The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: Irv Gotti Passes Away At 54, Jess Fix My Mess, Brea Baker Interview + More

Episode Date: February 6, 2025

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Jess, how you feeling this morning? I'm feeling, feeling good. Yo, I didn't expect for it to be like whatever weather that was. Yeah, it was pretty nasty. Rain, sleet. Yeah, so I thought I was going to be late because it was people just moving slow. Then it was accidents coming through. Not like right before you get to the tunnel.

There was no accidents in the tunnel, but it was like right before you get to it. So I thought I was going to be late. But I was I thought I was going to be late because it was people just moving slow then it was accidents coming through. Not like right before you get to the tunnel. There was no accidents in the tunnel but it was like right before you get to it. So I thought I was going to be late but it was alright. But I did not expect to wake up and see all of that. Yeah, nah the roads weren't too bad this morning. I thought it was going to be a lot nasty. I gave myself a lot of extra time this morning but it wasn't too bad.

My pops was up at 5am calling me like, are you safe on them roads? I'm like, yes dad, I'm good. Hey yo, like you still like 16 Pops checking on me bitch. Yeah, it was it was good. What up Charlemagne? Well keep in mind We're a nationally syndicated morning show that is in a hundred plus markets. So everybody else isn't experiencing bad weather So you need to tell them what's going on? Yeah, so there's bad weather in on the East Coast right now a storm has hit the East Coast which is uh Well say it is pretty bad was supposed to get a several inches of snow

Damn for real? Yeah several inches of snow that's why Charlemagne is home right now he's ready for the mentions so I don't even think you had to tell the people I was home I mean that's the whole point of the theater of radio you know what I'm saying but you know it's all right that we know you home because we can't be sitting here no no they can hear it I think we've forgotten how to do this thing. I'm actually not home. I'm sitting right by envy I just gave Jess a hug. Good morning. Jess. How are you? Good to see you You look amazing And we have the nice coat that coat is a specially special way somebody should steal it

But yes, so good morning to you everybody out there I want to start the show and say a rest in peace to Irv Gotti. It was reported yesterday that Irv Gotti has passed away at the age of 54. Now are you allowed to do that since 250 Cent of friends? Are you allowed to say rest in peace to Irv Gotti? Is 50 going to get upset with you for saying that? Oh my God. Well he's not in no TV shows and I'm sleepy, alright? You stupid. No. But on a serious note, rest in peace. Rest in peace Irv Gotti. Started off as DJ Irv, DJ in the parks out in Queens and then founded an artist named Mike Geronimo. Signed Mike Geronimo to a label

called Blunt. Then signed Ja Rule to the same label. Blunt Records didn't work and then brought Ja Rule to Def Jam. Was the architect of founding DMX and brought DM Rule to Def Jam was the architect of founding DMX and brought DMX to Def Jam. You know that story when they brought the executives to Mount Vernon and DMX started rapping with his mouth wired and got DMX on and helped DMX with his projects and Ja Rule his projects produced for Jay-Z like Can I Live, Can I Get A which was Jay-Z's biggest hit at the time that crossed him over, helped produce artists like Ashanti, JLo, Mary J Blige, and a host of others, Lloyd of course. So I just want to send that brother a

rest in peace and condolences to his family. 54 years old is very very young man, you know. So the only thing we can always tell you is what we always tell you, just take care of yourself man, health is wealth. Okay, you know, none of us have tomorrow tomorrow promised but man just do what you can you know just to maintain you know your health that's it that's all I can tell you. I was gonna call you last night cuz I know you have a super duper anxiety about your health and I kept hearing about this full body scan and I'm like I'm sure Charlemagne did it have you done the full body scan?

Yes I did that at Soren Medicals Dr. Puma does that too when they check everything Yes, I gotta go do that then cuz they said they put your body in thing and they scan for everything They can see if any part of your body or anything is is out of place or there's a problem your full body Okay, that's what the way they did That's how he found that he had cancer whatever was here So I'm definitely gonna set appointment for a full body scan I thought you did that cuz they said that your anal cavity was a little shifted to the right and they couldn't figure out

Why that's cuz of you? I saw you saw what caused it. I saw who caused it yesterday I saw who caused it yesterday. Excuse me? I'm not playing these ditty jokes with you this morning. Shout out to, no man. Don't do that. Don't be stupid. We played too much.

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Good morning. Rest in peace Irv Gotti one of the records he produced in his both his artists Vita in Jaroos you was killing that Vita verse envy. Go Jaru. You was killing that Vita verse Envy. Go ahead boy Envy was killing that Vita verse. Okay all right. What you don't know Vita verse? I do I just ain't never heard nobody rapping as hard as you was. Yo shut up. That was crazy. Let's get into some front page news. Now some quick sports looks like Jimmy Butler is going to be traded to the Warriors There's a good exchange for Andrew Wiggins Kyle Anderson And a protected first round pick the Warriors gave up way too much Luther Jimmy Butler He's a fantastic player, but it's not like he gonna make the Golden State Warriors a contender

So that to me that was a big gave up the Warriors gave up way too much and they gave up uh Dennis Schroder but then he ended up going to Utah. Yeah all right well morning Morgan. Good morning Envy, Charlamagne and Jess y'all doing all right on this Thursday? Yes ma'am. All right let's get into this front page news this is like an extension of sports Envy like okay so President Trump he's banning transgender athletes from women's sports he signed the executive order yesterday and the order directs the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to interrupt Title IX rules as banning transgender women and girls from participating in female sports. Let's hear more from Trump's signing of the executive order, keeping men out of women's

sports. Under the Trump administration, we will defend the proud tradition of female athletes and we will not allow men to beat up injure and cheat our women and our girls from now on women's sports will be only for women with this executive order the war on women's sports is over you guys thoughts not gonna get any complaints on me about that I can't even believe that had to be signed because this shit have never been a thing. I totally agree with that one, but I'm not gonna let that distract me from the fact that Elon Musk literally controls out of federal government, pays people. Let's stay focused. Yeah, I would say that too. I just, you know, I always go back to

that one swimmer that as a man, the swimmer was like in 400th place. And then when she trans to a woman was in first place and how you know how sad all those parents were because their daughters were training and felt like they were cheated. So yeah, I'm with this one as well. Yeah, Leah Thomas, you're referencing and the order also requires the immediate enforcement of these rules. Now, White House press secretary, Caroline Levitt also spoke to the press before the president signed the executive order and she said it ends the disgusting, quote, disgusting betrayal of women and girls, of women and girls by the previous administration, end quote.

She added that the Olympics and the NCAA college sports stand to be impacted. Let's hear more from the White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt. I think kids have already been exposed to discrimination, especially young women and girls who have been forced to shower in locker rooms with biological men, who have been forced to compete on playing fields with biological men, which is incredibly unfair and unsafe and again, an incredibly unpopular policy. He does expect the Olympic Committee and the NCAA to no longer allow men to compete in women's sports. I also do want to say Morgan though this is a real nothing burger because less than 0.02 percent

of I think trans what do you call them trans men trans women trans people participate in sports at an Olympic level but one is too many. Yeah. There shouldn't be no men playing women's sports. I wouldn't say it's nothing burger. It's not like it's a big, it's not like a bunch of men are playing women's sports is what I'm saying. Maybe they're getting out ahead of the issue before it becomes that much of a big issue. That's what I was going to say. And then what's that white lady that was like, I don't want your penis in my bathroom. What?

That was Nancy Mace. Yeah, Nancy Mace. Okay, yeah. Oh, yeah your friend. That's right. Yeah She's not even talking about women's sports. She just thought she's not even talking about athletes. She just talked about period. Yeah But you know, yeah That's how it was and stuff. Absolutely. There's a whole nother executive order that the president signed that would also block the Incarcerated transgender women from going to men's prisons, but that's been blocked by a federal judge. We'll get into that later.

We'll talk more about that in the next hour, you guys. It's a lot. That's your front page news for 6 a.m. Stick around for seven. Thank you, Morgan. Everybody transitioning into now. Oh, you know, if you just get another gay time being get it off your chest. First of all, I get how I get on with your chest.

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45 North going towards downtown Call them You act like we block people to call you act like we blocking actually make it into the call that I don't know maybe they don't represent I don't know maybe you don't want that's calling representing we get a lot of love from Houston all the time yes sir all right so my thing was since it all started, they've been saying, uh, they're not like a song and performance that he did in California with the coaching. When I seen it personally, all I think what it says for the state charges. Oh, you saw that for the court. That's not my coach. Oh, yeah.

But that's what coach it'll stay. Yeah, but that's West Coast culture that's LA culture like you know, I think They don't speak for my culture. They're my culture. Yeah, I think that's a question like he's Represent all of us. That's not me I don't have an argument with that because what I've been having a conversation with about people lately is that I think um Black people as a whole have a shared lived experience but all of our coaches are different right like your coach in Houston is different than you know what they do in LA so I understand what you're saying that's respectable I can respect that and also shout out to Jess I've seen Jess go from doing her skit to doing her stage up, her on stage performance performance with her, hopefully she'll get to make some special songs.

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Alright, so you are about what 35? 39. You better do that while I'm shaking boy. That's one of my favorite dances. I just want to know. At 39, I'm shaking. Don't be shaking like that. What if we find out?

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No. Get that gay off you. Shut up, man. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We got Jess with the Mess coming up. Yeah, we're gonna go a little bit deeper into Irv Gotti and the people who was supporting him

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News is real, Weston, Hilarious, Jess, Robby Moore. Jess don't do no lying. Don't do no lying. She don't spare nobody. Worldwide Jess, worldwide mess. On The Breakfast Club. She's a coacheship. She was able to get y'all to see something and understand something that nobody could get you to see. It's time to set it all. Okay, so I wanted to know how Irv got it. That like what was what happened?

What happened? Okay, so as of right now, there aren't confirmed reports of what happened, but you know, yesterday when we talked about this in the room, we had said that there were, it was reported that he had suffered a stroke and that he was on life support and kind of just fighting for his life. So I'm assuming, but I have not confirmed that that is what happened.

But I do know yesterday he passed away at age 54. Something like this, I think a lot of people are right now kind of taking the time to look back on his career and his accomplishments and things of that nature. So there was a lot of outpouring of love online. And of course we know Irv Gotti and for those who don't know, he is Murder Inc. he signed DMX to death gym. He EP DMX is first is dark in in hell is hot Ja Rule Ashanti He's worked with JLo Jay-z there's he's done so much. He also He's also across like movies and television

He had to deal with BT at one point where he they details they did the murdering story Just you know a culture storyteller and a person that has been cemented in hip hop culture for sure. So yesterday you had a ton of people, like a ton of people posting online. Jamie Foxx posted and said, rest in power my brother, your music, your legacy will never be forgotten. You spread a lot of love and a lot of wisdom to everyone that you met. Russell Simmons posted again and said, don't let his tragedy and his death go in vain. He's speaking to black men and women saying, you know, care

about your health, go get checked up. He was talented. He was beautiful. He was curious, enthusiastic. Steve Rifkin also posted talking about when he met her back in 1993. And you know, just some of the things that they were able to do together. Ja Rule posted, he didn't say too much. He just posted a broken heart I think a lot of people were waiting to see you know how Ja Rule will respond because of their close relationship Lance Gross, Mark Lamont Hill, just a ton of people online everywhere. Just showing some love for Irv Gowdy So we want to take that time this morning to do that and we do have some of his music I know y'all got some stories to share too. Well question Lauren up

So that story that they said, you know, he had a, he suffered another stroke and was had bleeding of the brain that wasn't confirmed? That was not confirmed. So yesterday the Hollywood Reporter is who confirmed the news that he passed away. And at the time they said that there's no, there was no information about what the cause of death was, but that he passed away in New York on Wednesday. The stroke information and all that is still at this point not confirmed.

But we do know that he had one previously. Like five months ago he had one and he was walking on the cane and his rep had said then that he really wasn't taking care of himself diabetes wise as well too. And that led into the strokes. But nothing confirmed as of yet.

Yeah, rest in peace man. I love what Russell Simmons said man. Because I'm not gonna read that thing, I'm sure you're not either Lauren, but I just like what he said because it was an emphasis on you know just taking care of yourself and that's what I'm just here to say, take care of yourself man, 54 is way too young to go, watch what you eat, take your ass to the doctor, take your ass to therapy and the reason I stress therapy so much is because stress is killing a lot of us too. Yeah. Yeah.

You know? So just take care of yourself, man. Yeah, rest in peace to Irv Gotti. I will say this, you know, he saved Def Jam when at one time with Def Jam was trending down a little bit when he did the whole Jaru deal, DMX deal, Jay-Z, and he brought over, he did Ashanti, he did Lloyd. And for most people that know, the first beat I ever sold was purchased by Irv Gotti. Oh, that's fire. Yeah and he put the whole murderers on there which was Jaru, Vita

and Time Murder and that's the song is actually on Funkmaster Flex's album. Oh wow. Yeah so if you ever read the credits that was the first beat I ever sold so rest in peace to Irv Gaudi and the things that he's done and you know behind the scenes for hip-hop and the things that he's put out there I mean I don't even know if you know that he did the deal with Cardi B and what's the shoe line that you always wear? Steve Madden. He did that deal. He put that together for Cardi B and Steve Madden so he was the one that built that bridge. Yeah man, Irv is legendary you know what you said Envy about him saving

Def Jam in the late 90s early 2000s very true and what I respect about that so much is that he didn't just save Def Jam. I'm sure after he did that it was people who was like oh he just got lucky I bet he couldn't do that again then he turns around and launches a whole label Murder Inc and has tremendous success with Murder Inc so yeah Irv was one of them once. I remember I was watching an interview with him like some time ago he was talking about how when he first brought DMX to death jam They thought it was a joke like they didn't understand it And he had to he had to do so much to prove it and then when it happened he was like now I would walk in the room to be like y'all don't talk just get behind me. Yeah, you know I mean so yeah pretty much

So and I didn't want to take some time to just play some of his music before we do I just want to say this one thing. He was from the era of A&R and executive always in the office So back in the day Irv used to always play his new music at his office used to be there every day every morning No matter what time he got out the studio who's in that office every morning at 9 a.m And we'd be blasting the music and that's how we got you know as the DJs We would steal the music from his office because he would always be playing and we would steal it But he would be there all the time and he would be feening for new music new ideas

Oh life who you? used to steal music back in the days I Ask him why wouldn't you just say hey Arab can I share that with people because that was the wasn't our mixtapes ran back In the day, but we're not talking about Stealing from people for no damn reason and wonder why people always in your face Wanting to fight now he threatened me a couple times with me her we we made up later But he was just a good person and he produced and did a lot for this industry and a lot for the culture So definitely rest in peace earth got it 54 is wild young to go. Yeah

That's young One of my group chats and my firm was like a man, we getting old. I said, honestly, he was young. That's not, that's not old. Like, yeah, like that's very young. I mean, we are getting old, but he was really young. No, we not. We 32. I mean, we're getting older. Lauren and Jess are 32. I don't know why people think Jess is so much older than Lauren. I'm 33 actually. Yeah, but you know, 33.

Also Lauren older than Jess. Yeah, 33 years younger. Jess would be 33 next week. Yeah Remember but I do I'm so wait before we have the music I do also want to share there was a moment that I saw Shanti does posted to Instagram of herb where he talked about like just living I wanted to share that moment on here Just his own voice a sick listen Everyone is born we all born and we're all gonna die I'm gonna stop by saying something that I tell my kids all the time Everyone is born. We all born and we're all gonna die. So in between we live

So that's what I think so we live I'm gonna expand on the love by saying I love everybody in this mother f***ing world. We love you too, man. You too, mother f***er. Man, I need that long life. I know it's not promised to any of us, but please God, let me live a long time. I mean, I'm not old enough yet. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, they say unking everything now. No, 46 ain't nothing.

I need to get to like that Clarence, they want 90. That's Cicely Tyson, 90. Let me touch a hundred in one of them things, man man as long as I'm able to move around I'm with you I don't want to be 90 in a vegetative state I want to be I don't want to be that but that's the thing though like it's everything what happens in your life tomorrow directly is impacted by what you do today so literally what you're doing right now is what's gonna impact your life in the future.

So once again, take care of yourself, man. Watch what you eat, take your ass to the gym, take your ass to the doctor, go to therapy. Okay, because stress is killing us, like take care of yourself, man. Yeah, let's get into a couple of songs and also there was a video of Irv two, three years ago. And he signed, he's like,

this is the most important day of my life. And he signed over half of his masters and they gave him a 300 million dollar check and he says this is for my kids Damn, let's play some music Everybody is DJ envy just hilarious Charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club. Let's get some front page news I just want to talk some quick NBA Jimmy Butler He was traded to the Warriors for our Andrew Wiggins Kyle Anderson and a protected first-round pick. So congratulations to The Warriors in the heat. I know they've been trying to get me to Jimmy Butler for the longest Yeah, I don't know if that's congratulations to the Warriors definitely congratulations to the Heat because they got a haul but the Warriors didn't I think That was a bad trade for the Warriors. I think they gave up too much. I love Jimmy Butler. I think he's a dope player. I just don't think he makes the

warriors a contender for all they had to give up. Now what up Morgan? Hey, what's up is we are talking about Gaza and whether or not the United States will quote unquote own it per what the president says. So the White House says President Trump's Gaza proposal is about moving forward in the Middle East. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said the president made the decision about the proposal, quote, with a humanitarian heart for all people in the region. Let's hear more from White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt on the possibility of owning

Gaza. The president is committed to eliminating Hamas and securing a lasting peace for the entire region. President Trump is an outside of the box thinker and a visionary leader who solves problems that many others, especially in this city, claim are unsolvable. And as the president said, the bonds of friendship and affection between the American and Israeli people have endured for generations and are absolutely unbreakable. So this comes as of yesterday when the president said that the US should take over Gaza and

Palestinians should live somewhere else. The White House press secretary added that he has not committed to sending troops to Gaza. Trump's suggestion has received backlash from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as well as other world leaders. Now defense secretary Pete Hegsath, he is promising continued support for Israel. Now, during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, he was at the Pentagon with Hegseth.

He said that the Defense Department under Trump is laser-focused on reviving the warrior ethos of rebuilding America's military. When questioned by reporters, Hegseth was noncommittal on sending troops to Gaza, as well as the President, as previously mentioned, saying all operations are being explored. Let's hear more from Defense Secretary Pete Hec-Seth. We've supplied munitions that were previously not supplied. They're useful in eradicating

radical enemies, and we are committed to continuing to do so. The President is involved in very complex and high-level negotiations of great consequence to both the United States and the state of Israel. And we look forward to working with our allies, our counterparts, both diplomatically and militarily to look at all options. I don't know, maybe I haven't been tapped in like I should be because it's a lot going on every day, but I don't see the outrage about this like I thought I would. Arab Americans, pro-Palestinian, pro-Gaza people, they were very loud on the campaign trail. Where are they now?

All those folks in Michigan who sat out the primaries in protest and voted uncommitted for Biden, all those folks who would come out and protest Kamala over the Biden administration's handling of the Israel and Gaza situation, where are they now? Where is Jill Stein in the Green Party? Trump is talking about ethnic cleansing and it's a little too quiet for me Mmm, I was gonna say facts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now He tells Defense Secretary Pete Hecset that his nation appreciates the support from Trump's administration

He called Hecset a great and a stalwart friend of Israel adding they are a lot stronger than they have ever been Due to the support they've gotten from the US now the Prime Minister is also backing Trump's idea of taking over Gaza and turning it into the quote Riviera of the Middle East or what did you call it yesterday? Uh, Mara Gaza, Mara Gaza, Mara Gaza. Speaking to Fox News here, what Prime Minister Netanyahu had to say about Mara Gaza. This is the first good idea that I've heard. It's a remarkable idea and I think it should be really pursued, examined, pursued and done because I think it will create a different future for everyone. So this idea was announced by Trump following what's been going on this weekend, calls for the relocation of some odd 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip which has been

devastated by the Israel Hamas war. Now Trump said the US could clear out the destruction and redevelop the region. Netanyahu said there's nothing wrong with allowing Gazans who want to leave to leave the area and come back if they choose to. The plan of course has drawn widespread condemnation from nations across the world. Any more thoughts on that? Yeah, we knew this though. Like we said during the campaign, you may not like how the Biden administration is handling Israel Gaza, but you know, at

least you can talk to them. You're not going to be able to talk to Donald Trump. Donald Trump is going to put it's going to be a Trump towers in Gaza. Lord. All right, switching gears guys to the West Coast, California Governor Gavin Newsom, he met with President Trump yesterday, and he's calling it very productive. The meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office was scheduled to last at least for an hour or excuse me, last for an half an hour, but it lasted more

than an hour and a half. Now, Newsom met with Trump as part of his push to secure federal disaster aid for Southern California and those who were impacted by the wildfires. Now let's hear more from California California Gavin Newsom on that meeting. Just finished a meeting with President Trump, had a very successful day on Capitol Hill as well. Meeting in a bipartisan manner with Republican Democratic leaders about disaster aid and disaster recovery for people impacted by the fires in Southern California. I look forward to more productive meetings and I look forward to the spirit that defined the meetings of this day,

the spirit of collaboration, cooperation, the spirit that defines the best of American people. Yeah, so we have had word that the LA fires have officially been 100% contained, although they are dealing with rain and mudslides of that nature right now. The White House has not yet announced the meeting from the President's perspective with Gavin Newsom, but Newsom says he appreciates getting to speak with other lawmakers regardless of their party affiliation. So any thoughts on this? How long is that long recovery going to take?

Like people to get their houses rebuilt and stuff like that? Or if a lot of people are even going to rebuild? I wonder. Well, interesting segue. I will be out tomorrow and Mimi will be joining you guys. She's more than capable. You know, she's actually based in LA and she's been doing amazing work for the Black Information Network covering the LA fires

She's been speaking to those who have been impacted in Alta Dena and the Palisades area So make sure you guys check in with her and get her perspective on what's happening in LA in regards to the recovery Aspect of the wildfires. Yeah So that's it. Do we got time for one more? Maybe maybe not. No All right. I'm gonna just tell those federal workers that buy out Deadliners today, it's highly advised against wink wink. All right. That's your front page news. I'm Morgan Wood. Follow me on social at Morgan Media and for more news coverage, follow at Black Information Network, down the free iHeartRadio app and visit us at BINnews.com. See y'all later.

See y'all next week. Happy Super Bowl Sunday. That's right. All right. Thank you, Morgan. Now when we come back, author Brea Baker will be joining us. She has a new book, Rooted, the American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership. All right. Fantastic book. If you remember, her mom called up the Breakfast Club about a week or so ago and, you know,

got on our ass because we hadn't had Bria Baker up here Oh, but I don't remember Bria requesting to be up here But her mama definitely requested during that get it off your chest phone call so Bria will be joining us shortly All right, we'll get to it. Next is the Breakfast Club. Good morning The Breakfast Club Morning everybody is DJ envy just hilarious Charlamagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club. Good morning everybody, it's DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy, we are The Breakfast Club. Lorna Rose is hanging with us as well.

We got a special guest in the building. As promised, her mama called up here and said you better have my baby up there to talk about that book. Okay, Brea Baker is here. Good morning. Thank y'all so much for having me and thank you mommy for making sure. That's why I said is mommy the manager? Mommy needs to be the manager, she on payroll now. Brea Baker is here. Good morning. Thank you all so much for having me. And thank you, Mommy, for making sure.

That's why I said, is Mommy the manager? Mommy needs to be the manager. She on payroll now. Now, rooted, Sim is your best friend. Sim works here at the Breakfast Club. It was two books she gave me. She kept asking me, did I read them? Did I read them?

I read this one because it was interesting to me because I'm from South Carolina, where this happens a lot in the low country. And our family's land is in North Carolina, so I was peeping that. That's amazing. I didn't read it, but I'm just captivated by the title. What is it about?

Thank you. OK, so in general, the book is about black land ownership, the fact that we owned more land 100 years ago than we do now. And I'm sure the people in this room and the people listening know land is where you really build wealth. Like property, real estate, that's where it goes. So the fact that we've been losing land while white America has been continuing to get these gains means that this racial wealth gap we keep talking about is because of this land loss. So I started writing

this book because my family has land in North Carolina. My grandfather passed away in 2019 and on his deathbed he was like, don't sell the land. Because that happens a lot of times an older black person passes on and they're not sure if someone in the next generation values it enough to keep it in the family. And so it's just really important to us like no, we're not letting this go anywhere. That land means everything to us. There's no price that we will accept for it. But what we have now is still a fraction of what we used to have even like my great grandfather owned and like I'm a sixth generation black landowner.

So the first person in my family to own land was my great great great grandfather Louis Baker He bought land like ten years after the emancipation proclamation was signed and so to go from that legacy to now It's like how could I not value this and unfortunately in this country black is kind of like they equate it with urban So they think we only live in cities right? But most black people live in the south and most black people come from grandparents who lived in these rural areas, but were disconnected just around the time when we could have made some money from it. So that's really what I wanted the book to be. It's like we need to be championing black land ownership, whether

you get it on your own, whether we fighting for reparations, but that needs to be a conversation in our community because that's where real equity comes from. I was gonna ask you, with all that history, how do you feel about land banks and what they do today? Because there's like the pros of it, I think people are inclusion and people can get the land easier, but then there's kinds of people feeling like the land banks only sell and work with certain people, certain developers. You kind of get closed out if you don't have a certain amount of money.

So how do you feel about land banks? Yeah, I think some of the, I love that you brought that up, I feel like some of the land banks are really good and they're trying to get land in the hand of black and indigenous and like people who don't historically get a chance. But in anything in this country, there's always going to be people who are doing it and it's like their way to get cheaper stuff to people who really don't need the cheapest stuff, like they already good. But I do think that some people are doing it in a really good way where like climate

justice conservation groups will give land to black and indigenous people because it's But I do think that some people are doing it in a really good way, where climate justice conservation groups will give land to black and indigenous people because it's like, you'll treat the land better than this company will. You'll treat this land better than this private developer will. But it's kind of rare to find these land banks that will do it in that way. But again, that's why I'm a big champion of reparations, because land banks could be a form of reparations if you dictate that it has to be going to black people and black families who come from this history. But if we all got to save up the money, scrounge up the money to buy a, I mean, it'll take

forever for us to all become landowners in that way because not everybody has the down payment money, especially when you're talking acres. That's not just a house, right? That's not just a condo. That's really going to cost like 10k plus per acre that you want. So if you want a lot and to have buildings on it, it gets expensive. So I think the land banks are just a good way

of making it more accessible to people. They just gotta make sure it's accessible to the right people. You know, in the book you talk about how reparations is a racial and economic justice policy as well as a climate imperative. So how do you outline the common myths about the difficulty of enacting reparations,

but also too, I wonder why we got away from wanting the 40 acres. Right, exactly, because that's where reparations came from was right after the Civil War is like we want our 40 acres in a mule. And we still talk about that, you know, Spike Lee has the production

company, but it's almost like we talk about 40 acres in a mule or reparations as pigs flying. Like, oh, that's never going to happen. They never going to do that for us. It's like, why are we defeating ourselves? We have to demand it. To me, anyone in this country who believes that slavery should not have happened should support reparations. It should be that simple. Because how you don't believe in slavery, but you won't actually do anything to change it for the people who are the descendants of not having benefited

from it. So to me, it's just that's one one of the biggest myths is, it's just like, oh, it'll just never happen. And it's like, they give out money like it's nothing all the time. Ukraine got the money that should have been our reparations. Israel got the money that should have been our reparations. Like the Pentagon, so the money is out there. They just not giving it to us. And we have to start demanding our fair share of it, especially because every election cycle,

they coming around begging for our votes. What are you offering in exchange and why is reparation such a bad word? And then the other thing that gets used is black celebrities actually be are used as an excuse. Oh, you don't need reparations. You got an Oprah. You got a Michael Jordan. Black people are already making money.

The fact that you can name them means it's not widespread enough. Right? Like if I was saying, oh, white America has money. I think Chris Tucker or Chris Rock, one of them has this like stand up where he's like, yeah, in my neighborhood is like me and a bunch of black comedians and then like dentists. Dennis. Mary Jane. I think Derek G or A-Rod.

It's like crazy. So like how come we have to be superstars to live next door to a dentist and accountant or whatever? Like any black person should be able to access it the same way that white people can. And the fact that you have to be exceptional to get your fair share in this country is ridiculous. I read a I read your book and I hear you talking you're so passionate about this like where did that passion come from? Like it's one thing to know about something but to be passionate about it and want it to be your life's work in a way. You're like an historian too. Thank you, I appreciate that. I read so fluently I appreciate that I appreciate y'all saying that

you know dates and everything 1998 and 1826 I'm like damn okay I was so weak well I will say like I've always been it. Yeah, I mean, I think so growing up where Samantha and I grew up in Long Island, but we're in this like black and brown bubble. Everybody's kind of on the same footing. Like I'm the lightest person in the room in long in that part of Long Island that I'm in going from that to Yale, where I was like, I remember growing up and thinking because I by the time I was conscious of it, I got a black president. You know, Obama became president when I was in middle school. And so I'm thinking like, minority, that's an out-dirty term. I'm not a minority.

Like all I see when I look around is black people. And then I got to Yale and I said, oh, this is where y'all were. Like, there is this white majority. It was a very like radicalizing experience for me. And also I'm going to college at Yale when the Black Lives Matter movement is popping off. So yeah, I just remember thinking I cannot sit in nobody's lab for the next 10 years while we're getting being killed in the streets.

And then as I got older, because my grandparents are from North Carolina, I felt like to me activism was the Black Panthers was Angela Angela Davis, was being in a city with a bullhorn. But I had to realize growing up that I had been kind of like downplaying the activism of the South, that there are people who their activism was buying land, holding on to it, employing people, giving people a job, feeding themselves. Even now during the pandemic was the first time a lot of people realized how dependent they are on somebody else to eat.

If the grocery store shelves are empty, what are you gonna do for your family? You don't know how to grow nothing. And with this reparations movement going, there are black families getting their land back. And like, it's happening in little pieces here and there, but we can be that movement that brands live together. All right, we have more with author Brea Baker. When we come back, don't move.

It's the Breakfast Club, good morning. Morning everybody, it's E, J, N, V, Jess, Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy, we are the Breakfast Club, Lorna Roses hanging with us as well, we're still kicking in with Brea Baker, author. She has a new book, Rooted, The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership.

Charlamagne? In the book, you talk about returning equity to dispossessed people can heal both the land and our nation's soul. What are some things we can do to make that happen? And why do you feel that way? Yeah, so I feel that way because America is obsessed with getting, we want to be post-racial, we want to be post-racial. You cannot do that without addressing the problem. And one thing that I've noticed is like, I think there's a lot of people

in America who don't understand black anger. And to me it's like, but if you address the issue, I might have nothing to be angry about. But when I was in Detroit for the book tour, I was talking about this and eminent domain especially and there was a black, an older black woman in the audience who was like, yeah, when I was a kid in the sixties, they came through our middle-class community and took the whole community. It was like a hundred families there. So many black owned businesses took the whole community through eminent domain.

Didn't build anything in his place for 50 years. It was just vacant. And what that does to a person, she said her uncle owns three properties in that neighborhood. And she was like, what it did to my uncle when you when you spend your whole life savings building this out, yeah, and watch the government take it. Why would that make me want to be an upstanding citizen? How can I go from that and want to be like I can't even be around it like it would make my Skin crawl to be around people thinking like you did this to me and like it you know and as a man as a provider Thinking like wow like I did everything the way they told me I'm supposed to do and they still took it and they said It's 100% legal and there's nothing I can do about it

That will make you angry for a lifetime So if y'all tired of black people being angry do the thing to make us not angry I promise you if they started giving out reparations, legalizing, like there's, I ain't got nothing to be, I'm going to be on my land doing my own thing. I don't got no beef. Go on, do what you got to do. And like, but if you don't address the problem, it's always going to be there. So how we get there, there are only, I believe New York state is the third state to have established a commission and a task force for actually

exploring what reparations will look like. California already has one, Illinois has one. There's some cities, like there's a city in North Carolina that is also building it out, but it's very locally happening right now. And we have to support those things. So for those who are in New York, you can support that NY the number four, reparations.org, New York for reparations.org. And you can learn more about how to support that NY the number four reparations.org New York for reparations.org and you can learn more about how to support that movement because I think we have to we have to stop acting as if it's never going to happen and we have to make it happen. There's a global movement right now for reparations. It's not just us in America. You got African nations saying

I want my stuff back and I don't want to be a part of the Commonwealth no more. You got places in the Caribbean saying yeah actually I don't acknowledge the British crown no more and we want to be there's this movement happening. Give us our stuff back from the museums. Give us our art back. Give us our jewels back. We got to get our wealth back too. And we can't wait for, I hope it happens. No, we got to work for it to happen. And in the meantime, be doing everything you can to get you a little piece of land. So that's really where I'm at. I think there's also another organization, WhereIsMyLand.org. They had a successful campaign, if people are familiar, the Bruce's Beach in California.

Yeah, so there was like a Bruce, the Bruce family had built a hotel and a resort on the beachfront in LA in like the 30s. And their land was taken through eminent domain, the city did absolutely nothing with it. And in 2020, a brilliant organizer named Kavon Ward was like, I'm tired of Californians acting like they're better than the rest of the country and y'all have racism right in your backyard and until y'all give this black family their land back like you have no moral authority to be telling nobody else from anywhere else anything and that family got their land back 20 million dollars worth of land back so like it is possible but we have to support it so I would say some of the easiest ways are eminent domain reversals.

Cause you don't need a president Trump to sign off on nothing. All she had to do was go to Los Angeles County and say, Hey, this happened in this County, y'all signed off on that. Now y'all can sign off to give it back. They have dozens of campaigns going around so you can sign their petitions, you can donate to support them. There's a lot of people trying to do this work and they kind of doing it by themselves or they're building these coalitions and they don't have a lot of visibility.

So for people who are saying, wow, I've never even heard of this stuff, like, yeah, just look it up, New York for reparation and see what the California task force is doing. And if you're listening from another state and they don't have that, y'all should. It's not like you're starting it from scratch. The blueprint is already elsewhere. Say, how did New York do it? Can we learn from them? How did California do it?

Can we learn from them? And how can we start getting land back for you? How you been paying attention to what's going on in places like Chicago? Like, you know, we had Zo, my homegirl Zo up here, and she's been talking about how the Chicago Housing Authority has stolen so much land, including her mother's property. Have you paid attention to that? I didn't specifically hear about her campaign, but I have heard about this happening in Chicago because yeah, in urban communities this happens too, whether it's through eminent domain or

they'll take a blighted property, but it's a difference. If the home on it is abandoned, the land under it should still belong to whoever owned that. They should never be taking the land from someone. Even if they say, hey, we got to tear down this house and build something up better. Cool. Do that on my land for me. Right? Like you shouldn't be taking my land. And also in Chicago, I think they were doing pretty good work about the fact that homeowners like if a black homeowner is saying, oh, I'm trying to sell my house, how much is it worth? Their houses are being appraised for like six figures less

than what a white family is. Like if you took down all the pictures of your black family in your house and then tried to sell it, they would value it more. So there are people trying to shift that policy, shift tax codes, why are we paying more taxes in communities that have worse schools, worse roads, no infrastructure.

So there's a lot of people trying to attack us from different areas. And I think it's all important. Like not everybody needs to move to a farm and grow something, but everybody deserves a piece of land with at least a backyard in the back. There's enough to go around. If Bill Gates didn't have all of it, like we could all afford to have a nice piece of something. And this scarcity mindset they try to teach us is we have to push back against. Like this idea that even sometimes what I see is they try to pit our groups together against one another where when I start

talking about reparations someone's like well actually it's all indigenous land. Well there's enough for us all to have some. Indigenous folks should have their land back too. Black people should have some land. Latinos whether they are coming as workers on the like there's enough for all of us to have something and in this richest country in the world, why are we accepting? Oh, there's not enough to go around. I just don't believe that. I don't believe that. And I'm not going to ever believe that. And so actually, to the point of New Yorkers for reparation, there's a collective I'm a part of bliss, black liberation, indigenous sovereignty, and we're trying to be in solidarity with one another and say, Hey, they can never pit me against you. I

want you to have land too. And I want me to have land too. And both of our ancestors acknowledged like, there's enough for us to get to it together. We don't got to fight over it because while we fighting over it, they vacationing on their Wyoming ranch. They in Hawaii with it. They everywhere on the land and we fighting for two acres over here. I'm not here for that. There's enough for all of us to go around.

Brea Baker, rooted the American legacy of land theft in the modern movement for black land ownership is out right now. We're going to get at you, Bria. Listen, you can follow me at Freckled Wild Black on social media. I also have a website, briabaker.com, and the book is in stores everywhere. Don't buy it from Amazon, though. We boycotting them, too, right? I was just about to ask you, was your book on Amazon? It is on Amazon. it is on Target, but we boycotting both of those places right now. Just gave you an Instagram name. Right, so you

can find it there. Meta's already DEI-ed. That's true and I might be offering them too, so that's why I said the website, BriandBaker.com. That's not on none of those. She's going to use it, just until she uses it. But there's black bookstores everywhere, get it from a black bookstore. If you're like, I don't want to go in in person bookshop.org will let you buy it from a local bookstore and make sure that your money is going to someone who also wants to see us win because buying a book about black land from a company that don't want to see you own no land is a little crazy but listen if you got to get it where you got to get it you got to get it. It's in Target too and Walmart right right? Shut up! No, shut up! No, no!

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Morning everybody, it's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy, we are the Breakfast Club. Good morning! And again, it's Luta Brea Baker for joining us. Her new book, Rooted the American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership is out right now. That is a great read. I read it right over the holidays,

like right, yeah, during the holidays, man. It's a fantastic read. And you know, because I'm from South Carolina and that happens a lot in South Carolina. So that title piqued my interest when Sim gave it to me. So if you want to learn more about that, about the land theft that's happening all throughout our country

and has been happening throughout the time, throughout time, go get Bria Baker's book rooted. She is smart, yo. She is so smart. Like I'm sitting here learning from her like an interview. She was, I was just like, damn. And she's, and she, you know, I somebody like, they take their time and they talk like, she knew exactly what she was going to say, what she wanted to say. Like that's how you know a person is passionate about the things that they talk about. You know, that's dope. You definitely go out and get her book and also salute everybody heading out to New Orleans

for the Super Bowl. You had nothing right? I said I had out tonight. I'll be there tomorrow. So I'll be broadcasting from Enola tomorrow. That's right. Be safe. You going to the actual game Jess?

I'm not sure about that yet. I'm not really, you know, I ain't really trying to the Ravens ain't there and everything I don't know If I knew you wasn't gonna be tomorrow I came in this morning shut up line like what are you talking about? I know you wasn't gonna be here tomorrow. Nah, but yeah, I'm not off. I'll be here. I'll just be very I know but I just miss Seeing you Be here. I'll just be very I know but I just miss seeing you Come on in line. Come on. Come on big-ass life

Be on machine all that like come online. All right. Well fine. I won't be mushy on it. Okay, I'll be mushy off it It's like whatever. All right. Well, we got just with the mess coming up. What we talking about. Yes. Yes. Yes Yo, we're talking about You tell me I We don't even write you some other I Exactly no, but it's a couple things you tell me I know what you're starting with that's why I'm like Yeah about I'm gonna kick it off with the Kendrick in the Super Bowl But then we want you got to get to the drink to I wonder what Kendrick grandmother did to him What you mean cuz my man see what he was like? He said cut my granny off and she don't see how I see it. It's like why would she do?

I always be wondering I thought No I thought he said if. He said if. He said I would. I would cut my granny off. I would cut his granny off. No but even the if, it always make me be like well what's the situation? It's like damn why did you have to go granny? He's just letting you know that you know

he don't play about nobody when they try to play with him. He'll cut his granny off if he got to. So if I cut my granny off, what you think I'd do to you? Jesus Christ. I ain't cut my granny off now. I know his grandmother was like, boy why is he cutting me? I'm not cutting my grandma off now. I'm cutting my granny off, what'd you think I'd do to you? Jesus Christ. I ain't cut my granny off. I knew his grandmother was like, boy what? I'm not cutting my momma off.

I'm not cutting my grandma off now. I need my momma off. All right. All right. We'll get to Jess with the Mess when we come back as the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning everybody. It's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy.

We are the Breakfast Club. Irv Gotti actually produced that record too. So rest in peace Irv Gotti. Now let's get to Jess with the Mess. The news is real whether it's the clients, Jessica Robbemore, Jens don't do no lying. So rest in peace Irv, got it. It's time to set it all. So I know I want to hear not like I said to Super Bowl. Is he going to be able to perform it though? So that is the conversation that was started yesterday in New Orleans, according to TMZ.

They say that they spoke to network. So Fox and NFL sources who told them that yesterday, per standard Wednesday, Kendrick Lamar's setlist was handed over to NFL and Fox executives and attorneys. And that is when they just pull back the curtain. They look at the setlist, they look at everything that's going to happen to make sure that legally ... That has to be approved and everything. Yeah, everything is approved legally, everything is good.

But there's more attention on this year's performance because of Not Like Us and the word pedophile being used and the allude to it with the A minor and stuff like that. So what TMZ is told will happen is he will for sure perform the song but they're trying to figure out I guess they give him stipulations on how he does it because they say once the execs get the list they call in the lawyers who pour over the lyrics to make sure that there's nothing that'll get the league and the network in trouble with the FCC who's, you know, they govern those shows. And just a fun fact.

That's standard practice, by the way. I mean, everybody, everybody trying to make this an issue because it's, it's the Kendrick Drake thing, but they do that every year with any artist. It is standard practice, but according to their sources, it's extra this year because of the lawsuit, specifically because of the defamation lawsuit that Drake is using. This is according to TMZ and their sources these are not my sources. But the third verse he should do the third verse though when he do just the real nigga challenge he should do that one.

Well we'll see what he's able to do and in the end just you know to your point Sharla on standard practice there are not one but two centers on game day normally the NFL We'll see what he's able to do and in the end just you know to your point Sharla on Standard practice there are not one but two centers on game day Normally the NFL has an official who can bleep out content and then Fox has a backup Just in case because there's also a five-second delay and they do that just in case as well So sitting come in and swipe out anything that they need to but go ahead This is all Justin Timberlake fault when Justin Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson's ta-ta for the world to see. Yeah, but I think they'll be extra careful now, especially with Drake suing UMG and- And the NFL is scared of no damn Drake lawsuit.

No, they ain't got nothing to do with nothing. I think they're in business, but they still can't be screaming A minor and yo' all that. But they can do that anyway, the crowd's gonna say that part. Yeah, but I'm just saying,, come on, this the NFL. This is like America's baby right here. We can't. Well, whatever they decided on yesterday, Wednesday, today, Thursday the 6th, there is a run through, tech run through, which is also standard protocol.

So it'll be practice today. So we'll find out Sunday. Cool. Yep. But speaking of music though, and Drake Kendrick, you know Drake is on his tour. We talked about the first opening night in Australia. So then second night went down and on stage, Drake actually gave his fans a little surprise talking about some new music. Let's take a listen. You know, eventually when the time is right, Drizzy Drake alone by himself is going to have to

have a one on one talk to y'all. I'll be back with another album, a one on one conversation with y'all that you need to hear. OVO Eli is going crazy in the studio right now, jumping up and down. And I think the- He don't mean it. He don't mean that the music coming? No, he want Drake to get- No, OVO Eli and all Drake fans know y'all really want Drake

to go get some rest. Y'all know y'all want Drake to go take a nap for a little bit. You know that. No, I think if he does a one on one, I think that'd be dope. Him talking to himself about everything that happened, how he looks, how he felt on the inside, how it looks on the outside. I think that'd be dope if he's able to lyrically do it the right way. I think that'd be dope.

He not going to tell us how hurt he is. And can he even put out music? Like, can he even put out music while this lawsuit is going on? Yeah, would the screaming services put his music on playlists? Will he radio play him? Will UMG push it? Like, I'm asking. I don't know.

Well, they did say, I don't know how true this is. They said the party album is gonna be party featuring Drake. It's not gonna be both for the album. It's gonna be every song's gonna be featuring Drake, I guess, so they can get it through the system. That is a party featuring Drake. It's not gonna be both for the album. It's gonna be every songs to be featuring Drake. I guess so they can get it through the system. That's a report. And to your point, Charlotte and mentioning that envy, when I saw that I was like, Oh, maybe he can't release music right now.

And that's his way of getting some songs off because like, you know, it's a separate entity, separate situation. But yo, what did he do? I mean, I don't want to cut you off. But what did he say about the LeBron thing? I seen something online. So he changed the lyrics to the this six Yeah, so the first night and we didn't get to this yesterday

But I mentioned it now the first night you talk about will he really tell us how he's feel how he feels he's been doing It on stage. So he changed the song he changed one of his songs to throw some shots at LeBron let's take a listen so he talked about the 6 to 23 know LeBron but then yesterday um at his tour stop yesterday i mean i'm sorry not at his tour stop but yesterday I mean, I'm sorry not as her side but yesterday online DJ Khaled posted super excited for his new album coming out and he says this is the album where I'll have those two Drake Those two Drake's remember he went to the I got the two drinks. He said well, I'm finally this is gonna be the one with the two Drake's Drake's came Drake came in the comments and said must be Drake Bell basically like he's not clearing out and the post is not there it's gone now it was sassy though it was very very smoke coming out your back looking like a little air purifier. It's giving wrong girl.

That's right. Okay. Evie, you alright? Yeah, I'm enjoying this. This is hilarious. To me, all this is hilarious. I think Drake getting his 50 on. Drake like, nah, Khaled, you stand next to a lot of my opps.

So, you know, I'm not clearing no records for you. Khaled don't say- And we got about nothing though. Like, he's so unproblematic at the end of the day. So it's like- Yeah, I get it. But it's like- The problem is, you know, I'm not clearing no records for you How do we got about nothing though like he's so unproblematic at the end of the day so it's like yeah I get it, but it's like the run different. He posted he can't wait to see Kendrick at the Super Bowl

He had to pop out like it's like yo, all right So what like I can't like both is like no you gotta pick us out. I ain't go for it I feel bad for Khalid on this one cuz Kala love everybody. I know I call it don't get into no bad for Khaled on this one because Khaled love everybody. I know. Like Khaled don't get into no beef. He don't want no problems. So this has nothing to do with Kendrick, huh? Because Khaled never worked with Kendrick or nothing like that. This is probably Ross and Khaled. Their relationship. I'm sure that's probably what it is. No, Drake. He's super close with Ross too. Khaled. Yeah. Khaled, he's close with everybody. Major Key. Drake's like, nope. Yeah, that ain't true. Khaled never picks sides publicly that I can remember.

I mean, you know, people always even get on Khaled. People even get on Khaled for not speaking out for Palestine. And he's Palestinian. So why would you expect for him to speak up for you and a rap beef? The only person he ever stood up for or ever spoke out for is Fat Joe, which is his brother. His Fat Joe's daughter is Godfather.

What did he speak up for Fat Joe for? He's always wrote for Fat Joe. When Fadjo had to be for 50. He wouldn't shake their hands. He wouldn't take pictures. But that wasn't public though. That wasn't public. That wasn't, we know that because they told us those stories, but that wasn't a public thing.

I think Kyle has been very public about not effing with 50 and G-Unit before. I never heard him say it. Personally, I haven't. But we understand that. That's his brother. Yeah. Well thank you Lauren. That's his brother. Yeah. Well, thank you, Lauren. All right.

All right, now coming up. Also too, no, nevermind. What? Nevermind. No, go ahead. No, go ahead, because you already did. How many people do that? How many people do that?

He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it.

He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's doing it. He's mind. Don't worry about it. He is such a clown. He been on radio for 41 years. So, so, and, and. You already know what's going on. When you bring that up, you already know we're going to be like, what, what girl? What?

Why you just saying, yo? That's like you know when you're in a relationship with somebody you're about to argue, like never mind. No, say it. No, never mind. I don't want to say it. Never mind. Forget it, forget it.

I ain't going to say it. No, no, forget it. I actually enjoy it. The moment has passed. The moment has passed, I'll talk about it later, now, now, now. All right, well, Just Fix My Mess is coming up. If you have a relationship. No, that's not what's coming up, actually.

Can I finish what I'm doing, please? Just Fix My Mess is coming up in a second. If you have relationship problems or relationships issues, you can get on the phone lines right now. We'll start taking your calls, 800-585-1051. But Charlamagne, you got Donkey today coming up. Yes, I do have Donkey today coming up right now actually. This is a bridezilla we shall discuss for after the hour.

Her name is Kaylee Branter. She needs to come to the front of the congregation. We'd like to have a word with her. All right, we'll get to that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Come on. You're checking out the Breakfast Club. Peace to the planet.

Charlamagne the God here. I want you to know that our audible picker today is Atlas of the Heart. Tap into Renee Brown's incredible insight on understanding emotions and making meaningful connections. Listen when you sign up for a free trial at audible.com slash Breakfast Club. I ain't trying to be Donkey of the day no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. They called Donkey of the day and it really caught me off guard. Damn Solomon, who got the Donkey of the day today?

Well Jess Hilarious, Donkey of the day for Thursday, February 6th goes to a Wisconsin woman named Kaylee Branter. Kaylee is 22 years old, which means her prefrontal cortex is not fully developed. Okay. Your prefrontal cortex is the reasoning center of your brain and hers is still cooking. Okay. Not scheduled to be done until at least the age of 25. All right. This isn't my feelings. This isn't an opinion. This is scientific facts. Okay. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for executive functions like decision-making and planning and prioritizing and controlling impulses. I want you to

remember the controlling impulses part. Okay? I want you to remember this when you hear Kaylee's story because the prefrontal cortex helps process emotions like anger, fear, and aggression. All of that matters in this situation because Kaylee is facing a charge of first degree reckless injury because she decided that she needed to stab her fiance. What are you talking about Uncle Charlotte? Well let's go to Fox 6 News for the report please. A Brookfield woman is charged for stabbing her boyfriend over a wedding venue.

22 year old Kaylee Branter is charged with first degree reckless injury. The incident happened last Wednesday. Now according to the criminal complaint Officers went to a home in Brookfield for a domestic incident. A victim says he was stabbed in the neck by his girlfriend He says they had a disagreement about possibly using their house as a wedding venue and she attacked him without warning She used a knife detectives say he had four injuries the victim admitted to hitting Branter to say he had four injuries. The victim admitted to hitting Branter. Bridezilla, groomzilla, this chick don't know whether she wants to be Beyonce or the bride of Chucky. Now the victim did admit to hitting Kayleigh so she probably was justified to

identify as a Puerto Rican and stab him. But it's about how this escalated that is causing me to give this young lady donkey of the day. Now, throughout my life, I've seen struggles with in-laws depicted on TV and in films. I've never had those problems in real life. Envy, have you? No. Jess, have you? Uh-uh.

Yeah, I don't know what it feels like to not like my in-laws, but I would think that a dispute over a wedding venue wouldn't result in violence. And what happened in this situation, the young lady, Kaylee, and the fiance's mother were texting. And I guess the mother didn't like the wedding venue, but the mother-in-law really has no say over where you choose to have your wedding. If she's not paying for it or contributing financially in any way to our wedding, the only thing she needs to know is where to be. And I'm going to show you these screenshots and text messages from your mom so you can

call your mother and get her in check because I don't want to hear anything from her in regards to where we are doing our wedding. I don't know what the argument was about after she got off the phone with his mother, but I can guess. And the argument probably was about carelee setting boundaries with his mother. And no man wants to hear their fiance tell them that he needs to get his mom under control. Okay, the reality is mama probably don't like her. All right? Mama knows her prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed.

She knows that that girl don't got it all. And you Kaylee proved her right. What I don't understand is Why you stab your fiance if you got a problem with his mother? What you cut him and said F you and the vagina you come from boy No, that's not the way to do that and this is yet another reason I know your prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed because your decision-making is flawed You got a problem with your fiance's mother. You don't stab the fiance, you stab his mom. Oh my God.

No, that's actually not what I wanted to say. What I wanted to say is, this is why we must all develop better conflict resolution skills, and the reality is, Kaylee, you and your fiance are not ready to be married. Okay, in fact, you both shouldn't even be together. This is just a toxic relationship.

You and the mom arguing, and then you go grab a knife and attack your fiance because of an argument that you was having with his mom And you said you was acting out of fear that you thought your fiance would hit you now I'm no dr. Jin man, and that's fine because y'all don't need couples therapy in fact you need an exorcism, okay? This union is not of the Lord I can sense when the devil is present if I could pray in tongues right now I would but I can't but Jessica Robin more can't Jessica

You are of the Lord. Please put your hands on this couple and speak in tongues for them, please It's a evil Baba Baba Baba Shah coming in a hundred he time a bullshit. Ah Amen Amen for them in that Honda, please give Kay Kaylee Branter the sweet sounds of the Hamilton's. Oh now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yeehaw. Yeehaw.

Now Jess, I'm not going to ask you what God put on your spirit to say to these people, but I do wonder why did the Lord have to come in a Honda just now? Because when you were speaking in tongues, you said that he was coming in a Honda. That's the Holy Ghost. It takes over. You don't know what you're saying. You just have to allow God to use you and maybe they have a Honda and I didn't know that but but I believe Honda's are of the Lord cuz Honda's last forever

I know Honda's last forever eternal life you hear me? For words? You see what I'm saying? okay all right well thank you for that donkey today yes now just fix my mess get on the phone lines right now if you're having issues relationship problems 800 Five eight five one. Oh five one is the breakfast club. Good morning the breakfast club Then and his phone popped up a text message So I was throwing off and I asked him about the text message Well, his phone is locked and he basically told me I didn't see what I saw

It was the church group on Facebook messenger so he showed me that people saying good morning but I'm like no it's not Facebook because this is a phone number so anyway time goes by I'm like let me see the phone we go back and forth it's like not happening phone is locked like he if it was a grenade he would have blew up like he would not let the phone go. It was something that you was forbidden to see. Yes, so I just left like okay, I'm gonna get out of here, escalate in and at this point I know you're lying. So then a couple days later I finally get around to talking and he's like someone sent him a random text message from the past. He don't know why. It was super random. He's anything. He took a couple days to come up with that.

That's the excuse he gave me. He still never saw anything, but it's like, you're a man, man, your phone's locked. Like all you gotta do, if it was that simple, was just pull up the message, like, here you go. So that just goes to show like there was something that she was trying to hide. It may not have been that, but. So do you believe him? That was the, do you believe that that was a friend from a long time ago? You don't, and you know, do you believe that? Be honest with me. Do you believe that?

Cause that's the only way I can help you is if you don't be lying. You gotta be honest. I don't, but I'm very forgiving. So like I, I don't believe it in my heart, no. Okay. Well then that's something that you, you got, you gotta tell him that.

And I don't believe you told him that I Understand that you're forgiving but you can't turn a blind eye to obvious Like obvious things you understand what I'm saying? Because if he knows how forget he sees how forgiving you are, you know as his wife that that's that's easy You know I'm saying that's easy He gonna know what to say to get back in your good graces. And you know, you just voluntarily like ignoring it. You can't do that. You know it's something else going on.

Now he may not have, you know, met up with this woman or, you know, done anything, but you're still cheating. You're hiding something. It's something that I can't see. No, you're hiding something that I'm not supposed to see in it. That's not cool. I ain't telling you to leave your man, but you have to tell him how you feel. Tell him, this is a marriage.

This is not your boyfriend. You just can't break up with him. I understand that, but definitely have a conversation with him, but I don't. And this is gonna lead me to not trust you. I don't feel good about this. I know you lying to me about it. Tell him.

Absolutely. Why y'all always thinking the worst though, excuse me A lot of times brothers be doing this telehealth Which is therapy through the phone and we don't want you to see our conversations with our therapist Sometimes we text him with our pastors and spiritual leaders. I don't want you to see that either Sometimes we plan an amazing surprises for you. Why you always gotta think somebody cheat Yeah, why somebody went a couple years with that when I got you Jess. Yeah, it might be an old friend from your old home from college or something. I don't know what's going on with that, but definitely holler at him and awkward But he does send that to me sometimes just so just you know Keep that as an idea. I tell you one thing if it's a man calling them gorgeous I promise you your boyfriend getting the whole fist up every Friday sarcastic woman because

Also let the record show Jess Mary J. Blige got a whole song called good morning gorgeous And she says look in the mirror and tell yourself good morning gorgeous So maybe he takes good morning gorgeous to himself. No, no, no, not not no man. Murray wasn't talking to the niggas Just fix my mess 800 585 105 11051. Caller up now is the Breakfast Club. Everyone's forgotten who runs this valley. Time to remind them. Yellowstone fans step into the Yellowstone universe. Our family legacy is this ranch. And I'll protect it with my life. Hosted by Bobby Bones, the official Yellowstone podcast takes you deeper into the franchise that's captivated millions worldwide.

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We are the breakfast club. We're in the middle of just fix my mess and we have Peter on the line Peter. Good morning Take us off Bluetooth a speaker if you're on Way better what's your question for Jess? So my only thing is to stay at home. I start to care about What's your question for Jess? You know go ahead and you look at the gas station right? So he left and went to the gas station when she came back she told me that she broke down you know and a guy stopped to help her the guy who stopped to help her sexual assault on her. Alright so she said she didn't have a wallet so she went to the gas station got paid for the gas and she cashed out the guy back. So I said, I was like, how you got back to your car?

She said she got back in the car with the dude. So I'm tripping. She said she what? She got in the car with the dude? She got back in the car with him. So I'm going to have to mix emotions about it up. Because a couple things. One thing is she blamed me.

You know what I mean? Because she told me that her car was no good. You know, I tell her, don't let your car get stolen. She said, I'm going to get it back. She said, I'm going to get it back. She said, I'm going to get it back. She said, I'm going to get it back. She said, I'm going to get it back. She said, I'm going to get it back. Because a couple things one thing is he blamed me you know I mean because he told me that her car was no but You know I tell her don't let your car get a little half But you never know what kind of medicine is gonna happen you know what I mean? So she blamed me because she ran out of gas but she did not call me when she broke down. You had nile away from me

I understand you being mad because you left angry, but you know I don't know what to believe you feel me? I'm gonna be mad because you left angry, but you know Yeah, so she got back in the car with my tool I want to catch that cuz I didn't know what it's got here It's not in the community, you know already the crash on and she was using the give me the cash out of the guy So I'm like, you know, it's crazy. I don't even know how to even take I don't even know how to even take him. I don't even know what to do. You understand, Jess? No.

So Peter's basically saying his wife's car broke down and the person that helped his wife was a stranger. The stranger sexually assaulted his wife. Oh. But then when she got gassed, instead of calling him, she got back in the car with the guy that sexually assaulted her. And she has the guy's cash app so he can find out who the guy is. Through the cash app. through the cash app.

Through the cash app. Right. But his wife won't give him the number. So he's saying he feels f'ed up because one, he wasn't there to help his wife get the gas and two, he feels like he wants to fix this problem but his wife won't give him the number. Am I saying that right, Peter? Yeah, man. That's exactly what it is, man.

Alright, well she lying. Straight up. Like, what are you talking about? I'm glad you said it. Yeah, and she lying. How you get sexually assaulted you get back in the car that's sound like you know what one of these lawsuits that we keep talking about up here you you went you got back in the car after this man sexually assaulted you

and and that's what I'm saying and you won't give me the I'm trying to bring it to justice I'm trying to whether you gonna handle the dude or whatever I mean cuz you you are husband or you heard her boyfriend oh yeah okay yeah don't walk down that out that's crazy she's lying let me ask the question how do you know she was sexually assaulted he told me what did she say he did he said he There's something to it. So this is my thing right? I'm like damn this is a guy she known for and she's telling me that so I can feel guilty because she told me her car was running out of gas Like I don't like that, you don't need... I didn't even try to take me by the phone, I didn't even rock her life But let me ask you a question Peter and Jess, she didn't have to tell him she was sexually assaulted So it could have happened and maybe she, but maybe she doesn't want to give you the number because she doesn't want you to do something to get yourself in trouble, get

you arrested and put you into where you can get in trouble. Could that be it? Or maybe that was a cop out because she went MIA. You know what I'm saying? Like she didn't call him or nothing like that. So that was a cop out. Oh, he, you know, just to, just so he won't be mad at her. You know what I mean? But it's stupid because she didn't think all the way, she didn't think that all the way through you got this man cash All right, so now let me go do something about it But now you're not giving it to me you didn't think that all the way through she used that as a cop-out as an excuse They're like an alibi or something like that

Why she telling me all of that though? Like why she telling me she been sexy salty? Why she telling me I'm the cash shop? Like you know what I mean? It's like, I used to be a professional liar. Ain't no way I would have put them in the same shop if I'm telling you she's a liar. You got me? I get it.

Well, I'm telling you, she lying, bro. I'm telling you, she's lying. That's what it is. So you can do what you wanna do with that, but at least you not married yet is what I'ma say. Yeah, that's where it got me at. Yeah, man. Yeah. Sorry, Peter. Yeah. Go look at him. not married yet is what I'm gonna say yeah yeah yeah man yeah sorry Peter yeah yeah all right man and poor Peter yeah no damn that's not like that's her bae

that's like that's her little side boo that she got caught with but why was she she would have to tell him no I was actually that's all that she had to say anything yeah she could have said a woman helped me out or anybody help me out she didn't have to say you know help me out and sexually assaulting me if it feel like he was leaving something out Yeah, something's a hole in the story. He ain't telling us It's not like you trying to figure out to you. Yeah, what you think what you mean? I got to think that's her little boo on the side. That's what that's what that's just my personal opinion But you know I know if you need married and you got a boo on the side already you don't need to get married they usually just engaged now

so she ain't cut off her roster yet that's great no that is crazy you supposed to cut off all of them after you know like before he put you don't know when he gonna propose so you cut all them off right after the proposal like I uh I'm sorry so when would you cut your rasta off? Excuse me? Alright, Jess fixed my mess 800-585-1051 we got Jess with the mess coming up. Yes. No, no, we got 50 with the mess coming up This man is crazy. I think I think 50 sets his alarm purposely like at 2 a.m So we can all wake up the stuff that he posts. He don't sleep. He don't play and he don't stop either Crazy beef never stop with him. He never takes a day off. No.

He never takes a day off. And he's always listening. Yeah. Like he got a thousand eyes everywhere. So we're going to get into that when we come back. All right. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. And we do not disrespect you. Woo! My friend. You love setting beige people back. Shut up! Chris Brown carrying them now. He is. Him and Steph Curry.

Him and Steph Curry, yeah. They carrying them. Yep, and Drake too. Alright, good morning everybody. We are The Breakfast Club the other So apparently, Sabrina Morrissey don't like that Wendy's been speaking up. She don't like that Wendy was here, not here, but called into the Breakfast Club the other day at all. She shot off a letter to the judge after the interview, referencing the interview several times, asking the judge to re-examine Wendy's health and to hold on on the A&E lawsuit until they do that.

Now let's take a listen first to what Wendy said again when she called in the other day about her health and about the lawsuit. Listen, I've been in this guardianship for this long of a amount of time and now A&E lifetime, this lawsuit, please, I don't want that. I don't want a dime from that. I don't want any part of that. You know what I'm saying? They insist on me telling everybody that I have frontal temporal dementia. But you know, this whole thing about frontal temporal dementia is ridiculous. And I don't want this lawsuit. I don't want it at all. I want to shout out though to the people at Lifetime. You know, I've been in business with them before, you know what I'm saying? I did a couple of things there. They're

good people to me. And I would love to do business with them again. Okay, so that was what she had to say about that. But in the letter, they're basically like, we only filed this lawsuit because Wendy needs to recoup money from this different things she's been through while she's been in a conservatorship, and also to help pay for her health care. And then they specifically referenced when Wendy was talking to us about where she thinks her money is being used in terms of the Annie lawsuit. Let's take a listen to what Wendy said about that. My guardian person is represented by this expensive law firm, right? But it's my money. It's my money that my guardian is using for regarding this lawsuit. And my money is slowly,

I guess, dwindling away. I have no idea. You know what I'm saying? My wallet is pleaded with a few dollars, you understand? And I've been in this situation for over three years. Yeah, so they basically say, they say, okay, we know she's basically saying that all her money has been spent toward attorneys or whatever, but Robbie Kaplan, who is the attorney for Sabrina Morsi,

who is the guardian, says that her firm has not even been paid yet and will not receive a penny attorneys or whatever but Robbie Kaplan to be true because all guardians get a fee for the amount of money they handle for their ward. I'm just saying what their letter states is that yeah and then but it makes sense why they're trying to do that because they're trying to sue A&E and Wendy saying I don't want to sue A&E it's like well you know it seems like they're going against what she's trying what she wants. Well they could when because Wendy blew up the lawsuit. The lawsuit is based on Wendy having frontal temple dementia so Wendy is saying, that's not the case. I know that frontal temple dementia. And then that blows up the whole lawsuit. But it's easy to find that out.

Exactly. So furthermore, on her health, what they're saying is, look, we know what she's saying. We don't want this to look like we're not doing what's in her best interest. So judge, we want you to go back in and do another health evaluation. And they finally told us how this evaluation supposedly happened in the beginning. They said that Wendy was examined by Will Cornell Medical Center, who diagnosed her with frontal tremor dementia

in a progressive aphasia. I don't know if I'm saying that right. And then a judge made his own determination as well. So they're saying, can y'all do that again? And depending on what the results of this is, like if the results say she doesn't have it and she can make her own decisions, we won't go forward with the lawsuit. We'll back off. But if it does say otherwise, then that's up to the court to decide what happens from there. So that's yeah, that's what they're claiming as far as that. Okay. Yeah. Now 50

cent 50 with the mess. 50 with the with the mess. Okay, so 50 Cent, Big Meach, now Little Meach has entered the chat and I don't even think he knew he was entering the chat. So yesterday 50 Cent posted a text message that Little Meach sent him about Big Meach and about you know their relationship right now and where it stands. Little Meach said to 50, they just told me you'll follow me off Instagram and now you're managing Skillababy with Rocket when I brought him around you first. You didn't have a clue who he was. Now you're mad at me when I would take the shirt off Instagram and now you're managing skill a baby with rocket when I brought him around you first You didn't have a clue he was now You're mad at me when I would take the shirt off my back for you

I can't believe this man. You act as if I'm your enemy. I've only show love and loyalty and human I'm human I go through my own stuff, but I should but I never switched up on you He says F Ross But he gave my dad some bread so he can afford to pay his bills until our next season starts. This internet stuff is throwing me off man. You know me in real life. I ain't gonna hold you. He came out and like it was solid. It was like you know what I mean?

Alright cool. I'm in a way I ain't really got nothing to do with this beef with my father. I get it. I know 50 is like look this your father, you your father kid. That's on you. But this I don't know I kind of feel bad. But you know Lil Mustard must you feel bad for little me that's a little insider he probably don't think no more I'm pretty sure but yeah but

nah like nah this this was how can you be mean to this cuz they don't got nothing to do with it I mean well and then also he said uh you know where I gave my father some money so he can afford to pay his bills until our next season starts. So what they not making no money on the off season. I mean, and Rick Ross being your friend, he gave him some bread. I mean, you made it that thing got nothing to do with me. But we act like we act like we don't know 50 cent is consistent.

Like 50 cent. Very. If you stand next to his his op he not rocking with you And it's just that simple so I guess if he not rocking with me she not gonna rock with little me son Yeah, and he's been with this way from the beginning of time He's been like this like it's not a surprise anymore People always surprised though when he do with 50 do because people online arguing right now whether he's right whether he's wrong but 50 Ain't he and consistently doesn't care. He's still posting. I'm not surprised. I just feel bad for little me. You know what I mean?

I mean, I just a little bit I feel bad because he even said after us, but he gave my dad some bread I ain't got you know what I mean, so he's still They well he's been trolling like 50 been trolling little me now He posted this screenshot it says little me is gonna be on love in hip-hop Atlanta and 50 captioned and they say well I'll give Mona Scott a call for him later on today And then 50 posted this up this video making fun of this situation as well to the stick listen Stockholm syndrome do 20 motherfucking years in a joint come home running the picture run go run up under the CEO 20 years in a joint come on run run run up under the CEO Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo,

yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo 50 did a lot for Meach. Like Meach talked about playing for the acting classes, setting them up, you know, just making sure that he was set up so that he could take care of the family, I guess help his dad, but. But, but okay, was Rick Ross and Big Meach friends

back in the day? Like, weren't they always friends? There's been an argument around that for a while. I don't think so, but I will say this, you know, with 50, and if you know 50 or you've been around 50, everything is loyalty with 50, right? If he's loyal, if you're loyal to him, he's loyal to you. And like me, he said he'll take the shirt off his back for 50. 50 will take the shirt off his back for you and he's helped so many people in the industry that he never talks about.

He's gave so many people money behind the scenes. So when people switch sides like that, there is no off with him. Like that's what I'm trying to tell people. There is no, I was just joking, there is no off with that man. That man, if you have a problem with him, it is what it is, he's gonna take it to the grave. Literally cancer like me, okay? That's how we are.

No, you're a clown. That's what that is. But thank you, Lauren. You're welcome. One more time, go ahead. No, I was gonna say 50 is consistent. Yeah. You know, like it, love it, hate it. You know who he is. You know how he is If you don't like it unfollow. Mm-hmm. That's it. And one more time

Just wanted to send again a rest in peace to Earth Gotti I did want to mention a fat Joe also posted and just talked about how Earth Gotti changed his life and everything that he's done for Hip-hop so as we close out today, just want to do that one rest in peace Earth Gotti But now 50 mad at Lauren because Lauren did a segue from 50 and they're gonna go right to Irv. Please 50 at me cuz I could just bring the followers my way go ahead. Please don't bring no attention to that. She ready to marry 50 she about to fight everybody up here for 50. She about to crash out for 50. Lauren! Lauren like everybody Like everybody you just say hey there I will say this that you know wait so I can get my me on you

That's that's the one I feel bad about before we get into the mix is fat Joe cuz he was up here and he was Saying that he was trying to mend. Yes the situation with her and Irwin take his call So I know he was trying to to we don't know and I hope that they finally did and I hope that they did Because there's been reports that people did come to say their goodbye. So hopefully they got that moment in Yeah, all right. Well, that is just with the mess. Let's get to the mix Let's play some joints that Irv produced or Irv was behind Everything from Mike Geronimo to DMX to Ashanti to Lloyd to Fat Joe. I said to Ja Rule, of course I didn't even know that he did.

That's crazy. That's how it always is. So we're going to get some of them on this morning. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. You're checking out the Breakfast Club. Charlamagne the God here, and I want you to let Audible expand your life by listening. Tap into your well-being with audiobooks, podcasts, and originals on better health,

relationships, finance, and more. And reach the goals you set for yourself. Sign up today for a free 30-day trial at audible.com. Morning everybody. It's DJ, Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. It's Black History Month. What we doing? Well, you know, every day during Black History Month, my guy B.Dot does a podcast called I Didn't Know Maybe You Didn't Either on the Black Effect iHeartRadio podcast network. And today he's going to take a look on how black families land and generational wealth has

been systemically stolen all while America pretends it's just part of the game. Let's discuss. I didn't know maybe you didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. I didn't know. Take the Epsi family, for example.

Back in 1942, they was living the dream in Vero Beach, Florida. They had 147 acres of land. Now I had to do some homework on that. How much is one acre? Well for easy math it's about three fourths of a football field. So let's just say one acre equals a football field or 16 tennis courts or one acre is larger than nine basketball courts They said you can fit five baseball fields in one acre. Well the Epsi family had a hundred and forty seven acres

Now that's just not land that's by your kids a pony and still got space for a ferris wheel land But then the US government came knocking and it says excuse me. we're gonna need your land to build an airfield don't worry it's for the war effort and the Epsi's was like alright but can we get it back after? Spoiler alert they didn't instead their land went to the Navy the city of Vero Beach and dig this the LA Dodgers yes they even named it Dodger town and they ain't even blessed the Epsi family with season tickets or an expensive hot dog at the concession stand or nothing. And I'm gonna keep it a buck. 147 acres of land wasn't just dirt. That's wealth, generational wealth. But instead of that wealth, staying in the Epsi family got passed around like a Netflix password. Now

here's where it gets wild because people love to ask, why can't them colored families just build wealth like everybody else? Oh, I don't know, maybe because every time we do, someone shows up with a clipboard, a bulldozer, and some bad intentions. That's not just history, it's a pattern. From Tulsa to Vero Beach, anytime we start thriving and surviving, somebody decides, yeah, that's nice, but we want that for us. So here's my challenge to you. Learn these stories that didn't make it into the textbooks.

Talk about them. Share them because the only way to stop history from repeating itself is to start calling it out. That's the reason for I didn't know maybe you didn't either. The historic Dodger town in Vero Beach is no more. They closed its doors and shut down because they were broke. Haven't had it since March of 2008. But minor league baseball did reopen the facilities and now it's named Vero Beach Sports Village. But it ain't owned by the Epsi family.

It's owned by Major League Baseball. And I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. All right. Happy Black History Month. That's right. That's the history you didn't learn in school, but you'll definitely want to remember So make sure you download

B dots I didn't know maybe you didn't either on the black effect iHeartRadio podcast network available everywhere You listen to podcasts. All right now when we come back, we got the positive note. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning morning Everybody is DJ envy Jess hilarious. Charlamagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club DJ NV Jess, hilarious. Shalime the guy we are the breakfast club. It's time to get up out of here. Shalime, you got a positive note? Before he gets to that Valentine's day, y'all. Okay, so me and Chris are being honored

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Like, what? I just felt like you should've ended it with a kiss. You ain't ended it with no smooching nothing. Please don't, mwah. Like, come on. What's the positive note? The positive note comes from the man named Malcolm X, because it is Black History Month.

Malcolm X once said, if you have no critics, you'll likely have no success. So let those people talk about you. Let those people have their opinions, because if you have no critics, you'll likely have no success. It's just part of the game have a nice day I love that BREAKFAST CLUB BITCHES

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