The Breakfast Club - FULL SHOW:Remy Ma & Papoose Air Out Divorce Drama Following Claressa Shields' Comments On Breakfast Club + David Hogg And Lynae Vanee Interview

Episode Date: May 23, 2025

Today on The Breakfast Club, David Hogg discusses the courage it takes to fight for democracy, the urgency of gun reform, and empowering future leaders. Lynae Vanee also stops by to talk about her vir...al series Parkin’ Lot Pimpin’, launching The People’s Brief, and bridging the gap between politics and influence. Plus, we open the phone lines for listeners to give out Donkey of the Day. Listen for more!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 You're listening to an iHeart Podcast. I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast Betrayal. Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone. Most of all, his wife, Caroline. He texted, I've ruined our lives. You're going to want to divorce me. How far would he go to cover up what he'd done? The fact that you lied is absolutely
Starting point is 00:00:26 horrific and quite frankly I question how many other women are out there that may bring forward allegations in the future. Listen to Betrayal on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Amy Robach and TJ Holmes here. Diddy's former protege, television personality, Danity Kang alum Aubrey O'Day joins us to provide a unique perspective on the trial that has captivated the attention of the nation. It wasn't all bad, but I don't know that any of the good was real. I went through things there. Listen to Amy and TJ Presents, Aubrey O'Day,
Starting point is 00:01:06 covering the Diddy Trial on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Being able to say, I feel like crying, so I will cry. Today, I'm a little depressed. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Deeply Well is a sanctuary for your healing. I'm Debbie Brown, healer, wellbeing expert, teacher, and fellow seeker. And each week we explore what it means to become whole
Starting point is 00:01:29 through soul-expanding conversations and practices. Today, wow, I feel really powerful and ready to serve and use my skills. And it's like, that's the heart of what it is to be an authentic woman. To hear this and more ways to prioritize your peace, listen to Deeply Well from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. AT&T, connecting changes everything. And it's gonna take us to heal us. It's Mental Health Awareness Month,
Starting point is 00:02:01 and on a recent episode of Just Heal with Dr. J, the incomparable Taraji P. Henson stopped by to discuss how she's discovered peace on her journey. I never let that little girl inside of me die. To hear this and more things on the journey of healing, you can listen to Just Heal with Dr. J from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. AT morning. Charlamagne the God. Peace to the planet, it's Friday! Good morning, how y'all feel out there?
Starting point is 00:02:49 I feel blessed, black and highly favored, happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning! That's right, it's Friday, it's a three day weekend, we off Monday for Memorial Day. Hopefully you guys are having a great time. Hopefully y'all took off Friday and got a four day weekend. That's what I tried to do. I'm actually in St. Martin.
Starting point is 00:03:06 We don't care. St. Martin is, they do the thing called Soul Beach each and every year which is put on by Sinbad and his brother. So salute to Sinbad and Mark, his brother. They usually do it in Aruba but they moved it to St. Martin and as soon as I landed they were like, Charlamagne's here all the time. Charlamagne lands in here all the time and then he goes to the other island. I go to Anguilla baby, you already know, but I can salute everybody in St. Martin. They always show me and my family a lot of love when I'm there for 30 minutes.
Starting point is 00:03:30 For what? Yeah, because it was like, tell him to stay here. We have nice things here. Tell him to enjoy the island. I was like, he loves Anguilla. He has some roots in Anguilla. He just loves it. I mean, roots in Anguilla is a stretch, but I got, you know. Very much a stretch. Yeah, that's my, I got good peoples out there though. Love Anguilla,
Starting point is 00:03:48 love the island of Anguilla. Love St. Martin too though, man. Just love the island people. The reason we don't care though is because you know the Breakfast Club is a nationally syndicated platform. So the reason we don't care that you're in St. Martin, Envy, is because we're here in New York City where it's raining. It's cold. It's 45 degrees. It's 62 degrees and we're low at 48. We still got on hoodies. Last night I was in the street with a little light jacket on. I was like, what is going on, man?
Starting point is 00:04:10 I had on that certain act. You see what I'm saying? If y'all don't believe climate change is real, I don't know what to tell you. Y'all done messed up this planet. Not me. I got my little toes out right now. I was like, I hate it.
Starting point is 00:04:18 Bro, I just saw a ball. Put your leg there. Come on, relax. You can't, you ain't got basketball shorts on with no drawers. I got drawers on, man. You just showed everybody a ball for no reason. We did not just need to see that testicle.
Starting point is 00:04:29 This is a family show. Oh my goodness. Yeah, so it's 88 degrees here. Shout to a laser one-on-one, St. Martin, that's their radio station. They allowed me to come here and actually do my show from here. That way they got strong Wi-Fi, they got ethernet cable, so we're good money. Now, who we got on the show today? Today we have David Hogg.
Starting point is 00:04:46 He is an American gun control activist and political strategist and co-chair of the DNC. You remember David Hogg? He was here back in the day after the Parkland shooting. But now he's the co-chair of the DNC, so he'll be here because he's got some very interesting stuff going on as far as wanting to switch out leadership in the Democratic Party but Leneh Boni will be here as well you know if you know anything about the internet which I'm sure a lot of y'all do she has a show online called a parking lot pimping and she gives a lot of social commentary from there but
Starting point is 00:05:17 she's got a new show out on Revolt called the People's Brief okay she'll be here to talk about that all right we got a lot to discuss today Lauren is out today she was actually somewhere warm too she was heading to the DR and Okay, she'll be here to talk about that. All right. We got a lot to discuss today. Lauren is out today She was actually somewhere warm to she was heading to the DR and because of kid Cuddy in the Diddy case She stayed a little extra to see what kid Cuddy was gonna say. She missed her flight So she just landed this morning in the DR So we're gonna hold it down for the latest with Lauren. She should have left that damn courthouse She could have got all that transcript from online
Starting point is 00:05:46 This week, but I'm be getting stuff that don't nobody else get. Like what? Like what the celebrities keep saying. Hey, you don't sound like that. Everybody in the courtroom. The details of the details. I mean, everybody in the courtroom getting the same information. I'm happy that she's there, but Jesus Christ.
Starting point is 00:05:59 People always say she say stuff that don't nobody else say. They do. They absolutely do. She just shouldn't have. You can't let it consume you to the point where you miss your damn flight yeah and it's a business trip for her too yeah so that's why she had to get her ass out there all right well let's get the show cracking we got front page news Morgan to be joining us and we got a lot to break down today there's so much in the
Starting point is 00:06:16 news this morning we got to talk Danny Kid Cudi Remy Papp there's a lot so much we'll get on to it Jess is gonna be holding it down. I'm sorry? Huh? Oh now y'all gonna give me the job ad? Okay! It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning everybody. It's D, E, J, N, V, Jess, Hilarious, Charlamagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news. Start off with sports. Now OKC beat the Timberwolves last night, 118-103. They lead that series to nothing.
Starting point is 00:06:44 Yo, Ant-Man, Julius Randall. What y'all gonna gonna do y'all gonna make this a series or we just gonna have to sleep through the Western Conference finals I don't know I actually need Minnesota to win cuz I think if the Knicks do win we have a better shot at beating the Timberwolves in OKC but I gotta beat the Pacers first and if we play the Pacers tonight at 8 p.m. so you worried about the wrong things you need to focus on them damn Pacers and make sure that the Knicks can beat them okay I know I know what's up Morgan hey happy Friday how we feeling good all right let's get into it so first on front page president Trump says lowering the cost of drugs may end
Starting point is 00:07:18 up being the most significant thing his administration will do he made the comments speaking at the make America Healthy event again, or Make America Healthy Again event, adding that he challenges high drug prices and that will resonate for generations to come. Now, last week, Trump signed an executive order aimed at slashing prescription drug prices. He said the U.S. will no longer foot the bill for lower drug prices in other countries. So let's take a listen to President Trump at his Make America Healthy Again event. And now they're going down maybe by 85, 80. I'm telling you, 89 percent in two instances, 89 percent cut. Nobody's ever seen anything like it.
Starting point is 00:07:59 We were subsidizing the whole world. And I said, we're not going to do that anymore. We've been a laughing stock for so many years. The last four years, we've been a laughing stock. I said it, we were a laughing stock and now we're the most respected. I'm still confused by this Morgan, because the Inflation Reduction Act is already in place. Like the inflation reduction that was put in was actual legislation passed by the Biden administration and that lowered prescription drug costs and made health insurance more affordable. So, and that's actual legislation, not an executive order. So what is
Starting point is 00:08:28 what Trump did better than that? Oh, no, it's not necessarily that it's better, but you know, the Republicans don't like the Inflation Reduction Act and it doesn't necessarily address those overseas costs on certain things. Now, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. released his Make America Healthy Again report saying it's a call to action for common sense. Now, he believes it's a roadmap for federal agencies to use to reduce chronic childhood illness. And at the top of the list was poor diet, an estimated 70% of U.S. kids' calories coming from ultra-processed foods.
Starting point is 00:09:03 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rawlins also talked about reforms in food stamps. Let's take a listen to their comments. Kennedy and Rawlins. It's common sense that not all calories are equal in nutritional value. It's common sense that over-medicating kids is dangerous. We are on track to sign multiples of SNAP waivers to get junk food and sugary drinks out of our food stamp system. And I am so proud.
Starting point is 00:09:33 So other points from the MAHA report include too many environmental chemicals in our food, lack of activity and chronic stress and the over prescription of medication for kids. Of course, they're talking about trans and on things like that. Kennedy says the US must act decisively to reverse the childhood chronic disease crisis. Now in other news, Harvard University can no longer enroll foreign students. That's according to Homeland Security Kristi Noem, who sent a letter to Harvard informing them that their eligibility or their ability to enroll foreign students at their university has been revoked. She says the university has not fully complied with all reporting requirements to DHS, including
Starting point is 00:10:11 providing detailed records of foreign students misconduct on campus. I'm not going to toss to her audio, but the Trump administration has already yanked millions in federal grants meant for the university. I anticipate seeing more of this with other institutions of higher education who decide to buck back against the Trump administration. So we will continue to keep you posted on what happens in these types of situations, these types of instances. Is that legal? I mean I hear these things and I don't know if they're legal or not. It don't sound like that's something you can just do but can you? Are you worried about legal with Donald Trump?
Starting point is 00:10:44 Right, you keep asking this question every day. There is no rule of law when it comes to the Trump administration you're absolutely right. There you go. You're absolutely right. All right so that covers 6 a.m. at 7 a.m. we're gonna get some more details on this shooting that happened in Washington DC at the Capitol Jewish Museum. All right everybody else get it off your chest 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again, 800-585-1051.
Starting point is 00:11:10 Call us up right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club. Break it up. This is your time to get it off your chest. 800-585-1051.
Starting point is 00:11:24 We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? This is Wesley from Atlanta. Wesley from the A, get it off your chest. Hey, well good morning to you guys. I got a theory. I think what's going on with Trump is the fact that everybody in the government really want him to do what he wants, what he's doing. I'll be thinking that too, brother. He's doing exactly what the plan is, you know what I'm saying? He's getting things in order when it comes to finances for the country.
Starting point is 00:11:55 Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not a Trump fan, but when I look at all of our constituents, Democrats, Republicans, independents, everybody's just talking. Nobody's really doing anything. You know what I'm saying? Listen, I agree with you a hundred percent. Like it makes no sense.
Starting point is 00:12:11 Like even, you know, when you think about the last four years, when Biden was in office, they told us, you know, how much of a threat that Donald Trump was, but they never acted like he was one. And then, you know, when he wins and they're just like, welcome home. It almost feels like everybody's in cahoots with each other. Because if they weren't, I would feel like it'd be more resistance, you know?
Starting point is 00:12:33 Exactly, exactly. Now the other thing, I do want to say this, you want to say this, Charlie May, you ask all the time, what can we do? Like every major government in history, for the most part, has been overthrown by the people I don't think it's gonna be in the government I think it's not actually somebody there that's got to stand up and take a million people to the White House and say we want him up
Starting point is 00:12:54 You know you talk about protest. Yeah, that ain't going well if you're talking peaceful protest Anything else like the day that happened? I'm not gonna say go up in arms and stuff. But I'm just saying like dictators are overthrown by the people. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, that ain't gonna happen. Yeah, the day that happened, they gonna activate martial law. I don't see that. Let a million people show up to the White House and watch. Yeah, I don't see that going down. Thank you, brother. Hello, who's this? Smooth jazz, what up, bro? Good morning No, look, I just want to shout out my city woman to know carolina everybody doing a big one with their promotions and stuff. Shout out to
Starting point is 00:13:34 Uh birdman rand out there with the seven birds Uh closer line my homie drew drew richard with the film out here And everybody doing a big number shout out to my homie Drew, Drew Richard with the film out here and everybody doing a big number. Shout out to my homie Chase Body with his music, promoting his music and stuff, man. Everybody just doing big numbers, man. I just wanna shout out to everybody from the port who's doing a big thing, yo.
Starting point is 00:13:55 That's dope. All right, bro. We'll salute to you. Get it off your chest, 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, call us up right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Ray, Ray, Ray. Yo, Solomon.
Starting point is 00:14:08 Denzy, what up? Are we live? This is your time to get it off your chest. I got an indoor pool, an outdoor pool. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. We can get on the phone right now. He'll tell you what it is. We live?
Starting point is 00:14:16 Hello, who's this? Hello, this is Will from South Carolina. Hey, what's up? What part of South Carolina you talking about? I'm talking about the Get on the phone right now, he'll tell you what it is. We live! Hello, who's this? Hello, this is Will from South Carolina. Hey, what part of South Carolina you calling from? King Street, South Carolina. Oh, King Street, man.
Starting point is 00:14:32 I used to have a ball out in King Street at the Nightlife, man. What do you know about the Nightlife, man? Don't play with me. You know I'm from Mosscona. I used to host parties at the Nightlife back in like, old one when I was working at high 98, 9 in Charleston. I used to be at the Nightlife like every, every Friday. On 52.
Starting point is 00:14:47 So you already know. Yes, sir. Okay. But I want to have a conversation with you, my homeboy, my brother. I'm an activist here in South Carolina. Y'all would have the conversation. Oh, last week I think about, Paul Elaine about Duke Parson. You know?
Starting point is 00:15:01 Yes, sir. Okay. Here in South Carolina, they had the mother and two daughters that kill a mother's day in 2022 I'm sure you for me with that officer going on the call turned her lights wasn't on and she killed the whole family So they had a jury the jury came back and convicted on all charges Even tackle with evidence because when she hit them her life was a or if And she turned the light on after, so that's happening with evidence. We went there every day trying to fight the case, which I convicted. Looking at 45 years, the judge came back and gave them, gave the officer three years.
Starting point is 00:15:36 Three years, and she was dead. The jury already convicted. And then we're talking about due process. This has been going on ever since Rodney King. All aid of the officer back then, if you remember or recall, we saw they beat Rodney King with them with a stick. They got to quit it. So due process is not for us. It's not for us. It's only for the people that put in place to help them. They are the one who making the ball. So how will we get through process? But they want us to be patient and understand and go through the process.
Starting point is 00:16:05 And we'd be patient to go through the process if it doesn't work for us. So when do we stop and start saying, it's enough? Well, I'm a little confused on what you're presenting right now because I mean, you're talking about police officers, not regular everyday citizens. So of course, you know, we see police officers get off all the time, but that's because they're police
Starting point is 00:16:24 officers. Oh, you dropped dropped him? Damn. Yeah I don't understand what he was saying. Hello who's this? What's up Envy? What up Chad? Just hilarious. Hey boo. What's up Charlamagne? Peace sis what's happening? I'm doing good. Y'all know I gotta call up here and promote myself. You know I did drop a new song the other day. It's called Dance All Night. And I would like for everybody, you know, go check it out. I've been twin whelm, WLLMZ, Dance All Night.
Starting point is 00:16:54 And it's a little pop record, a little something different. Nothing else, maybe people like it. Yes, different. I love that. Okay Trav. Dance All Night. I'm starting to buy it. It's definitely different.
Starting point is 00:17:03 What's it about? It's all about me, Evy, check it out. Oh, what's the song about? Dance All Night. I'm starting to buy it. It's definitely different. What's it about? Salaamayin, Evy, check it out. What's the song about? Dance All Night. It's pretty about just dancing and drinking all night and just being yourself and being able to live in the moment. Oh yeah. Inspired by Diddy.
Starting point is 00:17:15 You can hear about everybody that's going on around you and just, you know, enjoy yourself. Yeah, I couldn't tell by the title what the song was about. That's why I had to start a dance all night. Was it inspired by the Diddy trial and everything? Dance All Night, Be free and all that? Um, no. I don't think that's what he talks about. Oh, just ask him.
Starting point is 00:17:31 First of all, Jeff, don't ever mock me, man, mama. Don't do that to me. I know, I'm sorry, but it was funny how you said that. No, yeah. You gotta sit in there. Where's the record at? We got five months coming up, y'all. Five months is coming up.
Starting point is 00:17:43 You pregnant? Congratulations, Tramp, finally! Hey! Finally! Go, Tramp! Listen, where's the record at? I'm in five months coming up, y'all. Five months is coming up. You pregnant? Congratulations, Trav, finally. Hey! Finally. Go, Trav. Listen, where can we find this record at, Trav? On all streaming platforms. I really want you all to take a listen to it, though.
Starting point is 00:17:56 It is different. I wrote it from like a Bruno Mars. But I killed it too, though. OK. All right, y'all. Bye. Bye, Trav. Why Trav so gay this morning? I know. Gay as hell. He ain't never been this gay on the radio, Trav. body Why travel gay this morning no gay so you ain't never been this gay this morning on the radio trash is always gay
Starting point is 00:18:09 What are you talking? Sounding gay crazy. You're excellent was the song inspired by that? He said no Yeah, I know what happened. I know why you sound like that. Well, I did two hours ago. He probably was getting bottom eyes sound like that. Two hours ago he probably was getting bottomized. That's what happens. Bottomized is wild. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the venue, you can hit us up. Now Lauren is out today, so Jess is giving us that mess. Yes, period. That's what it is. And don't ask me what we got coming up next. That's it. Y'all just going to have to see. We hitting the kid, Cuddy, we hitting the Remy. She was sitting in the middle of the mall.
Starting point is 00:18:47 She went twice alive. She couldn't even wait till she got in the car to talk back to pap, so. All right, we'll get into it later. When we come back, it's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning everybody, it's DJ NV Jessylaria,
Starting point is 00:19:02 Charlamagne the guy, we are The Breakfast Club. Man, happy Friday. And listen, you know today is Friday, so on Fridays we do the People's Donkey, okay? So 1-800-585-1051. If you wanna call up this morning and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid, you can do that!
Starting point is 00:19:17 And we'll put you on Donkey of the Day. That's right. It's just back in the room, for some reason I can't see the view of the room now. No, Lauren is in the DR. She's in the Dominican Republic. What's she doing? Is she getting her body done or is she just hosting something out there? She's something with her arms. She just wanted to get her arms done. Oh, okay.
Starting point is 00:19:34 She got them heroin addict arms so she wanted to get a little protein in her arms from what I was told. Okay. She come back looking diesel like Popeye, you know what I mean? We know why. Oh, right. But Jessica Robin Moore is here. I was told okay, but she come back looking diesel like Popeye. You know what I mean? We know why all right? But Jessica Robin Moore is here so Jess are we calling this? Just with the mess or this is the latest in Lauren and you just really say are we calling it? Just with the mess are they gonna be the latest with Lauren what you want to do right now? All right, are we live?
Starting point is 00:19:59 Just with the it don't matter. Yeah, that's what I read on you More just don't matter. Yeah, that's what I read on you On the breakfast club she's a coacheship she was able to get y'all to see something and Understand something that nobody could get you to see this It's time to set it all. You get that finger ready. Hey yo, I ain't gonna do all of that. You get that finger ready. Nah, I'm not doing that. So y'all remember? She got this. She got this. Rym and Pap, all right? Y'all do remember they back at it again. Back in December last year, Rym exposed the relationship between Pap and Clarissa Shells or whatever. And it was a big thing that happened or whatever. Now they back for round two.
Starting point is 00:20:45 So Clarissa was up here on the Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club always get people in trouble. As if you're not a member? Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I didn't ask the question. Oh boy. I don't believe that. So it's always on you.
Starting point is 00:20:55 You always act like you don't know what's going on. I don't believe that. But we got the audio play that because she spoke on the spot. I don't really have to argue about anybody about where my spot is with him. You know, like that's not my place now There are things that got to get handled but it's still it's not even my stuff to handle. Yeah I just said there's some things he needs to handle. What do you mean by that? It's the elephant in the room I don't have to say it in his personal life
Starting point is 00:21:18 But that takes time and like I said, that's not my place to speak on you know, I'm saying like it again I just know that from my perspective, I'm with him every day, and when I'm not with him, we're on the phone every day. We love each other, so that's just kinda what it is. So the all is already given, is what she's saying. Yeah, we talk about so many different things. I was just clarifying.
Starting point is 00:21:38 That still has to get taken care of, but like, you know, once again, it's not for me. You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm not married. So far, we- That was just voice, right? I thought I was- But I was just trying to get clarity on what? No, it's not it's not for me. You know, I'm saying like I'm not I'm not married So that was just voice right? I was just trying to get clarity Oh, well that line up there was the all that was already given out that did it that did it that did it? The gram where me don't like being called an elephant You know me because she got upset and then she she caught wind of the interview when she hopped on live to give her side of things don't nobody fall in love faster than somebody who know where to stay.
Starting point is 00:22:06 I literally told him every time your come up, your current come up says my name or does something that I feel is trying to attack me in any type of way, I'm going to drag you. And I haven't even been dragging him. Bad enough you got my daughter's mom out here looking crazy because you refused to tell people. Me and Ram haven't even slept in the same bed since May 2022. You were so wrapped up in the whole black love thing. That was your thing.
Starting point is 00:22:38 That was the only thing you had. And I realized that. And I respected that. You know what? I don't need to be out here telling people you ain't this and you ain't got this and you ain't doing this and you ain't that whoever get you, yeah see. She also spoke on why the divorce is taking so long. You moved on great I'm trying to understand what's the hold up what's
Starting point is 00:23:00 what's the hold up who's holding what up I had my lawyer called like yo we sent them the email, right? He gave his lawyer information. Yeah, you called them, right? What did she say? She said he hasn't retained her yet. If you don't go pay that lady, I said, okay, maybe it's not there.
Starting point is 00:23:14 Maybe, hey, guess what? It could save both of us some money. We don't gotta have all our business out there. We don't have to do all of these. I paid my lawyer already. Let's get a mediator. I don't gotta have all our business out there. We don't have to do all of these. I paid my lawyer already. Let's get a mediator. I don't want nothing. I don't want nothing.
Starting point is 00:23:30 I'm not asking for child support, spousal support. I don't want no cars. I don't want no credit. I'm not giving nobody anything. There's neither. Y'all know, so when this thing blew up, there's always been speculation about who left who.
Starting point is 00:23:43 Did Pat leave her because she cheated or she did she leave him cuz she got tired of him whatever she also made it she made it clear yesterday that it never they didn't end she didn't leave him because of infidelity Infidelity have nothing to do with what I break up cuz guess what I'm such a real one I know the procedure when somebody goes to prison when I came home now I went straight through that phone immediately I know what was up when I know the procedure when somebody goes to prison. When I came home, now I went straight through that phone immediately. I know what was up. When I had to fight baby mothers
Starting point is 00:24:11 at mother-in-law's houses on Thanksgiving, I knew that girl wasn't lying about what she was saying, what was going on while I was there. I knew she wasn't lying, I just was mad. I just was mad. I knew she wasn't lying though. So basically, that's what I said, which I didn't know about the fights that I had to fight baby mother is on Thanksgiving, right?
Starting point is 00:24:28 How's y'all know about I'm not no corny ass So she need leave him at the day what you say? No, I was gonna say I don't like seeing Remy and Pat poos like this like both of them have always been super solid But I can understand why Remy's upset. Yeah, cuz if you're dealing with somebody, you know If you do if you're dealing with something like a divorce You don't want to hear the person's new boo speaking on y'all in any way. Even though Clarissa didn't really say like didn't say her name, or didn't even really say anything like yeah. Violent or you know toward it. She still just didn't want to. But the thing
Starting point is 00:24:57 is, well first of all you're dealing with two of the slickest mouths in the industry right? So they're gonna go back and forth all day long. But the only thing is I hate to say it because I know Remy and I know Pap but the only bad thing about it is if they both moved on right I think Remy moved on Pap moved on we don't want to see this playing out right yeah but their daughter their daughter is gonna get to age where she sees stuff online and they love their daughter they love their kids I hate seeing this well let's be honest we don't we don't we don't want to see it playing out but we want to see it
Starting point is 00:25:23 playing out we not the generation of see it playing out. I know. We're not the generation that days our lives in bold and beautiful. This our stories. You're right. And this is also, y'all gotta think about what she dealing with too when she wake up and she see, like you know how long people been telling her, oh it's her fault, like she cheated and she, you know what I mean? Like I be seeing people come for both of them, but come for Remy Moore, like they've been on her ass. Yeah, they've been coming for her credit. And if you have not been speaking on somebody and you hear that new boo speaking
Starting point is 00:25:48 on y'all relationship you feel like it's coming from your ex. So I can see all that with this show. And so because that means you're talking about what's going on you know and she's going in all these interviews and she's saying she's not touching it all the way but she touching on it you know what I mean? The elephant in the room. She did make it clear why she left. She ain't even leave after all of that. She left. This is why she left. When I didn't want a manager anymore, when I didn't want somebody taking 20% out of my check and I still pay all the bills anymore, when I decided that I didn't like being guilt tripped, I was there when nobody else was there. That's the type of people that gets preyed on.
Starting point is 00:26:28 I'm the one that said, hey, please leave. Why are we doing this? Like, this doesn't make sense. Like, y'all believed me when I said, this is the most amazing person ever in the whole world. That's why y'all think that, because y'all didn't see it. I'm lying.
Starting point is 00:26:43 I did stupid like, hey, look at my new truck. It's a push gift. I think that because I didn't see it. I'm lying. I did stupid like hey look at my new truck It's a push gift. I bought that so I did do something to put the sauce on it But that's what you're supposed to do when you love somebody in a relationship you make them see like that bigger than what they are Yeah, and you know she was live for 80 minutes. That was just the first time I was about to say I didn't hear none of this yesterday Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh no, how long was she going live for? He went live for 80 minutes the first time. And then Pat, he felt a little triggered.
Starting point is 00:27:08 It was a whole back and forth. We ain't gonna get to everything, but it was a lot. He said this. You know it's true. I wrote tons of her music. 90% of her music, I wrote it since I've been around her. I wrote probably like three songs on her first album. If I listen to it, I'll tell you exactly what I wrote probably like three songs on her first album. If I listen to it, I'll tell you exactly what I wrote.
Starting point is 00:27:27 And when you listen to it, y'all know my pen. The only reason why I'm mentioning that is because you fabricated. You fabricated and you talked about my children. And as a father, I was not gonna allow that. I've allowed you to do what you've been doing all of this time and I said nothing. She got mad at me because I went live and said I didn't knock this lame out.
Starting point is 00:27:47 Now as a hip hop fan, that's what I need proof of. Like that's a hell of a, that's a hell of an accusation that you wrote. 90% of Remy's first album and then I saw Pap say last night that he wrote Conceited. I got it. Pap you got to provide the proof of that. That's one of her biggest songs. I don't care about the relationship stuff. That's one of her biggest songs. I don't care about the relationship stuff, that's y'all business. But as a hip hop fan, I gotta see some proof for that.
Starting point is 00:28:09 Mm, mm. And then also, she want him to show proof also that she tried to get back with him, because when he said that, he said, yo, you was just trying to get back with me last night, and I said, no, she went live again. We don't got time to play all that. But it's basically, it's a lot.
Starting point is 00:28:22 And then also our biggest argument was like, yo, I want the divorce. divorce you know she was saying like if you can't afford the lawyer I'll pay for it or whatever right and then so he posted out of nowhere yeah like filing was the easiest thing to do and she said if you look on a date yo you just filed this today well this was yesterday when he was live but he had just went to file yesterday the date is on a paperwork and everything Clarissa also took the Twitter to confirm some things and yeah, y'all can go on there. Can I ask one quick question?
Starting point is 00:28:52 What's up? Why do we always say the elephant in the room? Has there ever been an elephant in any room? And how did it get there? No room. Why do we say that? But I guess that's the biggest thing. The biggest thing in the room that nobody's talking about. The biggest thing in the room. How could talking about. The biggest thing in the room.
Starting point is 00:29:05 How could you ever ignore an elephant in the room? Who bought it there though? No idea. You know Michael Jackson used to have animals everywhere. He didn't have an elephant. We don't know. We don't have an elephant in the room that I know of. Okay.
Starting point is 00:29:16 All right, he's asking a question. But anyway, I hate to see this. I mean, like I said, we love both of them. And like Charlamagne said, we are hip hop heads. I mean, Remy has been spitting since' since any of the back of the day. I just wanna know if Pat was writing Remy raps. That's the only thing I need proof of. All that relationship stuff, that's one thing.
Starting point is 00:29:30 But you also know they're trying to hurt each other. Like they're trying to hurt each other. Like they're so upset, they will say anything to hurt each other. We don't necessarily know what's false, what's true, but they're trying to hurt each other. That's how you know that's a hip hop couple. That's how you heard that I wrote your raps.
Starting point is 00:29:42 What? But you don't remember, a couple of months ago, ago she was like I know you gonna come out and say you wrote my raps nobody gonna believe that like she did say that he so that this must have been being said for years like even when they was together and arguing he must have said it he might have been rapping it when he was what's the couple of things you don't want to hear is somebody got a small peepee. Did anybody say that yet? Alright NVC, I'm talking about rapping. Listen, I'm talking about the big one. But that's how you hurt somebody. This all started on the Breakfast Club.
Starting point is 00:30:10 This is what I want y'all to know. We have to stop doing that to people up here. That's not true. It was the elephant. Alright, when we come back we got front page news. So don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning everybody. It's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy. We are the Breakfast Club.
Starting point is 00:30:32 Let's get in some front page news. Now last night, OKC beat the Timberwolves. They are leading that series 2-0. And tonight, my New York Knicks take on the Pacers at 8 p.m. We are home. We are at the Garden. We're going to win this one. We got to win this one. We can't play with you Indiana. Shoot y'all played with them last game.
Starting point is 00:30:49 You right? We ain't playing with them no more. What's up Morgan? Alright let's get into it. So more details are coming out about the shooting that took place at the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington D.C. that left two Israeli embassy staffers dead. Yaron Lysinski and Sarah Milgram were gunned down outside the Capitol Jewish Museum shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday night. A man identified as Elias Rodriguez faces two counts of first-degree murder along with murder of foreign officials and two firearm related charges. Rodriguez was taken into custody following the shooting outside of the Capitol Jewish Museum and he reported to have shouted free Palestine while he was being arrested. Now US Attorney General Pam Bondi said she's been in constant contact with President Trump
Starting point is 00:31:31 since it happened and the death penalty for Rodriguez is a possibility. She made these comments yesterday so just don't want you to get confused about her saying yesterday. She's speaking in reference to Wednesday so let's take a listen to US Attorney General Pam Bondi. I was on the phone with Donald Trump all evening long, all evening. He called me first thing this morning. I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast Betrayal. Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone, most of all his wife, Caroline. He texted, I've ruined our lives.
Starting point is 00:32:05 You're going to want to divorce me. Caroline's husband was living another life behind the scenes. He betrayed his oath to his family and to his community. She said you left bruises, pulled her hair, that type of thing. No.
Starting point is 00:32:22 How far would Joel go to cover up what he'd done? You're unable to keep track of all your lies and quite frankly, I question how many other women may bring forward allegations in the future. This season of Betrayal investigates one officer's decades of deception. Lies that left those closest to him questioning everything they thought they knew. Listen to Betrayal on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Yo, K-pop fans, it's your boy, BOMHAN, and I'm bringing you something epic. Introducing
Starting point is 00:32:56 the K-Factor, the podcast that takes you straight into the heart of K-pop. We're talking music reviews, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into the industry like never before. From producers and choreographers to idols and trainees, we're bringing you the real stories behind the music that you love. And yeah, we're keeping it a hundred, discussing everything from comebacks and concepts to the mental health side of the business. Because K-pop isn't just a genre. It's a whole world, and we're exploring every corner of it. And here's the best part. Fans get to call in, drop opinions, and even join us live at events.
Starting point is 00:33:33 You never know where we might pop up next. So listen to the K-Factor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. This isn't just a podcast. It's a movement. Are you ready? Let's go. Amy Robach and TJ Holmes here. Diddy's former protege, television personality, platinum-selling artist, Denity Kang alum Aubrey O'Day joins us to provide a unique perspective
Starting point is 00:34:01 on the trial that has captivated the attention of the nation. Aubrey O'Day is sitting next to us here. You are, as we sit here, right up the street from where the trial is taking place. Some people saw that you were going to be in New York, and they immediately started jumping to conclusions. So can you clear that up? First of all, are you here to testify in the Diddy Trial? Aubrey will offer her opinions and expertise based on her firsthand knowledge from her days on Making the Band as she emerged as the breakout star.
Starting point is 00:34:30 The truth of the situation would be opposite of the glitz and glamor. It wasn't all bad, but I don't know that any of the good was real. I went through things there. Listen to Amy and TJ Presents, Aubrey O'Day covering the Diddy Trial on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Starting point is 00:34:50 Hey, y'all. It's your girl, T.S. Madison, coming to you live and in color from the Outlaws Podcast. On this week's episode, we're talking to none other than Chaperone and Sasha Colby. And let me tell you, no topping is off limits, honey. We talk about the lovers, the haters, and the creator. I worked at Scooter's Coffee Drive-Thru Kiosk. And you are from the Midwest.
Starting point is 00:35:16 And in the Midwest, they told you, well, just be humble. Like, you've heard this countless times. You too, right? Oh, yeah, it's very like big in Hawaii. Mine was I think wrapped up in like Christian Dill. Oh yeah, we definitely had like some Jehovah's Witness guilt there, yeah. Wait, were you Jehovah's Witness?
Starting point is 00:35:32 Yeah. So you were Jehovah's Witness? I grew up that, yeah, my family still has hair. Oh no, bye. Listen, she may have been working the drive-through in 2020, but she's the name on everybody's lips now, honey. Listen to Outlaws with T.S. Madison on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, honey. He is horrified by what happened. Two beautiful young people were gunned down last night needlessly.
Starting point is 00:36:00 Um, you know, I saw his body being taken away from the scene. That was horrific. So meanwhile, Senators John Thune and Chuck Schumer are speaking out about the incident. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's disgusted while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said people should be outraged about this incident. Let's take a listen to their comments. From everything we know so far, it is appallingly clear that a van attendees were deliberately targeted. Such a blatant and targeted act of anti-Semitism right here in the nation's capital should outrage everybody. A beautiful young couple about to be married, just starting their lives,
Starting point is 00:36:40 gunned down seemingly because they were Jewish. Yeah, very, very sad situation. I'll keep you guys posted on that. Now Senator Schumer also used his time on the floor to address the passage of President Trump's big, beautiful bill. And speaking of which, President Trump's big, beautiful bill
Starting point is 00:36:59 did pass yesterday morning on a vote of 215 to 214 with all Democrats and two Republicans voting no. House Speaker Mike Johnson is offering some advice to his colleagues in the Senate who will now take up the measure. After the vote, Johnson says he hopes the Senate will pass the bill so it can be on President Trump's desk by July 4th. Let's take a listen to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Starting point is 00:37:22 We look forward to the Senate's timely consideration of this once in a generation legislation. We stand ready to continue our work together to deliver on the one big beautiful bill as President Trump named it himself. We're going to send that to his desk. We're going to get there by Independence Day on July 4th and we are going to celebrate a new golden age in America. It's definitely going to be new. But giving is giving new. All right, so senators have already promised
Starting point is 00:37:48 to make some changes to that bill. If it does become law, it would institute reforms to Medicaid, including stricter work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks, excuse me. It's estimated the US will save at least $625 billion, but it also means seven point six million Americans will lose health insurance over the next ten years It would also eliminate taxes on tips while putting billions towards fighting illegal immigration and a nationwide defense system Like the Golden Dome I mentioned earlier this week among other things
Starting point is 00:38:21 So I will continue to keep you guys posted as to what's happening. I believe that per this Memorial Day weekend, Congress is headed to a recess, so they'll be on recess all of next week and then they will return the following week. And speaking of Memorial Day, the weekend travel rush is already underway. Peak airport crowds are expected today with the FAA expecting record-breaking travel. Over three and a half million people are expected to with the FAA expecting record breaking travel over three and a half million people are expected to get to their destination by plane and almost two percent increase from last year. And then of course there's also they're also seeing people on the roads.
Starting point is 00:38:56 AAA is forecasting 45 million Americans will hit the road between today and Monday for the holiday weekend. So yeah, if you're headed out like you and V, just make sure you guys are safe, pack your patience, and treat others with some kindness and respect because between real ID and administration and everything else that's going on, we could all use a little bit of vacation,
Starting point is 00:39:17 a little bit of a break, but in order to get to that break, we might have to stand in some lines and wait in some traffic, so just keep that in. Yeah, like you said, give yourself a little extra time and and remember if somebody's a little late in a Russian and you Got a little time let them through let them do you don't know what their day was what they've been through what happened They could have got a flat tire on the way to the airport Give people some grace today know this weekend I should say alright And one more thing real quick if I can shout out the 82 second airborne infantry Infantry Division in celebration of their All American
Starting point is 00:39:45 Week. They reached out to me saying that they listened to us on Fayetteville, North Carolina on Foxy 99. So hashtag airborne all the way. And of course, I want to salute all of our military and our service leaders who have made the ultimate sacrifice. That is what Memorial Day is all about. So those who serve, we salute you and thank you for your service. That's your front page news. Follow me on socials at Morgan Media for more news coverage. Follow at Black Information Network.
Starting point is 00:40:10 Download the free iHeart radio app and visit us at BINnews.com. Make it an amazing Memorial Day. Thank you, Morgan. Thanks Morgan, enjoy the weekend. You too. Everybody else, when we come back, who's joining us, Shalime?
Starting point is 00:40:22 Well, first I wanna tell everybody today is Friday and you know on Fridays we do the people's donkey okay so if you want to give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid okay call up right now 1-800-585-1051 and I'm gonna let y'all give out the biggest he-hardest morning and our guest is David Hogg. David Hogg is an American gun control activist he's a survivor of the 2018 Parkland shooting, and now he's a political strategist and co-chair of the DNC. And he is doing some great things in regards to challenging and ineffective leadership in the Democratic Party.
Starting point is 00:40:55 So we're gonna talk to him. All right, we'll get to that next. So don't move, it's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning everybody, it's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy, we are The Breakfast Club. Morning everybody, it's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy, we are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building,
Starting point is 00:41:11 American gun control activist and political strategist, and co-chair of the DNC. Ladies and gentlemen, we have David Hogg. Good to see you, man. Good to see you, too. I really appreciate a lot of the things that you've been doing, because you are challenging the democratic establishment.
Starting point is 00:41:25 And I just think we need more of that. Yeah, I certainly agree. I think the fact of the matter is right now we have seen last election, we lost voting share with nearly every single demographic out there, and we also lost against Donald Trump of all people. Right. And if that's not a sign that we need to dramatically change, I don't know what is. So that's really what we're out here trying to do is help to elevate a new generation and also
Starting point is 00:41:48 make sure that nobody feels like, you know, that they can just be in their position of power forever because ultimately this is democracy, last I checked, right? And it's about making sure that we have the best representation possible in every district. Do you feel like the Democratic establishment uses young activists as mascots more than partners? Certainly at times it can happen. I mean, I know for a fact when I started running for this position, you know, there were people who were certainly resistant, who I ended up talking to a lot of the time. That was actually one of my favorite parts about running for this position because when
Starting point is 00:42:19 you're running to be a vice chair, you have to call people and obviously earn their vote. And one of my favorite parts about it was talking to the people who at first did not want to vote for me at all. I mean, there was one person who I talked to who actually said in one of my first calls that I made to ask for their support that I'd never talked to this person before this that said that I should not do this, I cannot win, and that there's absolutely no pathway to victory for me and that they would not vote for me. That was the first call that I had.
Starting point is 00:42:45 Very welcoming, right? But what I said to them was like, I understand that you're not in a position where you feel like you're not going to be able to support me, but ultimately I care a lot about the constituency group that you represent. So I want to keep talking to you because even if you don't vote for me, I do care about what you care about. And ultimately they ended up coming around and supporting me and being a huge supporter as well. And you were a survivor of the Parkland shooting. Was that what sparked the thought to get into politics? Yeah, I mean, before this, I wanted to be a journalist because I wanted to scare the crap out of politicians
Starting point is 00:43:13 that I thought were corrupt as hell and didn't do anything ultimately. But I realized after Parkland, when my classmates and I mobilized for people that may not remember, we had one of the largest school shootings in American history happened at my high school in Parkland. And my classmates and I were obviously devastated
Starting point is 00:43:29 after that. But I would say just as much as that we were furious because we grew up hearing from our politicians, their thoughts and prayers over and over again after these shootings, but they weren't really doing anything right. I was, I think I was in middle school when Sandy Hook happened. I wasn't even alive when Columbine happened. That's how long this has been going on for. And we went out there and we didn't say go out and vote for Democrats or Republicans necessarily. We said go out and vote for more religious leaders that represent you and your values, right? And what we saw was one of the largest youth voter turnouts in American history. We took back the house. And what we saw as well is after Parkland, we didn't go out there, even though there was a lot of the the pollsters and consultants and pundits that brought the Democratic Party to
Starting point is 00:44:08 the place that it is right now, who told us, no, you can't talk about taking on the NRA, the organization that stops these gun laws from changing a lot of the time. Insanity. You can't talk about banning assault weapons, because that's too unpopular, because this is Florida. It's a Republican state. Gun laws get weaker here. Because we did the opposite of what all those purported experts told us to do, we actually did change gun laws in Florida. Yeah, because you're not fixing the problem if you don't go after... Exactly. You have to address it. And because of that, we raised the age to buy a gun to
Starting point is 00:44:34 21, for context of the shooter at my high school. He couldn't buy a handgun from a federally licensed dealer because he wasn't 21 yet, but he could purchase an AR-15. And then we passed a red flag law that can disarm people that are risked themselves and others that has been used over 19,000 times in the state of Florida to disarm people that, for example, threaten to shoot up a high school or harm their intimate partner, you know, and thousands of lives have been saved from that. And what I learned from that experience is that it's actually summed up well by Dolores Rieto, who I asked one time at a protest, what is the most important thing that you
Starting point is 00:45:04 need to tell any young person or activist that wants to make change that they need to know? What she said to me is it doesn't matter whether or not the change is actually possible, it's whether or not you can make people believe that the change is possible more than anything. And that's what we did after Parkland. And I think what we're trying to do now is take that generation of young people who have been let down in so many ways by their political system, whether it's through gun violence inside of school or outside of school, whether it's the housing crisis, the student debt crisis or so much more,
Starting point is 00:45:32 and show them that there's a new generation of people coming in that are people like Congressman Maxwell Frost. I don't know if you know this person, he's the youngest member of Congress. He started, he was working for March for Our Lives while I was in college, and he called me up and he said he wanted to run for Congress. And I said, that's awesome, but you know, you're 24, right? You have to be 25 to get elected to Congress. And Maxwell, you know, he didn't come from some super fancy background.
Starting point is 00:45:54 His parents aren't super wealthy or anything like that. He's just a normal person. And when he was running, he had to Uber drive from 9pm to 2am every night while running for Congress. And he was running against two former members of Congress, one of whom was a hedge fund manager while they were a member of Congress, not a conflict of interest at all. Right? And then the other one had committed tax fraud while they were in Congress. And Maxwell is written off by
Starting point is 00:46:16 the establishment so much. They said, you know, he's a great person, but he can't win. He can't raise that kind of money. And we helped him raise, I helped him raise about $400,000 in his first two quarters. But the thing is, the most important thing that somebody needs to run for office is the will, the grit and the determination to get elected. But they also need a substantial amount of funding in order to get elected. And far too many young people with that grit and determination struggle to get there. And that's why we do what we do with leaders we deserve because Maxwell ended up with that determination and that support, becoming the youngest member of Congress that helped to spearhead an effort to get the Biden administration to address gun violence in a more substantial manner.
Starting point is 00:46:54 Shortly after I graduated from college, I found myself sitting in the Rose Garden at the White House with Congressman Maxwell Frost, who I just, I literally hired from my freshman dorm room, introducing the president of the United States to create something called the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, that helped to coordinate the federal government's response to gun violence. And they oversaw about a 25% reduction in gun homicides over the course of about three years from that work. And that's because of the pressure that Maxwell helped to put on. But imagine if we had 30 Maxwells in Congress.
Starting point is 00:47:23 David, going back to the shooting, I, you were just 17 when that happened, right? I can only imagine like what was, I know you said you guys were furious, but what is something from that day? What do you remember most about that day that sticks with you today? I think what I remember most was just the, the sense of anger that I had at what had happened, but it was more righteous indignation kind of it, like the injustice of anger that I had at what had happened, but it was more righteous indignation kind of, like the injustice of what had happened. Because I had spent the past four years in my speech and debate classes studying, you know, arguing about gun control, for example, and having to argue on both sides of it, both for and against it. You don't get to decide
Starting point is 00:48:00 which side you're arguing on, you have to argue on both. And I was frustrated because I felt like I maybe myself and my classmates could have done something before this because of what we knew from that education that we didn't, that could have potentially prevented it. So that's a lot of what I think about. And of course, too, the fear that one has when my sister was just 14 years old that day, and she lost four friends. That's really what I was thinking about was for the first time in my life, there wasn't anything that I could do to help my sister feel better other than to try to stop this from happening to other people. And that sense of helplessness is really what I hold on to. But I also remember the friendship and camaraderie that my classmates and I and
Starting point is 00:48:36 the parents and teachers and other people that we worked with had in order to hold these politicians feet to the fire. Because if there's anything that I learned from that experience, when I originally went out and started talking about it, I wasn't doing it as an activist. I was doing it as a journalist because I wanted to talk about what happened that day. But I soon realized it wasn't gonna be enough to do that because you can't just talk about what's wrong.
Starting point is 00:48:56 You gotta make it better and say what needs to be done right. And journalists often can't do that. We're still kicking in with the co-chair of the DNC, David Hogg, Charlemagne. Let me ask you a question, David. At what moment did you realize you were more of a threat than an asset to democratic leadership?
Starting point is 00:49:12 I wouldn't say that I'm a, I would say that I'm still an asset because I would say that this much is true, right? If you're in democratic leadership, it's kind of like being the coach of a baseball team, right? Like, sure, could you go out against a group of fifth graders and hit a home run? Absolutely. But ultimately, if you can't get other people on base, right? Like, sure, could you go out against a group of fifth graders and hit a home run? Absolutely. But ultimately, if you can't get other people on base, right, because they can't even
Starting point is 00:49:29 swing the bat, sometimes it's not a matter of what type of bat they're using. It's a matter of can they swing to actually get on base in the first place. And it's a matter of getting new players, ultimately. It's not a matter of, oh, can we just do more and more training? And I think what we need to do more of in our own party is, yes, we have to fight back to defeat Republicans, but we also need to give people something true and authentic to vote for, where we're showing people how the reason you vote for us isn't just so that we have a majority, it's so that we use our majority to help you. Because if we stuck with that politics of cowardice, we never would have passed the
Starting point is 00:50:03 Affordable Care Act in the first place. we never would have passed the Affordable Care Act in the first place. We never would have passed so many of the most monumental pieces of legislation that now are helping hundreds of millions of Americans around the country. Of course, there are challenges with democratic leadership, but what I would say is especially in the case
Starting point is 00:50:16 of somebody like Hakeem Jeffries, let's get him the majority so we can see what he can actually do with that majority in the first place. He's not gonna do anything. And I can see, here's the thing, and I treat it like anything else right like you know how they say money doesn't change you it just multiplies whatever you already are. More power is not going
Starting point is 00:50:35 to change these people. If you're a coward with no power you're going to be a coward with power. We've seen plenty of Democrats who have power who are still cowards. My king ain't going to do nothing different with power. Well, I think if we have the right people elected that are out there, they're going to be able, ultimately, sometimes it's not a matter of what you want to do when you have to get elected to those positions within the House, for example, if we get more people elected that are saying, no, this is not enough, we have to fight harder,
Starting point is 00:51:01 that we're not just going to stick in our positions of power forever. And we're going to say to you, for example, that if we're going to vote for you, this is what we want to see, because obviously he has to be elected to be the majority speaker of the House. By having some more of those young people that are on the front lines of these issues of addressing that, I know in those internal deliberations that it's not so much a matter of what he wants to do, it's more a matter of if he wants to get elected, he's going to have to be able to fight harder. And I know that those young people will push him to do that.
Starting point is 00:51:28 And if they feel like he's not going to, then they won't vote for him. Have you ever been directly warned by anyone in the Democratic Party to stay in your lane? There certainly are real challenges to the work that we are doing, but I'm not going to let that stop me. I wouldn't say necessarily that it's like somebody is directly coming to me and saying, if you don't stop this, this is going to happen to you or something like that. But they that's not how a lot of these things work inside of DC a lot of the time. It's not necessarily necessarily an overt threat.
Starting point is 00:51:54 It is essentially a tacit threat that we hear a lot of the time, knowing that if X thing happens, then Y could happen to you. Why not call it out though? Like, like, why not? Because ultimately, it is what I care more about is when there are people that go against me, whether it was for example, in the vice chair race, I know the power from my own work in gun violence prevention of being a bigger person working towards victory. And ultimately when you do that, a lot of those people start to come around because a lot of the time in
Starting point is 00:52:22 DC, we have a lot of windsocks that go just whichever way the wind is blowing, right? Whichever side that they think is going to win. And I believe in a politics of being able to reconcile those differences and work together despite what people say, because what's even more powerful Charlemagne is that when somebody comes out and tries to go overtly against you, right? And they know that they did that to you, but they see that you start to win and that's ultimately what they care most about. Then if you don't go out there and start calling them out publicly, one,
Starting point is 00:52:49 it's not nearly as divisive and two, it shows that you're trying to be a real leader. And ultimately they, and oftentimes feel guilty about it. And they want to try to make up for it by working to help you because they want to be on the side of winning. And ultimately that's what we're trying to do here. If that makes sense. How do you respond to people that say that your work is too political?
Starting point is 00:53:08 Like you don't really- People just understand you're lame. Yeah, like you're doing this for selfish reasons and not because you actually care about, you know, the whole party, it's to advance your political career. No, no, no. So what I'll say is when I was 18, I said that I wanted to run for Congress
Starting point is 00:53:23 because I thought that would be the best way to make change. But I realized when I was working with people like Maxwell and other young people around the country, how hard it is to raise money and get the resources to get elected. Because of course, courage is that resource that we lack the most, but those courageous people, they need cash in order to get elected.
Starting point is 00:53:41 And I could be one person myself to go out there and maybe I get elected to Congress. But ultimately, what is more, what is going to be more beneficial for the future, right? One, I often do get physically threatened, not necessarily by Democrats necessarily, by any means, but by a lot of people who don't agree with the things that I say about strengthening gun laws. My family and I, we got probably over a thousand death threats after the shooting, I would say between online and directly in the mail. My house got swatted as well. And what I frankly have to think about is that I can't just be one person doing this,
Starting point is 00:54:15 right? And there's a whole movement of people out there that are doing this, a whole movement of young people that have gone through these school shootings. And what I want to help do is I don't want to just be one vote that's out there. I want to help bring in a generation that is truly representative of our generation and not just what you know somebody who's able to raise as much money as possible to get elected looks like and that's what we're trying to do with this is look at all the candidates that we supported last cycle
Starting point is 00:54:36 where we helped elect the youngest person in the Georgia legislature ever who's a seventh grade algebra teacher. Look at the person who we elected Dante Pittman in North Carolina who helped to break the Republican supermajority out there. Look at people like Naderius Clark in Virginia, who broke the Republican majority in the House and helped pass all this stuff. So the reason why I'm doing this is because I don't want to just walk through that door myself and close it behind me. I don't want to just keep the door open. I want to take the door off the damn hinges and enable it so that future young people don't need to have the door held open for them in the first place. What they need to do that though, is they need the funding to get elected and make sure that they have the right values
Starting point is 00:55:12 so that they're able to reform our campaign finance system. Because what I look at this as ultimately is an insurance policy for the gun safety movement, where President Biden's generation they didn't go through school shooter drills, but they went through a different type of drill. They went through nuclear bomb drills and they went on to pass some of the largest arms reduction treaties in human history to limit those nuclear weapons. And I think that's in part because they felt the anxiety of what it was like to be told by your government, just hide under your desk to survive a nuclear bomb and the epic failure of leadership that that is.
Starting point is 00:55:43 And I believe for the difference from our generation is that the bomb is going off multiple times a year. Absolutely. Right. So let's get them elected so that they can lead like Congressman Frost boldly on this instead of me just being one vote because it's about our generation and the story of are we going to continue having conversations like this in the future where school shootings remain in the headlines and gun violence remains in the headlines and so many issues that we should not have to deal with in the richest country in human history
Starting point is 00:56:09 remain in the headlines, or are we gonna leave them where they belong in the history books? We still have David Hogg in the building, co-chair of the DNC. Charlemagne? Give me some other names, because you keep mentioning Maxwell Frost.
Starting point is 00:56:19 Who do you think is the voice of the Democratic Party? Or who do you think should be the voice of the Democratic Party? Or is there multiple voices? Well, I think one, there's going to be multiple voices, right? I think one of the great things about our party that also creates some challenges is, look, we are not a cult. We can have- I can't tell in recent years.
Starting point is 00:56:36 Well, sometimes I understand what you're saying, certainly, given some of the responses that I've gotten to this. But ultimately, we are not a party with somebody like Donald Trump at the top that says, you have to believe every single thing right here or else you were excommunicated. And we're going to try to destroy your life necessarily. It's not nearly true, David. Well, I've looked at the way people people would really get upset with you if you had anything negative to say about President Biden,
Starting point is 00:57:00 when he was the one that we should have been speaking out about the most. Right. And I, I completely agree with you, actually. I think one of the challenges in that regard that we have to address in our politics is that we have created a culture where people are told repeatedly what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear, right? What I believe happened in that regard is, look, when you're in the White House, and I've seen this in different ways either in the White House or in other places, you want to keep your job. And the best way to do that is ensure that you get this person reelected again.
Starting point is 00:57:30 And I think what happens far too often in our politics is that people get too comfortable and they just tell people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear over and over and over and over again. And frankly, part of why I'm doing this is because I met with President Biden in 2023 for an hour in the Oval Office. And one of the things that- I'm sorry that happened to you. Well, it was a good meeting and it was after he created the Office of Gun Violence Prevention at the White House that saw about a 25% reduction in gun homicides around the country. Part of the
Starting point is 00:58:02 challenge is though, you're not going to hear about the shooting that doesn't happen. But I was meeting with him in that regard. Did you see the decline in him then? So that was one of the challenges is I didn't see it personally. What I wish I had told him though, because he asked me how do I win back younger voters? What I wish I had told him,
Starting point is 00:58:18 which of course I would have been laughed out of the room if I said this, was that he shouldn't run for office again. But that was the thing that should have been said. I know, but that's what needed to be said. I was saying that everybody was so mad at me. And that but that's part of the problem is we need to have a more open conversation about these things because we also created an environment where people felt like they were excommunicated if they dared to say anything about it.
Starting point is 00:58:37 And I to some extent, I understand people were afraid about potentially reelecting Donald Trump, but ultimately look at where we ended up. That's right. We need to build a culture inside of our party where we are telling people what they need to hear and not just what they want to hear. That's what I did when I ran for vice chair. When I ran for this position, I said, you know what I'm not going to do? I'm not going to be a politician. I'm not going to contort myself into some pretzel of whatever you want to see, of some bulls**t mirage of, you know, when they asked me, should Joe Biden have dropped out? I said, yes, he should have, obviously. And then when they asked me why we lost the election, I said, why did we lose the election?
Starting point is 00:59:12 Voters told us two things. They said prices are too high and Joe Biden is too old. And we said to them with the power of two billion dollars behind us, no, he's not. Yes, he is. And then we said, no, they aren't. Look at the stock market. Like, and majority of people don't have stocks. Exactly. And if you tell people not to believe their eyeballs or their wallets, you're going to lose them. And I think what we need to build in a party is a culture of addressing the realities that people are actually going through and what they're actually feeling, not just what a chart is telling us that they should be feeling, but actually listening to them.
Starting point is 00:59:43 Okay. I'm just going to throw some names at you, because these people to me represent what the next generation of Democrats could look like. I just want to know what your thoughts of them are. Governor Westmore of Maryland. I think Governor Westmore has done a pretty amazing job. He actually has a really cool program that I don't think has been talked about very much where he works. I think it's called like the Mid-Career Program, where they take in a class of several hundred
Starting point is 01:00:04 young people and put them into different jobs around the state of Maryland. And it really helps get them started in their lives and their careers and like help turn things around. And there have even been people that have gone into this program that that I've heard about that started out literally homeless that now have gone on to get jobs and do things like that. So that's great. I love Governor Westmore.
Starting point is 01:00:22 I will say this much if I can't talk at all about the any potential presidential nominees, I'm not saying that he is or is not running, but I can't give any opinion specifically on that. Pete Buttigieg. Pete Buttigieg clearly was a very good secretary of transportation given the situation that we're in right now. And I think with Pete, he represents a level of sanity that I think people are craving right now. They're tired of the chaos that I think Donald Trump represents a lot of the time.
Starting point is 01:00:53 Pete, I don't think people want to have a president that they have to hear about doing something ridiculous in the headlines every single day. That is frankly an embarrassment to our country and internationally as well. So I think Pete could be great. What I really like about him is that and I'm just talking about like future leaders. I'm not talking about anything about presidential or anything like that to be extremely clear. That's what I'm saying. This is the next generation of what a Democrat looks like.
Starting point is 01:01:16 What I really like about him is I think he does an excellent job of talking to people who don't agree with him. Yes, I agree. That is what we need more of. That's what I think Pete is really good at representing is helping to kind of bring people together and talk to the people that don't agree and explain without compromising his values what we believe as Democrats. I think that's really powerful. A few more names, Governor Josh Shapiro. You know, I think with Josh Shapiro, he has a huge amount of favorability for a reason
Starting point is 01:01:41 in Pennsylvania, ultimately. And you know, I think it's interesting as a swing state, they have a pretty close state legislature as well. And there's been some great work that they've done on gun violence as well. Jasmine Crockett. Jasmine Crockett. I love her. She is amazing. I think that people want to see somebody who fights and calls out the **** ultimately. I think that's what Jasmine does. And we need a hell of a lot more people that are out there that are willing to do just that and call people out on their PS need a hell of a lot more people that are out there that are willing to do just that and call people out on their PS and not say, oh my God, Republicans are going to criticize me for saying this.
Starting point is 01:02:10 Screw that. They're going to criticize you no matter what. So what we should be asking ourselves is what are we really fighting for? Because we know it matters. And I think Jasmine is, is frankly the type of leader that we're really looking to support in some senses, right? Somebody who is out there that frankly doesn't give a damn what the other side, at least the elected Republicans in Congress say, that say what they believe in. And at least you know, even if you
Starting point is 01:02:33 don't agree with her, you know what she stands for. Because she makes it very clear. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Part of what was really great with Gretchen Whitmer and her focus was on infrastructure, right? People, I think Democrats need to do a lot more of finding the issues that nobody likes and addressing them in a substantial manner. So part of her campaign was addressing potholes, right? Really basic, just saying fix the damn roads. We need more of that. AOC. I mean, AOC has been a huge inspiration to me. What I really like about her is more than anything
Starting point is 01:03:07 that you clearly know that she believes what she's saying. Absolutely. And she knows how to communicate on social media because she grew up with it, she's young. And also she doesn't, you know, she's not out there taking money from special interests. You know, regardless of whether or not you agree with AOC, at least you can say that she's not owned by anyone.
Starting point is 01:03:24 My last name, these are people who I believe are the future, and now and the future of the Democratic Party, John Stewart. John Stewart. John Stewart. So what I love about John is I think he, he and Donald Trump actually have the same greatest strength. And this is gonna sound controversial,
Starting point is 01:03:40 it's that they're funny. But I think with John Stewart, what I like about him is the same thing that I like about AOC. He's funny. He says what he believes in. And he gets done. And I know that because I saw when they were working on the PACT Act, that summer they were Democrats were working on passing the largest expansion of veterans health care. One of those people that I met, you know, had worked for the federal government and now he is facing a very real chance that his retirement is going to be cut by several hundred
Starting point is 01:04:07 thousand dollars because of this bill that Republicans are pushing through right now. And I will never forget when John Stewart showed up to support those veterans and help get that bill passed. And it did get passed. It's one of the largest expansions ever. Yeah, it's my hope. And I know you can't say this. I want him to be president of the United States of America.
Starting point is 01:04:25 I really do. I think that he is such a fantastic messenger and he actually knows politics and he cares about people. And for the way the country is now and where the country is going as far as messaging, you need somebody like him front and center. That's my thought. David Hogg, thank you brother. I like the work that you're doing, man. That's just my thought. David Hogg, thank you brother.
Starting point is 01:04:46 I like the work that you're doing, man. Keep fighting the good fight. Thank you. That's right. If they can support you in any way, what should they do? People can just check out our website at leaderswedeserve.com. And you can also see on there too,
Starting point is 01:04:57 as we create more endorsements, who's out there as well. Absolutely. David Hogg is the Breakfast Club. Morning everybody, it's DJ NV, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Good morning. Salute to David Hogg for pulling up. Yeah, just check out what he's doing. I really like what he's doing. And I want to salute Dawn Staley. Dropping a clues bond for Dawn Staley. Her book Uncommon Favor is out right now. Basketball North Philly. My mother and the life lessons I learned from all three.
Starting point is 01:05:25 Dawn Staley has been all over the place this week. You probably saw her on The Daily Show last night, and Colbert, and The View this week, and Good Morning America. And I wanna thank everybody who came to Barnes & Noble, Fifth Avenue yesterday, to Dawn Staley's book signing for Uncommon Favor. And tonight, she will be home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Starting point is 01:05:44 at the Enon Tabernacle at 7pm. And I'm telling you right now, if you bought tickets to the Enon Tabernacle, it starts at 7pm, you probably need to get there around 4pm. Yesterday, Don's BookSigner started at 1pm, people started lining up at 11pm. For Philly, you probably need to get there around 4pm. I'm just telling you. Okay? Just telling you. Alright, well let's need to get there around four. I'm just telling you, okay? Just telling you.
Starting point is 01:06:05 All right, well, let's get to Jess with the Mess. Big Jess Hilarious, superstar. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait I'm trial. And here's just a quick recap. Went down on the stand. So a little bit of backstory. I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast Betrayal. Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone. Most of all, his wife, Caroline. He texted, I've ruined our lives. You're going to want to divorce me. Caroline's husband was living another life behind the scenes. He betrayed his oath to his family and to his community.
Starting point is 01:07:13 She said you left bruises, pulled her hair, that type of thing. No. How far would Joel go to cover up what he'd done? You're unable to keep track of all your lies. And quite frankly, I question how many other women may bring forward allegations in the future. This season of Betrayal investigates one officer's decades of deception.
Starting point is 01:07:35 Lies that left those closest to him questioning everything they thought they knew. Listen to Betrayal on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Yo, K-Pop fans, it's your boy, BOMHAN, and I'm bringing you something epic. Introducing the K Factor, the podcast that takes you straight into the heart of K-Pop. We're talking music reviews, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into the industry like never before. From producers and choreographers to idols and trainees, we're bringing you the real stories behind the music that you love. And yeah, we're keeping it 100, discussing everything from comebacks and concepts
Starting point is 01:08:15 to the mental health side of the business. Because K-pop isn't just a genre. It's a whole world, and we're exploring every corner of it. And here's the best part, fans get to call in, drop opinions, and even join us live at events. You never know where we might pop up next. So listen to the K Factor on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
Starting point is 01:08:38 This isn't just a podcast, it's a movement. Are you ready? Let's go. Amy Robach and TJ Holmes here. Diddy's former protege, television personality, platinum-selling artist, Denity King alum Aubrey O'Day joins us to provide a unique perspective on the trial that has captivated the attention of the nation. Aubrey O'Day is sitting next to us here. You are, as we sit here, right up the street from where the trial is the nation. Aubrey O'Day is sitting next to us here. You are, as we sit here, right up the street
Starting point is 01:09:06 from where the trial is taking place. Some people saw that you were going to be in New York, and they immediately started jumping to conclusions. So can you clear that up? First of all, are you here to testify in the Ditty Trial? Aubrey will offer her opinions and expertise based on her firsthand knowledge. From her days on Making the Band
Starting point is 01:09:24 as she emerged as the breakout star, the truth of the situation would be opposite and expertise based on her firsthand knowledge. From her days on Making the Band as she emerged as the breakout star, the truth of the situation would be opposite of the glitz and glamor. It wasn't all bad, but I don't know that any of the good was real. I went through things there. Listen to Amy and TJ presents Aubrey O'Day,
Starting point is 01:09:41 covering the Diddy Trial on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. It's your girl, T.S. Madison, coming to you live and in color from the Outlaws podcast. On this week's episode, we're talking to none other than Chaperone and Sasha Colby. And let me tell you, no topic is off limits, honey. We talk about the lovers, the haters, and the creator.
Starting point is 01:10:06 I worked at Scooter's Coffee Drive-Thru Kiosk. And you are from the Midwest. Mm-hmm. And in the Midwest, they told you, well, just be humble. Like, you've heard this countless times. You too, right? Oh, yeah. It's very, like, big in Hawaii.
Starting point is 01:10:21 Mine was, I think, wrapped up in, like, Christian Dill. Oh, yeah. We definitely had, like, some Jehovah's Witness guilt there. Yeah. Wait, were you Jehovah's Witness? Yeah. So you were Jehovah's Witness. I grew up that, yeah, my family still has hair.
Starting point is 01:10:34 Or no, bye. Listen, she may have been working the drive-through in 2020, but she's the name on everybody's lips now, honey. Listen to Outlaws with T.S. Madison on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts honey. I met Cassie in December 2011, and he claimed that he didn't even know
Starting point is 01:10:54 that they was still involved when he was dating her. But then one day he got a phone call from Cassie, like yo, he found out about us. He said, what, who is he? So he turned out to be Diddy. So, I know right, the Diddlerler so that apparently all hell broke loose right did he alleged that a kid cutty He got kid cuttys address from Cassie what and ABC News broke it down But before we get to the breakdown and everything keep in mind kid cuttys name is Scott mescady
Starting point is 01:11:19 That's what y'all gonna hear in this report kid cuttie a dated Cassie Ventura And she testified that it made Sean Combs jealous and angry. Meskiti testifying about an alleged break-in at his house in 2011, which he says was Combs showing up when he wasn't home. Meskiti testifying that he had a tense phone call with Combs where Combs insinuates
Starting point is 01:11:41 he was at Meskiti's home. I said, expletive, you in my house? And he was like, what's up? I was like, expletive, are you in my house? And he said, I just want to talk to you. I was like, I'm on my way over right now. He was like, I'm here. When he arrived, Combs was not there.
Starting point is 01:11:59 He said Christmas presents he had bought for members of his family were unwrapped, torn open, and his dog was locked in the bathroom. What? Damn. The interesting thing is they're saying, you know, did he broke into the house, but it was no signs of forced entry. So it's like, oh, you just be having a door open or whatever.
Starting point is 01:12:16 I don't know, but it was no signs of... Going in somebody's house and unwrapping Christmas presents and locking their dog in the bathroom is a different level of diabolical. Yes, it is. He's like a big ass kid. Like, yo, I got to re-wrap all thisical. Yes, it is. He's like a big-ass kid Like you I gotta rewrap all this he didn't take anything. He's like trash trash ass presence He said it was Chanel bags when I watched yesterday But you know what cut he said he was really mad cuz he said did he did something to his dog
Starting point is 01:12:42 He said what did did he do to the dog? He just locked him in the bathroom. Oh, just locked him in. That was it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They also commented. Diddy ain't that nasty now. I know where you was going, but god damn. I wasn't going there.
Starting point is 01:12:52 Now, they would have said that. He would have said that. That's a different crime. That's a whole nother charge. Oh, they would have threw him under the jail. What? Listen, they would have threw Diddy under the jail if they find out Diddy was out here diddling dogs.
Starting point is 01:13:02 I'm telling you right now, forget all the women. I promise you white America ain't gonna let you diddle no dogs. A dog diddle is crazy. I wasn't talking about diddling dogs. Go ahead, Faye. So they also covered the alleged car explosion. ABC News recapped that too. Meskady describing an alleged 2012 incident
Starting point is 01:13:18 where his Porsche 911 convertible had been set on fire. It looks like the top of my Porsche was cut open and that's where they inserted the Molotov cocktail, Meskiti testified. Arson is part of the racketeering conspiracy count Combs Faces. Cassie Ventura previously testified that Combs threatened to have Kid Cudi's car blown up. Kid Cudi's car fire has been talked about for years, but it's significant now because federal prosecutors are trying to convince the jury that Sean Combs used arson as part of a criminal enterprise. That's one of the predicate acts of the racketeering
Starting point is 01:13:55 conspiracy charge. Combs denies it. Now how did they know that it was Diddy with a Molotov cocktail in a Siroc bottle? Ha, funny, they didn't get there. But look, I just wanna say, not that I'm justifying that it's not a car explosion, but when you hear a car explosion, you think the car blew up like what Angela Bassett did on the way to the hotel. But a Molotov cocktail is not really like, it's not like a bomb, like a bomb bomb.
Starting point is 01:14:24 The title is cut open. I like it's the time you can call that a person well if the fire gets to certain parts of the car it would have exploded but a you can see that they put it out before yeah the car did not explode though it's the last thing you but it's the intent definitely still yeah but you know the rumors that we've been hearing over the years I'm like oh are you he really blew up this guy I'm thinking about the whole I'm thinking what you exhale to I'm with you yeah whole time really blew up this guy. I'm thinking about the whole. I'm thinking about the whole time. All right, so then, oh, and I just do want to clarify.
Starting point is 01:14:48 I said that Diddy said that he got the address from Cassie. No, Kea Cuddy testified and said that Cassie gave Diddy the address. All right, cool. So after that happened, right, they met up to have a man-to-man conversation at SoHo. And this was the conversation. Shortly after that alleged incident, Meskety says he and Combs met at the SoHo house in Los Angeles.
Starting point is 01:15:09 He said he remembered walking into a room with all sorts of glass windows and Sean Combs staring out the window, his hands behind his back, looking like what Kid Cudi called a Marvel super villain. But he said Combs' demeanor was very calm. Meskiti said he told Combs that Cassie told him she and Combs were broken up. When the meeting ended, he says, we stood up, shook hands. And as I was shaking his hand, I said, what are we going to do about my car?
Starting point is 01:15:37 He looked right back at me, very cold stare, and said, I don't know what you're talking about. And remember, Cassie Ventura had sent her mom an email just before Christmas in 2011, saying that Combs had threatened to harm both her and Scott Miscutty. Well, I'll tell you what, man, I can't believe that y'all are calling Kid Cudi a snitch.
Starting point is 01:15:59 Like Kid Cudi is not a street dude. He's a law-abiding, tax-paying citizen. I've seen him in a wedding dress before. He wears mascara. Like, man on the moon will absolutely turn to man on the stand, and there's nothing wrong with that. Yeah. The funniest thing about it is, I don't know if you've
Starting point is 01:16:16 seen the part where he was like, when I heard that, I said, Diddy, let's meet up and fight! And then he said he thought about it and was like, nah, I don't wanna fight, I'm calling 911. And then he called 911 and said, somebody just blew up my car. Yeah, you're right, he's a civilian. Yeah, so then after all that, K. Cuddy claims that he realized that he got played by the
Starting point is 01:16:31 both of them. And Lauren was in court yesterday and she said K. Cuddy had a calm demeanor the whole entire time. And then yesterday after court, K. Cuddy shared a verse about the whole experience of him testifying. I just want to say man, I've been seeing all the love and support. I just want to say thank you so much, man. People have been hitting me up the past week, just checking in.
Starting point is 01:16:53 And even today, it really means a lot to me, man. You guys are the best. I love y'all. This is a stressful situation. I'm glad it's behind me. Yeah. I love y'all man The only thing he could cut he did wrong was not tell when it first happened I'm shocked that he didn't tell when it first happened
Starting point is 01:17:13 I'm glad but he did he did call the police remember he did call the police He just doesn't know they still don't know if it was did he but he called the police as soon as it happened Oh, you know the Molotov cocktail been there. So you know what I was thinking? Okay, what was that? No, I'm just saying Meek Mill again, Breakfast Club then got to this man. We are always up here doing something. Well, you was off yesterday. So me, Charlamagne and Lauren. He can say Charlamagne. Man, look, play this audio man. This is us. This is why we made nobody was talking about me in this situation. Did anybody talk about Meek in court? No.
Starting point is 01:17:46 Nobody talking about you, Meek. Why? But to Meek's defense, in the beginning, when them lawsuits dropped and they was mentioning the rapper and all that, people was like, Meek, Meek, Meek, Meek. That feel like years ago. That feel like years ago. Nobody cares. Nobody's thinking about you, Meek.
Starting point is 01:18:00 Meek said, hold up, wait a minute. Y'all thought I was finished? Yeah, he was like, and we did not dress alike. Yo we wasn't twinning. I got my outfit first. You know what it is when you are at home on your phone and your timeline is constantly filled with pictures of you and Diddy dressed alike and people saying things about you and Diddy. You think the whole world is talking about it. That's your small bubble meek. That's not like I'm giving some advice. Yeah, it was, but he didn't like that, right?
Starting point is 01:18:29 Because he commented to us, y'all mad because I speak up for myself, y'all forgetting y'all two women are new reporters. I've been saving communities and helping families 10 plus years. We don't follow the word of talkers. Jess, shouldn't that be head, ass? Damn!
Starting point is 01:18:42 I didn't even say nothing. Wow. So why would you even? No, what's funny is you ain't saying, my head ain't nappy. You said that. He got me on that. He got me on that. Me and me got the same bush.
Starting point is 01:18:51 Same Frederick Douglass that he had rapping outside the other night. But I do understand, like you said, when you constantly see yo meek meek meek meek this and meek that and yo he this and he that and he got a 14 year old son. He said he will never let fake rumors about his name or manhood linger and be silent But his son had to see all of this ish play out and deal with it in school so, you know, we just gonna send prayers to you and your son and Doesn't me get off line bro. Yeah me cat the right to speak out if you want to I just be wondering why but you know What I was thinking I was thinking about this last night in regards to the whole Diddy
Starting point is 01:19:25 Cassie thing listening to the kid Cuddy testimony When you're Diddy, why would you crash out over a person? You just smutting out Are you got other men smashing them? You letting to get passed around but on the flip side you mad she's sleeping with other men. Yeah, but that was allegedly He could he could only have her so he mad that she didn't let him watch her and Cudi? Yeah, like I think- Mad it wasn't the Punisher.
Starting point is 01:19:49 He would have to be supervised. He would have to be the one supervising these sexual freak-offs if she's doing it. She can't go out and have somebody by herself. Did he gotta be supervised? I just don't understand why you would be crashing out over somebody. You're literally just treating like a hoe. That's not your wife, that's not the mother of your kids, you're not treating that woman with no dignity, no respect, but you out here allegedly
Starting point is 01:20:10 crashing out, committing real crimes allegedly because of her? I don't understand that. I also think it was who it was is the fact that these other gentlemen were in the industry. Remember he allegedly got mad and that she was he thought she was dating Chris Brown and you know Kidudi, and then they said something about Michael B. Jordan, so he was mad at the industry, you know? Okay. Well, when we come back, it's the people's donkey, man. 1-800-585-1051.
Starting point is 01:20:33 If you want to give somebody the biggest he-haw, call us right now. It's the world's most dangerous morning. Show the Breakfast Club. It's your time to nominate a donkey of your own. Remember that, that's how they choose. Call in now, 800-585-1051. Yes, Donkey of the Day for Friday, May 23rd. It's all about you the people, okay?
Starting point is 01:20:57 It's the people's he-haw. On Fridays, I like to open the phone lines and allow you the people to give folks the credit they deserve for being stupid. So good morning. Good morning, Charlamagne. It's Zai from the Bronx. Zaiisha. Zaiisha, you know the craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida.
Starting point is 01:21:11 So who you want to get the biggest he-hall to Zai? It's two of them, Pat and Remy. Both of them. I'm mad at them. Why are they doing this? Putting their business online like this. Going back and forth with each other. Remy is kind of blowing her own spot up I'm from the
Starting point is 01:21:25 Bronx I'm always team woman but Remy already said before he even said he was writing her rhymes that he was gonna say that so he already said blew up the spot Pat you going back and forth about Clarissa because you in live now they just doing the most it's just a show seeming like they trying to compete with party and Yeah, it just seemed like a competition It's just too much. It seemed like a show. I wish that Pat would He said we have to say now fall back because then I will prove his point Let me ask you a question. Should we blame the Bronx for this because you know People in America do come from the Bronx and all the force. Do we blame the brought to the Bronx any blame?
Starting point is 01:22:13 I would just say emotions as women Oh my god Good morning who this hey, this is Justin from the DMV Justin from the DMV We want to get a big as he hard to Justin to UPS my job. Oh Okay, talk to me. Yeah, they are they fired a guy for being racist and sexist, but they have a slogan, like, a banister that says, not in our house, and it says that stuff in the banister. But then they hired him back.
Starting point is 01:22:53 So I just think that's just the biggest donkey, in my opinion. Oh, okay. But UPS is a great job. All right, is there going to be any backlash to you for getting on the radio and calling him donkey of the day? The guy got his job back. It shouldn't be Exactly what's up, baby? But uh, I actually grew up with your first cousin Oh damn, that's what's up. She don't remember you. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah
Starting point is 01:23:21 She don't remember you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. She must not like her first cousins. Nah, she not even once. Uh, yeah, they going through something. I want to put a business out there, but uh. God damn, why you say that then? But no, it's alright. God bless you, yo.
Starting point is 01:23:34 That's what's up. God bless you. When you're done with somebody, just God bless you. Hey, salute to all the UPS workers out there. Y'all ladies really missing y'all blessing, man. Them brothers got strong benefits and they get decent earnings. Okay, so y'all missing y'all blessing not dealing with ups workers. Good morning. Who's this? This rock from who's the dead beat man?
Starting point is 01:23:52 Rock from who's the dead beat? That's the podcast. Yes, sir. That's the name of the podcast. Go follow us on Instagram man. Shout out to my wife Seema man. But I want to give a dunk here today to all the fathers that man be playing not going to court then the wife let they dictate what's going on man. Yes, men need to go to court man. But you only gonna go to court if you actually care about your child or some people go to court because they don't want to go to jail but I would I would hope that if you actually care about your child and you want to be in your child's life and get custody and have the proper visitation
Starting point is 01:24:25 and make sure your child's report is what it needs to be, you would take your ass to court. Exactly, but a lot of times these women be playing games and these men be allowing these women to dictate what's going on because they scared of the courtroom. But go to court, man. Absolutely, my brother.
Starting point is 01:24:40 Thank you for calling. Good morning, who's this? It's Kassim calling out of North New Jersey. New what's happening in Brick City? We want to get the biggest he-hall to. What's going on? 973, I want to get the biggest he-hall to these drivers out here.
Starting point is 01:24:53 I'm a trucker. Just gotta let you know, I need you guys to drive safe. Don't cut us off. You know, we're trying to come see you. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Who you talking to? Oh, which are Who you talking to? Talking everybody out there who be driving wild around these men. Yeah, y'all truckers be driving them trucks like this. Yes Yeah, but y'all I'm. I'm a careful dropper.
Starting point is 01:25:26 Well, I be seeing these Mack trucks be cutting lanes like n****s in a regular Honda or something. It's something out there that be wild and I ain't going front. But for the most part, you know, I just want everybody to be safe. You know, I need you guys to log on to Chickenfish973 at Instagram.
Starting point is 01:25:44 That's our little restaurant that we got going on. So that's my sign, Hustler. What's the truck that I do? What's a chicken fish? Chicken fish is we sell chicken and fish. Chicken and fish. And it's, yeah. We have our own recipe.
Starting point is 01:25:59 We marinate everything. You know, it's good. It's good. We got a little bump going on in North. This man said what is chicken fish. Good morning who's this? I'm sorry Sean Stone I'm driving right now. Last person I want to hear from on a Friday who you want to get the biggest Z-Hawk to Sean? Good morning Jess good morning everyone. Good morning Sean how you doing? You know what Sean I mean I won't call the show no more, bro. Because I know that you don't like me.
Starting point is 01:26:28 You know what I mean? I want to give down to the world star for the breakfast club. Because every time I call, they always hang up on me, Jess. They ask, who is this? As soon as I say Sean Stone, they hang up the phone. You know what I mean? You're a liar. Anything I try to promote on the bread... You're a liar. I'm not lying, bro.
Starting point is 01:26:44 You're on the phone right now. Because Art picked on the bridge. You're a liar. I'm not lying bro. You're on the phone right now Because I picked up the phone Yo, just listen every time I call the show just they're hanging up on me behind the scene You're a liar. I'm not saying my name is Sean. You know, I mean last week I called I congratulated Taylor on her baby He told me, hold on. Two minutes later the phone just rang. Shawn, you know you're probably the number two person that calls up there the most, so I don't know what you're talking about. Hold on.
Starting point is 01:27:13 You're on this radio right behind somebody else. Yo, I respect the radio. I always respect you guys, you know what I mean? But I don't get the same respect. If you have anything I'm gonna try to promote anything telling me always quick to cut me down For the rest of my life yes, I'm gonna try to promote something I love the sanitation workers, okay We need y'all you don't you don't like short so you don't love short song. I don't everybody else I love sanitation workers. We need y'all out here. Well, I love you
Starting point is 01:27:45 Thank you for calling Every Friday we do the people's donkey man You can call up and tell us who you want to give the biggest hee-haw to or you can go to the iHeartRadio app if you're listening to the Breakfast Club. Yeah you can go to the iHeartRadio app hit the talk back button and talk to us even when we're off air. There you go. Nice. So do that and you can hear yourself on Don't Be Today on Fridays.
Starting point is 01:28:18 Now when we come back Lenei Boni will be here. Lenei Boni she started on Instagram with a series called Parking Lot Pimpin' where she gives just a lot of commentary on social issues and political issues that are happening in our society. That has led to her having her own show on Revolt called The People's Brief and she'll be here to talk about it when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club. Morning everybody, it's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building, Lenevonie. What's happeninglamagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building, Lenei Vanee. What's happening Lenei? Hey! How are you? I'm good. You know I'm sure that
Starting point is 01:28:51 y'all see Lenei all the time. Her parking lot pimping episodes have come across your feed in some way shape or form. But now you got a show called The People's Brief. Yeah. On Revolt Tuesday at 9 p.m. What's the difference between The People's briefing and parking lot pivot? One thing we got more time is 45 minutes. It's also not so you know every week news headline. It's more so evergreen things that are happening in the news but things that we can talk about over the course of time because they affect us every day. And just giving people more tools. I feel like on social media I've always tried to be more information heavy and just provide a positive outlook. But now that we got more time, we want to try to provide resources to and answers to questions and not just complaint.
Starting point is 01:29:32 How different is it from park parking lot pimping? I won't say it's too different. I still get to say what I want to say. We what TV 14 so less cousin but the team over there wanna do what I wanna do and that's like give everybody the truth and be helpful. We kinda take the same oath doctors do, do no harm in as much as we can. Yeah, the tone is the same, but it's really cool because it's not, it's newsy, but it's not,
Starting point is 01:30:01 I never take in a traditional approach to things. So it's like a mix of 60 minutes and tonight with John Oliver, the Daily Show, a little bit of Amber Ruffin, but with me. It was well-rounded. It's very well-rounded. We have a lot of fun. The first couple episodes, the first episode, this week, Tuesday, and I had Angela Rye on as my first guest.
Starting point is 01:30:20 That was amazing. With my good sister, Angela Rye? Yeah. We get to get out in the field, do some man on the street, but a lot of good people come through and we have a lot of fun. Do you write from a place of anger or hope or exhaustion? All three of them.
Starting point is 01:30:35 And it's funny you say that. Did y'all see Inside Out too? Oh hell yeah. Not too. Okay. Boy I love Inside Out. If you've seen them, then you get the concept. I have my friends say like, who's at our leaderboard and everybody said my top
Starting point is 01:30:46 Three are anger disgust and joy Because of the way that I see things I just I'm real big on character above anything and the way you like contribute to society above anything So more often than not I'm disgusted and more often than not that makes me exhausted and you know A lot of things make me angry But I also think anger anger is about emotion and it doesn't always have to present in a way that is heavy. It's just what it is. Like I'm a black woman in America, a lot of things make me upset. And I should be able to say that without being made to feel like I have to cover up my emotions in any particular way. But I think
Starting point is 01:31:19 the method of storytelling we use combines all those things in a beautiful way that also shows that we're more than our anger Or more than our joy more than our exhaustion more than our disgust and we can be all things at one time and still be full functioning members of society How did you end up at revolt? How did that you know good people speaking my name in good rooms? I've been very blessed to have a good team no matter what I'm'm working on, and they've been fighting for me in different rooms. I've been pitching different versions of shows, whether it's scripted, unscripted, for the past five years, and nothing's just been the right fit.
Starting point is 01:31:52 But as I said, I'd be in tune with the Lord, and he told me at the end of the last year to stop trying to force things, and to just put stuff down and let him work. And so as I said, okay, wasn't even expecting it. Two weeks later, I got a call and said Revolt wants to give you a show. I was like, what?
Starting point is 01:32:08 Okay. And my hands were open, so I was ready to receive it. So that's how we ended up together. Oh, I wonder for somebody like you, Lene, what do you do when you feel like your words aren't enough? I don't feel like my words aren't enough. I feel like I do what I'm supposed to do and I'm okay with that.
Starting point is 01:32:23 My contribution, as long as I do my best, I'm okay with that, whatever the result is, because whatever I was supposed to contribute is all I was supposed to contribute because it's not just up to me, it's not just up to anybody. Like we all put in, we all have a piece to the puzzle to create the fuller picture.
Starting point is 01:32:39 And sometimes it may feel like it didn't hit the way it was supposed to hit, but you gotta give things time. Like the seeds you sow always have their time for harvest and I've just learned to be content and patient with my contribution. So sometimes you feel like it's like a call to action almost. Like you might activate the person
Starting point is 01:32:57 who might go out there and actually get active. Yeah, that's absolutely what I feel like my lane is. I feel like my job is to impart information, to bring as many people to the table as possible, to make them invested, to make them excited. And those are the people that go out and do something with it. Even when I left my master's program, my professors told me I was only going to be able to make money or make a life for myself if I continued to get my PhD. And that's not what I felt called to do.
Starting point is 01:33:22 I immediately wanted to go and share with very young people all the things that I learned in my program that I had to pay $25,000 and take out loans to get with all these real stuffy people that may not have the best methods as far as connecting with the general public. But I was like, if I can impart this in high school students, they can apply to college, they can go on career paths that with the knowledge, with a fuller knowledge of their capacity and ability and vocabulary and nuance to be change agents. So that's all I've ever wanted to do.
Starting point is 01:33:53 And that's what I'm doing. And I'm grateful for that. And as a Spelman grad, congratulations. I love that. What part of that HBCU experience has shaped your voice? Well, at Spelman, we got a saying, it's my choice and I choose to change the world. And it's funny, I've said this,
Starting point is 01:34:10 I've told this story so many times, but when I was first applying, I had teachers at my high school telling me they didn't think I should go. They didn't think that I would get in because it was too expensive, that it wasn't the real world. But we shouldn't be encouraging our kids en masse to go to
Starting point is 01:34:26 school to learn how to plug into the way things already exist. Like we need to be disruptors, we need to be change agents. And that's what my HBCU did for me. I was a psychology student, but every single class you take, whether it's the biology of women, whether it's math, finite math or whatever, computer science, you take it through the lens of black feminism. And so we have a vantage point that allows us to see everybody's pain. And it just makes us, that's why we be the best, applicants for the job most of the time. Most suited for the job most of the time because we see people. And so my HBCU experience really allowed me to see what people need in order to feel seen, and I try to put that in my storytelling as well.
Starting point is 01:35:07 How do you navigate being both a political educator, but also a cultural influencer in an algorithm driven world? Well, politics was never my game. It was never my choice. You couldn't touch me with politics with a 10 foot pole. It just became necessary. So like I said, I've always been driven by what's necessary. And I started this work to really be steeped in pop culture and connect that to history through an interdisciplinary lens. But as I began, I started in 2020. So politics was just like thrust upon us in a real way. And so I challenged myself to say like, okay, I know that we need to understand this. So how can I incorporate this into what I do?
Starting point is 01:35:49 And it just became even more and more and more necessary. So I just think because I speak to people, like we cousins, like we family, because I don't try to hit people over the head with it. And because I like, I let myself feel all the things like a regular person feels, the algorithm can't beat the content that I'm putting out.
Starting point is 01:36:07 Yeah, like I draw people regardless and people sharing it in their family group chats, grandmas and aunties and kids in seventh grade and high school students all like talking about what was on the parking lot this week. And I'm really grateful for that because it's not about me and my parking lot, it's really about the information being shared. So I'm grateful for the anointing that's been put on me that's allowed no matter what's changed in the social media landscape,
Starting point is 01:36:31 people to come to the parking lot every Friday. We're still kicking it with Lenev Vanee. She has a show on revolt. Charlamagne, what's one political issue you think just we've become too performative about and not solution oriented enough about? I think it's sustaining period, sustainability period in terms of how we organize, in terms of how we fight back against political oppression because we often wait the four year cycle
Starting point is 01:36:53 to begin to complain about what we don't like about candidates and then are upset when we're not able to show up in full force and vote together and that make a difference. I don't think that we give ourselves the opportunity for our work to actually for our work to return to us in a good way because unfortunately a lot of times we are motivated by rage and sadness and we want to get active when things hit close to home but something is always hitting close to home for everybody and if we don't learn to act as a community and have this sort of sustain, Garrison Hayes said in a segment in my episode this past Tuesday, he said, these people don't let up. They've been strategizing, they don't stop strategizing. So why should we? And especially
Starting point is 01:37:35 if we're already playing catch up, like it's never a day when we should just be like, oh, the struggle will be here tomorrow. But that means you should also be strategizing for tomorrow. And it's not to say that your life has to be completely shaped by that because I say often like I don't, my friends think I'm single now and they're like, so what you want like a Mark Lamont Hill? No, like no shade to Mark. He's great, but I don't need that to encompass my entire life. Like I'm still a human being.
Starting point is 01:38:01 So I'm not saying that you got to live, breathe, die, fight the power, but you do have to have some things ingrained in the way that you move about your day, period, to understand that the work never stops. So we just got to find that balance. And for you I want somebody who knows that women can have babies. Oh, okay. Only women can have babies. I just want to let you know that. Interesting. There are other people who can have babies. Okay. Yeah. I mean if they have a uterus they can have babies. I just want to let you know that. Interesting. There are other people who can have babies.
Starting point is 01:38:25 Okay. Yeah. I mean, if they have a uterus, they can have babies. But they just might not identify as women. Those are two different things. Like, you can be biologically female, but you can't be biologically woman. Woman is a... I'm Andrea Gunning, host of the podcast, Betrayal. Police Lieutenant Joel Kern used his badge to fool everyone, most of all his wife Caroline.
Starting point is 01:38:48 He texted, I've ruined our lives. You're going to want to divorce me. Caroline's husband was living another life behind the scenes. He betrayed his oath to his family and to his community. She said you left bruises, pulled her hair, that type of thing. No. How far would Joel go to cover up what he'd done? You're unable to keep track of all your lies, and quite frankly,
Starting point is 01:39:16 I question how many other women may bring forward allegations in the future. This season of betrayal investigates one officer's decades of deception. Lies that left those closest to him questioning everything they thought they knew. This season of Betrayal investigates one officer's decades of deception. Lies that left those closest to him questioning everything they thought they knew. Listen to Betrayal on the iHeart radio app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you get something epic. Introducing the K Factor, the podcast that takes you straight into the heart of K-pop. We're talking music reviews, exclusive interviews, and deep dives into the industry like never before. From producers and choreographers, to idols and trainees, we're bringing you the real stories behind the music that you love. And yeah,
Starting point is 01:40:01 we're keeping it a hundred, discussing everything from comebacks and concepts to the mental health side of the business. Because K-pop isn't just a genre. It's a whole world and we're exploring every corner of it. And here's the best part. Fans get to call in, drop opinions, and even join us live at events. You never know where we might pop up next. So listen to the K-Factor on the iHeartRadio app, radio app Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast. This isn't just the podcast
Starting point is 01:40:29 It's a movement. Are you ready? Let's go go Amy Robach and TJ Holmes here Diddy's former protege television personality platinum-selling artist Former protege, television personality, platinum selling artist, Danity King alum Aubrey O'Day joins us to provide a unique perspective on the trial that has captivated the attention of the nation. Aubrey O'Day is sitting next to us here. You are, as we sit here, right up the street from where the trial is taking place. Some people saw that you were going to be in New York and they immediately started jumping to conclusions.
Starting point is 01:41:03 So can you clear that up? First of all, are you here to testify in the Ditty Trial? Aubrey will offer her opinions and expertise based on her first-hand knowledge. From her days on making the band as she emerged as the breakout star, the truth of the situation would be opposite of the glitz and glamour. It wasn't all bad, but I don't know that any of the good was real. I went through things there. Listen to Amy and TJ Presents, Aubrey O'Day covering the Diddy Trial on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey y'all, it's your girl T.S. Madison coming to you live and in color from the Outlaws Podcast.
Starting point is 01:41:43 On this week's episode, we're talking to none other than Chaperone and Sasha Colby. And let me tell you, no topping is off limits, honey. We talk about the lovers, the haters, and the creator. I worked at Scooter's Coffee drive-through kiosk. And you are from the Midwest. And in the Midwest, they told you, would you just be humble? Like, you've heard this countless times.
Starting point is 01:42:08 You too, right? Oh, yeah. It's very, like, big in Hawaii. Mine was, I think, wrapped up in, like, Christian Dill. Oh, yeah. We definitely had, like, some Jehovah's Witness guilt there. Yeah. Wait, were you Jehovah's Witness?
Starting point is 01:42:18 Yeah. So you were Jehovah's Witness? I grew up that, yeah. My family still says, hey. Or no, bye. Ha ha ha! Listen, she may have been working the drive-Hope's witness. I grew up that, yeah, my family still has hair. Or no, fine. Listen, she may have been working the drive-through in 2020, but she's the name on everybody's lips now, honey. Listen to Outlaws with T.S. Madison on the iHeartRadio app,
Starting point is 01:42:36 Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, honey. Gender construct. Social construct. If you have a uterus, yeah, you can have a baby. Yes, that's the point. If you have a uterus, you can have a baby. Yes, that's the point. If you have a uterus, you can have a baby. Okay, cool. We have a uterus on that. You know, Lene, has the Democratic Party tried to co-op your platform or message yet? Because I was reading this article in the New York Times yesterday and it was the headline is
Starting point is 01:42:57 Democrats throw money at a problem. But it basically is out there paying influencers and they're trying to figure out how to utilize the internet and deliver messaging like you do. I think they are late in the game. I think people got to understand is Republicans have been using people with a microphone for years to just disseminate misinformation. So it's not even like, that's not a tool that shouldn't be used because we do have to have some opposition. They haven't tried to buy me.
Starting point is 01:43:22 No, I only talk to people I want to talk to. There's no amount of money, there's no check that just would make me want to jump on the bandwagon, especially because I have critiques. I got to be able to say whatever I want to say. And the Democratic Party definitely got some things that need to be worked on. I had the honor of working with some good people in the CBC, and that's the other thing. We live in America. There's no institution that's got it right or has always had it right from jump. So I don't sit here and act like,
Starting point is 01:43:49 I absolutely have to agree with something a body has done since its conception. But if I'm working with people who I understand are genuine in their efforts, like I'm down with that. Because like I said, I'm trying to be solution oriented and do no harm in as much as I can. And you mentioned Garrison early. I like Garrison a lot too.
Starting point is 01:44:07 Have y'all ever thought about being in politics? You, the Garrisons of the world? Not me. I'm not sure what Garrison has planned. I have met some influencers who are interested in that work. I just don't think it's personally my calling. Why? Like I said, I think my role is to inspire.
Starting point is 01:44:24 And my role is to work alongside when we look at people who have been a part of our story as far as black history goes. We got people in every industry and I think we forget that it's not just about politics. It's also about who is singing songs. It's also about who's acting on TV screens because even like the Breakfast Club, who's listening to you guys speak every day, like we all have a role in getting people engaged in the process and we have to be in the marketplace en masse and in different ways to be able to exercise
Starting point is 01:44:50 enough influence to get people focused back in on the problem. So I'm just one of those people and I consider myself more of an artist than anything. A storyteller as I said. I'm getting back into my poetry and spoken word but that's what I feel called and set to do. When you were at Spelman, what was your major?
Starting point is 01:45:07 Psychology. You wanted to be a therapist? Absolutely not. I wanted to understand people. So you majored in psychology just to be able to understand people? Absolutely. Dope. What did you want to understand about people exactly?
Starting point is 01:45:20 Behavior, what drives behavior result in yielding specific behaviors or even psychotic breaks or what have you. You don't have to get too deep into that kind of stuff. But at the end of the day, and I also was a person, I grew up in the deep south, Baptist. I didn't really understand that much about therapy. And I remember in one of my first classes, I was like, yeah, that's cool and all. I want to learn about bipolar disorder, but like black people don't really get that right. And it was like, no, girl, we are exposed to these sort of things. But anyway, I think at the end of the day, it just really helped me understand emotions. And like I said, the validity of them and giving them space to exist and what can trigger you and what can't. And then also how outside stressors like race,
Starting point is 01:46:23 like gender, like sexuality or whatever also contribute to a person's well-being. And I think, saying it right now, I think what I just want most is for black people to be well. No matter what you look like, no matter who you with, no matter how you move throughout your life, I want us to be well and I want us to be invested in the wellness of one another because the object and goal of oppression is to make us sick, to make us distracted. And if we are focused on one another's wellness and wholeness, then we can be stronger than ever. What's the moment where you realized your influence was having real world consequences? For better or worse?
Starting point is 01:46:54 Real world consequences? Honestly, because I started during the pandemic, we was all inside, so I didn't get to really get to see people. When we started to trickle back outside, and unfortunately Atlanta was among the first to get back outside, when people started meeting me and just like crying, like talking about like how either I changed their perspective on something or I helped heal a relationship in their family, or even really what it was. I think I was invited to speak somewhere at a school and an older woman about 60 years old, she took me to the side and she thanked me for saying things she never got to say when she was my age.
Starting point is 01:47:27 That was really beautiful. Yeah. Well, Lenevani hosted a People's Brief every Tuesday at 9 p.m. on Revolt and I guess we get parking lot pimping when we can. Yeah, for sure. Where do they follow you at? You can follow me everywhere at Lenevani. You can tap into the show on Revolt TV.
Starting point is 01:47:43 You can also watch us at 11 a.m. the next day on streaming and then snippets of it on YouTube. Absolutely. It's Lenevonie. It's The Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club. Morning everybody. It's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the God. We are The the Breakfast Club it's time for pasta Now the Simone big mother effing Nila hey, I love that jacket Every time I love that jacket. What's on the back? Like you say this every time I wear this jacket planes, right? I don't got that. I like planes. Yeah But anyway, we have a lot to get into because it's a lot going on in the rap world right now People online are calling it Joey versus the West Coast Joey versus 20
Starting point is 01:48:41 Joey has been rapping and I've been here for it. I really been 20. Joey has been rapping and I've been here for it. I've really been enjoying this battle. So let's kick it off. I'm going to just do the most recent records from the battle. Tell the people who the battle is for those who don't know the battle. I mean, it's really joy, bad ass versus Ray Vaughn. Is that what you're narrowing it down to? That's how it started. Yes. Well, it was really, it started in December with Joey kind of coming at Kendrick like this whole time. Joey is really trying to get at Kendrick. Joey badass. Kendrick is not responding you know Kendrick's on tour with SZA minding his business so Rayvon who's from LA and TD. Yes Rayvon has responded but Reason has also responded as well. And then.
Starting point is 01:49:18 Does Reason have a reason? Everybody's reason is they gotta rep the West. Okay. You know people it's getting like not territorial regional Okay. Yeah, so regional rap is back and let's start with Joey badass crash dummy You know why this is good because all this reminded me was damn. I used to really like Joey badass It's not like I dislike him now. He's just you know, I just haven't heard a project in a while I think the last thing he put out was a two thousand and you that project I like I like I'm all-american badass. I like 1999. I like Joey badass as a artist But you know that ass gets busy he got into his acting bag But this just reminded me like yo joy you can rap
Starting point is 01:49:53 Yeah, we can now felt like that last week too when I saw the absolute freestyle with him and big Sean I was a red bull cipher. Yes was fire somebody else from the West as long as it stays on Long as it stays like this that was was funny though, when Joey said that there's some guy named Asscheeks coming to him. Hey yo! That was hilarious. Yeah but now. When you look at the name, you like AZ Cheeks.
Starting point is 01:50:13 If you don't say AZ Cheeks, it does look like it could be Asscheeks. But now, Rayvon's trying to insinuate that like Joey Badass is gay because of his party with Diddy. I mean, let's get into it. This is Ray Vaughn's Golden Eye. Can't call it that. Yeah, can't call it Golden Eye.
Starting point is 01:50:32 If he said he's standing next to Diddy, he should have called it Brown Eye. That's ass cheeks. No, no, no, that's ass cheeks. His name's not ass cheeks. Oh my goodness. Ray Vaughn hard. The Good, the Bad, the Sumblin', that album is dope.
Starting point is 01:50:42 The Good, the Bad, the Dollar Menu, that's what it is. The Good, the Bad, the Dollar Menu, yes it is. The Good, the Bad, the Dollar Menu. That's what it is. The Good, the Bad, the Dollar Menu. Yes it is. Rayvon's album is dope too. I just want to highlight Kai Cash because this was actually a really, really fire freestyle that he wrote. One, two, he's actually from New York because people are saying it's just Joey. When it's not just Joey, there's other spitters and I think Kai did the best. And he dropped Knicks in the sixth today that the Knicks won. So I was getting to it. He's going off too. Yes, that's something you would have said to Lawrence, man. He put more bubs than weaves. That was a bum.
Starting point is 01:51:12 I like that. Yes, no, that's Kai. And I see a lot of people online saying like, nobody cares about this G League rap, da da da da da da. and I just, I really hate that narrative, I think it's unfair and it's not helping, like this is healthy. Yeah, nah, it's dope, they spit. I mean it's healthy, yeah, it's healthy if you like hip hop, it's healthy if you like rap, I just happen to be a person who has been bumping the good to bad in the dollar menu, so I'm already on Ray Vaughn, and I'm a person
Starting point is 01:51:39 that's always bumped Joey badass, so you know, those two, I'm in, I'm all in for. Why is it just those two you got a reason I'm old I gotta focus. What about reasons? I have I didn't have a reason to listen to reason I mean it wasn't even a this I just didn't yeah I like I like all the lyrical exercise and I'm not saying I'm not gonna listen I'm just saying my first priority was Ray Vaughn and Joey badass. I've been listening to them when they drop. Okay All right, everybody else has involved. No, this is Kai has gained a lot of new followers
Starting point is 01:52:07 Him like the MVP you put me on him. Yes, we got me listening to him. So that's that's dope Lovely and it's cool is peaceful. It seemed like they just doing it for sport. It's lyrical exercise It ain't nothing crazy going on. I haven't heard anybody really disrespect nobody's family and nothing like that. Yeah, I call somebody gay That's regular. That's regular like, you know, that's regular regular to you and me. That ain't regular to him. He said don't do that in hip hop being called gay in a rap battle being called a snitch being called a sucker. Those are like that's those are the basics. Okay. So basic. Yeah. Got it. How do you feel about D1's take saying that, like, he's saying that he doesn't like the beef in it, or it's unfair that people only care about rap when people are beefing. I don't believe that.
Starting point is 01:52:55 I don't think people only care about rap when people are beefing. And I think that if D1 knew some of the inner workings of what's going on behind the scenes, he wouldn't take this so serious. Oh, so you think this is just the album rollout? I'm not gonna say it's just the behind the scenes, he wouldn't take this so serious. Oh, so you think this is just the album rollout? I'm not gonna say it's just the album rollout, but I think that there's a lot of conversations happening behind the scenes more than people know. I think people are having conversations about, you know, all right, we just rapping now,
Starting point is 01:53:14 like, you know what I mean? Like, and I think people are taking it in that way. You think people are taking it that way? What you mean the artists are? I think the artists are taking it that way, but not the audience. Well, they think it's like real problems. Yeah that's why they invest it because these guys been rapping. We like this because it's rap. Joey hasn't rapped in a while. Joey did this earlier this year twice. The rule is back. The albums yeah I mean the songs. But I'm saying that's a while. From January to now. I mean, I guess. Kai just dropped the project, cash rules.
Starting point is 01:53:47 All I'm saying is all these people who are, Ray Vaughn just dropped the project. These people been rapping. And it's good for all of you guys. We're 11 minutes in on this break. Well it's good for all of these guys, man. Yes, well if you guys want to keep up with the rap beef, make sure you guys tune into my playlist. Follow me on Instagram, at Nailah Simone. And if you guys are in the tri-state
Starting point is 01:54:05 I'm actually having a little tea party. I'm collaborating with Brooklyn tea. I got like a little tea I guess it's like a tea strand. It's a blueberry tea so you can go there and you can get the berry certified I'm gonna be there DJ and playing some R&B tomorrow morning 10 a.m. To about 2 p.m. So pull up on me if you guys want to get some tea or just catch vibes. And I'm recording the set for YouTube. So if you guys want to be in my YouTube set, pull up. That's what's up, Nyla. All right, Nyla. Thank you.
Starting point is 01:54:35 Everybody else, let's get to the mix. You know, we throw back on the Friday. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. You're checking out the Breakfast Club. Morning everybody. It's DJ NV Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Morning everybody, it's DJ NV, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne the Guy, we are the Breakfast Club. Reminding you guys, July 19th my car show is at the 757, in the 757, Hampton, Virginia.
Starting point is 01:54:54 So I need you to pull up, if you have a car, you want to put your car in the show, you can email me djnvcarshow.gmail.com. I can't wait to see you guys, family fun, the BBS boys are bringing the old school cars, new school cars There's amusement rides and games for kids and kids five and under are free So if you haven't got your tickets get your tickets and we're gonna announce the tri-state show in the next four weeks, so Jersey, New York, we're coming to you soon. All right now. Where you at this weekend? Jess I am in Connecticut tonight get your tickets tickets I'll be at the Foxwoods casino the show starts at 8 doors open at 7 and then tomorrow I'll
Starting point is 01:55:29 be at the Wilbur theater in Boston Massachusetts so get your tickets at jesshilarisofficial.com y'all listen I ain't gonna hold y'all these Connecticut tickets they ain't selling I'm gonna be a 100% honest I don't know what's going on Boston selling like crazy, but Connecticut is not I don't know What's up? I need a cousin to tell a cousin Hartford Bridgeport for real You're going to much of Connecticut Give me the name of the club
Starting point is 01:56:02 Just give them the name of the club. What's the name of the club? I did. I've been saying it. I said Foxwood Casino. That's all I've been saying for the last week. Foxwood Casino. Come on out and support my sis. Foxwood pull up. Yeah. And Foxwoods usually be jumping on Memorial Weekend. Yeah, be jumping on Memorial Weekend, yep. Yeah, they usually jump any other time I go. I've done Foxwoods like four different times. But I mean, I haven't been there in a while, but it's just that is just weird is not they haven't been moving as much It could be a big walk-up to though because people just might be around the casino
Starting point is 01:56:28 It could be we even the Wilbur theater. I know Boston them tickets flying. You know what I mean, but Connecticut I don't know what y'all doing, but y'all need to get the tickets. Just hilarious official.com I'll be there tonight even if it's me and eleven people. I in it. You'd have a big transgender community Sleutzer everybody out in st. Martin. I'm in st. Martin now sleutzer laser one-on-one the radio station out there that allowed me to broadcast I'm they appreciate you guys. I'm out here for a soul beach and you know, that's owned by sin bad and his brother mark That's awesome. Thank you for having We do it each and every year. I come and I usually do the opening party. So we appreciate you guys. And then I'm going to Indianapolis on Saturday
Starting point is 01:57:11 with Monster Energy. And I'm hoping when I get there, my nicks will be a tied one-one. So I'm hoping, because I don't want to go to Indianapolis down to. So we'll see what happens. Salute to Sinbad, man. And salute to everybody in St. Martin.
Starting point is 01:57:23 You know what I mean? St. Martin showed me and my family a lot of love when we be touching down on the way to Anguilla. But it's very important though. You know, you gotta touch, if you ever been to Anguilla, you touch down in St. Martin, then you catch the boat over to Anguilla. So, you know, they are very respectful
Starting point is 01:57:40 and hospitable people there. So I appreciate them. That's what's up. Yo, and remember you gotta tell Sinbad I left him. Yo, don't forget. Okay. If I see him, I definitely will. Not if I see him? Nah, if I see him, because I don't know, because you know, he was, he was, he was, I think he had a, I don't want to say it again. He had a medical emergency at one time. Yeah, he was just under some health conditions. So yeah.
Starting point is 01:58:00 So I don't know if I'm going to see him or not, but I see this brother. I've seen Cedric the Entertainer, I've seen Claudia Jordan, I've seen Chris Spencer. Oh my girl Claudia there. That's what's up. And also too man Thank you to everybody who has been going out there and purchasing Don Stanley's book uncommon favor Basketball North Philly my mother and the life lessons. I learned from all three. The book is doing fantastic She had an amazing book signing yesterday in New York City at Barnes and Noble on Fifth Avenue. Today she's in Philadelphia at the Enon Tabernacle 2800 West Shelton Ham Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Uncle Bobby's Coffee and Books. It starts at 7pm. Everybody that bought their tickets already, thank you, but you better get there
Starting point is 01:58:44 early. Because I'm telling you, it's gonna be crazy. No, no, no, I know the number. I'm just telling you that you should get there as early as possible, okay? So it starts at 7 p.m. Yesterday they was at Barnes and Noble in New York at about 11 and it started at one.
Starting point is 01:58:58 I would tell Philly if it starts at seven, get there at four if you can. Damn. I'm just telling you. So she gonna sign every book? No, no, not tonight. I doubt it. No, no, no, she is signing them. She is signing every book tonight. She is.
Starting point is 01:59:12 She's signing all the books tonight. She's signing all the books tonight. She's signing all the books. So salute to Dawn Staley. Go pick up her new book, Uncommon Favor. And the positive note is this, man. It is Memorial Day weekend. Salute to all our veterans out there.
Starting point is 01:59:28 We as a people, we often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude, and our veterans absolutely deserve our gratitude, man. Thank you for serving our country. Thank you for protecting our freedoms. Thank you for bravely doing what you've been called to do so we can safely do what we're free to do. Thank you to all our veterans, man.
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