The Breakfast Club - Sean Paul + Classic Interviews

Episode Date: November 21, 2016

MON 11/21 - Sean Paul stopped by The Breakfast Club to talk new music, his thoughts on Lil Yachty's recent controversial comments, Jamaica's reputation for dangerous tourism & to prove Charlamagne's rumor wrong about him being a Puerto Rican from the Bronx. Plus we relive some of your favorite donkeys and interviews from Dr. Oz, Nicki Minaj & more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Morning, everybody. It's DJMV, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. Goes by the name of Lakeith. Did I say that right? Yeah, that's right. You probably know him better as Darius from ATL. Atlanta.

Oh, he plays Snoop Dogg and straight out of Compton. I ain't like that one, now. I love you as Darius, but Snoop was kind of a stretch. You see, what it was is me and Snoop, we smoked together. A word. Yeah, and then he gave me the okay. It was like, you know, I'm high, then I'm up. So, do what you gotta do.

You learned. That's true. How you got the role in Snoop? Audition for it, man. Like, everybody in the nation. It was like every black male they sent out, audition, go audition for it. How did you study for that role? Did you have to study?

So, look, I got the role at 10 p.m. at night. And then at 10 p.m. I got the role. It was like, well, you got the role. You got to be there at 5 a.m. the next day. So that was my time for prep. Right. So I was just listening to Snoop stuff, doing, you know what I mean, and then showed up and went to work.

Do you think you were a good Snoop? I was happy with what I did. You know what I mean? I wouldn't plaster my face up as the poster child for Snoop. You can't play Snoop in every movie. No, no. Okay, got you. No, but I did.

I feel like I did what was necessary. We got the job done. I guess it was the look. You know what I mean? You didn't look like Snoop. It was crazy because everybody kept saying, you don't look what I mean? You didn't look like Snoop. It was crazy because everybody kept saying, you don't look like Snoop. You don't look like Snoop.

I look at myself every goddamn day in the mirror, and I know what I look like. I know I don't look like the dude, but I got the role. You know what I mean? So, you know, actually it's crazy because I was sitting right next to a dude who looked just like Snoop

when we was doing the audition process. And I was like, he for sure going to get the role. I know he going to get it. So, you know, when they called me back, I was like, okay, cool. He was just a better actor. I was like, he for sure gonna get the role. I know he gonna get it. So, you know, when they called me back, I was like, okay, cool. You were just a better actor. I was better with the improv.

Now, were you a Snoop fan or not too much? Not too much. Nah, I mean... And you're from Cali, ain't you? Yeah, yeah. And you're not a Snoop fan? Nah, I remember like

looking at the Doggy Style album and being young and confused and not knowing whether I was sexually attracted to the dog or like what I should... The dog had a fat ass.

I was like, yo, I'm starting to look at dogs weirdly now. But I didn't really dive into the music like that. I guess I was too young to understand it, really. Atlanta is, I think for all of us, one of our favorite new shows out right now. Did you know it was going to take off the way that it did?

Did you feel like that when you first saw the script, when you talked to Donald Glover? No, I had no idea. I think really nobody had no perspective for the way it was going to touch us and touch people. So I'm glad. How did you hook up with Donald Glover? I heard he approached you for the role, personally.

Really? Yeah, I was... That fire performance was straight out of Compton. You know what? I think that's what it was. I think it was the voice. No, I was at a club, and I was actually really drunk, just dancing in this club.

And then I bump into somebody. They're like, hey, Keith. I'm like, what's up, man? I wasn't really looking at him because he had on some nice shoes. They were glittery. So I was looking at his shoes. And then I look up, and I'm like, oh, this is Donald. This is you, man.

Yo, what's up, man? I know who you are. He's like, yeah, this is Donald. This is you, man. Yo, what's up, man? I know who you are. He's like, yeah, I think you'd be perfect for this role. And so he sent me the size, and I do a self-tape audition, and I do a secondary audition for the network, and I go to shoot the pilot. So how did you get into acting, if there was no school or nothing? I just kind of Googled. You just straight up in there and said, I'm going to Google.

And how did you get auditions? You just Googled auditions too? Well, I Googled in something along the lines of actory stuff. You typed in actory stuff. You typed in actory. High as hell, you typed in actory. High as hell. And so for about 50 pages, I just filled out everything I could find

and, you know, tried to get a break some way I could. We went on a lot of drive runs, a lot of things with scams and at some point, something came through and it was a modeling agency. And it was a runway modeling agency, so You walked the runway? Yeah, I learned how to walk the runway for no reason whatsoever. I see you, Russell Westbrook.

Yeah. But, so every other week they would have agents come through. And one week an agent came through and I said, I want to audition for him. They said, you ain't got no material. I don week, an agent came through, and I said, I want to audition for him. They said, you ain't got no material. I don't know if you guys. I don't care. I want to audition for him.

So they let me come in, jumped up on a table, and did whatever I thought was necessary, which was, from my mind at that time, to pretend like I was a surfer. All right, come on. You got to show us. You got to show us. This is 30. You ready, buddy? Action.

You got to show us. You got to do it. Why a third. Ready, ready? Action. You got to show us. You got to do it. Why a surfer? Totally, dude. Something along the lines of that dog. What was the role? It wasn't no role. But I think he really liked, he appreciated my enthusiasm.

So he was just like, I see something in you. I don't know what it is. I guess it was Darius. All right. We got more with Lakeith from the show Atlanta. So don't go anywhere. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We have Lakeith. He plays Darius on the show Atlanta in the building. Now, you rap, too, right? Yes, I do. Like in real life.

I know Paperboy said he wasn't a rapper in real life, his character. Paperboy, Paperboy, all about that Paperboy. We're wondering, are they ever going to put these songs out for real? Like, that are on Atlanta? I hope so. I really like this song. This is some dope music. I mean, it's just catchy.

They got you by doing a soundtrack. Empire do soundtracks. Doing an Atlanta soundtrack. They should. They should. Do you enjoy the club? Because I know a lot of things have happened for you just from going out, running into people, by chance, being

in the right place at the right time in real life. Do you enjoy going out? Or is it just part of the job? Part of the job. You know, I can only enjoy the club when I'm blitzed. I gotta be at the bar. I'm like, matter of fact, one of these bottles y'all got back here I would appreciate. You want a drink?

If you henceforth, my friend. Henceforth. Let me see you take that shot. I think you acting right now. I got a lot of drinks, man. Let me see. We got bathrooms. We got plenty of bathrooms for you.

I don't know where to start. Hit with the shot and then chase it with a red bull. You didn't put nothing in here, man. You sound like you was familiar with that. I ain't going to give you nothing that's going to make you do the mannequin challenge. That is cool, man. I like that. I hate it. That give you nothing that's going to make you do the mannequin challenge. That is cool, man. I like that. I hate it.

It's really cool. Because a lot of people are just stuck in life. Shalma, you're not going to have a drink with him? There you go. There you go. Hoo! Ho, ho, ho! Now.

Righteously correct. How long you been drinking? How long you been drinking? That's my first drink. All day? Thank you. I'm talking about in life. Like, when's your first drink?

That's what I'm talking about. Ever? This is the first time you've ever had a drink. Man, stop it, Keith, man. Why you lying? Hey, you. I'm talking about in life. Like, when did you first drink? That's what I'm talking about. Ever? This is the first time you've ever had a drink. Man, stop it, Keith, man. Why you lying? Hey, man, I'm not lying. I'm cheetah-ing. What? Yeah.

How have things changed for you since playing Darius on Atlanta? I'm sure things have been different because the show has been such a big hit and I know when you go out everywhere, everybody knows who you are. Yeah, it's nice, man. You know, I'm glad that I could be recognized

for something I feel good about being a part of, you know, because I could easily be going on, trying to duck and die, you know what I mean? But as fate would have it,

I've done something that I can be very proud of that I feel like is a staple now for television and for the culture moving it forward. So I feel good about it

when people come up and say, hey man You know can I measure your tree? I'm like yes, you can measure my tree You know I mean I see you got it somewhere that you got a leading role now in a movie where you're playing a Brooklynite Yes, sir Sir, did you just call me sir? That was a strong shot

It's a respectful title. He's like, yes sir. Who's this Asian man I'm talking to? Have you ever been to Brooklyn? Yeah, I have. Have you been to Brooklyn? Yeah, I lived there for a little while. How about your rapping career now? Is that at the forefront at all for you? And what's your rapper name?

I guess Moors would be the entity that I sort of designed for my music. But I guess I exist under the same name that i exist under trippy thing balancing the career of acting with that so you know i kind of just have to find time for it like i've been um now that atlanta sort of us shooting it has been pushed back i've gotten more time to like work on the music and before then i was just going consistently just working and so now i need to block out time to actually work on the music. So now I get that space now to just actually dive into it because I'm not the type of person who just wakes up and I'm inspired.

You know what I mean? There are things that come to me and I'm inspired in the moment and different things that happen, so it's a process for me. So with Moors, I'm just really taking my time with it, making sure I'm saying exactly what I want to say and I'm being real. Would you like to leave us with some bars? Can you spit, boss? Yes.

It's that runaway Django, been done away with that same old age, old horse, exclaim, go, vibrating at the speed of a gyrating skeezer to get it popping on the swipe of a visa. Cigarette and Cobra drinking, monolithic Mona Lisa, groovy music coming through and thrusting your speakers.

Chucking the makeup up off the edge of my media, out of the reach of thinking that shit's for people. Rolling up the greenest reefer, but Khalifa, I got that fire like Mother Teresa's demon, Capisce. 13 vision, ain't no way you can see it. That mastery of algorithm, my compute and my sleep. Zoom pass, doofus ass, blacks and do rags and slap a master with that cancer flash.

Arachnid light, the way these patterns line up. My mind's an isotrophically balanced cipher. Suck on my siphon. Longer than Whiteman. Sound bites to your ink is how you turn into Tyson. Burning the mic, she's like a virgin that make tracks drip something burgundy like bills looking right cause I don't break my make laws and burn down courthouses

high off a baseball. Sliding in safe this rape raw and infinite like my 96 M&M and 8 balls. Pause. That's it? What you want, boy? You not impressed? six M&M and eight balls. Pause. That's it? What you want, more? You not impressed?

Nah. You spit something. I don't rap. He used to rap. His rap name was Dizzy Van Winkle. It fits. But there you have it. It's LaKeith.

Charlamagne is mean. He is. I love you as Darius. He is. I love you as Darius. He is. I love you as Darius. It's the Breakfast Club, bro. Hey, man. That's just the role he's playing. The Breakfast Club.

Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. And this man's in love. Oh, my gosh. Mac Miller. Mac Miller.

I listen to the Divine Femination. Feminine. Feminine. Divine Femination. Explain that title. Interesting title. That saying like the woman is God? I'm just talking about, you know, how I view love and how it affects my life.

Are you in love? Have you heard the album? He sounds like he is smitten. But this is an album I've been working on for a while, though. For like a year. Let's talk about this because... Why are you smiling so big? Why are you smiling so big?

I just want to say, Mac Miller, you moved to Brooklyn, which was exciting. I was like, oh, Mac Miller, I've seen him out and about a couple of times. Don't get nervous, Mac. Bro. But you moved to Brooklyn with your girlfriend at the time. And that is when you started working on this.

Yeah. Right. So what happened? To her. Yeah, what happened to you? What's up? To her. Yeah, what happened to you? What's up? What happened to you? What happened to you? He's the same guy.

Yeah, right. He changed. No, man. It's she doing her like I'm doing me. How are you doing? Married. Chilling. Yeah. How's that? Yeah. How's that going? I love it Good Interesting thing about this album

It sounds like a woman Is your new vice Not drugs You know what's crazy Is that Like The love is Like has always

I've always been fascinated By that The similarities Between Love and drugs Yeah Okay I really feel like

The two things can affect A human being In a very similar way when the love is gone You do feel a withdrawal from that Dopamine you can be high off. It's crazy This is a strange time for you though because you are dating Ariana Grande And you probably don't want people to ask you about it in interviews, but you do a whole album That's

So, you know people for going to put the two together. For sure. I get it. I get it. People are going to put it together. It's crazy to me that people are like, the whole album is about her. Who else would it be about? But I'm saying it.

But like the timetable wise, like how quickly do you think I can make an album? So how does she feel about you making songs about other women? I'm not. But it's not necessarily about other, you need to chill. It's not really songs about other women. It's songs about my perspective on love. So just the way love makes you feel overall. Yeah, yeah.

But by the way, like, we're grown. Like, there's been people in my life that have affected my perspective on what love is. Just like there's been people in her life. Exactly. That have affected that. Like, everyone learns from all experiences in their life. So people saying the whole albums about her is wild to me just because it, like. It'd be impossible timing-wise.

There's, like, it would be literally impossible. Soulmate has to be about somebody in particular. No, I mean, Soul... It has to be. First of all, thank you for listening to the album, Charlamagne. He really likes Soulmate. I'm listening to all your music. No, thank you, man.

But, like, no, man, I mean, it's bits and pieces of everything. To be honest, bro, like, who knows? I don't know, like, getting into... Good non-answer. Who knows? But to be real, but to be real, like, what? To be real, though, what? All right, we got more with Mac Miller when we come back.

Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got Mac Miller in the building.

But, Mac, let me ask you this. Would you say that Ariana Grande is your dream woman? Because you were on her first single. And I know, I'm sure y'all had a little thing back then. That's when you first started hitting it? Whoa, first of all, don't disrespect my girl like that, man. It ain't even... My bad, my bad.

But things have come full circle now. You might want to see him. I don't want no problems, I don't want no problems. You're a celebrity couple, right? And then there's this bully that's picking on your woman, right? I've never picked on Ariana. I didn't say it was you. Who's picking on what?

Let's say Ariana Grande has an interview. Somebody gets a little disrespectful. She doesn't like it. I wasn't disrespectful. She wasn't disrespectful. Look, you can't go around here looking no pastries tonight. All right, I'll take notes. Yes, no pastry licking.

I'll keep it in mind. And you're alone. Where the boo at? Being supportive. Being supportive? Yeah. Yeah, absolutely Okay That's my guy we've seen it on the blogs this week with you and mr. Mac Miller, that's my man, you know I'm saying Yeah, so salute to him. Yeah, absolutely

Ariana give me that look like do not ask me about my baby on live TV, okay? That's my man's. My man's love. She hates me, though. She hates me. No, she doesn't. She saw me at the Kanye concert. That's just your interpretation. And she goes, oh, my God, my worst nightmare. That's not what she sound like.

She does sound like that. She does resort to cat sometimes. That was a horrible impression. She does resort to cat a lot of times. Why you sound so slow? She does turn to cat a lot of times sometimes. I do so slow? She does turn to cat-balling times sometimes. I do think if she hated you, she probably wouldn't have said anything. No, no, no, man.

She's been coming to all the interviews. She ain't come to this one. That is true. She has not been coming to all the interviews. This is a lie, Mac. Mac, stop lying. No, no. She was at Sway.

That's it. That's it. Oh, okay, you're right. She's a huge fan of Sway. Not a fan of you. Oh, that was a stab. Yeah, that was a stab.'s a huge fan of Sway. Not a fan of you. Oh, that was a stab. Yeah, that was a stab. I'm a fan of Sway, too.

I can see that. But back to my question, would you say that's your dream woman? You were on her huge single, now full circle. She's on the album. Was that somebody that back then you were like, man...

No, you know what? It's that we were just really close friends. Why is the back of your neck turning red? The back of my neck is turning red. Because I'm a Caucasian male. And that happens to Caucasian males sometimes. Things just get red. You wouldn't know what that's like.

No, I don't. No, man, but it's like a... Because I noticed for a period of time you and Big Sean weren't cool. Whoa! Yee! I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Yee! This is crazy. You haven you and Big Sean weren't cool. Whoa. Yee. I'm kidding. I'm kidding. This is crazy.

Y'all seen Big Sean's penis pics? Were you intimidated? Y'all are wild. Y'all are wild. Y'all are wild. Can I live? Can I live? Were you intimidated after seeing Big Sean's penis pics?

I ain't seen Big Sean's. She would really love you for you. What? That's crazy. Have you seen Matt's penis to know? First of all, y'all are wild. This is a crazy thing. I ain't seen Big Sean. Have you seen Max? Have you seen this to know? First of all, y'all are wild. This is a crazy thing.

I was wondering, I was like, I wonder what's going to happen this morning. I knew some shit was going to happen, but I didn't think this, I didn't think it was going to be coming from all angles. You know what I mean? Is it weird for you to be in a high-profile relationship? It's different. You know what's weird is that I'm actually happy for that question because it's like I'm here to like

talk about music that I make and I happen to be in a fantastic relationship with someone I also enjoy making music with you know what I mean so those lines can get blurred very easily on like what I'm here trying to do.

Bro, that's crazy. That's a fake picture, first of all. That's not, what? Can you chill? I was in the middle of, I was in the, yeah, why is that right? Why did you go to your toolbar for that?

And your email. You ran right to the bookmarks. This is new for me. You know what I mean? Put your hoodie on and say you want to your toolbar for that? In your email. You ran right to the bookmarks. This is new for me. You know what I mean? Like, like... Just put your hoodie on and say you want to be left alone. That's all.

Just put your hoodie on and say I want to be left alone. It's okay. Just put your hoodie on and say I want to be left alone. Yeah, like that. Alvin's in stores. Exactly.

Alvin's in stores. Exactly. Yeah. It's okay. Let me know. How's your girl? She's great. She's beautiful. She's beautiful.

Kids are beautiful. When you get Ariana pregnant, I can ask you about that. Whoa, let's chill. Let's chill. See, that's what I'm saying. You know he already got that ring ready. First of all, all y'all need to chill out. The Divine Feminine is out right now.

That's the album. You don't have the ring in your pocket? He listened to the album. You don't have it? First your pocket? You listen to the album. You don't have it? First of all, anyways, Angela crazy. If anyone knew that. But no, but look, that's what I'm saying. All I'm saying is like, yeah, we are together.

Cool. You know what I mean? There you go. Let's get it, Mac Miller. All right. Good job. Like I said, I'm just saying, but my album's out. Ladies and gentlemen, it's Mac Miller.

The album is dope, though. I'm not just saying that because my man, Divine Feminine, is really a dope album. Pick it up. It's the Breakfast Club. Thank you for being a good sport. For sure. That was Bryson Tiller with Exchange. Morning, everybody.

It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. Now we got a special guest in the building. Charlamagne. Shout out, Paul. Charlamagne swears you're Puerto Rican, but I tell him that you're Jamaican. That's my first question. You have to dispel this rumor, Sean Paul.

I heard the interview with B-Man, bro. It's all good. Are you Jamaican? Are you really from the Bronx? He's Jamaican. I know what you want, man. Wait, so you're not really Hispanic from the Bronx? No, sir.

But I'm really Jamaican. You should dispel the rumor. You started the rumor. I know. How did he start that rumor? No, I heard that interview. I know there's a lot of discrepancy to people. I'm like, yo, where you from for real?

But yeah, Jamaica. Yeah, that's been around for a while. People know. People know. But people are so sorry to interview him talking about it. Yeah, Sean Lemay definitely started that rumor because I've never heard that rumor before. I've never heard that before.

Let's dispel this rumor. I started it. I started it. I've said that a lot, too. I say never heard that before. Let's dispel this rumor. I started. I started. I've said that a lot, too. I say that a lot. All the time. All the time. Sean Paul ain't from Jamaica.

He's from the Bronx. There you go. But anybody that knows anything about reggae knows that Sean Paul is from Jamaica. Yeah. I would hope somebody knows at least that I made a market at least in that little dent of the industry right there.

That's an understatement. I saw that you're the number one pop artist in the UK or something? Yeah, right now I have three number one singles this year over there. Wow. Pretty dope. That's amazing. You know what's amazing is that you've managed to do all different genres of music with all different people from all over the world,

and nobody ever says Sean Paul has sold out. But that's a hard thing to do, though. I don't know. I think I picked some good songs to go on. Like this present number one right now

over there is Clean Bandit. It's about single moms. So it's just a type of song to at the time when it's needed, probably, which kind of

helps me out also. You know what I mean? Bigger part of single moms out there is it was a needed song. I think that they use them if they step up them game. That's true, though, because these guys be shooting these girls clubs up

and getting them pregnant and then leaving them. Uncut, yeah. Most reggae music is not as popular as it was before. Like, even now on the radio, you might hear one reggae song, maybe two a day. Yeah, because everybody else is stealing reggae style. That's why. But you're staying consistent with it. How do you stay consistent with it?

And like Charlamagne said, how do you feel about artists stealing the reggae or Jamaican style? You know, I stay on it like these five songs that I just gave you on the CD. Are you still passing out CDs, Sheldon Paul? It's 2016, my brother. Yeah, people be like, what is that? So, yeah, I just stay doing it. You know what I mean? So there might be like a lot of songs that you hear that you know,

but there's a lot more that you probably don't know, you know what I mean? So the cream rises to the top and people will know the bigger ones. But I just don't think that every song I'm going to do is a hit, so I just keep doing them, you know what I mean? It's like little vibes on my brain at the time or I might feel a rhythm that's really dope and I say, yeah, this could be something. So I keep doing it and the top ones come up and so stay there I think a lot of people think that this business is all like one hit you know I mean so you do a one hit and you rely on that for a

long time I was I was told from very early that you as big as your last hit so I mean I try find them but other than that not, not just the hits, just put it on music. You know what I mean? Is it because you're not your typical West Indian artist, reggae artist?

Because like Charlamagne says, you don't look like your typical... Oh, now you want to agree with me. He looks like you from the Bronx. Now you see it?

Now that he's in front of you, he looks like you from the Bronx, right? You look like your typical Jamaican or West Indian artist. You look like... Yeah. A Hispanic from the Bronx.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, for real. I don't know if that's a part of the appeal. But, you know, as I said before, I give thanks for being in this position. You know, as you said, you raise the question of other people doing reggae music, dancehall music. And, you know, I take my hats off to people or even the fans who revere the music so much that other people want to do it. That's just a dope feeling. You know what I mean?

Back in the day when everybody was coming at me for remixes or to hit up a song, it's the same feeling I'm getting now. You know, Sia was a big song this year and the song called Cheap Thrills. And she just came at me. I was surprised that she went dancehall. And I didn't know it was going to be a big single I just liked the melody

and just did it I just liked the melody and did it I'm a fan of hers fan of her writing and her voice too just happened I don't know

you put your stamp on Tory Lanez you know and I think in a way that kind of helps when he does a song with a reggae vibe and then Sean Paul

is on it and then he's on your single Canada gotta be a big market for you right? cause they got with a reggae vibe and then Sean Paul is on it and then he's on your single. Canada got to be a big market for you right because they got a big big yeah reggae vibe out there. Yeah and I do have family up there you know I mean uncles and aunts and cousins and stuff so kind of closing it up there. Does it bother you when when artists do that style let's say like Drake does more of a Caribbean style now and? Over the years Jake has had many different songs when he first came out too he sound a lot like Wayne to me,

and now he sounds a little different. So it's someone who goes with the flow of what's happening. That dancehall is really back in a mainstream world. There's artists like Shawn Mendes doing it, pop type people. It's just a testament to the strength of the music. So I don't really mind that. The question came up earlier this year of the whole, are the artists getting their due respect and whatever.

And the question was asked of me in an interview, and people was like, oh, he feel a way about it too. I don't necessarily feel a way about it. I feel good that the fans are loving the music so much that other artists want to come and do it. That's pretty cool. All right, we got more with Sean Paul when we come back. Keep it locked.

It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. What up, y'all? It's DJ MV, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building, Sean Paul. Now, you said artists are only big as they last hit. I don't know if that applies to you because it seems like you can make money forever off

Gimme the Light and Get Busy, and I'm Still in Love With You. I know you're still touring crazy off those records. Yeah, we still do touring off it, and we're still trying to find things to beat it, because I don't think that my thing is to be like, oh, yeah, retire now. I've seen some great people in my industry,

people like Tootsie, you may not know who that is, but Tootsie and the Maytels, he's up there in years, you know. I've seen some great people in my industry. You know, people like Tootsie may not know who that is, but Tootsie and the Maytels, he's up there in years, you know what I mean? And he's doing it. So those kind of artists inspire me, myself too, that I know I'm just going to keep on doing music as long as I can. Is it easy to make timeless music when you pull from real life? Like how you said, you made the single Mother record? Yeah, I guess that is an instant

just the concept alone is an instant classic to me. That's cool. If you look on here I have a song called Cramp Up. That's talking about a girl shaking her head and cramp up when you do it. That's not so prolific

in its writing. I was wondering what that meant. That's what happens When you have sex With a young girl You start cramping up You're like Dang

I can't do it Like I used to Yeah What song of yours Was the most profitable? You could say The three biggest songs In my career

Is Sounds like Get Busy Temperature And Give Me The Light Okay There's a few There's like five of them

That are my main You know The one with Beyonceyonce to open you up to another yeah for sure that's a huge song sometimes i don't do it though i mean i was gonna ask you about it i do it a lot like but on this on this past tour on this um drama cruise two years ago i opened the show and i did that song and so this year i figure it's very much a similar type of crowd and I didn't want to give them the exact same show. So I didn't do that song. I have other hits to rely on then, so to speak. But it's a huge song.

There was a rumor that Jay-Z didn't want Beyonce performing that song with you. I thought I heard something like that before. John Fuzz is too... You be doing that dagger and all that stuff like that you ain't gonna dagger all over Beyonce

you ain't gonna be up on stage with my woman oh boy I can't believe you still remember them rumors no I just thought

about it when he brought the song up but y'all never had no problems y'all never performed with each other yeah we did that song three times

ever on stage once in Jamaica once in Europe somewhere and once in California a couple of your um europe somewhere and once in california a couple of your records your best records are with women though like with beyonce yeah big up you know even blue can't travel you forget about the the brief joint yeah no few i i even forget about it i don't do that i really don't do that but when they do drop people it's like you

yeah for sure why do you think you make some of your best music with women? I don't know. It's just the vibe, especially of what I do even freestyle about a lot. It comes out just like ladies dancing. Especially when you see the videos and we get to see it's like always a party. Yeah, for sure. It do make you think about that when you hear the song in the club and you remember like, oh, in the video they was dancing,

they was in front of the mirror. It kind of does much. So, I mean, that's my thing. You know, I sing about partying, I sing about trees and I sing about ladies. Things we love. Now, Jamaican dances has gotten a little violent recently. Yeah. You know, when we were younger, it was, you know.

Recently. It was a way to get up on a woman. Yeah. Now it's like they jumping off the top rope and slamming it. And the women are jumping on, they're breaking people's penises. Okay. I've seen some broken penis stories.

I don't know. You search different things on the internet for me. I'm not seeing those stories as much. When they jump off the stage. But yeah, people do get injured and it's a part of my culture

I have not been into. How did that start? I don't remember that. Dagger. Yeah, daggering. It's a, and it's a part of my culture I have not been into. How did that start? I don't remember that. Dagger. Yeah, daggering is the thing. It's the music, you know. The music kind of got really crazy sounding, and the only way to move to that is to do that. You know what I mean?

I mean, I liked the music at the time, too, but I just wasn't into that. I got all my knees. I don't need to, please, I don't need to be jumping off of the roof onto a young lady, for real. Right. I was watching it, actually, with a brethren of mine in the biz, and he was like, yo, so they're doing this with clothes on. I'm like, yeah.

With clothes on. But, yeah. It's a part of the culture that they came and went, actually. Daggering is not so much done anymore. Is it like illegal? Yeah, they kind of made it illegal. And much done anymore. Is it like illegal? Yeah. They kind of made it illegal. And there's still a kid going around doing his thing.

He's kind of famous now. A kid named Marvin the Beast. He still do it. Why do they want to dance so violently? It reminds me of old school down south crunk times 10. Really don't know. He say it's entertainment. I don't know if he's entertaining himself or he think he entertaining me, but I'm not entertaining.

Yeah. He going to get charged soon. Some girl going to press charges on him. Well, big up Marvin. I hope not. Now, what do you think about Safaree? Safaree, no,

I know this dude. I met him a couple of times. In terms of doing dancehall music, I've never, like, he does like a hybrid to me in terms of hip-hop

with a yard flavor kind of thing. So, I mean, what I think about him, I don't know. I don't know what he brought to the table. Because he transcends.

He's going hard with it. Sean Paul, just tell the truth. You don't think about no damn safari. I don't think about it. But if I do, I'm going to know. Yeah. Bless up. Watch how he slams up for that.

He's stupid. I like him too. You act like Sean Paul just riding around thinking about safari. What do you think about safari? Who the hell are're talking about? Yeah, for sure. But I don't know.

I don't have no opinion, I guess. Now, you got to prove you're Jamaican. What? Do you eat pum pum? Yes, I eat pum pum. Ah, you might not be Jamaican then. That's a rumor, by the way. Oh, that's as bad as it is.

That is a rumor that I eat pum pum. It's just funny the way you say it to me. Pum pum. A pum pum, that's as bad as I do. You tell me. You tell me. That I eat poom poom. It's just funny the way you say it to me, poom poom. A poom poom, what's that? And now I'm eating a poom poom. So you don't eat poom poom?

No, sir. Oh, dang. You should have said. You know, it ain't, it don't have a wrapper, you know.

You have to pull off the wrapper. You have to make sure that, you have to be fresh. Yeah. But even as a married man. Yes, ma'am. You have to. These married questions,

I don't really like to get into, but. Cause it, I mean, you ring, so that's why. Yeah, yeah, sure. Yeah, ma'am. You have to. These married questions I don't really like to get into. I mean, you're married, so that's why. Yeah, yeah. Sure. Yeah, but sometimes you have to just keep the part of your life simple and quiet, you know? Right. Are you late to places a lot? Yes, sir. I am late. He was on time today. Remember the jobs he got next? You're two for two,

Sean Paul. I am late. I am late a lot. Do you like white women with long hair? White women with long hair. White women with big butts is probably... That's new. No, no, that ain't new. Nowadays, it's a lot more because of the operation.

But that ain't new. White ladies got big butts sometimes. Do you love to kiss teeth? Yes, definitely. My own teeth, I kiss them a lot. I don't know if people know what I mean, but yeah. There you go. Get vexed with people.

Any more Jamaican questions, guys? That's all I got. I'm out of Jamaican stereotypes. I only know four to five. All right, we got more with Sean Paul when we come back. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest. Sean Paul's in the building. Now, Nick Cannon's doing a movie called King of the Dancehall. Yeah. Do you think he can do an accurate depiction of dancehall culture if he's not Jamaican or not of that?

Actually, I was in Jamaica when he was shooting. He was in it. He said he was in it. Oh, you were in it. Okay, okay. I'm in like a one scene, like in Belly. They gave me a one scene on the stage. Man, I just realized that was you in Belly.

I don't know. I was looking at something. I was like, oh, that was Sean Paul in Belly. Yeah, yeah. For my two minutes, not 30 seconds. So this movie is the same starring role I got, like 30 seconds. But yeah, actually, when I saw what was going on and saw him coming to the dances and actually doing the moves and stuff,

I was like, bro, you represented it quite well. I mean, in terms of, I don't know how it's going to turn out, the final cut or whatever, but he was the right people. He came in and kind of found out who is the real, you know, dancer Cruz and who is, you know, which is the top music and musicians and whatnot.

So that was pretty cool. And I actually told him that and was discussing our next kind of project that I think somebody should attack. What's the next project? Just a movie about Marcus Garvey. I think that's an important figure. Every time Jamaican

movies are depicted, it's a lot about gangsterism and that kind of stuff, which is a big part of the culture. There's also someone who's a very strong icon in terms of... Black liberation. Yeah, black liberation. He was the first black man to print

what do you call it? Media. First publisher in this side of the earth. So I just feel that, you know, I was kind of telling him on Bust about it at the time and saying, I wish someone would do a real movie about that and just represent it in a real way. It's controversial. I figure there's some people in Jamaica who felt like he stole their money. And there's some people who still, you know, who revere him as, you know, like a prophet. So it's controversial in that respect. And I think just like a movie was made about Malcolm X,

we should try to get one done about our hero. I absolutely agree. You know, it's funny. I remember when it was the Olympics and Bob Costas said Usain Bolt is the most famous man from Jamaica, even surpassing Bob Marley. And I was like, Usain ain is the most famous man from Jamaica, even surpassing Bob Marley. And I was like, Usain ain't bigger than Bob or Marcus Garvey

in my eyes. In your eyes, but for right now, kids is, I mean, he's huge. Bob Marley though? Yeah, but huge. I mean, look at it. Sometimes people, there's kids now who think that Damien Marley is elder to them. You know what I'm saying?

And just like how you talk about how Lil Yachty might say, oh, I don't know this music because he wasn't around. Yeah, but this is Bob Costas, though. Bob Costas is 70 years old. I hate that so much, though, by the way. Right. He'll be like, oh, Drake is the greatest artist, and Tupac and Biggie are overrated. I can't believe this dude said that.

But anyway, that's the next whole topic. But still. But Bob Marley was more than a musician. Of course. He's a revolutionary figure You know what I mean And a prophet in his own right His songs are prolific They still mean something today

When someone plays them They're like Yo that was yesterday But the fame right now And the amount of In your face-ness That it is To these kids

You know All the social media And just him doing The greatness that he's doing You know Usain the social media and just him doing the greatness that he's doing. You know, Usain, he's a hero of my own, bro.

Don't you live next door to him? I live right near to him. I already got a lot of loud parties and stuff. Yeah, he did at that time. That's something

he had a lot of celebrating to do. He's a young dude, so I wasn't mad at that dude. You don't hang out with Usain Bolt, you stay out of trouble, okay? You don't want to with Usain Bolt. You stay out of trouble, okay?

We don't want to see you. All the really rich people in Jamaica live near each other? I would say that there's a few neighborhoods that, you know, you have to have money to buy a house in that area. Who's the king of the dancehall? The king of the dancehall. Nick Cannon. Well, no, the first first king of the dancer would be Yellow Man. That's a long time ago.

But yeah. B-Man comes in and he's the king. And then you have Vibes Cartel now incarcerated and people saying he's the king. And then people saying, oh, because Bill Bort said that I'm the king. But honestly to me, there's so much players in the game. A wheel can't run without all the sport them good you know i mean so i think i'm a very big spoke on the wheel but i don't i don't want to speak

and say that yo i am the king of this because um just just narcissistic in in this business i have to be narcissistic because you have to think about yourself the video the flight the show all of that has to do with you alone. And so I don't feel to be coming out and being like, yo, I'm the king of this. Because all of us got to go through the same type of things. You have to go to the studio. You have to have a bag of hangers-on,

people that kind of want part of that action and part of that energy. And you have to deliver through all of that a song that the general public would like and then after that is all this promotion and this kind of thing so it's really how you play like the steps that you take and i mean it's not about the talent because if it was really about talent in the hip-hop industry you wouldn't have some of these little younger cats talking that the little yachty them yeah the little yachty then the boat boy the boat boy yeah i mean i don't i don't even know i don't know much of those music either

um but you don't like his comments but no i just don't like his comments um because there are artists that i revere and and i understand that probably kids don't care about writing right now i understand that they they don't know where hip-hop starts from, where it's more, to me, like a chanting thing. It's almost like you are channeling something straight

to you. So, when someone else writes it, I don't have the same reverence for that kind of artist, in my opinion.

But kids don't care about that right now. They care about, nah, it ain't just Drake. I mean, there's a lot of artists that don't really fully write their stuff

in the hip-hop industry. So when you see people who can freestyle, like my boy Tory Lanez, he can freestyle. He can come off the top with it and give you a story that you kind of understand and you feel something from. It's more magic that way to me.

Speak up to those who can and do that and um the kids who don't understand that i understand that y'all don't you i am paying attention to that but you have to pay homage to the history of the thing man i mean even if you don't respect the way how big he used to come off the top with it on freestyle yeah you have to respect the steps he took and and ultimately he gave his life in this industry for it. So it's a disrespect to say that. But when it comes to the kids like Yachty, shouldn't it just be our job to teach them? Now, if we teach them and then they still disrespect it,

then I feel like the slander is warranted. But you've been asked that question 10 times in different interviews. You still haven't gone and... But has anybody pulled him to the side and said, hey, listen to this Pac record, listen to this Biggie record? You know what I'm saying? They probably don't have no time for that, to tell the truth. I mean, when I was growing up, music was not as accessible.

But nowadays, there's so much information that kids could miss out. So I understand it, bro. I understand that you just aren't what you're on. Who did you look up to as some of the greats? Definitely Bob Marley and people who are in my industry like Supercats, Shabarangs. LL Cool J was huge to me. EPMD, Run DMC.

Legends. Yeah, yeah. People, they pioneered the game. And the world of reggae is writing your own music. Yeah, for sure. I do write with a lot of people, especially nowadays.

But 99% of the songs I've written, you know, from light glue, temperature, that's written by myself. We got more with Sean Paul when we come back. Don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. That was Beyoncé with Sorry.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building, Sean Paul. I was surprised about the technology when I went to Jamaica. I went to Kingston. It must have been like the first time I went was maybe 12 years ago. And I went to Usain Bolt's restaurant. And the amount of technology that Jamaica had,

that the United States didn't have at that time. You mean on the tables? Explain to the people what technology is. And the tables, like I explain all the time, about 10 years ago they had a table where you can actually order on the screen on a table. So it was, let's say you wanted jerk chicken and white rice. You'd hit the jerk chicken on the white rice on a table and then the food would come. The menu was actually on the glass of the table.

And you could watch. You ever seen that before? You could play tic-tac-toe. Everywhere. 12 years ago? Probably. No way. I see it all the time.

I mean, they do it in the airport now. Yeah, the airport. This was 12 years ago in Jamaica and Kingston.. I see it all the time. Nah, I never thought about it. But I mean, they do it in the airport now. Yeah, the airport. This was 12 years ago in Jamaica and Kingston. So what's your point, though? The technology is there, but not for everybody, though. Right. That's my thing. I mean, it's not for everybody there.

Make it more accessible. Yeah, make it more accessible. There's kids who sometimes they come up to you and they're like, yo, they need something. So I'm like, why you ain't in school? They're like, if I don't come ask you for money today, tomorrow I'm not going to be able to buy food in school. Damn. Because I didn't have nothing.

My mom didn't send me to school today. I was surprised they never made Kingston more of a tourist spot. I always try to do that myself. Because there's no really hotels there with spas. Stop robbing people. There's so much good stuff. Stop robbing tourists. But there's a lot of good stuff there as well much there's so much good stop robbing tourists but that's the thing

the thing is that we don't rob tourists that's the thing there's just violence within communities and the whole system is just kind of afraid of having tourists there

and most tourists been programmed to be like I'm afraid of there you know what I mean because they tell you don't leave the resort every time I've been

to Jamaica four times don't leave the resort you Every time I've been to Jamaica four times, don't leave the resort. You didn't go to Kingston? No. I don't care where you are. Don't leave the resort unless you're with somebody who knows the area.

I don't care where you are. I wouldn't leave the resort anywhere if I'm not with somebody that can help me and guide me. That's not a smart thing to do, period.

Yeah. So like, same with our dancers. We went to Mozambique and we was like, don't go on the road. Right. And they went on the road

and they lost their phone. Not lost their phone. Their phone got stolen. Your dancers? Yeah. So, we was like, bro, we told you don't go on the road without us.

In numbers, it's better. You know what I mean? And, of course, if you know someone in the place, for sure. But, yeah, I mean, I've been trying to get people to...

There's a lot of people I know that are tourists that are like, I don't want to come to Jamaica no more, man. Because every time I come there, I go to the resort. And the resort is great, but they want a different experience and they want to see something more of the culture. So I try to get people to come in. Like, if I knew you were there, I would send for you. Make you come out of Kingston and make you know where I go.

I go to Jamaica all the time. One of my best friends just bought a house in Jamaica. Send for Charlotte. Yeah. Bring them. No, no. But it's like when I go Beanie Man, we usually get me. And we go everywhere, through the hood.

He takes us to the best eateries, restaurants. I mean, we drove, I think, like 30, 40 minutes out to the beach, had breakfast at the beach. It's a beautiful place. Remember when you DJ'd on the beach when we were out there before? It was like a festival It was the technology On the beach No wifi

Nothing There was a light show On the beach It was dope I was doing You sure it wasn't fireworks It wasn't fireworks It was a light show

Well I hope you get The Marcus Garvey movie made Do it before Tyler Perry Does it man I cannot stand To see my dear Garvey Whoever gonna do it Just put some of the

Education back in Jamaica Please Do they teach y'all About dear Garvey. Whoever going to do it, just put some of the education back in Jamaica, please. Did they teach y'all about Marcus Garvey in Jamaican schools? Yeah, as a kid. But, I mean, the full story and I don't know if you know, but Marcus Garvey is still considered, in terms of in America, his name has a criminal

activity on it. I don't know what All black revolutionaries. But we're trying to get it off because he's a national hero to us. Hey, in Brooklyn, we got Marcus Garvey Boulevard. Yeah, for sure. He had 144 people marching up and down in Harlem.

So that was a big thing in those days. Right. I just feel that's an important story for us. Google Marcus Garvey, kids. All right. Well, we appreciate you joining us.

Thank you, sir. Shout out, Paul. Appreciate you having me. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. I was born a donkey. It's the donkey of the day. Donkey, donkey, donkey.

I'm going to get you. It's time for the donkey of the day. That's pretty funny. Charlamagne the devil? Possibly. The Breakfast Club. Donkey of the day goes to a young lady named Natika Harris. Now, Natika is from Miami, Florida, I believe, and she is the relative of a young 17-year-old man who spent the final moments of his life trying to rob a woman's house before

that woman killed him during a confrontation. Let's go to CBS Miami for the report, please. Relatives of 17-year-old Trayvon Johnson are angry the teenager was shot and killed last night by a homeowner who police say was protecting her property. Police say the D.A. Dorsey Technical College student burglarized a home south of 79th Street near I-95. Detectives say the 54-year-old homeowner was alerted of the break-in by her security system. With officers already on their way, she rushed home to check things out and police say she was armed. According to detectives, there was a confrontation and one shot was fired. Johnson was pronounced dead at the hospital. What's wrong with her? She did not have to shoot him.

There's no reason that she should have waited until after he walked out the yard to try to shoot him. If she caused a police already, then why wouldn't she shoot him? I am truly sorry this young man lost his life. But honestly, this is what Second Amendment rights are based on. I have the right to bear arms and I have the right to defend myself and my property. And when you break in someone's house, someone's sanctuary where them and their family rest their head at, all bets are off. I understand the police were called and all that good stuff. But if she went there and, you know, he was still there,

hey, may God be with him. Now, Natika is saying that women didn't have to kill her cousin, but truth is her cousin should not have been in that woman's house in the first place. Why are we always trying to pick and choose what the consequences of our actions are going to be? That's not how any of this life thing works. When you do dirt, you get dirt, period, and there's no levels to this dirt. Now, Natika said her cousin was a good kid. Let's hear it. He was not supposed to die like this. He

had a future ahead of him. Trayvon had goals. He was a very funny guy. He was very big on education. He loved going to school. He loved learning. Now, she's right. He wasn't supposed to die like that, especially if he was as educated as she says. OK, basically what Natika is saying is he knew better. That's what it sounds like to me. If you're educated and a good kid and you love learning, then you should know better than to commit a crime like this. But clearly this young man made a poor choice, and he paid for it with his life.

Look, we all should be allowed to make mistakes, but sometimes you make fatal mistakes, and you don't get a chance to learn from them. But other people can learn from you, okay? If you're educated and have a future, don't go breaking into people's houses, kids, because you might get shot, all right? Sometimes people have to die in order for the rest of us to live. Let this be a harsh lesson to some of you kids out there who may hear this story.

Now, the reason Natika Harris is getting donkey today is because of the reasoning she gave CBS News as to why her cousin broke into this house. Can we hear it, please? You have to understand, you have to look at it from every child's point of view that was raised in the hood. How he gonna get his money to have clothes to go to school? That's stupid. So how is he gonna get his money? She didn't say that.

Hold up, play that again. She didn't say that. Play that again. You have to understand, you have to look at it from every child's point of view that was raised in the hood. How he going to get his money to have clothes to go to school? 17 years old in the hood. How else is he supposed to get clothes? I mean, I guess if his parents can't provide for him, how about get a job?

Right. A J-O-B. That's crazy. Bag some groceries. Cut some grass. Wash some cars. Recycle cans. Give blood.

Donate sperm. Open a lemonade stand as a front. But you really selling 1738 out of it? groceries, cut some grass, wash some cars, recycle cans, give blood, donate sperm, open a lemonade stand as a front, but you're really selling 1738 out of it? How about do it out? When I grew up, my mama said you needed two pair of jeans, a black pair and a blue pair. How about do it out until you, you know, you stay down until you come up? I can think of a million other ways for kids in the hood to make money, and none of them include breaking and entering. We have to stop protecting foolishness, okay? We have to take these options off the table. I don't care how broke you are in the hood to make money, and none of them include breaking and entering. We have to stop protecting foolishness, okay?

We have to take these options off the table. I don't care how broke you are in the hood, resorting to crime, it's never the answer. Trust me, okay? I was there. I sold crack. I went to jail. I've had guns pulled on me. I thank God I'm still alive.

But I didn't have to do none of that. I chose to live like that. There is always other options, and there is no excuse for those options, especially this one. Can we hear it again, please? You have to understand, you have to look at it from every child's point of view that was raised in the hood, how he going to get his money to have clothes to go to school. That's crazy. I understand life can be frustrating and difficult, but that is no excuse for you to break and enter into someone's home.

And now look. Some donkeys. That's crazy. Some donkeys today just sell themselves. Some donkey of the days just sell themselves. Please give him the Tika Harris, the biggest hee-haw, please. I'm not gonna lie,

that genuinely hurt my heart. Like, I cannot believe that there was no other solution. That is people out here that lost. No. That is no.

That is not acceptable, people. At all. All right. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Angela Yee. Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club and we have a special guest. Another family member. Yeah, the hood's

second favorite doctor. Dr. Miami comes first. Dr. Miami. Oh my goodness. No, Dr. Dre. Dr. Miami. Then Dr. Oz. Well, number three's not bad with that list. Good company. Good company. We're so glad you're here. We need you for so many reasons this morning. Now, why do you have a tube of mashed sweet potatoes, Dr. Oz? Charlamagne, were you supposed to bring the chips?

You brought the chips? No, I didn't know anything about it. Oh, God, come on now. Okay. All right, so actually, this is a little bit of plaster. I'll tell you why I brought it for you. So for everyone who's listening on the radio, I'm going to describe it to you carefully, and we're going to get some participation from the DJs here.

Okay. So we've got this big program we're launching today called The Regimen, right? And The Regimen is a daily checklist that you can use simple, straightforward,

medically vetted that allows you to make some smart decisions in your life. It includes things like try oolong tea, which is a tea that has less caffeine in it

but gives a lot of energy to you because it has other phenols, other chemicals in it that are valuable. Think of green tea like a green banana. Black tea is like a black, overly than green tea? Think of green tea like a green banana. Black tea is like a black, overly ripe banana. Okay.

So oolong tea is a yellow banana. It's right in the middle. Never knew that. So it's something you can try. I actually use that, too. I'm so proud of you. I try every type of tea. But I want you having prebiotics and probiotics.

Probiotics, obviously, the bacteria in your gut. You want to have the food to feed that bacteria, too, which is called prebiotics. Things like green apples have prebiotics. Cabbage has prebiotics in it. So you want to have the food to feed that bacteria too, which is called prebiotics. Things like green apples have prebiotics. Cabbage has prebiotics in it. So you want to feed the bacteria. So I want to get this checklist is all on Dr. Oz. I got my app launched today, by the way. Oh, congratulations.

Thanks. So it's a very simple, free, easy way to figure out what you got to do. But one of the reasons it's important is because the number one cause of problems, death in particular, but it could all cause impotence, wrinkles, and other things is hardening of the arteries. So I brought you your own demo to things. It's hardening of the arteries. So I brought you your own demo to understand why people get hardening of the arteries and try to break through some of the clutter. Yeah, I want to keep my arteries soft.

I want to keep my arteries soft so my d*** stays hard. That is so well stated. As always, perfectly articulated. He was so good on the show, by the way. Yeah, I'm on Dr. Oz. And I did not have to bleep anything he said, mostly. I am lying.

And I wore a suit for the doctor. I wore a suit just for the doctor. I didn't recognize him. Describe what you see here. This is an artery. It's got red on the inside. I've got a little glass here. This glass represents the sugar in your body. People say, especially in the community,

say, I got a little bit of sugar. There's no such thing as a little bit of sugar. It's like being a little bit pregnant. When you got sugar in your body, when you have blood sugar that's high, you have a little bit of diabetes, it's like having broken pieces of glass shard inside your body. Now, the lining of the arteries is

very thin little lining, like Teflon lining. Now watch what happens. I take the sugar, and I begin to scrape at this. When I scrape at it, I begin to tear holes. And those holes become problems because blood can seep into those holes. And more importantly, the body doesn't want to have any holes in the arteries because they're not supposed to be any holes. That's blood sugar.

Now, what about blood pressure? Blood pressure is like having a hammer. Right. Right? And the hammer, you can hear that. You bang a hole in the artery. And when you bang a hole in the artery, now you really have to fix it. So how does the body fix it?

Well, if you're sitting in the studio here and I bang a hole in that wall behind you, Charlemagne, how do you fix it? Got to get plaster. Got to get plaster. You call it plaster. Yeah, what's the body's plaster called? I don't know. Cholesterol. Okay.

It's called cholesterol. Okay. So you get this sloppy little cholesterol stuff, and you start to splackle it in there. That's the bad cholesterol. That's the bad sweet potatoes. That's the bad sweet potatoes you were talking about. It does look like sweet potatoes. And cheese.

And cheese. But like that cheese. You get this cruddy shmegma, right? It just looks like shmegma. It does look like sweet potatoes. And cheese. And cheese. But like that cheese. You get this cruddy shmegma, right? It does look like shmegma. It does look like shmegma. Shmegma's white. Sure. You get that cruddy layering in there.

Right. And that's called atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries. So let's go back for a second. If you don't have a hole in the artery from high blood pressure, if you haven't scraped up the artery from high sugar, if you haven't damaged it with cigarettes, then you don't have to repair it. So you don't care about cholesterol. That's why people get so fixated on their cholesterol.

But what they should really be focused on is what's causing the holes in the artery. Now, if you do have a cholesterol issue, you want to know what kind of cholesterol it is. So if it's healthy HDL cholesterol, that means you've got a beautiful spackling that's so smooth you can't tell it's there. If you've got lousy LDL cholesterol, exactly, you have what I have here, which is this really

cruddy looking stuff that's about to fly off. I didn't know it was healthy cholesterol. Yeah. Yeah. Healthy HDL. It's called HDL cholesterol. Really? What kind of foods are those?

Fish oils, walnuts, flax seeds. The healthy fats give you more of the good HDL. Gotcha. Frankly, losing weight and doing sports automatically helps with the HDL. Right. And gaining weight and not doing sports raises the bad load. You know, people love to say I have fat shame

when all I want people to do is be healthy because it is a health risk. Frankly, anything you're addicted to, food's an example, but it's true of almost anything else.

When you tell people they got a problem with it, well, they already knew that. People can look in the mirror and see they're heavy. They can see that, you know,

they don't like that they smoke. So when I tell people they smoke and it's bad for them, they get nervous and anxious about it and they feel worse about themselves. So what do they do?

They go smoke to relax. So that's very different than saying you're fat. Yes, that's true. No, I tell people that if you really love yourself. Like, I don't trust. If you're fat and you tell somebody that I love you, no, you don't because you don't really love yourself. If you really love yourself, lose some weight. It sounds easy.

Yeah, I got a genetic test on myself this summer. And I was shocked by what I found. So I thought genetic tests would tell me about whether I'm going to get cancer or heart disease or whatever. This genetic test told me that I crave fats, but I don't like carbs that much, genetically. Now, why is that important? Because most of us get heavy because we eat too many carbs. So if you genetically crave carbohydrates, then you're going to be having a tough time cutting back on them. Because you're going to be overweight.

And it makes you feel good, right? Because it stimulates dopamine, and it is comfort food, so you're going to be having a tough time cutting back on them. Because you're going to be overweight. And it makes you feel good, right? Because it stimulates dopamine and it is comfort food, so you're going to eat more of it. So when people who are skinny say, just stop eating carbs, well, it's not that easy. It's like, just run faster. Well, I mean, I could run faster than I would, but I'm just not as fast as the other guy. But don't you got to balance that genetics

out by working out? Yes, but now that we know more and more that our basic behaviors are driven by our genes, you do have to balance it out, but you should know what your weaknesses are. So if you know you have a weakness with carbs, which people sort of figured out over their life, they just can't have any carbs. I mean, they really just, because it's like having alcohol. If you have an alcohol

problem, you just can't have a little bit of alcohol. You literally have to stop. So you draw lines. You say, okay, I'm not going to cross the border there. Gotcha. Alright, we got more with Dr. Oz when we come back. Keep it locked. This is The Breakfast Club. Good morning. That was Needed Me, Rihanna. Morning, everybody. It's DJ MV, Angela Yee, Charlamagne

the guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Dr. Oz is in the building. Now, Dr. Oz, a lot of people are getting the common cold now. Cold is starting to come around. Angela Yee just got the cold, and I'm getting a little sniffle. What can we do to prevent the common cold? Wear condoms. So, yeah, condoms for sure. You too should both be wearing protection.

Don't you love him? I'm married. I know, I know, I know. I'm just, I'm humoring him. Please, I'm humoring him. Number one thing for your immune system, actually, it's part of the regimen, is to sleep.

It's the single most underappreciated problem. I've been doing that more. I always say that. Whenever I start feeling sick, it's because I don't get enough sleep. It weakens your immune system and actually predisposes you to other problems. In fact, the high blood pressure with the hammer I talked about earlier, that's caused by not sleeping as well.

One of the best ways to get it down is to start sleeping a little more effectively. Right. So that's one. Number two is there are some folks that think that elderberry might help and herbal treatments that's old and been used in Europe for many years. Physical activity actually helps. Right. But you can't do it if you're exhausted. What about emergency and stuff like that?

You know, it's never been shown in clinical trials to be beneficial. It makes theoretical sense, which is why they sell a lot of this stuff. But when you actually try to use it in people, it's hard. But here's the thing. If you're starting to feel the sniffles and you start taking a product like that, and then you start also sleeping better, and maybe cutting out alcohol for a night or two, well, you're going to get better.

Right. Time will make you better. So it's hard to tell if it was the pill that got you better or your other changes that you made. If you're smart enough to take the pill, you're probably smart enough

to do other things as well. We don't stress the importance of sleep enough in our culture, especially in hip hop because you had Nas saying sleep is the cousin of death. Sleep is the cousin of death. Diddy's like,

hustlers don't sleep. But Diddy has since reneged on that and said that he was wrong. Yeah, because he's almost 50. Better get a nap. He's sleeping now. And I think,

as you point out, it's actually worse. It's a sign of weakness. Right? Sleeping is a sign of weakness. A real man, a real woman doesn't have to sleep. And it's the opposite. How much sleep should we get a night? Yeah, so 5% of people can get away with less than six hours a night.

Everybody else needs to sleep more. So if you're one of those folks out there and you think, ah, I can get away with less than six hours, unless you're really special, one in 20 people, that's not you. You're actually conning yourself. So, the way you can tell if you're sleeping enough is if you wake up with a little bit of a dream. You should have dreams you remember when you wake up.

If you don't ever dream, you're not sleeping enough. I never dream. I dream all the time and I dream in color. You do? All kinds of colors? Yep. That's what you want to have. Because REM sleep means, REM is the restorative sleep, the rapid eye movement sleep. You need that in order to truly recharge your brain. So if you're not getting the REM sleep, which is the dream sleep, then it means that you're not truly letting your brain relax.

Now what if you sleep in portions? Like, okay, go home, take a nap for an hour, then go to bed at night for four hours. So Leonardo da Vinci, probably the most famous smart man ever, right, would never sleep more than two hours a night. But he would nap all day long. So napping is good. Napping is good. So I nap personally. So here's how you do it usually.

So eight hours after you get up, you should feel like you're tired. You're supposed to. Right. And so you should try to take a nap. You can take coffee and, you know, this pill or that pill. But the best way to do it is lie down for just 5-10 minutes and you don't want to sleep more than about 10 minutes because that's just enough to get

you into that nice light sleep, feel recharged but not deep enough to make you groggy, which you want to avoid. And then if you can make that part of your routine, your regimen, hour lunch period, I eat for half of it and then I nap for about 10 minutes. You get the itis. And it's fantastic. What's the best way to center your brain before you

go to sleep at night? Because I read something that said you shouldn't get on the internet or shouldn't get on social media before you, like two hours prior to sleeping. I usually help people for 20 to 30 minutes because two hours they won't do anyway. But it's not just the internet, it's the light. When you look at a pad or a phone, that light is turning off

your brain's ability to make melatonin. And melatonin is the chemical, the hormone in the brain that tells you it's nighttime. So you need to give your brain a chance. So when you go out, I don't know if you ever go camping, but if you go outside and you're seeing the sun go down, when the sun actually sets, those orange rays tell your brain to make melatonin. Really? Yeah.

And that melatonin is powerfully able to get you to say, okay, it's nighttime time to go to bed. Now, when you're looking at a computer screen, you don't let those rays stimulate your brain. So they're making smart light bulbs now that don't emit the same UV light. So you can actually buy a light bulb that, although it looks white, it's actually not white. Just, you know, just use it by the nightstand. So your last half an hour before you go to bed, you can use that to read the paper or

whatever. But what you don't want to do is re-engage your brain with emails and texts and searching the web. I know it's tempting to do that, but it stimulates your brain. It delays you getting to sleep. What about sleeping with the TV on? Oh, the worst. They think it helps them get to sleep.

You're basically numbing yourself until you pass out. It's like having a drink before you go to bed. That's not why, you know, if you're going to drink, do not drink at bedtime. That's not the time to drink because the sleep you get is not normal sleep when you have that. What about sex before bed? People always say if you can't sleep, sex, masturbation. Whatever you need to do. Anything that centers you, and that does.

Meditation also works. The reason that sex is a great aphrodisiac is you can be in love with the person you're with, and then you're zoned. You're in the right space to go to sleep. Do you think social media is negatively affecting our mental health? Do you think it'll have long-term effects on our brains? I won't guess on this. I actually have data.

Actually, today, the Oz report comes out. The state of women in America in 2016. And I did a big survey on 1,500 women, and I asked them questions like that. And so, we have an epidemic of loneliness right now in America. People just feel like they're by themselves. You would think they wouldn't because they've got social media.

But 60% of women only follow other women. They don't actually ever engage. So, it's a bunch of lonely women tweeting each other, telling each other how lonely they are. But yeah, I mean, here's the bigger thing. Many women say they don't trust other women to talk to because they feel they're going to be catty or they're not going to be honored. But we need to change that because we've always been able to talk to each other, then be empathetic and connect. And we don't do that when you're just texting back. So I think the solution is not to get rid of social media, but to use social media for good. So send a note out, say, I want to meet with you and have coffee or do something together. Just create a real experience

at least once a day, independent of social media. Otherwise you create these drive-by friendships. It seems like you got friends. You think you're close, but challenge yourself. Who would you go to if you really had a crisis that you really thought would get your back? And if you can't answer that question with a couple names, or if you don't think you're that person for someone else, then change that. Why not? What do you think about the phone? They also say don't sleep with the phone near your head.

Well, the package insert in some of these phones tells you not to do that. Because the phone is always on looking for messages, right? So it's send and not raise. So if it's within five feet of your head, there's some data that it might interfere with the quality of your sleep. So I say, why take a chance? Just put the phone five feet away from your head.

Perfect. That way, you know for sure it's not bothering you. The newer phones in some of the cases do help with some of that exposure. So I think it's gonna be less and less of an issue. But again, for now, five feet away. All right, we got more with Dr. Oz when we come back. Keep it locked.

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Dr. Oz is in the building. Now, Dr. Oz, people try to lose weight. Flat tummy T in diet pills. Oh, gosh. What do you think about flat tummy T? You got Instagram, right? I have Instagram, yeah. You following the Instagram models? One of the Instagram models. Oh, gosh. What do you think about flat tummy tea? You got Instagram, right? I have Instagram, yeah. You following the Instagram models? One of the Instagram models.

Oh, let me show you, doctor. Oh, you right there. I got you, doctor. Flat tummy tea is a product that people promote that actually helps women lose that extra little poach in their little stomach. I love this. I got to learn about this. It's like a detox tea, I think, really.

Well, I mean. Does it work? Well, so detox teas, per se, are interesting, because they might help some... Oh, my goodness. There you go. What do you show them? I go with the Bernice. I show them only the best.

That's Bernice Burgos. Yes. She's more than an Instagram model, but yeah. Okay. You get the picture. Yeah, I get the picture for sure. Yeah. Yeah.

So, the thing about detox... Get it together, Doc. Detox teas, exactly. Focus. I'm trying to focus. Yeah. Det, the thing about detox... Get it together, Doc. Detox teas, exactly. I'm trying to focus. Yeah. Detox teas, you can copy them. You can do them yourself. Because they basically are caffeine and some herbs that help you deal with hunger issues.

So, on DrOz.com, we've got some alternatives that are inexpensive because a lot of the detox teas are pretty pricey. And I don't spend a couple hundred bucks on stuff when you can get it for 10 bucks and use it all you want. I can't vouch for all of them that are in packages because you can't tell what's in them sometimes. And I know that they use caffeine as a foundation element. So a little bit of caffeine is good, but a lot's not.

Yeah, but these teas, these girls be promoting, advertised, they can make your stomach flat, take away bloating, reduce your metabolism. Well, again, bloating can be impacted by teas And metabolism is definitely impacted by teas It's a question is It's too much of a good thing bad for you Because I could whack you with A gram of caffeine And that does those things by the way

But you're going to be jittery And you're going to get really cratering When it wears off in a couple hours Because listen You want to have a lifestyle That takes you in the right direction The quick fixes are nice For a couple weeks of help here and there, but you're not going to base your life drinking these teas that you're discussing.

Some people do. They don't want to do no exercise. It's like, oh, let me drink the tea. No, it's a short-term crutch to re-angle you in the right direction. It's like moving the steering wheel a little bit, but you don't want to keep turning it or you're going to run off the road. You got DJ Khaled on the show. He's the best.

I like him. We the best. Did you talk to him about losing weight?'re going to run off the road. You had DJ Khaled on the show. He's the best. I like him. We're the best. Did you talk to him about losing weight? I talked to him about his health. He has lost some weight and he's losing more. He's on the regimen. He shared with me some of the things he's doing now. By the way, I learned the whole vocabulary. Bless up. Bless up.

Talk. He doesn't change his diet though. I think he's trying. I think some of it's genetic. He's Palestinian originally. People in that part of the world, though. I think he's trying. So there's, you know, I think some of it's genetic. So he's Palestinian originally. Right. And so people in that part of the world, they could need a lot of carbohydrates. Because they get into trouble real quick.

Why? What do you mean? Because genetically, some cultures, the people in those areas of the world were used to not having a ton of food. So if you move genetic people who are very thrifty with their calories to a part of the world where there are a lot of calories. Right. You don't just shift in one generation. You get fat immediately. Yeah.

So people from subcontinent of India the same way. American Indians out in the Pueblo areas in New Mexico and Arizona, they have very high incidence of obesity because you take them out of an environment where they could survive with very little nutrient intake. You put them in a place where there's, you know, you got French fries everywhere that you're going to put weight on. Gotcha. But I'm impressed by the soul of that man.

That guy is going to do things to help a lot of people. He's a good guy. Yeah, my kids rarely tell me they want to come to the show. They were mad when they found out that he was on. I didn't tell them.

He's very inspirational. So if he's influencing my kids and getting other kids as well, then God bless him. And he has done the right things for his health. He's had a couple health scares. He talked about the alopecia he had,

which is he lost little parts of his beard. That's just a gray. Calid just needs to accept it. No, it's not gray. He lost a hair. Okay. And that happens from stress. Things that happen to our skin and our hair when we're stressed out. A vitiligo is an example. You have these little white spots on your skin. George J has that, right?

Yeah, he has that on his face. Yeah, Michael Jackson would think that, right? So, and that's associated with how your body is dealing with stress because your immune system is attacking your own cells. I didn't know vitiligo had to do with stress. I always thought that was just a hereditary. It's genetic. There's a genetic element,

but the genetic element is that it allows your immune system to attack your skin. Is alopecia reversible? If it's the kind of alopecia that DJ Khaled had, yes, because it's primarily stress-related. Women get alopecia with childbirth around pregnancy. That's what I'm on your show talking about. Skin and skin bleaching.

Pregnancy. Not pregnancy, but... Skin bleaching is a big issue for me. For Charlamagne. For me, because Charlamagne talked beautifully about his own path to this, but I still don't understand... Oh, not path to skin bleaching. Because I didn't bleach. Path to recovering his skin. There you go. They didn't have to bleach, which was very effective.

But I still don't understand why African-Americans bleach their skin. I don't know. But you said it quite nicely, and I think it was a good thing for everyone to hear. You like what you're born with. Yeah, I love my skin. I want my skin to be healthier, but I don't want to be another complexion. He was a couple complexions at one time. But then why did people tan?

Yeah, he was dark hair. He was light hair. No, you said you were 50 shades of black. 50 shades time. But then why do people tan? He was dark hair, he was light hair. You said you were 50 shades of black. 50 shades of black. That's what he said. That was his line. Hold on, you brought up a good point. Ask that question again, Yumi. I said, why do people tan then? Because I know I like to get a tan. I don't get tanning.

And yes, it makes you look... I think it's a nice glow. I do always put on a good amount of sunblock and everything, but I still like to get a little tint of color. I'm okay with that. For me, a tint of color is different from looking like you're a whole different complexion. You should look like your normal color with a little tan on it.

Not so different colors you can't tell. I always put sunblock on my face, my ears, my neck, back of my hands. I don't usually put sunblock on my chest and my back until I've seen a little bit of sun because you do want the vitamin D from the sun exposure. So I think we all naturally expect a little bit of a glow from the sun because it means you're getting some vitamin D.

But then they say the sun ages you, though. Yeah, that's why I put the sunblock on my face and my ears. Because if you show your ass to the sun, it's not going to age. And if it does, who cares, right? But you don't want your face being all wrinkled up. You don't want to be young with an old-looking ass. It's a good point. Actually, maybe it's okay. There's only one last thing to do before you leave. want your face being all wrinkled up you don't want to be young with an old looking ass it's a good point actually maybe it's okay

there's only one last thing to do before you leave put your glove on yeah let's do it let's do Charlamagne Charlamagne come on Envy why you want to

beat my ass so bad bro cause we're trying to make sure that you're healthy he's trying to help he's gonna go we're gonna we're gonna examine your brain I'm gonna call your bluff

I wanna see I'm gonna call your bluff I'm gonna go ahead what you gonna do what you gonna do Envy what'm going to call you a bluff. I'm going to go ahead. What you going to do? What you going to do, Evie? What you going to do, Dr. What you going to do? I want to call some bluffs.

Come on, Dr. Evie. You know what? I don't see no fingers in my ass yet. He scared us off. Okay. Yeah, okay. All right. All right.

Too real. All right. Okay. Keeping real goes wrong. Thank you, Dr. Oz. Love you guys. Let his fist slid right in. It's the Breakfast Club.

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