The Breakfast Club - Donna Hylton Interview & More

Episode Date: March 7, 2019

The Breakfast Club Sits Down With Donna Hylton & Discuss Her Traumatic Childhood, Imprisonment, & Women's Right Activism.  Charlamagne Tha God Gives Donkey Of The Day To A University Dean From New Jersey For Quitting Her Job After School's Decision To Drop Chic-Fil-A! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. We need help! 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 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. 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. I can't believe you guys are the best.

Collectively known as Breakfast Club, bitches. Good morning, Angela Yee. Good morning, DJ Envy. Charlamagne Tha Guy. Peace to the planet. It's Thursday. Yes, it's Thursday. Absolutely, it's Thursday. Glorious day it is.

It's cold, though, but it's glorious. Oh, my gosh, is it? It's cold? Hell, yeah. Freezing. I'm going to be honest with you. I was riding in the warmth of my 2002 Cadillac Escalade. Yeah, right. With 376,000 miles on it.

Yeah. Take a picture. We're outside with it today. I don't stunt. I don't stunt. I had a Beyond Burger last night. Did you? I eat those at least once a week.

Yeah, but sometimes they really make me really, really gassy. They do? Yeah, so I'm saying all that to say I was very warm this morning. Oh, okay. And you know what else I've been doing? My whole car was a hot box. I've been making my tacos with the Beyond Chicken, the Beyond Meat.

Why do they call it Beyond? Because it's not meat. It's not real meat. But why the word Beyond, though? That's just the brand of it. That's the name of it. Beyond, like Impossible Burgers, Beyond Burgers.

Got you. They're good, though. Mm-hmm. Also, what's today? The 7th? Yes, 7th. Captain Marvel comes out tomorrow. You know I am a Marvel fanatic. First of all, I dropped one of the Marvel comes out tomorrow. You know I am a Marvel fanatic.

First of all, drop on the clues, but I'm still Captain Marvel. I am a Marvel fanatic. I have Wolverine tattooed on my right arm. We know. So I really look forward to these comic book movies. But I really look forward to this one because this is connective tissue to Avengers Endgame.

But I'm actually going tonight at 7 o'clock. Now when you go, I can't wait. Do you bring the whole family? Do you bring your wife? Is she a Marvel fanatic, too? She is, because, I mean, this is a decade of dates. That's really what it is

if you think about it. The Marvel MCU franchise has been going on for 10 years since the first Iron Man movie 10 years ago. So this has been a decade of dates. Does she get excited as well, like tonight?

Yes, she's all in. Does she dress up like you two? I've only dressed up for Black Panther, sir. Did she dress up? Don't get it twisted. Did she dress up? No, not really. Yes, she's all in. Does she dress up like you two? I've only dressed up for Black Panther, sir. Did she dress up? Don't get it twisted. Did she dress up? No, not really.

Might wear a t-shirt or something like that. Something light. You know what I mean? Something light. But I'm very excited. I'll be there tonight. Yeah, are you excited for the Marvel release tomorrow? I didn't even know about it.

I did have a German Shepherd named Marvel when I was born. Oh, did you? Okay. Was he like an Avenger and flying through the air and things like that? Okay, guys. No, but he was a really nice dog. He was huge. We were scared of him. Oh, okay you? Okay. Was he like an Avenger and flying through the air and things like that? Okay, guys. No, but he was a really nice dog. He was huge. We were scared of him.

Oh, okay. All right. All right. Well, today on the show, who do we have joining us this morning? Let me see. Let me get the list. We're stopping through. Well, you figure that out.

We have Donna. Donna Hilton will be joining us this morning. Donna Hilton has an amazing story. What's the name of her bookie? Don't get us the one. Unprepared, because that's what we are. That's usually who we are. And I read her book. Her book is amazing. It's called name of her bookie? Don't get us the wrong one. Unprepared, because that's what we are. That's usually who we are. And I read her book.

Her book is amazing. It's called A Little Piece of Light. A Little Piece of Light. A Little Piece of Light. It's her memoir, and she actually went to jail for, well, we'll let her tell it. Yeah, we'll let her tell it. It's a memoir of hope, prison, and a life unbound. I'll tell you this, though.

She went to prison for 27 years. That's right. Donna Hilton. It's a great, great story. Trust me. And when you hear her life story, she's from Jamaica. The island.

Yeah, she got, not Queens, I mean. Because I'm a Jamaica queen. Oh my God. The island. Anyway, she got snatched out of Jamaica, brought to the United States,

brought to New York, and things just were crazy for her in her life. So the fact that she is as resilient and strong as she is now is amazing. If you feel like giving up,

when you hear this woman's story, you understand why you can't give up, because she never gave up. It's a great story. Trust us. It's a story of healing. Healing is another ending process, by the way, I think. Front page news, what are we talking about? We are going to talk about one of our favorite stores.

I don't know if you like this store, Envy, but I know me and Charlamagne probably love this store. 390 of these stores are going to be closing. I was very disappointed when I heard this. Don't you tell me, Target. If you like this store, Envy, but I know me and Charlamagne probably love this store. 390 of these stores are going to be closing. I was very disappointed when I heard this. Don't you tell me, Target. If you guys love it, I'm probably not going to really take to it too much. Yeah, because you bougie. Call it what you want.

But anyway, we'll get to that next. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. What's happening?

Oh, my God. Wow. Oh, my God. Today is National Cereal Day. I don't really ever eat cereal. Y'all, you know what? First of all, cereal is not a breakfast food. It's a snack.

Anybody that eats cereal for breakfast is a terrorist. It's a snack. Isn't that what it's for? Nope. It's a snack. Well, let's get into some front page news. You know the only cereal I ever ate was Raisin Bran? Oh my God.

Ever in life? Yeah, I don't like any of that. I grew up loving Fruit Loops and Frosted Flakes. Fruit Loops is banging. Frosted Flakesin Bran. Oh, my God. Ever in life? Yeah, I don't like anything. You don't like Cinnamon Toast Crunch? No. I grew up loving Fruit Loops and Frosted Flakes. Fruit Loops is banging. Frosted Flakes is banging. Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

What's the one with the chocolate chip cookies, the little mini cookies? Chocolate chips. Cookie Crisp. Cookie Crisp. No, it was either Raisin Bran or Eggos. I always had Eggos in my house. Eggos ain't no cereal. Eggos Waffles.

That's what I had for breakfast. Eggos Waffles. And then for a snack, I had Eggos Waffles. You had a terrible childhood. Well, that explains the waffle comparison. You are what you eat. You're a waffle-colored Negro. Definitely a waffle-colored Negro.

Oh, my goodness. All right, well, let's get into some front-page news. Congratulations to LeBron James. He passed Michael Jordan. He's now number four on the scoring list. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's number one. Karl Malone is two. And who's number three? Kobe Bryant. Kobe Jellybean Bryant.

And four is LeBron James. Congratulations. 2 Chainz was in attendance and actually gave him one of his chains as he passed Michael Jordan. He's still not the greatest basketball player of all time. Y'all can stop those conversations. Two of the greatest basketball players of all time is number four on that list. That's Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan's five on the list now.

After that, the discussion should be Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant. If you're talking about that position. What about currently? Would you say that he's the greatest player currently playing? No, not this year. He is the best player in the league. Not this year. Who's better than him? Dude from Milwaukee, the Greek Freak.

Whose name I can't pronounce. That's what I said. I said the same thing, the Greek freak. But if you do stats, LeBron had 32,311 points. He had 8,000 rebounds. Jordan had 6,000 rebounds. He had 8,000 assists. Jordan had 5,000 assists. And field goal percentage, he had 50.4.

Jordan had 49.7. So? Let's talk about stats. Great career as both of them, but Michael Jordan's the goal. All right. Now, what else we talking about, Ye? Dollar Tree is closing up to 390 family dollar stores. They're going to close these and also renovate 1,000 other locations.

They said they have a $2.3 billion loss. You know I love a dollar store. Yeah, family dollar got taken out a long time ago by Dollar General. Yeah, it's hard, and there's so many dollar stores. I don't even know the difference. Yeah, I hate dollar stores because nothing in there really costs a dollar.

Nothing's a dollar in there anymore. But there's some fantastic dollar stores where you can get some great bargains. No, that's a fact. That's where I buy all my household supplies. That is a fact. All right, now let's discuss Alex Trebek.

You know him from Jeopardy. Alex Trebek. Yes, he's been the host of Jeopardy, and he said he has no plans to retire, even though he's been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. That's really tough. So he said he is going to still finish out this season. He actually did a video message, and here's what Alex Trebek had to say. This week, I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Now, normally, the prognosis for this is not very encouraging, but I'm going to fight this and I'm going to keep working. And with the love and support of my family and friends, and with the help of your prayers also, I plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. Truth told, I have to. Because under the terms of my contract, I have to host Jeopardy for three more years.

I've never heard him talk outside of hosting Jeopardy ever in my life. And he always sounds like Jeopardy. That is the first time I've ever heard him have a regular conversation. And he sounds like he's doing Jeopardy. The stage four pancreatic cancer is a tough one to beat, so our prayers are with him. That is crazy, because I used to think that Alex Trebek, Pat Sajak, and Vanna White were either vampires or robots.

Because the key to living forever and not aging has got to be to host a game show. Because those three have been looking the exact same since I've been alive. All right? All right. Well, last front page news. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you're upset, you need to vent, hit us up right now.

Maybe you had a bad night, bad morning. Or maybe you just want to spread some positivity. Whatever it may be. 800-585-1051. Get it off your chest. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired, depressed, a little bit revolutionary? Consider this. Start your own country. I planted the flag. I just kind of looked out of like, this is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. There just kind of looked out of like, this is mine. I own this.

It's surprisingly easy. There's 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Ladonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Capraburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition.

The Waikana tried my own country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warheads. Oh my god. What is that? Bullets.

Bullets. We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. 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 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. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout. Well, that's when the real magic happens.

So if you love hearing real inspiring stories from the people, you know, follow and admire, join me every week for post run high. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy,

and very fun. 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 Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step.

And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. 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. you're trying your best and you're gonna 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 iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts this is your time to get it off your chest whether you're mad or blessed so you better have the same energy we want to hear from you on the breakfast club amy hi this is amne from san diego damn it man i'm never gonna get your name right it was So you better have the same energy. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Amy! Hi, this is Ame from San Diego. Damn it, man.

I'm never going to get your name right. It was spelled A. Never mind. Get it off your chest, Ame. I watch the podcast because obviously I'm in San... I mean, I listen to the podcast because obviously I'm in San Diego, California. So it is really hard for me to listen at work. But I decided to call in a little earlier or at 3 a.m. because I want to talk about Michael Jackson. I'm a little bit behind because obviously I listen to call in a little earlier or at 3 a.m. because I want to talk about Michael Jackson.

I'm a little bit behind because obviously I listen to the podcast. Michael Jackson allegedly was a little bit behind, too. The Neverland Ranch. It's in California. This is a sex trafficking state. We actually have a lot of kids that are abandoned, that are physically abused, that are sexually abused, that need temporary placement. I personally work with those kids, and we send a lot of those kids to San Diego,

but we don't really have anything up north. And instead of selling it, why don't we use it something for good and use it as something for good and turn it into somewhere where they have temporary placement for these children. But who owns it? Who owns Neverland Ranch? I thought the estate still owns it. I thought the estate still owns it.

I know it's up for sale, though. Yeah, they're trying to sell it. If it's from the family, then the family should... Michael Jackson wanted it for the children, so why don't they use it for the children? That's what I thought. I thought they should turn it into an amusement park.

Well, the estate probably doesn't want to have to deal with the upkeep of it, and maybe there's some bad memories for the family. I don't like people saying turn it into a positive. Like, we know for sure Michael Jackson was doing that to them young men. That's true. Oh, no. I don't know why people just can't say we don't really know what happened.

We don't really know, and personally, like I said, I work with those kids, and if I really believe that Michael Jackson did something like that, I wouldn't want to send them to a facility where that had happened. But I'm saying that if there's nothing that we can do with it and they lowered the price so much and there's, why don't they give it

over to So donate it? Yeah, donate it, do something good with it and turn it into something that Michael Jackson would have wanted. He wanted it for the children. I agree, but who's going to pay for it? Yeah, I don't know that they're going to. That's a huge upkeep.

That's a lot. It's a large donation. But thank you, Mama, for that idea. All right, thank you. Ray. Good morning. Hey, what's up, Ray? Get it off your chest.

Man, I'm trying to figure out what's going on with you, DJ Envy. You keep playing the same lineup, my brother. We got new music out there. No. Sir, you don't listen. I do not pick the music. Liar. I do not pick the music that the Breakfast Club plays.

Stop lying. We're sitting here eating waffles, playing the same songs. Every morning. Like, real talk. And good morning, Angela Lee. Good morning. It's you. How are you, sir?

Angela Lee. Okay. Listen, sir. I don't know how many times I have to say it. I do not pick the music that The Breakfast Club plays. Stop lying. You sound like R. Kelly with Gayle yesterday. I did not pick the music.

I've been doing this for nine years. No, I don't. I honestly don't pick the music. You've been picking this music for nine years. I don't. I don't pick the music that The Breakfast Club plays. Anyway. We saw the tape, Andy.

Anonymous. Hey, what's up, Charlamagne? What's up, Andy? Hey, what's happening? What's up Andy What's happening What up Now you Yeah I have a question For you Charlie man Am I reading this right

You're stressed out Because another man Grabbed your penis Yeah It's like over the weekend I was working And this dude Was sitting in the back

He was like yo Can I jump in the front I was like yeah sure And then he was like Oh wow You have a beautiful lips And then the old chubby Was keep looking at me

And he was like okay And then the next thing I know is like yo Do you have a beautiful lips. And then the old chubby was keep looking at me. He was like, okay. And then the next thing I know, he's like, yo, do we have a big... What? Who said that to you, sir? He said Charlamagne. I was uncomfortable, but I didn't want to be rude, you know. And then he would keep looking at me, keep looking at me. And guess what?

At the end of the trip, he grabbed my... and jumped out. So you got sexually assaulted. So why was he riding in the front? Yeah, I didn't want to be rude. You know, front? First of all, I don't care if you gay, straight, whatever. It ain't got nothing to do with being sensitive. You cannot jump in my car and sexually assault me. Is it cool? I don't care if you gay or not.

I think being yourself is cool. Whatever that is. That's what you're thinking about after a man. What happened to you is not cool. No, it's not cool. Okay? That has nothing to do with you today. What would you do?

What would you do? Nothing. He grabbed your penis and ran. What you going to do? Do you know him? No, I don't. All right. You going to chase him down?

I would say if you have his information, you can press charges and file a complaint. You sound kind of upset. Are you an Uber driver? You didn't give him your number. Oh, he hung up. Well, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up right now.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Let's go. This is your time to get it off your chest. Whether you're mad or blessed. Say it with your chest. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club.

So if you got something on your mind, let it out. What up, Trav? Yo, what's up, Envy? What's up, bro? Hi, Trav. Trav. Trav, I'm excited. Trav is coming to my lip service live show, and he's going to be the person holding the mic in the audience. Hey.

I'm known for holding the mic, bitch. I'm known for holding the mic. At Caroline, so come see Trav as he takes the mic around the audience. What's going on, Char? What's up, sis? How you? I'm doing good.

I'm doing good. Listen. Well, first of all, Charlamagne, I've been meaning to say this to you for a while. Don't act like we don't know what you was doing. We was off for a little two days, like last week. What was I doing? Uh-oh. Tell us.

Getting a hair concentration for your new hair. You know it. Never. Oh. Never. They got to test one little patch. Never will you see me out here with Beijing in my scalp, sir. Ever.

Oh, no. You're not getting Beijing. You're going to get the real thing. They're going to bend you over, take the little hair out your booty sack and put it on top of your head. Never. I'm good. I'm so secure being bald, man.

I'm cool with all of that. But listen, I feel like I'm slacking. I haven't been doing my duty. I know J. Cole is so disappointed in me. Can we please drop one of Kool's bombs for the LeBron James and Rap for the middle child video and for a middle child going platinum? He deserves it. Give my man his flowers while he's here.

J. Cole, I love you. You will always be the greatest. You will always be the greatest of all time. You give him flowers every day. He knows. Yes, and J. Cole is not the LeBron James of rap, sir. J. Cole has never been put on the pedestal that LeBron James has been put on, sir. Why do you argue with him every day?

Because it's the truth. And then one more thing. Can I just drop one of those bombs for Gayle King? Because I can only pray that the Lord gives me the patience of a Gayle King when a n***a is yelling at me in my face like that. That's right.

And when that happens, we're going to call you the Gay King of Hip Hop. All right? Goodbye, child. Ty, what up, Ty? What's going on, Weapons Club?

What's up, man? Get it off your chest. All right. I'm blessed and I'm stressed. All right. All right. All right. I'm blessed and I'm stressed. All right. All right. I'm saying, I'm blessed because, you know, money right, family right. God woke me up this morning, so I'm blessed for that.

Okay. But I'm stressed because my kid is a senior and he's getting ready for prom. And I did not know going into prom season, it's like a mini wedding now. It definitely is. It's expensive. Like, you got to get the right car, the right outfit. It's like these kids go crazy out here for wedding now. It definitely is. It's expensive. Like, you got to get the right car, the right outfit. It's like,

these kids go crazy out here for prom now. Like, my pockets are screaming right now. Yeah, well, you know what you do? You go to Zara. Is it either Zara

or what's the other place that sells the suits, dope suits for inexpensive? H&M. You get a dope suit out of the air because the suit... He don't want no suit

from H&M. You could get a dope suit. The suit don't matter. It's the shoes? You get a dope suit out of the air? He don't want no suit from H&M. The suit don't matter. It's the shoes. You get a regular suit and you get some dope shoes. The shoes matter. It's not even the shoes no more. It's the cars. They're all about what they're about to pull up. Envy, let them buy one of your cars. Why don't you just rent a Tux like back in the day? That's what I said. They don't do that no more, Charlamagne.

I'm trying to tell you, these kids... Go to the Oak Tree. It's a mini wedding. It's crazy. I don't know what kind of car he expects to pull up in. What do you want? A Phantom or something? I don't know what he wants, but I might have to go get a rental car from the Avis.

You better not get no damn rental car from the Avis. You could get a nice Lyft or a nice Uber. You better not get no Lyft, XS, Uber, XL, Lyft. Yeah, they have fancier cars that you could rent. Where you from? I'm from Jersey. We talked before when we talked about the Jesse Smiley situation. Listen, I'm telling you right now, all you got to do is use an Uber or Lyft and get one of the little special cars they have that cost a little more.

They get dropped off, and then when they're ready to leave, you call for them to get picked up. That's definitely not going to be fly. That's going to be whack if the car's not waiting for them. They got to come outside and wait 20 minutes to get a car. That's going to be whack. My son, he like that. I want this. I want that.

I'm like, bro, we still got singer fees. We got singer pictures. We got graduation. Like, it costs a lot when you become a singer. But you only got one prom. When Envy and Charlamagne, when your daughters get older,

for their prom, it's going to be way more than a boy because y'all got to get makeup, eyelashes, shoes, all that. Like, I feel bad for y'all. Don't feel bad for me. I feel you, though. I already know. I feel you, though. shoes, all that. I feel bad for y'all. Don't feel bad for me. I feel you, though.

I already know. I feel you, though. All right, bro. All right, take care. All right, man. Jay! Yo, good morning. Get it off your chest, Jay.

I just wanted to talk about the Michael Jerns and stuff that's happening right now. I don't know if you guys have heard that there's been a takeoff in the music catalog throughout... Canada. Yeah, somewhere else. Yeah, Canada. And New Zealand. What's going on?

Yeah, we heard about it. What's up, bro? I just want to know why they're trying to destroy our legend now. This is really starting to get to me in a bad way because now it's like,

if we take away our legends, who do we have left? Well, here's the thing. Nobody took away R. Kelly. R. Kelly did it to himself, okay? Nobody took away Bill Cosby. Bill Cosby did it to himself. Michael Jackson is the only one that I think

there is a full fledged conspiracy behind destroying his legacy. And that happened when he was alive and it's still happening when he's dead. Yeah, but people can still make that same argument that he did it to himself too. Depending on if you believe it or not. Yeah, depending on if you believe it or not. But I mean, the truth of the matter

is, we really don't know. That's all you can say when it comes to Michael Jackson. You don't have to make a decision on Michael Jackson. They said that leaving Neverland Premiere was HBO's third most watched documentary in a decade. And it wasn't even a documentary. Two-to-one-sided.

What are you calling for, though, sir? What do you want us to say? Okay. You have a great day, bro. All right, you guys, too. I don't understand what he's trying to say. Like, yo, either you still like Michael's music or you don't like Michael's music.

Either or. Same thing with R. Kelly and all of them. Like, you make your own decisions in life. All right, well, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, you can hit us up at any time. Now, you got rumors on the way? Yes.

Well, we'll be keeping you updated this morning because, you know, Joyce Lynn Savage and Azriel Clary, the two women that are still with R. Kelly, they are going to be speaking today on CBS this morning, so we'll be giving you those updates. But in the meantime, R. Kelly is behind bars. We'll give you that update. Alright, we'll get into all that when we come back. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired? Depressed? A little bit revolutionary? Consider this. Start your own country. I planted the flag. I just kind of looked out of like, this is mine.

I own this. It's surprisingly easy. There are 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Laudonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Kaperburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition.

The Waikana tribe own country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets.

Bullets. We need help! We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. 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 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. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real, inspiring stories from the people you know, follow, and admire, join me every week for Post Run High. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. 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 Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust

herself and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like, grace. 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. Yes! Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God.

We are The Breakfast Club. Good morning. We up in here. National Cereal Day. Mm-hmm. I don't know what that means. All right. Well, let's get to these rumors.

Let's talk R. Kelly. It's time. She's spilling the tea. This is The Rumor Report with Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Well, R. Kelly. So let's talk about a couple of different things.

First of all, he is back behind bars. And the reason for that is because he hasn't paid his child support. The deadline was yesterday for him to pay the full amount that he had to pay, which was like $161,000. He still did not do that. Now, if you remember in the interview with Gayle King, he said that he wants to have a relationship with his kids, and he's been trying to, but he's not allowed to, but he's not even paying his child support that he owes. According to sources close to the situation,

they said he hasn't even tried to reach out to his three kids with his ex-wife, Drea Kelly, since 2017. And remember, Drea said she is open to having R. Kelly reconnect with their kids who are now adults. It's wild that R said she is open to having R. Kelly reconnect with their kids who are now adults. It's wild that R. Kelly is broke, bro. Like, I mean, I believe I can fly. I should still be making him millions of dollars. He spent a lot of money. Spent a lot of money on

lawyer fees, fighting cases. Doesn't own his publishing. Who owns his publishing? Michael Jackson? He's stupid. Well, all I know is there are new allegations against him. And that's an incident that happened in Detroit back in 2001. The alleged victim was 13 years old at the time. So right now they are working on

following up with this new information and with the attorney as well. I'll tell you he's going to prison. Even if he doesn't go to prison, he'll probably be homeless because he won't be able to afford anything. He can't do any shows. He can't afford a lawyer and pay for his legal team anymore. But he has some fans.

Like, look, the woman that paid $100,000 to bail him out. R. Kelly would be a fire homeless person, though. Standing on the corner singing. You'll keep money in his cup. Well, this morning, you'll hear from Joycelyn Savage and Azriel Cleary. They're going to be on CBS This Morning with Gayle King. Now, these are two women who are in a relationship with R. Kelly, but their families think they have Stockholm Syndrome.

So R. Kelly met Joycelyn Savage at a concert when she was 19 years old. Azriel Clary was 17 when she met R. Kelly at one of his concerts. Here is Azriel Clary right now, a trailer from the interview that's going to air this morning. When I first met Robert, my parents told me to lie about my age. So when I met him, he thought that I was 18. When I met him, they even lied to the police.

They told the police that I was 18. They told R. Kelly that I was 18. So here's this man thinking that I am 18. Everything that she's saying is true. Our parents are basically out here just to get money. I hope that's not the case, boy. I mean, listen, man, y'all keep saying

they got Stockholm Syndrome, but those two women sound like they're grown and they made a choice. Well, he's not going to jail for this, by the way. Let's be clear. There's other allegations with underage girls and tapes that so this has nothing to do with his jail situation. If you did that one time, it's wrong, period.

It doesn't matter what else happens. Oh, no, I agree. Just because R. Kelly isn't doing anything wrong with those two women doesn't mean he still doesn't have a problem with sleeping with underage girls. I actually had a guy say to me yesterday that he can't believe we come at R. Kelly the way that we do. We should wait on the facts. I'm like, bro, I saw the facts 20 years ago in a barbershop in Goose Creek, South Carolina on a VHS tape. All right. Now, Ezraelle Cleary actually broke down talking to Gayle King about R. Kelly and about her parents.

You guys don't know the truth. You guys believe in some facade that our parents are saying. This is all lies for money. If you can't see that, you're ignorant and you're stupid. Yeah, because R. Kelly ain't got no money no more. I pray that their parents didn't sell him out for fame or some money. I pray. Well, Azriel Clary's parents say they have text messages that show that R. Kelly had sex with her when she was 17 years old.

And he denies these things. He said he hasn't had sex with any underage girls. Liar. Now, in the meantime, R. Kelly's team is arranging a meeting between Joycelyn and the Savage family. So Joycelyn is finally going to see her family and be reunited with them. It's been quite some time since that has happened.

They actually put up this video of the Savage family speaking with their daughter, Joycelyn Savage, and with her siblings. Here's how it went. I have told you guys a million, million times that I am okay where I am and I'm happy where I'm at. You can stop. Hey, how it went. I have told you guys a million, million times that I am okay where I am and I'm happy where I'm at. Hey, Joycelyn.

It's Jory. We love you, Joycelyn. I love you, too. Can you please come home? I love you, too. Please put her back on the phone. As a father, if I ever get to the point in my life where I have to arrange a meeting with any of my daughters, I don't want to see them.

No, you would still want to see them. Arrange a meeting? You still would want to see them. No. I'm with Charlamagne, man. If I got to arrange a meeting, if it's to the point where she doesn't want to speak to me and she doesn't want to talk to me. Yeah, but if you're concerned about your children's safety, I can't imagine you not wanting to. There's something wrong with that.

Well, first of all, I don't think Madison or London or Brooklyn would ever get to that level, but if I had to arrange a meeting where my daughter didn't want to talk to me and she's a grown-ass woman... Something else is broken down in the dynamic between me and my daughter

if I had to arrange a meeting with her. Something else is wrong. It should never get to that point. Well, the Savage family, in the meantime, their lawyers are denying that they, quote, sold their daughter to R. Kelly, and here's

what those claims are. No point did the Savage family provide or sell their daughter to Robert Sylvester Kelly. This family has not spoken directly to their daughter in two years. Question. Yes. Hearing those two young women

defend R. Kelly in that way, in the future, if those two women come out and said they were actually manipulated and abused by R. Kelly, how would we handle that? I would believe them. You would believe them? I would. Okay. They're very young, very impressionable.

17 years old when you met him. How old is he now? 21. I thought a 22. 20 and 21, I think. So after seeing him on CBS this morning, defending him in that way, crying, saying their parents are lying,

parents have sold them. In the future, if they come out and say, oh, Kelly abused and manipulated them, we're going to... They're 21 and 23 now. We're going to... Like, that's... I don't know what the word is.

Yeah, because they would have Stockholm Syndrome. That could happen. And that's a real thing. That is a real thing. People get kidnapped and they sympathize with their kidnapper. They don't look like they're kidnapped. That's because they would have Stockholm Syndrome. That could happen. And that's a real thing. That is a real thing. People get kidnapped and they sympathize with the kidnapper. They don't look like they're kidnapped. That's a real thing. Not just people with Stockholm Syndrome.

They're not being in no hospital. They actually want to stay with the person who is their abuser. Right. And that's a real, like, mental anguish. So even after him telling us right now he's not abusing us, he's not manipulating us. Yeah, that's exactly what Stockholm Syndrome is. If they change their tune in the future. Absolutely.

A hundred percent. That's what the symptoms are. Well, Stockholm Syndrome came from a bank that was robbed out overseas. And when they finally arrested the robbers, the people that were in the bank would sympathize with them and would not testify against them. So that's where the term came from. But, yeah, Stockholm Syndrome is that. You defend the person that kidnapped you, took you hostage. You have trust toward them.

You're affectionate toward them, you love them. Well, it's impossible for y'all to believe that they want to be there. Well, I'm saying if they say, if they turn around and say, actually, they were manipulated, that is exactly what Stockholm Syndrome is. So your question was, if they turn around and say, yes, he did kidnap us, he did abduct us, he did manipulate us, I would believe them. Well, let me ask you guys one question. Y'all wouldn't question it at all. Yeah, I would question everything. Well, let me ask you one question, right? would question Everything But let me ask you One question right

You've seen the tape Yeah you've seen the tape Which one? R. Kelly Would you allow your daughters To do anything with R. Kelly If you were a good parent Would you?

Let's be honest No but I don't like Putting it on the parents And the reason I don't like Putting it on the parents Because If R. Kelly's wrong He's wrong

It doesn't matter They brought the daughter To R. Kelly They're all wrong's wrong. It doesn't matter. They brought the daughter to R. Kelly. They're all wrong all the way around. But I'm just saying, as a father that loves my daughter

and will do anything, die for my daughter, bust my ass for my daughter, I'm not bringing her to R. Kelly. That's me personally. But if I had to do a percentage of who's

to blame in this situation, R. Kelly's 97. Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. The parents might be about three. All right. Well, I'm Angela Yee and that's your Rumor Report. Okay. Thank you, Ms. Yee. Now, absolutely. I think the parents might be about three. Alright, well, I'm Angela Yee, and that's your rumor report. Okay. Thank you, Ms. Yee. Now, when we come back, we got front page news.

What are we talking about? Oh, we are going to talk about Colorado police. They're under investigation. We'll talk about the viral video that made that happen. Alright, we'll get into that next. Keep it locked. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Hey, what up, y'all? It's DJ Envy. I know you heard about the hot new Samsung Galaxy S10.

It's an absolute game changer. Pre-order yours through March 7th and get a pair of Galaxy Buds for free. And if you pre-order on Samsung.com, you get up to $550 for eligible trade-ins. The Samsung Galaxy S10, be the first. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Congratulations to LeBron James.

LeBron James passed Michael Jordan on the scoring list. He is now number four. Let me give you the list. Number one is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Number two is Karl Malone. Legend. Number three is Kobe Bryant. Legend.

Four is LeBron James. Legend. So he passed Michael Jordan last night, and two chains was in attendance and gave him one of his chains. Yeah, LeBron's his A&R, so you know how that goes. He'll have plenty more time to do more 2 Chainz albums because the Lakers are not making the playoffs this year. Definitely not. I think they're six games out, six games away, something like that. I know they're not making the playoffs this year.

All right, what else are we talking about, Ye? Well, let's talk about our viral cell phone video. Now, this video shows police in Colorado, multiple white police officers. Some of them had their guns drawn. They were confronting a man, a black man. And that black man was just picking up trash on his own property. So now there is an internal affairs investigation. Now, this incident happened on Friday around 8.30 a.m.

And the man's identity has not been released, but somebody did start filming everything with a cell phone, one of the neighbors. Here's what happened. Don't f***ing tell me what to do. You guys don't have a goddamn f***ing right to be doing this. I f***ing pay my taxes. We f***ing live here picking up garbage.

And I feel threatened. Sit down and drop it. No, I will not sit down. I refuse to sit down. Until you guys put your weapons away. What, are you going to shoot me? No, no one's going to shoot me. Or you're going to tase me and arrest me and beat the shit out of me like every other

No, don't tell me what to do. Get off my property. I hate to say it, but I have to see the video. That's a black man? Yes, a black man. It's a 60-minute video. And he's on his own property picking up trash. The cops come.

They call for backup. And he's not doing anything wrong. They let him talk slick for 60 minutes? 16. Oh, 16. Oh. He's on his own property. He had no weapon on him.

He wasn't even doing anything. So why are you on my property? Yeah, I seen this and I thought the same thing. I would do the same thing. If I'm on my property and you bother me, I'ma talk crazy. I'ma talk ish. Why the hell are you on my property? Get the F out of here. Nobody called. I'm taking out the trash. He's picking up trash on his

own property. I'd definitely go. Who do they think he was? They thought he was trespassing or something. Who called the police? I have no idea. Yeah, I would wild out too. This is my property. I pay my taxes. I pay my mortgage or my rent and you're gonna come in and I don't think anybody called the police? I have no idea. I would ride out too. This is my property. I pay my taxes. I pay my mortgage or my rent and you're going to come in and I don't think anybody called the police. I think they just saw this man in the area

and was like he's a criminal or a suspect. Was he allowed to be there? Stories like that make you have to take a WPB. You know, that's a white people's right. That made you so angry just now to hear this man picking up trash on his own property for the cops to just come and be like, are you supposed to be here? Now, officers did ultimately determine he had a legal right to be on the property.

And he even showed his I.D. showing that it was his property. And I'm triggered. I need a white people break. Steve, don't talk to me for an hour. That is crazy. Not look me in the eye for an hour. All right. Well, that is your front page news. Talking to our cameraman, Steve. He's white. Could you imagine you at your crib? You pay your taxes. You pay your mortgage. You work hard and bust your ass for it, and they tell you you're not supposed to be here. What are you doing here?

What are you doing here? Get off my property. Get off my property. I showed you my ID. That's some damn nerve. Jeez, all right. What are we doing now? Oh, yeah, got me so pissed off.

All right, what are we doing next? All right, that's front page news. Now, when we come back, Donna Hilton will be joining us. Now explain to the people who Donna Hilton is. Donna Hilton has a great book out called A Little Piece of Light. It's a memoir of hope, prison, and a life unbound. She did 27 years in prison. Okay.

But before she got to that point, she went through a lot of trauma. She was. Don't tell her whole story. Right. I'm saying she was. That's what the whole book is about. 27 years in prison real to me. All right.

We'll get that next. We'll get that on next. Don't move. It's the Breakfast. I'm saying she was, that's what the whole book is about. 27 years in prison, real to me. All right, we'll get that next. We'll get that on next. Don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired?

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herself and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. 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. You're checking out the world's most dangerous morning show. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Very interesting individual. Yes, Donna Hilton.

Welcome. Good morning, Donna. A survivor. Oh, my goodness. Your story is crazy. She has a book, A Little Piece of Light. Tell us a little bit about yourself, Donna. Who is Donna Hilton?

Who's Donna Hilton? Donna Hilton, first and foremost, is a human being. I just want to say that. I think oftentimes we talk about people that have survived mass incarceration and we're looked at as less than human. We are not valued. And so I always want to lead humanizing those of us that continue to be vilified.

So I'm a human being. I'm a black woman, a proud black woman. Absolutely. I'm a mother, a proud mother. I'm a work in progress. I'm a mother, a proud mother. I'm a work in progress. I'm an author. I'm an activist. And I'm also the director of the Women and Girls Project at the TAL Center for Health, Equity and Justice. Well, let's talk about the path that got you to where you are today, because reading your memoir, you discuss basically the really tragic childhood that you had that led to

you getting incarcerated. So let's start at the beginning where you were in Jamaica. And at a very young age, you ended up coming to the United States, but not by choice. I am. I was born on the island of Jamaica. I was there up until I was like seven and a half. And it wasn't, it was a beautiful childhood, but it did have hard moments, right? My mother, my natural mother, as I know now, being an adult, she had some mental health issues, right? Because she would oftentimes like beat me really bad. And she was into this ritualistic stuff called obia, right?

Call it voodoo. So she would cut you. She would do things like that. So she dropped you. Yeah, so I still have it. If anybody feel my forehead, I still have it right here. I feel like a unicorn growing up

because it was real pronounced. Like when I was three years old, I remember this clearly. So my family owns a bar in Portland on William Street. And it was from there. I used to go play on the beach because it's like three blocks from the water.

So one day my mother and my aunt were in the back of the bar and they were talking. And then my mother just reaches down, picks me up and like holds me. And then she throws me up in the air and she, you know, she catches me. She throws me up in the air. She catches me. She threw me up the third time and her hand i didn't know her hand didn't go went back but i could see it now older the hand went back and i fell flat on my face on the concrete floor the concrete floor so i got this ever since and so that was so prominent in my like in my memory like it was something i remember

because it was so traumatic and I was crying and I was like no one picked me up, no one helped me and I remember her and I remember it and she was like what went wrong with you? Look at her like what did you do? So they were arguing, fighting about what she did to me and I'm like shaking and you know I remember that. Was there a lesson in that supposedly?

Was she trying to teach you? No, she just used to do things like that. She had like a mental... Yeah, she was just like, you know, bipolar. She would just in and out, in and out. When she was in, when she was with me, she used to, you know, she would make, she could cook, like my mother could cook. I remember that well.

And she was just so loving. She would let, you know, that's why I say it in the book. She would hold me and she loved me. And then when she was not there, you know, when she was out of it you said burn with fire she burnt so my mother burnt me she would put she would make this bathtub with scalding hot water and she would put these herbs in it that's all i could say these stuff that she used to concoct whatever and put it in there and put me in it so i'm young and you know your your skin is more

tender you haven't developed yet so she would put me in this tub and yes wow all right so then you you ended up coming to new york so i think i was like six six when uh my mother had a boyfriend and he was working for this family called the Hiltons in Jamaica. And so one day my mother said, you have to go take his lunch to him. He forgot his bag of lunch. So I said, okay. And she told me where to go.

So I went. It was then when I went to the house where he was working at that I met the Hiltons. And that's when I met Roy Hilton, who would then later on start talking to my mother, I guess, if I can figure it out now, about bringing me to America. What was said to me was that I was going to this place, this beautiful, magical place. I grew up, I grew up around. You saw it.

It's beautiful. We have butterflies and dragonflies. It's just amazing. And then I was a kid and I was traumatized so I would I had imaginary friends. So I would in my head I pictured

whatever they look like. So I was picturing this place like that. This beautiful place. And so I was like of course I want to go. Like what kid was it's like being in a candy store. So by the time I was seven and a half, I was brought to America. And I really just thought I was going to Disney, Disneyland at the time. Disney World didn't exist yet. And I never went back home.

Did they know what you was going through at home with your mom? Did they know you was? I don't know what they knew. I don't know what they knew. I don't know what they knew. But knowing what I know about the Hiltons now, I don't think it would have mattered, right? Because they brought me here for their own reasons. They were taking advantage of a vulnerable situation anyway. They took advantage anyway.

Were they rich? Did they have money? I mean, they were like a middle to upper middle class black family. My adoptive mother, she eventually became one of the directors for New York State Mental Health. So by the time I was nine and a half, my father, my now father,

started taking me to a closet and raping me and doing all kinds, sodomizing me, all kinds of things. So by the time I was 12, I went to school and I was tired. I was emotionally tired. I was mentally tired. I was physically tired. I was 12, I went to school and I was tired. I was emotionally tired. I was mentally tired. I was physically tired.

I was just, I needed help. And my mother wouldn't help me because I said, I need a key for my door. I thought the help that I needed was just giving me a key to the door so I could lock the door. Because that was in the child's way. You know, you can't really understand that, right? So I just needed a key to lock the door so I would not be heard anymore. But they wouldn't give me a key to the door. They wouldn't even give me a key to the apartment. It's so

peculiar that for her, somebody that works in mental health and was so intelligent, clearly she knew what was happening. Absolutely. And you even tried to tell a counselor who contacted your mother and it said you got in trouble and no one believed you. And that's what's so difficult is when you're crying out for help when you feel so isolated

and you finally have the courage to speak to not be believed how difficult is something like that it is it's very and it's even it's even more it's difficult for women it's even more difficult for black women and it's extremely difficult for black little girls you know what i mean so to be heard and to be understood and for anybody to really like want to hear what you're saying because there was no way at 12 i go to school and i said i need help i'm in pain i'm tired of being hurt you know she sat me down i looked around and then i started getting like maybe but i was like no she's gonna help me i started getting like, maybe, but I was like, no, she's going to help me. I started feeling like, you know, like, okay, I'm going to get some help. She said, okay, I'm going to call your mother. I don't know what she said to her, really. I just know that she said,

the woman took the phone from her ear and she said, your mother wants to talk to you. She passed the phone. I got the phone to my head and all she did was, Donna Patricia. She just yelled and she said, how dare you? And she just went off. Do you think she groomed you to be there for her husband? Yes. Because she didn't want to be with him. And that was just her. You were like the sacrifice of, okay, here's how you can please yourself. And I'm going to go about my business.

And just leave me alone and I'm doing what I'm doing. Because she was so into her book, so into her work. She was great. Like, she was that person. But when I was writing the book, you know, it had to be vetted, had to go. And I had to like myself because like you have memories of stuff and you're not sure what it was. I remember it just she knew because she would leave me in the house and be quiet. Don't make a noise.

Your father doesn't like to make a noise. Christmas time, it's just something about Christmas time. I didn't understand that. I thought it was pretty. I never had a tree. So it was a lot to take in make a noise. Christmas time, it's just something about Christmas time. I didn't understand that. I thought it was pretty. I never had a tree. So it was a lot to take in as a kid. But one day I started waking up and say, I miss my mommy.

I want to go home. I want my mother, you know? Even though she abused you, you still miss her? It was my mother. You know your mother. Your mother will hurt you. Your mother will do stuff,

but you know who your mother is. All right, we have more with Donna Hilton when we come back. Don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club.

We have a special guest still in the building, Miss Donna Hilton. So what gave you the courage? Because, you know, you finally decided to run away and go to Philly. What gave you that courage? Oh, I didn't decide that, really. So what happened? How old were you then? I was 14.

14. So I wasn't too much. I thought I was getting saved. So, right. And you really read the book. So what I didn't know really could put into words then was that my adoptive father was doing these deals, these things, putting together these situations. What he was doing was getting people that weren't citizens to marry citizens. For green cards.

For green cards. Gotcha. Right. And so this is what, the 70s, right? So it was free then. Like, it was simpler. And there was this older guy, older man, in the apartment building. I come from, I lived in a complex.

So he would often be in and out of the apartment. I didn't know what they were doing, but he was there. We had a terrace. I remember one day being on the terrace, and he asked me my name. He knew what my name was, but he asked my name. How are you? He was just being nice. And a series of conversations like that, how are you, He was just being, you know, nice. And series of conversations like that.

How are you? How are you feeling? Stuff like that. But one day I decided, I said, I'm going to tell him. Because it was, I was 12 when I had said something. It didn't stop. Right. I was 14 now.

And I had gotten, I had taken SAT and SSAT and all this stuff. And I had received a very prominent scholarship. And I think when I looked at it, I knew it was taking me out of the house, but I'd never been out of the house. Like I would never be able to go outside. I didn't have a key. I couldn't play with kids.

I didn't have any social skills. And I think there was a part of me that was very afraid. To go to boarding school. Yeah, I was very afraid. I didn't know what that was. But then I i was also so there's so many things going on so i have a father that's raping me every day i have this boarding school you know on the like and a mother that's not being a mother and all these things right and trying to understand and navigate that and so he you know he talked to me and he's like how are you how? How are you feeling? You okay? And I think he knew, I have to emphasize this and I put this out a lot on my social media,

sexual predators want you to acknowledge their power, but they don't want to acknowledge our pain. Predators know prey. I didn't know that this older man was a predator, but he knew prey. So once I started telling him that, you know, what was going on, because he got it out of me, and I told him, and he listened. He didn't do what the counselor did. He didn't shut me down. He didn't tell him.

He didn't tell him. He's your adoptive father, right? No, I'm telling the man that he was doing the deals with. He's the guy in that house. Right, so he was in the house, and he would be there periodically because they were doing the deals or whatever. And so I opened up and I told him.

And so I remember him saying to me clearly, I'm going to help you. That was like the magical words for me. He was like, get that money and we're going to escape in the middle of the night. That was the magical words for me because all I wanted to do was not be taken into a closet anymore and be hurt. And this older man, he's 14, he's like 25, 24, 25. He's way older than I am. I didn't know anything. He said, I'll take you away.

I was like, happy. Yes, please. Please. He became my worst nightmare. Another form of manipulation, another abuse. But this is what they do. Really understand this. Really understand this. Predators know prey. We prey on the most vulnerable and the most vulnerable are kids black female children broken homes broken homes poverty you know poverty is violence is abuse we have all these factors and i didn't grow up in poverty with them. Absolutely not. But I grew up broken and traumatized and hurt and very, very vulnerable.

And it happens. And people say, oh, that's an excuse. It's not an excuse. It's somebody's reality. Now, how they interpret and how they react to it and respond to it moving forward, after a while, you do have to be accountable for it. You did 27 years in prison. So I was convicted of the crimes of kidnapping and murder.

Not rape, not torture, not sodomy, not all these things that are out there. I was convicted of kidnapping and murder. And along with seven, I think there was eight of us all together. So along with seven other people, I was convicted. And I was sent to Bedford Hills. I was 20, just turned 20, just a few months into my 20th year. And I was still hurt.

I was even more traumatized, severely broken than I was even as a kid. Yeah, because prison couldn't help your situation. You never dealt with the trauma. Nobody even asked. Let me just be really clear. Like the justice system is flawed right like justice is blind for a reason and it's blind that really for our people of color it's not just lock somebody up and you think you're throwing away the key because you're not throwing away a

key because 95 percent of people are getting out of prisons and jails no one's staying in jail forever so very few that you see with the life on there and probably on death row. It's just not happening. So people don't realize people are coming out at some point. So we have to think about how we want people to come out. There has to be a rehabilitation process. We have to think about that. So when we go out, when we go in, when I went in at 20, I went in thinking like I was the only hurt and broken woman girl in the world I didn't know I

had no clue that anybody else was going through what I was going through I mean you know because you you don't know how to even think that way you don't even you can't see the world and I went in there and I met young women and older women just like me so as I as I grew up and I started healing and I started developing helping develop programs in Bedford Hills to respond to all this stuff. You know, I was just like, I got to be a part of change. I got to do better because you know who you are after a point. But the thing is, a lot of us are not allowed to know who we are. We're not given that opportunity, that choice. I have another saying that I use, you know, freedom is fleeting. Justice is expensive. If you can't afford justice, all that's left is just us. That's why I do the work that I do.

Because all those women that I met inside, a whole lot of them shouldn't be in prison. The response to what happened to them shouldn't be prison. It just shouldn't be prison. I feel like women prisoners get lost in thought. When you think mass incarceration,

you don't think of all of these millions of women that are in prison. You always think of the men. So what are some of the differences between how men and women get treated? First of all, we have unique situations and unique stories. We're unique in ourselves. Women, we go through different stuff. A lot of women that are

in the prison systems are there because first of all, they couldn't afford it. Again, justice is expensive, right? No one cared enough to say, hey, what's wrong? No one cared enough to say, well, maybe we should do so. We should figure out an alternative for you, right? Because we respond to things differently.

So, and mental health is strong. Like I went to Bedford, a lot of mental health is strong like i went to bedford a lot of mental health and they use the response to mostly women of color who have mental health is isolation it's solitary confinement yeah as a total two and a half years but a year a year six months when i first went into ragazal and they call it protective custody, administrative segregation. When I tell you protective custody is isolation, it's isolation. Don't know why that happened. That was six months I had to fight to get out.

I went to Bedford. The first couple of years I went in, a whole year out of that, I was in solitary confinement. And then at a point later on, to not give away much of the book. And while there, I was listening to women, young women, young women, screaming and just crying. And it just,

it was insane. How did you not snap in solitary confinement? Men are no. I promise you, people ask me that question and I have to be really honest with that. Like, I don't know. I just knew that I was so much more focused on the pain

that I was hearing around me than my own pain. All right, we got more with Donna Hilton when we come back. Don't move. Her story is amazing. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God.

We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Donna Hilton. Charlamagne? You say you were re-traumatized in jail. What are some of the links between the trauma and the incarceration? Prison in its design is abusive, is violent. That's why when we talk about shutting down Rikers Island, people don't understand that.

We get the pimping with the nimby stuff, you know, the nimbyism. We get all this, well, where are they going to go? We can't have murderers and rapists and, you know, out in the streets. That's not what we're saying. We're saying, how do we treat people? People just get thrown into a prison, which is violent on its face. It's just the whole thing about it. We just did. We're dealing with a death now.

You know, people are being killed in prison. Is that better? Is that the response? Is that something that we should do? There's no help. How do we put people in prison for years because they have a drug addiction? Right.

Prison isn't a drug. Unless they're on opioids, because that's a crisis now that we have to deal with. They need rehabilitation. They need rehab. We need to. Right. So that's why I say, like, what happened in Bedford Hills was unique. Bedford Hills became the model for the world with the programs that we developed.

We developed the first response program that responded in prison in that situation to HIV and AIDS out of we know what was going on how we felt because you know we were fortunate at the time to have a warden that said you know who else to know what they need but the women themselves no one's ever taken the time out to say with a good intent with good intent what do you How are you? How do you feel? Right? Are you hungry? Have you eaten today? Where are you sleeping?

Things like that. Like, what don't you have? What do you think you might need? No one takes the time out to ask anyone that. If we notice what we do in the streets, right? We walk by so many homeless people. No one cares. No one cares.

I'm not walking by the homeless. I'm taking real good close attention. I have to be a little bit better at it. Some people, they can fool you. But for the most part, people are not just homeless because... They're not just homeless just because they want to be homeless.

Something's happened. A large percentage have mental illness. A large percentage of people in prison Have mental illness And that's not the response Was it hard for you to adjust back in society? Like how did you not come out more angry More bitter or did you?

No I'm not bitter I'll be very very very clear Every single person That has ever done Any harm to me, I have forgiven. Before I got out. I have no hate.

I have no malice. I have no anger. I had, and a lot of people around me respond just like that, like, okay,

you're better than me. I'm learning though. I asked, you know, you said you forgave everybody. Did you reach out to the family? So I wanted to.

So in here, the letters that I wrote, I was part of a writing workshop with Eve Ensler. And even before that, when I was in solitary confinement, I start the book there. I start the book talking about Mr. V. And I've been vilified by some folks saying, well, why do I call him Mr. V? I'm still being disrespectful. What are you talking about? That's my way. I keep him with me every single day. I didn't kill him. I didn't kidnap him.

I didn't do anything like that to him. But I carry him with me every single second of every single day. So would I? Yeah, but New York law, you can't. How long did it take you to take accountability for your part? So I, from the beginning, I said that, um, I, I always said that I was guilty of driving a car. Now, I never went into detail how I came to be the driver. I was a designated driver. Um, but I still took accountability.

Why? Because I said, okay, I'll go witness a sexual, right, act, scene, whatever, between, and I had no clue, I didn't know his name, I didn't know anything about Mr. V. Absolutely nothing at all. But when everything was said and done, a human being's

life was lost, you know? And it was like, it was so, I was so, Angie, I felt like I was in this black void. Like, how did I get here? It felt like I was sinking deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper into a hole. But that light, that light, like what I saw under the closet, something kept holding me back, like holding me back, like I was holding on to. Because we are who we really are. Majority of us, of people people in the world are not bad people

we're not born bad we're taught to hate we're taught to we're taught to do all this stuff we're taught to react in the way because our environments you know makes us react in whatever way and it seems like part of your defense mechanism was to disassociate yourself i always disassociated from what was actually happening at the moment. And you've been doing that since you were a kid. When all those bad stuff started happening to you, did you ever think that was because of something they may have put on you back in the day?

I was thinking that. You know, I'm Jamaican. Absolutely. Absolutely. I was like, well, there's something following me. But I want to say this, too, for those that believe that, there's nothing greater than God.

That's what I was going to ask. With that said, what broke that? Was there a point where you felt like if there was something on me, it's broken now? I think for me, my reality was that I owned all the bad things. Like everybody that ever did anything bad to me, it was my fault. As a kid, everything that happens bad, if you're in that environment, kind of environment, you own it, right? It's like, this was my fault. As a kid, everything that happens bad, if you're in that environment, kind of environment, you own it, right? It's like, this is my fault. The sun doesn't shine. It's my fault. People are angry. It's my fault. Don't say anything. Be quiet. Your father doesn't

like noise. Gotta be quiet. So as soon as I felt like I dropped a spoon or I might turn the radio up a little bit, I'd be like this, right? I started owning it. And I was already being conditioned to believing that I did it. So I believe that everything bad happened to me was mine. So when I would start trying to rationalize it, maybe some OB I did leave off on me. Until one day I said

no. All you gotta do is say no. All you have to do is say no. How close to hold could you ever truly get you got 20 years of abuse and trauma then 27 years of prison like i don't know if any human beings ever truly hold right we're in this world it all works in progress we all right like come on even if you don't act out something that's not cool like you think about things or you get caught up into

so much that i i came out you know when you're taken away from society you're in prison you don't have all this busyness right i was scared to cry i'm still don't take me across the middle of the street we have an issue there i had to go with the light i had to look the white man say go and the red man say stop that's how they taught me was like, it didn't have pictures before. Right. Yeah, you were too. It's so much has changed, but I try to embrace as much as I can in moments, right? Like, I think

I'm better at social media. My gal Friday over there, Desiree, I was like, Desiree, am I doing this right? I don't know how I do this. I be looking at Jamila, I be like, Jamila, how do you do this? Because I still don't even understand how to do the Instagram stuff, because it's a lot. It's just a lot to, um,

it's just a lot to really grasp, right? But I just got to take it in spurts. So whatever little enjoyment that I can get in the moment, I will do that. I don't care if it's just looking up and I see the sun. And when I look up and I see the sun, the sun is not covered. It doesn't have barbed

wire or gun tower that's kind of like blocking the thing. So to me, those are moments that Clear view. It's mine. Alright, well it's Donna Hilton. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Good morning everybody. It's DJ MV Angela Yee, Charlamagne the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Let's get to these rumors. Let's, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club.

Let's get to these rumors. Let's talk R. Kelly. Listen up. It's just in. All the gossip. Gossip. The rumor report. Gossip.

Gossip. With Angela Yee. It's the rumor report. The Breakfast Club. So as you know, part two of R. Kelly's interview on CBS this morning with Gayle King aired already. And one of the things that R. Kelly discusses is not having any money. What is his financial situation?

He wasn't able to bail himself out of jail. He hasn't paid his child support. Right now he's back in jail. Here's what he had to say. So many people have been stealing my money. People was connected to my account. I went by myself for the first time to Bank of America. Didn't know what I was doing.

Didn't know what the hell was going on. When did you do that? Three weeks ago. Because I was so tired of not knowing where my money was, where my publishing is. Isn't that on you then? A lot of it's on me. Well, number one, he should have been banking black. Number two, this is why education is very important.

It's been always rumors that R. Kelly couldn't read, and he seems to be proving that rumor true right there. There's an app, by the way. You don't even have to go to the bank to know what's going on with your money. You can get the Bank of America app and look those things up online, but it's so important for you to know what's going on with your own money. The fact that you haven't gone to the

bank by yourself. Maybe he don't know how to work a smartphone. I'm sure he does. Alright, now, Gil King also asked him, you know, about making money because he's having issues there as well. How can I pay child support if my ex-wife is destroying my name

and I can't work? How can I take care of my kids? How? Your ex-wife says... Use your common sense! Your ex-wife says you abused her, Robert. 13 years being married. All right. Well, that's some more

of the R. Kelly interview in case you missed it this morning. Are we supposed to have sympathy? I don't. I honestly don't. I'm confused here. The lack of accountability is astounding in this situation. He refuses to hold himself accountable. He put himself in this situation.

Nobody else. Mm-hmm. All right. Well, let's move to something positive. All right. Barbie. It's the Barbie doll's 60th anniversary this month, and they are honoring several women they view as role models and sheroes. Among

those women, Yara Shahidi. We know her from Black-ish and Grown-ish. Love that. Naomi Osaka. We know her. She's a tennis star. They have several other women who are leading the way in art, tech, sports, media, and business. I love the fact that they're doing this and they said one dollar from

every doll sold will go toward the Dream Gap Project. That's an initiative that's put forth by Mattel to level the playing field for girls. They said, according to research, starting at age 5, girls start doubting their potential, so this is the Dream Gap. So they want to make sure you see some modern, relevant role models for all ages. So they're making dolls of these young women? Yes, they have their own dolls.

I definitely would buy a Yara Shaheen doll for my daughter. If you have a revolt, you can see what the dolls look like. Oh, absolutely. That's dope. So cute. Where did I get that from? Where did I buy it from? I'm sure any toy store you can look online.

There ain't no toy stores anymore. You got to look online. Amazon, I'm sure you can go to Jeff Bezos' Amazon and get it there. I'm sure Amazon has it, yeah. Toy store. Yeah. Those are gone, yeah. There's no more toy stores?

No. You can't go to Target? No. Target might have it. I don't think Target has a huge selection, though. American Girl doll is still open. Yeah, but they don't sell Barbies there, I'm sure. They don't go to Target? No. Target might have, but I don't think Target doesn't have a huge selection, though. American Girl doll, still open. Yeah, but they don't sell Barbies there.

They don't sell Barbies there, bro. They don't sell Barbies. They don't sell Barbies, bro. That's an American girl. All right, I'm Angela Yee. All I got is slave dolls. That is your rumor report. What?

They do have a slave doll in American Girl. I forgot her name. They do not have a slave doll. Don't tell me I got three daughters. Hold on, what's this little slave doll thing?

I got three, too. It sounds crazy that they would have a slave doll. Who want to bet? got three daughters. Hold on. What's this little slave doll thing? I got three, too. It sounds crazy that they would have a slave doll. Who want to bet? Who want to bet? And what's the description? Slave doll? Hold on. I'm going to tell you right now. Who want to bet? Slave doll anime. Come on now. Come on. Let's be real. There's no slave doll. Hold on one second. I'm married.

Addie Walker. That's right. Addie Walker. How do you know? Why do you think she's a slave? She is a nine-year-old born into slavery. I don't even talk to y'all. I don't like talking to y'all because y'all don't ever believe me. That's why I don't be talking. You know what I'm saying? That's why I don't be talking.

She escaped to freedom with her mother during the Civil War. Experienced what life was like for Addie and other young African-American girls during the Civil War as you follow the guide to discover objects and stories throughout. So it's in the museum. I always want to treat me like I'm Rafiki from The Lion King. I didn't buy my daughter that doll. I don't have three daughters. Did you buy your daughter that doll?

I think I did buy Addie. It's the only blackest one. The only black doll I think I had. The only black doll they have is a slave doll? No, that's not the only one. This thing got more? I just know Addie. That stuck out in my mind because she was a slave doll.

Goodness gracious. I was highly offended by that. Yeah, and you still bought it. But anyway, Charlemagne. You buy it and read the description later. You're like, oh, a slave dog. I was highly offended by that. And you still bought it, but anyway. You buy it and read the description later. You're like, oh, a black doll. Exactly. Alright, what were you giving your donkey to?

Listen, I believe everybody's faith, and you know, whatever your faith tells you to do, you should stand by that. But we need Cynthia Newman to come to the front of the congregation. She's a dean at Rider University. I want to have a conversation with her. All right, we'll get to that next. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club.

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podcasts it's time for donkey of the day donkeys of the day i'm a democrat so being donkey of the day is a little bit of a mixed question. So like a donkey. Keyhole. Donkey of the Day. The Breakfast Club, bitches. Now, I've been called a lot in my 23 years, but Donkey of the Day is a new one. Yes, Donkey of the Day for Thursday, March 7th, goes to a former dean at Rider University named Cynthia Newman. Now, Rider University is a private university offering undergraduate and graduate programs.

They have a student body of more than 5,000. They're in Jersey. And recently a survey was sent to students about potential restaurant vendors they wanted to bring on campus. Well, Chick-fil-A was one of those choices. And of course, these students wanted it to be a possible campus addition.

If you have ever had a Chick-fil-A chicken biscuit with egg and cheese, then you understand why. Okay, if you have ever had a Chick-fil-A chicken biscuit with egg and cheese, then you understand why. Okay, if you have ever had a number one Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich with cheese, then you understand why. When those waffle fries are hot, Lord have mercy. But here's the thing. Chick-fil-A presents a moral dilemma for anyone with a conscience, okay? Their

corporate values have always been questioned because Chick-fil-A has always faced criticism from gay rights groups because they have donated millions of dollars to anti-gay causes and organizations. Chick-fil-A has always faced criticism from gay rights groups because they have donated millions of dollars to anti-gay causes and organizations. Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy said in 2012 that the company was supportive of the biblical definition of the family unit, which of course is one man, one woman, united together to become one flesh. Now the sad part about this situation is people act clueless to Chick-fil-A's stances.

Why? Because that boneless breasted chicken seasoned to perfection, hand breaded, pressure cooked in 100% peanut oil and served on a toasted butter bun with a dill pickle is just too damn good. All right. But some people out there are morally stronger than me and they don't eat Chick-fil-A because of their beliefs. I totally understand. I get it. That's your choice. And Rider University has made that decision too. In fact, they announced in November that they would no longer consider Chick-fil-A.

Administrators wrote in a campus-wide email that the move was an effort to be more inclusive and that to change corporate values have not sufficiently progressed enough to align with those of Rider. Understandable. They don't think Chick-fil-A is progressive enough when it comes to LGBT issues.

I get it. Well, Cynthia Newman, not trying to hear it. Okay, Cynthia Newman said in a statement that the school has made a judgmental statement about Chick-fil-A's values, values that reflect the essence of the Christian as well as other faiths. Well, Cynthia's faith caused her to make a decision. And since Ryder will not have Chick-fil-A, well, now they won't have Cynthia Newman as a dean. Let's go to CNN for the report, please. A dean at Rider University resigning over the decision not to consider Chick-fil-A for an on-campus eatery. The New Jersey school announced back in November that Chick-fil-A was taken off its list of possible additions because of its opposition to LGBTQ community.

Cynthia Newman, Rider's dean of business administration, says it was a judgmental statement about Chick-fil-A's values that reflect the Christian faith. When administrators refused to change their position, Newman resigned. She will remain on the faculty in a different role. The university says in a statement they respect her personal decision, but choosing an on-campus restaurant franchise was in no way a judgment on religious values. I know Cynthia is saying she stepped down because of her Christian faith, but I really think she stepped down because of the fact that she would not be able to pull up to campus in the morning and walk to get her those chicken manis for breakfast.

Okay, bro, those bite-sized Chick-fil-A nuggets nestled in warm, mouth-watering mini yeast rolls, lightly coated with a honey butter spread. See, when you're from South Carolina like me or the South in general, you don't realize how good we got it when it comes to Chick-fil-A until you move up north, okay? Chick-fil-A just got up here like what, two years ago? Yeah, about two years ago. About there.

Okay, and they're still not everywhere, especially in New Jersey. See, I don't know where Cynthia is from, but when you're from the South, the only inconvenience we have with Chick-fil-A is the fact it's not open on Sundays. So I'm not too sure Cynthia resigned as dean because of her faith. I think she resigned because she had dreams of walking through campus to grab her a spicy chicken sandwich. Lord have mercy. That boneless breast of chicken seasoned with a spicy blend of peppers. Man, listen.

Cynthia loves God, I'm sure. But I think it was her love of Chick-fil-A that caused her to resign. But let me get back to the matter at hand and why I'm giving Cynthia a donkey today. Cynthia, you are the dean of College of Business Administration. You are a beam of light to those kids, I'm sure. Your job as dean is to handle the complaints of those students. You are supposed to be there for them. I know that you think Rider University offended Christians

because you asked them to apologize, but Cynthia, you're grown. You know it's three things people will hardly ever agree on and they will cause disputes and arguments. One is religion, two is politics, and three, who's better, Biggie or Tupac? You can't be an adult who quits every time someone doesn't think like you or doesn't

believe what you do, okay? Diversity of thought, diversity of belief is exactly what America should be about. And I would think on a college campus that would be reflected and respected. Listen, Cynthia, those kids at Rider need you more than they need Chick-fil-A. All right, Chick-fil-A coming to Rider University is not going to help shape those kids' futures.

But you could. Chick-fil-A coming to Rider is not going to make those kids better people. But you can. Chick-fil-A coming to Rider may put something good in those kids' mouths and stomachs. But you as a dean can instill great things in those kids' minds. I'm not knocking you over your choice,

but when it comes to the chicken of those kids, you should have gave the chicken up for Lent, not your job. Please give former dean Cynthia Newman of Rider University the sweet sounds of the Hamilton's place. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. All right.

Well, thank you for that donkey today. Anybody want Chick-fil-A? No. You sure? I see a couple yeses in here. Quite a few yeses. Nope. We got two interns out there.

Leanne. Oh, they Uber Eats. They deliver through Uber Eats. I ain't messing with you this morning. All right. Thank you for that, Donkey, today. Up next, ask Yee. 800-585-1051.

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We are The Breakfast Club. It's time for Ask Yee. Hello, who's this? This is Mark. Mark, what's your question for Yee, bro? This is not really a really good question, but I just genuinely wanted to know, how would you guys get through the day

without a sense of purpose? So talk to me. You feel like, what, you're not doing what you want to be doing? You're facing depression? I mean, not to get into it, but kind of, sort of. I mean, I'm pretty young,

so I feel like I shouldn't really feel like this, but you guys, DJ Envy Charlamagne, and you guys seem to have found your niche at some point in your life, so I wanted to know what is it exactly that you did or how was it that you got over the before, before where you found your purpose and after to get to the point you're at now? Well, I think it is important for you to make sure that you are actually engaging in activities. Like, do you spend your day just kind of like, what do you do?

Do you go to work? Do you go to school? I haven't gone to school since May. I work a crappy job. I mean, every day I drive there, my face is just bland. I'm not really enjoying. I'm at the end of my rope with this type of stuff. So the number one thing is if you don't like your job and you hate it, it's time for you to figure out what else you can be doing and to look for something else. You know, you're not stuck in any situation. So even just going out and seeing what's out there and doing interviews and all of that is going to give you some type of motivation to realize that you're not stuck in the situation that you're in. You know that, right?

You can get another job. Oh, it's not a really good job thing. Of course I get another job, but it'd be the same situation to where I'm doing a nine to five and I'm not fulfilled in that. You don't have to do a 9-5. What is it that you want to do? That's such a vague question, you know what I mean? That's not a question that you could really ask.

I've done YouTube videos before. I enjoy that, but you kind of get discouraged when you don't get the feedback that you... What I put into it, I didn't get back, so I kind of gave up on that. A lot of times people give up when they don't get results right away, but consistency is so important when you're trying to build something for yourself. Are there classes that you can take,

other things that you're interested in outside of your job? Because you can't just get caught up in the nine to five that you have now. What else are you doing outside of that that you enjoy that can bring something to your life that can help you for your future? Because none of us got to where we got to

by just doing what we were doing in our nine to five. We all had other hustles. We all worked nonstop to get to a point where we got to by just doing what we were doing in our 9 to 5. We all had other hustles. We all worked nonstop to get to a point where we got to, but we also did things that we enjoyed. And so even if you're not making money doing something, at least you're doing something that you enjoy that could eventually make you money, but you have to have

some type of goals instead of talking yourself out of things. Understood. I appreciate the advice. I know the time is limited. I really just genuinely wanted to hear what you would say. Do you have any responsibilities? Any kids?

Anything like that? Nah, bro. I got nothing going on. This is the time when you need to do it. You don't have any kids. You really can live for yourself right now.

Find something that you enjoy. Don't worry about the money right away. The money will come if you're really good at it and you enjoy it. When I started DJing, I loved it.

It wasn't about making money. I used to stay in the basement all day, all night, just DJing and practicing because I really enjoyed it and I loved it. And then the money came from there. And you enjoy doing your YouTube videos. Just because you didn't get the response you wanted right away or maybe you're not making money from it right away doesn't mean to stop. Because nobody goes on YouTube, starts making videos, and makes money right away doesn't mean to stop because nobody goes on YouTube, starts making videos and makes money right away. Maybe your thing is going to be editing videos

and going to school and figuring out how to do that professionally and hooking up with other people. Maybe you need to learn to start doing things not just on your own, but teaming up with other people

who are like-minded. Understood. All right, but don't give up, man. And you can do both. You can do YouTube videos and working nine to five and still get that bread. You just got to put the hours in.

It's 168 hours in a week. I don't know why people don't realize that. You can do 40 videos and work a nine-to-five and still get that bread. You just got to put the hours in. It's 168 hours in a week. I don't know why people don't realize that. You can do 40 hours working a job, 40 hours doing your YouTube videos, and still have 100 and I'm stupid at math. I didn't go to college. A lot more hours. You got a lot more hours to do whatever else it is you want to do as well. If I could say one more thing, a lot of things play a part in this.

People's state of mind, their situation, kind of have them in positions where they can't achieve things that they want. Life isn't guaranteed to be successful. Some people die and, you know, they're unsuccessful. Bro, you're depressing me. Either you can or you can't. But you know what? Listen, listen. No matter what, though, you have to work hard.

You can't be upset about not achieving something that you haven't worked hard to even try to achieve. And I think that it's important to also not talk yourself out of it. Like, I feel like everything we say, you have a rebuttal of why it can't happen. Instead of thinking about why it can't happen, thinking about how it can happen and take those steps. Just do it! Either you can or you can't.

Whatever you think, you're right. Okay? Appreciate it, guys. Alright, my n***a. How you know he's black? Oh my God. He right, my n***a. How do you know he's black? Oh, my God. He's still my n***a. We're just asking. All right, ask Yee. 800-585-1051.

If you need relationship advice or any type of advice, hit Yee now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Oh, The Breakfast Club. We're in the middle of Ask Yee. Hello, who's this?

Hello, this is Chantel. Good morning, Breakfast Club. What's up, Chantel? Hi, Chantel. Yeah, so I just wanted to say that Charlamagne is definitely right about the Chick-fil-A. I live in South Carolina and the only thing is really Sunday is the worst day

because it's closed. I wanted to ask you, so I've been talking to this guy for a couple of months now and everything is going really well but when we get to that hard conversation of like are we going to make this a relationship, like almost like putting a title on it, it gets a little like mush mouth.

Like it kind of, he kind of doesn't want to talk about it. Like he's like, well, we're good when we act. Why do you want to like put a title on it or all this, you know, craziness? And I'm just confused that like we do everything like we're a couple, but we're not a couple. He wants to give himself an out just in case he feels like doing something else with somebody else. At least he can say, well, it's not like we're in a relationship. Right.

Yeah, that's what a lot of my friends are saying, too. But it just, it confuses me because it's like when I'm ready to be like, okay, well, we could just be friends and that's it. And then if I start talking to other people, he gives me, like, the side of, like, so you're talking to other people. And I'm like, well, you won't call us anything. So what am I supposed to do? Yeah, you got to stop giving him. Listen, if you guys are not aligned on clearly you want to be in a relationship, he is telling you he doesn't want to put a title on it. Therefore, he's telling you that he doesn't want to be in a relationship.

And why would he? He's getting all the benefits of being in a relationship with you without having to really be in one. So you're the person that has a decision to make. And that decision is he's told me that he doesn't want to do that. Am I going to continue to have this loose situation where he's allowed to do what he wants? Which means, therefore, you're allowed to do what you want, even though he makes you feel guilty about it when you do do it. You know, that's up to you. So he's telling you what it is.

Now your move is next. Is your move going to be, okay, I'm going to stop acting like I'm in a relationship with somebody who won't claim me? Or are you going to say, I'm done with this. I'm going to date other people. We still cool. If you decide to come around, let me know. But I'm not going to allow you to just have this friendship with benefits with me. Right. Yeah, that makes sense.

I'm going to text him when I get off the phone. All right, good. Listen, you have to set the standard for what you want. If what you want is to be in a relationship, you set that standard. If that's not what he wants to do, then don't be confused about it. That's not what you're here for. Thank you so much. All right, you're welcome.

Thank you. All right, ask Yee, 805-85-1051. be confused about it. That's not what you're here for. Thank you so much. Alright, you're welcome. Thank you. Alright, ask Yee. 805-85-1051. If you need relationship advice, you can hit Yee anytime. Now, Yee, we got rumors on the way? Yes, let's do something cute. Let's talk about Chance the Rapper. He is discussing how him and his girlfriend met, and it's a super cute story.

Chance need to move out of Chicago, if you know what I know. What's that? Chicago having a terrible year. Okay, whatever that black cloud is going over Chicago, I hope you don't touch Chance the rapper, okay? All right. Because Justice Millette, R. Kelly got Chicago looking crazy. All right, when we come back, rumors on the way, it's the Breakfast Club.

Good morning. Oh, somebody got a ticket. Saw you last night, but did it broad day. Ain't that the worst? You've been waiting on hold. Wait, what happened? And then they finally answer the phone. What's going on?

And you really can't do a talk break because you got to really pay the ticket. Oh, Charlamagne just walked out. He was paying the ticket. Yeah, Charlamagne's paying the ticket. Why can't he do that online? I think he would. Oh, he doesn't know how to do that stuff online. He doesn't know how to use the computer?

He definitely doesn't know how to use the computer. He doesn't know how to use the World Wide Web? He definitely doesn't know how to use the World Wide Web. He looks stressed. What is this ticket for? I don't know what the ticket is for. Is he going to fight it? I don't know.

Let me ask him right fast. What is going on? I got to do rumors. Yo, what's this ticket for? I don't know what the ticket is for. Is he going to fight it? I don't know. Let me ask him right fast. What is going on? I got to do rumors. Yo, what's the ticket for? Driving naked? He told me shut up. Okay. He won't tell us what the ticket is.

Anyway, let's get to the rumors. Let's talk R. Kelly. This is the Rumor Report with Angela Yee. Rumor has it. On The Breakfast Club. Listen up. Well, more with R. On The Breakfast Club. Well, more with R. Kelly from this morning. He was on with Gayle King on CBS this morning.

And Asriel and Jocelyn, those are the two women who are living with him. They had this to say about their relationship and being with him. We're with him. That's our relationship. We're with him. Yeah, that's what it is. And we're in a relationship with him. A very strong relationship as well. Both of you. That's our relationship. We're with him. That's what it is. And we're in a relationship with him. A very strong relationship as well. Both of you.

Yes, most definitely. We both have our individual relationships with him, and we all are family all together. We have our moments where we sit and watch movies all together. We go to amusement parks all together. Do both of you all believe you're in love with him? Absolutely. So what is this, big love?

Is this just like big love? We're a big, happy family? Yeah. They're like, listen, there's all these people that have multiple girlfriends is what they're saying. Now they also talked about their parents. Should your parents be concerned? No. My parents knew

where I have always been for four years. They have known. They know that I've been well taken care of. They never thought you were missing, Azrael. They just were wondering if you were okay. Well, my parents have actually came to Chicago and seen me a few times. I've talked to them. They stopped answering my calls. I talked to your dad last night. He says, my daughter is brainwashed and he's very concerned.

He said he was here two days ago and you wouldn't even look him in the eye. Okay, I wouldn't look him in the eye because he's a liar. Something is strange and something is wrong with this scenario. It's not just what it seems like. There's something wrong. Was Charlamagne on his knees? No, I got the damn view on the other line. This is interesting because I don't see the point of viewing.

Don't jump back in the conversation. I don't see the point of interviewing these two women because they haven't accused R. Kelly of doing anything. So all they're doing is kind of helping R. Kelly. And why after us surviving R. Kelly? Well, clearly this is what R. Kelly wants. He's doing this interview because he wants to get sympathy from people. But that's what I mean.

Why give him the platform? He wants to act like he hasn't done anything wrong, and then he has these young women who he's coached through to come on and say what they have to say. I got to get back on the phone. The lady's calling you. The lady's calling you. So you're right.

So why give him the platform? After the surviving R. Kelly, doc, and the fact they got him charged now, why give them the platform to try to humanize him in any way? Are you going to pay your ticket or talk to us? This is ratings gold, that's why. So what else we got? Alright, now I don't know if you guys have, well, let's tell a cute story now off the, can we

turn his mic off at least? I did, we did already. Let's talk about Chance the Rapper. He shared a story of meeting his fiance. You know they met when he was only nine years old. And he knew that he was going to marry her one day. Now he went on Twitter. This guy. He's paying a ticket.

Like, come on. Why do you have to pay a ticket right now? He couldn't wait until after the show? Anyway, he went on Twitter to share how they met and how he first laid eyes on her. And he posted a picture of the day. He said that I first met my wife. What are you paying? What ticket is this, man?

What ticket is this, man? Get out of here. Disrupting the show. He said in the year 2003, my mom used to work as a real estate agent at a black-owned franchise. He said one night she took my dad and my brother and I to one of her office parties.

So he said he was probably playing a Game Boy in the corner. But then out of nowhere, we were all told to make room to to spread out, and make a circle for a presentation for Destiny's Child to perform. Now, of course, it wasn't really Destiny's Child, but it was a group of three young girls who were singing Independent. And, yeah, that's how they first. So it was kind of Destiny's Child. It was almost Destiny's Child.

They were emulating Destiny's Child. He said that they locked eyes. He said, well, really, he was just staring at her as she and her girls were conquering their choreography and mastering the art

of lip syncing in a way even the most professional performers have yet to accomplish. So he said at that time, you know, he knew that was going to be his fiance,

so that was super cute. They tried to get him to perform. His dad tried to get him to perform, but he wouldn't. Chance better be careful, because it's a black cloud over Chicago right now. We're not talking about black clouds.

You see what happened to Jussie Smollett, and you see what's happening to R. Kelly. Can you get back on and pay your ticket and get out of here? Because it's a good chance, with the way things are going in Chicago, Chance may really not be a rapper. Okay. All right, so he said that she was Kelly Rowland,

by the way, in the crew. And she was there dancing, because her mother was my mom's boss, and he said he didn't see her again until South by Southwest 2012 in Austin, Texas. That's where they met. And eventually back in Chicago, they connected the dots. Nice.

There you go. Beautiful story. All right. All right. I'm Angela Yee. And that, well, you know what? I didn't even get to Nia Riley. Do we have time?

No, you got a minute. All right. Well, let's just skip ahead to Nia Riley. She was on Marriage Boot Camp. And a lot of people were concerned because her and Soulja Boy had a physical situation on the show. Well, she also went on Van Lathan's Red Pill

podcast and this is what she had to say about her relationship with Soulja Boy. Yeah, he got upset because I wasn't feeding into his bulls**t and I started to talk to him exactly how he speaks to me and he got upset about it. Has there ever been any physical abuse between you two in the past? Yes. It's been that bad? With black

eyes and things of that nature? Maybe. Wow. Wow. I thought they was on good terms. Oh, now you back? Well, I've finished talking to him. Alright. Well, you know what? That's Teddy Riley's daughter, right? Yes. Oh, Teddy Riley. Teddy Riley got a beat up soldier, boy. And that's your rumor report. And you know what else?

I gotta fight. I tried the new flavors of orange vanilla Coke and orange vanilla Coke zero sugar. Yeah, you heard that right. And I have to tell you, it's a great combination of Coke, orange,

and vanilla flavor. Head to your closest retailer today and try them out. This is what scares me about this every time you do this. Because you do it

so out of the blue and so abruptly, but you always start off with, I tried Coke. And I'm like, that's how you're acting. I didn't even say I tried Coke. That's not even what it says. Okay.

Oh, my goodness. You worry about your little ticket. He just paid it. Actually. What was that ticket for? Are you fighting it? No, when I got pulled over, you know, the lady pulled me over twice. She pulled me over once.

She gave me the ticket. And I told you all this. Then she pulled me over again to tell me that I'm one of gave me the ticket. And I told you all this, then she pulled me over again to tell me that I'm one of the nicest people that she ever met. That's what she said. She literally pulled me over again to tell me I'm one of the nicest people that she ever met. But when I went to go look in the system for my ticket,

the ticket wasn't there. It takes a while for it to go through. I didn't know that. So I called, and then I think the white man on the phone trying to set me up, because he's telling me to plead not guilty. Because he said, if I plead guilty, I'm going to lose three points off my license. He said, you should plead not guilty. But I don't want to be in no court. You could actually go and submit it online.

Yeah, you need to plead not guilty. The reason you plead not guilty is because you don't want those three points to raise your car insurance. And they'll take a plea for you, and then you'll end up just getting a fine and not have to pay the points. There ain't nothing worse than getting locked up for a suspended license. That's the stupidest thing. All they really want is your money.

It's so annoying. They just want your money. It's pleading not guilty. The white guy was right. Or snitch on someone

and you might not have to get nothing. No time. Who can I tell on? A yielding ticket. Failure to yield. Envy did something crazy.

No, I didn't do nothing crazy. Oh, you want to tell on me? Ask Angela when's the last time she did jury duty. Ask Envy about that gun he had.

No, Angela. That's when you were supposed to do another Coke commercial, right? All right. That unregistered weapon he has right now. All my weapons are registered. I don't know. Legally registered. Wow.

I saw you scratch off that Coke. Wow. Wow, she going, oh, she going to put me under the jail. You going to say there's hollow points in it, too? All right. Well, Revolt, we'll see you later. Everybody else, the People's Choice Mix is up next in On My Weapons Illegal. It's the Breakfast Club.

Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, we got to shout to Donna Hilton for joining us this morning. Yeah, she's amazing. Go grab her book, A Little Piece of Light, if you never have read it. It's an amazing book,

an amazing story. I just like stories of people who persevere through the BS, you know what I mean? Man, I was crying when I was reading that book. Oh, and I want to shout out to Ebony K. Williams.

I was with her yesterday with her book, Pretty Powerful. It's been out for like a year and a half now, but we did this nice networking event, and we sat down and talked about a lot of things

that happened for her to get to where she's gotten to in life. You know, she's a broadcaster. She's an attorney. She's an author. She's very motivational. So shout out to Ebony K. Williams. Love Ebony.

That's my partner right there. And then also shout out to Angela Bergen from AT&T. She started that whole Dream in Black campaign that I actually was one of their 28 future dream makers. So I appreciate that honor. And she actually got honored yesterday because of the short film that they did for Dream in Black. So shout out to her and shout out to AT&T. Okay, I'm heading out to Austin, Texas tonight. South by Southwest.

It's Tech Week. So they're doing something. All the HBCUs are coming together. They're actually battling. It's called the Battle of the Brains where they're putting tech against each other. So we'll be out there. Marshawn Lynch will be out there.

So it should be a lot of fun today. Remember when brains used to be slang for Felicio? I think that's what he meant. Oh, that's what he meant? Yeah. You gonna win that, my brother. I can tell he's gonna win. Ain't no doubt in my mind you gonna win that.

I got faith in your mouth. So shout out to all the historically black. Sounds like you know from experience. Shout to all the historically black college and universities. That's the best you ever had. It's about our African Americans and our black people today and how smart they are. So if you want to joke and make light of how smart our African American people are, you can. I'm just simply saying that slang used to be brains.

You know who made that slang up? A brother from Queens. Okay? His name was Nasir Jones. HBCU battle of be brains. You know who made that slang up? A brother from Queens. Okay? His name was Nasir Jones. HBCU battle of the brains. Okay.

That's right, baby. All these black people will be together battling to see who get the best and I'll be at the tailgate party. Hey!

Okay. Of course you would be. We got our own super head. Ah! I would expect to find you at the gate of a tail.

You know what? At the what? When we come back, we got the positive note, man. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy,

Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. You got a positive note? Yes, man. I just want to tell everybody out there that there's grace in every setback.

There is meaning in all suffering. There is the hand of the divine in every low moment. Your wounds lead you to your purpose. Breakfast club, bitches! You all finished or you all done? Had enough of this country?

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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. 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 for yourself. You're trying your best,

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