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Joseph Reeves
Show me how good it can get today, God. And show the rest of the world what we already know it can't get. No better than being hella black, hella queer and hella Christian. My name is Joseph Reeves. I am the creator and host of of Hella Black, Hella Queer, Hella Christian, a fully black, fully queer, fully human, fully divine podcast. From iHeartMedia to Hella Black, Hella Queer, Hella Christian on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.
Katherine Townsend
Over the years of making my true crime podcast Hell and Gone, I've learned no town is too small for murder. I'm Katherine Townsend. I've heard from hundreds of people across the country with an unsolved murder in their community.
DJ Envy
I was calling about the murder of my husband.
Charlamagne Tha God
The MUR is still out there.
Katherine Townsend
Each week I investigate a new case. If there is a case we should Hear about, call 678-744-6145. Listen to Helen Gone Murderline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Jeff Perlman
I'm Jeff Perlman.
Rick Jervis
And I'm Rick Jervis. We're journalists and hosts of the podcast Finding Sexy Sweat.
Jeff Perlman
At an internship in 1993, we roomed with Reggie Payne, aspiring reporter and rapper who went by Sexy Sweat a couple years ago.
Rick Jervis
We set out to find him, but.
Jeff Perlman
In 2020, Reggie fell into a coma after police pinned him down and and he never woke up.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
But then I see my son's not moving.
Rick Jervis
So we started digging and uncovered city officials bent on protecting their own.
Jeff Perlman
Listen to Finding Sexy Sweat on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Charlamagne Tha God
Wake that ass up early in the morning.
DJ Envy
The Breakfast Club.
Just Hilarious
Morning everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious Charlamagne the guy. We are the breakfast club. Lauren LaRosa is here as well. And we got a special guest in the building. Our guy, we got comedian Tony Baker.
Charlamagne Tha God
Welcome.
DJ Envy
What's up, man?
Just Hilarious
How you feeling?
DJ Envy
Good. I feel great.
Just Hilarious
First time I met you, I wasn't here. The first time you came up on.
DJ Envy
The Breakfast Club, I was traveling. You was hiding from me, man.
Just Hilarious
I wasn't hiding.
DJ Envy
I was gonna ask you the hard hitting question I really didn't have.
Just Hilarious
How you feeling, brother?
DJ Envy
I'm good, man, you know, Blessed to be out here. I love coming to New York. I can never. I never get enough time out here though. It's always a quick in and out. But I want to be out here for like a month.
Charlamagne Tha God
You said driving in New York makes you balder.
DJ Envy
Yeah, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
How did you come to that?
DJ Envy
It's stressful, man. Cause I rented a car. I rented a car. I shouldn't have messed around. No, I flew in, I rented a car and then I drove from JFK to Manhattan and I was like. I knew not to.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Nobody drives from the airport, even the people that live here. You take a car or.
DJ Envy
Yeah, it was a big mistake. I lost all my hair. It was luxurious.
Charlamagne Tha God
I had a full head before you came here.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
And I also saw you say that a whole bagel is just too dense.
DJ Envy
It's just too much, man. You need half a bagel.
Charlamagne Tha God
Why would you eat a bagel, Tony?
DJ Envy
Well, I don't really eat bagels like that because they so thick. So it's like half, but.
Just Hilarious
Nah. But New York is known for bagels and pizza.
Charlamagne Tha God
I ain't never, you know. You know, when I first moved to New York, I was. I was waking up in the morning asking people for biscuits.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
And they was looking at me like I was crazy. I love biscuits. Come on now.
DJ Envy
I love biscuits.
Charlamagne Tha God
Come on now.
DJ Envy
I'm Biscuits McGee. Biscuit head. That's what they call me. In the trap.
Charlamagne Tha God
Really? In the trap?
DJ Envy
Hell yeah, in the trap, man. Biscuit head, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
Watch out.
DJ Envy
Biscuit head. Got you.
Charlamagne Tha God
Damn.
DJ Envy
Hell yeah, man.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Where did that name come from? Just cause you eat them or.
DJ Envy
I just made it up, like recently because I'm a fiend for the biscuits. They got some good vegan biscuits out here. Peaceful.
Charlamagne Tha God
Ain't no such thing.
DJ Envy
They good though, but they kind of dry. But I like them dry.
Charlamagne Tha God
Are you vegan?
DJ Envy
Pretty much. Yeah. I'm vegetarian, 100%, but mostly vegan.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't even know what that means.
Just Hilarious
Yeah, what's the difference? I'm sorry, I don't know.
DJ Envy
Well, Vegan. Like, it's like I might get a cookie that might have milk chocolate in there, or, you know, I might have a pancake that got, you know, some milk in there or like butter. Okay, so I can't claim vegan because, you know, them vegans are serious people. Like, nah. Why you eating the. I was like, you know what I'm saying? My back was against the wall, so I don't fully claim it, but 100% vegetarian.
Just Hilarious
But you eat fish or don't eat fish either?
DJ Envy
No, no animals.
Just Hilarious
Okay, no animals.
DJ Envy
Yeah. Why? Why people always exclude fish from the meat? I don't know. She just did it early.
Just Hilarious
She just said it to. I heard her ask somebody like, would you still eat fish though?
iHeart Podcast Announcer
No, I said, do you still eat shrimp? Cuz someone was saying that they were vegan.
DJ Envy
It's all meat. If you animal, you meat.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Well, now I'm confused because I know people who don't eat meat but will still eat fish and shrimp.
DJ Envy
Yeah, they still eat meat though.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You just said it's meat.
DJ Envy
Yeah, it's all meat. If it's an animal, you meat.
Charlamagne Tha God
And when you say you don't eat meat, like, I don't eat beef, I don't eat red meat.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
That's meat.
DJ Envy
That's meat for sure.
Charlamagne Tha God
But I don't eat beef. I don't eat red meat. But I will eat fish. I eat chicken, I'll eat turkey.
DJ Envy
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So you in the game still?
Charlamagne Tha God
Absolutely. I ain't going nowhere until my doctor tell me I can't period, you know? But I love when you do your 10 thoughts of the day, man. Cause like when you put Fat Joe don't let people talk.
DJ Envy
He don't let nobody talk, man. I be watching him and Jada, man, Jada be saying five words an episode, but I watch every episode. His story's be five.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
It's so good.
DJ Envy
I love it. I'm glad they did it. But. And the way Jada reacts to Joe, he be like, crazy. Crazy. And so. But Joe don't let people talk, man. He come in, man, he rolled all over Jim Jones as soon as the episode started. Yeah, yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
But except for when it came to the NAS conversation.
DJ Envy
Oh, yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
Well, yeah, except when it came to the NAS conversation.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
He let him talk. Nah, no, he did on the nas.
DJ Envy
Oh yeah, he did. And then he was like. But then Jim Jones put his foot in his mouth and he was like, put the billboards up and then that's where he messed up.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. I mean, I don't even Know why that's even a conversation? Like, you know what I mean? Like, I love. I like Jim. I love Jim Jones a lot. I think Jim Jones has been putting out some of the best music from.
DJ Envy
New York for sure.
Charlamagne Tha God
And over the last several years, probably the best music from. From New York until now. I started dropping those King's diseases that.
DJ Envy
That run right there. Nas is my favorite rapper of all time. And with that hit boy run, that just solidified his spot for me. Yeah, because that late in the game, making albums that hot, I don't know who else has done that and making.
Charlamagne Tha God
It for people our age. Yeah, don't give me my Scarface and Jay Z can still make great music and comedy. There's a lot of guys over, over in that age that made great music for sure.
DJ Envy
But they put out like, you know, one like, you know, Common and Pete Rock did a phenomenal job in there.
Charlamagne Tha God
But it just be like, you know, a lot.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Just Hilarious
Now it's in the series, but now it still gets busy.
DJ Envy
Yeah. Hands down, six albums. Yeah, they were all good.
Charlamagne Tha God
Listen, you ain't gonna crazy. Won his first Grammy.
DJ Envy
Crazy.
Charlamagne Tha God
You ain't gonna get no about that one.
DJ Envy
He was overdue. So. Yeah, he my favorite.
Charlamagne Tha God
You said Ashanti has a great laugh.
DJ Envy
She do. She'd be laughing. And I'm a comedian, so I'll be looking for the laugh. Like, you know, I feed off that. Like y' all just sitting there taking it. I'm like, man, I remember I auditioned for SNL a few years back and they were just sitting in the shadows. Gave me nothing. I was up there giving a hundred and thousand percent, man. They were just sitting in the shadows. I was. It was just silhouettes. They was sitting there like, he's sitting right now just with robes on, just looking squinty eyed. And I was like, yeah, full commitment, nothing.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Ain't that what auditions are like though? They normally don't give you much in audience.
DJ Envy
They gotta give me something, man. I'm on stage, it's Saturday Night Live. I can see if it was a drama, like if I'm doing the Viola Davis scene. I didn't lost the kids, you know what I'm saying?
Just Hilarious
So you were sweating like a mother, man.
DJ Envy
I was up there giving it all I had. And they was like, I don't even know if I got that. And they were silhouetted.
Just Hilarious
So how do you leave that? You'd be like, all right, thank you.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh. And they were silhouetted.
DJ Envy
Yeah, I couldn't see. All I saw was bodies and it was just like. It was like they was all on gangland, confessing about the crimes, and you just couldn't see nothing. And I was like, all right. Damn, thanks for having me, y' all.
Charlamagne Tha God
You ever got any cheeks? Cuz you told a girl she had a great laugh?
DJ Envy
I don't think so.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
DJ Envy
I can't remember that being the reason. Like, man, you got a great laugh and then the panties dropped. No. Okay. No.
Charlamagne Tha God
Cuz they always. They have you a comedian. If you can make them laugh, you can crack their ass. So I always wonder. I wonder if you making them laugh and then you give them that compliment. Does that do something for them? I don't know.
DJ Envy
I don't know. Yeah, Yeah. I don't know. Usually I give that compliment in the moment. Like during the show. I'm like, man, you got a great laugh. That happened to me at Austin last weekend. She had a great laugh.
Charlamagne Tha God
But you could just be doing that. Cause you want the crowd to keep laughing.
DJ Envy
No, she really had a good one, though. Cause it was like a residual holdover laugh. Cause some audiences laugh real quick and then hush. And I hate those.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
How many people were in the audience that you heard? Just heard laugh?
DJ Envy
Like, she was in the front row. So she was like. And it was like, I would say something. The joke is finished, and she's still giggling. And then with the tear wipe. So I got the laugh and the tear wipe. So I was like, oh, this is. I need to clone her and just bring her to every show.
Charlamagne Tha God
You said that was the Austin show.
DJ Envy
It was Austin. Yeah. I was in Austin last weekend.
Charlamagne Tha God
And you said you would have canceled the show if you knew they had a serial killer.
DJ Envy
Yeah, they had a serial killer.
Charlamagne Tha God
I didn't know that. I ain't see that nowhere.
DJ Envy
They got a serial killer allegedly out there. It's a whole bunch of men. They've been finding men at this lake called Lady Bird Lake and just, you know, dead dudes. And they thinking, like, they be capturing them. Cause it's a lot of, like, partying around there and, like, drinking. And so they've been finding these bodies, like dozens.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Three weeks ago was 38 bodies found.
Just Hilarious
38 bodies.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Rumors rife as 38 bodies found in and around Lady Bird Lake so far. This is the.
Just Hilarious
They be quiet on these serial killers. There was one in Long island, too.
DJ Envy
What? Yes. Recently? Yes.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Nobody go to Long Island.
Charlamagne Tha God
What kind of dead, though? Just dead. Like booty hole, tampered with.
DJ Envy
They didn't say the cause of death.
Just Hilarious
Does it matter?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes. I want to know what's going on. Like anything missing. Like, I'm serious. Like he just killing people and just putting the body there. Like nothing. There's no motive, no.
DJ Envy
Cause usually they got an M.O. like, you know, they killed this way. But I don't take a really explanation.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, you know what I mean?
DJ Envy
Like no souvenirs, you know, a mark of a serial killer.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay, so you really felt unsafe?
DJ Envy
No, I didn't.
Charlamagne Tha God
Okay. Okay.
DJ Envy
I went to the scene of the crime.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Yeah, hold on, but wait, I mean, what?
DJ Envy
I went to the scene of the.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Crime because the 38. Oh, I mean, this is. No, never mind. I'm not gonna say that's gonna sound sensitive.
Charlamagne Tha God
Nevermind gonna sound insensitive. Probably.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Yeah, that's what I meant. That's what I said I was gonna say. The 38 bodies is over three years, girl.
Charlamagne Tha God
You know how long that is?
Just Hilarious
A lot of body.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's a short period of time.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
I told y' all, I didn't want to say it. Y' all made me.
DJ Envy
Oh, got you, got you. Yeah, that's a lot though.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
But when you say serial killer, I'm thinking like how like with like a Jeffrey Dahmer where it's like everything's back to back to back to back to back.
Just Hilarious
They gotta space it on.
Charlamagne Tha God
You know how long it took for them to catch Jeffrey Dahmer?
iHeart Podcast Announcer
No. Well, the movie scene was like an hour.
DJ Envy
I'm sorry it took a while for him to get caught.
Charlamagne Tha God
Jeffrey Dahmer was killing people for at.
DJ Envy
Least had him dead to rights early on. They pulled him over and everything.
Just Hilarious
He had a body trunk.
DJ Envy
If he was black, he would have got caught immediately.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, absolutely.
Just Hilarious
He definitely would have checked that out.
DJ Envy
He got half a victim if he was black.
Just Hilarious
Now you said Jeffrey Dahmer was out.
Charlamagne Tha God
For 13 years from 78 to 91. He killed his first victim in 78.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
My bad, bro.
Just Hilarious
She has no idea. You could be scared.
Charlamagne Tha God
What that dude serial killer.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
But like he's a little dormant. Like you were fine. But okay. But no, he's very on. That's not funny because people have died.
Just Hilarious
Nobody laughing.
Charlamagne Tha God
Nobody laughing but you. Nobody said it was funny.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You know what, you continue on.
Just Hilarious
Let me shut up in this one. Now, you said Diddy might get off.
DJ Envy
Well, they, you know, they changed it. What? They, they dropped some of the charges.
Just Hilarious
They dropped the charges.
DJ Envy
Laura, I know you the professional on this.
Charlamagne Tha God
Hold on, one quick, real quick.
DJ Envy
Yes.
Charlamagne Tha God
Do you know Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 people in 13 years? So Austin got 38 bodies I didn't.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Know the timeline on Jeffrey Dahmer. I thought it was way quick.
DJ Envy
38 is crazy.
Charlamagne Tha God
38 is crazy.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
That number is. It's. It's all. They're trying to figure out the number. It's still. Reports and rumors claim 38 bodies have been recovered. I'm just saying. Austin police, they're still trying to figure out the numbers.
Charlamagne Tha God
And at least D was eating the men. Not at least, but I'm saying, like, what is this guy doing? Whoever this person is, it could be a woman. Could be a woman.
DJ Envy
Yeah, it could be a woman. Because it's all men.
Just Hilarious
She gotta be a diesel woman. Cause you gotta carry the men to the lake.
Charlamagne Tha God
Right?
DJ Envy
What's weird about the Austin thing is I can't find, like, causes of death. Like, they've been finding them in the water, maybe drowning or whatever. So it's like, I'm not looking at.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Up now, but the numbers keep changing. It's 19, then it's 38, then it's 38, then It's 19.
Charlamagne Tha God
But, you know, we don't even know how they dying.
DJ Envy
No, no, they didn't have it listed.
Charlamagne Tha God
Damn.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Yeah. The causes of death have been mainly attributed to accidental drownings. But the second thing that they're saying, it's potential suicide as well as drug overdose and natural causes. And this is just for two teens that were found.
Charlamagne Tha God
Tony, where'd you get the serial killer?
DJ Envy
Ain't nobody going to delay killing themselves that many times.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
The articles are saying serial killer, but then they all. They're trying to figure it out, apparently.
Charlamagne Tha God
Maybe it's, like, romantic. Maybe somebody's luring them to the lake and they're being romantic about it and then killing them in some subtle way, but could be, you know what I mean?
DJ Envy
Like drugging somebody and then take them to the lake and just throw them in there.
Charlamagne Tha God
Is it all men?
DJ Envy
Mostly men? Yeah.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
A lot of the. A lot of the cases. About half a dozen of the cases remain unknown. There is one of the cases that I just mentioned that was ruled a murder. They're still trying to figure this out, y' all.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
I didn't know about this until I heard Tony talking about it. Now I'm like, I got. Now you're gonna have me down a rabbit hole.
Rick Jervis
I'm intrigued.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
I'm down the rabbit hole now because Austin police are saying they're denying the rumors of it being a serial killer, but at the same time, they're still investigating.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Just Hilarious
Let's get Back to his 10 thoughts of the Day. All right, now, before I go to Diddy, you said you pay attention to a woman's hands. Why?
DJ Envy
I just do. Like, I look at a woman's hands.
Just Hilarious
Make sure they not big.
DJ Envy
Nah, it's just I always look, you know. Cause a lot of women take care of their hands. Like, Lauren has great hands.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Oh, thank you.
DJ Envy
And the finger length and the moisturization and stuff like that. I pay attention to that. The nails.
Just Hilarious
Okay.
DJ Envy
All that good stuff. Especially when they be taking selfies and they be holding the phone a certain way. I always look at the hand y' all gonna be looking at. Woman's hands.
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm married.
Just Hilarious
They were married.
DJ Envy
Oh, yes.
Charlamagne Tha God
Married.
DJ Envy
Well, at your wife's hands, did y' all ever look at.
Charlamagne Tha God
All the time. Absolutely.
DJ Envy
Remember that Seinfeld episode where he was dating the girl with the man hands?
iHeart Podcast Announcer
What does that mean?
Charlamagne Tha God
Was she trans?
DJ Envy
Yeah. No, she had man hands. Like, she had a real pretty face. She was a woman, though.
Joseph Reeves
For real.
DJ Envy
Huh?
Just Hilarious
Was she a woman, though?
DJ Envy
She was a woman in the episode, but her hands was like. You could tell it was a big man hand when she would reach over to him and she wanted to wipe some food off his cheek, and he was like, nah, I'm good. And then you just see a big, robust hand come through.
Charlamagne Tha God
I never used to watch Seinfeld.
DJ Envy
Oh, man, you missing out, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
I hear that, but I. You know, I just never was into it for some reason.
DJ Envy
You from the South?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, I never was in the South.
Just Hilarious
I never watched it either.
Charlamagne Tha God
Now, listen, you also said on your. On your 10 thoughts of the day, you said, a wet handshake makes my soul with it. So what if it's a beautiful woman with nice hands, but her hands are wet? See what I'm saying?
DJ Envy
Yeah. The wet hands is just gross. I can't deal with it. Especially if we. If we gonna be talking. We're gonna be intimate. It's gonna be a wet hand all the time. It's gonna be massaging me with a wet hand.
Charlamagne Tha God
What if it's wet because she. Because you got her like that and she been putting her hand on there, playing with that thing.
Just Hilarious
You did it like that.
DJ Envy
You could have just said it without the visual representation. But now a wet handshake is the worst, though.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
DJ Envy
Like, if I know you got a wet dab, I'm gonna pound you up after that.
Just Hilarious
I hate to do with the one nail. That one nail?
DJ Envy
The one pinky nail. Yeah.
Just Hilarious
One picking scratch. You, like, cut a coat.
DJ Envy
I hate dabbing dudes with the long nails. Like, man, you a vampire. You a drug dealer, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
The one long pinky is for the coke.
DJ Envy
That's for the coke smell. I'm like, yo, if you ain't doing that, then you better be a vampire. If you scratch me up in the D. Damn. And women be looking at man's hand.
Charlamagne Tha God
It is disrespectful. I think about that all the time. You wash your hands. Like, if I know my hands, even a little dap. I tell her, I tell you, like, now my hand damp and I give you an elbow or something. Like, it's disrespectful.
DJ Envy
You don't come around the corner with random wetness. Gross.
Just Hilarious
Like you peed on yourself.
DJ Envy
Yeah, I get.
Charlamagne Tha God
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Just Hilarious
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Joseph Reeves
It can get today, God and show the rest of the world what we already know. It can't get no better than being Hella black, Hella Queer and Hella Christian. My name is Joseph Reeves. I am the creator and host of Hella Black, Hella Queer, Hella Christian, a fully black, fully queer, fully human, fully divine podcast that explores society, culture and the intersections of faith and identity. Listen to Help Hella Black, Hella Queer Hella Christian to hear conversations about what it means to sound the way you look.
Charlamagne Tha God
I think what I've had to make peace with is that every iteration of my voice is given to me by.
DJ Envy
God and I love it.
Joseph Reeves
Books that validated our identity.
Charlamagne Tha God
The library now for me is a safe space as someone who is writing books that they're trying to take off.
Joseph Reeves
Of shelves and how we as black queer folks relate to our Christianity. Listen to Hella Black hello Queer, hello Christian on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast.
DJ Envy
Yeah man oh.
Charlamagne Tha God
And the thing that you got to look out for, that you don't never realize is, you know. You know, sometimes you might just be walking and tug your penis.
DJ Envy
What?
Charlamagne Tha God
And then, like. Like, you know, if you're at the house or something, you tuck your penis and somebody walk in, you give them a pound. You don't do that.
DJ Envy
Like, raw penis, like, bro. Like inside the tug.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. You all don't do that.
Just Hilarious
You walk around, just tug your penis, just randomly. Why?
Charlamagne Tha God
It's a long story, but when I was younger, I had bought these pills called Magna Rx.
Just Hilarious
He made it seem like we all do it, but now he's a long story.
DJ Envy
I thought he meant, like, outside the clothing adjustment.
Charlamagne Tha God
You was like, yeah, when I was young, I had bought these pills called Magnarx, and they were supposed to be pills to make your penis bigger.
DJ Envy
Oh, snap.
Charlamagne Tha God
And so one of the things that they told you when you buy the Magnarx is you read it. They told you do this little exercise where you tug on it when it's flaccid. And so that's just a habit I've had since I was young.
DJ Envy
I respect the fact that you admitted that you got the penis enlargement pills.
Charlamagne Tha God
Hey, man.
DJ Envy
The 7 11.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, I ordered them out. The back of double X up.
DJ Envy
Wow.
Just Hilarious
Did they work?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, I don't know, actually.
DJ Envy
How old was you?
Charlamagne Tha God
I was my 20s last year. Early 20s.
DJ Envy
These are the last. So you don't know what they were?
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know. That's a good question.
DJ Envy
You don't measure?
Charlamagne Tha God
I've been seven inches. Three. Four. For a long time. Eight. When it's summertime.
DJ Envy
You don't measure? Envy?
Just Hilarious
No.
DJ Envy
Why not?
Just Hilarious
I've been married for so long. What am I measuring for?
DJ Envy
Stop leaning on marriage. It's the truth. You ain't never. You ain't never measured? No.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You say like, you do it often.
DJ Envy
I measure every year.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Every year?
DJ Envy
Yeah. Make sure ain't no fun and games happening. I measure annually.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You seen changes?
DJ Envy
No.
Charlamagne Tha God
It's usually consistent, but you know, when you get older. When you get older, it naturally shrinks.
DJ Envy
And so you get shorter. I'm like, all right, let me see what's happening.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah.
DJ Envy
Yeah. I measure every year.
Charlamagne Tha God
I just don't know when that. When they. I know they say when you get older. I just don't know when.
DJ Envy
Right. I don't know when it gets old.
Charlamagne Tha God
I'll be 47 on Sunday. I don't know.
DJ Envy
Happy birthday, by the way.
Charlamagne Tha God
Thank you, sir. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So I'm the only person that do a little. Little, little tug when it's flaccid, huh?
DJ Envy
The raw tug is wild. Especially, like, where you be at. You be at home. You be awesome. You be at Whole Foods with the raw tug. It's crazy.
Charlamagne Tha God
Whole Foods.
DJ Envy
That's crazy.
Charlamagne Tha God
Whole Foods.
DJ Envy
Raw tug is Whole Foods. Raw tug is wild.
Just Hilarious
Well, speaking of Diddy, you said Diddy might get off, right?
Charlamagne Tha God
Nobody was speaking to no goddamn Diddy. What the hell you thought.
Just Hilarious
I'm talking about ass crack, raw tugs.
Charlamagne Tha God
Nobody speaking to no goddamn Diddy.
Just Hilarious
And the thoughts of the day you said Diddy might get off. What's your thoughts on Diddy?
DJ Envy
Cause they were dropping some charges, and I was like, oh, not true, Tony. It's not true, Lauren. Oh, no.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
They backed away from theories. Basically, the way that the jury was instructed to deliberate was like, don't worry too much about this, because this is where we're stronger at. But no charges have actually been dropped.
DJ Envy
Oh, okay. So false headlines.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Yes.
DJ Envy
Okay.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
But did you think he was coming home before that?
DJ Envy
I thought he was going in now.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You don't think he's going in?
DJ Envy
Once they said that they, like, they dropping the. Was it sex trafficking? There was like a few that they had.
Charlamagne Tha God
Listen, the arson and the kidnapping, I think.
DJ Envy
Yeah, the arson, kidnapping, and the sex trafficking was. I was like, oh, it sound like he might.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, they ain't dropped none of those.
DJ Envy
Then he going in. He going somewhere. Like, I don't know how long he getting, but he getting something.
Charlamagne Tha God
You put a pause at the. Damn. God. Oh, sounded crazy. I don't know how long he gonna pee, but he getting something.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You post this content. Just put it on. Only fans because y' all been in.
DJ Envy
Here tripping the whole it's been paused episode.
Charlamagne Tha God
But you put pause after. Did he might get off.
DJ Envy
Why get off? Did he might get off?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah, I mean, I knew what you meant.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't think that needed a pause.
DJ Envy
Pause in there, man. Everybody pause everything.
Charlamagne Tha God
You just felt like that whole case, you just gotta.
DJ Envy
Just gotta pause, put a button on the 10 thoughts.
Just Hilarious
What did you think when you. When you heard that he allegedly likes men? Semen on his nipples?
DJ Envy
He does.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You ain't heard nothing else but them Charger job. You ain't heard that part?
DJ Envy
He likes men. Semen on his nipples.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
That's what one of the girls alleged.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, not a girl. Kathy said that. Kathy said that he used the life for the.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
Which one it was. She is a girl.
Charlamagne Tha God
But you Just said a girl.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
I can't remember which one of the women.
Charlamagne Tha God
It was Cassie, the star witness was going to court every day. She said that the guys used to ejaculate on her, and then Diddy would want her to rub the ejaculation on his nipples.
Just Hilarious
He's not joking. He jokes a lot. He did not joke. This is true.
DJ Envy
This is real.
Just Hilarious
This is what Cassie said.
DJ Envy
That's wild business, dog. That's wild. I ain't know that. I mean, we all into something, I guess.
Charlamagne Tha God
I ain't into nothing like that.
DJ Envy
It's something you be tugging raw at home foods. You know what I'm saying? You liable to do anything at this point.
Charlamagne Tha God
That would sound crazy in a court case, right? He was. He was tugging raw and whole food.
DJ Envy
In the sale serve part where you make your own plate, man, it's wild.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
When you walk in your local Whole Foods now, they're gonna look at you so differently.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't go to Whole Foods. I go in Wegmans. Who would you say you are out hopeful? Too expensive.
DJ Envy
It is expensive.
Charlamagne Tha God
What?
DJ Envy
I never been to wear Whole Foods.
Just Hilarious
Way more expensive than Wegmans. Whole Foods is disrespectful expensive.
DJ Envy
Especially when you build your own and you weigh it. They'd be like 37 for your rice and your little potato ball. What was you about to say?
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't even remember about this. I don't even remember. Oh, you know, I was gonna ask y' all, who would you say you are outside of comedy?
DJ Envy
Just a dad. Just regular. I'll be playing games. I'm a movie nerd. For sure. Thousand percent. Yeah, outside of comedy. I'm an actor, too. So I started out acting before the comedy. And then I just started doing stand up. And I was like, oh, I got more control over my career with this. So, you know, just a naturally funny dude. I denied the funny growing up because my brothers never laughed at me, so I felt like I wasn't funny. So then I would go to school and they'd be laughing, but it never registered. So I was just like, whatever.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's why being a comedian is so tough, because it's like you need that validation. How you talked about when you did SNL and you didn't get no laughter from them, and then you said your brothers didn't laugh at you, so how did you know you was funny?
DJ Envy
I found out. People were saying it, but it still just didn't register. It was just like, girls be like, you funny, like, when you young. I didn't want to be funny to the girl because, you know, this is before I knew funny was, you know.
Charlamagne Tha God
Make him laugh funny.
DJ Envy
And I'm like, man, I'm trying to be cool and like, you know what I'm saying? I'm trying to holler. But then. Then when I was going through college and stuff and hosting shows and all that stuff, and this random girl pulled me to the side and was like, you're hilarious. I was like, who are you? And she was like, I saw you host that MC battle thing. And so then that's when it registered because she pulled me out of nowhere. I was at a Common concert for Electric Circus tour. And she said that. And then it just always stuck, man. You know what I'm saying? I might be funny for real. Even though people have been saying it for years, it just never registered. And so. And then I used that once I moved to LA for acting. And I was like, man, maybe I should try stand up as a way, you know, to get roles and stuff. And then I did stand up one time and just kept going ever since.
Just Hilarious
Remember your worst show? Always talk about your worst show and your best show.
DJ Envy
Oh, hell yeah.
Just Hilarious
What was your worst show?
DJ Envy
I remember I bombed out here in. In the Bronx at Rob Stapleton's room, of course.
Just Hilarious
Rob Stapleton? Who else? Capone, I'm sure. Was there talent?
DJ Envy
They weren't there that night. It was just Rob. It was Salsa Confuego. His show.
Just Hilarious
Salsa Confuego?
DJ Envy
Yeah. And I went in there. I wasn't planning on going up. I had shorts on. Me and my ex girlfriend, we was just there. I just wanted to see the room. Cause I've known Rob for a long time. Let me just go peep with the Rob. So I'm just sitting there, he's like, yo, Tony, you wanna go up? I was like, nah, you know what I'm saying? We just chilling, you know what I'm saying? And then he came back and I was like, I really don't want to go. I had shorts on. The shorts.
Charlamagne Tha God
Basketball shorts, though.
DJ Envy
I just had on like some jean shorts.
Charlamagne Tha God
And it was hard to tug in. But yeah, it was getting.
DJ Envy
You know what I'm saying? If you're not Gabriel Iglesias, put some pants on. And so. So I was just like, nah, you know, I didn't want to say no, but I was trying to say no. Then he came back a third time. He was like, yo, man, five minutes. I was like. And then my girl was like, just do five minutes. All right, man, I'll do five minutes. Went up there, man, telling my jokes. I went up there with the good material, and they was just distracted. They was on they phone. I was just like, damn, I'm up here tanking. It was other comedians up there. Like, man, let's see what Tony Baker's all about. Took the L. This is what made the L official. After I did that mediocre set, before I get off stage, Rob was like, nah, man, come here, Tone. Y' all don't understand, man. This dude's funny, man. That was the nail in the coffin. I was a skeleton in his arm, arms at that point. I was dead on the ride, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
Y' all don't get it, man.
DJ Envy
Zip up my bag and throw me in the corner truck, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
That is funny.
DJ Envy
Oh, that's. That was the nail in the coffin, man.
Just Hilarious
What'd you tell your girl when you walked off? You did. I told you I shouldn't want to come.
DJ Envy
Like, man, I had the shorts on. You said. And then that's why we broke up. No, that's not why we broke up. But, like, I got revenge in Brooklyn, like, the next night. But that was. That was like the latest bomb that sticks with me. I remember my first one, that was at the J spot in Inglewood. And I went up there, and it was a black room kind of hood, hoodish, you know, I went up there, did my material. They just like, huh. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? And then I got off stage. Comedian was like, it looked like he just got out of jail and was like, I'm gonna do comedy. Crowd laughed. I was like, that's crazy.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You left.
DJ Envy
So I took that L. Then I went. I was like, yo, I'm gonna get revenge. Anytime I take an L, I want revenge. I want another show. So I went up there a second time, did worse than the first time.
Charlamagne Tha God
Damn.
DJ Envy
Double L, LL Cool J, L Ron Hubbard. And then this. This. This is how official the L was. The dude was looking at me in the front row, and he was just looking at me. Then he just turned to the side and looked at this girl like, what's up with tonight? And I heard him say it, and I was just like, God damn. Cause he just turned. He was like, yeah, man, what's up with tonight?
Charlamagne Tha God
But if you said nothing, you took me to this whack ass comedy show. It's the best you can take me.
DJ Envy
I've been the skeleton. I'd have been a skeleton again, man. I had pants on on. Yeah, but I Remember the L's, man, but they always funnier than the winds, though.
Charlamagne Tha God
Yeah. You know, you were one of the first to blend stand up and social media in a way to me that didn't feel forced. Yeah, but how did you avoid the trap of like, you know, saying, you know what they say I suck on stage. I'm just gonna go. I'm gonna go full time influencer.
DJ Envy
Oh, no, like, stand up for me is everything. Like, I just use social media just to get you to come to my show. And so, you know, when I was doing the voiceovers, heavy, my. My following exploded.
Charlamagne Tha God
The animal voiceover.
DJ Envy
Yeah. And so once I started doing that, you know, now that now the stand up clips are in. But once I started doing the voiceovers, I was like, good, come see me live.
Charlamagne Tha God
Did they ever want you to do that on stage? Like you, you do the animal voice?
DJ Envy
Tony, this lady said that recently, my shows in Detroit, she was like, I thought you were going to do like some animal stuff. I was like, I thought that don't translate on stage. She's just like, man, I just thought she was gonna do something. And I think the white audience looks at me like that a little bit, you know? Cause they come expecting one thing, like the cats. You know what I'm saying? Black folks get it. But she was a white lady and I was like, nah, hell no. I don't do what I'm gonna do on stage. I do talk about animals and stuff like that.
Charlamagne Tha God
But, man, if I was at a show and I saw somebody bombing and then they broke out in the animal voice, oh my God, I would die.
DJ Envy
I'd be like, queue up and then just do. Do that. Just like a random cat video. I'm just sitting there like, man, I was. I would be dead inside skeleton again. Just put the shorts on me because I love.
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm not going front when somebody's doing really, really good. I'm silent. Really, Because I'm listening. I actually, I actually that's why I love watching stand up on tv.
DJ Envy
Yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
Because there's nobody around you to laugh over what the next joke might be. You know, sometimes comedians, y' all will tell jokes and then it'll be just like a something small. You'll say under your breath.
DJ Envy
Yeah, yeah.
Charlamagne Tha God
But you'll miss it because everybody laughing, right? So I like to listen. So when somebody's really good, I'm like, like really intently listening and might chuckle. But when somebody's bombing, I'm dying.
DJ Envy
Oh, you.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know what that.
DJ Envy
That's the worst.
Charlamagne Tha God
I don't know why, man.
DJ Envy
I be feeling bad. I hate laughing at a bomb because I, too, could be a victim of the bomb. You know, no comedian is above the bomb. Every comedian is bombed. So I'm always scared the karma's gonna come back. So I'd just be like, damn, man. But if a comedian is cocky in their bomb, I love it.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, the best.
DJ Envy
I'll be. I'll be eating it up back there. I'll be. It'd be a full course meal. Be like, you thought she was just gonna go up there and rip.
Charlamagne Tha God
I think the thing that makes me laugh is I like seeing people trying to dig their way out of that hole.
DJ Envy
If you an. When you up there taking the L.
Just Hilarious
I'll be like, solomon's an asshole. He loves that. Like, he loves the. There's one show, he always talks about the Garden.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, don't do that.
Just Hilarious
I'm not gonna say the person's name, but he talks about this show all the time.
DJ Envy
Who is.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
You want to bring this show?
Charlamagne Tha God
I'll tell you later.
DJ Envy
I'll tell you.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's my man. And he. He's over that. He done got a scrub from the Internet.
DJ Envy
Wait, somebody bombed at the Garden?
Charlamagne Tha God
This is. Years. Years, years, years.
DJ Envy
Madison Square Garden. They bombed?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes, but it was funny. I mean, the best one ever.
DJ Envy
Dang. That's an epic bomb, though, on Biggie birthday.
Charlamagne Tha God
Oh, come on. And he came out and he said, I want y' all to love me the way y' all love dead rappers. No.
DJ Envy
He open with that. Wait, was he the headliner?
Charlamagne Tha God
No.
DJ Envy
Oh, okay.
Charlamagne Tha God
No, no, no. That's my guy, though. I don't even want to bring that up. I'll tell you later. I'll tell you later. He's super funny, by the way.
Just Hilarious
He is super funny.
Charlamagne Tha God
He just had a bad.
DJ Envy
Is he black? Yes.
Just Hilarious
But Charlamagne never talks about the time. He's super funny. He always just talks about this one incident.
DJ Envy
Cause the bombs always stick out. You know, like when we talk to each other in the group chat, we'd be like, all right, man. Cause we had a friend of mine. He would always be like, I killed. I destroyed. We'd be like, all right, man. You know what I'm saying? But when you bomb, we'd be wanting to hear the story. We'd be like, Cause this is a funny story.
Just Hilarious
But when he bombed. Tell him what they said.
Charlamagne Tha God
I'm not doing that. I'm not bringing it back up.
DJ Envy
I don't want to bring it back up, man. It's my first time.
Charlamagne Tha God
I tell you later. I tell you. I don't wanna do that. He's a good dude.
Just Hilarious
It's not on the Internet no more.
Charlamagne Tha God
Nah, I don't care. I don't even wanna bring it up. I don't even bring it up.
DJ Envy
Is he still doing comedy?
Charlamagne Tha God
Yes.
Just Hilarious
Yeah, yeah, he funny as hell.
DJ Envy
He got movies?
Just Hilarious
Not that I seen, but he's funny. He funny. Sells out every time he's funny.
DJ Envy
He been around for a while.
Just Hilarious
Did that one show, just. Yeah, he been around. This was like 15 years ago, man.
Charlamagne Tha God
Stop trying to figure it out.
DJ Envy
What do you have on what city you from? Tell me what city you from?
Charlamagne Tha God
I ain't doing that either.
Just Hilarious
Well, Tony gonna be at the City Winery today and tomorrow.
DJ Envy
Yes.
Just Hilarious
If you haven't got your tickets, get your tickets and you come, what, every. Every eight years you come up here? Nine years.
DJ Envy
Nah, I was here. Last time I was in New York, was it Caroline? So I want to say 20, 22, maybe. Maybe it was 21 or 24.
Just Hilarious
Caroline's closed.
DJ Envy
Yeah. So I think that was the last time I came out here solo. Me and Kev were going on tour. Me and Kev on stage. Going on tour in September. The Ball Brothers Tour starting September through November. And we doing, like, 15 cities. And this is a show where we're both on stage at the same time. It's very audience interactive.
Charlamagne Tha God
Y' all super cool, right?
DJ Envy
Oh, yeah, that's my dog, Kevin.
Just Hilarious
Stage coming up here. Yeah, he'd be up here in about.
Charlamagne Tha God
He might be here now.
Just Hilarious
He might be here now.
DJ Envy
He's here now? Yes, today.
Just Hilarious
Yes.
DJ Envy
Sneaky bass. I was wondering why he was awake. Cause we play pool on the phone all the time. Yeah, and I thought he was in la, and I was. I was. I was texting him the pool game. I was like, why you still up? I know he an early bird, so. But, yeah, we going on tour, so he probably gonna talk about it too, then.
Charlamagne Tha God
All right, so what's the website?
DJ Envy
It's. You can get tickets on KevonStage.com right now, and it's gonna be on more links, too, but we start that in September.
Charlamagne Tha God
That's dope, man. Go traveling the world, traveling the country, getting money with your friends. That's dope.
DJ Envy
It's the best. It's the best. That's why I want to stop doing stand up.
Just Hilarious
Well, get your tickets. He's gonna be in the city this weekend, and we appreciate you for joining us, Tony.
DJ Envy
Oh, thanks for having me, yo, tell.
Charlamagne Tha God
Them where to follow you and all that stuff, too.
DJ Envy
You can follow me Tony Baker on Instagram. Tony Baker. Come on YouTube. Tony Baker comedy. I hate my Tick Tock name.
iHeart Podcast Announcer
What's your Tick Tock name?
DJ Envy
Tony Baker Comedy Real. You know how you always got to.
Just Hilarious
Add stuff because somebody took your name?
DJ Envy
Yeah, man. I'll just be like. That's why I don't even go on Tick Tock. I'll be like, man, here. But yeah, mainly Tony Baker Comedy. You can find me anywhere.
Charlamagne Tha God
And subscribe to Tony's podcast too, wherever you listen to podcasts at.
DJ Envy
Yes, Verbal cardio. Get in on that. And we got the Ball Brothers podcast as well, so.
Just Hilarious
That's right. Well, it's the Breakfast Club is Tony Baker.
Charlamagne Tha God
Wake that ass up early in the morning.
DJ Envy
The Breakfast Club.
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The Breakfast Club Podcast Episode Summary
Episode Title: INTERVIEW: Tony Baker On Wet Handshakes, Serial Killers, Diddy Revelations + More
Release Date: June 30, 2025
Introduction and Guest Background
In this engaging episode of The Breakfast Club, hosts DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, and Just Hilarious welcome comedian Tony Baker as their special guest. The conversation kicks off with light-hearted banter about travel and personal experiences in New York City, setting a relaxed and humorous tone for the interview.
Veganism and Dietary Choices
A significant portion of the discussion delves into dietary preferences, specifically Tony Baker's vegetarian and mostly vegan lifestyle. Tony explains his nuanced approach to veganism, emphasizing his avoidance of all animal products, including fish.
The hosts engage in a playful debate about the definitions of vegetarianism and veganism, highlighting the complexities and personal choices involved in dietary restrictions.
Comedy and Stand-Up Experiences
Tony shares his journey into stand-up comedy, discussing both his successes and setbacks. He recounts his initial struggles on stage, including a particularly challenging performance in the Bronx where he felt the audience was disengaged.
Despite early setbacks, Tony's passion for comedy remained unwavering. He credits a pivotal moment when a random girl complimented his humor, validating his talent and inspiring him to pursue stand-up more seriously.
The conversation also touches on the importance of perseverance in the comedy scene and the role of social media in building his comedy career.
Serial Killers and Public Safety Concerns
Transitioning to more serious topics, Tony brings up recent rumors about serial killings in Austin, Texas, sparking a lively debate among the hosts. They discuss the implications of multiple bodies being discovered near Lady Bird Lake and question the actual nature of these incidents.
Charlamagne and DJ Envy express skepticism about the serial killer narrative, noting the lack of concrete evidence and official statements from law enforcement.
The hosts analyze the situation, comparing it to historical serial killer cases like Jeffrey Dahmer, and discuss societal perceptions related to race and policing.
This segment highlights concerns about public safety, media reporting, and racial biases in criminal investigations.
Diddy Revelations and Legal Troubles
The conversation shifts to the legal issues surrounding music mogul Diddy. Tony mentions rumors about Diddy potentially having charges dropped, leading to a detailed discussion about the legitimacy of these claims.
Charlamagne clarifies his understanding of the situation, mentioning specific charges like arson, kidnapping, and sex trafficking, and expresses doubt about the charges being dismissed.
DJ Envy shares his thoughts on the matter, emphasizing the severity of the allegations and the improbability of Diddy's acquittal.
This segment provides listeners with insights into high-profile legal cases and the complexities surrounding public figures facing serious charges.
Personal Anecdotes and Humor
Throughout the episode, Tony infuses humor into the conversation, sharing personal stories and comedic insights. One notable moment involves his experience auditioning for Saturday Night Live (SNL), where he felt the lack of audience reaction despite his full commitment to the performance.
Charlamagne and DJ Envy relate to Tony's experiences, discussing the challenges comedians face in receiving validation and the emotional impact of bombing on stage.
Additionally, the hosts and Tony humorously debate topics like handshakes, personal grooming habits, and the nuances of social interactions, showcasing their chemistry and ability to blend serious discussions with light-hearted banter.
Upcoming Projects and Tour Announcements
Towards the end of the episode, Tony announces his upcoming tour, the Ball Brothers Tour, scheduled from September through November. He shares details about the tour's interactive nature and his collaboration with his friend Kevin.
Listeners are encouraged to purchase tickets and follow Tony on various social media platforms to stay updated on his performances and comedic endeavors.
Conclusion
The episode wraps up with final thoughts, reiterating Tony Baker's comedic journey, his perspectives on serious societal issues, and his plans for the future. The hosts express their appreciation for Tony's candidness and humor, leaving listeners with a comprehensive and entertaining insight into his life and career.
Notable Quotes with Timestamps
Tony Baker (04:06): "I'm vegetarian, 100%, but mostly vegan. I just can't claim full vegan because sometimes I have a cookie with milk chocolate or pancakes with milk and butter."
Tony Baker (27:13): "I went up there telling my jokes, but the crowd was just distracted. It was other comedians up there. Took the L. This is what made the L official."
Charlamagne Tha God (10:02): "We don't even know how they're dying. There's no motive, no explanation."
DJ Envy (22:57): "They backed away from theories. Basically, the way that the jury was instructed to deliberate was like, 'Don't worry too much about this.'"
Tony Baker (34:36): "We start that in September. It's gonna be in more links too."
This episode of The Breakfast Club masterfully blends humor with profound discussions, offering listeners a well-rounded and entertaining experience. Whether it's tackling personal lifestyle choices, the intricacies of stand-up comedy, or pressing societal issues, Tony Baker's candidness and the hosts' insightful commentary make for a compelling listen.