THE PEOPLE'S DONKEY: Caller Gives Charlamagne & Dr. Umar Donkey Of The Day For Dr. Umar's $500 Date Offer

Summary

The Breakfast Club: THE PEOPLE'S DONKEY

Episode Date: August 22, 2025

Hosts: DJ Envy (absent), Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Breakfast Club focuses on the “People’s Donkey”—a special edition of the regular “Donkey of the Day” segment in which listeners call in to nominate individuals or groups deserving of the infamous “Donkey” for questionable actions or decisions. The highlight of the show centers on a contentious caller who nominates both Charlamagne Tha God and Dr. Umar Johnson as Donkeys for the latter’s offer to charge $500 for a dinner date, prompting an on-air discussion about podcast coverage, responsibility, and Dr. Umar’s school funding controversies. The episode also features classic Breakfast Club banter—discussions on independence in relationships, music industry frustrations, social media controversies, and a candid moment with Jess Hilarious regarding online jokes about body image.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The People’s Donkey: Callers Air Grievances

[02:16 - 07:27]

• Listener Participation:
  Charlamagne invites callers to nominate their own “Donkey of the Day.” The segment opens up space for listeners’ voices and unfiltered opinions.

• Female Independence & Gender Roles:

  • Caller Timothy from Fort Lauderdale expresses frustration with women in his area over perceived lack of independence:

    "Females nowadays, they don't know how to be independent. They feel like they need a man for money...Get your own hustle on."
    [02:52]

  • Charlamagne responds, noting the gender flip:

    "That's the first time I've heard...a man tell a woman to be independent. He usually wanted to depend on him."
    [03:17]

• Workplace Drama & Weed Culture:

  • Caller Goldie nominates his own employee for poor work performance due to excessive THC consumption:

    "He messed around and hit the wrong weed, Charlemagne...he's literally on the verge of basically just going crazy and then remaining normal. And he's messing up the money."
    [04:02 - 04:33]

  • Charlamagne expresses concern about potent modern weed:

    "This new weed different, man...They might as well be smoking crack, man."
    [04:33]

2. Music Industry Frustrations: JID’s Underrated Album

[05:40 - 07:27]

• Caller D from South Carolina calls out those not listening to JID’s new album “God Don’t Like Ugly,” encouraging everyone to give it a chance.

  "Whoever ain't streaming, whoever ain't give it a shot, they need...Donkey of the week."
  [06:01]

• Charlamagne and Angela critique the major label’s lack of adequate promotion:

  "He’s just one of these guys that's on a label that sucks because these labels don't know how to promote artists anymore."
  Charlamagne, [06:30]

3. Jess Hilarious Faces a Body-Shaming Joke Backlash

[07:27 - 11:25]

• Caller Ebony nominates Jess Hilarious for making a misguided joke about a plus-size content creator.

  • Jess explains her intent was comedic, not malicious:

    "I thought she was a content creator being funny...I know the song ain't say you know you fat as hell."
    Jess Hilarious, [08:01]

  • Jess describes her private and public apologies:

    "I actually went jumped in her DM and I apologized to her first...If Jess hilarious is in your DM talking about she's sorry, you better believe it because then it gonna happen."
    [09:21]

• Charlamagne, as always, lightens the mood but underscores the complexity of social media humor.

  • Notable quip from Charlamagne:

    "You can't even go get a 20 piece saucy nugget combo in peace nowadays without Jess Hilarious coming through, making goddamn jokes."
    [09:10]

• The hosts joke about offering free buffet passes at Golden Corral as a humorous peace offering to the content creator.

4. The Dr. Umar $500 Date Controversy

[11:25 - 13:51]

• Caller confronts Charlamagne for not discussing Dr. Umar’s $500 dinner date and school funding issues on-air:

  "Dr. Umar went and now is trying to get women to date him for 500...And you never even talked about it Charlemagne."
  Caller, [12:03]

• Charlamagne initially thought the clip was AI-generated, then clarifies:

  "When I first saw the video, I thought it was AI. I didn't know."
  [12:03]

  • He admits he’s reserved discussion due to Dr. Umar’s upcoming appearance on the show, but acknowledges school funding concerns.

    "I don't think Dr. Umar was scamming anybody. I just think Dr. Umar, you know, wasn't on top of his business."
    Charlamagne, [12:47]

• The caller pushes for accountability and open discussion:

  "But like I said, you didn't talk about the subject. That's what got me."
  [13:28]

• Angela Yee clarifies the issue is about Dr. Umar charging women $500 for dates.

• Charlamagne stands his ground:

  "I don't have a problem with that."
  [13:47]

5. Closing Banter

[13:53 - End]

• (Promotions and light banter including Angela Yee’s eyewear brand, and a tease for upcoming guest.)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Charlamagne Tha God on modern weed:
  "They might as well be smoking crack, man." [04:33]

• Jess Hilarious on apologizing:
  "If Jess hilarious is in your DM talking about she's sorry, you better believe it because then it gonna happen." [09:21]

• Charlamagne's critique of the music industry:
  "He's just one of these guys that's on a label that sucks because these labels don't know how to promote artists anymore." [06:30]

• On why Dr. Umar controversy wasn’t discussed earlier:
  "Because Dr. Umar is supposed to be on Breakfast Club soon, so, you know, I kind of wanted to talk about it with him." [12:20]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:16] — Introduction to The People's Donkey
• [02:40] — Caller: Critique on female independence
• [04:00] — Caller: Employee's weed issues
• [05:46] — Caller: Musical Donkey to those ignoring JID
• [07:31] — Caller: Jess Hilarious and the body-shaming joke
• [11:25] — Caller: Calling out Charlamagne & Dr. Umar over $500 dinner
• [12:47] — Charlamagne discusses Dr. Umar’s school funding problems

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Episode Tone & Takeaways

The tone stays classic Breakfast Club—irreverent, honest, and teasing, but with notes of accountability and community voice. Charlamagne plays both instigator and mediator, Jess Hilarious gets introspective about humor and apology culture, and Angela Yee anchors the conversation between humor and real talk. The show serves as both barometer and battleground for hot-button cultural moments, demonstrating how celebrity and public demand shape the conversation.

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Ideal for listeners looking for candid, unfiltered takes on trending news, social media drama, hip-hop culture, and the always unpredictable opinions of The Breakfast Club audience.

Transcript

[Angela Yee]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Lola Blanc]

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[Megan Elizabeth]

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[Megan Elizabeth]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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

[John Hope Bryant]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, donkey today is all about you, the people. Okay? It's the people's Hee Haw. On Fridays, I like to open the phone lines and allow you, the people, to give folks the credit they deserve for being stupid. So, good morning. Who's this?

[Caller]

Good morning. It's Timothy out of Fort Lauderdale.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Timothy out of Fort Lauderdale. You want to get a biggest HE haul, too, sir.

[Caller]

I want to get a big he hawker to all the females in Fort Lauderdale.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All of them.

[Caller]

Damn. All along.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn. So what, you switching sides? You're gonna be strictly busty now?

[Caller]

Hell no, jp. Female nowadays, they don't know how to be independent. They feel like they need a man for money. You do not need no man for money. Get your own hustle on whatever a man do for you. That's just a bonus. Amen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, well, thank you for calling, brother.

[Caller]

Yep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, that's the first time I've heard. I don't think I ever heard a man tell a woman to be independent. He usually wanted to depend on him.

[Angela Yee]

He's sick of them.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller]

Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. This is a Goldie. How you doing, Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace, Goldie. Who you want to get the biggest HE hawk to?

[Caller]

I wanted to get a biggest Seahawk to one of my. One of my. One of my workers that worked for my company.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You got to say the name. You got to say the name. You got to say the company.

[Caller]

Okay, okay. The name of my company is Poetic Production nyc, a multimedia movement. Companies using poetry, music production, and visuals all together. And I hire my workers at Street Team to promote the business.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Who's the worker?

[Caller]

My worker name is Ben. Family.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, what happened?

[Caller]

This knucklehead gonna go around and don't curse in. Oh, I. I apologize. He messed around and hit the wrong. Hit the wrong weed, Charlemagne. You understand what I'm saying? So now he's not right in the head. So when he go out there to go work, he's literally on the verge of basically just going crazy and then remaining normal. And he's messing up the money, Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm with you, brother. Like that. This new weed. Different, man. Like the THC, you know, like they say they can get 95% THC in the weed and the 100 milligram edibles and all that. They might as well be smoking crack, man.

[Caller]

Exactly.

Because they like zombies. They like zombies, Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, man. You gotta. You gotta fire them. Do you have a no drug policy?

[Caller]

Well, this is the thing, Charlemagne. Well, I was actually speaking to y' all not too long ago. I'm actually the author of Life Is Just a Dream, a book of poetry, and I make them sell the books. They get commissions, and then they get paid basically off the days that they work.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh.

[Caller]

Specifically, he's just messing up everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you got to let him go. I mean, I don't Know what you. I don't know why this is difficult. Like, if he's messing up your business, then he gotta go. And, you know, weed is legal in New York State. But still, if he's messing up your business, he gotta go. I don't. This isn't complicated.

[Caller]

This is my brother that knew me, and we knew each other since 14 years young. I'm 33. Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That don't matter. This man is doing 100 milligram edibles. Yeah.

[Angela Yee]

That's crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, have a good one, brother.

[Angela Yee]

Damn.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, good morning. Who's this?

[Caller]

Hey, yo, this is D from Lassen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Lassen, South Carolina.

[Caller]

Ladson, South Carolina. Tall finds representative 843.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's happening? Who you want to get a biggest.

[Caller]

He haw to, man? I need whoever ain't listening to that new JID album to get the biggest donkey.

That goes so crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That new Jid is tough, man. Real tough.

[Caller]

Super tough. Whoever ain't listening to it, whoever ain't streaming, whoever ain't give it a shot, they need. Donkey. Donkey of the week.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, it's called God Does Like Ugly. You know what I mean?

[Caller]

God does like Ugly. Yo, I got that on Spotify right now.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jit album is dope. He got a big. He got a big single to me, the joint with Irv Gang and Skate, he got another good record. What's the. What's the word with Justin? Justin? Justine Ore's. What's her name? Jesse Ray. Jesse Ray's on Race.

[Caller]

Yeah, that was the one with clipped on it. Super tough, you know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Salute to Jid's team, man. He got a good team. You know, his management, Barry and everything else, you know, he's just. He's just one of these guys that's on a label that sucks because these labels don't know how to promote artists anymore. That's just the truth of the matter. I was looking at his numbers. I think he did like. Let me see. I think he did like 30 something. Thousand, you know, it's like, yo, build.

[Angela Yee]

Somebody up to bring him down.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, Jed is dope. It ain't his fault.

[Angela Yee]

No, I'm talking about the label. Yeah, you be in these labels, because.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

The label, I mean, they don't. They didn't do a good job with Jib's album at all. Like, Skate should be all over the radio. And song with Jesse Reed should be all over the radio, you know? And I don't know, you know, as far as, like, the promo and the marketing, I just feel like they should be doing More for these artists. Man, this is a great album that Jade got. God don't like ugly. Who's he signed to anyway? I forgot. I can't remember.

I was gonna say capital.

It ain't Dreamville. I know it's Dreamville, but who's the major label?

I'm not sure.

I'll find out in a second. Good morning. Who's this? Endoscope? Oh, Interscope. Interscope. Y' all suck. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller]

Good morning. How are you? This is Ebony.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Ebony, how are you doing?

[Caller]

Good.

I'm doing fine. How are you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I am blessed, black, and highly favored. Who you want to get the biggest he heart to?

[Caller]

I actually want to give the biggest. He has to just. I want to give the biggest yacht.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just. Hilarious.

[Caller]

Yes, that's hilarious.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Caller]

Hi, Jeff, are you listening?

[Angela Yee]

What's up?

[Caller]

Yes, I'm, I, I've seen a recent comment on Instagram that you actually made towards a big girl that I didn't really, like, agree upon. What was that about, Jess?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What you said about the big girl?

[Angela Yee]

She was a content creator. I thought she was a content creator being funny. You know, she did the Chris Brown it depends challenge, and she was outside of a Wendy's or Burger King or one of them fast food restaurants, and she was doing it, so I assumed that she was a comedian. And the comment, I said, you know how he starts off the verse, you know you bad as hell. I said, I know the song ain't say you know you fat as hell. I, you know. And, you know, she, she chose to put my comment over top of a video of her working out. Like, I posted on that because she's on a weight loss journey, you know, I didn't know that.

[Caller]

So why you not really a donkey, Jeff? But, you know, I, I just, I, I expect better out of you, you know?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You expect better out of a comedian?

[Angela Yee]

I don't know how people do that, but I, I definitely understand. I appreciate the concern for the big squad, and I, I, I apologize to her.

[Caller]

Yes. Thank you, guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Are you a big girl? Are you a big girl? Yes.

[Caller]

No, I ain't no big girl.

[Angela Yee]

I know she not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. All right, well, thank you for calling. You can't even go get a 20 piece saucy nugget combo in peace nowadays without just hilarious coming through, making goddamn jokes. All she want is a little baconator. You don't say nothing to people in here that eat all the bacon.

[Angela Yee]

Listen, shut up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How much?

[Angela Yee]

Yo, I made a video apologizing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I seen it.

I thought it was a joke video. So I didn't even listen to it because you said, I apologize.

[Angela Yee]

Nobody. Nobody took me serious. Well, I actually went jumped in her DM and I apologized to her first. And. And she wasn't trying head. And because she thought I was apologizing because I was being canceled, I'm like, y' all get canceled every week. That's nothing. I don't even apologize to people. So if Jess hilarious is in your DM talking about she's sorry, you better believe it because then it gonna happen.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know what's so crazy? I saw every single one of those videos and did not make a connection. Like, I. Because I. I didn't get to watch Jess video. I just saw everybody saying the laughing emoji, saying Jess was clowning the big girl. But I saw the other video of the girl going into Wendy's, and I saw the video of the girl boxing. But she had a bunch of comments of people going at her.

[Angela Yee]

When people make fun of her or negative comments, she posts them over top of a video of her working out. And she, like, she lost like a lot of pounds. And she knows she gonna lose a lot more. But I didn't notice she was. That she was on a weight loss journey, like, taking it serious. I thought, you know, listen, when you are big or, you know, ugly or skinny or whatever, you know what I'm saying? And you put content out there and. And you're doing it in a funny, comedic way, you gotta expect things like that. You know what I mean? But, yeah, I saw her going.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I saw her dancing in the Wendy's. I thought she was making fun of herself.

[Angela Yee]

That's what I thought. So I chimed in like, oh, my turn. And Shane like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Damn.

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[Angela Yee]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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They got healthy stuff that go in the Corral.

Too.

So they'll just think it's.

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Oh, my goodness.

All right.

[Caller]

Well, hello.

[Angela Yee]

Hey.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who you want to give donkey to?

[Caller]

I want to give it either to Charlemagne or Dr. Umar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What? What did. What did I do?

[Caller]

Okay, you tell you what you did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Turn your radio down first, Mama. Then go ahead.

[Caller]

Okay, Alexa, stop. Okay, Alexa. Okay. What you did is Dr. Umar went and now is trying to get women to date him for 500. For $500 dinner with. With Umar. And you never even talked about a Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You know why? Because when I first saw the video, I thought it was AI. I didn't know.

[Caller]

No, it's real.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. I see that. What y' all want me to do, though? Apologize. Apologize for what?

[Caller]

No, talk about it. You never talked about it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you know why? Because Dr. Umar is supposed to be on Breakfast Club soon, so, you know, I kind of wanted to talk about.

[Caller]

It with him about specific individuals because. Because.

[Angela Yee]

She is so disrespectful sometimes, ain't she, Alexa? She don't care.

[Caller]

Because he also was. He also lost funding.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I saw. I saw that. I see that he. The school might be going up for auction because he's behind on some bills and some stuff like that. I mean, there's a lot. There's a lot to talk to Dr. Umar about, but if you ask my opinion, I've already said it. I don't think Dr. Umar was scamming anybody. I just think Dr. Umar, you know, wasn't on top of his business. And I think that sometimes when you're taking on the task of opening up something like, you know, your own school, you know, it takes a village to do something like that. A lot of money and a lot of money. And I don't know if he actually, you know, had. Had. Had that. That. That village around him, you know? Hello?

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's wrong?

[Caller]

But like I said, you didn't talk about the subject. That's what got me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm, like, talking about it now.

[Caller]

Now you are, but only because I said something.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I talked about it on my podcast, the Brilliant Idiots, a couple weeks ago, actually.

[Angela Yee]

He wanted you to give him donkey for charging women 500 to date him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't have a problem with that.

Okay, well, have a good one, mama.

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[Angela Yee]

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[Caller]

All.

[Angela Yee]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wake up.

[Angela Yee]

MessyVision eyewear.com. shut up, Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's your donkey, man.

Yes, it is.

All right, when we come back, Kim will be joining us. R me singer Kim. And we're gonna talk to him next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Caller]

Y' all finished or y' all done?

[John Hope Bryant]

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[Podcast Narrator]

What would you do if one bad decision forced you to choose between a maximum security prison or the most brutal boot camp designed to be hell on earth? Unfortunately for Mark Lombardo, this was the choice he faced.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He said, you are a number, a New York state number, and we own you.

[Podcast Narrator]

Listen to shock incarceration on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lola Blanc]

Everyone thinks they'd never join a cult.

[Megan Elizabeth]

But it happens all the time to.

[Lola Blanc]

People just like you and people just like us.

[Megan Elizabeth]

I'm Lola Blanc, and I'm Megan Elizabeth where the hosts of Trust Me, a podcast about cults, manipulation and the psychology of belief.

[Lola Blanc]

Each week we talk to fellow survivors, former believers and experts to understand why people get pulled in and how they get out.

[Megan Elizabeth]

Trust Me. New episodes every Wednesday on Exactly right. Listen, wherever you get your podcasts.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This.

[Angela Yee]

Is an I heart podcast.