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Charlamagne tha God
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The Breakfast Club. Y' all finished or y' all done?
DJ Envy
Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Jess. Hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lon LaRosa is here, and we got a special guest in the building.
Charlamagne tha God
Big Lola.
DJ Envy
Lola.
Charlamagne tha God
Bro, welcome.
DJ Envy
How you feeling?
Lola Brooke
I feel good. I can't complain. Y' all like it early.
Charlamagne tha God
It's a Breakfast Club.
Lola Brooke
I know. What's up?
DJ Envy
New project out?
Lola Brooke
Yes, new project out.
DJ Envy
How's it feel?
Lola Brooke
It feel good. Oh, my God. I feel like. I just feel like a new person.
DJ Envy
Why?
Lola Brooke
Because the last project I put out, y', all, I'm not gonna hold you. It just. My mom wasn't there. Like, I wasn't there mentally.
DJ Envy
Why not? What was going on?
Lola Brooke
Like I say, success. Once you get it, you don't know how to navigate it. Like, when you get. When you first get there. So it took me some time to, like, really enjoy my moment, be grateful for my talent, and just celebrate myself. So mentally, I wasn't there. That's why with Dennis Project, Dennis Daughter Project, I. I was so vulnerable because I started thinking about what happened before my moment, and I couldn't tap in. But now I'm like, I bet I got it. Like, I'm sure.
Charlamagne tha God
So you didn't enjoy the moment of your first. When you released your first album?
Lola Brooke
No. No. And I just was sitting there pretending. Like, I remember the last time I was with y'. All. I was like, I'm good now. No, I was not. I was just trying to. I was trying to trick myself into thinking that I was okay, but I wasn't.
Angela Yee
I saw you talk about. And when I heard you say this, I was like. I felt it. It resonated with me. You were talking about how that feeling, but also feeling like, wait, is this really happening? Am I supposed to be here? Is it all gonna be going tomorrow?
Charlamagne tha God
Imposter syndrome.
Angela Yee
Yeah. Like, it was freaking you out. Like you didn't know what one day after the other was gonna floor.
Lola Brooke
Yes, that's exactly how I was feeling. And then you don't know what that feeling is. Like, you know, you feeling something, but you don't know how to explain it. And you don't want people to look at you like you crazy, but you know, you going through something. And then I'll vent to everybody about things. Like, I'm not that person. That'd be like, oh, I'm going through this and I'm sad. Nah, you could be sensitive.
DJ Envy
So you could be sensitive a little bit, Lola.
Lola Brooke
I mean, I guess, I guess I.
Charlamagne tha God
Like that though, because, you know, you rap with such a big voice, that big Brooklyn energy. But what's something in your life you still feel small about? Like something you. You scared to admit you're still working on.
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Charlamagne tha God
Confidence.
Lola Brooke
My confidence is there. It's not about having a confidence. It's about being confident enough to not care, to show my confidence. Because you think about other people before yourself. Like I think about stepping on people toes before I'm 100% me. And you shouldn't do that because that means you holding back. So that's what it be. It's like, I know I can do this, I know I can do that. But dang, would this person feel away if I start feeling myself a little bit more?
Charlamagne tha God
So you should.
Lola Brooke
And it's like, so what? Right? Exactly.
DJ Envy
You should. But I was gonna ask, with this project, do you ever chase, try to chase the first project? Cause you had successful records, big records. Do you ever say, I gotta stay on top. Does that bring you the pressure?
Lola Brooke
No, see, the pressure was doing the last project. This time around, it's like, no, I'm having fun. Like, I gotta remember that I'm rapping because I enjoy doing it. So no pressure.
Charlamagne tha God
You feel like people underestimate you cause of your size.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, that's why I be rapping like I'm 6 foot 2.
DJ Envy
Lola, I've never seen nobody have a security guard that has to put. He puts you on his shoulders to get you in and out of spot. Like, that is the craziest thing I've ever seen.
Lola Brooke
Yeah. And I'd be like, wee.
Charlamagne tha God
Do you like proving people wrong, Nola?
Lola Brooke
I used to like proving people wrong, but not no more because I realized that that's a dead end. Like, you can't waste your time trying to prove people wrong. You gotta prove yourself right on this project.
Angela Yee
I bet from the first song, what's up with it? It seems like it's like a temperature check. So that's not proving people wrong. What temperature are you checking? Cause it seems like you like, oh, y' all was Looking for me? I'm here.
Lola Brooke
I was checking everybody body temperature. Like. Cause my body lola so hard.
DJ Envy
Yo, Lola's hard. I was checking everybody body temperature.
Lola Brooke
I was checking everybody body temperature. Cause it's like my body different. Like, I'm hard body over here. Like, what's up with it? Like, this ain't no play play. I'm for real. So let's get into it.
Angela Yee
What do you feel like has been like, the biggest, I guess things that have been thrown at you from opposition that you felt like you had to let people know. Like, I'm not worried about. I see it, but I'm not worried about y'. All. Cause that's kind of what that song gives me is like you addressing some things or.
Lola Brooke
Being a female artist in the rap business. I feel like they put so much pressure on you. It's like unnecessary pressure. And then you'll get tricked. Like, you'll get tricked out your spot. So I'm like, basically I'm saying, you ain't gonna trick me out my spot. What's up with it?
DJ Envy
The chat saying fix your shirt.
Angela Yee
Yeah.
Lola Brooke
Oh, the chat. Oh, the boobies. You know, I ain't really got nothing, but if it's looking good, why not? But yeah, they give you unnecessary. I'm good now.
Angela Yee
They said they she good.
Charlamagne tha God
Chat chat is she good? They said, arola's dis all on display out. I wasn't paying no attention.
Angela Yee
I just think they saw the top of your bra.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, it was the top. It's new.
Charlamagne tha God
It's this new, you know, the chat. Disrespectful. Don't look at the chat. One nigga's like, we like it.
DJ Envy
Don't.
Charlamagne tha God
That's crazy.
Lola Brooke
But, you know, they put. They put unnecessary pressure on you. So it's like at a point. Yeah, I did feel like my back was against the wall. And I'm like, nah, I'm not going out like that. So what's up with it?
Charlamagne tha God
What's something about the rap game that's. That's way nastier than you expected.
Lola Brooke
Um, it's a. It's.
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Lola Brooke
It's really a game you gotta play, and you gotta learn to play it. It's like everybody is not your friend. Mm. For sure. This is a business. And if you do create some friends along the way, it's a great thing. But keep it to a minimum.
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah. I heard on the album you was talking about people that was fronting on you, but you gave a boogie a lot of props.
Lola Brooke
Yes, I did. Yeah. Because he took me on my first tour and he set me up clean. Like, my set was on his set, in the middle of his set. So the crowd is already warmed up, you know what I'm saying? And then I come in, and then I'm like, ah, y' all ready for boogie again? And they like, yeah. So he set me up, right.
Angela Yee
Can you talk about how? Because. So it's a boogie. I remember I came and saw you a while ago. Future was at the Barclay, and they loved you there and they gave you so much love there. How impactful and important was it for people like that to wrap their arms around you but do it in a very authentic way? That gave you the best platform, put you in the right place on the shows and things like that?
Lola Brooke
Yeah, it just allowed people to accept me more, a little more faster. But it wasn't forced. It was just like, dang, why we ain't see this girl before? You know what I'm saying?
DJ Envy
So do people ever say that you too, New York, and they try to make you cut New York down a little bit?
Lola Brooke
Nah. No. If anything, they asked me to be more New York. Like, can I hear your accent? They be like, can I hear your exit? Can I hear some lingos? And I'll be like, I don't just talk to me.
Charlamagne tha God
You are New York. I was saying this morning, New York. But I was like, y', all, it would be ill if she was almost like DMX on some type I love, because. Because of how you look aesthetically.
DJ Envy
She kind of is, though.
Angela Yee
You got the dog in the video that's kind of.
Lola Brooke
I mean, I'm influenced. I was going to put on some tims, but I was going to put on the heels. I was. But I was like, all right, girl, pack the butters up like you always putting up on. But I'm very much influenced by dmx, though. It's a song called what On a project and. Oh, it give, it, give it, give. Nori, too. And it's very New York.
Charlamagne tha God
Mm. You mentioned people switching up on you, too, once you got your first plaque.
Lola Brooke
Yeah.
Charlamagne tha God
Was it family? Was it other artists? What was it?
Lola Brooke
It was a lot of people, man, like. And, you know, the thing is, for me, it's like, I didn't even pay no much attention to it because I'm not. I'm not a person that's into drama. So I know when you feed into drama, then you don't feed into yourself. So, yeah, it's switched up, like, you know, but that's what Comes with it, you know what I'm saying? At least that part I kind of already knew. But it's different when you go through it, you know what I'm saying?
DJ Envy
On this album, you got a Mary G. Blige sample?
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Charlamagne tha God
Is that a sample, or did she actually sing?
Lola Brooke
It's a sample. It's a sample.
DJ Envy
It sounds like she's singing it. How difficult was it to get to Mary to clear that? Was it difficult?
Lola Brooke
Okay. No, it wasn't? No. I mean. No. Was it difficult? No. I wouldn't say.
DJ Envy
You had to play it for me.
Lola Brooke
I had to wait, you know, like, you know, I gave. I was patient because I knew she was on tour, and I wanted her to do her thing, and then she get back to me, you know, And I was just. I was waiting. But it's a producer. His name is S. Dot, and he be on the road with her, so he. You know, he helped out a lot with that.
Charlamagne tha God
Gotcha. Do you feel like female rappers get boxed into things? Like, they want you to either be sexy or gangster or just do club records?
Lola Brooke
Like, they don't know what they want us to do. You gotta know what you want to do, because it's like, whatever you thinking, that's not what it is. This is whatever I'm giving you is what you get. You got to be confident. You have to have way more confidence than the male artist, for sure.
Charlamagne tha God
Which lane do you think people try to. People wrongly try to put you in?
Lola Brooke
Drill. They tried to, but I cleaned that up. You did a little bit.
Angela Yee
It's your energy. But then you came with the Bryson Tiller situation, which I love that for you because I feel like so many people got to meet you as an artist because the song was so big, but it's the energy of your music that feels like Drew.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, that's. But I'm not going front. Yeah. Because I love pop smoke. You know what I'm saying? I love his energy. I might. I might get on the drill beat, but I might talk about different things, but my tempo in my pocket, and my energy is gonna be high.
DJ Envy
Do selling records mean a lot to you, or do you just like the music you put out? Cause you just talked about the Bryson Tiller bracket. Like, there's, like, plaques and the fact that you.
Charlamagne tha God
They really about to start hating on you now.
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Charlamagne tha God
They really about to start hating on you now.
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Charlamagne tha God
To the mic.
DJ Envy
To the mic, to the mic. Hold on.
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DJ Envy
Turn this mic on. Turn my mic.
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Lola Brooke
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Lola Brooke
Oh, my God. Thank you. Wow.
Charlamagne tha God
Yeah.
Lola Brooke
It mean a lot to me.
DJ Envy
It means a lot. What does it. What does that mean to you?
Lola Brooke
This mean that I'm that shit Almost.
Charlamagne tha God
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Lola Brooke
I got on heels. I got on heels. Let me see, let me see, let me see.
Charlamagne tha God
If they switched up on you before, they gonna switch up on you now.
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Lola Brooke
Wow. Oh, my God.
Charlamagne tha God
Wow. Big gold single.
Lola Brooke
I'm playing bat with this. We should. I'm laying in bed with you.
Angela Yee
Girl, you sexy. You know, I think I love that for you because I feel like when that record hit and it really hit, it was at a time where people were trying to figure out if you would be able to do everything. You don't play with it and do it again. And you did it bigger.
Lola Brooke
Oh, slap. Y' all can't believe this.
DJ Envy
Why?
Lola Brooke
Wish I could call my moms.
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Lola Brooke
Oh, man. Yeah, because, listen, they. People was doubting me before I got my first one. Like, they was doubting me all around the board. And then it's like, sheesh, I gotta do it again. Yeah, okay, cool. And then you do it again. But, you know, you still get slept on. You know what I'm saying? You still get slept on, but it's cool. Like, if you not strong enough to be in this game, then the success ain't gonna come.
DJ Envy
But talk about what that means for you, right? The fact that you're selling records. This one is gold.
Lola Brooke
My heart failed.
DJ Envy
What does that mean? Seeing that plaque and all your hard work coming through with these sales, it.
Lola Brooke
Just means that all my dreams are coming true. And it means that when I was saying to my mom, like, I just feel like I'm somebody in this world, somebody important, that I wasn't tripping. It was true.
Angela Yee
Yeah.
Lola Brooke
Like, I really felt it. And it just shows that I'mma be able to take him off your mom. I got you, baby. I'mma continue paying. No bills, girl.
DJ Envy
Is your mom your biggest fan? Cause that's the first thing you said. I need to call my mom.
Lola Brooke
Is that your biggest fan? Yeah. My mom is the reason I resigned from my job to pursue a music career. So I will always have her back because she always had mine.
Charlamagne tha God
I know you got a record card. It was all a dream. And you mentioned that survivor's remorse held you back from celebrating your win. So are you gonna celebrate this?
Lola Brooke
Yes, I'm gonna celebrate that. I promise. This is a different time. I'm gonna Celebrate that when? I promise you that.
Charlamagne tha God
So you've reached a place now where you can celebrate those wins?
Lola Brooke
Yes. I feel like, dang, I should be happy for myself and I shouldn't feel like because I done went and found this success that I gotta worry about. Where you at in the level of success of your life, you know what I'm saying? Like yours is gonna come. I waited for mine. I've been on a bench for a very long time. I sat on the bench and I watched the game. Now that I'm in the court, like, dang. Can you cheer for me?
Angela Yee
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Charlamagne tha God
So what were you feeling survivors remorse about? Exactly.
Lola Brooke
Like just with everything, the littlest things, like being able to pay my bills on time and I still know people that's not able to do so, you know what I'm saying? Like the littlest things was holding me back, that I felt bad. And it's like, why would you feel bad when it's your time and you gotta keep going so that these people could be in your position too. Right.
Charlamagne tha God
So at what point in your success did you realize it was okay to help yourself first?
Lola Brooke
Um, when nobody was there, when I was going through it in my room by myself, when I was like, I was depressed and nobody was there. And I'm not saying that nobody didn't wanna be there. I just dealt with it by myself. But I got through it. So I'm like, okay, now you gotta start putting yourself first.
DJ Envy
You do know though that you gotta take care of yourself and family first. Cause a lot of times that happens to a lot of people and they take care of everybody else before they broke. And then they gonna afford those, Butters. That's right.
Charlamagne tha God
I'm serious.
DJ Envy
You do understand that part of it though?
Lola Brooke
Yes.
Angela Yee
What was that down point depression like, caused from? Was it one thing? Was it like a music industry thing? Was it personal life?
Lola Brooke
It was everything. It was, it was. It was so much that I couldn't. I couldn't think. Like I was overthinking, like it was clashing. So that's why again I was telling y' all when I did Dennis Daughter, I couldn't think about my moment and what my future was gonna look like. I kept thinking about what was going on before. I'm like, oh, I came so far. But I was just so. I was just still trying to get over trauma.
DJ Envy
I wanted to ask, you know, she mentioned the drill music before. I feel like New York music is not flowing like it used to. Like that boom bap, that record so do you stay focused on that as well and say, I'm gonna do this. I'm gonna be that type of artist regardless and let it catch up with me, or do you say, you know what I'm saying, I'm gonna have to, you know, transform a little bit and do what other rappers are doing and make sure I stay relevant.
Lola Brooke
I've always been, like, different, so I stay focused on doing that. And I always say, like, I don't want to be responsible for saving certain parts of the music industry. Like, I don't want to be responsible for that because that's a lot of pressure. I don't want. I only deal with pressure that I know I could deal with.
Angela Yee
I feel like your money is a little, like it's still the low, low, high energy, but it got a little bit of that boom bap in it. Yeah, yeah, a little bit.
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Angela Yee
I think it's maybe it's the beat that kind of From Delaware.
Charlamagne tha God
She don't know what real boom bap is.
Lola Brooke
Boom bap.
Angela Yee
Boo. Bob, I told you it's gonna be this one right here. I only say that because I think your flow in it, it reminds me of like the storytelling that would happen over those type of beats.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, I feel like get money is like what's up with you on push ups? Yeah, I always tell people I am not competitive when it comes to competing with other artists, but when it comes to being athletic. Yeah, I will challenge you.
Charlamagne tha God
You know when you're working out with somebody they're like yeah, get money.
Lola Brooke
Get money.
DJ Envy
She's never worked out a day in her life.
Charlamagne tha God
That's right.
Angela Yee
I've seen people do it.
DJ Envy
Can you do 10 push ups?
Angela Yee
No.
Lola Brooke
No. You could do 10 push ups.
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DJ Envy
God.
Angela Yee
I bet you you could complete 10 push ups before Envy can complete 10.
Lola Brooke
Envy.
Angela Yee
Let's do. Let's go.
Charlamagne tha God
Exactly. Now you. You got a show that was dis. You are not dressed for 10 push ups, though.
Lola Brooke
I'mma get it. I'mma get right. I'mma get right.
Charlamagne tha God
The fact that she sized you up and don't think you can do 10 push ups.
Lola Brooke
Can you do 10 push ups?
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Angela Yee
I could do like three. I'm not.
Charlamagne tha God
Okay.
Lola Brooke
So you going to do something all.
Angela Yee
Yeah, Come on.
Lola Brooke
Let's go get money too. You do it too.
Angela Yee
I got to take my shoes off.
Charlamagne tha God
If everybody get money, I'm a money. I'm gonna get money.
Angela Yee
All right.
Lola Brooke
I ready.
Coca-Cola Announcer
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Lola Brooke
Ready?
Angela Yee
We counting.
Samsung Advertiser
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Charlamagne tha God
Go.
Lola Brooke
One, two, three. Oh, step. One, two, three, four, five. I'm out. No.
Primal Life Organics Advertiser
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Charlamagne tha God
Come on.
Lola Brooke
17.
Charlamagne tha God
Come on.
Lola Brooke
18.
DJ Envy
Come on. 19.
Apple Books Advertiser
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DJ Envy
Come on.
Angela Yee
That's cuz he a little slow.
Charlamagne tha God
I thought y' all work out. I did a little quick 50 clip. He go fast.
Lola Brooke
Yes.
Charlamagne tha God
I did a quick little 50 clip. I thought y' all get money. Y' all told me y' all getting money working.
Angela Yee
This is what I do. Come on.
Charlamagne tha God
This y' all told me.
Lola Brooke
It looked.
Charlamagne tha God
She called Captain Migos. She just did five push ups.
Angela Yee
Gotta celebrate the win.
Charlamagne tha God
And now she doing cash. Amigos.
Lola Brooke
W's in the chat, y'. All. I just went platinum up front.
DJ Envy
I'm surprised. Lola did 20. No problems?
Angela Yee
No. She do push ups all over her Instagram in the video. No, I did five. Okay.
Lola Brooke
But yeah, you did five. Yeah, it was like, okay. Cause you said you could do three, so five.
Angela Yee
I'm proud of you guy. He is good. And my church just text me five push ups. Congratulations on your plaque.
Charlamagne tha God
Thank you. I do want to ask you, Lola, what did you learn in the process of releasing your first album that made things easier this time?
Lola Brooke
Just continue to be yourself. Like, the only way to sell music is if you being yourself. So when I'm making music now, I only make songs that I know I could sell. So after that, everything just be it be easy. Not. Well, I'm not gonna say it gets rough sometimes, but it's not as hard as the last time.
Charlamagne tha God
When you're writing, what emotion do you tap into first? Is it hunger? Is it pain? Is it confidence or something else we don't even know about?
Lola Brooke
It just depends on what the day looking like for me. Or sometimes I could be going through it with family or whatever, but when I get in the studio, I make a Record, like, get money. You know what I'm saying? Like, I don't. I don't make a song dwelling on my feelings of feeling pain or anything like that. I just be like, I'm in the gym doing push ups. Get money. Like, I'm straight.
Angela Yee
Pain, though, right? Pain is about you going through something, but you flip it into, like, I'm a reminder.
Lola Brooke
It's a confidence.
Angela Yee
Yeah. Like, stop playing with me. I'm a reminder to stop playing with me. So what inspired the Pain record?
Lola Brooke
Okay, so. Okay, so shout out to Mary, because she cleared that. But the Pain record was basically me saying, I bet you wanna. You wanna play with me. I got you. Hold that thought. Cause I'm really that girl. Like, I shouldn't be the girl that you playing with. I literally told you not to play with it.
Angela Yee
Yeah.
Lola Brooke
And that's not just to a man either. That could be for anybody. So if you have some drama in your life that you want to clean up, you listen to pain and be like, listen, I'm cleaning house.
DJ Envy
But how is your love life during being an artist? Right. Because does somebody get it? The fact that you in the studio, the fact that you on the road, the fact that you can't be there, like a normal person would be so.
Charlamagne tha God
Oh, you get Lola some napkins.
Lola Brooke
No, you. No, you sweating.
Charlamagne tha God
Oh, no, I'm sweating.
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DJ Envy
So how do you deal with that?
Lola Brooke
Oh, you said, oh, with my relationship?
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Lola Brooke
Oh. I mean, when you have somebody that's like your soulmate and they love you, when somebody love you, they willing to work whatever out.
DJ Envy
So he understands the industry.
Lola Brooke
He understands. Yeah.
DJ Envy
He understands being in the studio and being on the road and.
Lola Brooke
Mm. He understands. He's supportive.
Charlamagne tha God
So why you don't lean into the more in love records like most artists do?
Lola Brooke
Don't. No, I am. I just had to get my shit off. Like, I had to get it off. It's been a minute. I was told I was popping it. That's why it's like, I bet I. You know, it's been a minute since I was popping it, so it's like, I bet. Hold that thought. Let me go crazy, and then I won't. Y' all not gonna be surprised. Cause you.
Angela Yee
Y' all are super in love. All over the gram normally. But I did take. I did realize that you took a little break from, like, the posting and all of that. And it's just you now with yo, her and Doubt is doughboy, right?
Lola Brooke
Yeah.
Angela Yee
Yes. That was my boyfriend. Boyfriend. Oh, so. But. And that's what.
Lola Brooke
See, that's because I. We have this thing where we. We not hiding.
Angela Yee
Yeah.
Lola Brooke
But we still private. You know what I'm saying? It's not a secret, but it's private.
Angela Yee
The last time I saw you was the media room. Actually, I thought it was a Future concert. Remember I sat down with y' all at the media room? It was me.
Lola Brooke
See, that's why I'm clue.
Angela Yee
I'm not clueless. Self. And Ivy.
Lola Brooke
Yes. That's why I'm like, I could have.
Angela Yee
Sat down in the middle of that conversation, and you were talking about being ready to have kids.
Lola Brooke
No, wait, hold on.
Angela Yee
They tricked me.
Lola Brooke
Wait, wait, hold on. Wait. Okay, well, I'm not gonna sit here and act like I. I. Yes, yes, yes, I do. Yes, I do.
DJ Envy
Ready?
Lola Brooke
Yeah.
Charlamagne tha God
Speaking into existence.
Lola Brooke
Yeah. Because I look at it like this, right? As a female, when you give life, that's not something that you put a hold on. Like you playing with God, saying. You know what I'm saying? If you. If you have someone that you're in love with and you sit here and you say, no, not right now. Not right now. What is? What.
Charlamagne tha God
Why y' all together, especially if y' all doing things.
Lola Brooke
Yeah.
Charlamagne tha God
Like actually bumping, you know?
Lola Brooke
Right.
Charlamagne tha God
You know? Yes. You're bumping ugly.
Angela Yee
You know what I'm saying?
Lola Brooke
If the head boy rocking, damn. Then what's going on?
Charlamagne tha God
But there's people that want to get married first or they want the ring first.
Lola Brooke
I mean. Yeah, that's cool. But what I'm saying is to sit there and try to put a hold on it purposely. Like, I don't. I don't believe in that at first. I used to.
Charlamagne tha God
So how does he feel about bars? Like, your man left racks on my nightstand and still left with no sex.
Lola Brooke
He love it. Cause he like, oh, you ain't give it up, Boo.
Charlamagne tha God
You're talking past tense before him.
Lola Brooke
Yeah. He like, yeah, that's what I'm talking about. You ain't give it up. You ain't easy.
Charlamagne tha God
That man should get the money back.
Lola Brooke
Oh, get the money back for what?
Charlamagne tha God
Times are hard economically.
DJ Envy
Money back for what?
Lola Brooke
Then he shouldn't have never tried to. He should have never tried to link me.
Charlamagne tha God
Damn.
DJ Envy
Would you pay something for something?
Lola Brooke
You know what I'm saying? I'm stingy. I ain't gonna fry. I'm so stingy. So he definitely not getting that money back. It go up and Down. I'm not gonna go, Frank. Off it. Down.
Charlamagne tha God
How do you think you've evolved as an artist since your last album?
Lola Brooke
Speaking besides, like, the music? As a person, I grew with just allowing myself to live. You know what I'm saying? I feel like that's the most important thing because when I'm doing music, because it helps express. I express myself really well when I do it. So now it's like when you don't hold yourself back, when you be yourself, when you. You live in your moments, when you. You be yourself, just. That's the best growth that you could have. And I'm not perfect. I take accountability a lot, you know what I'm saying? So when you make mistakes and you correct them, it's the best thing you can do for yourself.
Charlamagne tha God
I like. I like the. I like. I can hear it on records like Invest with Gilly's daughter.
Lola Brooke
Yes. New York, la.
Charlamagne tha God
Yes. Yes, yes. Because you say, ask if I want bags. No, I said, of course. But you said. I said a house.
Lola Brooke
When I respond, yeah.
Charlamagne tha God
Plus a baby girl.
Lola Brooke
Yeah.
Charlamagne tha God
And.
Lola Brooke
But. And I could go on and on.
Charlamagne tha God
Because you say you want somebody that you could build a foundation with, right?
Lola Brooke
Yes. Because. Okay, being financially stable, of course I want that in a relationship. But just because a man got money don't mean he gonna treat you right.
Angela Yee
Yeah.
Lola Brooke
You know what I'm saying? Like.
Charlamagne tha God
Hey, keep telling her. Is that the chat or Sav? Keep telling us.
Lola Brooke
Is it the chat? It's sad. The chat. Love it.
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Lola Brooke
Chad, W's in the chat.
DJ Envy
The chat says your bra is holding on for dear life.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, but you know, it's. Yeah, I had the titty. I got titty problems now. I don't even. It's the happy way. It's the happy way.
DJ Envy
I want to talk about your team too. Cause you've been with your team. Of course. We know, sav. We know. Team 80. Talk about how important your team is to making sure that you still is still relevant and making sure that all your business is right too.
Lola Brooke
Yep. They know what I want in life. And I always say when you meet someone new, like a friend or a spouse, it take three years for you to know somebody a hundred percent they true self. So I feel like even when I'm not around, my team see things and they be like, lola, I love this. And that helps me sleep at night because it's like I'm not in it by myself. You know what I'm saying? When I wake up, I know I'mma have a team. That's laying stuff out for me and saying here, just say yes or no. And that's all I want. I just want to say yes or no.
Charlamagne tha God
The dope thing about having a guy like Sav is, like, you know, he cares about you as a person.
Lola Brooke
Yes. That's the most important thing, because people do not be caring about people.
Charlamagne tha God
Yo, on the song Investor, what did you learn about yourself and your values while putting a song like that together?
Lola Brooke
I realized that money is not everything for me. I mean, I wasn't raised in a household of a lot of wealth. It was a single parent. So I like to be loved on, and I like to give love as well. So that's what I learned about myself. Invest in me spiritually, mentally, physically.
Charlamagne tha God
So that's what investing is. Not just financial. It's all of those things.
Lola Brooke
Not just financial. Right. It's everything else. The financial thing, that's just to secure everything else. But we could get that together. Like, I'm down. Let's make some money, baby.
Charlamagne tha God
Did you tell the homie that?
Lola Brooke
He know.
Angela Yee
He know what's up.
Charlamagne tha God
Okay, okay, okay.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, we got. We talk about plans and stuff. You have to have someone where you could build with, you know what I'm saying? So that when you do have kids, what you gonna tell your kids?
Angela Yee
Like, I'm just glad you don't feel like you got to put a lot of that on hold, because that is a thing for women in any industry. Like, you always feel like, dang, if I do it too wrong, too soon, too late, where am I gonna end up? Where's my career?
Lola Brooke
Yeah, and I think that's unfair. I really do think that's unfair. Because it's like, as women, y' all don't know what we deal with. And once you get, like, 30, after 34, they say women most likely gonna have a lot of complications with giving birth and things like that.
Charlamagne tha God
Damn.
Lola Brooke
They say that. I mean, I don't know how true it is now, but that. That used to be.
Angela Yee
Because she's 33, you see, it'd be little stuff like that.
Lola Brooke
That's messed up. After this, we could jump him, but.
Angela Yee
You needed to get with him.
Lola Brooke
It's not Envy. Yeah, I'm sorry. Envy.
DJ Envy
All right.
Charlamagne tha God
So good.
Lola Brooke
You. But yeah, I feel like, really a.
Angela Yee
Thought that you be having. It's like, dang, I work so hard for this, but at the same time, you do got to do this thing over here, too.
Lola Brooke
That's why for me, I say, what do you want in life? Forget what do you want for your career? What do you want in life? Because your career is going to support what you want in life. And I want a family, so I have a career so that I could support my family. And whenever I feel like that time coming, I'm going.
Angela Yee
Was your mindset always like that, though? Because I think that is the yes. Because that's the difference between understanding that you're surviving versus understanding you're living. And a lot of us women who grew up with single parents, all I knew how to do was survive. I didn't know how to create family. We were just talking about this family and stuff like that.
Lola Brooke
You just know how to survive. You just know how to work hard. And that's all I see my moms do was work hard, so. And then they make it seem as if kids is just gonna make things harder, and it's like, what's the point of living? Like, this is what we here for.
Charlamagne tha God
I feel like there's people that have. That have shattered that stigma, though, like Cardi.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, shout out to Cardi. For sure. Yeah. Because she still went out and did it.
DJ Envy
She's still doing it.
Lola Brooke
And she's still doing it.
Charlamagne tha God
I recently read that Karuche Tran said she studied you to tap into her. Her rapper bag for her new movie.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, it was Fashion Week out here in New York. And I, I, She. She just. I was like. I was thrown off because we was talking and she was like, yo, you know, I channeled you, and I'm like, channel me. She likes, yeah, I got a new role, and I channeled you because you're small. Your voice is powerful. And I'm small, too. And I was, like, dazed out. Like, what me? She like, yeah, girl. Like, it was so regular for her, and I'm like, this is not regular for me. Like, you're an actress telling me this.
Charlamagne tha God
So when you hear stuff like that, how does that make you feel? Does it make you feel like you're having real impact?
Lola Brooke
Yeah, I'm like, girl, keep going, keep going. Don't stop. Because, yeah, sometimes you. You can't get to see out looking in. You just in looking out. So sometimes you don't feel your impact. Somebody got to tell you sometimes, too, you know, because you're so busy working.
Charlamagne tha God
Do you still have imposter syndrome, or do you feel like, nah, I'm a ride.
Lola Brooke
No, I'm here. God is my witness, I'm here. I'm not holding back no more. Because it's like holding back is saying, I'm stepping on Someone else's toes. That's not my intentions. And if that was my first intentions, then that means that, yeah, you. You tripping. But that's not my intentions to be stepping on nobody toes. I'm just trying to keep winning so I can support my family and my goals, you know?
Charlamagne tha God
When did you first recognize your voice? Like, when did. What was. What was the moment you said something and scared yourself?
Lola Brooke
When I was mad, probably one of my old flings. They pissed me off. And I was like, what? I can't even tell y' all what I said. Cause might be a case.
Charlamagne tha God
Damn it.
Lola Brooke
I said, I got it in me. Word. I got it in me. You got it in you, girl.
Charlamagne tha God
You took that right to the booth from there.
Lola Brooke
Yeah, well, yeah, I did. Yeah. Yeah, I did.
DJ Envy
I'm kind of scared of Lola. When she start getting into that voice. He'd be like, oh, shit.
Lola Brooke
So what voice y' all like?
DJ Envy
Nah, I like the D voice.
Charlamagne tha God
I like. I like the voice.
Angela Yee
It's so funny.
Charlamagne tha God
Cause it, like, it. It matches you. Like, you know, your aesthetic may be small, but. Nah, ain't nothing about you. Little. For real.
Angela Yee
That is the calling card. Like, it's like a. You hear that? I swear, I keep talking about this Barclays show. Cause it was so crazy for you and I was lit. But I remember you literally did the. And they went crazy. We couldn't even see you where I was sitting at. Like, you were so little, but they just. It just. I don't know. It's so big for you to be so small.
Lola Brooke
I remember Future was bringing me out that night, and he couldn't even get my name out. He was like, oh, oh, oh.
Charlamagne tha God
Lol.
Lola Brooke
Oh, oh, oh, oh. Okay. I ran right past. Normally when I run on stage, like, I show love to the person breaking me out. I was like, I'm so sorry, bro. I was just so happy to be on that stage. Like, I felt like this is my house. Cause it is my home. And I ran on there. I was like, I finally fucking made it. And we all made it. I felt like we all in that room made it. You know what I'm saying?
Charlamagne tha God
When young girls from Brooklyn look at you and say, I want to rap too, what's the realest guidance you can offer them?
Lola Brooke
I would say, when they tell you too aggressive, be even more aggressive. Yeah. Say it with your chest, girl. Say it with your tatas. Just don't show them.
Angela Yee
Ta, ta.
Charlamagne tha God
It's something you manifested for 2026 that scares you in the best way.
Lola Brooke
The Scariest thing right now for me would be knowing that I know my worth. I know my worth. And that's the scariest thing. When somebody know they worth. They ain't taking no. I ain't taking nothing from nobody. I don't care who it is. I'm standing on it like I'm six two. You are, because I am. I'm sick. I'm seven two. But today I'm six two, because I'm sitting down.
DJ Envy
Off the album. What you want to hear off the album? And that was what, 18 minutes long, is it?
Lola Brooke
I don't know. I just was going, yeah, like 18 minutes long.
DJ Envy
Yeah, I was listening to it in the car.
Lola Brooke
Okay, so I gotta fix just one cut out bully.
Angela Yee
Yeah, I could do two.
Charlamagne tha God
Let's do pain.
Lola Brooke
Let's do pain. And let's do give money. Yeah. Cause I. The people need to. They need to, you know, they need.
Charlamagne tha God
To hear your range. Your range. Yeah.
Lola Brooke
And they need to do them push ups, my girl.
DJ Envy
Yeah, you better work on it next time she come up here.
Angela Yee
I did five. I had two in the possible. More than you did. Good. Yeah. Thank you. You know, show me some love.
DJ Envy
We was in Philly. I was on the phone, honey. I was acting like I was getting jumped by this girl. And you came out. What was you gonna do? You can't even do three push ups.
Angela Yee
Okay, I came out there, didn't I?
DJ Envy
To watch.
Angela Yee
Bye.
DJ Envy
All right, ladies and gentlemen, Lola Brooke. We appreciate you for joining us. The new album, I bet, is out now.
Lola Brooke
Yes.
DJ Envy
And congratulations on all the success.
Lola Brooke
Thank you.
Charlamagne tha God
Congratulations on a new plaque.
DJ Envy
That's right.
Lola Brooke
Yes. I don't know how I'm carrying that thing out of here.
Charlamagne tha God
You got a bunch of men with you. I hope you don't have to carry.
Lola Brooke
But I want to carry it. I carry. Just like a Prego.
Charlamagne tha God
It's the Breakfast Club. Is Lola. Bro, every day I wake up, wake your ass up. The Breakfast Club.
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Air Date: November 18, 2025
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God
Guest: Lola Brooke
Brooklyn rapper Lola Brooke joins The Breakfast Club to discuss her new project ‘aight bet!’, the evolution of her career, balancing fame and personal life, her New York upbringing, dealing with the pressures and expectations of success, and the importance of staying true to herself. The conversation blends vulnerability and humor, diving into the realities of being a woman in hip-hop, artist growth, and the journey of realizing one’s worth.
Lola’s Emotional State:
Imposter Syndrome & Navigating Success:
Confidence vs. Expressing Confidence:
Proving People Wrong:
Pressures on Female Rappers:
Expectations & Boxes:
Drill Label & Versatility:
Too New York?
Impact of Support from A Boogie and Others:
Receiving a Gold Plaque Live:
Family Motivation:
Survivor’s Remorse:
Dealing With People Switching Up:
Being Selective With Friendships:
Not Responsible for ‘Saving’ NY Music:
On Team Loyalty and Support:
Inspiration for Tracks:
Relationship Balance:
Desire for Family:
Empowerment:
Knowing Self-Worth:
The episode is open, lively, and inspiring. Lola balances bravado and vulnerability, keeping her Brooklyn edge while showing her introspective, self-aware side. The hosts pepper in playful banter, energy, and honest support. The interplay creates a space of encouragement and authenticity, illustrating the highs, lows, and hard-won wisdom behind Lola Brooke’s rise.
For fans and new listeners alike, this interview offers a candid, multidimensional look into Lola Brooke’s journey—her triumphs, struggles, and plans for even more growth ahead.