The Breakfast Club - The Breakfast Club REWIND (Icewear Vezzo, Chico Bean Interview and Freaky Friday Topic)

Episode Date: December 16, 2022

Today on the show we flashed back to when Icewear Vezzo stopped by to speak on signing with QC, connecting with Takeoff, DJ Drama, Eminem misunderstanding and more. Also, we flashed back to when Chico Bean shared a story about DJ Envy, different projects hes working on and his raw honest truth about relationships and love. Moreover, with it being Freaky Friday still we flashed back to when we opened the phone lines to discuss threesomes in a relationship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Wake up Wake your ass up It's your time to get it off your chest Whether you're mad or blessed We wanna hear from you On The Breakfast Club Hello Who's this?

DJ Envy Angela Key Charlotte Bain The Cards This morning Boji Rob What's going on? What's up? How you doing brother Angela Key, Charlamagne Tha God, this morning's OG Rob. What's going on? What is, King?

How you doing, brother? You always get through on a Friday. How y'all doing this, boy? I'm doing good. I'm doing good, man. Listen, man. It's time for some bars, man. We got to bring some bars back.

That's what I'm talking about. What we got? What we got? OG Rob, let's go. All right, let's go. Listen, this is my beginnings putting in work. Something the best did. Paying dudes with no shortcuts.

Building incentives as long as it's breath in my lungs. I'ma blaze the mic. This whole game sounding like y'all on the bar strike. But check this, I'm one of a kind. Proving a rare breed like hip hop on that beat. Street breaking with stripes on my sleeve. You know what I mean? Oh, I got some, man.

I got some. I got some. You ready? Hey,? Oh, I got some, man. I got some. I got some. You ready? Hey, you can smoke a split for the clip, but there's still no mountain high, you know. Oh, wide enough to touch. The naughty, nappy, nasty, nasty, nasty, nasty, happy, pappy. That's happy to be nappy. What's wide enough to touch?

Woo. What? What's wide enough to touch? Don't worry about it. Let me get some. Let me get some. Well, today's topic, self-destruction. It really ain't the rap audience that's bugging.

It's one of two suckers, ignorant brothers, trying to rob and kiss on one another. What happened? It wasn't a kiss. It was supposed to be killed. What? It was supposed to be killed, not kissed. Oh, wait. These aren't original songs you both did?

Huh? It was supposed to be killed. Thank you, OG Rob. Don't worry about it. All right. I appreciate you. Have a good weekend. Yes, sir.

You guys had a cypher. Oh. All right. I appreciate y'all. Have a good weekend. Yes, sir. You guys had a cypher. All right. We spitting on each other. Hello, who's this? What's going on? My name is Dave. I called not too long ago. I was trying to drop off the dress.

Hey, what's up, Dave? Get it off your chest, bro. Hey, what's going on? Hey, good morning. Envy, Charlamagne, Angela Yee. How y'all doing? What up, what up? Hey, so I just wanted to give a quick birthday shout-out to my two daughters,

Zoe and Chloe. It's their birthday. Zoe and Chloe, happy birthday, ladies. Thank you, thank you. They're going to appreciate that. Daddy can't be there because he at work, but, hey, this weekend, we're going to make it happen. There you go.

Yeah, yeah. All right, I appreciate y'all, man. Yes, sir. Don't go nowhere, you can't take Jesus. Don't go nowhere, you can't take Jesus. Where's that? Don't go nowhere, you can't take Jesus. Don't go no where you can't take Jesus. Don't go no where you can't take Jesus with you. Oh, oh, oh, got you, got you. I was confused. I was like, what? I was like, what?

Hello, who's this? What's good, what's good, Envy? This is KD, man. Good morning, KD. Get it off your chest. Yeah, man. I'm just trying to talk to the truckers out there riding around the U.S. You know, keep your head up. You know, keep their head up. You know, we in trying times right now.

From last year, diesel's almost double the price. The rates are down 40%. You know, the market's oversaturated with new drivers, you know, since everyone's selling the game on Instagram and whatnot. So, you know, we getting crushed right now. You know, diesel's $7 up in Pennsylvania, $5 in South Carolina. So, you know, we really hurt right now. And the brokers, they don't have to show what they make.

So if the load is going for a thousand dollars, they can give it to you for $200 and you don't know they're keeping the eight. They don't have to show. I will say this though. I deal with a lot of trucking companies and I use a lot of trucks to carry, you know, cars and supplies up and down the highway. I will say this, though. As long as your trucking company is a good company,

people will start rating those other companies horrible because I've had a couple of instances where people have traveled and brought cars and damaged my cars and did things that they weren't supposed to do because they were just ishy companies. So if you're a good, strong company, when you really start using these trucking companies, you start looking for great companies.

So if you're a great company, you'll get used and you keep your price high, bro. Yeah, we're doing our thing, man. We're trying to stay compliant, stay safe, and protect people's property like it's our own. Absolutely. Yo, Envy, man, I like what you're doing with the real estate. See the God. Angela, shout out to own. Absolutely. Yo, Envy, man, I like what you're doing with the real estate. She the God. Angela, shout out to y'all. Shout out to my man with the honey jerk sauce behind you.

My man down there with the crab shack down in Georgetown, South Carolina. Yes, sir. All of those, man. Everybody have a good day. Be safe. All of you. You heard? All right.

Absolutely. I'm looking for the honey jerk sauce now. Hello, who's this? Hey, this is Leonard. Hey, Leonard. Hi, Leonard. My name is Lenard, but everybody calls me Leonard because they can't pronounce Lenard.

Is your spell with an O? No. What is it? L-E-N-A-R-D. See, that's mine, but I'm Leonard. Because Leonard is L-E-O-N-A-R-D. Bro, you's mine, but I'm Lenard. Because Leonard is L-E-O-N-A-R-D. Bro, you want to be bougie so bad, man. Anyway, how y'all doing this morning?

Lenard is fine. We fine. What's up, bro? It's just cold here in Michigan. I woke up this morning for work. There's snow on the ground, and I was not expecting it. I ain't got no winter coat. It's supposed to be cold in Michigan right now.

It's supposed to be cold. It's supposed to be cold. But there ain't supposed to be no snow on the ground is what I'm saying. Yeah, I saw it snow the other day for a few minutes. Sometimes when I'm there, I'll go to bed, wake up, it snows for 10 minutes, and then it's over and the sun is out. Well, Leonard, thank you for calling. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. The Breakfast Club. This is your time to get it off your chest Whether you're mad or blessed We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club Hello, who's this? Hello, good morning, DJ Envy My guy

My guy, sing them numbers for me, King One, two, three Now, I have a new single out It's called Isabella I just wanted to give it a shout out if you guys can check it out man don't just shout it out I want to hear it give me a little acapella version bro okay so it's more French Lingala English so they say where you want it up and down left right in the

middle he's a mother baby see me on full I java my job is on this one a feeling Hey. 45, 46, 47, 48, 49. Can I say something real quick? Yes, sir. Yes, DJ Envy, you're a DJ. 48 49 Can I say something Right quick Yes sir Yes DJ Envy You a DJ I'm begging you right now Listen

Right now If you can Yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah Uncle Johnny Made my dress That cheap She looks a mess

We didn't hear what you said Brother but Email Party on Tell her what she emailed Yeah DJ Envy I've been sending you A bunch of emails and

I know you're a busy guy. He can't wait. I am right now. I just want to make my chat. Tell the artist on Ask Me Fast Phone. Blessings, brother. Blessings. Alright, brother. Alright. Hello, who's this? Yo, DJ Envy. Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee. Good morning. Good morning.

So, what I want to get off my chest, I know DJ Envy, you go through this all the time. What's that? I'm half black. People come up to me, they ask me what my nationality is, and they assume that I'm Spanish, Puerto Rican, but my dad's black, my mom's white. It gets me frustrated sometimes. I want to know what you do about that.

How the hell would we know? You're talking about me. I don't pay it any mind. I don't pay it any mind. I mean, I don't care. I mean, it doesn't bother me. It's not like something like, oh my God, just grind my gears. No. I don't pay it any mind. I don't pay it any mind. I mean, I don't care. I mean, it doesn't bother me. It's not like something like, oh my God, just grind my gears. No, I don't care. You don't like when people say you're Dominican?

I'll joke back. I'm saying I'm black, but it don't upset me to the point where I'm going to go in the corner and cry. What do people ask you? They ask you, what are you? Bro, make up your mind. You just said it's not a problem, but now you're saying you're not Dominican. Wait, I'm trying to understand So people just say what are you?

Yeah they ask me what my nationality is I'm like I tell them to guess And they usually go Spanish Puerto Rican Well you told them to guess I wish Envy would humor me one day And say guess what I am No I understand

He's annoyed that people come up to him That don't even know him and just guess what i am no no i understand though he's annoyed that people come up to him that don't even know him and just say what's your nationality like yeah i get it it's annoying thank you brother i don't have a problem like i i never really understand why people get mad at that there's so many nationalities and so many people if you see somebody you want to ask why does that bother people i don't understand well he's bothered he's inquisitive like what are you oh you're this and that? Okay, that's dope. I mean, they're entitled to be bothered.

But if you have something in your mind, you know what I mean? Like, if in your mind you know what you are, I can see why that would be annoying. Because you would hope everybody else sees it, too. But what are you, Charlamagne? Black. 100% pure God. Okay? You don't look black to me.

Hello, who's this? You look more on the white side. I'm actually 97% West African. I've done my African ancestry. 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 got a special guest in the building, Iceware Vezo. What it do, brother? How you feeling? Man, you look good, Club. We got a special guest in the building, Iceware Vezo. What it do, brother? How you feeling? Man, you look good, brother. You got a whole lot of new money. You heard her.

I'm trying, man. I just look like it. How you feeling, though? Man, I'm feeling good, bro. Blessed, everything well. Kids good, old lady good. You know what I mean? Absolutely.

Just take it one day at a time, brother. I'm glad you're up here because since you signed with Quality Control, I'm like, we got to get Vezo back on the show. Yeah, I appreciate that too. Clearly, it was a very lucrative deal. Yeah, it was good.

It was good. We actually did a partnership, 50-50. Okay. So, you know, that's why, you know, I appreciate that situation. I appreciate P for like,

you know, letting me approach it as a young boss. You know what I'm saying? And making it. Just, you know, teaching me the business and showing me how everything for letting me approach it as a young boss. You know what I'm saying? And the making and just teaching me the business and showing me how everything work and allowing me the opportunity to grow my company as well. So we did a 50-50 partnership.

How did they convince you to partner with QC? What was that conversation like? I convinced myself, honestly. Me and P been building for probably like a year and a half straight without talking no business none of that you know we just been vibing and moving around and and growing to understand each other you know and learning each other mentally you know i mean i just like how bro rock i like how he operate i like how he think and you know he ain't he ain't no selfish dude like he won't he won't

youngest to really you know get get everything out of that you know it's bigger than just being an artist you know P gonna show you how to really really turn up and think for the long run and not just like a rapper at that moment you know so I felt like it was a perfect situation for me which it was to me and I think I saw somewhere that uh you said takeoff takeoff was the first person that embraced you as an independent literally man takeoff back in like 2015 takeoff came to my restaurant I bought a restaurant when I was a kid and a car wash and dispensary takeoff was in Detroit he DM me like bruh I'm in your city well there's link tap in he put up at the restaurant bro he just gave me

a lot of game like a lot of motivation i was fighting a fair case at the time and he told me like bro like just seeing everything you got going on and how you moving and just knowing how you know how young you is right now you know like bro you keep doing what you're doing you're gonna be big bro stick to the music you're gonna be something when you get out wow you know promote my music and posting my music gave me a verse all that like he was the first ever wow real life yeah the first and it came back full circle so i'm sure when you connected with qc i'm sure he was one of the first people to congratulate absolutely he definitely was even before we uh like locked the deal down he kind of heard about it he like bro that's a good move bro i'm proud of you you know i mean keep doing your thing you know it's just it's just an unfortunate situation like with take because bro really a solid dude and you know people say that every

time somebody passed you know but like he genuinely he genuinely was that he was a good brother like a real good guy he had his head on his shoulders. And one thing about Takeoff, he never tried to be somebody or something that he wasn't. He was always himself, from my understanding, you know, from how I knew him and how I met him. You know what I mean? So, rest in peace, Takeoff. Do black men ever truly escape, man? Honestly, to an extent, yeah. But for the most part, right now, it don't seem like, you know, we're living in a time where everybody got something to prove.

You know, everybody worried about what the next person think about them. And right now, to me, I think the black man's biggest downfall is their pride. It's the pride. Pride is our number one downfall. You know, we let our pride get in the way. And every time I ever use my pride, I fail right after that. You know, I learned that the hard way. So, you know, with the pride and the ego and throw the money in the play, it's too much, bro.

And I think we got to, I don't think we, I don't think we, we giving our ourselves the chance to grow. We're not letting ourselves elevate because we're too focused on worldly things. I just recently learned that man's number one cause of depression is environmental stress. Literally, that's the number one cause, environmental stress. Meaning everything that we're around and everything that we surround ourselves around you know so until we able to kind of evaluate who and what we got around us and change our our environment we not gonna allow ourself to grow how do you think having your wife has actually helped you through so many different things though having a great partner i think is one of the most supportive things that you can have absolutely my wife played real like a the biggest part in my life you know it been you know women mature faster than us and

there's so many times where I thought like foolishly and childishly and she checked me you know I'm saying like my wife is like my is my backbone she is that same part that that at times i don't have you know and and i know when i got married god blessed me in a different way you know because it gave me some type of foundation to to fall back on and something to stand on like you know i say this all the time like the best the best attribute a woman got is their intuition that's their other sense like a woman's intuition is is unbelievable you know anytime my wife ever told me something she ain't never been wrong and i i learned the hard way to to not ignore her to not ignore her feelings to not ignore her thoughts and you know and her views

on pretty much everything you know so i without my wife i don't know where I'd be at and I genuinely mean that like she she stood tall for me a million times and don't it feel good speaking on that intuition don't it feel good when when she know you solid when she know you doing what you supposed to be doing because they know when we doing the bulls but when they when we when we get our together they know that too that feels so good they feel amazing she know me sometimes feel like she know me more than I know myself all right all right we got more with ice with vessel when we come back it's the breakfast club good morning nv angela yee charlamagne the guy we are the breakfast club we're still kicking it with ice with vezzo charlamagne i also read that you

manifested the qc deal while you was in i did i did i did i told that to we was in the tv room i told that to my little homie relo free relo he about to come on a that to, we was in the TV room. I told that to my little homie, Relo, Free Relo. He about to come on in a minute. And we was watching the BET Awards. And I told him like, bro, you know what? When I get out, I'm signing with QC. I like how Buddy move. I like how they rock.

On the out looking in, it felt like he let the artists do what they want to do. And he rock. They come up with a plan plan he get behind that plan for them i manifest that i manifested everything in my life i manifested my wife i told her mom when i was 14 i'm gonna marry her daughter we gonna get i'm i'm not real talk i told my my wife mom that listen i'm gonna marry your daughter i'm gonna become a millionaire i'm gonna buy her a home and we're gonna have children and I did every last one of them wow I married her brought her home and I had kids by her does her mom remember

that she remembered that she talked about it all the time it ain't even a site it's just I'm big on manifestation I know how serious it is how real it is like I literally do vision boards like I believe in this stuff like it's real like it really worked you know you really got a vision what it is you want and you can get it it worked like that you know you gotta you just gotta you gotta you gotta be a good person at the end of the day too you know you gotta do the right thing you gotta treat people right you gotta conduct yourself right you know and properly but you heard that the, that's real. I really manifest everything I do. I tell you this all the time, man. These conversations coming from you are so important.

The loving your wife, you know what I mean? Letting people know your wife is your backbone. The manifestation conversations. Me and you have conversations about mental health and how important it is to keep your mental health together. Like, you got to keep having those conversations, man. And being an entrepreneur. I think that's important, too.

You know, having run your own businesses. I think encouraging people to do that. No doubt. Yeah, I think that's important. I want a lot of more black men to talk more about mental health. You know, bro, it's not, I'm front of the street, bro.

I'm a street guy, ex-street guy. I have no problem with, you know, speaking on mental health and, you know, manifestation. This shit work. It's not lame, bro. It's cool. Y'all can do that. You know, be yourself. Like, this stuff really work.

You know, you want to be successful. You want to be healthy. You have some type of longevity at whatever it is you do. Change some of them ways and read and get some knowledge ain't nothing wrong with that i think i think somewhere down the line we may being smart uncool or something you know i really feel like that like a lame if he got some type of sense and that ain't the case you know i'm saying ain't how it go like real street guys is the one who try to do everything in the world to get away from being like that you know

you know the guys that ain't really street you know they do everything in the world to try to be like that they kind of got it backwards you know it's just a little off you know and as an artist and a rapper i feel like it's it's it's part of my responsibility you know i'm saying to be 100 and let people know how i really really coming mentally how i think i operate whatever and they can they can judge me however they want to you know they don't know me and there go that part where you know i don't it's not my job to care what somebody else think about me either you know what i'm saying so yeah i think that's important for every artist to do that and i know for a fact majority of successful people and successful artists not saying that i'm successful i'm just

saying just period like everybody got some type of sense you know everybody anybody with some type of longevity they got some sense that's right you know and it's okay to promote that you know we gotta push that off we gotta create a whole new agenda man we gotta save our people for it starts with accountability though absolutely that's why my favorite question to ask brothers and ideas let's say hey hey, man, what do you hate more, reading or accountability? Accountability, without a doubt.

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Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Now, if you're just joining us, Angela Yee wanted to discuss masturbation on this fun Friday. Shut up. Do it right. It's Friday, so fine Friday. Shut up. Do it right. It's Friday, so you know what that means. Do it right.

It's Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday. Remember the story? Since we're talking masturbation. Remember the story where Charlamagne told us about the one time he masturbated and shot himself in the eye? I ain't never told you no story like that. Shot himself in the eye. He just made that up. No goddamn way. I remember he said he was crying.

I'll sue you for defamation. Oh, that's what he was crying. I'll sue you for defamation. He just made a whole story up. You know what's. I remember he said he was crying. I'll sue you for defamation. He just made a whole story up. You know what's so crazy? I'm going to tell you why this is a great one. Hold on. Explain why we're doing this topic. That goes right into this topic.

Well, we were talking about why some people think it's taboo to masturbate. We had Spice on lip service and here's what she has to say. Now, was it taboo to masturbate for you, like, growing up? You know, like, f*** yourself? Was that ever an issue? So, I used to f*** myself, but when I got older and I found out what comes with it, I stopped. What comes with it?

You know, when you masturbate, you're having sex with a sex demon, like, you know? Really? I never heard that. It's a sex demon called incubus and zocobos so you have a male sex demon and a female sex demon okay so when you masturbate you're having sex with a male sex demon wow yeah and it also will be in a relationship with you and cause problem in your actual relationship so she was told that it was a demon and that you can't masturbate and that it will ruin relationships. And that's exactly why I cried the first time I ever masturbated. I cried

because I thought it was bad. Well, two things. I thought it was bad and I was going through a heartbreak. You know what I mean? So I didn't even start masturbating until after I had sex. So, you know, when you first start having sex, you think you'd be in love, you know, with this, with this woman. That's your first piece of poom poom, you know what I mean? Our first few pieces of poom poom. And so when I finally masturbated, I did it because me and her weren't together no more. And I was used to getting some poom poom. And I cried because I thought that it was bad.

I thought masturbation was bad. And I don't even really know why. I just thought it was for losers. So you got on your knees and started crying? I don't know if I was crying. I don't know if I was on my knees or on my back, but I definitely was crying while I was masturbating. It just feels sad. All that in your hand? The man milk in your hand? I don't even know if I

did that. You know, a lot of times people masturbate and afterwards they feel ashamed that they did it. I felt ashamed while I was doing it. That's literally why I was crying. I felt like a loser. Not enough to stop, though. No, I don't even think I did complete it. Yeah, there you go.

You know what I'm saying? I always thought masturbation was for losers. If you couldn't get no poom-poom, you got to use your hand. I always just thought it was a terrible, terrible thing to do. I don't know why. What do you think now? What do I think now? It's an anxiety reliever.

It's an anxiety reliever. It's a stress reliever. I love it. You still think of me when you do itver. It's a stress reliever. I love it. You still think of me when you do it? I ain't never thought of you when I do it. All right, well, let's go. What do you think? I'm going to be honest with you.

That was the first time I ever felt sexually harassed in this room. I'm looking at the camera. If you ever see me file an HR report, it's going to be that audio right there. All you're going to hear me say is, I masturbated. Envy saying, do you think about me when you did it? That's going to look so crazy in an HR report. I think there's a lot of things that would look crazy. So many things would look crazy. I don't know. That one

was rough, bro. I ain't never flirted with you like that. That was crazy. You didn't tackle me. I'm texting you right now. You touched my knee every day. No, you went too far. That was too far. That was too far. You look a man in his eyes and ask him guys could do a masturbation circle and make up. You look a man in his eyes and ask him, does he think about you when he masturbates?

I just said, does he think about me? Jesus Christ. All right. See, he did it again. This guy is crazy. What do you think, E? I think that. What do you mean? Now you're sexually harassing E?

Asking her what she thinks about when she masturbates? We're talking about a topic that you brought up. This guy is wild. Listen, I'm going to be honest. I'm not worried about that you guys do that with each other. I feel like I'm safe. She's safe. This is a safe free zone.

So go ahead, Yee. But yes, I will say that a lot of us growing up, you know, didn't get any education about that from our parents. A lot of times you feel like it is a taboo thing to do. You're nervous that you're going to do it and get caught. And so it's not until you get older that you learn that there can be some benefits but apparently even still in adult years uh some people think of masturbation as a taboo thing yeah i never i never thought about it as as you know demonic or there was a problem with it we i've never had that discussion with my parents and you asked me earlier if i had to discuss with my kids no i never talked to logan hey logan you

need some lotion now we never had that conversation. I would hope not. I just thought it was for losers. I don't know if I necessarily thought it was demonic. I just thought it was for losers. And I thought, you know, people who masturbated were just people who couldn't get poom poom. Hello, who's this?

Hi, this is Candy. Hey, Candy. We're talking masturbation this morning. What's up, Kingston, Queen? What's up? I'm talking about masturbation. You too happy about this topic, Candy? Let her go.

Hell yeah, because it's my itch. Look, listen. Go. I was having all kinds of sex, and I did not know what an O was until my friend bought me a dolphin. Shout out to Emmanuel Meeks and BK. Okay. He held it down for me. A dolphin? What's a dolphin? It out to Emmanuel Meeks and BK. Okay. He held it down for me. A dolphin?

What's a dolphin? It's a vibrator, guys. Yes, you don't know, you got to ask somebody. And I didn't know until he hit me off with one of those. And I was like, this is what it's supposed to feel like? Why a dolphin, though? A dolphin is a gay shark. Is it?

It's the shape of it. You know what? It is. You know what shark it made? You is a gay shark. Is it? It's the shape of it. You know what? It is. You know what, Charlamagne? You're a gay R&B name. You can take that whole gay s*** out. All right. All right.

Secondly, whoever you got answering this phone, oh, my God. He didn't even at least say power 105. I thought I had called a sex hotline. He's like, yeah, what you want to talk about? I'm not saying anything. I dialed the right number. My goodness. Thank you, my goodness. You enjoy your gay shock this weekend. Why you just call a dolphin a gay shock? A dolphin is a gay shock.

No, it's not. Where you get this from? Everybody knows that. No, nobody knows that. A dolphin is a gay shock, bro. Okay. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's D-E-J-N-V, Angela Yee. Shalom in the God.

We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest with my guy, my friend, my buddy. Oh, wow. All of that? Wow. Wow. Yeah, you know, this is my first time up here, man. So, you know, we're going to go here.

I got some bones to pick with everybody. Carlos Miller, ladies and gentlemen. Yeah, yeah know, this is my first time up here, man. So, you know, we're going to go ahead. I got some bones to pick with everybody. Carlos Miller, ladies and gentlemen. Yeah, yeah, exactly. Yeah, you're trying to be funny. I'm the kid of T.O.P. Yeah, you're trying to be funny. But I'm going to go ahead and talk about it. I seen DJ Envy in Houston smoking a hookah like an Instagram model.

I had never seen anything like it before. I'm talking about, I must have thought he was invisible or something. He was smoking it and blowing the smoke out of his nose and his mouth at the same time. He was rubbing his nipples. I'm like, man, he must be smoking ecstasy flavor. Like, what type of hookah is that? Then he going to point the hookah at me like Nick Cannon on Drumline. I'm like, no, I'm straight, Sam.

You keep that. You remember the five gum commercial? Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is what it's like to chew five gum. This is what it's like to smoke ecstasy flavor. He was... I'm like, man, this man... He didn't even change the filter.

Nah, man, he was hitting that hard. I was like, slim on drugs, man. Angela. Good morning, beautiful. Good morning. You're the only person I know that got a new job and keep coming to the old one. It don't make no sense. When does the new job start? You keep keep coming to the old one like it don't make no like when is the new job start you keep coming back to the old one i promise you i would love to start my new job but

it started in january in january i know i was honestly about to leave before you walked in listen angela leave that's her new name and leonard listen man let me ask you a question yes sir you up here every day on the biggest radio show in the world. Yes, yes. How come you never talk about the other show that I work for you on? Like, why don't you ever mention me on The Breakfast Club? Because you put me on some of the most, I mean, extravagant missions in the world. You had me in Queensbridge with five white men and camera equipment.

Security ain't had no pistol. And the only other black man had on scrubs. You ain't say nothing about me. You could have at least said Chico Bean made it out alive. You ain't say nothing. He never mentioned you. Don't forget Brownville. You can Brownville.

If you sent me to Brownville, that ain't even the worst one. He sent me to Tennessee and had me asking the real Make America Great Again white people to give me their Confederate flags. Then he had two Nation of Islam brothers with me like it's a chapter in that part of Tennessee. There wouldn't have been nobody that could have made it to help me get up out of there, man. Y'all are terrible.

I should take over this whole show. I should take over. Welcome, Chico Bean. What camera? I'm on this camera right here. What's up, America? You are now tuning in to Power 105. This is the Brunch Brigade.

That's right, the show formerly known as The Breakfast Club. I am your host, Chico Bean, with my co-host, Lynn The Skin, Angela Lee, and DJ Ecstasy Flavor. That's right, we got a special, special show coming up at 945. We got the light-skinned love letter segment where DJ Envy will be reading three love letters. You must guess which one was written by him. The 13th caller will get a personalized.

That's a good segment. Personalized by DJ Ecstasy Flavor himself. This is the Brush Brigade. Wake up. That is a good segment because Envy does write love letters because Gia, his wife, she posts them sometimes. Oh, for real? Yeah. Well, see, look how brilliant I am.

I don't believe in that. Since we're talking about it, I don't believe sometimes that Envy really wrote them. I feel like she helps him. I write all my love letters. She would help him write a letter to her? I don't know because I can't see Envy, like, doing, you know, like, writing things nicely. I have six babies. She think you dumb. You don't even

know how to write. Yeah, if you'd have seen him smoking that hookah, you'd have known he was capable of writing love letters. I ain't never seen nobody smoke a hookah and rub their nipples at the same time. He was blowing the smoke through his teeth. I was like, yo, this dude is legendary. But that would be a good segment. Is this the first time Envy has actually acknowledged you? No, he did acknowledge me in Houston.

I've seen him in Houston. We was at the Turkey Leg Hut. Turkey Leg Hut. Okay. And I think the reason why he acknowledged me is because the owner of the Turkey Leg Hut is so aggressively hospitable. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, he's the most of it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He go a bottle of 1942 and three kids to claim on your taxes. Don't say that. So I felt like if he didn't say something to me, so I was a lit, he would have, you know, said something to him about not saying something to me. They have a dress code there now. You see that? They should have a dress code.

You think so? Because I've been there on times where it's like, you know, you looking like you in the strip club. And it's a little much, you know. I mean, I enjoyed it. But, you know, you got your kids. You don't want them to know what that is. So I feel them. But it's a business that, I mean, the line will be wrapped around the corner.

So you think you got a line going down the street with people with thongs and the out and all that you don't want you bring people in their families and everything my kids went so yeah absolutely yeah they ain't go that day you smoking that hookah I tell you that they the judge that day yeah yeah they got a hookah I don't know if anybody else can get them but they had one for envy the ecstasy flavor damn so they got drinks and hookah at turkey yeah they got drinks hookah everything it's a vibe yeah it's dope it's dope man but you know i'm happy to be

up here with y'all you're doing your thing man all the way you in a movie dirty third yeah yeah yeah i shot that in houston as well so you know it's a remake of the movie that they did back in the day and um you know i was excited to do it because i love houston as a as so you know it's a remake of the movie that they did back in the day and you know I was excited to do it cuz I love Houston as a as a city and it's a beautiful city and they always show love down there so I was excited about being in the movie it's coming out in a couple weeks I think okay not next week you know I mean I think it's coming out there what's the most fun about everything that you do it right now man the most fun well I would say the most fun is just being able to, you know, be happy with everything that's going on.

You know, I done been through a lot. You know, I lost my mom last year to COVID. You know, so, you know, when you go through that type of trauma, you really have to, you know, kind of replace the hole that's filled when you lose your matriarch like that. And I realize that I find a lot of solace in just knowing that what I do brings other people so much joy, you know, and the response that I get. So it's just like being in New York. I love this city because when I came up here, I didn't have anything. I was just a nobody that was trying to make something of myself. So every time I come up here, I love the feeling that I get.

Even though I've, you know, made a name for myself, I still get that same nostalgic feeling that I had when I wasn't anybody and I was trying to make it work. That's why I love New York so much. So it's just the feeling overall that I think is the best part you one of them rare comedians though that literally takes your life and brings it to the stage or brings it to whatever you do because I remember when your mom passed and you was telling a story that sounded like it could have been a stand-up bit but it was real life yeah it's true story I mean because that's the way i was raised man i have a unique upbringing to say the least i say my mother raised me in reverse because a lot of the coddling and everything that you see a woman give their child especially somebody like me my father got murdered when i was two years old so it was just me and my mom and she was not protective in any way you know she would get out there you got to learn how to be a man and then

once i became a man and she saw that I was functional in everything that she trained me to do, that's when she opened up to me and started letting me know all of the things that she kept to herself when I was young. So by the time she passed away, we was locked in. And I had no inhibition about talking about our relationship. Like I always say, like when she first passed away, I watched her pass away. I watched her die, held her hand, rubbed her back, and she passed away. And then I had to go home and tell my little brother that she was gone. And that next morning, I mean, we cried all night.

And that next morning, we was looking at each other like, you know, we got to get the information to take to the funeral home. Which one of us going to search the room? Because I know that dildo in there, and I don't want to find it. I don't want to find it, bro. I know it's in there. I know my mama. It's in there.

I swear to God. That's why I was like, bro, it's in there. I don't want to find it. I don't want to find it, bro. I know it's in there. I know my mama. It's in there. I swear to God. That's why I was like, bro, it's in there. I don't want to find it. I don't want to. I'm serious, bro. Listen, I don't want to. Don't you have the toys that you use in your room? Every woman has them.

My mama ain't no different. I wasn't looking. My brother, you got to ask him. I refuse to go in there. But, you know, this is, you know, it's just like I said, it's just a process. I miss her every day. You know what I mean? You know, I'm a walk of reflection of what she made me because she did it on her own.

You know, it's hard for a woman to raise a man. And she always used to tell me, I can't teach you how to be no man. Some things you're going to learn on your own. But I'm damn sure I'm going to teach you how not to be a bitch. And that's what she did. All right, we got more with Chico Bean. When we come back, don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. morning morning everybody it's dj envy angela yee charlamagne the

guy we are the breakfast club we're still kicking it with chico bean charlamagne tell him how you almost swung on the funeral director oh listen man what the hell black businesses salute to gilly you know i seen him go through what he went through yesterday at the airport you know i mean he the first rapper to ever check his own bag for the police. Put that out there, Gilly. You the first rapper to ever check your own bag. Soulja Boy ain't did that yet. How many times has Gilly been stopped that he knew how to search his own bag?

Yeah, he knew how to search his own bag. That right there is a skill set. You know what I mean? Wallo probably told him, like, bro, I been in jail for 20 years. If they ever tell you to search your bag, go left, right, then up, down like a cheat code. But I use the black funeral service, you know what I mean? Because my mother passed away from COVID. So

you know, when she was in the hospital they had her something called prone, which was on one side of her body to try to open up her lungs so I couldn't see the other side of her face. So everybody that I called didn't have any experience with dealing with COVID deaths. This one guy that I call, he had experience. He told me every answer to every question that I had before I can ask him.

So I chose to use him. But he was in New Jersey. And my mother passed away in D.C. I'm born and raised in D.C., of course. So when he had to come get her body, they were giving him problems on the transfer. So he called me one night. She probably had been dead a week now. She called me like, yo, man,

they're giving me problems getting mom's body. Do you mind if I just sign your name and fax this paperwork over so I can get your mom's body? I said, no problem. Now, mind you, I done met him already. I done paid him for all the services. Next day, they called me like, yeah, Mr. Bean, we were going to release your mom's

body, but the funeral director signed your name as Chico Bean. Man, stop it. The n***a put Chico Bean on the paper. Was it Envy? Huh? Shut up. It might have been.

No, Envy wouldn't know what to put because he don't know who I am. But, yeah, that's a true story. So it's like the process that I went through, you know, it taught me a lot about just myself because I dealt with so much death. You know, death was one of the first things I had to learn how to deal with and my father being murdered so you know and then my uncle got killed who was like my father I've lost multiple people to violence growing up you know and death was a part of my life so I felt like I was prepared to deal with it whenever it came but your mother's different like you know ripped a hole in me that I've been trying to

feel ever since but the process of going through planning a funeral and doing all of that shit changed me as a person. So I tell people all the time now that the book of my life with my mother in it has the end on it. I can't add no more chapters. So if you still have the luxury of having your mother on this plane, appreciate the fact that you can add chapters. Because one day if the circle of life go the way it's supposed to go, then you're going to have to put the end on yours, too. So, you know, that's just how it it goes and didn't the director almost drop no no no he didn't almost now this is an exclusive i don't think i have even talked about that before oh never mind no no no i don't mind like this i'm not gonna put him out there because you know he actually did a

good service but uh it wasn't him either the The dude that was transferring my mother's body, me and my manager go to, you know, view my mama's body to see before she goes up to New Jersey. And the dude who's taking her body out of the back of the van sees me and like, oh, shit, going to Chico Bean mode, something Envy would never do. You know what I'm saying? Like, he recognized me and acknowledged me

and was like, oh, shit. So he freak out and see me walking, and then he pull her out and then drop her body on the ground. Oh, my goodness. So then he goes to try to pick her up again, and it drops her again. And then I say, man, I walk up to him.

He's sweating. I'm talking, I ain't never seen nothing like this. I mean, he pouring sweat, just dripping sweat. And I'm like, bro, you okay? You straight? He was like, I'm just so nervous. I'm like, look, man, it's somebody that's really special to me in this bag, man. You got to get yourself together.

So, you know, I calmed him down. We picked her up, put her back on the thing. My manager walked over and gave him some type of pep talk like, if anything, then fell off her in this goddamn bag. I'm going to kill you. But the reason I was so calm in that manner is because it took so long for her to get to that point now mind you if this would have happened the day that she died or the day after she died i probably would have did something completely different

in that parking lot but the fact that i had enough time to you know get myself together and figure out how i felt about her being gone and by that time i knew that that was just the remains it wasn't anything that I needed to be you know he ain't punched my mom and drop her this is her body so I was able to keep myself calm and it's just you can use that as an example of you know just learning grace and patience because that was a level of patience that I would have never thought that I had before I had it so you know that that's a true story though that happened it was nice that your mom had a chance to see you be successful. That's the best part of it, man.

Like, she had a chance and an opportunity to actually see me make it and be a part of my process. Because, like I said, she raised me by herself. My mother was getting up at 3 o'clock in the morning to go to work every day my whole life. So, for her to be able to see her son make it, I know that she had, I mean, she loved me to death. And that's the biggest part that I've been having to feel now is just knowing that that matriarch is not here. That's the first time I've ever felt loneliness in my life is when I lost her. You know, I don't give a...

I'm sure she was super proud of you. I mean, listen, I don't give a f*** about what nobody think about me because of the way, you know, this is what this is. You know what I mean? Wait, did you... Now, come on, Angela. Why you looking like that? Now, I just don't know why would you braid that?

Why would I braid it? I thought she was about to say, why would you take your hat off? Oh, no. I mean, both of them. No, actually, I think it's great that you are... Confident enough to do it? Yeah, because during the pandemic, I feel like that's when we really... That's when we kicked it off.

And the reason why I did this is just to show people, man, what people think about you. If it make you happy, do it. I'm proud of my side braids. I don't give a f*** what nobody say. And the reason why I would braid it is just because I could. I think... real, I think the reason why I'm in the position that I'm in as far

as, I'll just say the people that really are supporters of everything that I do is because they see that it's genuine. I don't care what anybody has to say about me. You're entitled to your opinion, but I'm entitled not to give a f*** about it just like you're entitled to have it. So, you know, this is just a part of who I am at this point and I let it grow and let it grow out I'm talking about I can it's

three hairstyles I'm gonna get before I cut it I'm gonna get a jerry curl I'm gonna get the Frankie Lyman what's love got I mean the other the why do fools fall in love and the big red from the fire heartbeats after that then I'm cutting it off with a Frankie Lyman, you're probably going to have to get a little weave in the front. No, no, no. I'm just going to do the swoop over. I got enough now. Oh, you got you.

Get a little bang down all the way. I appreciate y'all for helping me with hairstyles. That's nice. I like y'all kids. He did. I told you that yesterday. I got the PRP. And I grew it out when I saw you.

Yeah, when I was doing the Highline headline during the pandemic, he came on there looking like the s*** from Lean on Me. Contrary to popular belief, I am the head n***a in charge. I was like, damn, you can remake that movie all the way. Oh, man. Now, when we get the Chico Bean stand-up special, you even want to do that right now? You need to get me a stand-up special for all them specials

you be making me shoot for you. Does he pay you well for that? Does he what? Pay you well for that. Say that ones you be making me shoot for you. Does he pay you well for that? Does he what? Pay you well for that. Say that one more time. Hey, he can't hear you. Does he pay you well for that? Say, huh?

That ain't me. Yeah, I was waiting on that. I'm not even on that. Yeah, I don't think he pays me. I don't think he pays himself well for that. But that's probably a reason why he don't talk about it up here.

You know what I mean? We've been at Viacom for a while. That's Viacom. Yeah, I know. Yeah, but, you know, we working on it. You know what I'm saying? Like, we, you know, of course, we got the 85 South, then we doing something special with that.

But, you know, a lot of the stuff that, you know, I've been doing is just, you know, just I don't rush anything. I'm on my own clock, not nobody else's. So when it's time, it's time. But I'm working on it. You know, I got a couple of shows coming up. I'm excited about own clock, not nobody else's. So when it's time, it's time. But I'm working on it. I got a couple of shows coming up. I'm excited about the Wilbur Theater in Boston. I'm doing a run with the MGM, all the casinos.

So I'm excited about that. Foxwoods. Foxwoods Casino and all that. So I'm prepared whenever it come. Whenever it come, I'm just not going to rush it because everybody else says, you need this, you need that, because you think about the game now. Now it's Netflix. But 10 years ago it was hbo that's right so we don't know where the game gonna go you just make sure you stay in it long enough to be able to move whichever way

it feel like it's youtube now too when you see what like andrew and andrew shows doing and all of them yeah it's all different types of platforms you know so the game is different i tell people all the time i remember when uh ryan davis was up here he said i always used to call him stupid for living in L.A. And that was true because you don't have to do it the same way that you did it back in the gap. Like in the 90s, you had to be in L.A. or New York to get recognized. Now, all you have to do is just have a presence. And I started in North Carolina.

You know, I started at the Greensboro Comedy Zone. And I told myself when I first started doing comedy that I'm going to make a presence felt where I live. And even if I go to L.A., I always have something to go back to because I done built a following so that's just the way you got to do it to all the young people out here thinking about doing this is a living making a living off entertainment just make a following build your following wherever you at and they'll come to you now then you ain't got to go to where they are don't move we got more with Chico Bean. When we come back, it's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. We are The Breakfast Club. Hey, guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes,

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We need help! We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams.

I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace.

Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. 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. 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. 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 ready for you. Let's just say things get a bit extra.

We're talking spirits, demons, and the kind of supernatural chaos that'll make your spooky season complete. You know how much I love this time of year. It's the one time I'm actually on trend. So grab your pumpkin spice, dust off that Ouija board. Just don't call me unless it's urgent. And tune in for new episodes every week. Remember, the veils are thin, the stories are spooky,

and your favorite ghost host is back and badder than ever. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Kicking it with Chico Bean. Yee. When it comes to dating for a woman, do you think women should be independent in a relationship? Do I think women should be independent? While they're in a relationship. While they're in a relationship?

You know, just as an independent human being. Like, I'm self-sufficient. I can handle all these things. Because a lot of people talk about how women are so independent now that it's hard for them to be in relationships. Because guys kind of want you to be a little dependent on them. I mean, I think independence is masked as being an adult. You're an adult, so there's certain things that you should do on your own. That's true.

You know, I think a lot of women are looking for men to do the things for them that their father was supposed to. You know what I mean? a lot of women are looking for men to do the things for them that their father was supposed to you know i mean and and the unfortunate part is you can't be looking for somebody to be your daddy and not be obedient like a child would so the independence that men are looking for dependence rather than men are looking for women uh they're looking for them to be in a sense of you know like you've seen the memes that people put out you know the daddy hand me the salt and then the boyfriend and the father reach you know i'm saying i think the memes that people put out, you know, Daddy hand me the salt and then the boyfriend and the father reach. You know what I'm saying? I think it's that. Men want that level of being able to provide a woman with that.

But at the same time, if you're not going to look at this man as somebody who can provide you with the level of protection, assurance, you know, safety that your father would, then it's a waste of time. So your independence should come anyway as a woman, I think. So what do you think about the bills in a relationship? The bills? Yeah, like is it half and half? Or do you feel like you should be paying for, like what's your breakdown? I feel like you should do whatever it is you're capable of doing.

Communication is key. It's the most important part of any relationship. So if you're comfortable with paying half the bills, then do that. But if it's a man, that's something you know, something that you want to do. Make sure you're in a position to be able to do that. Wait, I'm asking you. Me? Well, I would never be in a relationship, so I don't have to worry about that.

I don't ever want to be married or be in a relationship. Or you don't never want to be in a relationship? No. Not even a girlfriend? No. Why would I do that? That is, no. Look at my man over in the corner.

You wish somebody would have said that on the mic before. He from Ghana. He want five wives. Good for you. Good for you. As long as you can afford them, you should be able to have them. So you don't want to live with anybody? No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I don't. Nuh-uh. You know, like I said, I get most of my interaction and relationship dependence from the environment that I come from, rather. And I watched my mother go through my whole life never finding a man to keep it real with her and tell her exactly what it was that was going on. So I'm out here just trying to be the s*** that my mother never had.

I don't have no lies to tell you. I don't have no lies to tell you. I feel like if somebody would have gave Wanda the opportunity, she would have been a hell of a soldier for somebody who was worth it. And it would have made our life easier. So for me, I don't have no lies to tell you. You're not going to be the only woman that I ever... That's illogical to me.

To even allow a woman to think that if I love you and care about you, there's no way I would allow you to think that as a man that you are going to be the only woman that I want to deal with. What if she's okay with you dating other people? Well, that's cool. But the thing is,

I'm going to be honest with you about that from the jump. My whole mantra is no victims, only volunteers. You'll never be a victim of no bulls**t, only a volunteer to my truth. So you have a choice as to whether or not you want to deal with me or not, but you have to understand that you won't be the only woman that I deal with.

Now, in fairness, you have a lot of men who say that and then be like, I do what I want you to do what I, you have a lot of men who say that and then be like, I do what I want you to do what I tell you. I'm also not that way. And when it comes to women, I don't care what you do when I'm not around. It's just me a wilding out thing. No, it's not. I ain't having no bunch of kids.

But salute to Nick. That can take care of him. He about to have a whole nother cast. I know that. I know what he's doing. That's exactly what he did. He's trying to have a whole nother cast so he can fire us. I'm hip to you. That's right. But like I said, I'm not the type of person that's going to tell you I can do what I want you do what I tell you.

As long as whatever you do don't bring me no problems, I don't care what you do. My uncle taught me a long time ago, if you don't wake up in the morning and wash your p***y, it don't belong to you. It's yours. You're going to do what you want to do with it. As long as it ain't mad when it's my turn, we straight.

Do you take women on vacations and things like that? I don't do none of that. I don't do none of that. You spend the night? Yeah, depending on who it is. You know what I mean? And how safe I feel

with my belongings being there when I'm asleep. Yeah, I spend the night. But the thing about me, like I said, it's about honesty. Women always say they want a man to keep it 100 with them until they run into one.

Most of them have never had a man keep it 20 with them. So you have no idea what that other 80% entails that you think that you're looking for. The lies hurt so bad that you just think you want the opposite. But the majority of the women that I have conversations with don't want a man to be honest with them. You want a man to fit into the character that you have in your mind. And you want him to play that out in front of the world i don't operate like that this is what it is this is what it ain't you down with it cool you're not cool i like to the way i explain this like we all are professors of ourselves and i'm the i'm the dean of chico bean university when you you've been to

college you've been around when the first thing you've been around lend the skin uh the first thing that they teach you when you or the first thing that you do when you come into a college you know classroom is they give you the syllabus and the first week of class is you going over the syllabus so you can make a decision as to whether or not this is a class you want to take or drop that's how i operate with women when you meet me i'm handing you my syllabus this is what it is with me you have a choice as to whether or not you want to take this course or drop. That's how I operate with women. When you meet me, I'm handing you my syllabus. This is what it is with me. You have a choice as to whether or not you want to take this course or drop it. Would you say I love you? Have you said I love you? I love all the women

I deal with. I ain't heard no s*** like this since Kevin Samuel. I got it. No, it ain't. No, don't put me in that legacy. Don't put me. See, there you go. Now you want to say my s*** is going to die. You keep saying it. I did not say that. You said Kanye West is going to die. Now you're going to put me in the Kevin Samuel so the women can say, ah, that's not good. I salute the Kevin Samuels, though.

I don't, you know, God rest his soul, but I'm not one of those people who's telling any woman what they need to do. I'm just telling you what I'm going to do. That's real. What you decide to do based upon that is your choice. I don't have no say-so in that. I just am going to tell you what I'm going to do and I'm not going to do. After that, it's on you. That's my man Chico Bean. Yeah, you're trying to go and get out.

No, we do. You're trying to get out of here. 85 South. You know what I mean? Hey, Angela, whenever you leave, let me know so I can come do your new job. Oh, absolutely. Please. We got to get you on lip service. We would love that. Oh, yeah. I got to come do that, too. We did the live one. It got very serious.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Salute, salute to my girl, man. We worked on the radio together. My girl, L'Oreal. That's my partner. But, you know, ever since then, we'd have been locked in. But, yeah, I would love to come do it because, you know, you get to ask the nasty questions and all that. Yeah, we didn't get to do that here. Hey, for real, I got to ask you before I go, though.

This is going to be the last question. Matter of fact, it's coming up in the next segment on the Brush Brigade. Make sure you stay tuned in. Wake up, America. Yes, sir. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself, and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step.

And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best and you're gonna figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast Post Run High is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout?

Well, that's when the real magic happens so if you love hearing real inspiring stories from the people you know follow and admire join me every week for post run high it's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all it's light-hearted pretty crazy and very fun listen to post run high on the iheart Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired, depressed, a little bit revolutionary? Consider this. Start your own country.

I planted the flag. I just kind of looked out of like, this is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. There are 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Ladonia.

I'm Jackson I, King of Kaperburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition. The Waikana tried my country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead.

Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Bullets. We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast.

That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. 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. 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, my little creeps. It's your favorite ghost host, Teresa. And guess what? Haunting is back, dropping 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 ready for you. Let's just say things get a bit extra. We're talking spirits, demons, and the kind of supernatural chaos that'll make your spooky season complete. You know how much I love this time of year. It's the one time I'm actually on trend. So grab your pumpkin spice, dust off that Ouija board, just don't call me unless it's urgent, and tune in for new episodes every week. Remember, the veils are thin, the stories are spooky, and your favorite ghost host is back and badder than ever. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I was born a donkey. It's the donkey of the day. You can see donkey, donkey, donkey. Bunch of f***ing dead guys. That's us for the donkey of the day.

That's pretty funny. Is Charlamagne the devil? Possible. The Breakfast Club. Yeah, donkey of the day. That's pretty funny. Charlamagne the devil? Possible. The Breakfast Club. Yes, donkey of the day goes to Viviane de Quarez, a.k.a. Polka. I know I pronounced her name all wrong. I hope I got Polka right. But she's a Brazilian singer.

I never heard of her, but I am sending her healing energy this morning. This is a teachable moment. And I'm sending her healing energy because she needs it. Okay? I want to tell you all something this morning and i mean it from the bottom of my heart actually i don't mean it from the bottom of my heart i simply mean it from my bottom okay there is someone out there there's someone out there right now who needs to hear the words that are about to come out of my mouth there

is someone somewhere right now who is going through what I'm about to discuss. Maybe somebody in this room. Okay. They are holding something in that they want to get out to the world. And I need you to know, don't hold it in anymore. Okay. I know it hurts. Okay. I know it hurts to let it go, but sometimes it hurts more to hold on. And I am giving you permission this morning to let it go. Let it go. Let it go. Okay. I know you can't hold it back anymore. I don't care if you're in a car with people, on public transportation with people, under the covers with your loved one, in a room full of people. Ma'am or sir or they, if you have to fart right now, do it.

Okay. Let it go. All right. Airbrush your boxes. Let off a 21 anal salute if folks next to you have to feel a little backdoor breeze do it they will live but you possibly won't if you hold your farts in that's what happened to polka okay that's why she's getting donkey in the day today she was sent to the hospital to be treated for trapped gas because she didn't want to fart in front of her boyfriend. All right. Let me hear some fart sounds. Let me get me in the mood. I need something harder than that.

I need something wet. Now, I mean, you're trying. You're forcing it. I like the natural ones. They're like, there you go. Right. Poker. Poker. Poker. Let that man go. If you don't tell him Polka, Polka. All right, Red. Let that man go. You can't tell him to stop farting. All right. Got it all out, Red?

All right. Polka, what are you doing, baby girl? Okay, you're not on farting terms with your boyfriend, so you held him in. How many of y'all out there are not on farting terms with your significant other, so you hold them in? And if you don't want to fart around them, why didn't you just go to the bathroom polka i do it all the time why because i don't fart fart i don't hold my farts for nobody but also i don't fart in my clothes okay i don't fart in my clothes when i need to blow my big brown horn i go into the bathroom pull my pants down and i let that brown horn brass choir sang okay now Polka is 27 years old,

and she shared her gas problems with her 15.7 million followers on Instagram. She wrote, and I quote, I woke up at 5.30 a.m. with severe stomach pains and ended up in the hospital. She then assured her followers she is all right, and then she added, but that's it, guys.

I'm now fine. Just an accumulation of trap farts. She then went on to encourage her followers to pass when freely. She said, and I quote, girls, don't be ashamed to fart in front of your guy. Because what's really embarrassing is not letting your guy sleep because you're in discomfort. Going to the hospital with your guy and the diagnosis being trap farts, end quote. To be honest, I didn't know trap gas was a thing. But according to the New York Post,

it occurs when methane does not move through one's intestines normally, causing sufferers sharp pain or discomfort in their abdomen. Give me a fart, Red. Wow. All right, Red. Now, I don't be on TikTok, okay? I do have a TikTok, at C to God, C-t-h-a-g-o-d but it's strictly for books i think book talk is an amazing hashtag and i love the fact that literacy

and literature is being pushed so heavy with that hashtag drop on the clues bond for book talk damn it okay you know you walk in barnes and nobles now you see a whole book talk section so yes when i do post tiktok videos it's about books okay i love to read and i have a book in print black privilege publishing with simon and schuster so it makes sense but there's a lot of other information on tick tock for example this doctor named karen rajan who back in september warned people about the dangers and health risk of holding in your farts listen to what she had to say i'll tell you some important facts about farts. On average, people fart 14 times a day. The more, the merrier. If someone tells you they don't fart, they're lying and you should disown them immediately or they've got a bowel obstruction, which is a

medical emergency. Your average daily fart volume is enough to fill up a medium-sized balloon. Happy birthday. The first fart of your day is usually the largest. 75% of farts are produced by bacteria in the large intestine. Digested food that isn't broken down is chewed up by bacteria that produce microscopic farts, and these microscopic farts accumulate and become one of your regular farts. 25% of farts is swallowed air that you don't burp, and dissolved gases from the blood making its way into your intestines. 99% of a fart is non-smelly gases, usually hydrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide. Hydrogen and methane are flammable, which is why you can light a fart and fire not recommended.

The 1% of farts that do stink are volatile sulfur compounds like hydrogen sulfide if you're holding a fart too long it can be reabsorbed into your blood circulation and breathe that when you exhale the noise of the father is a combination of anal stink to vibrations and the percussion of butt cheeks against each other but lost in butthole tightness determine the sound anal obj first of all i didn't miss jim did the man his name is karan okay apologies karan didn't misgender the man. His name is Karan. Okay? Apologies, Karan. Didn't mean to reduce you to a messy white woman named Karen. What was that term? Pressing the butt cheeks together for percussion? Yes.

That was an amazing, amazing use of words. Drop on the clues bombs for Dr. Karan. Your corpse could catch fire? I guess. All right? That's not what I got from that. What I got from that is if you hold in a fart too long, it can be reabsorbed into your bloodstream and breathed out when you exhale you know what that means that means that the next time somebody tells you that your breath smells like doo-doo it's because it really does smell like

doo-doo let me hit smash gas right all right red All right, Red. Clear it out. Clear the colon out, Red. There you go. There you go. Okay. Red recorded himself this morning just to play this.

Yes. That sounded like a shark. If somebody did that around you, you would say to them, bro, you might need to go to the doctor. Something's wrong. Actually, nothing is wrong. Everything is right. Okay? What's the moral of the story? You need to go to the doctor. Something's wrong. Actually, nothing is wrong. Everything is right. Okay?

What's the moral of the story? You got to let your butt burn. Okay? You got to let those flagrant fuzzies fly. When you are having rectal tremors, let that cornhole clap. Okay? And if your health isn't reason enough to let your farts go, then just know you should fart nowadays because at the present moment,

farting is the only gas we can afford. Please give Polka the sweet sounds of the Hamiltones. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. I'm a father. Nick, the camera guy, our digital guy, Nick, drop on the clues box. He just sprayed Febreze.

As if those farts were real. And we definitely know him. You smell something, right? I'm a fart in my clothes. I'm a fart. We know. You feel like you smell something. I don't fart in my clothes. I'm a fart, too. I just don't fart in my clothes.

I'm a fart. My wife taught me something, too. She taught you how to fart? No. Well, yeah, she did. That's wild. She said if you're in bed, right, and you want to fart, but you don't make no noise, you just spread your cheek, and it just...

So that's why you just randomly do that sometimes? No, you don't need no excuse to play with your butt. If that's what you want to do, if you want to't need no excuse to play with your butt. That's what you want to do. If you want to spread those cheeks with your own hands, do it, Kane. Evan does that all the time in here. Now we know why. And you don't hear it. It's no...

That makes sense, though, because the doctor said that the butt cheeks pressed together cause the percussion. So if you spread them... Yeah, okay. So if you're in bed with your boo, you don't want your boo to know you fart, and you spread them... Yeah, okay. So if you in bed with your boo, you don't want your boo to know you fart

and you just spread your cheeks. Spread your own ass cheeks. Spread your own ass cheeks. Y'all is some kinky. That's why y'all got six kids. I only got four. Y'all is kinky. You in the bed

spreading your own ass cheeks. Oh my goodness. Gear getting you pregnant. Well, this is something new we learned today. I just spread your cheeks for no reason. Thank you for that tip, Envy. Ain't even no doctor around.

You ain't getting no colonic, no nothing. You know how many people are trying this right now thanks to you? It works. Ain't no colonoscopy happening. You just in there spreading your cheeks for no reason. And you got to fart, but you don't want it to do it because you don't want to be... I better never hear you be uncomfortable about getting a colonoscopy. Okay?

Hey, you know, it's crazy. Envy does sit up here and randomly spread his cheeks. Spread them. And I did not know why he was doing that. Spread them. Oh, my goodness. He's searching you for contraband. You want to search him for contraband, Ray?

No. All right. Thank you for that donkey of the day. Up next. You didn't press my cheeks. Spread the cheeks, boss. Up next, ask Envy if you have any questions about how to spread your cheeks. The Breakfast Club. You didn't press my cheeks. Spread your cheeks, boss. Up next, ask Envy if you have any questions about how to spread your cheeks.

The Breakfast Club. Is your country falling apart? Feeling tired? Depressed? A little bit revolutionary? Consider this. Start your own country. I planted the flag.

I just kind of looked out of like, this is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. There are 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Ladonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Kaperburg.

I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition. Why can't I trade my own country? My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a racket with a black powder, What could go wrong? I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead.

Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Bullets. We need help! We still have the off-road portion to go. Listen to Escape from Zakistan. And we're losing daylight fast. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-istan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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

So if you love hearing real, inspiring stories from the people you know, follow, and admire, join me every week for Post Run High. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia Keys opens up about conquering doubt, learning to trust herself and leaning into her dreams. I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities

for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection, it was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace.

Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. 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. 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, my little creeps. It's your favorite ghost host, Teresa. And guess what? Haunting is back, dropping 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 ready

for you. Let's just say things get a bit extra. We're talking spirits, demons, and the kind of supernatural chaos that'll make your spooky season complete. You know how much I love this time of year. It's the one time I'm actually on trend. So grab your pumpkin spice, dust off that Ouija board,

just don't call me unless it's urgent, and tune in for new episodes every week. Remember, the veils are thin, the stories are spooky, and your favorite ghost host is back and badder than ever. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join in to the discussion with The Breakfast Club. Let's talk about it.

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. It's Friday, so you know what that means. It's Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday. And the Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday question comes from Ray J. and Princess Lucia. We're done. You can't get away from me.

We have kids. We haven't been divorced yet, so you don't know. Trust me, all that's going to change. We don't know what that looks like. I don't care. Oh, you don't? No. Okay.

You've already been doing it. Any time I ever was, guess who was with me? Princess. I loved Ray so much and tried to, like, do the whole, whole like threesome thing but nothing is ever enough for ray and i can't keep sacrificing myself and my sanity trying to be something that i'm not to make him happy so the question is 800-585-1051 uh have you ever been gay in your relationship because uh you wanted to save it i guess that's the question, right? Man, shut up, man. That is not the goddamn question. Have you ever had a threesome? What is wrong with you, bro?

Now, that is not the question. Okay? The question is, yes, what Angela Yee just said, because it's based off the Ray J. Princess Love situation. The Princess Love said she was doing threesomes just to save her marriage. And I know, you know, some women that have been in this position before. So I guess this is a common thing. Okay. so we're asking how many women out there did that now who's this to save their relationship Lois hey Lois good morning talk to us good morning breakfast club so on the topic

I would have to say honestly no um I've been asked but I'm not I don't like girls so if you're not willing to be with a boy for me I can't be with a girl for you. Oh, so you would think about it if your man was willing to be with a guy with you. No, that's just a way of saying I know he's not going to do that. That's just a hard no. Exactly. A hard no. That sounds like an uno reverse. That's what that sounds like.

Uno reverse cowboy. No, don't ask what you don't want to give. Damn. Okay. All right. Well, thank you, my friend. That's fair. All right. Well, don't ask what you don't want to give. Damn. Okay. Alright, well, thank you, mama. That's fair. Alright, well, good morning, Breakfast Club. I love you guys. We love you, too. Alrighty, mama. Hello, who's this?

I'm anonymous. We feel you, girl. So what happened, anonymous? Pretty much, I agreed to be in a relationship with someone that said he wanted to do poly and pretty much it turned out to not be poly we became like swingers and um I guess as far as Ray J and Princess like it pretty much the same thing like he kind of manipulated like our entire

like relationship like it was never enough we had threesomes we had orgies and I don't know it just became a mess and like when we knew like we weren't going to get anywhere we kind of just like not like had to partner but I don't know it was just never enough for him like no matter how many women he was available to speak with their lifestyle. Were the orgies with men and women or just all women? They were both yeah they were both. Okay so he was bisexual too. No comment. That's a yes. That's a yes. You're anonymous. If there was men and women, yes. He was bi.

And what made you decide to go ahead and do it though? Just because you were like, I want to make... Look, I never... Yeah, I never had that experience before. And yeah, it was just something new. And I thought I had good intentions about it. And it just turned out to kind of be a bad... It just didn't work out. be a bad, like, it just

didn't work out. Okay, so you would do it, would you do it again, like a threesome or an orgy? Probably not. I don't know. No. I'm torn. You know, we didn't ask you, have you ever, um... No, I've never had a threesome. I remember when

I first started talking to my boyfriend, he was like would you do it i was like nope and he never asked me again okay charlamagne have you ever you know brought a guy into your situation shut up man 800. first of all first of all first of all call gear and ask gear have you ever bought a guy into this situation huh because i'm tired of people not telling the whole story you want me to tell the whole story, Envy? Huh? Since you're asking questions this morning? So that's a yes for both of you. What story?

Huh, Envy? What story? Huh? What story? Let me stop you. Because if you're telling him, you're telling on yourself. Let me stop. What story are you talking about, sir?

That's going to be crazy when me and Envy sue each other for defamation. Because we get fed up. We get fed up with playing with each other for defamation. Because we get fed up. We get fed up when playing with each other. 800-585-1051. Ladies, have you ever did a threesome to please your partner? That is the question. To save your marriage or relationship. Call us up right now.

It's The Breakfast Club. It's topic time. Pick up the phone, baby. It's topic time. Call 800-585-1051 to join in to the discussion with The Breakfast Club. Let's talk about it. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. It's Friday, so you know what that means. It's Freaky, Freaky, Freaky Friday.

That's right. And the Freaky, freaky, freaky Friday question is, ladies, have you ever had a threesome to save your marriage? Right? Something that you didn't want to do, but you did it for your man. So let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this? Yes, hello. Hey, good morning.

What's your name? Good morning. My name is Z. I'm calling from Plainfield, New Jersey. Hey, have you ever had a threesome to please your man or to save your marriage or relationship? Okay, so my situation is a little different. I had an ex of mine, so as though he had to do a threesome in order to keep me. Oh, so your guy had a threesome with another guy to keep you?

No, with another girl. Okay, so it was your idea, and he wasn't really into it. Okay, no, no, idea and he wasn't. And I'm like, what's going on? So he's like, well, listen, you know, let's do a threesome. You know, and he just came out and was like, you know, during it, I'm looking at him like, wow, he's just watching us. You know, so I was like, what do you think about that?

So he's like, I really feel like I need to do that in order to keep you. I was like, wow, really? So, you know, sometimes I can say it can kind of go both ways. Sometimes you don't really know. You know, it's like if a gentleman is feeling as though maybe he can't please his woman and maybe perhaps she would be interested in doing that too. You know, sometimes we say a little too much to our guys and we forget that we tell them certain things. Okay.

Okay. All right. Well, thank you, mama. That's true. Hello, who's this? Hey, it's Marissa from Houston, Texas. Hey, good morning. Talk to us.

Tell us your story, mama. Well, I definitely have never did no threesome for somebody. People don't, I mean, like you'll get in a bed with them and somebody else, and they'll get jealous about how you moving with another person. Like, people really don't know what they want. Like, if I get into a threesome, it's because I want to. Okay. Okay.

And you enjoy it. Would you ever propose it? Like, would it be your idea? Yeah. I mean, I've had threesomes before. I enjoy them. Okay. Would you do that with your man or your husband? Yeah. I mean, I've had jokers before. I enjoy them. Okay. Would you do that with your man or your husband?

Yeah, definitely. I mean, spontaneous night, you know, like, I don't think I'm into, like, maybe, like, plan situations, you know, like, oh, baby, I've been looking at this girl. Can we do that? I don't think I'm into, like, situations like that. But maybe, like, spontaneous while we're out, things just happen type of vibes. Okay. Okay, thank you, Mama.

Hello, who's this? This is Jennifer. Hey, Jennifer, talk to us. What's your story, Mama? So, I don't know about doing it to save a relationship. I mean, my guy proposed it to me, and I was like, mm, never been my thing, but why not? So, yeah, I did it it I did it several times and not only that I mean like the girl that we that we got down with I actually sent her to him when I couldn't get to him one time so that's just my thing okay my huh I said okay right I mean you

know it I enjoyed myself you know he enjoyed himself my thing like, we had to have a lot of conversations beforehand. Like, this can't get out of hand. You know, we got to keep it within reason. Right. So, you know, we weren't on some adopt-a-girlfriend or do, you know, a three-way relationship. But my thing is for those who do it to save a relationship, like, if it's something you don't want to do, then you shouldn't be doing this. Because it's going to cause a problem. Like, that's common sense.

Why are you doing that? What are the ground rules? He can't see another girl without you knowing? Does he have to get approval? It's like this. Say, for instance, if he's out, he's eyeing something and he's like, damn, I'm interested. Flirt, but don't go do your thing. Let

me know what's up. You trying to get down? What's up? Like, you trying to get down? Like, what's up? You know, I'm game for that, you know. I even, I probably shouldn't say all this, but I mean, I even sat back and watched, you know. A lot of people look at porn, you know, I had it live, you know. What they call that, you clucking? Golding. You know.

Yeah, that's what it's called. So, you know, for me, you know, it grew on me. You know, I was all nervous and stuff in the beginning, you know, but it grew. I mean, I was okay with it, but we don't let it get out of hand. You know, it's not something we have to have. However, when we don't have that third party, the turn up in the bedroom is real. That's good. That works for some people.

For some people, though, it gets, like, addictive, and then they start doing too much. So you got to really make sure you keep it in check, like she's saying, and have some ground rules. All right. Well, what's the moral of the story, guys? Hey, to each his own or her own. Yeah. But also their own. Yeah.

But also do things that you want to do because you're always going to regret that later. Somebody, you know, makes you not makes you do something, but ask you to do something that you're not comfortable with. And you do it anyway just to please them you're going to regret it yeah if you want to do it because you love it and you're interested or you just want to have some fun or you want to try it by all means go ahead but if it's something that goes against your morals or you're like i don't even like girls i don't want to do this but fine i'm gonna do it don't do it the breakfast club good morning the breakfast club Don't do it. The Breakfast Club, come on. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody.

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