The Breakfast Club - Thats Not Enough Time ( Nikki Walton interview)

Episode Date: June 28, 2021

Today on the show after news broke about Derek Chauvin only doing 22.5 years with a possiblity only serving 15, we opened up the phone lines to see what our listners thought about the sentencing. Also, on a more positive note, they spoek with the founder of CurlyNikki, Nikki Walton who speaks about spirituality, journey from healthy hair To helping people, good mornings and more. Also, Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to a fan that caused dozens of cyclists to crash during the Tour de France on Saturday. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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

Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay.

Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

I think that y'all have a certain amount of respect for, you know, what everybody else does, and y'all are just the best at what y'all do. This platform, the reach y'all have that you've earned, makes space for somebody like me. You guys have a direct line to the culture. Oh, my God, I'm on the radio with Angela Charlemagne and DJ Envy. Yes, you are. All I do is read about the Breakfast Club. Every morning, you guys are trending. I drag my ass out of bed. I'm like, what happened on the Breakfast Club today? Good morning, USA.

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Shout out to everybody at BET. I was on from 4 to 5 because the show started at 5pm LA time. It was just great, man. I ran into everybody. I seen everybody you could possibly imagine from the Migos, to the Baby, to Lil' Kim, to Lotto. It was just good vibes. It was good to see people out and about

again. It wasn't packed. It wasn't rammed. It wasn't like usually, you know, Red Carpet usually has so many people, but it wasn't like that. It was definitely trimmed down and cut down, but it was just great to see people back out and about and saying what's up and giving each other half hugs and all that. It was great to see people. So shout to the whole BET family for having me. I had an amazing, amazing time. We're going to let you take over the rumor report for a break to talk about it.

Oh, boy. What's wrong with that? Nothing. You got a lot of firsthand information. You don't think that's a good idea? about it. Oh boy. What's wrong with that? Nothing. You got a lot of first hand information. You don't think that's a good idea? Yeah I think so. How was y'all weekend? What y'all do? I was in Puerto Rico.

I was actually supporting my friend Ida Rodriguez. She's filming her HBO Max special as well as some behind the scenes stuff. It was funny because we went out there to see her perform. She did an amazing job. It was really nice to be out there. But we didn't know the opening acts were all going to be in Spanish. So for about an hour, I was not knowing too much about what was going on.

I was catching some words here and there. Did you go to Puerto Rico for two days? Mm-hmm. Wow. Okay. Yeah. I'm in Puerto Rico right there. Right?

It's like, what, two hours? It's three. It's a little more than three hours. It's like three and a half hours. Yeah. I'm in Puerto Rico right there. Right? It's like, what, two hours? It's three. It's a little more than three hours. It's like three and a half hours. Yeah. My daughter turned 13 this weekend, man. Whoa. Wow.

Teenager. I'm telling you. I'll be 43 tomorrow. Got a 13-year-old in the house. So my weekend was just, you know, spent doing birthday parties and brunches like my daughter had a whole luau at the crib and i just got put on to the whole uh uh controversy between olivia rodrigo and sabrina carpenter and yeah joshua bassett and i'm just sitting there like what the hell are y'all talking about but you know you know, you learn something new every day.

You know? You know, Olivia Rodrigo is a big deal out here in these tween streets. Whose side are you on? I have no idea. The team you're on. I don't know. The team Olivia? I don't know.

And it's funny to hear us parents sitting around discussing the drama of these artists that our kids are listening to. You know what I mean? And the anxiety and depression and insecurities that these artists have in expressing their music. It was just interesting. I saw Courtney Love was beefing with Olivia Rodrigo. Courtney Love?

Yes. Hell, Courtney Love, old ass. Where's Courtney Love going? Where the hell is Courtney Love? Where that came from? That wasn't disgusting. You better go, Courtney Love, old ass. Where's Courtney Love? Hell's going. Courtney Love, where that came from? That wasn't discussed. I'm going to go talk to your daughter about that. Bring the generations together. That wasn't discussed this weekend.

Okay? But yeah, I'm old as hell. I'll be 43 tomorrow. 13-year-old at the crib. It is what it is. Okay. What are we going to do? Goodness gracious.

That's a little positive. You said. I know. I'm happy to be here. I know I'm happy to be here I'm not listening Okay that's all that matters I'm more than happy to be here But you know

There you go It's just a lot to digest That's all It's cancer season We out here Dropping the clues bombs For this cancer Damn it

I'm not gonna cry today Are you? I might And if I do And I'll hug you You're not here to hug me sir Can you put on

I'm not gonna cry By Mary J. Black But I'll be I'll be here tomorrow, okay? I don't know when the last time I've been to work on my actual born day, but I'll be here tomorrow. So you can hug me tomorrow. All right.

You going to be back tomorrow? Yes, sir. Okay. Yes, sir. All right. Well, let's get the show cracking. Yes, sir. You said that with enthusiasm.

That's right. Yes, sir. It's your birthday. It's a bad bitch birthday. There you go. Well, let's get this show cracking. Front page news, what we talking about? Well, let's talk about this Florida condo that collapsed the building.

And we'll give you an update on how many people they have confirmed are dead and how many people are missing. Really sad. All right, we'll get into that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Hey, hey, hey. Morning, everybody.

It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Yes, indeed. Let's get in some front page news. Now, over the weekend, NBA Sunday, the Bucs beat the Hawks 113-102. Now, they said Trae Young got injured. They said he didn't leave the game. He tried to hold it out, but he wasn't

the same. He had 35 points, but the Bucs did win. They lead the series 2-1. Now, I said Bucs in 6, but if Trey Young is hurt in any way, shape, or form, Bucs in 5. Alright. Well, what else we got, Ye? Let's talk about that condo building

that collapsed in Florida in the coastal town of Surci, Florida. Families are waiting for news right now about their loved ones. So far, nine people are dead. 152 people are unaccounted for and 134 people are accounted for in that collapse of the Champlain Tower South as of Sunday night. The missing people are from at least nine different countries, including six Latin American countries, different faith communities. There's rescuers from Israel that have come in. Rescuers from Mexico are expected to arrive today.

They were able to carve out trenches and contain a deep-rooted fire. They've been trying to pull victims out as crews are using all kinds of equipment to locate the people who are missing. They also using DNA to identify some of the victims. They said it hasn't been easy, but they have to rely on that. They've been getting DNA samples from family members. So everybody's participated and provided that so they can do rapid DNA testing on site for bodies. Now, while rescuers are continuing their efforts, they said there's new details about the integrity of that structure.

There was an engineering report from more than two years ago with significant cracks and breaks in the building. They said we are deeply troubled by this building collapse and are working closely with the investigating authorities to understand why this structure failed. They also said the developers of the Miami condo tower were once accused of paying off local officials to get permits for the site. It needed $15 million in repairs to bring it to code, according to a new report. And so they're investigating that as well. It was also undergoing $15 million in renovations to pass a required 40-year certification when

it collapsed. You know, it was built in 1981. And so that's what's happening. I know a lot of us are going through things in our lives, but a lot of us need to thank God we're not going through that. I wouldn't want to be an individual who was in that condo when it collapsed. And I wouldn't want to be a family member or friend wondering if my peoples are alive or dead or what's happening. Like that's a different level of trauma. So I'm sending healing energy to everybody involved in that situation because that's horrible.

The first victim was identified Friday as Stacy Fang, 54. Remember the little boy who was pulled out from the rubble alive and they couldn't find him? He was trying to find his mom and she was still missing. That was his mom? Yeah. Oh, that person. Sheesh. If somebody failed that building, if somebody failed those people in that building, they have agencies and people that are supposed to go around from building to building every year to check the everything on the building and the

fact that it was in that bad condition and they didn't get everybody out is is is troubling to me and is there enough money to go around when it comes to compensation for those families and everybody else right because this has got to be a multi-billion dollar type of situation right I'm sure he has insurance but I can't see it covering all that. Not at all. And I wonder what insurance cover it, knowing that he was getting warnings about the building

and he knew the building wasn't up to par, but he didn't do anything about it. So I wonder what insurance even covered it. That's true. All right. Well, that is your front page news. All right. Get it off your chest.

800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open. Again. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, phone lines are wide open again. 800-585-1051. Call us right now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired? Depressed? A little bit revolutionary? Consider this. Start your own country. I planted the flag. I just kind of looked out of like, this is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy.

There are 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Ladonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Capraburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition. Why can't I create my own country? My forefathers did that themselves.

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

We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories,

their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real, inspiring stories from the people you know, follow, and admire, join me every week for Post Run High. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions,

but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves, for self-preservation and protection. It was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay.

Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Wake up, wake up.

Wake your ass up. This is your time to get it off your chest. Whether you're mad or blessed, we want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? It's Sandra, the Haitian therapist. Hey, Sandra. Sock Posse. I ain't heard from you in a minute.

What's happening? I just bought my first home on Friday. Congratulations. Hey, congratulations. Thank you, guys. So now I'm ready for an investment property in Brooklyn, which is the best place ever. My hometown. Okay. Listen, I got some investment properties in Brooklyn, which is the best place ever. My hometown. Okay.

Listen, I got some investment properties in Brooklyn, too. It's, you know, it's a lot. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I bet. But, yes, living in Maryland is nice, but I love Brooklyn. Brooklyn will always have my heart. Well, congratulations.

I feel the same. What we got planned next month for Minority Mental Health Month? Black Mental Health Month. Well, I have my process, so if anybody wants to sign up, we have, you know, therapy for black men, I think, is not as big as it needs to be. Oh, I

agree. Wholeheartedly. Therapyforblackmen.org and that's a great resource for people. Therapyforblackmen.org. Okay, we're going to send people there. Yes, absolutely. Alright, Queen. Alright, congrats again.org. Okay. We're going to send people there. Yes, absolutely. All right, queen. Peace. All right.

Congrats again. All righty, mama. Congrats on the house. Hello. Who's this? Yo, what's the vibes? Mello, what's the vibes? Mello, what's the vibes?

Yo, man. So listen. I want to shoot my shot at a very special young lady right now. You feel me? And y'all been asking me this for a while. So I feel like it's a long time coming. I'm about to sing the list. That's how I am, y'all.

What? All right. Go ahead. I'm about to sing the hook. That's how I am, y'all. What? Go ahead. I'm sure she'd love to hear it. For a fact, you see? And I don't know if she got a man, but I feel like it's the perfect song for it. You know what I mean? It's like, I don't want to come between you and your man. Oh, my God.

Even though I know I treat you better than he can. What's up? Like, you know what I mean? Shout out to Mel. You heard that? You said her name is Mel? Yup. Where's she from?

New York. You know the vibes? Melo, can I ask you a question? Now, school me. School your uncle, Charlotte,

because when you first called, you asked Envy, what's the vibes? And just now, you said you know the vibes. Which one is it, sir? Well,

happy early birthday to you, Mr. Honorable Dr. Charlemagne the God. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, King. And honestly, that's just what I say. You don't have my catchphrase, but you know the vibes.

But Mello, didn't I meet your girlfriend? Oh, boy. Exactly. That's why I'm shooting my shot at her. You're shooting your shot at your girlfriend? How can you shoot your shot at your girlfriend? Mello. Isn't that your girlfriend?

What's the vibe between you and your girlfriend, Mello? He don't know. So who is that? So you want to show her a shot. You tell me. The gold one to get her, the gold one to keep her. True, true. Are you in a bad place right now?

Did you do something wrong? Actually, we're in the best place we've been in a while. Okay, that's good. Got you. But there you go. So you're not necessarily shooting your shot. You are... Professing your love.

Professing your love. Yeah, you're appreciating her. There you go. I guess so, right? Yeah. I guess we can call it that. Alright, King. You know the vibes. Alright. 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. This is your time to get it off your chest, whether you're mad or blessed. You better have the same energy. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? Hey, this is Matt calling from Florida.

My name's Florida, man. What's up, Matt? Calling from Florida. How are you, King? What part of Florida? Hey, what's up, King, man? I'm just grinding, man. You know, better day every day, every day. Yes, sir.

Hey, I'm calling. I want to get off my chest, man. I want to marry Angela Yee, man. What's up, man? Okay, Yee. All right, tell my boyfriend. She's taking, sir. Hey, whatever you got going on, man, keep it going on, man. Hey, I love the show. I listen to it every morning,

man. Y'all know what you got to do, man. All right. on, man. I love the show. I listen to it every morning, man. Y'all know what you got to do, man. All right. Yes, sir. Appreciate you, King. I'll keep it going on. Thank you. That was a quick shot. Okay.

Hello. Who's this? Yeah, this is Q. What's up, brother? Get off your chest. Hey, Q. Hey, what's going on, man? Hey.

My wife is using that. She didn't stay on the kids against me. And I go to work. And I'm like, well, I go to work to take care of everything else for you. You don't have to worry about nothing. Because I don't watch the kids. She has to control everything. So the money, so the decisions you're making. But then when it comes and backfires, I'm the one to be, you know, I have to take on responsibility.

And I don't feel I was right. I feel that she should be able to make, you know, leave me in my position. He either has a household and you think she's a kid or not. You know, I'll work and you stay home. That's it. That's how it should be. You wanna, wait, you wanna stay home? No. No, he's mad. His wife just doesn't stay home

while he brings home the money. She's using against me that I go with work and she's telling the kids she's using against me. So anytime I do something wrong, she's using the money against me because I go with work, and she's telling the kids she's against me. So anytime I do something wrong, she's the money against me. Anytime I do something wrong, she's used that if you don't do this, then you're going to have to watch your kids and stay home and worry the kids. So basically, she used the financial aspect against me

because I'm not paying attention to the kids primarily as she is. Well, I mean, it's a 50-50 thing, right? Like, you know, you go out, you work, you're able to bring money home to provide, to pay bills and everything else. And, you know, she holds it down with the kids. And usually women are the primary caretakers of the kids.

So... And that's not a problem. Right. You don't like her controlling you. And that's never a good thing. They call that financial abuse, actually. When somebody uses finances to make the other person feel bad or control the relationship. It's usually with the

person with the money doing that, though, right? I mean, even though it is y'all money technically together, but it's usually the person bringing in the money that does that. That's the abuser, right? Yep. But it's also my past, too. She, cause you know, been cheating,

been, you know, doing stuff I shouldn't have done. Okay, you didn't bring all that up. Okay. You definitely didn't say that. Oh my gosh,

sir, you just acted like she just was doing these things for no reason. Yeah, you didn't say that. It sounds like y'all have different problems and it's manifesting itself

like that. She don't trust you. She don't believe you really at work when you say you at work, but that's your fault. I just did one situation where I took a stretch every day and I ended up in the strip club.

And that happened years ago. You said cheating. Was that cheating or was it just lying and not being weird? No, no, no. It was the strip club that ended up me

with someone between the sheets twice the same day. See, now you keep on downplaying it. First, it was just one thing. You just went to the strip club. Now you done spent the night two times. Oh, boy. Come on. You are lying.

I don't trust you now either. No, I'm telling the truth. No, I'm not lying. I'm telling the truth. Oh, my God. Sir, straighten up. That's why she don't trust me. Okay.

Well, it sounds like you need to address those issues, and that's going to get to the heart of all the other problems you have. That's where it's coming from. It's therapy, but I said it's a little therapy she don't want to do with me. She's saying it's me,

I haven't worked on it, but we got to work together. Y'all definitely got to work on it together. Y'all definitely got to work on it together. But, you know, the best apology

is change behavior and, you know, trust is just something that, you know, you're going to have to build up with time. How long ago did this happen? It happened in 2016, 2017.

Lord have mercy. That's a long time. But once again, you can't tell her when to get over it, but y'all should go to some therapy, brother. I mean, hopefully, you know, I'm going to change. You know, I'm on a breakfast. I'm going to change. I want to be a better husband, better father. I know I messed up in the past, but please,

f*** me, talk more with you. I like that. I like that. That's the first step. That's the first step to real change. But y'all need some therapy or something, bro. Go sit down with a couples counselor, man. Figure this out.

Figure this out, King. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, you can hit us up. Now, we got rumors on the way? Yes, and we are going to kick it off with Envy's BET Awards okay give us the T DJ Envy

my goodness alright we'll get into that next it's the Breakfast Club good morning The Breakfast Club listen up it's just in the rumor report with Angela Yee it's the Rumor Report.

The Breakfast Club. Yes, but we are going to start it off with Taraji. As you know, she hosted the BET Awards. It's also billed as the Year of the Black Woman to honor black women. You know, Queen Latifah was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. So here is Taraji with the opening. It's 2021, and we are celebrating the year of the black woman. Look at us, though.

Look at us. Look around the room. Look at this power. Celebrating black women isn't a fad or a trend. It's a forever mood, okay? And there is more than enough room for all of us to thrive. Because can't nobody be me like me? And can't nobody be you like you.

And tonight. I'm giving my sisters their flowers. And I told BET. I want all queens in the front row. So give them their flowers. Alright album of the year. Jasmine Sullivan with Hotel. Very very very very.

Very deserving. That is absolutely the album of the year. Best female R&B pop artist, Her. I love Her's new album, too. Haven't heard it. All right, best male R&B pop artist, Chris Brown. Best group, Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak with Silk Sonic. Best collab was WAP, Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion.

Best male hip-hop artist was Lil Baby. Best female was Megan Thee Stallion. Video of the year, WAP, Cardi B was Megan Thee Stallion. Video of the year, WAP! Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion. Best new artist was Gideon and Dr. Bobby Jones' Best Gospel Inspirational Album went to Strong God Kirk Franklin BET. Her award

was SZA, Good Days Video Director of the Year Bruno Mars and Florent Deschardes and for Viewer's Choice Award that went to Savage Remix, Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce. Other huge moments. Cardi B is pregnant. Congratulations to her.

Congrats to body. Baby number two, her in Offset. She posted a beautiful picture, too, of the cast of her stomach. And so they're going to have another cute little baby. So that'll be fun. Now, do you name the baby culture, too? No. No.

You don't? No. That'd be hard. hard well she can name the baby whatever she wants yeah it'd be hard does she have another baby i know you're used to saying that all right now another thing that happened envy was getting the tea on that red carpet and he spoke to little kim here's what she said now I have to ask right we're not gonna say who against but would you do a versus yes you would do it yes oh is there anybody that you would do it again so you just ready for anybody Nikki Nikki really I would love to see that yes me too okay we're not mad at that yeah I mean I hope that does happen I think that would be a wonderful versus I was surprised I was Maybe they've been having conversations already. No, I asked.

They haven't had any conversations. I definitely asked after. I was like, did y'all have y'all spoke? She was like, no, but I just thought for the culture, she was like, musically, I think that would be great. And I would love to see that. Kim, Nicki, I think so. It almost feels like it'll end up being a generational thing to some people.

But if you a certain age, like, you know, and you saw both of their waves, I feel like you'll appreciate it more. If you're young and all you know is Nicki, then you may not get it, but if you're 42 like I am, you'll appreciate both because you saw both waves. Yeah, absolutely. And Hardcore, coming up for me, that was one of my favorite albums.

To this day, I could play that. Who you got your money on, guys? Let's see right now. Nicki Kim, who you going with? Man, I got gotta sit down and go through their whole list because nikki first of all nikki's albums amazing and then she got a lot of guest appearances but then we can't forget that little kim was also part of junior mafia you know what i'm saying and she hasn't i gotta go through it we gotta make his young money you know it'll be a good battle that's not easy that's that's that's that's not it that's not an

easy one and that's a hard one because like like you said, it's like different times, like a different time period. Yeah, and I mean, honestly, my 40-ness makes me lean towards Kim. Even though I love Nicki too, but, you know. But I would just love to celebrate both of them. Like, I think that would be dope to celebrate both of them. Yeah, I think it would be a dope celebration. For that reason alone.

Absolutely. It would be a dope celebration. But if I had to lean 20 songs, 20 songs, I think I'm going to go with Kimberly Jones from Brooklyn. 20 songs.

All right. But nobody really loses in verses. Nah, nobody loses in verses. Yeah, nobody loses. Now, other great moments. Lil Nas X's performance and, you know,

at the end of his performance, he shared a long, passionate kiss with one of his dancers. And Diddy posted little Nas eggs. Did that be fearless? Alright, now Queen Latifah got the Lifetime Achievement Award.

And here's what she had to say on stage about her female emcees. I wanted to celebrate us because I know together we stand stronger than when we tear each other apart. And I've seen enough of that. So, respect to all the female em MCs on the stage tonight. I'm going to get off this stage, but I thank you so much for all of you,

the fans, for supporting every crazy ass thing I've done through the years. Ebony, my love. Rebel, my love. Peace. Happy Pride. Nah, Queen Latifah really is royalty, though. I mean, like, she moves like royalty. Like, even when she was walking to the stage, like, last night,

just like an African queen, you just want to see your excellence. And she's super cool. When you greet her. In real life, to everybody. And lastly, I got to say, there was a DMX tribute. Michael K. Williams actually played DMX, and we saw it featured Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Swizz Beatz, The Locks, Griselda, and members of the Rough Riders as well.

So that was super dope also. And didn't Jasmine, am I tripping or did Jasmine Sullivan do a new record last night? I'm going to be honest, I didn't see that. I was on a flight back from Puerto Rico. Yeah, she did a record called Tragic, so I'm wondering, is that going to be like, they're going to put out a reissue of Hotels? Has she got a new project coming out? Like, which one is it?

Let's find out. I will tell you this, though. But with the pandemic, everybody has new music and new albums this year. The Baby said he's doing another one. The Migos is coming back

with another one. Lotto got another one. Everybody's working on new music because they just been home. So they got so much new music to come out. So we'll get a lot more music. Not in Atlanta, they ain't been home.

Not even in Atlanta. A lot of the artists just been, you know, working. Yeah, but it ain't because they've been home. You ain't even about to tell that lie to us and be like, we don't got Instagram. No, it's not that they haven't been home, but they haven't been traveling. Think about it.

If you're an artist in Atlanta, you still can't travel outside of Atlanta to do shows during the pandemic. So they've been working. Yeah, I'm sure they did. Okay. All right. Now we got front page news. Next, what are we talking about? Well, let's talk about Derek Chauvin because on Friday we heard about his sentence,

22 and a half years in prison. Let's get your thoughts. We'll tell you what family members from both sides had to say. All right, we'll get into that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Your mornings will never be the same.

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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. Let's get in some front page news. Now, in sports last night, the Bucs beat the Hawks 113-102. They lead the series 2-1. Now, uh,

Trae Young got injured. He did come back in the game, but he just wasn't the same. That's right, and I said Bucs in six. If Trae Young has heard it, it'll be Bucs in five. And drop on the clues bombs for Chris Middleton, okay? The 8-4-3 zone, the low country zone, Charleston, South Carolina zone. He had 38 last night. 20 in the fourth quarter.

Looked like a damn video game out there. My goodness. All right. Now what else we got, Yee? Well, let's talk about Derek Chauvin. He was sentenced to 22 and a half years for the death, for killing George Floyd. And the sentence actually, according to this, he'll have to serve two thirds of his sentence or 15 years. And he'll be eligible for supervised release for the remaining seven and a half years so let's discuss uh gianna floyd who is george floyd's daughter spoke at the

sentencing well i asked about him all the time oh i was asking how did my dad get hurt? Do you wish that he was still here with us? Yeah, but he is. Through his spirit? Yes. Yes. If you could say anything to your daddy right now, what would it be? It would be I miss you and I love you. All right.

In addition, George Floyd's brother, Terrence Floyd, spoke. I wanted to know from the man himself why. What was going through your head when you had your knee on my brother's neck? When you knew that he posed no threat, he was handcuffed, why he didn't at least get up? On behalf of me and my family, we seek the maximum penalty. Because if it was us, there wouldn't be no case. It would have been open and shut. We'd have been under the jail for murdering somebody.

So we ask for that same penalty. Now, Derek Chauvin's mother, Carolyn Pawlenty, actually spoke. My son is a good man. He has a big heart, and he always has put others before his own. I believe a lengthy sentence will not serve Derek well. When you sentence my son, he will also be sentencing me. I will not be able to see Derek, talk to him on the phone or give him our special hug. Plus the fact that when he is released, his father and I most likely will not be here. I mean, listen, a mother going to ride with you to the end. When you see a person's mother give up on him, that trust,

that person is a special piece of pig feces. So the way, I just want to say he had 18 prior complaints against him before kneeling on George Floyd's neck and killing him. And he got a body. That's not the first time he's killed somebody on the job. So, I don't know how great. And Derek Chauvin himself spoke also at his sentencing. At this time, due to some

additional legal matters at hand, I'm not able to give a full formal statement at this time. But briefly, though, I want to give my condolences to the Floyd family. There's going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest. And I hope things will give you some some peace of mind. I mean, listen, he got the sentence that white male privilege and police privilege gets you, you know,

when you kill a black person in this country. 22 and a half years is a long time, but 15 for a murder? A whole body? Ask yourself if you could see a black man doing that to a white man in this country and not getting permanently placed into the foundation of a prison cell forever. Okay? All right.

Well, that is your front page news. And again, we do want to always send out our condolences to George Floyd's family and friends. And I know it's not easy to have to relive this all the time or even to see this sentence that doesn't feel like it's strong enough for what happened. But that's your front page news. All right.

Well, let's open up the phone lines. 800-585-1051. Now, Derek Chauvin got 22 and a half years. Now, with good behavior and time served, it looks like he'll be doing, what, 14 years? 15. 15 years. And then supervised release for the remaining seven and a half. All right.

So what are your thoughts? How do you feel about it? Let's open up the phone lines. Let's just have a conversation. 800-585-1051. Let's talk about it. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join in to the discussion with The Breakfast Club.

Let's talk about it. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Now, if you just joined us, we're talking about Derek Chauvin. Now, he was sentenced to 22 and a half years with time served and good behavior. He could just do 15 years. So we're asking, what are your thoughts? 800-585-1051.

Let's start in the room. Yee, what are your thoughts 800-585-1051 let's start in the room ye what are your thoughts well i think um my expectations it did exceed that just because we haven't seen this even happen this is actually the longest sentence that's ever been given to a white police officer for killing a black person ever and so it could have been 30 years that would have been the maximum but i would have loved to see that but i would tell you i didn't expect much so that's something but it should have been more no i definitely expected it to finish they wasn't gonna let i didn't expect that much i didn't think they weren't

gonna sentence him but i didn't expect them to give him that much that's the longest sentence they've ever given they absolutely would have had to especially after the year that we had last year and the summer that we had of civil unrest. If they would have did anything less than 20-something years, it would have been a riot. Their recommendation was going to be between 15 and 25 was what they anticipated. And I was like, they better not just say 15. They wasn't going to do that.

Yeah, but I expected a lot more, though. I expected a lot more because we all know people that's been in jail for a lot longer for shorter crimes. We know people in jail who had transported drugs and got 30 years. We know people in jail that's done, you know, fraud and got 20 years. And we know plenty of white police officers that got no time or they got minimal time for killing a black person. Yeah, but times is different. That's why I didn't have high expectations.

It's never happened before. Yeah, but times is different. And this case was very unique. I mean, it's the first time we've seen somebody, you know, put their knee on someone's neck for nine minutes and some change at a time when all of us were home because of the pandemic. Like, the eyes of the world was on this case. They couldn't just, you know, give that man 10 years, 15 years or nothing and keep it moving.

Not with this one. I honestly thought he was going to get the max. I mean, with everything going on, like you said, I thought he was going to get the max. I was surprised with 22 going on, like you said, I thought he was going to get the max. I was surprised with 22 and a half years. I mean, listen, there's nothing I can say that hasn't already been said about this situation. 22 and a half years is a long time, but it's not long enough for a murder. You know what I'm saying?

And like I said earlier, ask yourself if you can see a black man doing that to a white man in this country and not getting permanently know permanently literally put in the foundation of the jail like like when you commit a crime like this in america if you black they literally make you a part of the prison like you're never coming home but if you think about it he's 45 years now right he's at 60 he'll be out he still got a if he's could be 20 years of his life left to do whatever he wants to do that's crazy to me if he survives in prison they of his life left to do whatever he wants to do. That's crazy to me. If he survives in prison. They're not going to let that man. They're not going to let them kill that man.

I don't know. I just said survive. They're going to protect him. Yeah, I think he'll survive. They'll protect him. But no, 16, what happens? He'll come out and then can he write a book? Can he do what Zimmerman did and sell all types of things like Zimmerman was doing?

Can he profit off of this? I don't know. I mean, they say he can't necessarily profit exactly off it, but I'm sure there's a way where he'll get to write his story or something. He should be under the jail. He definitely should be under the jail, but he is being awarded the privileges that a white male and a police officer gets in this country. People were upset with his mother, but I mean, that's his mom.

That's his mom. They think his mom's going to be like, no, throw him under the jet. Like, his mom's going to ride to the end. That's his mom, man. Let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this? Hey, how you doing? My name is Donnie.

Hey, Donnie. What do you think about Derek Chauvin getting 15 years? Well, 22 years. So, the 22, as a former law enforcement officer, this is necessary. Because we, as officers, sometimes think we're above the law. I feel like this might actually be a positive movement towards the right direction that we need to see police start acting in the right way. I would agree with you, man. But, you know, look at all the circumstances that surrounded this case.

You know, all cases aren't like that. All cases aren't caught on video. All cases don't cause, you know, protests in the street. So, I mean, I don't know. It's a lot of circumstances that went into him getting that time. Agreed. I understand. Like, me, I'm still hesitant, too, as well.

I'm just happy that for once, finally, we've seen a white officer get convicted and actually get some years in prison for actually killing a black person. True. Is it enough years? No, I honestly don't think. But at least we got something. Yeah, I don't like feeling like that about a situation that you know there should be consequences, though. Like, that should be the norm.'s just, that should be the norm. Agreed, it should be the norm.

But unfortunately, we live in a world where police always were above the law. So this has to change. And hopefully this is the concrete case that we can use in the future. I hope so. Right. I doubt it, but I hope so.

I doubt it too, but I hope so. Because, I mean, think about all the police killings we've seen since George Floyd. You know what I mean? So clearly their minds stayed out of the change, but we'll see. I mean, you know, he got sentenced. We'll see. All right. Well, thank you, brother.

All right. Well, 800-585-1051. If you just joined us, we're talking about Derek Chauvin. He was sentenced to 22 and a half years with good time and time served. He'll probably serve 15 years. What are your thoughts? Let's talk about it. It's the Breakfast Club.

Good morning. Topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join into the discussion with the Breakfast Club. Let's talk about it. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. Now, if you just joined us, we're talking Derek Chauvin.

Now, he was sentenced to what, Yee? He was sentenced to 22 and a half years, and he'll have to serve 15, and then the rest he can do supervised release. All right, so we're asking, what are your thoughts? How are you feeling? Let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this?

Hi, this is Dee. Hey, Dee. Good morning. Good morning. All right. So we're asking, what are your thoughts? How are you feeling? Let's go to the phone lines. Hello. Who's this? Hi, this is B. Hey, D. Good morning. Good morning. I just wanted to speak on it that I have two brothers that did over 20 years in prison for robberies where no one were injured or hurt. You know, he had definitely should be doing more time. I have another, the oldest brother was sent to New York after he did his 20 years to another three years. Still no one was hurt. You know, I feel like they did little or nothing. I've given that man 22 years. On the flip side, when they let him speak to the family, my nephew was killed and his

murderer went to address us. The judge immediately stopped that. You speak to the family. My nephew was killed and his murderer went to address us. The judge immediately stopped that. You speak to us. You shouldn't speak to the family. Lord have mercy. Yeah. But I mean, listen, you're not telling us anything that we don't know. There are clearly two different justice systems in America.

And Derek Chauvin benefited from being a white male who had police privilege as well. So this is what it is. and Derek Chauvin benefited from being a white male who had police privilege as well. Absolutely. This is what it is. Hopefully, when he's in protective custody, which I'm sure will be something happening. Don't wish that on him, okay? All right. All right.

You can thank him, but don't wish it. All right. Hello, who's this? It's Jamal. Jamal, what's up, man? First of all, good morning, everybody. Good morning. Charlie, Andy, Yeet, what's happening?

Peace, King. Yeah, man, we all, that's about what we all expected. He got what we all expected. He'll still get out and live life, you know what I'm saying? Still have his life to live. And hopefully when he gets out, somebody in the Floyd family is waiting on him and to pick him off and nail him in the brain that they still out. Listen, my brother, listen, we not going to do that, okay?

All we going to say is we hope that Derek Chauvin gets everything he deserves. That's it. And that's a bullet to the a**. I didn't say all of that, sir. I don't know what he deserves. I don't want nobody from George Floyd's family to risk their own freedom either.

Well, I ain't, you know, I'm just saying, you know, a hard hit man or something. All right. Have a nice day, my brother. Blessings to you, King. Sending you healing energy this morning on this fine Monday. Lord, have mercy. I mean, I get it. I get the anger.

Hello, who's this? My name's King. What's going on with y'all? Good morning. Peace, King. Good morning. Charlamagne has said something when he was talking about their cousin, that if it was a black man, they would be thrown under the field.

And I'm a living situation like that. My father has been in jail for 27 years, 28 years. And it's the exact same case, the exact same thing. It was a, he's not, my dad wasn't right. He was all wrong in the situation. But this man is getting considered for a public situation to be free again. That's not right. Yeah, for a murder.

For the fact that George Floyd is never coming home ever again. You know? Like I said, my dad was wrong, and he's been in jail this entire time, never once. If he is considered for parole, he'll be 54 years old. Bobby's 54 years old. Damn. You know what I'm saying? So at least make the crime, make the punishment fit the crime.

Yeah. Right. Yeah. I mean, listen, man, like I said earlier. Across the crime. Yeah. Right. Yeah, I mean, listen, man, like I said earlier... Across the board. Yeah, there's nothing we can say that hasn't already been said

about this situation. There is no other angle. Derek Chauvin got 22 and a half years for a murder. We know that's not right. But that's what happens when you're a white male and you got police privilege.

That's it. That's why when you said that I wanted to call so at least the people that hear your station in the morning can at least hear the other side Of what happened Because my dad might as well have been dead

I was growing up without him Damn how much time he got How much time he got total 54 to life For murder For murder He committed a murder? How old was he?

He was 16? Wow. See what I'm saying? Wow, wow, wow. with him 16 years old. The situation was messed up, I'm not going to lie. But if they can reconsider that man for freedom, they should give everybody a chance for freedom. Right.

Wow. Yeah, that's tough, brother. Thank you. Thank you for sharing your story, brother. Yeah, you guys take care. Have a good morning. You too now.

Man. I mean, it's always tough when kids are involved, man, because we know kids, you know, are not thinking straight. Their brains aren't even developed correctly. And who knows? It might have been on drugs, whatever it was.

So when you see a 16-year-old make a mistake like that and they lose their whole life, yes, put that in perspective. Somebody like Derek Chauvin, who took a life, but only going to have to do 15 years. All right. Well, what's the moral of the story? I don't think there is one. I don't think so either

we know what this is it's America goodness gracious alright well we got rumors on the way Yee yes and let's talk about Bow Wow versus Soulja Boy you know it was a very active weekend the BET Awards Essence Festival first weekend kick off and then we have

next weekend and Soulja Boy versus bow wow so let's talk about it all right we'll get into it next it's the breakfast club good morning morning everybody it's dj nv angela e charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club let me shout out to everybody on bt as uh again had a great time at the bet awards uh it wasn't as packed like it usually is like because of i'm sure covid protocols and the pandemic they still keeping people away so if you're an artist you will only allow with your publicist everybody else had to meet you inside or uh after the event but it was i had a great

time speaking to a lot of people actually seeing people and saying what's up and and giving half pounds and half hugs you know i mean so i had a great time this weekend at the bt awards in the day i'm gonna be honest with you i can can't believe we really the new grownups now. Like I'm 42. I'll be 43 tomorrow. I got a 13 year old in the house. Like when did that happen? Like I'm sitting looking at my daughter's life on Saturday. Like this is not how I grew up. She's 13. She's having a luau in the backyard. But it feels good, doesn't it? Things that you weren't able to do as a kid, kid you can provide that for her and you just see her smile and everything you work hard for just makes you feel good but it's no manual to this thing man it's literally like being in a whole new world

like i'm listening to these kids talk about olivia rodrigo and sharon carpenter and i don't know what the hell is happening and yes it's a sharon carpenter what's the girl's name what's the one brina carpenter there you go there you go's name? Sabrina Carpenter. There you go. I was like, Sharon Carpenter? They know Sharon, that's dumb. I was like, there you go. Sabrina Carpenter. That's crazy.

Sabrina Carpenter. And yesterday, one of my daughter's friends had a bat mitzvah, which I didn't even know existed. I thought it was bar mitzvah. For females, it's a bat mitzvah. I learned yesterday. So I'm in Walgreens looking for a birthday card. And my daughter's like, no, Dad, you have to get her a bat mitzvah card. And I'm confused.

So I'm asking the guy who works there, do you have something that says Mazel Tov? Like, when did this happen? How did we become the grown-ups? I was just watching Soulja Boy and Bow Wow the night before. Jesus. All right. Sounds like you're having a little midlife crisis. I'm definitely not having a midlife crisis.

It's just that, you know, when you step into that realm. You're taking some Viagra, bro. What did Viagra have to do with this? I don't know. Midlife crisis. Knock it off. I don't know what to do. Envy, you should understand.

You got kids. Yeah, I do. But, I mean, I enjoy it. I don't have a problem. I didn't say I have a problem. I just said it's a whole new world. It is. Sometimes you just step back and you're like,

yo, we really the grown-ups now. You know what made me realize that this weekend? I was in Puerto Rico and I tried to order cheese quesadillas off the kids' menu and they wouldn't let me. Yeah, because you're 55. Why would you do that? I'm just trying to relate to you, sir.

You better off going to IHOP. You should have went to IHOP and got that senior citizen breakfast. They give away free pancakes on Sunday mornings for senior citizens I was like I just want some cheese quesadillas

he was like the chef doesn't allow that you have to be 10 or under I was like 10 years old well I'm glad it may have happened though I'm glad you finally realized

you're a grown up goodness gracious alright well we got rumors on the way what we talking about well let's talk about some grown up things Bow Wow vs. Soulja Boy vs. Over the Weekend alright we'll rumors on the way. What are we talking about? Well, let's talk about some grown up things. Bow Wow versus Soulja Boy versus over the weekend.

All right. All right. We'll get to that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. This is the rumor report with Angela. Well, who was watching the versus this weekend? Soulja Boy versus Bow Wow.

It pretty much started on time, too. It was just a little bit late. Mm-hmm. Right? I saw Drake was in the comments. He said, Drake, he should have hit me. I would have popped out for this. Oh, God.

Yeah, I was mad about Soulja for that. There's no way you don't reach out to Drake and ask him to come out for We Made It. Mm-hmm. Now, in addition to that, Soulja Boy was doing some things that was really annoying. Bow Wow, it felt like. Like, he did two songs in a row, the Make It Clap, and then he did the remix with Nicki Minaj. I was for you, nigga, take a bow. Woo!

Big Draco hit her with the 40. Woo! Why ain't nigga trying to take Big Draco's face? Woo! He mad, y'all. He mad. We got Nicki Minaj rapping on the verse. Yo, Nicki, look at, Pee-wee, Nicki.

P-Man, ha-ha. Ha-ha. Don't wait, it's serious. Dropping the Clues Bomb for Soulja Boy. He actually played Make It Clap three times because he brought French out to do it, too. Oh, that's right. Soulja Boy understood.

He was making him so annoyed because it should be like a time limit. Now I was like, another one? And you can't be playing songs back to back to back. It was just funny. He was just doing what he wanted. He didn't play them back to back, though. He played a song, then he would come back to make it clap.

Yeah, it was just really funny. I thought it was dope because Soulja Boy understood the assignment. And the assignment is, this is all entertainment. Right. He was just out there putting on a show. He was performing. But he's like, Bow Wow hasn't released any music in a while so you know he out the gate was doing to make it clap and then he did the nikki minaj verse which was never heard before and then he had french montana come and do

it live i mean a lot of soldiers music just aged better than bow wow's music but what i realized about bow wow's music it brings out uh such a sense of nostalgia and these kids who grew up on bow wow like these kids who was going to the Scream Toys and stuff like that. Like they loved these records. And then Soulja Boy did the Donk and then he did

the Nicki Minaj freestyle. Donk version. He did that two times back to back. That was phenomenal. That was really making Bow Wow so annoyed. It was funny.

And then Bow Wow actually played Soulja Boy's rant at one point during his over there and that was pretty funny too. I really shot. I really sold dope. Y'all don't know nothing about me.

Y'all don't. I went to private school. I was in real high school. I got kicked out of school. I was in internal school. I was in CEP. I was in Monterey. I was in Central Road. By the way,

that transition was phenomenal. Envy used to be a DJ. I'm still a DJ, sir. You play Donk and then do the Itty Bitty. That's great. What do you call that? A transition, right? That is a transition.

That's phenomenal. All right. Now, another surprise was Romeo came out. It's the first time in 20 years that Bow Wow and Romeo shared the same stage. So, DeBoer brought him out as a guest. I've been wanting to tell you this s*** for 20 years. Right on. My first song, My Baby, I put you on my song.

The world put us against each other. But you the Michael Jordan, right? Every era have a Michael Jordan, a Kobe, and a LeBron. You the Michael Jordan. You inspired all of us n****s up here. You know, for real. You need your roses. You need your roses while you can smell me i was

kobe where i didn't have to be the most talented i'm gonna work my ass off i know my purpose and soldier you was a lebron of our everywhere you came and you was just the innovator you switched up you deserve your roses too man oh romeo's so nice he is he's a very well-raised young man salute to the middle so nice so bow bow bought So, Bal bought out 3-6 Mafia, right? But he doesn't have a song with him or was I confused? Because he didn't do a verse. Yes, he did do a verse.

He's on that. Did he do a verse? Yeah, he did a verse on that Twisting My Body From Side to Side. I didn't know he was on that record either, but. And Omarion. He bought out Omarion.

He bought out Jermaine Dupri. He bought out Da Brad. He bought out Parley. Franchise Boys. Parley from the Franchise Boys. Franchise Boys. Why Romeo not on the Millennium Tour? Shouldn't that be an obvious inclusion? I don't know know maybe he didn't want to do it but yeah i thought

that would be all right well that is your rumor reports all right thank you miss yee charlamagne who you giving that donkey to you know man attention is the worst drug known to man uh we'll talk about it for after the hour all right right. We'll get into that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Let's go. It's time to wake up. Yeah. It's The Breakfast Club. Let's go. Go down.

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

It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment

of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Well, donkey of the day for Monday, June 28th goes to a young lady who is currently on the run right now because like so many other people in this world, she is addicted to the drug called attention. Or as they say in France, attention. Okay, attention.

Now, I don't know nothing about the Tour de France. Okay, it was on Saturday night, but it was too many black people doing brilliant black things this weekend for me to pay attention. I was watching the Gervonta Davis fight. I watched Soulja Boy versus Bow Wow. I was watching Chris Paul get the one win away from his first NBA finals. Not to mention my oldest daughter turned 13 this weekend, so I was not paying attention to a bunch of French folks on bicycles. But when you see a video of all those French folks on bicycles crashing, looking like that picture of the French fries that spilled in Meek Mill's lap while he was sitting poolside,

then I pay attention. Okay, that made me stop to at least see what happened. So I watched the video, and I watched a woman step in front of a pack of racers holding a cardboard sign up so it could be caught on TV and then this happened. Let's go to NBC Sports for the report, please. How many people are going to get back up out of this? What's going on on the left of your picture? Oh my goodness me.

One fan has done something that has created absolute havoc. It was the sign that the rider in front hit, and that is the result. And it was just a domino effect. When the riders are that nervous, you're smacked in there like sardines, and there's nowhere to go. So if you're sitting anywhere behind Tony Martin and to his left, most likely you're going to go down. You really don't have a chance.

The road is super narrow. You see his crash there, and the domino effect just spreads it all the way across and closes this road down. So the guys from the back, along with the ditch on the right and left side of the road, there's no place to go. You just have to go right into the pile. You're either going to be held up or worse, you're going to crash. My producer just informed me that all riders aren't French. It takes place in France.

It's riders from all over the world. Way to get in the way of a good joke, Dan. But anyway, Tour de France organizers are going to sue the woman who caused this huge crash. They said they are suing her to show the tiny minority of people who do this don't spoil it for everyone. Basically, they're about

to make an example out of this young lady, but they have to catch her first. Oh, she's on the run like Sean and Beyonce knows Carter because now she's facing a year in prison for causing the worst crash in the history of the Tour de France. Now, does she have to deal with the consequences of her actions? Yes. I pray, though, that she's not somewhere contemplating

making a permanent decision based off temporary feelings. Yes, I'm talking about suicide. Okay, you have to understand people who crave the drug called attention can handle said drug when it's positive. But when it's negative like this and you cause the largest crash in toward the French history and the world seems like they're talking about you, that's a lot of pressure. OK, I know she's scared to death. That's why she's on the run. But i pray she doesn't hurt herself but police are on the hunt for this female suspect who has not been identified and all of this is happening because she wanted to hold up a sign to the tv cameras that said go grand granddad in a combination of french and german i have no idea what the hell that means okay i am a 42 year old man who will be 43 tomorrow and when i read go grand granddad it translated in my brain to go go gadget don't ask me why that's just what happened okay

here's the moral of the story what is the point of trying to get on camera in 2021 you have a sign hold the sign up have someone take a video of you holding the sign up with the race going on behind you you're already on the side of the road all you had to do was just turn around hold the sign up let somebody videotape you the bikers are passing by that's cool problem solved what's the point of trying to get on tv cameras in 2021 when you have your own cameras on your phone whoever that sign was for they could have saw that on social media you could your own cameras on your phone. Whoever that sign was for, they could have saw that on social media. You could have text that to their phone, but that's just not enough for people in 2021. That's the problem with the attention we receive

from these smartphones. That one high is so addictive and more addictive than any drug on the market right now. And what's sad is we don't even know weed junkies. Please give this unidentified woman who ruined the Tour de France the biggest see-ha. She could have really hurt somebody. She could have possibly killed somebody. Yeah, all that for a look. And the thing about it is what most people don't understand is your shoes are your actual pedals

because you're clipped in. So you just can't put your foot down and stop. Like, you have to unclip and you fall. I forget you a biker. Yes, I am a biker. He's waiting for one of us to ask him. He's going to do Tour de France. I forget you put the little shorts on

and put the little gel on your bunkie. Yes, that's right. And get on that little banana bike. People train years for that. So the fact that she just ruined all of that, yes, she should go to jail. Don't rub it in. All right.

Don't rub it in. I'm sure this young lady's going through a lot of pressure right now. You never fell off your bike, huh? You never fell off your bike because you forgot to unclip it before you fall on your face. I forgot that you was a biker, so now I'm mad I gave her a donkey today. I'm proud of this young lady.

I hope she finds you in your pack and makes y'all fall. That's what I hope happens. Goodness gracious. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today. She deserves it. All right. Now, when we come back, Curly Nikki will be joining us.

Nikki Walton. For the people that don't know who she is, you want to break down who she is, guys? Yes. She has her own podcast. And it's a really great one for you guys to listen to. It's like a quick thing every single morning that she does it. And you can listen to that. It's very inspirational, but she also got really popular for her Curly Nikki journey on social media. That was kind of her thing.

But she is now a licensed therapist. That's right. She was empowering women through their hair, right? She started off with empowering women a licensed therapist. She was empowering women through their hair, right? She started off with empowering women through their hair. She's also an author. So she's a best-selling author, and she's won an NAACP Image Award, all of those things. She's a hair guru, spiritual

teacher, and she will teach you a lot. I think you'll be very uplifted this morning. Alright, and her site is CurlyNikki, that's N-I-K-K-I dot com, and we'll talk to her when we come back, so don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

Yep, Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, DJ Envy. I don't know where he ran off to, but we have a special guest in the building this morning. Her name is Nikki Walton. Good morning, Nikki. Good morning. How are you? I'm wonderful. Curly Nikki.

You know her on social media as at Cur, Nikki. Good morning. How are you? I'm wonderful. Curly Nikki. You know her on social media as at Curly Nikki. I love when people walk in the room and you can just feel the divinity just like flowing off them. Man, it was a lot of suffering and just a long journey, like around the world journey. 600 books, meditating daily for like four hours a day. And I found what I was looking for. And now it's like I have no choice but to share. Just like with the natural hair stuff, I had no choice but to share that. Well, let's start with that.

Let's start with Curly Nikki and how that even came about. I hated my hair and myself. I didn't feel comfortable in my own skin. And I had straightened my hair. I had it straightened my whole life. And when I got to college, there was no such thing as a black stylist in this very small little white town I was in. And so I had no way to get my hair done.

And I'd have to go three hours home to St. Louis, Missouri to get it straightened. But I was also in college back in the day, so there was no air conditioning. So when I get back to my dorm, it would go back. It would go back and then my self-esteem would go down. And I'm like, this isn't okay. You know, I was a psychology major.

I could tell. I'm like, something is off. So I started learning about hair and I started sharing. And I launched Curly Nikki and it went viral. You know, I got myself on Tyra Banks and I wrote a bestselling book with HarperCollins. And I've been working with Dr. Oz as their resident expert, like ever since 2013. How does hair help with the healing process? You know, for me, it was my first step toward freedom. their resident expert like ever since 2013. How does hair help with the healing process?

You know for me it was my first step toward freedom so I felt like I couldn't just go in and apply for a job I had to first figure out what I'm going to do with my hair and that makes you you're not on your a-game because you're concerned about your hair you can't just go on vacation you know I'm gonna get braids like what am I gonna with my hair? That's not a good quality of life. Like, you should just be able to live the way you were born. And so that was my first step. Like, why am I not comfortable in my own skin and my own hair? So once I pulled back that layer, like the layers just kept coming back. And I'm like, I'm not even this, you know, like going beyond all concepts. So it was like my first step into a larger enlightenment, like spiritual journey. Yeah, the big disadvantage, because even for myself, I used to straighten my hair all the time growing up. And it would take you so long, first of all, to do it. Then you have to maintain it. God forbid it rain.

Yes. And like you said, when it's humid out and then your hair gets all frizzy and you just don't feel right if your hair doesn't look a certain way. We feel anxious in the rain, in the humidity, like when it's warm and people are having fun, you're like, what does my hair look like right now? I got a plastic bag around my head. Exactly. Can't swim. Couldn't learn how to swim. Yeah. So, and you're right. And so I do feel like growing up, you always wanted your hair to be straight. I actually even did a straightening process to my hair that really damaged my hair a lot. This thermal reconditioning, it looked nice

because it was always straight no matter what. I read about it. But then when it was time to grow it out, it just looked awful during that period of time. It took your curl pattern out? Yeah. So then you had to pivot to the time where now everybody wants to have natural curly hair, but we couldn't even find any products at first for natural and curly hair. No, now it's completely

different. Myself and my cohort in 2008 to about 2015, we completely changed the way black women view themselves and their hair. And it also affected the way manufacturers were making products and how they were marketing to black women. So whereas before it'd be like before curly hair was like, oh, ew, yuck, you know, I want my hair silky smooth. Now it's like, oh, of course you want your natural texture to be popping. So we're giving you products to support that. We're not downing your natural texture.

That was a whole ad campaign from a company. I can't, was it like Dr. Miracles or something? It was crazy commercials, man. But it was downing natural hair? Yeah, like downing frizzy looking, highly textured hair, giving that the before picture and the after picture being straight, smooth, silky hair. But it's like, that's not my hair.

So when you see that image, how does that make you feel? I'm sitting here listening. I'm just like, man, I can't wait to see what the next generation of black women looks like. Because, you know, I got three daughters. And I think about, like you said, all the representation that I know didn't exist when I was young. Like, they got children's books about hair texture. And, you know, my oldest daughter is going to be 13 this weekend. Like, she's proud to have her braids and everything else.

And I got to stop the young white girls from touching her hair and saying how much they love her hair. So I just wonder what's that going to do for their confidence that that next generation. Tremendous. They'll be able to focus on stuff that matters. You know, like to be able to go off to college, your oldest daughter, and not have to be worried about her hair. To be able to just be studying. And for young boys, too, to even understand. And men judging women's hair. Like they have issues if I don't date girls with weaves.

But sometimes you do that because it's just easier. It's a protective style. You're growing your hair out. 100%. Yeah, so you can't judge what a woman does. Also, sometimes all those styling and all of that, people who are always having to get their hair styled, they want to protect their natural hair.

Yes. And so they wear a wig or they wear a weave just in order to be able to do that. And people are so judgmental based off of what your hair is like. Is getting burned by the curling iron or the hot comb a rite of passage for us? Probably. It was terrible. I remember, like, you know, Easter Sunday, like the day before Easter Sunday, having my ear folded down with a paper towel over it, trying to protect myself. And it usually helps.

But, I mean, the sweat, just the fear of getting burned. And then the sweat, your hair is reverting real time, you know, because you're not supposed to get it wet, but you're sweating because you're scared. I've got these permanent burn marks on my arm. Oh, I see. That's from a curler? Yeah, that's from the wands. Oh, my goodness. Yeah, I got burned on my ear a few times.

That's what I tell my daughters. When I see my wife doing her hair and they're like, ouch, and I'm like, that's the right passage. Oh, goodness. Goodness. Now, let's talk about good mornings with curly nikki because you did launch a daily podcast so what inspired this i know it just launched like actually earlier this week yeah yeah so i knew during the pandemic i'm like i have to do something different i know everybody was feeling that pressure like the

same day over and over again feeling trapped at home i. I'm a single mom. I've got two kids. I also have my parents with me that are helping tremendously with child care. But the parents and the kids, it was always mommy, mommy, mommy or Nikki, Nikki, Nikki all day or curly Nikki stuff, you know, work stuff. And I'm like, I've got to take my power back. So I started waking up two hours early, starting at 5 a.m. I'd sit, I'd chant, I'd do my journaling, I'd do some yoga. And that started November 2020. And it was.m. I'd sit I'd chant I'd do my journaling I'd do some yoga and that started November 2020 and it was so awesome I started sharing on social and I was getting so many questions so many DMs so many requests for calls and all the questions and all the statements were the same I'm not happy I love what you're doing how do I do it how do I do it and so I was just

DMing back everybody because I want people to feel better that's always been my goal feel better feel good and I'm like I can't spend all day responding to people. And I'm like, I know podcast. It feels like I'm talking to the individual and I can help them tap into what I'm tapping into every morning because nobody's happy unless you have found peace inside. I don't care how successful you are. I don't care how much stuff you have, what you've achieved. You're not happy. Not all the time. Unless you have this. Unless you have a peace within. And once you have that, like once you find happiness inside, you'll start seeing it outside. But you have to start doing something different every single day. If you want to see something different, if you want to be different. And it changed my life starting. That was was November by March. I was talking to you. Yeah. That was out of the blue. That whole summit, you know, just came from this habit of waking up and just being not having to be anything for anyone. You think it's because you were setting your intention? Absolutely. And it wasn't even like I am intending, you know, to start a successful podcast because it's already number four on the charts in spirituality.

I wasn't like visualizing and I've done all that stuff. We all have. You know, I wasn't affirming anything in particular. I was just doing my mantra, which is in Sanskrit and sitting and being in the silence and listening to the silence. Like that's what I consider meditation. And from that silence, you feel a love. So just be in contact with it i'd sit in the presence of that like it was my real job and now like my real job has come out of it i feel

like my purpose has unfolded from that and i know that who whoever you are listening right now if you aren't happy or if you know you're meant like for more or for something else and even if you can't see it you don't have to see it. You just have to feel this. And then that comes. All right. We have more with Curly Nikki, Nikki Walton. When we come back, 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 Curly Nikki, Nikki Walton. Charlamagne. I wonder what the universe was saying around that time because it's like, that's Because I got into meditation in December too It happened on a spiritual retreat My girl Debbie Brown

We went on a Spiritual retreat in Mexico And every day that's what we were doing Yoga and meditation I just have not looked back since I wonder what was in the air I started this journey It started in 2013 I called Tracee Ellis Ross crying since I wonder what what was in the air you know it changes I started this journey that you know

it started in 2013 for me I called Tracee Ellis Ross crying because I was like I have all the stuff that the world told me to get and I don't feel good and I'm still looking for the next magazine interview or the next spot on tv or the next book deal and I'm like and when I get it I know I'm not going to be happy and she's like you got to get out of the shallow end and go deeper into your spirituality you got to start reading better books because I was like reading the secret you know she's like you need good stuff it was a good entry point though it was like the gateway drug you know so I'm very appreciative of the secret and so that sent me from there I went into Eckhart Tolle power of now and then just everything else I went deep into like Advaita vedanta which is um

non-dual hinduism and then i found out there's a non-dual christianity you know and it's all the same and they're all pointing to the same presence it's like it's not when they say go within it's not like turning in a direction it's like a dimension and it just feels like love and it sounds like silence and you can listen for it a really easy way. I tell people because I do this on the podcast every morning, I give you a different practice to tap into this. If you put your headphones on and you're listening to your favorite song, instead of listening to the music, listen for the silence. Like right now you hear my voice and you hear the quiet that my voice is coming out of. Pay attention to the quiet. And when you find the quiet out here it points you back to

that quiet that is that is like existence and then you become aware of what feels like a release like you let your stomach go you let your shoulders down you breathe a little deeper your face naturally smiles when you're connected to this and it just unfolds into your world and you meet everyone from this place because you know you don't see them as an other anymore. You see them as yourself. You see them as this love or as God appearing as people. It changes the way you interact with the world. I feel like we're listening to the podcast right now. Exactly. That's what the podcast is every morning.

Yeah. And this is a great way for people to be able to start their morning. Right. Because as we go out to face the world, we all have these rituals that we do in the morning as we get ready to start our day. But I think starting our mornings with you is a great way to make sure that we're going to have an amazing time, an amazing day. And also just start the morning like more relaxed. I know I get so stressed, like even driving to work is stressful. Yes. Especially in New York City. Then like the podcast is super short.

It's five to ten minutes and a lot of the reviews they say they listen first when they're up brushing their teeth but then later on the commute like in the commute to work that's the best time to calm down and then on the way home too you know because it's like helping you as long as you're in touch with that it's like i'm not teaching i'm not a teacher i'm just feeling love while i'm talking and that love gets awakened wherever you are and then you can feel. And then you take that into your world and it's like, we're just passing a flame and then you light someone else's candle and it just goes and goes and goes. I like what you said about,

um, uh, you said we should move beyond our minds. Um, because of my sacred purpose, she always says, stop thinking with logic, move with the spirit.

So what was that transition like for you? You know, so I'm also a licensed psychotherapist and I was trained to teach people how to watch their negative automatic thinking, their negative thoughts, and then replace them with positive thoughts. But the problem is like, it's so many thoughts and it's so negative that you have to go deeper. You have to get to the root of it. And so again, we listen for the quiet. There's a place inside where you don't have to quiet your mind. There's a place inside where you're always meditating. There's a place inside where you're already happy. There's a place inside where you're already confident. So you don't have to get

quiet. You don't have to get confident. You don't have to get successful. You don't have to get God. All you have to do is recognize that place inside where God is or where love is or where that confidence lives. And then you stay aware of it. So just like right now, your attention is on your thoughts. You place it onto this love or onto the quiet. And then the thoughts are still there and that's fine. But now you can see them for what they are. You don't have to believe them. You don't have to grab one and then feel bad about it. You don't have to take it so seriously. You can just notice that it's happening like a cloud in the sky but you're the sky and you stay as that awareness and it's a different relationship with your thoughts they don't frazzle you they don't cause you to feel anxiety and when you do feel anxious you recognize

it is i'm not anxious i just forgot to feel peace i stepped out of peace i made someone or something more important than this inner love, than this joy here. And then you're right back. And you might still be a little upset, but there's like something that has shifted in you. There's a space that's opened up where you can step back and sit back on your throne. And you can be calm no matter what. So I'm never upset. I'm just out of peace.

And then I find the peace again. And it's just a breath away or just you know just a turning within just a listening away and I'm back and then I can be more effective in the moment. I love that and you read what you said 600 books? Yeah I mean probably more it's been crazy all the books all the books and they all say the same thing all the religions they all like in their essence they point back to the same core that we all have, no matter who you are or where you are, if you're dead or alive. This this piece is what we are. What's your favorite? You mentioned Eckhart Tolle, Power of Now. Great book.

What's your what's your favorite? What's the one that like the supreme yoga? It's also called the Yoga Vasishta. I just found it actually last year and it summed up everything I read and everything I came to know. If you're looking to get into this though, I'd highly recommend The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle or The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer. That's a brilliant book that talks about that inner voice like a roommate. Like if you had a nasty roommate, you could put them out, but our inner voice is nasty and we can't put them out. We have to learn how to live with them, you know, and ignore them. I'm reading a good one now called My Grand's hands racialized trauma and the pathway to mending our hearts and bodies oh that's powerful that's a powerful title yeah angela i put me under that that's the that's that's one of them ones because all of this stuff is just helping us deal with our

traumas that's it exactly the ongoing trauma and the little microaggressions every single day that we deal with you think we ever get to a true place of healing and wholeness? I do. If we can get beyond completely identifying with the person that we think we are. You know, if we can see that there is more to us than just the body and the mind. And that's what I do on the podcast. I'm trying to help people move beyond just thinking that they're Charlemagne or just Nikki. It's like, what is it when you hear about oneness and it sounds all woo-woo and spiritual, there's an actual true experiential way to tap into that

where you know Nikki's not other than me or this person's not other than me. And it's not something you have to imagine. It's something you feel. And once you start feeling that, that's healing. And that does the healing. It does the healing. And if everybody was there, we wouldn't need any healing. That's right. And that does the healing. It does. And if everybody was there, we wouldn't need any healing.

That's right. All right. Well, good mornings with Curly Nikki or God mornings with Curly Nikki. You know, make sure you guys subscribe. Where can they find the podcast? So it would help me tremendously if you listen on Apple. That's the one. That's the one.

I told you I'm number four in the spirituality charts already this early. I'm also doing a giveaway. I'm giving away three iPad Airs for folks that leave reviews and send me a screenshot to my DM at Curly Nikki. And Nikki is with two Ks. You can listen everywhere, but Apple is where I'd appreciate if you listen. All right, this is Nikki Walton.

Thank you for coming, Nikki. You want to give me your Twitters and Instagrams just in case? Yeah, at Curly Nikki everywhere. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Curly, C-U-R-L-y-n-i-k-k-i all right it's nikki walton it's the breakfast club the breakfast club it's about time what's going on rumor report rumor report this is the rumor report with angela yee on The Breakfast Club.

Yes, and since the pandemic started, Furious 9, Fast and Furious 9, The Fast Saga, the ninth, obviously, film from the action franchise, bought in an estimated $70 million, which is the biggest box office number since the pandemic began. I love it. It's also the largest debut at the box office since 2019's Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker. Let me go check my AMC stock.

So that's a huge deal. But that's, you know, that's great. People are going back out. I love it. People back out and about. Okay, now one person has died and four others were injured. That was in a shooting that took place in the early hours Friday. They said it was believed to be an attempted robbery in the Hollywood Hills and the person whose house

they attempted to rob belongs to Fashion Nova CEO Richard Sagan. So there were two groups exchanging gunfire. What they are saying is that the three suspects in question tailed him to his home. When the vehicle came to a stop, that's when the shooting took place. He's believed to have made it into

his house before shots were fired. They don't know if the suspects knew it was him and the Rose Worths or if they followed his car because of the high value of it. Let me ask you a question. It seems like people are shooting more. Before, people would get robbed and keep it moving. But now, it seems like people are getting robbed and then shot. That is not

true. Yes, it is. There have been so many people that got robbed that didn't get shot. The great father, Carter, told us a long time ago broke niggas don't want no cash they just want to kill you okay yeah they've been doing this this isn't new all right and i meant to do this last week but i just want to get the power and she posted that she is about to lose this addiction loving god i pray that you will comfort me and my suffering lend skill to the hands of my healers, and bless the means

used for my cure. Give me such confidence in the power of your grace that even when I am afraid, I may put my whole trust in you. So we don't know what addiction exactly that she's battling. She did not share that, but we do want to wish her so much love. That's right, and it doesn't matter. You know what I'm saying? It doesn't matter what she's addicted

to. I'm glad that she's getting help for whatever it is she needs to get help for. She got her own line of underwear, too. They sent me some of it. It's super cute. So shout out to Young M.A. And Gabby Thomas has broken the U.S. trials records in the women's 200 meters at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials. So she finished in 21.61 seconds.

That means she earned a spot at the Tokyo Games. Congratulations to her. She's so dope. All right. So this is Raven Saunders, too. Raven Saund a spot at the Tokyo Games. Congratulations to her. She's so dope. All right. So this is Raven Saunders too. Raven Saunders that throws the shot put. She broke a record too. She's going to Tokyo as well. And she's from Charleston, South Carolina, the 843.

And Serena Williams is not going to the Tokyo Olympics this summer. She just said she's not heading there. She said, I'm actually not on the Olympic list. Not that I'm aware of. If so, then I shouldn't be on it. She said, there's a lot of reasons that I made my Olympic decision. I don't really want to get into them today. Maybe another day.

Sorry. All right. Now, Justin Bieber wants people to leave him alone. You know, he got a place in Brooklyn. And while he's trying to go from his car to his apartment building, there is crowds of fans waiting for him outside. That has to be annoying. I'm sure it's annoying for people that live

in that building also in Williamsburg. And here's what he said. Hi, Justin. Can I get a last night? Jerry, I hear you. This is my home. This is where I live.

And I don't appreciate you guys being here. You know, at the end of the night when you come home and you want to relax, that's not supposed to be that. So I appreciate it. Yes, we're going to do that. Can I get a hug? Yes. Can I hug? No, I don't want to relax. That's some fan interaction. Is that annoying?

I mean, he broke it down perfectly. He broke it down perfectly. He broke it down perfectly. That's his home. He just wants to rest and relax his head. He said, anyplace else, no problem, but not in my crib. Don't come to my crib. I'm shocked they even know where he lives.

I mean, once not at all. I don't think people problem with that in my crib. Don't come to my crib. I'm shocked they even know where he lives. I mean, once not at all. I don't think people realize how dangerous that is. If you just talk about people robbing and killing and all types of other stuff, it's like, why would you let people know where these high-profile folks live? It's just hard for people to not know. They see you going into your home. See it one time. That's all it takes.

You might get some deliveries. If you get packages, somebody knows where you live, and the next person knows. I mean, I don't know that it's that easy to hide that forever. That's why you should move all the way out the way if you can afford to. All right. And a brat is upset that Wendy Williams is saying that she tried to hit on her because it just never happened. Here's what she said on the show.

Well, you got a strong pickup game unless that's the way you always speak to attractive women. Like, do you think I tried to pick you up? Yup. When? Uh-huh. Look, I've got the speak to attractive women. Like, I don't- So do you think I tried to pick you up? Yup. When? Uh-huh. Look, I've got the receipt to my phone. The last time we talked and I text you,

it was after I saw your documentary and I felt like you ain't got no real friends. So I called to check on you. No, you said more than that. I probably asked you if you were a, no girl, you better check your phone cause I got the same receipts. I got the same phone

don't do that girl i mean i love you but i ain't never been attracted to you girl all right well okay if i was gay would you like me no well nobody's safe on wendy's show no more god damn wendy is jumping on everything moving that's right okay well let's not forget the bear is in a whole relationship all right well that is your rumor report all right thank you miss yee all right well now when we come back we got the people's choice mix out the revolt we'll see you tomorrow everybody else get your request in right now it's the breakfast club good morning the breakfast club your mornings will never be the same. Angela Yee here.

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Good morning. Good morning. This was a great weekend for just TV, between the fight, the verses, the BET Awards, basketball. This was a great weekend. Yeah, definitely. Essence Festival. Essence Festival. I'm not going to lie. Essence Festival got lost.

And the reason I think Essence Festival got lost is because they weren't televised. I didn't hear anything about Essence Festival. Oh, yeah. It's virtual, just like it was last year. It's two weekends in a row. It's the Wellness House. It's also going to be next weekend. They had some performances.

We did a lot of things in person that were prerecorded, and then it's streaming online for people to be able to watch. Yeah, that wasn't going to work. You know what I'm saying? Not when you got the BET Awards live, and you got, you got people at basketball games and people at the verses and people at the fights. Like, if you're doing something virtual, that was going to get drowned out this weekend.

Yeah, I just think it's too much for them to have planned to see what was going to happen during this pandemic because it's a lot of moving parts. I will say this, though. BET had, like, BET, they went over and beyond for the BET Awards. It was very nice. Everything they said, they didn't skimp on anything for this BET Awards. Yeah, I think the BET Awards is one event,

but Essence Festival is a whole festival. It's a weekend festival with a lot of different moving parts and stages and two-day concerts and then the in-person booths that are set up and the panels. It's a lot. So I don't think they could have planned in advance that far

what was going to be happening and what the world would be like at this time because it takes like a year of planning. Absolutely. They should have just had it in Atlanta

like everybody else. Just do it in Atlanta. That's all you got to do. If you got an event, do it in Atlanta. Throw it against the wall. See what sticks. Something is going to stick.

All that stuff was in Atlanta this weekend. Javante Davis' fight was in Atlanta. The Hawks game was in Atlanta. The Soulja Boy Bow Wow was in Atlanta. That was in LA. I'm shocked. That was in LA. It was? Yeah, that was in Atlanta this weekend. Javante Davis' fight was in Atlanta. The Hawks game was in Atlanta. The Soulja Boy Bow Wow was in Atlanta. That was LA. I'm shocked. It was?

Yeah, that was in LA. Oh, it felt like Atlanta. That was LA. And then I think the whole audience there had to be vaccinated, right? At the BET Awards? Yes. Well, yeah, you had to take a test. So before you got there, you had to prove that you didn't have, you just took a test within, I think, a day or so.

Because I know when we went to go see Dave Chappelle at Radio City, the whole audience had to be vaccinated. Oh, wow. I also wonder how fast is Lil Baby's jet. Lil Baby be everywhere, right? I was thinking the same thing. He was at the fight. He be at the game. And then he still made it to the BET Awards.

I said the same thing. Lil Baby be everywhere. And I started thinking about this one night because I saw him in Miami. That's when I hosted the YouTube TikTokers event. And then later that night, he was in Atlanta at Young Thug's, no, Gunner's birthday party. Gunner's birthday, yeah. And I mean, I know that's just Miami, Atlanta, but still.

It's like, how fast is Lil Baby's Private Jack? He was in Atlanta for the fight, then flew back for the BET Awards rehearsal. Then he went and did a show and then came back for the actual awards show. He probably just be asleep on that plane. You know that. He working. That young king is working. Salute the little baby.

All right. Well, when we come back, we got the positive notice to Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Just want to remind you guys, there's six days left to my car show out in Atlanta.

I'm super duper excited. It's going to be nice. It's going to be a great event. So I can't wait to see you guys this Saturday in Atlanta for my car show, Carchella. So if you haven't got your tickets, get your tickets now. Charlamagne, you got a positive note? I do, man.

I just saw my homie Anita Kopax post this Anita Kopax her book Shallow Waters is dropping August 3rd on Black Privileged Publishing you can preorder that now but man she posted something so dope on Instagram this morning she put last week I found myself saying

I was stressed this week I said I am under divine pressure because I'm birthing something great. Narrative shift. Breakfast club, bitches! Y'all finished or y'all done? Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own?

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