The Breakfast Club - Lets Keep Building (HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge)

Episode Date: February 3, 2022

Today on the show we had Housing and Urban Development secretary Marcia Fudge stop by, who spoke on "Build Back Better", racial bias, homelessness and more. Also, Charalamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to the people fighting in the Golden Coral in PA, and if you listen carefully you can hear a mans pain when all he wanted was some steak from the restaurant. Next, Angela helped some listeners out during "Ask Yee". Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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i'm getting the world's most dangerous morning show people's choice i'm a sweetheart but i'll catch it charlamagne the god i can't believe you guys are the best collectively known as breakfast club bitches To the basket. Collectively known as Breakfast Club, bitches. Good morning, USA. All right. Well, I'm here by myself for a second. Good morning, Angela Yee. Good morning, DJ Envy.

Charlamagne Tha God. Peace to the planet. No, it's not Wednesday. It's Thursday. Yes, it's Thursday Wednesday. It's Thursday! Yes, it's Thursday. Angelia is broadcasting from the crib, so we're having some technical difficulties with her. Charlemagne, he believes the show starts at 6.02, so he'll be here in about 60 seconds. Good morning, everybody!

How you guys feeling? Yee, can you hear me? No, she can't hear me. All right, well, yes, it's Thursday. And let me shout out to all the roller skaters out there. So Tuesday, of course, was my wife's birthday, but I wanted to do a surprise. So I couldn't do it on her birthday. So we did it on 2-2-22, which was last night. We had a roller skating party. I invited her closest friends and family and, you know, just our circle.

And it was pretty dope. So because of COVID, you could only have a small amount of people. Hey, here's Charlamagne. You could only have a small amount of people. So we had about, I would say about maybe 75 to 100 people last night at the roller skating rink. We had a surprise for my wife. And when I say I am beat up and sore, I haven't roller skated like that in at least since I was a kid. And, man, when I say I am sore, I feel like I fought Mike Tyson.

How the hell do you know what it feels like to fight Mike Tyson? This is what it would feel like. This is what it would feel like, the way I feel right now. I mean, every part of my body is sore. But I had such an amazing time. It was an 80s and 90s theme. Shout out to DJ Louis V. He DJ'd last night.

And we just had a great time. Just family, friends, just roller skating. So it was pretty dope. She had a good time. We had like a little 80s 90s tables where we had quarter water. We had nerds. We had ring pops, blow pops. We had all the candies from that era. You name it, we had that type of candy.

You should have bought some for us, god damn it. I actually have a lot. Why you ain't bring nothing for us? You on a diet. I am on a diet. We had an amazing time. Y'all started the show on time? Yes, man.

The show starts at 6, not 6. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. I told everybody I said the show would be in 60 seconds. The show starts at 6, so two. And I was right. But yeah, but shout out to everybody that came out last night. Had a great time. And the roller rink is called Branch Roller Rink. It's in

Newark. And when I say it's probably one of the best roller skating rinks I've been to in the last I don't even know how long. I mean, the roller skating rink is top level. There are people in Florence, South Carolina where Newark is. What is Newark? They know Newark, New Jersey. I don't know that. They know Newark, New Jersey. We may not. Yeah, but it was

in Newark, New Jersey. and it was such an amazing time. So shout out to everybody that came out. I had a great time. Shout out to Newark, New Jersey for allowing us to have it in the center. It was just a great time. Happy birthday to my baby boo. And listen, man, today we have a great show for you today. We have the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Miss Marsha Fudge, will be joining us this morning.

Marsha Fudge will be joining us this morning. Marsha Fudge. We're going to be talking about housing and urban development, where people live, and making sure that the standards are better and making sure that we can invest in our own community, invest in our own areas. And we're going to talk about all that stuff. A lot of housing discrepancy out here and a lot of big fish keeping all the little fish out.

Correct. A lot of these big corporations buying up all the properties, man, and pushing out, you know, people who can't afford them. So we're going to discuss all of that. Yes, we are. So we'll get into that in a little bit in front page news. Yee, you there? All right, she's still not there.

We'll figure it out when we come back. It's the Breakfast Club. No, we won't. Yes, we will. We got to figure it out. All right, we're going to see how this goes. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We gotta figure it out. Alright, we're gonna see how this goes. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy

Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Good morning! Let's get in some front page news. Too much going on. I know that much. Now, Yee's having technical difficulties. So, um, usually she does front page news. So, they just put it in front of my face. Let's figure this out.

Alright. Former Dolphins coach Brian Flores. Oh, man. He was talking to everybody yesterday, and he speaks out against the NFL. And these are some of the things that he said. I don't want to put words in your mouth. You were working too hard. You were doing too much in the effort to win.

He was trying to get you to do a little bit less and said, I'll give you $100,000 for every game you lose. Exactly that. That's just not in my DNA. That was never going to happen um i didn't come here like i'm always going to try to win that's just that's that's who i am and i owe that to the players in the locker room but also the support staff that's that's in the building and i felt like we were building that type of culture i would never do that to them you know

and if and at the end of the day i think it it was the reason why I'm no longer there. That's him talking about the fact that he's alleging that the owner of the Dolphins tried to pay him to throw games? Yes. Now he also talks about the Broncos interview, right? You state that in an interview that you had with them, that John Elway and another Broncos official showed up an hour late, looked disheveled. It was obvious to you they had been drinking heavily the night before the interview. You say it became clear they only were interviewing you to fulfill the provisions of the Rooney Rule. What specifically can you remember about that interview?

So I've had nine interviews with NFL clubs. There's been one interview where anyone was late. They'd been out the night before. I think that's the reason why um but you know i i certainly did not feel um like i was taken seriously and that i was just there as a as a ruling rule now flip that right imagine if he came in disheveled after a night of you know a drinking or whatever it was how would the people who were interviewing him look at him so you have to understand how he feels being interviewed. You know what I mean?

The interviewer has to respect the interview as much as the interviewee, I would think. Yeah, and also he talks about if he can be in the league again, if you think he'll actually be coaching in the league again. I'm for anyone whose goal is to create change. And I back that. I understand the risks, and I want to coach coach i'm gifted to coach i love coaching i'm passionate about it and i'm hopeful that i will coach again yeah psychologically this has to be the worst because you know we all can

see the racial bias that exists within the nfl coaching rings i mean it's right there right it's right there we all can see it it's one's one black coach in the league right now, but you have to prove it. And how do you prove it? Even though we can all see the racial bias, it's right there, but how do you prove it in a court of law? They can tell you it's all these other things, which is like a

weird form of gaslighting, right? Oh, man. And I hate to see black people fight to be in spaces we are merely tolerated in. That's the other thing that just grinds my gears. Grinds your gears? Grinds my gears. All right.

Well, we'll get more into that next hour. That's your front page news. There's too much going on, man. You there yet? No, she's still not there. I don't think he's on. Is he at work today? Yeah, he is.

We spoke to him for a second. Oh, okay. All right. Get it off your chest. I don't think he's on. Is he at work today? Yeah, he is. We spoke to him for a second. Oh, okay. All right. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Why does our engineer have on an EMS shirt? Jeff, why do you have on an EMS shirt? Are you double?

I know iHeart makes it so people do double duties, but damn. Yes. Just in case. Somebody got to give your mouth to mouth. All right. You're giving him mouth to mouth. You're giving him mouth to mouth. iHeart makes us do a lot of different jobs, but Jesus Christ. Engineer and EMS. Drop one of the clues bombs for Jeff, man. All right. He's giving him mouth to mouth. He's giving him mouth to mouth. Our heart makes us do a lot of different

jobs, but Jesus Christ. Engineer Andy and Matt's dropping a cruise bomb for Jeff, man. All purpose. All purpose. All right.

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.

I'm darling. I'm darling. Hey, what you doing, man? I'm darling. I'm calling Hey, what you doing, man? I'm darling, I'm calling you This is your time to get it off your chest Whether you're mad or blessed 800-585-1051 We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club

Hello, who's this? Yeah, it's Anonymous, man Anonymous, what up? Get it off your chest Uh, yes, man, I had this ex, man We was together like four years, five years, man. We ended up breaking up. She ended up jumping out the car on me, man. And he took a roll.

And right now, I'm fighting it in court. She ended up moving to California for me. Everything happened in Memphis, Tennessee, you know. But she ended up moving to California on me. And right now, I'm fighting the case. And I'm facing 20 years probation. At least that was the first pre-bargain or whatever. What's the case?

They saying you threw her out the car? Yeah. Allegedly, they saying that I pushed her out and hit her. Wow. Is that what she's alleging? You're saying they. Is that what she's alleging? No, that's what the police officer.

She never gave a statement. She never said anything. She just up and ran to California trying to run from it. She even wrote a letter back to the district attorney, prosecutor, and everything else. I don't know what to do, Sean, man. That's wild. How can they just put that on you like that, brother?

Thank you, bro. I mean, I'm in a small town. I mean, I'm in the south, you know, and it's a real secluded area. And then on top of that, you know, Big Klaus, she's pregnant. Wow. From you? Yeah, because, you know, I end up moving. Like, she moved in July.

She moved July the 6th. I moved July the 11th. She moved to Cali. I moved to Vegas. From there. We've been off and on since then, you know. Like, August, October, November, December. It is, you know, even last month.

You know, we still have potential sex or whatever. Yeah, I don't see how that can hold up in court. If she's saying you didn't hit her, if she's saying you didn't throw out the car, and y'all still have a relationship, and she's pregnant now, I don't see how that would hold up in court. I know in some places,

the court could actually, the city could press the charges. And it seems that's what happened there. And that's what's happening now. But how can they, I'm trying to figure out how could they press charges? Like, what evidence do they have to press charges?

Especially on domestic cases like that, they feel like maybe the woman or the man doesn't want to press charges because they are in a relationship, so they press charges, and then he has to go to court. Well, good luck, brother. I hope you're telling us the whole story. He has to go to court and prove it, man. I can't wish you good luck or anything because I don't know the whole story. Hello, who's this? Just praying for the best for both parties.

Is this a thing? Hey, good morning. Get it off your chest. Peace and blessings. First of all, what really grinds my gears is when my students do not turn in their assignments on time. I tell them all the time we have a date for a reason. If I don't pay my water bill online, they're cutting my water off. And then we get to progress report and report part-time and they ask us,

what can I do to bring my grade up? This is the work that I gave them in the first place. Well, what assignment was it? What assignment was it? I worked for a long-term, in a long-term position at my middle school that I actually went to. So I'm in a math class right now, and it's math assignments. Mind you, I go through all of the problems step by step.

Some of them don't even copy them down. So it's like, why am I wasting my time? I totally can see why that grinds your gears. I love it. Now, let's be honest. When you were in school, did you do all your assignments on time? I mean, even if I didn't, I copied from one of my friends and made sure I turned it in.

No, I'm with you. I mean, you're saying that they're not even doing, they're not even turning the work in, period. Yes, Charlamagne. I went to Stratford. Hey, me too. Yes. Oh, well, now we understand why.

Anytime in the main hallway, I didn't have my homework. I copied from one of my friends who actually did their work. You have to be connected. Yeah, my mom taught at Stratford. When I got kicked out of Berkeley High School, they let me go to Strafford High School. And then I ended up getting arrested out of Scrafford High School. All right.

I lived a life. Good morning. I lived a life. High school was a rough time for me. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. 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. So if you've got something on your mind, let it out. Hello, who's this? Good morning,

I'm Lee. No, you're not there. I'm thinking about it. Can you take the phone out of your mouth, please, sir? Can you take the phone out of your mouth? Wow. I can't hear you. We can't hear you. You sound muffled, sir. Yes.

Thank you, sir. Yes. All right. First off, DJ, I want to tell your wife happy birthday. Thank you, sir. My birthday is actually today. Oh, happy birthday. Happy born day, brother. Thank you, man. Thank you. And, you know, I just want to tell everybody, you know, have a good day, bro.

It's good to be able to wake up another year, you know? You damn right. Tell everybody have a good day, be positive, and keep that energy up. Just get through the day. Appreciate you, Abundant. Take a deep breath for everybody who can't, brother. Hello, who's this? What's up, Abbie? What up, Trav?

Yee, what's up, boo? Hi, Trav. She can't hear you. She's not connected yet. Oh, she's not connected yet? What's up, Char? Peace, King. How are you?

I'm doing good. I'm doing good. I want to talk about two things real quick. One, Bullying the Beast live show is this Saturday. I want to make sure everybody come out and support that. Come see my girls, L'Oreal and Wax. Well, Wax is not my girl, but come see Wax.

Wax can be your girl if you want him to be. Whoa. Don't play with Wax like that, Char. And I want to talk about, so I've been maturing over the last year, right? And I'm finally ready to forgive somebody for what they did to me. And I feel like, oh, Nika, I'm finally ready for you to apologize to me, Nicki Minaj.

Oh, shut up. No, I'm finally ready for her to apologize to me for how she blocked me for no reason on Instagram. And I used to support her heavily. I'm sure Nicki had a reason. Yeah, I'm sure too. No, she didn't. I mean, I didn't really do nothing that terrible.

You said something slick out your mouth, I'm sure. I used to be a supporter of her. So, Nikki, I'm ready. No, no, but what did you say, Trav? What did you say or tweet or do that made her block you? Be honest. Listen, I have grown. No, tell me what you did.

I don't even want to bring it up because, you know, listen, she was going through some things around that time. What does your Uncle Sharla always tell you, man? You cannot tell people how to react to you. We have this thing in our mind that we say something, and because we don't think it's malicious or we don't think it's offensive, we think the other person shouldn't receive it that way. But we can't tell people how to receive something.

So whatever you said and she blocked you, she probably had every right to block you. Sir, when I'm out here telling her I'm ready for her to apologize to me, my shit is... Bye. Goodbye. And you know what? Also, let me shout out to Skate Fanatics out in Cali, Los Angeles. They're a black-owned skate company that actually builds, designs, and puts together skates.

And when I hit them up and said I was doing a party, they sent the skates that I needed, like, in two days. So if you have any skates, you're thinking about getting your kids into roller skating or rollerblading, check out Skate Fanatics. Black-owned company, minority-owned company that gets busy with the skates. So I want to thank you. Thanks to those brothers out in California, yes indeed alright, get it off your chest 800-585-1051 now we got rumors on the way, Yee Yee's not here, I thought maybe she was connected

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What's going on? Rumor Report. Rumor Report. This is The Rumor Report. Talk to them. With Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Well, four men were charged yesterday with federal charges in the overdose death of Michael K. Williams. So, of course, we heard the awful story about the fentanyl-laced heroin that led to his overdose back in September. Federal prosecutors said that they sold the cocaine laced with fentanyl in plain view and stashed them behind garbage cans. So these men are Irving Cartagena, Hector Robles, Luis Cruz, and Carlos Machi. They're each charged with narcotics conspiracy for distributing that fentanyl laced heroin.

How do they always find the fentanyl dealers? Is there microchips in the fentanyl or something like tracking devices? Like how are they always able to track down the fentanyl laced heroin. How do they always find the fentanyl dealers? Is there microchips in the fentanyl or something? Like tracking devices? Like how are they always able to track down the fentanyl dealers? I'm sure somebody snitches. And when somebody dies,

I guess they really go hard to look. And then one of them had like, because you don't want other people to die from that too. Yeah, I know.

I just want to know how. Like how do they track down the fentanyl dealers? Like especially when it's just, you know, street level guys selling hand to hand like that's what it seems like yeah but i'm sure if you're a dealer i'm sure you probably use the same person over and over again right you don't go you check phone records yeah and somebody hooked you up with that person absolutely now they said according to this federal complaint one of them cartagena had sold drugs to undercover informants for months prior to Michael K.

Williams death. So they sold and the three other defendants were also known by their street names and other names, according to the Fed. So they have been being watched for some time. Yeah, but it just seems they would sell it for months to other people. You know, I mean, it's like, well, when do you go in to arrest them if they selling it? You know what I mean? And it's late and they know it's late. So why wouldn't they arrest them? You know, they're killing people. Yeah. Right? You know what I mean? And it's laced and they know it's laced. Why wouldn't they arrest them immediately? You know they're killing people. Yeah, right. You know what I mean? What are they waiting for?

I guess they're building a case. And they continued to sell these residential buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan even after finding out that their stash allegedly killed Michael K. Williams. You sound like you cooking crack right now. It's popping. It's definitely popping. Sorry. Listen, we've had some connection issues this morning.

It's okay? Yep, go ahead. All right. Now, Issa Rae is offering her L.A. home on Airbnb for $56 a day for Valentine's Day weekend. That'll be a nice little present. She's teaming up at Airbnb to do that. Now, bookings will open February 8th at 1 p.m. for one stay at $56 a night. And the idea is to spotlight L.A.'s black culture.

She's referring to herself as a proud South L.A. native. So people get to spend the weekend in her hometown, experience the culture, businesses and communities that influence her storytelling on screen. That's dope. That's dope. Airbnb been doing that a lot. They've been doing that for colleges to HBCU. So if there's somebody that that's a celebrity that went to a certain college, they're renting out their old room. So I think it's pretty dope what that Airbnb does. Imagine going through that with one of those forensic lights after that weekend.

Oh, my goodness. The stains you will. I read it. What? And Rudy Giuliani, his reveal on The Masked Singer has caused the judges to actually walk off the stage. He participated in The Masked Singer and some of them were extremely displeased. According to Deadline, Giuliani was unmasked during a taping of the show's first episode last week.

And judges Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke walked off the stage in protest. And they said Giuliani was on his way out as he was an exiting costume contestant. What the hell they had Rudy Giuliani on there doing? Rudy Giuliani can barely form a sentence. Yeah, he was singing? He was rapping. We don't have audio of that? I can't believe this.

I don't think it's out yet. Oh, I would love to see that one. Oh, he's on the new season. Yeah. Yeah. All right. And Whoopi Goldberg is allegedly livid and threatening to quit after The View suspended her over her claim that the Holocaust was not about race.

And she's telling co-workers that she's going to quit the show. They said she feels humiliated at being disciplined by ABC executives after she followed their advice to apologize. Not only did she apologize, she also had on the head of the anti-efamation League on the show as well to discuss this. So here was what happened on The View the next day. I feel being black when we talk about race, it's a very different thing to me. So I said that I felt that the Holocaust wasn't about race, but I thought it was a salient discussion because as a black person, I think of race as being something that I can see. So I see you and I know what race you are. And the discussion was about how I felt about that. I felt that that it was really more about man's inhumanity to man and how horrible people can be to people and we're seeing

it manifest itself these days i respect everything everyone is saying to me and i i you know i don't want to fake apologize you know yeah i don't know if that story is true but i can see it i mean who people's wrong she apologized like like you just said she had jonathan greenblatt on he corrected her he even said that whoopi shouldn't be canceled. She should be counseled. So for her to get suspended for two weeks, I think it's because there's something else going on at ABC that we don't know about.

I don't think that two-week suspension is just a direct reflection of this. Maybe it could be because you never know how someone is going to react when they are offended. But I feel like it's something deeper at ABC. Yeah, it doesn't seem like her remarks were intended to be malicious it just feels like she misspoke and then right afterwards she apologized and then she the next day on the show did some educational work and to gather some understanding and so i do feel like that two weeks is unwarranted that's what i said yesterday i feel

like it's deeper than that and i wonder. And I wonder if Whoopi also feels betrayed, not just by ABC, but by the Jewish community, because she's always been an open supporter of the Jewish community. It's no secret she took the stage named Goldberg because she believed it would get her father along in the game. And yesterday I was reading an interview she did with the Jewish Chronicle

and when she spoke at a charity event she said, I just know I am Jewish and she said Goldberg derives from her family heritage. And she said she has a real connection with Israel. So I wonder if it's, you know, a part of her that just feels betrayed by that community as well. Like, how could you ever label her anti-Semitic? I just wonder. Yeah, they said she's been a lifelong ally to the Jewish community.

And I don't think most people in the Jewish community think that she's some type of enemy. Alright, well that is your rumor report. That's wild. Think about it. You just said that most people probably, well, you know what? Hey, I just keep telling y'all. You can't tell someone how to receive something. You just said that she's an ally, but then she misspoke. She

apologized. You said she's an ally, but you still suspended her? Well, it's ABC that suspended her. That's my point. That's why I feel like it's something deeper at abc because like i said the head of the adl jonathan greenblatt said she should not be canceled she should be counseled so it's abc that suspended her i feel like it's something deeper at the network oh and earlier we were talking about michael k williams and tracking down these dealers one of my friends who's a sergeant just texted me and said uh we tracked down fentanyl and all heroin dealers by packaging. Most dealers have signature packaging

of their products like Blue Magic. There's a lot of ways to track dealers. But they said if someone dies, we go harder. We have an overdose team that's dedicated and focused to the dealers and users upon death. So American Gangster was real.

Yeah. Wow. I mean, because, you know, it's certain packs for certain things. But you should ask your friend if they knew they were selling fentanyl, why didn't they pick them up immediately? It might have saved that man's life.

You know what I mean? Because if they know they're sending that poison to the community and that poison being laced, why didn't they just snatch them up immediately? I don't know why. I'm just asking. Just curious.

Okay. I thought that was just sensationalized for the movie. No. It really had packaging. Why y'all branding yourself? Yeah, it's the same thing like weed. You know, weed got different... It's different. It's legal now. Come on, stop. But before it was legal, it still had different names. It really had packaging. Why y'all branding yourself? Yeah, it's the same thing. Like, we got different packages. It's different.

It's legal now. Come on, stop. But before it was legal, it still had different names. It just had different names. It didn't say bubblegum cushion on the package. No, but like cookies is a brand

that you people would go to. It's like marketing. But before it was legal. But it's still marketing. It's still marketing for a brand. That's what it is. It might not be legal. Drug dealers shouldn't be

branding themselves is what I'm trying to tell y'all. Drug dealers should not be marketing themselves. Okay. Drug dealers got better marketing plans than the Democrats. They got better marketing plans than most regulators. That's right. All right.

Front page news. Next, what are we talking about? The Army is going to immediately start discharging vaccine refusers. All right. We'll get into that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Your morning. The Breakfast Club.

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What are we talking about, Yeezy? Well, the Army said yesterday they will immediately begin discharging soldiers who refuse to get the mandatory COVID vaccine. So that is putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soon. Now, they said roughly 90 percent of all Army soldiers have gotten at least one shot. More than 3,000 have requested medical or religious exemptions. That's horrible. What if you're a veteran and, you know, you went off to some foreign country to protect this land and protect our rights,

and now all of a sudden you're getting kicked out because you don't want to get a shot? What if you're another country and you're like, you know what? I'll triple what the U.S. has given you. Come over here and fight for here. You don't need a shot. That's wild. All right, wait until we go to war. Then I bet you that changes.

I cannot believe that y'all was telling us all these people was essential was two years ago. I really can't. That is so crazy. That's why you should. You're never as good as they say you are. You're never as bad as they say you are. Always remember that, people. All right.

And five persons of interest in the HBCU bomb threat investigation have been identified. And according to officials, the persons of interest were connected to spoofed calls. And they came from a fake telephone number, and no bombs had been found. But in the past few days, there were over 20 bomb threats to HBCUs and other institutions. By the way, and several of the schools did end up canceling classes because of the concerns. They got to take it serious because you never know what somebody's capable of doing. I mean, you keep saying it, and they'd be like, oh, it's just a fake a fake one and then until that real one happens you know but you you kind of knew that after you heard them happen a few times like you're like is somebody playing but then you still got to take

it serious absolutely and then the conspiracy theories thought i'm not going to say who but somebody hit me yesterday and somebody was like this is all because of what deon sanders is doing at jackson state i'm like what man i'm not to say who that person was. Who was that person? He might have been my father. But don't worry about it. If it was your dad, I believe him. I believe him. Yeah, some people also are looking at it like it's the start of Black History Month and clearly is some racism going on. All right.

Now, a woman has reported being groped in virtual reality late last year and has come forward to discuss her horrifying experience in the metaverse. She said within 60 seconds of joining, I was verbally and sexually harassed. Three to four male avatars with male voices essentially, but virtually gang raped my avatar and took photos as I tried to get away. They yelled, don't pretend you didn't love it and go rub yourself off to the photo. Nina Jane Patel recalled this in a Medium post, and she recounted the nightmare that she experienced as a beta tester on the VR platform Horizon Worlds created by Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook. She said, a horrible experience that happened so fast,

and before I could even think about putting the safety barrier in place. So they did report this back in December. Harassment in the metaverse they said is a serious issue that the industry needs to come together on to put in place the correct security controls and safety measures this will continue to be problematic for both men and women adults as our world fast moves from the 2d internet as we know it into the 3d internet space and it's only gonna get worse one day y'all gonna stop treating me like i'm rafiki and the lion king i told y'all meta me too was coming so wait a Rafiki and the Lion King. I told y'all Meta Me Too was coming.

So wait a minute. She didn't get raped in real life. She got raped in fake life. In the metaverse. Yes, in the metaverse. And you can't turn it off? In virtual reality. She said she wasn't able to put the safety precautions in place.

She was beta testing. I told y'all this was going to happen. So they need to make sure that people are protected. So wait a minute. I told y'all this was going to happen. Could you please not? Could you please not? I don't want you to. I told y'all this was going to happen. Could you please not? Could you please not? I don't want you to.

I don't want you to. I just don't want you to. I don't want you to. Okay. But I told y'all this was going to happen. And psychologically, I'm sure this was really difficult to have to endure something like this. And by the way, people are going to start getting locked up for that. And this is really going to be like my...

I don't know if y'all have seen that movie Minority Report where they used to lock people up for what they thought about doing. This is going to start happening. They're going to start locking people up for stuff like this in real life watch but but it's it's not real though it's fake and oh well is it hey they say it's the thought that counts right so you're playing around on that metaverse and you're doing that watch you start getting locked up in real life mark my word yeah because think about it and but you have children you wouldn't want them going to like a concert in the metaverse and then somebody is like harassing them there because it's like you're really you're using the 3D. You know, it's like you're there in virtual reality.

So do you do you want to protect? They're going to start getting arrested. I guarantee you they're going to start arresting people for this in real life. It's going to be just like Minority Report when you used to get locked up for what you thought about doing. Watch. Watch. I have so many questions, but all right. None of this is going well.

All right, well, that is your front page news. None of this is going well. Probably if you go in the metaverse, if you've ever been in there, you can understand what it's like more. No, I mean, I've been in there, but can you arrest somebody for, it's not, I guess it's raping the metaverse.

You know what? You're making too many excuses. You know what's going to happen? It's going to be a bunch of people that build avatars and they're going to pinch Envy's butt. guess it's raping the metaverse. You know what? You're making too many excuses. You know what's going to happen? I was asking the question. It's going to be a bunch of people that build avatars, and they're going to pinch Envy's butt. What's your name in the metaverse? It's called avatars, but go ahead.

Whatever. What's your name in the metaverse? I'm not telling you. Well, we're going to find you. They're going to find you. Watch. Watch. Mark my words.

I'm just asking. I'm curious. Mark my words. All right. All right. All right. Well, when we come back, Marsha Fudge will be joining us. She's the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Yes, indeed. We have the Secretary of. We got a special guest in the building. Yes, indeed. We have the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marsha Fudge. Welcome.

Good morning. Thank you. Good morning. How are you feeling today? I feel wonderful. Well, you have a lot of work to do. I do. I do, but I've been looking forward to this. Okay. Well, for people that don't know, what is the job of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development?

Primarily, our mission is to make sure that people, especially underserved communities, get decent housing. It's just really that simple. In addition to which, we are the voice of cities across America because we are the people who provide block grant dollars, home dollars, all of the things that help them create an environment in which people can live safely in their own community. So in a nutshell, that's really pretty much it. This is the position that Ben Carson had prior to you, correct? Yes. Okay, so he created the Opportunity Zones while he was there. What do you think about that? Because I've heard conflicting accounts of whether or not that's beneficial for... I think it has a potential to be beneficial. I don't think that it was probably used to its best and highest use. And so as a consequence, people who were the big developers and the people who had the big money got all the money as opposed to making sure that it did what it was intended to do, which was to make sure that people had an opportunity to create jobs and to do development in their communities and not just have people come in with the biggest dollar. It didn't necessarily

help black people. It helped people who had money that was able to get some of those tax breaks and opportunities. So at first, everybody thought it was just for black people. Oh, black people but it was for people that get breaks and I didn't think it was great for our people because usually we're the ones that don't have the money. It's people who could afford to invest. You sound like Mr. Clyburn.

That's what Mr. Clyburn felt too. You said it in a way that you just said it nicer than what I invest. You sound like Mr. Clyburn. That's what Mr. Clyburn felt, too. You said it in a way that, you just said it nicer than what I said. Yeah, same thing. Absolutely right. We did not benefit from the opportunity zones in a way that we should have. Very few people did.

They didn't create a lot of jobs, and we didn't get the resources that we should have. So how do you fix it moving forward, or do you abandon it? Oh, I don't think so. I think that we do the assessment that we are now doing to determine how we can make it better. I think that once you have something like that that has the potential to really help our people, then

you don't just throw it out. And that's not the first time, like, there was, they had legislation like that before, right? It just wasn't called Opportunity Zone. Right, it was called Empowerment Zone. It was kind of close. But Empowerment Zones were really very different because at the time we made sure that people in our communities received those resources. You will find black businesses today that will say to you that they became millionaires because of empowerment zones. We've not created any black millionaires from the federal government in a very long time. And so we have to find a way to increase not just the opportunity, but we have to be intentional about making sure that black people get a piece of the pie. So as we look at what we do at HUD, and we're looking at this now across all of government,

we're increasing at least by 50 percent the participation in our purchasing. It's going to be $100 billion over the next five years. And we're making sure that our people get a piece of that pie. And that's what I think all of it should be about. How are we making sure of that? Well, because we have been instructed, directed actually by the president to increase our purchasing with small and minority owned businesses. When you think about how much money we spend as a government, if we just start to include more 8A, more small businesses, more black-owned women businesses, we're going to create an environment in which people can really benefit

off the largesse of the government. Because right now, it's not our people getting it. How do we ensure that? How do we ensure that we don't get just looked over and you know a lot of times even with the president you say stuff now and then when it gets down to it it's like oh well we just can't get it done at the time you know because this is a big thing and a lot of our people are starting to get into real estate they're starting to buy properties they're starting to open small businesses but you know like with the opportunity zones and a lot of other grants but if we can't get a loan, we can't get a loan, you know, or if we don't know

what we're doing or we're having hard times or we're getting hit with taxes. And then when you look at companies like, you know, a Google, like Amazon, you know, and they don't pay taxes. So how do we make sure that our people can catch up? You put people like me in charge. That's what you do. I mean, you know, elections have consequences. So if you put the right people in place, it will get done.

I don't expect the president to make sure that I'm doing my job every day. He has directed us what to do. I'm going to do it anyway. So I think you have to make sure that you have the right players in place to make it work. That's the only way you can guarantee it. I want to ask about the origin of HUD. Correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't HUD a response to the assassination

of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Well, HUD became an agency where we passed the Fair Housing Act in 1968. It was. It came out of the Civil Rights Movement, as did all of those great society programs, whether it be education, housing. All of those came out of

great society. After the Civil of great society after the civil rights movement, after the Voting Rights Act was passed, Civil Rights Act. This was the next series of things to say, let's try to right the ship. We have been mistreating black people and poor people for far too long. Let's look at a way to try to make it to level the playing field. So you're absolutely right. Okay. Now, this is a really complicated time because of the pandemic. And it directly affects, obviously, what you do for people when it comes to housing. We've seen so many people having to deal with rents going up and prices of homes going up. So what are some things that can be implemented? And I want you to also talk about the Build Back

Better plan, which we're still struggling to see how we can get any of that passed. Well, can I start there? I'm going to start with Build Back Better. In the Build Back Better Act, there is currently $150 billion set aside just to do housing. So of that amount, probably about $40 to $50 billion will just go to make public housing decent again. We have disinvested in communities for far too long. About 20 years ago, HUD's budget was about 7% of the entire federal budget. Today it is 1%. So we have disinvested in our communities.

We have stopped building housing. But in that plan, there's more than $100 million to do down payment assistance. There is what we call housing trust money to lower the cost. We are raising the cap on low income housing tax credits. We are working on zoning. We're doing a lot of things to make it easier and less expensive to build, whether it be 3D printing, whether it be tiny homes, whatever it is we are doing. And the other thing that we are doing and that we already have been doing is setting aside resources now to build up to 100,000 houses over the next few years by working with state housing finance agencies, by creating home programs that are flexible. And lastly, I think that it is important, especially for us, as we talk about housing.

Just in the last week, we did a point in time count, which is what we call it, about homelessness. People don't realize that about 40 percent of the homeless people in this country are black and that there is a growing number of them who are families with children and senior citizens. And so in the rescue plan, there is 1010 billion to deal with housing just for homeless. So if you take the housing money for the homeless, you take the resources we're putting in already in the budget and then add on that, build back better, we can really make a dent in the lack of housing in this country. Low-income housing and moderate-income housing, there's a lot of other housing.

All right. When we come back, we have more with Marsha Fudge. She's the secretary of housing and urban development. So 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 Marsha Fudge, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development. I was going to say, you know, I would say in the last year and a half, I would see I see more and more people being able to buy houses. Right. Thousands of more people, especially black people, able to get their low interest rates with the loans. And I know there's so many different grants that we've been helping people where it helps them with their down payment. My question to you is right now, interest rates at an all time low in the last year. Right. Some people get an interest rate 2. My question to you is, right now, interest rates are at an all-time low in the last year, right? Some people getting

interest rates 2.5%, 2.7%. So now, you know, it's a seller's market. People are selling houses for a high amount of money. But what happens

when that changes, right? Because it has to change. Is it going to change or you're planning for the change? Because interest rates, I heard that they might be shooting up.

Those houses that people are buying for $300,000 that were really worth $ hundred thousand a year ago. What happens to those people? Do they lose them like the last mortgage meltdown in 2008? Does that happen to the people again? Because now you give them a house and they're happy for a year. But then when interest rates shoot up and the house is not worth what they think it's worth, what happens then? Then they lose their house again and it's worth, what happens then? Then they lose their house again? Then it's kind of recycled? No, because one of the things that we have been doing, especially as a result of the pandemic,

is we know people are having difficulty with mortgages. So HUD has already put in place a program that will allow them up to 40 years to pay their mortgage. So it reduces their monthly rate. We give them a modification. That's what we really do.

We do a refi, but we hold it. And we are the ones that say, okay, instead of paying the 600 you're paying, we're going to give you 10 more years on the back end of your mortgage. And so now maybe that's 400 and maybe you can afford that. We're also talking about raising interest rates. Correct. But see the interest rates are going to, they're going to go up. There's no question about it. And so I say to people, this is the time to buy if you can. But the bigger problem is not so much the rates. It is the supply. It's just basic supply and demand.

And so since there are so few homes that people can move into that they can afford, there's so much pressure on the market that until we start to build more housing, we're not going to see that stress relieved. It's even it's more important to me. So that's why we're doing things like making sure that black people, especially college educated people, can afford to buy a house because their student loan debt has been such an impediment that we have now, for the most part, we have figured out how we can recalculate it and almost neutralize it.

The second biggest issue is down payment. Most people can pay the mortgage. They don't have the down payment. Closing costs, none of that. That's right. So in the president's 2022 budget, there's $100 million for down payment assistance. It's significantly higher and bill back better. So that we can start to give people the kind of resources to get into the market now, if they can afford to get in it.

Because the market is going to, I think you're going to see a little stress come off the market because we're putting more housing into the market. But it's going to take some time. You think that act is ever going to pass? Wait one second, where can people get that? You know, because you said, where can they apply to get those that help and those benefits so they can put money down? I will make sure I get all of it to you. Okay. Because not only do we have the neutralization of student loans,

we've got, of course, the down payment assistance. But the other big problem is appraisers. The appraisal process is so unfair. Appraisal is good in the white areas. Black people, they try to appraise us so much less. And I'll tell you, this is a true story. I live two doors from an all-white community. I live in an all-black community.

My lot is bigger. My house is bigger. My house is valued at $25,000 less than the house two doors from me, which is crazy. Because people think white ice is colder. All the time. And so we have to be able to say that we have lost billions as a people solely through the appraisal process.

We've got a report coming out from HUD in a few weeks that is going to show very, very clearly and shine a bright light on what has been happening in our communities. The other thing we know is that appraisers are 95 percent white men. Facts. And you can't get into it unless you can get one of them to help you get into it. So it's bias from the jump. Exactly right. And so we are we are doing all that we can to be sure get into it. It's biased from the jump. Exactly right. And so we are doing all that we can to

be sure that it happens. The president asked me to chair it. The report's going to come out in about three weeks. I think he'll be very pleased with what you see. I was going to ask, do you think the Build Back Better Act will ever pass eventually? What do you think is going to happen? I think parts of it will. What about housing? Well, I think it will pass. I don't know that it will pass at $150 billion.

But I do believe that we'll get housing money out of it. Well, because you've got to realize, whether you are on one side or the other, I don't care where you live, you cannot buy a decent house or rent a decent house in this country, no matter where it is, if you are a minimum wage worker. Everybody's dealing with the same situation. Just think about, I was in Denver,

where the average, the median sales price of a house is $800,000. In Seattle, it's $1.5 million. Not just black people can't afford it. White people can't afford it either. And so we have to deal with it. It's everybody. Exactly. I encourage young black people, young professionals, to buy a two-family house or a three-family house, right?

So that way their rent is being helped out by the apartment that they're renting out sure a lot of them are telling me that now they're having a lot of problems with tenants not paying and they're saying uh pretty much the state and the government is really for the tenant so now that the tenant's not paying they can't pay their mortgage and they're having a lot of hard times with that and tenants know that so a lot of tenants are not paying because it's kind of like they're just getting through the system so how do we make sure that we can help the tenants and the landlords and these are not huge landlords that own 30,000 units this is just a guy that owns a two-family home that's just trying to make ends meet right how do you take

care of the tenant without neglecting the homeowner the rescue plan and the covet package before that put 46 billion dollars into the market for renters. That money doesn't go to renters. It goes to owners. It goes to landlords. And so what the landlords need to do is make their tenants or help their tenants apply for emergency real assistance because they get the money. That's what the money is for. The problem is, you know, you can't make a tenant do anything because half the time tenants won't even answer the door.

You can't. But what you can do is make sure that you tell them this is what is required of you so that you can stay in this place. Right. Don't they check and make sure that you actually applied for that assistance? You can. And you've got to remember now it's all going to change because most of the forbearance of moratoriums are ending. I was going to ask, they said it would end when the pandemic is over, but we're still in a pandemic, right? A lot of places it hasn't because right now it's pretty much up to the states and local communities. And so a lot of them are ending it. So I would not suggest that you wait until the pandemic is over to pay your rent. That would not be a smart move.

I was going to ask about that. Is there any help with that? Because a lot of times I'm seeing and I'm hearing people talk about that they didn't pay their rent and they're starting to get their jobs back. And now a lot of companies are saying, okay, well, you owe $23,000 and it has to be paid now. A lot of them are not giving them the option to put it on the back end. Is there any protection for those people? There is if they would just notify us or get in touch with HUD. If we have their mortgage, if we insure their mortgage, we can help them.

What about companies like Haven Park Communities who are exploiting low-income renters by using funds from an agency whose original message is to make housing more accessible? How do we stop the financialization that large private equity landlords like that are doing? Well, if they have any resources from us, we can affect it. They just they just need to let us know i mean we can only do what we know to do if people don't tell us what is going on we never know what it is so we should snitch on those companies absolutely right without quick hotline as they say quick fast and in a hurry if you want to say something that's right what about state by state where uh leadership in certain states aren't using the money that's allocated for housing for what it's supposed to be for? Because like you said, a lot of those are up to the state. If there is a problem in a state, they too, if there are a lot of landlords.

See, landlords have a lot of power. If the landlords would notify us, we could be helpful. Because what we're doing now is we're taking resources from states that have not used them. So they basically have vouchers. We're taking those vouchers back and we are reallocating them to places that have been using them and have been using them effectively. So we can be helpful. All right, when we come back, we have more with Marsha Fudge. She's the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. So 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 Marsha Fudge, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Yee.

Yeah. Been an elected official for decades, right? Mayor and Congress and now this position. And I do want to stress the importance of voting because there's a lot of people who are feeling discouraged, who feel like it doesn't matter who's in office and who feel like, well, it doesn't matter who I vote for. Nothing's getting done anyway. Let me just say to those people who believe that all they have to do is look at what we're doing. All they have to do is look at when Biden came in, checks in pocket, shots in arms.

Look at how we dealt with child tax credit. We still have people who are just up until last month who were getting two or three hundred dollars a month for every child they credit. We still have people, or just up until last month, who were getting $200 or $300 a month for every child they had. Let's look at the people who say that we can't do better by education. We have, over the last few months, literally erased the debt of almost 700,000 students, those who are permanently disabled, those who went to these knockoff for-profit colleges. Tell them to look at what we do, not what we say, because there is a difference. If I'm not sitting here, you don't know what happens in this agency. But because I'm committed, because the president and the vice president are committed, it makes a difference. Don't ever believe that your vote doesn't count, because once you start doing that, then you've basically said,

I'm going to take whatever you give me. I'm going to accept whatever you do. Fight for yourself. I mean, who doesn't fight for themselves? Ms. Fudge, I have to respectfully disagree with one thing you said. You said that, no, don't look at what we say. Look at what we do. Well, when they campaign, they tell us all of these different things

so when you talk about criminal justice reform voting rights, build back better George Floyd policing act if we haven't seen any advancement made on those issues but now we have done an order on chokeholds on a federal level

but that's all we can do federal police, they didn't kill George Floyd. I know. But I do say this. Maybe everything that has been promised has not come to fruition, but we still have three more years. That's the first thing. Secondly, the one thing I'll say about the president, his head and his heart are in the right place. There are some things he can do and some things he cannot do. But we are working every day to make sure that we address all the issues that he promised. And I think that we will get there. We won't get it all because we can't do it all on our own. We have to deal with Congress.

We have to deal with the Senate. We have to deal with mayors and governors. But we will make most of those promises real. I have that much confidence and faith that we will. Do you ever get frustrated, you know, when you see one or two people, the Joe Manchin, the Kyrsten Sinema of the world, blocking this agenda? This agenda that we know will benefit black people great. Why do they have so much power to do that? Well, in this environment, almost every senator has that much power if they decide to use it. They all have it.

We have 50 votes. So anyone, Democrat, it doesn't have to be them, anyone. Can cross the line. And I'm disappointed, yes. But I would say that if you look at the number of judges that we've already gotten through, if you look at the number of black women that have already gotten through the confirmation process, if you look at the fact that I and many others have gotten

through the confirmation process, it was because they voted for us. So there are some issues, I mean, you know the old saying, there are no permanent friends and no permanent enemies, just permanent interests. And so that's the same thing. And so there are some things they are really good on. And I think ultimately we're going to find a place where both of them can support what we bring forward with Build Back Better, with voting rights.

It may not be what we want, but I do believe that we will make progress. But you have to understand how that impacts, you know, voters who voted Democrat. I agree. When they see two Democrats blocking these agendas, whether it's voting rights, whether it's the George Floyd Policing Act, like these are things that people actually, these big tentpole items people went out there and actually voted for, getting blocked by Democrats. But I would also say that it's also blocked by 50 Republicans.

We expect them to. No, we don't expect them to. You know, I just don't believe that we give them a pass. We are talking about the democracy of this country. I expect them white people to do it. I also felt like Democrats in West Virginia are probably different than Democrats in other places. 72% of the people in West Virginia believe that Manchin is doing the right thing. Yeah, that's his base.

So we got to pick up seats other places. We do. And that's why you have to vote. And I think that it wouldn't rely on two people. But you got to run the right people, though, because if somebody like President Biden or Vice President Harris, if they go out there and they stop for the mansions of the world and the senators of the world, they're co-signing them. So you're telling me that's who I need to vote for. If people vote for them and then they get into the Senate and they block agendas, then what?

Well, but we stop for a whole lot of other people, too. And so just think about it right now. Right now, we've got people all over the country who are running for Senate. I think you're right. We have to make the right choices, whatever those may be. But also we as voters need to take the initiative

to go out and vote. Because I'm going to tell you, if we vote, we win. And Georgia is a perfect example. You know, I mean, in other you, if we vote, we win. And Georgia is a perfect example. You know, I mean, in other communities, I am a person that just believes that you vote for the best candidate, whoever that is. And I think all of us need to think about it that way. So I'm going to ask this question again, simple. Why should black people vote for Democrats this election cycle when nothing has been done to advance one of the most important issues to our

community? But see, I disagree that we haven't advanced important issues. I disagree with that premise for the last year and a half or almost two years. We have made sure that every homeowner could stay in their home. We've made sure that people didn't get evicted. We've made sure that we have reduced child poverty, especially in black communities, by more than 30 percent. We put five billion dollars in the hbcus and i could go on it's not that we've done nothing we have done things and so i don't i don't think that it's fair i don't think it's a fair assessment to say that we've not done anything we've done a lot

it's been one year we still got three years left thank you we've done a lot i agree but there's a there's a sense of urgency they always put on voters and it's always vote like democracy depends on it and the democracy is at stake but i don't see us i don't see them governing like that well there is an urgency and i don't disagree with that but we still work in an environment that is a bureaucracy and so as much as we try to move it faster it still takes time but i do know that we all believe that there's an urgency.

And that's why... Time is of the essence. It's January. It is. Listen, listen. I think that things will become clearer in terms of what the administration has done sooner than you think.

I think it just, it takes time. People are so busy doing things, they forget to tell you what we're doing. And I think that that's a problem with with most administrations. They're so busy trying to get it done that they don't stop to let you know they did it. And so we're getting better. But I don't disagree with you at all. I think that we do need to have some urgency and we do need to say to people what's going on and we do need to help people. I don't disagree. Another campaign promise, the student debt. Should President Biden cancel

student debt like many in Congress are asking him to do and how regular people are asking him to do? Well, I think that the president said that if the Congress sends him a bill, he'll do it. And I think he should if they send it. I mean, I just think that there are just some things that we want to happen. But mind you, I'm going to go back again. We have erased student debt for six hundred and thirty thousand people. But he made a promise with ten thousand thousand for every student. Yes. That was in debt. Yeah. And that just kind of went away. Well, it didn't go away. His philosophy is that Congress has to send him the legislation.

And if they do, he will sign it. That's always been his position. I don't know that it's changed. So how do people push on those issues? Now, that's the question. That's the good question. You call your congresspeople. You call your senators.

You call your congresspeople and tell them, we want this legislation. One thing about elected officials we all answer to the people especially in an election year what's your cell phone number i'm not i'm gonna give it to you i'm not gonna put on here but i'm gonna give it to you before i leave this room i'm gonna give you my cell phone don't forget you got to give us the information so people can get i will make sure that we give us that information i will make sure we do I will make sure that we do. Give us that information. I will make sure we do. I do have one more question. Do you believe that black people are owed reparations and that government programs designed to restore what was lost could be a part of some type of reparations package?

I think it depends on what you mean by reparations. Do I think black people are owed some kind of compensation in some way, shape, or form? Yes. I don't know what that is, though. I don't know if it's 40 acres and a mule. I don't know if it's a check. I don't know what that is, though. I don't know if it's 40 acres and a mule. I don't know if it's a check. I don't know what that is. But do I believe that we should be compensated for our labor to build this country?

You know, our slave labor, our prison labor, you know, our military. Yes, absolutely. A hundred percent. Amasha Forge, we thank you for coming and thank you for joining us. Thank you. It's been my pleasure yes come back seriously

somebody has to message what's happening and what's going on to the people because like we said Democrats are terrible and people need to know about resources

available to them I think that's one of the most important takeaways too and there are a lot more than people know and what's the hotline number or the TikTok page something that people

can reach out to you just go to HUD.gov. But I'll make sure that I give you. Please. I'm going to give you and you and you my cell phone. So y'all can call me. I'll tell you, I'm the face. I'll take it.

She's like, I'm not in Congress anymore. Thank you. All right. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Thank you. Thank you. Y'all work people over.

All right. Morning, everybody. It's DJ and B, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Let me shout out to Corey. Corey works at the skate park where I was getting my, where I had my wife's surprise birthday party. And I actually took a couple of secret lessons

so I could actually. What the hell is a secret lesson? It was a surprise party. But what I did was I went a couple of days before and just took some private lessons so I can. What did Corey teach you? How to skate, bro. He taught me how to skate. What? That's all he taught me was how to skate. What is wrong? Why are you so defensive?

How to skate backwards. Ooh. I hate you, man. I hate playing with you, man. Let's get to the rumors, man. What size skate does Corey wear? I don't know. She's spilling the tea. Sorry, Corey.

This is the Rumor Report with Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. You was over there skating, though, Amy. That's a nice surprise. Yeah, it was great. We had a good time. Somebody said you look like a limber deer or something like that. I did look like Bambi a little bit at times, but we got it together. All right. Now, let's talk about Nicki Minaj. She's been doing a whole

lot of press lately. And one interview with the Dana Cortex show, she was talking about motherhood and how it's made her less explicit. And he asked me to get on his song, F*** Your Power power and no lie i sat with the song for months and months

and couldn't bring myself to write to the record with you know it was like the moaning and the groaning on the track and i knew to me i feel like you either gonna do it or don't do it so i knew in order to get on a track like that i would have to be explicit in my opinion i would have to really kill it and be explicit and you know talk that real talk and i wasn't ready i just wasn't there you know i'm saying so that's just to tell you how how being a mom has changed totally understand who did that interview and that was for gunna's that was for gunna's p power show i mean p power song that was dana cortez dropping the clues bonds with dana cortez what up dana but no she's absolutely right i mean you know fatherhood motherhood it changes you when you got kids

especially when your kids are older and you don't know what they're hearing or if they're listening to you or what like yeah but she just said for that moment so she might you know she might do something differently and you know next week or she might do something differently in a month but right now that's how she feels don't you have a song coming out tomorrow with a little baby yeah i mean i want to hear that i'm excited about that that's the one that she's been teasing and posting footage from and the two of them on set together so she also revealed you know another another interview in la she said she is going to do more of her queen radio show and so she has um signed on the dotted line to continue that that is going to be happening.

Who did she interview in L.A.? Do we know? It was on Power 106. Oh, probably Letty. Probably Letty and Teddy. Slew to Letty and Teddy. Yeah, so it doesn't say here which one it was. But she was on there, and she also talked about being more competitive and working with

Lil Wayne. And another thing that she discussed is that Kanye song that still hasn't come out. So she was disappointed about that, but she said that there's no sour feelings. It is what it is. Sometimes stuff like that happens in our world. She did another interview on the Morning Hustle where she actually talked about the city girls and the fact that they previously said that they don't like her so that's why she hasn't hopped on any songs of theirs a few years ago i saw a video of them and i was thinking about jumping on on a record one of their records that was out at that time. And then I get something that says, yo, she don't really f*** with you like that.

She was saying this and she don't really like you. And she said she hopes you actually, you know, never pop or never flourish. It's hard to let that go. It's let go. But it's about why would I work with somebody that doesn't like me? Right. Totally understandable, right? Keep that same energy. Yes. You didn't like me before. And not like we can't work things out and probably work together in the future.

But I don't really know you like that. We haven't talked about this past the first. Correct. Let's talk about this first. And motherhood has changed, Nikki, because old Nikki would have been like after that. I'm never working with you. But the fact that they can she could take that call and they can have a conversation that's great that's evolution well what what happened was after that interview they did set aside what happened in the past and nikki said just had a great convo with jt young miami let's move on and make new memories y'all and so young miami reposted it and said queen tings and jt said sad sister thank you for your time your advice a true queen love you that's how it should be and you know what's so funny about social media there is a lot of that though because you know we've all been on social

media for years and years and years and years so there might have been times somebody spoke ill of you or said something negative about you but then you know they got to cross that bridge which is you in the future and they try to act like you didn't see that. You know, I saw that. Let's have a conversation about that and see where you stand with me now. And I see everything. Hey, man, be aware of everything. Acknowledge nothing.

That's what I was always taught. I see everything. And drop on the clues bombs for Head Cracking L'Oreal. The Morning Hustle. For that. I see everything. I see everything. I see everything. Be aware of everything. Stop it.

Acknowledge nothing. Until it's time to be acknowledged. That's all. Alright, well that is your rumor report. Alright, thank you Miss E. Charlamagne, who you giving your donkey to? You know, man, there's certain institutions that we have to respect as a community. Golden Corral is one of those for me.

So we'll talk about it for after that. You're giving Golden Corral donkey? I am not giving Golden Corral donkey at the end of the day, okay? And somebody bring me a lighter, please. I'm in here trying to light goddamn my Palo Santo with matches and I feel like a damn fool.

I done burnt my finger twice. Somebody please buy me a lighter. My lighter went dead. Please. All right. Please. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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Bensalem. Bensalem is right outside of Philadelphia. First things first, though. Dropping the clues bombs for Golden Corral. Okay. I was talking to our producer, Taylor. Taylor this morning. He's one of our producers.

She's from Philly. I believe she was involved in this situation. I was watching the video. What? Listen, I was watching the video, and I really think I saw her. And when I asked her about it, she didn't deny being there. She just tried to throw me off by saying I don't like Golden Corral. You a damn lie.

First of all, women from Philly love buffets. Okay, love them. All right. Second of all, how can you not love Golden Corral? Drop another clues bomb for Golden Corral. It's people listening to me right now headed to Golden Corral for that buffet breakfast. Okay, might be the best buffet breakfast in the business as far as chain restaurants are concerned. Okay.

I'm 43 years old. I done ate at them all, baby. All right. Some of them don't even exist no more. From Ryan's, the Shoney's, the Western Sizzlin', the Sizzler's, Old Country Buffet, all slapped. Oh, Old Country Buffet. Come on now. Come on now.

Sizzler, there's no more Sizzler? I don't know. Oh, damn. But they all slapped at one point or another, but none of them touching Golden Corral. Okay, right now, Golden Corral Omelette Station still slaps. All right, the waffles, the cinnamon rolls, the biscuits, the pancakes, the French toast, the grilled corned beef hash. Nigga, what is you talking about?

Okay? Assorted yogurts, donuts. It's an elderly couple headed to Golden Corral right now hearing me talk. And they saying right on. Okay. They got what you want at Golden Corral from healthy to man. I'm high as hell. How much meatloaf and mashed potatoes can I eat? Okay. My fat ass done jumped at dinner. All right. You know, I'm trans fat. I'm about one hundred and seventy eight pounds right now, but I identify as someone on my 600-pound life. But let me stick to the story.

There was a fight, okay, at Golden Corral. A fight, an all-out brawl. I'm talking about 40 people. It really looked like the Royal Rumba in there. Chairs were flying, big bodies banging into each other. I swear I saw Mark Henry going head up with Rakeshian and Golden Corral in this video. Vince McMahon would be proud. But what would make a brawl of 40 people break out at a Golden Corral in this video. Vince McMahon would be proud, but what would make a brawl of 40 people

break out at a Golden Corral? You probably already know the answer. Let's go to CBS 3 News for the report, please. Well, I talked to a man who posted that video online. He says he was told that fight broke out after the buffet here ran out of steak. Video shared with Eyewitness News shows punches being thrown and high chairs flying as a fight breaks out inside the Golden Corral in Ben Salem Friday evening. Ben Salem Police confirmed the brawl may have involved more than 40 people and happened following an argument among some customers. This man who used to work at the Ben Salem Golden Corral says he was told by a current employee about the initial altercation. From what I heard it was over steak. Apparently somebody cut in line. His friend heard the same details.

There was a shortage of steak. Take a close listen and a man can be heard saying all I wanted was some steak. All he wanted was some steak, man. That's all he wanted. Listen. All he wanted was some steak. Listen, we got more eyewitnesses. Alexis Rios was an eyewitness. He was on the line.

Go, 6 ABC News. Alexis Rios says it started over a misunderstanding regarding a piece of steak. Come on, man. Rios says the person in front of him became angry with the cook because Rios received his steak first. He's trying to understand what you want. He's trying to give you what you want. I had a rare steak, which is a lot faster to cook than a well-done steak. That's why I got my steak first. Next thing you know, he says, that misunderstanding erupted into an all-out brawl. I grabbed a chair to defend myself, and then sooner or later, that was it.

Punches were getting thrown, chairs were getting thrown, you name it, you can call it cups, glasses, everything, you name it. These folks got to fighting because the buffet ran out of steak. Now, let me tell y'all something. This isn't no Golden Corral commercial. I don't know anyone who works there.

This is something I'm saying out of the goodness of my heart and the fatness of my thoughts. There might not have been no steak left, but I can't sit here and say I go to Golden Corral for the steak. There's a lot of other proteins in that dinner buffet that I thoroughly enjoy. Number one on that list, I mentioned it before, that tasty earth meatloaf, okay, with some mashed potatoes and corn. Now we eating, okay? There might not have been no steak left, but what about those golden fried strips? Huh? Come on now. Y'all fighting over one protein at a buffet?

A buffet? Golden Corral. There's unlimited options for everybody. They got bourbon street chicken. They got fried chicken. They got fried fish, baked fish, pot roast. They got carved bone-in turkey. They got pot pies.

Golden Corral has pot pies. All right? There's too much there for y'all to choose from, for y'all to be fighting over steaks. See, the problem is y'all didn't eat enough yeast rolls before you went to work on the buffet. You have to eat at least one, no more than two yeast rolls at the buffet and drink it with a glass of water. Because when you eat the yeast roll and drink the water, it expands in your stomach and keeps things like steak shortages from ruining your experience. OK, it keeps things like that from happening because when your stomach is full, OK, you won't eat as much. Now, I know y'all might think I'm joking 95 percent of the time.

OK, but you have to understand what places like Golden Corral mean to some individuals. Right now, I feel pure innocence thinking of Golden Corral mean to some individuals? Right now, I feel pure innocence thinking of Golden Corral. It makes me feel warm inside because those are moments I remember as a child with my family. Okay, Golden Corral offers a sense of comfort, a sense of peace that I don't want to see disturbed by a group of individuals fighting over steak. I heard pain in that man's voice during that fight. Listen, man. All he wanted was some steak.

Okay? Play it one more time, Red. You know what I heard when he said that? I heard all my life I had to fight. Okay? That is a brother that is tired, exhausted, life kicking his monkey ass and all he wanted was some steak.

And yet he comes to this place of comfort called Golden Corral and ends up in a buffet-fueled brawl. For what? For what? He didn't even get the opportunity to get to the soft surf. Okay? We ain't even talking about the soft surf. The ice cream cones with the vanilla and chocolate soft serve. Okay?

They got all kind of candy toppings and hot fudge. Oh, my God, man. The carrot cake, the assortment of cookies, the cupcakes, the banana pudding, the fudge brownies. Man, stop playing with Golden Corral and stop playing in Golden Corral. Okay? Learn the rules next time or stay your ass home. When you get there, eat a damn yeast roll.

Okay? Depending on your size, eat three or four. Drink some water. Okay? So you don there eat a damn yeast roll okay depending on your size eat three or four drink some water okay so you don't eat up all the food all right and every golden corral vet knows the point of the buffet is variety okay assortments you don't go eating up okay one thing you try everything to save something for the next man. The reality is they probably didn't have no steak because beef is in short supply in a lot of places. Supply chain disruptions are real.

But the moral of the story is this. You know who's going through a lot right now? Literally everybody. So just be kind. Please give those 40 folks who got the banging in the Golden Corral the biggest E-Hawk. I got a feeling Taylor was there. You want to play a game?

Nope. Sure don't. You want to play a game? Nope. I really don't. I'm just glad you said they didn't fight over chicken. Wow. That's what I thought you were going to go with.

You want everything to be about us. Do you want to play a game? Taylor, since you were there, what race were they in? Guess what race they are. Taylor, go. I really don't know what race they were. I really did see Mark Henry fighting Rikishi, so I don't know what race they were.

They were white. All of them? Wow. I don't know. I don't know about that. Wow. I don't think Alexis Rios was white. I've seen some things in there. I don't think it that Wow I don't think Alexis Rios was white

I seen some things in there I don't think I think it was it was a variety it was a buffet of people an assortment of people Taylor okay

I don't go there for the steak though you know I don't want steak it's too much of a buffet there man it's too much of an assortment the chicken

the meatloaf bruh I eat pork so I go to ham. I will say, though, if you run out of steak and you pay all that money for a buffet, that's not fair. And then you go to, like, old country buffet where they got the seafood and the crab legs. Now, I would fight over the crab

legs. Sometimes they try to play you, like, there's no more crab legs. I came here for the crab legs. Imagine you see some greedy people taking the last, and they take a whole bunch of it in front of you, and now they done ran out. But they got a bunch more in the back. Imagine you see some greedy people taking the last and they take a whole bunch of it in front of you and now they done ran out. But they got a bunch more in the back. That's why you don't go to a buffet and focus on one thing. It's a buffet for a reason. It's a variety.

Try a little bit of this. Try a little bit of that. Get your fat ass out of the way and stop trying to eat all in one protein. My grandmother used to have like a big pocketbook to bring some home. I know. I know. I love it. Shout out grandma. Rest in peace mama Mama. All right. Ask E is next.

Luke the Golden Corral. 800-585-1051. If you need relationship advice or any type of advice, call ye now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. What, what, what, what, what, what you want to know? Baby mama issues? Need some words of wisdom?

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Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. It's time for Ask Yee. Hello, who's this? Hi, this is Samantha. Hey, Samantha. What's time for Ask Ye. Hello, who's this? Hi, this is Samantha. Hey, Samantha. What's your question for Ye?

Hey, so I've been engaged to my fiance. We've been together for about, I don't know. I never thought I, marriage is not like a big thing to me. And, like, I thought we were on the same page when he proposed last year for my birthday. And I haven't made any wedding plans. And I'm thinking maybe because I want some more money first. But I was speaking to my friend and she said that she thinks it's like not a good excuse to not start my wedding plans. I just want to, like, I don't know.

What do you think about that? Well, it's up to you guys to decide, not up to your friends or anybody else. You guys have been together, and he proposed, you accepted. Now it's up to the two of you to discuss when you want to get married. It's still a pandemic going on, and so I can understand why there's other things on people's minds right now everything is kind of uncertain so maybe you want to wait until you feel safe enough to really plan a date and it is a big financial responsibility have you guys

decided like what type of wedding you want to have where you want to have it anything yet um no most of our family um is in Jamaica the, like, honestly, everybody in my family that were married just ended up in really bad separations, like really horrible. And I feel like we've been so good. We've been committed to each other. We've been really happy. We have two kids together. And what if we get married and, like, it goes wrong?

And, like, I don't know. That's in the back of my head as well. I love him. I want to be with him. But, you know, I'm just really happy with him right now. It's so perfect. Honestly, he's good to me. He's like the best dad.

I'm 100% committed to him. I mean, also, like, I also don't want to like go the wedding dress that I want. I don't want to hear, oh, I can't afford that right now and get a second choice like I just want everything to be great I'm thinking I should just wait but he's also open to doing like a small wedding and then like a bigger one after but I don't know how I feel about two weddings I don't I don't know I don't know it feels like the two of you need to sit down and do a list of pros and cons for everything to come up with this together. Have y'all sat down together just to say, okay, let's hash this out and figure out how we want to move forward. Do we want to do two weddings? Do we want

to just make one big one? Do we want to wait and let's see what happens by October to see what next year is looking like, you know, and let's start saving our money. Let's figure this out. Have y'all sat down and discussed that with each other, away from everybody else and no noise from anyone else? No, we honestly haven't even done that. We haven't even figured out if we wanted the wedding to be in our home country, Jamaica, or here in America. You're right.

Maybe I do need to see where his head is at with the whole thing. And when you all sit down, do some research, too to figure out how much is it going to cost, right? What is most cost effective if you go to Jamaica? You know, people don't have to fly because most of your family is there. So that makes sense for them. But for you financially, does that make sense? Because remember, this is your wedding for both of you. So you guys have to do what's best for both of you.

This is not for everybody else. And let me tell you something. This could be amazing when you see how excited the kids are going to be and the celebration right now. I understand that you're nervous because things are so great between you and you feel like, well, this changed the dynamic of our relationship. Everything in life is a risk. And so I just feel like if everything is perfect, it could elevate y'all to the next level. And you got to go for things. Thank you so much. I love you guys so much. Angelique, I love you.

You're so amazing. I look for you for everything. I'm a Capricorn, too. And you're just so amazing. Hey. Oh, I love you, too. I love you, Charlamagne. I love you.

Oh, my God. You guys are so great. Love you more. For years and years, I tried. Oh, my God. This is so great. I can't believe I got you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank great. Love you more. For years and years, I tried. Oh, my God. This is so great. I can't believe I got you. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And congrats on your wedding. Upcoming wedding, whenever it is. Bye, guys. Thank you. Bye-bye now.

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Good morning. Here's some real advice with Angela Yee. It's Ask Yee. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We're in the middle of Ask Yee. Hello, who's this? Hey, what's going on, bro?

I don't really want to give my name because you told me, but I need some advice, bro. Okay, what's this? Hey, what's going on, bro? I don't really want to give him my name because, you feel me? But I need some advice, bro. Okay, what's up? All right, so look, I got this high school sweetheart, right? I'm 26 right now. But, like, you know, I've known her since, like, 2012. And, like, she's been married for, like, five years now, you feel me? And we've been together on and off like that, even though she's been married.

Like, just about a week ago, you feel me? Like, because, like, if she's telling me, like, her on and off like that, even though she's been married, like, just about a week ago. You feel me? Like, because, like, if she's telling me, like, her world and this and that, and I'm already accepting you with your man, like, you know, I shouldn't even be doing that. I feel like you shouldn't really be. I shouldn't have a reason to feel like you hiding something from me, right? So, you know, I told her that. And then, you know, she just played off my feelings. Like, it was nothing.

So, I came to the kick rock. And it's been about a week so my wife is like what i'm trying to get at is like i feel like i'm weak in the mind because i feel like if she comes back calling i don't know what to do if i should just like you know because you know like i don't want something that's washed like not washed up but like like i don't want something that i feel like it's already used for me like well first of all you don't want to be a side piece is what you're saying. It ain't that she's washed up or used. It's just that she's married. You know what I'm saying?

Like, I don't want to, like, feel like. And I don't want to be an excuse to hide it from her relationship. It just don't work out. I'm the reason. You know what I'm saying? Okay, so don't be. It feels like you know all the things that you don't want to do. So why don't you follow your mind?

But I'm in love with her. She's like a flower. Okay, there you go. But here's a couple of things here. Have you been seeing anybody else, or are you just waiting on her? I mean, I don't really put myself out there. I feel like that's the reason why I'm so caught up on her. You think you would ever trust her?

She's cheating on her husband with you all this time. I feel like the trust issue just came into place now. I don't think her being married was ever an issue. I just feel like the person she just turned into is not the person that I knew. Right. And sometimes we get competitive, too. Because I don't understand why her being married is not an person that I knew, you feel me? Right. And sometimes we get competitive, too. It's like, because I don't understand why her being married is not an issue to you.

It's not that it's not an issue for me, because it is, because at the end of the day, I want her to be mine, you know what I'm saying? The thing is, what I meant by that is, like, I wasn't trying to force anything, you know what I'm saying? I wasn't trying to say, like, oh, you got to leave him for me to be with me. No, it was just like, okay, I understand

that you got that going on, but at the end of the day, if you came back, it was for a reason, you know what I'm saying? Because it wasn't like a, like, okay, I understand that you got that going on. But at the end of the day, if you came back, it was for a reason. You know what I'm saying? Because it wasn't like a, like, for example, like, when we're together, we don't argue at all. You know what I'm saying? Just something like over the phone. Like, the thing is, I'm like a caveman. I don't really, I don't really like texting.

Because, like, you know, what are we going to be texting about? Yeah, and first of all, that's probably why she likes you. She can come to you and not have to worry about arguing. You're okay with her being married. It's pretty easy for her. Yeah, that's what she, you's probably why she likes you. She can come to you and not have to worry about arguing. You're okay with her being married. It's pretty easy for her. Yeah, that's what she's been telling me. But the thing is, why are you with him? You're a grown woman.

You should be able to make a decision. Why are you... You're saying that you don't mind that she's married. Yeah, it doesn't bother me. It's not like... I just feel like she's just so, like... Sir, let me just say, let me just say, she's doing what you're allowing her to do.

You're like her little safety space, her haven. Things are crazy at home. Let me go to this guy that's always going to be there for me, that don't argue with me, that knows my situation. It's easy for her. And you're making it easy for her. And then you're also not moving on with your life. Why don't you think better of yourself? She ain't ish. That's easy for her and you're making it easy for her and then you're also not moving on with your life. Why don't you think better of yourself?

She ain't ish. If she really cared about you she wouldn't have you in this situation. She's not leaving her man. You don't even want her to. You're not trying to make her make a decision be with him or be with me. I wasn't forcing any type of decision on her.

If you're telling me oh they're telling me like, oh, at home, you're not like this, you're not like that. Why are you, why are you, why are you with him? When I'm alone in my room, you need love, bro. And listen, people get killed, people get killed over that. Okay. She's married. People get killed over that.

I don't move like that. Like that's, that's, you know what I'm saying? Like not using my head because it's like, just, you know what I mean? I was young, like, but it's just crazy because it's like when you, you know what I'm saying? Like not using my head because it's like just, you know what I'm saying? I was young, like, but it's just crazy because it's like when you, you know what I'm saying? Like when you just get to. Bro, you need better for yourself, bro. You got to get better for yourself, bro. You can't be the side door all the time.

You can't be sneaking in and out the back door, bro. Make a better decision. You know what it is. Now move forward. All you can do is take the information you have, the facts, the reality and make your decision from there. That's on you. Anything that happens from that, that's your fault. This guy fell in love. He did. He can't believe you, bro. I am

disappointed. This guy fell in love. Yo, sometimes you fall in love. You did. You fell in love. You knew what it was. You knew what the situation was. You wasn't supposed to fall in love. No, I mean, you know, it's just hard like that, but I understand how much I wanted it. That's was. You wasn't supposed to fall in love. No, I mean, you know what I'm saying? It's just hard like that.

But I understand that. You know, as much as I wanted it. That's right. You got the assignment all the way wrong, bro. Goodbye, bro. You know what I'm saying? As much as I wanted it, I got to let go. You were in love.

Shut up. I don't want to hear no love song on you just to jump off. When I'm alone in my room. That word is on the wall. In the back of my mind, I hear my conscience call. Telling me I need a girl who's as sweet as a dove. For the first time in my life, I think I need love.

Yeah, you need it. But guess what? She already got it. She getting it from her husband. All right? The hell is wrong with you, man? Man up, bro. He really needed somebody.

Hey, he really needed somebody to talk to. So there you have it. God damn. Y'all be going through it too. Y'all be going through it too just like we do. Not with no side.

He fell in love. Come on, yo. Clearly, every man go through the same thing women go through. That Not with no side. He fell in love. Come on, yo. Clearly, clearly, every man go through the same thing women go through. That's a damn shame, and he just needs somebody to tell him, bro, you know that woman had a husband, a whole husband before she got with you. You sneaking in the crib, like, come on, you're doing too much. Sit your silly ass

down, man. All right, we got rumors on the way? Out here sleeping with that man, that man's wife. Big, big wife. All right, well, let's talk about threesomes. All right, we'll get into that next it's the breakfast club good morning the breakfast club listen up it's just in all the gossip gossip the rumor report it's the rumor report the breakfast club well nick cannon talked to hip-hop dx and he was

talking about his r&b mixtape Raw and Beat, the explicit tape. And he said music has always been an outlet for me. And that's something I've always really honestly kept private because my public persona was always a nice, happy-go-lucky, always positive guy. So music has always been a place of therapy for me. And people don't know I was a trained musician. I've been playing instruments since I was a kid. And he said he comes from the church. So even his rap career when he was young

was very bubblegummy. So he always dreamed of being more than just a performer, but a businessman. He envied the Pharrells, the Kanye's. He said he always wanted to be a producer first. That was his dream. He started DJing and doing things like that at parties when he was a kid.

So now his dream was to be the next Jermaine Dupri, the next P. Diddy when he was a kid. He has the R&B explicit tape, and there's a track list for that out now it features chris brown jacques um brandy's on the tape so are y'all ready for that nick you a funny guy raw and b keyword raw that's why you got so many goddamn babies put a condom on and did you say we're ready for that well yeah you ready to hear raw mb no i'll never i'll never i'll never be ready to hear nick cannon's music i love nick nick is a great brother a great human but when it comes to his music i would never be ready to hear him ever will i listen all right

sure if i'm trapped in a room and it's playing. Yes. All right. And A.J. Johnson was on lip service. As you know, A.J. Johnson has his show on TV one that's available right now if you want to watch life therapy. But she also had the A.J. zone. You guys know her from House Party and all of that. Well, recently she talked about celebrating her 50th birthday by having a threesome with two men. Here's what she said. But do you think we'll ever come to a place in society where it'll be like a threesome is two men and a woman and they'll be okay with that? I've only done that. Oh. Yeah.

Wow. Two men? Two men. And they traded off. It was like they were friends and they traded off. It's the best 50th birthday ever. They were flip-flopping me. You know, one would please me,

then he'd pass me to the other, and one would kiss me, and then he'd spin me around for the other. Did that feel powerful? It was like a beautiful dance. Oh, my goodness. Like a tennis match. It was like doing salsa with two guys at the same time.

So they were friends with each other? They were friends. Okay. Her what birthday? 50th. Damn. This is a few years ago. Ain't nothing wrong with that.

I mean, that's her prerogative. She's a grown-ass woman. You going to try it when you're 50? Mm-hmm. What you mean? Try what when I'm 50? Threesome. A threesome?

Nah. I'm cool on that. I mean, I don't know. I can't sit here and say I don't know. I don't know what could happen when I'm 50. What kind of guy are you into? Hey, shut up. Go ahead, you.

But, you know, that's a question. That's something I'll be having to talk about with my wife, right? I don't think I... No, I'm not having no goddamn threesome at 50. That's seven years from now. That ain't happening. I'm a happily married man. All right.

Well, you know, her threesome was with two men. So some people were saying that that was a train. I saw in the comments. But it's not. A threesome is three people, period. It's all about perspective. To the two guys, it might be a train. To her,'s not a threesome is three people period it's all about perspective to the two guys it might be a train to her it's a threesome to her she might have just been smutting them two dudes out and by the way we don't know what she had them two dudes doing so they might

need to shut up talking about it she said they didn't do anything with each with each other but she said it was like a beautiful dance and so the way she described it all right now Spike Lee is directing a multi-part ESPN documentary on Colin Kaepernick, and that's going to focus on his life and career, according to Variety. Now, they say Kaepernick has never given a full first person account of his journey. He's collaborating closely with Spike Lee, who plans to use extensive new interviews and a vast never before seen archive to help Kaepernick tell the story from his perspective. You're ready for that. Yeah, definitely going to watch it. I think Jemele Hill is a producer on that as well, I think.

Okay, well, that's dope. Yeah, Jemele Hill is attached as a producer for it. And so they already have started production on that. All right, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your rumor report. All right, thank you, Miss Yee. Now, when we come back, let's get to the mix. The People's Choice Mix, 800-585-1051. Get your request in right now.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Your mornings will never be the same. Now, this is Powerfully Good. Tonight on ABC, two new specials that, honestly, I can't wait to watch. The first is about the rise of black actresses in Hollywood, going from being powerless to being power brokers. Halle Berry and other incredible black actresses like Tessa Thompson are holding nothing back and going there in this special.

Then it's the first interview with Muhammad Aziz since he was exonerated in the assassination of Malcolm X. Talk about a history-making special. Watch tonight starting at 8 p.m. 7 Central on ABC. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Now it's Black History Month. Charlamagne, what we doing?

Well, you know, every day on the Black Effect podcast network for Black History Month, we drop a podcast called I Didn't Know Maybe You Didn't Either. And it's interesting finds and little-known facts you may not have have known you know about uh black history and just racism in this country and it's hosted by my guy b dot and today we have a new one titled true tales about alligator bait b dot how could the gator chump possibly be racist well i, I'm gonna tell you. In the late 1820s, alligators, big business. Big business. Because they made wallets out of them, made belts out of them, purses out of them.

But it was very difficult for them good white folk to catch them gators without losing their arms and their legs. So what did the innovative white people of that time period think to do? Why, willikers, we'll just throw black babies in the water. That'll show them. And that's what they did. They would grab those black infants and toss them in the water.

And here comes the alligator. Alligator bait. Look it up. i didn't know maybe you didn't either i want one thing b-dot didn't mention is that the florida gators uh the university of florida they actually banned their popular gator bait cheer because of the racist history attached to it. Back in 2020, a university of Florida president Kent Booch, I think that's how you pronounce his last name.

He announced that due to the horrific racist imagery associated with the phrase gator bait, that it would be banned at sporting events and the gator ban and university athletics would also stop using it as well. Hey, I didn't know that. Maybe you didn't either, but now you know. And knowing is half the black ass battle.

Make sure you download I Didn't Know, Maybe You Didn't Either on the Black Effect iHeartRadio podcast network, available everywhere you listen to podcasts. All right, positive note coming up next. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. I want to shout out to everybody that came out.

Yesterday I had a surprise birthday party for my wife at Roller Rink in Newark. It's called Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center of Newark. Branch Brook? Yeah, Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center of Newark, New Jersey. I had an amazing time. Shout out to everybody out in Newark, New Jersey. I had an amazing time. Shout out to everybody out in Newark, man. We just had a great time out there. I want to shout out to the whole facility.

It's definitely a dope spot if you want to get your kids into roller skating. I know there's not too many rinks around. It's clean. It's safe. It's just a beautiful spot. Probably one of the best spots in this area. I know in Atlanta they have a bunch of roller skating rinks. I know in Detroit they have a couple.

But I just had a great time there. So shout to them. Yes, and I just want to let y'all know that the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards, which is the best of the best podcasts of the year, is going to be on tonight at 9 p.m. on iHeartRadio's YouTube and Facebook channels. You can check out all the categories and nominees now at iHeartRadio.com slash podcast awards so see if your favorite podcast is on there we cannot wait to see who wins podcast of the year again that show is tonight at 9 p.m on iheart radio's youtube and facebook channel all right and also shout to marcia fudge

for joining us this morning she's the secretary of housing and urban development that's right you can go watch that full conversation on our breakfast club's youtube channel which i never know the name of um but we got 5 million subscribers. Breakfast Club Online? I think, I don't know. A lot of valuable information on there, though, for people who are having any type of struggles when it comes to housing, or maybe some people who

want to buy their home for the first time, find out how the government can and should help you. Now, Charlamagne, you got a positive note? I do. And also, keep in mind, man, I told y'all all throughout Black History Month, I'm just going to be giving stuff away, man. I got so much stuff up here. So, you know, whether it's Black Effect,

Mitchell & Ness, Snapbacks, or, you know, books from Black Privileged Publishing, Anita Kopech's Shallow Waters, or Tamika Mallory's State of Emergency, How to Win in the Country We Built, or the good homie Dr. Rita Walker. You know, it's just a book that I love,

The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health. Y'all can get all of that. So feel free to call up here while we're on and, you know, ask me to send you something and we'll get you something out, okay? Okay. Now, the positive note is simply this. You know who's going through a lot right now? I said this during Donkey of the Day, but I want to repeat it. You know who's going through a lot right now?

I said this during Donkey of the Day, but I want to repeat it. You know who's going through a lot right now? Literally everyone. So just be kind. Breakfast club, bitches. Y'all finished or y'all done? Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show,

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