The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: Jemele Hill Cohosts, Stephanie Mills Talks Diana Ross & Beyoncé, How Often Do You Wash Your Towels? and More!

Episode Date: February 24, 2023

Today we are joined by our guest cohost Jemele Hill. We are also joined by Stephanie Mills to discuss Diana Ross & Beyoncé, Black Broadway, Dating Michael Jackson and more!  Finally, we open up our phone lines to ask "How often do you wash your towels?"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good morning, USA! I need to drink some green tea, warm up some vocals. Yeah, something. Well, let me lip sync on Friday. No, that's not what we're doing. And we got our guest host today, Ms. Jemele Hill, joining us. Good morning. Hey, good morning. Man, I didn't expect all that energy. Thank you. We got to.

Drop on the booth for Jemele Hill, damn it. Detroit is in the building. What up, Doe? What up, Doe? You know how we get down, our unofficial statement and greeting. How are you, Ms. Hill? I'm well. I'm living. I'm living.

I'm blessed. I'm highly favored. I'm all of those things. There you go, blessed, black, and highly favored. Are you used to getting up this early? Not really. This is not usually my time of day, but I can't say that I sleep in much later, but definitely not used to being up at like 3 a.m., so this is different.

I'm still on West Coast time, so it's really weird. And she was here earlier than both of us, by the way, Charlamagne. I just want to put that out there. Well, Jamel Hill is a professional. Correct. She was sitting, she was preparing when I walked in, and she was damn near finished when you walked in. Well, she's a professional, in case you haven't realized it.

Yes, she is. Okay. Now, who do we have joining us this morning? Oh, we got Miss Stephanie Mills. I told y'all we were going to have Stephanie Mills on today. And she wants all the action? She wants all the action? It's a different level of smoke when you an og okay when you get to that age where you

really don't care about what people think about you and you really don't care about what comes out of your mouth you're gonna say what you feel like needs to be said it's just a different level but i liken it to a sports conversation you know the conversation everybody's having jamel about you know stephanie said basically beyonce is to her. Right, yeah. But that's her generation. She came up seeing Diana. Correct, that makes sense. I never saw Diana in her prime. Yeah, I mean, obviously, being from Detroit.

Her prime? See, don't start. Her prime? See, don't start. Don't start. Well, I didn't mean it like that. Right. Yes, I didn't see Diana at the height, I guess.

At the height of her success and her stardom. Okay, with her being from Detroit, Diana guess. At the height of her success and her stardom. Okay. Yes. You know, with her being from Detroit, Diana was somebody I always kind of checked for. And people forget, when she performed at the Super Bowl for halftime, she came out a helicopter. Damn. She used to do it big. And so, no, it makes sense. It's just like with basketball.

Like, I realize that today's generation of basketball fans, they all think LeBron is the greatest player ever. And that's ridiculous. But people perhaps from our generation we think is michael jordan but but now jamil let me ask you a question right now now carrie champion who was on the show last week that's your partner yep now if somebody says hey carrie's classy jamil is hip-hop what now now somebody said that exactly that and that's what people are saying. What does that mean? Stephanie did say that, though. She said Beyonce was classy, too. No, she didn't.

Yeah, she did. She said Beyonce was classy. No, she said Diana's classy, Beyonce's classy, but it's just different. No, she didn't. You got the audio right. Play the audio right, fast, fast. She said Diana's classy,

Beyonce's hip-hop. Play the audio if you got it. We don't have it. Of course we don't have it. I mean, you don't usually start with audio. I know, but we've been talking about it, but I figured we could pull it up. I said, pull it up right fast. Usually the producers drop it in right fast when we're talking.

Well, we'll be talking about it all morning, I'm sure. Well, Stephanie Mills will be joining us. Did the Beehive, did they hit her? Oh, yeah, they stung her. Oh, yeah. Oh, dang. Oh, yeah, Thomas J., my girl. Oh, yeah.

You know how they do. Absolutely. All right, well, we'll there, Thomas. You know how they do. Absolutely. All right. Well, we'll be kicking it with her in a little bit. And also, we got front page news. Yesterday was a bad day if you had to get sentenced, man. I mean, between sentencing and getting arrested. It's a bad day to get sentenced.

Yeah, well, between sentencing and getting arrested, you just wanted to get out of Dodge. Just get out of the way. All right. We'll talk about who got arrested, who got sentenced when we come back. It was nasty out there. And this is new music. This is Lil Wayne featuring DMX produced by Swizzy. It's the Breakfast Club.

Good morning. Jesus. Drop on the clues box for Lil Wayne. Jesus. That's off the card at six? I don't know what that's off. I've seen that released yesterday. I was like, we got to get that first thing in the morning.

Jesus. We got to start looking at Wayne in his proper context. Like, the guy's been rapping since 1996. Like, there's not a lot of rappers that have been around since the 90s that still got it. Like, Wayne still got it. He does. And he's an icon living it. And he's used his status to give us two other icons, Drake and Nicki.

Like, Wayne top five, bro. Objectively. He's not even one of my favorite rappers. But you got to put Wayne in your top five. He does get busy and he's still got it, like you said. But let's get into some front page news. Now, our co-host Jamil Hill is joining us this morning. And let's start off with yesterday being a bad day for just people out there in general.

It was a bad day for them, but a great day for their victims. Yeah, you're right. Carlos Watson. You know Carlos Watson. He's been on The Breakfast Club numerous times. He was arrested and charged with securities fraud. Now, Carlos Watson, I said, has been on The Breakfast Club before. And Charlamagne asked him a couple of questions. One, was he fearful of going to jail when all this thing came, when all this stuff started coming out?

Do you fear jail time because of that? Because I've been hearing that all weekend. Oh, they're going to make an example out of Carlos. Do you fear jail time because of that? Because I've been hearing that all weekend. Oh, they're going to make an example out of Carlos. Do you fear jail time because of that? I'd be really disappointed if that is the case. What would they charge you with? I don't know, but what has happened over the last week, Envy, is that people have thrown crazy things. I mean, here's three or four of the things they said.

One, they said that we're making up our numbers in terms of the audience. And instead of saying, you guys may care about website traffic only, but we don't. Well, I guess he's disappointed. Yeah. He faces two years in prison with a maximum of 37 years in prison. Oh, my goodness. And I know Carlos a little bit, too. And all I know is that Jackie wrote me cash.

You stupid. I did not get defrauded. Carlos a little bit too. And all I know is that Jackie wrote me cash. So, like, that's all I know. You're stupid. I did not get defrauded. Okay. I invested in Ozzy. Did you really? Yeah, I definitely invested in Ozzy back in the day.

Yeah. No, but it's wild because the fans, at least according to the report, they ran up in his hotel and got him. Yeah, here in New York. Here's in Manhattan.

Yeah. Yeah. Like, I'm, you know, I never thought it would come to this. I know the New York Times, they did the big expose that kind of, know shed a light or brought some awareness to things not maybe being what they seem I don't know what's true and what's not I guess that's to be determined in court but I went to Ozzy Fest before I mean it looked pretty real to me so um but I thought

Roland Martin the good brother brought up a good point in that, you know, all of these, a lot of these companies that are, you know, majority white, they, when they want to do projects with black media, they often do not do it with like established black media or for this situation to happen, especially like Roland. He's in a special position. He's not just black media, black owned media. That's right. And so and he has he struggles to get, you know, advertising. I mean, he's doing well, but like somebody big and large on the scale of what Carlos Watson got. And you look at what Roland is doing and you kind of think like that money could have gone to somebody who is maybe a little bit more established. Maybe Roland got to learn to finesse better.

Carlos clearly knows how to finesse. He knew the game. Absolutely. Yeah. Now, Harvey Weinstein was sentenced in L.A. yesterday to 16 years in prison. Now, the sentence was the second for Weinstein on sexual assault. They did leave. His attorney did leave a comment saying, I maintain that I'm innocent.

I never raped or sexually assaulted Jane Doe. One, I guess, because they have a name under Jane Doe. He said, I never knew this woman. And the fact is, she doesn't know me. This is about money. That's 16 years on top of what he already got, right? Yeah, 16 years on top of already what he had. And R. Kelly already serving 30 years for sex trafficking.

He was sentenced to 20 years in another federal child porn case yesterday as well. I thought Chicago said they wasn't going to give him no time, though. They did. Yeah, I think something happened with the case. I don't know if they dropped it, but they said they were no longer pursuing it yeah so but good for them i mean good for uh the victims as you pointed out um because a lot of people have been waiting on this sense of justice and all those people want to say well what about harvey glancy well you see they both got time absolutely i mean those those two individuals earned uh every year

they got yeah now the 20-year prison sentence would be served concurrently. So it's going to be at the same time as the other sentence. So he's never getting out? No, I doubt it. Yeah, good. How old is Harvey Weinstein now? 50, 60 years old? No, he's 70.

Oh, yeah. He's going to die in prison. He's going to die in prison. So, yes, as you said, what about Harvey Weinstein people? I still wonder if it's getting the media attention it needs, though. Like I don't see him on the front page of the papers. Well, he was on the front page in L.A. because I get the times every morning. And so they sent the digital copy. Harvey Weinstein was right there on the front page.

OK. Yeah. All right. Well, that is your front page news. Now get it off your chest. Eight hundred five eight five one oh five one. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 800-585-1051. Call us up right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Ray, Ray, Ray.

Yo, Charlamagne. Izzy, what up? Are we live? This is your time to get it off your chest. I got an indoor pool, an outdoor pool. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. We can get on the phone right now. He'll tell you what it is.

We live! Hello, who's this? Good morning, DJ. Good morning, Shuggerman. Good morning, Jamil. Hey, what's going on? Peace, King. Get it off your chest, bro.

Hey, I just want to talk to Jamil about the LeBron and Jordan debate. I want to know, why when it comes to debating with them, when you're checking off who's the greatest, you're checking off every stat line? When it comes to LeBron, he's the best at every stat line, but still they say he's better than Jordan. I think Michael Jordan, though, is like an experience that you had to live through. Nobody else was winning when Michael Jordan was winning. He did two three-peats. One came after a two-year layoff,

undefeated in the finals. And even though we're splitting hairs, LeBron has a couple blemishes. I don't blame people for considering LeBron the best. But, you know, I was there during that NBA finals where he had six points. That's a performance Michael Jordan, you never saw that from him in the finals on those stages. So, you know, again, we're splitting hairs. But at the same time, you know, that from him in the finals on those stages. So, you know, again, we splitting hairs, but at the same time, you know, that factors into the conversation. A championship for 55 players, though.

The birds can't play all five at one time. Well, y'all can't be sliding the goalposts either. Hey, Magic Johnson did. You know what I'm saying? If you're the greatest, this is part of their responsibility and the job that comes with it. That's right. Hello, who's this?

Yo, this is Huddy, man. What's going on, man? Huddy, what's up, brother? You sound loud as hell. Get it off your chest, Huddy. I'm just a little bit irritated and aggravated. I love this country, man. I love America.

And Joe Biden, administration, his whole cabinet, and a bunch of degenerate, dystopian-seeking people, man. I don't disagree with you. I'm not impressed. You woke up upset this morning, huh? No, I'm irritated because I look at, like, the press secretary lady.

She never can answer any questions. I look at Kamala Harris. She's always throwing out word salad. I'm looking at Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary. He ain't even been out to East Coliseum in Ohio yet. Yeah, man. That's very disappointing.

And I like secretaries. And I'm looking at, like I said, I'm looking at the entire administration and cabinet that Joe Biden has, and it was all put together based on identity politics. And they're all degenerate. Like, KJP, the press secretary lady, she was on TV bragging about how it's the first gay this, and the first gay that, the first black this, the black this.

And it's like, yo, that's all degenerate stuff. That's not stuff that's good. That's good stuff. And now they're trying to force us into a dystopian, it's a Hunger Games type community. And I got to warn them for all Americans. Once liberty and freedom is lost, you don't ever get it back.

All right. Well, thank you, brother. And Secretary Pete was in East Palestine yesterday, though. He had on dress shoes, though. Should have had on sneakers. Yo, shut up, man. He did. He had on dress boots. He did. Are you saying the sneakers. Yo, shut up, man. He did. He had on dress boots.

He did. Are you saying the secretary had on some brunch boots? Is that what you're saying? He had on some brunch boots walking around East Palestine. Man, you're trying to be stylish, man. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Ray, Ray, Ray. Yo, Charlemagne, Envy, what up? Are we live? This is your time to get it off your chest. I got an indoor pool, an outdoor pool.

We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. We can get on the phone right now. He'll tell you what it is. Are we live? Hello, who's this? DJ Envy, Charlemagne, the God, the Father. He's OG Rob. How y'all feeling this morning?

OG Rob. What up, brother? Hey, what's going on? Well, listen, man. Y'all already know what's good. Before we get into what we get into, right? I just want to give a big shout out to my wife, Crystal, our kids, and our grandson, Legend. You know, I just want to say I love y'all.

Y'all have a good day. But listen, it's bar time, man. Okay. All right, let's go. This is bars. All right. Check this out. Check this out. Y'all have a good day But listen It's bar time man Okay Alright let's go Listen boss Alright Check this out Check this out

I said Listen to the way I created Can't fake moves Coming from the slums Weapon aside Just make rules Scheming on that front door I'm looking for lock picking

The style limited edition 16 bars are burying For wrong intentions Obviously I'm simply The one they talk about, listen to Son, homie's the one to choke them out Stretching the verbs, bagging it up

To distribute on the block off the curb Stay on my job, spitting like it's Something to prove, I guess it's the mood Or the caliber I fall into The beer for the feast, some toy dates Booked off the street, one verse could set Us straight off a proper release Hop out the whip, it's more slighted, minor drip.

Still a maid in ported fabric with a swag of that fit. It's all the way live. I'm different with this hip-hop vibe. Your magic success of work applied. Sites modified. Paragraphed. That means front page victims paralyzed. You're petrified.

I'm moving in with K'nex for verbal homicide. OG. And you're not looking at me like, what year is this? Yo, OG, can I get some OG? Yo, go ahead, baby. You already know. Let's get it. I got some bars.

Here we go. Yo, Jamel, I came to party. Charlamagne be looking at me. Never. He's a haggler. No, I'm not tagging him. But you don't want them boys to come over start asking him what you want to do charla what you want to do charla what you want

to do charla what you saying to me what you want to do charla are you saying lotty dotty we like to party we don't cause trouble we don't bother nobody we just some men, and we like them on our mic. What? What? What? I'm confused by everything going on right now. Well, thank you, OG Rob. Have a good one. No doubt. No doubt. No doubt, y'all.

Thank you, Rob. Jamil, you got any balls? No. The one thing I do not do is rap. I do not. That's not my testimony. My spirit has not led me in this direction. I do his rap, but I do not. That's not my testimony. My spirit has not led me in this direction.

OG Rob calls up here with a testimony every Friday. That's exactly what that is, a testimony. I'll drop a dollar in the collection plate. All right. All right. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. When we come back, we got to talk Drake.

Seems like he wants to retire. We'll tell you about it when we come back, we got to talk Drake. Seems like he wants to retire. We'll tell you about it when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. A couple times a week. You got to stop paying Bianca so much. If you stop paying her so much, I bet she'll start changing her towels every day.

I'm the enabler. But the responses from people was wild. And one of your producers came in here and announced to the class that they change a towel every two weeks every two weeks and that's trifling yes another person said one week yeah one week is about a week yeah like eight nine days man I use three so I use one for my body one for the private and then one to dry off your private ain't that big to get out this own towel bro you only you wash your ass with the same towel you wash your body with no I don't I wash my body with a washcloth yes okay I wash my face with

my hand I use my hand is to I use to washcloth I guess I mean to say towel to washcloth right now okay okay yes okay just making sure yeah yeah no I'm nasty watching your face with the same time you watch your ass with however you you have a habit as well if you that you with the towels which is so I gotta start like this see my wife takes long showers and baths right she washes for like a hour when she's in the shower so when she's in the shower she leaves her you know she she leaves her towel there and i use her towel disrespectful and then when she never uses my towel after then that's how i get a new

towel every day because then she puts it in the hand but she gets a new towel but i'm wondering what's that smell yo shut up man what's that smell you'll shut up man that's smelling with all this black ink all over my let's get to the rumors come on poor gear all out of name or you gossiping or you chatty I'm God's a bit this is the rumor report I mean I guess we on the breakfast though this is where the tea spills right on the breakfast club nowucy Santana made a statement that is bothering people all over the place, including myself. In the comment, he talks about straight men. Play the comment.

Let me tell you something. Them girls ain't wrong. Them girls is not wrong. If you was a man, you don't need to be smoking a hookah, baby gal. You don't need to be rolling you up a wood. You need to be smoking you some Zop. Okay? You don't need to be sucking down a hookah baby gal you need to be brought you up a wood you need to be smoking you some okay you don't need to be sucking down the hookah daddy you was the man unless you gay like a gay boy that's the only reason that's the only way i'm letting you smoke if you not know gay boy you're a man put the hooker down put the hooker down and pick you up a grabber not with that

dropping the clues y'all might have to translate because like what's up Put the hookah down and pick you up a grabber. Not what it is. Dropping a clues box. Y'all might have to translate. Cause like, what's up? He basically says you look gay. He says smoke weed. Oh, weed. He says smoke weed. He basically look gay if you put a hookah in your mouth. That's what he's saying.

That's not true. I feel so sorry for men. I do. Because y'all not allowed to have any fun. Like black men in particular or men of color, like no fun. You can't put nothing in your mouth when you're a man, right? Exactly.

No straws. No banana. You can't eat a banana. There's nothing. Like that's a prison. That's a prison. We need to free ourselves. We really do.

Y'all can't smile, can't pout, can't do nothing. Jamel, I agree with you. It is a lot like prison. You know what I mean? When you take the hookah and you put it in your mouth

like that. I don't see anything wrong with what Soski's saying. No, that's what Jamel said is right. Soski's saying, Hannah, say you look gay. You must really look gay. No, no. What Jamel said is right. Like, man, we just can't even have fun. Like, we can't even eat a glizzy, a hot dog without somebody saying, hey, yo.

Stop calling it a glizzy. That would help. Okay, that's the problem is what you call it. There's nothing wrong with eating a hot dog. It's the fact you like calling it a glizzy that's it that would help okay that's the problem is what you call it there's nothing wrong with eating a hot dog it's the fact you keep calling it a glizzy a glizzy in your mouth sounds crazy a banana eating a hot dog don't sound crazy i can't put a banana in my mouth that's right no you can eat it that's good for potassium you can eat all bananas you want no you can't you can't eat but i put a banana in my mouth y'all gonna be like hey yo pause i wouldn't. I wouldn't do that. I thought Saucy was about to tell us how hookahs aren't good for your health. No.

And how dangerous they are. He went in a totally different direction with it. That's what I thought he was about to do. All right. Now, Drake is talking about possibly retiring in an interview he did with Lil Yachty. Let's listen. I think I'm at the point now where I just want to like I feel like I'm kind of introducing the concept in my mind of a of a graceful exit what is that music I don't know what that music was

yeah I don't uh this is my opinion I think Drake needs that one that one album that one hip-hop rap album that's just me I'm a Drake fan and I want that one hip-hop rap album. That's just me. I'm a Drake fan and I want that one hip-hop rap album like when we hear all these freestyles and he's going in. I need an album like that. You talk about it being a prison for black men and men can't have no fun. Think about this when you were a rapper. Think about all the music

Drake has put out. People got Drake in their top fives, top tens all the time. I don't. But people do. And NBC, he still got to give him one album. I just want one. He hasn't given you enough? No, he hasn't. Drake teases us because he's spitting.

I drove to the station today listening to Drake and he's going in, he's going off, going crazy. And I want to hear a full album like that. And I think it will stop some of the doubters all the time. I mean, I'm a whole fan. I'm a lyricist fan. I like when he spits pause, and I want that one out. See, I need you to free yourself, Envy.

You don't have to say pause. No one's thinking that. What are you doing? No, he's thinking about it. That's the problem. He's like, no one's thinking that. You're fine. No, but if you're a rapper, singer, it doesn't matter, entertainer,

do you have to really announce your retirement? No. Because it feels like you could. Remember when Jay-Z was supposedly retiring? That's right. It feels like as long as it's something you can always do, always come back to, you can take as long as you want. So I don't, and I don't know what a graceful retirement would look like for Drake.

You just stop making music or what? And Drake has given us enough music to last a lifetime. He's fine. I am shocked that Drake hasn't gotten into other things. Even though I know he executive produces television shows. We all love Euphoria. Top Boy was a great show on Netflix, but I'm shocked that he doesn't do that more or move into acting or something like that. I'm shocked that he still just wants to do music all the time.

And we don't know what else he's doing behind the scenes, but he still loves it. And lastly, Jalen Brown from the Boston Celtics. Legend. Spotted. Why is he a legend? Because he's spotted with another legend. He's spotted with Bernice Burgos. It seems like they're in a relationship right now.

Nobody has said yes or no. You can smoke all the hookah you want when you're Jalen Brown on vacation with Bernice Burgos. Now, people are saying that, you know, Bernice Burgos, of course, is 42 years old. Jalen Brown is 26. So there's a 16-year age gap. One Twitter user said... Y'all don't say nothing about Diddy and Young Miami, so don't say nothing about Bernice and Jalen Brown.

Yeah, you know, one Twitter user said that Jalen Brown could be a step-grandfather. Come on, ain't nobody said that. I swear, they did. I saw that comment, too. Yeah, they did say that. I have to be honest, and, you know, I'm not the hippest person all the time. I didn't know who she was. What?

So when I had no idea. Why do you say what like that? I know. Apparently, I've since informed and educated myself. But y'all had Lala on the show not too long ago. And remember, she said that it's the young dudes that's always trying to spit at her. Absolutely. Right.

And so when I was on the market, it was a lot of young dudes who would be trying to holler her absolutely right and so when i was you know on the market it was a lot of young dudes who would be trying to you know holla and that kind of thing about young you know like i don't know 28 to 35 right i mean if you're somebody like jalen brown and you're a multi millionaire you know you want to spend your money on things that actually have value right so you want no shit no for real you want aged alcohol that's why they want to drink you want aged alcohol. That's why they want to drink the 1942s. Just compare old wine to aged alcohol. Yes, because you want your most expensive aged alcohol. You want nice cigars.

That's right. Get you a nice seasoned woman. Yeah. You know what I mean? Why not? Listen, man, drop on the clues, man, for Jalen Brown. He won. He won.

Drop a bomb for Bernice Burgos. She won. She did, too. He's living with it. He won. He won. Listen, this... Drop a bomb for Bernice Burgos. She won. She did, too. Bernice been in time that day. You know what? Look, I got to say jail in one more, because Bernice is just out here living her best life. She having fun.

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. She's mature, you know, and everything. Probably a lot of drama he doesn't have to worry about. That's the benefit. Bernice need a documentary. Bernice a legend. Bernice a different type of legend. Come on, AV9.

There's some legendary stories you done heard about Bernice. Bernice done had people pull up Bentleys to the club. She's a legend. Gift wrap Bentleys. You know what I mean? That's different. She's a legend. That's different.

She's a legend. Y'all need to start looking at Bernice the same way y'all look at the LeBron Jameses of the world. The Lil' Waynes. The Jay-Z's. The Nas. People who have longevity. But you know one need to start Looking at Bernice The same way y'all look At the LeBron Jameses Of the world The Lil Waynes The Jay Z's The Nas People who have longevity But you know one thing I would say about Bernice She's never talked

That's what I'm trying To tell you man She looks amazing She's a nice person If you haven't met Bernice She's a nice individual Salute to Bernice Burgos Okay

Alright Now That is your rumor report When we come back We'll tell you Who's going to jump Into that presidential race in 2024. So don't move.

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gotta go for me to build a statue for bernice burgos in jersey man shut up man i'm serious morning everybody it's dj nv charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club we got our guest host jameel hill joining us yes indeed and let's get in some front page news now marianne williamson confirms she will enter the 2024 presidential race as a challenger to Biden. I think that part of the due diligence that I did was finding out, will there be enough people this time who are willing to give me a listen? And I have a sense that there will be. Joe Biden beat Donald Trump. That's great.

We're very grateful that we didn't go off that cliff. But we're still six inches away from the cliff. For Joe Biden to go out in 2024 and to say to the American people that his message is that the economy is doing better. When you have people suffering with the economic despair and anxiety that the majority of Americans are suffering through every day. People are open to the message now. Why should it be so hard to survive? Joe Biden's going to help you survive. Why should it be so hard to survive in the richest country of the world?

Jamel? Because capitalism? I mean, Joe Biden has a lot of victories he can check off, right? Like this is a historically low unemployment rate right now you see what the economy is doing and i know people are upset about inflation still but i think that's a larger issue about us being in the era of the one of the greatest price gouging times that we've ever seen um but listen uh marianne williamson i just don't really see her even being a factor in this.

So congratulations on the 2% of the votes you got to give her. Yeah, I mean, listen, I like Marianne Williamson as a person, but I just like the fact that somebody is challenging Joe Biden. You know what I mean? Joe Biden's not going anywhere. It depends who steps up. I hope that other people step up after they see somebody like a Marianne Williamson decide to challenge them. I hope other people decide to step up, too. There should be other options in 2024.

Yeah, there should always be other options. Other than a 97-year-old. Yeah, what's he going to be, 80? That's what I'm saying. I'm just hoping that this encourages other people to step up and, you know, primary President Biden. That's all I'm saying. Now, 950,000 households nationwide are without power. That's because of the storm that's been hitting areas like Michigan, parts of New York, New Jersey, and all over different areas. They said the snow was falling at heavy rates of one or two inches per hour near the Great Lakes.

And they said 40 to 50 mile per hour winds. So hopefully people get their power back. How many inches? One or two inches per hour, sir. Okay, okay. That excite you? What's up with you? Didn't Jamel just tell you to free yourself? Why? See, why? You see what I'm saying? one or two inches per hour sir okay okay yeah I mean that excite you why I got something the question people need to start asking why is D constantly on your

on people's brains now chick-fil-a in North Carolina is accused of writing a racial slur on an order slip now the, the lady's name was Naisha Charlemagne. Could you guess what word they used? Naisha? Wrong N-word. We have actual audio. I was really, really upset and sad. She told him her name was Naisha, and she put on her ticket.

He was like, you might want to look what they put your name as. I was just in shock. I literally parked right there. I was just, I couldn't eat the food. I was just in shock. We asked Chick-fil-A about it and they sent us this statement saying in part that the restaurant has investigated and that quote, the operator has started additional training at his restaurant to ensure this doesn't happen again we sincerely apologize for the harm caused by this incident but for this family that training isn't enough you shouldn't have to be trained not to call someone i'm just being as honest as i can be i I want the employee to be fired. How are you going to train him and not fire him?

How are you going to retrain him? I'm torn. What? Who do I believe here? The good sister, Naisha, or Chick-fil-A? Chick-fil-A has provided us nothing but great customer service all of these years. And it's true. They are known for being among the fast food chains as having the best customer service. I've never heard about them being racist, homophobic.

Absolutely. They were the gangsters. Like if there was a different... You're like totally believable. I believe that. But a racial slur? I believe it. Because believe black people. That's why.

And also, where was this? Anybody know where this Chick-fil-A was located? North Carolina. They just said it's Charlotte, North Carolina. There you go. Indictment. If it was KFC, I might believe it a little bit more. Hard to believe it was Chick-fil-A.

Well, if it was Popeye's, it would be done in a different spirit. Oh, man. Lord have mercy. Come on. We're going to ask for a biscuit for you. It would be communal. Oh, my goodness. All right.

Well, that is your front page news. Now, when we come back, you remember we had this conversation a day ago on the air about Stephanie Mills talking about Beyonce. You got the audio? I don't think you can compare Beyonce to Diana Ross. I mean, Diana Ross. Just in terms of stardom? In terms of stardom, it's still different.

It's still, I mean, Diana is grammar and, you know, Beyonce is grammar. It's just different. It's hip-'s just different it's hip-hop I considered uh Beyonce hip-hop I consider Diana R&B and pop and and just I consider her royalty Diana I've always wanted to be like Diana and when I saw ladies things the blues and I would go to her shows in Vegas they were always so wonderful and and and classy and everything diana was is the epitome of of beauty and class to me stephanie mills just punted the beehive just walked up to it and just kicked it just no regard for human life right there salute to vlad tv that audio came up from vlad tv but you know we had this

discussion yesterday uh i think it's just generational. You know what I mean? If you saw Magic Johnson play all through the 80s and 90s, Magic's probably your favorite player. If you saw Jordan all through the 90s, Jordan's probably your favorite guy. You saw Kobe, Kobe's probably your favorite guy. I just think it's all generational when we have these conversations. Well, you reached out and she

stopped through yesterday. I wasn't there, so you and Jess Hilarious held it down. When we come back, we're going to play that conversation now. Stephanie Mills pulled up on the Breakfast Club, and we're going to see if she doubled down, if she apologized, maybe she made a mistake, maybe she misspoke, and we're going to talk about it when we come back. I want to ask you and Jamel, over, under on her doubling, tripling down.

What do y'all think? Oh, she definitely doubled down. I think she quadrupled down. She bringing even more hot takes. Yes. See, that's one thing about the OGs, which I realize is once they get to a certain age, they don't care. They don't care about their

statements. They just, it's like throw up and vomit from the mouth. They just keep going. They don't care. And I think she quadrupled. Well, we should care for them, but we'll find out if she tripled down when we come back. Alright. Stephanie Mills, when we come back, don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. He was literally walking around still see like just singing his songs singing his songs before you even said yeah i come up there with y'all he was still walking around singing like

how does that feel it's a blessing i feel really blessed because i didn't have the machinery behind me okay you know what i'm saying so for me to still be here doing it, and I'm doing it on my own terms because I kind of backed away from the industry because it became too much. For me to still do it and then find someone like Amp who believed in me and allows me to be who I am. Yeah. Because, you know, in this business, they try to change you to meet a certain criteria. And I never fit into that criteria and didn't want to. And I love that. I love it.

And so for the Rolling Stones magazine. Greatest 200 singers of all time. Yeah, the greatest 200 singers of all time. How do you feel being left out of that? I don't feel anything. I don't pay any attention to that. That's somebody behind a desk who doesn't really know what they're talking about. How could you leave Celine Dion on how could you she's a great you know how could you yeah so I don't pay

attention to that I don't pay attention to awards and all that even though I have awards of everything that of musically but it doesn't mean anything what means matters to me and which has kept me with my sold out shows that I'm proud of is my people coming to see me and paying their hard earned money that's what keeps me going yeah I agree with you the Rolling Stones clearly those people are culturally clueless you know what I mean if they're leaving people like you Celine Dion but see I was never played on VH1 or MTV none of my videos because they always said I was too urban and I only had a pop record with never knew love that's the only one they allowed to cross over i wonder you said something earlier you said that you never had the machine behind you and it's interesting because you can see how

that might still impact you now when it comes to these lists right exactly when you think about it like back in the day when mtv i want my mtv and they didn't want to play michael you know it was the president of the company that said if you don't play him I'm going to expose that you're racist and I don't think really anything has changed I think you have to have and back then I didn't have that kind of person that would go on the front line for me right but Michael did and I'm glad he did because just imagine you not hearing Thriller the way it was or being exposed to all those wonderful videos that he did. And they didn't acknowledge his 40th anniversary of Thriller or anything at the Grammys or American Music Awards. How did they pick and choose who got the machine back then, though?

Because I feel like back then you really needed talent to get a deal. You really needed talent to get a deal that's why my audience is is predominantly black because uh bet and all those black outlets played my videos you know and black radio supported me so much so that's why i'm able to survive that's why i don't understand why a lot of black artists like don't go back to the black publications and things like that that made them you know because i well i know they think white ice is cold always why i have no idea i don't understand that i never understand why they think vanilla ice cream is colder than chocolate i think it's because they want that mass look you know i mean but you can have that let me tell you something i went to oh what's the girls group they

came to charlotte and they sold out the arena. There was nothing there but black people. Escape. Escape. Yes. So what's wrong with the black dollar? I definitely get what you're saying. My generation, they also feel like, because I don't, although I'm a part of them,

they feel that's some type of advanced validation. When you get, like like did he call it the crossover right it's like you know and people i did a show for fox sitcom on fox real people well yep yep shout to the show rel and i was on it with simbad he played rel's dad it was amazing right i love him too like the show people was telling me because people was only used to seeing me on like while and now and all that type of stuff, you know, more production with black people. And then they were like, oh, that's your crossover. Fox is your crossover.

It's like you really made it now. I really made it because I'm on Fox, you know, working around all these white people. No, I've been made it. And then still, I still ain't make it. That sitcom wasn't like the cream of the crop for me yet. I'm still not where I want to be in terms of, you know, just where I'm going. Right. But I didn't consider that as my crossover.

That's another show that I'm on. That's another stepping stone. Right. Exactly. So I get exactly what you're saying. And that's what we think. We think when we cross over to that pop, we've made it. we why do we want to be so accepted and i never really want i just wanted to be accepted i i wasn't good at smooching you know i wasn't charlamagne i i wasn't good at at doing that and

i didn't want to go to the parties and have to meet this one and i didn't like auditioning yeah i know that's do you like it no i know they look at you like you're crazy but they make it so hard for you i won't do it yeah or they'll act like they like you right just to be like oh okay we'll call you right and then don't you know what i mean and they will even let black women and black people they'll let us audition for roles that they already know they're not gonna give us right you know right stuff like that you know you know this is for you know little katie you are letting because i auditioned for uh sex in the city they didn't have a black woman on sex in the city it was gonna be one of the sex in the city i auditioned for it you wanted to fall women yes stop playing i did i auditioned for it in the past i don't know

i forget what character i was auditioning for but I did audition for it wow what'd they tell you well I don't think they liked me yeah you know I didn't see a black woman on there yeah

nope they never they never had plans on doing it it was just to make you feel good well they have to meet a certain quota

they have to look like they're inclusive but they're really not and things haven't changed I don't care what people say things really really really have not changed only reason I think things have changed just a

tiny tiny bit because there's more black gatekeepers i hate to use that word but it's true there's more black people in positions of power that can say you know what i'm putting stephanie mills in this movie i'm gonna put just hilarious in this tv show and and i like the ones that are black because everybody that's black in those positions are not black. They're not kinfolk. Absolutely. That leads into my next question because I was going to say

what do you think of people who get the machine? When you see these black people who get the machine do you look at them in a way like oh they sold out? No, I don't look at them.

It's not their fault. You know, I think I applaud everyone's blessing but I feel like I'm totally blessed because I'm out here selling shows don't have a record nowhere no way i'll be 66 in march you don't have a record you got a catalog i mean

i got a cat that's what i'm saying but you know most people say well you don't have a hit record so you don't you know but no yeah i'm doing my thing and i and i love it and i'm blessed yeah look i'm on the breakfast club this is my third time that's right that's right all right we got more with Stephanie Mills when we come back. Don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We have our guest host for today, Jemele Hill, joining us. But this interview

happened yesterday when Jess Hilarious and Charlamagne was in studio. Jemele Hill and myself, we weren't there. But let's get back into it. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. And I love how you hold Michael Jackson down always. You just acknowledge he didn't get, you know, no acknowledgement for everything that he's done. Are you kidding me? Yeah. He wasn't accused of anything, but they want to ridicule him. And he was accused, but he wasn't.

He wasn't. He was. He didn't. Wasn't guilty. He was accused of being a child molester, which he never has been, never was. And I don't know where they got that from. He just liked being around children because they were innocent and didn't want anything from them. And he never had a childhood when you think about it.

That's right. So he was living vicariously through them but i mean even with the kobe but i just feel like as black people we go to black journalists thinking they're going to take care of us yeah and they they sell us out yeah you know there was no reason to bring up a rape case on kobe bryant when he lost his life you know there was no reason to give those two guys a platform when Michael was not proven guilty. There's no reason for it. And the black community is just not going to stand for it. And I like that.

And mental, you know, mental health is really important. There's a lot of people walking around that's sad. You know, I got into therapy when I was like 35 because the business was a lot for me. It's a lot. You know, and I feel for Britney Spears and what's the baby's name? The singer. He's a white boy. I can't read.

Justin Bieber. Justin Bieber. I feel for them. You know, it's hard. Everybody's at you, coming at you. Everybody has an opinion. Because even now, when I'm doing shows and people come by and they say, well, we took notes of your show. I didn't ask you to take notes of my show. I invited you to enjoy my show.

What you doing taking notes? Who are these people saying this? What are you talking about? I got a few notes for you. Oh, you do? You know, it's like. You've been doing this forever. That is crazy.

People can always get better, but come on, man. You can always get better, you know, but AMP is going to tell me if I am better or whatever. But you have people, oh, Stephanie, I think you should do this, or you should go to this level. What level? What level?

I don't, you know. Yeah. Is there anybody you would take notes from, like, respectfully? Like, is there anybody that could give you a note and be like, you know what, I'll listen you know is there anybody you would take notes from like respectfully like is there anybody that could give you a note and be like you know what

I'll listen to that Diana Ross the legend you just got in Diana Ross Gladys Knight Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle

Anita Baker who don't don't say that I seen that face who you and Anita got smoked

with each other no no we don't, we don't. No, we don't. You just wouldn't take no notes from her. You just can't take no notes from her. No, I wouldn't take no notes from Anita. I love Anita.

That face ain't look like you love Anita, Ms. Mills. No, it just look like she can't take notes from her. She ain't say she ain't love her. She's a no-feel. One thing about the Mojis, the Mojis can't hide what they feel now. You never can. All she's, her look was, I ain't say I could take notes from her now, but yeah. I saw you on Vlad TV and everybody getting at you because you said that you can't compare Diana Ross and Beyonce because Beyonce is hip hop and Diana Ross is R&B royalty.

She is. I need more context. What I meant by that is with this album and the last couple of years of Beyonce, I feel like she's been like a rapper, like hip hop. Diana Ross is glamorous. And first, let me preference this by saying this. I am a Diana Ross fan. I've always wanted to be Diana. I would go to her shows when she'd play Caesar's Palace.

It was always wonderful and fabulous. So to me, you can't compare nobody to Diana, not Beyonce. I don't care if they don't like what I say. I said it. I'm not going to apologize for it. Diana is the epitome of glamour and grace. And I didn't say that Beyonce wasn't. So y'all don't like it.

I'm sorry. I think people took the hip-hop comparison. Like you were saying hip-hop was ghetto. Or you were saying hip-hop was beneath. But did I say it? Did I say hip-hop was beneath? No, I did not. Go back and look at that interview.

And pay attention to what I actually said. And not what you want to think I said there's a difference or not what you want to think I meant exactly because I I heard what you say and verbatim verbatim you say um tell them what I said she said listen Beyonce is who she is in her time and Diana Ross is was will still be legendary, glamour, glitz, classy in her time, in her era. She can still be the legendary, you know, the fan of a legend. The only thing I respectfully disagree with is I don't think, I don't look at Beyonce as hip-hop. But you have the right, though, baby. And I say that because of this album.

And the last couple of things, I just thought was kind of hip-hop-ish. So you don't think, I took the top of the Maybach. I took the top of the Maybach. That was years ago, though. That's like one song. But she said the last, no doubt, it was certain that the one, the Carter's album, they were very hip-hop. And of course, she collabed with her husband.

And isn't he a rapper? I was going to say, I wonder if she wasn't married to Jay-Z, would we still look at her like when we look at her as hip hop? If she wasn't with Jay-Z? I think she has tried like even with this album, this last album, it's more house music. It's more like she's given the girls, as they say, you know, you know, they're there. Something that they can do their their thing, too. You know what I'm saying? Like she's trying to hit every type of genre of music so I think she did go hip-hop I

think she went pop I think she did R&B I think she's on a house music thing I think she's doing a voguing that's what it is the voguing she's been trying to do everything so she could be known for everything so miss Mills what artists in this generation would you consider I guess that r&b royalty oh because there's some singers out here i love jasmine sullivan jill scott that's og though she's og to me i mean that's my era uh yeah i was gonna say but that ain't her era so that's not she ain't no og thank you like erica badu jill erica badu. Yeah, they still have babies. They're babies to me. Jasmine Sullivan, I love.

I love Monica. I love Tamia, who's never really gotten her. Oh, no. You know what I'm saying? Tamia can sing her ass off. She's always been so underrated. They've never given her the credit that she deserves. They've never given her the credit that she deserves.

And that's a singing woman. Deborah Cox. Oh, my God. how did you get here okay like the leg the middle everybody name is a legend already like what about silk sonic do you like Oh Bruno Mars yeah I'm here with you thank you baby silk sonic Bruno Mars I'd love to do a song with Bruno Mars I love it cuz he's bringing back he's letting them know what R&B is and where it came from. And the soul in it.

And the soul in it. Because everybody else just mimics us. Why is it that white artists can mimic our soul and be pop and we do the same song and can't be? Why are we asking questions like that when we don't answer? It's because they're white. I know they're white, but it's like people don't answer I know It's cause they white I know they white But it's like People don't think

Anything has changed Nothing has changed That's my whole thing Yeah Charlamagne has this saying That he says I hear him say it all the time The more things change

The more they stay the same The more they stay the same I feel it every time The more they stay the same Yeah I didn't know people Were coming after me For that Beyonce thing

I just I mean I saw it Cause you don't pay attention I don't i don't care nothing about you don't need to i saw it last night but i mean it's just an opinion everybody has the right to the opinion and i respect that but i have the right to mine and i'm gonna say it and i think because beyonce is the bar for this generation like a lot the way you look at diana ross is probably how a lot of people i'm sure i'm sure and i respect that so respect that I said Diana is royal right because if we can look at Beyonce like that why can you look at Diana like that why why does everybody have to do one thing and you acknowledge Beyonce got her own Queen

she really she has oh she there's no doubt that Beyonce is a queen. But Diana Ross is everything to me. They can't be compared. And there's no compared. Two different eras. Two different styles. That's it. All right, we got more with Stephanie Mills when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We have our guest host for today, Jemele Hill, joining us. But this interview happened yesterday when Jess Hess hilarious and charlemagne was in studio jamelle hill and myself we weren't there but let's get back into it it's the breakfast club good morning can we talk about black broadway a proud history a limitless future yes yes what is that

all about well i guess they felt like they needed to because you know there was a lot of controversy about not inclusive black people on broadway and and broadway is truly the great white way absolutely and still they don't want us on there but they have to they don't want to look like because i mean when you think about the whiz one winning seven tonys when you think about bubbling brown sugar sophisticated ladies raising in the sun all these wonderful and see all these shows were on broadway when the whiz was there you haven't seen that many black shows on broadway since no it's the first time like the last year is probably the

first time i've seen this many. Wow. Oh, my God. He is the amazing. She did it again. She did it again. See? When she leaned back. There's something about it. It is a great show.

You really think you'll see it, Michael. You really do. He is phenomenal. And he's leaving in April. So you better. I'm going next Friday. I got my ticket. Yes, you're going to love it.

All the ones I named, I already saw. The Piano Lesson. Oh, I saw the Piano Lesson too. Oh my God. It's so good to see black people on Broadway doing their thing. I was trying to explain to people, and I'm glad they're doing this Black Broadway special. The future of Broadway is black. The future of Broadway is black.

They might as well get to it. Get to it. But for whatever reason, that old white guard is still holding on to it. And they don't want that crowd there. No, they don't. But I don't want, listen to me, my beautiful black people. Do not go to Broadway cutting up. Oh, yeah, no.

Like they did with the guy. Don't go cutting up. Don't embarrass us. Oh, I saw that. Yeah. It was Winston Duke, right? I think it was Winston I saw you no no no no y'all go and be respectful like we are don't go

cutting up so what you want people to take from black Broadway I hate that they even call it black I hate you know they should just say Broadway and what we contributed to it I hate that they call it black broadway because well i guess they can because they call it the great white way but i want them to know just how wonderful we contributed and how much money we brought to the schubert's and the niederlanders and and all the people that owned those theaters you know i tried to get tyler perry to buy the apollo because i think it should be owned by a black person yeah he didn't want to do it he said it was a lot of red tape but i'm gonna keep pressing him right yeah i feel like you know broadway needs to get blacker like i'd love to see you know rock nation you know they're trying to get the casino there you know in time square

i'd love to see the casino go there because that's gonna bring a lot more you know black and brown traffic yes to time square yes because they try to deny that we contributed when you think that they don't mention sammy davis jr they don't mention natalie cole they don't mention luther van dross and then they snub michael jackson how could you do that how can you know what i'm saying yeah we contributed a lot to this industry made this industry a lot of money i didn't know luther was on broadway no not broadway i'm just talking about in the entertainment business period you know they should that you can't get away from elvis yeah and nobody ever brings up elvis's uh

indiscretions the fact he married a or the third was she 13 she was 15 yeah why don't they talk about that and that's what I mean. It's like, you can't ridicule our black men when the other side has done worse. Yeah. I got a question about Michael, too, because I want to know. I will answer. Okay, good. So is it true that you and Michael went on a date?

I called it dating. How was that? It was wonderful. Michael was gentle. Michael was gentle. He was kind. Very determined. Knew where he wanted to go. And we just had fun. Used to come to the Wiz all the time.

So was he a smooth criminal? I'm sorry. I'm sorry. He was a smooth criminal. Couldn't wait to say that. I loved him. That afro and chocolate. So why did he change all that i think that's what people get michael misconstrued and you know they'll they'll label michael tom as an uncle tom or you know a coon because of that

i gotta be strategic because that's my baby but um michael wanted to be the king of pop. He had a fetish with Elvis Presley. And he had his eyes on Lisa Presley when she was very young. Oh, okay. I think he always knew he wanted to because he felt like that was the epitome. Yeah. You know? And I think he really wanted to be king. But then when he got over there, they showed him that you still.

Still a nigga. Yeah, yeah. Damn. And it broke his heart. Did y'all have a relationship even up until his passing? No. He was too different. Yeah.

I couldn't relate to that, Michael. It had gone too far. But I think he knew that it had gone too far. But what can you do? Right. You can't go back. At this point, yeah. You can't go back.

Because we went to the opening of The Atlantis. And he asked me to come. He asked to see me. And I didn't go because I was rehearsing. And I often wondered what he wanted, what he wanted to tell me. He probably wanted to tell me something. But it had gone too far. And I couldn't relate and

Michael was taught the moonwalk by my ex-husband Jeffrey Daniel. Oh I went to those rehearsals. Yeah, I know everybody claimed that they they did not Jeffrey Daniel taught Michael the moonwalk and all those things but you know the Motown people they don't always give people credit You know, they're taught not to give people credit. I love giving people credit for what they do for me. Because you can't do this by yourself. But, you know, Michael never gave them credit. And he should have.

It's just interesting to me how, you know, I always wonder, like, what can make a person, like, totally lose their blackness? And have you seen somebody lose their blackness or fall out with black people and find a way to get back with the community? Because it feels like once you turn your back on us, we turn our back on you forever.

Yeah. But look at it. You know, I can remember a time, and people are not going to like this either, but I can remember a time when Michael would be at the awards and you would have to get in a line

to see him. I never did that. I'm not getting in a line to see him. I never did that. I'm not getting in a line to see nobody. Ain't nobody that important. Nobody's more important than God. And I think there's no one that's, you know, like some people say, well, how can you say something about Oprah or something about Gail? Aren't you afraid?

I fear God. And you know that. You know that, Chalamet. That's right. I only fear God. I don't feel a backlash i mean i'm 66 years old right they're gonna do you know what i'm saying yeah but i think and nobody's above critique like nobody i don't care who you are and how much money you have because you can lose that look at

harvey weinstein i i remember a certain person calling him God. I, you know, Charlie Rose. Who would have thought? You know, Matt Lauer. Well, he was kind of arrogant. He was arrogant. Yeah. But I just don't think that anybody's underappreciated.

But I do think Michael knew he went too far. And you got to remember, towards the end of his career, he went to Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. And he even wanted to give pops his minister farrakhan his uh his catalog and pops wouldn't take it and he had a lot of muslims around him towards the end michael never forgot he was black i think he just got caught up in that ride that ride can be vicious as we see with other people that are white dealing with it. Britney Spears. And I go back to them because I really see how the business has tormented them and the people around them. The movie Pride, Seven Deadly Sins story.

It's going to be on Lifetime. Yes. With nephew Tommy, who did a brilliant job. He plays my son Gabe. And Kenya King, who did a brilliant job. He plays my son, Gabe. And Kenya King, who's a Canadian actress. And Erica Campbell came in to play Pastor Trey. This is your first feature? My first feature.

That's crazy. My first feature. So since Broadway and everything else, nobody's decided Stephanie Miller should be acting? They wouldn't give me a job. Damn. They wouldn't. Do you want to do more? Oh, yes. I got the bug now. But i'm not auditioning you're not no no she's not auditioning so don't ask her

what roles would you want to play i mothers i mean i could play a mother you know an older sister but mothers i want to do a christmas yes being a therapist or I want to play somebody really tough and like gangster I can see that too I can see that too now

until you until they see your size who are you going to be with Kevin Hart who are you going to be with Kevin Hart I would love to do a movie with Kevin Hart

he's so funny shorter than you when does the movie Lifetime Lifetime movie April 8th April 8th and then Black to broadway

is uh february 28th yes well stephanie mills it's always a pleasure sitting down to build with you and talk to you and i just love seeing you all the time i love seeing you two bambi eyes yes that's right it's stephanie mills y'all it's the breakfast club morning everybody it's dj envy charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast. We got our guest host, Jameel Hill, joining us this morning. Yes, indeed. And let's get to the rumors. Let's talk Riri. Rumor has it. Rumor. Rumor has it. Call out a name or you gossiping or you chatty patty.

I am gossiping. This is The Rumor Report. I mean, I guess we on The Breakfast Club. This is where the tea spills, right? Yes, on The Breakfast Club. Now, Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance, which got more viewership than the actual Super Bowl, generated 103 FCC complaints for being too sexual. Drop 100 clues bombs for Rihanna. That's what I'm talking about.

Push the envelope. Make them mad. That's right. Now, what was sexual about it? I didn't see anything sexual. She just showed her belly. That was it? Well, I think it was, didn't she sort of grab her crotch

a little bit it was that butterfly that butterfly was when she took it back to the 1900s with that butterfly and that tootsie roll that's what that's what did it people just gonna always find a reason you know what i'm saying they always find a reason you know for giving the performance it's like what you angry about yeah i think white middle america has a problem with seeing any black or brown person on stage shaking their ass. I really feel that way because I think this goes back to the Janet Jackson Super Bowl when, you know, she showed a little of her breasts or whatever it was. I think that they've been making complaints ever since. I think they've been looking for those moments to complain.

The same thing happened with J-Lo and Shakira and Beyonce. Now, also, Rihanna is going to be performing at the 2023 Oscars. She's going to be performing Lift Me Up. Please don't. Yes. You don't want her to perform? No, I don't like that song. You don't like the song?

You don't want to hear that song on TV, live. That song is fitting for the end of Black Panther. I hate when they play it on the radio. That song's too depressing. But Oscars is about movies, right? So the fact that she's performing from Black Panthers, I think that makes sense. And that's March 12th at 8 p.m.

You can check her out. I'll tell you where it would make sense. If they're doing it as part of the In Memoriam package. Remember how I forgot what award show it was where Quavo performed and those people were performing for the In Memoriam package? If she does lift me up for the In Memoriam package,

it'll make sense. All right. Other than that, it's like the windshield wiper going and it's not even raining outside.'s stupid now academics uh he claims that gunna wants out of ysl what i heard he got an album he got some to say but there's nobody down to stand with him so it becomes one of those situations where yeah how good could you make your case is if everybody's leaving you on the island. So I think Gunna is kind of in limbo waiting to see what happens with Doug. I think he's praying that Doug, you know, gets a favorable outcome.

Or he's probably praying that, you know, despite what might happen to Doug, that Doug has some type of grace for him because he's not the only one who took a plea. Now, label side, a lot of people believe that gunna is going to be seeking to leave ysl he's under ysl that's under 300 his contract is probably going to get negotiated in a way where there is either a buyout or is going to go to atlantic record yeah i heard that as well that he possibly wants out of ysl and be on his own So we'll see what happens with that. I can't sit here and act like I care. You can't even fake it. I can't even fake like I care about this. I was like, wow, that sounds a lot like when I'm describing the last episode of Young and the Restless.

Jesus. And yes, I still watch. Jesus. I didn't even know that was still on. Yes. I DVR it every day. Listen, it's my guilty pleasure. It's how I blow off steam.

I watch Young and the Restless. Young and the Restless Young and the Restless Has been all around For a long time That's when you pick up Your mama's habits Like your mom used to watch Young and the Restless right

No my mom used to watch All My Children And General Hospital My mom watched Another World Well not Another World Another Children What was it Another something

Days of Our Lives My grandma was Days of Our Lives Bo and Hope Brady Bo and Hope Brady Yep Oh my god Bo and Hope Brady

My goodness My grandma was Definitely Days while I was alive. Now, I want to tell all security guards that's out there protecting these artists, if you come to New York City, and I know a lot of you guys have licenses from different states, it doesn't matter in New York. So, Glorilla's driver was busted with guns as she was performing with Cardi B in New York City. She was at Irving Plaza.

Now, allegedly, New York City police officers observed a man trying to get into the venue and when he set the metal detector off uh and he turned around and went back to the car they seen him sitting in the car so they checked him out and they found two semi-automatic pistols so they don't know if that was security if he was just a driver a friend or whatever it may be but this happens a lot a lot of people get licenses from different places but if you cross over to New York City and you have that license that's valid in Texas, Florida, New Jersey, wherever you get your license from, Utah, does not work here.

Well, thank you for the update on the legislation. Okay, can we talk about this headline on TMZ? That says, DJ Envy, Irv Gotti owes me $10,000, keeps blowing me off. Now, the crazy thing is, is I never said he keeps blowing me off. No, no, no, no. Forget that. Irv Gotti owes you $10,000.

Yeah, I need the backstory. You want to be like Jess and Larry are so bad. No, I was explaining when Jess and Larry was here. Yeah, so one of the first tracks that me and DJ Mono, the person that actually taught me how to DJ, produce ever, Irv Gotti bought, right? And he paid $10,000 for that beat, right? He gave he gave me 5 000 up front and he owed me 5 000 back then which it is now but it was a lot of money for me and mono during that time like we needed it and we never got the back end and then he put the same track in a movie so we were supposed to get a sync fee we're supposed

to get a movie fee but we never got nothing but you know i honestly never i never got nothing i never got a back in anything, but it was my first beat So it was just it was still feel this trauma now like why why why prompt why say this why talk about this now? No, when Jess hilarious was talking about her not getting her back and I got it was a trigger and I was traumatized And I felt the way so I just wanted to say that you know the people out there Yeah, it happens to everybody every day being it happened to me who owes you money i've been sitting here racking my brain like who owed me some bread right now so i could get this out here and y'all could pay me but i've i've been very thankful that uh nobody owes me money but mind you it was like when i was 18 19 years old i think it

was i was pretty young but it was my first track so the opportunity was everything for me and then i produced for dmx I produced for Fabulous. And I did a bunch of other productions. Does Irv know this? Did you ever tell him? Exactly. Is he waking up to this this morning? I'm sure he probably don't remember.

Most people don't remember. He probably thought the accountant handled it. But yeah, they owe me money. But even if he tried to give it to me right now, I wouldn't take the money. It was what it was. This was back in the day. I was like, you should take it. I would take that money.

You would take the money. Yeah, I'd take that money. Five grand? I know you're rich, but damn. Yeah and i would take that money yeah i would take that money yeah i'll take that money yeah five grand yeah i'll take that yeah i'll take that money it was 10 it was 10 but i gotta split it with mono but i gotta split it with mono yeah i gotta split it i gotta split it with mono though so yeah but anyway that is your rumor report shout out the shout out the murder ink and earth if you want to if you want to send me my money my address is still the same in Queens You can just send it right to the PO Box there But anyway

Man four after the hour We need to talk about FFD Cause we don't talk about FFD enough What the hell is FFD? Fast food disappointment We'll discuss four after the hour Alright we'll get to that next Don't move it's The Breakfast Club

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Hi, you are a donkey. Damn, the hee-haw again. It's time for donkey of the day. 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 new people do these things. He called donkey of the day and it really caught me off guard. Damn, Solomon, who got the donkey of the day today?

Okay, Taylor. Drop on the clues box for Taylor. Putting together new Donkey of the Day intros. Okay. Donkey of the Day for Friday, February 24th goes to Belinda H. Miller of Augusta, Georgia. Belinda is 50 years old. Grown woman. Seasoned.

Okay. Knows what she wants and how she wants it. And if she doesn't get it, I'm sure she's not happy about it. And I totally understand, okay, what you kids don't realize is those of us born in the 1900s grew up on the Burger King slogan, have it your way, okay, yes, long before the Migos and Drake were having their way, we were having ours, and that's really a slogan that applies to more than just Burger King, okay, when you go to fast food restaurants, you want what you want, and anything else is uncivilized, okay, word to Charles Barkley and the Right Guard commercials from the 1900s.

But it's certain things you expect from certain fast food restaurants. When you go to Chick-fil-A, you expect immaculate service and for your order to be absolutely correct. So imagine going to Chick-fil-A and ordering a four-piece chicken strips with a large waffle fry and Polynesian sauce, heavy on the Polynesian sauce. But imagine the disappointment one would feel if they forgot the Polynesian sauce, heavy on the Polynesian sauce. But imagine the disappointment one would feel if they forgot the Polynesian sauce. Okay, you a mile up the road, got to get back off the highway, bus a U-turn to get back to Chick-fil-A to get to the Polynesian sauce because you can't even eat the chicken strips without the Polynesian sauce. That's high-level FFD.

Y'all know what FFD is, right? Fast food disappointment. Okay, FFD is one of the worst things one can experience because most of the time when we're ordering fast food, we're doing it on the go. And it's comfort food. And we want to be comforted. And when the things we want for comfort aren't provided, how can we not be disappointed? McDonald's ice cream machine being broke. FFD.

Wendy's fries not hot after saying you want fresh hot fries. FFD. Krispy Kreme hot and now light Not on when you pull up to it FFD But Belinda Miller What Belinda Miller went through is high level FFD The kind of FFD that one might need some therapy for later

See Jamel I know that you have an affinity for Popeyes right? I love Popeyes Let me ask you a question What's your go to Popeyes order? Three piece spicy Red beans and rice, Dr. Pepper. That's the go-to. So what could be missing from that order that would disappoint you? Okay, so I'm not a sauce person.

So when you were laying that out, I definitely understand fast food disappointment. Like I eat my chicken strips or chicken nuggets or you know chicken tenders no sauce Jesus Christ so I wouldn't have been disappointed at all I'd have been like oh cool

I'm the same no sauce on my nuggets or chicken fingers either y'all should never be allowed to own a firearm what? why don't you sauce? no

no wow unless it's Chick-fil-A Chick-fil-A all day but outside of that nah no sauce, nothing Wow Just a little salt and pepper

Yeah, that's it Like fries, no ketchup I just need salt Yeah, I'm the same way Fries, no ketchup Just salt and pepper Well, let's go to Let's go to ABC6

For the report, please To see what kind of Although the woman Is arrested and accused Of driving her car Into a restaurant Belinda Miller Was arrested today

For allegedly ramming Her SUV through the wall Of Popeyes On Walton Way. Investigators say the 50-year-old continued driving her vehicle through the doors of the building and did not stop until debris blocked her from moving further. No one was hurt, but a woman inside the restaurant was almost hit. Belinda Miller is charged with aggravated assault and first degree criminal damage to property. Now, I know the audio wasn't the best, but Belinda ran her car into a Popeye's.

You know why she ran her car into a Popeye's? Because they forgot her biscuits. That is the item. That would lead to major FFD. See? See, you got to hear both sides. Because as that story was being played, I was thinking, I bet it's a reason. And I bet it's a good one.

I was like, I need to hear both sides of this one. They forgot her biscuits. You forget the biscuit? Listen, it's going to be a problem. You can't forget the biscuit. You got one job. That's what I'm saying. Don't forget the biscuit.

I've been really doing my best in 2023 not to say the N-word anymore. Okay, been trying not to call people of any race the N-word. I just want to eliminate the N-word from all my timelines in every multiverse that i exist in but when niggas nig on this level of nigga you must allow me an exception okay there's a reason that i have historically called this establishment popeye's chicken and nigga cookies okay see the popeye's biscuit is proof that a lot of black people don't really want the peace they say they want all right the popeye's biscuit is proof that we might be gluttonous for punishment because as i've gotten older i've come to the conclusion that the Popeye's biscuit is overrated. Fight me.

Oh, I will fight you. What? Let's go. Let's grab right now. Chick-fil-A biscuits with their breakfast sandwiches are better. KFC biscuits are better. No. And Bojangles.

Bojangles now. Bojangles. Bojangles, you right. Bojangles, you right. The Bojangles chicken biscuit. Yes. That's what I'm saying. Manna from heaven.

That Boberry biscuit. Come on right. Bojangles, you're right. The Bojangles chicken biscuit? Yes. That's what I'm saying. Manna from heaven. That blueberry biscuit? Come on now. Absolute fire. Washing Popeye's on every level. Okay, the Popeye's biscuit is a weapon. All right, that's what it is. Now you're being disrespectful. No, let it sit for a day and then throw that blunt object at somebody.

Why would you let it sit for a day? That's your first problem. Well, don't even let it sit. Just take it right out the box and throw it at somebody's head. If you hit the person in the head, you you're gonna get arrested for murder because they're gonna die i now feel very vindicated over my no sauce tape because that's one of the worst food takes i've ever heard listen them biscuits are overrated okay and if you miss the person that you threw the biscuit at when that hard-ass nigga cookie shatters the window you're gonna get

arrested for assaulting battery with intent to kill okay the popeyes biscuit is a weapon of mass destruction. Don't believe me? Eat it with no drink. I bet you never ate it with no drink, Jamel. Exactly. Exactly. See, hold up. I bet y'all won't do that challenge on TikTok.

Try to eat as many Popeye's biscuits as you can with no drink. I bet you can't just even eat one. I bet you can't. I bet y'all can't eat one. Nah. You'll die. Really, the issue I have currently with Popeyes, they did this a while ago. I need y'all to bring back the Cajun rice.

They took it off the menu. And I'm upset about this. So Cajun rice hive, I need y'all to assemble because I want it brought back. Y'all brought, you know, McDonald's brought back that nasty ass McRib, right? Bring back Cajun rice. At Popeyes right now, tell them ban the biscuit and bring back Cajun rice. And I'm going to be honest with you. What I think happened to Belinda, because there's a manager at Popeyes's right now tell him ban the biscuit and bring back and I'm gonna be honest with you what I think happened to Belinda because there's a manager at Popeye's when you read the

story she told police that before the crash the mistake was corrected and Belinda got her biscuits but she was still unhappy I got a theory that Belinda got her biscuits but she forgot her drink and she was actually choking on a nigga cookie lost control of her SUV and that's how she ended up crashing into the Popeye's either that or you simply are what you eat. Wait, Belinda was about to buy NBC. Is that what happened? That's what we go with. NBC stands for nigga bisky cookie. That's what I think happened. Belinda was eating a nigga cookie and now because of that, we have one of the most classic nigga moments in American history.

You're about to experience a nigga moment. Westra defines the nigga moment as a moment where ignorance overwhelms the mind of an otherwise logical negro to act in an illogical, self-destructive i.e., like a nigga. Happy Black History Month, y'all.

Please give Belinda H. Miller the sweet sounds of the Hamiltons. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. I learned a lot about y'all this morning. Y'all don't like sauce with y'all chicken. Nope.

And y'all like Popeye's biscuits. I used to like Popeye's biscuits when I was childish. But you know. You put away childish things? I put away childish things. I grew up. You know what I mean? Put the childish ways behind me.

All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today. Yes. Now, when we come back, 805-1051, let's open up the phone lines. Now, Jemele Hill went viral earlier this week. That's because she don't wash her towels. Whoa. Wait, hold up the phone lines. Now, Jemele Hill went viral earlier this week. That's because she don't wash her towels. Wait, hold up.

That's how bad information gets passed around. I was standing up for you this entire show, and now you just blatantly disrespecting me. What was the context? Why'd you go viral? Okay, the context was this. Me and my publicist, Bianca Shelton, who you know, and Charlamagne knows, we were having a discussion about how often you change your towels and

bianca informed me that she changes her towels every day terrorist behavior i agree i was like that's that's the work of communists like what are you doing what and um you know it got me to thinking and so i posed the question on twitter, like, how often do you guys change your towels? And I was, I shouldn't have been stunned, but I was amazed that it was so many trifling responses.

Like, I'm an every three or four days kind of person and it's usually my husband that does it. But there's a lot of people out here living foul. Like,

some of your people here, they have unveiled their towel behavior. Well, let's talk about it when we come back. 800-585-1051 when do you wash your towels yeah producer said he washes it every two weeks no somebody no no

we got one worse than that one of our producers said he washes it when it smells that's disgusting i didn't like that i want to know what producer that was i will talk about it when we come back it's the breakfast club good morning the breakfast club change my i don't change my towel so my wife Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Change my I don't change my towel. So my wife takes a shower and I use my wife's towel. All that just for men you be using in Beijing and all that. I know you got to change your towel more than once a week. I use my wife's towel when she's done and then every day she gets a new towel and I use her towels every day. Huh? Why would you use your wife's towels every day?

Because usually my wife's towel is the one that's hanging up on the shower and I just take it in and I dry off. So they share towels? They share towels. Well, she doesn't share with me. I share her towel and she gets a new one, yeah. Okay.

How often do you change yours, Jamel? Every three to four days. And it's usually my husband that he's the one who does it typically. And so, it's funny you said that about sharing towels because another couple that I know, they do the same thing. And, you know, I was just another couple that I know, they do the same thing.

And, you know, I was just like, that's so odd to share the same towel. I don't know. I was like, I thought the comfort level was there because they're both lesbians. Right. So like they I was like, oh, is it because you're both women? Is that what it is? And she was like, no, we've just been sharing towels. It's just easier.

I just don't see the point. Yeah. Like, what's the point of sharing towels? It's two of y'all. Y'all can have two towels hanging up on the rack. Yeah, we don't take two. We don't take showers at the same time see the point. Yeah. Like, what's the point of sharing towels? It's two of y'all. Y'all can have two towels hanging up on the rack. Yeah, we don't take showers at the same time all the time. So she takes a shower, and then, you know, a couple hours later, towel's dry. I use her shower.

I mean, I use her towel. But you have your own towel. And so that means the towel never gets dried. Oh, yeah, that's true, too. You know what I'm saying? The towel's always damp. But that's why she gets a new towel, because she don't like to use my towel, but I use her towel.

I think this is a way, that's kind of like a sneaky backdoor way of you changing your towel every day. Pretty much. Basically, right? You should have seen how his eyes lit up when you said sneaky backdoor. He didn't know where you was going with it. Free envy. Free envy. Free envy.

Let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this? DJ Hitler from Detroit. I know you change your towel once a month. You ain't going to do my Detroit people like that. I'm just saying. DJ Hitler from Detroit. I know you change your towel once a month. You ain't gonna do my Detroit people like that. I'm just saying. DJ Hitler from Detroit. Once a month.

Nah, nah, nah. It's not about me. I know. I got a friend. They believe that you shouldn't use soap when you wash your towels. That's a defeat of purpose. They just use hot water. I'm so confused.

I say mine every week and a half, give or take. Give or take? Give or take. There's a defeat the purpose they just use hot water. I'm so confused Give a take That's a broad definition that means what he remembers let the record show he's from Detroit on the white East or West you East or West either. Oh, he's going okay Hello, who's this? Hi, this is kid. Good chalamet and dj mb intamail good morning hey what's going on how often do you change your towel mama well once every week is good enough for me so on sundays i wash all my towels and all my bitch okay that sounds about right that

sounds about i think once a week is the accurate yeah that's the accurate number and that's that's my mama used to do every sunday she would wash towels and the sheets answer. Yeah, that's the accurate number. Yeah, that's what my mama used to do. Every Sunday, she would wash towels and the sheets every Sunday. But that's another important question. Like, how often do you change your sheets? Once a week? No, those get changed a lot because I'm a night sweater. So, my wife definitely changes her sheets a lot. But boy, she just got

some night sweat sheets. Some type of sweat-resistant sheets. I got those. Those are amazing. I'm going to need to plug on that one no you could pour water on it and it's like gone like oh it's incredible those are incredible i didn't try that but i don't know what the name brand is let me ask hello who's this hello this is al hey al take us off bluetooth for speaking please yeah you're not on bluetooth thank you so i think every four to five days six days is okay because not everybody this might sound like an excuse but not everybody might have a washer and a dryer in their apartment

that's a good point during the week yeah but you shouldn't just have one towel though you should have like two towels three but you shouldn't just have one towel, though. You should have at least two towels, three towels. You don't just have one towel. I know you ain't talking. First of all, I don't let Envy talk to you like that when he's using his wife's towel and he ain't got to. Y'all got one towel in the house.

You sound like the league. No, you should have three towels in the house. But after that, you know. But no, I agree. I like your point about the washing and drying. That does. That's like in college, you know, I can't say I was every three to four days.

I was probably like once a week, you know, maybe even a week and a half because in college you broke and you don't have that many towels. Yeah, I ain't go from the college. I might have went two weeks. I'm going to be honest with you. I think I do two weeks now. That's disgusting. As a grown ass man, that's disgusting, bro.

Yes, it is. I have two washcloths and a towel to dry off with. That's disgusting, bro. Two weeks goes by fast. Do you wash at night, in the morning? Absolutely. Yes, you need more than two weeks, bro. That towel stinks.

I'm a two to sometimes three shower a day type of person. You smell your towel? Does your wife smell yours? No. How long since y'all use the same one? No. She gets a fresh towel. And that's how I know your towels ain't fresh because what makes the towel smell is the

dampness of it. When them towels dry out, they don't be that rank. Two weeks, they stink, bro. Rank. 800-585-1051. How often do you wash your towels? Call us up right now. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. I know it, man. I know I'm in. I know I'm in. Call us up right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We have Jemeel Hill, our guest host today. And you learn so much about people. Jamel Hill, she sparked this topic because she chose violence on Twitter, telling people they don't be washing and they don't change their towels and stuff. And now Jamel says you don't wash before you go to bed? Not all the time. No. Me neither. Not every time.

Not every, yeah. I do for specific reasons sometimes. It depends on what has happened in the course of the day, what I've been doing. You might have worked out, LA be hot.

Oh yeah, well, yeah, workout, definitely, for sure. Oh, she wants some sex? That was going to be the other thing. See, Envy picked up

on it. I was like, well, the other thing too is that, you know, if you want to have everything fresh for a sexy time, definitely. I can understand Envy not up on it. I was like, well, the other thing, too, is that, you know, if you want to have everything fresh for a sexy time. Got you. Definitely.

I can understand Envy not watching before bed because that Beijing, like, you can't watch two in times a day with that Beijing on your chin and in your head. Oh, my goodness. Let's go to the phone lines, man. Hello, who's this? This is Cherie from Houston. Hey, Cherie. Hey, Cherie. Yo.

Good morning. Good morning. How often do you change your towel, mama three days every three days every three days and in between those two days you really should throw your towel in the dryer because if you don't put that heat on it it will the bacteria whatever will start festering on the damp towels. And that's nasty. That's what I'm doing. And that's when you get rank. That's when that towel gets rank. It starts to hold that smell.

After a while, when you wash it, it kind of smells moldy and dingy. Nobody wants that. What would you rather be, rank or stink? I feel like rank is better. I would rather be neither. Neither. I feel like rank. But stink is be neither. Neither. I was like, I'm... Wait, wait. What?

Stank is a stank. What? Stank is stank. Yeah. But rank is subtle. Yeah. You know what I mean? It's like a quiet funk.

Yeah. Right? Whereas if you stank, it's like loud. Like when you say you stank, you're just like, oh, gosh. Okay. Something might be in my pores. That's how you feel. You need to see a doctor. Hello, who's this? Hi, this is Sarah. Hey oh, gosh, okay. Something might be in my pores. That's how you feel. You need to see a doctor.

Hello, who's this? Hi, this is Sarah. Hey, good morning, Mama. Where you calling from? I'm calling from Detroit. Look at three with three represent. Please don't say that in trifling. Now, how often do you change your towel, Mama?

I change my towel every time I shower. Ooh, the everyday person. Boy, y'all rich. That's a lot of laundry detergent. Well, I wash my laundry once a week. Can I ask you what's going on with your body that you got to change your towel every day? If you don't mind me asking, like, what's the problem? There's not a problem.

I just like pulling a fresh towel and unfolding it. I don't believe that. I don't believe anybody that tells me they change their towel every day. I don't believe Bianca. Bianca said it. She does it every day. But I do. She is right about something.

There's something about like a fresh towel. Like, especially if it's like a warm, fresh towel. Yeah. Like, that's very luxurious feeling. Why do we have the mind state that, because I do this in hotels. I need fresh towels all the time. Oh, in hotels, I'm the worst. Yeah, me too.

I'm always calling out, bring me more washcloths. I burn through those. Why do we do that in hotels? Because you're not doing the laundry. You're not doing the time. Oh, in the hotels, I'm the worst. I'm always calling them out, bring me more washcloths. I burn through those. Why do we do that in hotels but not at home? Because you're not doing the laundry. You're not doing the laundry. And most hotel towels

are white, right? And so it's just like, you know, it's something about a white towel that just starts to look kind of dingy or whatever. White towels are like

a therapist. You get to see yourself. Yeah, it exposes what you've been doing that day, right? But you know, in a hotel too, I take the sheets off the bed every day to make sure they change the sheets. Because they have this new thing now where... You got to ask, right?

Yeah, you got to ask to change the sheets. I take the sheets off every day. I want new sheets every day. I think you're just being bad because you be ruining them people's sheets with all that big change. What's the moral of the story, man? Why is it always... I don't even use Beijing. The moral of the story is just wash your damn towels.

That's really the moral of the story. Because somebody in this room, well, not in this room, but in this building, said they don't wash their towels until they smell something. What? That's not good. That is not good. That is not good at all. It's actually disgusting. How often do they smell it?

Like, how fast does it take to smell? I don't know. They have to smell. The odor probably jumps up on them. See what I'm saying? That's right. And if that's the case, if your towel is smelling that bad, then, you know, what was leading into that?

That's right. He said, if I heard correctly, he said his new girlfriend is the one who got him together on that. Well, you wouldn't have a new girlfriend if you changed your towels more often. You'd have a one OG girlfriend. You're going to keep having new girlfriends because every time they smell them towels, they're going to be out.

But most women, though, there is an expectation that we have that a lot of guys you may date or you wind up being a significant other. There's going to be an expected level of nastiness. Right. Ooh. Yeah, it's going to be an expected level where you just like, you know, because my husband tells me this all the time is that and he he's a very clean person, that he holds women to a much higher standard. He's like, you know, like men can be a little nasty. Y'all can get away with it. But like women cannot get away with that.

That's true. Yeah. Now, Jamil, pause, pause, pause. Quick question. Do you do the laundry in your crib or does your husband? We both do it. Why is that a pause? I don't know why it's a pause.

I'm going to tell you. Does your husband have white underwear? Man, you've been checking out wood, man. Yo, you a wild boy, man. I don't know why I was opposed. I'm going to tell you. Does your husband have white underwear? Man, you've been checking out wood, man. Yo, you a wild boy, man. I don't understand. I don't even understand this line of questioning. Ray J was here. Ray J was telling men that they shouldn't have white underwear because it's embarrassing

when their woman washes the underwear. I'm just asking. Okay, but why are you a grown man with streaks is the bigger question. That's right. Do y'all not? Have y'all not? I agree. Are we not at a point

where we're using wipes? Somebody called up here yesterday and literally said they learned how to wipe their ass properly because they heard that conversation we had on The Breakfast Club. This was two weeks ago, Jamel. That man was like 30-something years old. That is, that's shameful. I don't think my husband has a lot of white underwear. Most of them are

like black, you know, different colors, red, whatever. And i have never seen a streak all right a streak anywhere you should not have gave envy that visual award and no black underwear he is not that's what he wanted you know i'm so now understanding why envy is in this prison man man. Oh, my goodness. Y'all gonna let Envy live. Free Envy. Liberate. Oh, my goodness. All right. When we come back, Nyla Simone is joining us.

Of course, DJ Nyla Simone, you know she does Pass the Aux. That's what we tap into her playlist. Say what's new, what's popping, what we should be looking for

or listening to. And we're gonna do that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy Charlemagne Naga. We are The Breakfast Club.

We got our guest host, Jamel Hill, joining us. How are you enjoying yourself so far, Jamel? Oh, this has been a blast. I've learned so much. So much I didn't know. So much I didn't need to know. But now I feel like I'm more informed. You didn't know Envy thought about peanuts so much, did you?

So early in the morning. Oh, my goodness. A whole father with a family. Oh, my goodness. With D on the brain. He ain't even from detroit liberate envy because y'all got him in y'all got him in prison he's liberated you're free you're free goodness gracious well it's time for past the auks and i have my friend nyla dj nyla simone good morning nyla good morning envy what's up guys nyla you're my only friend up here today because these other guys are just talking bad about me no she's just your friend for this segment.

She's happy for the opportunity. That's all. What we got today, Nyla. This is where Nyla puts us on to what she's listening to on her playlist for the week. Okay. Yeah, so this week, Lotto dropped a new record last Friday. I took some time and sat on it, and I really, really like it. A lot of people were giving her flack Cause they feel like she's going pop too soon

What's it called? It's called Lottery First of all What happened to Nasty Song? Okay I thought that was supposed to be the next single Nah that was Nasty Song It is a single It went like top 5

Oh it did? Yeah Okay so this is a new record It's a new record yep And it's a little late for her to have a song called Lottery Don't you think? Like your name's Lotto Never too late

That's one of the first two records you came out with A song called Lottery Remember her name is now L's lotto never too late that's one of the first two records you came out with a song called remember her name is now lotto she went through name changes that's right it was mulatto you're right it had nothing to do with the lottery and then it was big lotto big big lotto okay so now it's just now now it's just lotto and now we got lottery i like the rebrand i like the rebrand and it also has luke kayla on it who had a hit a viral hit last year about the soft girl era you know all the girls are saying they're in their soft girl era right now so just shout out to her super dope moment my second record i'm gonna keep it with the ladies because the ladies is killing stuff right now

all right flo millie dropped another record that i love called nasty dancer it's tough it's fire let's get into it wait did she say it tastes like cocoa she said it tastes like cocoa all right then what was the other Flo Millie song Flo Millie had a song called Lotto right? No No Flo Millie has no doubt Tiara Corrine

What was Flo Millie's song? She had a song I liked With that sample Oh if I was a rich girl Remember that? That should've went Flo Millie got a bunch of records I don't know

Hey Piper Huh? Yeah I like that Flo Millie record Yeah that's a good one It kinda reminds me of like Florida Down South Yep No it don't It does I grew up in the 1900s I remember what Florida Down South used to be Flo Milly record. Yeah, that's a good one. It kind of reminds me of like Florida down south.

Yep. No, it don't. It does. I grew up in the 1900s. I remember what Florida down south used to sound like. Why are you saying the 1900s?

That Uncle Luke era was something different. You can't play those on the radio no more without getting canceled. All right. Well, I feel like it's in that tempo.

And then my last record is by an artist named Jordan Ward. And it's a song called White Crocs is super wavy. Where's he from? He's from St. Louis. And's a song called white Crocs a super wavy was he from he's from st. Louis and you saw white Crocs white Crocs cuz I got shoes yeah cuz you got a line that's like you know I like thoughts I'm about to pull up on them and some white Crocs that's fentanyl using sounds like

Jeremiah a little bit. Give me a Jeremiah feel. Yeah, it's vibey like that. I like the vibe, but I question the song title. You know what I'm saying? It's like, it feels like when you told me what the, when you told us what the name of the song was, I was not expecting that type of rhythm.

Like, it feels like it should be something else. Bad marketing, man. I just understood. I didn't know they made white Crocs. Yeah. I don't think I've ever seen. No, I've never seen white Crocs i feel like it'd be dirty yeah no yeah the crocs are comfortable don't really they comfortable as hell i should get the ones with the fur in it the furnace make your feet oh man somebody told me to start wearing crocs uh instead of yeezys because that's why we were in

wearing the years too that's why your yeezys got stolen in africa like why are you wearing ghanas okay they stole your yeezys yeah i'm like he's like why would somebody steal my yeezys got stolen in Africa. Like, why are you wearing Yeezys? Okay. They stole your Yeezys? Where? Somewhere. Yo, I'm like, he's like, why would somebody steal my Yeezys? I'm like, why would you wear Yeezys here? I looked up to the ancestors like, I get it. You're right. They were sending you a message. That's right. They were like, now next time,

make better choices. We went to the, what was it, the last bath. The last bath. The river where they let you do your last bath before they put you before they make you walk before you took

an 80 mile walk yeah to put you on the slave ships yeah yes and so we had to be barefoot walking down the dirt road and somebody damn sure

stole the music from me I got it back within 20 minutes though oh you got it back oh you got it back oh they don't play that not the point wow

not the point the point is that was Harry Tubman sending you a message right you right you right damn you right tell them whereer sending you a message right you're right okay damn you're right nyla tell them where to find you but make sure you guys follow me at nyla simone on ig

n-y-l-a-s-y-m-o-n-e-e-e and tap into the playlist it's on the link in bio pass the ox playlist all your favorite drinks all right thank you miss nyla thank you all right when we come back we got the people's choice mix you know we throw it back on a Friday. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Your mornings will never be the same. Where's the best place to spark new ideas?

It's Audible, the home of storytelling. Listen to bestselling audio books, podcasts, and exclusive originals on wellness, motivation, true crime, you name it. It's all there in the Audible app. Sign up for 30 days free at audible.com slash the breakfast club everybody is dj nv charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club we have jamel here our guest host here today yes indeed and what we're doing today is black history month listen man you know every day during black history month the black effect i heart radio podcast network we put out a podcast called i didn't Know, Maybe You Didn't Either, hosted by my guy B-Dot.

And today B-Dot is explaining how Robert Smalls stole a Confederate ship and shelled to freedom undetected with his family and 16 others. Let's listen. I didn't know, maybe you didn't know. I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't know. His name, Robert Smalls. And in the early hours of May 13th, 1862, he did the unthinkable. He stole a Confederate ship, the Planter. He had a wife named Hannah, a four-year-old daughter named Elizabeth, and an infant son named Robert Jr.

Now, this all happened in Charleston, South Carolina. After the captain and his partners had docked the Planter, they exit and go to land. Now, were they going to party or were they going to sleep with their wives and family? Who knows? After the captain and his partners had docked the planter, they exit and go to land. Now, were they going to party or were they going to sleep with their wives and family? Who knows? But they left the planter monitored only by Robert Smalls. And that's when him and his partners took action. Now, this was very difficult because they had to first start the planter, which is a loud steamboat.

And they had to do it in a way that wouldn't draw suspicion. Secondly, they would have to maneuver the steamboat to the boat where his family was and pick them up. After that checkpoint, they would have to navigate through three Confederate checkpoints, including Fort Sumter, just to try to get to the open waters and meet up with the Union ships. Now, remember, Confederate ships, bad guys. Union ship, good guys.

Even if they were successful enough to get through all of the Confederate checkpoints, who's to say the Union ships wouldn't shoot them down because they were driving a Confederate steamboat? So many, many ways to die. Yet, it was worth the risk. Not only did Robert Smalls undock the planter from the Charleston Harbor, but he made it to pick up his wife and kids. Because he had taken so many trips, he knew the codes for the Confederate checkpoints. Whether it was a blow of the whistle here, a tip of the cap

there, he successfully maneuvered in the early mornings through the Charleston Harbor into open water. Immediately, him and his partners start taking down the Confederate flags and the South Carolina flags and putting up white sheets to show the Union ships, hey, we surrender. And it worked. They said they were going to make a movie about it, but I ain't seen it yet. Robert Smalls seized the Confederate ship and sailed it and 16 other enslaved individuals to freedom.

And I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. That's right. Salute to my guy B-Dot, man. And listen, I got to always salute B-Dot because, you know, we started doing I Didn't Know, Maybe You Didn't Either last year on the Black Effect iHeartRadio podcast network for Black History Month. And this year, 15 schools in North Carolina started implementing I Didn't Know, Maybe

You Didn't Either in their curriculum. So salute to BDOT and all those schools that picked up this podcast. That's what podcasts should be, right? They should be educational. Absolutely. I think in some way, shape, or form. So salute to BDOT and make sure you subscribe to the I Didn't Know, Maybe You Didn't Either podcast on the Black Effect iHeartRadio podcast network.

All right. Now, when we come back, we got the positive note. Don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne the God. We are the Breakfast Club. We got our guest host, Jemele Hill. And Jemele, thank you for joining us today and being up here with us crazy ass mother effers.

Yeah, I got the little sheet about what not to say, and so I'm glad you edited yourself. I was like, oh my god. Well, that's easy for you though, Jeme jabel because you know you got so much television experience yeah you know i know i'm i'm actually surprised i've made it this far in my career and never cursed on tv because you got a potty mouth yeah i do you are from detroit i do i was like it's bad so but i'm able to edit myself but i want to thank y'all for having me on here i've learned and been educated in so many ways how behavior i found out who bernice burgos bernice

burgos legend yes i found out who that was so i feel like that was my black history lesson for today man we do need to celebrate bernice for uh black history month man i gotta tell b. to figure out uh what what what don't we know about bernice like and i didn't know maybe you didn't either yeah we need to some fast facts we don't know people don't really know about Bernice? And I didn't know, maybe you didn't either. Yeah. Some fast facts. People don't really know Bernice Stachs, and they need to know her Stachs, okay? Bernice actually needs a statue built to her in New Jersey somewhere. She got a Hall of Fame jacket? Shut up, man.

She does, man. Bernice is a legend, okay? And she's Dominican. And I was in the corner saying, Bernice is Dominican. I don't know why she's... She just thought that was important. Is that the fun fact? Oh, you're saying because she can't be a Black History Month legend.

Afro-Latina? Yeah, she might be that. I thought she was half and half. Half and half what? Why you make it sound like a goddamn uptown, man? Like, no, sweetie, I'm never... Half and half what, man? Salute to Bernice.

Shout out to Bernice. Allice all right well you got a positive note yes uh and jamel tell them to listen to the unbothered podcast yes yeah please listen to jamel hill is unbothered exclusively on spotify also check out the other podcast that we have on the unbothered network sanctified the black girl bravado and of course y'all see i've had this pretty book right here uphill uphill by the memoir available wherever books are sold and in case some of y'all don't know amazon barnes and nobles wherever books are sold you have you have to direct you have to direct people that's right like where you get a book from i've had people laugh no seriously i've had people ask me like oh where should i buy it i

was like wherever books are sold they're like okay where'm like, um, live mixtapes. Y'all worry me sometimes. Yes. Hey, listen to, I want to remind y'all, man. Uh, you know, a movie that I executive produced, uh, 88, the movie is still in theaters now. Um, I think this is the last week is going to be in theaters, but I do know that starting today it is available for streaming on Apple TV. So everybody who pre-ordered it on Apple TV, today is the day that it'll be streaming on Apple TV.

So if you haven't pre-ordered it or if you want to watch 88, the movie, you can watch it tonight on Apple TV. But if you feel like going to a movie theater, check your local listings and see where it's showing at in a theater near you this weekend 88 the movie starring brandon v dixon notori notton orlando jones executive produced by me a great political thriller i would really appreciate if you check that out this weekend breakfast club bitches