The Breakfast Club - Is it Big Enough ( Dawn Dickson)

Episode Date: April 30, 2021

Today on the show we had Dawn Dickson stop by where she spoke about the Black Tech Community, Breaking Barriers In Black Business and more. Also, Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to Tim Scott & Kamala Harris for stating that 'America Is Not A Racist Country'... when we all no the truth! In addition, it is not a Friday if you don't get a little Freaky, and our Freaky Friday topic came from the city girls reaction on how they handle small packages on guys; so we opened up the phone lines to see what our listeners would do.Also, today we talk with Candice Blacknall, founder of GABA, a website that uses machine learning to connect Med and Pre-Med students with tons of resources, such as study tools, career coaching and mental health support. She took home second place in Mountain Dew’s Real Change Opportunity Fund Pitch Competition and an $85,000 prize. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. We need help! That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast

Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone.

The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did

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It's time to wake up. DJing Angela Yee and Charlamagne the God. The Breakfast Club, bitches. The voice of the culture. People watch the Breakfast Club for light news and really be tuned in. It's one of my favorite shows to do. Just because y'all always keep it 100, y'all keep it real. They might not watch the news, but they're on Twitter.

They're on Facebook. They're, you know, they're listening to The Breakfast Club. Get your ass up. Good morning, USA. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. Good morning, USA! The weekend is here. Yes, it is. It's here. What's happening, y'all? I was just riding into Mr. DJ Khaled's new album, Khaled Khaled. Yeah, I heard it last night. Well, I would say most of it last night. I heard all of it except for the last song.

I didn't get to the last song yet. But what song by Khaled are we playing every hour on the hour this morning? I know we got one. Boy, you know Khaled is doing a different song every hour. A different song every hour? That's what they said, a different song every hour. Drop on the Clues Bonds with DJ Khaled is doing a different song every hour. A different song every hour? That's what they said, a different song every hour. Drop on the Clues Bonds for DJ Khaled. Also drop on the Clues Bonds for iHeart for being so predictable.

But nobody has that iHeart stimulus package like DJ Khaled does. That is right. Okay, nobody. Nobody. That is right. I do like that Justin Bieber featuring. I mean, I like a lot of songs on the album, but I really like that Justin Bieber featuring 21 Savage, Let It, I like a lot of songs on the album, but I really like that Justin Bieber featuring

21 Savage, Let It Go. That record is hard. That's a tough tune. Tough, tough tune. Yeah, so shout to DJ Khaled. Stream his album, pick it up. You got a bunch of dope joints on there. You know me, I love the Nas and Jay-Z joint. I thought that was hard. Sorry, sorry, not sorry. I mean, that's

a given, though. I mean, I'd rather do Sorry, Not, not sorry. I mean, that's a given, though. Is that one of the songs we're playing this morning? I mean, I'd rather do sorry, not sorry every hour. Of course you would. Because you 45, but you know. I'm not 45, but yeah. But it's a great record. Jay-Z is my favorite artist. Nas is from Queens.

So yeah, that's... I like that, Justin. For radio purposes, I like that Justin Bieber featuring 21 Savage, Let It Go, though. But it would feel... You know, coming in here saying the Nas, Jay-Z record is dope is a given. I mean, they don't really do records together. They're two of hip-hop's

elites. So the fact that they do records, every time that they do records, they probably did about three or four of them. It's always a movie. You know what I mean? They did Success, they did Black Republicans, they did what else? Success, Black Republicans, the old joint from back in the day, Lord Tari tarik where they were on

the lord tarik record i don't even know if they did that together but yes and that was it tough to him yeah that was it so they don't really do records together and you know what you know what um somebody hit me and i'm so upset we have big daddy cane on yesterday now there's a freestyle that's out there if you're an old school hip-hop head of tupac and biggie and they are live in madison square garden i don't know how true that is, but people say that was Big Daddy Kane's set. He was performing, and he brought all of them out. I would have loved to ask him about that. Like Biggie said, I got seven Mac-11s, about eight 38s, nine 9s, ten Mac-10s.

Never ends. Yeah. Absolutely. I would have loved to ask him about that, how that came about, how was that backstage. But I totally forgot. Totally, totally forgot. Damn it, man. All right. You'll get another time. Yeah. All right. how was that backstage but i we i totally forgot totally totally forgot damn it man all right you'll get another time yeah all right well dawn dixon will be joining us this morning big dawn big

entrepreneur dawn yes she's an entrepreneur and she gets money and she helps other people get money and we're going to talk to her later on today uh in some sad news uh why do we need sad news why all right you're right let's not do that we'll do it later i'm sure you do it in the room is no nothing we'll do it later all right well let's get into a joydorf khaled's album of course every hour on now what record is this let's do let's do little baby and little dirk okay oh that's a tough record it's called every chance Chance I Get. This record is very tough. Baby's snapping on this. They snapping on this.

Dirk's snapping on this, too. Yeah. So let's get into it right now. Get your ass up. It's a Friday. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Tough tune.

That beat hard. Yeah, it's very hard. Morning, everybody. Steve, Jay, Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Let's get into some front page news. Now, last night was the NFL draft. I didn't watch it.

Charlemagne, did you? No, I did not watch the NFL draft last night. No, I wasn't into it. All right. Well, what else we got, Yeezy? Salute to all the brothers that got drafted, though. Absolutely. Well, let's start in North Carolina with Andrew Brown Jr.

He was shot and killed while he was in his car. And four of the officers who were on the scene have been reinstated. They were at the scene of the shooting, but according to the sheriff, they said they had not used their weapons. So they are being reinstated to active duty. They said they looked at body camera footage

and other evidence. Sheriff Tommy Wooten said it's obvious for the deputies never fired their weapons and deserve to be reinstated to active duty. More investigation is necessary into the three deputies who did fire their weapons and they will remain on administrative leave. Now, they are also asking people not to rush to judgment and pushing back with their own check the facts narrative. What case? This is North Carolina.

Okay. Brown Jr. was shot and killed while he was in his car. He backed up, went forward. And remember, the family was allowed to see just a few seconds of that footage, and they haven't released that footage yet. So the family, though, is pushing back against what the sheriff is saying, and they're saying that there was no contact made, because what the police are trying to say is that he backed up, moved forward,

and made contact with them, with the police. And that's when they started shooting. But a relative of Andrew Brown Jr. has offered a different account of what happens. He does not want to be identified. But he told CNN that Andrew Brown Jr. started backing up his car and they started shooting the front windshield of his car, he said. And then he took off to go across the yard and they started shooting the back window of his car, he said, and then he took off to go across the yard and they started shooting the back window of his car. And there's also a photo that was shared by the relative that appears to show the sheriff department's truck in Brown's driveway.

They also took pictures of Brown's car after the shooting that shows at least one bullet hole in the front windshield. So we are waiting for them to release that body camera footage. But a judge did rule the family was able to watch it, but it would not be made public for 30 days yeah it's insane uh for for anybody to think that if you shoot at my car i'm not my my first reaction is not going to be to drive off like i'm supposed to just sit there and let the bullets hit the car because you're the police like no i'm getting the hell out of here see now what the police are trying to say right is that he he was in his car moving backward and then forward each

time making contact with deputies and And that's when they opened fire. That's what the police are saying. The family member is saying that is not true. Well, put out the full video. Yeah, put out the full video. If y'all ain't got nothing to hide and y'all telling the truth, put out the full video. There's no way. I'll tell you, even in towns where they steal your car.

So, for instance, you know, my car got stolen a couple of months ago and the police seen him. But they couldn't give chase because it would drive us reckless. So they said they got to, my car got stolen a couple of months ago and the police seen him, but they couldn't give chase because it would drive us so reckless. So they said they got to let it go. They can't chase. They can't just shoot at cars like that. You're not supposed to be able to do that. And that's probably the reason why they don't want to release the video. Exactly. And if they didn't do that, then just put out the video

and show us that y'all didn't do that. Alright, now we told you... Go ahead, Charlamagne. I was moving on to talk about the FDA. Now we were talking about this ban on menthol cigarettes that the FDA was contemplating, and they have decided yesterday to people were concerned that ban could empower local law enforcement to target black people, but they do have a new directive that attempts to address that concern. So what they are saying, if implemented the FDA's enforcement of any ban on menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars will only address manufacturers,

distributors, wholesalers, importers, and retailers, not individuals. I still don't know what menthol does. I don't know what menthol is. It's flavoring.

So they just want, they'd rather have a regular flavored cigarette, but if you put flavor on a cigarette, it makes it bad? That's what they're saying? Does that make sense? You're going to season it? You're going to season it? Put a little Goy on it? Listen, I want all cigarettes to be banned.

How about that? Get rid of all cancer sticks. Sorry, smokers. I know we probably got a lot of smokers that are listening, but y'all don't need that. Y'all been trying to quit forever anyway, but you can't. That's nothing but cause cancer. It's not good for you. Sometimes you got to save people from themselves.

I want all cancer sticks to be banned. Menthol, be dope. Red flavor, grape flavor, orange flavor. All of that. They come in flavors? Yeah, so, and menthol, like I said, it cools down your throat, so when you're smoking it, it makes it less irritating.

And so, that's why people like it, too. All right, but that is your front page news. Sounds like hookah. That's what it sounds like. Okay, our producer Dan says menthol is what makes the cigarette minty. I believe that ingredient is highly more unhealthy. If you want something that tastes like mint, buy some gum, all right, or just suck on a mint, all right? Most cigarettes are just an oral fixation anyway. You just like something in your mouth, alright? Or just suck on a mint, alright? Most cigarettes are just an oral fixation anyway.

You just like something in your mouth, okay? So just add a little mint flavor to things that you like in your mouth and it'll give you the same sensation. Alright. What's wrong with you, man? It's 6 o'clock on a Friday, bro. Like, you gotta start there. I'm talking about cigarettes. Let's get into some Cali.

Another Cali? No, no. Every hour on the hour, not every minute on the minute. Yeah, I know it feels like that, but no. 800-585-1051. Get it off your chest. Call us up right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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

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

The Waikana tribe own country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets.

Bullets. We need help! We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max.

You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real, inspiring stories from the people you know, follow, and admire, join me every week for Post Run High. It's where we take the conversation

beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself and leaning into her

dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves, for self-preservation and protection. It was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Wake up, wake up. Wake your ass up. This is your time to get it off your chest. Whether you're mad or blessed, we want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? Yeah, this is Trex from Jersey. Yo, Envy, how the hell are y'all doing?

Y'all hung up on me, bro. What are you on now, King? Make the most of it. I was trying to get the real estate info from Envy. Oh, well, hold on. They never sent you information over, brother. I'm sorry. I don't answer the phone.

I was going to ask Charlamagne a question. Yes, sir. Hey, was, hold on. They never sent you information over, brother. I'm sorry. I don't answer the phone. And I also had a Charlamagne question. Yes, sir. Hey, was wax on, like, hard drugs or something? Do you do hard drugs? He said it's wax on hard drugs.

Hard drugs or something. Wax? Uh, no. Just weed. You sure it's not just weed? Because you've been sharing a lot of shit that seems like

it makes sense to him. And, like, when you look at it, it really makes sense to him. But it don't make sense to him. And like when you look at it, it really makes sense to him. But it don't make sense to nobody else. Like that whole silverware thing. Well, that's his trauma. That's because he used to work in a restaurant where

he didn't want to work there. So he would take the silverware and rub it on his genitals. So he's afraid of his own karma in that situation. Yeah, but you saw how when you tried to get fired, you did stuff for them to see you so you could get fired. Well, I never tried to get fired, sir. Didn't you say you didn't show up to work and you started coming late

because you wanted to get fired? I never said that. No, not here. I'm talking about like Taco Bell. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That was different. Yes, that's true. I did.

It all makes sense. But that's the thing, right? But that's the thing about your karma, right? We know what we do when nobody's looking. So you can't lie to yourself. You know what I mean? That's all. He's scared of his own karma.

That's it. And now he don't need all silverware because he thinks it's going to get. I kind of get it. But hold on. Hold on, brother, because I'll get you that information you need. All right. Hello. Who's this?

Hello. What's going on, man? Good morning. Get it off your chest. Well, you know what? I'm going to tell you. This whole pandemic thing has really got me upset about as far as this shot is concerned. You know, they're forcing people to get this shot in order to get certain jobs or in order

to get certain activities, meaning that you can't even go to a sporting event if you don't have the shot. You can't apply for this certain job if you don't have the shot. You can't go into this certain restaurant if you don't have this shot. I don't understand why they're forcing people to get this shot where the shot has not been tested 100% safe. You know, they actually have people that actually got sick after getting the shot.

So I take it you're not getting the shot. Not until, you know, I find out 100% that the shot is safe. Got you. Yeah, man, because people are getting sick over the shot. I mean, I'm not, you know, I'm not going to be a guinea pig. Yeah, I did get sick for a day. Ye didn't get her second shot, so she won't experience that for a while if she does get sick. But it's one of those things.

You don't know what'll happen if you get the shot and how it affects your body. And we don't know if you get COVID how it affects your body. So it's kind of one of those things. You're damned if you do, you're damned if you don't. But for myself, I'd rather just be, you know, safe. I know most people who I know who are saying they got the shot are saying they'd rather do that than potentially get really sick from COVID and die. And that's why I know a lot of people are telling me I decided to get it. And you're right, though.

They're making it more difficult to move around and do things without it. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart?

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

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

The Waikana tribe owned country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets.

Bullets. We need help! We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins

you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real, inspiring stories from the people you know, follow, and admire, join me every week for Post Run High. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know

what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace for yourself. You're trying your best and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing.

Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This is your time to get it off your chest, whether you're mad or blessed. You better have the same energy. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? Hey, good morning.

It's Jade in Virginia. Hey, Jade. Get it off your chest. I'm just calling to wish everybody happy Friday. I got a new job a couple months ago and I've been adjusting to this commute. It's about an hour. But I have plenty of time to listen to you guys

in the morning, laughing along with you guys, and then catching an after show every now and then on Instagram with Dramos, part of the quarantine crew from last year. Dramos does an after show? Hold on. Don't feed last year. Dramos does an after show? Hold on. Don't feed by that.

Dramos does an after show that we don't know about? He's been doing it. You were on it. He's been doing it. Okay, watch what happens live. We see you. Yeah, that's not an after show. That's Dramos' Instagram live show. Talk show.

Unofficial after show. I do live talk show, yes. But I drew those pictures up there for you guys. I sent one for Charlamagne last week. Oh, thank you. With the anxiety shirt on? Yes, the anxiety shirt. That's me.

Oh, okay. Thank you. Thank you. I appreciate it. I mean, you got me looking like an extraterrestrial, but hey, maybe you see me in that way. I'm not upset. That's how he looks regardless. Thank you, mama.

Artistic drawing. Yes, you're welcome. You guys have a happy Friday. You too. Hello, who's this? Hey, this is. Thank you, Mama. Artistic drawing. Yes, you're welcome. You guys have a happy Friday. You too. Hello, who's this? Hey, this is Edgar. Hey, Edgar. Hey, Edgar.

Hey, I'm calling right here from L.A. This is actually the first time I tried calling. I stated that I made it. I love you guys. Thank you, Edgar. Love you back. So, I just wanted to say, like, what do you guys think about all the street vendors getting attacked in L.A. and stuff like that?

It's really sad. All the street vendors? I mean,.A. and stuff like that? It's getting sad. All the street vendors? I mean, nobody should just be getting randomly attacked. I mean, like, what do you— Why do people ask that question like somebody's going to say, I think it's a great thing that street vendors are getting attacked. Like, it's horrible. No, well, I just mentioned I haven't really heard you guys talk about it.

You know what I'm saying? And I'm from here. I'm understanding myself. So I just—I haven't seen haven't seen a lot of light. A lot of people talk about that stuff. You know, you guys are very influential. Yeah, I've only seen one, though. I saw one last year.

But I follow Letty Martinez, so I saw a Letty post about it. I saw her post about it was an older woman. She got attacked last year, right? Yeah, it's been a bunch. A lot of Mexican street vendors are being attacked around. Really? It's been a very consistent thing. Where's this at?

Where are they getting attacked at? L.A. L.A. Yeah, L.A. Mostly L.A. You know, Orange County area. Well, yeah, that's horrible. And, you know, somebody needs to hold that down.

I want them street vendors to be able to protect themselves. All they need is a hammer. Y'all can't carry in California, right? No. No, they can't. I mean, I've been seeing some, like there's a couple pages of Mexican pages that supposedly, you know,

you got these guys walking around with the street vendors and stuff like that, but I mean, that doesn't really do anything. You know, I would just like people of power

to talk about it or something, you know? And what do they get out of that? It's not like street vendors got a whole bunch of money on them. Man, that's what I'm saying. You know, they're pulling the violence.

Racism. I hope the next person that runs up on the street especially an older person, old lady, old man gets shot. Well, man, I just want to say that I really appreciate you guys. You guys really

take me through my long night and work. I'm actually at work right now. You guys motivate me. You give me your food. All that, man. It's crazy, man. You guys really inspire me. Well, thank you so much, man. We're going to be out in L.A. soon, too. So, have a the envy, you're really sweet. All that, man. It's crazy, man. You guys really inspired me.

Well, thank you so much, man. We're going to be out in L.A. soon, too. So have a good weekend, brother. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need the vent, you can hit us up. Now, Yee, we got rumors on the way? Yes, and let's talk about Big Sean and his mom.

They're launching a video series. We'll tell you what that's about. All right, we'll get into that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. It's about time. What's going on?

Rumor Report. Rumor Report. This is The Rumor Report. Talk to them. With Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Well, Big Sean and his mother, Myra Anderson, have announced that they are doing a weekly video series dedicated to wellness. And that's for Mental Health Awareness Month.

According to page six, the episodes will be between 10 to 15 minutes each. And it will feature both of them discussing free or low cost techniques that will help you attain and maintain emotional balance. So you can see that every Saturday throughout Mental Health Awareness Month on the Sean Anderson Foundation website and on his Instagram and on their Instagram page. I love it. The only way we're going to eradicate the stigma around mental health is to continue to tell our story. So salute to my guy, Big Sean and his mother. Dropping the clues bombs for Big Sean, damn it. So that first episode is tomorrow.

Again, if you want to tune in and check that out. All right. Now, T-Pain was on TikTok and he explained that he just found out that he had all these DMs on Instagram. When the request folder actually first happened, I went there before. I actually knew about it. I went there before, and it was just all thousands and thousands of messages just like, can I buy you a drink? So immediately I was like was like okay never going back there again and then i hired my uh i hired my social media manager and then a couple days ago

he was like yo you ever check your request folder and i'm like i mean i've been there before but it's just like all corny by your drinking bartender jokes i'm not going back in that mother and he was like, dude, no, it's not. What am I laughing? I just did it. And I have never, I just did it. And I seen all the people that hit me too. I just, I just don't. I don't ever check my Instagram DMs on purpose, but there's mad people in there.

But I just like, I'm looking now. I'm like, damn, I should hit them back. Oh, damn. They hit me, but I just don't go. My assistant goes into business, but I don't. Yeah. There could be some good things in there. In his folder, we saw there was Fergie, Viola Davis, Diplo, Kerry Hilson, YBN Namir.

So he is hitting people back now. My requests on Instagram say 99 plus because I don't ever check them. But, I mean, that's what you have a business email for in your bio, right? When people want to do business with you, they get the business email. Yeah, but sometimes it's easier to go on DM. Like, let's say an artist don't have your number. Be like, you know what? Let me just hit Charlamagne. Yo, Charlamagne, I need you for something. But that's, it's a lot of that.

Oh, yo, Charlamagne, I heard this. Yeah, but don't assume that I check my DMs. I don't. For my own mental health, I don't be all on my DMs. And plus, this is just too much. Most people do. Well, yeah. I mean, a lot of collabs have come about because of DM. You know, people, oh, such and such hit me up in a DM. I couldn't believe it was them. So, I think most people do well yeah i mean a lot of collabs have come about because of dm you know people oh such and such hit me up in a dm i couldn't believe it was them so i'll be there all day that's good

and it's a good way to verify too if the person is you know obviously that coming from their account you can see the check and you're like okay that's a real one you'd be there all day going through thousands and thousands of dms anybody got time for that yeah i mean i don't think you get thousands every day but if you keep up it, you can just go through it every day. All right. Now, Dr. Dre has been ordered to pay five hundred thousand dollars to his estranged wife for her legal fees. It's only 10 percent of the five million that she is demanding from him. And they also right now are officially single. So what that means is while they are trying to work through this divorce, they can actually if they have the option to remarry in the

future while this divorce process goes on. So legally, they are now single. Why do I got to pay your legal fees in a divorce? If you file for divorce against me, why do I got to pay for your legal fees? You the one wanting to divorce me. Pay for your own, your own weight. You know what I'm saying? You got to, what is it?

Pay your own way. You got to pay your own way. Why do I got to pay your legal fees? I'm going to marry him. She wasn't working and she was holding down the kids while he was working. So she had a job and her job was maintaining the house

and maintaining the kids. It feels like you're paying somebody to shoot you. That's what it feels like. It's both your money, honestly. No, it's not. I feel like they both want a divorce.

You said what? All right, now, I said I feel like they both want a divorce. It's not that she just wants it. So pay for yours, I'll pay for mine. Now, I said, I feel like they both want a divorce. That's right. It's not that she just wants it. So pay for yours. I'll pay for mine. Anyway, Joe Rogan is walking back some of his COVID-19 comments that he made.

If y'all recall, he said this about getting vaccinated. We don't have that on. We don't have it. We don't have it. All right. Well, forget that. Now, every hour, we are going to be doing some DJ Khaled stories. Of course we are.

And so, yes, we are. Every hour on the hour. Stories? Hold on. Are we doing songs and stories? Yes. So that's a new one to the iHeart stimulus package. I never heard the stories part.

Go. Well, I made this one up today, this morning, to go along with us playing the songs every hour. And since we are about to get into this song, DJ Khaled announced via Twitter and Instagram that Cardi B did send her vocals for the new album. So, of course, everybody was excited about that. Cardi B vocals is in 101%. And then he said, Jamie, update the track list now.

Khaled, Khaled, tonight, midnight, I'm going to give you a light show. And here's what happened. I didn't thought i was gonna make the record to be honest with you like i got the beat before yesterday and yes i wrote the record and i was just like brainstorming brainstorming brainstorming like what the because one thing i've been really insecure about is my accent and so i was making sure that everything is mixed right literally like i think khaled got the song today at 7 a.m my time it's just a little something something to hold y'all up until i release my next project and my next anything

that i'm doing i'm doing a whole bunch of things why is cardi b insecure about her accent people love her accent millions and millions of people have gravitated towards cardi b because of who cardi b is why is she insecure about her accent now? Cardi, you have no reason to be insecure about your accent Do not let these digital D-heads on social media get to you Okay? Jesus Alright, well let's get into some DJ Khaled

Yeah, this is my joint This is the Nas-Jay-Z joint, right? Y'all not gonna tell me this is not part of the package I don't believe y'all just did this out of the goodness of your heart I thought we were doing Big Paper featuring Cardi B right now Y'all just did this because y'all wanna do this Which one y' the package. I don't believe y'all just did this out of the goodness of your heart. I thought we were doing Big Paper featuring Cardi B right now. Y'all just did this because y'all want to do this. Which one y'all doing? We're doing that.

We're doing it. We'll play Top of the Hour and get into it. Big Paper. Big Paper. Cardi B. Big Paper. All right, let's get into it. It's The Breakfast Club.

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slash RealChange to enter. Where we starting, Ye? Well, Rudy Giuliani, they raided his home and his office and he went on his radio show to talk about what led the FBI to conduct this raid and what happened. Here's what he said happened during the raid. About six o'clock in the morning, there was a big bang, bang, bang on the door.

And outside were seven FBI agents with a warrant. And I said, you know, this is extraordinary because I've offered to give these to the government and talk it over with them for two years. The agents seemed somewhat apologetic, I might say. because I've offered to give these to the government and talk it over with them for two years. The agents seemed somewhat apologetic, I might say. They were very, very professional and very gentlemanly. The only time they got perturbed is at the end of the surge, when they had taken about, I'd say, seven or eight electronic items of mine, which is what they took. They weren't taking the three hard drives.

I said, well, don't you want these? And they said, what are they? I said, those are Hunter Biden's hard drives. And they said, no, no, no, no. We don't even know what they are looking for with Rudy Giuliani. If Rudy was any other race other than white, we would know exactly why they was there. Don't worry, we're going to get to that. And he also said that the warrant was illegal. That warrant is completely illegal. The only way you can get a search warrant is if you can show that there's some evidence that the person is going to destroy the evidence or is going to run away with the evidence. Well, I've had it for two years and I haven't destroyed it. And they also got it from the iCloud. So there is no justification

for that warrant. It is an illegal, unconstitutional warrant. And why does Rudy have Hunter Biden's hard drive? He was joking. He was joking. Oh. He keeps saying, stop looking at my hard drive, go to Hunter Biden. So I guess he was joking. Oh, OK, OK. And in addition to that, this is what the basis of the warrant is,

according to Rudy Giuliani. The search warrant is purportedly based on one single failure to file for representing a Ukrainian national or official that I never represented. So he's saying he didn't file as a foreign agent prior to dealing with Ukraine, and he said that is false. So why hasn't the FBI made it public why they raided Rudy Giuliani's house though I really feel like if he was any other race we would know exactly why they were in there I'm sure all right well in addition to that by the way since you know this was in Manhattan you know New York is back open on July 1st they're gonna fully reopen just giving you all that it. But what does that mean?

Like, fully open, does that mean 100% capacity at restaurants, 100% capacity at venues, bars and clubs open? Like, what does fully open mean? Like, what does it mean? Well, the stores, businesses, you know, offices, theaters, they're going to be able to operate at full strength. So full capacity. We lit.

We back open and popping. Everything's open, 100%. I'm going to be honest with you. I'm a cancer, so I'm a homebody. July 1st, though. It's not till July 1st, so it's not right now. I won't even notice. I won't even notice if the city's open or not,

because I'll be home. Well, formerly it was the covid 19 epicenter so right now they're on track to reopen but there's still time because think about it it's only is it may yet it's may tomorrow yeah so we still have a yeah we still got a couple of months so if anything crazy happens i'm sure they'll shut it back down again but now if we keep on going on track like we are we'll be back open july 1st now you can go back to broadway go to the theaters tourism so that's a big deal i mean i love the fact that people are going to be able to get back to work especially Broadway and entertainment in New York City because they've been shut and New

York is kind of built off of entertainment you know so the fact that they can get back to work I'm happy for that yeah but just because you're open don't mean that people gonna um you know start frequenting your functions and your venues people still gonna be a little leery you know I think they're gonna come out like you look at some of those towns like your functions and your venues. People are still going to be a little leery. I think they're going to come out. You look at some of those towns like your Atlanta, like your Texas, those towns, people are coming out. They never closed. They did close for a little bit. In the beginning.

In the beginning they closed. I don't think Florida ever closed. Well, that is your front page news. All right. Thank you, Miss Yee. Now, when we come back, Dawn Dixon will be joining us. She's an entrepreneur. She works in tech. She works in tech, but she also helps other women and other minorities in tech get the money that they need.

So we're going to talk to her. And if you're in tech or you're curious about tech, this is a conversation for you. So don't move. Dawn Dixon, when we come back, it's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee,

Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We have a special guest in the building. That's right. Dawn Dixon, welcome back. Good morning. Good morning, Dawn. Good morning, you guys.

You know how hot you got us among all the entrepreneurs? I know. It's like, you know how many people hit me up that had startups after you was on the first time? I don't know what happened. I wasn't paying no attention. What happened?

Man, the viral effect. Your audience is amazing. And after I came on and talked about my crowdfunding campaign, what, two years ago, it went viral. And I became the first female founder to raise over a million dollars. Wow. It went viral because of you guys. Congratulations. So it's really just your whole audience.

That is so amazing because I want to say when I first met Dawn, she was no joke. Listen, I was on, and I said this before, I was at a restaurant. You popped up because I said I was there. You were like, here's some of my flat out heels. And look at you. That's just amazing because I love when I see people who are so passionate about a product that they have and it might take a while to get to where you got to like how long ago did you start that flat out it's ten years old this month Wow so that was probably eight years ago when I

first met you so how long did it take for you to turn a profit from that well let's see it took about two years to break even you know I had to put a lot into research and development of course course, getting a product made. I'm making them in China. So it took about two years, but we've been profitable for eight years now. That's great. And now we're just really trying to scale it and grow it with the vending machines now. That was the original idea.

It took me forever. I started Popcom because of FlatOut. And now our second FlatOut machine went live last night in Dallas. Yay. So today's a big day for entrepreneurs today. Yeah, I know. You're good luck to me, too. So I just want to thank you, Dawn, for coming up here.

But let's talk about the vending machines. And if you can explain to people the idea that you had and how it's been flourishing since. Yeah. So the original idea was, you know, 10 years ago, I'm in the club. My feet hurt from wearing heels. I said, we need, you know, a way to rescue our feet. And so I said, I'm gonna put some flats in vending machines. But after I did that in Club Live and in Atlanta Airport and MGM Casino, I realized that in order to really grow this business, I needed software, I needed technology. And so I started Popcom, which was the business that I came on and talked about before as well,

to really build the software and the technology to drive the machines, make them smarter, make them more intelligent, use facial recognition, blockchain. And really, now anybody can sell anything in these machines. So it's flat out. Flat out has two machines live now, but we have an alcohol customer, a cannabis customer. We have 20 customers selling everything from food to jewelry to t-shirts to alcohol. How has the pandemic affected you? Has it been good or bad? Because a lot of the venues have been closed. People have been off their feet. Yeah. You know what? The pandemic really, we had to pivot. But that gave us the

opportunity to go back and re-engineer the product to make it better so we didn't launch last year like we were supposed to as far as having them out in 20 venues but we did some important things like bring our supply chain from china to the united states which was a big deal we re-engineered the machines and the material so now you can use them with gloves or a pen or a stylus you don't have to touch the machines you don't so that's like a COVID protection. But we really added a new business model too. We added a leasing model. So now retailers

are signing up so fast because they don't have to buy the machine anymore. So COVID did set us back, but it really set us back for the takeoff. It gave us time to not have to rush and to really meet the demand of the public better. Do you think that's where it's always going to stay, in the vending machines?

Or do you think it'll ever be like its own product? So flat outs, they're sold online and in stores and in vending machines. But for Popcom, we're a software company, so we're really here for our retail. I was just telling Angela, let's get those juices. Yeah, that information is so valuable, right, too, for any company to have, to be able to get all of that. That's what's really valuable, too, not just having the machines, but having your customer profiles that's available.

And yes, I have my press juices, drink press juice. And the first thing I thought when we relaunched the juices was, I got to talk to Dawn when I get to that point about getting these machines done, because I think that would be great for like sporting venues and places like that, and malls to be able to put that in those machines. And your machines look different too. They do. So they count traffic.

They tell you how many people walk by. They tell you conversion rates, if the person is male or female, how long they spend there, and then that goes all into the dashboard. It's kind of like Google Analytics does. But for the consumer, it's the same experience. They go up to it. It's very fast. They shop.

The product comes out and delivers ads and really a customized targeted experience. Now what do you do if you get something from a vending machine and you need to bring it back? Because you can't put it back in the vending machine. Same thing as e-commerce. You send it back, but we are building and they do have some come-to-market return machines. So you literally

can just put the product and deposit it back in there. So that's coming, but automation is growing. People are going to be just returning empty stuff. How are we going to? And they're saying somebody stole it. Oh, don't say that. But that's the thing.

When you do things like that, you have to calibrate it for weight. So like when you return it, you have to know the weight. And of course, people are always coming up with some type of trickery. But the thing about having the machine is we know who you are. You have to put your card in. So if you try it and try to scam us, we're going to just swipe your card. It was also a big year for you last year because you got married. I did. Congratulations.

I'm a newlywed. I got married on March 16th, the day the world shut down. We were like, hey, we're just going to ride this out. We don't know what's about to happen, but we're getting married. And congrats on your daughter too. I see she's graduating at 16. My daughter, yeah, she finished high school at 16. She's homeschooled.

So I'm really an outlier. I took my kid out of school in second grade and homeschooled her. Wow. She graduated early, and now she's headed to art school. What made you do that? Because I think about that all the time. I always think about, do I want white folks teaching my kids? You know, honestly, it's the system.

What triggered me was I said, I don't want my daughter going to any school that celebrates Columbus Day because they're lying to her. And, you know, a lot of our kids, their identity is taken away in these schools. I mean, I really feel like schools, and even though I'm a public school graduate and all of that, I feel like schools are just factories for workers. They don't really encourage entrepreneurship, independent thinking. They don't share a history. And I just said, you know, let me try something different and take her out and unschool her. And so I'm also writing an e-book about this, too, because when I posted that post, it just went viral also.

And everybody's asking me, how can they go about homeschooling? And now you see everyone's home anyway because of COVID. And so parents are realizing, like, okay, I can do this. But, again, I'm a busy entrepreneur. She was not home every day all day. She went to co-ops, you know, private teachers and tutors and programs. But she's so well-rounded, and I'm very grateful that I stuck with it. How was she socially?

She's very social. Again, she went to co-ops. So every day she would go with other homeschool kids. It would be like 50 or more kids. Okay. Oh, so she still had a social life. Yeah, Girl Scouts and camps and after-school programs at YMCA. I just made sure that she, you know, wasn't that awkward at-home kid that the stereotype tells us.

But she learns everything. She was balancing a checkbook at six years old. You know, the things that we don't learn in school. The things that we need to know. How do you function in this world? She can do those things and I feel really it was a chance. You know, I was taking a risk. It could have went either way. Absolutely. And it worked out. Hi, we got more with Dawn

Dixon when we come back. Don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Dawn Dixon. Charlamagne? I want to ask you something about entrepreneurship. How do you figure out if an idea is worth pursuing and launching?

I do market research. I say, you know, can this make money? Because the point of being in business, if you just want to do a hobby, that's a hobby. Is this going to make money? Is this scalable? How much do I have to put into it as far as money and time? I've loved being independent and being remote and traveling. So if I got to be there in person, I don't think that's for me.

So it has to just really make sense. It has to be a market for the demand. And I have to be able to differentiate my product or service from everybody else's. And once I find that mix, I run with it. When it comes to investing, there's a lot of people who are like, okay, I want to invest in something. How do you determine whether something's a good investment? So I am an angel investor myself. I've invested in 15 companies over the past couple of years. And it goes back to just what I think about when I'm starting a business.

Is this scalable? How's it going to make money? How are they going to return my money? You know, so people sometimes think, oh, investors, they're helping me. And this is not a favor. They want it back. So if I can be sure how I'm going to get this money back, do they have a solid founder, a solid plan, go to market strategy? Do they have a customer base? Then I'll invest because it's a numbers game. I put out a lot of money. It's not going to all come back, but a couple of things are going to hit really big and it'll balance it out and that's we can't be scared to let that money go we got to put it to work the

banks aren't going to make money for us right sending it in the bank so i just take my money and spread it out and see where i always say that too if there's too much money in the bank i'm not doing something right because you have to have your money out working or else it's just sitting there making three dollars a month what are your thoughts on like crowdfunding like when i think crowdfunding i always think it's a one-time thing, but you said you constantly do it. Yeah, so after I came here, we broke the record and oversubscribed,

so I did another round. So I raised a million again in 2020, and that oversubscribed, so now I'm raising again. It just keeps carrying over. So we have active rounds open for PopCom now, and then Flat Out of Heels has a round open on StartEngine. So crowdfunding is a way to continue to capitalize your business. You don't have to go to banks.

You don't have to go to venture capital if you don't want to. I mean, I do have a mix. I have venture capital dollars, and I have now $3.5 million from crowdfunding. When I came here that day, I had like $200,000. So, I mean, again again thank you for your using your platform but as you see since I did that so many other people have been able to to raise money and I think it's because this platform here the breakfast club increased awareness to people that you can invest in things outside of New York Stock Exchange outside of the Nasdaq that are early

stage companies and you know my friend Isaac was on here. Isaac is, yeah, the third. And they're killing it, you know. How do you determine if you have a company, if you want to take money from a venture capitalist, are there times when you're willing to give up a percentage of your company? Because I know ownership is really important to us. But when do you say, okay, I don't mind giving up 20% for this investment?

It has to be what they're bringing to the table. If you give up 20% and they're going to get you business, they're going to help you grow your team, they're going to give you money, it makes sense. I would never give up 20% of my business in one take. It just doesn't make sense for me. But I think you have to always weigh what are you going to get for that

and what are the terms. Terms are very important. People often confuse equity with control. And you always have to make sure you keep control. going to get for that and what are the terms terms are very important you know people often confuse equity with control and you always have to make sure you keep control even if you sell equity and you get people have shares in it you can't give up the control where you make the ultimate decisions so that comes in the kind of shares that you issue so a lot of black people are scared like i don't want anybody to take over my company you can still have people own 50 of your business but if you have majority control like a Mark Zuckerberg he'll never get

voted out of Facebook he has all of the control they can't kick him out if you build your operating agreement to where you maintain control in your shares then you can still take money so that's the important part equity versus control what if Cardi B was like, okay, I love flat heels. And, you know, I'm always wearing my heels. And I love these. And I want, you know, I want to invest. And I'll also be an ambassador. But I want 20%.

Would that be something you would entertain? Cardi. Yes. Okay, because you can understand that will blow it up. Yeah, it will blow it up. So it's like it will turn the business. I mean, you know, like she said, they got something to sell. They say my I mean you know at like she said they got something to sell they say my name say my name yes I got something to sell so people will buy it and it will increase the brand value so if

someone can come in your brain and increase the value of your business quickly again having 10% or you know 100% of one thing versus 10% of a big value so if you're increasing the overall value of my business, I still don't lose. Do you ever start a company with the intent to sell it?

I'm selling all of my businesses. Okay. You know, I feel like my greater impact is creating generational wealth, being able to exit and being able to reinvest in the communities

and to people and I need liquid to do that. So I'm selling all of them. That's the part people don't talk about because they always want to have conversations about equity but then when somebody

sells a portion of the business so they've been as oh they're sell out they're sell out you need the capital you need the capital to do more things right no matter who you sell it to it does matter who I sell it to I definitely will sell it to someone that will continue the vision and definitely be able to represent what I've built but at the same, you can't control it once you give it up. What's more important to me is my now 5,000 investors, seeing liquidity for them. And my dream is to have the largest black wealth creation event in history because when I exit my company, all of these people that invested will exit along with me.

And that'll be an influx of capital into the community. And that's more important to me than having a business that I'm holding on to that's worth a billion dollars, but no one else is making money. How do businesses qualify to be featured in Pop Shop Vending Machine? It's a program called Pop Shop Local. They go to our website, popcom.shop, and they can apply. And we're looking for retailers in 12 markets right now, and they lease it. It's $500 a month.

We place it. We do all the work for them. And our goal is really to help the retailers that were hurting last year to get back out there and get into new places and get more exposure and really be a pipeline to help smaller brands expand and grow nationally and internationally using our vending machines. You said you got 5,000 investors. So do you get people equity in? Yes. And see, that's what Isaac does.

And I think that's so smart. And I think that's why people support y'all so much. I think that's the difference between what y'all do as opposed to some people who just say, hey, give me some money so I can get my business going. Yeah, that's the key. People want something for it. Everybody is always looking out for their business first. So why not make it an offer they can't refuse?

So, yes, we definitely give equity. But I have the control. I have 100% of the voting shares. I have a board. So I don't abuse my power. But I have the control. And I do monthly updates. My investors are very happy.

But, yeah, we're at about 5 000 right now um and 3.5 million raised and we're still raising we're raising another 2 million right now do you put a cap on it at some point yes i'm stopping it at 4 million so it's at 1.3 million today last time i checked so i'm stopping it at 4 million and you know it's important for me to open up my business for the community because like i said it's early stage investment when i came here the first time my company was worth 8 million dollars now it's early stage investment. When I came here the first time, my company was worth $8 million. Now it's worth $32 million. So all those people that invested

then, they already are growing. They're gaining. And we only have two machines in the market. We have 20 more coming out. So if anyone understands business valuation, as your revenue grows, the value of your company increases, the value of your shares increases, the shareholders,

you know, they walk away happy. So that's my goal. Let me buy some shares before we add this interview. That's right. Before we add this interview to the world. I told you that last time. You know, you would have double, tripled your investment by now. So how can people donate if they want to not donate but invest? How can they invest?

What site can they go to? Definitely. So they can go to startengine.com forward slash popcom to invest in the technology side, the vending machine side. And if they're interested in fashion and flat out, flat out has a campaign too. Startengine.com forward slash flat out. Is there a minimum? Cash amount?

The minimum investment for popcom is $250 and the minimum for flat out is $160. So easy. You know, a pair of Nikes, you can have some equity. Dollars? $160. $160. Hey, you a 10-a-millionaire. $250.

Yes, $250. Max is $5 million. And next time you come, we're going to have our drink-fest juice and we're going to have the popcorn vending machine. I'm already thinking about where we're going to put it. It's going to be amazing. And we'll help you. I think hotels will love it, too.

Hotels are letting us have free placement because they see it as an amenity. As, of course, the hotel gift shops are closed. The restaurants are closed. So if anyone has a really good juice or a good snack that you can put in a machine, hotels need these things. Absolutely. Thank you for joining us this morning. Always a pleasure. Thank you for having me.

And I'm going to invest today before this interview is tomorrow. Good. Yes. Please invest. All right. Well, it's Dawn Dixon. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Good morning. Happy Friday.

Happy damn Friday, man. What y'all got planned for the weekend? Anything good? I'm going to be in Detroit because I have my wholesale day at my store, Private Label Extensions on 8 Mile and Dequindre. So if you are in Detroit and you want to come out and buy some bundles, some wigs, some extensions, some lashes, whatever, we got you.

Okay, you'll be in the D. I'm sure Envy will be on one. What you got planned this weekend, Envy? No, no D this weekend. Actually, I'm going to be in Tampa. Shout out to everybody out in Tampa. The Bucks. one what you got playing this weekend and i know no d this weekend actually i'm in tampa uh shout to everybody out in tampa bucks uh seventh and grove is a club a restaurant that i'm gonna be uh at this one of the only black owned restaurant and bars out there so i'll be out there supporting them seventh grove this weekend and then of course sunday in new jersey is my real estate

seminar where we try to teach our community how to get into the real estate game, whether it's purchasing their first crib or purchasing an investment property. And we bring everybody there. So we bring credit repair lenders, real estate agents, hard money lenders, everything that you need to purchase a first crib. We bring it to you so that way you don't have to look for it. You don't have to pay ridiculous costs. They're there to talk to you. So that's what we do on the weekend. What about you? I don't have anything that exciting, man. I'm just excited that we're about 12 days away from Tamika Mallory's State of Emergency, How to Win in the Country We Built. It's her first book. It's the first book released on my book imprint, Black Privileged Publishing, on Atria Simon and Schuster. So I'm just excited about that, man. I'm excited for everybody that's

been pre-ordering her book. And I just can't wait for it to hit stores. I can't wait for y'all to get this information that Tamika Mallory has put in these pages of State of Emergency, How to Win in the Country we built. So make sure y'all go pre-order that. I know she's going to come on The Breakfast Club, right?

She'll be on The Breakfast Club the day of. Scheduled. Yes, she is. That's dupe, dupe, dupe, dupe, dupe. Alright. Well, we got rumors on O.A.E. What we talking about? Well, let's talk about the City Girls. They were on Respectfully Justin and let's talk about how much should a man

spend on a first date. Alright, we'll get into that next. The bar is high after this interview. The bar is high after this interview, guys. It's the Breakfast Club. Come on. She's spilling the tea. This is the Rumor Report with Angela Yee on the Breakfast Club. Well, the City Girls were on Respectfully Justin. And one of the things that they talked about, Young Miami was discussing how when she first started Southside, he took her furniture shopping.

Listen to this. I ain't going to lie. I went a whole nine yards the first day. Like, take me shopping. Take me to the club. Give me some ones. And I can be in Army forever. Impress me.

That's the first date? Yeah. So what a first date. What you cost? Well, when I first got my baby daddy, he took me to the furniture store. And my furniture at that time came in at like $50,000 because I had like a little tent house. What's the problem, Southside? Wow, $50,000 on the first date.

Let's go. Southside acting his wage. You can't say, let's go, because everybody got to act their wage. Southside got that kind of money. Oh, let's go. If you a person that don't have $50,000, you know, you act your wage. You spend what you can spend. Southside was acting his wage.

That's not a generalization for all men now. Okay, that's Southside. No, it's not. That's for Southside. He's rich. That's for people who got money. Not regular jokes. So what do you think is the average amount of money you should spend on a first date? Whatever you can afford. Act your wage.

Okay, alright. Now, JT is dating Lil Uzi Vert, as you know, and here's what she had to say about her boo. I have a good man. Like, I didn't even know he was a good man. I was f***ing with him for, like, almost two years before I found out he was a good man. So you thought he wasn't s*** before you found out he was a good man?

And I have a good man. Like, he bring me flowers. He remember the s*** that I say I want. What's his sign? He a Leo. Don't look at my man, dog. I don't know much about leo's but you know what i'm saying you might want to get you a leo you might want to get you a leo they might test

you at first what does a test with a leo look like um he trying my patience why are you smiling why are you smiling while you talk about him you really love that man yeah okay city girls you know what i was thinking about too, man? I was thinking about when I lived in Columbia, South Carolina and I bought a furniture set from this furniture store and it was $1,000. And I had to make payments on it.

$100 a month. So I'm just simply saying everybody act their wage. Because $1,000 furniture set can go a long way. I am. I am. I feel like you shame people with regular pockets Lucy. I am. We moved on. I feel like you shame people with regular pockets just a little bit, just a tad, you know?

No, $50,000, that's what it should be. No, it's not. What are you talking about? Some people make that a year. I'm just saying this to get you upset. Just calm down, okay? I think my first thing was like that. He's really upset.

That lobster, Tony Robles. His head is shining. No, no, no, no, I'm not upset. I'm just, you know, I don't want a regular like that. He's really upset. That lobster, Tony Romo's. His head is shining. No, no, no, no, no. I'm not upset. I'm just, you know, I want a regular pocket change. That's all. Calm down, Charlamagne. Calm down.

All right. Now, Tiana Taylor is talking about why she retired. She was on Cam Newton's Sip and Smoke interview series. And she was saying, and of course, it was shocking to us when she said she wanted to retire because she's a really dope artist when it comes to everything, when it comes to acting, dancing, performing, all of that. So here's what she had to say about why she felt like she needed to retire. I put in a lot of work.

So if you feel unheard and unseen, I take that shit serious with everything that I do. So if you're my husband or I'm signed to the, everybody that I'm aligned with should see me. They should hear me. They should feel me. And if you don't see me, hear me, or feel me, it's a dub for you. And I felt like, you know, the label wasn't really hearing me and seeing me.

I felt underappreciated. It's not that I retired permanently. It's more like, you know, I just don't feel like I want to move another inch for a company that ain't pulling in your same direction that's what i'm saying now is that good music or def dm or both probably both i think you know at some point you have to uh appreciate what what what god has given you do i feel like labels have dropped the ball on tiana taylor absolutely is. Is Teyana Taylor still a star? A hundred percent.

Teyana Taylor has a great career. She makes a great living. We know she's super talented. You know, it just hasn't happened yet for whatever reason. But even that sounds crazy to say it hasn't happened yet. She has achieved a lot more success than the average person in the music business.

So I want to say that. And at least she said she's not retired permanently. Yeah, I wonder who she's comparing herself to. You know what I mean? Because if she's comparing herself to other people, you're comparing yourself to the Rihannas and the Beyonce's. Like there's only two of them. But Tiana has a great career. She does.

But you know what? It is that she puts out these songs and these videos that should be bigger than what they do become. Right? I agree. They get the buzz, but it feels like it should be. That's a hit. I agree.

And then you're like, where's the disconnect? There's definitely a disconnect. Now let's talk about 50 Cent and Ja Rule. Of course, 50 Cent has something to say about this. There was a story saying that Ja Rule and his wife are being sued by the IRS, reportedly for $3 million, and that is for a tax debt that's spanning 12 years. Of course, 50 Cent posted and said, you gotta pay your taxes, fool.

He just can't. And you know what's crazy and it's sad? Every time you see something like that, you know 50's gonna have something to say. Like you see the Ja Rule story and you're like, what's 50 about to say? I be feeling 50 because 50's a cancer like me and something had 50 triggered yesterday. I don't know what 50 saw yesterday that had him thinking of F murder,

but he posted about Ja Rule and Irv Gotti yesterday. Something triggered him. I'm the same way. You know, you just be cooling out. And then all of a sudden you just see something from one of your enemies and you like, then,

you know, you just feel like jabbing a little bit. Who you jab at boo boo? I don't have no enemies. Well, I have enemies, but they're not my enemies. They don't like me. Okay. All right. Now let's talk about every single hour. DJ Khaled, you know his album Khaled Khaled

is out today. And in a tribute to the collaboration with Jay-Z and Nas, sorry, not sorry. Jay-Z went on Tidal and did a playlist filled with his favorite Nas songs as a salute to Nas. So that's pretty dope. And we're about to play that now, right?

This is a new component of the iHeartStimulus package for Cali. I've never heard the Angelou Yee stories into the song. This is new. I like it. Because it sounds organic. I like it. It actually is organic. I decided to do it sounds organic. I like it. It is. It actually

is organic. I decided to do it this morning. I swear it is. Come on. It's time, P.A. Stop. It is. Let's get this on, man. We're playing them every hour and there are stories that go with some of the songs we're playing, so I figured it just makes sense. It's time. Let's get it on. It's Khaled

featuring Nas and Jay-Z off that album. You can stream it right now. We're going to play Top of the Hour. Khaled! And then Charlamagne, who are you giving that donker to? We need South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Madam Vice President Kamala Harris to come to the front of the congregation.

We'd like to have a word with both of them. Kamala Harris? Really? Yes, indeed. All right. Anybody can get it up here. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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thegeneral.com to find out more. Some restrictions apply. Don't be out here acting like a donkey. Hee-haw, bitch. Hee-haw. It's time for Donkey of the Day. I'm a big boy. I can take it if you feel I deserve it. Ain't no big deal.

I know Charlamagne and Guy are going to have some funny shit to say out his mouth. If I say something you may not agree with, it doesn't mean I mean it. Who's getting that donkey? That donkey. That donkey. Donkey. Donkey. Donkey.

Donkey of the Day right here. It's a breakfast club, bitches. You can call me the Donkey of the Day for Friday, April 30th goes to South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and Madam Vice President Kamala Harris. Let the record show I know both these individuals. I actually enjoy both these individuals. I've done a couple of events with Tim Scott.

Sat up in his office on Capitol Hill, chopping it up with him. We've done lunch in the 843, Charleston dropping a clues bomb for the 843. Okay. I've done, I did several events with Vice President Harris when she was running for president. I've been with Vice President Harris in Goose Creek, South Carolina, assisted her in unveiling her mental health plan. I've been with her at South Carolina State, quite a few places. Okay. I've had on air,-air conversations with both of them. I actually would call both of them homies, okay? I enjoy both of them. Don't agree with all their politics, but as humans,

the exchanges of energy I've had with them, I like them. And that's why I'm so disappointed. Dare I say disgusted with both of them on this fine Friday morning. Now, the other night, President Joe Biden delivered his first address before a joint session of Congress. After that was over, the other night, President Joe Biden delivered his first address before a joint session of Congress. After that was over, Senator Tim Scott, the only black person in the Senate, gave a rebuttal on behalf of the GOP. And he got put on the social media skewer. I mean, they grilled and sautéed his ass, rightfully so, for these comments he made about race in America. Listen, I get called Uncle Tom and the N-word by progressives,

by liberals. Believe me, I know firsthand our healing is not finished. A hundred years ago, kids in classrooms were taught the color of their skin was their most important characteristic. And if they looked a certain way, they were inferior. Today, cues are being taught that the color of their skin defines them again. And if they look a certain way, they're an oppressor. From colleges to corporations to our culture, people are making money and

gaining power by pretending we haven't made any progress at all. Hear me clearly. America is not a racist country. I disagree. Okay, but here's the interesting thing about Tim Scott's rebuttal. Clearly, Tim didn't get a hold of Joe Biden's speech beforehand because Biden didn't really focus on race.

He didn't say America was a racist country. I mean, Biden is the same person that whenever there is blatant racism, he says, this is not America. I mean, but he didn't really focus on race in his speech. About an hour and some change into his speech, he spoke briefly about the death of George Floyd and how he wanted to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the people they serve. And Biden did say he wants to root out systemic racism and our criminal justice system. But that's about it. So for Tim Scott to take his ass on TV and tell all these white people that America is not a racist country is a slap

in the face to all of us in the lower caste system. Tim, your West African ancestors who came through Gapson's Wharf in Charleston, South Carolina are rolling over in their shallow graves. Tim Scott said kids are being taught that the color of their skin defines them again. Tim, when did it stop? Okay. When has there been a time in America when people have not been defined by the color of their skin? Tim, you said progressives call you the N word. You know why they call you the N word? For no other reason than the color of your skin. I mean, it almost feels like discussing slavery, Jim Crow segregation, mass incarceration, the war on drugs, all the data and research that have extensively documented the ways in which black people are

underrepresented in everything that matters and overrepresented in everything that's wrong. All the extensive data that documents the different treatment blacks experience, you know, than whites. You know, it feels like even saying that is silly because, you know, that, OK, is racial disparities in America and wealth, education, employment, homeownership, health care, incarceration. And it's all because of America's original racist sin, slavery. But Tim, you know that. You're just on TV trying to appease Republican white voters. And that is exactly what our Madam Vice President Kamala Harris did yesterday, too, when she said virtually the same thing when she was asked about Tim Scott's comments on Good Morning

America. Listen. First of all, no, I don't think America is a racist country, but we also do have to speak truth about the history of racism in our country and its existence today. And I applaud the president for always having the ability and the courage, frankly, to speak the truth about it. He spoke what we know from the intelligence community.

One of the greatest threats to our national security is domestic terrorism manifested by white supremacists. And so these are issues that we must confront, and it does not help to heal our country, to unify us as a people, to ignore the realities of that. And the idea is that we want to unify the country, but not without speaking truth and requiring accountability as appropriate. Well, if you speak in truth, you can't start off by saying America is not a racist country, Vice President Harris.

In my mind, I'm like, who on Vice President Harris's comms team is asleep at the wheel? I mean, you saw Tim Scott get barbecued for those same comments on social media. So if the VP, who is a woman of color, is doing interviews the next day, you know she's probably going to be asked about this. The one thing a comms team should have prepped her on is, VP Harris, whatever you do, don't say America is not a racist country. But I can't even really blame the comms team for this because no black person, no person of color who

is not a tool for white supremacy should fail this question. When you're black, the answer to is America a racist country should be one answer. And you should channel your inner little John when you say it. Yeah! That's it.

And this is what disgusts me about this. I've had conversations with Vice President Harris. Well, not Vice President Harris. Senator Harris. And Tim Scott. They both know systemic racism exists. Okay? They both know America is a racist country.

And they are choosing not to speak truth to power because they are playing politics. Vice President Harris, I know you're thinking about the future, but you're trying to appease a bunch of white voters who would never vote for you anyway. I will never understand why Democrats continue to seek the support of a group of people who would rather vote to keep their hierarchy in the caste system than to vote for what's right. Okay, trust me, Democrats, there are enough good white people in this country who are not racist, who are not bigots, who are not white nationalists, who will support y'all in every election. And if you do right by the oppressed and marginalized and stop voter suppression, you will always have a big enough tit to win elections. Okay, did we not prove that with President Barack Obama?

Did we not prove that with President Joe Biden? These comments that America is not a racist country make zero sense because both you and him out of one side of your mouth say America is not a racist country. But then, Tim, you say this. In 2015, after the shooting of Walter Scott, I wrote a bill to fund body cameras. Last year, after the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, I built an even bigger police reform proposal. But my Democratic colleagues blocked it. Okay. Tim, why is your

police reform named after a black person, Walter Scott? Why did you name two other black people, you know, in your speech? It's because black people are three times more likely than white people to be killed by police in some places in this country five times. Kamala, you said America is not a racist country, but then you go on to say we have to explain the history of racism in this country. Listen, because I know both of y'all stop the BS. OK, now is not the time for politics.

People are dying. Tell the truth. Shame the white devil. I repeat this Zora Neale Hurston quote all the time because it's true. If you're silent about your pain, they will kill you and say you enjoyed it. OK, Kamala, after Tim's rebuttal, you had an opportunity to be loud, loud about the pain black people are currently feeling and have felt in this country. But you chose to be silent. OK, you could have said everything you said after saying America is not a racist country. And that would have been super solid. But when you say America is not a racist country, you make everything else null and void after that. Here's the moral of the story. The rhetoric you all spewed this week has been getting us killed for years.

This is why white folks think we be making stuff up in regards to racism. This is why some white folks don't think systemic racism is real. Because our leaders in the highest seats in the land are telling them things like America is not a racist country. Nobody has to fix anything if our leaders are telling them it's not broken. If America is not a racist country, then what are we complaining about? What are we fighting to change if America is not a racist country? And if America is not a racist country, then why are all these negative things disproportionately happening to black people? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z.

Please give Senator Tim Scott and Vice President Kamala Harris the biggest hee-haw. And the liberal hypocrisy is deafening. Because you have to keep the same energy for Senator Tim Scott that you keep for Vice President Kamala Harris. You have to.

They said the same thing. Alright, well thank you for that donkey of the day. Now when we come back, the City Girls, they had some interesting things to say about guys with small packages. Let's hear it. And you finally realize he isn't

packing the way you thought he was. He love you here, good nigga. He really f*** with you. Listen, he just got the shrimp, that s you. He blow in the bag. He do it all the time. Listen, he just got the shrimp, that. Broke in the back, good,, loyal. just not where it need to be sexually. It's the first day.

No. I've been vibing. He treating you like a queen, spoiling. He might have put you on them jets you talk about. And you find out he had the shrimp at the end. I'm a cheat. I'm a cheat. I'm a cheat, because I like it.

But you're going to lock in with him but still just cheat on him because he ain't doing anything. Yeah, from time to time. Alright, well, let's open the phone up. 800-585-1051. What's the question, Ye? You ain't going to get me to ask this one. No, you ask it.

Alright, ladies, what do you do if your man's or your boyfriend's package is too small? Do you cheat? Fellas, let's say you, you know, what do you do if your man's package your boyfriend's package is too small? Do you cheat? Fellas, let's say you. What do you do if your man's package is too small? We'll talk to Charlemagne as well when we come back. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

It's Freaky Friday. Goddamn. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlemagne the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. It's Friday, so you know what that means. It's Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday.

Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday. Yes. And today's Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday question comes from the City Girls. They were with Justin LaBoi on his show with Justin as well. It's called, what's it called? Respectfully. Respectfully Justin. With Justin LaBoi and Justin Combs.

And this is what they said. And you finally realize he isn't packing the way you thought he was. He love you here, good. He really with you. He blow in the bag. He do it all the time. Listen, he just got the shrimp, that.

Bro, in the back, good,, loyal. just not ready to be sexually. It's the first day. No, y'all been vibing. He treating you like a queen. Spoiling. He might have put you on them jets you talk about and you find out he had the shrimp at the end i'm a cheat

i'm a cheat i'm a cheat but you're gonna lock in with him but still just cheat on him because he ain't doing anything so we're asking 800-585-1051 what do you do if the person that you're talking to their package is too small let's start with you. Well, first of all, I wouldn't be with somebody if I didn't want to. Right. So if they were small, that means I made a decision to make that person my man. And if we're together, I guess I got to deal with it. He's got to be able to do other things, you know, and there's certain positions you can get into where you can actually make it more pleasurable for yourself, because I have at one point in my life dated somebody who was really small. And it didn't last, but I didn't cheat.

And what about you, Dramos or Charlamagne? And you would kind of be really mad if somebody cheats on you when they're small. You're like, how dare you? Right. What about you, Charlamagne or Dramos? You agree, Envy? You said right. I know that's right.

You know that's right. You know that's right. You know that's right. That's right, Envy. When that pee-pee's in your ass, it's up and it's stuck. I know that's right. What? What? And I do find that men with smaller penises,

like, they kind of wait to have sex with you. They want to really befriend you first and, like, be real cool. And then that way you feel like a little bit more empathetic well let the record show this is your uncle charlotte talking i think this is so unfair uh see men can't do anything about having a small penis you know you can get magna rx pills or whatever whatever penis enhancement pills you can get you can do stretching exercises but you can't do anything about the size of your penis okay women can go out and get enhancements to make

themselves bigger. Guys cannot. Also, simply don't marry me if you don't like the size of my penis. If the size of my penis is that much of a deal breaker where you're going to go out and do something that's going to cause me to divorce you anyway, don't marry me. He's yelling. Oh my goodness, you're

triggered. I'm so sorry, boo-boo. I know you ain't talking about trigger, okay? I'm so sorry, boo-boo. Calm it down. I know you ain't talking about triggering. I'm so sorry, boo-boo. You got a crush on Trey Songz? No. You're a liar. What did she say that? She has a crush on Maxwell. Oh, Maxwell. Okay. This guy just makes stuff up. You have a crush on Trey Songz.

But let's go to the phone lines. You don't want to answer, Envy? They used to call you Shrimp back in the day. Why was your nickname DJ Shrimp, Envy? Because I was shorter than you. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. You changed your wording. Any other time I ask you why they call you Shrimp, you say it's because I was small.

Say it. I was shorter than you. Say it. No, say it. You. I was shorter than you. Say it. No, say it. You. I was shorter than you. Little shrimp tip. Little shrimp tip.

They call me shrimp because I was smaller than Charlamagne. No, cut it. They call him shrimp because he was small. He said it. No, I did not. All right. Let's get to the phone lines. Salute to Gia for loving you in spite of.

Yo, shut up. Hello, who's this? Jeffrey. Hey, Jeffrey. Yeah, I want to say I have a big package, right? But your boyfriend has a small package? No, no, no. Charlamagne said, what's your IG?

Let him talk. I just mess with women. But what I'm saying is, what if I have a big package and my leg gets cut off in a car accident? Does she stay with me then? You mean if your penis gets cut off in a car accident? No, my leg. What's your leg got to do with your penis?

That's what I'm saying. So she's saying she's measuring me by the length of my penis, but my legs get cut off in the car accident. What? Is she going to cheat on me? I think, no, probably not, because then we can really maneuver you to get in different positions. I'm going to be honest with you.

You probably got a big package because God didn't give you much brains. You sound crazy. Thank you for calling, sir. You can have fun in a wheelchair. Goodness gracious. Hello, who's this? Yo, this is Terrence Vesto from Miami. Why are all these guys calling? What's up, Terrence?

Because you're talking about your penis size. Hey, yo, but it's not about my penis size. It's about communicating, man. So if she's not happy with the penis size, then you have to communicate that. I can hear it in your voice. You got a small penis, bro.

It's okay. Envy the penis whisperer. I agree with you, King, because the truth is, if I got a small penis and we get married and then you cheat on me, I'm going to divorce you. So you're going to lose, you know, the rest of the good man that I am. So don't even put me in that position.

Okay. All right, 800-585-1051. We got this topic from the City Girls. They were saying if they dated a man with a small penis, they would probably cheat. So we're asking, what would you do? It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you just join us, we're talking about an interview that City Girls did with Respectfully Justin. And they talked about if their man had a small pack. Well, let's listen. And you finally realize he isn't packing the way you thought he was.

He love you. He a good nigga. He really you thought he was. He love you here, good. He really with you. He blow in the bag. He do all that. Listen, he just got the shrimp, that. Broke in the back, good, loyal. just not where it need to be sexually. It's the first day?

No. Just period. Y'all been vibing. He treating you like a queen. Spoiling. He might have put you on them jets you talk about. And you find out he had the shrimp at the end. I'm a cheat.

I'm a cheat. I'm a cheat. But you're going to lock in with him but still just cheat on him because he ain't doing anything. Yeah, from time to time. 800-585-1051. If the person you were dating had a small package, what would you do? Now, this triggers Charlamagne.

He was stumbling and fumbling. It did not trigger me. My penis is 7 inches, 3-4-8 when it's warm out. So that means I'm about to be packing that 8 inches in about another month. About another month when it's consistently hot. I'm so solid out here. Oh, my goodness. Let's go to the phone lines.

Hello, who's this? Hey, this is Treece. Hey, Treece. Good morning. Hey, how are you guys doing? Good morning, good morning. Good morning, Treece. What up?

So what's your thoughts on this? Have you ever been with somebody with a small penis? Okay, listen, guys. I'm actually from PA, but I live right now in Dillon, South Carolina. Dillon. And the penis dropped one of Kool's bombs for 843. That's right. Period.

The penis down here, huge. To the point where it's a game changer. That's right. Period. The penis down here, huge. To the point where it's the same thing. That's right, baby! 8-4-3! Let's talk about it! I can't talk about it! That's why Charlamagne wants to go back so bad. That's why, no.

Because I got a nice, organic, homegrown penis. Let's talk about it. Continue. Continue. I gotta get home. Listen, I believe, honestly, I kind of believe it's where, where you're at in your age, where you're at in your life. Um, I'm in my mid thirties right now and I probably will cheat. I probably would cheat my friend and my best friend.

She's from PA and she tries to get me out of the situation. Like you need to find love. You're going to be 40 soon, you know, things like that. But this South Carolina, the situation. Like, you need to find love. You're going to be 40 soon. You know, things like that. But this South Carolina, the South Carolina cucumber, it's like the best out the garden. You hear her? You see us out here? You see it?

Okay. Well, thank you, Mama. Thank you, Treece. I just want everybody to know that Charlamagne, the guy, will be in South Carolina looking for you guys Friday, May 7th. He's going to be out there for South Carolina University campus. He's going to be South Carolina State. But when he's finished doing his commencement,

he's looking for you. No, first of all, I don't have to look for nobody. I am South Carolina. If you think you're talking with sound like me, you heard her. Don't get jealous. You ain't never heard nobody call up and say, dudes in Queens got the biggest packages. South Carolina, we out here. You think 843 is an area code?

No. That's our inches. What? Take that clip. Dudes in Queens have the biggest packages. Yeah, that's right. This guy's going to South Carolina. He's looking for all you guys.

All right, let's go to another caller. Hello, who's this? Hi. This is Crystal. Hey, Crystal, where you calling from? From Houston, Texas. All right. Everything is big in Texas.

Hell yeah, including my p***y. Ow. Okay. Why? All right. Geesh. All right. So what would you do if you started dating a guy and he had a small package, mama?

I wouldn't immediately cheat on him because me being a full-size woman, I used to be that girl. It got to be big or it ain't going to work. But I met this guy that actually had a really small package, but their stroke was for real. Okay. You can have a stroke with a small package? Yeah.

You just can't pull back too far. It shocked me too. Believe it or not, Charlamagne, you can.'t pull back too far. Really? That's right. The worst is if they try to, like, move too far back, it slides out. I'm not going to lie. If I had a small penis, I would, like, probably, like, rub, like, a shirt on it.

So, like, when I stick it in, it'll be, like, some static energy. So, at least she jumped once. These are things you thought of before. These are things you did before. Like nobody would think about that. If her throat is good and her mouth is on point, she probably could work

something out. I didn't know you could have a stroke with a small penis. You learn something new every day. All right, well, thank you. What's the moral of the story, guys? The moral of the story is Brothers in South Carolina

is packing. You heard Treesh. Drop one of Clues Bums for Treesh out here in these streets. All right? I'm thank you. What's the moral of the story, guys? The moral of the story is Brothers in South Carolina is packing. You heard Treesh. Drop one of Clues Bums for Treesh out here in these streets. All right? I've been just trying to be humble on the radio all these years, but whatever. Now it makes sense. Treesh let the cat out the bag.

Okay? Just know that Charlemagne told me he's building a house in South Carolina. He's building businesses. He's moving back. And he's doing a commencement next week. Why do y'all keep saying I'm moving back? I never left. No, obviously you know, because now we know why you never left.

And, yes, I am doing the commencement. I'm doing the commencement speech at South Carolina State University next Friday, May 7th, which is big because that's my mother's alma mater. And, you know, it's also Mother's Day weekend. So, you know, God is the best divine planner. What's that mascot? South Carolina State University. The Bulldogs, baby.

Are those the Gamecocks? No, that's South Carolina Gamecocks. That's where my wife graduated from. Go Cocks. Okay? So whenever you think about go Cocks, think about the big penis men in South Carolina. Treece put you on, Drom. Okay.

Okay? This is getting weird. All right. All right. All right. All right. Yeah, well, you got rumors on the way? Yeah, let's talk about Shaq on the All the Smoke podcast.

Another big one. What? What? What? You want to share something with us? I am so sorry, Shaq. I know that you have nothing to do with this conversation. Sorry, bro.

I don't know why he just screamed that out while we were talking about penises. Goodness gracious. But we'll be back with that on the rumor report. Goodness gracious. The Breakfast Club, good morning. The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired?

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What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Bullets. We need help!

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Listen up. It's just in. All the gossip. Gossip. The Rumor Report. Gossip. Gossip. With Angela.

Angela Yee. It's the Rumor Report. The Breakfast Club. All right, now Sierra and Russell Wilson have surprised some students in Seattle. They donated more than $35,000 so that each student can start with $40 in their own personal savings account. And that's for middle school students. I think that's really dope because they've done all these studies, right, that show that when kids have bank accounts at an early age,

it means that they'll end up being better with money as they get older. I love it. Drop on the bombs for Russell Wilson and Sierra. Love it. That is dope. It's financial literacy month. And Russell Wilson said financial literacy and building wealth is so important. Sierra and I really wanted to talk to you all because we didn't come from much and we had big visions and we had big goals and big dreams.

So amazing. All right. Now let's talk about the 2021 Billboard Music Award nominees. And guess who is leading all the finalists in these awards? That would be The Weeknd. So he's a finalist in 16 different categories, followed by DaBaby. He has 11 nominations. And yeah. That's why artists should never care about any award shows validation. Salute to the Weeknd. Remember the Grammy snubbed the Weeknd? That's what I was gonna

say, yeah. But we all thought that was crazy because we know that the Weeknd should have gotten a bunch of awards, but look at Billboard. They got it right. So you shouldn't put stock in any of that stuff. Just create, man. That's it. Alright, so what's the top rap album, okay? If you have to choose. The Baby,

Blame It On Baby, Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die, Lil Baby, My Turn, Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal, Take, and Pop Smoke, Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon. I think Pop Smoke. Lil Baby, My Turn. I think Pop Smoke. You're a New York bias, and you're just being ridiculous. Lil Baby, My Turn.

I mean, if you look at it, how many records Pop Smoke had on the charts this year with all the records that he did? He had about at least five or six number one records. Four or five number one records. He didn't have no five or six number ones. I said four or five number one records, I should say. He didn't have four or five.

He had the one with the baby and little baby, I believe. Lil Baby was on that. The one with 50 Cent. That wasn't number one. Yes, that was. Woo Woo was the number one record. No, I didn't know it was number one. And there was another one, the girl record, the number one record No I didn't know it was number one And there was another one

The girl record I think with TJ I don't know But I'm still going Lil Baby My Turn Lil Baby My Turn Was incredible Lil Baby's My Turn

Was 2020's most We shall see Listen You know My Turn Was 2020's most popular album Of any musical genre Period Over Taylor Swift

And everybody Sold more Everybody But forget that The record was just better I'm going Lil Baby My Turn musical genre. Period. Moe with Taylor Swift and everybody. Sold more. Everybody. But forget that. The record was just better. I'm going Lil Baby My Turn. Did you listen to Pop Smoke Album? Yes! Of course I listened to Pop Smoke Album. You think Pop Smoke Album was better than Lil Baby My Turn?

This is all subjective for you all. You guys have different opinions, so it's fine. They all got nominated, so they're all worthy of winning. It's all a matter of opinion, too, by the way. All right, now let's talk about Shaq. He was on the All the Smoke podcast, and amongst the things that he spoke about was joining the Miami Heat

with Dwayne Wade. Here's what he said. So when I got to D. Wade, I was like, I know you heard all the stories. It's your team. What I should have did in L.A., now that I'm thinking about it. So we ain't gonna have any problem. You the man, you the CEO, I'll be the consultant. I didn't even know who he was.

So while we're in the playoffs, I'm watching him go at Baron Davis. I'm like, who is this? So then when the Lakers talk about playing with me, I say, I know where I want to go. Yeah, so I want to go play with him. So as soon as we got there the first day, I said, look, man, you heard this, you heard that. Me and you ain't going to have no problem. You the man. Now, he also talked about learning about Kobe passing. And here's what Shaq had to you heard that. Me and you ain't gonna have no problem. You the man. Now, he also talked about learning about Kobe passing.

And here's what Shaq had to say about that. One day I'm downstairs working out with my youngest son, Shakir. And one of my other son comes in the gym and he's crying. So I'm like, my mom okay? Your mom okay? My kids okay? And then I see the Kobe thing. So now I'm like, it gotta be a hoax.

And then the calls just kept coming in. And then you go watch TV. It just hit. It put me in a, I should've mode. I should've spent more time with my sister. I should've reached out to a young fella. I should've just called to just check on him. And you know, things like that you can never get back.

Listen, I love the All the Smoke podcast. I'm not being biased because they're on the Black Effect iHeartRadio podcast network I loved them before they get some great conversations out of people and it's interesting that he said he wished he would have said that to Kobe as far as like this is your team this is your CEO like I wonder what made him

I wonder what made him get to Miami and realize he had to check his ego like I wonder why he felt to do that to Dwayne Wade but not not Kobe at the time that's what I want to know. All right. Well, if you listen to the full episode, you can also hear him talk about his top five rappers, top five basketball players, and top five dinner guests.

I'm Angela Yee, and that is your Rumor Report. All right. Thank you, Miss Yee. Also, I want to say Pop Smoke has the longest running number one on top R&B and hip hop albums chart since 1990. Bro, Lil Baby had the most popular album of 2020 of any musical genre. You know how big that is in a year when Taylor Swift came out? He has the longest running number one since 1990.

1990. The longest number one on R&B. And you guys, one last thing before we get out of this. Shout out to DJ Khaled. As promised, his new album is out. Oh, my God. And make sure you check out that new video for his single, Sorry Not Sorry, featuring Nas, James, and Jay-Z.

And I don't know who's right or wrong, but Billboard says Pop Smoke has zero number one hits and one top ten hit. Billboard.com says Pop Smoke. See, I don't know. But I love both their albums, and I'll be happy if either one of those guys wins. So shout out to Pop. Well, rest in peace, Pop Smoker.

Shout out to Lil Baby. All right, well, let's get into the mix. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Now, in case you missed it, last night Mountain Dew announced the winners of the Real Change Opportunity Fun Pitch Competition. Now, it's a competition designed to give a platform to up-and-coming Black entrepreneurs in an effort to discover, challenge, and uplift this next generation of Black innovators. Now Mountain Dew believes entrepreneurs are the keys to building up Black-owned businesses and shrinking the historic wealth gap. Mountain Dew partnered with HBCUs across the country to create the Real Change

Opportunity Fund Pitch Competition, focused on providing resources, programming, and funding for Black entrepreneurs. Now, I had the pleasure of serving on the panel and hearing these pitches, so I'm excited to introduce Jeff, Josh, and Femi, who were announced as the grand prize winners last night with their business, Event Noir. So congratulations, fellas. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I'm happy for you guys. I was, um, I really loved your pitch and I believe in your product.

Jeff, why, why event noir? Man, you know, we've been doing events for over 15 years. Josh was doing Howard's homecoming. I was in Chicago.

He was a law school at DC and we saw there was over a $50 billion market, the event ticketing industry. Now with us doing events, we also realized we didn't own anything in that value chain, from the clubs to the brands that we were helping make millions of dollars. And so one year we hosted over 75 events and we paid a popular event ticketing platform

over $50,000 that they collected in ticket fees. And we didn't know where that money went. We didn't get any support from them. And so we just knew it was a better way and that we had to launch a ticketing platform that gave back to our community and kept those dollars within our community. So we're very big on and intentional

on doing business with Black vendors, Black brands. And we decided to hire an engineer and build a VinWare from scratch. So since then, we've partnered with over 800 event partners and organizations, such as Black Alumni Ball, Jack and Jill, Vibrite Lifestyle Brand, and all individuals who were able to recycle ticket fees back to and keep that money within the community. So that was really important to us. Now, Josh, how did you experience it? How would it shape you into the man that you are today? And what does HBCU mean to entrepreneurs and people like yourself? Well, I mean, for one, it just reconfirmed that, you know, black people, we're not a monolith.

For me, you know, my time at Howard, it was probably the most diverse experience that I've ever been in. Coming from Chicago, especially the South Side, we don't really see all the positive images that we would like to, especially in the media and even in the street. So just being at Howard, it was just black excellence at every level. I mean, I was at Howard when Chadwick was there. I got to interact with Diddy.

I mean, Thurgood Marshall went to Howard. I mean, I'm sure you know from your time at Hampton. But ultimately, it was just a huge, huge confidence boost for me. And it also proved that we do have the talent, despite what Wall Street may think. You know, we read the headlines and we see that CEOs are saying, well, we want to hire Black folks, but where's the Black talent? So ultimately, it taught me to give back, but also to never settle. And, you know, that excellence, the leadership, the service, you know, those are the core values that I learned at Howard.

All right. Now, Femi, what do you think about Event Noir that made it stand out from hundreds of submissions? I mean, you guys went against some great companies, but your companies, you know, tested the time. So what do you think the reason was? I think the unique advantage that Event Noir has is that we're able to generate revenue via ticket fees and repurpose a portion of those ticket fees and invest directly into the Black community, whether it's supporting Black organizations, Black nonprofits, Black entrepreneurs, and Black causes. So EventNOR is not just a ticketing platform or a tech platform, it's a means for us to build up our communities and support our communities and organizations.

Now, let me ask you, what did this competition mean for you guys and how was the process? Man, so it was over 200 startups that, black startups that were part of this competition. So we got a chance to hear from some amazing startups and it just confirmed for us just the power and talent and influence within our community.

So we had multiple pitch rounds. We had a chance to pitch in front of yourself, Lala Anthony, Morgan from Blavity, and others who really challenged us, asked us hard-hitting questions, but also kind of let us know that we had a sustainable idea. You know, we had traction, and we have an idea and company that can really have an impact on the Black community. So you may or may not know, but, you know, the Black dollar stays within the Black community for about six hours compared to 28 days with some communities. So we know that if we're able to just help contribute

by keeping that dialogue within the community for a couple more hours, a couple more days, we have a solution that's going to have some great impact. So we want to thank Mountain Dew Real Change Opportunity Fund for the opportunity. We know with us being around for five years that this is a marathon. We've talked to a lot of investors,

and Black founders tend to be over-advised and underfunded. And for us to have opportunity to be able to get resources to build on our technology is amazing. So it is confirmed for us, our mission, which is to recycle a million dollars back into organizations annually within our community. Now that you guys have won, you guys got some money, some bread, some green. Now what's next? Where does Event Noir go from here? I think one of our next steps will be to scale nationally.

The plan forward immediately is to build partnerships and go on a city-to-city tour with hosting a couple different event organizers and building brand partnerships and also scaling internationally. We have plans to expand to Africa and other Black communities in diaspora. And in addition to that, we are building on our third iteration of the platform to kind of accommodate the influx of new event organizers that we're going to be having on our platform? Definitely, definitely. So what we're seeing is as the vaccines are rolling out, cities are opening up, there's going to be an influx of

events. And we just want to be prepared to be the premier central marketplace for Black events. So a lot of exciting things going on. We're speaking to a number of investors, launching our seed round. We're excited about building new partnerships. So we'll be going to city to city, celebrating and engaging with curators, creators, and organizations.

So please get in tune. Follow us at EventNoirHQ on Instagram. And for partnerships, please email us at info.eventnoir.com. But super excited and super thankful. Well, Jeff, Josh, and Femi, I want to say congratulations and thank you. I love your product. I love Eventnoir.com, but super excited and super thankful. Well, Jeff, Josh, and Femi, I want to say congratulations and thank you. I love your product. I love Event Noir. I think

it's going to go pretty far. I love the fact that not only, you know, will it put some money in your pockets and allow you to employ some people, but it also is giving back to the community. And that's what we need. So I just want to say thank you and congratulations. And I look forward to seeing y'all in the future. Absolutely thank you. Well shout out to Mountain Dew and we appreciate what you've done Mountain Dew and I can't wait to do this next year with some more black entrepreneurs. Now shout out to everybody again that's going to be stopping by my seminar in Jersey. To learn more about Mountain Dew's commitment to real change for the black community. Now, you out in Detroit, right?

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We've Got Answers on Audible this weekend. It's an audio book I put out a couple weeks ago. It's free if you have an Audible membership, and I think that you will absolutely learn something if you check that out. So make sure you do that. And the positive note is coming from Salute to Mo. Mo posted, once you realize the power of your tongue you won't say just anything when you realize the power of your thoughts you won't entertain just anything

and once you realize the power of your presence you won't be just anywhere what up y'all it's dj envy and we're back and we're kicking it with mountain dew and we're talking about their real change opportunity fund Fund. Now, the Real Change Opportunity Fund is uplifting Black entrepreneurs. And here we have our second place winner, Candice Blacknall. Did I say your name right? Yes. Well, congratulations. You created a business called GABA. Yes. Now, you're from Morehouse School of Medicine. So explain to us what GABA is. Yeah, absolutely. So GABA is a career development platform and community that helps match students that are

aspiring to health careers, to study tools, and mentors, tutors, and coaches. The idea is to combat the physician shortage by increasing the pool of diverse candidates that are ready to matriculate successfully. Now, what was your inspiration for GABA? You must have been studying and been like, I need help. Somebody please help me. What was your inspiration for it? That's actually exactly it. So I'm a first generation medical student and I had to navigate that whole process myself. And I noticed through my own experience and figuring out solutions to my own problem that I wasn't the only one. I looked around and there were mostly minorities,

women, non-traditional students that were having the same challenge. And I thought that was unfortunate that we're missing out on all of this talent that could potentially be going into our health systems and having an impact. And all we need is a better support mechanism. And so we decided to create GABA. Now, how difficult is it to get into the health care, I guess, business or how difficult it is with testing? Because we don't necessarily think about it unless you're actually in that field. So how difficult is it? Extremely. So the statistic now is that anywhere between 52 and 67 percent of students that start off coming from high school ready to go into these pipeline programs actually don't make it.

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1% of students make it into medical school, but that's not accounting for the difference of students that don't make it into nursing programs, PA programs, and all of that. So it's extremely competitive. And if you have maybe a diverse background where you're already at a disadvantage, it's even harder to make those connections and get access to the tools that will help you be successful. Now with your business, your business stood out, I mean, compared to hundreds of submissions. Why do you think your business stood out between, I mean, so many different people? And yours was one of the ones that people said, no, I like this. I think this can work. I think this can change our community, which is what we wanted to do. Yeah, I think it's very easy to relate to wanting and needing connections to get to that next level.

Everyone has that experience, whether you're in medical school or aspiring to a medical career or not. So the story of the company is very relatable. And I think that we already are talking about how the educational system is not really well equipped to support our diverse candidates. And there is a lot of movements to really change that. And GABA fits in very perfectly with that change in the sense that we're really creating an ecosystem of support and empowerment for our learners, which is going to help them be successful over the long term. So I think the

story is something people resonate with. And certainly the impact that we could have is definitely something everyone looks forward to. Now, what made you jump into this competition? What said, you know what, this is something for me? Yeah, one, it's the Real Change Opportunity Fund. And so who's, what better way to change anything than through education, through empowering our young learners?

So the messaging and the mission of the competition really resonated with me. And then of course, as an underrepresented founder, a female founder, it is tough to find capital for your business. So having an opportunity to compete, to share GABA with a larger audience and potentially win capital, that'll help us get to those next milestones. That was an amazing opportunity that I just couldn't pass up. So now that you wanted to win this and you're getting this money, what's next? What are you thinking about? What are you going to do with the money?

What are you thinking? We are already doing the planning. So we just hired a new developer and a new designer. We are doing quite a bit of new design improvements based on what our customers and our users have told us. We're working to build those recruitment dashboards that our institutional partners are really excited about getting.

And so we're already in the works and doing those development hours and doing that marketing that'll take us to the next level. Well, Candice, congratulations. I wish you all success with GABA. And I can't wait to tell the world about it because the world needs to know about this

because if I had anything like this when I was in business management school and marketing when I was in college, it would have helped me out a lot. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. Glad to be here.

Now, if you want more information about anybody that we speak to, you can hit up the website, www.mountaindoo.com slash world to learn more about Mountain Dew's commitment to real change for the Black community. And Candace, thank you again. Thank you. Had enough of this country?

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

Oh my god. What is that? Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman,

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