The Breakfast Club - The Breakfast Club REWIND (Damson Idris, Babyface, Ask C&E and More!)

Episode Date: December 22, 2022

Today on the show we flashed back to when Damson Idris came on the show to discuss the upcoming season of Snowfall. We also flashed back to when Babyface came on to talk about his album 'Girls Night O...ut'.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Good morning, USA! We not. Well, we are not. We're here in spirit. Yeah. Yeah. And we're going to be playing some of our top interviews and some throwbacks. So, keep it locked. Red is going to be running the boards. And we'll see y'all in the new year. Happy holidays. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Wake up.
Starting point is 00:00:35 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? Yo, this is Craig with the K, man. I got two things. I got two things.
Starting point is 00:00:50 Don't hang up on me. Why you got two things? I only got one. I only got one. Hold on. I got two. Ah, that was good. But listen.
Starting point is 00:00:58 Elon Musk. I'm going to be honest with you. Elon Musk remind me a lot of President Snow from the Hunger Games. Elon Musk is rich and he's forward. And I think what he's doing with Twitter, giving people this platform to do and say whatever they want. I think what he's doing is sitting back and allowing and watching and being entertained by letting people hang themselves. Well, I don't know if he's letting people hang themselves, but I think, like I said earlier, he's showing us how much people like mess. Like, we love watching traffic accidents.
Starting point is 00:01:28 The messier, the better. Like, people love running towards the fight, you know, so they can see it. People love consuming BS, and I think he's proving that right now by letting Twitter be the wild, wild west. Right. Second thing. Envy. I got a bone to pick with you, man. I'm married, sir, but go ahead.
Starting point is 00:01:43 No, listen. I don't need to talk about that because you be turning up on your life here and keep your stuff. I'm talking about two weeks ago or a couple weeks ago when Desiigner was trying to call out 21 Savage in that versus battle. You was hella petty, bro. You was hella petty. You know that man ain't got no hit.
Starting point is 00:02:00 And Charlamagne was trying to just bypass you with the Kodak stuff but you was being petty and you supposed to be from New York, bro and you just embarrassing
Starting point is 00:02:11 you like helping designer embarrass himself and I feel like with Angelique on bro, you really gonna turn up
Starting point is 00:02:18 on your light-skinned Keisha stuff, man. Light-skinned Keisha. You got the real light-skinned light-skinned Rashawn. You be reminding me of them light-skinned kicks back in high school, bro. You got to slow down. You like me?
Starting point is 00:02:30 Would you hit? Yo. Yo, yo. Yo. Why you hung up? It was just getting good, man. Made it awkward and uncomfortable. Now, shout out to Design.
Starting point is 00:02:43 You know what he was talking about when 21 Savage said he'll kill everybody on the cover. And I was asking all the artists that was on the cover. Desi was one of them. Kodak was another one. Who else was on that cover? I don't remember. I can't remember. But shout out to Desi.
Starting point is 00:02:55 Hello, who's this? Yo, B-Mom from the Metro. How y'all doing, man? What up, bro? 803, what's happening? Get it off your chest. Y'all already know. Hey, I just wanted to, you know, talk to Angela, you know,
Starting point is 00:03:06 sink off in the right way. It's been a long time. I've been listening to The Breakfast Club since, like, I was in high school. I'm about to be 28 tomorrow, so I just want to let you know everything you're doing, you know, stepping into this new light. I really love it, and I'm happy for you. Well, thank you. I appreciate that.
Starting point is 00:03:24 Thank you for listening to us since high school. And happy birthday, girl. We've been on for quite some time. Yeah, I definitely appreciate that. I want to also let you know, too, Charlemagne and DJ Envy, y'all be easy on her now, okay? All the brother stuff on Hump Day.
Starting point is 00:03:38 I want to do all that. Y'all can go to the Munchmobile. What is you talking about? What's the Munchmobile? To the Munchmobile. Me, me. Goodbye, man. What. What is he talking about? To the munchmobile. To the munchmobile. Wait, wait. Goodbye, man. What the hell did he just say?
Starting point is 00:03:49 He said, to the munchmobile, baby. All right. Well, he's clearly going to beat us there. Save some for us, bro. Hello, who's this? Good morning. This is Tasha. Good morning, Charlamagne.
Starting point is 00:03:59 Peace, Tasha. How you doing, queen? First of all, pedestrians got the right away. They do not have the right to be jerks or disrespectful in the street. I have a car, this $4,000 pound car. I mean, 4,000 pound car, it can hurt you. Whatever the weight is, y'all don't have the right to be jerks in the street. That's one.
Starting point is 00:04:21 Two, the people, people that are not from Brooklyn, in Brooklyn, being disrespectful to people in Brooklyn. Okay. I'm talking about the people in 7-Eleven. I'm talking about the people that work at Checkers. I'm talking about people that are not black Americans or any Americans. They are not from America, and they over here being disrespectful and racist in Brooklyn. I am tired. What happened? So I went to check-ins.
Starting point is 00:04:50 I work for these delivery apps and I have insomnia. So I'm up 4, 3, 4 o'clock in the morning going to these stores and picking up orders and picking them to people because they hungry. And I'm doing this with a smile and I'm happy about it because I'm
Starting point is 00:05:05 making a dollar however when I get there and people close and they act like they don't want to come to the door and tell me something because I'm asking a question they looking at me like I'm dirty I'm from Brooklyn you're not from Brooklyn you dirty I'm a thoroughbred come to this door I'll be here when the damn store open I want to talk to a manager I want to call a franchise owner I want to talk to somebody that's I want to call a franchise owner. I want to talk to somebody that's not working in this store. Okay. She definitely got it
Starting point is 00:05:28 off her chest today. All right. And so, wait, you do delivery, food deliveries from the apps? Yes. I Grubhub,
Starting point is 00:05:36 I Uber, I DoorDash, I Rody, I Instacart. I do it all because I don't like to be doing nothing. And you from Brooklyn
Starting point is 00:05:44 and we hustle. Let them know. All right. Thank you, mama. We hustle. I'm a thorough from Brooklyn and we hustle. Let them know. Alright, thank you mama. We hustle. I'm a thoroughbred and we hustle all day, everything. Do or die. Okay. Alright. Get it off your chest. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. It's your time to get it off
Starting point is 00:06:02 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? Yo, what's up, man? Yo, this is J-Man. J-Man? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:06:13 Yo, Charlamagne, when you were talking about your own PPP loan, I tried to get through. I did a little 16 bars, one through the hair. Okay. Go. It's crazy. I got to outdoor meets. Pushing S5 and Bentley trucks. I'm from PP Loans.
Starting point is 00:06:28 I was pushing some regular joint. I got a loan from the bank. I started to get a PP loan. Certain many things. I'm already in debt. Imagine receiving a letter from the federal government telling you you owe 50 cents. I probably would have jumped on a roof. But I'm not stealing.
Starting point is 00:06:43 Y'all want to see the egos. I never saw so many things. I probably would have jumped on a roof. But I'm money stealing. Y'all want to see the egos. Work outside. I never saw so many things. It's W's and range and monster trucks parked on my block. I put the beach on roll. Then that nigga setting it up. I'm sitting on some wax. I can't compete.
Starting point is 00:06:56 Some girl teasing me about the car she bought for PPP. Okay, I think you need to get a job. Listen, I think you need to get a job. There's a lot of temp jobs available because it's the holiday season. You know what I mean? I'm glad you didn't go to the same. You ain't like that MV? No, it was trash.
Starting point is 00:07:11 It was just garbage. But I like the content that you're saying. You're saying you got a Nissan Rogue and you work for your Nissan Rogue. And them brothers on the block with the Bentleys and Roses, they're going to jail. That's right. I think that's what you were saying. You wasn't cosigning stealing, right? No, he wasn't. You were against people. with the Bentleys and Roses, they're going to jail. That's right. I think that's what you were saying. You wasn't cosigning stealing, right?
Starting point is 00:07:28 No, he wasn't. You were against PPP. I'm saying I can't compete. This girl's teasing me about the car support or for PPP. I'm putting these on road. They got Benz's, Rangers, and all that stuff on my block. I never seen no cars in my life.
Starting point is 00:07:38 That's what PPP want. And that's why you got to contact the proper authorities when you see people that have participated in these PPP scams. No, you should. You should contact the proper authorities, man see people that have participated in these PPP scams. No, you should. You should contact the proper authorities, man. You see something, say something.
Starting point is 00:07:49 No, don't do that. Hello, who's this? Double toasted. Give me one second. Good morning. It's Kaya. I want to get it off my chest. Kaya, you ordering me some breakfast, too?
Starting point is 00:07:59 Yeah, I'm at Starbucks. Y'all can't make me late for work. We got to do this quick. Oh, I know. We got to do it quick. Well, go then, go. Can we get like a Beyond Meat sandwich with an egg on an English muffin? No, Angela, this is not your coffee shop.
Starting point is 00:08:14 I'm at Starbucks. Hilarious. It's a chain. This is a chain. We're coming from Starbucks. No, we good. Now we get Starbucks. Now we get Starbucks.
Starting point is 00:08:24 Thank you, guys. Hello, who's this? This is Gerv Pawn from Seattle. Hey, Gerv. What's get started. Now we get started. Thank you, guys. Hello, who's this? This is Gerv Pawn from Seattle. Hey, Gerv. What's up? Get off your chest. Hey, I don't want to get off my chest, man. You know, sometimes, you know, this is for whoever needs to hear this, but sometimes life
Starting point is 00:08:36 can get tough, you know. We've got to continue getting up and keep pushing and all that stuff, you know. And honestly, you know, just be blessed that God blessed us with a day. That's it. And we live every day. That's it, brother. That's it. Hello, who's this? Hello. Hey, you know. And honestly, you know, just be blessed that God blessed us with the day. That's it. Every day. That's it, brother. Hello, who's this? Hello.
Starting point is 00:08:48 Hey, good morning. Oh, good morning. Oh, my God. Hey, I'm Bree. I'm from Central Florida. Hey, Bree from Central Florida. Good morning. Get it off your chest.
Starting point is 00:08:58 Good morning, Bree. Oh, my gosh. I'm sick of being a truck driver. I'm over it. Especially like over the road. Will people be cutting you off? Yeah. Well, no.
Starting point is 00:09:09 It's the pay. Oh. That'll do it. That'll do it. Well, you know, people, they look at truck drivers and they think, oh, they're getting paid all this money. But it's not what they think. Damn.
Starting point is 00:09:21 The companies, they try to undercut you. Zip code to zip code pay instead of mileage pain it's frustrating you know I'm sorry are you in your truck now don't you ask him oh my god yeah but I have on my headset so anyway we will So blow it anyway. We'll hear it. Go ahead, Envy. Blow it. He's married. Yay! Hey! Envy, pull your shirt down. Why are you flashing everybody? This guy's crazy.
Starting point is 00:09:53 You have a good morning. Be safe out there on the road, all right? All right. Thank you. Y'all ready now? Get it off your chest. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.
Starting point is 00:10:00 The Breakfast Club. Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show. Breakfast Club. 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. with your kids starting on September 27th. I'm going to toss it over to the host of Historical Records,
Starting point is 00:11:25 Nimany, to tell you all about it. Make sure you check it out. Hey, y'all. Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand-new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Flash, slam, another one gone Bash, bam, another one gone The crack of the bat and another one gone to life through hip-hop. Each episode is about a different, inspiring figure from history,
Starting point is 00:11:57 like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was called a moment.
Starting point is 00:12:15 Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese investigative journalist who on October 16th, 2017, was murdered. There are crooks everywhere you look now. The situation is desperate. My name is Manuel Delia. I am one of the hosts of Crooks Everywhere,
Starting point is 00:12:53 a podcast that unhurts the plot to murder a one-woman Wikileaks. Daphne exposed the culture of crime and corruption that were turning her beloved country into a mafia state. And she paid the ultimate price. and corruption that were turning her beloved country into a mafia state. And she paid the ultimate price. Listen to Crooks everywhere on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha.
Starting point is 00:13:27 And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We're going to discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people to hopefully create better allies. Think of it as a black show for non-black people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. Exactly.
Starting point is 00:13:50 Whether you're Black, Asian, White, Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, you name it. If you stand with us, then we stand with you. Let's discuss the stories and conduct the interviews that will help us create a more empathetic, accountable, and equitable America. You are all our brothers and sisters, and we're inviting you to join us for Civic Cipher each and every Saturday with myself, Ramses Jha, Q Ward, and some of the greatest minds in America. Listen to Civic Cipher every Saturday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there, I'm Dr. Maya Shunker, a cognitive scientist who studies human behavior.
Starting point is 00:14:29 On my podcast, A Slight Change of Plans, I marry science and storytelling to better understand how to navigate the big changes in our lives. It was like a slow nightmare, you know, because every day you think, oh, surely tomorrow I'll be better. And I would dream of being better. At night, I would dream that my face was quote unquote normal or back to the way it was. And I'd wake up and there'd be no change. I also speak with scientists about how we can be more resilient in the face of change. You can think of the adolescent brain as like the social R&D engine of our culture, that they're something that looks like risky and idiotic to us is maybe their way of creatively trying to solve the problem of having social success and fewer of the things that bring you social failure. Listen to A Slight Change of Plans on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Morning, everybody. It's DJ
Starting point is 00:15:26 Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building. You know him from Snowfall and a host of other things. His birthday is one day before mine. He's a fellow Virgo. Oh, God. Damson Idris. Welcome, son.
Starting point is 00:15:41 Welcome, son. He's a son. Why'd you call me a son? I didn't know your birthday was the first September your day before me September Oh Oh third okay okay buddy of mine is the third to actually the showrunner of snowfall Dave Andron same birthday well those the best you know absolutely they had us on New Year's there you go now the first thing you said was I love New York because I love Jamaican culture yeah what do What do you love so much about Jamaican culture and what what do you love? Obviously the food. Dirt chicken. Oxtail. I'm an oxtail guy. Oh you and me both. Yeah oxtail. Actually I like to dabble in both. I like to steal food from whoever I'm eating with.
Starting point is 00:16:20 Plantains. Do you guys say plantain or planting? plantain. I say plantain. I feel like that's the right way to say it. I feel like I've been saying it wrong my whole life. You had to switch through all different kinds of ways to say things. Oh, yeah, yeah. That's a part of my life, impersonating people. You don't have amazing Jamaican restaurants in London or in L.A. where you shoot? No? Nah, there's none, man.
Starting point is 00:16:43 Not at all? Out here, I like Miss Lily's. Miss Lily's? I actually wrote on a gram yesterday. I was like, oh, where could I go? People said Footprints. Oh, that's in Brooklyn? Footprints is good.
Starting point is 00:16:55 Yes. Look, first of all, the best Caribbean food is in Brooklyn. We got Footprints. We got Suede. We got Caribbean Social. We have... This is New York. We have Tilly
Starting point is 00:17:05 Oh we have Negril One called Negril Negril yes There's another one as well I can't remember what the other one's called But I'm going to try all of it today That's impossible I saw you talking about how
Starting point is 00:17:16 John Singleton told you to stay humble Though amongst everything Yeah for people that don't know The first time we actually met you You were up here with John Singleton Yeah He don't remember you though No he doesn't remember He's like this is the first time I met you in the flesh I said you, you were up here with John Singleton. Yeah. He don't remember you, though, MVW. No, he doesn't remember.
Starting point is 00:17:25 He's like, this is the first time I met you in the press. I said, nigga, I met you when John Singleton was here. Don't f*** with light-skinned f***ers. It's all right. Oh, man. No, no, no. There's a couple light-skinned guys in the DSS. You're in there.
Starting point is 00:17:37 But, yes, how has that been for you, though? Because, obviously, Snowfall is such a huge show. You guys are in the fifth season. We've watched Franklin grow up, and he has got a lot of big things happening but in real life you've grown up too and your star has grown up as well yeah yeah it's a testament to John Singleton you know he really believed in me and although I fought for the role like crazy I auditioned like nine times you know he took me to South Central opened up the car door and said if you survive you got the role and i was like walking around had to be in character um walked around south central oh
Starting point is 00:18:12 yeah how was that break down that experience man so i get to john singleton's office and i think i'm gonna read the i'm gonna audition right it's like like audition number eight or something like that and then he's like yeah no we're not gonna read anything we're just gonna take a walk so i'm walking around and he's like don't break character and he's introducing me to people and you know singleton was like god in his community like people would be like yo john you know and then they'd come up to me talking to me they're like yo what's up little homie i'm like yeah yeah what's up i'm just pretending like that i'm from there um and then his mom came and you know i'm i'm british so i'm saying a bunch of british stuff in an american accent but he didn't know you were british right oh no he knew
Starting point is 00:18:56 like he wanted me to say what were you saying what kind of british stuff were you saying you know like you guys say like elevate i say lift you know you guys say ben you guys say trash i say ben so exactly so i'm talking in an american accent and his mom comes like oh how lovely your hair looks today i'm just gonna go over there and throw something in the bin and she looks over at john and she's like uh john he ain't from here huh i was like man mom just took this role for me were you scared walking around south central i wasn't scared man i was like man mom just took this role for me were you scared walking around south central i wasn't scared man i was with john you know that's my big brother you know that was my big brother man i miss him greatly but as far as i get in this in this industry and on this journey
Starting point is 00:19:36 i'm always gonna honor singleton for being my foundation well let's talk about the new season yeah so you're also producing oh yeah about the new season. So you're also producing on the new season. How did that come about? I forced them to give me a producer credit. No, when you've been doing this show for so long, you pick up different traits, but at the same time, you want to be challenged. And my circles are so bossy today
Starting point is 00:20:03 that they inspire me to want to be more of a leader that's the truth it's like if you hang around with certain types of people having certain types of conversations and they're like yo bro you should go in and then you ask and they're like okay you know i've been watching the yay doc you know and ho and Hove was like, you know, close mouth, don't get fed. You know, it's true. You know, ask and you shall receive. And I asked and they gave it to me. And, you know, above all things, I'm not the I'm not saying my level of producing is at the level of my acting ability.
Starting point is 00:20:39 My acting ability is quite horrible um i'm just saying i'm saying i'm being a sponge and i'm being given an opportunity to learn so that i can use my platform and my brand to create more opportunities all right we got more with damson idris from snowfall when we come back it's the breakfast club good morning the breakfast club morning everybody it's dj envy angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Damson Idris. You know him from Snowfall.
Starting point is 00:21:10 Yee? Are you still taking piano lessons? Whoa. Damn. So let's break this down. Where were you taking piano lessons? Where did we see him playing piano? I don't know.
Starting point is 00:21:19 Juilliard. Juilliard? No, no. Where did we see him playing piano, Yee? I'm just asking. I saw you were taking piano lessons or something like that. Oh, no. I'm just asking. I saw you were taking piano lessons or something like that. Oh, damn. I did see a video of...
Starting point is 00:21:31 It looked like you were good with your hands. Oh, my Lord. Was that Saweetie's piano? Wow. Who's Saweetie? I don't know. No, no, no. Me and that woman.
Starting point is 00:21:40 You're blushing. I'm not blushing. I'm not blushing. I know dogs can be blushing. I'm nervous. I'm not blushing. No, no. Me and that queen the woman blushing I'm no no me and that that that Queen are just friends she she's a great I was asking about the piano lessons yeah yeah she's a great piano player and and I didn't know she could play I didn't even think
Starting point is 00:22:00 the world knew so I was like oh this is cool moment I just posted but like people thought let me ask you question like you know i don't know if angelina can play the piano because i'm not at her house to learn um i don't know if taylor who's over here our producer knows you know i don't know if she can play the piano so how did you get to sweetie's house to see that she could actually play the piano so she's a huge snowfall fan right and um that day we were at lunch i think talking about how we could collaborate because we actually wanted to get her before no it wasn't a day he said guys talking about collaborating you know guys and girls could be friends yeah absolutely yeah i agree with you
Starting point is 00:22:36 that's exactly what me and and uh dr we were friends okay all right so go ahead so y'all y'all on a date eating i'm sorry sorry. Oh, my gosh. Eating lunch. Yeah, but. It was a dinner. So we're having lunch. And then she wanted to show me her new place because I love CB2. And I was going to give her some ideas about furniture and art. And then, boom, we went.
Starting point is 00:23:02 And then she was playing the piano. That's it. I was in there for like five minutes and I dipped out. You also talk about that Denzel is your idol as far as acting oh yeah so when you see i don't i don't i don't mess up the young lady's name but when you see the young lady uh interviewing denzel and she mentions your name and he didn't know who you were break that down when you seen it and how you felt like you watch the tv like oh denzel and he was like who that is and then he asked the white guy the white guy oh i don't i don't know who that is no it was it was insane so i was at home um and my phone's your house is a sweetie's house wow
Starting point is 00:23:35 i'm at my house okay yeah so i'm at my house by yourself by myself yeah by myself and my phone's like blowing up and it's like a bunch of articles and stuff like that and people are calling me and it was like yo danelle's like talking about you i'm like oh my god this is crazy like so then um yeah the he didn't know who i was and he called me that's an address but that was funny though that was funny but hey man like it's a new day you know um it's a new day and you know you could bash uh you know getting notoriety through social media i'm not gonna lie like there's a lot of my kind of existence has been on that through my work and through just being me. And some people from the past still don't respect that.
Starting point is 00:24:32 But look what social media has done for so many people today. We have to start moving in the direction of the future. But above all things and all of that noise, Denzel Washington is my idol. He's like a god to me. And I'll never have anything bad to ever say about him. What's next for you? What is some roles that you want to do? Wow.
Starting point is 00:24:55 Is there something that you like? I would love to do that role. That's my dream role. Is it an action figure? Something musical. I love playing real people. So I'd love to play Eddie Murphy Sidney Poitier
Starting point is 00:25:07 Fela Kuti I'm actually I don't know I don't know Am I allowed to say I don't So Do you know who Rich Paul is?
Starting point is 00:25:16 Yeah Yeah I'm about to play Rich Paul Really? Really? Rich Paul the agent? Yeah He said do I know who Rich Paul is Wait do you have
Starting point is 00:25:24 He has a show Something about him coming out Or it's in something Where Rich Paul is agent? Yeah. He said, do I know who Rich Paul is? Wait, do you have... He has a show coming out, something about him coming out, or it's in something where Rich Paul's a character? No. Does he? No, I'm asking you. It's something where he's...
Starting point is 00:25:33 Does he? I don't know. He's asking you. Yeah. I don't think he has a show coming out, but he's a really good friend of mine, and there's people behind this window like, why did you say that?
Starting point is 00:25:45 But he called me. He was like, tell the world, and I think we should. good friend of mine and there's people behind this window like why did you say that but um he called me he was like tell the world and i'm i think we should it's time we start cherishing uh black moguls you know and rich is someone that people need to know this guy has completely changed the game uh i'm happy and fortunate to call him a big brother and i can't wait to honor his story that's great he actually right here approached LeBron in the airport selling jerseys exactly and that's how they met each other
Starting point is 00:26:12 and then he's as a black sports agent he gets looked at in a completely different way the white sports agents were so angry that he was able to come in and get like the biggest NBA player that'll be a good story it's gonna be amazing, man. I agree.
Starting point is 00:26:27 We should start telling the stories now while they're alive. I just hate sometimes when we wait until somebody passes away to tell their story. But Damson has to leave now. Oh, man. All right, good. I would try to get a couple of spoilers out of you. I know. You're really good, though.
Starting point is 00:26:39 But I think I did well. But we appreciate you for joining us, brother. Bless you. Congratulations. No, we really do. Good luck with everything, man. I love the fact that you're producing. I can't wait to see what else you have coming up.
Starting point is 00:26:49 Just because we met you a few years ago. And I think it's just amazing to see where you are and where the show is now. And a large part of that is because of you. Wow, man. That means so much. Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. Well, it's Damson Idris.
Starting point is 00:27:02 It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join in to the discussion with The Breakfast Club. Let's talk about it. Good 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 receiving a fake gift.
Starting point is 00:27:25 Now, French Montana speaks on Akon giving him a fake watch. He had to give me a Yublo, so it wasn't iced out. So I just took it to my Jewel. I was like, yo, can you switch this for me? Akon gave it to me for my birthday. He looked at me and was like, what you mean? Akon did not give you this, my guy. So I just called him.
Starting point is 00:27:43 Shout out to Akon, by the way. This is my guy. I'm still waiting for that. For real? Yeah, for real. So I'm like, this, my guy. So I just called him. Shout out to Akon, by the way. This is my guy. I'm still waiting for that. For real? Yeah, for real. So I'm like, Akon, this is what Judas said. F*** his face. Say it ain't so.
Starting point is 00:27:51 He was like, what? He was like, let me call you right back. Because he gave me a couple of them like that. Let me call him back. I ain't hearing from him about that. Watch this, that dude. All right, well, let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this?
Starting point is 00:28:03 Hi, my name's Tiffany. Hey, Tiffany. Now, what did you give fake? I gave a guy a fake chain before a fake Cuban link. Oh, my gosh. You gave? Where you from, New York? That's hilarious.
Starting point is 00:28:14 I'm from Florida. I'm from South Florida. Why did you do that? Because that's what I could afford. I mean, I had to give him what I could afford. That's all I could give him. And what did he say? Did he appreciate it?
Starting point is 00:28:27 Yeah, he seemed like he appreciated it. I'm sure he knew it was fake. Damn, neck all green. You know, it was in the middle of the mall store. Okay, all right. Well, as long as he wore it and appreciated it. You can only wear that for like a month. I still got the chain, though.
Starting point is 00:28:43 But thank you, mama. He didn't take it. He didn't take you, mama. He didn't take it. He didn't take it? No, he didn't take it. Like, when the relationship was over, he didn't take it with him. Why would he take that fake chain?
Starting point is 00:28:51 Why would he take that fake chain? Take your chain back. Take your chain back. Hello, who's this? Good morning. This is Tamara. Hey, good morning, mama. Good morning.
Starting point is 00:29:04 How are you? Good morning, Uzi. Good morning, Solomayne. How are you? Good morning, Yubi. Good morning, Solomayne. Peace, queen. Good morning, my boozy. Morning, boo. Good morning. I don't know if you remember me from a couple weekends ago, but I fed you those pumpkin
Starting point is 00:29:15 henna spoons. Oh, okay. Yes. Okay. Yes. Yes. All right. So the topic is, did I receive something fake, right?
Starting point is 00:29:25 Yes. So let me make y'all laugh with this. I'm sorry, Daddy, I love you, but, okay, so when I was about five or six, my daddy brought me a Tommy Hilfiger dress. And he wasn't really around like that. So for him to bring something over, I was excited to get a gift from him. So I get to give my opening. It's a Tommy Hilfiger dress.
Starting point is 00:29:48 But the dress is fake. When I look in the bag, it doesn't say Tommy Hilfiger. Oh, man. He got you some bootleg Tommy Hilfiger. And you still remember this since five. Damn. He definitely got me a bootleg Tommy Hilfiger. Did you wear it?
Starting point is 00:30:03 That dress is nice. What was it? Did you wear it? What was it? Did you wear it? I did not wear it. And five, you like, get this fake-ish out of here. Out of here, out of here. Well, daddy tried. No.
Starting point is 00:30:19 All right, thank you, mama. No. Have a good one. Thank you, y'all too. Hello, who's this? This is Ciara. Hey, Ciara. You got a fake gift?
Starting point is 00:30:31 Yes, I got a fake Louis bag. Ooh, how'd you know it was fake? So, I knew it was fake. So, he gave it to me. He got a settlement. We were not going to go crazy with the money. I was going to get a Louis Louis bag And he saw a watch It's down in the Diamond District
Starting point is 00:30:46 And he was on a schedule So he said something crazy I took my bag And went to the cheesecake factory I was just gonna have me some drinks alone And this older woman Walked in with the same bag And you can clearly see
Starting point is 00:31:04 That her leather was made in Italy and mine was in China. I mean. Goodness gracious. Because the same bag, they like, the leather is soft and they like drew and her bag was like standing at attention. It was just so embarrassing. It was so, I was so mad because that's not the money, you know?
Starting point is 00:31:25 He just, he was just being cheap And shady Damn it man Yeah And then he gave me the bag With $1,500 He could have used that Yeah
Starting point is 00:31:34 That's the money he saved By not buying that real bag Or somebody got him A lot of times People don't know People say they got a hook up And they don't know And dudes ain't gonna know
Starting point is 00:31:42 The difference between real and fake They like come to Kanashi We got a hook up Well His they don't know. And dudes ain't going to know the difference between real and fake. They're like, come to Kanashi. We got a hookup. Well, his watch was real, so. I bet it was. That's embarrassing, too. Somebody walk in with the same bag, but theirs is real and yours is clearly not. Damn it, man.
Starting point is 00:31:54 Next to each other. It ain't nothing. Well, thank you, mama. It was not the business at all. Thank you. So what's the moral of the story, guys? I don't know if there is a moral of the story, man. Hey, you ain't got to fake it.
Starting point is 00:32:07 If you ain't got the money to get the real thing, just get something else that is in your price range. I wonder, though, because they say it's the thought that counts, right? I was thinking about getting you a Louis Vuitton bag, but... It's not necessarily a fake thought. It's like, I want the best for you. I just can't afford it right now. Then it's the whole fake it till you make it thing.
Starting point is 00:32:28 So here, hold this fake bag till I can get you a real one thing so here hold this fake bag till i can get you a real one a whole is fake ring you just can't be out wearing a fake bag though because everybody could look a lot of people could look at it and tell it's fake do you really want that i just feel like i've always been of the mindset if i can't afford to get that i'll just stay in my price range until i can all right well i don't know bro it. It's the Breakfast Club. Come on. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club.
Starting point is 00:32:56 We got a special guest in the building. An icon, a legend, Babyface. Welcome. Yo, what's up, man? How's it feeling? Good, man. I'm good. He walked in with a guitar,
Starting point is 00:33:06 so that feels like we're going to get something special. They told me to bring one. I don't know. They told you to do it? Yeah, they told me. It's not like I said, I want to bring a guitar. I thought you said. I'm just going to be traveling around, but since you asked, I'll bring it.
Starting point is 00:33:18 But you got Girls' Night Out now. I'm excited for this. So you started off with Angie Martinez, Girls' Night Out, Makes Sense, Ladies' Night. And Lala, and they're getting ready to go out. And that's how the album starts. What made you decide to do that? Well, it was fun because it's Girls Night Out. And we just wanted something to, you know, start off the project and make it a party to begin with.
Starting point is 00:33:38 It's all about the girls anyway. I want to back it up, if you don't mind, for people that don't know who Babyface is. Of course, I grew up on Babyface. My mother did my father did my parents did what got babyface into music let's start from the beginning for people that don't know who babyface is first song i wrote is because i fell in love with this girl in sixth grade so i wanted her to know that you know i was in love with her i never played her the song but never that didn't matter it's just that i wrote the song for her so that made me want to pick up a guitar
Starting point is 00:34:05 My brother had a guitar in the house and so I picked up the guitars Specifically to learn how to write this song and I wrote this song called here I go falling in love and that started it and how did it continue on because I mean we all like I wrote a rap But I think I want to be a rapper you do put out some rap albums. No, well, I was actually rapping I was DJing but what made you want to be a rapper. You did put out some rap albums. No, well, I wasn't actually rapping. I was DJing. But what made you want to take it serious and be a musician at the time with so much going on? It was kind of in my blood.
Starting point is 00:34:32 I started there. And then my brother, Melvin, who was in After 7, he's not with us anymore. But he was a great singer. And he had a band. And I just kind of used to watch him and his band play. And then he asked me to sing Who's Loving You one time in a homecoming that he had at high school. And I did that and kind of got in my blood. And the first act I saw was Jackson 5.
Starting point is 00:34:54 Saw them coming back to Indiana tour or going back to Indiana. And I saw them on stage and it was over at that point. And most musicians, a lot of musicians, I should should say they're artist mode all the time right they want to be an artist they want to be in front of the camera on stage in front of the lights but you also took a taking into writing as well what made you say you know what i'm going to write for some of these people and produce for some of these people because you could have kept it all for yourself and your brothers and your bed i never felt like the star anyway i only wanted to do it for the love of music and and to write it in the first place so i wasn't trying to be the main one even when i saw the jackson five i didn't want to necessarily be up on that stage i just wanted to do it for the love of music and to write it in the first place So I wasn't trying to be the main one even when I saw the Jackson 5
Starting point is 00:35:26 I didn't want to necessarily be up on that stage I just wanted to have a piece of it be a part of it somehow What happens when you write a song but more than one person wants it because some of the songs I'm sure that you've written like maybe you give it to this person They didn't respond fast enough and then someone else got it and they're like no I want that song Well, there was one song in the beginning that I ended up giving to another artist and it was and actually la got blamed for it but i was the one that actually did it can we talk nope it was girlfriend pebbles yep so initially we had a deal we were supposed to do a thing with vanessa williams and then um we met with this lady uh
Starting point is 00:36:02 cheryl dickerson at a university at the time MCA she said you guys should meet the boys and you should meet Pebbles and we went over and and met Pebbles and and so then she played Mercedes Boy which was like it was so good and as she was talking I was just playing that I thought the song Girlfriend was already written and it wasn't written for anybody specifically but I already I'd already written it and then to la i said she's girlfriend and he's like yeah but we already we already put it on vanessa i said yeah but this song belongs to her and i've always been a believer that the song comes first so ultimately we snatched the song back la started dating pebbles so they just figured that pebbles in la you know it must have happened that way but it was actually my fault i take the i take the
Starting point is 00:36:51 blame well it was a good call it was a good call it was the right call the song was supposed to go where it was supposed to go i want to ask like what a song like can we talk right huge record to this day so when you're working with a new artist and you have that record and i'm sure when you did that record you're like oh this is it do you have any reservation like maybe we shouldn't give it into this young whippersnapper which tevin campbell was at the time maybe we should give it to somebody that's already seasoned do you ever have those reservations not really it all depends on the voice and that song was just kind of right for tevin at the time and i know there's this whole thing on Usher and supposed to be Usher song and the
Starting point is 00:37:25 reality is I wrote it specifically for Tevin that's Quincy Jones asked me to you know work on this project and I had already did one song called I'm Ready and he called me and said can I get another one I was like I'm gonna give Quincy Jones another song because it was Quincy so I ultimately wrote wrote that and wrote that with Daryl Simonson. We wrote Can We Talk? And it was for Tevin from the get-go. The rumor has it it was supposed to be for Usher and Usher never got
Starting point is 00:37:54 it or whatever. Yeah, I know and that went for a very long time. But there you are, here to say it now. That is not the truth. Vital, that's not the truth. It was ultimately from the beginning written for Tevin and went on Tevin I think after the fact it was done. I think LA definitely wanted to have it on us your pleasure It was too late. It was already done. Do you remember how much you were charging back then for records to write records?
Starting point is 00:38:17 No, I Know for the Vanessa thing the three songs songs, I think we're going to get 12 grand for three songs. We was happy. You guys were excited for that. We was excited. We was excited about that. And then Pev's manager at the time, he offered us 15 for one.
Starting point is 00:38:36 Went that route. It went that route. Do you remember your first rapper, hip hop artist that called and said, do a record? And what were your thoughts when they called? I don't clearly remember. I just know I did this one record for this artist i wasn't very familiar with
Starting point is 00:38:48 and they said he was gonna be really big and you think he had an album out already but he said there's gonna be really big and i did this hook for him sunshine jay-z exactly jay-z so you didn't you didn't know who jay-z was i wasn't really familiar with no but did you want a studio with him to record that record yeah i went in and honestly i don't i think he was there i'm not sure because i didn't really know i was like yeah i do this it was a favor so um who called you if you didn't have anything i think i feel like andre harrell called again and you were babyface at that time so he was like who is this called what rapper no no i never had this i was never babyface if you know what i'm saying i never looked at myself as like babyface so it never so if i if i know what I'm saying. I never looked at myself as babyface.
Starting point is 00:39:25 So if I knew somebody and they called and wanted me to do something, then I'd do it. Now let's talk about the iconic Waiting to Exhale soundtrack. So how did you work on that? How did all of that happen? What was the process? I got a call from Forrest Whitaker. And I think everybody was... Everybody just calls you babyface.
Starting point is 00:39:44 You know that. They be like, I'll do your rap. but all you gotta do is call them you'll do it no but I was surprised I got a call from force Whitaker and and I was excited that he went to meet with me and everybody was chomping at the bit to do waiting to excel you know then force Whitaker called me and I didn't know he was directing the movie at the time and he told me he's I'm gonna do this project and waiting Excel and he said I'd love you to do music and i'd also love you to score it as well and i hadn't done that scored it and or written all the music for film which was um i was glad
Starting point is 00:40:16 to definitely write the music for the scoring i was a little afraid of and he said no no you can do it and i'll walk you through it and we'll'll get this done. And so it was really Forrest that kind of called it for me to do it. And then as we were doing it, I thought it made a lot of sense for it to just be all girls. And initially, Whitney, since it was a Whitney film, you thought, okay, great, we get Whitney to sing. But Whitney initially wasn't going to sing. But then she knew it was you, and I know she trusts you. Yeah, she trusts me. But even then, because I had met with her, and I asked her, are you going to sing?
Starting point is 00:40:45 She said, I don't know, babe. I don't know if I'm going to do this yet. So I wasn't writing anything for her. So everything initially was all songs written for all the other artists. And then finally, she said she would sing
Starting point is 00:40:57 and that's how XL ultimately was written and I started writing, but I didn't finish it. And that's how I ended up with Shoop Shoop instead of a full chorus in it because I hadn't really thought I didn't finish it. And that's how I ended up with Shoop Shoop instead of a full course in it because I hadn't really thought it all the way through.
Starting point is 00:41:09 We got to get this done. She's in the studio now. She's going to say Shoop Shoop. Which is very catchy. All right, we got more with Babyface. When we come back, don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max.
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Starting point is 00:45:52 It was like a slow nightmare, you know, because every day you think, oh, surely tomorrow I'll be better. And I would dream of being better. At night, I would dream that my face was,-unquote normal or back to the way it was and I'd wake up and there'd be no change. I also speak with scientists about how we can be more resilient in the face of change. You can think of the adolescent brain as like this social R&D engine of our culture. That they're something that looks like risky
Starting point is 00:46:23 and idiotic to us is maybe their way of creatively trying to solve the problem of having social success and fewer of the things that bring you social failure. Listen to a slight change of plans on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Babyface.
Starting point is 00:46:47 Versus opened you up to a whole younger demographic. Yeah. So how has that been? Because, I mean, I remember the first day, you know, you and Teddy, y'all were trying to figure out your Wi-Fi problem. Your Wi-Fi was good. Yeah, your Wi-Teddy's was a little crazy. So how has that been opening up to a whole new demographic of people that probably didn't know who you were at the time, but now are so into you? Yeah, I think that was no question the turning point.
Starting point is 00:47:10 I think that I'm doing it first. I was scared as hell. I'm nervous as hell anyway, doing that as we were doing it because I didn't have so many hits. You know, it's the weirdest thing because, you know, you're sitting here watching the phone and ain't nobody else in there. And so why should you be nervous? Because you don't know any know any you know you don't know if anybody's on the other side or not but the whole idea of going up against teddy because teddy had a catalog yeah he got a catalog yes he did he just didn't plan it out right right he could have got me he just he just didn't plan it i was prepared we were prepared to come at him every song he put okay you got that
Starting point is 00:47:45 I got this got this got this and so I knew one song he would play I knew I couldn't beat it that's why I ended up
Starting point is 00:47:50 pulling the guitar out and did the wink and I say because I knew I couldn't beat when he went to the remix with SWV
Starting point is 00:47:56 I was like I ain't gonna be able to beat that so it was fun in that sense but I didn't I didn't want to do it in the first place
Starting point is 00:48:03 why not because I didn't want to compete like that. And it was Andre Harrell who talked me, once again, Andre Harrell called me again and talked me into it. And I'm glad that I did it. Because when I did it, it did, it changed everything. Because I went from like, you know, Instagram followers overnight from 300,000 to over a million. The streaming numbers? And everything, it kind of changed
Starting point is 00:48:26 to where I started seeing younger people that were into me, which brought up the idea, Rika, who's my partner on Girls' Night Out, she kind of came to me and said, what you need to do is do another project, not exactly Exhale, but a project with the younger R&B girls again. And at this time, you should write it with them them and so that's what i ended up doing and how was that getting all those different attitudes
Starting point is 00:48:51 all those different people all those different moments it was great because like every girl had their own thing and everybody wrote on the song we could we actually collaborated together so we just walk in the studio and then i say so what's going on in your life and you're happy you're sad you're in love you're not in love and everybody kind of would talk about whatever's going on man i thought about that right while i listened to the album and like what would you say when it comes to what's going on in women's lives was kind of a a theme in this album because i feel like lma in love yes you know butterflies still coming yeah but then i listen to some of the other
Starting point is 00:49:31 songs exactly i'm like coco jones you know she's jaded yep she doesn't believe in love yep and then you hear kalani yep and she's like you mad at me for breathing yep and then you hear um baby tate don't even think about it and you hear stuff like that she's got problems with commitment do you feel like sometimes when you're getting creative and writing in the studio it's easier to tap into more of those type of emotions that's true but this is also a sign of where we are today that's like it was a time when we would sing about love and when we would sing about love and being in love and now everybody's more independent and and these girls they got their own they like i ain't taking this and i'm not gonna and i'm gonna say how i feel
Starting point is 00:50:15 what i feel and how i feel and that was the cool part about the process because every girl that came in was very independent and very strong and a lot different than before. Plus, I was writing the songs before. So it was completely what I imagined they might say. So they were saying exactly how they felt. You're like, this is how women really feel. Yeah. They're like, you know, you might have thought it was love or not. What did you learn?
Starting point is 00:50:38 How to flow differently. How the lyrics flow. How the melodies flow. Everything's done on top of the beat. It's behind the beat. It's everywhere. It's all about feel at this particular point. And just from their perspective of life,
Starting point is 00:50:53 it's a lot different than it was, say, in the 90s girls, our 90s people, period. Relationships, period. Everything's a lot more toxic, but that's like today. It's a lot more access. Like Money Long and her song, The Recipe. the recipe yes you know she's going through your phone you don't have to worry about that back in the day like well yeah there's a lot of things you have to worry about back in the day but money came in and killed it too she did and the funny thing is that we really just did it
Starting point is 00:51:19 every song in one day who surprised you the most in the studio there kept on being surprises like i knew money long was great but i didn't know she was that great some surprises were tiana major nine i heard her voice before and then when she came in i realized how rich her voice really is it's like this girl's really good and then coco jones surprised me yeah like where'd this come from baby tate who was more of a rapper who came in singing so i know i was surprised with that one that was dope i was like baby tate and her song is dope now you know diddy recently came out and said r&b was dead and it was trending and people were mad r&b artists were mad yeah what are your thoughts on it especially since you just did a
Starting point is 00:51:59 whole girls night out album r&b album yeah i you know r&b is is never dead it's in everything that we do and it's in in every new artist i mean kehlani has been killing it for a very long time you have givion you have pieces of r&b and lucky day and lucky day you have r&b and steve steve lacey vegas is killing yeah r&b is everywhere and And also you have R&B in pop artists too. It's like, don't think that Justin Bieber, that that's not R&B. It's in so many things.
Starting point is 00:52:31 So I disagree with that wholeheartedly. You just named a lot of R&B guys. So does that mean there's going to be like a guy's night out? I don't know. Maybe. You should do a guy's night out.
Starting point is 00:52:41 Absolutely positive. The hangover. And I was going to ask, is there any song that you wish you redid? That's why I don't listen to the radio. When my songs come on, I usually won't listen to it because I will reproduce it in my head and be like, damn, I should have did this. That could have went for this note.
Starting point is 00:52:56 Could have made it a little bit better. So I'll turn the station if I hear something or if somebody's listening to stuff, then I just don't try not to pay attention. When you were L.A. Re had LaFace and you guys had so much success. Why did you guys say, OK, we're done with the label? In terms of the label part, it was just that kind of time for L.A. He wanted to move on and he got an offer to run Arista. And we ultimately built we were building LaFace to hopefully one day sell it because L.A. was able to go run Arista and we ultimately built we were building the face to hopefully one day sell it because LA was able to go run Arista I think that's why we were able to actually sell it at that point I don't know if we would have been been able to do it any sooner than that and all the artists that you signed on the
Starting point is 00:53:36 face who was some of your favorites because you just really found that raw talent and really made him to who they are today it's a little hard to answer because it's so many artists that we we touched you didn't imagine that their careers would go where where it would go from even starting with tlc what gave you the vision for tlc we're gonna go through something like tlc when they came to you the way that they looked at different clothes the singing the rapping all together what made you say that is the group well tlc was uh brought in through pebbles and and she had a vision for them and then when she brought them it was kind of clear to see and then there was um obviously tony braxton she was in had the group herself with the braxton's yeah we pulled
Starting point is 00:54:18 her out of the braxton's because she had this voice and how difficult was that making her leave it was it was kind of difficult it was a family affair and they didn't really want that to happen but i felt like she was a star by herself initially she had let's call you guys the perfect pairing musically i think that the thing that hit hit me about tony was all this pain that she had in her voice and i love to write from pain so all the things kind of fell together right because you know tony ended up getting songs that weren't actually even meant for her that she you know they were written for anita baker first at first from the boomerang soundtrack we wrote love should have brought you home should have brought your ass home we wrote that for anita
Starting point is 00:54:59 baker and she turned it down and uh said y'all should let that little girl do it that little girl do it that little girl that did the demo why did she turn it down she said, y'all should let that little girl do it. That little girl do it? That little girl that did the demo. Why did she turn it down? She didn't like it, I guess. It didn't seem like it was something that she wanted to sing. And then I think we sent her another one, like, you mean the world to me. And she turned that one down, too.
Starting point is 00:55:17 So Tony got that one, too. And she's like, no, baby, I don't want to do that one either. Let that little girl sing it. All right, we got more with Babyface. When we come back, don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the
Starting point is 00:55:32 Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Baby Face. Yee? What was your first publishing deal like? Didn't have one to begin with. Our publishing was just taken because we signed up to the record company. So it was like, they take it automatically. You didn't get any advance or anything. So we been through it all how big are you on always writing for yourself do other artists write for you when you put out your own projects sometimes people
Starting point is 00:55:54 write for me i don't usually i'll write together but when someone hands me a song i don't usually do that have you ever done a song that someone just handed you teddy calls you up and says i got the song for you or or you know quincy or andre harrell say hey you need to take this song from somebody yeah it's so hard for me to just do that uh wow that's hard no i usually have to collaborate because people they'll they'll think they know exactly what it is that i'm supposed to do and and i don't feel the same so It's weird for me to be behind the mic and if someone's trying to produce me, that's a rough one. I did that with
Starting point is 00:56:30 a couple people and I got through it. It was difficult. Have you ever felt like you wanted to experiment and let me try this different sound? Yeah, through the years I've done different things. It was different when I worked with Pharrell.
Starting point is 00:56:47 This was when we did There She Goes. That was a different experience for me to work with Pharrell. I enjoyed it because I was able to see how Pharrell worked and how I was surprised because he was doing everything all on this one little keyboard. I said, you created all this with that?
Starting point is 00:57:03 It was amazing just to kind of see everybody's work ethic and how they put things together. And I knew at that particular point, that was way back in the day, and I knew at that point that Pharrell was going to just be, he was just going to blow up.
Starting point is 00:57:15 He was going to be amazing. All right. Well, you do have the guitar here. Yeah, you do have a guitar here. It's Monday morning. People, you know, people are driving to work. They're stuck in the office.
Starting point is 00:57:24 I think it's only right we should give them a little something. A little something. We don't want you to have this here, you know. are driving to work they're stuck in the office i think it's only right we should give them a little something we don't want you to have this here you know i was excited i thought i was like i don't know why you know give us something special i was gonna play it but i you know i don't think you want me to play it oh i know it's old mcdonald had a farm yeah yeah that's what i got um what am i doing this is not you know warning voice it's not What am I doing? This is not, you know, boring voice. It's not...
Starting point is 00:58:07 The easy one. When does the pain never end? When do the tears start running over? When does you get over every end? We sit and say even if it's not making sense So when can I see you again? When can I see you again? And when can my heart beat again? When can I see you again? And when can I breathe once again?
Starting point is 00:58:52 Yeah, yeah And when can I see you again? Thank you, that's it. Yay, that was amazing. That usually costs millions of dollars to get something like that. That's it. Yay! That was amazing. That usually costs millions of dollars to get something like that. That's what that is. To all of our listeners, that was definitely amazing. I know this might be a stretch. No.
Starting point is 00:59:15 Just tell them no already. But me and you will help you with this one. No. Can we just do Can We Talk? Just one good time. We'll help him sing it. I usually play it on the keyboard hold on it's really high one two can we talk A little higher Can we talk One, two You want me to do that part?
Starting point is 00:59:49 Yeah, yeah, you should be singing There you go One, two Can we talk For a minute Girl, I want to know your name Can we talk Can we talk Is Ebi's dream come true? to know your name I can't be told Girl I want
Starting point is 01:00:10 to know your name Okay we're going to have to work a little bit This was Ebi's dream come true by the way I just want to say We can fix that Congratulations on having a number one single from off the album Ellen May Keep On Falling the video starring
Starting point is 01:00:26 Tiffany Haddish it looks like a Bridgerton theme oh yeah that was fun is that what you want to play situation what do you want to play from the album
Starting point is 01:00:33 hold on hold on let's think about this okay let's see we could what would you heard it what would you like to play oh man let's see
Starting point is 01:00:40 what song you know what we talked about the song with Baby Tate yeah so let's do that one don't even think about it don't even think about it's do it all right it's babyface the icon the legend it's the breakfast club thank you for joining us thank you good morning let me try it
Starting point is 01:00:54 so hard to be on that boys night out album just now he wouldn't be on the internet where we going where we going i was born a donkey it's the donkey of the day It's the donkey of the day It's the donkey of the day It's the donkey of the day It's the donkey of the day That's pretty funny
Starting point is 01:01:15 Charlamagne the devil The Breakfast Club Alright, I'm gonna make this quick It's just reinforcing a point. Donkey of the Day goes to every single individual who got a fraudulent PPP loan. Because if you haven't heard, President Biden signed a bill aimed at helping crack down on pandemic relief fund. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive. All right, there is not one single solitary human I know with good sense who participated in ppp fraud why because we all
Starting point is 01:01:46 knew it was too good to be true we all knew there was only one place fake llc twitter was going to end up and that's in ppp prison okay ppp period and that's why a couple of days ago president joe biden signed a pair of bills to assist prosecutors crack down on pandemic relief funds let's listen to what he had to say today Today, I'm signing two bipartisan bills. It'll give the federal and local prosecutors more time to hold criminals accountable for defrauding the American people during a once in a century pandemic. American people deserve to know that their tax dollars are being spent as intended. My message to those cheats out there is this. You can't hide. We're going to find you.
Starting point is 01:02:29 We're going to make you pay back what you stole and hold you accountable under the law. I'm going to sign them in the law as proof of another piece of my economic plan. The belief that in the United States of America, there is nothing beyond our capacity. Nothing when we work together as the United States of America. That's what these bills represent. Y'all know President Biden loves locking black people people up and y'all just helped him see i'm not wishing jail on nobody i just understand that there's consequences to all our actions and for some reason in this era people have forgotten that all right folks want to do whatever it is they want to do and
Starting point is 01:02:59 then get mad when they don't get away with it it's unreal to me the mindset is crazy okay and these bills that Biden signed will extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting cases of fraud against the government for 10 years. So for the next decade, if you did a fraudulent PPP scam, you better act like you were a rapper from Atlanta
Starting point is 01:03:17 who's been warned by the DA that more recodes are on the way over the next 60 days. By the way, she said that three weeks ago, so y'all got about three or four more weeks left. But I just want to know, what made y'all think y'all could get away with this fraudulent PPP loan scam in the first place? Some of y'all never owned a business,
Starting point is 01:03:33 never ran a business, nothing. But all of a sudden, you're creating these fake LLCs, lying about the number of employees you have, about the profits you made. We told y'all this was going to lead to you going to PPP prison, and you did it anyway. Okay? I don't feel sorry told y'all this was gonna lead to you going to ppp prison and you did it anyway okay i don't feel sorry for y'all okay i feel sorry for all the small businesses all the small black businesses who couldn't get any ppp money who wanted the relief who needed the relief and
Starting point is 01:03:58 for whatever reason couldn't get it but all y'all out there with fake LLCs like Dealey Nuts LLC and Beef King LLC and Ritter Wheat Club LLC. Would you like to know who those people were? Those were actual businesses who claim to be farms. But guess what these farms and I got farms in air quotes. Guess what? These farms were located in beach towns in New Jersey. OK, hundreds of PPP loans went to fake farms in places where there is no damn farms. All right.
Starting point is 01:04:28 There was an online lending platform called Cabbage that sent 378 pandemic loans worth $7 million to fake companies, mostly farms. Meanwhile, real farms couldn't get this kind of relief. This is what makes me feel like all of this was a setup. Okay. How are so many legitimate businesses ignored? This is what makes me feel like all of this was a setup. How were so many legitimate businesses ignored, couldn't get the relief they needed, but all these fake LLCs weren't? For all you YouTube conspiracy theorists out there, this is a conspiracy you can run with
Starting point is 01:04:58 because they killed two birds with one stone. In this case, they killed two niggas with one loan. Because if you a small black and brown business who couldn't get a PPP loan you probably ended up ultimately losing your business. So they killed black and brown businesses and if you're a black or brown person who got a fake LLC now you go into prison and I don't even have to tell you how incarceration kills families so therefore this was the ultimate trap. Okay you killed two niggas with one loan. It was clearly a trap and y'all fell for it. I don't feel remorse for any of you.
Starting point is 01:05:30 OK, PPP was intended to help businesses make payroll during the pandemic with those loans being forgiven. If companies met specific criteria. OK, it was for small businesses to stay afloat. Not for you niggas to ball out on boats. OK, I don't feel sorry for any of y'all. And I am sick of folks acting like there is not consequences to their actions all right we see people doing things that are going to lead them to jail we tell them they're going to jail we can clearly see what the consequences of what they are doing is going to be we warn them they do it they get busted and now we feel sorry for them no not leonard not uncle charlotte okay y'all deserve to be afraid all
Starting point is 01:06:07 right very afraid over the next decade you made a choice and i hope those crab legs and scrimps and all that cast amigos was worth it please give everyone who got a fraudulent ppp loan the biggest hee haw just my thoughts just the way i'm feeling at the time it was a pandemic you know what i'm saying people was getting bands, so I guess it's over now. It's been over. Oh, it was over two years ago. It's about to be a jail-demic. It's going to be a jail-demic.
Starting point is 01:06:34 You hear me? We told y'all this was going to happen. We live. You go back and you listen to The Breakfast Club during COVID. We told you PPP was going to lead to PP prison. Okay, we saw where this was going. Y'all didn't listen. Hey, now you got a decade to watch your back. All right. The Breakfast Club. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show,
Starting point is 01:07:02 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.
Starting point is 01:07:45 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. What's up, y'all? This is Questlove, and I'm here to tell you about a new podcast I've been working on with the Story Pirates and John Glickman called Historical Records. It's a family-friendly podcast. Yeah, you heard that right. A podcast for all ages. One you can listen to and enjoy with your kids starting on September 27th. I'm going to toss it over to the host of Historical Records, Nimany, to tell you all about it. Make sure you check it out. Hey, y'all. Niminy here. I'm the host
Starting point is 01:08:26 of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop. Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one
Starting point is 01:08:42 gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing. Check it. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. all people to hopefully create better allies. Think of it as a black show for non-black people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle.
Starting point is 01:09:52 Exactly. Whether you're black, Asian, white, Latinx, indigenous, LGBTQIA+, you name it. If you stand with us, then we stand with you. Let's discuss the stories and conduct the interviews that will help us create a more empathetic, accountable, and equitable America. You are all our brothers and sisters, and we're inviting you to join us for Civic Cipher each and every Saturday with myself, Ramses Jha, Q Ward, and some of the greatest minds in America. Listen to Civic Cipher every Saturday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese investigative journalist who, on October 16, 2017, was murdered.
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Starting point is 01:11:09 hey there my little creeps it's your favorite ghost host Teresa and guess what haunting is back drop it just in time for spooky season. Now I know you've probably been wandering the mortal plane, wondering when I'd be back to fill your ears with deliciously unsettling stories. Well, wonder no more, because we've got a ghoulishly good lineup
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Starting point is 01:12:12 Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Come on! Need relationship advice? Need personal advice? Just need real advice. Call up now for Ask Yee. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy.
Starting point is 01:12:32 We are The Breakfast Club. It's time for Ask Yee. Hello, who's this? Hi, this is Nicole. Hey, Nicole. What's your question for Yeezy? So, the situation is, I've been in a relationship for maybe like 17 years. And during my relationship, he had like different sexual interests. And I thought I'm like a doctor, doctor nature. I really like control in the bedroom. And he seemed like he was into it.
Starting point is 01:13:01 I like to turn them out, but I don't really like when they're into it. So I've been noticing more and more where they are, he is, like, tooking his booty out or, it's like, hanging, and I'm kind of not interested in it no more. So I want to know, how do I bring up the conversation with him without hurting his feelings or emasculating him? So wait, let me. So the problem is that you're a dominatrix, right? But he's enjoying it too much. I wouldn't say yes, that is the problem.
Starting point is 01:13:38 Okay, you want him to be like. It's like, are you really now like interested in that or you know okay so in the beginning he wasn't enjoying it no he was i like like i said i like to turn him out so he was like heck no stay away from that area what do you think this is kind of like okay so you mean with anal like putting something in his yeah okay all right first of all, you said the goal is to turn someone out. It worked. Yeah, it did. So now that you turned him out, you're bored.
Starting point is 01:14:11 But the thing is, we are like partners. And I don't know if this is going to mess up our actual relationship. Well, as a dominatrix, maybe you need to find something else to do to him next to turn him out on. Collaborate. I mean, okay, look, what other things do you do as a dominatrix in this relationship? Because I guess the dynamic now is messed up, right? As a dominatrix, he's supposed to be like, no, I don't want that. I don't like that.
Starting point is 01:14:39 He's resistant. But now he's like, yes, bring it. Do it to me. Peg me. Yes. And I just said that. Do it to me. I noticed that he took the booty out before I'm ready to actually take it. And I'm like, mm.
Starting point is 01:14:54 Right. Now this feels like something we both enjoy, and it wasn't supposed to be like that. It's still wrong. So are there other things that you do to him in that situation, that relationship to, you know, maybe there's something else you could do where you're stepping on him with the high heels, maybe a little light whooping, anything like that? Yeah, we do a little role play, you know. I want to stay asleep or patient.
Starting point is 01:15:20 We do like a little role play. But like I said, it's just more of now like if we regular doing regular sex he's ready to chew his sushi out okay what if you use a bigger dildo this is so wrong why is it wrong men do not let women play in your butt unless they're willing to make a real commitment to you okay yeah i mean he gave you the butt and now all of a sudden it's too far. This is bad. Guys, this is IG, okay? They're not married, right?
Starting point is 01:15:51 Actually, we are married. What? He gave you his butt and now you're saying it's too much? You mad because you turned me out because I like it? You know, but the problem is that you did turn him out and got him to like something that he was resistant to at first. And now you don't like it anymore. So, I mean, what can you do? It works.
Starting point is 01:16:11 Take that man, mama. Some suggestions. If not, like, I really feel like I'm in a hard place because I don't want to say to him, I don't want to do it anymore. And like I said, I'm the one that started this whole... But... Maybe you could do the opposite now, right? And torture him by not doing it.
Starting point is 01:16:32 Oh, man. What you don't do to another man's butt, somebody else will. Somebody else will. I mean, is it that you don't Want to peg him anymore At all
Starting point is 01:16:47 Correct What if he Acted like he doesn't What if he acted like He doesn't like it now Moving forward And you let him Should I ask him
Starting point is 01:16:56 To like Resist a little bit more Yeah tell him Like tell him Like look The dynamics of what this was Is not what it is now And this is what I need you to do for me to feel turned on.
Starting point is 01:17:07 He might actually enjoy that, too. That's not fair, mama. If he likes something and now all of a sudden you're supposed to be a couple, you're supposed to enjoy each other. Well, she's not enjoying it. But he is. Right. But he might enjoy also doing the role playing of acting like this is his first time doing it. He didn't want to do it in the first place.
Starting point is 01:17:23 He broke down for her to do it. And now when he actually likes it. If he wants it, he might have to play along. You know why a lot of men don't like butt play? Because they feel like it makes them feel like less of a man. It makes them feel like a sucker. So now, I've been vulnerable with you.
Starting point is 01:17:39 You turned me out. And now you're telling me to stop acting like a bitch. Well, guess who turned me into one? Tell us how you feel. I'm just saying. Anyway, have you communicated any of this to him? Um, slight hints, but
Starting point is 01:17:53 not very direct saying, you know, this is how I feel at this current moment. How can you make a change? Well, be direct. You're a dominatrix. Be direct, okay? And tell him, look, this ain't fun for me no more. Before it was a resistance situation. You ain't want it. Now you tooting it up.
Starting point is 01:18:09 Toot that thing up. Daddy, make it roll. What if I'm now seeing it in our regular household situation? It seems like I have to take control of everything. And it's like, is that from the way of our bedroom action is?
Starting point is 01:18:27 And now it's like, I don't want to call him bitching out because I don't want to downplay who he is because he's far from a female dog. But like, he's very now soft or he's not taking control as I think a man in the household. This is so wrong.
Starting point is 01:18:43 So he might think this is what you want. And if you haven't communicated that you don't like it, he might think this is the dynamic that you wanted. But Charlamagne did say something real true.
Starting point is 01:18:53 What you don't do, somebody else will do. Stop it, guys. It's the truth. You turned him on to it so he likes it, he enjoys it. You need to let him know
Starting point is 01:19:00 that this is not working for you and this is not what your intention was so he can take charge in certain situations again. This is why men don't open up our hearts or our butts to people because of situations like this.
Starting point is 01:19:10 All right? But the main thing is that you're not telling him what it is that you need. You got to let him know. But she wanted it at first and he didn't want to do it at first and then he finally opened up
Starting point is 01:19:19 and did it. And it got turned out. And now she's treating me like a bitch. Why are you doing that? That's foul. All right, so listen. Talk to him assless chaps just be quiet. Why you doing that? That's foul. All right, so listen. Talk to him, okay? I'm soft now.
Starting point is 01:19:29 You got to work through this. You begged to play in my butt. I let you play in my butt. Now you looking at me like I'm soft. Let's just keep that. This is crazy. This is crazy. This is toxic femininity.
Starting point is 01:19:41 What's his number? We need to call him. No, stop it. This is toxic femininity. I don't think I want to put call him. No, stop it. This is toxic femininity. I don't think I want to put him on the spot. Yeah, don't do it. All right. All right.
Starting point is 01:19:49 This is toxic femininity. Asky, we have no problem answering any questions. That's foul. This is foul. He opened up for her. He finally, he enjoys it now, and now she just going to take it back. This sounded too personal, guys. Y'all say y'all can't get men to communicate.
Starting point is 01:20:01 Right. We open up. Then y'all tell us y'all don't like what we say. You say we don't share our emotions. We open up our hearts. Y'all break our hearts. Y'all say y'all,'t get men to communicate. Right. We open up. Then y'all tell us y'all don't like what we say. You say we don't share our emotions. We open up our hearts. Y'all break our hearts. Y'all say y'all, we don't want like butt play. We open our butts.
Starting point is 01:20:10 Now, look. Take it back. You guys have been too into ASCII these past couple of days. This is crazy. This is foul. Yeah, this is crazy. This is foul. These toxic women that call this radio station.
Starting point is 01:20:20 Y'all have been liking this way too much. We need to protest. ASCII. I'm going to get a butt hat. I'm going to get a butt hat. I'm going to get a butt cheek hat. 800-585-1051 is the breakfast club. Oh, man. Get some real advice with Angela Yee.
Starting point is 01:20:38 It's Ask Yee. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. We're in the middle of Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We're in the middle of Ask Yee. Hello, who's this? Yeah, this is Chuck. Hey, Chuck.
Starting point is 01:20:51 What's up, bro? Yeah, man. Hey, yo, so I got this question. I was trying to figure out, like, how do I get my wife to be more submissive towards me? You know what I mean? No. What do you mean by more submissive? Give me an example.
Starting point is 01:21:03 Well, sometimes she's like, how she right? We basically grow together. Like, I can't tell her that. So it's like, it be things where I know I be right at, where there's always gotta be, like, this argument about me making a decision. You know what I'm saying? About something. You know what I mean? And she's already always in her head. You know how women are. All men are like that. But you get what I'm trying to say.
Starting point is 01:21:22 Okay, so you're telling me how all women are, but you're complaining that she says all men are like that, but you get what I'm trying to say. Okay, so you're telling me how all women are, but you're complaining that she says all men are like that. Oh, my. You get what I'm trying to say, though, right? All right, give me a specific example, like what you're right about that she argues. Let's say it's something dealing with the kid. I don't want to get, like, too specific.
Starting point is 01:21:39 Maybe it's something dealing with the kid. I may say, this is how I wanted to go, and she feel like she go this way because she feel like I guess she's always right. So really, it's not even a matter of what's best. You guys are arguing over who's right. But that's the thing. I feel like it shouldn't be that. I feel like I'm right all the time.
Starting point is 01:21:59 You know what I'm saying? Yeah, because sometimes we end up getting into arguments not over what it is that we're trying to do, but over who's right. And it becomes more about that than what the actual issue is. And it feels like when those arguments continue to happen, it's for another reason. Right. Is there something else going on in your relationship? Has it always been like this or is this something that has been happening more recently? No, I think they're just like an enigma of our relationship
Starting point is 01:22:25 that was built over the years. I've been together all these years and I feel like I kind of was built throughout all this time. You know what I'm saying? And now it's like, God damn, I don't want to argue with you every time we got to make a decision on something.
Starting point is 01:22:38 Right, because that's exhausting, right? And that does affect the whole relationship. Well, my thing is this. When I find myself in a space and listen, all couples get into situations where they're not always agreeing on things. They're not, you know, always on good terms. Sometimes they argue. But being able to do that in a more effective way where you can actually not have an argument, but a discussion is important. And it's about how you guys speak to each other when you're discussing things and if you can comment some more of an agreeance on okay whenever we have something that we don't agree on let's have a discussion instead of an argument
Starting point is 01:23:13 and how can you do that without you know some of the main things are not using the words always you know how you said you know how all y'all women are you always feel like men are like this using words like that make people get defensive. Right, okay. So, a better
Starting point is 01:23:30 way to express yourself is, hey, I was thinking it would be best for the kids if we did this like this. If she doesn't agree, be like okay, well let's discuss and, you know, figure out the best solution. Because sometimes it is really how y'all speak to each other because you're just arguing to be right. And you get so used to that because it is really how y'all speak to each other because you're just arguing to be right and
Starting point is 01:23:45 and you get so used to that because it is a dysfunctional thing in a relationship where you guys argue over every little thing so you have to learn how to communicate with each other in a more respectful manner where she gets to say her piece you get to say your piece and then you guys are coming to an agreement on it in that manner and then sometimes you have to give in and sometimes she should give in. Sometimes you have to lead with example to show this is how I want to be spoken to and I want to treat you the way you need to be treated.
Starting point is 01:24:13 And that might even be in the middle of you guys discussing something, a hug, selling her, yeah, I love you. I hate that we are arguing like this. Because sometimes it's hard to be the bigger person in a situation like that when you're fighting to be right for no reason. Right, right, right.
Starting point is 01:24:29 We need to spend time with everybody. Alright, well I wish y'all luck with that but you know, I just think it's a different type of issue. It feels like it's not even about what y'all are going back and forth over. It's more about how you guys relate and communicate with each other. Yeah, that's what I think it is, too.
Starting point is 01:24:45 Like I was saying, I guess it's kind of like over the years, it kind of just got that way. You know what I mean? Yeah, listen, next time it happen, give her a kiss.
Starting point is 01:24:53 Give her a hug. And if it's not a big deal or, you know, the way that she wants to do things is not bad, sometimes you give in and then be like, okay, last time I gave in,
Starting point is 01:25:03 so, you know, let's do it my way this time all right i think i'm gonna take your life hey if you roll you i'm gonna call you back all right please call me back all right all right asky 800-585-1051 if you need relationship advice or any type of advice you can call her her. The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. It's that time again. Ask Charlamagne and DJ Envy anything.
Starting point is 01:25:35 Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up. It's time to ask C&E. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. It's time to ask C&E. If you need relationship advice or any type of advice. You can hit us. Hello, who's this?
Starting point is 01:25:52 This is Terrence down here in Newport News. How y'all doing? What's happening? 757. What up, Terrence? What up, man? I got a question for y'all. Y'all married just like I am. I got a question for you.
Starting point is 01:25:59 Yes, sir. After this Chris Rock and Will Smith thing, I want to know, is it possible for a wife or a girlfriend to feel comfortable and safe that you go protect her if she witness you not protect yourself? Well, what does protecting yourself look like, King? Tell me what that looks like to you. And I'll tell you what it looks like to me. I'm in an old generation where your father tell you the worst thing a man can do to disrespect you is smack. I'd rather you punch me than smack me.
Starting point is 01:26:21 And now you can't even argue with your wife because you get loud with her. The first thing she's going to say is, don't break bad with me. You ain't break bad when you smack the taste out your mouth. You got to live with that now. That's terrible. Yeah, that's not what protecting a woman to me is. Or protecting a woman to me is, you know, making sure that, you know, you're doing the work on yourself to show up to be the man that you need to be.
Starting point is 01:26:41 Like, are you in therapy? Do you know how to properly deal with your emotions? You know what I mean? You're absolutely right. But just think if you go somewhere and somebody get loud, you think you're going to feel comfortable as you go protect it. Yeah, I think it's a different situation. Will Smith and Chris Rock were actually friends.
Starting point is 01:26:59 I mean, they worked with movies together. They knew of each other. And that was one of the biggest stages. So I don't think you could compare that to if we just in the street and somebody comes up to me and smacks me in front of my my daughter or my or my wife so hey i think it's two different situations hey also it is too king now what if you're a person who can't control their emotions and you're dealing with a lot of hurt and you're dealing with a lot of pain so whenever somebody pops off even if it's something light you react in that way and you just out smacking
Starting point is 01:27:26 people or punching people and then that person decides to pull a gun out and then kills you. Blows your mother effing brains out. That's not protecting. Right. He's been successful all his life. He smiled at everything. You gotta expect him to go off sooner or later because he could never be himself. He always gotta be that image.
Starting point is 01:27:41 That is true. Sooner or later, he gonna come out sooner or later and I think that's what's going to happen. And I love both of the brothers, and I appreciate y'all. I love both of them too, man, and I want both of them to continue on their journey of healing. Hello, who's this? Yo, what up, what up, what up? It's Ali.
Starting point is 01:27:57 All right, what's your question for C&E? I got a question. My first question is for Charlamagne. Yo, Charlamagne, how come every time you're giving out the donkey of the day, you got the days wrong? Today is Thursday the 31st, not Friday the 31st. What did I say? Friday the 31st.
Starting point is 01:28:12 I might have some type of burger, man. I don't know. What kind of burger? What's the burger? Ass burger? Yeah. I'd be seeing. I didn't know.
Starting point is 01:28:21 I thought the day was Thursday, March 31st. Oh, I said Friday? It is Thursday, March 31st. I don't know why I do that. I'm going to be honest. I see people say that all the day was Thursday March 31st Oh I said Friday It ain't Thursday March 31st I don't know why I do that I'm gonna be honest I see people say that All the time on the YouTube comments I'm like
Starting point is 01:28:29 I don't even realize I be saying it Like he ain't got an iPhone That tells him the date He does it all the time Your uncle getting old bro What's up bro I'm 43 now
Starting point is 01:28:38 What's your other question brother Yo Evie I got a problem man I'm trying to I'm trying to see man Like how can I got an 80% And I got a 20% I'm trying to see, man. Like, how can I... I got an 80% and I got a 20%.
Starting point is 01:28:47 I'm trying to see how can I get my 80, my 80, Sean, my 80, John. Trying to see how she can give me 100. I'm tired of running... You should know nothing about this, Evie. I don't know what he's talking about. You should know nothing about this. What are you talking about? You shouldn't even understand this math he's talking.
Starting point is 01:28:59 I don't understand none of this, man. What are you talking about? You a happily married man, a faithful black man. What are you talking about? He is. A faithful black man. What are you talking about? You a happily married man, a faithful black man. What are you talking about? He is. A faithful black man. I'll tell you this. I'll tell you this, King.
Starting point is 01:29:10 I know math. I'm going with the 80 all day, every day. Hey, and I'm trying to go with the 80 all day, every day, but the 20 keep calling. How can I stop? You're an idiot. You wouldn't take 20% of your paycheck, would you? If your boss came to you right now and said, I'm going to give you 80% of your paycheck or 20% of your paycheck, which one are you taking? Come on, now.
Starting point is 01:29:30 That's an easy question. So it should be easy in this situation, too. Get off my damn phone. Calling us talking about math. We don't know. We faithful black men. I got 80 into 20. I don't know.
Starting point is 01:29:39 What are you talking about? You don't know nothing about that damn math. 80-20. What is that? I know 100. Exactly. 100% faithful to our wives. I don't know what this man is damn math. 80-20. What is that? I know 100. Exactly. 100% faithful to our wives. I don't know what this man talking about.
Starting point is 01:29:48 80-20. Dumbass. All right. Ask C&E. Our program today is brought to you by Peacock. Presenting the new original limited series, The Best Man. The final chapters from the creator of The Best Man and The Best Man Holiday. An executive producer of Insecure.
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