The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: Keke Palmer Interview, Cardi B & Offset Drop Music On The SAME DAY Amid Divorce Drama + More

Episode Date: June 20, 2025

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or wherever you get your podcasts. Good morning, USA! Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, Good morning. Charlamagne will be here in a couple of minutes and it's Friday! Hey! The weekend is here! Yes! That arm and head man come back here today? Yes, he'll be back today. He's on his way.

He's on his way. Alright, that's dope. How you feeling? I'm feeling good. How you feeling? What you do yesterday? I'm feeling sore. Yes.

From the gym. Yes, so if you didn't hear yesterday, Jess's trainer, Dr. Chuck Morris, decided to work me out yesterday. And if you don't know what his training is about is the way that he runs his training business is that you can train for one day for 20 minutes and it's the same workout as working five days. And I know it sounds crazy. It does. And there's no way that it makes sense, but it is. Until you go and actually experience it.

Right. So I went with Jess, we worked out together. Yes, we did. Shout to Chris. Chris was there as well. Yes, yes, yes. And you know, when Jess just started the workout first and Jess is screaming like crazy, I'm like, what is so crazy?

I'm like, Jess must not never work out. No, that it was my turn. Right? Now, salute to salute to your husband Chris. So Chris is there now Chris walks in. So I'm like, I gotta be tough. You know, I mean, I can be screaming like Jess if we go, I'm screaming like a little girl. And then he cussing the cussing the trainer out. He's like, it's all right, you got to eat like, I'm gonna F her, I am, what the F you mean? F you, and I was like, oh my God, but they like that, they like that.

He was like, push harder, push harder. It got to the point, Chris was behind me like, go, Envy, go. It was crazy, so the workout is good. So the workout, like you said, if you didn't see the interview, you could go to our YouTube page. His name is Dr. Chuck Morris,

and he talks about a training regimen where you only work out one day a week for 20 minutes, our YouTube page. His name is Dr. Chuck Morris and he talks about a training regimen where you only workout one day a week for 20 minutes and it's the same intensity and workout as five days of a workout. I know it sounds crazy but- You know I got this footage right? Yeah I know. Oh I got this footage and it's going up today. I believe you, I know.

Yeah. And I was trying to make fun of you and everything. You really was, you were like, dang what's she having a baby? What is this a freak off? What is this? Why is she so loud? And we're cranking up. As soon as he sat down and got in that chair, he worked on two machines, so he has two machines. I only did one, Envy did two.

And then you were talking extra-ish, because you was like, they was only going to warm you up. He was like, ain't no warm up, I don't want no demo, this is what I do. Like I'm da-da-da-da-da. Nah, I'll be. I said, all right, let's see what Logan say about this footage. Yeah, I can't wait until that footage goes up. And it's a little to everybody that celebrated Juneteenth yesterday.

Drop a ball for everybody celebrating Juneteenth. How was your event at American Dream with Lauren LaRosa? American Dream was dope. I met Honey Baby. Oh nice, the artist, right? Yeah, the artist Honey Baby. So she's supposed to be coming up soon. Hopefully her album just dropped.

Then I did an event in Queens, which was pretty dope. So it was where I grew up in Queens. Well, close to where I grew up in Queens. I was Southside, I'm from Northside. But it was pretty dope so it was where I grew up in Queens well part of close to where I grew up in Queens I was Southside I'm from Northside but it was just dope it was 8,000 people in the park damn y'all like just it was a free event wow it was music it was slides it was events for the kids it was it was so many vendors it was just a dope community until I got on when I got on it was only like 2,000 what you were late no cuz it when I got on it was only like 2000. What you were late? No because it started raining.

Oh yes it was. Thunderstorm. It kept raining. Right so I got this 8000. I'm like oh I'm about to kill it. Then the rain came out you know black people in their head they was out out out running out but we still had an amazing event they had 8000 out there. I brought out a bunch of Queens artists.

Salute to Lugat Cash, Basswag, Cash Cobain, Dbisi, Jim Jones came and pulled up. They had 8,000 out there. I brought out a bunch of Queens artists. So little Luga cash bass. Where cash go Bane Dbis. I see Jim Jones came It was just a dope of it. So salute to everybody that came out and show love yesterday I really appreciate you guys, but let's get the show cracking. Kiki Palmer will be joining us She has a new album called just Kiki. We're gonna kick it with her and let's start off with some bull crap Cardi B got a new record outside. Oh, I didn't hear it! Oh outside. Let's listen. I don't know if it's a diss record or outside record or both. Oh it definitely sound like a diss record. Might be both. Let's get to it now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning Front Page News is next. I like that. She definitely throwing shots.

Oh, yeah, she throwing shots. And she doubled down on the line. Oh my god from Invasion of Prophecy. She said how his mother raised the B oh my god she loved telling somebody I can't wait to see your mother so I could tell him how she raised the bitch oh my god Jesus Christ alright well that was Cardi B outside I'm sure we'd be playing the next hour as well let's get in some front page news now last night in sports the pace is tied to series they won 108 91 the series is tied 3-3 game 7 is Sunday at 8 p.m. And we'll see what happens also the bus family is set to sell the Lakers to Mark Walton now

Mark Walton also owns the Dodgers correct. Yes, they're selling it for 10 billion dollars, which is crazy, but well, that's a lot of money. What's up? Hey, how we feeling on a Friday? You already know girl good Yes, cheers to the mother from weekend. Okay, let's get to it All right So first off our page the White House says President Trump has a time frame for when he will make a decision about the possible intervention US intervention into the Israel Iran intervention into the Israel-Iran conflict. Yesterday during a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Caroline Levitt spoke on the conflict saying she had a message from the

president directly from the president. Let's take a listen to her comments. I have a message directly from the president and I quote, based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future. I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks. So White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt went on to say President Trump's stance that Iran can't have a nuclear weapon shouldn't come as a shock and added that we will the president will always choose diplomacy if possible. Let's take a listen to the remainder of her comments.

The president has made it clear he always wants to pursue diplomacy. But believe me, the president is unafraid to use strength if necessary. And Iran and the entire world should know that the United States military is the strongest and most most lethal fighting force in the world. So there has been wide speculation whether Trump will use or authorize the use of US bunker busting bombs to take out Iranian new facilities. The president has expressed concern over Iran for years and has long maintained the stance that they cannot have a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile, Senator Ted Cruz. I do have a question.. Meanwhile, Senator Teh, who's-

I do have a question. So just as far as right now, right now we're just shooting down Iran's missiles, right? That's our only involvement to the state, right? No, no. Right now we're just waiting for two weeks, essentially. Those, I believe, those are coming from Israel, the defense. I believe that we're not involved at all At least that's the stance that we have been taking as of right now. But did you see that?

It was a set down between Ted Cruz and somebody where yeah Yes, and he actually did say that we oh, okay. We got that. Yes Yeah, so we could get into that real quick. In fact, we could just run right into the audio. There's a clip that shows conservative personality. Tucker Carlson quizzing Senator Texas Senator Ted Cruz about the population of Iran and they had a little bit of a spicy exchange. Let's take a listen to that audio. I don't know the population at all. No, I don't know the population. You don't know the population of the country you seek to topple?

How many people live in Iran? 92 million. Okay. Yeah, how could you not know that? You don't know anything about Iran. So okay, I am not the Tucker Carlson expert on Iran. You're a senator who's calling the government. You don't know anything about the country.

No, you don't know anything about the country. You're the one who claims they're not trying to murder Donald Trump. Listen, Tucker Carlson, he might be on the conservative side, but baby said, look, you don't know anything about the country. You're the one who claims they're not trying to murder Donald Trump Listen Tucker Carl said he might be on the conservative side But baby said look you got to know what you got to know But it's also the part if we would have kept that going a little bit longer He actually said like Ted Cruz actually said we we are like he took accountability like like we doing this together Like America is doing this together with- Maybe in tandem with its allies.

Yeah. And he said, and Tucker Carlson told him like, okay, well, this is exclusive. You're breaking this right here. You're saying that we're involved. What are you talking about? And then he changed it. He said, no, no, no, we're supporting them doing that. No, we're-

Exactly. Because Israel is our ally. No, as of right now, we are not involved in this so-called war you definitely got to be careful but as of right now we are not involved in this so-called war outside of being a support and ally to Israel so I'll keep you guys posted as to what happens as the president indicated two weeks two weeks he we will make a decision or he will make a decision in terms of what will happen in terms of what we do moving forward in this conflict between Israel and Iran. So stick around at seven.

We will talk about the president and how he feels about Juneteenth. That was yesterday. So yeah, we'll get into that. All right. Everybody else get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Maybe you had an amazing Juneteenth or maybe it was a horrible one. Maybe you want to get at your baby mama,

your baby daddy, whatever it may be. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. This is your time to get it off your chest, whether you're mad or blessed. This is your time to get it off your chest, whether you're mad or blessed. I hate the way that you walk, the way that you talk. I hate the way that you dress. Everything with me is blessed. Call up now, 800-585-1051. Not just me, I'm what the coach will fill it.

Hello, who's this? Anonymous, Anonymous. What's up? Good morning, everyone. Anonymous, Anonymous. What's up? Get it off your chest, Anonymous. Man, listen, I'm a gringo, you know,

with these holidays, most of my Latino friends, and they don't really celebrate the memorial and all like that. And another thing, when I go to their restaurant, they offer, hey, poppy, you want food? You want food? You want soup? I say, sure.

But when I open the pot, I say, I don't eat the mommy, I'm a gringo, I don't eat chicken claws. I'm a negro gringo! You are crazy. Goodbye sir. It's Friday. I can't mess with him today. Hello, who's this?

Hey, good morning. Good morning. Give it off your chest. So I just want to say that I'm the worst baby father ever. That what? The worst baby father ever. That what? The worst baby father ever.

You have the worst baby father ever. What he do? What's he not doing? I should say. Well, so he, we, I had his first child, then he left and he was a supporter and he had four other kids and he just don't support them at all. It's just like, it's horrible. So he chooses them wisely.

Yeah, that's good advice. Choose who you procreate with. You won't say his name though. No, I will name him. Damn. Wow. OK. All right. Well, thank you, mama. Hello. Who's this?

Every. What's Who's this? What's up, Jeff Lawrence in the back What's that babe, what's all right, you run a be in a second are you being a little second? Okay, okay Okay, y'all it's primer and is black music off And y'all know I'm gay and I do music. Hey, yo music mouth and you know I'm gay and I do music hey yo yes yes is the way you said it real how you know I'm gay and I do music so okay so yeah what you got? I dropped a little song for Pry you know I'm always putting out little music I dropped a little rap now man we're doing a little rap so you can go check it out on YouTube twin Williams

It's called pride speaking Greg Green. There's a cute little song. Y'all gotta go check it out I'm definitely gonna drop a little bar there Alright cool. Thank you Trav. You've been turning up for pride. I've been doing a little something What is the big parade? Before you were doing first Oh I was on the first I was talking about the big New York parade like this is huge right now. I think New York is next week. New York Pride is next week, right? Not having hired me to DJ in a parade, but if they pay me I would DJ I don't care absolutely

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Wake up whether you're mad or blessed. It's time to get up and get something call up now 800-585-1051 we want to hear from you on the breakfast club. Hello. Who's this? What's that who's this man, it's your birth West agar. Indiana Indianapolis Serious is tied three three Oh, yeah, sir. Is this time three three? I still think this is the year for y'all like y'all slid through the Milwaukee. I slid through Cleveland. Y'all slid through the Knicks I think this is your year. Yes a blue-collar city, baby. We work your heart. You know, it's going on

Hey, you got one more game. What's up, though? I was On the radio good. Yeah, so I had I was an intercourse with my girl last night and she squirted on me and we went to sleep like, and we woke up, she told me how bad I smelled. And when I went to the bathroom, I realized it was her. So what you say? I want to get off my test. Did you tell her it was her? You need to eat more fruits and vegetables.

Did you tell her that I stink because of you? Yes, yeah, I do. Oh. Here you go, Jessalaria. Here you go, my baby. Hey, Lauren. How you doing, girl? Don't be scared now. I think cuz of you Yeah, she might man especially if she told you that you think but sometimes it takes Enjoy your weekend, I guess Definitely sound like using one of them free calls. Yes, yo.

Hello, who's this? This is Terrence. How y'all doing this morning? What's up, bro? Terrence. Hey, I had a question. When it comes to Donald Trump, all this tough talk, he talked about Obama for eight years, every day.

But he waited. Obama left office. He went for president, right? Mm-hmm. He didn't shout. Now, when it comes to the women, he won against Hillary, he lost against Biden, he won against Kamala Harris. So he only won against women, he never won against a man.

So wouldn't that make him a president? Not a president, but a press herdent? Hey, yeah. No, he's still a president. Oh, that make more sense? I mean, I understand he is a president, but since he went against women, wouldn't it be prepped her then? I'm not playing this game with you, Friday.

He's the president. I see what you're saying, but he's the president. I see what he's saying too, right here. Y'all enjoy your morning, y'all. Thank you, you too. You know, he was waiting a whole, a whole long time for that joke. Like he thought about that. Like, yeah.

He's like, this is gonna hit. Good wait. This is gonna hit. Hello, who's this? This is Kisa from Miami. You know, he was waiting a whole, a whole long time for that joke. Like he thought about that. Like yeah. He was like, this is gonna hit. Good wait. This is gonna hit.

Hello, who's this? This is Keisha from Miami. What's up Keisha from Miami? Get it off your chest. Stop dating men that are jealous of you. These men will set you back because they can't get ahead. And today I'm telling all the Mrs. Maker happens to leave their asses alone. They hate you.

Jesus. What a guy did to you. Why was they jealous of you, mama? What you doing that made him so jealous? And I hope you left him, if that's how you feel. That's crazy, because I still talk to him. So who's the problem? They're the problem.

Because you can't be bad. There are people who can do stuff, and you can't do it. Like, you know what? I'm telling too much in my business, and they might know me. See, you said he's jealous of you, but you can't get over that D, though. Yeah. Oh, we don't need that's a crazy thing.

We don't need to do that. We don't need to do that. This is just for fun. This is fun. So he ain't giving you no good D. He jealous of you. And you still around? Who the fool is? How about your cop? But then he got here today because it's just dumb as hell at this point, right?

Yeah. It's crazy. I'm just talking about Spidey got here today, because it's just dumb as hell at this point, right? Uh, yeah. It's crazy. But I got it off my chest. That's all. Have a good one, mama. You too. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, you can hit us up.

All right, we got the latest with Lauren coming up. What are we talking about? Yes, we talking new music. Cardi B dropped her first song in 2025. She's letting us know, as we've been seeing. She's back outside. Yes. Offset dropped as well, but he's getting some unfair criticism.

Okay. We'll talk about that when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy Jesselari. It's Charlamagne the guy.

We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren. Lauren becoming a straight fast. She's a straight fast. She's a straight fast. She's a straight fast. She's a straight fast. She's a straight fast. She's a the guy, we are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren. Lauren becoming a straight face.

Tell her, tell her, man. She gets into somebody that knows somebody. She gets the details. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything. She be having the latest on you. Say I'm the biggest. The latest. The latest with Lauren LaRosa.

Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest. On The Breakfast Club. Talk to me. Alright y'all, so Cardi B has dropped her first song of 2025 and it is called Outside. Now Cardi B definitely is talking about her current situation being single and starting a date and being around. Let's take a listen to some of the verses. So she talks about her choice in dating right now. So athletes, let's take a listen to Card of the verses. She talks about her choice in dating right now.

It's an athlete. Let's take a listen to Cardi B on the Patriots. Yes. So then she does another line where she throws another direct shot. She talks about people's mothers and how they were raised. Let's take a listen to that. She doubled down on that line. That was one of our lines from Invasion of Privacy.

The worst part about that is when the momma be like, yeah, you're a bitch just like his daddy. We should agree with her. Now, this song drop, of course, fans are excited because Cardi has been teasing her new album that is going to come. But yesterday Offset posted a video to his Instagram and in the video he's sitting down and there's like a lie detector test,

like a polygraph test that he's on. And then there's a bunch of different women in a line that are coming up to him as he's sitting on his desk. But it's a visual for his new song that he has called Bodies with JID. And in his comments, they are in his comments, the Cardi fans are there for sure. So he dropped that before his song actually dropped, right?

So of course you're thinking like, okay. Before her song actually dropped. I'm sorry, yes, before Cardi before his song actually dropped right so of course you're thinking her song I'm sorry yes before a cardi B song actually dropped so then the conversation begins that okay? They're dropping on the same day. We know of cardi song is called outside what this is gonna be It's gonna be a battle between the songs they're dropping on the same day because Friday is the day you release me Yes, but with the way that the visual looked the name of the song everything that's been happening people started to draw their own conclusions When I tell y'all it was so unfair. It was so unfair. Take a listen to offset song, which is a great song Told me go up I told him that I got him Go sailor rock better missus when I'm rockin' Yeller the stunder booger lookin' shnady Walkin' them bitches, get down the tower, I got it

I got it, uh I pick up a stick and make the heart pick up a stick I ain't gonna lie, I wanted to hear that Did it cut off? Did JID go in? JID kills it Did you hear the JID? That's all I heard

Offset, the song is fire, but that JID I want to pick up on Offset and JID What? I wanted to be a hater, so bad No, and that's what I'm saying JID went, they both went crazy I listened to that three times on the way and I'm like That song is hard Wow, like, Offset makes good music but they both went crazy That song is hard Wow No and that's what I'm saying. They both were crazy.

I listened to that three times in a week and I'm like wow. Allstate makes good music but that was, oh my god it was so good. But when I, that's why I was saying it was unfair because people didn't even give it a chance to be something other than what they're currently dealing with. Well it was just a pre-speculation that he thought, they thought he was going to be going at his ex-wife, I mean his wife. Yeah I guess it was called body so that's what they assumed. But now that song is tough. That song is hard.

It is hard. You didn't have to do that either, Lauren. You chose to play those two records together just now. I did choose to. You didn't have to do that. You chose to do that. You chose to contribute to the mess. No, I'm not contributing to the mess.

What I was trying to do here, but Mr. Messy want to live in mess over there. I know you ain't. What I was trying to do here was clarify what the record actually is about and give it some praise because it's a great record but people are just not giving it the time to take or taking the time to listen because they think it's adding to the Cardi B Offset drama. Well what is it actually about then? Because I really don't know. I just know it's hard. So if you listen to it it's about he's just he's it's about bodies dropping on the floor. It's about basically if you come at him how they handle you. Oh

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The best way to stop that from happening is not to put those two records together. Like Offset ain't got nothing to do with Cardi's music. Cardi ain't got nothing to do with Offset's music. Well Cardi's throwing shots either way but Offset's record is just a hit. It's just a regular ass record which is dope. It's a dope record. The tempo switch up, everything. I ain't even here JID part but that is how it is. Oh now J Kill it too. Yeah. Cool. Both of them. Salute to both of them. Yes. All right y'all now I'm gonna be heading back to court today so just wanted to give like a brief, we got a couple minutes so just, I know right, just wanted to give a brief going to be heading back to court today. So just want to give like a brief, we got a couple minutes.

So just I know right, just wanted to give a brief kind of like catch up from where we last were. So Charlamagne, you asked me today if the prosecution is going to arrest because originally that was supposed to happen between Wednesday and Friday of this week. I reached out to figure out that was still going to happen because Wednesday court was canceled because one of the jurors got a vertigo. So from what I'm told today may not be the day the prosecution rests because of that day that they lost.

It'll depend on the questioning of the witnesses, the back and forth and things of that nature. So yeah. Anybody taking a stand? They've been having verifying witnesses on the stand. They had a investigator, they had a former assistant. Like these are people that they're speaking to, text messages from like Diddy's personal assistants,

KK, and just different people. At this point, everything's just a summary. They played those audio, or the freak offs in court, sorta kinda to do that as well. They recently too just released an audio of Cassie from months ago, where she was coming at somebody who found one of the freak offs tapes or whatever because the defense is going to use this. But I think the big question here is now people wanna know where the defense is gonna go and what they're gonna do.

Like how do you shoot back at a lot of the things we've been hearing over these last like what, six weeks? There's only one star witness that can shoot back. You really think they didn't shoot back? And that's Sean Combs, yes. Man, if I'm facing life in prison, like why wouldn't I get on the stand and speak for myself? I don't think he's gonna do it though, right?

They said he's not gonna do it or have they decided? So there is a People magazine article that did an exclusive saying that they have sources that say 100% he's not going to. I have not been able to confirm 100% he's not going to or that he's going to as well. I don't know if they know. And if you feel like you're not guilty, right? And you really believe that you're not guilty, stay it on your truth.

Yeah, I mean, I don't know, because maybe there's some things that maybe they can catch him up on that lawyers know that we wouldn't know, but I was on drugs. I'm retarded. I'm saying, okay, the power got to me. I was ego-tripping. I was bugging, okay. I did that, I did that, but I ain't do this. Y'all saw me do that, but I ain't do this. But some of the things they could say is illegal. hey, did you fly in an escort a sex traffic? I got him on that already. Like that's a that's a thing. They know that you can't deny that one. Yeah, I So what is he going up there for if they got him on all those things already?

They're trying humanize itself if he does get on the same. That's the only thing in my opinion That's the only thing I think he could do because it's like if they got him on things which I feel like they do that He's not gonna walk away from it's like okay. Can we make the blow a little softer? Well? Oh? I was power tripper. I was on drugs Okay, I was bugging. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Yeah for real throw yourself on the mercy of the court. Yeah Well, it's over here. So Ray I had a baby and her birthday is today. So who happy? Sorry, Joey Badass Big Mother. Oh, congratulations today.

From the Empire. So, yes. Congratulations, and happy birthday. Happy birthday. All right, well that is the latest with Laura. Now, when we come back, we got an announcement and then front page news and Kiki Palmer will be joining us, all right? So, don't go anywhere.

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Hashtag 3030. Good morning everybody. It's DJ NV, Jess Hilarious,ious Charlamagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club let's get back to some front page news. Now last night the Pacers beat the OKC watch us say the Thunder 108 and 91 the series is tied 3-3 game seven is this Sunday at eight Eastern time. Alright now also the Buss family that's the family that's owned the Lakers for a long time now. They are selling the organization to Mark Walter for $10 billion.

Now Mark Walter also owns the Los Angeles Dodgers. So I believe that she'll still be a governor for the team, but they are selling it for $10 billion, which is a lot of money. Damn. All right. What's up Morgan? All right, y'all. So let's get back into it. I hope you enjoyed your Juneteenth because apparently this president, President Trump,

he's not too fond of people having the day off. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, quote, too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our country billions of dollars to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don't want it either. Soon we'll end up having a holiday for every once working day a year. Not sure what he meant there. It must change if we are going to make America great again.

Now during a White House briefing yesterday, Press Secretary Caroline Levitt was asked if President Trump planned to mark the occasion Juneteenth in any way with a celebration of sorts. I mean, she was asked the question twice. Let's take a listen. Does the president plan to commemorate the holiday today?

Or any comment on it? I'm not tracking his signature on a proclamation today. I know this is a federal holiday. I want to thank all of you for showing up to work. We are certainly here. We're working 24-7 right now. Nikki, go ahead. Actually, that was my question.

Will he plan to mark Juneteenth in any way either today or with an event later on, maybe next week? Sure. I just answered that question for you. Yeah, so she said, I said what I said. And for those who don't know that Juneteenth commemorated the end of slavery in the U.S. June 19th, 1865, is when slaves in Galveston, Texas found out two years later that they were free. Which is so crazy because I feel like even with Juneteenth I feel like a lot of places don't take it as serious as we should. Like kids still had school yesterday.

Oh really? Yes. Like you know it was supposed to be a national federal holiday where everything was closed but kids still had school. Wow. Which is wild. You know what I mean? So I you know I don't feel like they take it as serious anyway.

What up, Charlotte? I mean, us also do, too. We don't really have no tradition to go with it yet. Well, for July, I've been around a long time. If it's a holiday, it's a holiday. Even Martin Luther King Day. Even they have school of Martin Luther King Day. That's just the day we got off.

That's what Juneteenth kind of is, it's just a day to have off. We're supposed to celebrate. For the last couple of years, it's become a federal holiday. It's things to do. You just got to go do them. Like what? They do, there's like, in Brooklyn, they do like a huge day where you can come out and you have like black vendors, you can shop. I'm talking about nationally.

Like 4th of July, we know what to do on 4th of July. I'm riding engines and I heard about five 4th of July commercials. Yeah, I mean, you right. But even Martin Luther King Day, like the kids don't have off school on that day either. Yeah, but like you said, it is fairly new in terms of it being a federal holiday. I mean, Biden signed the proclamation in 2021. So to your point, Charlemagne, we just got to create whatever the official statement is.

Like you said, on 4th of July, you know you're going to have cookouts and fireworks. So whatever we do on Juneteenth, chicken, bacon, cheese. I know you went to another culture now, but yeah, that's that's what it should be. Also, all black, Joseph, we're gonna make it black. Go back to the diaspora. Include them all. Okay. Yes.

All right. Well, let's move on, guys. Tensions continue to rise here in the United States when it comes to matters of ICE and immigration. The White House says sanctuary cities will increasingly be targeted by ICE. Press Secretary Caroline Levitt said Trump is securing the homeland, noting not a single alien, illegal alien, was released into the U.S. last month. She also touted the decrease of illegal immigrant crossings at the southern border.

Let's take a listen to her comments. The efforts by President Trump to stop the illegal immigrant invasion and secure the border in this short amount of time represent one of the greatest achievements by a presidential administration in the history of our great country. Illegal criminals who are hiding in America's largest so-called sanctuary cities will be increasingly targeted for removal. Radical Democrats will no longer be allowed to shelter illegals who threaten public safety as part of their cynical efforts. She went on to say that Homeland Security is ramping up efforts to arrest and deport

millions of illegal aliens that former President Biden let in. They were initial anti-ice protests in Los Angeles when the immigration operations began, but they have since died down. But check this out. A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of President Trump and his administration regarding the deployment of those National Guard troops to California.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says the president is within his rights to deploy the troops amid the protests in Southern California over immigration rates. Now, the ruling by a three-judge panel allows nearly 4,000 National Guard troops to remain in Los Angeles. California Governor Gavin Newsom sued the president over his decision to deploy the National Guard. Last week a federal judge agreed

with Newsom and ruled Trump's actions were illegal but since then a new the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has said well Trump is the president and he is within his right to deploy those troops in California. Now, LA Mayor Karen Bass just wants to know why because President Trump has decided to send another 2000 National Guard troops, as I previously mentioned in this report, that those protests have since died down. But Trump is going to send another 2000 National Guard troops to those protesters in LA. And LA Mayor Karen Bass wants to know why she says LA is a city of immigrants and immigrants and this is creating a lot of fear and that anyone can be targeted.

And she questioned the need for the troops. Let's take a listen to her comments. Why do you have these young people here who have to miss work, school, leave their families and they're here for no reason. In some instances, and I'm sure you've seen the pictures, in some instances sleeping on the floor of the federal building. Why are we doing this to them? It sounded like the audio went out, cut out a little bit there, but she said, why are

you doing this to these young people who have to miss work, miss school? She's talking about these National Guard troops. So the US Northern Command said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hexseth activated the troops under an Army code which allows the president to call the National Guard into federal service when the US is under invasion. Yes, so California Governor Gavin Newsom, of course, has been critical of this deployment and said the soldiers were diverted from critical wildfire work and are now twiddling their thumbs for Donald Trump's political theater.

Furthermore, I just think that with the tensions rising with Iran and Israel, it just, we need not spread our resources thin. That's all I'm gonna say about that. So that's your front page news. I'm Morgan Wood. Y'all can follow me on socials at Morgan Media. And for more news coverage,

follow at Black Information Network, download the free iHeartRadio app and visit us at vinnews.com. Thank you very much. Thank you Morgan. All right now when we come back Kiki Palmer will be joining us. Her new album Just Kiki is out today and we're gonna kick it with Kiki when we come back. So don't go anywhere. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. The Breakfast Club. This seems like, this is like, it's a different type of Kiki this time. Yeah, for sure. I mean, I think the life changes. It changed me, my experiences after having my son turning 30 and even all the public stuff. So I think it just made the music more personal. Because I was personal in those other projects, but I wasn't the me that I am today. So when you get more personal with you, it always impacts your art. Do you feel like people try to sometimes keep you in that box of being a childhood

actor and entertainer and not say look I'm 30. I got kids like you still look at Kiki as that young child actor. Yeah, even when little people still do I'm not mad at it. I love it. I mean, I feel like I'm everybody little cousin. So I mean, you know, I do think people think of it like that, but it ain't a bad thing. Yeah, you know when, people still do. I'm not mad at it. I love it. I feel like I'm everybody's little cousin. So I mean, I do think people think of it like that, but it ain't a bad thing. Yeah.

When was the turning point for you of like, okay, like you felt the change of like, this is mother Kiki Palmer versus, it's your girl Kiki Palmer. From the moment that I met my son, literally on my stomach, right after I had him, I was just like, son, I'm so glad to meet you. And everything changed. I'm sure you know as a mom, it sounds crazy, but the blink of an eye, son, I'm so glad to meet you. And everything changed.

I'm sure you know as a mom, it sounds crazy, but the blink of an eye, all the things that you used to think about, worry about, what bothered you, as long as that baby is good, everything else is great. You don't care about nothing else. You don't care about nothing else. Yeah. The stakes become way less in your world and way higher for them. Now break down this album a little bit.

This album, we could tell that you got your director hat on because this is shot like a movie right? There's an intro, there's a middle, and there's an outro. And for people that haven't heard it yet, you break it down kind of like the problem. I'm wildin' out and then we're gonna make it work. So break it down a little bit. Yeah, so I think it's definitely like kind of what you said. The beginning is like, you know, I wonder how I got here. We start out with Offscript. Usher got you here. That's how I got here.

I wonder. Usher got you here. She did some things. Usher got you here. But go ahead. So we go from Offscript to, and it kind of is like a sketch show, because it's just Kiki, the show. When you enter, that's the device that kind of takes us through the vignettes of the music video

And pretty much we get into that middle and it's kind of like this is how it happened This is the love story and then this is how things went left and and now we end on misunderstood where it's kind of like It's still open-ended of how do you how do you now make sense of it all? And being okay with not actually having made sense of it, but know you're moving forward Especially the best possible way for my son. Now we're joking about it but was Usher the problem or was it just the thing that that that made everything burst? It was just the public you know thing that made that was like an inciting incident but you know relationships have problems you know what

I mean Usher is you know besides what you think because of the boom-docs episode you know you know he's not the person it's just, you know what I mean? Usher is, you know, besides what you think because of the Boondocks episode, he don't, you know, he's not the person. It's just life, you know, and after having a kid and just whatever else, growing, needing to mature. But the Usher moment just made it like a public thing. Because of y'all, when I take my wife to see Usher and he comes with the cherries, I'm grabbing the cherries.

Yeah. And be like, put them in my mouth. Put them in my mouth. Like, put them in my mouth. We here together. Y'all are silly. That's what we're doing. So you broke it down. Obviously it wasn't just Usher because we've been listening to the music and you get like to it. You know what I mean? Like we, Lauren, you know the tracks, the one where she, well it's a lot of them. The

one she wanted to know. The Steadman one? The one the statement one was well, I think they're talking about What was the first off script off script? Yeah, so we start with all script you which I thought was an ironic play on your life because we've seen you so Scripted and so what that we think so we'll put together But this was the first time we're like wait what's happening with keep going with life right now, right? So in that you talk about first of all you say That it wasn't even about fighting for money. You guys were fighting to figure out how it would work with your

child, you and your ex or not ex, your ex. And then you also talk about, you're basically, you're trying to show him that you love him and you're like, I even let you get me pregnant. And when you said that, I'm like, wow. So before we found out about all the usher things and all that stuff that happened, I found out, but before that happened, were there like insecurities in the relationship from his part and you felt like being, you know, bringing a kid into the world would change things or like what was that line about? Yeah, I mean, I think I can't speak for him, but obviously there was discomfort anytime you're dating somebody in the public eye and you're not a person of the public eye.

It just brings a dynamic that really you can't explain unless you've experienced it or if that person is also in the public eye. And then when I said the thing about my son, it's like you do think when you decide, when you and someone come together and decide to have a child and y'all have made that decision and that, you know, that was, my son was brought in purposefully that, hey, we're on the same page, but it doesn't mean that. And I think even more so after you have a kid you start to see things that maybe you didn't See the way you saw them before it almost opens up Whatever insecurities you have whatever insecurities they have because you go from being a one to a two and now a three

So yeah, I think you know having a child it really will test the relationship And and show you who you have to be to show up for that child. You felt like you had to prove yourself in a relationship just like, because you are a star, right? You are in the public eye. And sometimes for somebody that doesn't understand that, it feels like you're kind of leaving them.

So did you feel like you had to prove even more that, no, I do love you, no, I am here for this situation? Do you feel like you had to prove that even more? I think there are elements of that. Even if you don't go in thinking that that's what you're doing Um, I think that there could have been I felt like I grew so much in terms of learning better boundaries with myself Because honestly, I never would really even be public with a relationship. Yeah, but this was a different love, right? This is the love that brought Leo my son into my life. So it was it was a different level

So I was pushing the envelope with my personal and professional boundaries. And I don't want to say I regret it, you know, because it is what it is. And it opened up a new phase of my life of how I want to be less fragmented and be more integrated in there. But at the end of the day, yes, like, I'm never going to not be Kiki Palmer. You know, I can't turn it off. It's not a costume that I can remove. So it's going to always kind of be a thing that whatever relationships I have are going to have to understand or work around. You got that line in there that they mentioned that you thought he was going to be your Steadman.

Okay. Right. Because I mean, because my dad heard that line. My dad said it was a good role. I mean, all he had to do was be Steadman. That was it. I mean, Steadman chillin in my mind. Chillin.

Chillin you know. He's letting it, letting the woman. Let Oprah be Oprah. It is what it is. You know so yeah. Who wants Stedman? When he heard the line, was there a conversation with you and him when he heard the line? Cause Stedman doesn't.

You know he never said nothing about the Stedman line actually. Okay. Yeah he never said nothing about that. Yeah. I don't know what he thinks about the Stedman. Dude he knows Stedman line. Yeah, he never he never said nothing about that. Yeah. I don't know what he thinks about the Stedman. Do he know Stedman? Right. Exactly. Did you ever hit an album?

I did. What was his reaction? That's what I want to know. He was happy for me. He was like, I'm glad you're transmuting. I mean, he didn't use those words transmuting, but he was like, I'm glad that you're telling your story and you're allowing yourself to be more open in your music in a way that you weren't before. You know, and again, I don't know that I would

even know this part of myself without this experience and experience having not happened. Even though it wasn't on script. Sometimes going off script is better for the movie. So hey, I'ma ride the wave. Yeah, are y'all cordial or are y'all? Yes, I mean, we're in a greater place. You know, co-parenting, putting our son first, and that's what it's about.

So I'm very grateful. I mean, the minute when it all went down, I was not sure how we were going to move forward. And I really do in the album take everybody through that journey of what am I going to do now? But now, again, the great thing I've've learned my mom has always said just keep living You know, sometimes people are ready to step up in the ways they need to So I'm happy for my son. We got more with Kiki Palmer when we come back don't move is the Breakfast Club Good morning. Morning. Everybody is DJ envy just hilarious Charlamagne the guy we are the Breakfast Club

We're still kicking with Kiki Palmer. They always say like there's the Mary album There's the Keisha Cole album. There's certain albums that breakups Push this project for writers and for yourself like this is my I want you to hear me now Is this this album for you? I think so for sure and I would have never been able to do without Taylor Parks I think she's that she's oh there she is right there Because we've been best friends since I was nine years old. And I was thinking when I was approaching, because my manager was like, okay, so what's the next album? I just dropped Big Boss, which was also a visual album.

And he was like, so what's the next project? And I knew that I had something to say, but I was afraid of what that would be. And so when I decided to actually sit down and start working on a project, I was like, Taylor needs to executive produce this whole thing, because she's the only person I'm willing to really share my feelings with to get to what I want to get to as an artist.

You have to grow and evolve as a person for your music, for anything that you do to be true. And I didn't want to step into the studio and do anything that wasn't going to be true to where I am today. I did not want to be on the surface with it. To me, that would have just killed me. But there's something you had to take out that was a little too far We're gonna bring you up in a second tale

I want to know that there's something that little too far you'd be like nah You're not putting that in there now. This is going a little too far and I ain't talking about his mama like that Like was it something like that? I mean all of it was probably something I would have been thinking oh no no no But the way that it came together in a studio and the love and the safe space that it was, I really was like, okay, Taylor, let's go. When she was saying, we had conversations

and she was like, we need to say that. And I'm like, no, no, no. She's like, we need to say that. And so I was like, okay, I'ma hold your hand the whole way through it and let's say that. I mean, especially in off script. I mean, you let me get me pregnant, oh, shit. remember when we that I was like Taylor no no can we bring Taylor up to the mic that was crazy we gotta take your seat pull up Taylor's mic oh that's why

I think it's really important like would you agree that it's important that you have to have you know like some type of like relationship with your writer because this person this is your real life. This ain't no game. Like, you know, it is very, it's information that can't be told the wrong way. So you have to have a person to really, really nail your narrative. That's right. And I mean, there's a reason why Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift don't, you know, separate

apart because at the end of the day, you need that person that just what you said can help tell your story within the tone of you. And these are such big themes of heartbreak. Um, you know, what people not say at the top of the album, you know, you just another baby, mama, anybody that it didn't work out with. Those are the thoughts, those are the things, those are the feelings. But one thing that's true about Kiki is that there's also so much joy and humor. I'm a type of person that's gonna crack a joke in the middle of a crying session.

And so that's what I love about the music that we were making. Taylor knows that about me. And so there's humor to it. There's levity to when I'm saying some of these things. It's like, did she really just, you know, now we only arguing about my way, my way, wait a minute. You know, where we have that moment where you feel like you hear, yes, the pain, yes, the grief, yes, the anger, but also the joy. Now, Taylor, I want to tell you, like you hear yes the pain yes the grief yes the anger but also the joy yeah now Taylor I want to say before you walked in it was like

her writers coming she picked up the paper said Taylor she knows everything Chris Brown anything anyway is one of my favorite songs. Wow. It's back back in it. But listen, I love it. It's a different vibe. It's a whole, like you're very very talented. Thank you. So you work with a lot of great, what did Mariah Carey? Ariana Grande, all those hits.

What? Ariana Grande, all of that. Thank you. So it's been a good time. Good to meet you. You know, doing this with the bestie. I was like, oh, this is going to be a new thing. What's the difference with working with her than working with all those other people?

I think, like, my brand specifically, like, as just a writer, is always like, this, everything that I want to give to you as a creative is like, they're not gonna get this in the interview. And, like, that is the moment that they tune into the album. And I've been able to do that with so many other people. But with doing it with you, somebody who has been one of my oldest friends, it was like, okay, we're about to talk about

something that was one of the, I don't know, the craziest time periods in your life, and it's going to be really hard. And it's not easy for artists to open up to anybody. Like, it's not easy to say, now, okay, we got an hour, boom, boom, boom, spill your guts. That's really hard to do. And also when you're still processing it and we were able to do that like throughout this whole thing. I will never forget the conversation we had the first day.

First of all, we did off script and misunderstood in the same day. And Taylor was like, so what's going on? And I said, you tell me what's going on. She said, you tell so what's going on? And I said, you tell me what's going on. She said, no, you tell me what's going on. Because we need to talk about it. Where are you now? And I'm like, well, I don't know.

And so then I start talking, and we have a long. I mean, that conversation went from inside to outside. We were smoking. We were sipping. And I started crying. And I'm like, damn, I didn't know that I needed to get this out. Because I am that person, because I'm always positive.'m always positive like positivity joking humor it's who I am

but it's also a defense mechanism to process right and so I spent so much time putting all of the all the ugly stuff to the side about how I felt about this in my life that when we sat down and talk and she was making me look at it I was like wow I really needed to get that out. Right. And we could still do it in a way that, which is what makes that nobody else could sing these songs is because only you cope this way in this particular way. Like I can't write these funny kind of jokey type of things for other artists because it's

your personality that makes the song just so you and your experience and your way of dealing with the heart Why was this album healing to you and did you see outside healing as well? So what do you mean by outside healing therapy? Oh, yes, so I've been in therapy since I was like 17 not consistently But I started the therapy thing and like knowing that that was a normal thing to do at about age 17 So I love therapy. I was in therapy before, after, you know, whatever. Why the album was healing for me was because we talk about the inciting incident of the Usher concert, but the inciting incidence of love changed me and made me start seeing myself differently because it shows you who you are.

The closer you get to people in relation, you start to see sides of yourself that you maybe have forgotten. So there was level of fragmentation from just being grown up in the show business that I you who you are, the closer you get to people in relation, you start to see sides of yourself that you maybe have forgotten. So there was level of fragmentation from just being growing up in the show business that I hadn't addressed either. I got piles of in the corner, you know, that I hadn't dealt with.

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Me. And that's why I think it was ultimately healing because it was just, it was healing that Kiki that used performance as a way to bring joy to her family that grew up in poverty. It was healing that girl that realized that the world doesn't really see me for who I am, but I'm gonna keep performing anyway till I can buy my way to my own stage and be able to tell my full story on my own time. That's who it healed.

It started the process of integrating not just Kiki Palmer the persona, but Lauren Palmer the dramaturg, the person who's been the awareness behind You know it's your energy, the real person. That's who it brought me back to being at the forefront of. I was going to ask you, because you talked about like things coming on, people seeing things. I remember there was the images of you guys getting into the physical altercation and you got the restraining order.

Yeah. And that was so different than what we were used to having to talk about when it came to you and people were really upset. What was your first thought in your mind when those the images came online and then the audios with your mom and his family going back and forth like what was Kiki behind the gag is thinking? I hate that people had to see that. That's not what I want people to see. I wasn't even thinking about me. I mean, because I already knew it happened. You know, it was oh no,

this isn't what this is what I want people to see But in other hand I was like obviously I don't condone this and that's why I had to move That's what I have to call the lawyers had to hand I had to move the way I needed to move because That's not what I what I that's not cool to me But just the fact that people had to see it. I hated it for my fans for the people that cared about me I don't believe in stressing folks out and giving them drama and all that type of stuff So for me it got out because I took it to the court and people give information. Some of those things as a public figure you really can't control. But always know I'm gonna handle it.

All right we got more with Kiki Palmer when we come back don't move it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning everybody it's DJ, NV, Jess, Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Kiki Palmer. Palmer Lauren I want to ask you about uh well first of all there's skits on the album that uh there's different shows that you emulate so you have Moesha then it's Living Single um you the a Kiki and a B I thought that was cute as well too when you play into um and Living Single the next song is I Wanna Know. That's the song I thought y'all was gonna bring out. is I want to know. So did Darius step outside like did he cheat on you because this song is about you finding out about another girl. Yeah you know a lot of people thought that I'm saying that he

cheated I'm actually saying this is what I was thinking when it was over. Oh okay yeah because okay so you're envisioning it's over y'all are going through what y'all going through but you still have that love and you don't want to see it with anybody else exactly It's about the emotion you have when a relationship is done and you like damn So what are y'all doing exactly and that's a feeling in an emotion that I You that's like some stuff You don't want nobody to ever know that you thinking about and so when that that what that actually one song is done by Rico Love when I first recorded that when I was like, there's no way, you know, this is the cringiest

But then also I was like well, that's why I gotta put it on there because it's how I felt You know, I know so many people have felt that way. It's over but you just like so are you kissing? What's happening and so yeah, yeah, it's a real emotion. It's a real feeling. And also it showcases just the confusion that happens when you know you want to move on from something, but the love is still. Right.

Now that's real. Do you still feel that way though? Like if he brings somebody home, she better not look better than me. She better not make- How could that be? Exactly. I'm like, she ain't.

She ain't. She ain't. Sorry to that girl. Exactly. Now I also got to ask, Sorry to that girl! Exactly! Now, I also gotta ask, when you were going through that part, how many people were in your DMs at the time? Oh my gosh, everybody named Mama! Well, everybody named Father! Okay!

Fathers are there! Fathers are there! Did it help you with your, not that you need it, but like sometimes having that self-worth, like damn, my shit is popping here. You see all, like did you have that feeling? No, because when it's that, when you feel that in the dumps kind of thing, especially after just having my son,

I was just kind of like, I'm gonna go right into work. You know what I mean? And I was trying to have fun and get up out there and do my thing and stuff, but it doesn't feel, I mean, and it probably was also the postpartum and just, I was just thinking about my son. You know, I was kind of just like, I gotta get, I gotta keep myself right. Mainly, you know, obviously why the living single thing is like, it really was me and

my girls. They really held me up. They were the ones that were making sure we go out, we have a good time, even if it's just us dinners, you know, sitting up in the house, me and my sister watching movies, we love bingeing movies all day. Like that was really what helped me. You know what I mean? We had time the most. Now let's get into one of them days, child. Good. So are you going to give us a cameo in one of them days too?

I sure will. Come on. I absolutely will. I love the first one you and Sizzle Man, y'all some clowns in the movie. But how was that shooting that? Shout out to Issa Rae. Shout out to Issa Rae. It was really hard, actually, because we shot it in 22 days. That's not, you know, that's not, y'all, that was like crazy.

Yeah. And so it was very tough in terms of like that. But it was so much fun working with SZA. I don't, me and her don't have no idea why we meshed like that. It was just like immediate. Who seems like that girl though? She's very much that girl in the neighborhood that's just so cute and cool. And you're like, girl, what's up with you? She always got something she done made on.

You know what I mean? It's like, who and where you get that from, girl? I got it from Target. I sliced it up in half and put it with something from Fashion Nova. And so she has such a lovable energy. Also, somebody explains why her music is the way it is. Vulnerability is her superpower. She will sit there and be like, yeah, but I'm good, though. It's like, you are good, though. So I loved being around that, you know, just to see that as a form of strength,

because I have vulnerabilities, right. But I mean, I think she takes it to a different level of her honesty. And I think obviously her music reflects that. So that was the y'all weren't Like super close or friends before that. Well, I was I was always a fan. I remember I danced to What was it broken clocks? Many years ago when control had come out and she DMed me and she was like, hey, I love you You know, I've always been a fan of yours. I'm like man fan of yours

You like we got to link up at some point, but we just never did. And we would actually text randomly and be like, hey, boo, hey, boy, I love what you did. But we never really actually got time. The first time that we really met was at that chem at the first chemistry test for one of them days. And I mean, for her to have never acted before, it was just like she was so ready. And I think that's why it worked. When are we getting Kiki Palmer doing the Angela Bassett biopic?

When are we getting that? Well, I just see a thing where Angela Bassett was like, I would love Kiki to do my biopic. So I think we're closer than we think. I would love to do that myself. And I love who, like Angela Bassett, she is the icon. Like I live for her and I love that people want that for me I really do when I've been seen it. I've been saw it. I said man. She Like why does Kiki Palmer look more like Angela Bassett daughter to Angela Bassett door and I'm like

One more free get out of here. Yeah Lauren says one more Don't ask about nothing in court. It's not in court, it's not in court. But I know, it's Kiki Palmer, you make all of your creative decisions, right? Yes, yes. I love that for you,

and I love the ownership that you have. Thank you. The people are still wondering why the Jonathan Majors episode did not happen. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Yeah, it was, you know, obviously Megan's my girl.

I'm growing up loving her, she's honestly a mentor, you know, to me, my girl. I've grown up loving her. She's honestly a mentor, you know, to me and representation for all of us young black women. I mean, I was happy for her to get married. I was excited to have the conversation. I think this is the thing too with me as a public figure and entertainer, when I'm doing my hosting, I'm here to be, y'all know, I'm here to be on bias. Everybody that's sitting in your chair, you don't agree with everything they do. You don't love it, But you got to have the conversation.

You have to set the stage for them to speak and for people to watch and take what they want to take from it. So that's why I was open and excited to do the interview. But I think ultimately with my partners, it was just decided based off of, I guess, the reaction that people felt it was insensitive, that maybe we shouldn't put it out. I mean, it's always there. I imagine if people wanted to see it. But I always want to be respectful and understand where everybody's coming from and you know

If they're not gonna feel like they're gonna receive anything good for an interview then okay cool But you know I sat down with the brother for us to talk and let them be heard I mean people sit down with serial killers. I'm not comparing him to a serial killer We can sit down with Dom or them. Yeah, why can't sit down with Dole, then? You know what I mean? That's the headlines. Yeah. Who you probably gonna compare Jonathan Manny to? Literally. Sir, literally.

That's what they got. You know what I mean? So it's like, uh-oh, uh-oh, you know? But at the end of the day, I just felt like as a journalist, I'm supposed to talk and we're supposed to hear and let the public decide how they want to feel, you know, but they didn't get a chance to happen. And, you know, I wish them all the best. I really want to say that because I don't judge nobody

because I don't want to be judged. No, I won't, you know, hey. So at the end of the day, I'm happy for Megan, I'm happy for them, and maybe one day we'll get a chance to put it out, I'm not sure. It's been amazing to see you navigate though, because you do get it hard because you're Kiki Palmer, and then you're trying to be in that neutral space.

And I know it's tough being in, girl, they be eating me up. But it's like y'all wanted me to ask it. Exactly. You know what I mean? Like that you get what I'm saying, they want you, I'm trying to, what y'all want? Yeah, serve y'all. What you want, what more do you want from me?

He ate that, then when they turned it into a beat, what more do you want from me, me, me, me, me, me, me? That's what they ate. Yo. We appreciate you for joining us. The album is out today, Just Kiki. And which one here? What's up? Oh my gosh, you don't play off script. Let's turn them up this morning.

Off script. We'll get into that now. It's the Breakfast Club. Morning everybody. It's DJ Envy, Jess, Larry, Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren. Lauren be coming with straight facts. Tell her, tell her. She She gets into somebody that knows somebody. She gets the details. I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything. She be having the latest on this.

The latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes she have facts, sometimes she have details, sometimes she have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest. On the Breakfast Club. Talk to me. So Fat Joe is being sued currently for $20 million by a former a little bit every time. But we're still eating. On The Breakfast Club. Talk to me. So Fat Joe is being sued currently for $20 million by a former hype man who claims that Fat Joe engaged

in sexual acts with minors and co-host him as the hype man to engage in various sexual acts as well. Oh God, how much money? $20 million. The pay me to movement strikes again. Yeah. I don't even know why we're doing this. This is the pay me to movement. It sounds crazy. We will get into why we are having this conversation. So and please your sentiments are felt because uh. What sentiment got to do with this? Sentiments. I want a little sentiment. Your sentiments. Y'all are just stupid y'all. Yes, this is sentiment got to do this uh because

there we have an audio clip of Revanel Sharpton. He spoke to Salia from TMZ. What the hell does Revanel got to do with this? He shares the same feelings that you guys share. Let me get through the report. Oh, sorry. Dang. Siniman and Revanel.

Okay, so yes, so he's claiming that there was coercive labor exploitation, financial fraud, sexual manipulation, violent intimidation, and psychological coercion. He's also claiming that, or alleging that there were minor women involved when it comes to the sexual acts with Fat Joe. Now, here is the thing that I didn't like about the reports. When this was reported, people reported this lawsuit and all these claims, but nobody reported the fact that Fat Ju- Fat Ju- Fat Joe-

Fat what? Damn, Lauren. Fat Joe sued the hype man himself over a month ago. And when he sued the hype man a month ago. So the hype man was doing interviews, Fat Joe sued for defamation to character, said it was all lies, and now I guess he's returning the lawsuit with this, right? Yeah, so back in April, Fat Joe sued his hype man and his attorney. His attorney is Tyrone Blackburn.

After he alleged that they... Of course. There we go. That's usually my favorite question. Like why are we doing this? Who's the lawyer? Like why? Like why? And then do it? Who's the lawyer? Like why? Like why?

And then this is the whole thing. How is he suing for some other stuff that has nothing to do with him? Allegedly. Like you know what I mean? You the hype man but you gonna say he was doing all this other stuff that has nothing to do with you? That don't sound crazy. No, Fadjo had a hype man.

He hasn't had a hype man in a long time. I know, I remember. I never remember this. No, not for many years. So, Fat Joe says in his original lawsuit that he actually received two letters demanding financial compensation before any lawsuit happened on his own. Before Fat Joe went and filed for defamation and all these things, he received these two letters.

One of the letters was asking for a $20 million payout. That letter was sent April 21st. There was that post online that you're talking about, and then Fadro dropped his lawsuit. So I just thought that it was kind of unfair that people were quoting one thing and not talking about the other. But we talked about Reverend Al Sharpton. Let's take a listen with Reverend Al Sharpton had to say about black men being targeted. I think that as long as we have seen this country that blacks that have been prominent and now wealthy and prominent have been targeted because it's easy to go after them.

I think we've got to be very balanced and say that we're not going to believe every accusation given against somebody, but at the same time we need to hold them accountable. If there is evidence of them doing wrong, they should not use their wealth and celebrity in our community to justify some misbehavior. So I've not said some things about some cases because the evidence bothers me, but others are just, in my opinion, just scam artists trying to take advantage. So I think that the price you pay for being wealthy is you have to behave like somebody under the spotlight. He's right. Yeah. What did you say, Envy? When the audio went up? What did I say? Nothing. So they were talking to him about different cases that are happening

right now and different lawsuits. They were talking about the Tyler Perry lawsuit that we talked about. They were talking about Diddy and that's where this conversation came in. So yeah, I just think in these situations, it's not so many stories. He said black man. You talk about Fat Joe, but now it makes sense that you said you're talking about Tyler Perry. You said Fat Joe's not black. He's Puerto Rican. Yes. Latino. Well, speaking of. Well, Envy not black either though. I am black. Oh wait, I have a gold audio clip, right? I was so happy to get through this segment because envy actually spoke out about his blackness on June team You are here celebrating as a black person cuz I'm black I don't know where is the people think I'm Dominican or anything

I'm Puerto Rican, but I'm 100% black. My mother is black My father is black now my dad's dad is from the island of Dominica Which is a Caribbean island people think Dominican, which is a Caribbean Island. People think Dominican Republic. Nobody asked. No, not at all. Caribbean Island. I let people laugh and joke and it's funny cause I actually DJed the Puerto Rican day parade last week, but so did people ask you if you were Puerto Rican at the parade last week? Cause I know they just started speaking Spanish to me and I know no Spanish, not a lick.

Probably just like see and I see, I see, which is so, so, so crime with him. Crime with him. He just start telling on stuff Ain't nobody ask him the origin, the background or nothing You ask him about your blackness and you start defending why you not Dominican It was crazy cause even her question she didn't think

you was black, she said you were here celebrating as a black man or she was so confused I'm black, I hate y'all man The title on the video on TMZ's website says DJ envy confirms he's black. That is ridiculous. And ridiculous just came out because I thought of this. They taught it. That is insane. You started this. You know why you spray it stuff. Cause it's a black bottle.

Nobody even asked you anything about that. Defamation to character. That was silly. I'm about to sue you, defamation of character. That's ridiculous. That was silly. I'm about to sue you, defamation of character. That was silly. That was silly. But you know what I do hope, though? I do hope that when we talk about these cases, nobody ever talks about the fact that most of these cases

always get dismissed. Get dropped and dismissed. All the time. Never hear about them again. But everybody thinks it's some type of payday, when the reality is these cases get dismissed because they BBS. And I hope Joe fights it all the way and I hope he doesn't settle out because sometimes it's easy to settle

out because I want him to fight all the way. People gotta, they gotta go all the way to the... I don't think he will. He's been fighting it before it even became a case. Good. Stop the Joey crack. And they did. Love you brother. Yeah. The pay me too man has to stop. Yeah. Crazy man. Like that's it's just a racket at this point. Like that's literally what it is and these people are not getting paid. Every case is not diddy. Mm-mm. Okay? Mm-mm. It's wild.

All right, well, that is the latest with Lauren. Now when we come back, Charlamagne, who you giving that donkey to? Man, we need Ted Cruz to come to the front of the congregation. We'd like to have a word with him, please. And then when we come back, can we open up the phone lines and go to breakfast on court? Oh, please, I got a story for y'all.

I got a story for y'all from Cair cans that we need to discuss on this air this morning these people not gonna make me think I'm crazy it involves a man with shut up don't say nothing I don't want you to give nothing away you talk too much let us we'll tell the story one after donkey all right it's the breakfast of good morning you're checking out the breakfast club rocket mortgage is lowering down payments to one% for eligible home buyers with One Plus. You heard that right. 1% down on a home with One Plus from Rocket Mortgage. Learn more today at 804rocket or rocket.com.

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And so we are in a state of emergency. Okay, white supremacy's violence is, always has been, the number one threat to our society. But I'm also very proud that my wife is white. It's at the Breakfast Club, bitches! All right, Charlene, please tell me, why was I your Donkey of the Day? Well, Donkey of the Day for Friday, June 20th,

goes to Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Now, you know I was in Kansas all week, but I was still keeping up with current events. And this back and forth right here tickled me because I love when the right calls out the right and the left calls out the left. That is how it should be in politics, okay? The only party folks should want to be a part of

is the party of truth and no BS. And it takes the red calling out the red and the blue calling out the blue in order for that to happen. Well, Tucker Carlson did just that because he had an interview with Ted Cruz and Ted Cruz came into the Tucker Carlson show demanding regime change in Iran. But he doesn't seem to know anything about Iran.

When Tucker asked him about Iran's population and ethnic makeup, Ted knew nothing. Let's listen. How many people live around by the way? I don't know the population at all. No, I don't know the population. You don't know the population of the country you seek to topple. How many people living around? 92 million. Okay. Yeah. How could you not know that? I don't sit around memorizing population tables. Well, it's kind of relevant because you're calling for the overthrow of the government. Why is it relevant whether it's 90 million or 80 million or 100 million?

Why is that relevant? Because if you don't know anything about the country... I didn't say I don't know anything about the country. Okay, what's the ethnic mix of Iran? They are Persians and predominantly Shia. Okay, this is... No, it's not even... You don't know anything about Iran.

So, actually the country... Okay, I am not the Tucker Carlson expert on Iran who says... No, no, you're a senator who's calling for the overthrow of the government and you don't know anything about the country. I'm listening. I'm not the highest grade of weed in the dispensary. No, I'm not the strongest avenger.

But if you're calling for global intervention, maybe just maybe first learn how many people and which people you're talking about. Okay, Tucker Carlson was absolutely correct to call this out. All right, I want you left leaning media personalities to take a page out of Tucker Carlson's book. Now there was a time when Tucker Carlson

would ride conservative penis until the balls fall off. But at some point, you have to pick up those balls that fell off and put them on yourself. It is okay for liberal media personalities to criticize liberal elected officials. We need it. And it's okay for right media personalities to criticize right elected officials. We need it. Okay? And it's okay for right media personalities to criticize right elected officials. We need it. Okay? People need to be pushed on the nonsense and the BS that they are allowing to happen in

this world. Now I want to play another part of this clip. Now when it comes to Israel and the Iran conflict, the National Security Council says the US is not conducting strikes. American support is mostly defensive, refueling jets, supplying intel, helping intercept counter strikes, not sending bombs into Iran. Well, Ted Cruz says otherwise. Let's listen. Now, you don't know anything about the country. You're the one who claims they're not trying to murder Donald Trump. You're the one who can't figure out if it was a good idea to kill General Soleimani and you said it was bad. You don't believe they're trying to murder Trump? Yes, I do.

Because you're not calling for military strikes against them in retaliation. And if you really believe that- Okay, we're carrying out military strikes today. You said Israel was. Right, with our help. I've said we, Israel is leading them, but we're supporting them. Well, you're breaking news here because the US government last night denied, the National Security Council spokesman Alex Pfeiffer denied on behalf of Trump that we were acting on

Israel's behalf in any offensive capacity. We're not bombing them. Israel's bombing them. You just said we were We are supporting Israel. It's high stakes. You're a senator. If you're saying the United States government is at war with Iran right now, people are listening. I don't understand how Senator Ted Cruz can be this careless. Okay, Iran's supreme leader warned, and I quote, any military involvement by the Americans would cause irreparable damage to them. Trump's press secretary, Caroline Levitz, said Trump will make Iran decisions within the next two weeks, given chance of negotiations. She said there have been six rounds of direct and indirect negotiations with Iran.

Well, what if Iran hears Ted Cruz saying, we're bombing Iran and he hears Tucker Carlson put him in a cripple across face and they say F that we're not waiting two weeks. Boom, terrorist attack in America. I don't know. I just, you know, I just feel like certain conversations shouldn't be happening on social media. Certain conversations shouldn't be happening on podcasts. Certain conversations shouldn't be happening on digital talk shows. You ever heard the phrase loose lips sink ships? That phrase was created for people like Ted Cruz. Do your Googles, ask chat GPT,

however you fact check nowadays. Look up the phrase loose lips sink ships. It originated during World War II as a propaganda slogan, specifically used on posters and other materials by the United States Office of War Information. Okay, it was a warning to avoid careless talk so you don't reveal sensitive information, even seemingly minor details. Okay, because those seemingly minor details could be overheard by enemy spies and undermine, you know, your war effort. The phrase was created by the War Advertising Council, but I wouldn't expect Ted Cruz to know that because he doesn't seem to know much of anything. Ted if you're

going to talk tough and claim military action at least know a little something about the country you want to topple and at least know what countries bombs you're talking about when you're talking about who's dropping said bombs. Please give Ted Cruz the biggest he-ha. Jesus Christ. That's crazy. That was a very dangerous thing that he said. Very. Very. Now let's go to the Breakfast Club Court. I want to talk about something. So what happened to you in Kansas, sir? Well listen, I want to tell you something, man. This is why I don't like to go out.

Okay, first of all, I had a great time in Kansas. It was a work trip. It wasn't a business trip. You know, I was out there representing Black Effect and I Heart Media, but every year our guy D Nice, drop on the clues bombs for D Nice, he does club quarantine and camps. And it's a vibe. I've been like three times. My wife loves going. Dolly Bishop, the president of the Black Effect

podcast network loves going. So we was out. And it was my girl Debbie Dev's born day. She turned 40. Drop on the clues bombs for Debbie Dev. So we was outside. Now salute to my guy Juan, Juan Woodbury. Juan, you know, he takes us in, he puts us in our section, we all good. As we know, nothing is free in the club. Okay, you have to buy drinks. So I'll order,

my heart is just palpitating even thinking about it. I'll order three bottles of Don Perignon Rosé. Oh wow, that's expensive. In France? Needless to say. Oh wow, you spent a grip. Don't nobody ask me for any money for the rest of the summer. It's over. All right. I don't got it.

Okay, buying liquor in the club is one of the biggest waste of money ever. Stupid sale. I do not recommend. Okay, baller. I'm not even going to tell you how much the bottles cost. I know. But it was a grip. And it was in Euros on the goddamn menu. I was really confused. Okay, baller. I'm not even gonna tell you how much the bottles cost. I know. But it was a grip. And it was in euros on the goddamn menu.

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Binge episodes one, two and three on May 21 and episodes four, five and six on June 4. Add free at Lava for Good Plus on Apple podcasts. Now, there's a brother named Blakely Thornton. Okay. I don't know Blakely. I know him now but I didn't know him then. Tall brother, bald head. He comes in the section. Somebody Okay, I don't know Blakely. I know him now, but I didn't know him then tall brother ballhead He comes in the section. Somebody introduces us briefly. I shake his hand keep it moving mind you I don't know him

Okay, never met him don't know who he is. Don't know he's with who he's with but he's in our section. Whatever I'm not tripping waiter comes over, you know, he's pouring drinks for my team I see Blakely is waiting to receive a drink too. Waiter looks at me to basically say if he's good, yeah he's good pouring my drink. Cool. No harm no foul. Now this is not like Charlamagne. Usually Charlamagne's security would have escorted anybody out that Charlamagne doesn't know. Go! Now, later, I'm sitting there, bottles in front of me. The brother Blakely was sitting a little further down. He reaches into the bucket of champagne, takes the champagne bottle, pours himself a drink another wait wait he gonna pour

his own self a bottle I don't know don't perry on rosé exactly so I lean over I say yo you know you're drinking my liquor bro he kind of nods his head doesn't seem to pay me much attention cool nothing left to see here nothing left to talk about until I get tagged in a video from Blakely Thornton on Instagram yesterday I want y'all to hear from Blakely Thornton on Instagram yesterday. I want you all to hear what Blakely Thornton said in regards to this experience. Play it, play it, play it, Rhett. I have repeatedly been told would be the place to meet Melanated friends.

Upon entry I am escorted to a section with JB Smooth and Charlamagne the God. I immediately get Barbershop vibe. What I used to describe with my black and queer identities are at odds. Women immediately ask, are you with Charlamagne as if if the thigh high YSL booze don't imply that I am also talented. Then when I pour myself some champagne Charlemagne says, you know you drink in my liquor dog. Look, maybe Charlemagne's particular order was Dom Perignon Rosé Champagne in the South of France. Perhaps he paid. But after 39 years in this body body I can feel when I'm getting 50 shades of homophobia so I stood up sit in my section didn't even know who you was and I usually don't even do that. Why did he turn that into this? I just simply

didn't know the brother. That's it. I didn't know the brother Blakely. I just didn't know him. And if you if you listen more in the video, he brings up, you know, Weezy, salute to Weezy from Decision to Decisions and Nina Parker. He says that those are his people. Neither one of them said that to me because we were all together. Neither one of them said that to me. Okay. Neither one of them said that to me, because we were all together. Neither one of them said that to me, okay? Neither one of them said Charlamagne, he's with me. Neither one of them introduced us to even say, this is my guy.

A friend of them would be a friend of me. You had six inch heels on? No, he didn't have no damn heels on. He was talking about heels. I thought he said he had six inch something. No, he said he had on the new Buoyas. By the way, none of that matters to this situation. None of that matters to this situation.

I just wanna know, how does somebody I don't know, being in my section, drinking overpriced liquor that I pay for, how did that equate to me being home? Let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Charlamagne's in the club, he's in his own section. He got three bottles of Dom Perignon Rose. I don't want your reenactment.

Those bottles were $10,000 plus. No they're not. I'm just saying. I don't know what they're doing. I'm just saying. Those three bottles were $10,000 plus. No they were not. I know what it is. It can't happen.

So, god damn. $5,000 for three. Jesus. You want to take your hand and pour my liquor and when I say no, you want to try to flip it on me? Let's talk about it. 800-585-1051. Yeah, you are dumb. Yeah, we should have took

his ass to court. I can't even believe you did that. I can't even believe it. Your dumb ass is going to spend $5,000 as cheap as you are. It was actually more than that. I cannot believe you did. You didn't get in trouble with your wife. Oh, she was so hot. What? Which is why I was policing the box. Everybody get a sip. You get a sip. You get a sip. Oh, it was so hot. Like, he was so hot. Let's discuss. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. Black Effect loves to go. It was my girl, Debbie Devs, B-Day, so we all was outside. And I'm in club quarantine. We're in our section, and I paid too much money for some Don Perry honorals. It didn't make no sense for that. It cost that much money, but it did, right? And so in our section, a guy comes over,

his name is Blakely Thornton. I don't know Blakely, never met him before. You know, might've gave him a pound, you know, when he came to the, I gave him a pound when he came into the section, but at some point he reaches in our bucket, grabs a bottle of champagne, pours himself a drink, put it back.

So I go, yo bro, you know you're drinking my liquor? He seems to not pay me no attention, cool. But then he goes online. The next day, he tagged me in this video and makes this video. Once back on the corset, I go to Club Quarantine. I have repeatedly been told would be the place to meet melanated friends.

Upon entry, I am escorted to a section with JB Smooth and Charlamagne the God. I immediately get barbershop vibes. What I used to describe with my black and queer identities are at odds. But when I immediately ask are you with Charlamagne as if the thigh-high YSL boots don't imply that I am also tall. Then when I pour myself some champagne Charlamagne says you know you're drinking my liquor dog. Look, maybe Charlamagne's particular order was Dom Perignon Rose Champagne in the South of France. Perhaps he paid. But after 39 years in this body, I can feel when I'm getting 50 shades of homophobia.

So I stood up and took my happy ass home. Got to see my friends Weezy and Nina Park. I'd already been out all day because baby Wendy energy is funny. I remind myself, I'm not here for this I'm here to make money see I'm upset with you because the Charlamagne I know it's not gonna let just anybody in his section period guy girl whoever you get now the section especially you and the Charlamagne I know was never gonna

spend that much money on mine no I stand in the Charlamagne you know still wouldn't spend that much money on bottles. No, and Charlamagne, you know, still wouldn't spend that much money on bottles. And also he says in the video that somebody asked him, are you here with Charlamagne? So I don't know him. I'm just trying to figure out how does me saying something to you about you drinking this overpriced liquor that I paid for and I don't know you, how did that turn into me being homophobic?

And you still leaving out the fact that you, this was his second drink You already let him drink a glass of it already Yes, and then you proceed to go get another glass yourself Yes, because the waiter came around and the waiter you know the waiter comes around a pop the bottle and as soon as they bring it out And so he was like standing there waiting on a drink and the waiter looked at me like, you know He kind of like look at the point. I'm like, yeah, you good, you know, so he poured him a drink now

The guy did say he knows Wheezy from Decisions Decisions and he knows Nina Parker. And Wheezy and Nina was with us. We all left from Debbie Dev's birthday then they went over to club quarantine. So they were with us. But neither one of them introduced me to him and was like, yo, this my guy.

And they was like, yo, this my guy. A friend of them is a friend of me. Nobody did that. So there wasn't a proper introduction made. But even still, I just think proper etiquette in the club is if you didn't pay for these drinks and you ain't with these people, you shouldn't be touching their bottles. Not at all.

Period. Especially when they cost that goddamn much money. Yeah, you stupid for that. I don't even like when the bottle girls be pouring the shot. Bitch, you gonna put in on this? You stupid. You work here. You stupid. But you know what I don't like, and this is the thing that we always talk about.

The reason he went that far and said, Charlamagne is homophobic for not giving me some drink, is because he knew it would go viral. I hate that though. He knew it would go round. I still think. He knew it would go this steady ever. But it's a lie, which is effed up

because somebody might believe him. And that is a very dangerous label, because I really don't know what his sexuality got to do with this situation. Yeah. Like, his sexuality has nothing to do with this. This is the fact that I paid for overpriced bottles in the club and this person I don't know is in my section drinking my liquor and yes I said something to him. I said yes you asked him bro you know you're drinking my liquor. He didn't even know he was gay until he made the video. That's crazy.

Let's go to the phone lines. We got Devin on the line Devin. Good morning What's up, what's your what's your thoughts where right now I'm gonna tell you right now I'm glad Charlamagne called him out cuz don't take your book ass into somebody's infection and then call him out like about Homophobic stuff. We're not doing all that bro bro. I'm glad I told him they called him out. Oh yeah, he's an internet personality. And so being that he's making content from his experience, I'm gonna make content with mine

because we live in this world where everybody's got their own reality show going on and they treating everybody else like extras. So let's let you use your platform. I'm gonna use mine. I ain't mad at this. Hello, who's this? It's Zay. Zay, what's up? Talk to us Zay, what's let you use your platform. I'ma use mine. I'm mad at it. Hello. Who's this? Zay was self talk to us. They what's your opinion? Hey, man

But somebody somebody did say to him are you with Charlamagne? I mean, he said that in the video. So, you know, if somebody said that to him, I don't know what it is he said. I also don't think he was broke. Cause he said those were YSL thigh high boots. Them things gotta be a grip now. He wasn't broke. It could have been a gift.

And he in cans. Could have been a gift. Dang, I don't think he broke. Yeah, he definitely ain't broke. Hello, who's this? This is Leon. Leon Talks to us, what's your thoughts? What's your thoughts?

What's up, man? So, Charlamagne, let me tell you something. You were better than I am, bro, because that's how they do overseas. So, me and my brother, every year we go overseas to watch the NFL game, and we went to Munich last year. They lied to us and told us we had to like to get a full bottle minimum in the club. Mind you it was just me and my brother there. We get into the VIP section, it was literally dudes in the club with just one bottle. What was even worse is that somebody came into

our bar and came into our section, they had no security just like you. The dude comes and takes our bottle of white champagne, our Moet champagne, jumps out the VIP section. We literally had to run after him to get our bottle. We already had drunk it. Security did nothing at all. That's how it is overseas. So bro, like I would have been pissed.

But you were definitely right. That dude was definitely the wrong one. And what's even worse is that I made a Google review about the guy who stole our bottle. And I was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And he was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And I was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And he was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And I was like, I'm going to go get my bottle.

And he was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And I was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And he was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And I was like, I'm going to go get my bottle. And what's even worse is that I made a Google review about the guy who stole our bottle and the club owners hired a lawyer to try to get the review taken down. And I had to provide proof like two days ago that we had a conversation with the club owners and they did nothing about it. So I'm out of like $400 and they try to get my and they try to scoot me. Hey man I wish that it was just $400. I wish. I really wish it was just $400. Hey my wife just texted me something too. She said you forgot to mention that no one else that came in this section that wasn't with us touched the bottles. Everybody else ordered their own drinks. And my wife was so

smart she was like close your cart out right now because people are coming into this section and they're just ordering stuff because maybe people just don't know. Maybe they thought that everything in there was free. Nah, what happens all the time is as soon as I order something at a club, I close the card out immediately. That's right. Because people will start saying, yo, let me get a shot. And what do they do?

They just put it on that tab and you look at the tab like, I ain't ordered this. I ain't, nah, I close out immediately. I ain't even get it. You want a water, you better buy your own water. Right. So here go everybody else in this section for proper section etiquette and here come his audacious ass. But he might be, he might do that on a regular,

like that might be his thing. Yeah, but it can't be your thing when it ain't your section. You right. And everybody that did came to the section, it's like either I knew or I met for the first time, but they were introduced like, I never met Lucky Day. But my home girl-

Oh my God, that's my guy. Yeah, my home girl Karen was like, yo, come here, Lucky Day, I want you to meet y'all man. So we kicked it. My man, Miles Catton from SINNER. Never met him before but he was bought over introduced what's up. Right. Everybody else I know like DJ Trauma was there we know Trauma that's our guy Steve Stout, JB Smoke we know all of these individuals I just didn't know the brother Blakely. Yeah. That's all yeah Blakely and that's it. Well you know now 800-585-1051 Charlamé was out in Cairns he had a

section and a gentleman came and tried to take his liquor and then when Charlamagne was out in Cannes. He had a section and a gentleman came and tried to take his liquor. And then when Charlamagne said, you know you're drinking my ish, right? He said that Charlamagne was homophobic. Goes on Instagram and says I'm homophobic. Ain't he say it to your face? God dang it.

He went home. That's crazy. All right, we'll discuss more when we come back at the Breakfast Club, good morning. Call, call, call, call. Tell her, tell her, man. Just for some conversation. If y'all talking about it, you know we talking about it, it's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join in to the discussion with the Breakfast Club.

Morning everybody, it's DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy, we are the Breakfast Club. If you're just joining us, Charlamagne has been out of town the last couple of days out of the country, actually. He was in Cannes. Yeah, I was in Cannes all week. And you were at a club quarantine with D-Nice. Yeah, and I want everybody to know, Cannes was business, first and foremost.

That was a work trip. But my man D-Nice does do club quarantine. He does it with Group Black, I think. Yeah, Group Black does the party every year. So salute to Group Black. So we were in club quarantine, cool over. I've been there a few times in cans, and I'm in my section. My brother comes over named Blakely,

and I'm not trying to, not Blakely at all. Like, I'm not doing this to disrespect Blakely. I'm just telling the story because he told his side of the story. Blakely is in our section. I don't know Blakely from a can of paint. I got three bottles of Don Perignon Rose. Blakely reaches his hand in the bucket, grabs a bottle, pulls himself a drink. I say yo you

know you drinking my liquor. He didn't say nothing, he just kind of like nodded his head and just kept looking straight but then he goes on Instagram and makes this video. Once back on the corset I go to Club Quarantine. I have repeatedly been told would be the place to meet melanated friends. Upon entry I am escorted to a section of the JB Smooth and Charlemagne the God. I immediately get barbershopped by. The way I used to describe what my black and queer identities are at odds. Women immediately ask, are you with Charlemagne? As if the thigh-high YSL boots don't imply that I am also talented.

Then when I pour myself some champagne, Charlemagne says, you know you're drinking my liquor, dawg. Look, maybe Charlemagne's particular order was Dom Perignon Rose Champagne in the south of France. Perhaps he paid. But after 39 years in this body, I can feel when I'm getting 50 shades of homophobia. So I stood up and took my happy ass home. Got to see my friends Wheezy and Nina Park.

Had already been out all day because baby Wendy energy is funny! I remind myself, I'm not here for this sh**. I'm here to make money so we're opening up the phone lines 800-585-1051 what's your thoughts we got Jay on the line Jay good morning good morning good morning what's up Jay good good good what's your opinion brother Charlamagne look that is some messed up crap cuz first of all, you paid for that bottle and for somebody to go and say,

oh, that's homophobia, I didn't get anything, nothing like that. That's messed up, y'all. Yeah, and I know he's an internet personality, so he gotta create content, but damn, bro. Why would you weaponize that? Why would you label me homophobic? Like your sexuality got nothing to do with this situation.

By the way, I wasn't even thinking about his sexuality in the club. He a tall brother, bald head, kinda diesel, had on a black tank top, some jeans, thigh high YSL boots. I didn't assume nothing. Who don't dress like that today? Every rapper, every young rapper been dressing like that for at least the past eight, nine years.

Thigh high boots? No, I'm on my way to work right now, Every every young rapper been dressing like that for at least the past eight It's crazy Go to some, brother. Let's go to some women, man. I ain't heard from no women yet. No women on the line. Bunch of dudes on the line. Oh, Jesus Christ. Hello, who's this? Because women don't pay for bottles.

Nope. Yes. Hello. God, bro. What's your thoughts? Yeah, how y'all doing? Good morning. This is Sean.

Peace, Sean. How are you? Happy Pride. What's up, Sean? Talk to us. I was saying, Sean are you? Happy Pride. What's up Sean? Talk to us. I was saying um, Charlamagne, you know the girls love Dom.

You know we love Dom. What that got to do with me? Buy your own Dom now. Well you was offered, I'm pretty sure you told him to come over there because everybody in the community know what it means when somebody tells them to come over there. What happened now? You're from New Orleans, ain't you Sean? I'm from New Orleans, yes. than me with somebody What happened now You're from new york, isn't you sean? I'm from new york. Yes

Hey, baby, yeah, I'm saying I said Uh the community because i don't get any letters so I just make them all together So you feel like charlomane should have gave that guy that No, no, no, no, no, that's the wrong question. So do you feel like Charlamagne is homophobic? That made Charlamagne homophobic? I don't think so. I think he should have had a drink ready for him when he got to the road. He did!

But that's the thing, he did though! But no, that's the thing. Look, Sean, he did. He did. His rrrr ass had a drink before and then his and then his ass reached over and got his own got the second Like you don't know us we don't know you you don't just reach a hand Like you don't know us. We don't know you you don't just reach your hand and I'm bucket, grab a bottle and drink it. Sean mentioned he gave him a drink at all. I don't know you. Why you in my section?

Same. Listen, I don't know anybody in this section. The first time he got a drink was when the waiter was popping the bottle and he was pouring the drink. Yes. And he was kind of just standing there. I don't know if he asked for one but he was just kind of standing there waiting for one. So the waiter looked at me like, you know, is he good? And I'm like, yeah, cool. I don't even know if Blakely know

that's why he got the first drink. Crazy, that's why I'm saying don't leave that part out then. But he shouldn't be in my section. Because Blakely left that part out. Right, but I don't know you. That is true. I don't know if you, you could be a man, woman, you could be black, white, you in my, I don't know you.

Yeah. Get out of my section, go that way. And to label me homophobic is just as crazy because a lot of gay people do that that's not cool. I'm mad at you Charlamagne. That's crazy. Why you let that man in your section you don't even know him. I didn't know listen I wasn't sure by the way the way that they were doing it they were bringing different people in different people's sections. I don't like you said they were just introducing you to people you met people so you didn't know who was who whatever whatever but when he popped the squash sat down and down that first glass right you know I'm saying I thank you I appreciate it now you even float up out of here you say you look

all right or you ask is it okay if I have another drink or whoever asked the person that you know that you claim that you was there with you know what I mean that's right and if I pay for these overpriced bottles I don't care who it was if I see you reach over grab the bottle I'm gonna say something to you and I wasn't even just like bro, you know, you're drinking my liquor No crazy part is shallow means my guy if I'm the I was gonna ask you Charlie mind if I get have a glass Yeah, I'm gonna ask my guy. I'm gonna ask Would you give me a drink?

For you By the way, I would be mad if you asked me because we crew we team like it's a difference For you? You gotta think about it. You gotta think about it. Hold on. Because look at how much they cost. By the way, I would be mad if you asked me. Because we crew, we team. Like, it's a difference. Like, if you were my team, it's all good. I just did not know you. So Blakely, that is the moral of the story.

If you felt any funny energy in that section, it was simply because you were somebody that I did not know who grabbed this overpriced bottle of champagne that I paid for and poured yourself a drink. Simple as that. And then he said it was given barbershop. It was nothing but women with me. Yeah. It was like me, Weezy's dude.

And then if he gay, you know, if it's given barbershop, that's right up your alley. Shut up, shut up, man. You should be happy. All right. His sexuality had nothing to do with this situation. It's just interesting that he would go online as an internet personality and choose

to make that kind of content. Like I said, everybody is in their own reality show when we're all extras in their reality show. See what he was doing. But Blakely, salute to you. Maybe it'll be different next time. No, it won't. I mean, I know him now.

Look, if y'all had Luca here, he'd probably try to. Shut up, J. Yo, shut up, Brian. Yo, when we'all had hookah, he'd probably try to. Shut up. Shut up, man. Now, when we come back, we got past the orcs with Nyla. So don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club of the morning. The Breakfast Club. DJ What's up, Naila? What's up, guys? Naila! I like it being three versus one. I know right? I just want to start with that.

Why you wanna start with me? No, I'm not starting with you. I'm just saying the energy feels higher. I was gonna throw a shot, but I ain't gonna throw a shot now. What's up, Naila? Thank you guys. Okay's up, Nala? Okay. All right, we're going to get straight into it. Sorry. Kenyon Dixon and Terrence Martin dropped a collab project. And I know I played like a song off their EP, Jess.

I know you really liked it and I played it a few weeks ago, but they just dropped their full project. And my favorite one on there is called Not Like That. I love it. I like that. I really do. It's like the Teddy Riley audio too. Yes, it does. Yeah. Very classic. And I like the message like I need Jesus to return. Y'all get together. I'm gonna leave y'all ass right there. No, please. I do want him to come back

right now. I at least want to figure out buying a house first. What? You're not gonna need the house. You in heaven. I just want to figure some things out first. You better pick out the man situation first. What? You're not gonna need the house, you in heaven. I just want to figure some things out first. You better pick out the man situation first. Oh my god, Envy, not too much. I'm sorry. All right, next. Whoa. Yeah, I don't know. Anytime they do that, I just ignore that. But next, I got Lil Tecca with Oh, Oh, Oh, sorry. I like that. You like it? Okay. Okay. Okay. I rock with Teka. Okay. All right. All right. I like the sample. Oh It's fun. Yeah, okay Shout out to Tekka, you know a lot of people thought he would be a one-hit wonder But he actually has been getting better throughout the years So just went to school him on that and then my last records for bats and Wale when I get home I like I like Wale part Lucy. I'm home. I like Wale too. Whose son was in the beginning? I'm screaming That's four backs.

Four backs? Yes. Oh, okay, okay. It sounds like a kid. This is why no matter what Wale do, y'all can never make me hate Wale. Even though some people have issues with certain things he does, he is so good at what he does. Wale gets busy, man.

Oh my God. This should be the conversation always. And he wears his heart on his sleeve. That's just Wale. Yeah. Always. And I do too. So I feel him. I would be mad to.

Kai's and I, that thing was crazy. How you don't know Wale? What do you mean how you don't know Wale? How you don't know Wale? The chat knew who Wale was. Kai's and I didn't know. Wale's 20 what? He don't know.

Kai's and I are 23, 25. He didn't know a couple different people. It wasn't just Wale. He didn't know bad people. But the thing is, what I like about Kai is he wanted to know. That's true, yes. After Wale. No, I have no beef with Kai.

I like Kai. I actually really enjoy it. Wale is that guy though. This is nice. Yes. I don't like this. Okay, I agree. Shout out to, real quick, shout out to 3rd.music who won the Beat Battle that we did on Friday.

Make sure you guys check him out on the It's A Certified Vibe Instagram page. And then also make sure you guys tune in to the Certified playlist, it's available in my Instagram. You can click the link in bio at Naila Simone, N-Y-L-A-S-Y-M-O-N-E-E-E. You got me listening to Kenyon Dixon. Yes, good. He's a vibe, I do like him.

Kenny's that guy, Kenny got soul. All right, well what you doing this weekend? What is this weekend? The 21st. That much? Alright. Oh you know what? No, I have nothing going on this weekend. I'm super excited. After Juneteenth, I'm, you know, I need a break. Chilling? Okay. Alright, well when we come back we got the People's Choice mix, you know, we throw it back on a Friday, so let's get to it. It's the breakfast club. Good morning. Morning everybody is DJ NV just hilarious Charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club. I want to remind you today

We announced my New York, New Jersey car show, of course July 19th. We are in Hampton, Virginia in August 16th We are in New Jersey. The metal lands is outdoor in indoor. So if you can't make it to Virginia, we're doing one in Jersey You know, I do two car shows a year So I can't wait for you guys to get it get Your tickets now it will sell out It's gonna be a whole bunch of cars the BBS boys is brought to you by Lincoln Tech and Monster Energy So get your tickets kids five and under are free alright Also salute to Kiki Palmer for joining us today a new album just Kiki is out today

And when we come back we got the positive notice the breakfast club is out today and when we come back we got the positive notice to Breakfast Club. DJ, Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy, we are the Breakfast Club. Now where you at this weekend Jess? I'm in Buffalo tonight and tomorrow as well at the Helium Comedy Club. Get your tickets if you have not yet guys. And then Virginia Beach next Friday and Saturday I will be at the Virginia Beach Funny Bone Comedy Club so get your tickets for that as well. JessHilariousOfficial.com or FunnyBone.com, the Virginia Beach location.

I can't wait to see y'all tonight though, New York. Yeah, I'm in Winnipeg, Canada tonight and in Albany tomorrow. You all go to Canada? Yeah. Crazy. Actually, that's close to where I'm at, Buffalo. Canada is close to where I'm at. I think it's on the other side. I think I'm closer to the Detroit side, I believe.

Okay. It's not Toronto, it's Winnipeg. Dope, dope, dope. All right. Well, Charlamagne, you got a positive note? I do. I want to the Detroit side I believe. Okay. It's not Toronto, it's Winnipeg. Dope, dope, dope. Alright, well Shalaman, you got a positive note? I do. I want to tell everybody too, man. Make sure you go out there and pre-order No-Holes Bard, a dual manifesto of sexual exploration

and power from Mandy B and Weezy WTF of Decisions Decisions. It is in bookstores Tuesday. Okay, it is available everywhere you buy books this Tuesday, but you can still pre-order now. So the positive note is simply this being humble means recognizing that we are not on earth to see how important we can become but to see how much difference we can make in the lives of others. Have a great weekend. Breakfast Club bitches! You don't finish or y'all done?

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What up y'all, this your main man, Memphis Bleak right here. Host the Rock Solid podcast. June is Black Music Month, so what better way to celebrate than listening to my exclusive conversation with my bro, Ja Rule. The one thing that can't stop you

or take away from you is knowledge. So whatever I went through while I was down in prison for two years, through that process, learn, learn from me. Check out this exclusive episode with JaRu on Rock Solid. Open your free I Heart Radio app, search Rock Solid and listen now. This Pride Month, we are not just celebrating,

we're fighting back. I'm Georgian Johnson, author of the most banned book in America. On my podcast, Fighting Words, I sit down with voices that spark resistance and inspire change. This year, we are showing up and showing out. You need people being like,

no, you're not going to tell us what to do. This machine is coming down on us and I don't want it to survive. I want to thrive. Fighting Words is where courage meets conversation. Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Why is a soap opera western like Yellowstone so wildly successful? The American West with Dan Flores is the latest show from

the MeatEater Podcast Network. So join me starting Tuesday, May 6th, where we'll delve into stories of the West and come to understand how it helps inform the ways in which we experience the region today. Listen to The American West with Dan Flores on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is an iHeart Podcast.