The Breakfast Club - Erykah Badu Returns and More

Episode Date: November 24, 2017

Friday 11/24 - Today on the show we had Erykah Badu stop by where she spoke about her hosting the soul train awards, her music and more. Also, Angela Rye stop by to give us an update on President Trump and politics in general. Moreover, we flashed back the time when Ray J and Boosie Badazz stopped by to speak about their new film, babies and more. Also we flashed back to when Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to 4 men who snuck out of jail just to sneak back in.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? This is Al, man. Al, what's up, man? Get it off your chest, bro. I just want to let y'all know I'm very blessed. First off, I'm blessed because I'm allowed to see another day that I got a job. Secondly, my son turned 16 years old today, and he's a straight-A student, man. Can't get much better than that. Congrats, man. Enjoy your son, man, because they get big so-A student, man. Can't get much better than that. Congrats, man.

Enjoy your son, man, because they get big so fast. So, man, spend a lot of time with them. Yes, they definitely do. Hello, who's this? Yo, great morning, Breakfast Club. That's me, Charlamagne Angie. This is your boy, JT, from South Florida. Just wanted to check up and check in on you guys because I'm blessed.

What up, JT? JT, what's up? Get it off your chest. Hey, man, I'm so blessed. I remember a few weeks ago I called you guys that, you know, I was a few pounds from my goal. You guys said it was going to be a little challenging, and which it was.

But today, I've lost a total of 37 pounds and counting. Nice. Congratulations. I just wanted to share the great news and share Charlotte. What's up? How much you weigh now? I'm at 224 and counting. My brother, congratulations, man.

Yeah, congratulations, bro. It's not easy, but the hard work will pay off. Do you feel like less of a fat ass? Of course, man, for sure, man. But, congratulations, bro. It's not easy, but the hard work will pay off. Do you feel like less of a fat ass? Of course, man. For sure, man. But definitely thank you guys for everything. Listen to you guys every morning. Have a great day. I can't wait till you can look down and fully see your penis without a stomach

obstructing your view. Hello? Hello. Hey. Tell us why you mad, bro. I'm mad because I had some extra Jay-Z tickets. I gave them to my ex-wife to take my son. And I was able to get somebody to work for me. I go to the show to spend time with my son, and her jerk boyfriend is there. She took her boyfriend?

Instead of your son? No, my son was there, but her boyfriend was there, too, and I don't like him. So what's the problem? There ain't no problem, man. I thought she just took the boyfriend and not your son. Yeah, but I don't like him. So I got into a woman, and I don't like him. So I had to, you know, I got into a woman. I had to slap him.

Did you feel dumb? Did you feel dumb when Jay-Z started doing songs off 444? A little bit. Yeah, because you done lost a good thing. Yeah. You went Eric Benet. Nah, I ain't going that far. You sure?

I'm positive. Okay. Have a blessed day, sir. All right, man. Did he press charges, though? Did he call you bae? Nah, he called somebody bae. Get it off your chest.

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Hello, who's this? Hello, this is Charlamagne. This is Charlamagne, but it's also DJ. This is I. I'm your wife. I'm your wife. This is my wife. This is my wife.

You've been getting a lot of love. The other day you were with somebody's fiance. I've been getting a lot of love out here, man. And now you're getting orgasms. I reap what I sow. So how are you, baby? How can we help you this morning? So, wait.

I remove. So, wait. I want to tell you why I'm mad. Okay. I was dating this guy for like mad months, right? Oh, boy. And so he's driving my car, everything. I have to end up putting a tracking device in my car.

Oh, boy. Just to see what the **** was next. All right. No cursing. You put a tracking device on your car just to see what the s*** was next. All right, no cursing. You put a tracking device on your own car? Yes. I had to. And so he's driving my car, living at my house, around my kids, everything. So meanwhile, he got a crazy baby mother.

And this bitch called DCS on me. She called my landlord, everything. So I don't have relationships. All right, listen. I need you to calm down and get to the point. Tell me what you want. Okay, well, you need to cut him off. That shouldn't be your boyfriend no more. He cut her off, it sounds like. Yeah, it sounds like he cut you off already.

No, I kicked him off. DJ Ember, no, I kicked him off because he thought it was cool to be riding around with Abby all day long. Well, I think you kind of knew what he was doing. That's why you put the tracking device in there, right? Yeah, but I found it there. I seen it coming because she was pregnant. But then she ended up rolling over her baby

and killing it. What the hell? I'm glad that you cut this guy out your life, but always remember one thing. Don't let a guy get comfortable around you. What did Queen Cardi B say? You quick to cut an igra off, so don't get comfortable, right? Yep, I'm not comfortable.

He not comfortable either. All right. I love you guys. We love you too, boo. As soon as you got to put tracking devices on somebody's car or your own car

that you're letting your man drive, it's probably time to end the relationship. I know, that's real sad, right? That's so sad. Just stop letting him drive the car. I have to check every move. Yeah, just stop letting him drive the car. I know, that's real sad, right? That's so sad. Just stop letting him drive the car.

I have to stop every move. Yeah, just stop letting him drive the car. It's your car. That's the best. Yeah, I still let him

drive the car with the tracking device on it. If he want to cheat on you, make him catch the bus. How old are you, mama?

It's DJ NBA. It's Charlie May the God. Yes, ma'am. Have a nice day. Have a good one. It doesn't even matter how old she

is. Oh, my goodness. All right. This is great. Old enough to have a car. Old enough to have a car. Old enough to have an opinion. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Perfect day to have her here, too. That's right.

Miss Angela Rye. Hello. Hello. Welcome back. Thank you. What's going on? Oh, my God. That's right. Miss Angela Rye. Hello. Hello. Welcome back. Thank you. What's going on? Oh, my God. There's so much going on.

So, first of all, I think it's important for people to know, as much as Donald Trump promised during the election, he's not been able to accomplish that much on his agenda. One of the things that he's now pushing is tax reform. And the reason why they are like all guns blazing, really trying to get this done is because there's a special election happening in Alabama. And now that looks pretty sketchy. We can get into that a little bit more later, but tax reform, they really, really want it done within the first couple of weeks in December.

Here's the big problem. This tax reform plan for us does nothing. And by us, I mean folks who are middle class, rising middle class, or folks who aren't necessarily in the high millions, right? So what does it mean? How much money, though? So they're only tax cuts for the

most part for millionaires and billionaires, and they are pushing a reform in this bill that would cut another piece, another critical piece. Why are you looking at it like that? I know I'm trying to figure out what's wrong with his face. So they're cutting taxes for people who make

high millions. Here's the point that you need to know. Oh, you're excited about this. He's trying to say he makes a high million. I'm not saying anything. I am listening. I'm not saying anything. Anyway, I don't know that Chuy would even make this cut. So here's the point.

They are now going after the Obamacare mandate, right, which would give them what they call a pay-for. It's a pay-as-you-go plan. It was a law that was passed some time ago to ensure that for everything that the government has to pay for, something else gets cut. It's a way to ensure that the deficit doesn't increase substantially over time. I know that's very in the weeds, but to get rid of the mandate, right, helps Trump yet again undo some part of President Obama's legacy.

That particular part is the linchpin to Obamacare and is the thing that allows it to thrive. If people are not forced or mandated in some way to purchase health care plans, that means the sickest of Americans are holding up the system, and that means for sure their premiums will rise. So here, yet again, they're supposed to be just working on tax reform, still going after Obamacare, and they haven't learned that it's always an epic fail. I thought there's also going to be issues for people who are buying homes for first time home buyers. Yeah, as well. And being able to afford your mortgages and taxes on that also.

Absolutely. And one other thing that the Republicans are doing is they're like, how would you like it if you could just do your tax returns on a simple postcard and send it back in? There's so it's so much more than that. Right. I think a number of people, even though they don't or we don't like the process, there are deductions, right, that are in play to ensure that we make some of the money back that we pay the government. And when all of that's gone because you wanted to simplify the process so that rich people could get the deductions, I think that people wouldn't look at that. It's weird because I would think if you're rich and you know you get tax cuts and you know it's helping the middle class

you know it's helping the poor, why wouldn't you be for that? Have you ever heard of greed? That's very true. So I think it's just that simple. People often look out for themselves and I think even at the cost of people that they know are struggling far more than them. What's the start for the tax cuts? How much you got to make a year?

I'm just asking questions. I just want to know. You look it up. But what I do know right now is that, based on where they are, it's high millions. Like, this is the top 1% in the country. Oh, so like the billionaires. Yeah, it's mostly...

100 millionaires. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Billionaires. Now, you were talking about the elections coming up. Yes, I am. Fine. In Alabama, in particular. How dare they?

Let's definitely talk about that. One thing too, though, is Jeff Sessions just testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to go correct his story yet again. For the third time about his involvement with Russians, how much he knew

during the election. So we can impeach him now. Hold on. Not so fast. But Jeff Sessions had to go back to the Hill and say, oh, you know what? On second thought, I do remember having this meeting with this George Papadopoulos guy. Of course, he's the one who was indicted and then has given a lot of information to help them. Webster's daddy. To uncover what's really happening. It's definitely not Webster's daddy.

That would be fake news. But Jeff Sessions also met twice with Kislyak, who is a Russian ambassador. He met with him during the RNC, the Republican National Convention, and also in his Senate office. And he forgot about both of those during his confirmation here. He just forgot. Allegedly. Yeah, he said a number of times, like, oh, you know, I don't recall. But it's so interesting how he recalled everything, particularly that he didn't encourage this meeting with George Papadopoulos and the Russians.

Well, just to play white devil's advocate, he is 100 years old. He's not 100 years old, even though he looks like it. And he remembered everything else. But because Jeff Sessions did vacate, Angela, to your point about this special election, because he did vacate this Senate seat in Alabama, there's a special election that is slated to take place on December 12th. OK. And that is between two candidates. It's Roy Moore, who is the Republican, and Doug Jones, who's a Democrat.

Doug Jones is the same Democrat who prosecuted two former Klansmen for their role in the bombing of the church in Alabama of the four little girls. Wow. So for us, like we just said, right, we said, wow, he's a hero to us. Right. To them, they're like, well, damn it. Like they don't, this is like, it's like a stain on his record in addition to being a Democrat. And Roy Moore is the one who's banned from the mall for soliciting teenage girls. I was getting ready to go there.

And so Roy Moore, though, they really like. This is someone who they say, well, he's been like that, you know, as long as they've known him as an adult. He's always gone after young women. In Alabama, the age of consent is 16. And there are some states, there are 31 states that have that as the age of consent. But it normally is for a year, year and a half, somebody that's a year, year and a half older than you.

16 is the age of consent period in Alabama. And Roy Moore took full advantage of that, including an incident with a 14-year-old girl. My goodness. So basically, if R. Kelly was a politician, he'd be Roy Moore. Yeah, maybe. I don't know if Roy Moore's peed on anyone. Allegedly. Well, I guess we've seen it.

We don't know. I don't know. I saw the tape. Oh, allegedly. Allegedly. Okay. Are we any closer to impeaching this president? Hold. I don't know. I saw the tape. Oh, allegedly. Allegedly. Okay. Are we any closer to impeaching this president? Hold on one second, though.

Roy refuses to drop out, though. Yes. Okay. I'm glad you said that. Here's the crazy thing. He was at a revival on Tuesday night in Alabama where, let me tell you, as a political strategist, that's brilliant because 35% of Alabamans are evangelicals, right? 40%

of evangelicals recently polled said that since the accusations, the sexual harassment, the sexual misconduct allegations, they're more likely to vote for this dude. Why? I don't know, but this is the part that's crazy to me. So whoever's working on his campaign is smart enough to say, let's send him to the church.

He's talking about, you know, he uses Second Chronicles where he's talking about if you turn from your wicked ways. So I'm like, maybe it's like a form of redemption. But in this same speech at this revival, he's like, you know, they're coming after me, the media. We need to send God to the Capitol. Now, I'm hoping he doesn't think that he's like God embodied or whatever. So God, we need to saying God, meaning me. But the idea of being redeemed in front of this crowd was like, it was astonishing to me. Like it was smart tactics because maybe he's in some way kind of asking for forgiveness.

But the fact that so many of their voters are evangelicals and so many more of them are willing to vote for him after the accusations, I think it speaks volumes about where they are. All right, we got more with Angela Rye when we come back to Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club.

We have Angela Rye in the building. Are we any closer? So, I don't know. What I'll tell you is, what I'll tell you is, they have introduced more impeachment articles, Democrats in the House. I think that if there is any there there with the Mueller investigation on Russia and there is some way that Donald Trump is implicated. Yes, we're closer.

But you still have to rely on Republicans who like the power. They are in control of the executive branch. They're in control of the House of Representatives. They're in control of the executive branch. They're in control of the House of Representatives. They're in control of the Senate. They have to want that power so much that they're willing to turn a blind eye to what is right. And so far we've seen them do that. I mean, to the extent that with this same tax bill, Medicaid would get cut. Who cuts health care for poor people, right?

So it's just like I don't really know where their values are, and I don't know that they know where their values are. Or people who want poor people dead will cut health care for poor people. No, or don't care. Or people who don't care because it doesn't apply to them. It doesn't affect them, right. What do you think about how in Congress there's people that are serving in Congress who actually have been settling cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault? And that information is not disclosed, but they're still able to keep their jobs

and pay these settlements out of taxpayer dollars. Well, I mean, there are a number of issues with this. Congresswoman Jackie Spire just testified before the House Administration Committee on this very issue on Monday. And it's frustrating, but what I think is more maddening is that we treat politicians

with sexual harassment allegations any different than we would industry-wide. We know we've seen it now in Hollywood. It happens in every single industry. Has it ever happened to you? No. Not at all. Never. Can you imagine it?

No. And you think Angela Rye would be quiet about that? You think Angela Rye would be quiet about that? Well, what I will say to you, and maybe this would surprise you, is there have been members of Congress who've been very inappropriate. Like, they've said inappropriate things, but I've chin-checked it. And I didn't report it. Because to me, it's just like, if you're used to using your power,

whether you're a corporate executive where that's happened to, or you're, you know, in a position of, and it's never been one of my supervisors, thank God, but somebody who thinks that their power gives them the right to say whatever they want,

even if it's a dude while you're walking down the street and they think they own the block. Right. Like, you just have to chin check it,

and thankfully, I do, I'm grateful that I have the courage to do that, whatever area, whatever it is. That's why so many men have normalized it, though,

because they have had no consequences for it. Yeah. No, that's true. But there's also a lot of women who have come forward and nothing's happened. Yeah, they're not believed. Or they've been blackballed. That happens a lot, too, when women do come forward with their stories. Yeah, and I think that's a part of it. I think

if I'm guilty of anything on the Hill, I think that it's been normalized to the point where you're like, oh, we just know who the dirty old men are. Like, stay away from so-and-so. Stay away from so-and-so. Don't talk to so-and-so. Ask so-and-so about his wife and so he know.

But I think that we do that in every single space. I don't think it's unique to the Hill. Oh, no, absolutely. I don't really know. And then I think the other thing that's really resonated with me since a lot of these sexual harassment stories started coming out, both on the Hollywood side and this side, this side meaning the political side,

is my story's not big enough, right? Like, you just said something to me. That's nothing to really report. Like, stuff happens every day that's worse. And maybe that is me being just as guilty as them by not saying something because it is just like, oh, it's just verbal. I just slapped him back. It's good.

It's true. It's funny you said that because I was having that conversation with somebody this week because I think Eddie Hung came out with a story where he said he was at a camp or something and a guy pulled his penis out in front of him. And they wrote this whole op-ed on it. And I'm like, you're kind of like, I mean, it's bad, but it's not as bad as everything else we're hearing. So did you really need a whole op-ed? Yeah. I mean, it's bad, but it's not as bad as everything else we're hearing. So did you really need a whole lot of pay? Yeah, I mean, I don't know the answer to that.

What I can tell you is I think like from a biblical standpoint, like we talk about categorizing sin and it's not like there's no worse sin. But I honestly, I feel like there are some stories that are far worse. And those people do need that platform to be able to tell that one so that they can be emotionally set free. And two, I think because people need to know that these things happen. I mean, I think we all know that men say inappropriate, women say inappropriate things to men too. I think that we shouldn't make it so that it's just men who are the sexual harassers. Women do it too.

It's just not as prevalent, I think. Now we're talking to Angela Rod now. Donald Trump was in China. Yes. And he saved these three young black boys. Allegedly. We don't know if he saved them. He made a call.

What did you think about that? Why do you think he did? Because I've seen that as odd for the president to help anybody, truthfully. I think he needs a PR fix right now. Also, while he was overseas, he tweeted about Kim Jong-un being fat, short and fat on Twitter. So it's like for every positive thing that he could

receive positive press on, he does something dumb or distracting. And I just start to wonder if it's on purpose or if he really can't help himself. And I'm certainly leaning towards the latter. So if Donald Trump calls us today and says he wants to donate a million dollars. You know he is not calling you.

It's not going to happen. To the gathering for justice. But if he did, do we take the money? Yeah. I'm with you. Yeah, you take the money. Take from the rich and give to the poor. Yes.

But he's not calling you. No. He ain't checking for you. No, he's not. And he might not have a million dollars. Donald Trump has been embellished in how much he's worth for a long time. You don't think Trump got a million? Yeah, he probably got a million. Yeah, he got a million And he probably might not have a million dollars. Donald Trump has been embellished in how much he's worth for a long time. You don't think Trump got a million? Yeah, he probably got a million. Yeah, he got a million. But I was just making a joke.

Why don't you tell him an answer? No. He might be blocked. Are you blocked? No, I don't think so. Oh, okay. Why do you think it's important to empower these organizations like the Gathering for Justice? Because you said you've been donating to them for a while. Well, I think this goes into something that we started.

We didn't really start it, but I think we really amplified it starting last year after the election, which was this Buy Black, Give Black, Bank Black three-pillared campaign. And I think that it's the Give Black portion. Black folks are some of the most philanthropic people in the world. But just more often than not, our our donations are going to our churches every Sunday. And that's not bad for you to auto debit from your bank account to give your ties to your church. However, I think that we need to have a more robust strategy in our giving. Again, whether we're talking about national organizations like the Gathering for Justice

and Know Your Rights Camp, there are so many organizations in our communities doing hard work every day, whether it's stopping gun violence or addressing teenage pregnancy or working on educational systems that we know are not equal. They're doing that work every day. And they could use the extra hands for volunteerism. They could use the extra donations to ensure that they can keep their doors open,

hire more staff, have more supplies. We have to start believing and actually internalizing that we help ourselves better than anyone else can help us. We all we need. All right. Well, there you have it.

It's Miss Angela Rye. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. P. All right. Well, there you have it. It's Miss Angela Rye. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. P.J. Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Queen Erykah Badu. Erykah Badu.

How are you, Queen? I'm exquisite. Good morning. Yes, I am. Good morning. You're hosting the Soul Train Awards again. Now, we all know you do what you want to do. You move how you want to move.

Correct. What is it about the Soul Train Awards that keeps bringing you back? The opportunity to write and to produce and to explore other parts of my art that I haven't had a chance to do on any other stage. Well, you have so many different, I don't want to say jobs, so many different things that you do from the music to DJing to writing and producing. What do you enjoy the most?

I don't know. I mean, I just, they all come up from the same place, up out of the same need to just get all of this stuff out. You know, they come from the same place. So I enjoy just the process of seeing it come into fruition. Like the idea actually come into, turn into something. So television is like a new platform you want to start exploring,

like get messaging out, I guess? Messaging? Yeah. Because you always have messages in your music. I do, but it don't be on purpose all the time. It just happens sometimes. Gotcha. Yeah.

But if there's a message there, then cool, you know. A lot of times I listen to stuff back and I'll hear something that's a message to me. Like, oh, that makes sense. I was watching Tiffany Haddish on her Instagram Live and she said y'all supposed to do something for SNL, but it didn't happen? She was talking about I was helping her write a little piece for it. Okay. But, yeah, that one didn't make it. Was it too dirty or something?

I don't know. It might have been. I don't know, but it was too, but it didn't. Got you. I also saw you perform this year at Dave Chappelle's comedy show. And Dave takes everybody's phones. Yeah. And you was really enjoying yourself on stage with people having no phones.

What's the difference? Oh, because people get to live in the moment, you know, and that's the whole thing with performing live. You are creating a moment. It used to be where you're creating a moment

that will never happen again, ever in time. Right. But now the people are recording it. It's almost like you're now performing to perfect a moment. You have to kind of

be all together, every angle, and, you know, because you're, a lot of people are afraid of being portrayed in the wrong way. You used to be on stage,

that's where you're the freest. You didn't have to worry about any of that. This is just, I'm coming to get my out. Right, right.

It's just one night only. So if you mess up, it just happened that night, but now it lives on. But, you know, I was one of those people that got my phone taken from a comedy show. Kevin Hart actually, they took my phone because I was on my phone during the show, and they kicked me out.

Well, you should follow directions then. I know. You really should. I know. But I feel like the world needs a rap album from Erykah Badu. I feel like you play with it a lot, and I feel like you world needs a rap album from Erykah Badu. I feel like you play with it a lot. And I feel like you're about five minutes away from doing it.

Well, I'm just too busy writing all my baby daddy's rap albums. Do you help them? Because Jay Electronics sometimes I feel like he needs that little smacking ass to get himself going. That ain't happening, bro. Y'all can hang that up. What you mean? The Jay Electronics album Is not happening It's never happening?

No Oh Now you You've always embraced Your imperfections though Yeah Yeah so I don't think That would bother you too much

What Performing live? Yeah Well I'm just speaking For the whole Gotcha You asked me What I enjoy about

Performing live Ininhibited With no cameras It's just a freer, I mean, everybody's freer. Everybody's watching and they're in the moment now. They're not watching me through a box. They're watching me through their eyes. But I loved when you did the

40 challenge as well. That was dope. Michael Blackson was at my house. We were supposed to be writing for Soul Train. But I saw the 40 challenge. A friend of mine named Yas came downstairs and said, look at this.

It was hilarious. I was like, let's do this now. So we went to our corners. Ding, ding. Rode our parts. This recording. I got into a slight debate with this guy on a panel in Chicago

because for whatever reason he was upset that you did it. He was like, Erykah Badu did the foot of the challenge. Oh, because was like, Erykah Badu, the defunct challenge. Oh, because I'm his Erykah Badu. Okay. Because, you know, people have their Erykah Badu,

their version of Erykah Badu. What I'm supposed to do, supposed to think, supposed to say, you know, supposed to write, how I'm supposed to eat, you know,

it's their version. I think that's unfortunate. And why can't a spiritual person like sex? Why can't a spiritual person like sex? Why can't a righteous person like sex? Well, sex is very spiritual. We are sexual beings. What motivates Erica Baddow?

What motivates me? Seeing people succeed. Really? Because you don't really see that now. People are usually hateful for people who succeed. Well, I mean, I guess that's how we were. You know, this capitalist country we're in, or world.

That's how people see things. I like seeing people succeed. It makes me, I don't know, feel good. And it motivates me to do something. You know, to bring forth something, to birth something. When's the last time you were motivated like that? Something that you've seen that was like, wow, I want, to bring forth something, to birth something. When's the last time you were motivated like that? Something that you seen

and was like, wow, I want to go harder on something. For the challenge. Was you motivated for the challenge or just to do music? For both. Okay. For both.

You really embrace the social media era. Like, how do you keep that from like just messing up your aura, your chakra, so to speak? Because it bothers my vibe sometimes. I ain't even going to lie to you. It depends on what mood you're in. But, you know, like, just messing up your aura, your chakra, so to speak? Because it bothers my vibe sometimes. I ain't even going to lie to you.

It depends on kind of what mood you're in. But, you know, if I'm in a certain mood, I'm not going to be messing with that anyway. But I got time to tell jokes and clap back and be funny and fresh. And it's funny to me. You know, it's hilarious. It's a chance to practice my material. You know, put fools in their place. And all that kind of stuff. But there's always

a DM. If I go too hard on somebody, I always DM them and make sure that they're okay. Really, do you? Yes. Every time. And we're friends after that. Really? Like even just people that like... Trolling? Yeah. Yeah. Definitely. Because those people, some of them are 15 years old. Some of them are 40, definitely. Because those people, some of them are 15 years old, 15 years old.

Some of them are 40 and sad. So you have to kind of, are you okay? You all right? You do that for real? Like, help them up? Yeah, that's real. You know, you hit somebody hard, you want to help them up. I don't want to kill you.

I just want to make an example out of you. I just want to embarrass you in front of the class. That's real. And you never know what somebody's going through. They probably just feel a lot of negative energy. So they're giving it to you. So sometimes the best thing to do is just tell them, hey, brother, you'll be all right. Hey, sister, you'll be all right.

I say that in DM if, you know, I do, you know, do them too dirty, you know, in public. Or sometimes I might do it right there. Like, I understand. We understand. What do you really need? So it's good. I mean, because people always, the worst people that I hate, and I don't really hate, it's just a figure of speech. But the shit I don't like the most on social is people saying, you don't got to respond to that. You bigger than that.

You don't got to do, you ain't got to explain. Look, you don't tell me what I got to do. You bigger than that. You ain't got to explain. You don't tell me what I got to do. Right. It's almost like shaming you for being a human being. Alright, we got more with Erykah Badu when we come back. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

Everybody, it's DJ Envy Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God, we are The Breakfast Club, Erica Badu's in the building. Charlamagne? What makes you feel more sensitive, comments on social media or comments about your music? Because you told us a long time ago you were an artist and you're sensitive about your shit.

Yeah, it was a long time ago. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Comments about my music? I don't know. I don't feel sensitive about either one. It just, I feel sensitive about everything,

you know, when I'm PMSing, you know, when I'm in a certain mood. But then, other than that, I don't feel sensitive about anything at all.

I'm the tin man. I'm desensitized. No heart. I ain't got no heart. Savage. I don't believe that, Ms. Perdue. You seem like a very,

you seem like a person that speaks from the heart. That's what believe that, Miss Perdue. You seem like a very, you seem like a person that speaks from the heart. That's what you're supposed to believe. Damn. We was having a conversation in here about who was we talking about? We was like, who's the most savage? Erykah Badu, Rihanna. It was somebody else

we put on that list. Amber Rose. NBA. And when you say the most savage, what do you mean? Like in a good way. Like, you know, who's reached... But we actually have you at the top. So who's reached that Erykah Badu level? Has Rihanna? Has Amber? Of savageness. Of savageness.

Do you admire any of them for how they move? Absolutely. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I am a Rihanna fan. I am an Amber Rose fan. I think they am an Amber Rose fan. I think they are beautiful human beings, people who follow their own drum beat and, you know, are not really affected outwardly by what we think or say.

Yeah, because you like one of those alpha women who you do men the way men historically have done women. Do I? Yeah. That's interesting. I wonder why. You wonder why you do it. Both.

I wonder why I do that. I mean, if that's what I'm doing. Yeah. I don't know. You never thought about it. No. That's the 10, man. No.

I don't have time to think about that. There you go. Now, the photos you posted with your daughter were amazing, by the way. Yeah. Y' that's the 10, man. No, honestly. I don't have time to think about that. There you go. Now, the photos you posted with your daughter were amazing, by the way. Yeah. Y'all out here looking like sisters.

I like her a lot. That was from what, Vogue Mexico? Yeah, Mexican Vogue. You said you like her a lot? Yes. That's your daughter? I would hope you love her a lot.

I mean, she's just really cool. She's all right. Awesome person. Often wonder what it would be like to have Erykah Badu as a mother. Are you tough? Are you easy going? Uh, friends.

You don't seem like a tough mom. Like a very do this or do that. It feels like you're very friendly. We don't have no rules. It's just do what I say. Mm. You don't have to think the way I think. You don't have to dress the way I tell you. You don't have to do any of that. You know, I'm going to guide you in the right direction.

You know, I don't want to possess you, but I do want to protect you. Correct. You know, so all of them, they're all six or seven years apart. So they are very good friends and they care for one another. Y'all stick together. This is the world. This is all we got and you got to use yours to do the best you can inside of it and what about your exes do you still

have great relationships with your exes and do you care if they move on or when they move on um and no jealousy i'll give you an example that uh pullman's dad has two boys and a new wife. I was the doula for her. Wow. Really? You did love the babies. Yeah. Wow. Yeah.

Anybody Andre dates is really cool. We're cool. Jay Electronica and anybody he dates, I mean, we're good. I mean, we're friends. We were friends first, you know. You are really the team. But see, that's what I'm talking about. They never talk bad about Miss Badoo. Never.

And they all still to seem be in love with you in some way, shape, or form. I'm in love with them, too. I mean, I admire them. I think they're amazing people, you know. Yeah. I still continue to learn from them. And they trust my judgment, you know. That's pretty cool.

How was your upbringing as a child? Because you just don't become Erica by doing it. Somebody had to instill some of these values and principles in you. I just had a cold mama. You know, she's very honest. Was your mom the same way? As free as you are? Yeah, but from her era.

So she was born in the 50s. So it's a whole different kind of thing. But your era is kind of, the way you are is kind of, it reminds me of kind of like a 50s, 60s, 70s hippies era. Like just free and I'm going to do whatever the fuck I want. Yeah, but hers wasn't as free, you know, because having a 50s mother, you know, they were really strict and, you know, very sensitive about the family and privacy and, you know,

your girl does this and the guy visits and you have to sit on the porch in court. She's from that era. She was a rebel from that era. She didn't really believe in those kinds of things. She thought people could do what they want. There's no such things as gay. There's people, there's just

humans who feel the way they want to feel. There's things as labels. You know, she's teaching me all these things at a very young age. It's hard not to see the world as flawed sometimes, the thinking. She was a millennial in the 50s, basically. Yeah, and I was an improvement on her design. My daughter is an improvement on mine. What do you think about music now with all the drug talks?

We've seen Lil Peep pass away a day ago of an overdose. How do you feel about all the drug references in music? It seems like they're encouraging kids to use drugs. That's what it seems like? I think so. I think it's the culture. I think it's where we are. Because hip-hop is the people.

Hip-hop goes wherever the people go. It grows how the people grow. And that's just where they are. So they're just broadcasting the news. I don't think they're trying to encourage each other to do anything. It does happen, you know, when you don't have someone to kind of guide you along. But I don't think it's an artist's responsibility to do anything but be honest you know that's that's the responsibility of an artist unless you take on that

task of being a teacher or being a mentor or being a healer or whatever you know title you want to take on but it's not your responsibility to do that. And I don't think anybody should be blamed for anybody's behavior. It's where we are. It's who they are. And with all the drugs and stuff, that's only a reflection of where we are. We're in a state of mental illness. Period. That's where we are.

The whole world needs some kind of coping mechanism. The whole world needs some kind of coping mechanism. The whole world needs some kind of relief. Some kind of, you know, numbing thing. Because we sick. We sad. Everybody in here is depressed. In this room. Everybody.

And what we're trying to do is cope in some kind of way. Whether that's with a mate or with some kind of drug or alcohol, health food or whatever it is you're using. We're trying to cope with it because the energy is just kind of low. The vibration is low. How do we get it back up? How do we get that energy

on a feeling where people feel better about themselves? I think what you said earlier, me, my vibration gets higher when I help other people. Me too. Service. Service. That's service.

That's why I do the extra service. Because I'm blessed with opportunities that other people do not have. And I used to live with a lot of guilt as a result. What do you mean? Well, just coming from where I come from, and I got a new Benz, and I'm driving through and then my partners don't have it. You know,

it's, I was living with a lot of guilt. I know exactly what you're talking about. Yeah, instead of being grateful or,

I was grateful but still enjoying, I couldn't enjoy the moments because I was, as an empath, I'm concerned about the walking.

So it was, and I feel responsible that they may need something else and I may not be able to provide it or, you know, I was the designated driver of my crew, of my family even. And I

lived with that. And when I released that part, I started to actually really live. Alright, well let's get into an Erykah Badu mini-mix. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Erykah Badu, Mini Mix. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Erykah Badu, Mini Mix. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee,

Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Now, we have Big Crit up here, and I was talking to him about that because he got a song called The Price of Fame that basically just addresses that whole anxiety you feel of,

I guess... Love him. Yeah. Oh, he's amazing. You know, I'm from a small town. He's from a small town, so you come from these places where you might be the person that really, really achieved things.

You know? And so you feel a sense of guilt. And you feel like what they make you feel like nothing you do is ever enough. So that makes you feel worse. Yeah, individually. And it's kind of like group chanting you down. They don't know they're doing it. Because each person thinks their burden is the heaviest.

So they don't know that someone just called and said the same thing. Because it's around the first and 15th. Yeah, you're going to holiday season. Holiday season. Yes, ma'am. But they do need it. And you understand. But once you kind of realize, because I don't have no rules,

because there's certain people that call and want that I be like, I ain't never. I ain't never. Right. But instead of having rules, I just go by the moment. If I feel good about it, I will. If I don't, I don't feel too comfortable with that. And you got to be comfortable in telling somebody no.

No, exactly. I love Oprah's Super Soul podcast. She was just talking about this. She was saying that her life got better when she just learned she was okay telling people, no, I'm not. But no, you don't have to have a reason. You didn't feel it. No, I don't feel comfortable about it right now.

No explanation. I think people respect you as a result, you know, if that's what you're looking for, too. If you're looking for the respect from your peers and family members or you're someone who complains that they don't respect me but they respect my money because your money is bigger than you right now.

I heard you took a knee at the Soul Train Awards too. Yeah. So are you boycotting the NFL? I'm not boycotting the NFL because I don't think that's what taking a knee is about. Yeah. I think taking a knee is about look at us. Look at us. Look at us.

Look at us. Don't scan across us. Don't look past us. Look at us. We've been hurting. We've been treated unfairly. Look at us is what it's about. And it's more important to sell ads than to look at us.

It's more important to pass bills than to look at us. Look at us. We're here. We're human beings. We're real things. People. You know. Absolutely. Would it be hard not to watch these great Dallas Cowboys? I mean, they're not great this year. we're here we're human beings we're real things people you know absolutely

would it be hard not to watch these great Dallas Cowboys I mean they're not great this year they okay hard not to watch them yeah yeah yeah

just in general like if like if you had I haven't watched TV in a very long time really you made it seem like you knew she was

a Cowboy fan or something I am she is what you talking about But I just haven't watched TV I'm sorry for you I didn't know that Why no TV

Because they tell lies To your vision Nah I'm not No conspiracy theorist I just haven't had time Just not interested This season In TV

Cowboys is whack This season anyway So I didn't worry about it Even though I haven't watched TV You're not allowed to say that. I'm not allowed to say that. November 26th, you're hosting the

Soul Train Awards, 8pm. What should the people expect? They can expect whatever they want. No expectation. It's different every year. I've had an opportunity to kind of learn how it works politically and what needs to happen. And I have managed to implement my ideas inside of that.

Okay. And the Soul Cipher is always amazing to me. That's one of the most fun things that we do. It's going to be really good this year. Okay. What do you think God has been putting on your spirit lately to give to people through your art? I don't know. Give to people through my art.

It's too soon to say. I haven't really gotten any inclination to do anything particular for people. I just try to do the right shit every time. Maybe it's that, you know, to kind of stay on course and discriminate not between people

and things, but between which thoughts actually evolve enough to even get out of my mind. Word. I love talking to Erykah Last question. I love talking to Erykah Badu. I love talking to you too,

Charlamagne. Would you, would Erykah Badu ever get married? Would you, would you want to get married? Yeah, I always want to.

You know, it just doesn't always work out that way. All right. And it seems like it's probably you. Like, not a bad way,

but you're the one like, nah, I don't want to do this. It's the tin man over here, Erykah Badu. I think it might be. The Soul Train Awards, November 26th at 8 p.m. Make sure you tune in, and thank you for joining us.

Yeah, and thank you for being so nice to my wife when you met her, man, because she loves you. She grew up on your music. She couldn't wait to meet you. Yeah, so good. Thank you all for being so nice to me. It's the Breakfast Club. It's Miss Erykah Badu.

Dallas. Giants. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Yes, sir.

Talim Kweli. What's up? What's up? What's up? Peace, my brother. How are you? Peace. How you feeling, Charlamagne? I have to

say, man, I was really, really frustrated, hurt, angry to see when you got suspended on Twitter. Are you still suspended? I didn't get suspended. I got locked. You got locked out. I got suspended once last year. And then I contacted Twitter and it turns out they was wrong and they apologized

and they brought me back. But I got locked for, there was a lawyer who was threatening me like a racist, proud boy lawyer, making very violent threats, calling people to F word, calling people to N word. Posted a noose? Yeah, posted a picture of a noose saying he was going to lynch people, kill people's babies and stuff like that. So he's a lawyer on, he had his address on a website called findalawyer.com,

which is run by the Texas State Bar. So fans of mine has sent me this information, so I posted it. And Twitter locked my account until I deleted that tweet where I posted his business address. But for me, I'm like, you know, we've heard stories about airlines, about certain corporations that are racist. And I feel like if you have your business address out there and you're threatening people, like, that's fair game. You think COINTELPRO exists on social media? Absolutely. It must. I feel like if you have your business address out there and you're threatening people, like, that's fair game. You should get disbarred for that. Do you think COINTELPRO exists on social media? Absolutely.

It must. Because I'd be wondering how much of these people are actually real. I think for the most part, I think that the whole bots thing and the whole, you know, there's a lot of that. There's a lot of fake accounts and there's a lot of corporations and governments that are paying for fake accounts. But real people get fooled by this stuff, and then real people come out. Like, that guy tweets like he's a bot, but he's a real person. Really? You know what I'm saying?

Like, he really exists. I've seen pictures. He's made YouTube videos about me. I've seen pictures. He's a duck hunter. You know what I'm saying? That's real talk. Go to his Instagram. He's got pictures of dead ducks all over his Instagram.

But, yeah, I think being knowledgeable, understanding that, yes, there are bots who are putting out fake news, and there are trolls who are just paid to do it, but real people are fooled by this. And I feel like Donald Trump, you know, he retweeted neo-Nazi bots and real neo-Nazis 75 times on the campaign trail. So the idea that online bigotry or trolls just ignore the trolls, I don't think that's something that is real. And in 2017, when everything is existing online. When did you start going back at people? Because, you know, this has been a bunch

of... Day one. You spend a lot of time battling trolls on social media. Day one. Why though? Like, why? Oh, well, you know, for the reasons I just laid out. I mean, you know, we all come from the same place, the same seed when it comes to this hip-hop thing. And I grew up, you know, in the God body era. You know what I'm saying?

It's like building and destroying. And you was on the street corners. You had to show and prove. You had to be right and exact. And if you wasn't, you would get broken down by the gods. You know what I'm saying? So the idea that you should let a lie live, that you should let a lie breathe, a lie only gains traction. Bigotry and racism only gets stronger when you ignore it. No problem in history has been solved by ignoring it. Is it

for everybody? Nah, some people are shy. Some people don't have the voice or the platform. Some people don't have the information, but I'm not that dude. You know what I'm saying? I have the training. I have the information. I have the platform. If I'm not going to speak out against bigotry, nobody. Have you ever changed anybody's mind or changed anybody's bigoted thoughts? Yeah. All the time people hit me and tell me I'm sorry. I get accounts that were suspended and come back and apologize to me. It doesn't happen often, but it happens a lot.

But I don't do it to change their mind. I'm not concerned about the soul of a racist. I'm not on it to convince somebody or change their mind. I look at it like they're a canvas and I paint my truth on it. I use them as a platform to speak to my people. I got over a million people following me. So when I go back and forth with a racist or a bigot,

it's not for his sake. It's for the sake of everybody reading it. Because if you notice, I always post links to information. I always post links to articles. I post links to my bookstore where we sell Charlemagne the God book. You know what I'm saying? I need you to sign these too. I got you links to articles. I post links to my bookstore where we sell Charlemagne the God book. You know what I'm saying? Thank you, sir.

I need you to sign these, too. I got you, my brother. That's easy. You know what I'm saying? Thank you. But that's what it is. I use it to draw traffic to what I'm doing and to spread information. What do you think about Meek Mill being sent to prison for two to four years? I'm just catching up on some of the stuff they're saying about the judge.

And people are saying that the judge had a vendetta against him. Either way, you know, violation violation of probation riding a dirt bike for the it was i what i'm understanding it wasn't recommended that he gets jail time right the prosecutor recommended yes and now that it is probation yeah exactly yeah um i really like how the community is supporting meek mill on this i like that the community is coming coming together from jay-z to to kevin hart like everybody is sort of um making a big deal out of it. I think we need to do that more. Do you think the whole parole system needs to be overhauled just as far as how they put people on parole or on probation for years and years and years?

And then just any small thing is violating your probation. But we're forgetting the fact that Meek was on probation for 11 years. But the reason he kept getting more years is because he was violating by failing drug tests and stuff like that. So I agree. He shouldn't have got two and a half to four years, but it's still personal accountability you got to go into place. Oh, yeah. I mean, absolutely.

If you're a grown ass man, you're supposed to act accordingly, especially if you know the consequences. Or you could just not care and know the consequences. You know what I'm saying? That's true, too. You know, but, you know, that's, you know, we all have different paths. And Meek is somebody who came, from what I understand, straight from the hood to fame, you know, and that could be tough on a young person.

Right. Because I feel like there's more effective ways to do things. Like, you know, hundreds of hours of community service and making people do certain things in the community. And I think that creates a lot of change in how a person thinks and views the world and how it can help other people also. Right. and how it can help other people also. I've also heard, you know, I was reading some people in Philly talking about how if they was in the same position as Meek Mill, they would have been locked up a long time ago too.

So there's also that celebrity privilege that's at play as well too. And you got the album coming out. Yeah. I forget which album I'm on right now, but... Why Radio Silence? That's not you at all. You're never quiet.

I'm never quiet. But it's radio silence because, you know, the industry, the music, the radio has been a huge part of hip-hop. It's a huge part of our culture from LL Cool J to now to The Breakfast Club. The radio is a driving force in the culture. It's where people get the information. But for the type of hip-hop I do,, how hip hop has been fractured in the industry, I may not get the radio looks and the radio love. So whether the radio is cracking for me or not,

whether the radio is silent or not, my career is what it is, and my career is going to be fine. I like the fact people still care about radio, but is radio still the end all, be all for all? Well, I mean, you know, I'm here on The Breakfast Club. I mean, a lot of people in the hip hop generation, The Breakfast Club is where people get their information on the topics, on the artists, and everything like that.

So in that aspect, radio is still important. But for me, as an artist, there's so much, you know, cable to Sirius to everything. There's so many other ways, the internet, that people can get my music. Streaming. I don't have to depend on having a single on the radio. When Blackstar first came out, if you didn't

get on the radio, if your record wasn't added, if you weren't on BET or MTV, you might as well give up. No one cared about what you had to say. People looked at you like, oh, that's underground. I don't care. You know what I'm saying? Now all you gotta do is put the music out. Yeah, people more excited about artists they discover on SoundCloud than they are about artists that the radio's pushing.

Do you and Mos Def ever talk about resurrecting Blackstar? Because Mos seems like he's back active a little bit. Yeah, he's in the swing of things right now. I think he's in New York right now. Yassine Bey. Yeah, Yassine Bey. We've been doing some Blackstar shows. I think a Blackstar album is possible and plausible.

You know, we have a series of songs that we recorded and no one's heard. But, you know, I don't know if it's going to happen. Somebody told me y'all did an album with Manny Fresh. He did. Most of the albums. Most of did an album with Manny Fresh. He did. Most of the albums. Most of the whole album with Manny Fresh.

I've only heard like two songs. How long ago was this? Recently? This is years ago, like 10 years ago. That seems like such an odd combination but I know Manny's

like a real music guy. He is. Manny comes to my shows when I'm in the town. Most spent a lot of times in New Orleans. That's what it is. Like right after Katrina,

he went and bought some property down there and he was down there wearing the suits and doing the preservation hall with the jazz band. Like he really likes that preservation hall, jazz band, New Orleans, classic jazz sound. So he spent the time down

there and he formed a relationship with Manny Fresh. And you know, I'd like to hear that project. You know what I'm saying? I feel like I haven't heard it yet. You know, I feel like that would be incredible. And you work with the producers who the culture doesn't seem to appreciate like they should, like High Tech and 9th Wonder. Yeah.

Did you hear Rhapsody's album? Yeah, I did. Shout out to Rhapsody. She's a wonderful, wonderful emcee. You know, that's family. Word. All right.

Well, there you have it. It's Talib Kweli. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Safety. I was born a donkey. It's the donkey of the day. It's the donkey of the day. Donkey, donkey, donkey.

Bunch of... That's for the donkey of the day. That's pretty funny. Charlemagne the devil? Possibly. The Breakfast Club. Donkey of the day goes to four young men from Mississippi identified as Levante Ellington,

Travis Baker, Maurice Robertson, and Jacquez Williams. Let the record show that if you type Levante and Jacquez into your laptop, the red squiggly underline immediately appears beneath their names. That has nothing to do with this story, just an observation I wanted to make. Now, these four young men are inmates at the Holmes-Humphreys County Correctional Facility in Lexington, Mississippi. But for a brief moment in time last week, they weren't inmates. The reason they weren't inmates in this correctional facility last week

was because they escaped, ladies and gentlemen. Yes, all four of these individuals escaped from the Holmes Humphreys County Correctional Facility in Mississippi. Now, I've been to the county jail several times. A salute to the Berkeley County Detention Center in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. A salute to the Bergen County Detention Center in Foley, New Jersey. And salute to some jail I was locked up in when I got arrested for driving under suspension once in New York. I don't remember the name.

But the point I'm trying to make is when you're in the county, that's not like a final destination. You can be sitting in the county waiting to go to court. Or you can be in the county for some hours, some days, a weekend, some months. But you're probably about to get a bond in the county. So what would make someone, actually four individuals, break out of a county jail? Well, let's go to WBLT-TV for the report, please. Travis Baker, Levante Ellington, and Maurice Robertson let it be known Tuesday that they were not happy to see our cameras.

The police said last week the inmates, along with Jaquez Williams, allegedly escaped their cell, jumped the fence of this jail, and then walked less than a mile to this Dollar General. They stole cigarettes, cigarette lighters, cell phones, and items that they feel like they can sell in jail. After grabbing the items out of the store, the chief says instead of them making a run for it, they snuck back in jail unnoticed. Jaquez Williams even bonded out for another charge. Levante Ellington, Travis Baker, Maurice Robertson, and Jaquez Williams

broke out of the county jail in order to break into a Dollar General, then broke back in the county jail to sell the cigarettes, cigarette lighters, and phones they stole from Dollar General. Those are hustlers. I had no idea Dollar General sells cell phones. I think I may have noticed once or twice when I was in there, but never really paid much attention because why would I?

Jacquez Williams even bonded out for another charge before authorities figured out what had happened. So, Jacquez, you broke out of the county jail even though you were soon to get a bond. You know, there's no need to focus on why these four individuals are getting a hee-haw. Some donkey of the days just saw themselves. I personally think this is an opportunity to play one of my favorite games. Guess what race it is! We have our lovely interns about to walk in the room to participate in this lovely game.

We have Stella. Good morning, Stella. We have Brandon and a new intern. What's your name again? Kendra. Drop one of the clues bombs for our lovely interns. Now, Angelique will be participating as well, and our boy, Opem Easy.

While playing this game, please remember, negatry and black are two different categories, and in the matter of race-related crimes, crack-ass crack and white are two different categories. Let's play the news clip again. Put the headphones on so y'all can hear the news clip, guys. Travis Baker, Levante Ellington, and Maurice Robertson let it be known Tuesday that they were not happy to see our cameras. The police said last week the inmates, along with Jaquez Williams, allegedly escaped their cell, jumped the fence of this jail, and then walked less than a mile to this Dollar General.

They stole cigarettes, cigarette lighters, cell phones, and items that they feel like they can sell in jail. After grabbing the items out of the store, the chief says instead of him making a run for it, they snuck back in jail unnoticed. Jocquez Williams even bonded out for another charge. Alright, let's go around the room. MZ, we'll start with you. Guess what race it is. I would guess that he would be black because, I mean, he's coming

from jail. It's more than one person, though. They're black. That's because they're coming from jail. Odds are, black. Jesus Christ. A lot more black people get arrested and locked up. That is true. Angele Yates. My real question is, who worked in this jail?

That is true, too. They allowed people to escape and then switch back in. That is true. That's the real question. Yes. But that is true. Now, unfortunately, I am going to have to agree and say they were black just because Jacquez sings a song called Bed that I really like.

And he's black. Just remember. Damn, damn, damn. I just wanted you to remember black and n***a tree are two different categories. Wait, maybe he's not black. Okay, Stella, who you got? He's not black. I'm going to have to go with black.

This is wrong. And I'm hoping that it was a dare of some sort because that's the only thing I could think of that makes sense. This is terrible. To leave and come back. Kendra, tell me, Kendra, what you got, Kendra? I would say white. There you go, Kendra. Now, why do you say white?

Kendra, damn it. White people are mischievous. You said it again. What did you say, Kendra? Kendra, why do you say it again? White people are mischievous. Excuse me, what? White people are mischievous.

Oh, my God. There you go, Kendra. I've never used the word mischievous in my life, but I'm going to start using it. Brandon, who you got, Brandon? It would break my heart if these people were black, so I'm going to say white also. There you go, Brandon, just for the cause. And why do you say white? Just because... For the culture. For the culture, damn it.

Okay. Now, in the case of Levante Ellington, Travis Baker, Maurice Robinson, and Jaquez Williams, Levante, their race is... Negro. And powerful nigger tree as well. This ain't got nothing to do with black, is powerful nigger tree

at work. This ain't got nothing to do with black. This is nigger tree, okay? There's no white person in Levante. I'm embarrassed, all right?

One thing's for sure, two things for certain, nigs go nig. Please give Levante, Ellington, Travis Baker, Maurice Robertson, and Jacquez Williams

the sweet sounds and the hammer tones, please. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. I told y'all, niggatry and black are two different categories. Crack-ass, crack, and white are two different categories. Crack-ass, cracky, and white are two different categories.

Okay, just remember that next time we play, guys. Okay, scurry along, interns. Thank you very much. Appreciate you. Don't you guys go being mischievous. You guys are great. All right? Really appreciate you guys. You guys are great. The Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got some special guests in the building. First of all, let's start with director Melvin Childs. He's the director of a play called Thugs and the Women Who Love Them. And it looks like the two stars of his play is an unlikely tag team, or maybe not as unlikely as people may seem Boosie Badass and Ray J how the hell did this happen this is the play is the play brought us

all together you know what I mean and it's kind of like taking us all right you know pushing our talent as far as acting as far as being on point you. You know what I'm saying? You can't stop. You can't start. So we've been literally for the past two and a half weeks zoning out. Me, Boosie, K. Michelle. It's a few other people too. Jamal. Boy, there's a lot of felonies in this play. Well, there's none.

The play is so uncut, though. You know how you hear play? You're like, all right. A play is a play. You think Broadway. You think musical. It's got those elements, but it's uncut though. Like, you know how you hear play, you're like, alright, a play is a play. You think Broadway, you think musical. It's got those elements but it's uncut.

Like, it's raw. Like, the language, the nudity, the violence, like it's all... Wait, you guys are naked in it? I mean, I can't really,

you gotta come see the play. Boos is definitely naked, I can tell by the way he just smiled. It got all those elements to it. The play is really dope. It's put together

really dope with these crazy. Yeah, I like the play. I like the cast. We have fun. It's my first time being in the play. I didn't even know they had an intermission. You just thought they'd go all the way through?

I was backstage and everybody was walking. I said, everybody leave me. I said, what they doing? They said, boo, because they got to get an admission. So I learned about the admission, but I like to play overall, you know, and hopefully they do a part two

so, you know, I get some more money. Does this make you want to go see plays now that you're in one? Yeah, yeah. Because I ain't been able to see it myself, but I almost know the play from hearing it. Mm-hmm. And all my family who watching the play, they love it.

They ain't never seen no play like this because it's written well. We got some nice singing in there, nice acting in there. So everybody need to come check it out. I go to plays all the time. I love plays, man. I'm just wondering what made you want to do a play, Boosie, because it's very time-consuming with the rehearsals and all of that.

You be on the road doing shows. What made you want to slow down and say, I'm going to jump in this play? Really, I just got awful. I was subject about taking off if I couldn't eat on top of it. But the plays be over at like 10 o'clock. After party. You know, after party. There you go.

I can hustle these cities. And, you know, it's for easy money. It ain't easy because them two days. Right. When we had them two shows back to back, like four shows in two days, that wet me out. That take me down. It's better than being at them dangerous clubs.

And stuff like that now Melvin what made you approach Boosie and Ray J just whoever you can, Life Jennings my background started with working with Tyler and I've seen those type of plays over the last 20 years not really evolve

it's always been the same kind of old storylines being just changed up and put back out. And bring all the old people out. Yeah, so I wanted to do something different. Like, totally different. So, you know, if you come out and see this show, you're going to see that this ain't like no stage play

that's ever been done before. From the language to, like Ray J said, you know, we didn't, there's no holds barred with this one. But what made you say, you sitting in a room somewhere, and you're like, you know who would be good for this role? Boosie Badass. You know who would be good for this role? Ray J.

It's crazy. I'm sitting up in my living room, and I'm sitting there saying, okay, this guy looks like Boosie. You know, and then, you know, like one of the characters, I guess it's supposed to be a little younger character than the female that he's pursuing. And so I needed somebody that's a little hyper and a little bit energetic

and kind of has that young persona, but still old enough to be able to pull the role off. And so I came up with Ray J, and I pursued him and went after him, and they all agreed. I mean, it was just God, you know what I mean? So I think at the end of the day, as far as theater's concerned,

it gives us a choice as far as black folks are concerned as it relates to things that entertainment choices as far as theater as black folks are concerned as it relates to things that entertainment choices as far as theater and black folks together. I think it's a good thing. Now this play is also based on Wahida Clark's book. Well, it's inspired by Wahida.

Originally, we came up to an agreement to do it based on the book, and those communications just kind of went sour, so we had to do something a little bit different. So it's kind of like the book, but not necessarily like the book. Not enough to get sued. Exactly.

It's enough to get sued. Anybody can sue anybody at any given time, you know what I mean? So I ain't worried about that. But it's very different. We like to think it's a lot different than the book. Women do love thugs, though. Yeah, what is that about? Thugs and the women who love them. What's that mean?

Well, it's a story about four girls, and all these girls are all, you know, involved in relationships with guys that are dope boys, street dudes, pimps, you name it. That's the kind of guys that they like because they're attracted to the money. It was Boosie's life, basically. Boosie's life story.

Hey, when I got my role, I say, I did that real. This ain't shit. You know, I had a conversation on my podcast, and I asked the women in the room, I said, would you rather date a drug dealer or a police officer? Everybody said they'd rather date a drug dealer. Because of the money?

I don't know. I don't think it was just because of the money. I think it's the intrigue. They keep their lives interesting. It's a fascination. And people don't like cops, too. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, but it's mostly a fascination with women.

They want to date thugs and things like that. It's just a fascination. It's just what they go through in time. It's mostly a fascination with women. We want to date thugs and things like that. It's just a fascination. It's just what they go through in time. It's like a fantasy. What kind of women date you? Like, you guys both have, like, you know, dated good women. Like, women who are, you know how they say thugs like the good girls? The ones that are, like, the nice, sweet, innocent.

You know, I'm a teacher. I'm a doctor, nurse, whatever. That gives me some time, but, you know, I'm a teacher, I'm a doctor, nurse, whatever. Yeah, that get me some time, but, you know, I'm just the type who just, I'm not going to do right. I have problems with doing right, so, you know, I really won't take it there, there, there, there with that woman because I'm not going to mess up. Are you working on it, Boosie? I don't know.

I was gone five years, so I'm still kind of in heat. You still catching up, making up for a long time. I ain't going to even lie. And I've been seeing some of my dudes. One of my dudes, he just got a good woman. And I like when I see them together. I like that. But it don't inspire you.

Not really. You're not giving him no tips, Ray? Because Ray, you was out there. I was just telling him it's good on this side, man. It's good over here, man. But it's got to be when you're ready. And I can respect the fact that he said he's not, he doesn't feel like he wants to do that right now.

If Ray J can settle down, anybody can settle down. Ray J was a hoe, man. What's crazy is that now that I've settled down, even all my friends, they girls, now the time is ticking for them. Especially now that I did what I did. It's hard times for the homies, and they've been waiting long to even get the engagement popping. Boy, they under a whole lot of pressure right now.

Pray for them. All right, we got more with Ray J and Boosie Badass when we come back. Keep it locked. 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 have Ray J and Boosie Badass in the building. Charlamagne. You got a baby on the way, too, right, Ray? I'm still trying, man. Right. Yeah. Damn. I ain't got no baby.

Why? Because you got 10 of them now. How quiet did it get? Boosie could give you tips on it. It's okay. It's okay. There's nothing wrong with trying. There's nothing wrong.

Yeah. I took my glasses off. His sperm was low. My sperm high now. Okay, good. You know? Oh, so you was having fertility issues? I was at like 9 million, fam.

They had a competition to see whose sperm count was... You can do that? I just was trying to just... Because I knew I was low. So I was just trying to have some fun with it. How do you know your sperm was low? I just... You know what I'm saying?

I had a feeling. I've been trying. I was trying. I'm like, well, something, it gotta be something. So I accepted it. you know what I'm saying? I had a feeling. I've been trying. I was trying. I'm like, well, something, it got to be something. So I accepted it. You know what I'm saying? Everybody walk around, Rachel, we're praying for you. I'm like, good looking.

Hit it from the back. That's how it works. Keep your socks on. Yeah, all kind of stuff. They make all these notes. You know what I'm saying? I got a list of things of how to do it right, and I won't let my wife down. How did you get your sperm higher?

I went to the sperm. It was on Love & Hip Hop. The first time I did it, nothing came out because you got to go in there by yourself and you can watch tapes or whatever. Did you watch your own porn with Kim? Come on.

I wouldn't even get hard. What happened was, so I tried it and something like a little bit came out, and I think that's why I got $9 million. Then the next time, I was $100. What do you got to be at in order to be, like, considered fertile? You want to be at $9 million?

You cool, but other people had, like, $50 million, $80 million, $90 million. I had 10% of that. You know how many you had, Boosie? I know. Yeah, drop on your leg. You're pregnant. This guy got me, man. I ain't lying.

It's thick and milky, man. I'm keeping it 100, man. Hey, Boosie got somebody. Boosie told me. Yeah, man. Two of my children I had were pre- Real shit. For real?

And I was the father 100%. You got the blood test and all that? Yes, I took out everything. It was mine, bro. And didn't you free some of your sperm? Because you said you want to have twins or something? Yeah, I'm trying to have twins. I'm just trying to find them.

A carrier. I don't really want a carrier. I want a woman. Not a wifey, but a woman who's going to be... A surrogate? Not a surrogate. No, he wants to be

somebody he likes. It won't be somebody... I want to be somebody I like. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know? I want to be somebody I got feelings for

so we can, you know, we can take a little trip somewhere. Yeah, that's a blessing. You know? I love a kid. None of your

children's mothers right now, you don't like any of them enough to do twins? Yeah, that's a blessing. You know, I love a kid. None of your children's mothers right now, you don't like any of them enough to do twins? Yeah, probably my last one. I like my last one. How old is the baby? 15 months. Oh, okay. I'm ready for another one. Sheesh. And then Melvin, do you talk to them about these kind of experiences before you start

the writing? No, not at all. It's actually been a learning experience for me too working with these guys. I never worked with this much talent

in one place. You know, I think a lot of people would be surprised as it relates to the acting and the quality of the acting because, you know, it's a crapshoot.

You just don't know how well, you know, these guys would be able to act theatrically. But, you know, a lot of these guys live what we do on here, especially Boosie.

You know, they're live stories for real. The show is as raw as it gets live what we do. Especially Boosie. They live stories, for real. The show is as raw as it gets. So you typecasted Boosie? Pretty much. This does bring a whole different audience in to see plays. I remember Jim Jones did a play about his life, and I went to go see that,

and I thought it was really good. Oh, yeah? Yeah. But I like the fact that this is bringing... We went to go see Mike Tyson's play. I go see plays all the time. I done seen Rocky on Broadway. I've never seen him play. Yeah, it was really good.

Mike Tyson was dope. He's in Vegas now. That shit was real dope. I actually take my mom to go see plays. We went to go see Aida. I go see all that stuff. You should see Mike Tyson play, Boosie, because you can relate. But Mike Tyson got $300 million stole from him.

You got $300,000. For real. $300 million. Lord him. You got $300,000. For real? $300 million? Lord. He knows, for real. He had $300 million when he went in. And when he came out, Don King was just taking it all from him. He lost $300 million.

He got $300 million stolen from him. Did you ever get your $300,000 back from your brother? Yeah, I'm not. I'm supposed to be recovering me in a couple weeks. In a month. I just want to talk to some more people. So right now I'm just waiting on my bag. Are you and your brother going to be able to piece that up?

Because that was disappointing. Done. I'm going to stop you once it's over. I don't blame you. We discussed that on the radio. I feel like if somebody steal that much money from me, you see me with $300 million, you're going to shoot me in my back. So what happens now, like family holidays, and I'm sure like with the kids, everybody.

Oh, I'm the breadwinner of the family. I call the shot. So if you don't want them at dinner, he knows you. If I don't like you, they hate you. That's just the way it go. And when you the breadwinner of a family in the ghetto, you call the shots. If you did that, you wrong.

Period. Like, that's just how it go where we from. So, you know, I ain't trying to hurt him or nothing like that. I just want to kill him with kindness, you know. But mentally, that has to be hard because obviously he's really close. He was really close to you. Yeah, same mom,

same daddy. This ain't no stepbrother. Hmm. Right. And you trusted him enough to have access to your accounts, clearly. Right, right, right.

And you probably would have gave him something. Yeah, yeah. So I don't want to get too much into it, but it's just a bad situation and it's just a learning experience. Mm-hmm. And when it gets to the bottom of it, but it's just a bad situation. It's just a learning experience. And when it gets to the bottom of it, you know, there's no place.

The bank going to reimburse you and all that? Yeah, they better. I ain't doing nothing. I'm innocent. I just want my money back. I've been trying to get my money back for two years. So, you know, I just want my money back. That's all I want.

Did he at least apologize? He was saying the truth's going to come out. He was saying, he was going on Instagram saying things like that, but I really just bagged off the situation when he got arrested and things like that. It was hurtful for me, but, you know, I live and I learn. The Breakfast Club. Good morning, everybody.

It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Now we got some special guests, Ray J, Boosie Badass, and Melvin Charles in the building. Yee. And you guys have your own music in the play? Because I read that the artist... Oh, we working on something now. That's why me and Ray J up. But, you know, we got the soundtrack, too. We got the soundtrack? Because I read that. Are we working on something now? That's why me and Ray J are putting, you know, we got the soundtrack too.

We got the soundtrack. We got the soundtrack. That's why we got him up and we're going to sit him down. What's going on? No, because we done made that soundtrack already. As soon as we finish the play,

we go right to the studio. So y'all got albums, y'all got songs together and all that? Yeah. We got a whole, we just did one. Tell me what that one

we just did, taste like money? It sure do. Tastes like money. It sure tastes like it. It definitely did. So, Ho Boosie, you still eating? Yeah.

No, I mean, I'm... What? Yeah. It's part of sex. I'm saying, but you out with the different girls you sleeping with, all the different girls, you eat all of them? No, I don't eat all of them. Oh, okay, okay.

I don't eat all of them. I eat some of them. You do. Yeah, ain't nothing wrong with you. It's part of sex. Absolutely. It's like a kiss. Listen, any label trying to run this thugs and the women who love them soundtrack,

it's available for one week, and that's it. And then after that, we putting our own money up. Oh, right. Did you know Tiara Marie needed rehab? Who? I be watching her on the show. That's good. No, I didn't know that.

Blessings to her. Like, I can't talk about her, though. the show. I didn't know that. Blessings to her. I can't talk about her, though. My wife, I can't do that. I'm under strict rules. Right, right. Hey, Tierra. I love you. Boosie saying what's up. Wifey, I love you. Tierra could carry them twins, maybe.

She too crazy. That's the crazy one on there. You like crazy women. Oh, no, no, no. I ain't drunk like that, baby. You can handle it, though. No, I don't. I'm starting to like the quiet girl, the good girl.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like all that crazy stuff, that don't go out with me. I want the woman who going. Yes. There you go. But all jokes aside, if she going through something in rehab, she need to get it together. My prayers go out to her, you know what I mean?

And hopefully she get everything together because it's crazy when you too lit every day. You know what I'm saying? You got to put that bottle down sometimes. Just think. You know what I mean? Think. You got to put that bottle down, put that blunt down, and just get your mind right. And you've completely given up drinking.

Oh, yeah. You're drinking lean right now. I'm drinking. This is a purple chamomile tea. No, I don't drink alcohol like that. Bootsy, you remember when Ray J called up here all high and drunk about six years ago? Come on. Don't pretend.

You heard that when he called up here talking about seven Rolls Royces? Y'all remember? I was lit. I was lit. Oh, you know, Bootsy might have been locked up. I was locked up. Yeah, Bootsy was locked up. End of 14.

That was classy, man. Oh, yeah, yeah. This was like 2011. Whatever I did that night, I never did again, though. Say that much. That was a lesson learned. That hangover four. That should have been a hangover four.

That should have been. I woke up and I said, did I make any calls? I said, no. Hey, let's throw back to that classic breakfast club moment with Ray J. When you want to disrespect me and the money team, and we got seven Rose Voices outside, and we just made 350 racks on the... Don't disrespect me.

The f*** you're saying, Ray J got beat up? I'll shock that n***a in the face, my n***a. F*** that whole team, n***a. I'm going to smack the s*** out that bitch. I'm going to try to get Fab on the line. Get Fab on the line right now. I'll smack the s*** out that s***. You can't smack him over the phone, Ray.

I'll get on the phone that light n***s, and they're going to wake that n***a. Get that s*** over and stick it in that s*** booth. All right! I know your Twitter was lit. Man, I hid for a while because I just was so upset with myself. Because me and Fab had got cool the day before. It was all good. I just got all the way up there and forgot.

Well, we thank you for that moment, sir. Thank you, man. I should get 10% of the Breakfast Club. Well, you didn't negotiate that. I know. See, you should get 10%. And you should have got 10% of the Kardashians. But no.

Hey, I can't speak on that. I'm under strict. You know what I'm saying? My wife, man. Baby, you all right? I love you. I can't wait till Boosie come up here and act the same way. I love you.

When he finally gets settled down. Baby, you hear me? Y'all might got to find a show for me. No, everybody always say who had the better moment, Ray J or Birdman? I'm going to say Ray J. I still think Ray J. That's why I say Ray J. But Birdman was visual, though.

But here's what's dope about the both situations. Birdman was here to promote music more. It all came around. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You know? So either way. Hey, since y'all working together and you doing horror stuff, Ray J, we need to do

a horror movie based off that story that Boosie said on Instagram one day about the goddamn Coke can in the shower. That shit has been terrifying everybody

in this room since we heard it. We definitely discussed that. What happened? You ain't never heard the story about the Coke can in the shower? When you see that Coke can.

Nah, I ain't never heard Nah, it's just something about in the penitentiary like in the bathroom they got a Coke can up. Coke can up. They taking care of their business. That ain't what you said, Lucy. And I was just one of the people who came across.

Ain't nobody. Well, they ain't even tell me about the Coke can. All by my bed for a whole week. Looking at pictures. Ain't never tell me about the Coke can. So it's six in the morning. So I'm going to go. Ain't never tell me about the Coke can. So it's 6 in the morning, son. I'm finna go take my insulin shot. I'm walking to the bathroom.

Bust my eyes, man. Boosie said, Boosie, he walked in and saw a nigga riding in a bitch. Like, get me out of here. Man, I got on the phone with the lawyer and everything. Man, I need a bond, man. You can't with the lawyer and everything. Man, I need a bond, man. You can't get no bond, yo. Man, I need a bond. This ain't the place for me, yo.

I got you for real, man. That was with the booty goons. Hey, man, I saw that, man. I was like, man. Can you please tell them you made up that verbiage, though? What, the booty goons? Yeah, I didn't make that up. You said that.

I didn't say that exact word. No, you did. I was way more graphic than that. You did, you did, you did. So can we please say right now. Yeah, Angela, you made up booty goons. You made up. I said booty goons.

Angela, you. He said, I got guys who f*** guys in the ass. I know. I don't want to go there no more because I'm a chain man. He said he knows some. I know some. I was upset. So it was in a sodomizing kind of thing and

no disrespect to the Horton family. Much love. You didn't do nothing wrong man. God bless. But Booty Goons sounds nicer than how you said it. It don't sound right. You got me everybody thinking I made that word up. I'm like I'm way more graphic than that. Booty Goons?

Oh that's how my subject come up. This is all a horror movie. All of this is a good-ass horror movie. Angela E. made up that. I was more graphic. Never should have said it. Learned my lesson. Now y'all number one.

Yes. I didn't give my cut, but it's okay. Because y'all always nice to me. Yes. You would never use that soft verbiage that I use. That's more like... Yeah, it's very nice. You should get some t-shirts saying, I made that name. Two different conversations going on.

Boosie said, Boosie said, man, you had me on the phone calling my mama. You told your mama what happened? I said, mom, yeah. You said, that's part of life, son. Part of prison life. That's how it is. Part of prison life. That's the big house. I'm like this.

I need to go to the house. Hey, the play. When the play start? October 3rd. Yep. In Oakland, California. We're in the bay. Where can they go to get tickets and stuff?

Ticketmaster.com, of course. Ticketmaster. Good. Melvinchildspresents.com is the website of mine. You can see all the dates there. Some of the shows on sale, and some of them will be on sale within the next week or so. Soundtrack on the way. Thugs and the women who love them, yo, thank you to Melvin Childs. Thank you

to Boosie Badass. Thank you to Ray J. Man. Y'all go get y'all tickets for this play. It's the Breakfast Club. club. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory.

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