The Breakfast Club - Grinding vs. Living + Jay-Z’s Big Move & Exclusive Ray J Goes OFF

Episode Date: March 19, 2026

Loren LoRosa checks in behind the scenes of the grind and gets real about learning balance—figuring out life outside of work, letting go of guilt, and finding small ways to actually live while building a career. Inspired by a recent magazine feature and conversations about purpose beyond the hustle, she opens up about what that journey looks like in real time. Then, in “The Latest,” Loren breaks down Jay-Z’s major announcement celebrating Reasonable Doubt and what it could mean (including possible surprises 👀). Plus, things get messy as Ray J calls in heated over comments about his sister Brandy—sparking a bigger convo about respect, double standards, and why men are still having those conversations.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I have the perspective that I have at my age to really be able to put all of this into context. Listen to the Questlove show on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Clayton Eckerd. In 2022, I was the lead of ABC's The Bachelor. But here's the thing. Bachelor fans hated him. If I could press a button and rewind it all I would. That's when his life took a disturbing turn. A one-night stand would end in a courtroom. The media is here.

This case has gone viral. The dating contract. Agree to date me, but I'm also suing you. This is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm Stephanie Young. Listen to Love Trapped on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I heart and TikTok have come together to create something new. I love it.

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Give me that excuse. You know if you're going to lie about that, right? Lauren came in hot. Hey, y'all. It's up. It's Lauren the Rosa, and this is another episode of the latest with Lauren the Rosa. This is your daily dose of all things, pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby.

Already, y'all, so let's get right on into checking in behind the scenes of the grind. Back on the grind. So today, checking in behind the scenes of the grind, I am still feeling the love from the Brown Style Magazine feature. I did some photos with the cover of the magazine over on my Instagram, Lauren the Rosa, everywhere, if you aren't following me already. But I did want to just take a minute to talk a little bit about one of the articles that was in the magazine.

Now, there were a ton of amazing writers and creators that helped put this magazine together. And there was an article in the magazine, and it was all, about finding yourself outside of your work and like, you know, as you get older, realizing that like trying to figure out work and life isn't your life purpose. So Vanessa Simmons, the sister of Angela Simmons, was a guest contributor in this issue of Brown Style magazine.

The magazine that I was a part of or that I was the cover star for this month during Women's History Month, featured Vanessa Simmons and like a hundred other women in media that you should know. And the crazy thing about the conversation that she was having was that this is the conversation that I have like almost daily with my boyfriend and, you know, just kind of with myself a little bit because I'm starting to, you know, like now that I'm getting older and I'm establishing career and, you know, I'm understanding where and how I want things to fall in line and fall in place.

It's like I have a bit more, not a lot, because, you know, I'm still new at this and everything is, you know, being established. But I have a bit more time to really, like, to really just, I don't know, think about what is life like outside of being at work. And I know it sounds crazy to y'all maybe that it's kind of crazy to me to have even thought about that because it's like I feel like in order to have such a full life you're a person who does a lot you work you have friends you have family you just do so much things right um and I've always been a person with a very full life a lot of friends a lot of experiences all of the

things but what I begin to realize in my adult life is that and it's not even just in my adult life in my adult life as I begin to really care about having a balanced life like in the last episode of the latest with Lauren the Rosa. Please go check it out if you have not. I talked to you guys a bit about like praise, worship, taking control of your day and all of that was just mental exercises and faith and spiritual based exercises to help feel balanced. But there's also things in a physical that you do to help yourself stay balanced that I've never really prioritized because it's always been about I need to do this. I need to get this done. I only got but so much time in a window. And I still feel like all of that is true.

my industry and what I do is very out of sight, out of mind. But a part of me now understands that like the total, I just understand the totality better. Like, okay, you go take a walk three days out the week and just learn to take a break. That doesn't stop your work. It actually makes you stronger and show up stronger because you're able to be more present. Things like that.

So Vanessa Simmons was having a conversation in Brown Style Magazine, which is the magazine I was the cover start of this month. And they did a whole feature, and hold right up on me as well too. You could check that out at brownstile.com. Just, you know, she said she was with her man's side of the family. And somebody asked her like, what do you like to do? And like as a hobby.

And she couldn't answer the question. And I remember like there's been so many times, even in interviews, even in that interview, because the tagline of my cover story feature was the brown girl who's always on her ground. and how to live a self-life. So, you know, even in that interview, they were asking me a lot about, like, things outside of work.

And I'm like, I don't really have. Like, I work. I love my family, you know, hanging with friends. And honestly, just sleep and not answer my phone when I'm not at work. That was, like, one of my, like, things that kind of stuck with me is, like, I don't really have things that just help me be balanced. Like, this whole living and a balance life thing is so new for me. Vanessa Simmons talked a lot about, you know, even at her age.

I'm 34. She's older than me. I told you guys she's the older sister to Angela Simmons. How she's still figuring that out. She said she tried a bunch of different things, pole dancing classes, NASCAR, like racing, driving. Just so many different things, walks in the park. Then she finally did a paint and sip class. not even a class, she did a painting tip just like, you know, for a birthday or something like that.

And she just loved the stillness that she had when she was painting. And that has become something that now she does outside of being a mom and work and just to have her life be balanced. So behind the scenes of the grind, like my mind, that's where my mind is today. Like, I mean, I know I don't have, like, my window is different, right? Like, especially during the week. Like, I am doing so much to just stay up to beat and on the beat. trending news and breaking news is very much that you've got to be on the beat but at the same time like now I'm trying to figure out like in those few moments during the week and those big moments

on the weekend how can I do things that help me to disconnect and I think I've been doing pretty good about it and not feeling guilty that's the biggest thing is like the guilt feeling so when I'm home with family not feeling guilty that I'm not watching my phone watching every you know movement on Twitter and Instagram and on the dot-coms and the media. And then when I'm at work, not feeling guilty that I'm not taking more time for myself or family, doing things I'm going to bed early on nights where I feel tired, which is something I would never do because I would just always be so nervous and I'm not going to be prepared. Doing those small things like that have been kind of like just the small steps that I'm

taking to kind of learn and understand balance. Taking a Sunday where I'm like, all right, the first few hours of the day, I dedicate to like breakfast or you know like waking up with bay like just honestly spending some time just doing nothing church on a routine it just feels good then once you hop it back in the work and prepare for that Monday so you know those are some things that I'm thinking about and you know just figuring out and I've never even thought about stuff like because I'm not an athlete you know but like even like things that just get you like physically moving as you get older are important. And the other day when I was reading the magazine, I was in the hair salon, I was

reading it. And I was like, you know what? Because I do enjoy, like, being outside, being in, like, I love walks. I love, like, that's one thing I loved about LA was being able to just go to the beach and sit and walk, you know, be in nature. Because I do love that and I feel the replenishment of it, I'm like, yo, what if we did, like, bike riding, which is easy to say in New York as it warms up, but it's like when it gets freezing cold outside, girl, what are you going to do? But I'm figuring it out, y'all. One day at a time, I'm figuring it out. I'm just proud of myself for even thinking about stuff like this.

Like, I remember Taylor, who works for Black Effect, Taylor made it. She said to me one time, we were having a conversation and I couldn't really answer her when she asked me, what do I do to kind of like take a break? And she was like, you know, for herself because she's a new mom. She's editing, you know, the latest with learning the podcast, brilliant idiots, which is with Charleney and Andrew Shulton, you know, so many other Black Effect podcast. She was like, girl, sometimes it's something that small is just dedicating my, like, 20 minutes to myself to do my night routine. Wash my face, be in the mirror, put my skin moisture on, play my music, like 20 minutes.

And it does so much more for me as I rest that night in the follow morning. So behind the scenes to grind today, I'm thinking more about what is the totality of everything. and how can I show up, like, in a way that is full, like, you know, at what I'm doing at work, but also, like, dedicating that same time and energy to, like, show up for myself outside of it all. So, yeah. Now, let's get on into the latest. So speaking of... Celebrate your pride with the station that's as bold, vibrant, and diverse as you are.

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Feel it all year long. Let's go. With IHart Pride Canada. Good people. What's up? What's up? It's Questlove. So recently I had the incredible opportunity to have a real conversation with actors and producer Jamie Lee Curtis ahead of the release of her new thriller series. series, Scarpetta. I can honestly say I've never done an interview like that before. You know, at one point, I shut my laptop down. And we just started chatting as old friends, recent Oscar recipient. So we have some commonality there. I predicted that, by the way.

And you said these words to me, dust off your mantle. Yes. And I looked at you and I said, what? And you said, dust off your mantle. And then I left and that was it. And then when all of that happened, I remember the next morning, I think I wanted to write you and go, how did you know? Listen to the Questlove show on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Clayton Eckerd, and in 2022, I was the lead of ABC's The Bachelor. Unfortunately, it didn't go according to plan. He became the first Bachelor to ever, have his final rose rejected. The internet turned on him. If I could press a button and rewind it all I would. But what happened to Clayton after the show made even bigger headlines. It began as a one-night stand and ended in a courtroom with Clayton at the center of a very strange paternity scandal. The media is here. This case has gone viral. The dating contract. Agree to date me,

but I'm also suing you. Please search warrant. This is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm Stephanie Young. This is Love Trapped. This season, an epic battle of He Said She Said, and the search for accountability in a sea of lies. Listen to Love Trapped on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Heart and TikTok have come together to create something new. I love it. Where the world of TikTok meets your playlist.

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Segregation and the day integration at night. When segregation was the law, one mysterious black club owner had his own rules. We didn't worry about what went on outside. It was like stepping on the outside. another world. Inside Charlie's place, black and white people danced together, but not everyone was happy about it.

You saw the KKK? Yeah, they were dressed up in their uniform. The KKK set out to raid Charlie, take him away from here. Charlie was an example of power. They had to crush him. From Atlas Obscura, Rococo Punch, and visit Myrtle Beach, comes Charlie's Place, a story that was nearly lost to time. Until now, listen to Charlie's

place on the Iheart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Showing up, I told you guys, Jay-Z was up to something. I have been telling you guys for two months now that Jay-Z is up to something. With Jay-Z and Beyonce, you really have to pay attention to the signs. So it is the 30th year anniversary of Jay-Z's reasonable which is his debut album. That is what put him on the map, right? In the last episode of the latest with Lauren the Rosa, I gave you guys, you know, some background information about Jay-Z changing his name on streaming

services and everything that led to the announcement that he was going to be headlining the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia this year. But now, Jay-Z has just announced via Rock Nation that he is going to be doing two historic night to celebrate the iconic album's Reasonable Doubt in the blueprint. So it'll be Jay Z-30, which is Reasonable Doubt, which is the night where he'll be featuring Reasonable Doubt on Friday, July 10th, and then Jay-Z-25 on Saturday, July 11th at Yankee Stadium here in New York. Because I'm going to be honest with y'all, when they announced, you know, the whole

Roots Picnic and everything that was going to go down there, I'm like, yo, that is going to be it's going to be lit but can't root spiknick hold all these people y'all like it is going to be insane like it's literally going to be insane because it jZ hasn't been on stage not in a real like tour fully out pop out way since 2017 with four for four and then he did some dates you know with on the run too with biont and yes we've seen him at the renaissance tour and you know but that wasn't his stage like that would like people are going to look full forward to this. They're about to travel in from all types of countries and places and crevices of everything. But now there are some more dates. And the Rock Nation post that lists these dates says stay tuned.

So there's going to be some more announced. I think we might get a Beyonce pop out. I don't know though, because she has nothing to do with either of those albums or those, you know, those eras of his life. But I don't know. I just feel like Jay's and Beyonce are so crafty. I'm always looking forward to just anything with them. And I've got to make it one of these shows. We, low riders, we have to make. it to one of these shows so I can bring you guys some live coverage. I don't know from which one, but we're going to figure it out. Now in other news, talking about live coverage, figuring things out, Ray J. Ray J gave me a call yesterday. Brandy's brother, okay, gave me a call yesterday.

He was upset at Cameron, Mace, and Shine for a conversation they had on, it is what it is, which is Cameron and Mace's show that they do with Treasure Wilson because of these comments that they made about Brandy, Mates and shine. Let's take a listen. What happened with Brandy and everything? Man. Let's just do it. Listen, let me switch my glass.

You know what happened? You know what happened? You were dating Brandi at one time or y'all was just, how did they go? I was special, you know? He came in and wanted to be stuck. So... I had to let him be special. I mean, he no lie, no, no, he was Shaq.

Okay. He was the champion, he was the MVP. Right. I was Kobe, no pun intended, because they said Kobe was a special friend of Brandy's as well. Right. But, no pun intended, but I was coming out of high school on the championship team, and he was the superstar of the team. Right.

But I definitely did want to be special. I definitely. look as a woman it's always annoying to sit and watch men do the whole like locker room talk and talk about women that they've dated woman that they've had sex with like you know all of the things but i feel like as women were also so used to it happening especially in hip hop that you kind of like conditioned and in like your condition to just be like all right they're annoying but like whatever move on um but ray jay was pissed off ray jay saw this. He saw the laughing, the giggling, the joking, and he didn't appreciate it.

He had a lot of things to say, a lot of things which we will have to bleep in this conversation. But his main point was that he goes off and goes in for his sister. Okay, don't play with him about Brandy. Let's take a listen to some of the things Ray J had to say in the phone call with me. Did you talk to Brady about it? I didn't even see that. Yo, Lauren, I didn't even see the interview. I looked on line, I saw them niggas laughing and shit, and that's all I needed to see.

That's it. It didn't even take me five minutes to go, y'all niggas are some whole-ass niggas niggas and cheap suits. Mace looking like he from the Simpsons and Cameron looked like he just had a stroke and now he came back off of it because that bottom lip ain't moving correctly.

Right? But I'm going to have it moving real correctly when he's sucking my hands on your knees, nigga. I want a threesome. With all them whole ass niggas sitting on their fucking knees sucking my f*** I just I mean okay I get why you upset like you know it's your sister the little key key shit is it y'all gonna get f***ing the ass period y'all gonna get everything y'all needed to get done because your niggas act like hos

all y'all do it let me tell y'all when red jac called he was so upset I did this interview from the car like I pulled over did this interview via zoom from the car um as you can tell a lot of it was very vulgar so i didn't know how much of it we could even air or play here on the podcast on the breakfast club like anywhere to be honest with y'all but i was just like all right if anybody it can speak on brandy's behalf or not even on her behalf but in defense of her it's him so let me pull over let's have this conversation and now here we are now this conversation has sparked a lot of like is right j wrong were the comments disrespectful or not. Kim and Mace have not officially responded, but there is what it is.

Instagram have been posting things. They posted a video of Ray J getting smacked in his face. They posted a video of Kim and Mace laughing, like I thought somebody said something. But Shine has more directly responded. He posted a photo with Brandy and Ray J. He put the song, I hit it first by Ray J, which is a song that Ray J made about Kim Kardashian and having sex with her. And, you know, when you look into that post, because Ray J. called Cameron a hypocrite, right? When you look into that post, it's like, Sean calling Ray J. a hypocrite as well, too. Because it's like, okay, you're seeing what we can't talk about and how we can't talk. You made a whole song about the sex that you had with a woman.

And how funny it was, right? in the comment, I mean, in the caption that was posted on Shine's photo, when he posted it, he said, let the record reflect. I did not hit it first, most respectfully. And then he's talking about the show that he's having on May 2nd in Brooklyn. So he's talking about the fact that, like, I mean, if we're going, if we're going to go back and forth, I didn't, you, you, you this energy out there about a woman first. But I mean, I know Shine has been having conversations about Brandy and him dating and he's done it on the breakfast club. He's mentioned it in the documentary. I didn't feel like those conversations were out of line. Um, I, I, okay, so it was two, it was twofold.

One part of me was like, I don't like it when men name drop. It's just corny. Another part of me was like, I understand why he's telling his story because it fits into the overall story that he was telling about just being this like, man with this, the ego was too big. And Brandy had to get them together. Let's take a listen to that. Celebrate your pride with the station that says bold, vibrant and diverse as you are. I heart pride, Canada. From dance anthems to pop icons and hits from 2SLGBTQ Plus Canadian artists.

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Good people. What's up? What's up? It's Questlove. So recently, I had the incredible opportunity to have a real conversation with actors and producer Jamie Lee Curtis ahead of the release of her new thriller series, Scarpetta. I can honestly say I've never done an interview like that before. You know, at one point I shut my laptop down. and we just started chatting as old friends, recent Oscar recipient. So we have some commonality there. I predicted that, by the way.

And you said these words to me, dust off your mantle. Yes. And I looked at you and I said, what? And you said, dust off your mantle. And then I left and that was it. And then when all of that happened, I remember the next morning, I think I wanted to like write you and go, how did you know? Listen to the Questlove show on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Clayton Eckerd, and in 2022, I was the lead of ABC's The Bachelor. Unfortunately, it didn't go according to plan. He became the first Bachelor to ever have his final Rose rejected. The internet turned on him. If I could press a button and rewind it all I would. But what happened to Clayton after the show? made even bigger headlines. It began as a one-night stand

and ended in a courtroom with Clayton at the center of a very strange paternity scandal. The media is here. This case has gone viral. The dating contract. Agree to date me, but I'm also suing you. Please search warrant. This is unlike anything I've ever seen before.

I'm Stephanie Young. This is love trapped. This season, an epic battle of He Said She Said, and the search for accountability in a sea of lies. Listen to Love Trapped on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I heart and TikTok have come together to create something new. I love it. Where the world of TikTok meets your playlist.

Three words that will change your life. IHeart TikTok Radio. The biggest hits across IHeart Radio. What's trending for you on TikTok? Tell me a sound that's better than this. Plus TikTok's most influential creators all in one place. Search for IHard TikTok Radio. Make it a preset and stay connected all day.

Segregation and the day integration at night. When segregation was the law, one mysterious black club owner had his own rules. We didn't worry about what went on outside. It was like stepping on another world. Inside Charlie's place, black and white people danced together. But not everyone was happy. about it. You saw the KKK?

Yeah, they were just dressed up in their uniform. The KKK set out to raid Charlie, take him away from here. Charlie was an example of power. They had to crush him. From Atlas Obscura, Rococo Punch, and Visit Myrtle Beach, comes Charlie's place. A story that was nearly lost to time. Until now. Listen to Charlie's Place on the Eye

Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Y'all let me know what y'all think, though. Is Ray J. right? Is Ray J. wrong? Do we even care who hit it first? And why are men still having this conversation at these big ages? Y'all keep me posted. Let me know. I'm Lauren the Rosa everywhere on social. Take it to the streets and the tweets. I want to hear from you guys. That has been another episode of the latest with Lauren the Rosa. I tell you guys every single episode. Y'all could be anywhere with any old body,

which y'all choose to be right here with me. My low riders, I appreciate you guys, and I will see you in my next episode. Good people. What's up? What's up? It's Questlove. So recently, I had the incredible opportunity

to have a real conversation with an actress and producer, Jamie Lee Curtis, from routines to recovery, true lies, and a certain Jermaine Jackson music video. Jamie's real and raw, and something I really admire about her.

I am so happy that I'm the, head bitch in charge at 67, that I have the perspective that I have at my age to really be able to put all of this into context. Listen to the Questlove show on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Clayton Eckerd. In 2022, I was the lead of ABC's The Bachelor.

But here's the thing. Bachelor fans hated him. If I could press a button and rewind it all I would. That's when his life took a disturbing turn. A one-night stand would end in a courtroom. The media is here. This case has gone viral. The dating contract.

Agree to date me, but I'm also suing you. This is unlike anything I've ever seen before. I'm Stephanie Young. Listen to Love Trapped on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. When segregation was a law, one mysterious black club owner, Charlie Fitzgerald, had his own rules. segregation and the day integration at night It was like stepping on another world Was he a businessman? A criminal

A hero Charlie was an example of power They had to crush you Charlie's Place from Atlas Obscura And visit Myrtle Beach Listen to Charlie's place on the Iheart radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts Come check this

I heart and TikTok have come together to create something new I love it Where the world of TikTok meets your playlist. Three words that will change your life. IHeart TikTok Radio. The biggest hits across IHeart Radio? What's trending for you on TikTok? Tell me a sound that's better than this.

IHart TikTok Radio. Plus TikTok's most influential creators all in one place. Search for IHard TikTok Radio. Make it a preset and stay connected all day. This Women's History Month, the podcast, Keep It Posit, Sweetie, celebrates the power of women choosing heal. purpose and faith, even when life gets messy. Love is not a destination.

You have to work on it every day. Keep it positive, sweetie creates space for honest conversations on self-worth, love, growth, and navigating life with grace and grid, led by women who uplift, inspire, and tell the truth out loud. I have several conversations with God, and I know why it took the 20 years. To hear this and more, listen to Keep It Positive Sweetie on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. This is an IHeart podcast. Guaranteed human.