The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: Gary Owen Cohosts, Swizz Beatz Interview, Breakfast Club Court and More!

Episode Date: April 26, 2023

Today we are joined by our celebrity cohost Gary Owen. Swizz Beatz also stops by to discuss his new music, Jay-Z, DMX spirit, Verzuz, GOAT talk and more. Finally, we go to Breakfast Club Court over Charlamagne's Donkey Of The DaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning, USA! week and we got our guest co-host joining us this morning we got a guest co-host today on this fine hump day comedian and actor gary owen ladies and gentlemen gary owen what's up hey by the time we get some real hip-hop in the building that's what i'm talking about gary oh we had to bring the streets back that's right we had to bring the streets back are you sure good good real good not too early for you you all right i don't don't know. You got to do it every day. It looks a little early for you. Just a little bit. You guys get a car service? No.

You drive. You live right close to the studio? No. You drive in? Every morning. Every morning. I'd get a car if I was you guys. But that's what gets you going.

You know what I'm saying? You got to get up in the morning. You got to say your prayers, do your daily affirmations, shower, and on the ride heads when you, you know, get perked up. That's right. Yeah. You pray? Yes hands when you you know get worked up that's right yeah you pray yes whoa that's right whoa that's right it's the first thing the black jesus too not white jesus i pray to god i don't know the god what do you think he is her her yeah well all i think is an all-encompassing being it would make sense right because we you know humans humans we only factor in ourselves when we have these conversations. But God created all.

Even humpback whales. Right. You know? Nobody ever takes that into consideration. God can be a humpback whale. All right. Well, you guys go with that. You guys go with that.

I'm out. Well, Swiss Beats will be joining us this morning. We're going to kick it with Swizzy in a little bit. And let me shout out to my wife. My wife hosted yesterday. She co-hosted. And boy, when I say she tired, she tired. Word.

Because she had to get up early. She had to do makeup. She had to get ready. And then when we left, it wasn't just like, ah, and I could relax. Then it was the kids. Absolutely. And one had dance. The other had a game.

And she's great. She's tired right now. I just woke up. She's like, huh? Morning radio is no joke. Morning radio is not a game. And she's great. She's tired right now. Like, I just woke up. She's like, huh? Morning radio is no joke. Morning radio is not a play play grind at all. What you need to get perked up, guy? You need some cocaine?

Nah, just be around black people. Wakes me up quick, bro. You better be alert. This is way better country music. You better be alert. All right. When we come back, we got front page news. We're going to be kicking it with Tezlin Figaro.

Of course, a lot to talk about. And like I said, Swizz will be joining us. So don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We got our co-host Gary Owen here. And now it's time for some front page news. We have Tezlin Figaro.

Of course, she's our political strategist helping us out as she does each and every day. Good morning, Tez. The Hood Whisperer. Yes, good morning, DJ Envy Charlemagne and Gary. Good morning. Wow, that was kind of lame. It's okay. I need a better.

Oh, that was my political good morning. It's okay to not say anything during this segment if you don't want to, you know. All right. Might get you in trouble. I don't know. Unless you know what you're talking about. I'm agreeing with whatever you say. Yeah, but that might get you in trouble i don't know unless you know what you're talking about i'm agreeing with whatever you say yeah but that might get you in trouble i don't know what i'm talking about i'll just be talking go ahead we're going down together

well today we're going to remember first and foremost a civil rights icon actor singer leader and i know someone definitely beloved by The Breakfast Club mr. Harry Belafonte who passed away at 96 let's take a listen there was Beetlejuice that was in Beetlejuice I never knew that was him he also said he also sang this yeah god bless Harry Belafonte one of those entertainers who showed you how to use their resources to empower people and platform to empower people. You know, he was funded a lot of civil rights movement, definitely back Martin Luther King Jr. financially. So rest in peace to Harry Belafonte. Front page of the Daily News.

They say the voice for the voiceless. Yeah. One of his quotes that I love is my activism always existed, but my art gave me the platform to do something about my activism. So, again, somebody that actually used their platform in a time where it was not something that was regularly done. So when we look at a lot of folks today that have major platforms that don't give back know, speaking up or financially, like you guys mentioned, he certainly was one that that did that he actually gave the seed money for the student nonviolent coordinating committee with Dr. King, he provided bail money for a lot of folks getting out of jail, he went to the march, he also gave the he provided his home as a second home for Dr. King as well. And one other thing that I thought was interesting, he maintained a life insurance policy for Dr. King with his family being the beneficiary.

So he definitely was one that talked the talk and walked the walk. Yeah, man. And, you know, I've got to salute his the Gathering for Justice Movement. It's an organization he founded in 2005 after he witnessed a news report of a five-year-old black girl being handcuffed and arrested in a Florida classroom for being unruly. Their mission was to build a movement to end child incarceration while working to eliminate the racial

inequities that exist in the justice system. And we raised $800,000, $900,000 for the Gathering for Justice Movement. Yeah, we got a chance to actually talk to him and chop it up. Yeah, he came up to the station. The old station, yeah. After we raised uh well we raised what eight hundred nine hundred thousand nine thousand justice movement yeah we got a chance to actually talk to him and chop it up when he came up to the station the old station yeah after we raised you know we raised the money for him then presented him with the big check i think it was like eight hundred nine hundred thousand we raised nine hundred thousand justice movement yeah yeah whoa did i hear you right he had a life insurance policy on marley the king jr yes uh with his children being the beneficiaries.

That's crazy. Yeah. Yeah. So definitely rest in peace and condolences to his family and all his loved ones. We have a piece of that interview. So here's a piece of us chopping it up with him. This was what, like six years ago? I don't think it was that long.

No. I don't remember, though. I don't remember. Well, this was the Breakfast Club chopping it up with him. How important is it to empower these organizations that are fighting for us financially? I just think that there is no way we're going to fulfill a lot of the goals that we have set for ourselves if the community doesn't understand that the community has to be responsible for itself. Yes. responsible for itself. One of those things that the community has to do with being responsible

for itself is to create methodology, is to create a path in which we can fundraise, recruit people, sit down and have meetings in our community to discuss what are the best strategies

for dealing with police brutality, for dealing with unjust cases in our court system. And I think that raising money is a key part of being able to keep us alive. It was actually 2017. That's when he called in. Yeah, he called in. But he came up in like December of 2017. When we gave him a check.

Yeah, when we presented the gathering for the Justice Movement with the check. Yes, absolutely. So again, rest in peace. And I know you got a lot to talk about, Tez, but we'll do it in a couple minutes. Absolutely. All right, thank you so much.

And that is your Front Page News. Now get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to. And that is your front page news. Now, get it off your chest. Eight hundred five eight five one oh five one. If you need to vent, something's on your mind. You had a bad day or maybe you had a great day and you want to spread positivity, whatever it may be. Eight hundred five eight five one oh five one. Get it off your chest. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Get it off your chest. I got an indoor pool, an outdoor pool. We want to hear hear from you on the breakfast club we can get on the phone right now he'll tell you what it is hello who's this yeah what's the deal envy charlotte man what's good gary oh how you been bro gary oh gary oh what's up hey by the

way gary i always thought i always thought you were uh the bro? Hey, by the way, Gary, I always thought you were the guy from Power, too, by the way. Did I get that a lot? He gets that a lot. What's up, Gary? Sorry about that. But, hey, man. Hey, to get off my chest, I just wanted to say, yo, Envy, I got an issue with the investors out here, man.

They're buying the properties out here and then kicking the tenants out. Yeah, I mean, that's what people are doing. You know why they're doing it, right? No, I don't, actually. Well, a lot of people are buying buildings and kicking the tenants out because the rent is so high right now. A lot of people are stuck paying old rents where it's like, let's say the rent is $1,500, but now the rent market value is $2,400. So a lot of people are kicking them old tenants out and getting new tenants and getting higher rent. That's usually why they kick their tenants out.

But can you do that? And just like with existing tenants and just say, hey, you know, either send a letter or be like, hey, you know, I understand you guys pay this. But we're going to have to increase because of what the value is around you. A lot of people don't want to. A lot of people don't want to go up in price. I mean, a lot of people don't want to pay that extra money. So it's it's a lot for a lot of people. It's easy to kick people out and start fresh.

But it's hard for somebody who's been paying $1,400 for 10 years to say now, all right, starting next month, you want you to pay whatever, you know, the higher rate. So it's very difficult. So what about the situations? Well, you know what? That's a good point. You make a good point. I ain't going to make no excuses. It's two different sides.

You know, as a landlord, the landlord wants more money. As a tenant, the tenant wants to spend at least money as possible. So there's always two different sides. But, you know, usually the landlord in a lot of places has the upper hand because they actually own the property. All right. Well, I appreciate it. All right, brother. Thanks.

Hello, who's this? Hi, it's Keisha. Hey, Keisha. It's Keisha. Good morning. Calling y'all from I-95. I'm headed to Florida. I'm on vacation.

My birthday's this weekend. I'm a tourist. You're one of them hard-headed tourists, huh? Yes, sir. I sure am. What you doing for your birthday? Yeah, it's my birthday. And super excited.

It's my first long road trip. I got my cat beside me. Your cat as in your animal cat or your homie cat? My animal. Her name is Kiko. Man, you ain't got no woman or no man, no people, nothing? Just you and the cat? No, he's just focused on getting the bag.

Where are you driving from? Charlotte, North Carolina. 704 to 4. That's so. That's so. I just passed. I'm in South Carolina right now. I just got off my five.

Oh, you must have just passed South of the Border? Yeah. I just had to stay. Matter of fact. I just want to say good morning to you guys. I listen to you all the time. Uncle Charlotte, DJ Envy. I follow you and your wife.

I love your kids. Beautiful. Thank you. And I got your book. And I got Charlamagne's book, too. And Gary, I love you, too. But I'm going to need you to wake the. I love your kids. Beautiful. Thank you. And I got your book. And I got Charlamagne's book, too. And Gary, I love you, too. But I'm going to need you to wake the f*** up, bro.

Oh, sorry. Great. Gary, come on. You're like my fave. You got to love me or what? Did you go too hard last night? What's wrong? Nah, just we started off with some deep stuff.

I didn't want to chime in and be the insensitive guy. Yeah, enough about Harry. We brought you here to be insensitive. Like, we're off the bat. Well, all I want to know is can I get a happy birthday? Well, happy birthday, Keisha. Happy born day, Keisha, you little hard-headed Taurus. Thanks.

Love you guys. Have a good morning. Love you back, Mama. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Wake it up. This is your time to get it off your chest.

Keep calling. 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? This is Bianca Hey Bianca, get it off your chest mama Good morning, DJ Izzy Saloners You got Gary on here Say good morning Gary

Hi, I'm sorry I'm sorry, I apologize This morning I wanted to Give a shout out to all the single parents out there. We're going to go on a special day, and I know this stuff is real. And I'm having a big day today, and I'm struggling too. Just want to let everybody out there know, keep pushing. Like, it's always a better day. I know it be hard.

All right. Got to keep going. Your phone sounded a little crazy, but I think you said you're a single mom, and shout out to all the single moms that keep pushing. Yes. They say, we're going to do it. Do you know when Mercury drinks Gatorade? Of course we know when Mercury drinks Gatorade. We know all about that. Come on now.

What's up, mommy? Hello? Hello? Man, what's up? Get it off your chest. Yo, I want to talk about Jim Jones, so I'll push your feet. I just want to ask y'all, what has Jim Jones did to the game? Like, what he brought to the game? Like, nothing. Like, I never heard nobody say they want to rap like Jim Jones.

They want to do anything they can. Nah, I'm not going to say it. I'm not going to say Jim Jones didn't do anything for the culture. Jim Jones definitely influenced the culture in a major way. He shifted the culture for a little bit. Yeah, I'm on record as saying that, you know, there was a time when Jim was making the best music out of New York, especially a couple of years ago.

Jim makes really good music. He definitely does. Even now. I know him and Pusha T. They don't see eye to eye. But they both are great in what they do. But I wouldn't say that Jim Jones didn't push the culture, and I wouldn't say Pusha T didn't push the culture.

They both did it in different ways. And Pusha's definitely a top 50 rapper of all time. You know what's so funny? Even since Jim made those comments, Pusha performed at Coachella. Pusha performed at Jerry Lorenzo's Fear of God show. And Pusha, I don't know if he released it, but he put it on Instagram, his own sneaker, with a D to say Fear of God. Pusha T's doing pretty okay in life.

Nah, they both are. It's real hip-hop. That's right. You know it is. Hello, who's this? Hey, it's Tristan from Sacramento. What's up, y'all? Tristan from Sactown, man.

Laker's busting y'all ass. It's like 3 a.m. Yeah, I'm a phlebotomist, so I'm on the road all the time drawing blood. I don't even know what that means. What does that mean? He draws blood. Oh. At 3 in the morning?

Whose blood you drawing? Who's blood you getting? You got to get it before the fasting and all that. So before breakfast and all that. Okay. We'll get it off your chest. Shout out to my fat kings. We going to bust the Warriors' tails.

No, y'all don't. Warriors going to bust y'all ass, man. Warriors sitting in y'all home. I disagree. Oh, I said the Lakers. Warriors sitting in y'all home. What you mean Warriors up 2-2? All right.

I'll hide it. You can't be up 2-2. It in your home. What you mean Warriors up 2-2? All right, I'll hide it. Warriors up 2-2. It's tied. It's tied. Warriors up 2-2, man. They just won the last two games. Game 5 today.

They up 2-2, man. Yeah, but they sax is different at home. And Warriors Golden State is terrible in the road. Your man ain't even playing. Big energy out here

in the team. Yo, Fox is injured, bro. Fox said he's playing. He's terrible in the road. He's still injured. We're not worried about that. He has dogs. Alright. I do want to say shout out to Tesla.

I just listened to that interview yesterday with Barry Ann Williams. She was holding her feet to the fire. She was doing her thing. Tesla was putting that pressure on her. Tesla's going to keep her foot on their neck, man. Absolutely. Absolutely. Charlotte, you was trying to keep her foot on their neck now. Absolutely. Absolutely.

Charlotte, you was trying to bail her out a little bit, but you know what I'm saying? Tez looking at the camera. She's doing her thing. It's not about bailing out. It's about having balanced conversation. That's all. That's it.

Yeah, and shout out to Tez, and that's what she's here for. She's here to make sure that she pushes where me and Charlamagne might not know. Yeah, and I don't think people don't realize that, yo, man, everybody going to have a difference of opinion in a conversation. You know what I'm saying? Like, that's what a conversation is about. That's what the Breakfast Club does. We have conversations.

Everybody in the room going to have a difference of opinion. Absolutely. And we're going to kick it with Tiz in a couple of minutes in front page news. Who is Tiz? I said Tiz. You said Tiz. You said Tiz. I said Tiz.

What got pushed? What happened? I'm so lost right now. We're going to kick it with Tez and Figueroa in a couple of minutes. But get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. When we come back, we got the rumors. Have you seen the new Mattel Barbie?

No. We'll tell you about that. And also Tyrese. You know what's going on. Whoa. My favorite person. What's he mad about now? We'll tell you.

The judge hit him with a judgment where he has to pay like $600,000. Who? We'll talk about that when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy Charlemagne, the guy.

We are The Breakfast Club. We got our guest co-host Gary Owens here. And let's get to the rumors. Rumor has it. Rumor. Rumor has it. Call out a name or you gossiping or you chatting this is the rumor report i mean i guess we on the breakfast club this is where the

tea spills right yes on the breakfast club now tyrese was in court yesterday if you remember a couple of days ago tyrese said that the judge called his ex-wife a bitch and wanted everybody to go to court and uh stand up for him his wife and what's right so he wanted everybody to go to court and stand up for him, his wife, and what's right. So he invited everybody to the courthouse yesterday. Now, yesterday, the videos that I've seen. Did anybody show up? I didn't see nobody show up.

I seen two people. Yeah, I saw two people. And then I saw them put out a statement saying that they made everybody go home and wouldn't let them pray or something like that. Really? Is that in Atlanta? Atlanta. Atlanta.

So the judge called Tyree's wife a B. Ex-wife. Ex-wife. Which one? Two of them, right? The last one. The last one. Samantha.

Samantha, yeah. Okay. He wanted everybody to come to the court. To protest, peacefully protest, and to have his back. Now, he allegedly, the judge allegedly said this in his private chambers with Tyree's attorney, and Tyree's attorney's, I guess, the people that work with Tyrese's attorney and Tyrese's attorneys uh I guess the people that work with Tyrese's attorney okay all right but now yesterday the judge ordered Tyrese to pay $650,000 to his ex-wife and her lawyer now they're saying $237,000 to his ex-wife and

$400,000 $399,000 to her attorney. And he still wants people to protest? Back in August, Tyrese refused to pay the $10,000 per month to his ex, and he believed that amount was excessive. He claims his ex-wife didn't need that much because she makes good money on her own. Man. Who in the hell told Tyrese it was a good idea to call the judge he was facing? Yo, I don't know. He was facing racist when he had to be in front of that judge in a few days timing is everything that's what i'm telling you timing is everything say it after the court case oh my god jesus christ i have no idea who told him to

do that but it wasn't a good idea at all no all right now uh mattel now uh you're in tyree's school though right gary what i don't know he i don't like me. He don't like you? Why? You made some jokes about him? Yeah. What were the jokes? When Transformers came out, I said, this is when everybody

was just on Twitter. Just like before Instagram and TikTok. I just said, I went to the Transformers movie and I kept waiting for Tyrese to give the Decepticons relationship advice

so they can get along with the Autobots. He didn't like that. At all. What's a funny joke? And then I, well, and then I doubled down. What was the double down?

I said, if Tyrese is such an expert in relationships, why is he divorced? Oh. That's what got him. Yeah. That's what got,

but I didn't say, I didn't call nobody the B word. You should have led with that. Yeah, that's it. You should have led with that. You led with the joke and I'm like, okay, that's not bad. But then the second part is what pissed him off. It's just a joke, right?

It's just a... I mean, all jokes are really some truth, I guess, right? I was in Think Like a Man, and I think the 90-day rule is dumb that Steve Harvey wrote. But I don't think Steve's dumb. I just think that's dumb. What? Why is Steve Harvey getting shot this morning? I'm not talking about

Steve Harvey getting shot I'm talking about in the movie he was telling people to wait 90 days remember? you starting rap beef this morning

no I'm not listen that is not a good rule I don't agree with that okay 90 days you're gonna wait 90 days I actually think

that was Joan Clayton's rule from Girlfriends before Steve Harvey well I'm just saying I didn't read either book I'm just saying Girlfriends didn't read either book. I'm just saying. No, Girlfriends was a TV show, man.

Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Marie Jones, Golden Brooks, Persia White. Yeah, it's great. Yeah, she had a 90-day role. Joan Clayton, her character, had a 90-day role. Well, that's a woman. I get that, but a man should, you know better. We're not waiting 90 days.

What's today? I don't see nothing wrong with putting some value on your penis, man. What's today? April 26th. That's right. So you meet a girl today, fellas. I'm married. May.

Memorial Day. Nothing. Not getting none. We are married, Gary. June. I'm talking about just the people listening. Talk to the single people.

The dudes listening. I can't relate. June. You're not getting none on Mother's Day. You're not getting none on July 4th. You're not getting none

on preseason football. If you meet a girl today. I don't see nothing wrong with that. No, you can't wait. Put some value on your penis, bro. You're not getting none on July 4th? Put some value for this freedom. This country.

You're not going to get any? People die. Tyrese actually talks about the case. Judge illegally sealed our court documents because he wanted to minimize his exposure about his abuse and power, his heavy hand and his rulings being completely egregious. Also, he didn't want anyone to see that every time I attempted to talk to explain anything or any time that my attorney attempted to explain anything during the divorce trial, after waiting two, four years, swimming, swimming in legal fees that I never asked for, we finally had our

day in court. The conduct to be completely abusive, egregious, all over the place. Tyrese really thinks he can explain himself out of any situation. Yes. He just needs to stay up for life. That's probably what happened in court. Of course that's why he got held in contempt in court. That's of course probably why the judge was like, enough.

I guarantee you, just hearing that. We've all been there with Tyrese. That judge was like, look, you, just hearing that. We've all been there with Tyrese. That judge was like, look, you can be quiet right now. We've all been there with Tyrese. I got two long voice messages in my phone right now from Tyrese that I haven't listened to. Really? Yes.

He never left me a voice message. He sent them this weekend. Sleuth to Tyrese. Nah, I got a couple. Is it Fast and Furious coming out? It is. See, I'm not all bad. I'm trying to pump the movie.

That's all you got. Now, Mattel, the toy company, See, I'm not all bad. I'm trying to pump the movie. That's all you got. Now, Mattel, the toy company, releases the first ever Barbie with Down Syndrome. Now, this doll was created. Why does it look like that? How does a Barbie have Down Syndrome? But that's the thing. The Barbie looks the same as all the other Barbies. I don't know.

But the doll was created to allow even more children to see themselves in Barbie. This might be the dumbest question ever. And I would love for somebody with, you know, that has a family member with Down syndrome. I know somebody with Down syndrome to answer it for me. But do people with Down syndrome know they have Down syndrome? Good point. I'm saying, like, do they know that they have Down syndrome? Because if they do, then I'm sure they would want a doll that represents them.

If they don't know they have Down syndrome, then I think sales for this doll might be slow. Oh, my gosh. I caught that. That was a good one. Caught what? Nothing. What's wrong with y'all this morning, man? I caught that, bro.

Caught what? That was play on words at the top, top four right there. I have no idea what you're talking about. I do. I know what you're talking about. I don't. I do. We'll play it back.

That was egregious. Moving on. I have zero idea what you're talking about. Young Miami did an interview, and she talked about her celebrity crush. First celebrity crush, and have you ever met that celebrity crush? My first celebrity crush as a little girl was that celebrity crush my first celebrity crush like as a little girl was romeo you know how it's like look out you know i was like look out yeah i was like a romeo girl i never met him but if you were to meet him now would you be like hey

romeo no period next question now jt during the same interviews with e-news i believe the lady's name is a mckier did i say it right i don't want to mess up her name i like here yes i want to give people the credit when they do these interviews oh i don't know i messed it we'll go with that yeah okay we'll go with that but she talks about jt and jd talks about jt talks about her worst date the worst date that you've gone on oh the worst the worst date I've ever been on. Like, before I was famous, a long time ago, it's like I went out to eat and I pay for the food.

JT, the interview's over. Drop the mic. Drop the mic. Karisha, what about your worst date? I don't remember a worst date. Oh, all your stuff goes well? Yeah. Okay. You know, it's girls like her. Majority at a time a time alright well that is your rumor report

what was your worst date Gary Owen the worst date is the woman paid for the food the worst date you said the one where the woman

paid for the food well she said that was her worst date because she had to pay for the food you've had an amazing dating life I'll put it that way

if that's your worst date right I think the worst was one time I met this chick and I didn't know I didn't know she was a stripper i did not know what'd you meet her at strip club i met her at a nightclub okay early in my career we met at popados and and i look at i see her and i wave i like wait i was just pulling up my car

and i see the baby seat ping hit the top of the hood and I went she brought a baby so she's a black girl I'm a white dude the baby's mixed so now everybody thinks the baby's mine okay alright then we go to Pompadour's

she's drinking like a fish I go oh great now we're terrible parents with the baby no the woman with the baby the woman that I asked out

she still had to drive this baby home I guess I was like this I was like she's drinking like a fish I'm going oh my god

now I look like a terrible parent. They think this is my kid. It's not. You let her leave with the baby after drinking? Good luck. You know what, Gary? Sorry about that. I'm going home.

That was a long time ago, dude. Dude, I was like 24. I've had enough for today. 23? How'd you know she was a stripper? I've had enough for today. She told me. We were up there.

She goes, I don't look at it like dance. I look at it like art. I said, what do you do? I dance. I was like, where at? I said, what do you do? I dance. I was like, where at? Yeah, you're a terrible human.

What? I'm worse than the mom? Yes. You let her go. Yes, you let her go. I had to get out of there, bro.

Was that in the Uber days or before Uber? No, it was way before Uber. Oh, man. I had to get out of there, man.

I'm sorry. Jesus. All right. Well, that is your rumor report. When we come back, we got front page news. Teslin Figaro will be joining us. And then after that, man. I'm sorry. Jesus. All right. Well, that is your rumor report. When we come back, we got front page news. Teslin Figaro will be joining us.

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Find out more at DraftKings.com slash the game. Available now on all major streaming platforms. Hey everybody, it's DJ Envy, Charlemagne the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got our guest co-host Gary Owen here, comedian and actor. And let's get into some front page news. What up, Tesla? Good morning, what's up, Charlemagne, DJ Envy, and Gary.

I need a better hello from you, Gary. Hey, Tez! There you go. What's going on? How's it going? Well, let's get into some front page news. Let's start off with some sports. Now, last night, the Suns beat the Clippers, sent the Clippers home 136-130.

The Nuggets sent the Timberwolves home 112-109. And the Hawks surprisingly beat the Celtics 119-117. Boston leads the series three. Great game. Trey Young with a buzzer beater. He sure did. He went off. He sure did.

Not a buzzer beater, but close to the buzzer. Like what? Like one second left? He was hitting everything. Yeah. Now what else we got, Taz? What do we start with? Yeah, let's talk about the Texas Department of Agriculture.

It's ordering its employees to comply with the new dress code, mandating that they abide by it in a manner consistent with their biological gender. Now, the ACLU attorney says it violates federal law that bans employment discrimination based upon one's sexual orientation or gender identity. If there is a problem with someone's dress code they could face remedies up to and including termination the aclu of texas said that the new dress code again it violates the civil rights act which bans discrimination and i guess they'll be taking further action on that to make sure that people's first amendment right to expression is also not violated so what do you guys think about like i can understand i guess i'm trying to figure out how they're going to determine male clothes

versus female clothes or what do you think? How do you think that's going to look? Well, back in the day, we used to know the difference between male clothes and female clothes, but the lines are blurred now. Men wear skirts now. Parasites. Agriculture, I think overalls.

Overalls? That's what I think. Agriculture, I think produce. Like vegetables. I think you wear overalls, though. Yeah. That's the dress code. Agriculture? Agriculture.

Like when you're out there farming. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can see that. I don't get it. I think male and females were rocking overalls. Yeah, I think the thing when it comes to agriculture and farming, you just want to be comfortable, right? Right. That's what it's about.

I used to bale hay and pick strawberries in high school and worked on a strawberry farm. White t-shirt, sweatpants, baby. Old Timberland. Yeah. That's how you pick strawberries? I never picked strawberries. We used to have cornfields. So growing up in Moscow and the South Carolina, there was cornfields all around us.

Strawberries, we had to get the elbow pads and the knee pads because you got to crawl and just grab them. You're on your knees. I knew you was going to say that. I knew you was going to say that when I said that. just grab on your knees. I knew you was going to say that. I knew you was going to say that when I said that. I knew when I set myself up for that. But you had to. You had to crawl

because the strawberries, they're not big. They're small. I never got up and just stayed like crawled and then you get 35 cents a quart. I can do like 16 quarts

in an hour. That was decent money in high school. Get on your knees and pick something sweet and put it in your mouth. There you go. Got it.

Eat the strawberries. Oh my God. This is why we. There you go. Got it. Eat the strawberries. Oh, my God. This is why we got so much farming. Right here. Charlamagne. Make comments like this. Yeah, but this is more for the office, you know, the entire department. So, you know, obviously it's not everybody who's out in the field.

But, yeah, this is more of Texas, you know, pushing, drawing the line, you know, on where they stand. Remember last year, Texas Governor Abbott also said to investigate certain gender affirming care for transgender children as possible child abuse. And then also they also pushed a law that requires that you participate in sports in school to your assigned sex at birth. So Texas is definitely making it known where they stand in this season. So we've got something else that I think you guys will all agree on. This is going to be interesting to see where Democrats stand on this. Senator Rick Scott on Tuesday took action in response to the recent Nashville school shooting. That looks like he's going to do something very similar when he was Florida governor with Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018.

Now, five years ago, Scott led an effort to provide armed police officers in every public school in Florida. And now he wants to do the same with a new act called the School Guardian Act. Now, this act would divert $80 billion to a national grant program that would provide one or more full-time armed officers in every K-12 school across the country. Now, according to the Department of Education, there are more than 128,000 schools, K-12, in the U.S., and Scott's bill would say that, you know, we need to put more armed guards. I know that's something we've been talking about consistently. But it's interesting because they said

this may pass the Republican-led House, but it's unlikely to pass the Senate-led Democrats. The Democrats would more than likely not pass this in the Senate. So that's going to be very interesting. And I don't know yet if that is because maybe the Democrats are more interested in doing some type of trade off or banning, you know, assault weapons.

Or if they just if they're against spending the money on this, really just confused on why they would not pass the Senate. Yeah, I mean, I keep thinking, too, you know, if they can't pass, you know, any any commonsense gun reform and get guns banned, like what are the alternative plans? Like, like to me, they should be thinking about, you know, guards in schools or metal detectors or something like is anybody thinking about anything else? Or is just that banned guns, banned guns, banned guns? Like, what is the alternative plan? So you guys agree with this then? Obviously, you think this is a good move? What, to have armed guards in school?

Absolutely. To add more armed guards. You know, we've been talking about that forever. And you know what? I just wanted to ask you, you know, you're ex-military. Don't they have a device where they could actually scan and see gunpowder? Because I know they have it on some of the bridges here in New York City where they have

they can scan to see if there's what's in people's cars to make sure that there's not bomb making materials do they have that as well to scan if they can see if there's ammunition or gunpowder around schools sure but I don't I guess the logistics of making that happen like around the school I don't know you know how that how they would work you know one of the things that I that I know I talk about is actually having the guard on the outside you know on the inside once they come the inside it's kind of I don't want to say too late but i know there's a big push for getting you know more patrol you know on the outside outside of the doors uh on the perimeter of the campus you know gate putting up more fencing and things like that so that's a great question i just don't know logistics how

they would work and you know the funding obviously is always a problem when it comes to spending anything on schools and you know what if they do put more armed guards in schools, not only should they have more armed guards in schools, I'm telling you, they should have a sign or something that lets people know this school has armed guards. I promise you, if you're thinking about going to shoot up a school and you see that sign, you're going to think twice. I promise you. Yeah. It's like when you drive by a house and you see a big beware dog sign or you see the sign that says this house is we this house is a legal gun owner like stuff like that i'd put it right in right in those schools yeah that's a deterrent yeah that bulletproof doors yeah

bulletproof windows for sure absolutely uh you know all of those things will make a big difference and i thought i saw a story where someone someone is pushing that uh as well we're trying to get more uh you know some bulletproof doors so i'll look into that and bring that back to the family if if uh if i'm correct on that story all right all right well thank you tesla figaro we appreciate you as always and make sure you subscribe to uh the screenshot no chaser podcast on the black effect iheart radio podcast network hosted by tesla figaro all right now when we come back swissizz Beatz will be joining us. Swizzy has a new project, a new album that came out. We're going to talk to him about

that, verses, and so much more, so don't move. It's The Breakfast Club on BET, y'all. The Breakfast Club. DJ Envy, Charlamagne the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building, Swizzy. Zone, zone, zone, zone, zone, zone. Now you decided to drop an EP.

You're back in your music bag. What got you back in the bag? I got a phone call from my Virgo brother, Nas, two years ago. And he was like, yo, you know, I need you to do me a favor. Mass Appeal is representing the Hip Hop 50th. And we're doing something with producers. And I was like, okay. And he was like, Primo going to do Volume 1,

you'll do Volume 2, I think Hit-Boy and a couple other producers. And I was like, okay, let's do it. But I'm telling you, the two years went so fast, I got a phone call that was like, you know, you're up next for your EP. And I'm like, what? And so I'm not going to lie, when he first,

when he first told me I wasn't taking it serious. Like I was like, I'm going to just get five songs off the hard drive and just whatever. But then like as it got close, I was like,

nah, everything count. You know what I'm saying? Like I can't come out and just put anything out. So then I started taking the project serious and here we are now. Well, the crazy part is if you was up against a deadline to have Jay Electronica on a project.

How did you catch him? That's dangerous. That's cutting it close if you're waiting on a Jay Electronica right now. I was like, is that Jay Electronica? Yeah. Let me tell you about, and we love Jay Electronica. He's a very special guy. He is.

So I dropped the commercial for the EP. I get a call from Jay Electronica. Yo, I gave you my word. I told you I was going to give you a verse. I'm ready to do it. What are we doing? I need you to change the track listing. So people noticed that one track listing came.

He wasn't on that track listing. He was on the next track listing. This is the fastest I've ever seen him send music. So I was happy that he was inspired by what he was singing and was just like yo he gave me the verse

in 30 minutes really yes wow now what about Scarlet I see you worked with Scarlet Scarlet is a new

artist from the BX that's the video I posted a couple of weeks ago so how did you get up with Scarlet I met her for the first time

a couple days ago she's a good person she's a good person I think that you know like the song that she got out now is amazing but what made me like that song was the other styles that she can do i'm like okay she could do dmx but then she could do lauren hill like that's especially like when when you find somebody that's like super versatile like that that's not just one lane one way like she can go like five different lanes and that's why i was like you know i'm gonna i'm gonna executive produce her record i always wanted to do do that's not just one lane, one way. She can go five different lanes, and that's why I was like,

I'm an executive producer of a record. I always wanted to do something like that for somebody from the Bronx anyway, and this is the perfect opportunity. Are you doing her whole project? Yeah. Wow. So she signed you? No, I don't want to sign nobody.

But I want to support. I'm an executive producer, the whole thing. I think she told me that she was going to hopefully close the deal. So I told her I would play the record in the morning for her on her way to her deal so hopefully she close the deal if she was EP'ing the whole project they probably would have let her close the deal she got a lot of options on the table you know I could just stare in the right direction but like you know you gotta let the artists do they thing as well and she's a very very smart girl and so I girl. And so I think we're gonna see something great from her.

When you say the city sounds like, do you feel like this is what you want the city to sound like? Or do you feel like this is what the city sounds like now? Because the city's missing production. I want the city to sound like. That's what I said. This is what the city's supposed to sound like. This is what the city's supposed to sound like.

Just because, you know, when I was coming back and forth to New York, it didn't sound like I was in New York. You know what i'm saying sound like i'm in atlanta or sound like i'm somewhere else or africa now too you know what i'm saying so like as much as possible i want to contribute those records that that just feel good when you're riding around in the street you get off the plane you turn the radio on you hearing something that make you feel like you back home like us having an identity in new york is like very very important like people used to just travel here just to get that energy and go back and make their music you know what i'm saying but you know

you can't just complain about it and don't do nothing about it right you know so like that's why like even the scarlet track with with benny and kiss like that's on purpose like the cameras drums with it is on purpose for the boom bap. The Onyx sample. Yeah, the Onyx sample. All those things are purposeful so you can put that identity like, oh, this is like a New York song, just trying to get back to that. But now New York, even the music don't sound like that no more.

My kids could care less if the Karras one or whatever drums on it. They listening to what they listening to. But I still got to give people like some of the authentic energy because I come from it. Now, what happened with Versus? I know one time, you know, Versus was everybody was all in with you and Tim. Then you said stop effing with Versus because it was a problem with Trilla. I never said stop effing with Versus. That was the feeling.

So what happened with Versus and Trilla. I never said stop effing with Versus. That was the feeling. So what happened with Versus and Trilla and is everything worked out now and are we going to start getting some more Versus back? We're definitely going to get Versus back. You know, we're in a great space. I actually like that we took a time out. It was getting wild. I'm not going to lie.

You know, like it was becoming crazy. But this time when we come back, we're going to give you a full calendar. We have something special here. Like let's treat it like how you treating those other shows that's that you're not getting nothing from technically you might get a beautiful trophy but like this this right here your stream's going up 700 mostly every artist that did versus they've been on on festivals and tours since versus you know it actually helped artists and so like you thing is, like, how can we come up with a new schedule? How can we have a real showrunner, like, treat it like for real?

And I think that when it come back, it's going to be a breath of fresh air, even without us talking about it. I hear about a Versus every day. Not that all of them make sense, but I hear about a Versus every day. Are you excited about some of the ones you've been hearing? Of course, JD and Diddy, they say that's a go. I hope that's how y'all relaunch it, right? But then you're hearing about 50 and Wayne.

Yeah. What you think about that one? I mean, I think it'll be good. I mean, I think Wayne will win, but I think it'll be good, you know? Yeah. And I love Fifth. I don't know. I feel like that's a weird one for me, but the people definitely,

it's not, I'm not using my personal judgment on the person. If the people want it, we're going to try gonna try to do it i just for some reason and put 50 and wayne in the same verse i don't even know how that how that happened but you know it's like i tell everybody it's it's it doesn't matter how many songs sometimes it don't matter the catalog and me and you spoke about this is the songs that you pick and and what you do because you know we've heard people with we thought i always go back to the locks dip set everybody thought dip set was gonna wash the locks because they had so many records that play on radio, so many cultural records. But that night, the Lox took it serious.

But that's what makes 50 and Wayne so interesting because they can both do their commercial joints, right? Right, yeah. But then when they get into their mixtape bags, both of them, with freestyles and everything else, it's just like, whoa, that could be a special one. I agree with that. I see where you're going with it. I think for me, maybe it's like because when you see 50 he's like he's not a small guy wayne is like a small guy you know what i'm saying like but powerful with music and powerful with his success so i don't know like maybe it's the visual that's throwing me off with that one like maybe i sit

down and see both songs but you know 50, that guy asking what we need to do. What about Nicki Minaj and Lil' Kim? We kept hearing that. I think that Is that bolded past

or is it a possibility? I can't say it. I can't say it here. I can't say it. There's still a possibility. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can't say it here. Yeah, but just know

that if you're gonna wait this long for Versus if we're gonna have you wait this long it's gonna definitely be worth the time. Right. Like, if anything people know about me is, like, if I'm being quiet, like, things are happening.

Right. And so I just felt that, once again, that it was important for us to take a break and actually organize what we have and actually understand what we have. You know, because things be moving so fast and you just so caught up in a matrix and it's all of the hype and and you missing you leaving so much on the table you missing so many amazing opportunities to really monetize with what you've built and put your time into like and i think it's healthy it's the same thing i did with no commissions took a time out it's about to come back in 24 i actually know know what I have. I actually, you know, know the flaws that was in there. And then give people a better product.

You know, and not just something that was like for COVID. You know what I'm saying? Because it went, happened way long after COVID versus as well. But like a lot of people connected with COVID. And then we got the documentary that we've been shooting with Lena Waithe since the first. The first of the doc, yeah. Yeah. So that's, you you know gifted and black when

people see that that that one's going it's it's gonna it's gonna it's gonna make people really think different about us yeah yeah all right we got more with swiss beats when we come back don't move it's the breakfast club good morning it's dj nv charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club we're still kicking it with swiss beats charla you know i wanted to ask you too man you know uh rest in peace, X. You know, you've had time to grieve, but also I wonder,

like, when you go away on vacation and it's been a little while now, what are your thoughts about the Good Brother Act? What do you reminisce on? I just don't, you know,

honestly, it don't even feel like he's gone. You know what I'm saying? It just feel like he's just away on his, somewhere chilling. And then, you know, like'm saying i just feel like he's just way on his somewhere chilling and then you know like the anniversary of coming around i'm just like whoa i speak to his fiance i'm like whoa i speak to his son like whoa or i see a video or i scroll through my phone and see pictures and

it just it hit me but the thing the thing that make me feel easy about it is because he came to me you know you know like like i seen him and in my because he came to me. You know, like I seen him in my dream. He came to me. And this was like super quick, too. And he let me know he was good. And I'm not big into like, I'm the person that be like, he ain't come to see you. Like, what are you talking about? He sound crazy.

I seen him. I felt him. I can smell. Like, I just couldn't hear him talk. He look young? He didn't look young. He look like how he look. Yeah, yeah, yeah he looked yeah he looked like from when i last seen him and that's what was making it feel super real i was like yo he was watching south park in the dream

he was sitting in front of the tv watching south park i came and i grabbed him and we used to always wrestle and just play around like little brothers and so i wrestle him to the floor and we wrestling and he's laughing and but I can't hear him. I just can see him like, ah, are you crazy? Then he got up, and he grabbed both of my arms, and he just looked at me, and he was like, I'm good. And once I seen that, my energy started changing. I was like, okay.

Then I seen an X in the sky at my crib. I was coming outside. It was like an x in the sky i took a picture of him posted it too and i was like oh this is crazy somebody cliff diving but i know from from swiss's crib there's cliff dive like you can see people cliff diving off the side of the mountain that was it wasn't one of those people nah this was this was real this was like an x in the sky like a plane did it was super high up in the sky but yeah like ever since then it just felt i just felt good because i couldn't hear stop drop like every time i every time they played stop job

it would like break me down why that record in particular i have no idea i could listen to any other song but for some reason stop drop would like take me out and i was like oh this is crazy but then after after i seen him in the dream, that went away. And that's how I gazed. I was like, oh, okay. I've had those. I've had people pass away, then you see them in a dream. That's why I like to see that.

I feel the same way you feel. You see that, you be like, okay, I know they good. Yeah. It was deep, though, because it never happened with my grandparents, people that I love. I never seen that. It was like it was like we sitting right here now i remember like very clear do you feel like the the x story has

been told like the way it needs to like is there a period on that or i don't think that the story's been i think the story's been chopped up you know like x told me his story like i know his real real real real story and i just think that like when the time is right you know it should be done like properly you know like how you would see the um nwa story how you would see a pox story oh word you know like x story needs to be delivered like that because it's for real for real you know like x been through like so much and just seeing his story people gonna want to change their life and then people gonna want to be inspired to do certain things it's educational you know X was like very book smart you know like like Mike Tyson like I remember I went to Mike Tyson house and he just

had like all these books and he was just turning pages and just reciting pages I don't know if that's a jail thing but X and Mike Tyson like they're like they were very smart and he just was a good person like he had like this rough aura about him but like he was more like he was like a teddy bear you know what i'm saying like the bark was his musical energy but he'll sit there watch south park play remote control cars planes planes play video games like he just he just wanted to be a kid what about musically you know i know you got a i'm sure folders and folders of x music yeah i got i got you know i revisit a lot a lot of people want me to put out x music but i just think that like i want to organize i

think we should organize the music that he already put out you know like organize that revisit that and put that out in the proper way package that right for the people that they can have that experience and then get into like the other um songs and different things that he got laying around and um yeah and just let it happen organically you know what i'm saying but that is it could get it could get dark now what producers out there you feeling now you listening to what producers you think got it i like what metro booman is doing a lot i like what hit boy is doing i like that he's taking the risk you know not only messing with his genre but like going and doing these volumes with lies it's a lot of producers i like you know what i'm saying but i do urge the producers to like work on their identity what you mean meaning like without a tag on some of the songs

you won't know what produces is which that's real see what i'm saying so like that's just something that carried myself tim pharrell dre like you can just play just play yeah yay like you can hear those beats with no tags on it and no pre-mode yeah what it is right and so like a lot of people like they get on me with my snare. I'm tired of the snare as well, but it's just a part of the signature. And those are certain things that you're doing that people know like, oh, that's a Swiss beat. Whether I'm doing an ad-lib on it or not. Right.

And I just feel that, you know, your identity is going to carry you way longer than just having a hot song for the moment. Because a lot of producers you don't you don't even know what they look like not at all you know what i'm saying i think that's dangerous really as a producer as an artist as well right so like how metro can do he just did at coachella and be a headline like as a producer like why would you leave all of that on the table like you should be the superstar as well and you don't even have to rap and i just feel like they're leaving a lot of money on the table by just when you can't identify what they look like you can identify they sound by a tag um but i guess i guess people just want to play their background

that's cool too are you and jay back in the lab working at all because people you know people have been saying that you got a bonus track that you haven't released yet and i don't know why but people are assuming it's a wholev record. They're always assuming it's Hov. Hov is very, very rich and is enjoying his family and is enjoying his time. I'm not even going to bother

Hov right now. I'm not even going to. You got to read the room. Right, right, right. You know what I'm saying? The man is the richest he ever been in his life today. Let him enjoy the vibe

that he's on right now. He's going to get hungry and I'm'm gonna be available and and that's everything is just timing with jay you know i'm saying that he's just a mastermind like he wanted every day like he'll call me and just give me 50 bars i'm like what we doing with that now i just finished working out okay but what we doing with that right and he's like i don't know yet like his rolodex of music he's very prepared. So he just called the rap for you? Yeah, just like, yo, check it out.

Boom, boom, boom, boom. I'm just sitting there like, man, we driving this tomorrow. What are we doing? He's like, nah, I just finished working. I just got something off my chest. I was like, okay, that sounds like more off your chest. That sounds like what the people need. How'd y'all get so close?

I don't think people talk about that enough. I know Jay since I was 17. You know, I met him through my Uncle D in his office and that same night we went and did

four or five songs If I Should Die, Coming of Age 2, Jigga, a couple other songs that never came out. Y'all did all those in the same night?

Same night. Wow. Yeah, I had a cassette with like 50 beats on it and he played it and was just like and then d was like yo jay say he want to go into the studio tonight i'm like what tonight he's like yeah he vibed with a couple of songs off this of the cassette and we never stopped like since then like it's just been since then those are classic that's when he must have been working on Volume 2 then. Yeah. Hard Knock Life, yeah. Yeah, he was working on Volume 2.

Because Jay was moving quick. Like, you know, he was like officially the first person I seen not write music. Mm-hmm. Because I was like, it was bugging me out at first

because I was just like, how is he doing this so fast? Like, he just, how is he writing like this? Then when I seen him in the studio, like, he didn't have no pager out.

He didn't have nothing. He just was, pull that back. I'm like, he's writing right now. He's like, yeah, he didn't have no pager out. He didn't have nothing. He just was, pull that back. I'm like, he's writing right now. He's like, yeah, he don't use paper. I'm like, what? That's wild. You know what I'm saying?

I heard Big didn't write. And then I started seeing Kiss not use paper. And I just was bugging, how do you write without using paper? You know what I'm saying? Jay's in the Hall of Fame for writing and never wrote lyrics. That's crazy. All right, we got more with Swiss Beats when we come back. Let's get into a joint off the album.

It's called Say Less featuring A Boogie and Lil Durk. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. That was Say Less, Swiss Beats. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God. We got our guest co-host Gary Owen here, and we're kicking it with Swiss Beats. When you hear them verses conversations, what's your thoughts? Like I know we had Jim up here a couple of days ago,

and he was talking about different verses, right? So he was talking about Drake and Jay. And, you know, I think he was saying that. He said Drake is the greatest rapper of all time. Right. What are your thoughts on that? I don't know. I think, like, everybody's the greatest at a particular point. It's like, how do you judge like how do how do you judge that like do you judge that from the business moves do you judge that from how many records sold do

you judge that from the consistency do you judge that from the longevity because like if we're gonna talk about that i definitely gotta go to ll you know i'm saying like ll like that man is i've never seen a run like that. He coined the term. Go. He coined that phrase. That's what I'm saying. Like, LL has been doing it since Rock the Bells. Correct.

And still getting new money today. See what I'm saying? And still look great today as well. And lyrically, when he was competing, he was coming with smoke, for sure. Made songs for the women, made songs for the streets, made anthems for the stadiums. You know what I'm saying? Like, mama gonna knock you out. And not to go too nostalgic on different things, but it's just like when I'm thinking of like greatest, I'm thinking like of a lot of things.

I'm not thinking about like who's hot like at the particular moment. I think there's a couple of people. I don't think it's one person. What's your top five, then? My top five? Alive. Take Biggie and Pac out. Annex.

Damn. Nah, it's your top five. You can't do that. You got to be top five dead or alive. You can't do that. That's why we take the Pac. That's why they say dead or alive on purpose. I'm not going to lie.

I'm bad with the top fives because I say the top five and get in the car and be like, damn, I need to go do this back. And people take that top five talk serious. You know what I'm saying? But sometimes these lists are bull because you never know who's giving a list. You never know what their top list is on.

But somebody like yourself who's produced for a majority of these artists. And you produced half of the time that hip hop has been around. Correct. The other half, you was a fan. That's why something you said just now hit me because it's like that because i feel like it hasn't been enough time if you if you ain't did 10 summers you ain't even in the conversation like that's how you like out the gate like like just to enter the gates you need 10 summers but for me i feel that to really really really be that person you got to be hot and cold at least five times. Meaning you have to come off your run

and reinvent yourself again. Come off that run, reinvent yourself again. Come off that run, reinvent yourself again. Now you're in deep waters as far as like those great words and all times things are concerned because everybody can move when it's pretty outside. But when that

snowstorm comes you got the right coat on can you survive that did you bring your gloves and i watch jay do that i watch dog do that i watch so many artists and you guys watch so many artists come back and be like oh and then we watch artists that that can't come back that was the you couldn't even walk next to them, and now you don't even care to talk about them. You understand? And that's why I do so many different things. The conversation in 2023 about me is not the same as 98.

That would be a failure. You're talking camel racing when it comes to Swiss. Swiss all got camel racing teams. Let's talk about that. How the hell did you get into camel racing? Where did that come up? I'm gonna get into camel racing um nah just for me like traveling to the middle east particularly saudi i would always see the races and i was bugging because i never seen i never knew camels ran like i didn't know that

even like when you look at the camel like you're thinking the camel's slow. And so we was up late just watching the camel races. I'm like, yo. And everybody that I was around, they had a team. And I was just like, damn, I want to actually do this. And they was like, you know, if you did this, you'd be the first American to ever own a camel racing team. And once I heard that, I was like, oh, I'm in. But it wasn't that easy. It took me a year and a half to get certified with the Federation and go through like the process.

I started off with eight camels. I got about 48 now. We got about like 20, 22 trophies, which is huge. I'm not going to lie. Like, it's probably going to be like the biggest thing I ever did is get involved with that and make the Federation global. Is that lucrative it's serious wow the last the last race was like the prize was like 90 million what yeah it's like not not not dollars so so it was probably about almost 30 million us yeah which is did y'all win we came

fifth place we got we got a little we got we got a little check you know what i'm saying like we got a little check but just being in that particular the the first alula race just being in that race that's like that's serious for the brand because it's just it's the hardest race to get and this is all of the top top top dogs you know what i'm saying and like yeah saudi bronx i gotta get you out of mercury i was gonna dope. I was going to ask, how was the marriage life? Because you on the road, wife's on the road, kids have activities. How was that? It's great. I think that for me, having a balance is key.

And having stability is key. And you understand, my wife organizes the program. I'm able to be a good father because she's sitting with Mo, and they coming up with the schedule. And I have nothing to do with it. Same way. You know what I'm able to be a good father because she's sitting with Mo and they coming up with the schedule and I have nothing to do with it. Same way.

You know what I'm saying? I just be like, yo. Be here at three. This is this, this, that, boom. Oh, no. Just the doctor's appointment.

Okay, boom. This is this, that's that. And my wife is on it every, she gets a kick out of like, I think that's the white side. You know what I'm saying? You know what I mean?

Like, her white side is organized. Like, she don't play. And it made me be a better parent. You know what I'm saying? It made me be a better husband. Like, we got rules that we can't stay away for longer than two weeks. Like, you stay away after two weeks. Like, you come back home.

It's like meeting a new person. And I don't, we don't like that feeling. You know what I'm saying? So, like, if she's on tour from anywhere two weeks is the max max max and you really want to come back like in a week and a half you don't even want to stretch the whole two weeks and so you know the key thing is like making time that's right and I just want to say the black side can be organized too I can already see Twitter thumbs crazy black size definitely organized you know what I mean? The black side is definitely organized.

You know what I'm saying? Monique is black. Mo is black. Mo is black. You know what I'm saying? Shout out to Mo. Yeah, we 18 years. I've been moping with me for 18 years.

The last week make 18 years. Wow. Shout out to Mo. Unbelievable person. No, Mo good people. Well, the album is out right now. The EP is out right now.

Hip Hop 50 Volume 2. We appreciate you for joining us, brother. I wonder who they're going to get next. Do us brother you know who they gonna get next to do it I think Hitboy might be next I think Tim might do one I think it's gonna be a decent little run but I'm not stopping

like this is like for me I was like if I'm gonna come outside like I'm not gonna just do the Hip Hop 50 if and just go quiet I got like 4 more projects that's lined up I wasn't even counting that oh wow yeah i wasn't even counting that who is it it's just personal projects that that i'm putting together compilations like yeah but i want to keep them sweet and short just like this i don't people like yo this should have been 13 songs i know

y'all not listening to 13 songs i'm'm not listening to 13 of my damn songs. So I know you're not listening to 13. I think six, seven is a good number. Because of the attention that you're going to lose all those records. You know, it's just like, what's the focus? On this right now, the focus is Say Less. I think the video come out today with Dirk and Boogie. And then we shoot the video with Scarlett, Benny, and Kiss.

And then we might do Runa Scarlett Benny and Kiss and then we might do Runaway or we might do the Wayne record but by that time we already in the middle of the ocean right so 13 records for what I'm not doing those no more is it still hard for you to clear samples from Jay or it's like nah

nah Jay actually loved the record like I sent it to him he's like yo this is crazy Wayne is out of control did Jay do a verse of it i don't know where that came from i know where it came from i think i kind of started that because i put featuring wayne and jay-z everybody started saying wayne and jay-z wayne i'm like jay-z's on the chorus but i sampled him on the chorus you understand like let's be clear do i want jay to do a verse on it? If he's up to it. But like I said, you know, that man is enjoying his life. I'm not calling him about no record right now. All right.

Maybe next week. Maybe next week. Well, the Swiss beats. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Zone. All right. Well, let's keep it going.

Let's get to the rumors. Let's talk Janet Jackson. Rumor has it. Rumor. Rumor has it. Call out a name. Or you gossiping. Or you chatty patty. I'm gossiping. This is the rumor report. I mean, I guess we on the Breakfast Club. Now, the Atlanta Hawks play at the State Farm Arena, right? Yes.

Now, I don't think the State Farm Arena thought the Atlanta Hawks were going to go past what they got past. Because they double booked the arena. Now, of course, Hawks forced Game 6 against the Boston Celtics. And they also booked Janet Jackson's concert the same day Game 6 is supposed to be, which is this Thursday. I'm sure they had a backup plan, though,

because whenever you watch basketball, it'll be like Game 5 if necessary or Game 6 if necessary, Game 7 if necessary. So I'm sure they had a backup plan in case they didn't make it to Game 5. Well, Game 6 and Janet Jackson is supposed to be Thursday the 27th. Now, Janet's Friday, right? They move to Friday. Yeah, so now they move Janet Jackson's show to Friday so the Atlanta Hawks can play on Thursday.

I would bet money that when you bought Janet Jackson tickets, they probably told you that it's a possibility it could be Thursday or Friday. Yeah, but how do you do that? In an email. People take breaks. They get babysitters. They take off of work. Some people are flying in or driving in for that show.

You got to stay an extra day. Yeah, it's a Thursday, Friday. That's a weekend. Janet Jackson, man. Yeah, you make a weekend in Atlanta. Not a bad city to stay a weekend in. I was just there last weekend. It depends on if people might not have money for that. Her fans have money. Yeah. You make a weekend in Atlanta. Not a bad city to stay a weekend in. I was just there last weekend. It depends.

Some people might not have money for that. Her fans have money. Okay. All right. I'll put it that way. All W2s in that building. Goodness gracious. Now, Quavo, there's rumors that Quavo and Chloe Bailey.

Did you know Chloe Bailey and Charlamagne are cousins? What? That is my cousin. Yep. I didn't know that. I don't know about that. My cousin works at Cracker Barrel. She's a waitress.

Well, Quavo and Chloe Bailey are allegedly dating, and they did a little cute interview with each other for Complex, and they talked about some things like, well, let's just go right into it. Hi, I'm Chloe Bailey. This the GOAT himself, and we're on GOAT Talk with Complex. GOAT Atlanta slang. Cap. I'm Chloe Bailey. This the GOAT himself, and we're on GOAT Talk with Complex. GOAT Atlanta slang. Cap. I do like cap. I vote cap. I vote cap.

You be capping? It's a little cap. Uh-oh. GOAT dating advice. Be yourself. What do you say? Don't trust these dogs. I'm just playing.

What? You talking about yourself. All right. Goat Gentleman's Club. It's a lot. Got to be magic and then allure. I've never been to either. Stay away.

I've only been to one strip club for a business meeting, and it was very underwhelming. Business meeting? You like throwing money? No, but I want to see some beautiful bodies. We'll go to magic. Let's go. Magic Monday. We bringing clothes.

How did they get that they dating out of that conversation because after they went to the club they were seeing with each other i think once or twice eating and at the club so people just assumed he just said he just said he was gonna take it well the interview just came out first but they were in scene at the club first oh gotcha gotcha you didn't know that it's your family no i do weird you don't pay attention to your family's dating life, do you, guy? No. Exactly. Well, if they were dating Quavo, I would. Oh, you think Quavo's cute?

I didn't say that. You'd be interested? Stop. You'd be asking questions. Oh, my God. Here we go. What? Oh, my God.

I'm saying if I had a niece or a cousin female that was dating Quavo, I'd be like, no way. That's cool. That's cool if you're dating Quavo, right? be like, no way. That's cool. That's cool if you're dating Quavo, right? Yeah, I guess. That'd be cool. Now lastly, Toni Braxton, she had to go through a heart procedure after life threatening lupus complication.

This is scary. They say in September she underwent a procedure after 80% of the main artery in her heart was blocked. Jeez. They said lupus causes inflammation that can affect the joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart, and lungs. That's why I keep telling y'all, go do all the cardiovascular work you can, man. I'm going next week.

Listen, I wore a heart monitor for a couple of months. I had an EKG. I did the stress test. I did the thing where they put the ink in your body to make sure that, you know, your arteries aren't clogged. Jeez, you did it all. I did the calcium test. Oh, yeah, I did all breast test. I did the thing where they put the ink in your body to make sure that your arteries aren't clogged. I did the calcium test. Oh, yeah, I did all of that. I didn't go that far, but I did some of everything.

Did you get your colonoscopy yet? Not yet. Not yet. I'm getting it. What are you waiting for? To hit 50? No. You got to be 45.

You got to be 50, 45. Okay, I definitely got to do it. I got it at 44. Yeah, you're supposed to do it. He heard the doctor going in the butt. He went early. But that is not true. Boom. See, that's terrible to know. He heard the doctor going in the butt. He went early. But that is not true. See, that's terrible.

Another gay joke for you, bro. Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible joke. Because the reality is I have a history of it in my family. So when you have a history of it in your family, that's when you're supposed to go early. Okay, I'm going to go. You should know that. I know. We've been joking, but we've been encouraging people to go.

And we're telling all our friends that we can't be friends with you if you don't go get a colonoscopy and you should go i'm dude i'm before i come back here next time well i'm back here tomorrow but after that i'll have it done and the cardiovascular work is just equally as important if not if not more i don't think in it and you just look at tony braxtonxton and Jamie. I mean, I know they're in their 50s, but they both look great. And just seeing them both within the last six months, healthy. They looked healthy as anything. And having blocked coronary arteries can lead to stroke or heart attack. Like, yo, if your arteries are 80% blocked, Tony Braxton is blessed to still be here.

Correct. For her doctor to catch that, and she was saying she was having heart pain, but she said she thought it was discredits of losing her sister, but it was that as well, but it was also the fact that her artery was blocked. I mean, I just had a show with her in February. You're a liar.

It was on TV. Why would you have a show with Tony Braxton? It was the Byron Allen before the Super Bowl show. He did the variety show. Tony Braxton had comedians on. Why would I lie? I had a show with her. Why would I lie?

I was on that Thursday. I couldn't make the Friday show so I'm not on anymore. Why would I lie? She was dancing and all the backup dancers moving. No problem. Damn. I'm glad she got it checked out i'm glad she's okay absolutely and that is your rumor report now charlamagne we're giving that down to two man

four after the hour let's talk about strange things to eat why don't we there's a mother out there feeding their kids something that i don't know she should be feeding her kids and we'll talk about it for after the hour now you put that voice on i don't know what kind of food is that you'll find out. All right, we'll get to that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

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DraftKings.com slash The Game. Available now on all major streaming platforms damn the hee-haw again it's time for donkey of the day i'm not even trying to be donkey today no more they should be embarrassed by what they already did i'm not making these people do these things called donkey of the day and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Charlamagne, who got the Donkey of the Day today? Well, Jess Hilarious, Donkey of the Day for Wednesday, April 26th goes to a young Canadian woman named Tiffany Lay. Look, man, economies all over the world have been hit hard. People are looking for ways to save money.

And this way that I heard today is absolutely something new. It's something that I've never heard before. See, Tiffany has revealed to the world what it is she feeds her 18-month-old daughter to provide her with protein. Now, listen, very important to note that Tiffany Leigh is a food writer from Toronto, Canada. So she has traveled the world eating, let's just say, unique dishes. So what is it that she is feeding her 18-month-old daughter? Gary and Envy, you want to take a guess? Dog food. Nope.

Cat food. Nope. Nope. I hope it's not. Never mind. I don't want to go there. We'll go there. Fluids that come out of a man.

No. Jesus Christ, Gary. You're dark today. I don't know. Donkey of the day. You got to go hard. Go home. Sorry, C, play on words.

She's feeding her kids. She's feeding her kids what most comedians get when they tell their first joke and that's crickets okay good old-fashioned cricket puffs it says cricket puffs which look like cheetos but taste far less salty and have a fibrous finish she also gives her daughters whole roasted crickets what in the and Pumbaa, Hakuna Matata, Simba eating grub when he really wants zebra? Did you check with a pediatrician before you put your 18-month-old on this diet? Ass nonsense is going on here. Now, I did some research, and by research, I mean Googled. And come to find out, crickets are a good source of vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

In addition to protein, crickets are high in many other nutrients, including fat, calcium, potassium, zinc, magnesium, copper, and a bunch of other things I can't pronounce except for iron. Okay, one study found that the iron content of crickets was 180% higher than that of beef. Now, I don't do red meat anymore because, as I just told y'all, my calcium score was 76 and my cholesterol was high a couple of months ago. It's since dropped, but red meat is a wrap for me. But not once in all the alternatives I thought about in regard to red meat

have I thought about crickets. Okay, you know why? Because I am not a snake, a frog, a toad, a rat, a bat, a mice, or a small bird. Okay, those are all common cricket predators. I know, I know, Tiffany Leigh is a food writer and she's visited Asia. I'm sure a lot of y'all who have visited Asia have tried insects like she has. In fact, she said the first time she tried insects was in Asia. She said she tasted everything from fried tarantula legs to scorpion on a stick.

And she loved how the critters were incorporated into local dishes to enhance their textural appeal. Textural appeal. Tiffany, if you want something something crunchy why bypass a great piece of fried chicken for a cricket there is even places all over this world where you can get crispy chicken fresh lettuce three cheeses ranch dressing wrapped up in a tasty flour tortilla but no you want crispy cricket wraps mary j Okay? I didn't grow up rich at all. All right? Dirt road, Moncks Corner, South Carolina.

Single wide trailer. Never did we get to the point where we had to eat bugs. And I want better for this baby. Even though they say insects are safe to eat, especially crickets and mealworms, but some insects are a potential zoonotic risk because they may transfer bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Okay? All I'm saying is the same way adults have to consult with a doctor before they begin a diet, someone needs to meet with a pediatrician to make sure their kids have been greenlighted to eat crickets. What makes this story worse is that Tiffany admitted when her daughter first ate the crickets,

she didn't like them, but Tiffany crushed it up in her food, put it in her mac and cheese sauce, her pancake mix, and then she said she liked it. That is deceitful. And I don't think this baby likes the crickets. She likes everything surrounding the crickets, okay? I personally don't believe kids should be forced to eat bugs until they are of the age to make their own dietary decisions about bugs. I don't care how tasty Timon and Pumbaa make bugs sound.

This is clearly a slow donkey of the day day. I mean, there's so much stuff in the world and this is what you came up with? Yes. That means it was a great day. Yes. This is a really good day if the donkey of the day is a woman giving her kids crickets. So you don't think she's wrong? I'm not saying she's right or wrong.

I'm just saying there's so much. You've gone hard on some donkey of the days. Damn. This isn't going that hard. This isn't that bad. You make me want to open up the phones then. No, it's not that bad. Now you got me questioning whether or not Tiffany Leigh should have gotten donkey of the day.

Listen, you do this every day. Not every day is going to be a huge donkey of the day. That is true. I'd be more offended if she fed her daughter donkeys than crickets, honestly. Why? I've been to Asia. People eat crickets all the time.

That is very true. You know what I mean? Damn, so is this a regular thing? Are people just out here eating crickets? Let me ask you this. What if that daughter ends up being uber successful, has no health problems in the future? Because we just talked about a colonoscopy and all that stuff.

What if 30, 40 years from now we're like, dang, there's something to that. That is a good point. Maybe I need to go to Breakfast Club Court then. No, I mean, I'm saying it's not, you have a hard job. Don't make me feel good about this, Gary. You wrote that all today? You already said what you said.

But you wrote that all today? Yes. That was good. I'm just saying it was a slow day for Donkey today. Gary. You wrote that all today? You already said what you said. But you wrote that all today? Yes. That was good. That was good. I'm just saying it was a slow day for Donkey of the Day. Damn, maybe we should open up the phone. Maybe crickets is a regular thing. And I don't know. It is. But they do package them. I bet you they're chocolate covered. Guarantee some of those chocolate covered. I've heard of the chocolate covered crickets.

And these are cricket puffs that were like Cheetos. You want to play a game? What about, do you eat frog legs in South Carolina? I've had frog legs. I've had frog legs. I've had frog legs. We can play a game. Turtle soup? I've never had turtle soup.

Let's play a game, and then let's open up the phone lines. Okay, let's play a game of Guess What Race It Is! All right, let's listen. All right. Tiffany Lay. Tiffany Lay. She's a food writer from Canada. She's traveled the world eating all types of dishes.

First tried insects in Asia. DJ Envy. Guess what race she is. It's a tough one. Feeding her kids. 18-month-old. Crickets. I got to go Asian.

Oh, don't you play nothing. You study. You dare it. Okay. I don't think we have any Asian drops. Okay. Gary. What's her name?

Tiffany Lay. Tiffany Lay. White. Spelled L-E-I-G-H. She's traveled the world. She's a food writer. Feeding her 18-month-old crickets. Yeah, she white.

You think she's white? She thinks she's white. Yeah. All right. Let me look at this picture one more time before I make this call. What is it? You know what? DJ Envy? Uh-oh.

I think you're correct. Yes! I won! She looks Asian to me. Let me see. I can't see it. Come here, Gary. She don't look Asian to me. Let me see. Come here, Gary. He don't look Asian to you? Am I right or wrong? Korean.

Shut up, man. I was going to say Asian, but he said it. You could have said what I said. It's the clues. It's Tiffany. But it's not only that. You feed your kids that because maybe that's something that you learned or that you know that's in your background. I just think you should let your kid make their own dietary decisions.

18 months old. Not 18 months. I mean, when it comes to bugs, at least. She's not taking crickets out of the grass. How do we know that? How do we know she's not? That's true, too. That's true, too.

I mean, she did give her some Cheetos-type crickets. I forgot what the name was. Let's open up the phone lines. Let's take Charlamagne to Breakfast Club Court. Come on. Hit me in the drop. I don't even think we should do that. Let's just see if she's deserving of Donkey of the Day.

All right. Well, that's taking you to court. 800-585-1051. Should she get Donkey of the Day? Okay. This young lady, she fed her kids crickets. The way you guys are presenting this is all wrong. How?

She's just giving her kids some food that we think is not normal. That's what I'm saying. You're right. In her world, it's normal. That's why we're asking the people. She could be like, they're giving her kids pig intestines. You're right. Chitlins. And by the way, that seems very strange to some people.

So if somebody gave their kids chitlins, what race would you say it is? Never mind. Don't know what you're saying. Oh, my gosh. I might be being very judgmental here, you know, and I might need to mind my business. Let's open the phone lines and see. 800-585-1051. Let's discuss.

Charlamagne, thank you for that donkey today. And it's The Breakfast Club on BET. The Breakfast Club. Power 105.1. The Breakfast Club. Your mornings will never be the same. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy.

We are The Breakfast Club. Now, if you just joined us, we're talking about Charlamagne's donkey of the day. Now, Charlamagne doesn't know. Went to a young woman. Yeah, he doesn't know if he wants to or doesn't want to give this woman donkey of the day. Well, Gary made me question it. And he might be right. You know what I mean? I gave it to this woman, Tiffany Lake, because she's feeding her 18-month-old crickets, right?

And I think that's strange. But then Gary's right. Maybe that's just what she does in her culture. It could be a cultural thing, but you go hard on donkey of the day. That's true. And some of them, I'll be like this. Dang, how'd he find that out? Yeah.

And then I'm like, sometimes you're like, I don't want to be donkey of the day. This one, I wouldn't mind. You're like, Gary eats a certain type of food. But the food writer said. Feeding the 18-month-old is the weird part. If you research and you're not putting her in any kind of health concerns, I don't know, just because we think it's weird. But it says it gives her daughter protein,

and it claims it saves her money on groceries. It saves her money on groceries. I did that yesterday. I was giving Donkey of the Day to a woman who quit being a teacher to become a porn star. And in the middle of Donkey, I realized there's nothing wrong with this, really. That's actually a responsible thing to do. Because you could do both. So the fact that she stopped working as a teacher.

Yeah. Let me tell you, my kids, they had a scandal at their school when they was in elementary school. And they went to a private, very expensive school. And one of the teachers got busted. On OnlyFans? This was before OnlyFans. She got busted because new pictures ever popped up on the internet.

And I was like, whoa. Why'd you leak the pictures, Gary? Here's what's funny. It's a Christian school, right? Private Christian school. And I got the text from one of the dads before it hit. Like the day before.

They go, this is coming out. She's giving you a heads up. They had a meeting at the school, right? Like, what did we do with her? Because she didn't do anything technically wrong. Somebody else leaked the pictures of her. She didn't do it. And I said, well, if the Bible says forgive, I think we forgive her.

Was she pretty? Yeah. So I was like this. It was worth looking at. Oh, yeah. I'll show you when we'd forgive her. Was she pretty? Yeah. Sounds like this. Feels worth looking at. Oh, yeah. I'll show you when we're off air. Sounds like this. I knew when I met her, though.

When I met her at the first meeting, she goes, my passions are crushed. These kids ain't cheerleading. Sounds like this. I said, oh, yeah, yeah. There's something going on here. What? Back to the crickets, guys. Back to the crickets.

I don't want to give her name out there. I'll see the pictures when we get off air. Back to the crickets. Worth looking at. But I say this, right? I do think it's a little strange, but I think a lot of things are strange to me. So she gave her child crickets, right?

But then you look at Charlemagne, country bumpkin. He eats frog legs. I'll slap that fake beard off you. He eats deer meat. It's not fake. Alligator tongue. Deer meat is great.

See? I know alligator tongue. You just talked about all this heart stuff, all the fried food. I don't eat like that no more. I'm talking about parents give their kids all kinds of fried food. Oh, I'm with you. That's true. Crickets are grilled, right?

And fast food, which is just as bad. Fast food is so bad. But he ate, Charlemagne ate a lot of stuff that I looked at that I would never eat. I wouldn't eat frog legs.

I wouldn't eat deer meat. You don't know what you're missing. I had deer hash. I had bear shoulder. See? What about the one dude right now, the liver king guy?

I've eaten liver. He ate raw stuff. He ate raw testicles. See? What? Raw. Testicles? eaten liver. He named raw stuff. He named raw testicles. See? Yeah. Raw. Testicles? Testicles.

He said there's all kinds of, I don't know, health benefits. But you see what I'm saying? That's weird to me. I mean, even chitlins. You eat chitlins. I've never eaten chitlins. You never? Never?

Never liked the smell. Disgusting. Down south, that's what they eat. When I used to go, my mom used to cook them. When I used to go to my aunt's house or grandma's house, they used to cook them. So that's what they eat. People would think that's weird in other communities. I'm sure they do. It's disgusting. It's better than crickets. I've never had crickets. I've had chitlins.

I will never eat that again. I've never had it. I don't like the smell. Me neither. Hello, who's this? Good morning, this is Monty. Hey, Monty, good morning. How y'all feeling today? You doing good. Bless black and highly favored, Monty. What's your thoughts, Monty? Did Tiffany get donkey today or nah? Truthfully, I don't think so. I feel like people who don't feed their kids or people who are feeding their children

the small portions and letting them go to school and eat is different. I don't feel like she's feeding her kid anything harmful. It's clearly science and a bunch of stuff that says feeding her kid anything harmful. It's clearly science and a bunch of stuff that says it's okay to eat. She's clearly following the culture. That is very true. I'm being judgmental. Jesus Christ.

Hello, who's this? Marie Green from North. It's okay. Gary looks at me and goes, you're not perfect. It happens. You're not perfect. It happens. Sorry. You're not perfect. Maria, good morning.

So what's your thoughts, mama? I feel like Tiffany, right? That's her name? Yes, Tiffany Lee. Cold-blooded clown. Damn. Yeah, it's very deceitful. Why would you want to chop incense up

and put it in your baby's food? Protein? I agreed with you 10 minutes ago. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether it's protein or not. We can get our protein from the earth, too. We can get it from the meat. Where you from, mama?

Well, she's trying to save money on groceries, too. From where? It doesn't matter. Who wants to run around eating bugs? We're not backing them centuries. That's what I thought. I'm sure you ate some disgusting thing or your parents fed you some disgusting thing. You ever had frog legs?

Stop trying to sway the jury. Or something? Yeah, my uncle tried to feed me deer meat, frog legs. I ain't with none of that. See, that's the same thing. Deer's good. Good, man. Deer's really good.

You don't know you're missing out. How you just kill Bambi and eat Bambi, though? That's nasty. Bambi was a doe, right? Huh? Bambi was a female? Does it matter? Well, a deer is a male.

Yeah. It's got the antlers. I never thought about it. Bambi didn't. That was a female. I just heard him say deer me. Wait. Is this no female deer?

It's a doe, right? It's a female. Come on. I'm kind of questioning that. A deer is a doe. A deer is a deer. A female is a doe. If all deers were gay, they'd be extinct by now.

A doe. A roe doe. A roe. What the hell are y'all talking about? A deer. A female deer. A doe. A doe.

A doe. A doe. A doe. A doe. A doe. A doe. A doe. A doe.

A doe. A doe. A doe. A doe. A doe. I remember the song. I just can't remember it. Crickets, I'd have a better memory if I was in Crickets.

800-585-1051. Charlamagne gave Tiffany, a food writer, donkey of the day because she fed her 18-month-old crickets. I agree with it. All right, we'll talk about it when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Hey, everybody.

It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got our guest co-host, Gary Owen. That's right. I just read an article, too. Go ahead and tell me what you're about to say, Envy. No, I was going to say open up the phone lines, 800-585-1051. Now, Charlamagne gave Donkey of the Day to a food writer.

Her name is Tiffany Lay. She was feeding her 18-month-old crickets because she's saving money on groceries. And I just saw something that says, how many bugs do people eat unknowingly? It's estimated that the average person unknowingly eats at least as one and as many as two to three pounds of insects each year. Did you know? In your mouth? Yeah. Who knew? What did you just crunch on? Is that cricket you guys eating? That's crazy, yo. You just eating crickets. Sorry, so day one, guys. Go to the phones, man. Hello? Hello? Hello? Who's this? My name is Prince. Do you think Tiffany should get donkey today for feeding her 18-month-old crickets? Oh, peace, brother.

Peace, James. No, I do not think she should. Okay. I don't understand what he's saying because I can't. I can't. My reason why is my daughter gave my granddaughter insect lollipops. Insect lollipops? And two school years old.

Yeah, two school years old. What kind of insect was it? And all kind of things in there. You said all kind of bugs was in there? Yeah, my granddaughter loved it. What the hell do you get insect lollipops from? She bought them online. She bought them online.

All right. Come on, now. Would you feed your child an insect lollipop you bought online? No. Come on. Come on. I'm not with him, though. Hello, who's this?

Yo, this is Leo, man. What's going on? Leo, what's popping? What's going on?. Hello, who's this? Yo, it's Leo, man. What's going on? Leo, what's popping? What's going on? Talk to us. Hey, father man, you tripping, man. Sometimes you, yeah, yeah, yeah. You probably ate chitlins and little ducklings and shit growing up.

You know what I'm saying? Never ate chitlins. Didn't like the smell. But yes, I've eaten deer meat, bear shoulder. So what's the difference? Crickets are considered protein. Listen, y'all right. I'm with you.

I don't, I think I'm probably wrong. Gary, Gary corrected me and I feel bad now. And I'm like, damn, Tiffany. I feel bad? You're not perfect, bro. It's okay. I'm with you.

Just one bad donkey. Carrie, good morning. Good morning. Do you think Tiffany should get, deserves donkey today? Yes, I do. I agree with Charlamagne.

Wow. Listen, and especially because of the kid's age. You know, in a couple of years when the kid go and mention to the friends what they've been eating, it's going to traumatize the child. My daughter's 13. She said, Mommy, I ate crickets from It's Sugar and it was good. But she's 13. Charlamagne is right.

That baby should get some milk, not crickets. Now, you sound Caribbean. So are you Caribbean? Yeah, I'm Jamaican. Yeah, it's the first time I heard somebody eating goat. I thought it was wild. First of all, goat is amazing. I love it now.

But the first time I heard something. Goat is good. Goat is incredible. Now I love goat. Goat and oxtail is amazing. Of course. But I feel. Goat and oxtail is amazing. Goat and oxtail amazing. And just so you know, in Miami, I make the best oxtail. So whenever you ready, let me know.

I'm ready. But I give my daughter 17 months and my daughter eats oxtail. That is not crickets. It's not crickets. I agree. Still rough meat, but crickets is something else. You know, the kids are going to look at that and say, ew, and they're going to start traumatizing your children. No, no, no.

That's too young. I agree. I don't know if I agree. Let's say there's a breakfast club in Japan. Okay. Right? So you got some guy sitting there going, this woman fed her kid oxtails. Right.

Like this. Is she donkey of the day in Japan? You know what I mean? They're like, they can give her crickets. Right. If there's a breakfast club in Japan and they hear that I give my daughter oxtails, they're going to be saying the same thing. I highly doubt that they would ever criticize anybody for what they eat in any of those

countries in Asia. You never know. Come on. Stop being crazy. That part. Come on. You never know. Let on. That part. Come on. You never know. Let's go to one more line. Hello, who's this?

Adaltree. Hey, speak a little louder, mama. She said her name is Adaltree. No, it's Adaltree. Adaltree. I was like, what? What's your thoughts, Adaltree? Hey, Adaltree. Hey, I'm so glad I made a good video. Should Tiffany get donkey today, ma'am? Yeah, Charlamagne.

No, I don't think so. I think you should mind your business, Charlamagne. Whoa, whoa. That was a little harsh. That was not harsh. I feel the same way. I'm with you, business. No, because I think that is a part of their culture in Asia.

I'm pretty sure. So, I mean, that's what she knows to do. So, she is Asian. Okay, thank you you I'm so torn now I wouldn't put it in a little you know it's a gold container

and take it for lunch for the kids if the kids going to school why? I think they do do that that would be a little weird I think I've seen that on TV like man versus food type deal

really? I think I've seen it it's in a cup and they eat it like with a fork I'm so torn I agree Donkey today

is for giving people the credit they deserve for being stupid she's not stupid nope we just don't we just don't agree with her life

I don't agree with her lifestyle but that doesn't mean she's stupid let's do another one the moment has passed we'll do it tomorrow let's do another one

like you can't do two donkeys in one day the moment has passed and this is something the lady said the lady said and maybe you guys out there might think about this because she said that it reduced her grocery bill from $350 a week to

$150 a week she says she puts it on puff snacks which is like Cheetos she says she does like little snacks with it she says she replaces little snacks with it. She says she replaces beef, chicken, and pork by using crickets. I guess I would have to know the rest of the kid's diet. And I would have to know.

A pediatrician would have to tell me it's safe to feed your kids crickets. And she might like it. She didn't like it at first. She spit it out. Well, if the lady called in and was like, it's going to traumatize her, I go, what if she's 13? She goes, no, no, I like it. I didn't like it when I was little, but I ended up liking cricket.

She didn't like it until the mom started mixing it in the mac and cheese and the pancake and mixing everything else. Kids don't like vegetables when you first give it to them. That is true. I'm not justifying it. You're right, Gary. She doesn't deserve the credit for being stupid today. Just because we have a difference.

Thanks, guys. A difference of lifestyle. That's why I'm here that's right that's right all right i've been here before this is like when i was younger and uh i'll argue with my older cousins about eating ass i don't know how that ended up no because my older cousins used to eat ass and what age did you have this and i was a kid i was like 13 i was like oh that's disgusting and it was like oh and then you tried it and you like well actually it was about eating boom boom and it was like oh you know eating boom boom i'm like oh who does okay since we're on this topic okay i remember i was in the navy oh boy whoa no what was his name no no it's funny we were having this discussion

about boom boom boom boom right boom boom boom boom boom, boom, boom, right? No. It's just God listening to my conversation. It was so bad. By bad experience, you mean smell. Oh. Yeah, yeah. Oh, my God. And you ate it anyway. She was gone. No. I mean, I knew immediately.

I was like, I can't. You got to go. I came over. Excuse. I go, I got an appointment. It was like 3.30 in the morning. She goes, what? I go, yeah, it's at 6.

It's in LA. I was in San Diego at the time. It didn't smell like. It made the hair on my arms stand up. Whoa. It was that bad. Whoa. And she knew it.

She knew it because she did not argue with me. She goes, eh. She got dressed to the left. She makes the hairs on the back of my arms stand up with just one. But it was crazy. We just had the conversation. I was like, I can't relate. Never happened.

This was like on a Wednesday. That Friday I went out. Oh, my. You got to be kidding me you deserved it i did you earned it you spoke it into fruition all right well i did when we come back we got your rumor report uh tory lanez he sends a message from jail we'll tell you what he said it's the breakfast club good morning the breakfast club good morning everybody it's dj n, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got our guest co-host Gary Owen here. And let's get to the rumors.

Let's talk Tory Lanez. Rumor has it. Rumor. Rumor has it. Call out a name or you gossiping or you chatty patty. I'm gossiping. This is The Rumor Report. I mean, I guess we on The Breakfast Club.

This is where the tea spills, right? Yes. On The Breakfast Club. Now, Tory Lanez, he's still trying to get an appeal. You know, he's locked up for the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion. And yesterday, he made this call from jail.

I've been incarcerated for almost half a year. In my trial, the verdict of guilty or innocent depended heavily on my DNA results. DA Kathy Tarr and Alex Byte completely manipulated my DNA results by stating my DNA on the gun was inconclusive.

That was an absolute lie. Our new attorney, Jose Bayh, has hired one of the best DNA experts in the nation to carefully analyze the same DNA test. Not only did our expert find my DNA 100% excluded and non-existent on the gun, but what's worse was the invalid and illegal tactics the prosecution chose to attain the results used to convict me. The only possible way for the L.A. crime lab to come up with an inconclusive result would literally be to stop the testing before it finished or completed its final result. So that's what he said yesterday. He's fighting for an appeal and saying that the system did him dirty. Yeah, I don't know what's true and what's not true,

but I know Tory got to be careful calling out a DA like that and whoever the other person is because that's a big claim he's making. That's defamation if it's not true. Like, that's a big claim you're saying that, you know, somebody altered your DNA results just to get a conviction against you. That's a big claim that could be liable. He was talking like a lawyer. Yeah?

He sounded like a lawyer when he was talking. I mean, yeah, it was definitely a prepared statement, but, you know. I would say this. I remember when Remy was up here and I think Remy put it in,

said it perfect. When we go to these court systems, a lot of time is winning and losing, right? Who wins, who loses? And they try to, you know, make people go to jail or they try to convict people,

but do they necessarily want the truth? You know what I mean? Do they really go through the facts and try to honestly get the truth to see what happened? Or is it about, oh, we have to win this case. The DA has to win this case or the defense lawyer. Because we really, no matter what case it is, we want the truth. It felt like in this situation, they were very thorough with it, though. But that's what I'm saying.

That's a big claim to say that somebody literally altered your DNA evidence just to convict you. Like I said, you got to be careful with that one. That could easily be a defamation lawsuit. Still hard to wrap around. He's in jail. Oh, yeah, he's in jail. He is locked up. Yeah, he's locked up.

Since what, December? I mean, that's not the first time we've seen locked up. Yeah, since December, before Christmas. He said he did six months, right? Yeah, but he's there before Christmasmas remember it's right before christmas holiday yeah but you know as us we it's like everything's up for public consumption but you just the trial's over and you think oh just moving on like he's still in jail still in jail that's crazy now uh also fat joe talks about when he signed with rock nation how everybody called

him out the blue and wanted one thing. You know, I had some friends that never worked a day in their life. I remember I first got down with Roc Nation. They was like, yo, so when you setting up the meeting with me and Jay-Z, meeting with Jay-Z for what? What does Jay-Z want to talk to you about? Break it down to me first. I've gotten a couple of those, and I'm not even signed to Rock Mish. I've gotten a couple of the holes before.

Really? Hey, here's a funny story. So my road manager, Brad, right? Sitting over there. We were at a Redskins-Cowboys game. It was a Monday night game like 12 years ago. Hopefully he was going for the skins, but they had Redskins.

I was just there. What are they called now? The Commanders. Hopefully he was going for their skins. I was just there. What are they called now? The Commanders. The Commanders, yes. So LeBron walked in. And I knew something was going on because the whole crowd started to move. So it was Chris Paul and LeBron walked in and he was going nuts. Brad, who's with me, by the way,

we're staying on like the 50. It's pregame. We've got the field passes. And then Brad started to move with LeBron and his crew. And he left me. And I go, where are you going? Like, he didn't realize he was moving with LeBron. To the point where he left me on the 50. He's in the end zone now.

He's starting to go in the tunnel with them. And then the security guy stopped him. And I looked at Brad. I go, where were you going? And he was like, I didn't realize I was walking with him. I said, so, LeBron's got his whole crew there, right? And you're just walking with him? You think you should

go up in the suite? And LeBron's gonna be like, you in the fedora. You look like a cool dude. Come hang out with us in the suite. Pete Davidson would've pushed Brad. Okay? Pete Davidson would've got Brad away from him. Oh, really? Yes. He's like that? He's like that? Oh, you didn't see the video for another day. No, I missed it Yeah, Brad

It sounds like Brad was acting like the same on the same group of behavior that this guy was with Pete Right. Well Brad would got donkey of the day and that would have been legit Legit donkey today for doing that Just remind me when he said they they call the Roc Nation people was calling I was like, yeah, that was me when he said they call the Roc Nation people was calling. I was like this. I was like, Brad, like, what are you doing? They do that with you.

They do that to me all the time with 50. All the time with 50. Oh, I got a movie idea. I got a film idea. I got a TV idea. They do that to me with 50. I be hitting you like, hey man,

such and such want to reach out to 50. These people be legit though. Oh yeah. Yeah, these people actually, the people, yeah, a couple people

who've asked me have been legit yeah no a lot of people can you you know I got I got the movie idea oh you're my actor it happens all the time

happens all the time by the way salute to Fat Joe too I am so sorry that I just started reading Fat Joe's book the book of Jose I just started it

I'm like like a few chapters in fantastic he's got a book yes I gotta read it fantastic I think we have an extra one up there I believe so yo he destroy Like a few chapters in. Fantastic. He's got a book? Yes. I got to read it. Fantastic. I think we have an extra one up there.

I believe so. Yo, he destroy. I would tell them off the air. Like, I went to the Bengals Chiefs game, the AFC Championship game, and he was the halftime. Killed it. Freezing. You forget. How many hits he has.

Not just hits, but like get out your seat. You know, like it literally turned into a concert for about 15 minutes. You forget. Hitchmania. Hitchmania Joey Crack has. Shout out to Joey Crack. All right. Now, up next, we've got the People's Choice Mix.

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Of course, we're going to be celebrating Dolph's life. So we have his whole fleet. We're going to have the Dolph Museum, which I have his artwork, his clothes, his jewelry, and all types of things that you can see. And then with kids five and under free, we're going to have games and rides. And it's a family fun day. So we want you to bring the kids. We want you to bring the parents, your grandparents.

It's one of those days where you can just chill back and it's like a huge family reunion car car show style all right now charlotte man you got a positive note i do man and i want to thank everybody who came out to my uh screening last night of are you there god it's me margaret you know we had a uh screening that and the theme was girl dads for bloom so you know a lot of fathers came out and bought their daughters you know i'm a big big big big judy bloom stan and uh her the the theatrical version of are you there goddess me margaret comes out uh this friday this friday in theaters man so uh we had a screening last night so uh thank you to everybody who pulled up everybody who came out i want to salute benny softy too man benny softy he plays uh margaret's father and in are you there god it's me margaret

and uh he was he was out there last night so make sure y'all go check out are you there god it's me margaret this friday in theaters everywhere and uh once again thank you to everybody who came out last night now the positive notice is coming from one of my favorite instagram pages healing black trauma and uh i think everybody needs to understand this in this social media world where things are always grabbing at your attention. Just know I know you're intuitive and intelligent, but you're destroying your peace, confronting everything you observe. Just let some of this stuff flow. Breakfast Club, bitches!

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