The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: N.O.R.E. Opens Up About Ye Fallout, Stephen Jackson Beef, Offset & Saweetie Secret He Refused To Air + Chris Spencer Interview

Episode Date: April 16, 2026

Today on The Breakfast Club, Chris Spencer talks comedy’s main ingredients and DropTV. Plus, Charlamagne Tha God gives Donkey of the Day after two people were killed in a shooting following a quinceañera celebration over perceived flirting. Listen for more!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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My dad gave me the best advice ever. He goes, just give it a shot. But if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat just hanging. in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that. There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks Dad on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Good morning. Good morning. Add the Tyler. I'm married now, so I'm married now, so I added my husband's last name for my name. Jessica Robin Moore Tolliver. Yes, it don't sound like too much going on. I sound like too many people. You sound like a they.

No, I don't. Don't do that. Stop. What do they sound like? Jessica Robin Moore, Tulliver. Oh, they over there. Okay, that's them too. How was your night?

It was very, very busy. Yo, you know one thing that I have not, like, gotten right yet? It's like... Pronunciations. Shut up. Shut up, no, don't guess. Whatever. You'll be all day.

No, I'm talking about, like, well, all this press, trying to figure out what I'm going to wear. Because I want to wear something. different every interview, but when you got like five interviews and one day, it's like, yo, my mind's so frazzled. Well, be blessed that you have the options to be able to choose a closet full of things. Absolutely. Because some people don't have that luxury.

No, for sure, for sure, for sure. But yeah, that's definitely a big stress there. But yes, I do thank God for being fortunate enough to have a big closet. I was out last night with Emma Grady. Oh, yes. How was that? Emma Grady just put out a book called a start with yourself. Your call her something different every time.

Who? Is it Emma Greed? Emma Grady? Or Emma? No, it's Grady, like lady. Oh, why? Because Envy said Emma Greed. That's why I call Envy Little Red Reit.

Anyway, how was the event? Yes, it was good. It was myself and Martha Stewart and, you know, we both... Nice. Yeah, Emma came out and then spoke, and then I came out and, you know, asked me some questions about the book. And Martha came out and asked her questions about the book. It was good.

It was good event. It was like eight other people at Adela Hall last, man. It was sold out. So, everybody who pulled up to see Big Emma last night. I love Martha Stewart. That's what's up. I mean, shout out to Emma, but Martha Stewart, that's my girl. Okay, cool. I'm glad you saw her. Hell you know about Martha Stewart. Did she ask about me? No. Oh. I love her. That's my first time meeting, I think. I never met her before.

Yeah, I've seen her a lot of times, but I love Martha Stewart. That show that she had with Snoop. I really, really like her. I was walking into the venue and Martha was like just sitting in the passenger seat of a truck, but you know, she wasn't like, she had the door open. She was just sitting outside. She was like, Charlamagne, come in, come in, come in there. And I went to go say what's up. And she was like, tell us to my grandbaby. My grandbaby know you. She said, don't you know, Charlaman?

I'm like, this little girl do not know who the hell I am. A little white girl. She just said, like, no. Not even a little bit. Yo, it's Martin Lawrence's birthday today. Really? Drop on a cruise bomb for Martin Lawrence, man. He's 61, y'all.

Big 6-1, big Martin Ping. I wish we had some music to play for Martin Lawrence, but we don't. But Chris Spencer will be joining us today. He's got a new comedy special on Hulu called goat adjacent. Goat adjacent. It's available. Get off me.

It's available everywhere. Why you do that, man? What's up, Gilville? Discracking me. Don't touch me. Hey, yo. But, listen, Chris Finch will be joining us this morning. Hey, guys.

His chance to rappers, Mee just joined us. His chance the rapper's born day as well. Yes, it is. Big 33, Chance the rapper. E-line. Chance got to be older than that. You want to play something?

Something from Chance to wrap. Who we got? Who we got? Hey. No problem. All right. Mimi up next with Front Page News. Yeah.

Mey Brian is up next with Front Page News. That's the breakfast club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ NV. Jess. Hilary is Charlamine the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Now, last night in NBA, to play in games, the Warriors played the Clippers.

The Warriors eliminated the Clippers. They won 126-1-21. 76s beat the Magic. They eliminated the Magic. They won 109-97. What's up, Mimi? Good morning, NV. Oh, one more thing.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. And congratulations to Asia Wilson. Come on now. Los Angeles Vegas. She had the biggest deal in NBA history. She signed a three year,

it's $5 million a year, right? No, no, no. It's a three year, five million dollar deal. Yeah, but that's the max for the NBA. Congratulations. Hopkins, South Carolina, own. Okay, South Carolina Gamecock, Asia Wilson, man. Congratulations to her.

Best women's basketball player in the world, highest paid women's basketball playing in the world. Well deserved. Get to it, Asia. What's up, Mimi? Sorry, cut you off. That's right. I know, worries. Good morning. Y'all, how y'all doing this morning?

Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. And so we start this morning with thousands of more troops. They are being sent overseas as the U.S. steps up pressure on Iran. And so we're already seeing that pressure in action. The Navy is now turning ships near the Strait of Hermuz away. Officials say at least 10 Iranian-linked vessels have been forced to turn back,

and so far none have made it through. Iran is calling this blockade a violation of the ceasefire and warning that it could shut down other major shipping lanes across the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Olman and the Red Sea. At the same time, President Trump is striking a very different tone, saying the war is close over while also sending 10,000 more U.S. troops into the region. In an interview with Fox business, he's also promising that gas prices will drop before the midterm elections.

Let's listen to that. I think there'll be much lower before midterm, much lower, yes. So in the assumption that we stop a country that cannot have a nuclear weapon from the world will be blown up. You can't do it. You cannot do it. So on the assumption, we have that settled, hopefully long before that, and maybe almost immediately. It could be very soon. But when that settled, gas prices are going to go down tremendously,

and gasoline gas prices, cost per barrel, fill up your car per gallon, any way you look at it, numbers are going to go down. Electricity is going to go down. that means that everything's going to go up at this point not even trump supporters believe his lies anymore right like you told us the economy was going to be good it's not you told us no new wars we're in a new war why would we believe you that gas prices are going to come down electricity prices are going to come down we know that's not going to happen and that's something he said before but what we do know this morning that

any disruption in that region can push oil prices higher leading to higher gas prices shipping prices including grocery prices back here at home meanwhile house democrats they've now filed six articles of impeachment against defense secretary Pete Hexeth. They're accusing him of what they call high crimes and misdemeanors. So at the center of this, the war in Iran, lawmakers say that Hegsat, he helped to carry out military action without congressional approval and failed to take proper steps to protect civilians, which led to the killing of more than 170 people, including children in Iran. Now, on top of that, Democrats, they accuse him of mishandling classified information. Let's listen to Congresswoman Yasamine Asari. Well, Pete Hegsev has been an incompetent secretary of defense or war from the beginning.

One of his very first impeachable offenses was the Signalgate scandal, where he shared classified information on a signal threat that put the lives of American service members at risk. I mean, the reality is if Democrats win the midterms this year, if they win, you know, in 2028, take back the White House. Guys like Pete HECF are probably going to prison, more than likely. Yeah. If you got some elected officials with some courage. Yeah.

Well, right now, this article of impeachment, it looks serious on paper. But as you just pointed out, the bottom line with Republicans being in control of Congress, this impeachment effort is expected to go nowhere. So, and we're also following a new backlash this morning involving Donald Trump after he shared another AI image showing him being that, you know, that first image that he showed of him and, or him pretending to be Jesus, right?

So now he's showing another AI image of him being embraced by Jesus. So he posted it on true social, calling it quite nice. And this comes just days after that criticism that we just talked about. And that post drew, of course, backlash not from just Democrats, but from conservatives

too. And all of this happening, as Trump officials continue to escalate attacks against the Pope. Now, Vice President J.D. Vance, he's warning the Pope to be careful when speaking on theology. Let's listen to that. I think it's very, very important for the Pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.

And I think that one of these issues here is that there has been, again, hey, random dude screaming, I told you I'd respond to your point. I just want to respond to this question first. But I think one of the issues here is that if you're going to opine on matters of theology, you've got to be careful, you've got to make sure it's anchored in the truth, and that's one of the things that I try to do, and it's certainly something I would expect from the clergy, whether they're Catholic or Protestant.

Well, maybe that was a cry for help from President Trump, because Jesus does forgive and repent and sin us, so they say. Okay, Jesus embraces sinners with unconditional love and compassion if they repent. I don't know what he meant by that. He embraces sinners who turned to him and start to believe in him. Maybe that was a cry for help from President Trump. I know, that's the right, Sean. Who knows?

You never know. But Tom Borman, who is the Borders are, he's also weighing in, telling the Pope to stay out of politics, criticizing his stance on immigration. And all of this comes as the Pope. You know, he continues to oppose the war in Iran. And this is setting up a very public clash between the Vatican and the Trump administration. So we will continue to watch what happens between the White House and the Vatican. Lord have mercy. Yeah.

And coming up at 7, we're going to talk about Dave Chappelle and how he's saying that he doesn't like how Republican. are weaponizing his comedy. All right. Everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-58-105-105.1. If you need to vent phone lines are wide open, call us up right now. It's the breakfast club.

Good morning. Ray, Ray, Ray. Yo, Charlemagne. Givie, what up? Are we live? This is your time to get it off your chest. I got an indoor pool. We want to hear from you on the breakfast club.

We can get on the phone right now. He'll tell you what it is. We live! Hello, who's this? Hey, what's this? Hey, what's this? Freddy. Freddy, what's up?

He's Freddie. All right. First of all, I'm going to say good morning to everybody. Oh, morning, Freddie. Good morning. Yes, Jess, D-Day, and every morning, morning. The April Fool's Comedy Jam. A couple of people was terrible.

Justine Valentine's, terrible. Bramettee Jackson, terrible. What's the name, Jacob Williams? Terrible. I love Jacob. What did Jacob do? The white dude? Yeah, he was terrible.

It pretty V. Terrible. All of them, terrible. Terrible. Terrible. Don't play with my sense. I missed Pretty V up, though. I ain't a lot.

I miss Pretty V up. I miss Pretty V. Nah. All she was trying to do is run around, do a little dancing. Nah, nah, nah. Can I ask a question? It was bad. It was bad.

Yes. Your only name, I know Brandon does stand up. It was like 20 other people going. Justina and Pretty V don't do stand-up. No. You say they're terrible. What do you mean? They were terrible.

That's exactly what you just now said. They should never do stand-up again in their life. Oh, Justin and Valentine was doing stand-up. No. Yeah. It was like stand-up. Right, that's what she always do. I don't get the freestyle.

They did the family reunion stuff, so she wasn't doing no stand-up. And Brandon T.J. And he's been very different for it. Like, he used to do straight comedy, but now, like, he does this thing where he goes into preaching and enlightening people. He was right. So, oh. Okay.

No, no, no, Mike. What's your name? Freddie. Freddie was right. Oh, okay. He did joke. Yeah. Brandon got a whole special.

Yeah. Yeah. Well, he don't need that no more. And also, I want to shout out DJ Evie. He did a great job. Of course. He did a DJ DJed. That's all I heard.

Now, that's usually who's terrible, so that's the problem. Shut up. Yeah, yo, yo, yeah, yeah, yeah. He did great. Yeah, shout out the DJ every. He got a big DJ every. Yeah, no, I mean, it was a great show. The hard thing about shows like that

that doesn't give comedians enough time to really get in the groove, right? You got five to ten minutes, and they're trying to get in the groove. And what happened with Pretty V is Pretty V actually performing. She had cues that she wanted me to play. Oh, music. But the problem was the way that the speaker set up, I can't hear her. Yeah. So she's talking to the crap.

Well, she did like a little... You know, she does her impersonation. She does her, like, she just keeps the crowd going. She does the actual material. So it was like she wanted me to play certain records, but when she's talking, I can't hear her because the mute, the speakers are pointed to the crowd. Yeah.

So I can't hear her. Most of the comedians, they look at me and I can hit. But she's doing her thing saying the key words that I couldn't hear her, so I was a little all for her cues. But, nah, pretty did good, man. She killed it as well. Well, salute to Brandt, T. Jackson. He got a comedy special that came out on Zoo's last year

called a chest out. And, I mean, the reality of the situation is, I didn't see the show, but everything's not for the stage. No. Like, you know, everything has a place. So, you know, like, what V does on Instagram that you might enjoy, I don't know if it'll translate to the stage. And she does that the wild and out live shows, too.

Like, she keeps the crel going. She's more like a host. And having Justine out there, if you just have her out there as of one individual doing wild and out stuff, I don't even know how that makes sense. No, she wasn't. It was her and it was ripped. They did the while and out on the family. Oh, got you.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, yeah. And then, uh, Renatee Jackson. He tries things out. Sometimes they don't connect. And it didn't connect. Okay. And then the, what's the white gentleman name?

Jacob Williams. He, I think he said it. At the end of his set, he was like, I have anxiety. Like, he was stuck on stage and he was looking at me. I'm like, sir, you could get off stage now. Like, it was like that. Like, he put the white guys out in the front of the black crowd. And the Barclays.

In the middle of Brooklyn. That's rough right there. That was rough. That was rough. Get it off your chest. 800-585-105-1. If you need the vet and hit us up now. It's the breakfast club.

Good morning. 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 best. Call up next. 800-585-105-1.

Not just me. I'm with the coach of Philly. Hello, who's this? Karen from Florida. What's up, Karen? Hi, Karen. Hey, Karen. Hey, Karen.

Hey, Karen. What's all right? What's all right? Okay, so I just, like, the call yesterday described perfectly how Cardi B console went down. But I got to tell you all suits. I'm a Cardi B. I've been following her since 19 grade of high school and I'm turning 30 this year. Yeah, no, I'll care by my girl.

Going in, the DJ was popping off immediately. Okay, I was dancing. My late front wasn't, you know, being faithful to me and it was off before she came on stage. Yeah. I know that's right. Yeah, it was crazy. And I just did my hair that day, child. You know how I know Cardi.

You know I know Cardi concert was crazy because everybody talking about it. Yeah. That concert in Miami must have been nuts. I hope she taped up. I think, you don't understand. That's not the best concert I ever been to in my life. This is the best time I've ever had in my life. Wow.

Okay? I had the VIPC and the fire was burning my lace for it. You hear me? Damn, you were real close. That means you had good seats, baby. You had them good seats. Baby, I purchased them concert a day after it dropped, okay? I don't play about her.

I love that. Everybody, you felt so much love. You felt so much love. Everybody that truly loved Cardi was there, and it was so nice. nice to be amongst other Cardi's fans just expressing how much they love her and like the stories of you know what made them a fan

all you thought was love and just happiness everybody was dancing to each other I made so many women's friends that day yeah it was insane I think people are forgetting too like you know like the guy who called in Lasberg talking about you know the people who were on stage at the barclays

a lot of those people came from the internet right of course but over the last decade Cardi has been perfecting her craft in front of the people. So it's not that what she did on the internet is translating to the stage. She's put her reps in over the last decade. And now you're seeing what happens

when you focus on excellence on that stage. You've got to focus on being excellent, people. But she's always been a performer. Even back in the days in the club, she has been a performer. Like, when you see her, you see the star. So I'm excited to see what she do. I know she has two last shows in Atlanta.

And I've been hearing rumblings or who she's going to be bringing out in Atlanta and what she got to stuff on Atlanta. There's so many artists that she could bring out in Atlanta. I wish I could fly down there and check it. I wish I could fly down there. It's on the weekend.

Huh? It's on the weekend, right? It's Friday and Saturday, I believe. No. They got dance. My daughters have dance. What did she bring out offset? Oh, no.

Shut up. In the wheelchair? That'd be kind of crazy. In the wheelchair. In Atlanta? With the kids sitting on that. In Atlanta? That would be kind of crazy.

That would be kind of crazy. Okay. And it's a grown moment. That's right. My baby daddy, we're good. We got kids to raise. That would be kind of ill. Get it off your chest.

800 585105. If you need the van hit us up. We got the latest coming up. Look like your late friend fighting you this morning. First of all, this is my hair. This is not a lace friend. Oh, wow. It's a haircut.

I don't know. Yeah, like, what? Focus. We looked at see you yesterday. You were so positive. And my friend was like, Charlamaine is such a nice person. And I'm like,

damn. The hell he is. I am. Focus. All right. I'm the friend that's going to tell you the truth. This is not a late's front. It's my hair.

I don't know, man. So if it's shifting, it's the curl. Shout out the cue. It looks like your head need a V8. Anyway, good morning, y'all. Good morning. Is it Thursday, Friday? What is today?

Thursday. Okay, because we're almost out of here. I need to get away from it. What's the latest? The latest. Y'all were talking about Cardi B. Grown moments. I thought we had matured past a lot of the things we're going to have to talk about this morning.

But for some reason, Cardi B offset conversation is coming up in ways that it shouldn't be. We're going to get into it. All right. We'll get to that next. I'm Cynthia Lois. And I'm Josie Dye. And we're done pretending we have it all figured out. Each week, we laugh.

and talk our way through life's messiest moments. The things you think about but would never say out loud. The questions you are always too shy to ask. Relationships, regrets, awkward moments, and the stuff no one warns you about. It's honest, it's funny, and sometimes it gets a little uncomfortable. But that's kind of the point. This is Cynthia and Josie's Unmentionables. Listen on the free IHeart Radio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

What's up, everyone? I'm Ago Vodam. My next guest, you know from Step Brothers Anchorman, Saturday Night Live and the Big Money Players Network. It's Will Ferrell. Woo. Woo. My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with them one day.

And I was like, and Dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means, but I just know the groundlings. I'm working my way up through and I know it's a place that come look for up and coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry about you. Which is really sweet. Yeah. He goes, but there's so much luck involved. and he's like, just give it a shot.

He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit. If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that. There's a lot of luck.

Listen to Thanks, Dad, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm John Green. You may know me as the author of The Fault and Our Stars and now I guess also as the co-host of The Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast. I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist, and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World Cup was Mexico 86.

I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. For us, soccer, football. is a story we've shared for over 30 years since Daniel was the star player on our high school soccer team. Very debatable.

And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty. Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important. Listen to the away end with Daniel Auerkone and John Green on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, everyone. I'm Cheryl Stray, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things. I'm excited to share that I have a new podcast called Mind Over Mountain.

In each episode, I interview athletes, adventurers, and adrenaline seekers to discuss the inner landscapes and life experiences that informed and inspired their extraordinary feats. I also bring a bit of advice into the mix so we too can better understand how to face our own seemingly insurmountable challenges. Do you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to pull out what you already have inside. We're coming into this world fighting for our lives. All I'm going to do is pull out what you already got inside.

We're there to support and celebrate each other. And that's not like your story versus my story. You're going to walk up and over that dang mountain. You're not just going to put your mind over it. Yep. Yep, exactly. And if I can't walk up and over it, I'm going to go through it. Listen to Mind Over Mountain every Thursday on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast.

or wherever you get your podcast. Oh, good morning. Can we talk, L.L. Cube. Yeah. I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself. Take me through that. That source is must.

I'm the home guy that knows a little bit about everything and everything. Lauren. Little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you. Take me through that. Take me through that. Where she's gone? The latest with Lauren a loss. On the breakfast club.

L.L. Cool, babe. Talk to me. So Noriega from Drink Chams N-O-R-E. Norie! Yes, who will be at the Black Effect Podcast Festival on April 25th. Yes, indeed.

Sat down with Jason Lee. And Jason Lee, shout out to him. You guys know he has this talk show, but he did a deal with BET, so they're over on BET. And Norie really opened up. He talked about a lot of things. So he talked about the fact that

he used to hide being healthy. Let's take a listen. I felt in hip-hop, we don't put health first. We don't put wanting to live longer first. We don't put, like, I've been bio. hacker. I like biohacking. I love infrared saunas. I love cold plunging. I love, uh, I love doing all that

but I don't post it. What is it called? The hyperbaric chamber. And I felt like for years, I was keeping that away. And I was keeping that away cause a hip hop. And then I look and I see and I say, you know what? I can no longer hide. I can no longer hide who I want to be. And, you know, Y'all can see me on drink camps having drinks with Uncle Luke and taking shots and doing that. But I don't show y'all waking up in the morning and running five miles and then taking wheatgrass at juicy juice ball and then taking ginger shots. Why wouldn't I promote both? Why would I promote drink camps more than I promote who I am in the morning? Well, when you know better, you do better.

You know what I'm saying? I think we've got to give each other grace for what we didn't know when we was younger. And we need to really start saying what it is. idiots. We were ignorant. We didn't know how to love ourselves. We didn't have a lifestyle. It was a death style. I love to see Norrie on that journey because I remember him getting on stage one time and Norrie looked so damn big and I think

we made fun of him and he heard it and he was like I got to get my ass in shape but yeah I'm glad Norrie's on that journey. He owns a juice ball. He does that. He runs a lot so I'm happy he's on that journey. I always wondered how he drank so much but then I would see him running and then when he started posting different stuff I was like I still don't understand how

it happens but the fact that he's doing it. And I was thinking about this like if you were a rapper and you celebrated the wrong things for so long like I mean glorified it put it to beats that sounded amazing when you get old then you know better you should you know celebrate the good things

you should celebrate the healthy things yeah but you should put people on to the things that you're doing if it is a healthy thing that's why we up here talk about you know Dr. Puma and the different appointments that we're doing and just trying to stay healthy we don't have it all but physically and mentally we can help and try to you know guide people to do the right thing we try

and I love that he said biohacking And me and NB does that, you know, we do that too. So I'm glad that he actually put a shed light on that because more people need to get into that, all the infrared stuff and, you know, the saunas and all of that. It's good self-care. And staying hydrated, the IV hydration, all it.

All it, all it. Well, he also got into the Kanye West conversation that happened on drink chimps. You guys remember Kanye came on the show and made some comments about George Floyd and other people. Let's take a listen. Puff called me. I did not understand the,

Jewish part of the conversation. And I did not understand that George Floyd part of the conversation. It was so much other things that happened, it went over my head. When Pop called me and was like, hey, I think we should edit this one. And I'm saying, we'll take your part out. He's like, mm-mm, I'm on part. My park is stay. You sure you want these other parts to stay.

And I literally interviewed Kanye Saturday night, and we literally released it Sunday at 7 in the morning. So I really didn't have time to edit. You know what's so funny, you always hear these conversations about Puff correcting other people and Puff keeping other people on point and Puff telling them what they were doing wrong. Who the hell was doing that for Pupp? Who's correct? Why was nobody doing that for Puff? All you had to do is take away to baby oil and tell him no to the male prostitutes.

But no. Jesus. Now look. He pick up the phone and say, put the oil down. You know what I'm saying? Puff was right with that one, though. Yeah, he was. And, you know, they talked a lot about the fallout that happened around that.

And we saw it in real time. But Nouri talks about the fact that him and Stephen Jackson are still, like, I guess, not going back and for it, but at odds at some point because Stephen Jackson had things to say about the fact that that even aired. Let's take a listen. I don't have a beef. He has a beef. That's the reason why I called him a hater, right? Because in order for you to have. What's his name again?

Exactly. No, don't do that. I'm just playing. Did you throw me out of you? I took the dunk. And he's never dunk. He's the 16th man on the team. You know what I mean?

In order for you to have beef. somebody you have to hate that person in order for you to hate somebody you have to know that person that person has never met me he doesn't know if i've wear is yaki cologne or fahrenheit he doesn't know if i wear he doesn't know if i i stay at the ward off or if i stay at the sheridan he doesn't know nothing about me so the fact that you keep talking about and you under other people's comments comment on me that means that you're taking your time out to think i've never thought about you I don't even remember your name. He's upset about that.

Yeah, but Stephen Jackson and Norrie need to have a conversation. They both good brothers, man. And you can't say who is Stephen Jackson. Stephen Jackson was in the NBA for 15 years. He's a NBA champion. Score damn over $13,000. He wasn't the six men on the bench or the 12th man on the bench. But also, like you said...

He made like $70 billion in the NBA. And he's got a super successful company right now with all the smoke, super successful podcast. Like, yeah, we're not going to play Stephen Jackson. Norrie was just throwing shots. Norris just throwing shots. Norrie got to understand. like that was his brother.

That George Floyd was his brother that died. So when somebody's talking light of a situation or act like that man doesn't exist, you would stand up for your brother too. So I'm not mad at Stephen Jackson for it. And like show you let me say, y'all should have a conversation. But don't belittle him because, you know,

that's his brother. Like that's his family member. And y'all talking down on his family member, I think anybody in this world would do the same. Well, Norrie mentions in the interview that part of the issue is he did call Stephen Jackson and everything happened and he apologized during his apology tour.

And he says he feels like Stephen Jackson just act like that apology never happened. So maybe they need to have another conversation. That's a crucial part of the conversation. Yeah. Now he also got into, Nory got into Offset having a conversation with him about a question that a lot of people had about whether Offset was dating sweetie. Let's take a listen. You got the last interview with Takeoff and Cuevo together.

We're dipping into a conversation where it seems like me and Offset had beef. Like we didn't have beef. Like what it was was he asked me for a certain thing that I actually did. I just didn't do it. You took out the question of whether or not Offset slept with Suidi Wad. Absolutely. You took that question out.

Absolutely. And you still have that footage. Absolutely. And you have the answer. Absolutely. And I respected man cold. Okay. And took it out.

Absolutely. Would you sell it? No. To me? Nope. To Cardi. Nope. Offset I got your back.

But you are the only person right now. That would have done that. No. That has the answer. No. And guess what? You still ain't going to get the answer. You asked the question.

By mistake. But you asked the question. Yes, I did. And you got the answer. Yes, I did. But then you cut it out. Yes. And you held on to it.

To this day. Because of the broco. Oh, that's right. Because when you call me, you said, if he keep talking, you'll put it out. Ah, damn. Yeah, I was surprised to see Nourri go into that part of it. Only because at this point, Offset, Cardi, they're not together anymore. Offset has tried to shut down this whole rumor conversation.

Remember, you talked to Kiki Palmer. I just didn't know why we opened that back up. is in, honestly, now people, because he doesn't directly say what Offset said in the answer, people are implying that he has another answer to what we've heard, which is where Offset has denied this for so long. Listen to it. Like, what

the Cody do in the court? Like, you can clearly gather the answer from that. No, not really. Please. Well, not really. Because, because his thing, just because somebody wants something taken out of an interview doesn't mean they confirm to deny. They just don't even want to bring the conversation up.

I just, I'll tell you, but, besides, all that. And I love Norrie. I didn't like the fact Norrie spoke about that. Because if somebody called me behind the scenes to do something and we take it out, we take it out, right? Artists have called up here before and we've taken things out and we don't bring it back up because that's the whole purpose of it. Well, he didn't speak about it. Jason

bought it up. Jason clearly had inside information and Jason, Jason said it. Yeah, because Jason and Cardi are close. It's not like Norrie's just I took this out. Jason asked him. And they have a close relationship too, but you got to know how to answer a question. I know you ain't talking. I know Jess Hillierce ain't talking. I see where you was going, I know.

Just, you hate that. Don't worry about the messenger. Your word about the messenger. Yeah. Wrong messenger. All right. Well, you said that, Lauren. I got what you were saying.

You're just wrong messages. I got what you were saying. Don't anybody even got to ask, Jess. You're just volunteering. Random Wednesday. Yeah, right. Let me go live. Great message, Jess.

It's wrong message. Whatever. What are. Well, one of y'all say it. Shout out to Jason Lee in the show that he has now with, in a partnership he has at VET. And also, yeah, it was a great interview. It was a great interview.

Also, yesterday it was announced that Jason Lee is going to be honoring Tyler Perry with the impact award that Hollywood unlocked awards that he does every year. So that's going to go down. It's going to be big. It's a sixth annual one as well. So shout out to him and everything. I don't know why Hollywood Unlocked Awards isn't on somebody

screaming platform on television network. Maybe it would be this shit. But now the fact they's on BT. You know how hard it is to build an award show? That people actually come to? Yes. Mariah Care was there casually like just in love? Like, he gets the names. You got an award?

Jason Libby having better guests than the... Oh, I didn't know. 2019, we got the Hollywood Impact Award. We got it in 2019. I like the trophy. That's really nice. Jason Lee, you have a better guest than the network sometime.

Absolutely. Yeah, shout out to Jason Lee and the team over there. Great conversation. Go check it out. Is that dust? It is dust. God, damn, man. Nobody cleanses this.

They clean off our goddamn impact award. They appreciate the award, Jason. Thank you. It's just a little dust. It's literally sitting in here collecting dust. Yes. I mean, it's on display. You know what that means?

It's on display. Y'all need another one. We need another one. So you could go this year. All right. That was the latest. I got to do it. I got to do it.

Sloat to my guy, Jason. Yeah, slew to Jason Lee. Yeah, we need. Flood to N.O.E. too, man. Make sure you check out N.R.E. at the Black Effect podcast festival, April 25th in Atlanta, Georgia. Go get your tickets.

BlackEffect.com. slash podcast festival. I don't know who his guests is going to be. Maybe it's offset. I don't know. I don't know who his guests is going to be on that thing. This morning. he was like, yeah, it would be dope.

Cardi B should bring out the offset. Then he was like, I don't know. Norrie should bring it off since. Because Norrie said they good now. That'd be a good conversation. Yeah, he said he didn't mean to break broco. So they're all good. All right.

When we come back, we got front page news. And then comedian Chris Benton will be joining us. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ NV. Just hilarious. Salameen, the guy.

We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Start off with some quick sports. Congratulations to the Warriors last night. They defeated the Clippers 1-26-121-211. Sent the Clippers home. also the 76 is sent the magic home they won last night 109 97 we got to congratulate Asia Wilson

she's uh come on now the highest paid WNBA player ever she signed a three year five million dollar max super max contract so drop on a clue the bomb for Hopkins South Carolina zone Asia Wilson South Carolina Gamecock the best woman's basketball player in the world should be the highest paid woman's basketball player in the world so that makes all the sense yes it does yeah congratulations to how

what up me me good morning NBA Josh, Alamee. How y'all doing this? Peace, me, Brown. Good morning. All right, so we start this hour with Dave Chappelle, speaking out about comedy and politics. So speaking on NPR's newsmakers, Chappelle said his jokes about transgender issues are being used in a way he never intended. Let's listen. I did resent that the Republican Party ran on transgender jokes.

You know, I felt like they were doing a weaponized version of what I was doing. I give an example. This is before I learned the phrase I respectfully declined, and I was on Capitol Hill, and everybody ran up to take pictures with me from every congressional office, and I just take pictures with whoever I asked. I didn't ask how they voted, what their voting record is. And then here comes Lauren Bobert, and she said, can I get a picture? And I had already taken 40 pictures.

I didn't want to say no for everybody. But I didn't know the phrase I respectfully declined. So I just took the picture, and then she posted a picture before I could even get from there to the show and says something to the effect of just two people that knew that is just too generous instantly like weaponizing or politicizing so I got to the

arena and I lit her ass up and welcome to our world they do it all the time they're great at it actually Democrats could do the same thing but they don't you can take anything someone says take it out of context put it in a campaign ad circulated on Twitter with the captioning and narrative that you want and boom yeah for sure

he basically said keep me out of that that way. So Chappelle was also asked about President Trump, specifically whether he thinks the president is funny. Let's listen to that. Maybe if he wasn't president, I think that was fun. Or maybe at times there are funny things about him. Like if I were to talk about him, like it would be funny.

But I think what he does is so consequential. And so much of these things, you know, in my lifetime, I've never really seen anything, a phenomenon quite like him. I'm not trying to be political, but it's remarkable. I don't know. I don't know how funny it is. I mean, a multitude of things can be true. Is President Donald Trump dangerous?

Yes. But is he funny? Yes. But we're laughing at him, not with him. But do you think some people mix the two? Hell yeah. Yeah. He has said things sometimes that make you laugh, but he's still dangerous.

Because sometimes this is so outrageous. You can't help. And he's definitely definitely comical. he's been comical before he became president. You know what I mean? So he's always had a personality that, you know, I felt was always humorous. But, yeah, it's just dangerous.

Definitely dangerous. Because he's the president of the United States of America. Right. Absolutely. It was funnier when he wasn't president. Exactly. So his point. When he wasn't dangerous.

And actually, now when you look at, you can see the clear cognitive decline, right? Now you're like, okay, that is president of the United States of America. So, yes, that's the not funny part of it. Exactly. Exactly. But he's a clown.

You can't call him a clown and not laugh, guys. Guys, everybody out there that gets mad, you cannot use the clown emoji for things that he says, but did not realize you laugh at clowns. Mm-hmm. Yeah, that's true. And switching gears a little bit to a major win for concert goers. Concert goers, right? Concert goers, yes.

A federal jury has found that live nation and ticket master, they operated as a monopoly, basically saying that they had too much control over concerts and tickets, limiting competition and driving up fees. So the verdict comes after a lengthy trial here in New York where jurors they heard from top music executives across the industry. So here's the catch. Now, even though that decision has happened, you are not going to see those ticket prices drop anytime soon.

A judge still has to decide what's next, including whether to break up the company, so to break up ticket master or to break up Live Nation and force major changes to how they do business. The Justice Department in other states, They argue that that's set up, it's been costing fans millions of dollars and adding fees and limiting your options at checkout. And so while there's already a deal on the table to cap those fees and so more competition can get in, it may be a while before that. Yeah, those fees are crazy.

And the fact that I think they would say they were charging an average of, I think a dollar plus per. And it was like the judgment was for like $700 million. Like you said, they have a monopoly. So especially with Ticketmaster, they can control the pricing in every state, every market. And there's really nothing you can do because you want to see your favorite art. and it's not too many places that you can go. Yeah. Which makes it very, very crazy.

And if you ever try to do an event or if you say, you know, I'm going to be an entrepreneur and throw my own party and I'm going to use Ticketmaster, they control the money. So Ticketmaster pretty much pays you. You can sell out and then Ticketmaster decides when they're going to write you a check. Wow. Yeah. And the venues too, right? They control the venues.

Yeah. It's a total monopoly. Yeah, they do that. I don't even know what the fees are. Like the service fees, I don't know what that means. There's a lot of different fees. But you got to pay them, yes. Facility charges.

I don't know what that means. Processing fees. I don't know what that means. What does that mean on contract tickets? I have no idea. Facility charges is crazy. We shouldn't even get charged for facility charges. Like, what do you mean?

I don't even know what that means. These fees are ridiculous. You ever stay at a hotel and they charge you like a hotel fee and a towel fee? I'm like, what's that? All these fees? I don't ever look at the breakdown, but damn, well now. Yeah.

Didn't know that. And then let me ask y'all this. How much do you think it actually costs to raise a child today? Girl. How? How are we supposed to notice, me, man? Just guess. I want you to guess.

How is hell? I don't know. Like, what you mean? In this totality? The totality from zero to 18. How, what would you say? It used to be $2. $2.

A million? Really? I thought it was. Per kid? I was just going to say, Mill Young. I thought it was like, I thought it was $2 million.

Yeah. I thought I read that before that it, like, from the time of being. Hell no. It was been $2 million. You spend like $2 million. From zero to 18, you don't think. I'm not.

That's what I thought. At least. What level are you talking about? That's 18 years. all together. I think you got a pay for it. Let's talk about the average American. The average American will spend $300,000 to raise a child from zero to 18.

Wow, okay. Yeah, yeah. I need to talk to some of them parents. How do it? Well, apparently that's up 30%. So it didn't use to be that much. They said that number includes the basics, you know, housing, food, child care, health care, education. But housing makes up the biggest chair.

And child care, though, is out of control. Child care is high. Yes. People are spending 30% of their income just on. childcare and some people are choosing to stay home and not to work because it's cheaper to stay home versus pay child care. And then it's hard now, harder to get

your vouchers, you know, like from the state or, you know, the city or whatever. And the difficult part is, like you said, kindergarten starts at age five. So from zero to five, you have to sit there, you have to raise your child. You can't put them in pre-K because pre-K costs money. You can't put them in daycare because daycare costs money.

And daycare centers out there, oh my gosh. Yeah, it is. By the way, y'all ain't even factor in college. $100,000 $100,000 is the basic package She's at the 18 That's just some housing and some food After 18 you got to figure it out on your own

You ain't got no extra curriculum activities No nothing no extra expenses Yeah, damn That was just food No Christmas No room and board That was room and board Right

Jesus That's why he said two million No vacation That too No bicycles I did read that before I don't know maybe that was I don't know

I read that somewhere that it it's like $2 million to raise the child. That doesn't mean you're going to spend it, but that just mean that that's what it should be from zero to 18. That's a lot. I swear that sounds right. It depends on how you raise that child, but two million sounds a lot.

All right, well. All right, y'all, well, that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me at Mimi Brown TV. And from more stories, follow the Black Information Network at BIA News. All right. When we come back, Chris Spencer will be joining us.

Committee in, of course, actor, writer, and we're going to talk to him next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Shalameen de Guy.

We are the Breakfast Club. Lauren LaRosa is here as well. We got a special guest in the building. Yes, indeed. Ladies and gentlemen, comedian actor Chris Spencer. Welcome, brother. How are you, sir?

How are you feeling, man? Well, life is incredible. Yes, I'm good. I love getting to New York. You never stop getting a check, man. Every time I have to. I have two kids, they want to eat every day. You're doing everything.

You're doing your comedy special. You're hosting. You're acting. You just stay with a check. I don't think people understand how much of like a whisperer you are for so many people. Well, thank you, man. Thank you. Yes.

No, it's, I mean, listen, I've been blessed. You know what I mean? A lot of times when we're in this business, you only have one path. If you're doing stand-up, you just continue to do stand-up. You do the clubs. You do the, and you travel. I've been lucky and blessed that I've created TV shows and been able to write for award shows. Like, we're gearing up right now to do Kevin Hart's roast.

That came out of nowhere. I mean, Kevin Betterhead called me, but it came out of nowhere. So I am blessed with these different opportunities that a lot of other comedians don't get a chance to do. Why do you think the longevity is there? Because sometimes you see comedians and they're struggling and they're going to do things that they necessarily don't want to do,

but it seems like for you it just continues to happen. I've always been a nice guy. You know what I mean? And so every iteration of comedian, like, you know, everybody's going to get their opportunity, whether it's Jamie Fox or Kevin or Mike Epps. So they're going to get hired to host X event. So there's usually going to be a group of white writers to write the show

And then you're going to want somebody who knows your voice to write for you So that's happened for me time and time again with Mike Gibbs Tiffany Haddish Anthony Anderson So there's the show and then there's the people that you need who know your voice Who's not afraid to say to the powers that be he ain't doing that joke I've always been that guy One of the first times I remember seeing you was This is like right after Arseniola

Oh yeah vibe Yeah vibe late 19th This was like they were trying to find all these different black people to try to fill that boy. Me and Keenan came out the exact same day, same time. Same day, same time. Same day, same time. Racism at the... No, that's not racism. But it was same day, August 4th, 1997. Why shaking your head like that? I should have been rich by now.

Yeah, but it was a great opportunity, but it was kind of whack that they did that. So then Keenan and I came out the same time, then I got fired, and then Sinbad came, and then they got rid of Keenan. and then magic came and then there was none of us then all of a sudden black people can't talk yeah do you do you do you do you yes yes I have it on recording what did you think though because those were such it wasn't big shoes to feel because you weren't replacing

right right but just that void that existed right no it was thrilling it was exciting that you know I was chosen from Quincy Jones personally to be this guy but the problem was the fact that Kenan and I were at the same time we're over to looking who's Kenan's guess oh we got to get somebody different or somebody better than that. And it was just, it was

messed up that we had this, this void that was in our culture wanting to show it now, you've got two people competing for the same audience. So I never really got my fair shot. Were you intentional about stepping away? I don't want to say stepping away, but like I felt like that's when you started to be more

behind the scenes. Well, I got fired. I don't know if you remember that part. There's no step away for black people. You got to go. So, So, but then, you know, as the acting and stuff dried up, I started doing more writing. And then I was fortunate when real husbands came. That came from a sketch on an award show.

And then that blew up. And then other opportunities kind of came my way. Now, you said you're roasting to Kevin Hart. Are there any jokes that haven't been said about Kevin Hart as yet? We'll find out. We'll find out. My goal is to arm Kevin Hart. You know what I mean?

Because, you know, these white boys are vicious. Oh, so he's got to fire back at them. It's like the rules. Like how to roast be? You saw Tom Brady roast? So I wrote on that one and I helped Kevin with that one and now they're going to roast Kevin.

So everybody on the dais is going to go at Kevin and then Kevin is going to have his day. To go back. Correct. I'm going to help the whole show but my goal is for Kevin to be the best. I love Tom Brady roast because they didn't. That wasn't.

Three hours. It's like the 90s. Yes. Yes. You remember that? You remember that, was it Shaq Roast? Yes. Yeah.

When you write for shows like that, like, is it each writer has like a person they're writing for? or like is everybody across full show? Because how do you make each joke and moment feel different if one person's working on multiple things? Well, it depends. Like in this case, they've hired the blacks.

Hired the blacks. Basically, me and the plastic cup boys and my boy Ian Edwards to focus on Kevin, right? They have a big old room of these incredible writers writing for the entire show. Our focus is Kevin, but we definitely will go, you know, I got this for Shane Gillis is the host. I got this for, you know,

if Snoop comes on or Jamie Fife. comes on, whoever these other roasties are, we're also hired to write for the show. Why don't get some of the other black comedians, especially the ones that? No, they'll be there. Okay. Yeah. What about the ones that have like notoriously hated on Kevin, too? You got to get some of them. There's some surprises. Okay. You're going to be like,

yo, how was he here? They hate each other. Cat Williams walk out? I didn't say that at all. But there's going to be some people. You're going to be like, you just said he was... You got to give Mike Hemp's a shot. Like I said, this is. There's going to be some people on there.

You're going to be like, so, yeah, we hope, because that would be a real roast, you know what I mean? To really bring out your, the people that you've been combating with for these last couple of ten years or whatever. So I can't say Mike and Kat are going to be on there, but there's going to be some surprises like that. Those surprises, y'all don't write for them. They come with their own stuff. They've been ready. They've been ready. They've been writing these jokes for ten years.

They're like, I get to roast Kevin? They bring out of small. Is there anything that's too far? Because nowadays... Yes, yes. Even with the Tom Brady roast, they were like, don't do any Robert Kraft jokes. You know what I mean?

Because he was going through the thing with the massage parlors and all that stuff. And I was like, but you don't want to see these? So there's some things, you know, they want you to stay away from. I'm sure Kevin will have some things that they probably tell the other guys not to talk about.

But I haven't heard anything yet. You know, you've been doing comedy for decades, Chris. What's something about the craft that you understand now that you completely misunderstood earlier? So I have a gift and a curse, which is my wit, right? And so instead of focusing on my act and doing my act every day, all day, for months and years, and putting out special, I would always, I would always go, you know, some of these people have seen me already. So I'm always trying to think of something new.

I mean, like, the word crowdwork now is like this positive thing. That was me back then. So everything was fresh. And so I wish I would have focused on creating my act, putting that out as a special, and then having a new act and just continue to be. build like that. That's the way you become great. Chris, Kevin, Epps, Cedric, like, George

Lopez, you do your act over and over and over again until you're tired of it. You put out a special and then you move on to a new hour. I didn't do that. Because I hosted a lot. You know, I hosted Chalka Sundays. I hosted Fat Tuesdays. I have a room in Engleware right now. I do it called the Comedy Block Party. So a lot of times it's the same people.

I can't do the same act. So I'm always... And so that wit has also been my curse because I mean I the most exciting thing for a comedian is is his newest joke like literally I'll be at home I don't feel like going up then I go oh I just wrote that and I'm gone

so that was always what I was doing as a host you know what I mean I always got to come up with something brand new but all these camera phones do you get a chance to to I guess feel out your jokes right because nowadays it's like I was doing I went to some me and my daughter went to some comedy spot it was like a hole in the wall

right she went to NYU hole in the wall dad let's go and I've seen a bunch of comedians that I know but I can tell they were feeling out their jokes something didn't hit, some didn't land, but that's what it was about. Do the camera phones ruin that? No, no. I mean, they usually tell people do not have your phones out, and they do a great job

at, you know, kind of making sure people don't, but not for me. I mean, a lot of times the way social media is you almost want some of that stuff to get out. Chris, that joke didn't work, and then all of a sudden it goes viral, and then you go, come see it now, and now the joke works. I don't know if I've ever heard a comedian say that I just made that up right now Okay

It's probably not a good thing One of the shows that I love that you did That I feel didn't get a fair shake White Famous man Oh yeah well I got fired Before you Yes before you talk good about it What?

Yes My friend Buddy Lewis and I created that show And it was a different show If I showed you the script You'd be like Yo this would still be on the air We got fired

They hired the guy from Californication to write it. So you have this white guy who thinks he knows black culture and he wrote that, what you saw. But if I showed you what we had, because in reality, as a black comedian, this is what it was supposed to be about. You get pulled

in different ways. It was supposed to be like a black entourage, right? It's from me being in all these camps. And so I've been to fly on the wall and seeing how everything operates. So my character was going to be like his manager a la Marcus King or whoever, you know, these young, like Eric Rohn for Cedric.

You see what happens so you see Saturday Night Live saying yo come do this and he's like yo but there's a Def Jam tour and there's this push and pull of him trying to be mainstream. What I said in my pitch which sold the show was he wants the people and Brentwood to learn his name

but he has to make sure the people in Englewood don't forget it. So there's always this push and pull with your people, your public and your agent and that's what the show was supposed to be. He was supposed to be a little bit further ahead than the way they had him. and him struggling. You know what I mean?

Him being in a big, big mainstream film, and they go to the red carpet, and they're like, oh, yeah. You know what I mean? And then Zach Alfanax or somebody comes in, they push him out of the way. That's what the story was supposed to be more of,

him being trying to be white famous. Like, he can go to Roskos and get in line free, and they send him Air Force once to his house all the time, but if he goes to the governor's ball at the Oscars, he's like, I don't, we don't know you. How did you get fired from a show you created? Hollywood. That's not what they said when they said you fired.

I didn't know you got fired. I saw your name is created. So they had to keep my name on there. Okay, okay. Yeah. No, you can get fired from anywhere. Matter of fact, let me tell you how bad is it. I remember one time I did a commercial for Domino's Pizza.

It's how old of this. And they would add another, they would, it was like they made two commercial, two products with one and Blockbuster, Domino. So Domino's Pizza. And you rent Star Wars and you rent, so I got checks for every movie they did, right? So they brought it back and they wanted to do some voiceovers. They made me audition to be me.

What? And Montel Jordan got it. Montel Jordan, if you watch that, Montel Jordan, when I saw him, I go, that's not how you do me? Yo, that's crazy. I have so many Hollywood stories. I have so many Hollywood stories.

I lined up in the cast and it's like, hmm. Literally, I had to audition. I remember one time I went to an audition and they said they're looking for a Chris Spencer type. And I got there and I was like, and they were looking at me like this. Hi, how are you? I said, I'm him.

It said that on the parents? We're looking for a Chris Spencer type and these people don't know I was Chris Spencer. Wow. But did you get it? No. Montel Jordan again. No, I'm joking. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

What was it about you that they wanted you but didn't want you? They wanted you. I don't know. Were you trying to go to like black experience for them? No, I don't. I just think they, you. heard the word Chris Spencer and they're like we got to get a Chris Spencer type. No, I mean, I'm talking about the white famous.

Oh yeah, mine was real, real, real, real, real. They made some superficial version of what they assume what that would look like. But mine was coming from being in these camps, you know what I mean? And I don't know. You never know why you get fired. Is comedy still a place for truth telling? I had it just turned into like survival. Like you say just enough so you don't get...

I think it's become a little bit too salacious. and gossipy for some of these people but no it's still great there's still some great comedians some great young comedians out there that are doing their thing hold on you know what

you know why it's gotten so gossipy installation because the comedians are doing this instead of standing up doing this like don't start a podcast right focus on your craft they want likes instead of laughs too you know what I mean

but isn't that a hard place to be in though because you said you go in rooms and people are like how many followers you have so like what's the happy medium then getting some follow? Literally like we were there was a there was a push and pull with the old cats and the young

cats like and then I was like hey man how you make them little videos you'd be doing I was going to ask what's more fulfilling to you do you like the comedy specials do you like the writing or do you like hosting? I see you do all of them. Right. Stan, I love hosting. I love roasting. But when you're when you're up there by yourself, you're the star, the director, the producer

and the writer. and one of my favorite things to do is not the laughs, it's when I get the room quiet. You know what I mean? Damon Williams told me a long time ago, you won't be a great comedian until you can appreciate the silence. And what makes Dave so great is all of a sudden a room like that. Then he goes,

and throws a grenade. Boom! That's a high. You know what I mean? There's a lot of comedians that are afraid of that silence because it's scary. You don't know what's going to happen, but I'm addicted to that now.

And so I think I've become a better. comedian because I've been able to appreciate the silence. No one I'm in control of this whole situation. That's just like that when you're doing interviews and stuff too. Right. I tell people tell them that all the time. Like sometimes you might ask a question and it might get silent for whatever reason. You get uncomfortable.

I don't. But like a lot of people that Exactly. A lot of people are, a lot of people shut the fuck up. A lot in the beginning. Only because I think it's like you feel like if it's conversation or if you're doing something, it's supposed to invoke something from people and so when people are quiet, it's like I don't know, it's like an insecure feeling.

But sometimes that silence is magic. Yeah, you learn that. So if I ask you something and you ain't said nothing, I'm like, that's, that's, you know, impactful. You know what I mean? Mm-hmm. And then to know that my next sentence is going to make you laugh is a power. It's almost like a minister when he's in front of his congregation. He knows, I got this in my hip pocket.

I'm going to say, oh, this is going to be quiet. Then I'm going to drop him with, I'm going to hit him with this. What made you, what makes you pull somebody's, I guess, hotel publicly? I know you do a lot of it private. I saw you on 51-50 show with Corey Holcomb. What made you go on 51-50 show and have that conversation with Corey publicly? So, Corey, I saw him on Laurel Ken. He was driving this incredible, like, convertible Cadillac, and I complimented him.

And then he called me, and then we just started talking, and then I just started telling him about himself. He's like, really? I said, you don't know this? You don't know this about yourself? He said, man, can you come on the show and talk to me about that? I said, absolutely. So he purposely called me to come on the show

and tell him these things about his shortcomings and how he's become this mean comic and he really appreciated it. Oh, so, okay, he asked for that. I didn't know that. He asked for that. He said, come on here and talk to me. Does that change your view of it,

that he asks for it or no? I actually respect it even more. The fact that y'all had that conversation, you know, privately and he was like, no, let's have that publicly. Yeah. Yeah. Are comedians still allowed to be wrong publicly?

Are that today's culture expect perfection all the time? They're going to be wrong whether they like it or not. I think we're all human, you know what I mean? And so we're going to make mistakes. We're going to say stuff that we think people want to hear. And a lot of times, you know, we're miseducated, we're misinformed. And that's when a lot of apologies start to happen.

You know what I mean? But so, yeah, I mean, our goal is to be funny. That's what also has stopped happening, because a lot of people are trying to be gossipy as opposed to funny. Like, that's what I was telling him, Corey. I said, the difference between you back then and now

is before you would say something mean, but you'd make a little Corey face or do something silly, and we would go, aha, he's being funny. Now you're just mean, you know what I mean? And you're not like that. That's not the guy I met. And I think your audience that you've built

with the 5150 show encourages that behavior. You know what I told him? You're like dice clay. You know what I mean? Dice Clay probably didn't start off as that guy, but then that audience was like, yo, we love when you do the, and he became more of that. Not that he's a caricature, but if your audience is feeding you, then you want to, you know, entertain them.

So you were just talking about all the things that you would talk to people about. Is there anything you wouldn't joke about? And like, what's off limits? Anything? I'm not going to talk. If you have like a, I do do a joke about that. I mean, you know in your gut. You know what I mean?

Like, I'm not going to. especially if somebody's going through something that's the best time I'm not going to talk about your kid that's cancer you know what I mean that's different I'm just trying to I mean that low I'm just saying but yes but no like if you fall off a building or some like that it's my comedic duty

to talk about you but now I mean you know you know what I'm not going to be doing AIDS jokes you know what I'm not going to be doing AIDS jokes you know what I'm going to be you roasting magic you see what I'm saying Like what? Let's hear it. What would it be? I would never...

And he would laugh at them. I would never roast magic. There's a couple of people that are off limits in the black community, I realized. Kobe Magic. Boy, that mean, Kobe passed away. Yes. Even then, though. I had a joke about Kobe.

I tried on two different TV shows that they didn't air it. Really? I tried it on Def Jam and Comic View. I had a joke about how Magic, how Kobe was so greedy with the ball. I said, you remember this, right? I said, magic had a no-look pass, and Kobe had a no-pass look. So Kobe would look at you and Kobe would look at you and, go, you'd be like, I'm open, and go, see you.

And you can go this way. That's innocent. I tried it twice. Everybody made jokes about Kobe not passing the ball. They wouldn't let me do it. What? They love Kobe. Wow.

So is Kobe Magic? Who else is on the lift? Michelle Obama and Martin Luther King. I don't know about Martin. Definitely Michelle. No, Oprah? Oh, no, you can joke. I mean, she's not as relevant as she was.

There were people who did Oprah jokes back then. But I'm just telling you, when the room gets silent and a black crowd. I don't know if they're supposed to laugh. People have made mad. Oprah jokes and who did you say That's what I'm saying Oprah they joked about it I'm saying Michelle Obama Michelle no somebody else

Martin Luther King Had mad Martin Luther King jokes Yeah but it was with Martin Luther King It wasn't like It wasn't like Martin Luther King got bitches You know what I mean you can't Who? It was entertaining barbershop

That broke my heart That was in a movie It was more about Rosa Parks You know what I mean Yeah I'm just telling you how the room gets Sure there's people who'll laugh But, like, you can't do any,

you can't talk about Jesus with black people. No, can't talk about Jesus. That's a little different. But it's crazy because the church folk love good comedy, though. Yes. Depending on how you do it. But you can't say there is no Jesus.

Oh, no. Yeah, I think you can't. I'm telling you, you asked me. I'm telling you what we can't do. But white boys do it all the time. They could go up there and brag about being atheist. Like, we can't. If you look for you are a black atheist,

you can't. We know they white devils. That's the difference. Behold. Kevon on stage is doing really good in the, like, church world. Yes, he's so funny, too. He's so real good with it. He, like, to toast the line a bit, but.

Yeah. We had a roast one time for a guy named Tahir Moore and Kevin. I love to hear. I used to do All Def Digital with him. Yes, he's so funny. So we had a rose one time in Kev on stage. Tony Baker, that whole little young crew. I love those guys.

Those guys are making an empire of their own. They're not waiting for Hollywood. You know what I mean? So I like that. Would they have a moment you thought about walking home? away from comedy? I wouldn't know where to go. I have a degree in sociology. I'd have to go back to grad school and then get another doctorate and, you know, I would always, my walkaway was this behind-the-scenes stuff I'm

doing. I stopped. When I started having children, I was like, okay, I want to be home to, I don't want to, I don't want to have a nanny take my son to go get his first hair cut and miss basketball games and baseball games. So I decided, let me take a backseat, actually with the conversation with my wife, was like, you probably should stay home. And so I started doing more of that when the kids were babies. And then it became fruitful,

and then I was like, oh, I'm here. But now I'm trying to make that transition back because when I see my friends in the airport coming from all these incredible country clubs, I'm the country club, comedy clubs, telling stories, I miss that. You know what I mean? Like, I am a comedian.

I have all these other slashes, director, producer, writer, but I am a comedian. And I always say, like, if we walked if this was high school, and we walked into the cafeteria, and I look over here, and there's Shonda Rhimes and Kenya Bears at one table, and I look

over here, and it's F. Gary Gray, and Malcolm Lee, at that table. And I look over here, and it's Mike Epps and Kevin and Dave and Chris, I'm going to naturally go over here. This is who I am naturally. I can do those things,

and those are fun, but I am a clown. You know what I mean? And that's where that's why I'm glad I did this special so now my comedian slash is in front of writer, producer, director, you know what I mean? Go to Jason. Go to Jason, yes. Yeah, and that name came from,

I was in a comedy club in L.A., the improv, actually, and I walked in and some kid goes, Chris Spencer, the goat. I said, no, I'm not the goat. I'm a goat-adjacent, and I walked away. And I was like, that'd be a pretty good name for a comedy special. So it's on Hulu right now, and it's doing pretty well,

and I'm very proud of it. What's the difference between being respected in comedy versus being popular? Because we mentioned a lot of people, right? Right. We know they got followers and stuff like that, but they're popular. They're not necessarily funny to me. Right. Like, you know, I like funny.

Who's funny to you? Who's funny to you? Ooh, new? Like, who will you go spend $50, $100 to go see? Oh, Chris Rock, easily. Chappelle easily. People like George Carlin. Right.

You know, that's what I like. So you like writers. You like to be able to think. I mean, I like writers. So, like, have you ever spent time with Rodney Bond? Of course. Who's funnier than Rodney? Like, you look at him and go, how'd you think of that?

And just regular conversation? Exactly. And it's dry. Dry. Yes. Because he's serious. Yes. But I like, that's what I like.

Yeah. That's funny to me. But then there's some people who don't want to think. Some people just want to go to comedy club and just, you know, they're there not to think about how this joke connects with this joke. They just want to laugh. So it's all. It's all, you know, about what you want

and what you like and what you want to pay your money for. Are there any... Hold on. What's the difference, though, between, you know, actually being a comedian that's funny and just being popular. You mean, respected and popular? Yes, respected. I'm respected. And I'm popular with the people that know me over 50. Anybody who got an immunization shot on their arm know me.

Like, all the ladies at TSA, you're like, I saw you last night. And then the younger TSA girl, I don't know who he is. Who is that? Yeah. You've had a lot of longevity, man. when it's all said and done, what do you want your legacy

and comedy to be? How did you go on anywhere anytime? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'd just like to ask that question. No, no, I'm glad you do. So, I want to continue. Me and my wife are doing projects together. We have a comedy series out

called Black Comedy in America that I hope you know about it. I co-hosts with Tiffany Haddish and Ryan Davis. We did 10 episodes on the history of black comedy starting from the Chitland Circuit all the way to the social media people. We have episode, Eddie Murphy. We have Will Smith,

Dave Chappelle, 80s sitcoms. And so I want to continue to... I want you to be able to watch TV. Like you watch Tyler Perry, you can go, that's a Tyler Perry show. Or you watch Woody Allen go, see the old man with the little girls?

That's a Woody Allen movie. So I want you to be able to... I want you to be able to watch TV or film and go, Chris Spencer did that. You know what I mean? And I get it kind of already. Like when people watch award shows, in the middle of the show,

they'll call me... Turk, Stevens, right here. He'll call me and go, you wrote that joke, didn't you? I'd be like, We know we wrote. He goes, I know you too well. You wrote it.

Good job. Click. You know what I mean? So people know my voice. And I want to continue to create projects where you'll go, that's Chris and them on Drop TV. Chris Spencer. Tell them what to follow you, Maine. I am on Instagram, the real Chris Spencer.

Facebook, just Chris Spencer for your older audience. Myspace, Tris Spencer. Oh, but we got the Soul Beach Music Fest. that Envy's going to be there usually, which is in Curisow this year, baby face, Jodacy, me and Dion Cole,

Spinderella, Jazzy Jeff on the island of Curiselle, and I'm sure none of you guys have been there. See, that's what I'm talking. Everybody got the cholesterol medicine. Yes, that's my type of point right there. Everybody up there, everybody there takes a nap before they come out at night.

That's what I'm talking about. Yes, and like Dionne Cole's joke, he says, all the old black dudes sit on the aisle because they know they got to pee soon. How did they get tickets for that? So he's talking about. Mark Atkins, who is actually Sinbad's brother, is the one that produces it. Sinbad used to do this.

I don't know if you guys remember. Used to be in Jamaica. And so funny, when I got fired from Vibe, Simbaugh took my spot. And now Simbaugh used to do this. And now I took his spot. So we're even. Got you back, Simba. It's Chris Benz and y'all.

So this is a podcast about video. games. Kind of. It's also about friendship. Definitely. And chaos. Unavoidably. Welcome to It's Dangerous to Go Alone. A podcast where we talk games, culture, nostalgia, and immediately go off topic. There is no gatekeeping. There is no skill check. If you win a game on easy mode, we support you. If you've never touched a controller, honestly, same energy for some of us. It's fun, it's chaotic, it's friendship with a loose gaming theme. And somehow we keep getting away with it. You should listen. Stream It's Dangerous to Go Alone on the free Iheart Radio app. Or wherever you get your podcast.

What's up, everyone? I'm Ago Wodom. My next guest, you know from Step Brothers Anchorman, Saturday Night Live, and the Big Money Players Network. It's Will Ferrell. My dad gave me the best advice ever. I went and had lunch with them one day, and I was like, and Dad, I think I want to really give this a shot. I don't know what that means, but I just know the groundlings. I'm working my way up through, and I know it's a place that come look for up-and-coming talent. He said, if it was based solely on talent, I wouldn't worry about you, which is really sweet. Yeah. He goes, but there's so much luck involved. And he's like, just give it a shot. He goes, but if you ever reach a point where you're banging your head against the wall and it doesn't feel fun anymore, it's okay to quit.

If you saw it written down, it would not be an inspiration. It would not be on a calendar of, you know, the cat. Just hang in there. Yeah, it would not be. Right, it wouldn't be that. There's a lot of luck. Listen to Thanks, Dad, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm John Green.

You may know me as the author of The Fault and Our Stars, and now I guess also as the co-host of The Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast. I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist, and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World Cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game, and I fell in love. On our new podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic. of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup.

For us, soccer, football, is a story we've shared for over 30 years since Daniel was the star player on our high school soccer team. Very debatable. And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history,

its hope, it's heartbreak, and above all, it's beauty. Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important. Listen to the away end with Daniel Auerkone and John Green on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Will Ferrell's Big Money Players and IHeart Podcasts presents soccer moms. So I'm Leanne.

Yeah. This is my best friend Janet. Hey. And we have been joined at the hips since high school. Absolutely. Now a redacted amount of years later, we're still joined at the hip. Just a little bit bigger hips. It's wider.

This is a podcast. We're recording it as we tailgate our youth soccer games in the back of my Honda Odyssey. with all the snacks and drinks. Sidebar. Why did you get hard seltzer instead of beer? They had a bogo. Well, then you got it. Do you want a white color or something here?

Just a second. Oh, what are y'all doing? Microphones? Are you making a rap album? Oh, I would. Come on. Could you imagine? I would buy it.

Go. Go. It's like a hot knife through sponge cake. That sounds delicious. Oh, you're lucky. I'm not a drug addict. You're lucky I'm not an alcoholic. You are.

You are. I'm not a killer. I love this team. And I'm really. trying to be a figure in their lives that they can rely on. Oh. Listen to soccer moms

on the IHeart Radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah, salute to Mark Simbad's brother. Salute to Simbad. He always checks him. Appreciate Simbad, but yeah, we do that each and every year. It went from Aruba to St. Martin to now Curisot. So

I usually do the opening night. I don't know if I'm doing it this year if we're doing it, but salute to Mark and everybody at Soul Beach. All right. Now, let's it to the latest lawn. Yeah. I'm not dumbing myself down. I'm being myself.

Take me through that. I'm the homeguard that knows a little bit about everything and everything. Little brown girls look at you and go, I want to be like you. Take me through that. Take me through that. Where is she going? The latest with Lauren knows. On the breakfast club.

L.L. Cool, babe. Talk to me. All right, guys. So we're start the latest congratulating Rihanna. because she is now the first woman to surpass 200 million R-I-Double A singles certifications in music history.

Wow, congratulations. Yes. Now, mind y'all, her last album was 10 years ago, right? And she hasn't toured since then either. But she's done the Super Bowl and she's added music to different movies, Wakanda, big things like that. But she comes in behind Drake.

Drake has a little over 277 million. Morgan Wallen, who is at $215 million. So congratulations. She's number three on that list. That's amazing. Yes, yeah, that's huge. I'm gonna lose mom for Rihanna.

She don't even need that little petty music money. I can't keep you a little petty music money. I love here to get my less money off, makeup, and draw us. They said she back in the studio, too. Yeah, she's been teasing. I remember she dropped the video working on a new album, and I was told, a little birdie told me, she still probably has to love for it. She loves it.

She loves that. She loves it. I mean, I got to be around y'all niggas. No, but whatever music she does, her rollout is going to be way elevated. She ain't going to be around, you know, doing too much. But I was told that she She really don't got to do nothing. The rest of her life.

I know a lot of y'all think y'all, Beyonce, and can just drop whenever. She can. Rihanna could drop tonight and do $2 million. She doesn't have to do an interview. She doesn't have to do a podcast. Just drop it and go on tour if she'd like. Well, I was told by a little birdie that her and the family

may be doing W magazine. And it's going to be about the new music and the family dynamic. So that might be coming. Yeah. And another congratulations, separately, a woman in music, Cardi B.

Remember I told you guys that grow good. The actual, like, products, not the pre-sell we're going on sell yesterday. They sold out in, like, 45 minutes. Did you get your stuff? Yeah, I got the shampoo and the conditioner. I tried to get the oil in the, like the mask. I couldn't get it. And then I... What's the stuff that make it grow? It all makes it grow, according to

Cardi B. Okay, don't play with me. Cardi said that's why you're trying to get everything. I'm asking you, like, that's why you're trying to get everything. Just be clear. Cardi can't do miracles, but, you know, it... Damn. You know what? Don't. I just told... Yo, Lauren's haircut is growing out. Okay. I just told you this yesterday.

We've got one crop circle in the back. That's all right. Let's stay focused. Yes, so it sold out at 45 minutes. McCarty posted the Instagram, and she was just a little bit of emotion about the support that she's been receiving. And she said the way that people showed up yesterday for Girl Goods launch, had her in real life tears.

It went so fast. She didn't even have time to give any to her mom. And she's been, you know, sharing her journey taking care for natural hair for a long time. She wanted to take the things that she's done over the last three years and, you know, put them out there for everybody else because she's trying to build a legacy. so she wanted something that she called call her own and it was this brand and it's been one of the most difficult things

she says that she has ever done but watching everybody love it is you know puts a smile on her face so shout out to Cardi. Congratulations, yes girl absolutely dropping a cruise bond for body yeah and her being a business woman you all love that

yes now speaking of business woman Emma Greed or is it greed or greedy or greedy Greed? Emma Greed was here on the breakfast club and wow I didn't know this would make people more upset but she talked about being a three hour mom. Let's take a listen. I saw you say you're a max three hour mom.

And that sparked a conversation. Didn't it spark a debate? I mean, listen, I want to be really honest about this. I spend all my time working and I'm a mom of four. I think that I am a core memory mom. I'm not gonna walk it back. Like I'm somebody that really, really cares about the big things, the big moments, Christmas, Thanksgiving.

But let's be honest, have I been at work all week, Monday through Friday, and I'm with my kids all morning on a Saturday? There's time that I need for me. And I think that most moms, after playing with their kids and taking their kids to the birthday parties and getting up on a Saturday and going through their house and running the errands are exhausted. Any husband who's married, like I am, like envy is, we have four daughters. We understand exactly what you need. No way.

We know exactly what our wives need breaks. All women need breaks. And at the end of the day, it's like, if I'm good, the whole family's good. I don't think they were mad at the break point. I think they were mad at the three-hour part. I'm a three-hour mom. I spend like three hours and I'm in and out. That's what I think they were upset about.

But here's my thing with this, right? I think people are trying to make Emma the face of like what black women shouldn't be saying and shouldn't be doing. What? Let me finish, right? But listen, but listen. And the reason why they're saying that, number one, there's a group of people who feel like she shouldn't be the representation of what successful black women look like because of, you know, she's next. Right. Then secondly, it's like, okay, she spends her three hours.

A lot of people was like, okay, that's sad. They're supposed to be more time with your kid. But if we were having a real conversation about, like, what living as luxurious CEO boss mom life looks like, how much time do you think you a lot to certain things? Like, let's be honest about that. I don't know what you just did, but let's just simplify it even more. Invie, your wife never said to you, I don't feel like mom in right now.

Especially when them kids go to bed. When them kids go to bed and they keep getting up, you never heard, she never heard of a wife say, mommy is off duty right now. You never heard that? Jess, you're a mother? Absolutely. My wife goes on trips with her, a girl, her female friends, and they go out,

and I want them to, because they need that break, they need that time. That's the reason why I try to help as much with the kids, because it's a lot on somebody. People think because you work all day and know you have the easy job. No, that mom life of doing here, helping with homework, feeding, taking them to school, their practices, and all

that stuff that he does. I don't do that. I got to do a better job. As a husband and a man, I help. I know I don't do the best job. Yeah. No, I help. I overly help, because I know how difficult it is, and I know how hard it and I know how stressful it could be. So I'm the one that tries to take a lot of that pressure off my wife.

Because when, you know, my older kids, I was just like Emma. I was out there. I was working. But I also know that I would rather be there for my kids more. I want to be helping with the homework. I want to be if they're having a problem to help with their problem. I want to be the ones to say, oh, they like needles. I'm going to go find the needles.

And I enjoy it. When Emma was up here on Breakfast Club, she said that, you know, if my cup is half, if my cup isn't full, then I can't pour into my kids the way that I want to. And that's just, that's being human. I don't understand why that made people upset. Jess, you are a mom, and you're also really busy as well, too. Well, one, I didn't even know she was black, so she's just speaking to women all over the place.

Like she said, just women in general. But, yeah, I mean, if you're as busy as she is, you know, how much time can you a lot for your kids? To be honest, like, realistically, that's why they have things like nannies and things like that. I know they get upset, but everybody, life as a mom looks different. Yeah, because people will be mad about that, too. It depends on your schedule.

It depends on what you have to do. and also depends on if you are in a marriage and you have the other co-parent there. You know what I mean? You can't do it all by yourself. And also, Emma is speaking her truth. Yeah, that's what you're saying. Why do y'all get mad when people speak their truth?

That's what she does. Her truth, she decided to write her book and she's putting it out there and she's sharing what works for her. And if it works for you, cool. Why are you mad at her and need her to be the representation involved? Because I'm sure we always do that to each other, though.

Yeah, but I'm sure it's something that we do to each other. I don't know why. I'm sure it's other women who can relate to that, though. Like, oh, my God, somebody said it. Oh, my God. I feel bad for even thinking it, but I'm glad that someone at her level said it. What Emma does works for Emma that might not work for Jess, that might not work. You don't have kids, but might not work for Charlomay's wife.

It might not work, but we all parent differently. You know what I mean? And like I said, I parent my kids, I give up stuff for my kids because I want those memories, those moments. So I'll give up stuff. Charlamagne will give up stuff to be like, now I'm staying home with the kids. because that's my enjoy. That's what I enjoy.

That's my relaxed time. Not about all that now. Not for me. But listen, I'm trying to do better. I'm trying to do better. I see you get on plays to go to your kids. Absolutely. There's a mom off right now. There's a mom off right now trying to have a break from them kids.

Right now when we speak, there's a mom off right now listening to us about to have a break from them kids and she couldn't be happy. Or pouring some vodka in her coffee waiting to drop them dead kids. What about last week? It was just, rocking into team. It was just spring break. Everybody mom was going crazy. It was just spring break for two weeks. Maybe just going to get her head none.

Just down the small break. Going to get their nails. That's something simple. I ain't mad at that. Watching reality TV, maybe that's their outlet. Whatever gets them away for the kids, it is one of the else. I can't wait to live a luxurious life with my babies and have nannies and all the things. You know you lose your head when you have kids.

I just want you to go that. I don't know that. We got a rap. It is fever beyond time. No one wants to hear him. We got a rap. All right. I got my girl good.

Shut. All right. Yes, God's the latest with Laura. When we come back, what? Donkey today. Let me get the dog, and do! I don't know what you just said. It's not, but there's a man named Andres Sanchez who needs to come to the front of the congregation.

We like to have a word with him, please. All right. We'll get to that next. It's the breakfast, cloak of morning. Your execution on the donkey of the day is something to go hold. Is it a re? He gave me a donkey of the day and I deserve it. People need to know.

When you need to tell them. I am. You have the voice. Tell them. It's time for donkey of the day. It's a reed. But you're so good. You're trying to be a fake-ass Charlemagne.

He's only one Charlemagne to go. I'm going to give a Donkey of the Day to him. Well, sexy red donkey of the day for Thursday, April 16th, goes to a Washington state man named Andres Sanchez. He's 49 years old and facing charges of murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and attempting to allude a police vehicle. He killed two humans, y'all.

Okay, and he is a prime example of why I don't like people in. All right, I'm sorry. The world that we currently live in is not conducive the peopling with scranges, okay? Because, see, I do the work on myself. I do the work to regulate my mental and emotional well-being because I don't want to bleed on people who didn't cut me. Okay, I don't want to be a hurt person who hurts other people.

But that's me. There are people on this planet like today's donkey, Andres Sanchez, who don't give a damn about projecting the pain they are feeling onto others. See, Andres was at a Quincynaera. That's how you pronounce it. Kinzeniera. Kinzeniera. Kinzeniera.

Kinsena. Say it, Red. Red, Red, you Puerto Rican Sanjana. Kincenera. Kincenera. I'm what I tell you now. I'm not Spanish. Envi got it right.

Envi goes in and out of when he want to be Latino. But, you know, that's a party that Spanish people have to celebrate a 15-year-old girls' birthday party. Is it just girls or is it both? For girls? Just girls. Okay. And he decided that he needed to be a mass murderer

and kill two people. Let's go to KATU, ABC 2 for the report, please. Andres Carrasco Sanchez, appearing in court Monday afternoon on a slew of charges. We wanted to know what led up to the shooting, especially since the girlfriend of one of the victims says she didn't even know the suspect. Does it make you concerned that this just randomly happened?

Yes, it makes me really concerned, like why a Mexican have to do this to another Mexican. During the Kinseniera, Carrasco Sanchez told investigators he believed the two victims and another man were staring and smiling at his girlfriend, which he took as flirting. Investigators say he admitted to shooting both men, each one shot in the head. Court documents say when investigators told Carrasco Sanchez that the men had died, he responded saying, quote, it's their fault, they started it. Violeta Segundo says her boyfriend was at his cousin's kinseniera that night when he and another cousin were shot and killed. I just want justice for the two of them. I just want justice that he can be enough time in jail, spend almost the rest of his. life in jail because these two people were really good and really good persons.

It's horrible, man. Send the healing energy to the family of the victims. I did not know Mexican men react like this. I'm never looking at you ever again, Jess. Ever. She's not a Mexican man. Oh, again, I'm sorry. Go ahead, Charlotte, man.

Go ahead, Lennox. Now, listen, I'm not the highest grade of weed in the dispensary. Nor am I trying to figure people out. So I would rather just stay away, okay, because this makes no logical sense. to me. Number one, if you're mad that someone is looking at your girlfriend, if you're mad that someone is making eye contact with your girlfriend, then that means you're highly insecure, but also you like her, right? If you like her, why would you want to be away from her forever? Okay, you kill two people in America senselessly like this. Best believe you're going to die

in prison, okay? So when people make decisions like this, it's clearly because they have nothing to lose, because when you have something to lose, you don't make decisions like this. Most importantly, you don't want to lose your freedom. And part of that freedom, you know, part of being free, you get to see your boo whenever you want. Now your boo about to be your bunky, and it's a great chance your bunkie going to be in your bunky, okay? That's just the way it works. Secondly, what disturbs me about this situation is Andres, you had ample time to change your mind. Okay, this man left the party and went to go get his gun. Then came back to the party later that evening and shot the two cousins, all because he thought they were making prolonged eye

contact and smiling at his girlfriend. And when police asked him what he thought about killing the two victims, he replied, it was their fault. They started it. Hey, man, say, man. This is why I don't like people in with strangers. Okay, I barely like people in with the people I know, but I understand the level of crazy from people I know.

I have no idea of the levels of crazy from the people I don't. Now, you heard Andres's girlfriend by a letter, I think they said her name was. She said in the interview, they don't deserve this. Can we hear that part again? I just want justice for the two of them. I just want justice that he can be enough time in jail, spend almost the rest of his life in jail because these two people were really good and really good persons.

I don't know if that was the girlfriend. Does it make you concerned that this just randomly happened? Yes, it makes me really concerned, like, why a Mexican have to do this to another Mexican. I don't know. I know Andres' girlfriend said in the interview, they don't deserve this. And she said that he left the party with her earlier in the evening,

but he chose to return later that night. That's what I'm saying. He had ample time to think about not doing this. Even if you felt like doing this, something should have talked you down off the ledge. Life lesson, my brothers, don't leave the house once you in. Okay, especially if you got murder on your mind.

Okay, eat your tacos, drink your corona, get some sex. Oral. Is that how you say it, Ray? Is it sexo oral? What the hell is that? Get you some sexo oral? I don't know how they that. Oh, okay. And call it a night.

You know what it is. All right. You heard what the girlfriend said, though. She said, I don't know why he went back. Why did he have to go back? That is the question, and that is what is scary about people. Why did you have to go back and do that? You left the party.

You went home. You thought about this whole scenario and still decided to go through with it. There was no other options. Was that your plan A? Not once did you still? say to yourself, I don't want to spend the rest of my life in prison simply because of my own insecurities. Who cares if they

was looking at your woman? Who cares if they made eye contact with your woman? She got your impanadas in her mouth tonight. Chupada! Did I say to her mind? Is that it? Yeah, you said it. This guy is crazy. People do not realize how important decisions are

until they make the wrong ones. Please give Andres Sanchez the sweet signs of the hamletones. Actually, let Rumi Ma give them the biggest he-ho. Ki-ha, you stupid motherfucker, are you dumb? All right. Damn, man.

So sad. Yeah, that is. Very sad, highly sad. All right. Well, thank you for that don't get a day. Yes, indeed. Now, when we come back, Jess, fix my mess.

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Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Shalameen the guy. We are the breakfast club. It's time for Jess, fix my mess. What along we going to, too? We have Malaysia on the line. Malaysia. Good morning. Good morning, DJNV. Well, you're calling from Malaysia. I am calling from Duval. Okay, Duvall. What's your question? Morning Desm, morning, Charlemagne.

So my question is this. I found a Apple Watch outside of my complex some months ago. It was between two neighbors of who it belonged to, I wasn't sure. I left a note on their cards to reach out to me. I haven't heard from anyone. Weeks go by, I charged a watch, look through the photos, and I find the neighbor's photo. So now I know which neighbor it is.

I just don't know which apartment they live in. Well, I reached out to mom to have her, you know, let her daughter know I have her watch. No one has reached out. The mom said her daughter would call, but she hasn't. So now I'm finding out that this person has been going through it with their husband. And the husband has been, you know, I guess she kicked them out or whatever. And he came back, like, last night. So I'm kind of thinking, does she feel like I,

been cheating with her husband is why I have her watch because I don't understand why she doesn't want it. Oh, okay. Okay, okay. Now, first question, back this up. How the hell you know that apparently they've been going at it? You've been going through the messages like that? No, I wasn't going through the messages. I just went through the photos to, like, actually get a person's face. Right, to see who it belongs to, got you. Right. And then I went through the contact to find like mom or dad's number. But I can just kind of tell like when she sees me, she doesn't

say anything to me. She doesn't ask about the watch or anything. So I'm just like, why? But it's not her watch. It's her daughter's watch. So I don't understand why she will be pinning it on her husband that she, you know, I guess speculating whether or not he's cheating with the neighbor, because you're their neighbor, obviously,

over the watch. No, it's the daughter's watch. Right. That's what I'm saying. It's the daughter's watch. So why would the wife think that there may be something going on between you and her husband, if that's the daughter's watch. I don't get it. The daughter is the wife. Oh, die him. So it's not a little girl. No, it's a grown woman. It's a grown woman. So I'm just like, I hope she don't think I'm the butt of why her relationship is, you know, crumbling right now. Yeah. Do you... Every day seeing her, she's in the military. She fights for our country. And I would never, ever, the respect I have for God.

I would never do that. Yeah, yeah, no. Got you, got you. I don't know what to do, y'all. So all you got to do is, I really honestly, I don't know why you can't so damn much. Just go over there, give the watch back.

But if it's sitting on your heart like that, because I do understand, okay, I take that back. I do understand why you care. You don't want anybody walking around thinking that about you that you live next to. You don't want a neighbor thinking that about you. Why won't you just try to have a conversation with this woman? Why won't you go say,

Hey, listen, I found this watch. I feel like when you see me, it's like an issue. I don't know. Like, you're very not shalant. I don't know. I feel like something is off. Can we talk about whatever it is you're thinking of me or whatever? Because I just found this watch and I was just trying to get it back to its owner.

That's all. Have you said? I'm a try, but I'm such a genuine person that sometimes it comes off as, I guess, people like, side-eye, my genuineness, if that makes sense. It makes sense. but in what ways why are you getting side of for some genuiness? I don't understand. People are so cruel nowadays

Like you're a little bit too generous what the hell you got up your sleeve type ish Right? Right and it's like nothing I'm just that's who I am Okay I don't know but just eats away at me But you think I should just go to her

And just say you know Hey I got your watch Yes girl don't be having it eat away at you girl no don't be having to eat away like that just I think and I can tell you're a critical overthinker do not overthink because how did how you think she's looking at you she probably not I think that you probably made up a whole scenario in your head about her and her husband fighting what if they're not what if they happily married and got a whole never watch and you over there no they're really no they I can tell because he hasn't been home in weeks and he came back yesterday

and I seen him outside talking and just there demeanor, their body language. Are they black, white, Hispanic? Like, what are they? They're black. Girl, go over there and talk to them folk. Like, I don't know why you got me thinking they're like people that you can't even walk up and talk to. They're all people.

Go up there. I know. I just know how women are. You know what I mean? When it comes to their man, this is her husband. It's not like a boyfriend. But the longer you hold on to the goddamn watch, you look crazy. So please go over there, give the watch, break the ice, start the conversation, just

with the wife or if you can catch both of them in the same thing in the same setting all right cool but don't just go talk to him if you already think that she think you doing something with our husband go find her talk to her i don't care if he answer to the dough i need to speak to your wife i want to talk to her um i found her watch and then you break the ice like that go ahead like that and then he probably is doing something let's say he is but it ain't got nothing to do with you he probably you said he ain't been home in a few weeks he probably been at the other chick house or he probably travels for a living and be you know effing off you know what i'm saying you You know what I'm saying?

And she found that out. And the straw that broke the camel's back is just probably losing the watch. You know what I'm saying? But just go give it back. Don't overthink it. Girl, do not lose sleep over this, ish. Go and talk to them people. Okay, I'm going to go get her her watch back today.

I'm going to try. Yes, because now you look like a nosy-ass thief. So go ahead. Go ahead and give it a watch back. Okay, I'm going to give it that to her. Thank you, Jess. No problem, boo. See you later.

Hello, who's this? This is where? Will. Will, what's up? What's your question for Jess? Good morning, Will. Hey, good morning, y'all. Good morning, good morning.

Hey, um, yeah, me and my girl be getting into a little physical altercation, man. I was wondering, uh, I can get her to stop doing that because she always the one to initiate it. Okay, so she'd be hitting you and then you knock her ass out. And then it's like, all right now, you know, like that. I mean, she likes her inside. I ain't knocking a head off. Oh, okay, okay, okay. Yeah, because she, they bruised, they bruised easily.

You can't be knocking off no light skin. You're talking about. Y'all better stop. You're not being hitting your girl, bro. Look, that's the light skin brother right there.

He's stood straight up. All right, listen. She's toxic, obviously. She's toxic. But so are you, sir, because you seem to... I'm not sure to meet. You seem to match the energy, though.

I be trying not to. Is this your first relationship like this? I mean... No. It is? Or no? It is, but it ain't. Exactly.

So it's not. So you attract... You like, you know, you attract... You are a magnet for toxicity. You attract this type of. energy. And it keeps you thriving. It's fun until it's not, you know, and then it feels good until it hurts, you know? So you don't ever want to. Well, it ain't hurting you. It ain't hurting you

because you hurting her. You're a man. You know what I'm saying? Her little hits don't hurt. But I bet when you knock her ass silly, it definitely hurt her a little bit too. But it's something about y'all that like that ish. And like I said, it's good until it ain't until one of y'all in jail. It's good until you knock out and show and wake up. I ain't going to do. So you have to leave her alone. So you have to leave her alone. So you. Your question to me is how you can get her to stop putting her hands on you? Yeah, I mean, it's more than that. Like, what else?

She don't, she don't, she don't, she don't, she don't, pull a gun on me and put a gun on me. Okay, all right, she pulled a gun in the knife on you. God damn, Kill Bill. What did, what did you do? No, no, I don't want to, stop it. What do you do? Do you cheat? Do you lie?

Do you manipulate? No. What is it? Okay. All right, I'm good at talking. I mean, I may lie a little bit, but they ain't cheat. I ain't cheat. So, but...

It shouldn't be any time to pull the gun on me anyway, though. Then what are you lying about if you ain't cheating? What you lying about? Just little shit. Nah, it ain't no little-ish. Ain't no such thing. Not to deserve a gun being pulled on you and not deserve a knife.

Like, wait. Is she, is she Latino? Is she what? Is she Latino? She's Spanish. She's Mexican. She's Dominican. Like, what is she?

She black and white. My mama hates her, no. I mean, I guess she got a little Caribbean. Oh, okay. So she mixed up. Yeah, all right. She's a nice mutt. You got to leave her alone.

brother that's all that's all I got for you because I don't know her I'm not here on her side but it's not like you withholding a lot of information you bury in the lead here something that you do what damn near Mary what's damn near I don't propose to him got a couple rings yeah well there's something about that that you like you ain't ready to walk out on this lady look you're not ready to stop slapping her just like she ain't ready to stop slapping you what so just keep walking on they they they're in a domestic violent relationship and he's trying to get her to stop This guy being stupid.

He hit his girl before he acted like it's cool. No, but she pulled guns and knives and everything on him, stabbed him up and all of that stuff. You need to get out, sir. But he sounds like he like it. He proposed to her a few times. Oh, yeah. I don't like that.

I like her. I love her, but I don't like that. Okay, well, you need, both of y'all need therapy. And honestly, a night at the precinct. Both of y'all. A night at the precinct. Yes. They slapping each other and beating each other up and all of that.

But they love each other so much they won't leave. So y'all need to get through. you this together, but that starts with therapy and being real with yourself. Because like I said, it'll feel good until it don't. Is that what I should tell her? Just stop putting the guns and eyes on me? Yeah, but you got to change your behavior. Yo, she's not doing that for no reason, bro.

I know she not. You're talking about you got our multiple rings? No, you're kissing ass for something. So you got to figure it out. You got to figure out what you're doing. Because I'm telling you, you're provoking this behavior. I know you are. I'm not saying she's perfect, but you are doing something. I just moved from Florida

to up here to Atlanta, and we moved in, I moved up here with me. She wasn't even like this. Okay. Living with her, it'll flip the switch. She's tweaking out every other day. Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

You see, you said she wasn't always like that. Issue. Because now y'all live together, and you're still doing the issue you was doing when y'all wasn't living together. So now you're not getting away with as much. Do you have this young man's name? I don't.

I need him and his girlfriend's name. I'm going to call the police myself. We need to get y'all off the screen. It's like, yeah. You know, there's enough. From Florida to Atlanta with. Yeah, you in Atlanta, Atlanta, tan that whole city up.

I already know out here. Smashing and dashing and all that and you come home about to get killed. Sir, listen, fix your behavior. You and your girl. Go to therapy and figure it out. What type of therapy? Couple therapy.

Yes, yes. Because you said she wasn't always like this. So this ain't stemming from no childhood. This is your behavior. And she white, black, and Haitian. That's what it is. I'm convinced that's what it is. She's just like being crazy.

Okay, all of a sudden. Okay, I got it I really do feel like you're the problem She's part of it but you're the problem You're the whole foundation of the problem So figure out Well leave her alone Leave her just leave her let her be free her

Free her Because you moved up from Florida to Atlanta Uprooted her life to play games And live in the same house That's what it sound like That's what it sound like So yeah It ain't no games

We don't been together what Three four years Coming up on four years That's not enough I'm telling you You either leave her or seek therapy, both individually and couples therapy. That's what it sounded like.

It's a sound like you messed her up real bad. Yeah, yeah. She messed the damn self-off. It ain't me as her. Get off my phone. Call me back. Let me know. Bye, sir.

I don't know why we didn't call the proper authorities already. Like, yo, he's in such denial. I hear two people that need to be in prison. He lied. At least for a couple of years. All right. Just fix my mess. 800585.

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Brought to you by Top Dog Law on the Breakfast Club. Talk to me. All right, guys, let's get into a conversation. Okay, I saw this posted, and I saw the game response. So, Isaac Hayes posted, the Kendrick Drake Beef

killed commercial rap music. It turned hip-hop into an engagement art form, not a chart performing one. Everyone showed up, debated, replayed, pick sides, ran the numbers up. Meanwhile, the Billboard Hot 100 kept moving. The Beef,

fed the masses and killed the charts. So I see why labels are cutting back, talking about people getting fired at labels in the hip-hop sector. Black folks would rather tear down artists from both sides when collaboration is what drives expansion. Now, the game reposted this, and he says, y'all ain't appreciate one of the greatest. Now, the absence and silence has the art form down 50%.

And he's saying that we didn't appreciate Drake, so now, you know, hip-hop music is down 50% across the charts. Well, when people have these conversations, they have to show me the numbers, I don't believe the charts are a reflection of the health for the genre. And when game says the numbers are down 50% where? Like, show me the data. Like, if you can show me the numbers that say that, I'll shut up.

But, I mean, as far as I see, R&B and hip-hop has maintained disposition is the most screamed and most consumed music genre in the U.S. since 2017. Like, the genre leads with 25 to 27% of all total music consumption on screaming. Yeah, show me the car fact. You got to cite your sources when you start saying stuff like that. And I love Isaac Hayes and I love his app that he has. but you got to be able to show where you're getting this information from. Well, I think it was more of a feeling it felt like.

Okay. Game actually put a number out there. Like, where's that number at? You know what's crazy, though? It's because like, all right, so you have the information, the update information that you have. I know I saw chart data. They listed the top 10 core music genres by U.S. streams in 2025

in R&B and hip-hop was number one. And it's number two in the world. I think pop is number one in the world and then hip-hop and R&B is number two in the world. Yeah, but, you know, people like to have the conversation about, Remember there was that whole, there's no hip hop songs on the top, whatever. You remember, that was happening at the end of last year. And in the conference, it was in October of 2025. They were talking about how for the first time in 35 years, no rap songs appeared in the top 40.

And they were like, this is signaling a shift. But there has been other things that have come out since then, like the conversation that like Don Tolliver, they're mentioning Drake and other artists who are hip-hop artists are the top stream. But even with songs not being on the charts, hip-hop and R&B is still the most scream the most consumed music genres. What do the charts really matter? Yes. When I mentioned those artists,

so according to some of the same statistics that we're talking about, they mentioned that Drake, Don Tolliver, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Future are leading when it comes to being globally streamed with Drake having some numbers at 6.5 billion streams, but I know there's been conversation around Drake

and his streams and, you know, the state lawsuits and all the things. But I love that music is shifted. Like, you see all this like Tiob, putting out records, he's in his 40s. You see artists like French Montana putting out records and he's the number one records in his 40s. You see artists, who else has a, just released a record?

I mean, the Cliffs just had a phenomenal. He had a phenomenal. Mike won three Grammys, killing Mike won three Grammys. Music is still there. I love to shift that. It's a lot of the legacy artists are putting out music and people are really respecting it

and playing it. I love that fact. Shoot the game. That mixtape you put out with drama last year. Phenomenal. You can talk about that for a long time. What do we think of the game? By the way, as an artist.

He's been around 20 years now. I think he can rap. He can't. Like, what do you think? When we think of, when we think of the West Coast, like, wait if the game land as an artist. Like, what do you say, Jess?

I always thought he could rap. Yeah. Like, I haven't got to listen to the tape with drama from last year, but I always thought a game was good. The game gets busy. He's nice. His projects and his albums are nice.

The problem, the only problem the game has is he's not with a click on the West Coast, right? Everybody else has clicked up. He's the lone soldier. So he's always, on his own. He's like that makes a lot of sense. You know what he's always on his own.

Yeah. Are you talking about like, go ahead. What Envi said makes a lot of sense because his biggest moment at least as a artist was when he was with G.U. Yeah. Yeah. That makes a lot of sense. But now he's on his own. So it's like when the West Coast click up, he's always by himself. Right, right. I thought you're talking about ranking and hierarchy, like where you would put him against other West Coast artists.

I mean that, or not West Coast. I mean, just the whole of hip-hop. I think you got to rank him kind of high because he's a phenomenal lyricist. We all know that. and when the West Coast wasn't popping, when the West Coast didn't have motion, it was the game. Game had motion, yeah. Yeah.

All right, well, yeah, that was a conversation I thought worth visiting because, you know, how people like to have those. But another conversation that's happening right now, did you guys get a chance

to take a look at Lamar Odom's documentary? Absolutely up and down. I did watch that. Definitely watched it from again and a end. Just put me on it. Okay, well, Chloe Kardashian is speaking. I was surprised she was even in it. I was surprised she did the documentary.

Yeah, and she's talking about, you know, being upset. Let's take a listen. You're sitting on camera saying you married me for fame? What? I saw some TikTok was like, wait, am I such a fool? Because I thought they really loved each other. And the person was like, did anyone else feel that way?

And I was like, me. Like, I feel so dumb. I spent hours in time doing this documentary as a favor. I'm not paid one penny. Like he tries to do things for attention. Gross. I was so mad after watching it. I have a newfound respect for Chloe.

I've always respect to her. but just like, oh, you ain't know. With the whole marriage with Lamar. Chloe holds her men down, especially she was holding her down. She was always been a conversation around her. And that was,

that was old Chloe face, but I respect Chloe a lot. Because if you didn't see the doctor, and I'm not joking, but you can tell her whole face changed. But I will say this, she held her man down. Yeah.

Like she was doing things that most women would have left a long time ago, finding him when he was coked out and cracked out in these crack houses. He was cheating and hiding stories. She did stuff. most people wouldn't do and shouldn't do but she held them down, even doing that documentary.

I know one thing. I would be so pissed off if a Kardashian told me that I only do things for attention. Really? Yo, really? No, but the stuff... No, she got a watch. But the stuff.

No, because she said he loves the cameras. Yeah, that's why I'm out of here. But the stuff she did in that relationship had nothing to do with cameras. She was keeping the cameras away. That family was protecting him. I was so mad at all. I was hearing him talk about.

I was like, man, did a dirty. Like, yo, he was acting like he couldn't walk and talk so she could keep on. funding the lifestyle of rehabilitating him and was smoking crack the whole time. She came in the house and he was smoking crack. And she slapped him. She was about to divorce him.

And then he passed out, went to the coma. She was like, you know what? I'm not. I'm going to stay with him. Went to the hospital. To his father showed him. I was like, take him off your sport. I mean, take him off life sport.

But question, if y'all, how can y'all say that they were protecting him when we know all of this stuff? No, there was a lot. They were trying to. There was a lot of documentary. But he was a big star at the time. Like, like he was, he was binging in hotel.

rooms and she would make sure the press wouldn't be there. They were trying to protect them though. They were doing a lot. They were trying to keep security. They were trying to keep family away. They were making people signing anything. They were trying. He had a phone. He had a phone and he had crack. Shal-a-Made. There's somebody at TMZ watching that sucking their teeth. Like, y'all was feeding

us all them stories from Lamar. Knock it off. Hello. Oh, my God. Somebody that had been, did you see, they had the clip with Venn in there. Venn talks about how they, that whole thing be settled out. Can you believe? If you walked in her now. He protected Lamar. They didn't protect no Lamont. I'm not at that.

She did. She did try, though. And now he'd be acting like he mad at her. I'm like, my father ain't ever want to take me off life support. How you know? You're asleep? Like, you know what do you mean? Why you kept saying something about her old face? What are you talking about?

Because she used to be bigger and didn't have the plastic surgery on her face and stuff. Because when they showed it, it looked like two different clothes. It looked like the first Chloe when she did the when she did the tall piece. There was the time when she looked like Jay Leno's chin. I know what she's talking about. Jesus Christ. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Before we go, Charlemaine, you got some outside of that chin, you got some. some stuff for us. Oh, yes. Listen, next week, give me some drum roll or something. Next week, fourth annual Black Effect Podcast Festival is happening in Atlanta, Georgia at Pullman Yards. And you know that we have a lot of podcasts that are hitting

that stage, Drink Champs, and Mona with Don't Call Me White Girl and Jeff Teague and the Club 520 podcast. And Crystal Renee Haystlet is going to be on that stage with her keep positive, sweetie podcast. And her guest is going to be none other than Young Miami, Carisha. It'll be a Carisha please.

Okay. My acquaintance positive. Match up. Match up. Okay. Next weekend at the Black Effect Podcast Festival. We're going to be in a crying. We're going to be in a crying.

So, Carisha, please, together on stage and conversation. Okay. Carisha and Crystal. We're going to be in there crying. Let me, I'm my lashes, Lord. So go get your tickets, black effect. com slash podcast festival. Yes.

And this is brought to you guys by Top Dog Law. Any accident, Big or Small? Call Top Dog Law. All right. The People's Choice Mix us up next is the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody, is DJ Envy. Just hilarious.

Salameen de Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We have to salute to comedian Chris Spencer for joining us this morning. Salute to the good brother, Chris Spencer. Make sure you check out his Hulu special. Goat adjacent. Special. Not special.

What I said? Special. That's a guy getting you back for that chin joke. What chin joke? You ball-headed. And you need to hush. Okay? I don't know why you keep talking.

But you know what, though, I will say you are anointed. Okay? Yes. You have a crown on your head. I don't know. What is that. I don't know. I'm like, don't give it.

It sat there so long that the head didn't grow in that certain spot, so every now and then when you remove it, we see the ball spots. How are you going to have your head for a house to keep the crown? How are you going to have your head for a festival? You better pop out with what? My hair is my head.

With what? No, no, my dad. Staying your truth. You're so disrespectful. You know what you're doing. All right. And also, a salute to the movie Michael.

Tomorrow I am doing a Michael Jackson Mix for Friday in honor of the Michael movie that comes out on the 24th but you can get your tickets right now. You see this? Tomorrow though. The movie comes, oh, it was a pre-order ticket. Yeah, yeah, pre-order your tickets right now. So new to Michael. We're going to have a lot of fun.

So let me know your favorite Michael Jackson joint. We're going to do a Michael Jackson mix on a Friday. We're going to have some fun. I'm taking the kids. You're going to do my dance. You know my dance? Yeah, that yeah, that one little dumb-ass dance you're doing. That's about. I do by James Brown too. Yeah, it's crazy. Yeah. We have this weekend, Jess.

I'm actually celebrating my one year anniversary this weekend. But when the anniversary of what? Oh, yeah. Being married. Oh, okay. I'm like, shut up. I've just done a lot of stuff in a year. I'm celebrating my one year marriage.

What do they call that? You're Sideria? What did they call that? No, they don't. I don't know. Are you Sierra? I'm just trying to figure out of California. No, it's just one year anniversary for the Latino.

Anniversary. What does it call, Spanish, man? They do like tacos with, like. They do tacos with like. candles in it it's like a special thing don't show you got a Latino right behind you you just didn't ask him you don't know Mexican culture it's not Mexican but just like Puerto Rico how do you say anniversary in Spanish I'm gonna Google it see what it say no for real I don't like when you Google stuff what is it premier anniversary

real yeah so premiere anniversary of your premiere anniversary real we're getting some good Chupatta this weekend yes Chupata yes go chupata okay anyway I'm sorry guys Sorry. But, if you haven't got your tickets yet for May 1st through the 3rd, I will be in Florida on a theater run. I'm hitting Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, and Tampa, Florida. So get your tickets at just hilariousofficial.com.

You see, she ain't got no shows on the 5th. You know why, right? Cinco de Mayo. She got to be home with the family. Shut up. I ain't you do. I do Netflix is a joke May 4th and a 5th, so shut up. But I just want to let you know, I just looked up Mexican anniversary gifts.

It says, if you want to get your husband a gift, because he's Mexican, it says Appetizer trays, vases, and tools. Not a guacamole bowl. Definitely tools. For sure, tools. 100% tools. Get that man some tools, man. Get out of here.

I got him tools. Two Christians in a go. Yeah, we're too. We're too. I got mad tools. I got mad tools in the Chris. You know I got tools? What you got going on?

I just wanted to remind people the podcast, the latest with Lauren La Rosa. So it's Black Maternal Health Week, and we did a very important episode that aired this morning with Latham, Thomas, C. Glow, she is a Dula, but she is just an expert in all things, Black maternal health. And it's just, you should tune in. You learn a lot about Doolahs, taking care of your body, taking care of your baby, pregnancy. Women and men should both tune in.

The interview is live now on the podcast. I just want to make sure people go and listen and get all the resources. She actually gives you real resources if you're trying to figure out how to, you know, live your life with your healthy pregnancy and everything after. Yeah, Mama Glow helped two of my babies coming to the world, man. Slupe the lake. You got a positive note? I do have a positive note, man.

And it's simple. And I just thought about this, you know, up here having conversations with just the staff here. When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion. Have a blessed day. Are you talking about women? Yeah. Because why? Breakfast club, bitches.

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