The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Charlamagne Calls Out NBA YoungBoy For Saying He’s 'Not Really Big On Fatherhood'

Episode Date: January 10, 2024

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to tell them i am you have the voice tell them it's time for donkey of the day it's a read but you're so good at it how many of you know what you want charlamagne damn charlamagne who you give the donkey of the day to nanny yes donkey of the day for wednesday january 10th goes to the young man known as NBA Youngboy. Now, NBA Youngboy recently sat down and had a conversation with the good brother, Bootleg Kev. Drop on the clues bombs for Bootleg Kev.

The Bootleg Kev podcast. Kev is phenomenal at what he does. Been my guy for a long time. I've been singing Kev's praises in this media business for a decade or better. So it's great to see him shining. All right, salute to my guy. But back to who he was having a conversation with,

the young brother, NBA Youngboy. Now, if you aren't familiar with NBA Youngboy, he's very popular, been popular for a long time amongst the youth. Damn, I respect what he's built for himself. He seems to live a very secluded life. He seems to be pretty out the way, lives in Utah, puts his music out,

minds his business cool. But snap of fact about NBA Youngboy. He has 11 kids, okay? Yes, 11 children. He's 24 years old. He's one away from having as many as Nick can. And the difference is Nick is 43, NBA Youngboy is 24. Right now, NBA Youngboy's kids could almost fill out an entire NBA team roster.

If he keeps going at this pace, he will be the not-so-proud owner of two NBA teams by the time he's 48. Wait, Uncle Charlotte, what do you mean not so proud owner? Well, this is why we are here today, folks. The NBA young boy spoke about fatherhood because Bootleg Kev asked him about fatherhood. Let's go to Bootleg Kev's podcast for report, please. You do have a lot of children. You know, I've been around you to see in a short amount of time that you're a great father. How important is fatherhood to you, man? Not really big on it to be honest. What do you mean by that you're not big on it? I mean you're a family man. I'm here with you. I see it.

Yeah but I'm only out, I'm only like in here because you live. Oh well I don't believe you. It's a crazy topic because I'm not the type like the sugar coke man. But I'm four walls all day. Every day. When you say four walls, you mean locked in? Yeah. Just honed in on the music? Yeah.

He has 11 kids, but in his words, he's not really big on fatherhood. NBA young boy treating fatherhood the way the NBAba's nicola jokic treats the nba you ever hear joker talk about basketball the same level of don't give a f that nba jokic has about basketball nba young boy seems to have about being a father to his 11 kids i shouldn't have to tell y'all that one of those things is not like the other okay now donkey today is all about giving people the credit they deserve for being stupid but it's also about using things like this as a teachable moment i didn't know I would have to say this, but my brothers, that is whack. All right, so many of us come from broken homes.

So many of us had fathers or mothers that weren't big on having kids. But what bothers me about statements like this is NBA Youngboy talks that gangster talk in his records. Not only does he talk that gangster talk, he talks that big money talk. Well, in the words of Jay-Z, a man that don't take care of his family can't be rich. So don't talk money talk to me if you're not big on fatherhood. And as far as being gangster, you can kill thousands of people in your records. But if you're not big on fatherhood, you're not G at all to me. OK, what did Alana say to Kane in Minister Society?

Kane, I'm pregnant. You man enough to take a life. You ain't man enough to take care of one. That's right. You man enough to take a life, but you ain't man enough to take care of one. That's right. You man enough to take a life, but you not man enough to take care of one. Okay? And what was absolutely insane to me was when Bootleg Kev said to NBA Youngboy, you are a family man from what I see.

And Youngboy says, I'm only in here because you're here. As if he was just using the kid as a prop for the conversation. Like, Youngboy, I had a vasectomy consultation this week. Okay? My wife wants me to cut the cable. You should do everyone the biggest favor and probably do the same. Okay, I don't know at what point do you realize you're not big on fatherhood. Is it after child, one fish, two fish, three fish, blue fish?

Like, why do you have 11 children? You know, did it take 11 children to get to the point to say you're not big on fatherhood? Listen, we are in the era of generational curse breaking okay those dysfunctional cycles we had to deal with uh we the generation that's supposed to break those and by the way we are okay let's not get it twisted because the nba young boy facts 70 of black fathers who live with their children were most likely to have bathed dressed changed or help their child with the toilet every day compared with their white and hispanic counterparts white is 60 hispanic is 45 and that's according to the u.s centers for disease control and prevention's uh national

health statistics report okay those black fathers are also more likely to have eaten a meal with their children okay the data showed and yes these numbers are high the data shows not just for biological fathers living inside the home but it also indicates that black fathers often step into the role of step parent are maintained consistent involvement when living outside the home. And that's not coming from me. Don't listen to me. I got a list. Okay.

That came from Dr. Err Langer Turner, a licensed psychologist and associate professor of psychology at Pepperdine university in Malibu, California. Don't let NBA young boy fool you. There's a myth of the missing black father, because once again,

stats show that close to 70% of all births, the black mothers are non-marital non-marital okay which gives rise to the stereotype that black fathers are largely absent however while black fathers are less likely than white and hispanic fathers to marry their child's mother many black fathers continue to parent through cohabitation and visitation providing caretaking financial and in-kind support young boy you get into the money so you got the resources but let me tell you something king that money don't mean as much as your time okay you need to be big on fatherhood all right you don't have the luxury of not being big on fatherhood because no present is better than your presence and you can't just

physically be there to be present you have to mentally and emotionally be there be the adult you needed as a child and look man NBA young boy I'll shoot him some bells he's only 24 I don't know the age of his oldest child but I know that NBA young boy is only 24 your full frontal cortex hasn't even fully developed yet that's a fact okay the rational part of his brain won't be developed at least until he's 25 but I'm encouraging that young brother to do better now because a father's impact on child development is everything. Okay. And you have 11 children. Those are your greatest responsibilities. Never broke again. Shouldn't just be about finances. It should be about homes. If you come from a broken home, you should make it your duty to never want to be a part of a broken home ever again. Sometimes we subconsciously become what we hate. We know that children who grow up with absent fathers can suffer lasting damage.

They're more likely to end up in poverty or drop out of school, become addicted to drugs, have a child out of wedlock or end up in prison. That's why you have to be big on fatherhood and be a young boy, especially since you got the opportunity to be king. You're alive. You're actually here for your kids physically. You're not in prison. You are here, able and capable of taking care of those 11 children. All right. When you make a decision to have a child, you're also making the decision to take responsibility for that child. You have 11 responsibilities and you cannot abandon your obligation as a parent because you have other

plans heck the music can't come before the children the money can't come before the children it just can't no matter how big you think you doing it you're not doing it big at all if you not big on fatherhood please give nba youngboy the biggest hee-haw. Just a teachable moment, man. Come on, man. We got to be big on fatherhood. Now, I just want to tell you, you said he's in Utah. Well, he's on house arrest in Utah. That's why he's out the way.

He can't leave the house. That's why he's in Utah. Okay. And I'm going to try that at home tonight. When my kids come up to me and say that they're hungry, I'm going to be like, I don't feel like fathering today. You don't feel like being? Well, he didn't say he don't feel like being fathered. Actually, he's not big on fatherhood.

That's what I'm going to tell him. I'm not big on fatherhood today. No, you're not. You're not going to do that. When my daughter has to go to dance, I'm like, ask your mom to drive you out. You know why you're not going to do that? You're not going to do that because you know better. When the baby comes and her pamper got to be changed, I'm like, ah, change your own pamper. You're not going to do that because you know better. But once again comes in, her pamper got to be changed. I'm like, ah, you change your own pamper.

You're not going to do that because you know better. But once again, like I said, I'll shoot him a little bit of bail. He's 24 years old. Full frontal cortex don't develop until he's 25. The rational part of his brain not even working yet. Okay, and we don't know what else could be causing, you know, his brain not to be logically processing things the way that it should. But listen, I just want to tell all brothers out there because this ain't just just about NBA Youngboy, you have to be big on fatherhood, okay? And there's a myth of the missing black father, because black fathers are here, and we are

showing up for our children. You heard the stats that I just read, okay? Okay, 70%. That's a big number. But let's open up the phone line, because there's a lot of brothers out there that are big on fatherhood. Good dad gang. That's right.

It's a huge good dad gang out there. I was just joking. I take care of my kids. I love my kids. I take my kids everywhere they need to go. I make sure I'm there. I try to nourish them. I try to give them everything I possibly can.

More than my dad gave me that he knew. More than I can afford. Whether it's financial. That's the way it's supposed to be. Every generation is supposed to be better than the last. Absolutely. My father and my father and my mother

are there for my kids as well but let's open up the phone lines to all the good dads out there everybody that's big on fatherhood

if you're big on fatherhood if you're big on fatherhood reach out and touch us right now that's right 800-585-1051 that's right I'm talking to all

the girl dads out there I'm talking to all the fathers out there that make sure they take care of their kid whether you're with the mom or not that you are there for your child I'm talking about all the fathers out there that make sure they take care of their kid, whether you're with the mom or not, that you are there for your child. I'm talking

about the dads that do the stupid girl dad, the chairs with your daughter. I do it too. I did it yesterday. You want to see the chair me and my daughter put together? No, I do not. It was to Beyonce. Put a ring on. No, that was it. Uh-oh. What song is that? Put a ring on it. Yeah, ring on it. Yeah, me and my daughter. It was single ladies. What the hell are you talking about? It was single ladies. Yeah, I don't

remember the song. It was a TikTok dance. But anyway, yeah. I'm nice with it. I can do the... You sure you ain't the mom? Are you positive? Are we sure? I don't know what you identify as anymore.

Are you sure? 800-585-1051. You know what my daughter asks if babies come out the butt? All right, man. Everybody that's big on fatherhood, call us right now. I don't know how to answer that one. 1-800-585-1051. It's The Breakfast Club. She's like, do85-1051. It's The Breakfast Club.

The Breakfast Club. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory.

Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max.

You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best, and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, everyone. This is Courtney Thorne-Smith, Laura Layton, and Daphne Zuniga. On July 8th, 1992, apartment buildings with pools were never quite the same as Melrose Place was introduced to the world. We are going to be reliving every hookup, every scandal, and every single wig removal together. So listen to Still the Place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Jenny Garth, Jana Kramer, Amy Robach, and TJ Holmes bring you I Do Part Two,

a one-of-a-kind experiment in podcasting to help you find love again. Hey, I'm Jana Kramer. I'm Jenny Garth. Hi, everyone. I'm Amy Robach. And I'm TJ Holmes. And we are, well, not necessarily relationship experts.

If you're ready to dive back into the dating pool and find lasting love, we want to help. Listen to I Do Part Two on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.