The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW: Salt-N-Pepa Fight for Their Masters in Hall of Fame Speech, OutKast Inducted into Rock Hall + More

Episode Date: November 10, 2025

Today on The Breakfast Club, we open the phone lines to discuss two topics: Is it too early to decorate for Christmas? and Should Democrats have fought harder on the government shutdown deal? Plus, Charlamagne Tha God gives Donkey of the Day to himself in response to Roland Martin’s claim that he’s spreading misinformation about the government shutdown. Listen for more!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey! How y'all feel out there? I feel blessed black and highly favored. Happy to be here, another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning. What's up? What's up, Jess? How was your weekend? Good morning, yo. My weekend was all right, Cho. I'm doing some work down here because, you know, I'm playing it something real big. But, yo, I saw a Predator.

One of the best movies I've seen. No, it's the best movie that I've seen. You mean Old School Predator? No, they got a new one. Yeah, but it's a new one. It just came out. Yo, and look, I wasn't even a Predator fan, right? So my husband and my mother-in-law was like, yo, they really had to talk me into going to say that.

I don't really like the whole alien, a sci-fi, the predator type. Yo, when I say the hardest movie, that's better than any Marvel movie I've seen. And I'm a Marveler. You know what I mean? I'm an Avengers girl. Better than any movie, I put it up there next to Senors. Even though it's two different types of movies, but Senators was just very impactful. Yo, go see that movie.

But go see it. Okay. Okay Because he got to be black Like Cut it out You got to be black Okay

All right The way they talk Ishen And yo They got to be black So They can talk now They couldn't talk

I know you did talk I mean I didn't speak their language But yo How you read The subtitles It's like Okay

He's spitting a little Time You know I never thought About saying A new version Of the predator But all right

What did you do This weekend What did you do this weekend What did you? You know what This weekend Was all about Love man

And family I'll tell you why So first of all Drop a bomb For my aunt My aunt V She turned 80 years old. We had a surprise dinner for her.

80 years old. We call her, you can't say, we call her the missile booby aunt. Like, because her boobs are like humongous. And she's the one that when she gives you a hug and slap, she's in the back of the head, like that, that one. It's weird, weird, what you're calling your aunt, bro. I know, I know. I love my mom. Missile boobs.

It's crazy. Okay. So, um, Auntie Missile boob. So, yeah, she turned 80 years old. Now you want to see. Now you want to see. See, no. And she's 80.

Why are you on to see? She listened. She listens every morning. So good morning, if she is up. Yeah, she turned 80. So we had a surprise. We had a surprise. Good morning.

R.T.B. So it was dope to see that. And then also another family friend, they had their gender reveal. So they're having a boy. This is their first child together. So they were super duper excited. So just to see love and just family this whole weekend was really dope.

And then suddenly my Giants lost again. So I'm giving up on football for this year. Yeah. What about you, Shala? Folks, loot all of TSA workers I saw over the weekend. Oh, you flew out? Yeah, I was traveling this weekend. Real quick, though, I went somewhere Thursday night and came back Saturday, Saturday morning.

How was traveling? I mean, it wasn't the easiest, you know what I'm saying? But I do want to salute all the TSA workers because, you know, I saw some of the TSA workers this weekend. And they was not happy. I'm sure. Okay, they was not happy. I've seen one brother throw the bin, you know, the bin that you put your stuff in one of them. He threw the bin, and then one of the other TSA workers said something to him.

And he was just like, I don't care. We're not getting paid no way. So, you know, I know they're happy about the news that the Senate is advancing a bill to end the long. this government shut down this morning. So salute to all the TSA workers, man. I'm sure Mimi will be breaking all that down. Because I think it doesn't happen right away. Congress still has to come.

Yeah, it's not happening right away. Yeah, but the process is started, I guess. That's right. So we'll talk to Mimi up next. And let's get the show cracking. It's a Monday. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Let's go. Morning, everybody. It's DJ NV. Jess hilarious. Salomey and the Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Now sports, the Colts, beat the Falcons.

The Jets beat the Browns. How's the Jets and the Giants record the same? just both trash. What do you mean? Because they both trashed. I know. The Saints beat the Panthers. Ravens beat the Vikings. Giants lost to the Bears. Seahawks beat the Cardinals. The Rams beat the 49ers. Lions beat the commanders. The charges beat the Steelers.

The dolphins beat the bills and the Patriots beat the Buccaneers. And my Dallas Cowboys did not lose this weekend. What's up? Oh, for real? Nope. They had a buy. Okay. And then Monday Night Football! The Eagles take on the Green Bay Packers. They ain't played.

That's why they ain't lose. All right. Right. I'm like, they got a buy week. Crazy. Okay. Good morning, Mimi. Good morning, NB. Josh Charlemaine, how you doing this morning? I'm doing good. Good. Good morning. All right. So we start this morning with breaking news. After 40 days, there's finally some movement on the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Now, overnight, the Senate took its first major step toward reopening the government with eight Democrats breaking ranks and joining Republicans in a key procedural vote to move a new funding deal forward.

The final vote was 60 to 40, enough to start the debate on the bill, but the vote doesn't end the shutdown just yet. Now, the measure still needs to go before the Senate for a final vote, then approval from the House before it can head to the president's desk for his signature. Now, here's what's included, though, in that new bill. This plan would keep the government running through January 30th, restore pay for hundreds of thousands of furloughed workers, and make sure they can't be laid off again through the rest of the fiscal year. It also requires agencies to rehire anyone who was let go during the shutdown, along with details on how much back pay those workers are owed. Now, the deal also promises Democrats a Senate vote mid-December on extending the Affordable Care Act's tax credits, a key tool that helps millions afford health coverage. Democrats, they will get to draft that bill themselves, which was a key compromise they say in them voting to approve this new spending.

bill. It also locks in a full year of funding for SNAP, ensuring that food benefits continue through the next fiscal year. Now, the eight Democrats, Dick Durbin, Tim Cain, Janine Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Jackie Rosen, Catherine Cortez, Mastow, John Federman, and independent Angus King. They all backed the plan after weeks of behind-the-scenes talks with Republicans. Now, after the vote, several of them held a press conference to explain their decision. Let's listen. It's been six weeks. Republicans made it clear they weren't going to discuss the health care issue with affordable care tax credits until the shutdown was over. We tried to keep working that. It didn't happen. The vote that we have is not a guarantee for sure. As I assessed it, there was zero

chance of dealing with the ACA issue as long as the shutdown continue. Now, I don't know, 50-50, nothing was happening and there was no evidence that another week or another two-week or Thanksgiving or Christmas was suddenly the Republicans were to come to us and say, oh, we want to now talk about the ACA. The real question is, why would a president of the United States pit hungry children against sick children? The American people will see who stands with them on health care and who does not. And that will be the platform of the next stage of the fight. I hope we can find bipartisan agreement on an extension of those premium tax credits.

And if that is not successful, then shame on the Republican Party and shame on Donald Trump. They are absolutely right. But as I was saying last week, Mimi, I think Democrats lost. And the reason they lost is because Republicans already got everything they wanted in this big, beautiful bill in regards to health care. So why would they ever make any concessions? You know Republicans weren't going to give Democrats any type of win on Obamacare? But I'm going to tell you something. I'm not even mad at Democrats.

I'm mad at all the Democrat talking heads who acted like Dems had a chance at winning this shutdown. These folks knew what the outcome was going to be. and they sold you a lot of false hope and we shall address that during donkey of the day. Don't be mad at Democrats. They did something they don't usually do and that's fight, okay? Do not make this about Democrats caving

because they threw a Hail Mary on behalf of the American people who are about to get their ass kicked because of these health care premiums, courtesy of Republicans. Absolutely, Charlotte. You know, it's also worth noting that none of the senators who voted for the deal are up for re-election.

So as of right now, this is just a first step. the government will remain shut down. Federal agencies are still closed. The programs that millions of Americans rely on from food benefits to airport staffing, they will remain frozen into the House votes and the president signs off. But coming up at 7, we're going to continue breaking down everything tied to the government shut down from an overnight snap ruling to the latest on air travel.

Right. And the reason it's taking long is because they have to fly back to vote, right? And a lot of them are home right now, right? That's the reason why it could take a couple of days. It could take a couple of days, but there's also Democrats who could hold it up, you know, and Hakeem Jeffries is promising that he's going to do whatever he can do to hold this vote up. So we'll just see. I think they're going to use the House is saying they're not going to vote for it,

but they have the majority for the Republicans. So we'll see what happens. If they're flying, they're going to tell them when they're going to get there. I'm telling you right now. They're spread out everywhere. They might get there Friday. Yeah, they've been told that they could, you know, stay on vacation. So we'll see.

By the way, I told you all Thursday that once the airlines started having problems, that this government shutdown was going to be over in a couple of days because there's always corporate interests over the interests of the people. Absolutely. You best believe that. All right. Everybody else, well, thank you, maybe we'll see you next hour.

Everybody else, get it off your chest, 800-585-105-1. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. This is your time to get it off your chest. 800-585-105-1. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

Hello, who's this? This black Adam with 2M from Appleton, Wisconsin. Hey, what's up, brother? Get it off your chest. Yo, I just want to give a shout out to all the veterans out here in this world. They work hard for us that do less than 3% of the population. And I also want to say I had a 40th birthday on October 29th, and I'm in the 40 club, and I'm just happy, and I'm excited.

I want to pass off passionate and positivity energy into this world today. Thank you all so much. Blessers to you, man. And then you have positive energy, love, and light, right? back and salute to all the veterans out there. Yeah, tomorrow is Veterans Day. So, so happy Veterans Day to all the veterans out there. We got off?

No, we don't have off. Yeah, thank y'all. I love y'all. I love y'all so much. Solomon, you're my dude. DJ, envy you to, you do the best, just hilarious. You're just so beautiful. I love y'all.

Y'all have a great day. Thank you, man. Love your positive energy. Why we don't got Veterans Day off that ain't right? I don't know. It is a holiday, though. Banks will be closed, but I don't think schools are closed. I think they used to be closed, but I think they stopped.

Yeah, schools used to be. I might have to make an executive decision, man. Oh, they just added to Thanksgiving week, so they make you work tomorrow, and they just added to Thanksgiving week. Huh? I don't know either. Oh.

I don't know either. Hello, who's this? This is Alice. Alice, what's up? He's Alice. Oh, my God. Listen, I didn't want to call you guys for days. Ever since I watched that interview with Ms. Pat,

I swear I wanted to suggest her to be the donkey other day because I really did not like how she made light of the situation when Charlemagne's voice that he was molested. Why? It's all, no. It bothered me. Like,

I know y'all laugh and make a certain situation. I know that. I just felt like, that was a real moment and he really, like, laughed it off when there's a lot of kids out there

being molested. No, you're right. And they're scared he can talk about it. That's like the scourging. Alice, should I get my hug? No, but that's just me,

me and Ms. He's good. Like, that's nothing to be upset at Ms. Pat about. Alice, should I give him a hug.

You should give him a hug. I do not. Like, even if, like, You got a joke, I get it. But like I said, when she says certain things, like, kids that watch this show or, like, it's people that that's really happening to.

And that could be, like, really discouraging from them to even want to speak about. You're right. You want me to give me a hug from the back? No. I'm going to come give you. I'm going to give you a hug out of it because you guys went now. I'm going to give you a gun set. This is sexual assault.

I mean, I'm being sexually assaulted. I said no. By the way, this is the same thing that I'm molested it. I told her no, and she did it anyway. You understand what you just did? I don't agree. I didn't have Jerry Curts. You said you only didn't.

You respect my boundary. Because you had Jerry Curl. Alice, I gave him a hug because you told me to. See, Alice, why are you laughing now? Okay, now that makes me feel better from Buffalo. You see what I'm saying? Makes her feel better. Thank you, Alice.

I'm smiling in Buffalo now. Thank you, Alice. See? Oh, God. You see what I'm saying? That is crazy. You said, you say, you say, I didn't like the Jerry Curl. Hey, yo.

Get it off your chest. 800-585-105. If you need the vet, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Ray, Ray, Ray. Yo, Charlemagne.

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

We lie? Mr. Show, money, what I'm out? What's going on? DJ Envy, peace, my brother. How's everything with you, brother? Jazz, what's going on, niece? Good morning. Shorlaman, the God.

Peace, my brother. Peace, King. How are you? Hey, man. Listen, man, man. If I had your hand, I could. cut my eyes off, here. People always say that.

I want to try that one day. One day I'm going to give somebody my hand and they're really going to cut days off. And how am I going to get my hand off? We said, if I had your hand, I cut mine off. Well, listen, if I was a media mogul buying up stations and buying up shows and putting out both your movies.

Stop lying so much. What do you mean, bud? Listen, anyway, I called to say that, you know, Laila, what's going on in our community? we got to make sure that we take care of each other we got to make sure that not only our friend but our next door neighbor the elderly that that single mother

we know out there working that loss of benefits or whatever's going on that they have a Thanksgiving a Christmas and what have you so feed yourself feed your family but feed someone it could be stuffing it could be a turkey it could be whatever you can afford

a gift to someone now out here in this area where we are at We're trying our best to buy a hundred turkeys, a hundred votes, and a hundred cable settings for a hundred families. So, you know, we're doing our best, you know, we all go through things or whatever. Charleneen, we talk all the time. You know my struggle by the end of the day, when you are blessed, you have to bless someone else. That's right. You have to be mindful that God is working through you and working for you, even when you don't see it.

You're absolutely right. You know what I'm saying? So anyone, anyone that is my voice that wants to help out. Like I said, we're in the Indian County area. We're trying to feed 100 families. You know, my, my, uh, my ID is Mr. Show Money. My cash app is in the IG. If you can get $1.50, $2, you know, whatever you can do,

because we'll have a fee families. We depreciate it and we're going to show you on that day. And on Black Friday, how many people we fed? And we was out there giving out the food for the community. Again, it's Mr. Show Money on Instagram. Cash app is in my bio, whatever you can do. I love y'all, Charlemagne. Yes, sir.

I just want a job, bro. I just want to be to shoot the floor at one of your stations, bro. You got it out, man. You own stations, Solomon? I'm going to put something in your cash app. I show money just be talking, man. Sluke to my God, man. How are these stations you own, bro?

Listen, I do want to say this, though, since he bought it up. On Saturday, November 22nd, I'm doing my 12th annual turkey giveaway in my hometown of Monks Corner, South Carolina. And, yes, we're going to have all the fictions this year. So we're going to have your turkeys and your stuffings and your candy eggs. We're going to have the whole shabang for you. Saturday, November 22nd from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Berkeley High School student parking lot, Moss Corner, South Carolina. So put that on your calendar, 843.

All right. And get it off your chest. You know what? And let me salute to Mercedes. Mercedes, if you don't know, is my GM and assistant. she is six three years old and over the weekend she's six three her height is six three my bad she's six three she's six three but i be saying dumb stuff but over the weekend she's six foot three you know what i mean she's six for three over the weekend they had a tour only party and she had

the best time ever so she was the oldest tallest tallest person in there she's six three years old no no and she's six for three and she had the best time so i just wanted to salute that i love the fact that had a niche party. It was just for tall people. Niche, man. I said niche. You said niche. Man, whatever. You're going to drunk this morning.

Also, too, Mercedes, got a side 12. She wears side 12 and mince. No, she don't. She does not. She does not. She does. But she said she had a good time. She said there was no short people in there.

It was all tall people. And she had the most amazing time ever. That's not boring to me. Damn. Right. No short people. That's right. We make the world go around. No, you don't.

And you know, show people live longer. That is a scientific fact. Okay. Short people live longer than talk. all a piece. Hey, Lauren. Hey, good morning, y'all. What's going on? We got the ladies coming up what we're talking about. Yes, we're going to talk about some history because we watch history go down over the weekend,

Outcast and Pepper, inducting into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We're going to get into all the details. And I told you on Tamara Hall, trying to keep that eyelash from falling off. You just don't know how to give a compliment. I forgot you wasn't here Friday. You just don't. You just don't. But she started fake crying and trying to put it back on real quick.

My grandma going to say, we're fine now. Can you stop crying? I was like, it's not about you all no more. Good morning, my mom. Wow. All right. We'll get to that. Next is the Breakfast Club.

Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ NV. Jess Hilarious. Sholomey and the guy. We are the breakfast club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

Lauren becoming a straight fat. Tell us, man. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody. She gets to detail. I'm a home girl that knows a little bit about everything. She'd be having the latest on this. The latest with Lauren La Rosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of everything.

What was the latest? On the breakfast club. Talk to me. L.L. Cool Bay. Good morning. Big Tamron Hall. Star. What's happening?

You wanted to say something about a lash so bad. No, I didn't. Okay. What's up? Nothing. Good morning, y'all. So, over the weekend, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2025 inductees were inducted. And, oh, my God, it was a great ceremony lasted for about like three hours.

But within the ceremony, Salt and Pepper, an hour. were inducted in so of course we want to take some time here to just go through the evening so salt and pepper were inducted first and they were inducted by missy elliott let's take a listen to missy elliott presenting or opening up their induction okay well yeah so missy elli opened the induction and she talked about how stop it and she talked about how on your ass AI on your ass She talked about how if there was no salt and pepper There would not be any Missy Elliott And as she's inducting them We're opening up the conversation And the tribute to induct them

They're watching Both ladies and Svinderella of course And she's just basically talking about how the industry itself And a lot of the women or all of the women in the industry They are on the shoulders of salt and pepper So then that led into So it's a shame that you have to explain these clips Because they're not in the system

Because the producers didn't put them there And then that led into Salt and Pepper being able to come up and say a few words for themselves. Let's take a listen to Salt as they are inducted. This is for every woman who picked up a mic when they told... In the heat of battle, your squad relies on you. Don't let them down. Unlock Elite Gaming Tech at Lenovo.com.

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Lenovo, Lenovo. And she said, Johnny, the kids didn't come home last night. Along the central Texas plains, teens are dying. Suicides that don't make sense. Strange accidents and brutal murders. In what seems to be, a plot ripped straight out of breaking bad. Drugs, alcohol, trafficking of people. There are people out there that absolutely know what happened.

Listen to Paper Ghosts, the Texas Teen Murders, on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. What do you get when you mix 1950s Hollywood, a Cuban musician with a dream, and one of the most iconic sitcoms of all time? You get Desi Arnest, a trailblazer, a businessman, a husband, and maybe most importantly, the first Latino. to break prime time wide open. I'm Wilmer Valderrama, and yes, I grew up watching him, probably just like you and millions of others. But for me, I saw myself in his story. From plenty canary cages to this night here in New York, it's a long ways.

On the podcast starring Desi Arnaz and Wilmer Valderama, I'll take you in a journey to Desi's life, the moments it has overlapped with mine, how he redefined American television, and what that meant for all of us watching from the sidelines, waiting for a face like hours on screen. This is the story of how one-man spotlight lit the path for so many others and how we carry his legacy today. Listen to starring Desi Arnaz and Wilmer Valderrama.

That's part of the My Cultura podcast network available on the IHard Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Here we go. Hey, I'm Cal Penn. And on my new podcast, Here We Go again, we'll take today's trends and headlines and ask, Why does history keep repeating itself? You may know me as the second hottest actor from the Harold and Kumar movies, but I'm also an author, a White House staffer, and as of like 15 seconds ago, a podcast host. Along the way, I've made some friends who are experts in science, politics, and pop culture. And each week, one of them will be joining me to answer my burning questions.

Like, are we heading towards another financial crash, like in 08? Is non-monogamy back in style? And how come there's never a gate ready for your flight when it lands like two minutes or early. We've got guests like Pete Buttigieg, Stacey Abrams, Lily Singh, and Bill Nye. When you start weaponizing outer space, things can potentially go really wrong. Look, the world can seem pretty scary right now, because it is. But my goal here is for you to listen and feel a little better about the future. Listen and subscribe to here we go again with Cal Penn on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Robert Smith. This is Jacob Goldstein. And we used to host a show called Planet Money. And now we're back making this new podcast called Business History about the best ideas and people and businesses in history. And some of the worst people, horrible ideas, and destructive companies in the history of business. Having a genius idea without a need for it is nothing. It's like not having it at all.

It's a very simple, elegant lesson. Make something people want. First episode, How Southwest Airlines, use cheap seats and free whiskey to fight its way into the airline business. The most Texas story ever. There's a lot of mavericks in that story. We're going to have mavericks on the show.

We're going to have plenty of robber barons. So many robber barons. And you know what? They're not all bad. And we'll talk about some of the classic great moments of famous business geniuses, along with some of the darker moments that often get overlooked.

Like Thomas Edison and the Electives Chess. Listen to business history on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get it. Your podcast. told her she couldn't for every sister who had to fight twice as hard to be heard for every artist whoever had to learn that ownership is the real freedom when we came up the industry was different we didn't have streaming we didn't have social media we had cassette tapes turntables and dreams but even back then we had to fight to be heard and to prove our worth we're in a fight

right now for our masters that rightfully belong to us. After 40 years, fans can't even stream our music. It's been taken down from all streaming platforms because the industry still doesn't want to play fair. We have to keep using our influence

until the industry honors creativity the way the audience does with love, respect, and fairness. Thanks, Wayne. I saw it have a music on title. Is it on title? Yeah, I'm looking at it right now, Shoup and what a man and push it. Try Spotify, maybe not Spotify.

Because that I know of, I know that there were certain streaming platforms that because of their lawsuit with UMG Universal Music Group, certain songs were not able to stream. And they've been talking about this for some time. You remember, we did this segment here when they were on Good Morning America, and they talked about, or it was either Good Morning America or CBS Mornings. And they talked about how this was when it was announced

that they were going to be honored here. They talked about how amazing it was, but they mentioned again the fact that they want their, you know, they're just due and that people can't stream certain things. What are you listening to it on? They're on Apple music, all of these stuff. I was like, I didn't know it.

Well, maybe it's pretending to certain times. But remember, Anita Baker did that a few years ago until they actually, she got all of that stuff situated. But she was asking for people not to stream her music until they figure it out with her because they weren't playing fair with Anita Baker either. So it's the same thing with Salt and Pepper. They have their music, but they're probably not getting paid

for none of that or whatever the case may be. Yeah, they should figure that out. They should give it back to them. 40 years in the game as much as what they did in this industry, the trailblazing. If it wasn't for them, a lot of these artists wouldn't be who they are today. They should give them their justice

and shout to Queens, man. They're from Queens, and congratulations to SoulPuff. It's so funny about Sal and Pepper when you listen to their music now, you're like, damn, this used to be considered raunchy. Push it. Push it used to be considered a raunchy. They were talking about things that people weren't talking about. Missy talked about that too, but they also talked a bit about

this as well. And they had told Good Morning in America, Robin Roberts, it's some of their music because of the lawsuit that people are not able to hear. Now let's take a listen to Peppa. She also gave a speech as well and chose some love to her mom who recently passed away. First, I like to thank God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, because, wow, this moment right here is everything. This journey, hip-hop has been very amazing.

All the accomplishment, the empowerment to women that all shaped us as a group today. I knew it wasn't going to be easy, so I understood and learned that, take the good with the band. I want to honor my mom that just passed away and she was my strength, my guidance. She taught me love, how to persevere. And I just, I want to thank you, mom, for everything. Yeah. And then you also had Spenderella who came up and spoke as well. And she mentions in her speeches, she is now the first female DJ to be inducted into the Rock Roll Hall of Fame. Let's take a listen. I will be celebrating 40 years as a DJ next year. It's Crazy because when I started, it was a rare thing to see a woman behind turntables.

It was literally the boys club. I had to carve my own lane. I had to show up. It was dedication. It was my craft. And I never missed a beat. In 40 years, y'all. So tonight, being the first female DJ inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,

it's beyond amazing, y'all. So surreal. I carry every female DJ, whoever dared to dream. every woman who touched the turntable and said I can do that too this is for you this is ours

Droving to Closbondon Spinderella Absolutely Just a bigger role in that group The Salt and Pepper does You know It's just like we run DMC You know it's Run DMC and Jam Master J but their name isn't in the group title

But she's just as important The Salt and Pepper is Absolutely Absolutely And I'm glad they They got back together Because for a child they weren't Seeing out of eye on things

So the fact that they're back together and they did this, I love it. I love it so much. So salute to them. Well, I do want to take some time to play some of their actual, like, tribute performance that they did because when they opened it up,

we got a surprise on stage. Let's take a listen. That's a great right. I know they had a good-ass time. Yes, they were like, they performed down. Like, by the time they did their speeches, sweat like everything.

They were performing performing. Kid and Play, you heard it in the beginning of the audio. So they, when the tribute first started, kid and play is on stage. They do the kid and play dance and everybody's in the jackets. and you guys know that a kid they did the dance yeah they did the dance for like it was really quick but they just opened it up and you know their relationship and the uh the designing of the jackets

for the push it music video for those who don't have kids they all used to work together that yes yes yes for kid kid in play salt and pepper and martin yes and the uh the jackets and the push it uh music video were designed by play but they were made at the dapper dam studio up in harlem so yeah just a little connection there um and when we come back he was there he was playing the keyboard he was playing the boarding was also on stage when they did their speeches as well to helping them stay together, fixing up the hair and all the things. And

that's the tie between the two as well with Kid and Play and Salt and Pepper. But when we come back, we'll have to get into Outcast because they had an amazing performance as well. And they were also giving their flower words and their words that they said while on stage were just as touching. So we'll come back with that in the second hour.

Could you imagine that Sears when you're working at that Sears? You had Kid and Play. Martin. Martin. something like could you imagine it? No, no. But you imagine that? What work did they get done? It was different during that time though, right? I know every day was a movie at work with them.

That's crazy. Yeah. All right. Well, that's the latest with Laura. Now, when we come back, we got front page news. And then we're going to open up the phone lines. 800-585-105-1. I know if you're out and about, you've been seeing Christmas trees up already, the lights up already.

Is it too soon? Is it too early? We didn't even get to the turkey yet. No. It goes, man. We'll talk about it. a compliment for the Thanksgiving holiday. We'll talk. We'll talk about it. It's the breakfast

club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ NV. Jess Hilarious. Sholomey and the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get back in some front page news. Start off with some quick sports. Now, in football, the Colts beat the Falcons, the Jets beat the Browns, the Patriots beat the Buccaneers, Dolphins beat the Bills, the Texans beat the Jaguars, the Lions beat the commanders, the Rams beat the 49ers,

the Seahawks, beat the Cardinals, the Bears, the Giants, the Ravens beat the Vikings. The Saints beat the Panthers. All right. Now on Monday night football, the Eagles take on the pack is at 815. And you can't say the Cowboys lost this week, can you? Nope. No, they had a buy, so they didn't play. What's up, Mimi?

Good morning, NBA, Jess Chaldemaine. How y'all doing? Less black and highly favored, Mimi. Good morning. All right, well, we start this hour with an important update that came down just hours ago, really, just before midnight. So for the second time, a federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration must pay full snap benefits for November of the Those payments are still on hold for now because of an earlier ruling by Supreme Court Justice Katanji Brown Jackson. So let's break this down a little bit because it's a little complicated. So this all began when a district court judge in Rhode Island, Judge John McConnell Jr., he ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP by Friday's deadline.

Now, he made that ruling after the government failed to deliver those partial payments it had promised to do. So the administration, they appealed Judge McConnell's decision. They asked to hire court, the First Circuit Court of Appeals, to stop the payment. Now, that court, it rejected the Trump administration's emergency request to pause the order. So then the administration appealed, they went even higher to the Supreme Court. And that's when you get Justice Katanji Brown Jackson, who handles emergency requests from that region. She stepped in. So on Friday night, she issued a short administrative stay, basically.

a 48-hour pause telling the appeals court to act fast and make a decision. Now, that ruling, it came Sunday night, so that brings us to present day. So late last night, a three-judge panel from the First Circuit Court, they said the administration cannot block those full payments. So in plain terms, the appeals courts, they have cited with families, but that pause from Justice Jackson, it stays in place until Tuesday night. And that does give the administration or short window to ask. the full Supreme Court for more time, but if they don't, Congress has ended, and if they

don't, and Congress has ended the shutdown by then that would mean that the government will start paying full snap benefits or the government will start paying full snap benefits after Tuesday night. That makes sense. Did y'all say with me? Okay. So as you can imagine, it's been a mess. Different courts are saying different things. No one is sure what to do. So in the middle of all of that, the Trump administration, they told states, so if you were paid, If states paid out those full benefits, they were told to take that money back. They said that they, the USDA, they issued a letter to states basically saying that to undo those payments, threatening penalties that if they don't. So if you receive full SNAP benefits, the administration says you were wrong.

You should only receive partial payments. And they want those full benefits back. So we'll see what happens. Yes. Republican. I'm mistaken. Didn't try to take it back. Yes.

Yes. So they're saying that they were unauthorized. The states were unauthorized to give. full payments, but so much litigation was happening in the courts, no one really knew what to do. So some states, I know Oregon said that they're not going to take it back. If you got full payment, then you get the full payment. Some states did the partial payment. So it's still a mess.

They're still trying to figure out what that looks like. Republicans want folks to starve. Republicans want folks to be sick because they won't be able to afford health care. So what do Republicans want American citizens to do? That's crazy. Mm-hmm. So wants to take that back. And so now to the chaos in the sky.

So travelers across the country are facing the worst travel meltdown since the start of the government shutdown. Hundreds of thousands of passengers have their flights canceled or delayed on Sunday, marking the single worst day of air travel disruption since the shutdown began 41 days ago. So the federal government's partial closure has created a severe staffing shortage. We've been talking about that among air traffic controllers, many of whom have now gone more than a month without pay. Controllers, they are retiring, calling out sick, leaving fewer people to manage the skies.

But to protect safety, the FAA ordered airlines to cut daily flights, 40 major airports, and reduce that air traffic by 10%. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the situation, though, is getting more dangerous and there have been too many close calls. Let's listen. We're now looking at the data.

We see an increase in a loss of separation. Airplanes are in the sky becoming too close to each other. They're breaching that safety distance. Number one, we see ground incursions. We also see more complaints from pilots that are saying, hey, I'm getting a lack of responsiveness from the controller, or the controller seems stressed, or they're not using the right language that controllers are supposed to use. Those complaints have also increased. So we look at that in total and say, this is going in the wrong direction. what tools do I have to deploy to make sure we can keep the flying public safe.

By the way, those who say this is political, this decision to reduce capacity by 10%. It didn't come from me. It didn't come from the White House. It came from the safety team in the FAA, the career people who do this every day as part of their jobs. So by Sunday night, airlines had canceled more than 2,800 flights delayed over 10,000. And to your point, Charlemagne, the economic hit. They said it could reach hundreds of millions of dollars each day if this continues. But there is some hope. We've been talking about Congress, the Senate reaching some sort of deal.

If that were to happen, this could all come to an end. But for now, travelers are being told to pack their patients. Yeah, I told you all Thursday, you know, when the airlines started getting hit, you know, this government shutdown was going to come to an end rather quickly because it's always corporate interests over the interest of the people. And I did fly this weekend Thursday when I flew out, the flight kept getting delayed. then when we finally got on the plane we was on the runway for our hour

and we was the number 19 flight to take off and it was 10 flights behind us and then when I came back Saturday and I was supposed to come back Sunday but I came back Saturday because I didn't even want to risk it and when I came back early Saturday morning they said they had to fly slow coming back into New York

because we were supposed to land like in an hour and 10 minutes and we got to fly slow because I guess the lack of air traffic controllers and there was so many people coming in I don't know what it was but they said they had to fly slow I was like what? I had to go by Newark Airport

And they, it was the amount of planes on the runway. It was like, it was like 50, 55 to 60 planes just sitting there waiting to take off. It's, it's ridiculous. But what language were they using? Because they said they weren't using your typical language. So what would they just doing? Like, sucking their teeth. No, no, you can't land right now.

Go back on. Like, what language would they not use it? I'm just curious. I know. He did say that, right? I don't know what the pilots, what the air traffic controllers were saying to the pilots when he says typical language. Maybe they were just, you know, like you said, just talking, like, I don't know what you should do. I saw one of the TSA workers throw one of the plastic bins, man, he threw it.

And then the person he worked was a bunch of said something to him. He was like, I don't care. We're not getting paid no way. It's true. Yes. That's crazy. And then my mother-in-law was saying a perspective that I haven't even looked at yet over the weekend. She was like, yo, I remember like a lot of people wanted to work for the government just to ensure a job security.

Yeah. And then now look, you know what I'm saying? They make it hard to get in the government. But at one point, almost everybody wanted to work for the government, you know, just to have that job, the benefits and everything that comes with it. And then now, look, y'all, that's crazy. Yeah. Absolutely. All right, y'all.

Well, that is your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me at Mimi Brown TV. For more stories, follow the Black Information Network. Download the free IHeartRadio app or visit BIANews.com. Thank you, Mimi. Thank you. Now, when we come back, let's open up the phone lines, 800-585105.

If you've been traveling, if you're out and about, if you've been driving, people are ready for Christmas already. Trees up, lights up. I don't have a problem with it. Oh, they ready. The holiday season is here. I don't have a problem with it. It's too soon. We ain't even cut to Turkey. Man, the cities are doing their thing.

The cities, like Baltimore City, I've seen Chicago. It's like a lot of different cities even decorated day or downtown already. Yeah. So let's discuss. Is it too soon 800-58-105-105-1? Everybody played Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey's already been played. He was played about a week ago.

So that is the question. Let's discuss. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. That's it calling my phone. It's topic time. Call 800-585-105-105-1 to join in to the discussion with the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ NV. Just hilarious.

Salomey and the Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you're just joining us, we're opening up the phone lines 800-585-105-10. one now it seems like uh the holiday season christmas is here like lights christmas trees decorations it seems like we just forgot about thanksgiving is it too soon is the question but what are the decorations for thanksgiving exactly turkeys man shut up like you just gonna have a bunch of turkeys around your house i got turkey decorations and i guess they got pumpkins and mums and stuff like that but you don't need that for 25 days okay like christmas is the season You know, don't nothing look better than Christmas lights

And the Christmas trees Thanksgiving is really just a speed bump At this point Like there's really nothing to do in November To be honest with you-speed up is crazy Like when you think about November There's really nothing to do Thanksgiving is one day

Just like Halloween is one day So the same way they got all of these You know decorations leading up to Halloween Might as well have those for Christmas now I got my lights on the house right And it makes me happy That's what I'm gonna say It just makes me happy.

When I come home and the lights is lit, I just get happy. I ain't going on front. I stand outside and look at them. The kids love them. It just makes me happy. That holiday chair just takes any stress in an excited way. I just get happy. Listen, I'll leave my Christmas tree up all year round.

That's a little too far. That's a little too much. I usually put four of them up, but I took three of them down and just left one up. So that's one less one I got to put up. But, yo, like, I think the day after Halloween, literally, midnight, November 1st, put that ass up. Wait a minute. So 4th of July, everybody's coming and it's hot and they come into your pool party.

You still got your Christmas tree? I do. That's why they need to stay out my house. The pool party is outside. Damn. Because your black family always want to judge you for stuff like that. Your Christmas tree's hell up. Yeah, yeah. And you still broke. You know, I'm just, just little things I go back and forth with. But yeah, people always joke about that. But that's a lot of work putting up a lot of Thanksgiving.

I mean, putting up a lot of Christmas decorations. And when I'm moving to this big-ass house, I didn't really realize how hard for cheese would be putting up but it looks so good when everything is done And that's the crazy part too

You put up all of these Christmas decorations Only for a couple of weeks No let's ride it out For 60 days Start in November Right after Halloween Let's get right into the Christmas season

But you ain't gonna have it up 4th July No But I'm gonna be honest with you We can kind of get rid of Thanksgiving bro We don't need it What? We don't really need Thanksgiving The food don't really The food ain't really what's up

A lot of us You know as we've got known that we don't even like things giving food. I don't like things giving food like that. I don't want to see what's things giving food to you. I don't eat the turkey and all that stuff. That's my point. You didn't give it all up.

Yeah, yeah. No, I ain't going to hold you. I do like the dog meat of the turkey. But really, for real, yeah, now that you're saying it, it's like, all right, cool, because I don't like stuff and I don't like the cranberry with the turkey. That's white people's stuff. I don't really like that. I don't like pumpkin pie.

I love, only thing I love is mashed, I mean, not the mashed potatoes. Mac and cheese, yams, fried chicken, yeah. And the sweet potato pie, yeah. See, we only get the food that we like, so we don't do all the turkey stuff. So we'll do the mac cheese, we'll do the fried chicken, but then we'll do oxtail, we'll do jerk chicken. We'll do stuff like that, too. Yeah, that sounds good. Yeah, I don't know.

Then my mother does a seafood Christmas. She do the crabs and the scallops. And it's like, she's very big on seafood, so she does that. But I don't know. We don't need to give it Thanksgiving, bro. We don't need time off, though. Yeah, but we don't need, we don't need Thanksgiving. It can be a day of gratitude, but we don't need Thanksgiving for me.

Let's go to the phone lines. We got Leon on the phone. Leon, what's up, bro? trying to get rid of Thanksgiving. What's going on, brothers? Good morning. Good morning. Envy, Charlemagne. Peace.

I know Lauren is in the building. No, you said, good morning, brothers, and then named everybody. Oh, my God. Good morning. How you doing? I'm a sister, bro. I'm a sister, bro.

What do you think, Leon? Talk to us, brother. All right, for the Christmas thing, I feel like the Christmas tree, the lights and all that you're like Thanksgiving, because you're all, hosting the Thanksgiving party, so you gotta have the lights and everything for the party that you happen on celebration. So I feel like before that, it might be a little bit early, but it's a

different time where everything moved a little bit faster. You know what I'm saying? But I feel like Thanksgiving Day, at the day, everything should be ready, like the lights, the trees, and all that. I feel you. Now, Leon, what you, what you think about somebody who leaves their Christmas tree up, like, the whole year? Like, Fourth of July, they got a Christmas tree up. Easter, they got a Christmas tree up. I was just being lazy, bro. Dang. You buggy.

Like, what's Christmas, it's over? Like, you know, take the street out and put everything up, pack it up, put it back in the garage, and wait for the next year. Yes, Jess. All right. Thank you, brother. Yeah, but that's it. Hello, who's this?

Hello? Hey, what's your name? Hey, what's up? I'm Kalari, aka Kee Kiela. Key Killer. Good morning, Keekiller. What's up? Talk to us.

What's your thoughts? First of all, I want to say, good morning to y'all. love y'all. Let's see y'all. I'm calling from Chicago and y'all don't do live here, so I just be waking up 5 in the morning and timing it. Calling y'all. Appreciate it. I appreciate it. But,

heck no, I ain't putting up no Christmas tree. Listen, I'm hosting Thanksgiving and I got to deal with that first. I got to do one headache at a time, you know what I'm saying? So after Thanksgiving, go then we bring out the tree and we put up

Snoop, you know, snoop on the stool, okay? We got him That's what his magic Get activated That's right Snoke water stoop I'm with you I'm with you

Period So it's like I gotta do one at a time Because otherwise Shoot Man I'll be having high anxiety I'll be overwhelmed

Yeah But Thanksgiving Don't need a prep month Thanksgiving need like a week At best Hey Shal Hey What's up Shala

I love you boo I just want to say this You still got to worry about You know the cooking Making sure the food Get together You know, you got the family members that be late. You know, that's what you tell them.

They're the ones that got to bring the dessert because, you know, they're going to be on CPC. So it's just be trying to organize everything. I got with you. Right. I love your energy this morning. I just want to say that, yo. Your energy is your own. Oh, thank you.

Just, listen, I love you guys. Listen, I got to go wake my kids up. But I'd be pumped, man. I love you guys. I love you, too. You love you, too. Thank you so much. And on my last chat.

And I love y'all. I thank God for letting me talk, but I love you guys and, too. We love Chicago, too. I really want to get in the set to get it off my chest, because I got a lot to get off my chest, but I know that ain't just safe. No, no, you call ahead. You got your time. You're from Chicago.

No, she's right. No, she's got a little to get up for that. She's right. She's right. She's calling from Chicago. The call's already too long. No, you already got your time. How about call tomorrow?

You're such a hater. No, we love you, but come on. Let's just proper protocol. We're not even old in Chicago. Damn. But they usually be envy. Damn. Jess, you see how they're doing me

I see how they're doing you That usually be envy though I love I love Lord La Rosa I'm a journalist myself So You know Oh that's why she's

Yeah that's why she's But I guess I call next For Whenever I can get it I'll get it off my test Call tomorrow Yeah Goodbye

I just said That's why she liked to talk Yeah yeah Yeah now I get it Yo this thing is shot He pulled the envy That's crazy So you talk to us now

Goodbye Damn She called them all. She called them Chicago. We're not even on the Chicago, so she's listening to the line. She's waking up the kid. She loves us. She got through.

She said what was wrong. Damn. Damn. We got Sharonda on the line. Sharonda, good morning. Hi, good morning. How you guys doing? Good morning.

Sheronda. Good, yes. I've been ready to put my tree up since after my birthday in October. But mid-Ictober, mid-I-Cover, okay? Yes. And plus, since, like, the government shut down, too, and the SNAP benefits, I just feel like we just me that has a spirit for Christmas, you know, the joy of spirit, you know, Christmas

and stuff. That's right. And the other reason that is okay to put your Christmas stuff up right after Halloween is for the simple fact, there really is no Thanksgiving decorations. So Halloween everybody goes all out for Halloween. You see the houses decked out for Halloween. Thanksgiving, there's no Thanksgiving decorations, so might as well put the Christmas up.

Well, Thanksgiving is pumpkins. They do the moms. They do stuff like that. I don't know what a mum is. I know. I'm thinking you talking about Halloween. You know, like the flowers. I know he put like four stuff up And like my fault candles and everything But I want to skip that and go straight to Christmas stuff I'm already looking at colors and everything

So this weekend I'm going to just Put up my Christmas stuff I'm with you I'm with you. Yes man You know I've been starting for the past couple weeks I've been calling you said request the song I've never requesting the song

No answer You know Solomon is right about that He said he's not about to answer the father Well what you're in here I got to see in the jingle ball I've been calling about the jingle ball Oh in Atlanta And I haven't heard nothing about nobody winning those jingle ball tickets.

I don't think we give it none away. That's Atlanta. We did the first week we had some jiggle ball tickets. What are you calling from? I'm calling from Michigan. Oh, okay. And then I think I'm 42 because ever since Boyceman and Newark Diffel was on the show, I've been playing let us know and it's the snower.

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best Christmas album, ain't it? Yes, honey, yes. I've been playing it all weekend, and then all of a sudden it's not. I said, oh my God. Oh, it's snowing.

Yes, it's nowhere. Oh, okay. Oh, damn. That's what's up, actually. I love a snow. I wish I had some tickets for you, Mom. I don't have tickets. They are so.

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Me too. All right. Sluid everybody who listens to us on 96-1 to beat in Atlanta. Y'all jingle ball so popping, people from Michigan want to go. That's right. Hello, who's this? Y'all, who's your wife? No, I'm saying.

Y'all need to get down on that boys'em-in-Christmas album. That, man, that's a no-skit. Who's this? Hello. Can hear me? I can hear you. This is Monica. Oh, my God.

Don't pay my name. I'm sorry. Monica. Yes, it's Monica. Talk to it. Hi, Monica. Hi, guys. Hey, girl.

Hi, Uncle Charlotte. Peace, peace, peace. Okay, so here's my thoughts. Y'all ready? Yep. All right. So, yes, let's skip right over Thanksgiving because I feel like the people that want to delay Christmas is the pumpkin spice people, and the pumpkin spice people is the,

people that can't figure out whether or not they want to open up the government or not. So no, no, no. We're going to skip right over that. And we're going to go straight to Christmas and you can enjoy your pumpkin spice. But I say next year when the government is open and doing what it's supposed to do and giving these two that snap in the biz and a health care. Respect, respect. Thank you so much, Monica.

I'm with it, man. Thanksgiving is a, I don't need it. I love pumpkin spice people. That's different. Shela. Hello? Hey, Shela, good morning. Good morning.

Hey, y'all. Hey, girl. What you call it from? Louisville Kentucky. Oh, Louisville, Kentucky. I beat it in 2026. Make some noise, y'all with the... Bram, brim, brim, brim.

Girl. Talk to it, Shayla. What you think about all these Christmas decorations and ornaments and things up so early? Baby, I'm tired. It is too early. I'm a Halloween girlie, so I was already upset. They had all the Christmas stuff out. It were all shines before we could even have Michael Miser and then pop out.

Damn. Yeah, you can't do it before Halloween. I mean, is that, the reason you can, yeah, Halloween got his own decorations. It got his own energy. People like decorating their houses for Halloween. You can't do that. But Thanksgiving, we can skip right over that because there ain't no turkey decorations. I mean, she's so funny.

But I love to cut the turkey fights before we start, you know, shove a Mariah Carey and everybody else down our throat too. Mind you, I love Mariah. But, man, I can only deal with her for a whole month, not three. I agree with that. I think that November should be like a pre-Christmas thing. Like, we shouldn't go all in. yet, but it should be a lot of signs. Yeah, like Thanksgiving should be the appetizer and Christmas is the main course.

Thank you, Shela. A pre-Christmas, if you will. Thank you, bye. It should be a pre-Christmas and then right after Thanksgiving, that's when everybody goes full steam ahead with Christmas. But before that, it's pre-Christmas. Yeah, I'm with you. I'm not, I don't really care about Thanksgiving.

I'm trying to tell you. I don't agree with getting rid of it, but yeah, we can definitely change it from Thanksgiving to pre-Christmas. I like that. what about down south like what about south mucks corner south carolina don't your family like your mom and your dad like they don't know my mom's jehovah witness you don't give a damn about no thanksgiving oh my god they still jehovah's my oh god i thought that thanksgiving it's it's just cool it's the day of family it's a day you know getting with your people's and kicking it but nah you don't know what me thanksgiving yeah i actually look forward to the day after day's giving because my aunt cooks crazy the day after Thanksgiving because she's a jehovah witness as well but she does what your mom does the seafood the fried fish and fried shrimp and you know scouts Gallops and all, yes, that's what I like. How you don't get your mom no Christmas gifts, nothing for Christmas? She's a Jehovah Witness.

Respect her religion. Yeah, they don't accept them. That's crazy. They don't accept them. And you probably only celebrate it now because you have children. Yep. And my wife is not a Jehovah Witness. Oh, okay.

You don't get your family, no gifts. What family? On your side. Are they all Jehovah Witness? Yeah. Yo, that's crazy. They don't accept nothing. They don't get him, not neither.

Nope. Not at all. Damn. I don't even care. All right. Well, what's the moral of the story? F thank you. What?

do what you want you if you want to put up your decorations the day after Halloween the day before whatever if you want to put it up on Christmas Eve do it whatever works for you I leave my tree up all year around at least one of them and don't say nothing about it because yeah lazy ass all right when we come back we got the ladies with Lauren so don't move is the Breakfast Club good morning Lauren becoming a straight fat she gets them to somebody that knows somebody she gets the detail I'm the home girl that knows a little bit of about everything.

She'd be having the latest on this. The latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details, sometimes you have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest. On the breakfast club. Talk to me. To me.

All right, y'all, so going back to the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction's Outcast were also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The greatest hip-hop group of all time. Yes. Now, their induction tribute started with a conference. or a speech from Donald Glover. Let's take a listen. Tonight we celebrate truly one of one in a statement of music.

Two young men from Atlanta debuted with the album Southern Playlist of Cadillac Music in 1994. I remember watching the Source Awards in the fourth grade, and I think people forget how scary it was to be brave at that time. Tensions were already high with the East Coast, West Coast rivalry, and to stand on stage and say, the South got something to say while being booed taught me how to deal with

critics. You don't have to scream, you don't have to yell, you just have to be undeniable. Thank you for showing me that brothers may not always see eye to eye in their philosophies or styles, but they need each other in a world that would rather see them both fail.

Atlanta is not the music mecca, it has become without you, there is no Childish Gambino without you, there is no South without you. So tonight, we honor two visionaries, who turned their differences into a dynasty. All factual. Great speech.

Yes. And then Outcast, both members, Big Boy, and Andre 3000, were there and spoke for themselves as well, just about the night in the honor. Let's take a listen to Big Boy. I thank the most high. You're sure for having us all here tonight. And for me, me, my brother, from day one, for sure. The whole Savannah, Georgia, y'all stand up, too, man.

The Rock and Whole Hall of Fame, Grand Street. We love all y'all. And I want to say special to my brother right here, man. Thank you for making me be the best I can be, man, and going to-to-to-to-to-n records and iron sharp and iron just to be the best, man. Ain't nothing but pressure. Love you, man. Love you, man.

And then Andre 3000 spoke for the group as well. Thank you all for putting us in great company. When I heard that we were being inducted, I was like, man, this is great because we're in the same company with a lot of people we grew up with, a whole lineage of people. A lot of times when bands or individuals get up here And it's about the musicians, and we talk about the music a lot, but a lot of times it's a lot more than just the notes or the instruments that you're playing.

It's everybody that's around you. It's the family, and this is my family. So right out of high school, me, big boy, and Silo were the youngest people in the dungeon. And we're just so happy that Rico Wade saw something in us. He gave us an opportunity to come and all the sacrifices that were made around us to help us get to this place. But one thing that Jack said, man, Jack is, he's one of my favorites, man. We love you, man.

But one thing that he said, he said something about little rooms. And we started in a little, in little rooms. Great things start in little rooms. That's it. Yes. And they also had an amazing induction, like, tribute.

So there was various performances. We have some audio. It started with ATLNs performed by Big Bull. Boy, Big Boer performed twice, actually, and Jed, let's take a listen. I won't forgive one nah, na, nah. Anything goes when I never want to do, long as you know, I'm going to forgive for this in a scene.

Hey, y'all. Oh, oh. Hey ya. Oh. Oh. Oh. Rock. Oh, utterly rock with my mouth to the mic.

Why? I'm sorry. You're going to get down. Rock, rock, rock, rock. I'm running this Jackson. I am for real. real never meant to make your daughter

cry I apologize I did he didn't He didn't want to ask He's mysterious Well I tried to ask that question Because I saw he also too He didn't join the tribute

At one music festival either and I asked if it was because, you know, he said he's done with rapping and things of that nature. I didn't get an answer to that question. Who was doing? Who did that? Because that was his part, but he didn't do it. Who did that?

I'm not for sure exactly who voice. Because you had the DJ in the background and also the performances. I thought Janelle Monnet did perform. That was Doja Cat who performed as well too. And it was noticeable that Doja Cat kind of forgot some of the words throughout the performance. Oh, for sure.

Yeah, and I did ask too, like, who for each performance, both Salt and Pebble and for Outcast as well too and I was told that it was a collaboration between the groups and the production and I asked that because like you could tell in Doja Capp's performance and she's great that she was trying. Hell yeah, she's a performer

like she's one that I thought would like kid it. It wasn't the best part of the tribute but Tyler or creator killed it did was great as well too and it was always good to see Big Boy on stage. I wish three stacks would have performed I would love him. He should have performed every song but hey, yeah, because I know he's tired of performing hey yeah, but everything else he should have did.

You think so? I wish you did all of them. I think so, too. I think it would have been like an amazing, like... It was there. Was Ciloh there? Yeah, he was there. They tried to call him up on stage.

When Andre 3,000 was speaking, they tried to, like, call him up on stage, but he didn't come up on stage, but he had mentioned him as well, too, in his speech. It was great, though. I mean, the reality is we should just be happy Andre was there.

Yes. That's why you got to really love and respect these groups when you have them, because you never know when they're going to perform again, like, we would love to see Andre 3,000 again, and he's like, I'm not doing it, and you got respected, but I would love to

see him on stage again. Like, legendary groups, like, run DMC and JMA and JMAX, they're not performing anymore, or you know, members that passed away, so it's respect and love to us. And Big boy and Andre still look good, too, like Hey, man, get that still press 3K, what's up, y'all?

Yeah, and I was going to say that Erica Badoo wasn't there, but she did share some, like, words on her Instagram as well, too, but we're wrapping up, So just wanted to mention that, though, that she did send some love in her Instagram. You know, she's been on her own tour and performances. All right. Well, that is the-yo, it's a legendary day.

We got some big comedy legends and some just, legends birthdays a day, heavy birthday of a big pun. Eve, Tracy Morgan, Tommy, Daisy. And Sinbad. Yes, sir. Wow, I love it. Love it, love it, love it. All right.

That's the latest with Lauren. Now, donkey today, who you giving that donkey, too? Oh, man, we need Roland Martin to come to the front of the congregation this morning. We'd like to have a word with him. Okay. All right, we'll get to that next. Can we get a little outcast before a donkey? All right, we'll do that.

It's the breakfast local morning. Donkey up to day. Damn, the he-haw, get it? It's time for donkey at the day. I'm ain't trying to be donkey today no more. They should be embarrassed by what they already did. I'm not making these people do these things. They're called Donkey of the Day, and it really caught me off guard.

Damn, Solomon, who got the donkey of the day today? Well, just hilarious. It's Donkey here today for Monday, November 10th, goes to Roland S. Martin. Y'all know Roland Martin, a left-wing political commentator, founder of the Black Star Network. He hosts his show Roland Martin unfiltered on YouTube. Oh, and let's not forget, he is a Democrat dancing machine. Oh, Roland will cut a rug for the Democrats, you hear me. Okay, he loves dancing for Democrats so much that he won't even go to the right when the Tootsie Roll is playing.

Okay, it's all to the left, to the left for Roland, and that's fine. Okay, respect to him and his political allegiance with Democrats. So it wasn't a surprise to me that Roland had an opinion on my opinion of this current government shutdown because I feel like Democrats, even though they put up a great fight, it was a valiant effort in regards to health care. It was a fight they couldn't win right now. Okay, key word right now. So open the government back up because people are out here suffering. Roland didn't like that.

Okay, he posted this video with the headline, beyond idiotic, Roland tears down Charlemagne's shutdown misinformation. That's the word that got my attention, misinformation. What did I say that was misinformation? Well, let's listen to Roland Martin. Do me a favor. Do not listen to people like Charlemagne the God. Okay? So Charlemagne was talking about this government shutdown,

and he made a comment as relate to what Democrats should be doing. Y'all have that? I don't understand me, me. And I don't know, maybe you can explain it to me. The health care is going to go up anyway because of the big, beautiful bill because that didn't include the extension of the tax credits to keep the cost down. So if it's going up anyway, what's the point of Democrats taking the stand to keep the government still close? At this point, you're right, because the premiums, which the open enrollment started, what, this weekend, November 1st.

And so people are getting those letters in the mail. In fact, one person in Utah, a woman in Utah, she told ABC News that she opened her bill and saw that her monthly premium had already jumped from about $400 a month, Charlemagne, to over $2,000 a month. And so at this point, it's like, what's going to happen? Is it retroactive? Like, how is this going to work as we continue to go forward? So you're absolutely right. And the premiums are set for a year. So at this point, if the premiums have already gone up, if they set for a year,

at least give the people some relief and get the government back open. Do not listen to what the hell he just said. That to me is beyond idiotic because this battle that we're seeing is, is that solely about health care Rebecca Rebecca I don't know what the hell that was that that was just that was just bull-rolin what makes what I said BS

I said the health care is going to go up anyway because of the big beautiful bill because that didn't include the extension of the tax credits to keep the cost down that's fact-based okay Mimi pointed out that some people were already receiving higher premium since the beginning of the open enrollment period

people have been receiving notices of higher premium so where was the misinformation rolling you may not agree that DIM should concede and vote for the government to be reopened, but don't say it's misinformation. Okay, maybe I gave too short an explanation. Maybe I oversimplified it. Maybe I should be clearer for the audience, and I will right now. When the big beautiful bill, or as Reverend Barber calls it the big deadly bill, or as Jasmine Crockett calls it the big ugly bill, when that bipartisan spending package Republicans forced through, when that was passed,

Democrats failed to extend the ACA premium subsidies that were originally expanded under the American Rescue Plan and inflation reduction act. Okay, without those tax credits, ACA, our Obamacare premiums increase automatically and they're already locked in for 2025 since insurers file and finalized their rates much ahead. So if health care premiums have already gone up and are fixed for the year, then keeping the government closed to fight for lower premiums makes no sense to me, especially when on top of high health care prices, so many people are suffering right now because of the government shut down. And that's what I care about the people. Okay, that's why I said what I said, because of the people who are. are being hurt by this. Federal workers who haven't been paid in 40 days, they pass due on rent right now. Can't pay for child care right now. Hell, they can't pay for the health insurance

they do have because they don't have any money coming in. Not to mention people not getting a snap benefit. So how is what I said, some BS? How was that misinformation? Once again, Roland, if you would have said I disagree with Charlemagne, Democrats should fight and not vote to reopen the government until some concessions are made on health care. Cool, I would understand that. It's fair. What to say is some BS and label it as misinformation, that's just a lie. And you did that on purpose. That was intentional to discredit me in

the breakfast club, but we'll get back to that. He even had a sister by the name of Rebecca Caruthers come in and double down on the lie that we spread misinformation and accuse me of all types of treachery. Let's listen. Look, what I heard was an exchange of two people who don't understand how this works. So what they're talking

about are the health insurance premiums that are in the marketplace. The marketplace places are the state exchanges. The state exchanges is because of Obamacare, aka the Affordable Care Act. Here's the thing. Those premiums are effective January 1, 2026. You get about 60 days notice in most states. Some states put out their new expected premiums back in October, some kind of at the end of September. But this is giving notice of, hey, if you continue at the level of health insurance plan that you have, this is what you're going to start to pay effective January 1. And so there are

erroneous. I mean, this isn't just misinformation here. This starts to look like this is intentional disinformation. And for the audience, disinformation is where you have bad misleading information that's intentionally targeted to a certain demographic. The demographic here is black voters. The reason why is the black voters are the base of the Democratic Party. Right now, the Democrats are in lockstep saying that, no, we're not going to give you the votes that you need in order to end this government. Shut down. You Republicans need to come to us and work out a deal. And so by trying to talk to black folks, so then black folks can then talk to Democratic members of the House and Democratic members of the Senate to get Democrats to back down, that's what Charlemagne is trying to do here. So this is disinformation that we're seeing that Charlemagne is doing.

This is not just mistaken information. This is intentional going after black voters. Rebecca, I don't even know what you are trying to imply. Okay, you repeated what myself and Mimi just said. You just didn't oversimplify it like I did, but I still don't understand how. that leads into you saying, I'm intentionally giving out misinformation to black voters. What is the misinformation? I'm also not trying to discourage anyone from voting in midterms, even though I know we are

going to have to fight to have free and fair elections in the midterms, but that's a whole other conversation. But you, Rebecca, sound like you are trying to make me out to be controlled opposition. Let the record show, I don't get paid by any political party. I've never taken money from a political candidate for anything. Can Roland Martin say the same? Again, what did I say that was misinformation? Okay, everything I said is actual and factual in regards to what's in the big beautiful bill.

If you disagree with me saying, Democrats should vote to reopen the government. Once again, that is fair. If you believe me saying I think Democrats have lost is wrong. I understand that too, but that's my opinion, not misinformation. You want to know why I think Democrats have already lost? I'll tell you my position. One, because the Trump administration practices authoritarian and strategy. And they don't give a damn about working class people and they damn show don't care about the poor.

Number two, Republicans are scared to death of that administration. and they have zero reason to make any concessions. They already have everything they want in the big deadly bill. Okay, massive tax cut stay. ACA subsidy extensions didn't make it in. Deep cuts to Medicaid and social programs already in there. They have zero reason to play ball. Roland knows this, but he would rather sell y'all false hope instead of telling you the truth.

Roland knows most of these Republicans have made careers running against Obamacare. They can't go back now, even if it kills them in the midterms. And a lot of people I've spoken to in government, Democrats, by the way, feel like that's why pinning a shutdown strategy around this issue was foolish to begin with. Okay. And a lot of them told me they knew they weren't going to get anything out of this except maybe the promise of a vote on the Senate floor that will ultimately fail. That's why I said last week, Democrats lost. Okay. As you can see, that seems to be the case because they reached a tentative agreement yesterday that does not include an extension of the ACA subsidies. and you know who will be one of the first people out here, fake dragon Democrats for YouTube views. Because of that, Roland Martin. Even though he knew that was going to be the obvious political outcome from the beginning.

Now, listen, if Dems were able to get these authoritarian strategy-ass practicing Republicans to make some concessions on health care, I would be the first person on this radio saying I was wrong and applauding them. But I never saw it happening. That's why I said I think they lost. I'm sorry that y'all believe in MAGA more than I do. Okay. But I applaud Democrats, okay? Drop on a clues bottom for Democrats.

for doing something they don't normally do, and that's fighting. They threw a hell, Mary, on behalf of the American people because they know the American people are about to get their asses kicked when it comes to these high-ass health insurance premiums, courtesy other Republicans. I would have loved for Democrats to get Republicans to fold and make some real concessions in regards to health care, but I just don't believe in MAGA's ability to do the right thing, especially when they have zero reason to,

because they already got everything they want. Now, remember when Medi Hassan was here last week, And he said, why do Democrats always have to be the adults in the room? Let's listen. But you cannot have a political system that always relies on only the Democratic Party being the responsible party. America cannot survive. We've created, it's like having toddlers, right? The Republican Party are a bunch of toddlers.

And everyone else has to be the adults in the room. And that cannot continue indefinitely. Medi is right. But the reason Dems have to be the adults in the room is because they are. Okay? In regards to these current MAGA Republicans, Democrats absolutely are the adults. and we have to count on Democrats to do the right thing because Republicans won't. Republicans will let this whole society collapse right under the working class and poor people's feet

because they don't care. Medi is right when he talks about how things are supposed to be, but that's not how things are. So yes, Democrats have to be the adults in the room because Republicans will have you choosing between starving or being sick and some folks in this country have no choice but to do both. Now, back to rolling. When people talk about the shutdown now, the first thing they bring up is the airlines. By the way, I told y'all on Thursday this shutdown. wouldn't last much longer because of the airlines.

It's always going to be corporate interests over the interests of the people in this country. But they talk about the airlines. They talk about the staff benefits. But those federal workers, sadly to me, get lost in this conversation. Sloot to all the federal workers out there, okay? They're getting mentioned last now, and I don't like that. Federal workers aren't getting paid.

Do we know what this means in a country where majority of people are living paycheck to paycheck? Roland said something when him and his panel were accusing us of misinformation. It was before he threw to Dr. Neambi Carter, I think, name is let's listen neambi the reason i think is bad advice is because when you are in political battles you maximize your leverage and when we're fighting on behalf of people they understand that there are people who are not getting benefits they know they're federal workers who are not getting their paychecks as well but they also are dealing with an administration that's

been slashing and burning and firing people indiscriminately as well so all this is wrapped up so But what you do not do is you do not capitulate. You do not back down. You don't go on, well, you know what, hey, we're just going ahead and pack it in. No. You try to get as much as you can. Well, absolutely. And this is why Wendy Williams' sidekick should not be trusted with political information.

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there are people not getting their benefits they understand there are federal workers not getting their paychecks you know why Roland Martin can say that so nonchalantly because he's not potentially facing eviction because he hasn't paid his rent for the month he doesn't need any money this month to pay for his child care and SNAP benefits food

does Roland Martin Labuble built ass look like he's missing any meals I'm with Senator Catherine Cortez Mosto of Nevada okay she's a Democrat she said before the shutdown happened. We need a bipartisan solution to address this impending health care crisis, but we should not be swapping the pain

of one group of Americans for another. That's my mindset. And maybe your mindset would be different if you actually spoke to some of these federal workers facing eviction, or if you spoke to some of these people who rely on food benefits. Also, Dems, if you was going to do a shutdown, why not have something in place for the federal workers who are going to need money

or the folks who are losing snap benefits? Hell, what's that guy's name? Timothy Mellon, he donated $130 million to help pay the U.S. military person Where are the Democratic donors who are willing to do that for federal workers are people with no snap benefits? All you lobbyists who be given to these Democratic campaigns, now is your time to shine for the people, baby. All the pharmaceutical lobbyists, pro-Israel lobbyists, the lobbyists that represent real estate interests. If you want Democrats to keep making this stand in regards to health care, dig deep into your pockets and find some relief for the constituents of these people being impacted by the government shutdown.

Once again, we can have ideological discussion about the government shutdown. We can agree to disagree on that. But to say that I put out misinformation, that's just a fat Rotun Martin lie. Now, I just got a little bit more. Just a little bit more. There is a reason Rotun Martin wants to paint the breakfast club, me in particular, as a person spreading misinformation.

See, I'm going to pull the curtain back a little bit, not too much because it really don't matter. I just want some of you to know people's motivation. Roland Martin is a hater. okay he'd be hating on me behind the scenes to anybody who will listen he will say something negative about me and it's always in regards to how i'm moving in this media space in particular anything in the political realm it's always a why does he get this why does he get that type of thing why is he on cable dudes why do politicians go sit with the breakfast club rolling i don't know okay favor

ain't fair but he will do all that hating but loves texting my phone asking to come on the breakfast club correct then because it's okay just just be super simple Super correct. Okay, one day, a few years ago, I'm sitting at home. Roland texts me and says, hey, tonight on my show, we are going to talk about Tyler Perry and BET. At the time, it was rumors of Tyler buying BET. And the headline of the video he posted was Roland's blistering deconstruction of Paramount's idiotic failed attempt to sell BET. So I'm watching this video because he asked me to. In about 40 minutes in, one of the brothers on the panel starts binging up Roland's Black Star Network, as he should.

And then you just do a random shot at me. which role it tends to let people do let's listen the black star network is doing something that is you know in the teaching profession we call it God's work it's thankless work people might not necessarily understand it but as you said when there's something

that folk need some reliable information on you see the numbers explode they come here and Lauren when you said you look at you watch YouTube I mean I try to stay out of digital world because I try to continue to be analog as you can see, but I can't

fight the future, so I look at YouTube a lot, too, for that very same reason. And I'm saying this to say that, you know, we saw what having to Bimani Jones at HBO or ESPN. High quality analysis. He couldn't stand, and then you see them

throw something out, Comedy Central, a brother Lenard or Charlemagne, whatever he call itself. That ain't high quality analysis. My brother, I don't know your name, but you can big up the Black Star Network without throwing shots at what I was doing on Comedy Central at the time. You can love on Roland and big up what he does without slandering me, but whatever, if that's what you got to do, the remaining rotation on Roland's YouTube page,

God bless you too. Now, in that same episode, Roland had this to say about me. Mind you, he texts my phone and told me to tune in, listen. You know what, I have not said this publicly, but I'm going to go ahead and say this. And I would love for the current leadership of BET to prove me wrong. When we were in Atlanta covering Melanie Campbell's grassroots organizing event in Atlanta. This was, what, May? I ran into a sister, and she said, I'm so glad to meet you.

She said, I know so much about you. And I was like, really? She says, yes. She says, after the death of George Floyd, she said, the leaders of BET came to me and said, it's time for us to do a news show. And she said, I ran the research. And she said, we did exhaustive.

research. We studied day parts. We studied shows. We studied other networks. We looked at radio. We looked at newspaper. We looked at podcasting. She said, we studied demographics, 1824, 24, 2435, 35, 45, 45 plus. And she said, after we ran all the metrics, she said the research came back. And the number one person, they said, Black America said they wanted to host a new show on BET was you. she said it was you she said Charlemagne was on the list and she said

and then when Comedy Central launched his show she said they're using my research well Roland who else is on the list okay why do you have to let people know that out of all the other people who I'm sure was on the list Charlemagne the guy was on the list Roland I am not your competition and I refuse to be responsible for how you feel

about yourself you accuse Breakfast Club with spreading misinformation because you are trying to discredit me and the platform I have helped build as if that's going to amplify what you're doing. You don't have to do that, brother. You already up. You are a 56-year-old seasoned political pundit. You have a lot of respect in the space of political commentary.

You are a trusted source for a lot of people rolling. Be securing that and stop projecting your insecurities on to me. There's a lot of things I disagree with rolling on. And even with knowing he'd be sneakdiston, not once until today, have I ever spoken on him in a public manner? And it's never been disparaging. Not even a fat joke. And I always thought Tariq Nashid calling him Gerald Dessert was hilarious.

But Roland out here lying, accusing us and spreading misinformation, that's an intentional attack to discredit us. What if I did an intentional attack to discredit you? What if I said, could someone out there make me an AI video? Okay, I want an AI video of the Stephanie Mills Challenge. And I want Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffrey singing, I never knew love like this before. And I want Roland Martin in the background of that. video dancing for Democrats like he do. I'm talking boogie in for biscuits

and I want the caption to say we told Roland Martin he can cut in line at the all you can eat Bussy Buffet if he agreed to be our backup dancer. What if I ask people to do that for me? That would be an intentional attack but I'm not going to do that. All I'm going to ask you to

do, sir, is don't tell no lie on me and I won't speak truth about you. Please give Roland Martin the biggest he-ha. Let me tell you something here, Shala. I need to take a class, honey, because when you professionally respond to somebody, I sit back and I cackle, okay? My flabber was just guested, sweetie. Like, I need, so, because every time I clap back, I get in trouble.

But this was a long time coming on. God bless everybody involved. This was a long time coming. God bless everybody involved. And be relaxed. It's cool. I said enough. But everybody needs to make notes take.

classes. That is how you respond to somebody, and I didn't even know Rulham on and look like that. Let's move on. And so they flashed the picture up on the screen. I was like, oh, my God. I didn't know he looked like that. You see when Bay knows you, Bay. Let's move on.

Let's move on. Let's move on. Let's move on. We said it up. Because there's more, but if we need to do more, we'll do more. But probably not. It's okay. Oh, my God. See, when Bay shut you shut up, you shut up. Sometimes you just got to shut up. Let's move on. All right. We'll move on. All right.

Well, thank you for that donkey of the day. Yes, indeed. Let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-105-1. Are everybody else going to give them don't see? No, no, no, no, no.

The government shutdown is over. They're saying it's tentatively. It's officially, or it's tentatively over, right? So we're asking, do you think the Democrats

should have stood in and fought some more or are happy that you are possibly getting your snap benefits back that, you know, TSA workers and people are starting to get their

governmental workers are getting their money now? Let's discuss. 800-585-105-1. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. That is calling my phone

It's topic time Call 800-585-105-1 to join in to the discussion with the Breakfast Club Morning everybody is DJNV just hilarious Shalameen the guy We are the Breakfast Club Phone lines are wide open 800-585105-1 We're actually streaming on Twitch as well We're asking the government shutdown is attentively over

So the government is going to be back open in the next couple of days. No, not days. It's going to take, it's going to take a while. I thought it's going to be the next couple of days, no, no, no. And then another thing, right, is like the aftermath, too, because, you know, it is they weren't, some people weren't getting paid, some people only getting half, but, you know what I mean? So it's like, now they got to play catch up, you know what I mean? So, and it's not open tomorrow. It's going to be a whole process, but imagine the aftermath and the catch up from everything.

Yeah, because it still needs final approval in the house before. workers get paid and everything. Do you think the Dems should have pushed harder or are you glad that it finally reopened? We have Cindy on the line. Cindy, good morning. I'm ready. Talk to us, Cindy. What's your thoughts?

I'm sitting in my car in my driveway with what is the mom. Hey, hey, mom. Hi. How are you? We're waiting on you to answer the question, boo. We're talking about the government. You think the Dem should have pushed a little harder or you're happy about the reopening of the government? Are they happy about it for people, you know, for other people that need their money, that need a paycheck, that need food on their tables?

You know, I, oh, gosh, I'm so stuck in the middle on it, you know? Why are you stuck on the middle? What you think? What's the other side of it? Why are you stuck in the middle? Just talk to us. Well, you know, I mean, I don't go for either party. I just feel that.

I get what you're saying is they're making a choice between either people being sick or people starving. So like who wants to have to make a choice like that? Yeah, but the thing is it's difficult because there are a lot of people that can't pay their rent. There are a lot of people that can't eat.

There's no, they can't afford to buy groceries. There's people that can't pay car notes. And people are going to work and like Charlemagne said, you know, he was in the airport this weekend. And they're frustrated. Because could you imagine going to work And you working, and on the first and 15th, you know you're not getting anything?

And you have kids, you got to pay for you. Holidays. Holidays around the corner. You got, you know. Hello, who's this? Yo, what's good? DJ, Nvious. Steph lover.

What's up? Talk to us. What's good? I'm just saying, I think the Democrats held it down. And Charlamagne, I don't know what's going on with you, bro. I think it's because you chill Andrew Schultz now. But it's like you're trying to get more right-wing

and just like, on the Democrats, excuse my, I'm sorry. I actually think the Democrats, I think the Democrats did a great job. I don't think that people should be giving Democrats for any flack for this because they did something they don't even only do. And that fight. But you was the one giving them flag.

For what? For having the government shutdown and not, you was talking about that they should have complied and, you know what I'm saying? Yes, yeah, because they couldn't win this fight. Republicans had zero reason to make concessions to them. Republicans got everything they want.

in the big, beautiful bill. Why would they concede? For what? That's the problem, is that they keep over, they keep doing whatever they want. This is the problem. Democrats weren't doing anything. We need people who are going to fight.

But guess what? Republicans have all the power. So you know what y'all should be thinking about for the midterms? Getting Democrats that power. Remember when Andrew Young was here, and Andrew Young was saying how him and Martin Luther King, Jr.,

had a conversation with Lyndon B. Johnson, and Linda B. Johnson told them, look, man, y'all are absolutely right, but I can't do anything because I don't got no power. and Andrew Young said he told Martin Luther King Jr., man, we're going to go take a vacation and we'll figure this out next time

and Martin said, no, we're going to go out there and get that man some power. That's what y'all better be thinking about for the midterms, going out there and getting Democrats some power. Hello, who's this? It's Rico. Talk to us, Rico.

Yeah, I'm happy about the shutdown ending because I got friends who's affected by the shutdown. And, yeah, they was hurting that, man. I mean, outside, like this past weekend, was giving away boxes of food and to see federal workers in the military out there in line for food and everything was bad so

also I wanted to mention Charlemagne yeah I download IHour just to try to call in to you guys this morning the way you responded to Roland real quick I did your props man real talk I appreciate you love it thank you about man

have a good one all right later what's the moral of the story we ain't got much time I mean the moral of story I feel exactly what I just I know people are going to try to make this about Democrats caving. But also remember, Democrats do a hell marry on behalf with American people who are about to get their acid kick because of these health care premiums because they knew this was a fight they probably would not win.

Republicans weren't going to give Democrats any type of win on Obamacare? On Obamacare? So I don't have a reason to be mad at Democrats. I'm more mad at the Democrat talking heads who acted like Dems had a chance at winning this shutdown. So I'm glad that the government is back reopened. And if y'all really want some things, to change with the health care system, just make

sure Democrats get their power back. Republicans are just doing what they're supposed to be doing because they got all the power. You want Democrats to get power? Think about the midterms. Right. And I also want to say that the notion where you can't question an elected official is crazy to me. The fact

that you vote that person in office and you can question a Democrat or Republican, it is your right to question elected officials. If you see something you don't write, that you don't like, you can say something, you can ask, you can question. You don't have to agree a thousand percent but what you can't do is just let them just sit there and walk over you that's that's that's it i hate when people question something they'd be like well you question

them you're not you're not a democrat you question them you maga you question no you can question your elected your officials matter of fact you're supposed to yep well i have a question how do you get how do you get the democrat's that power though like what when the election i seriously don't understand the midterm elections uh next year november vote okay okay all right all right all right we come back we got the latest with lawrence don't go anywhere It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just Hilarious.

Shalameen, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get to the latest with Lauren. Lauren becoming a straight fan. Tell her. She gets them from somebody that knows somebody. She gets to detail. I'm a home girl that knows a little bit about everything. She'd be having the latest on this. The latest with Lauren La Rosa.

Sometimes you have facts. Sometimes she has details. Sometimes she has a little bit. Well, it's the latest. On the breakfast club. Talk to me. L.L. Kulbe. All right, y'all. So over the weekend, there was a story that broke that Diddy was caught with alcohol behind bars.

And there's been a back and forth, okay? So over the weekend, TMZ did a story that Diddy's sobriety journey took a detour because there was a brew, like a homemade brew found in, you know, where he stays at Fort Dix, which is the low-level security prison where he's doing his time at. They claimed that this brew was Fanta, sugar, and apples, which they say MHUs. They put it together. You take two weeks. You let it sit, and it turns into something that they call hooch. You know how back in a day used to make them exist, right? So, right?

You had a bottle of shine. Okay. Now, when this story broke, of course, it's a big deal because Diddy talk a lot about, it's been a long time. It's been like over 20 years since he's been sober. That was his main thing when he was talking to the judge, trying to come home, show that he's working on himself. Now, I reached out to Diddy's rep

who said that the accusations that were out were completely false. Not only did he tell me that, but they actually went on Diddy's official ex account and tweeted, the rumors claiming Mr. Combs was caught with alcohol, completely false. His only focus is becoming the best version of himself and returning to his family.

So where did that rumor start? So TMZ did the story. They said they had confirmed with sources and officials. However, the prison to me and to a few other outlet said that they had no no record of this incident. So the prison said that's not true. They don't have

a record for that. Correct. That's crazy. That's crazy. I will say though TMZ is standing on our sources. They have not removed the story. Now another part of the story was that the reason why they found this mix in Diddy's cell where he was was because they were coming in to figure out moving him. And then when this happened, they decided not to move him. So I did ask, what was he moved? Is that part of the story true?

And up until last night, when I checked back in before coming in here this morning, His rep told me that there's been no movement. There was never a conversation about movement that they know of. So I don't know what's going on there, but they're saying it's not true. Somebody probably made that story up because they know it was, wasn't his birthday last week? Yes, it was his birthday last week. Yeah, but the sad thing about it, if it's not true in the prison itself is saying it's not true, how does that make ditty look? That's crazy.

Just keep making them look horrible. And I wouldn't want to be drunk in prison. I need all my faculties, okay. Being drunk in prison makes it easier for somebody to take that, take that. What? Ouch We're trying to disarm you Okay

Well Speaking of getting out of prison Or people that help you get out of prison Kim Kardashian Y'all know she's been Trying to take the bar For a year Yep

How many times did she fail? I think three times or twice But she keeps going She failed again She keeps studying It's like four Yeah so she says She posted over on her Instagram

Over the weekend I am not a lawyer yet I just play a very well dressed one on TV six years into this journey and I'm still all in until I passed the bar no shirt cuts not giving up just more studying and even more determination thank you to everybody who's supported

me falling short isn't failure as fuel I was so close to passing the exam and it only motivates me more if she failed that many times would you hire her hell yeah because she keep trying it's something that she really want to do obviously she got a passion for it but it's like I heard that

that exam is not easy I mean, that's supposed to be. That's an understatement. That's supposed to be easy. Like, you're an attorney. Yeah, yeah, I know. But I'm saying, like, that's hard. Like, you could be one of the smartest people ever, and you still will fail the bar exam.

But also, too. That many times, though? But a few years ago, back in 2021, she passed a baby bar, which is one of two tests that you need to become an attorney in California. So, I mean, she's making some leeway. It just hasn't happened fully yet. But she'll, you know, continue to do it again. Now, a lot of people fail the first time, but how many times is this? Why they don't have a bar?

for elected officials. Why is it harder to become a goddamn attorney? That's the president. There ain't no president bar, no governor bar, they don't got to take no test before they do these jobs? That's crazy. Yeah, so she failed the baby bar exam three times before passing on her fourth attempt in December 2021. Her fourth attempt? But that was the baby bar.

That's different than the big one that she just fell just now. So, yes. And in other news, and lastly, the Grammy nominations came out over the weekend. And yet there are a lot of people leading the Grammy nominations. I saw Glorilla was nominated. I also saw Kendrick Lamar is leading as well.

Cardi B was also mentioned in the Grammy nominations. And there's been, you know, I feel like this year there wasn't as, you know how people get mad when people are not nominated nominated. I don't feel like people really care this year. I'm being honest with you. I think the Grammy's got it very right as far as like the rap album. The clips got nominated for five times. Yes, five times.

I think people do care. No, people care that are nominated. Tyler of the creator, that was a good one. Kendrick was in there? Kendrick definitely should have been in there. The only one I would really, really make a case for that I didn't see was two chains and Larry June produced by Alchemist. That could have been in there too. You have, yeah, let God sort them out in the rap album.

Tyler the Creator, Glorilla from Glorious, G&X, Kendrick Lamar, and God does like ugly. Boy, that's a hard, that's a tough category. I think the clips sweep it. I think Eclipse A hundred percent That album was amazing What they put together Just sonically sounds amazing

Lyrics was amazing I think the clips take it all I'm gonna tell you why That's such a tough category Why Kendrick Lamar Grammy darling Right

GnX was fire And then I got Glorilla Didn't you get a Grammy last year though That was for not like us He did Not for the album No he won the best album Of the year too didn't he?

No He won like Three or four different grades That was everything For not like us last year Yeah not like I remember because remember They were upset

that they were singing it in the crowd. Remember that was in the long city? Right, right, right. My apologies. I thought G&X won. I just feel like... I do think the clips should get it, though. I think the clips.

I do think clips should get right about here. Well, go with you said glow, clips. Kendrick. Jid, the album was fired. But if I had to pick the three, it would be between Gloria Clips and Kendrick. But clips... I would like to see Clips get it.

Yeah. I was going to just say, I feel like when the Grammys get it wrong, people there's so much like ah and then you finally have great nominees and different categories this year yeah and it didn't get as much like phrase i did see it places but what did that tell you about niggas and social media oh that was all right good morning mama that is the latest with laura hey yo lauren you crazy what i real quick y it's the o g triple o g birthday my father Kevin more say happy birthday to my guy Happy birthday, dad.

Remember he said, I could be his daughter, too? You know, so funny, I thought you wanted to say Sinbad. Oh, my goodness. No, clown. No, my father's birthday. And yes, my father is still opening to fathering you, Lauren, if you, you know, if you need it in time. Wow. Because you ain't got, oh, wow.

I do have a father, and he's probably listening, but Jess's dad did offer to, like, you know, be like a closer, you know. Damn. He's seen what was happening and realized you ain't got no daddy. It's y'all and y'all, Joe. Okay. And also, Happy birthday, Dad. Salute to Max B to Max B was released on Sunday, too.

So salute to Max B. On French Montana's birthday. On French Montana. Happy birthday. Salute to Max B. And where are you at this weekend, Jess? I'm in Toledo, Ohio, Parrysburg, Ohio, which I found out that Perrysburg is like the county.

So it's where all the white people be at. But all my Toledo people get your tickets now, Jess Alariousofficial.com. This time I will be at the Perrysburg. funny bone comedy club we got two shows this friday then two shows saturday um i will be doing meet and greet at the late shows because the comedy club is set up for that that's why i haven't been doing meeting greet because they'll be set up for that but they for that so y'all are not off limits for the meet and greet jess lauris official dot com and baltimore i got some things to say i at two o'clock i got

an announcement i'm going to make the holiday show free for those in need you know just to come Mountain Lab is going to be a gift to Baltimore, but I have a bigger announcement or whatever at 2 p.m. So you can get your tickets for free for the holiday show, a gift to Baltimore from Jess to Lurie's. Get your tickets. Solomon, you got a positive note? I do, man. And it's simple. Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change, okay? I want you to really remember that because if you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. But if you believe it won't, you will see obstacles. The choice is yours. Have a great day.

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