]
Day 26 Member 2
Look, I'm tell y'all something.
[19:11]
Just Hilarious
We like to tell the truth.
[19:12]
Day 26 Member 2
Nah, y'all like to fabricate a whole lot, man. I'm gonna be real with y'all, man. Like, look, Brian is the bad guy, and I'm cool with that. You know what I'm saying? If stuff ain't right to me, man, I'mma point it out. And I'mma point it out. I'mma point it out. And if nothing is being done about it, then I'm just going to remove myself from that situation.
[19:27]
DJ Envy
So what happened?
[19:28]
Day 26 Member 2
Brian and I had to step away because it just wasn't.
[19:30]
Charlamagne tha God
What was it?
[19:31]
Day 26 Member 2
Right? Just, you know, just some.
[19:32]
DJ Envy
Some business.
[19:33]
Just Hilarious
You should have warned the crew, bro.
[19:38]
Day 26 Member 2
No, that's not. That's not necessarily true. I. I did not leave.
[19:41]
Day 26 Member 1
We was on a radio promo.
[19:47]
Charlamagne tha God
Now's your time to clear the record.
[19:50]
Day 26 Member 2
Okay, Allow me to talk. Okay. No, basically, man, like, I wasn't exactly pleased with the management at the time, and I just sent a letter of direction to the company, our record company at the time, which was Atlantic.
[20:08]
Charlamagne tha God
Okay.
[20:09]
Day 26 Member 2
I ain't want to.
[20:10]
Just Hilarious
Go ahead, man.
[20:10]
Day 26 Member 1
Finish the story, basically.
[20:11]
Day 26 Member 2
Anyways, I basically, like, let them know, hey, I had new management. So if there's any business as far as day 26 is concerned, please direct any business as far as Brian is concerned to this person, which is Michael Moosewings. And I don't know what happened after that.
[20:27]
Just Hilarious
From my understanding, I Seen you as a new artist, solo artist on A1 records. That's what I saw. No, no, no. I got. No, no, no, no.
[20:35]
Day 26 Member 2
I got a solo deal with, at the time, E1. But I wasn't. I wasn't. I was still gonna be a member of the group. I just got a deal as a solo artist. There's nothing wrong with that.
[20:46]
Charlamagne tha God
But Brian didn't tell the rest of the group. Did you tell the label that?
[20:49]
Day 26 Member 1
Did you just not show up?
[20:50]
Day 26 Member 2
We knew I was working.
[20:51]
Just Hilarious
We didn't know. We found that out when the tour was over.
[20:54]
Charlamagne tha God
Jesus.
[21:00]
Day 26 Member 1
See, the thing is, see, Q had already left the group, so we had went down to four by the time we was with Atlantic, so it was already four of us. He already had did something different. So they wasn't finna go through it again with him doing it. He was pulling the same exact thing. He pulled, like, the same letter, everything. He wrote it.
[21:15]
DJ Envy
But Q told y. Q tell y'all ain't with y'all.
[21:17]
Just Hilarious
Very transparent.
[21:19]
Day 26 Member 1
He started tripping out the gate, different vehicles and everything.
[21:23]
Day 26 Member 4
Just because I wasn't messing with management.
[21:26]
Just Hilarious
Exactly. See, same thing. Same thing, same thing.
[21:27]
Day 26 Member 2
I got my own management against a group.
[21:30]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah.
[21:30]
Charlamagne tha God
That's why Diddy should have never told y'all was better than Jod.
[21:37]
DJ Envy
You got a promo tour. You're doing radio hits.
[21:40]
Day 26 Member 1
We had dropped the record Made Love Lately, which is our first single without Q. We was in the video, you know, getting busy and everything. We was getting ready to go on our radio promo. Radio promo tour. We was number one most added at the time.
[21:52]
DJ Envy
Before you continue.
[21:52]
Day 26 Member 1
Let me finish.
[21:53]
Day 26 Member 2
Okay, go ahead.
[21:53]
Day 26 Member 1
And then, like, I think we supposed to. We supposed to leave on, like, that Monday to start in Detroit.
[21:58]
Just Hilarious
No, in Ohio. Columbus, Ohio.
[22:00]
Day 26 Member 1
Boom. He got it.
[22:01]
DJ Envy
And they remember.
[22:01]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah.
[22:02]
Day 26 Member 1
Cause it was real. I had my backs packed. That's how I'm like, my back.
[22:04]
Just Hilarious
And then like.
[22:05]
Day 26 Member 1
Yeah, y'all, y'all, you sitting down?
[22:08]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah.
[22:08]
Day 26 Member 1
Atlantic just dropped y'all.
[22:10]
Day 26 Member 2
What?
[22:11]
Just Hilarious
Just like that?
[22:12]
Day 26 Member 2
I'mma tell you why.
[22:13]
DJ Envy
Damn, bro.
[22:14]
Day 26 Member 2
Yeah, you know, I'mma tell you why. Somebody got to be the bad guy always. I'm going to tell you exactly why Atlantic ended up signing tgt. And it was a situation where two groups are the same. I mean. I mean, they're pretty much the same type of group.
[22:32]
DJ Envy
Not really.
[22:32]
Day 26 Member 1
No, not at all, man.
[22:33]
Just Hilarious
It was all catalog.
[22:35]
Day 26 Member 1
It was all you, Brian. It was nothing about you.
[22:44]
Charlamagne tha God
There's a lot of false equivalencies happening in this room.
[22:48]
Just Hilarious
Hey, man, just admit it at the time we. You was going through some things, and you. You did.
[22:52]
Day 26 Member 2
No, I. I wanted different management.
[22:55]
Just Hilarious
The wonderful name of the Lord.
[22:58]
Day 26 Member 2
No, no.
[22:59]
Day 26 Member 1
This was like, what, May 11what, 2011, I think 1111.
[23:03]
Day 26 Member 2
Yeah.
[23:04]
Day 26 Member 3
But that's what happens when it's a group like, you feel me. Because you can't make decision because you making decisions for yourself. But the whole time, it's who other people would have. Yeah.
[23:14]
Charlamagne tha God
And when they bring somebody like a TGT and they're gonna say, are we giving all? Especially back then. We're gonna give all our resources. These more established artists who had made.
[23:23]
Day 26 Member 3
It individual, and that's exactly what happened.
[23:27]
Day 26 Member 2
But obviously they want to put it off on me.
[23:29]
Just Hilarious
So.
[23:29]
Day 26 Member 2
You know what, guys? I'll take that, you know, Bow.
[23:31]
DJ Envy
So who called Brian after? Because I know one of y'all caught him like my.
[23:34]
Just Hilarious
We couldn't talk to him long time. That was our. At the time, that was everything. Our bag. He was back end. After. We thought the label wasn't paying attention. We done went to Atlanta and recorded this bomb album, and we were just ready to kick the door in in a way that wasn't for making the band, you know, for people could take us serious when we were finally in that position.
[23:53]
Charlamagne tha God
Fight, Brian. Don't let them do you like this. No, don't let them do like this.
[23:55]
Just Hilarious
I don't mean physically.
[23:56]
Charlamagne tha God
I don't mean physically. I mean fight for your. Fight for your credibility right now. Right.
[24:00]
Day 26 Member 2
I'll tell you this. Why would I shoot a music video? Why would I go to 106 in park and premiere the.
[24:06]
Just Hilarious
The.
[24:07]
Day 26 Member 2
The. The video with guys and everything and not plan on being a member?
[24:11]
Day 26 Member 1
Because you didn't know what your actions was going to lead to, bro. You just did something.
[24:15]
Day 26 Member 2
So basically I'm supposed to just sit around?
[24:21]
Charlamagne tha God
It was just intentional. You didn't mean to do it.
[24:24]
Day 26 Member 2
I just wanted my business handled.
[24:28]
Day 26 Member 3
Bro. Are you the youngest? You the baby?
[24:31]
Just Hilarious
You the eldest?
[24:32]
Day 26 Member 3
Are you the what, nigga?
[24:37]
Just Hilarious
Oh, my God.
[24:39]
Charlamagne tha God
Why did you leave? What was what?
[24:41]
Day 26 Member 2
Why did I leave?
[24:41]
Charlamagne tha God
Why did you leave initially?
[24:42]
Day 26 Member 4
Well, if you watched making the band for like, the last season, you saw that I was, like, tripping about management.
[24:47]
Charlamagne tha God
I remember that business.
[24:48]
Day 26 Member 4
So that's why when we went to Atlantic, I was like, oh, he's still involved.
[24:52]
Just Hilarious
No.
[24:53]
Charlamagne tha God
Who the manager at the time. Okay, who was the manager?
[24:55]
Just Hilarious
I don't remember his name.
[24:58]
Day 26 Member 1
Yeah, now you want to be the oldest.
[25:10]
DJ Envy
So when I was getting into your business, how did y'all eat during that time? I know you Jumped in love with hip hop. Cause you was like, the bags was there. This was out. This was my life. So how did y'all eat from that? You just get dropped. Brian's not effing with y'all. Y'all not talking to him. So how did y'all eat? Cause y'all are a group.
[25:22]
Just Hilarious
I mean, God is good. Because we had a lot of exposure at that point where we could do. We could find money in the same industry doing other things. Like, for instance, even still now, I work for the Board of Education in New York for New York Black Arts. I do Off Broadway. Off Broadway for all the schools.
[25:38]
Day 26 Member 3
That's dope.
[25:38]
Just Hilarious
Yeah. In the area that, you know, children can't pay all those money for Broadway tickets. So we bring Broadway to the schools and stuff like that. So I got into. I got involved in that more that end of things. And still, you know, producing and writing for people. People always. Once they see you on TV and doing your music thing, people always gonna come and, you know, you always gonna be able to have a bag if you know how to work your. Work your craft.
[25:57]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah.
[25:57]
DJ Envy
What about you, Goo Mike?
[25:59]
Just Hilarious
Oh.
[26:00]
Day 26 Member 4
Of not being with the group.
[26:01]
Day 26 Member 2
Yep.
[26:03]
Day 26 Member 4
Michael.
[26:04]
Just Hilarious
What's up, big dog?
[26:05]
Day 26 Member 2
Yep.
[26:06]
Day 26 Member 4
To be honest, it was a very hard time.
[26:07]
DJ Envy
They just kicked you out the group?
[26:14]
Day 26 Member 4
No, it was a very hard time for me. This is a time where I went through mental health.
[26:18]
Day 26 Member 2
Yeah.
[26:19]
Day 26 Member 4
And I'm healed now, but that's. I went through so much of not being in a group and some other stuff too. It's just was a time of kind of like me trying to recover.
[26:31]
Charlamagne tha God
Did you go to therapy?
[26:32]
Day 26 Member 4
Yes.
[26:32]
Charlamagne tha God
Good job. My brother still do. Me too.
[26:34]
Just Hilarious
Yeah, absolutely.
[26:37]
Charlamagne tha God
I wanted to ask Robert. Cause you said something earlier. You said that Diddy didn't really know what he was doing, which is shocking. Cause, you know, of all the success he's had with R and B groups, like before y'all, it was the Jody's. It was the 112s. What you mean when he said you didn't know what he was doing?
[26:49]
Just Hilarious
Well, I just think it was more. I think it was more divine. I think God had more to do with it. I believe he knows good talent. He know how to put it together. I just don't think he thought he was putting together this. That five. Well, I mean that all these years later, whether he's involved or not, no matter how much we've been kicked down or that we still gonna overcome, you know, from. From these five different places in the. In the world that already Put a big wedge between us to be able to be successful, be able to get rehearsals in and stuff like that. So I just don't think he really knew. I don't think he was really in control. That's just my spiritual opinion. You know, I think that.
[27:20]
Day 26 Member 4
You know what? I hate, you guys? I hate a passionate person that doesn't have a good work ethic. And I think we're all passionate and have great work ethic, and I think that keep us together, too.
[27:30]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah, Diddy don't have a good work ethic. That's what you're saying?
[27:32]
Just Hilarious
No. So I think he meant as far as other groups and people that can't keep it together and things like artists got you.
[27:38]
Day 26 Member 4
Sometimes they have the passion, but they don't know how to put the work in behind it. You know, they don't want to get up early in the morning or.
[27:44]
Just Hilarious
I don't know.
[27:45]
Day 26 Member 4
They just don't want to put the work in behind it.
[27:47]
Charlamagne tha God
Well, what did y'all learn from bad boy in those days that y'all are still able to apply to now?
[27:52]
Day 26 Member 2
Man, there's always somebody trying.
[27:53]
Just Hilarious
Always somebody trying to take your spot. I'll never forget that.
[27:56]
Day 26 Member 2
Always, always remember that. Somebody always trying to take your spot.
[28:00]
Just Hilarious
Why you sleep?
[28:01]
Day 26 Member 2
Somebody else is working harder. You know what I'm saying? Like, so, like, I think that's. That plays a huge part in us still being a group as well.
[28:08]
DJ Envy
The sad thing is what you said something earlier, that because it was a reality show and TV show, I don't think people took y'all as serious as they should have.
[28:15]
Just Hilarious
Right?
[28:16]
DJ Envy
And I think we did that with everybody. I think we did that with Danity Kane. I think we did that with the making of the band, crew with D. Even. Even on the crossover. Reuben studded in. In Fantasia. Fantasia is kind of the only one that we really accepted to. But Reuben, I don't. We loved him.
[28:30]
Charlamagne tha God
I disagree with.
[28:33]
Just Hilarious
I disagree with that.
[28:35]
Day 26 Member 2
His new album. I just heard his new album. Like, he's working a new album now. It's phenomenal.
[28:39]
Charlamagne tha God
The reason I disagree with the analogy he's making, because they didn't make people on American Idol do the things that.
[28:44]
Just Hilarious
They made y'all do.
[28:46]
Charlamagne tha God
Like, American Idol was always treated as these. This is gonna be the next superstar. Like, it's gonna be America's next top superstar. They didn't have him walking to Brooklyn.
[28:57]
Day 26 Member 2
Like a degrading type thing. You know what I'm saying?
[28:59]
Just Hilarious
Like, and at the time, it's crazy.
[29:01]
Day 26 Member 1
Because at the time you don't see it that way. I mean, you just in the fight and you, like, you know, the competitive nature in you is like, nah, I'm just gonna win. You know what I mean? No matter what it is, when you.
[29:09]
Just Hilarious
Compete and make it like that, too, like when you competing against somebody else, it's not really thinking about what you're doing. It's just thinking about beating this guy.
[29:14]
Day 26 Member 1
Beating this guy.
[29:15]
Just Hilarious
You know what I mean?
[29:16]
Day 26 Member 1
Whatever it is, he ain't gonna beat me.
[29:17]
Day 26 Member 2
It was like that for the first album, too. When the group was picked, y'all still was in competition mode.
[29:21]
Just Hilarious
Not me.
[29:23]
Charlamagne tha God
If. When. When Brian left the group, did y'all. Did they. Well, you didn't even have the option, but did you think about replacing them?
[29:29]
Just Hilarious
No, we knew our fans wouldn't have that.
[29:31]
Day 26 Member 1
Yeah, that's what we felt. We just felt like with them watching us grow on TV and come together, it had just been hard to be like, yeah, and here's this new guy.
[29:38]
Just Hilarious
Yeah, he ain't get no cheesecake. I feel like that's his thing. And we watched a lot of other groups tried it and it failed, but no addition.
[29:44]
DJ Envy
Did great with it. When they put Johnny in.
[29:46]
Just Hilarious
Yeah, but that's.
[29:46]
Day 26 Member 1
Johnny G.
[29:50]
Just Hilarious
Added somebody. They didn't lose nobody to. To add him. They just added an addition to. They didn't, like, get rid of one of the. We watched a lot of other. Yeah, yeah, that worked for them, too.
[30:11]
Charlamagne tha God
But the differences go back to the point, like, all of y'all are vocalists. You can do that in Destiny's Child.
[30:16]
Just Hilarious
Because.
[30:16]
Charlamagne tha God
No disrespect, though, you know, they. They were. Latoya can sing, but. Latoya could sing. Yeah, but they weren't. They weren't considered the lead singers. Mike, what was your take when Brian left? Because everybody's saying it was completely Brian fault that they got dropped from Atlantic. Yeah, yeah.
[30:31]
Just Hilarious
When he left, it was. It was. It was his fault. Damn. Unanimous. Yeah, it was him. It was him.
[30:40]
Day 26 Member 2
Somebody always got to be the bag.
[30:42]
Just Hilarious
That's all good.
[30:44]
Day 26 Member 1
And that's okay.
[30:45]
Just Hilarious
That was you.
[30:46]
Day 26 Member 2
That's okay. I'll accept that.
[30:48]
Charlamagne tha God
So I was going to ask who was the biggest, you know, diva of the group back in the day, but I think we've got that answer.
[30:53]
Day 26 Member 2
No, no, definitely not me.
[30:54]
Charlamagne tha God
What did you.
[30:55]
Just Hilarious
What is the definition of that? Diva? Late. Oh, Bougie.
[31:01]
Day 26 Member 2
I'm never late. Never Bougie.
[31:03]
DJ Envy
I gotta stay at a five star. Gotta fly.
[31:04]
Just Hilarious
First class.
[31:06]
DJ Envy
Whoa. That type of person. Who you looking at? Who are you looking at. Brian, who is that person.
[31:12]
Just Hilarious
At that time? I don't know. I don't think we had that look.
[31:15]
Day 26 Member 2
Day 26 new album day one's available right now. It's available right now. Y'all.
[31:22]
Charlamagne tha God
I do want to talk to y'all about when I know when the Bad boy reunion tour happened, y'all weren't there. But then y'all did y'all y'all own thing. Did they even invite y'all?
[31:29]
Day 26 Member 4
Yeah.
[31:30]
Charlamagne tha God
No.
[31:30]
Just Hilarious
Yep. Yes, we did.
[31:31]
DJ Envy
They didn't invite you, Brian, before we got invited.
[31:35]
Day 26 Member 2
Everybody here.
[31:38]
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[32:45]
DJ Envy
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[33:26]
Charlamagne tha God
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[33:43]
Just Hilarious
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[34:16]
Charlamagne tha God
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[34:17]
Just Hilarious
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[35:22]
Day 26 Member 2
Hey, it's Brian.
[35:23]
Day 26 Member 4
Brian went on the radio and said something to Puff.
[35:25]
Day 26 Member 2
And then what you said to Puff, man, I just basically was like, yo, like, I just find it kind of.
[35:30]
Charlamagne tha God
Weird that you got all this baby oil.
[35:34]
Day 26 Member 2
I don't know anything about that, but I just said pause. No, like, I absolutely know nothing about that. I just felt like it was weird that, like, yo, you, you got a whole bad boy tour come like, going on. Like it wasn't like in the beginning stages or talks or anything like that. Nobody reached out to us before it or anything. The tour was on, so nobody reached out to us. And I felt that it was kind of weird because, like, yo, like, I felt like we played a huge part.
[36:07]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah.
[36:08]
Day 26 Member 2
And, you know, I mean, especially in, like, the. You know, the.
[36:11]
Day 26 Member 4
So all it was when he didn't know.
[36:17]
Day 26 Member 1
Okay, hold on.
[36:17]
Just Hilarious
Let him get it. He didn't know.
[36:18]
Day 26 Member 2
Transparency, brother.
[36:20]
Just Hilarious
He had us on, like, certain dates.
[36:22]
Day 26 Member 4
So, like, all the major markets, he.
[36:24]
Day 26 Member 1
Want us to come in and fill in on those.
[36:26]
Day 26 Member 4
But then once he was putting it.
[36:28]
Just Hilarious
Together because we was doing, like, the.
[36:30]
Day 26 Member 4
Big autograph signing and things and sending.
[36:32]
Just Hilarious
That in for the.
[36:34]
Day 26 Member 1
The merch.
[36:35]
Day 26 Member 4
And once, like, a week later, Brian.
[36:37]
Just Hilarious
Did an interview and saying, you know.
[36:38]
Day 26 Member 1
We need to be on there.
[36:39]
Just Hilarious
I don't know why we're not on there.
[36:41]
Day 26 Member 1
And then he took it off.
[36:42]
Just Hilarious
Yeah, he was like. Called me personally and was like. Our Pierre called me personally, was like, hey, man, tell your boy Brian to shut. Shut the f up.
[36:52]
Amazon Prime Narrator
You know what I'm saying?
[36:52]
Just Hilarious
I'm like. I'm like. Well, he's like, we already got you on tour, but Puff don't want to put y'all on there no more because he heard him. Because he heard what he said or whatever.
[36:58]
Amazon Prime Narrator
Like, that.
[37:02]
Just Hilarious
Bad guy.
[37:03]
Day 26 Member 1
I don't understand why.
[37:04]
Charlamagne tha God
I don't understand the miscommunication, though, because that's just a conversation.
[37:08]
Day 26 Member 2
Now. Now, he said all that, Right? That's my first time hearing about all that.
[37:12]
Just Hilarious
No, it is.
[37:14]
Day 26 Member 1
No, it's not, bro.
[37:15]
DJ Envy
I did not.
[37:18]
Day 26 Member 1
You see what I'm saying?
[37:19]
Day 26 Member 2
Like, y'all. Y'all want. Okay, cool, man.
[37:21]
Charlamagne tha God
You got the best accountability partners around you.
[37:30]
Day 26 Member 1
We definitely said this before.
[37:33]
Day 26 Member 2
After the fact, but I'm saying before, nobody knew about any of this, Right?
[37:38]
Day 26 Member 1
You said there was no communication, there.
[37:40]
Day 26 Member 2
Was no transparency, which is why you made the statement. Do you think it would have happened had I known all this information?
[37:46]
Just Hilarious
Right?
[37:47]
Day 26 Member 2
Like, that's why I'm saying communication is key to everything. Every relationship, every business, every everything. Communication is key to everything. And there was no communication being brought to Brian.
[37:58]
Day 26 Member 3
So if somebody knew in the group and withheld, why nobody tell you?
[38:03]
Day 26 Member 1
I didn't know.
[38:04]
Day 26 Member 4
That was Management.
[38:05]
Just Hilarious
Yeah.
[38:05]
Day 26 Member 3
Oh, okay.
[38:06]
Day 26 Member 4
Management knew.
[38:07]
Charlamagne tha God
But y'all brothers, though. Forget the management.
[38:09]
Day 26 Member 1
No, no.
[38:10]
Charlamagne tha God
Management told us not to tell. Brian.
[38:19]
Day 26 Member 4
Got left out of it.
[38:20]
Just Hilarious
I broke either, but because again, this was weeks of him telling us this, and we were in the process. Like, we were in the last phase.
[38:26]
Day 26 Member 4
Of, like, doing the autograph signing to.
[38:29]
Just Hilarious
Be a part of the tour.
[38:30]
Day 26 Member 4
So I don't understand how he slipped through the cracks and everybody else didn't.
[38:34]
Day 26 Member 2
So.
[38:35]
Just Hilarious
But communicate to everybody else.
[38:39]
Day 26 Member 2
Communication, right?
[38:40]
Just Hilarious
Every.
[38:40]
Charlamagne tha God
Every executive at Bad Boy is lying if they act like that ban era of Bad Boy didn't matter.
[38:47]
Day 26 Member 1
Right?
[38:47]
Charlamagne tha God
Like, there's a gener all of it. We grew up on it from the band to Danity Kane to day 26.
[38:52]
DJ Envy
It saved Puff during that time, right?
[38:55]
Day 26 Member 1
That's what I felt 100%, man. Like, so I feel like even with that era, being watched, even from that tour was like, what you doing? Like, it kind of put us back in mentally to think, like, okay, cool. We already knew he was coming from a television show, but he even kind of stamped that more for us at that moment. Like, damn, bro, you really thought of it just like a TV show and the rest of this music shit is what you're doing. But, you know, you just trying to erase what we brought, you know, and so that's why it's really strong that we still here, you know, because it's without no extras, you know, it's because we really passionate about what we do, and it's because we really believe, and it's because the fans really receive us and they come out other than that.
[39:28]
Just Hilarious
And we've been. People try to stop us, too. We had some roadblocks along the way. Like some big opportunities that kind of just like, kind of fell through, and we don't know why, you know, so we still fighting. Still fighting that kind of adversity too. You know what I'm saying? I mean, deals. I'm. Weren't really. I don't know if I should really.
[39:48]
Day 26 Member 1
I mean. But basically. Basically deals that we had that, you know, that we know that we would actually end it, you know, just magically.
[39:57]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah, like labels, endorsements.
[39:59]
Day 26 Member 2
I mean, paper, like, real.
[40:00]
Just Hilarious
Real contracts already signed and everything. After.
[40:04]
Day 26 Member 1
After the Bad Boy, after Atlantic, we had more opportunities because people saw and they believe, like, yeah, y'all ain't got to do it. So we start having so many conversations. We had situation. We was. We had a situation. We was actually signed to another major. And as we did, like, a press release to let the world know the next day, the next day, we didn't have a deal no more.
[40:24]
Charlamagne tha God
What label was that? I don't remember that.
[40:26]
Day 26 Member 1
I mean, we can't. I mean, we. We can't speak on it right now. Look that up.
[40:29]
Charlamagne tha God
Lauren.
[40:33]
DJ Envy
Do y'all feel that? Everything is happening with. Happening with Puff right now is karma for some of the stuff he did?
[40:38]
Day 26 Member 2
I don't know. I mean, I don't know.
[40:39]
Day 26 Member 1
I mean, God don't play about me, man. So, I mean. I mean, I don't know. It's a lot of things that he's done. You mean?
[40:44]
Just Hilarious
I don't know what he really did and didn't do. So I don't know.
[40:47]
DJ Envy
I do got to ask a question, though. Earlier today, we heard a guy say that Diddy like to record in the shower, like in his bathroom. He set up equipment. Have y'all ever.
[40:56]
Charlamagne tha God
That's why he wanted y'all to know.
[40:57]
Day 26 Member 2
Have y'all ever recorded in the shower?
[40:59]
Day 26 Member 1
In the bathroom?
[40:59]
Day 26 Member 4
Hell to the no.
[41:01]
Day 26 Member 1
I have nothing. I know nothing about that.
[41:04]
Amazon Prime Narrator
That's crazy.
[41:05]
Just Hilarious
I ain't gonna lie, man. I don't know. I don't know about half of the stuff they said out here, bro. I never experienced it myself because I feel like as a grown ass man, some of the stuff you just shouldn't experience anyway. And I'm a grown man. If it's only so much, oh, so far, you can influence or push me or push me in a direction I don't want to go.
[41:22]
Day 26 Member 3
Follow me in the bathroom. I'm about to shoot.
[41:28]
DJ Envy
They set up all the equipment like.
[41:29]
Day 26 Member 3
They usually would do.
[41:31]
Day 26 Member 2
Like, I think you making this up.
[41:34]
Charlamagne tha God
It's on the new Diddy Duck.
[41:35]
DJ Envy
On the new Diddy?
[41:36]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah, the guy.
[41:38]
Just Hilarious
I watched it. I seen it.
[41:39]
DJ Envy
Oh, you seen it, right? What do you say happened in the shower?
[41:43]
Just Hilarious
I don't now. You watched it, but you only don't know set you up. I watched it.
[41:51]
DJ Envy
What he say?
[41:53]
Just Hilarious
I did just watch the new. What you talking about? With Sarah Stokes and all of them on there. That one.
[41:58]
Day 26 Member 3
ID channel.
[42:00]
Just Hilarious
I mean, it just came out like.
[42:01]
Day 26 Member 3
A week, 10 of them. But the one that just came out a couple nights ago on id.
[42:04]
Just Hilarious
Oh, that one that just came out.
[42:06]
DJ Envy
But he said recorded and did. He wanted to record in the shower because he said he got. It was a vibe in the shower. That's what he said.
[42:11]
Just Hilarious
I'm gonna be honest.
[42:13]
Day 26 Member 1
Recording music. Oh.
[42:15]
Day 26 Member 4
I mean, I just want to say, to be very transparent with y'all, like, I've been through so much trauma with this guy, man, and the whole situation. And I just want to say I think he needs a lot of prayer and he needs mental health. Like the things that. That we can relate to, you know?
[42:34]
DJ Envy
Absolutely.
[42:34]
Day 26 Member 4
I think that's what's going to save him or help him. Nothing else. I don't think we should talk about him. I Don't think we should make fun of him. It's, like, real.
[42:43]
Day 26 Member 3
A lot of the stuff is funny, though.
[42:44]
Charlamagne tha God
It is funny. I agree with you, Q. I'm with you 100%. But the Jeff's point, it is a lot of comedy.
[42:49]
Just Hilarious
A joke is a joke.
[42:50]
Charlamagne tha God
But there's also a lot of trauma there.
[42:54]
Day 26 Member 3
That's all you can really do. Just laugh at it.
[42:58]
Day 26 Member 1
Just.
[42:58]
Day 26 Member 3
Just not all of it.
[42:59]
Just Hilarious
We never pull down all them thousands of bottles of baby oil, bro. It's funny.
[43:03]
Charlamagne tha God
But you know what?
[43:04]
Just Hilarious
It is cute.
[43:04]
Charlamagne tha God
Like, a lot of times, man, you see people. A lot of times when we talk about people's trauma, it makes it feel like we're making excuses for him, but it really is. That really probably is the root of all of this, you know, like, hurt people. Hurt people, man.
[43:17]
Just Hilarious
There we go. Yeah, there we go.
[43:19]
Day 26 Member 3
But no, you. You definitely want to. Something like, you know, just praying for him, because obviously the latest documentary, which is why we was asking y'all about it, it actually dives into his childhood and how he may have gotten to the state of where he is or where he was.
[43:33]
Just Hilarious
I've seen that with the making of a Bad boy.
[43:34]
Day 26 Member 3
That's what it sound like, my man. No. Yeah, that's. Yeah, that's what I'm saying. And they got to show, like, you know, his past with his mom and how things that he. He was privy to at such a young age and how it. Yeah, how it may have a lot to do with how he.
[43:51]
Charlamagne tha God
If you don't mind me asking you. You don't got an answer? How did he traumatize you?
[43:54]
Day 26 Member 4
Personally, I can't talk about it right now.
[43:56]
Just Hilarious
Gotcha. Gotcha.
[43:57]
Day 26 Member 4
But you will find out soon.
[43:59]
Charlamagne tha God
Oh, word. Okay, okay, okay.
[44:01]
DJ Envy
But the reason I say I do like these conversations is there's a lot of young people that's trying to get into the industry. And a lot of times, if we don't tell these stories, whether, you know, people are gonna joke, it's regardless. But a lot of times if we don't tell these stories, people don't see it. Right. Because from the outside, you know, we see Diddy on television a lot, and a lot of it seems for tv, but you guys have been traumatized by it, you know, and his other members have been traumatized. So if we don't. A lot of times we don't tell those stories. The next generation of artists that's coming up have no idea.
[44:32]
Just Hilarious
Why I got so much respect for the new. The new generation of artists because they found A way to not need labels and do these things that become famous on their own. So right now, bro, I guarantee you, nobody can get on TV and doing, making a band, because these little kids will whoop your ass. You get on there, tell them to go get some cheesecake or talking to them the way Diddy was talking to us and stuff like that. I'm not taking nothing away from ourselves. We just had respect for our. It was a different era. These kids ain't letting it happen.
[44:55]
Day 26 Member 3
And to the point of what Envy was saying, like, yeah, it is good to tell these stories. I understand it's hard for you to tell yours right now, but it's good to tell them because. What did you say? You said you came from Germany. When you got to the States, that was the. That you wanted to be signed with. Baby, you. You didn't know about all that other stuff. All you knew was this guy, he made this person hot. This person, he produced this record and he had Biggie and he had all these. You know what I'm saying?
[45:20]
Just Hilarious
The very first concert I ever went to was the Bad Boy.
[45:23]
Day 26 Member 3
So that's also why these things are important.
[45:27]
DJ Envy
Like it is.
[45:28]
Just Hilarious
Yeah.
[45:28]
Charlamagne tha God
And is it hard, right? Like, you know, pause.
[45:31]
Day 26 Member 3
What are you talking about? Is it hard?
[45:32]
Charlamagne tha God
Cut it out. You had. You had trauma from that dude way before any of these allegations, right? So when you got to do interviews and you know these questions are going to come up, does it trigger things?
[45:47]
Day 26 Member 4
To be honest, and it used to in my documents that I have for my mental health, I have his name mentioned in there. But it used to traumatize me a lot to where everybody thought something was really wrong with me and stuff. But I just don't blame him. I blame people around him too, because they ain't innocent either. So it's a lot, man.
[46:10]
DJ Envy
That's the thing, like you say, enablers, people around him who are. Whatever happened, we don't know because he's not found guilty or anything like that. But the people around him, that's allowing it to happen. A lot of times those people are just as guilty. Something and never said something. Now I seen it. Well, how come you didn't say it then? You could have saved that person or you could have helped that person. So when we see things like that, that's why I always feel like it's good to talk about things where people. Cause a lot of people don't understand the industry. They just see the gold and the glistens, the cars, the mansions, the jewelry, the clothes. They be like this is what I want. But a lot of times they don't know how that happened, you know, so.
[46:43]
Charlamagne tha God
When you hear the Aubrey O. Day and the, you know, the D. Woods talking, how did that make y'all feel?
[46:49]
Just Hilarious
I mean, for me, I just seen. And I really didn't know. You know what I'm saying? For us to be so close with them, for us to be so close with them and experience so much with them, to not know that they was experiencing those kind of things, they kind of. That was weird to me because I had literally never heard nothing like that about any of them while we were there. Now, we experienced some of the stuff with him, you know, firing them and all of that stuff. But as far as, like, you know, the stuff that. That D. Woods and them was talking about, like, body shaming and. And the other things, like with Sarah. With Sarah Stokes talking about everybody was too big.
[47:23]
Amazon Prime Narrator
Everybody.
[47:23]
Just Hilarious
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. But it was further. It was further than that. Like, she went. Like, Sarah Stokes was talking about how he touched her inappropriately and those kind of things like that. I never really experienced those, and I never seen them act that kind of way. But that could be they mask or they shield. I'm not saying it then, but I'm just saying, as they brothers, they never disclose those kind of things with us.
[47:43]
DJ Envy
And the sad thing when men.
[47:44]
Charlamagne tha God
But y'all knew your brother was going through something, though.
[47:45]
Day 26 Member 1
No, not at that time.
[47:47]
Just Hilarious
We did.
[47:48]
Day 26 Member 1
So when he ended up coming back to the group, that's when we started to understand things was different.
[47:53]
Just Hilarious
Yeah.
[47:53]
Day 26 Member 1
And seeing a different walk and understanding.
[47:55]
Day 26 Member 4
When I left the group, I went to sing background for Dirty Money.
[47:57]
Charlamagne tha God
Right.
[47:58]
Day 26 Member 1
He was on stage with them on the news that time. I was like.
[48:00]
Just Hilarious
I was looking at the news, like, why is my group member singing backgrounds? Yeah.
[48:05]
Day 26 Member 1
So he stuck around a little bit longer inside of that formula versus us leaving and doing Atlantic thing and trying to figure that out. So when he got back, we did notice different things or whatever, but he's a lot better right now.
[48:16]
Charlamagne tha God
I'm glad you. A lot better.
[48:17]
DJ Envy
Q. I was gonna say things are changing because when. When men deal with things, it's usually funny at first.
[48:22]
Just Hilarious
Right.
[48:23]
DJ Envy
No matter what it is. Like, you know, I'm not putting your stuff out there, but Charlamagne talks about a time when he was a kid that something happened to him. And the first reaction when he tells that story, people laugh.
[48:33]
Charlamagne tha God
Right. I couldn't believe that story about you and Clue. When Clue first taught you how to dj. I laugh about that, too.
[48:37]
DJ Envy
There's nothing there.
[48:46]
Charlamagne tha God
He said when CL first talking about a dj, he was standing at the bus stop, sucking on the lollipop.
[48:52]
Just Hilarious
Pulled up in a nice car and.
[48:54]
Charlamagne tha God
He was like, damn, that's a nice car.
[49:00]
Day 26 Member 2
When you was little and you was.
[49:02]
Day 26 Member 3
Around your sisters in the room and all that.
[49:04]
Charlamagne tha God
Oh, yeah.
[49:05]
Day 26 Member 3
And. And a new addition popped up on the tv and Charlie me was like, michael Bivens that cute? And your father almost snatched your ass up. Hold up, boy, what you talking about?
[49:18]
Just Hilarious
A picture of you sitting on.
[49:19]
Day 26 Member 2
On Wendy Williams lap.
[49:21]
Charlamagne tha God
Cl teaching you how to dj, cuz he came up behind you. Now, this is a good segue to ask you all about freaks. You ever been to any Hell, no.
[49:33]
Just Hilarious
No, sir.
[49:34]
Charlamagne tha God
Okay.
[49:35]
Just Hilarious
No, sir. I'mma be honest.
[49:37]
DJ Envy
Yeah.
[49:37]
Day 26 Member 1
No, Never.
[49:38]
Just Hilarious
No. I think the only time. The only time we door to a.
[49:42]
Amazon Prime Narrator
Couple, but never walk through, the only.
[49:44]
Just Hilarious
Time we blessed to be warned about a lot of this stuff before we. At. Before we were ever an opportunity off camera to be involved in it. So we already knew what not to do, where, you know, whatever the case may be. I don't know what was exactly going on in those things, but we were definitely warned not to go. And also, I think a lot of.
[50:05]
Charlamagne tha God
People put y'all on the game.
[50:06]
Day 26 Member 1
Oh, man, just a little birdie from the show.
[50:09]
Charlamagne tha God
From Bad Boy or just the show in general.
[50:11]
Day 26 Member 1
A couple of actors told, you know, a dancer, wow. It was like, hey, man, stay away from the red door.
[50:20]
Just Hilarious
Told us to stay away from the red door. So that's kind of a big thing.
[50:23]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah, I would not want to go through what y'all went through.
[50:26]
Day 26 Member 3
Bro, who gave y'all the name day 26? Who was that?
[50:30]
Just Hilarious
We did.
[50:30]
Day 26 Member 3
Okay, so y'all okay. I thought that was like Diddy saying, like, man, y'all did.
[50:34]
Just Hilarious
Nah, he tried to take it from us. The day we came up with, he tried to take it from us and change it to 26 day. And we like, nah, we 26 day.
[50:40]
Day 26 Member 3
Okay.
[50:41]
Day 26 Member 2
August 20th.
[50:41]
Day 26 Member 1
Oh, no. The name came from us being selected on August 26th. So we just took that through the years, you know. Yeah, we heard. We're like, okay, yeah, it didn't age well at some points because people like, you know, it does great now, but I'm saying. But at some point, we had people like, yeah, you've been around for 26 days. You know, we played into it a little bit, but at the same time, it came from August 26th, or was somebody missing?
[51:01]
Just Hilarious
They'd be like, oh, y'all, day 23 now, got it.
[51:04]
Day 26 Member 2
The day that changed our lives. Like, it's a day that we'll always remember.
[51:07]
Charlamagne tha God
Was it a blessing or a curse, though?
[51:10]
Day 26 Member 1
Blessing?
[51:10]
Day 26 Member 2
Honestly, man. Nah, man, I. I want. I. I won't even put. Put nothing, like, negative on this, man. Like, cuz, I mean, God still. He's. He. He's still working on this.
[51:20]
Day 26 Member 1
It was a lot of curses there, cuz. Like, you know, a lot of. You know, we got a lot of.
[51:25]
Just Hilarious
Money with the blood, baby.
[51:27]
Day 26 Member 1
A lot of money, you know, but at the same time, we still got our passion. We still got our voices, we still got our fans, we still got our to do for our families.
[51:35]
Just Hilarious
We're here.
[51:35]
Day 26 Member 1
We.
[51:36]
Just Hilarious
We.
[51:36]
Day 26 Member 1
We're making a statement. So all those things still matter. You know what I mean? So that's why I would say throughout all the curses that could have been. Throughout the years, we ended in a blessing for sure.
[51:44]
Day 26 Member 3
And my last question. Okay, so y'all got this album out. Now will y'all be touring? Will it be a tour? Okay. And does. Did he recoup anything from y'all? So y'all are no more. Not technically.
[51:58]
Day 26 Member 4
Did we talk about, like, our publishing?
[52:00]
Day 26 Member 1
Well, he still got our publishing from my. From those albums.
[52:04]
Day 26 Member 2
We didn't sign up.
[52:05]
DJ Envy
He got on ass.
[52:06]
Just Hilarious
He didn't even offer us. He didn't.
[52:09]
Day 26 Member 1
And he can give it to us now. You know. You know, make the calls or whatever, but we do.
[52:13]
Day 26 Member 2
And all the other money that he.
[52:13]
Just Hilarious
Sold, how much you think he owes right now? His kids got all that money on our publishing. They say his kid's name and his mama.
[52:20]
Charlamagne tha God
No.
[52:23]
Day 26 Member 1
Every time I say, every month, I be like, man, these.
[52:27]
DJ Envy
So the publisher is in his kids and mom. But that time when he said I was giving all my artists back their.
[52:31]
Just Hilarious
Publishing, we wasn't one of the groups.
[52:33]
Day 26 Member 3
He sat right here and said it. We did everybody bad.
[52:38]
Day 26 Member 1
Yeah, he probably did something. But then I. I was talking to Aubrey during the time, and she was telling me a lot of things. I guess she had got off of the situation, and she was saying how it wasn't worth it anyway.
[52:48]
Charlamagne tha God
She had to sign something.
[52:53]
Day 26 Member 3
She got. Aubrey O'Day got $33.
[52:55]
Just Hilarious
Yeah.
[53:02]
DJ Envy
How much you think is old out of everything? Because I know you guys figured it out with accountants and all that. How much you think?
[53:07]
Day 26 Member 1
You know what the thing is, even off the show alone, they made millions of dollars.
[53:13]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah.
[53:14]
Day 26 Member 1
It had to be like, you know, 70 to 100. It was. It was just. It was a lot of money. We Just. I mean, I don't know the exact number.
[53:20]
Day 26 Member 4
We did.
[53:21]
Just Hilarious
15 million.
[53:21]
Day 26 Member 1
Yeah, we just.
[53:22]
Day 26 Member 2
It's damn.
[53:23]
Charlamagne tha God
15 million.
[53:24]
Day 26 Member 4
Yeah, well, that's what. That's what they told us.
[53:27]
Charlamagne tha God
They only said no, 15. They. 26.
[53:29]
Just Hilarious
Yeah. The first half we got. We got our.
[53:31]
Day 26 Member 1
We heard first album.
[53:33]
Just Hilarious
Yeah, Yeah.
[53:33]
Day 26 Member 1
I was about to say what you talking about? I think, yeah, I get what you saying. No, that's not correct.
[53:37]
DJ Envy
It made 14 million.
[53:38]
Just Hilarious
That's what I'm talking.
[53:49]
Day 26 Member 1
I'm like, no, he f. 14 million.
[54:02]
Charlamagne tha God
Say we spent so much money on them, we put so much into them, or he didn't recoup back what we put in.
[54:07]
Just Hilarious
But I would disagree because our situation was tied in with MTV that was paying for so much stuff and for the. On their end anyway, like, that they took so much cost off a bad boy in Atlantic. That didn't make no sense. So that makes no sense at all. They were. They wasn't spending no money. As a matter of fact, they was getting their budget from having us on bad boy. They. They the sub label. You know what I'm saying? So that's impossible for that to even be business wise. Y'all know business. They don't go like that.
[54:30]
Charlamagne tha God
So do you think so many people had their hand in the pot that that's probably why y'all couldn't get no money? Mtv, Bad Boys. Was it Atlanta? No, Interscope or Atlantic?
[54:38]
Day 26 Member 1
Atlantic.
[54:39]
Charlamagne tha God
Atlantic.
[54:39]
Day 26 Member 4
Like everybody.
[54:40]
Just Hilarious
The writers, the. Like, everybody that signed up, like, they got. They rich right now. Yeah, he might have owed somebody a favor or something.
[54:46]
DJ Envy
They.
[54:47]
Just Hilarious
They got theirs out of, you know, whatever it was.
[54:48]
Day 26 Member 4
But we knew what we were signing into.
[54:50]
Just Hilarious
Well, at least I did. We.
[54:52]
DJ Envy
So when did he change the publisher? Cause it wasn't in his kid's name at first, right? Always.
[54:55]
Day 26 Member 1
No, it was always. That was from the jump.
[54:57]
DJ Envy
From the jump. It was in his jump.
[54:58]
Day 26 Member 1
So he already knew it. Which, I mean, I get it. He a father and he got kids, but at the same time, don't erase my name.
[55:07]
Day 26 Member 2
I'm a father and I got kids.
[55:08]
Day 26 Member 1
Exactly. And that's what it comes down to. Cause I'm a father and I got kids in West. And now we want to be able to do for our children the same way.
[55:15]
Just Hilarious
You know what I mean?
[55:16]
Day 26 Member 1
So give me my money.
[55:18]
Just Hilarious
That's all I care about with the whole Diddy thing, man. I just want my money, bro. I just want my money. I want what I'm worth. The albums that we sold and the way I should be living. And I don't want to see your kids rolling around in a car better than mine.
[55:29]
Day 26 Member 3
I mean, that's just off of my.
[55:31]
Just Hilarious
Music, off of my stuff. You know what I'm saying? That's just weird. How do you even have that conversation and justify that with somebody?
[55:37]
Day 26 Member 3
Yeah, and they just weird you coming a whole different way. Yeah, nigga.
[55:43]
Day 26 Member 1
Germany.
[55:44]
Day 26 Member 3
Like that. So day ones, he gets nothing from Day one.
[55:47]
Just Hilarious
Not at all.
[55:48]
Day 26 Member 2
Which is available right now, all streaming platforms.
[55:49]
Day 26 Member 3
That's right.
[55:50]
Day 26 Member 2
Hey, shout out to Mirren. And the exclusives, man, they put this album together. Amir's. That's my cousin, he back there.
[55:55]
Day 26 Member 1
And I think the biggest thing about this album, this is the first album we was able to do with just one writer, one producer. You made that whole type of nucleus with just us. You know, other albums always had different producers, you know, different writers, including us. But this right here was just one body of work, you know, one producer. That whole type of feel, and it means real R B. I think everybody will enjoy it. People have called it a classic, you know, so I'm hoping that everybody, you know, go check it out.
[56:19]
Charlamagne tha God
Is my last question, is the industry really worth your peace of mind? And if you could do it all over again, would you have taken the route y'all took?
[56:29]
Day 26 Member 4
I would say it's not the industry, it's the people in the industry, man. So I love the industry and the work that is provided, making my dreams come true, making me join with the group and the experience, all that's great. But it's some wicked people out here.
[56:43]
Just Hilarious
Man, and that's everywhere in life.
[56:45]
Day 26 Member 4
When you're talented, they will try, and they would try to come in and just distract you and destroy whatever it is that God has for your purpose, man. And you just got to watch out for them people and don't compromise.
[56:59]
DJ Envy
All right, well, definitely support day 26. I know y'all gotta show up.
[57:02]
Charlamagne tha God
New York. Absolutely, man.
[57:03]
Just Hilarious
SOBS Tomorrow.
[57:04]
Day 26 Member 2
First show is sold out.
[57:05]
DJ Envy
Tonight.
[57:06]
Day 26 Member 2
Yeah, I mean, tonight, first show is sold out. You know what I'm saying? Second show is almost there, so get your tickets, right?
[57:12]
Just Hilarious
Only a few left, you know?
[57:14]
Day 26 Member 2
I'm saying, the day 26.
[57:15]
Just Hilarious
Merch.
[57:15]
Day 26 Member 2
Y'all see that?
[57:16]
Just Hilarious
Yeah.
[57:18]
Day 26 Member 2
We got hats, we got crop tops, we got crop hoodies, we got sweats, we got all socks. What else we got? Shout out to Mark and Aaron.
[57:30]
Just Hilarious
Yeah.
[57:30]
Day 26 Member 2
Uh, we got varsity jackets as well, you know, I'm saying, I see the quality is amazing.
[57:34]
Day 26 Member 3
That's amazing. Yeah, Good.
[57:37]
Charlamagne tha God
I'm just happy to see y'all working, man.
[57:42]
DJ Envy
We appreciate y'all for joining us. Let's get into a record. What y'all want to hear?
[57:46]
Day 26 Member 2
Single over you. Yeah, off our new album, let's Get.
[57:49]
DJ Envy
It On Right now it's the Breakfast club. It's day 26.
[57:52]
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah, wake that ass up early in the morning. The Breakfast Club.
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Just Hilarious
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