The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: John Schneider Compares Beyoncé To A 'Dog' Over Country Music

Episode Date: February 21, 2024

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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. Let's donkey up the data. Made it.

Bam, the hee-haw. It's time to donkey up. I ain it's time for donkey today no more they should be embarrassed by what they already did i'm not making these people do these things called donkey of the day and it really caught me off guard damn solomang who got the donkey of the day today well just hilarious uh donkey of the day for wed, February 21st goes to John Snyder. We was off Monday, so I couldn't get to this sooner, but it's only Wednesday. And in light of some recent developments, it's not too late to give John Snyder the credit he deserves for being stupid. Now, John played Bo on the Dukes of Hazzard.

If you was born in the 1970s like me, then you remember Dukes of Hazzard. And it's amazing to me. Sidebar. It's amazing to me that Donald Trump has not pulled up to a rally in the General Lee car yet. It's perfect for him. It's orange like his complexion. It has the Confederate flag on the side. And it was named after the most famous Confederate general.

Okay, if you are the leader of the party of the Confederacy like Trump, you got to have the car to Confederacy. If he pulled up to a rally in the General Lee, MAGA would lose it. But that's not why we're here today. We are here to discuss John Snyder and these comments he made about Beyonce and her foray into country music. Now, John Snyder sat down for an interview

with One American News Network, and it's safe to say he doesn't agree with Beyonce jumping into country music. Let's listen. The lefties in the entertainment industry just won't leave any area alone, right? They just have to seize control over every aspect don't they they've got to they've got to make their mark just like a dog in a uh in a dog walk park you know every dog has to mark every tree right so that's what's going on here what does what does what party you belong to

have to do with this and john how you turn the boss hog on Beyonce? You know, boss hog was forever angry with the Dukes because they used to foil all his schemes. Are you going to be forever mad at Beyonce because she's about to dominate country music for a little while? See, John doesn't like entertainers claiming country music is their own. No, John, you don't like black entertainers claiming country music is their own, which I haven't heard Beyonce do. But even if she did, John, I think you should know that so much of what people love about country music comes from black people. OK, the first string bands in this country were, you know, enslaved people. That's a fact. OK, I know we live in a country that doesn't like teaching the truth about its history.

But newsflash, America and everyone around the world listening to my voice, I'm about to tell you something that most people who read just a little bit know. Most popular music genres were started by black people. Country music in the U.S. began with black people. I know, I know, Charlamagne, you make everything about race. No, I make everything about history. The history that this country keeps trying to erase. The story of country music began with the banjo, okay? The modern-day banjo is a descendant of a West African instrument

made from gourds called the aconting. Yes, aconting, okay? Think about acon and think about him drinking a ting, and that's how you pronounce it. I'm serious. Aconting, okay? Aconting. Just think about acon and think about acon drinking a ting,

and that's how you pronounce it. Akon ting. Okay. Now, when enslaved humans were taken from Africa to America, their instruments came with them. For 400 years, enslaved people created their own music, all with roots in African music. In the 1840s, the banjo was seen as an exclusively black instrument. It was unheard of for a white person to play the banjo. Okay. Must I continue? All right.

In the 1850s, minstrel shows became popular. All right, minstrel shows introduced the banjo to white audiences. And then like most things, white people appropriated it and started playing the banjo. So the minstrel shows unintentionally laid the groundwork, the foundation, if you will, for hillbilly music. And hillbilly music would later be renamed country, which became the music of the South. Now, you Caucasasians don't get mad at me okay for telling you about history i'm not making any of this up okay so john you can't say beyonce is trying to make her mark in country music her ancestors already did that all

right not to mention charlie pride okay tina turner why are you acting like tina turner didn't have country music moments i know she's known as the queen of rock and roll but tina from tennessee her first album was called Tina Turns the Country On. She was covering Dolly Parton songs. All right, the great Ray Charles. Big country music. Okay, Ray Charles is in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Not to mention South Carolina's own Darius Rucker.

Kane Brown. We met Kane Brown last year at the iHeartRadio Music Festival. There's so many black country singers. And it's amazing to me that, you know, the Post Malones and Lana Del Rey, when they dipping their pink toes in country music, nobody says anything. country singers and it's amazing to me that you know the post malones and lana del rey's when they dipping their pink toes in country music nobody says anything as soon as beyonce starts wiggling her brown feet okay and what people like john snyder want to be a segregated pool all hell breaks loose okay well let me tell you something about god okay god will prepare a table

for you in the presence of your enemies see we all should welcome the criticism we all should welcome the hate we should all welcome the naysayers because in 2024 these algorithms don't know the difference so when you have someone who is as beloved as beyonce giselle knows carter and they debut music at the super bowl the most watched television event in american history when you are already that kind of superstar and you debut music in front of an audience of over 200 million and the people who love you run to listen and the people who hate you run to listen and the people who love you are talking about your music and the people like John Snyder who want to hate you are talking about your music. All of that makes for a perfect storm that causes you to become the first black woman

to top Billboard's country songs chart with Texas Hold'em. Yes, Beyonce has become the first black woman to top Billboard's hot country songs chart with texas hold'em yes beyonce has become the first black woman the top billboards hot country songs chart after her track texas hold'em debuted at number one drop one of clues bombs for beyonce red that's why in this era if you don't like something it's best not to speak on it because when you speak on it whether you mean to or not you are propelling the success of that something because the algorithm don't know the difference between love and hate. I wish today Beyonce would post. Thank you for making me the first black woman, the top billboards, hot country songs chart. And to my critics, your doubt fuels me. Your hate drives me. Your ignorance challenges me.

You inspire me. Okay? Thank you, John, and everybody in country music who thinks like you. Please let Chelsea Handler give John Snyder the biggest hee-haw. Hee-haw! Hee-haw! That is way too much Dan Mayonnaise. Now, I want to tell you about another black woman who is a history maker.

She is the first black woman to have a number one hit on the country charts. Her name is Alice Randall. She is a professor at Vanderbilt, and on April 9th she has a book coming out that I am holding in my hand. This is the Advanced Reader's Edition. It's called My Black Country, A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future. This is the next release off My Book in Print,

Black Privileged Publishing, with Simon & Schuster. So if you want a quick history lesson on black people and country music, this is the book for you, My Black Country by Alice Randall. Thank you. Go preorder now wherever you buy books. All right. Yes.

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And when you mess with the bull, you get the horns. Wake that ass up. In the morning. The Breakfast Club. 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 runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High,

is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their 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. 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. 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, I'm Jacqueline Thomas, the host of a brand new Black Effect original series, Black Lit, the podcast for diving deep into the rich world of Black literature.

Black Lit is for the page turners, for those who listen to audiobooks while running errands or at the end of a busy day. From thought-provoking novels to powerful poetry, we'll explore the stories that shape our culture. Listen to Black Lit on the Black Effect Podcast Network, 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.