The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Swizz Beatz & Timbaland Face Backlash Over Twitter (X) Verzuz Relaunch Deal

Episode Date: June 20, 2024

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It's time for Donkey of the Day. I'm not even trying to be Donkey of the Day no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. I called Donkey of the Day and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Charlamagne, who got the Donkey of the Day today? Yes, Donkey of the Day for Thursday, June 20th goes to all you individuals I saw yesterday on social media upset that Timberland and Swiss

signed a deal with X. If you haven't heard, X, formerly known as Twitter, announced on Juneteenth it reached a distribution deal with Timberland and Swiss to bring show-based content from Versus to X. Now, X's inked similar deals with the WWE and range media

partners, both of which revolve around sports content. X's media deals, according of which revolve around sports content. X's media deals, according to Forbes, are a means of supplementing its advertising revenue. Bloomberg projected the company was on pace to generate 2.5 billion in ad revenue last year after bringing in more than 600 million in ad revenue in each of the first three quarters of 2023. Big business. So that's just some context to the business. But let's get back to why we're here.

I have one simple question. How in the hell are y'all criticizing Swiss and Tim for doing business with X while being on X? Y'all don't want Swiss and Tim to be on X, but y'all are. Tell me how that makes sense to you. I spoke to a few people yesterday and they all was justifying why it's okay for them to be on X telling me things like we've been here before Elon bought it. And I don't make, uh, I don't make X no money Swiss and Tim making them money. If you are a user of X, you make an X money, knock it off. Okay. They get the type of ad revenue they do because they have 300

plus million followers. And if you're an active user on X, you're one of those followers. Okay. I had someone tell me there is a difference between using X to amplify my voice and paying to use the platform to get more eyes on it. So tell, so tell me if you can use X to amplify your voice, why can't Swizz and Tim use X to amplify their business? Look, if there was a mass exodus of black people from X, then I would totally understand. Everybody's complaint would be extremely valid. But y'all over there. Okay, y'all on there right now.

Y'all are going to be mad at me saying what I'm saying and going to tweet at me on X. Okay, that's probably one of the reasons X is an attractive partner for Swizz and Tim because there's a bunch of black people over there on that app every single day. Yes, I hear all your complaints about Elon Musk. You say he's the man who pushes accounts that degrade black people. He attacked DEI. He attacked black doctors, black pilots, all valid criticism. Okay, I hear all of it. But if that's the case, why are we on X? Why are you on X? Why do you use it every day? Do you not realize how crazy it looks to criticize Swiss and Tim about being in business with X while you are actively on X?

Not to mention, you own a Tesla. Okay, but that's another story. What I'm simply saying is, it's amazing how we can justify our own BS for doing something, but get mad at others for doing exactly what we are doing. Literally using X to voice your frustrations about Swiss and Tim being business with X. And this is not in defense of Swiss and Tim. Okay. I don't have an opinion on their deal either way. This is about the hypocrisy of you Negroes. And it's a shame we can't see our own hypocrisy. One day we will learn to give each other grace.

But I doubt it. I truly do. You can criticize Elon Musk all you want. You can criticize him on his platform. That's fine. But he don't give a damn because he's getting out of you what he needs to be successful. He needs subscribers and he needs engagement. As long as he's getting that, he don't care.

So if you really got a problem with Elon Musk, if you really don't like Elon Musk, if you really got a problem with X, don't use it. It's that simple. It's a choice. OK, I don't use X because it's not good for my mental health. I don't want to be subjected to all those different opinions and thoughts about me or anything else. My team will post stuff on X from time to time and it's all promotional stuff, but I don't personally use it. Don't have it on my phone. Don't want it on my phone, but best believe Swiss and Tim do the right versus, you know, if

they do the right versus, I'll find a way to watch. And so will you. And if you are one of those people saying, I'm not supporting versus anymore. If's on X if you choosing the boycott versus for being on X if you want to quit versus for being on X but you don't have any of that same energy for X if you don't have that same energy you know for them Tesla's you drive then this hee-haw is for you okay the moral of the story is it is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself. So if you don't want Swiss and Tim doing business with Versus, lead by example. And you don't do any business with X.

OK. Oh, I said that wrong. If you don't want Swiss and Tim doing business with X, you lead by example and you don't do any business with X. Okay? Because best believe, if you are an active user on X, you too are contributing to the business of Elon Musk. Please give everyone complaining about Swizz and Tim doing business with X while being active users of X the biggest hee-haw. Now run to X and X me. They call it, what do they call it now? They still call it tweeting? Run to X. They call it What do they call it now? They still call it tweeting?

Run to X Well run to X and tweet me Or exit me Okay? Idiots Digital D-heads Jesus You chose violence this morning

I don't care I think you need to go see a therapist today I will Alright I don't care. I think you need to go see your therapist today. I will. All right. I have plans to get out my schedule. I have plans to. All right.

Just making sure. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today. Yes, indeed. Where's Jess? On the toilet, probably. I'm looking at Jess on the Zoom screen, and all you see is an empty chair. Well, up next. Oh, no.

Yeah, she is. She is. She is. She's on the toilet? and all you see is an empty chair. Oh, no. She is. She is. She's on the toilet? Yeah, she put the toilet with the ammonia that got like the water eyes. Oh, okay. All right. She's pregnant, man.

All right. All right. Well, up next is Jess Fix My Mess. 805. God damn. Damn, Jess. She really just came out the bathroom. Don't walk back in here

I don't know what's going on here You're pregnant You don't know what's going on Yo that was classic the way Jess just walked out the bathroom Alright Jess fix my messes next 800-585-1051 Did you change your sweatshirt too? Was it that bad?

No I ain't get dosed It's my GMT. It's my GMT sweatshirt. All right. Just fix my messes next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull Lamisoff.

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