The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: Rick Ross Trashes 50 Cent For Being "A Diabolical Genius”, TV Legend, Norman Lear, Dies At Age 101, Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Speak On Their Adultery Scandal, TV Legend, Norman Lear, Dies At Age 101 + More (Guest Host: Loren LoRosa)

Episode Date: December 6, 2023

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Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God.

What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. We need help! That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers

all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other, so join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you.

Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, I'm Jacqueline Thomas, the host of a brand new Black Effect original series, Black Lit, the podcast for diving deep into the rich world of

Black literature. Black Lit is for the page turners, for those who listen to audiobooks while running errands or at the end of a busy day. From thought-provoking novels to powerful poetry, we'll explore the stories that shape our culture. Listen to Black Lit on the Black Effect Podcast Network, iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. podcast i listen to your show every single day breakfast god damn it the breakfast with that ass up on a breakfast club you can't say breakfast club without the breakfast club you're like this rare air your numbers are just through the roof you got platforms and partners all over the place because your demand is so high people want to be in business with you. But I don't think white people know how popular you guys are. DJ Envy.

Charlemagne Degas. You guys really are like the hip-hop early morning, late night punk. Good morning, USA! Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I ain't mean it like that. You're always special. I just don't mean if you're, you know, to the room is what I'm saying. You're always special. I'm always special.

You are. If I'm at home, just say that, but I'm always special. There you go. Like what? There you go. There you go. I'm just saying, you've been here a lot. She's still special.

She's been here a lot. Thank you. Thank you. She's still special. Yes. Well, today is- She know how to let herself in and out, is what I'm saying. Not go get your own food out the refrigerator. She's not here a lot. Thank you. She's still special. Well, today is... She know how to let herself in and out, is what I'm saying. Not go get your own food at the fifth grade.

She's not invited anymore. She just comes with what she come for. Go make your own juice. That's right. Ain't no more perks. You know where the food at. You know where the fridge at. Well, today is December 6th, and it is the Breakfast Club's anniversary.

Really? Come on. I thought it was the second. Play our song. But whatever. No, don't play that song. Don't play that. Do not do that.

That's disgusting. Oh. Hey. Don't do that. Come on. It's's disgusting anniversary this is a romantic anniversary song this ain't the right anniversary i'm really family i'm about to get to watch mom and dad have an anniversary that's right 14 years we've been together we ain't that progressive how's it been anniversary no mom and dad mv are you still alive uh i don't know if i'm still in love. You just put up with him? I just put up with him now. I'm talking about the job.

She ain't talking about me. She's talking about the gig. Y'all. I thought she was talking about you. No, but y'all, this is the gig. That's right, yeah. I care about them. I ain't never been in love, though.

He's so dark-skinned. He loves me. Are you a Pisces? What's your sign? Cancer, baby. You already know. 6-29-1978. Yeah, but it's been 14 years the breakfast club has been

on the radio we appreciate everybody for riding for listening for uh streaming don't take nothing for watching no we don't take anything for granted and we appreciate you guys thank you god so much 14 years 14 years on this box i've never been on a radio station this long ever in life what you're not supposed to that's not like a... I'm 14 years on the box. He didn't say boy box, Lord. He didn't say pause when he said it's our anniversary.

Right, but now you want to pause. That one caught me like in the chin. But no, this is our 14th year on the radio, which is quite a feat. It is.

It is quite a feat. Yeah, congratulations, y'all. People don't do stuff like this for 14 years. Not at all. And be relevant. You were trending yesterday. I saw that a feat. Yeah, congratulations, y'all. People don't do stuff like this for 14 years. Not at all. And be Ralevista. You were trending yesterday. I saw that, man.

Smooth to Rick Ross, the mastermind. To me, the master marketer. You know what I mean? People didn't see that. Well, never mind. Whatever. You know people listen to clips. Yeah, people just watch clips.

Yeah, they didn't see the other video where he said, Omari Hardwick said I was white, right. But I think that might have been a shot, too, at 50. So I don't know. Omari Hardwick said I was white right. But I think that might have been a shot too. At 50, so I don't know. Omari Hardwick at 50 got issues? I have no idea. I don't know who 50 got issues with. I don't know who people got issues with, period. Everybody got issues for no reason.

It's the holiday season, y'all. I know, I know. Jesus Christ. Spending time with the kids and family. Mr. Sturdipot, it's the holiday season. Who is Mr. Sturdipot? It's you. I'll be over here minding my business.

14 years and you ain't learned where you sit at yet? Seriously. Well, I'll just be over here minding my business, trying not to disturb nobody's peace. Because if you don't disturb the peace of others, you don't disturb your own peace. That's what I've learned. You lit your PoliSantos because you disturbed me early this morning. Look at my candles. You see I got my candles.

I got my vanilla. We need another candle here. I got too lit. The demons are still in here. No, they're not. Can we bring some more candles? This one is called Fresh Air. So this smells like fresh air.

This smells like vanilla bean. So you have a combination of both, Lauren. Any Proverbs. Any Proverbs candles. We need a blessing in there. You might be right. Yeah, I felt it this morning.

Me and everyone great, you know. And then here you come. Here I come. Go get your own juice out the fridge. Let me just tell the people out there, if you own an electric bike or an electric scooter or anything like that, they're saying that a lot of fires have been starting because of the batteries. This is what we know.

But a lot of people, when they pull their bikes into their apartment or houses, they leave it at the front door and they charge it. The problem with that is when it catches on fire, you can't get out. And a lot of people are dying that way because you can't get out the house or the apartment because the electric fire from your bike or your scooter is starting at the front door. So they're saying if you can,

please put it somewhere else in the house where if it does catch fire, you can get out. I heard that on the news. They were trying to push that this morning. So just be careful if you have an electric bike or scooter. That's crazy. I miss pegs. You miss getting pegged? Pegs. Like when bikes are just normal and you have pegs on electric bike or scooter. All right. Crazy. I miss pegs. You miss getting pegged? Pegs. Like when bikes were just normal and you had pegs on your bike, bro.

You bugging. Oh, my God. What's up with you? What is going on this morning? Oh, my God. You're taking it a little too literally. I'm grinding. All right.

When we come back, we got front page news. Don't go anywhere. Tesla and Figaro will be joining us. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlemagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club.

Lauren LaRosa is here, our special guest co-host. And let's get in some front page news. Now, the in-season tournament, I believe, is headed to Vegas. The Knicks were knocked out yesterday by the Bucs. I don't know what other teams are in it. I don't know the cash prize, but it starts, I believe, this weekend. I think the Pacers are in it. The Pacers are still in it. The Bucs are in it. The Bucs are still in it. I just don't understand what they're playing but it starts, I believe, this weekend. I think the Pacers are in it. The Pacers are still in it.

The Bucs are in it. The Bucs are still in it. I just don't understand what they're playing for. Like, what is the reason? Well, it's a monetary prize. They're already getting paid hundreds of millions of dollars, most of these players. So why do they need cash? I'm going to say we all can use extra cash no matter what.

It's the holiday season. Yeah, but the monetary gain, they're already getting so much money. Like, I thought they were playing for, like, seating or something. I don't know what. I don't know. No, they get a trophy and they do get some bread. I don't know how much the amount of bread they get. But I know all I know is the Knicks were knocked out yesterday.

All right. But let's get right into it. Let's talk about this senator that hires a troll. This is amazing. Charlemagne, once again, Congress showing exactly how unserious they are. Democrat Senator John Fetterman from Pennsylvania is calling out what he says is a double standard in Congress, which, you know, talked about this earlier this week. But he hired Representative George Santos, former Representative George Santos, the one that was expelled from Congress this week, to record a video message aimed at Senator Bob Menendez. Now, days after the House representative voted to expel Santos, the former congressman have already

taken up a side gig recording on the Cameo website. I'm sure you guys have probably heard of that. And one of his customers was Senator Fetterman. Now, Senator Fetterman said that he thought that his ethically challenged colleague, Senator Menendez, who's also a Democrat, could use some

encouragement given his substantial legal problems. So I approached a seasoned expert on the matter to give Bobby from Jersey some advice. So take a listen to what Democrat Senator Fetterman hired former Republican Representative Santos to say to Democrat Senator Menendez. Take a listen. Bobby, look, I don't think I need to tell you, but these people that want to make you get in trouble and want to kick you out and make you run away. You make him put up or shut up. You stand your ground, sir. And don't get bogged down by all the haters out there. Stay strong.

Merry Christmas. Yeah, I actually talked about this on The Daily Show last night, and like you said, it just shows how unserious American politics are, and I'm not going to ever knock, you know, George Santos' hustle, but just understand you're normalizing bad behavior from politicians because Americans are now paying

George Santos to make jokes about what he just got expelled for. You know what I'm saying? It's unbelievable unbelievable how much did he pay for that i heard it's 150 well actually he went up to 250 he went up to 250 250 a clip okay so he done moved up because i'm looking at it now and i don't know what this video was yes he was saying book a person yeah saying book a personal video for 400 yeah it was 350 yesterday's price ain't today's price and he literally he literally has this is his on his icon or his photo he says former congressman a congressional

icon with the painted nails as his uh i guess it's his emoji yes yeah he's in demand because people are stupid yeah this is just ridiculous you know i'm all about you know i love little petty you know i'm all about the petty but it just didn't make any sense to me for senator federman to do this you know a sitting senator like why would you do this you've already made it known that it's a double standard you've already made it known that you believe senator menendez should be uh put out of uh the senate so do this, I just don't know what the point with this is. And let me just let the listeners know, for those who may not know why Senator Fetterman wants Senator Menendez out. Menendez was first indicted, along with his wife, on federal bribery charges and extortion charges in September

for allegedly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, cash, gold bars, Mercedes Benz, convertible, home mortgage payments in exchange for his position with Egypt. So they basically call him the representative for Egypt. And I think I saw a story where they did find some of those stolen gold bars in his home this week. So certainly Fetterman has a good complaint. You know, it certainly makes sense. And I don't know why we dumb it down and do this on Cameo. Just doesn't make sense.

The crazy part about the bars that they found in this house the way that they caught him is somebody robbed the gentleman beforehand and now police found the bar so they wrote down the serial numbers and when they gave him back the bars so when they took the bars out of his house they already had the serial numbers on the bar so that's how they found out that the bars actually came from the gentleman that was uh allegedly uh paying for the bribe or whatever it was all i know is george santos is in demand because people are stupid you got expelled for using stolen credit cards and now they're paying him on cameo to make jokes about stealing people's credit cards i was about to say something but then i'm gonna be one of them stupid people why go ahead lauren i was gonna say that's the. I mean, it's like how people love JT.

When JT got like that, we were excited that JT was coming home. They think it's a... For real. You're saying JT is a city boy? I mean, George Santos is a city boy? I'm just saying, like... The first thing I thought of was like, that's JT. That's my homegirl.

Yeah, well, America... Yeah, historically, America loves the bad boys and the gangsters and the, you know, in trouble. So I get exactly what you're saying. The only problem is we're talking about a sitting senator, you know, Fetterman, who's in charge of billions of dollars and representing constituents. And they sit around and playing like rappers. So that's a good point, Lauren. All right. Well, that is front page news.

Now, get it off your chest. Eight hundred five eight five one oh five one. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open again. Eight hundred five eight five one oh five one. Well, that is front page news. Now, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 800-585-1051. Get it off your chest. Tez, we'll see you in a couple of minutes. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired? Depressed? A little bit revolutionary? Consider this. Start your own country. I planted the flag. I just kind of looked out of like, this is mine. I own this.

It's surprisingly easy. There's 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Laudonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Capraburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition.

Why can't I create my own country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warheads. Oh my god. What is that? Bullets. Bullets. We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself.

It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing thing alicia keys like you've never heard her before listen to on purpose with jay shetty on the iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts hey guys i'm kate max you might know me from my popular online series the running Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast,

Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real, inspiring stories from the people you know, follow, and admire, join me every week for Post Run High. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun.

Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We're going to discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people to hopefully create better allies. Think of it as a black show for non-black people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. Exactly. Whether you're Black, Asian, White, Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, you name it. If you stand with us, then we stand with you. Let's discuss the stories and conduct the interviews that will help us create a more

empathetic, accountable, and equitable America. You are all our brothers and sisters, and we're inviting you to join us for Civic Cipher each and every Saturday with myself, Ramses Jha, Q Ward, and some of the greatest minds in America. Listen to Civic Cipher every Saturday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, I'm Jack Peace Thomas, the host of a brand new Black Effect original series, Black Lit, the podcast for diving deep into the rich world of Black literature. I'm Jack Peace Thomas, and I'm inviting you to join me and a vibrant community of literary enthusiasts dedicated to protecting and celebrating our stories. Black Lit is for the page turners, for those who listen to audio books while commuting or running errands, for those who find themselves seeking solace commuting or running errands, for those who find themselves seeking solace, wisdom, and refuge between the chapters. From thought-provoking

novels to powerful poetry, we'll explore the stories that shape our culture. Together, we'll dissect classics and contemporary works while uncovering the stories of the brilliant writers behind them. Blacklit is here to amplify the voices of Black writers and to bring their words to life. Listen to Blacklit on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is your time to get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this?

DJ Envy, good morning, good morning, good morning. This is DJ King Cannon, man. I'm so excited, man. I'm so happy, man. Envy. What's up, King Cannon? I need you, man. I need you to start a DJ union out here, man.

I'm getting back to work. I've been out of work for DJing for like five months. They got me on some BS and then they went through every DJ they could in the city and finally called me back and said, you know what? What you want, man? What you want, man? So I'm getting back to work this Saturday. I see everybody

awkward with Red Evans. I'm going in there, man. I mean, good gosh, man. Just respect the DJs out here, man. We got a price, man. Give it to us, man. We ain't gonna do nothing but turn up even more. Mckay, you from the DMV area, right? Yeah, D.C., baby. D.C. Yeah, I mean, I would love a union.

I mean, that would be something I would hope like a Grandmaster Flash could start or something where DJs, you know, pay a monthly fee and get some insurance and all that. I mean, I would love that. Absolutely positive. Come on, man. You get them guys together, man. Let's do something, man, because we got to stay out here. We got to voice out here, too, man.

They treat us bad sometimes. You can't even get a water in some of these clubs. I agree. I agree. Yeah, man. Appreciate y'all, though, man. Hey, Figaro. Ted, that's her name?

Ted Figaro, yeah. Man, she is gorgeous, man. Y'all follow her on Instagram. She is beautiful. I don't know if she got a dude or not, man, but she is gorgeous, man. I'm about to, phew, blow her. I'm in her DM, man. Y'all follow her on Instagram. She is beautiful. I don't know what she got to do tonight, man, but she is gorgeous, man. I'm about to,

phew, I'm in her DM, man. Good job. Y'all have a great day, though. Jesus Christ. All right, all right, Cannon.

Taz, don't play them games. Hello, who's this? Hey, good morning, DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, Miss Laura, good morning. Good morning.

Good morning, brother. I just wanted to get off my chest. I love the Berkley Club so much. The whole staff, Red, Taylor, Ovio, Eli, all the crew. Y'all doing an amazing job. I love y'all.

But Lauren, why you so obsessed with horoscopes? With what? Horoscopes. Because, what's your sign? Lauren LaBoy. What's your sign? Lauren LaBoy. Sagittarius.

What's your sign? Sagittarius. Let's get into why you felt attacked. What's your sign what's your sign let's get into why you felt attacked what's your sign sagittarius oh well yeah i understand you then i'm a sag too and people are always calling you toxic i'm not gonna say you toxic is this right no i'm asking you i'm you sir not me oh me no i've never been called toxic oh that's a lie you're sad but i don't know i think that it just says a lot about people yeah i don't think it I think that it just says a lot about people. Yeah, I don't think it does. I think it applies to everybody kind of generally. All right, my boy.

You have a great morning. Don't be toxic to this, Saj. It's me day. Oh, me day. I'm sorry, me day. I thought it was my day. All right, Amy. Me day.

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Ray, Ray, Ray. Yo, Charlamagne. Izzy, what up?

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

Hello, who's this? Yo, what's going on? It's T. What's this what up T get off your chest brother this year I did ask for some books you had a Charlemagne I ain't yet but it's alright Charlemagne I think I got that blanket for you okay I'll send you some books then I'm just making sure, I'll send you some books. I'm just making sure. I'll make sure some books get to you, bro. Yeah, you stay on hold. We'll get your address again, bro.

All right, hold on real quick, though, man. I just want to tell you about that. Be careful out here on the holidays. You know, it's Jack Boy Season. Yeah, boy, you already know. We right here. Jack Boy Season is out there. Yeah, man, absolutely.

Be careful out there. In these streets, you already know. Oh, yeah. And sometimes I know it's hard to stress for people out here. In my black community, people with that blood pressure, man, go get checked out because that's silent killing. I'm 37 years old and my blood pressure is high. I'm on a slight blood pressure medicine.

Man, let me tell you something. What's up with that, man? I'm on cholesterol medication. I'm on that statin every day at 6 p.m. I had to send one of our producers to the store just now to give me some baby aspirin because I left my baby aspirin at the house. Got to take baby aspirin every morning at 6 p.m. You already know.

Hey, keep up with it. One more thing. Can I give a shout out to somebody? Yes, sir. Y'all don't mind? Yes, sir. All right. Y'all like that.

I tried to get y'all credit. All right, man. Violet, my homegirl, Qu Lawyer out the Fairfield area. Y'all can look on Facebook. She there. Her website is www.motivationstandupsolutions.com. Violet, man,

she real good. I know a lot of y'all getting calls on text. Please have some good credit to go with it. All right, brother. Hello, who's this? Good morning, DJ M.A.

Hey, it's Nicole. Yes, good morning. Happy birthday, Nicole. Oh, thank you, thank you. Good morning, Charlamagne. Happy birthday, Nicole. Good morning. Do we have a special guest? Lauren LaRosa.

You're sad? Happy birthday. Good morning, Miss Lauren. Lauren is everything horoscopes. What you doing for your birthday, mama? Well, I'm sorry. I was calling for a couple reasons. Isn't my birthday the same as your anniversary for the Breakfast Club? Hey.

Okay, good, good, good. So that's why I'm talking about we're going to party. We're going to party. Okay, so the other reason I was calling is. Y'all left her hanging. Y'all left her hanging. Y'all left her hanging. Bro. I know.

Y'all just like, okay, for me. Don't take them anywhere and don't pass them the hookah. They just left you hanging. I know. Why they do you that? I mean, they just really hurt my feelings. I woke up to try to call y'all and I'm all hyped and y'all quiet. Buy one single drink and don't pass the hookah.

Don't give none of them to the kids. Oh, my God. Let's party, Nicole. Let's go. Okay, thank you. Thank you. Okay. So the other reason why I was calling is I'm trying to promote my sister's publishing company.

Her name is Katie. I called a few months back and I'm calling again because she's a black author and she's trying to do her thing. And I was hoping, can you guys please look up her publishing company? What's it called? It's called Phoenix Media and Books. Okay.

What books she got out right now? She has, her book is called Every Other Christmas. And she just published her partner's book. It's called Little Sister. Butter Sister? Little Sister. Butter Sister?

Little Sister. Little Sister. Okay. Yes. So it's Phoenix Media and Books. Phoenix Media and Books. Got you. All right, Mama.

Yes. Thank you, guys. And happy birthday to the show again. And happy birthday to myself. There you go. Happy birthday, Mama. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051.

If you need to vent, you can hit us up. Now, we got rumors on the way? Yes, we do. We are going to be talking about Amy Roback and TJ Holmes. They are finally speaking out about that whole dating scandal, not scandal, according to them. They're the only interracial couple out here that's kind of winning. So, you like them? No.

You know how I feel about interracial relationships. I just had to clarify. I'm not against it, but no. I'm not against it, but no. How you not against it, but how do you feel? Oh, just because I love black love. You know what I'm saying? I think black men should be with black women.

So then you're against it. I'm not against it. Why are you afraid to say that? I'm just neutral about it. I just have a preference. And that preference is I like to see black men with black women. But I'm not against interracial relationships. But they're like the only one

that's winning when you think about Jonathan Majors and what his lady was going through and you think about Jeezy and Jenny Ma. What makes them win? Like why are they winning? They look happy. Okay. Yeah. They look happy. Alright. We'll get into their happiness. Alright. We'll get into that next. Don't move. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning everybody. It's DJ get into that next don't move it's the breakfast club good morning the breakfast club morning everybody it's dj nv charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club lauren la rosa's here let's get to the rumors i think a lot of people will recognize the voice in the name on the breakfast club. Lauren came in hot. You know, I came to tell him the truth. Yeah, guys. So Amy Robach and TJ Holmes are back in the news. They dropped a podcast recently.

First episode. And this is the very first time that they are addressing that whole scandal not scandal thing that got the fire from gma and they say that uh basically they were doing everything right behind the scenes but they were outed and that's why it looked so messy on november 30th 2022 was the day that we and this is very important we were outed we were outed we were outed we were not caught by a publication that outed us and so to be clear we were outed. We were outed. We were outed. We were not caught. By a publication that outed us. And so to be clear, we were outed as being in a relationship, but everyone else thought we were being and the day that article was released that outed us we had both at that point been were in divorce proceedings yes we had attorneys mediators we were

in the middle of divorces oh that makes sense so clearly everybody behind the scenes knew what it was that's basically we just didn't as we don't know nothing about none of these people but how did they get let go though if people behind the scenes knew and they were going through the proper way of doing it. They didn't disclose it to the employees, right? So, yeah. So, around that time, if you guys remember, there was a big gap where they were sent home, but we didn't know what was about to happen. Right. And the network was trying to figure out what to do.

Basically, they went on the podcast to talk about the fact that they didn't rush to disclose it to executives because they were literally in the process of still trying to tell family members about it. We have that audio, too. We shouldn't have allowed. I can say that in hindsight. But for folks to find out about our relationship before they found out about our divorces, if people would have heard earlier, OK, they're out of their relationship. Now they're dating. Maybe an eyebrow would have been raised or something, but it wouldn't have become what it became look at that point my daughter i mean she's 10 i was still trying to get her adjusted to her new reality of her parents not being together and i've been working on that

for the past three four months so i wasn't i didn't want to spring on her in that early that oh yeah by the way you know that Amy Robach, who's actually, you've known since you were one has been a part of the, well, I'm dating her now. I didn't want to do that to her at the time, but I hadn't even told my mom about the divorce. So why the hell am I thinking about telling an executive at the network about it? I agree with TJ there. Like, I still don't know how I feel about employees having to disclose their relationship status. Like, is that truly the company's business? Like, what if you're just dating a person?

I have to tell you who I'm dating? That feels like overreach from the company. But I guess if it's on the same level, because right there we're on the same level. It's not like an executive is dating an intern where they feel like they can use their power. They're on the same level. I don't see why they got fired. If it was consulting adults, why? Consenting.

Consenting. I'm not consenting. Consenting adults. I don't see why. You know what I mean? They consulted some adults about their relationship and the adults said you know it's okay you know you know what i meant but if they were on the same page it shouldn't matter but that's always been the question though because the timeline like those pictures of them came out in november december the network was like oh we're not really sure what we're gonna do but just go home and take a little break and then the month later they were permanently released and people were like there's

no way i didn't know about this and why do we care as long as both of them can sit now on the same level but i don't know they got the podcast now and i mean they got interested they got a podcast they got a podcast with iheart radio now you said people are interested i wonder will people care about the podcast after this initial episode i know everybody is tuning in to hear what they have to say now yes folks care after the fact? I'm so interested because honestly, when all this first happened,

I was like, he's dumb because when the heat comes, she's going to leave him and he's going to be jobless and I'm actually very interested in the fact that they're still together. They seem happy.

I would love, he also talked about, she had to do a wellness check on him the day that everything came out. Like, they were not okay. He was eating, taking a lot of edibles and drinking alcohol. Regular weekend for me. I saw that.

I didn't see that part. Yeah, that's what he said. I saw that. I think I might have heard of that. But after they discuss all this, do you care about their opinions on certain things? Or is it just about their relationship? You care about the relationship? 30 days from now, Lauren will also not be reporting on Amy and Gigi's podcast.

They got to be strategic. Like, I would love to hear them talk about, likeie my and jeezy why because they're getting so much heat for being in a racial relationship that publicly fell apart or had some issues but they don't know the insides of their relationship but you can still give advice they've been through a very public come on slow down wait till they have a little obama or something or a little j cole or drake before we jump out the window and start talking about daring a couple to be giving advice to all interracial couples now. Come on now. You sit up here on this radio and give advice

to people all the time based on your marriage and what you went through. I'm married. And they're happy and together. They lost. They were at GMA3 and lost their jobs publicly and were called everything under the sun but children of God. So they should start an unemployment podcast.

They should start a podcast. They should start a podcast about publicly and we're called everything under the Sun but children of God unemployment how do you know bounce back after losing your job that I listen to them about that but they can't be a poster child for all in a race now they didn't bounce back yet but then the process yeah we got to see what I gotta see what I know the spouses the other two spouses so the ex-wife of t.j holmes and the ex-husband of amy robach are now reportedly dating each other that's why now i would love to see that episode that that would be a great episode that's a couple of episodes real housewives of gma that's some good stuff i would love to see that that's like trauma bombing that's exactly what i think i think they probably reached out to each other to talk to each other to see, yo, did you know this was happening?

Did you know this was happening? And they probably formed a bond from that. I would watch their podcast. I love people to hear from trauma, but I like to watch it when they have it too. So I would watch it. Well, that is your rumor report. When we come back in a little bit after Front Page News, we should discuss that. 800-585-1051.

Let's discuss work wives and work husbands, right? Are y'all cool with that? Are you cool with your wife having a work husband? Are you cool with your wife? I don't even like how that just flowed out. That's a normal thing. That's not okay. We'll discuss.

No, we not, bro. Stop doing that. No, we're not work husbands. Don't be up here not claiming him. I don't like that because I be seeing behind the scenes. No, you not, bro. Stop doing that. No. Don't be up here not claiming him. I don't like that because I be seeing behind the scenes. No, you don't. You just come up here and just fit in with the lies. Okay, Lauren Santos.

All right. We got front page news next and we'll take your calls on work husbands, work wives. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Your mornings will never be the same. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, charlamagne the guy we are

the breakfast club lauren larosa is here she's our guest host and let's get into front page news now let's jump right into trump now yeah let's talk about trump charlamagne mentioned it earlier this morning well he had a town hall with sean hannity uh now he participated in this town hall with fox news last night, this is before the fourth Republican debate, which is tonight. And I want to make it clear I made an error yesterday when I was talking about the debate. I said it was yesterday, but it's actually tonight. So let me make sure that's clear. It's on News Nation at 8 p.m. So since Trump will not be at the debate like he wasn't at any of the other debates, he went to Fox to talk about it. Now, as Charlamagne

mentioned, he was asked about being a dictator. Let's listen to how he answered that question. I want to go back to this one issue, though, because the media has been focused on this and attacking you under no circumstances. You are promising America tonight. You would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. Except for day one. Except for? He's going, Chris. Except for day one. Except for? He's going crazy.

Except for day one. Meaning? I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill. That's not retribution. I'm going to be, I'm going to be, you know, he keeps, we love this guy.

He says, you're not going to be a dictator, are you? I said, no, no, no, other than day one. We're closing the border, and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I'm not a dictator. That sounds to me like you're going back to the policies when you were president. Just say one day. That's why people are paying people on Cameo, because they like this stuff. Trump has set a precedent.

Just say one day. No pun intended. Charlemagne, go. Let me ask you a question. Go off Charlemagne. Let me ask you a question. Imagine you and a man about to have sex. And that man says to you,

I'm only going to pump once. We can have sex, but I'm only going to give you one thrust. Would you believe him? Yes. Lauren, you are ridiculous. I would believe him.

I would believe him. Taz, would you believe him? No, I would not. One pump, right? But that's a different scenario. I get what you're trying to make. I wouldn't believe. Men being men,

stuff like that, because they know they're about to go all sad. But Trump, that's different. about to go outside but trump is it's a whole that's different because first of all it's impossible it's impossible with me but we can have that conversation that's exactly one threat and the guy was like yeah yeah i'm sorry that's not gonna happen with me i get it but no no no no no post lauren you not gonna happen with me let's just put that i've been to the other way it's a slippery slope over here it's not gonna last that long i get it but no no no no no post lauren you said all i'm saying is we should not believe this man okay and i encourage you all to read the

newest edition of the atlantic magazine called the danger ahead which lays out what a second trump presidency would look like that man is absolutely gonna be on a revenge tour he is absolutely gonna weaponize the doj to attack his political opponents and critics. That man is absolutely not going to relinquish power in 2028, if he's still alive, by the way, because he'll be Joe Biden's age now in 2028. But folks aren't paying attention to the danger that's coming because Democrats demonize every Republican presidential nominee, and they say every Republican nominee is going to destroy democracy. So now that you have one who actually will, nobody believes folks when they say it.

But he's been, I don't know, who doesn't believe him? Us. People. There's no way we're sleepwalking into fascism the way that we are if we actually believed it. If the American people actually believed he is going to do everything he's telling us he's going to do i think the reaction would be different yeah and he literally said it i mean like you said charlotte man he said yeah on day one i'm gonna be a dictator so what what all can happen in 24 hours i mean he said it it's not even sean hannity was trying to uh you know throw him some

some other words to try to get out of it oh yeah that's not a dictator i mean but he he flat out said he also likened himself to al capone so in case anybody's confused on who al capone is you know he talked about that as well uh during the debate he also said that joe biden doesn't know that he's alive uh he went on it and made some other say talks about foreign policy but you know all jokes aside that was hilarious lauren talking about the slippery slope. But, yeah, we're on a slippery slope when it comes to Trump. He's very clear about what he's going to do. Very clear. I don't even think we're on a slippery slope.

I think it's mutually assured destruction. I think that I don't think America can stop itself from the inevitable. And honestly, I just might be, you know, this might be how it ends, y'all. You know what I'm saying? Every series has a finale. We might be looking at the series finale of America. Lamar was talking about the slippery slope and the thrust. I just got, like, going.

Well, clearly, y'all people ain't paying attention the way they should. Lord. Well, we have some other news, but I guess we'll get to it tomorrow. But I'll give just another reminder again. If you want to watch the debate tonight, check that out on APM. We'll bring you some clips tomorrow. Ain't nobody watching the debate. I don't even know what News Nation is.

I don't even know what News Nation is. I couldn't tell you where to find it. That's where all the Republicans go for jobs. I believe that. I just don't know where it's at. All right. And also, speaking of jobs, Trump is shutting the media down. I just want y'all to know that.

You're not going to be able to criticize Donald Trump or anything. He's already said that. You didn't see what he was saying to the president of MSNBC a couple of days ago. He's going to figure out a way to weaponize the DOJ against him. The man reportedly was trying to investigate SNL. He wanted to bring charges against SNL for making fun of him. His last

presidential term. Y'all playing. No, you playing. What are you going to do with you? Let me tell you something. You know what? Never mind. I was about to say something, but it don't make any sense to say Just know I can skedaddle from the country You know what I'm saying

I hope everybody got their coins up You know what I'm saying To be able to skedaddle Out of America When things get hot That's right Okay Alright

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iHeartRadio Podcast Network and follow at Teslin Figaro on all social media platforms. They called in and said Tes be going in on social. She's gorgeous. You heard the caller earlier? Oh, thank you, Lauren.

Well, thank you. I did not hear that because I didn't hear the segment. And I told them they got no money. Don't go follow you. She ain't playing no games.

Who? Who ain't playing no games? Girl, I like them broke. Oh. Oh, yeah. I forgot you told me. Yeah, because you big mama. Yeah, remember I told you.

I told you you better get you a regular. She told me. Well, I won't say broke but I remember I told you. I told you you better get you a regular. She told me. She said you got to be big mama. I don't like them rich. I definitely don't like them rich. So that's what, yeah, girl, speak for yourself. I like Amazon warehouse workers and all, you know, so yeah.

You like working class men. I'm working class, baby. Taz will date the bus driver. They got the thrust the best. Taz will date the bus driver. Waterpark. Jesus Christ. Waterpark Taz.

Don't play with him. Freaking, freaking freaking freaking Friday okay it's hump day it's hump day it's Wednesday why I'm always here on the freaky days

I know you brought the freak with you you came in talking freaky I didn't mean I don't even be meaning to this room is just like set up

it's like no it's not that is you don't put that on nobody else in here that is Lauren LaRosa Delaware the fine that's right

I saw that picture you put up there too with your panties on and all that y'all go over here and look at Lauren's picture what are y'all talking about Lauren got a picture in her panties and stocking what is going on

picture in her panties wait I don't know y'all go find a picture because i don't know what to talk about all right you got a picture in your panties but we come back 800-585-1051 we're talking work wives and work husbands all right man we're talking does your spouse mind if you have a work wife a work husband this comes actually from from the TJ Holmes and Amy Rollback conversations that we've been having for the last couple of months. You know, in most workplaces, you have a work wife or work husband. I have a work husband.

No, you don't. Yes, I do. You need to stop saying that. It's your anniversary today, too. Don't do him like that. It's our anniversary today. Gay marriage is not legal at the breakfast club. So we are not no work husband, okay?

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morning everybody it's dj nv charlemagne the guy we are the breakfast club now if you're just joining us of course uh lauren larosa our guest co-host for today we were talking about work wives and work husbands and we were asking do you mind if your spouse has one now charlemagne you said you have a work wife and a work husband, right? I don't have a work husband. I think that the term the term work spouse or work wife, work husband, that term spouse, wife, husband is what throws people off. Because, you know, being in a married relationship is a very, very, very special thing. But I think that you have to look up what the actual definition of work spouse is and it refers to a co-worker with whom one shares a special relationship having oh it's a work spouse

has been defined as a special platonic friendship with a work colleague characterized by a close emotional bond high levels of disclosure and support and mutual trust honesty loyalty and respect we're all lying if we said we didn't have people like that that that that we worked with i don't i never i've never had a work husband ever in life but you had but forget that term have you ever had a special platonic friendship with a work colleague where y'all had a close emotional bond high levels of disclosure and support and mutual trust honesty loyalty and respect yeah my friend sawanda back at tmz that's my girl and van and mutual trust, honesty, loyalty, and respect. Yeah, my friend Tawanda back at TMZ, that's my girl. And Van. And Van too.

That's what I'm saying. But I don't work, husband work, wife issues. That's why I said we should just change the term. But that's what we would call it. Honestly, everybody black at TMZ, we all was like that together. That's why we started the Black Caucus. So that's like a work orgy. Wow. You just made it worse.

I'm kinky this morning, Lauren. I don't know what the hell is going on. We just found out you was in your panties on your Instagram. I'm just saying if you're putting it in that term, most people have that with a group of people that have similar interests. And that's my point. A group is okay, but a wife, work, husband, it just sounds like cheating. Well, see, this is why this is the problem, right? We listen to words because words do matter right so when you think of the word wife think of the word husband it feels almost like sacrilegious to call somebody else that that's not your actual wife or your husband but

when you look at what the actual definition of work spouse means which is everything i just said a special platonic friendship with a work colleague characterized by a close emotional bond high levels of disclosure and support mutual trust trust, honesty, loyalty, and respect. We all have those. Right. Yeah. I mean, I work with somebody that I have a strong emotional bond with that I trust, that I tell my deepest, darkest secrets. I do work with that person.

And I'm not your work husband. How you know I'm talking about you? I've heard you say that up here. Why today different? Because I don't want to be gay. I didn't want to be gay all year. I came in here, Lauren, at the top of the year with a thing called don't play gay bill because he likes to play gay I'm tired of playing gay with

me during my tenure here how gay has Charlamagne been Scale of one to ten. One to saucy Santana. Scale of one to saucy Santana. How gay have I been? At least a saucy Santana. You a whole saucy? A whole saucy. I'm a whole saucy. Material girl. Let's call her a whole material girl,

Lord. Let's go to the phone lines. We have, what's your name? Keisha. Good morning, Keisha. Good morning. What do you think about the,

I guess the work wife or work husbands? I definitely think it's cheating because who wants their man or woman sitting up certain all day? And that's really how office affairs get started. And before I got to stop my man, his boss, and his real work wife, we're not even going to play like that. Thank you. Y'all looking at this all wrong. Because no one looks at it in the term of what you said.

I'm trying to tell you that right now. Because n****s don't care about definitions. No, because. Most people don't care about definitions. No, because... Most people don't care about definitions. I don't want to put that on n****s. They only use definitions when they're trying to excuse something. Imani. Yes.

Hey, good morning. We're talking about work wives and work husbands. What's your thoughts, mama? So, I think it's completely necessary. Like, the term work wife, work husband is kind of overblown because it's like, oh, well, you already have a husband. Are y'all messing around? It's a completely platonic relationship of someone who has your back when you're not in the room. That's right, Queen.

I have a work husband everywhere I go. I just said the same thing. I think out of respect for those of us who are married, we probably should update the term for 2023. But the definition, a work colleague that you have a close emotional bond with that you disclose things with that supports you y'all got trust honesty loyalty and respect you need that so Imani let me ask you a question Imani yes you've been listening to the breakfast club for a while oh yeah so is Charlamagne my work husband absolutely thank you y'all are like so embedded not gonna hear me coming coming to Charlene's wife as a woman right now.

Thank you, mama. Trying to prove his point. Hold on, let me call my homegirl. I got receipts. Because he been calling me. 800-585-1051. We're talking to work wives and work husbands. Let's discuss.

It's the Breakfast Club. It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join in to the discussion with the Breakfast Club. Let's talk about it. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Laura La Rosa is here. If you're just joining us, we're talking work wives and work husbands.

Do you mind if your spouse has one charlamagne says he has a work wife and a work husband charlamagne ain't say that charlamagne does not have a work husband okay but i do have a special platonic friendship with a work colleague characterized by a close emotional bond high levels of disclosure and support and mutual trust honesty loyalty and respect have a work support person. A lot of people have support animals. That might be the word. I think Lauren just coined a new term. What's that?

Work support person. Like she just said, the same way people have emotional support animals, you can have a work support person, a WSP, a WISP. A WISP. Jay. WISP.

I have a WISP. Jay. I have a WISP. Yes. Good morning. What's your thoughts on work wives and work husbands? Good morning, y'all. So, I have personal experience with this with two associates that I used to work with.

I first thought it was like, you know, play. They were just flirting. It was nothing serious. The dude had a whole girlfriend, fiance, whatever, at home. And we worked at a hotel turns out they were getting rooms after work because he was uh upper management and they were hooking up and his wife would be bringing him food lunch all of that and the lady ended up getting pregnant and um they had a whole full-blown affair. And everybody thought they were just play wives,

play work husbands, and the wife had no idea about it. I don't think y'all should blame that on the definition of work spouse. That's just y'all being messy. They was just too messy for you. No, because what will happen is when he gets caught,

he's going to go to the literal definition and say, we don't understand words. No, we understand words, but we also know actions. That is not true. People be lying. They just messy, okay? I'm not doing. They will be lying. They just messy. Okay.

I'm not doing no work like work husband. Hey, man. Hello, who's this? Good morning. It's Tasha. Hey, Tasha. Good morning. We're talking work husbands, work wives.

What are your thoughts, mama? Oh, first, can I say this? Y'all, I got butterflies in my stomach. I can't believe this. Well, you need to go poo-poo. Let me tell you. No, not those type of butterflies like I'm talking to y'all on the radio. Oh, I'm sorry.

I thought you had a coffee or something. No, I've been trying to reach out for like 10 years. Okay. All right. But let me tell you. Yeah, I'm so glad to talk to y'all. Hey, how y'all doing? But let me tell you.

I work for this company. I ain't going to call their name. And they getting ready to have a Christmas party. The company's doing a Christmas party. And why would you rent a building? It's 900 employees. Why would you rent a building that only holds employees why would you rent a building that only holds a thousand people

we can't bring a plus one so I think they just doing it so that people can meet with they girlfriend they work girlfriend and work boyfriend and be I think they're set up I think a lot of times when it comes to those type of events they do like it's like bonding like holiday parties are bonding

for companies and corporations so they don't want you to bring any outside energy because they want all of y'all to you know communicate amongst each other i've been a couple companies that when they had christmas parties it was only employees they didn't want you to bring any outside people i think that's for bonding yeah that's all over our open bar don't always go to well though if you got a work wife and work husband what have you seen at tmz that has scarred you so don't say it lauren hello who's this yo this anonymous from charleston you don't happen to be anonymous you're on the radio we can't see you got a work wife that you're not supposed to have that's right you could have made up a name you're gonna change your name king people gonna recognize

your voice all right my my name henry henry from the 843. What's happening, my brother? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Listen, man. Now, work-wise, the husband is real now, but I don't necessarily believe in them things, man, because that's going to bleed over into your real life. Now you're going to come home mad at me because you're mad at your work day. You're going to come home too happy.

That is true, follow me. That's not true. How old are you, sir? That's anonymous, too. Well, I would tell you that you need to scrimp in your emotional intelligence, home to that is true charlamagne that's not true how old are you sir that's anonymous too well i would i would tell you that you need to uh scrimp in your emotional intelligence because that is not true you know what i mean you can totally have me solomon you have you ever worked in a warehouse yes i worked at a warehouse called industrial cooch's company used to be on highway 52 right

there between monts corner and goose creek would it go down in the world no man listen it goes down in the warehouse i just wanted to everybody if your girl work in the warehouse she definitely get it on let's break that is not true well henry let me ask you a question you listen to the breakfast club for a long time brother man since day one since ray j called in so who is charlamagne's work husband you already know who that is man man. DJ Shrimp. There you go. DJ Shrimp. You sitting over there. That's my work husband.

I am not your work husband. We are work husbands. We are work husbands. I am not your work husband. What's the definition? A work husband is a platonic friendship with a work colleague characterized by a close emotional bond, high levels of disclosure and support and mutual trust check check respect i am your work support person we want you to check

i am your work support person and you don't hug me yeah i give you hugs because you'll be you'll be you'll be surprising him with them hugs sometimes because i i hug my brothers you hug lauren from the back you hug me from the back why would i ever hug lauren from the back i'm not first of all that that's disrespectful. Why would I do some stuff like that? I would literally punch you. Exactly. And you little too. Why would I do something like that?

And you little too. Don't. Don't ever. Why would I ever hug Lauren from the back? What about me from the back? Because I love, value, and appreciate you. And I show you that love, value, and appreciation. What's the moral of the story, guys?

Y'all let me know what you like. Man, shut up. The moral of the story is you should all have a platonic friendship with a work colleague to where y'all share a close emotional bond to where y'all disclose things to each other to where y'all show each other support to where y'all have trust honesty loyalty and respect you know there's actually i was actually looking at it to where the benefits of um or why a work spouse is important and they say that uh it can lead to increased productivity okay it can help manage stress and prevent burnout and it says having a

close friendship at work not only gives you someone to debrief you know on the events at work but it has a range of other benefits like the ones i just said increased productivity and help manage stress and prevent burnout okay i agree i i agree with that imagine going to a place that you don't necessarily like and you're on an island by yourself every day been there done that that's my point that's why we made the tmz black caucus that's my see that's another good way to say put it tmz black caucus find you a support group at work man a support person all right well we got rumors on the way, we do have rumors on the way. Y'all are, I don't know. Y'all are funny.

Like, ha-ha funny? Or, like, make you laugh? No. I'm just sitting here thinking about this. What the hell? I'm just sitting here thinking about this whole morning of, like, I've never seen somebody, like, just deny their lover so hard. Right.

And then you're trying, so you so light-skinned. You over here trying so hard to be loved. Like, when you said rumors on the way, I was just thinking, like, all the headlines that'll come out of today about you guys. Oh, man. But anyway, yes, we did. We're going to talk about Rick Ross. Rose. Charlamagne started some trouble.

All right. We'll get into that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Lauren LaRosa. Yes, sir. This is Charlamagne, my work husband. Oh, man.

Yes. He gives me advice. He talks to me. I'm telling you right now, you got to come to anybody as a woman or whatever you identify as. I'll back you up. I've been seeing it. I'm a work support person. Listen, do the intro.

Morning, everybody. We are The Breakfast Club. Lauren LaRose is our guest co-host. That's right. Check me out on The Daily Show tonight, 11 p.m. Comedy Central. Thank you to everybody who's been watching all week. Last night, our guest was Robin Thede.

Tonight, speaking of hugs from the back, Michael Rubin will be joining us tonight on The Daily Show. So when he comes on the show, how do y'all brace? Every time I see Michael Rubin, I tell him, don't you even think about it.

Okay? Don't you even think about it. At least he respects you, Envy. That's right. Ain't got nothing to do with Envy. That's right. You all right, Laura. I hug Michael Rubin.

You're not going to hug me from the back. Okay? Ain't no reason for grown men to be hugging grown men from the back. Why did you do that to Envy that day when he was wearing that powder blue sweatsuit? You know what, though? I'm lying. I hugged Michael Eric Dyson from the back the other day. I saw Michael Eric Dyson at the United Justice Coalition event.

Drop on the clues bombs for Roc Nation. We had the second annual United Justice Coalition event this past past saturday at the jacob javison in new york and michael eric dice was doing an interview and i did come up from behind him and give him a hug on camera it was on camera you better hope you don't ever follow suit that's so crazy you always start trouble. You always just start in something. Imagine reading that in a deposition. He hugged me from the back. What? That sounds like a Foxy Brown lyric.

It's an unlawful hug. Oh, my goodness. Well, if you're just joining us, the Breakfast Club has been officially on air for 14 years. It's our 14-year anniversary or our 14th birthday. So we just want to say salute to all the listeners out there. We appreciate you guys so much. We're so grateful and thankful and we should thank new york city um you should thank new york city because i think in the month of november we were number

one number one something you had to think no we were number one i just forgot what we were number one 18 in the month of november number 225 54 somewhere top two, not number two. Yes, in the month of November, we were number one, 18 to 34. And number two, 25. No, number three, 25, 54. Correct. Yes. Again, thank you guys for riding with us. We appreciate it.

Thank you. Thank you, New York City. And thank you to everybody all across the country who listens to The Breakfast Club. We're in 100 plus markets. That's right. We started off with one market in New York City 14 years ago. Now. We in 100 plus markets. That's right. We started off with one market in New York City 14 years ago.

Now we in 100 plus markets. So thank you. We thank God for it all. God is great. What's the magic? Because y'all stay trending. What's the magic? I have no idea.

It's not the Bro Your Idiots podcast? No, that's a whole different podcast, Lauren. But it's been adding to the Andrew Schultz. It's been adding to the We've been doing that

for 10 years. I don't know. I think it's the Gus Bins. He not even up here claiming you envy. Okay, okay... That's me and Andrew Schultz. It's been adding to the... We've been doing that for 10 years. I don't know. I think it's the Gusmans. He not even up here claiming you envy. Okay, okay. It's me, guys. All right? I didn't want to say it.

Okay. Then you just want to steal the thunder from your partner. Say it again. Wow. I'm just saying. If you look at the common denominator, she mentioned brilliant idiots. I'm just saying. Hey, man.

Okay. It's me. Thank you, Lauren. What you trying to say? That is not what I was trying to say. Lauren got a picture in her panty. Okay. All right.

That's got you on four more years. Say it again. They on my Instagram finding the picture right now. Cap. They in the comments. Somebody going to say, I found it. Thank you, Tez. Cap.

Cap. Oh, man. But no, the magic is God. Some things you just can't script You can't strip I said script man Cut it out He did not say script

Some things you just can't script Some things you just can't even plan God has been good God is great Thank you Yes 14 years That's right

Well Rumors now When we come back Alright when we come back We got the rumors Don't move It's the Breakfast Club Good morning

Morning everybody It's DJ Envy Charlamagne Tha Guy We are the Breakfast Club Let's get to the rumors. Don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the rumors. Lauren LaRosa's here. Lauren LaRosa. I've been here for a little bit. I've been here for a minute. Move out the way. Tell her. Tell her. Man, it is. This is the Rumor Report.

I think a lot of people will recognize the voice and the name. On the Breakfast Club. Lauren came in hot. You know, I came in telling the name. On The Breakfast Club. Lauren came in hot. Didn't she, right? I came in telling the truth. Charlamagne. Charlamagne. Yes, ma'am.

What you do this week? The Daily Show. I've been doing The Daily Show every day Monday through Thursday 11 p.m. Comedy Central. What else you do this week? Breakfast Club

6 a.m. to 10 a.m. And what else? Breathe, live, be a father, husband. What you getting at? Keep going. You be trolling. What else you do this week?

I haven't done anything. You be stirring the pot. I told you. No, I don't. You been sitting on this spot for 14 years and don't even know what you be doing. Nope. Well, in the rumor report today, we have Charlamagne Tha God. He started some things with Rick Ross and 50 Cent after he called.

Well, no, you didn't really start it. You stirred it back up. After he called 50 Cent a diabolical genius. Let's take a listen. Go back to that 50 Cent after he called, well, no, you didn't really start it. You started back up. After he called 50 Cent a diabolical genius. Let's take a listen. Go back to that 50 Cent post. And I'm going to tell you why 50 is literally a diabolical genius. First of all, you can read 40 and all the power

and all of that stuff like that. You can read The Art of War by Sun Tzu, but it got to be in you. 50 Post did it reportedly takes temporary leave as chairman of a vote amid sexual assault lawsuits. 50 says, I'll buy that from you, playboy, for the low, because you know Cadillac and AT&T gonna pull out. Those are the sponsors, I presume? Yes. I'll give you a few dollars for it now. Sell it to me, then we can be friends. I'm serious,

call my phone. Why do y'all think that was a genius thing to post? He's basically telling Cadillac and AT&T to pull out. And telling people who the sponsors are. So if they want to harass Cadillac and AT&T, that'll happen. And once the money comes out, it's a wrap. It's a wrap, this guy, man. What I say wrong, that's from the brilliant podcast with myself and Andrew Schultz, by the way.

You forgot you did that this week? That was last week. Last week, well, you know that this week that was last week last week well you know that was last week you gotta be specific oh my god somebody okay what happened well after that happened rick ross decided that he wanted to respond to the diabolical genius title that you gave 50 cent okay here's what rick ross had to say it's something else i seen that i thought was actually kind of cute charlemagne referred to 50 cent as a diabolical genius and me you know thinking the way i think of charlemagne he would know better than that a diabolical genius doesn't file foreclosure doesn't file bankruptcy doesn't it's not a diabolical genius diabolical genius for my next generation

of young bosses they buying delta they buying the mining heat they making big boy moves cracking jokes on somebody don't make you diabolical diabolical just having a little fun get to the money get money make you diabolical that's what make you diabolical? That's what makes you diabolical, Charlamagne. Charlamagne. Stop. I stand by what I said. 50 Cent is absolutely a diabolical genius. If you look up the word diabolical and the definition of diabolical genius, then you know that is exactly what 50 Cent is. Do you know what diabolical means, Lauren?

No, not by definition. Very evil, but often intelligent. I agree that that's 50. That's right. You're standing on business in here. What shoes you got on? My flip side. But most cancers are that. You know what I'm know i'm saying we're very sweet very loving and we care about our people but we do hate as hard as we we love so leave us leave us alone right your point was that

he's doing things and moving business culture and all that stuff and it goes over people's heads absolutely now i will say uh too you know rick ross is a mastermind as well he's a master marketer and you know why? Because every video he posts, he's promoting something. So even in that video, he's promoting Bel-Air. And 50 does that, too, by the way. Because if you're going to go viral, add some value to it. So I respect both those brothers.

They all have different levels of genius. And I wish everybody could just play nice. That's what I wish. He called you kind of cute. No, he did not. He said what you said was kind of cute. Yes, he ain't it was kind of cute. He said what you said was kind of cute. Yes, he ain't called me kind of cute. He said what I said was kind of cute.

Knock it off. You see what I'm saying? I'm not cute. I'm handsome. There's a difference. Well, I guess we learned something today. Master marketer, diabolical genius. That's right.

They both are. I wish they could all just get along. I wish everybody could play nice. I wish they could all get along. Yes, I do. Because if they could all get along, you wouldn't have nothing to sit up here and talk about. No, that's right they both are and i wish they could all just get along i wish everybody you don't wish they could all get along yes i do because if they could all get along you wouldn't have nothing to sit up here and talk about no that's not true there's plenty we could be talking about we could be talking about the business moves people are making we could be talking about the investments people are making there's plenty the fact that we think we can only

talk about mess is crazy how did you feel about the um the bankruptcy because he was getting dragged online because people are like the business the biggest businesses file for bankruptcy and do well that is true it's because you filed bankruptcy don't mean you broke i know that but how did you feel when rick ross said it exactly what i just said just because you filed bankruptcy don't mean that you broke okay yeah which is which also could be considered diabolical or but that could be considered diabolical but rick ross is the master marketer he is not diabolical yes but you're saying he's the diabolical But Rick Ross is the master marketer. He is. Not diabolical. Yes. But you're saying.

50 is the diabolical genius. Ross is the master marketer. Okay. Yes. All right. Well, we're going to move on. 50 is a good marketer too though. Mm-hmm.

Yeah, we're going to move on. So we're going to head on into Jonathan Majors now. So Jonathan Majors, you guys know, has been going back and forth to court over the domestic violence claims. So recently in court, there was some audio played and just some things that were talked about because his ex actually took the stand um and when she took the stand there were a few things that they talked about so first um they talked about the night that she decided to get out the cab and go to a birthday party afterward they talked about things with his

dog and how he had to introduce how she had to be taught to deal with his dog and then it's been viral that it allegedly he allegedly said to her that you know he wanted a woman that was like a Coretta Scott King or Michelle Obama so we have a report and then we're going to get into this Jonathan Majors conversation 34 year old Jonathan Majors back in a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday as his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabari took the stand to testify against him. The 30-year-old testified how she met Majors on the set of Ant-Man and started a relationship that intensified quickly before becoming abusive. Jabari sobbed as she told the jury Majors threw glass candles when she asked if he was okay wouldn't speak to her for days because she went to a music at jabari calling himself a quote great man and telling her he needed a woman like michelle obama

prosecutors say jabari's testimony paints a picture of systemic abuse by majors that culminated with the events of march 25th 2023 in chelsea so let's get into the uh coretta scottta Scott King Michelle Obama part of it so basically there was a recording that was played in court on that recording I guess she had come home drunk and he said to her he needs he's a great man so he needs a woman that can support a great man I think in the context maybe he was trying to say like her being as drunk as she was just wasn't a good look for him because of who he is but of course people were flaming him Coretta Scott King Michelle Obama bro this is a white woman what are you saying yeah so if Jonathan Majors wants his woman to be Michelle Obama and Coretta Scott King then that means he thinks he's Barack Obama and Martin Luther King jr so now we know why he's dressed

like he's from the 1960s what does that have to do with the case? With assault? She was trying to show how... She's being abused? That mentally, he was super negative to her. He was very manipulative. He threw harsh shots at her. Just that whole thing. Diabolical. In a different way, though.

Didn't they also have a conversation about how he wanted her to be when she met his dogs? Yes. Go into the conversation. I don't know. I guess so. So it all started. Do we have time? No.

No. Okay. We'll come back. Yes. It's a lot. All right. All right. Well, thank you for those rumors.

Where'd you get that? Where'd you get the food from? Sam just bought it for me. This is a good thing to unpack though because clearly Jonathan just wanted a black woman. That's really what he wanted. See, but my whole thing and this is a good thing to unpack though because clearly Jonathan just wanted a black woman that's really what he wanted

see but my whole thing and this is how I feel and clearly he's showing that now because he's with a black woman but it's always us after the fact don't do that damn

don't don't do me we'll discuss later you don't know what he dated before though I know what I'm looking at right now that's what I'm saying but you don't know

what he might have dated but I know in his hard time where he leaning guys we gotta go gotta go you wanting to try new things Miss Travis Kelsey first of all yeah yeah I'm saying, but you don't know what he might have been. But I know in his hard time where he leaning. Guys, we got to go. We got to go. Don't do. You want to try new things, Miss Travis Kelsey. First of all.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I remember. The North remembers. We got to go. We got to go. We got to go.

We got to go. We got to go. Four after the hour, Joshua James from Orlando, Florida needs to come to the front of the congregation. We'd like to have a word with him. All right. We'll get to that next. It's The Breakfast Club.

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goes to Joshua James Pinkett of Orlando, Florida. Salute to everybody in the great state of Florida. What does your Uncle Sharla always say about the great state of Florida? The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida, and today is no exception. And salute to everyone who listens to us on 104.5 The Beat in Orlando. Dropping a Clues Bomb for 104.5 The Beat in Orlando.

You are appreciated. But one of your own is getting the biggest hee-haw this morning because he does not care about responsibilities. See, when you are a public servant and you take that role, you have a responsibility to serve the needs of the public. Okay, Joshua's job is to drive the inmate transport van, meaning that he takes prison inmates to and fro. Well, Joshua clearly doesn't take his job as serious as he should

because if he did, this wouldn't have happened. Let's go to WBTB3 on your side for the report, please. I've never heard of anything like that. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell tells me what happened in his county is anywhere from extremely rare to downright unheard of. He really wasn't too cooperative with us, so we don't exactly know why he decided to take this route. Many law enforcement agencies contract out with third-party vendors like St. Joseph's Detention Center. It's an easier way to move inmates to different parts of the country without exhausting local resources. That's what was supposed to be happening on Tuesday

as 21 year old guard Joshua Penkat was behind the wheel taking four prisoners from the Northeast to Georgia and Florida but the group never made it. Apparently the driver decided he's gonna to quit his job, but just not return inmates. Another guard inside the transport van texted the company telling them what was happening and that they missed their scheduled stop. Which in turn contacted us. Deputies caught up to the van along I-40 near Statesville and were able to pull the driver over.

He's charged with several counts of kidnapping the inmates. Listen, man. Certain jobs you can't just quit in the middle of. For example, being a pilot. Can't just quit in the middle of flying a plane. Open heart surgery. Can't just quit in the middle of open heart surgery. Masturbation.

Can't just quit in the middle of masturbation. Don't act like that's not an occupation It's called a hand job for a reason Okay Now I know that we live in a world Where everybody wants to be their own boss Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur You post things on your social media

Like you know when you just have to walk away from things That don't align with you anymore Yeah I just quit my job I get it I get it You're not happy You want to invest in yourself bet on yourself cool but for all people who want to quit their jobs just make sure you complete your last task first even if only you know what that last task is in your head it's

that simple lauren you quit a job earlier this year i did tmz we all know this do you think this was the professional way for Joshua to handle this? Is there a professional way? Yes. You didn't just quit in the middle of a TMZ broadcast. I probably have done that in my head before, though. In your head, but then you still... Yeah, you're right.

You know, finished it out. Right. Yes. Yes. Did you put in a two-weeks notice and all that? I did, but I didn't give them two weeks, though. Damn. But you still put in a two weeks notice and all that i did but i didn't give them two weeks though damn but you still put in a two weeks notice you still handled it the way you should have handled it i would say so i don't know if they would agree yeah yeah see see joshua

lauren larosa is the voice you should have heard in your head while you made this decision decisions like this shouldn't be spontaneous okay lauren is the voice you should have heard in your head but that's not the voice you heard in your head. You was driving that van cruising along with those inmates from Florida to Georgia. And you heard a voice in your head and that voice sounded like this. I refuse. I refuse to walk around and watch people on my job, looking over my shoulder, People lying to me. People talking about me. It's ridiculous. It is sad. I can't take it.

I'm not going to take it. I don't have to take it. I'm not a dummy. I know how to find another job. For the last six years, I made $6 an hour. That ain't nothing. I just got a raise after six years. I know I'm qualified and after saying this, I don't care if I ever get another job, period. It does not matter to me. But I refuse to do it to myself anymore. So if you're confused about what I'm saying, listen very carefully.

I quit this bitch. That is the voice that Joshua James Pink had heard in his head. Yes, Lauren. Do you know, like, what if the lead up, though, just put him in that space where he just was like, no, I'm out. Like, I'm cool. Not in the middle of transporting inmates from Georgia, Florida to Georgia. You know how disturbed you got to be at work to leave in like so much. I don't know now. Something like what?

I don't know. Think about it. Like, that is a serious job for you to just be like, bro, can somebody send me an Uber? I need to get out this car. Complete the task. That's all I'm saying. and drop on the clues bombs for a net of the mood and please give joshua james pinkett of orlando florida the sweet sounds of the hamiltons oh now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey. Of the day.

Yee-haw. All right. You can't just quit people like that. Ain't y'all fake mad at Jeezy right now? Because y'all think that's how he quit Ginny Ma? I don't care, too. I don't care about him quitting Ginny Ma. Oh, okay.

Why? Why don't you care? Why don't you care, Lauren? Why would I care? If he felt like that's what he needed to do, that's what he had to do. Why don't you care, Lauren? Tell the truth. I think Jeezy look better single.

Really? That man looks great. Okay. That is a man. If Jeannie last name was Jeannie Jenkins, you know what I'm saying, from East Point, Atlanta. Would you like it then? Would you care then? Wait, what?

If she was a little darker? If she was black, would you care? That's what he's trying to say. If she was black, would you care? If her A.A. was African American instead of Asian American, would you care then? Wait, what? If she was black, would you care? That's what he's trying to say. If her A was African American instead of Asian American, would you care? It's not even about the interracial thing. I just feel like Jeezy should be single because then there's other single people that he could potentially run into and figure it out. You want to holler?

You want to holler? You would holler at Jeezy and give Jeezy a shot? Oh, my. Let's not even get into the... No, you're not doing that today. Okay. I just think he looks great single. Okay.

That snowman stands alone, and I'm here for it. You still on the Kelsey tip? I never was on the Kelsey tip all the way for real. You was all on the Kelsey tip. You love Travis Kelsey. You was showing us pictures of him in Timberlands and everything. But soon as you got with Taylor Swift, and all of a sudden you don't know that Caucasian man no more.

You saw he was back with the Tims on recently. You saw that? I did see old girl at the game saw that i see that i did see old girl at the game i did see that part yeah i don't know he must didn't like the criticism he was getting he put the tims back so what if you was dating travis kelsey and travis kelsey was like yo i need you to be more like hillary clinton and um you know uh taylor swift and taylor swift and and hillary clinton yes how would you feel I think I would have to get him beat up. Like, I would have to call my brother.

Like, because what you mean? You know what it was when you signed up, and they not me. So what's the question? What are we asking? Now I got to be rhythmless and seasonless. Like, what do you... Well, first, let me close out the show with BET. BET, we'll see y'all tomorrow.

It's already tomorrow on BET. It's 2 in the morning. You're right. 1 in the morning. Wait, so y'all time changed on BET I guess so My grandma been trying to figure out Where y'all at forever

My grandma just asked me the other day She said I said my mama I'm going back to the breakfast club She said oh they finally back at work My mother-in-law feel the same way Damn right My pops too couldn't find us

Apparently only OGs is watching My grandma is never gonna be able To catch the show now. We need stories. My story ain't on BET this morning. My pops is like, Martin? Martin? My brother-in-law said the same thing.

I didn't see enough episodes of Martin. Yo, and look, I'm telling people like, no. I'm like, no, it's just Thanksgiving. They on a little break. My grandma said, you could take a break from TV like that. I said, I guess so my pops was like Mark

oh what was we talking about before this I gotta be seasonless and rhythmless I am totally against it oh we was talking about Jonathan Majors

and Jonathan Majors what's the question what did we ask the young lady the young white woman to be more like Coretta Scott King and Barack Obama

now it is my he didn't ask the lady to be like Barack Obama whota Scott King and Barack Obama. Now, it is my... He didn't ask the lady to be like Barack Obama. Who was it? Michelle Obama. So that would be another whole different conversation. It is my theory that, you know,

he wanted to be with a black woman. And clearly, he wanted to be with a black woman because he was making good men. So what's the question? So I wonder if there is a lot of brothers out there who are dating white women

who secretly, I guess in their mind, want this white woman to be like a black. Yeah. Whatever that is. What's acting like a black woman? I don't know. OK, that's for him to say that, you know, he did this name to specific women. So maybe he wanted them to act like Michelle and Coretta Scott King. You know, I just wonder if that's a thing. All right. So we can ask.

Yes. So we're talking to our interracial couples right now. 800-585-1051. Interracial couples. All right. Do you secretly want your white woman to act like a black woman? I'll be a black woman. Or do you want your... No, you want your white woman to be a black woman. A black woman.

And I guess black women, do you want your white man to act like a... No, no, no. Let's keep it to the men and the women. All right. Jamal, Tyrone, call up here. Y'all can be anonymous this morning. Damn it. 800-585-1051.

The question is, do you want your white woman to be more like a black woman? Whatever that means. That sounds crazy, but whatever. Please, when you call, I would love to hear what is being like a black woman, too. Let's talk about it. Only they know. I want to hear what they know. I would love to hear it. Don't get yourselves chewed up today all right i just posted a picture go

check it out too it's a couple of goals all right it's the breakfast club no it's not yes it is morning everybody it's dj nv charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club if you're just joining us uh we were having a conversation about jonathanors. What happened, Lauren? So, Jonathan Majors, I mean, there's a couple things that happened. Number one, he's in court. Basically, he, the ex-girlfriend that he is on trial for alleged domestic

violence with said that he used to do things like say to her, I need a woman that's going to be like Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama. She's white. She's white. Very white. Basically trying to mentally break her down and say she wasn't a good enough woman because she came home drunk from a party. Yeah.

So we're asking 800-585-1051. Fellas out there, if you're with a white woman, have you ever wanted your white woman to, I guess, be a black woman? I mean, clearly Jonathan May just wanted a black woman because that's that's a wild request to make of your caucasian significant other you know what i mean and then he's with a black woman now he's with megan good so clearly he wanted a black woman okay well let's go to the phone lines we have jack on the line jack whose real name is jamal jack good morning good morning now you're with the white woman Yep. And you wanted her to be more like who? Diana Ross.

Gee. Why? Why? Why? Well, you know, she don't have to turn it on and turn it off when it's necessary. That's what black women do. Why don't you just date a black woman? Oh, well, you know.

You know, you don't get out of that. You don't get out. See? Look at Laura's face. I'm telling you. The picking and choosing, that's what's crazy for me. Yeah, you can't turn Shania Twain into Diana Ross, sir. It ain't happening.

Craig Melvin did it. Craig Melvin did not do it. Don't you disrespect my good brother, Craig Melvin. Okay, salute to Craig Melvin, South Carolina all day. That's my partner, all right? I don't even know what the hell he means when he says Craig Melvin did it. What the hell you mean Craig Melvin did it? I don't know. Tony!

Yes, sir. Now, Tony, you're with a white woman, sir? Yes, sir. And you wanted your white woman to be as black as possible? The opposite. I need her to be as white as possible. My boy likes his girlfriend to be as black as possible.

They do it so wrong, bro. They get too ratchet. They be trying too hard. Give us an example. So your homeboy got his white girlfriend. Give us some examples of what you call. Bro, she just like, she like Baps almost, you know? Like she trying to Be in baps

Or something It's just You know what it is They do the extreme Of what they think A black woman should be Super super Yeah black stereotypes

Like gold teeth And all that They don't know the seasonings They just see the outcome Of what they think Is happening That's what I'm saying I don't like that

So like my OGs say I want my girl Lily White So What do you call what do you call lily white like uh like a nigger no no bro come on now is she a karen we we can't we can't rock but she she respects you know what i'm saying she she knows she knows like what it is that you know it's a difference between black and white. You know what I mean?

She knows that. And, like, she's not going to try to overplay it or, you know, she knows the boundaries. She knows what it is, like, the struggle that I'm in. Like, she knows Miley Cyrus, but she ain't going to start singing Sexy Red for no reason. Correct. There you go, bro.

That's it. I understand what you're saying. Hey they hey but shall we make real quick oh i i gotta say this i don't really talk to your type for too long king listen i'm from florida bro yeah but i don't really type i don't really talk to your type for too long dr umar won't allow me to damn and i ride with dr umar bro okay yes sir Okay. No, you don't. Yes, sir. But listen, I do, 100%. But listen, well, about 90%. But anyway, I know you say everybody, crazy people come from Florida, bro. Uh-huh. But listen, so many people from New York move to Florida, bro.

So that craziness, that's the Bronx trans coming to Florida, bro. That's what that is. I agree with that, but I'm from South Carolina, so I can carry you the way. All right. 800-585-1051. We were having this conversation about Jonathan Majus. This is eye-opening. Because I felt that way when I heard this story, right?

I'm like, damn, Jonathan clearly wanted to be with a black woman. Because he's with a black woman now. And to hear people calling up here who have white women saying they want their white women to be like black women is eye-opening. Why don't y'all just be with sisters i would like to say for the record that this is why like when black women have the conversation about interracial dating and they talk about how they don't like black men to date outside of the race and then people get mad when we say that because they're like we should be able to have preference the reason why people feel this way is because of things like this because it's

like if that's the case why not date a black woman like why do you the black why pick out things that are wrong from a black woman and be like I don't want that so I'm gonna try this but try and make her to be like you like it makes it has the the lesser than to add on to that point Lauren the one guy said he don't date black women because they have an attitude and did you see my neck so white women some of these black men just think y'all submissive and don't have no backbone. So why y'all dating brothers?

This is why everybody just need to be with their own. All right, we'll take some more calls when we come back. Don't be mad at me when I get smart to you when you say something

like what he said. We'll take some calls when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Call 800-585-1051 to join in to the discussion

with the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne join in to the discussion with The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. So if you're just joining us, we're talking about Jonathan Majors. He was in court. In the court documents, his white ex said that he... His white ex.

That's so stupid, man. She is his white ex. You have to say that. You do. You could have said his ex and then after we explain what happened, then you say she happens to be Carcass. No, his white ex said in the deposition that he asked her to be more like Carcass. He asked her to be more like Michelle Obama. Yes. And we're asking brothers out there, if you're dating white women, do you want your white woman to act more, I guess?

Black. But you know what's crazy is, it's not that he just said, like, act black. Like, he went for, like, the two most prominent black women ever. It's like, what? So it's interesting because clearly he sees himself as Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. So now you know why he dresses the way he dresses. Y'all be talking about he dresses like a civil rights activist. Clearly, he thinks he's a civil rights activist.

Hello, who's this? Hey, hey, it's BJ from Virginia Beach. Hey, what's up, brother? BJ. Nothing much, man. I just want to say I listen to y'all all the time, man. I've never called in my life, so I appreciate y'all giving me the chance. Thank you, BJ.

You got a Nubian white queen on your arm? Yeah, yeah. I don't even know what that means, but yes, I date a Nubian white queen on your arm? Yeah, yeah. I don't even know what that means, but yes, I date a white girl. Hang on, I'm going through this gate. I'm going to my gate. She let him out. I'm home.

She let you back in the house. Yeah, I'm going to her house, yeah. In that nice gated community. So here's my take. Thank you, sir. Here's my take. I dated a black girl. I dated white girls, you know? So I think to take. Thank you, sir. Here's my take. I dated black girls. I dated white girls, you know.

So I think to answer Lauren's question, I think the difference between what I found in my experience between black girls and white girls is, like, first of all, like Lauren said, the season list, right, the rhythm list, that's true. Let's go ahead and get that out of the way. My sisters got rhythm. We all know that. They be throwing down in the kitchen but what most guys i think observe is how black women can be more expressive and that's not a shock right they're just more expressive and sometimes guys can't handle that that's right so i'm glad y'all know that i'm glad y'all cannot handle the expressiveness

of a black woman just say that yeah yeah yeah, yeah, yeah. It's, you know, oh, black girls got attitude and all this stuff. That's really not, it's not, I don't like that verbiage, first of all. I think they're just more expressive, and you sometimes have to give black women a little bit more TLC, you know what I'm saying, to get through that wall, because women, black women have got,

a lot of times, the short end of the stick. I don't want to, you know, make a world of black women. Man, don't call up here on no panda bear stuff, because you out here with your newbie and white queen, because if you feel like that,, you know, make a war between the black women. I don't know paying the bad stuff because you out here with your newbie and white queen. Because if you feel like that, why you ain't with a black woman?

He feeling good today. The security recognized him. He got through. Damn it, man. Thank you. Why you not with a black woman then? Because you don't hit somebody that you like

based on their color. I would think that's kind of prejudice and discriminative. But I hear you though. I get why people don't like it. I get why people don't like it. I get why people don't like it. It's fine. I'll take all the shots.

But answer the question, though. Do you try to get your white woman to be like a black woman, or you just want her to be herself? No, no, no, absolutely not. I don't date anybody unless I've known them for several years. And so we didn't even start dating until I knew her for about four years. And the flaws and all, man, it's all about the flaws and all, you know? Got you. So you don't want her to until I knew her for about four years. And what? The flaws and all, man. It's all about the flaws and all, you know?

Got you. So you don't want her to be anything except for who she is? Yeah. I mean, if she said, I need you to be more like a white man, then I mean, I'd say the same thing. No, I'm supposed to be me, flaws and all. So yeah, you can't do that. Okay.

Would you still be with her if she said that to you? No. Okay. Got it. True. All right, Ben. You're going to cut the grass. We'll talk to you later. That it all right ben you're gonna cut the grass we'll talk to you later that's the luck to you damn what's the moral of the story there's a moral i guess the moral of the story is love is love like i'm glad if you're happy i say a lot of

things about interracial relationships but the reality is if you're happy that's all that matters but i don't think you're that happy if you want the person you're with to be more like somebody else let's take one more caller hello who's this it's ray jay oh we live oh we live we live ray jay let me ask you a question do you want your white women to be more like black women damn it man um i'm trying to understand uh We're having a conversation this morning on the radio about, you know, Jonathan Majors. Jonathan Majors told his ex-white girlfriend that he wanted her to be more like Coretta Scott King and Michelle Obama. So it made me believe that he really wanted to be with a sister to begin with. So a lot of brothers have been calling up saying, yes, it is true.

They want their white women to be more like black women. So for the white women that you be with, do you want them to be more like black women. So for the white women that you be with, do you want them to be more like black women? I mean, I'm married. Talk that talk, Ray J. Talk that talk. I don't know why it took you so long to get there. All we love. That's all I wanted you to say, Ray. Yeah, I didn't understand

the question. I tried to understand what happened. He said, leave me out of this from the beginning. You just didn't pick it up. Ray J just called us at the anniversary. I just happened to see Norwood on the call ID. I was like, is that Ray J? Yeah, no, that's my mom. I got my phone and my mama name. I can see.

I can see. Salute dog guy, Ray J. You know Ray J got all the special numbers to get through to us anytime. That's right. Because Ray J not only was the first ever interview on The Breakfast Club. Correct. He was our first really big viral moment on The Breakfast Club. They weren't the same moments.

They weren't the same moments either. I tell people that all the time. The first person ever in studio with us was Ray J. That's crazy. Then it was the big viral moment that we all know that's culturally historic that Ray J did too. We love you, Ray. I'm so proud of y'all, man.

I just called to say congratulations. I'm watching y'all evolve every day, and I'm proud of y'all, man. You know what I'm saying? I love y'all. When you coming back to kick it with us, man? I'm going to do it top of the year. I'm trying to set that. I'm trying to open a year up with y'all.

You know what I'm saying? Okay. Ray, you know I got the crystals opening in South Carolina carolina you gotta come back up here first quarter yo that's big i might you know what ray we talk about it i already talked to billy i'm gonna bring ray j down to south carolina that's what we need that's dope let's go let's go yes sir well ray we appreciate you calling and checking in right man i love y'all man y'all keep doing what y'all do, man. I'm right here on the side. I'm watching everything that's happening. My brother.

Appreciate you, King. All right, love. All right, love, brother. All right, well, let's get to the rumors. Lauren and Rosa. I've been here for a little bit. I've been here for a minute. Move out the way.

Tell her. Tell her. Man, it is. This is the rumor report. I think a lot of people will recognize the voice and the name. Here we go. On The Breakfast Club. Lauren came in hot.

Didn't she, right? I came in telling the truth. So before we get into Taylor Swift and the Forbes list conversation, I want to send a rest in peace to Norman Lear. So it was confirmed just now by a spokesperson for his family that he has passed away at age 101. You'll know him from The Jeffersons, All in the Family, Big TV Producer, Comedian, all those things.

Sanford and Son, Good Times. Yeah, he was a writer, producer. Those shows were on the air because of Norman Lear. All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times, Sanford and Son, Maude, The Facts of Life. In an industry full of culturally clueless executives, and it doesn't matter what the race is is some folks are just culturally clueless Norman Lear was a person

who got it. Yeah he got it. He totally got it. Totally understood. He fought in World War II then came home and became a writer. He's originally from Connecticut and like you said he died at the age of 101. That's a great life. A long life to live yeah. Fantastic life you hear me?

Drop on the Clues Bomb for Norma Litt. I'm taking 101 all day. My five-year-old told me I'm going to live to be 101, so we'll see. And he has six kids. Well, rest in peace to him. Now, talk about people that are getting it right now. Taylor Swift was just ranked the world's fifth most powerful woman. In this article, the line that they lead with is that she outpaced Beyonce and Rihanna

on the Forbes annual ranking. So we have audio of her report. Let's take a listen. So who is the world's most powerful female? It is EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She's been named the world's most powerful woman. That's for the second year in a row as well. The 65-year-old German politician has topped the list, followed by European Central Bank President Christine

Lagarde, the US Vice President Kamala Harris, that's who I thought it would have been, and the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloney. That's the line-up. Pop star Taylor Swift, who just became the first living artist to have five albums in the top ten concurrently, came in next at fifth place.

Just in front of Beyonceyonce it would seem why they always thought beyonce at taylor swift because they both went on tour this year and that's all that's what that that's what that comes from and karen lynch is number six she's the one that uh runs cvs so she's right behind taylor swift those first four are in that position of power just because they're in positions of power correct right yeah yeah that's all yes that's why people are like whoa this is kind of crazy because it's Taylor Swift and all these other people in power.

Now, I will note, y'all asked me why I didn't name the black people that were on the list prior to Taylor Swift. We know why. You don't care about black women.

That is not true. That is not true. We did talk about Kamala, but it takes you, you got to go all the way down to number 31 before you even get to another black woman,

Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey's 31 yeah yep so who all who all in front of opening and what what is that well how are they defining power i clearly understand the first four because they're in positions of power but how are they defining power i wonder most of his business most of it if you look at the list a lot of them say business finance technology uh and like she in like uh lauren just said you don't get to 31 when you start talking media and entertainment got you and beyonce's number 36 uh sherry 74 yeah rihanna 74 so taylor's just so high because of the year she had i'm sure yeah she's really freaking famous

she is it's crazy that's a fact it's kind of crazy well there we are you got to talk about the black people on the list too no you didn't you barely mentioned them you gave them a little sprinkle what? you just sprinkled a little chocolate Nutella on that story

just now whatever side of the bed you woke up on this morning don't do it again tomorrow just a little bit a little sprinkle that is not true I heard two actually

we just talked about three three two and a half Beyonce, Oprah, and Kamala Harris Vice President Kamala Harris that's two and a half. Stupid, man.

We let into this what you being mad. I didn't mention the black woman that was prior to Taylor Swift, Kamala Harris. And then you just gave her half. You mentioned 37 white women. You just gave her half of a point. You mentioned 37 white women. Well, there's four on the list. Oprah, Beyonce, Rihanna, and Kamala Harris.

I don't care anymore. I'm just saying. You see how he backtracked? What's next, Lauren? We wrapping it up. Oh, that's all we got? All right. Well, thank you, Lauren, to us for that rumor report.

Of course. When we come back, we got the people's choice. Don't go anywhere. I don't know. I didn't know. I thought you were about to attack a black woman in here. What is wrong with you? Could you stop?

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We are The Breakfast Club. Lauren LaRosa, our guest co-host, is here. It's 14 years. It's our 14-year anniversary or 14-year-old birthday, I guess, any way you want to call it. We've been on this box for 14 years, and we just want to say thank you so much. And we got one of our brothers on the line right now, N-O-R-E.

What's going on? Nori, where you at, Nori? Because I've been seeing you. You've been traveling everywhere. You've been on every island, every continent, every city, every state. You just be moving. Yeah, we just trying to live life, man. But it's about y'all, man.

Happy 14th anniversary, man. Thank y'all for doing everything y'all do for the culture. You know what I mean? For the vibes, for the lives, for the people. Y'all change people do for the culture, you know what I mean, for the vibes, for the lives, for the people. Y'all change people's lives, man, you know what I mean? And I just wanted to give y'all flowers. You know, Drink Champs, we made that very popular now, giving people their flowers. But, you know, even before, we was doing it on Drink Champs.

So y'all deserve y'all flowers. And I got my Drink Champs flowers in here right now, right behind me, my brother. Okay, okay, okay. Well, y'all need to come on Drink Champs together, both of y'all, you know what I mean, and have some fun with us and pop some Ace of Spades. We coming. We already talked about it. We coming.

You know when we coming, Nor, we going to come when we do that. Do your thing you be doing, Nor. Do that. Absolutely. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Absolutely. We going to do that. We going to do that.

Yeah, but man, how does it feel to be 14 years, man? Come on. Talk about that. I mean, for myself, it feels good. It feels like the first day. I still have the same amount of feeling and energy. I still feel excited. Like, it doesn't feel old.

It doesn't feel slow. I enjoy getting up and going to work every morning and seeing my husband over here. It feels like God still has a purpose for, you know, what it is that we do. That's what it feels like. Absolutely. Man like god still has a purpose for you know what it is that we do that's what it feels absolutely man well i appreciate y'all in case you know you don't know man y'all changed the culture y'all doing your thing i've had you know i knew charlamagne before y'all got together i knew envy before y'all got together but you know with y'all coming together like voltron it's a beautiful thing man i just definitely want to take my time out of my day and like you know let y'all know, man.

Y'all really deserve it. I'm going to come up there, too, just to come, you know. Yo, man. You're doing a phenomenal job. Continue to do your thing. Y'all are well-deserved. And I'm looking forward to another 14 more years. Thank you, my brother.

Appreciate you. Absolutely, y'all. You have a wonderful day. N-O-R-E. Thank you, brother. All right. And I just want to let you know, Tez just sent me a picture. The people found it. you absolutely y'all you have a wonderful day n-o-r-e thank you brother all right and i just want to let you know taz just sent me a picture the people found it of lauren rosa in her panties

first of all i have on stockings over the panties but you have panties on so she was right i always have panties why are you i don't even want to see you like that i ain't even like as soon as i started i'm like man what the hell that look so stupid wow I thought the picture Was nice Wow You look stupid to me You don't look nice You look stupid Yes You don't take that stupid ass Stockings and panties

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Like, every time you wear the whole fit, the whole fit top to bottom. Like, shoes, everything. In the panties. I'm not going there. I'm not stocking in panties combination.

I'm not stocking in panties combination. It looks stupid. Damn it. It's honestly fire. It was like top three looks. We're going to move on. All right.

I'm going to let you sit in that. When we come back, it's a positive note. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy.

We are the Breakfast Club. Lauren LaRosa is here. And we got a special guest on the line right now. She's probably taking her son to school. Ladies and gentlemen, Young Miami. You done called in to hear me listen today?

I mean, hear me talk today? Yeah, I did. Hey. Hey, what's up? Hey, Breakfast Club. Happy 14-year anniversary. Thank you so much. Thank you, Carisha.

We appreciate you for being a P1 listener. That's what they call listeners who listen every day. That's right. Period. Period. Period. But what you up to? What you doing? You just dropped

your son off at school? I just dropped both my kids off at school. Now I'm going back home. Okay, now I have to ask you something, Carisha. Are you, um, do you still,

who do you want to be the co-host? Because last time you was here, you said Jeff Hilarion and Lauren LaRosa. Lauren LaRosa was like, you know, you don't know who I am.

Has your opinion changed? Who do you want to be the co-host? Why y'all doing that, young Miami? Let her talk. You know, I'm all for the women. So last time I was there with her, I wanted to see Jess because I really want to see Jess. Like, for real. Good.

It ain't changed, Lauren. It ain't changed. What she's saying is she want an in-person experience so she could judge but what she's been in person she said she want to compare it okay okay okay but i'm gonna tell you right now i mean you could compare it all you want but i'm here i ain't going nowhere well we don't know if that's i don't know i don't know about that okay i don't know if that's the case. I'm here. I'm here. I don't know about that. Okay. I don't know where she got that from.

Okay. Yeah, y'all know what? It's too early for the smoke. It's too early for the smoke. It's 9-0-3. I'm ready for the smoke this time. Thank you for calling, Carisha. We appreciate you, and we appreciate you listening.

Y'all know I love the Breakfast Club. I'm listening to the... I love the Breakfast Club. I'm listening to the, like, I love the Breakfast Club. It's a part of my daily routine every morning when I take my kids to school. And I love y'all.

We love you too. We love you back. Thank you so much, Mama. Okay, bye. Bye. That was a good 14-year shout-out.

Yeah, it was. Yeah. It's Luton Young Miami, Carisha. And also, shout-out to Cousins Lobster for delivering

some amazing lobsters this morning. We appreciate you guys. And also, shout out to Cousins Lobster for delivering some amazing lobsters this morning. We appreciate you guys. And Lauren, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Thank you guys for having me. Make sure y'all go follow me on Instagram at Lauren LaRosa, L-O-R-E-N-L-O-R-O-S-A. I don't know. You're not here for the rest of the week? Am I?

I said it. Yeah, she could come. No, it's good. Let Lauren come. We can have Lauren and Karen in it. You want to ask Lauren if she's available? Are you available, Lauren? I always plan ahead for y'all because this always happens.

Okay, yes. So Lauren LaRosa will be here the rest of the week. Carrie Champion will be doing this the rest of the week, too. I love her. Oh, yes. What? I can't wait for it. We're about to start now. The last time he had that song, MJ Williams came in here. Carry champion Lauren LaRosa.

Brown girl grinding versus brown girls dreaming. We're going to get to the bottom of this tomorrow on The Breakfast Club. Carry champion has an organization called Brown Girls Dream. Lauren LaRosa has an organization called Brown Girls Grind. Who came first? Who's copying who? Is anybody copying anybody? Is there a battle?

Challenge! Lauren got a picture in her panties. I said, where did that come from? I was like, the panties! Don't bring up my panties in here with that lady because she is, I love her. Don't pit these two black women against each other. No, no, listen. Earlier in the

show, Remember I said If there was no mess You wouldn't have nothing to talk about He said that's not true And now you sitting up here Looking like you hosting a housewife reunion Wow Well I didn't know

That this was going to happen You see look at that Clearly this is what God wants to happen Told y'all I ain't going nowhere Brown girl's dream Versus brown girl grinding Tomorrow on The Breakfast Club Join us

And shout out to Cousins Lobster For supplying food for us this morning catering for we definitely appreciate a salute to you guys well we got a positive note yes we do have a positive note man first of all i want to tell y'all make sure you check me out on the daily show tonight 11 p.m on comedy central uh michael rubin will be uh my special guest tonight so you know he's not gonna hug me from the back i'm not gonna allow that to happen but uh check us out on the daily show tonight 11pm on Comedy Central And the positive note is simply this

I just wanna reiterate something My father Has been telling me Since I was a child And it always stuck with me Let me guess Let me guess Let me guess

The Cowboys gonna make it to the Super Bowl Well back then We were going to the Super Bowl We went to the Super Bowl Like three times back then We won them two Okay Shut up

No it is You are never as good As they say you are And you are never as good as they say you are and you are never as bad as they say you are. Always remember that. You gotta know how dope you are without validation. Congratulations are a celebration, okay? If you feel like that, then people's

negative opinions of you won't even bother you. Y'all have a great day. Peace. Breakfast club, bitches! You all finished or y'all done? Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag. This is mine.

I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets.

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