The Breakfast Club - Timeless Thursdays ( Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis)

Episode Date: July 29, 2021

Today on the show they had legendary duo producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis where they spoke o producing for musical icons, crafting original sounds, new music and more. Also, Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to Illinois rep whoo promoted climate change with cringeworthy tribute to Fergie and Will.i.am and Angela helped some listeners out during "Ask Yee". Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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

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

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

Dang. Dang. Everybody come to the breakfast club. I call it the hot seat. Y'all are wild. Y'all are wild. You are out of control. I can't even the hot seat. Y'all are wild. Y'all are wild. Can I live? You are out of control. I can't even deal with you.

Y'all are so petty. Why are y'all so petty? The world's most dangerous morning show. DJ Envy. Captain of this bitch. Angela Yee. I stay in everybody's business, but in a good way. Charlamagne Tha God.

The ruler rubbing you the wrong way. The breakfast club. Made for everybody. Good morning, USA. wrong way. The Breakfast Club. Made for everybody. Good morning, USA! Woo! Good morning, Angela Yee. Good morning, DJ Envy. Good morning, Charlamagne.

Good morning, DJ Envy. Happy Thursday! Just one more day into the weekend. What's up, guys? Yes. So, if you haven't guessed already, I'm waiting for Charlamagne and Envy to show up to work today. Now, I'm not in New York. I'm in Atlanta. So I'm not sure if there's some type of traffic going on.

I don't know if the two of them are together. But I do know they both live in the same direction. So maybe something happened. Perhaps they both made both of them late. A lot of times they walk in together. I'm not going to tell you how they walk. Now you here. Welcome, Envy.

I didn't know if you guys were walking in together. I was going to say a couple of days ago. Now you here. Now you want to pop up. Yesterday we did a call five minutes before the show starts. Angelique is not here. Now you here. I'm in Atlanta.

What you doing in Atlanta? I can't talk about it. Yet. Maybe not at all. I don't know. But I will say you walked in and you were covering your butt. Remember that? That was yesterday. Two days ago? Two days ago. Yes.

So I'm used to that with you guys together. Oh, now we together today. Charlamagne's here. Okay, there we go. Say what up. How do y'all both get here at the same time all the time? We came in together. Because the show starts at 6 a.m.

And we both know we got to walk into the studio by 6 a.m. Why the on-air light not working? The on-air light's not on. It never works. It's never worked? No. It's ringing things down. No, usually, yeah, because you're supposed to be in there when we're on air.

Huh? Yeah, it never works. Good morning. Yeah, so usually, yeah, because you're supposed to be in there when we're on air. Huh? Yeah, it never works. Good morning. Yeah, so you're not going to tell us what you're doing in Atlanta? I had an emergency, so yes. But I'll be back. Okay. All right.

All right. Well, you and your emergency. Well, this morning. Today is a great morning, man, because we had some amazing energy, some divine energy here in this studio. What day was that? I don't remember, but today I don't even want to call it Throwback Thursday. Let's call it Timeless Thursday today.

That's right. Timeless Thursday, because these brothers that we have in here this morning are absolutely timeless. Yeah, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis will be joining us this morning. Man. And they still look the same as they did like in the 80s and 90s. They look the same. Yeah.

And if you don't know, maybe you live behind a rock or you don't know who they are. They are the brothers that produced for damn near everybody in the industry from Janet Jackson to Usher to Michael Jackson to who else there? Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige. The Time. Ice-T. So many people. I want to know who else lives behind the rock with envy.

I never heard that one. Under the rock? Yes, under the rock. I said behind the rock. You said behind the rock. They know what I mean. I'm going to be behind something. Listen, here's the thing, though.

These guys are legends. These guys are icons. All of that feels like an understatement. But some conversations just fill your spirit. And this one filled mine. Okay. Yes. SOS band, Shalimar.

Lord have mercy. And the list goes on. All right. Well, let's get the show cracking. Front page news, what are we talking about? Well, I told you I'm in Atlanta. And so let's talk about these new mask mandates. What the CDC is now saying.

What these numbers are looking like is not looking good. All right, we'll get into that next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. One more time. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get some front page news. All right, what we start with you? Well, let's start with COVID. Tokyo has seen the third consecutive day of record COVID-19 cases. And so they said at least 198 cases have been reported as linked to the Tokyo games. As of Thursday, they are under a state of emergency, which is in effect until August 22nd. Now, the U.S. has also reported their highest number of new cases in the world.

So there is this summer surge as the U.S. has also reported their highest number of new cases in the world. So there is this summer surge as the Delta variant spreads. And so more than 611,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. Just 57.6 of Americans age 12 and up are fully vaccinated, according to data. And the CDC has cited new science on the transmissibility of the Delta variant. They also changed their mask guidance. They now recommend everyone in areas with substantial or high levels of transmission, vaccinated or not, wear a mask in public. Should have never told them to take it off. Mm-hmm.

Yes, they did update that guidance. I see Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order requiring masks inside all public places. How does that affect baseball games, baseball games and these concerts and these shows? You put your mask on. It's like she said. You know, it's so crazy.

I hear people discuss how we should listen to experts and scientists and not folks on social media, and I agree. But, man, when the experts make foolish-ass decisions like this that defy just simple common sense that we all have, it's very easy not to listen because common sense would tell us not to take the mask off. Common sense. I said last year I'm going to always wear my mask at the airport from now on. Right.

Salute to all the Asians we used to see on flights wearing masks. And we wondered why y'all were ahead of the curve. And I'm never taking my mask off, at least at airports. I mean, just because everybody's on birth control doesn't mean you stop wearing condoms. Right. But I will say they never said you could take them off in the airport. They said you could take them off. They said if you were vaccinated,

you could take your mask off. In the airport? Anywhere. They said if you were fully vaccinated. Not in the airport, I thought. They said anywhere. I don't know about the airport. Even still in general, I'm just saluting the Asians because that's what we used to see them at at the airport with the mask you have to wear a mask. I don't know about the airport. But I'm just talking about... But even still in general, I'm just saluting the Asians

because that's what we used to see them at, at the airport with the mask on. But I'm wearing my mask in public places, period, for the rest of my life. Just because it seems like it makes sense. And you saw what they said, flu cases dropped because everybody's wearing masks, things of that nature.

Why not? Well, Disney World did bring back the indoor mask requirement for our guests. All guests, like you said, in Atlanta, you are required to wear a mask indoors. New York City has offered a $100 incentive for vaccination that starts on Friday. So anybody who goes to a city-run vaccination site for their first dose of the vaccine will get $100. And this is because there's also a surge in cases in the city as well. They said

it's driven by, of course, the Delta variant. They said last Friday, the average of new daily cases was 32% higher than a week prior. So, yes, a lot going on right now. Y'all really be careful. At least wear your mask when you're out. And I was watching CNN last night, and everybody keeps trying to blame the unvaccinated, but they had a doctor on last night,

and she was saying that vaccinated people can pass it to each other, and vaccinated people can pass it to others too. So, sounds to me like everybody should just practice social distancing and continue to wear their mask. On the way in, I was driving in, I listened to the news on the way in, and I heard Joe Biden say something like,

if you haven't got your vaccination yet, how did he put it? It made it seem like if you ain't get it, you're stupid. And I'm sitting there like, this president's wild. You ain't find the audio yet, right? Yeah, we'll find the audio. I'm like, what the? I mean, that's not a bad take.

What, are you stupid if you ain't get your vaccination? A lot of people just don't feel comfortable getting the vaccination. I agree, but that's his opinion. If he feels like people are stupid for not getting it. You're the president, man. Well, Pfizer has also suggested, their data has suggested a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine strongly boosts protection against the Delta variant. If the first two aren't protecting people from it, then why would I get a third?

Come on, we got to think this one through, guys. Come on. Come on, Pfizer. Right. They are still saying, though, that if you do get this and I just want to continue to reiterate this, if you you do get the vaccination it does lower the transmissibility and likelihood that you'll get it that doesn't mean you won't get it but it lowers that likelihood and lowers the chance that you'll get as sick and hospitalized you gotta tell me where you're getting this information they've been saying that cdc been saying that they said a majority of people died they said i think 90 something percent of those

people don't have their vaccinations they said said I think close to 6,000 people who have been fully vaccinated have died. I saw that too. Where'd you get that? That's compared to how many people overall. I mean, but we don't want to play that game because if you do that, you could say 650,000 people compared to 320 million in America.

You know, the percentage is low. So you don't want to play that game. But they've always said that you can still get it. You can still get sick, you know, the percentage is low. So you don't want to play that game. But they've always said that you can still get it. You can still get sick, but it lowers the chances. That's all. It doesn't say that you'll never,

nothing, there's no vaccine that is 100% effective. Mm-hmm. How about I just don't want to get it? I'm going to wear my mask when I'm in public. That's it. You know, I got my vaccination,

so I do feel a little more comfortable, but I'm going to wear my mask. Just because everybody's on birth control doesn't mean you stop wearing a mask. That's why the CDC should have never told people to stop wearing masks. All right. Well, that is your front page news. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051.

If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. 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's 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it.

I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Laudonia. 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 tribe own country. My forefathers did that themselves. What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warhead. Oh, my God. What is that? Bullets.

Bullets. 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. Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show,

where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. You know that rush of endorphins you feel after a great workout? Well, that's when the real magic happens. So if you love hearing real, inspiring stories from the people you know, follow, and admire, join me every week for Post Run High. It's where we take the conversation beyond the run and get into the heart of it all. It's lighthearted, pretty crazy, and very fun.

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

and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best and you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing.

Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Wake up, wake up. Wake your ass up.

This is your time to get it off your chest. Whether you're mad or blessed, we want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? I just want to say good morning. Peace and blessings. Quarter party guy, Sean Stone. Sean Stone. Sean Stone.

Why, Angela, why you keep on calling me quarter party guy? I don't know. Sean Stone. Where is Angela? Why do you keep on calling me Quarter Potty Guy? I don't know. Good morning, Charlotte, man. How you doing? Peace, King. How are you, brother? I'm blessed, man.

Angela Yee, DJ Envy. Yo, who is this new guy called Red? He's not a new guy. He's the board up. Okay. Why y'all couldn't hire me, man? Because you don't know how to run the boards. It's not your area man? Because you don't know how to run the boards. It's not your area of expertise.

You don't know how to run the boards. That's why I don't run them. That's not his job. I used to run them back in the day, though. When I first started in radio, I used to run boards. I don't run boards anymore. No, I'm saying Red don't know how to run the boards. Dang, you think Red sucks at running the boards?

Yes. How many times he be messing up? Damn. He hasn't messed up that many times after the first couple of days. Why you hating on Red, though, man? No, I'm not hating on him. And come on, Sean Stone, you know it's a process

because he actually has been working with us, but this is a different job for him, so you have to give people a little bit of time. That's true, that's true. But listen, I have a friend, right,

that really loves the show. Can I just give her a shout-out? Of course. Red, why you hang up on that man like that? Now, that was wacky. Envy did that. That was not Red. That was Envy. That was so rude., why you hang up on that man like that? Now, that was wacko. Envy did that. That was not Red.

That was Envy. That was wacko you. Why would you hang up on that man? That was so corny just now. Why would you do that to that man? That was Red.

Sean Stone, I want you to know that was DJ Envy. I don't know why he did that. That was so pointless. Because he went at Red for no reason, man. We a team. We stick together.

No, we don't. Okay. All right. You got to keep Red humble in these streets. You got to keep Red humble in these streets. You got to keep Red humble. All right. Red ain't do nothing to nobody, man. Red ain't trying to grab the mic.

Red just chilling, trying to do his boy thing. Do your job. That's right, Red. Do your job, Red. Get Red alone, man. Hello, who's this? Yo, yo, good morning. This is Will.

Will, what's up, brother? Get it off your chest. Hey, man. I just want to just say that everything is going on good in my life, man. I just thank God for everything that he's doing, man. I just want to just say that everything is going on good in my life, man. I just thank God for everything that he's doing, man. Also, there's this chance that I came over here before. I wanted you guys to, you know, just to be honest

and rate my song before, but I didn't get no feedback. But I also have another song I want to share with you guys. Alright, go ahead, brother. It's a little off the subject over here. It's a generation that I attended to. Talking down's a general reason you're attempting that I attend to you. Talking down all of my past where it don't get to me. Born to win.

I'm born to shine. See me on your TV screen. Hustle in the streets. Put that right. Hopefully they don't send it to me. Do the math. You know it ain't no subtracting me. Buy a bell.

Call out my dogs. Disperse it easily. John Cena. Cartier shade. Ain't no seeking me. Good. I'm in that. It's hard to get rid of you.

Get a bag in time to buy two, that proper entity. Dusty wouldn't have money, them hoes wouldn't even look at me. Made a difference, d*** up my life, a young prodigy. Mama's family showing off her dung. Oh, he was rapping? Yeah, he was rapping. I thought you were still just talking. I didn't know you was rapping. Did he say something about his penis? Did you say something about your penis?

He said, good penis, thumbing her butt, she can't get rid of me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But it's a... Okay. It's an off the top of my head. So what, you want to have a career?

You trying to rap rap? Like you want to make it make it? Yeah, you don't think he was nice? I mean, it's for them, but it's just the way that I can

express myself and another way to be heard. Hey man, whatever God got planned for you, you is going to happen, brother. Yes, sir. Like I said before, I want you guys to rate my song. You know, just give your honest opinion. Whatever God got planned for you is going to happen.

Yeah, but what you think about his song? You ain't tell him. Whatever God got planned for you is going to happen, King. Is that a good thing or bad? Whatever God got planned for you is going to happen, my brother. Good luck, Will. Follow me on Instagram. My name is Cream Mo. Yes, brother. Good luck, Will. Follow me on Instagram. My name is Cream Moe.

Yes, sir. All right, brother. Have a good one. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. 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's 55 gallons of water for 500 pounds of concrete. Everybody's doing it. I am King Ernest Emmanuel. I am the Queen of Ladonia. I'm Jackson I, King of Capraburg. I am the Supreme Leader of the Grand Republic of Mentonia. Be part of a great colonial tradition. The Waikana tribe owned 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 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. This is your time to get it off your chest, whether you're mad or blessed. So you better have the same energy. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club.

Hello, who's this? Hey, DJ Envy, good morning. This is Anthony calling out of Brooklyn. What's up, brother? Get it off your chest. Hey, listen, I just wanted to, you know, as best I can encourage you to get this vaccine, you know, we got to find the end of this road. You know, I think a lot of these decisions that we're hearing are politically motivated. Wear your mask. Don't worry about getting your vaccine. Don't get your vaccine.

You know, science has proven that it's working. It's theory and fear that I think are driving people not to get the vaccine. And we just need to push it. And, you know, when you guys are out, you know, talking in the morning, just encourage people. And if there's any mixed messages, just kind of hold it back because a lot of people

are sitting back and are confused. And I think that we just need to really promote this vaccine and get it out there. I don't agree with you. I think everybody should make their own personal decision and their own personal choices. I do think everybody should wear a mask and social distance and I'm not an anti-vaxxer by any means,

but I'm not going to just, you know, tell people to go get something that, you know, I'm not sure of myself. I think it's perfectly fine for some of us to still be confused. That's why the experts are here to tell us the right information so we're not confused. And I think they are putting it out there. But, you know, when I'm at my workplace and, you know,

I have maybe more than half of my staff that hasn't gotten their vaccine, I feel like it just creates an unsafe work environment for a lot of us. And maybe it's fair to me to want people to get it, you know, but I'm just, you know, I think it's the right thing to get it. I'm not mad at you for your opinion and you shouldn't be mad at anybody else's for theirs.

And I'm not. I'm not mad at it. Yeah, I don't think it's about being mad at anybody. I would encourage people. I think it was a it. I'm not mad at it. Yeah, I don't think it's about being mad at anybody. I would encourage people. I think it was a good idea for myself to get the vaccine. If someone asked me my opinion, yes, I would say you should get the vaccine. I'm not going to call you stupid if you don't. But if you want my opinion, I would encourage people to get it. Exactly.

I'm not mad at anybody. I just think that we should encourage folks to get it. That's all. Okay. Well, thank you, brother. All right. Thank you, guys. All right.

Hello, who's this? This is Lazy Cops calling out of Newark, New Jersey. What's your name? Lazy what? Lazy Kaz. Lazy Kaz. Yeah, they call me that because I'm laid back. I have a laid back swagger, so you know.

Yes, sir. All right. Well, get it off your chest, brother. Well, I got the most beautiful woman in the world. Her name is D-Mate. You know, we've been together for eight years. She got two beautiful sons. You know, I'm their, uh,

basically, like, their role model. And, uh, we got an anniversary coming up. And I just want to tell her how much I love her. We both listen to y'all's show at the same time, every day. Tell her thank you. We appreciate y'all, man. I also want to

shout out to her youngest son, HK135. That's his stage name. You know, because he got some music that he's trying to promote and he wanted me to get on the radio for him. So I've been trying every morning for like two weeks.

But you guys can hit him up at Instagram at HK135. And he got his music, his album expanded, streaming on all platforms. You know, TikTok, iTunes. Okay. All right, brother. Spotify. Yo, yo, this promo sound wild lazy, bro.

It does sound lazy. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. Rumors are up next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. This is The Rumor Report with Angela Yee.

On The Breakfast Club. Listen up. Well, Netflix, Facebook and Google are requiring vaccinations for employees and actors. They sent an email reportedly to employees saying that they were delaying their full office return to October 18th because of the recent Delta spikes. And that's Google CEO. And he said that anybody coming back to work in the office after that would have to be vaccinated and show proof. So whether or not you can work from home part time, because they had said they would allow that back in December at Google, you know, we don't know if that's still in play. Now, Facebook said they'd be doing the same thing

soon. They confirmed that employees looking to come work at U.S. offices going forward would need to prove they've gotten a shot. And if you haven't been vaccinated and say that medical and or other reasons, they will consider that and evaluate that before moving forward.

And Netflix this week also reportedly told their in-house production teams and partners that folks working in Zone A, which is actors and those in close proximity to them, would be required to be vaccinated.

No, they have the right to do that. That's their company. I wonder what they continue to give their employees the option to work at home, though. For how long? Well, actors can't really work at home at Netflix, so that's in production teams. So, yeah, but we don't know about Google and Facebook,

so we'll see. All right, now Lizzo has been responding to rumors. I didn't even know this rumor, but she was talking about one rumor about her that really bothers her, so she responded in a video on TikTok. So I've seen a lot of annoying things about me on the internet,

but the thing that bothers me the most is this rumor that I stage-dived at a concert and killed somebody. Like, that rumor, it's a lie, first of all. I've never stage dived in my life and bitch, kill somebody? Y'all really gonna put that on my mother's name? Like, I know I'm big,

but bitch, I'm not that f***ing big. That's hilarious. And she had dived onto the bed afterward, after she did that. I wonder what's the trigger there. Is it the weight? The fact that they said she killed someone? Or the fact that people would believe such a foolish rumor? Do you realize if that was a real rumor, that would be everywhere?

Everywhere. Maybe all of the above. Like, come on, bro. I think she was just being funny, though, because then the way she staged dived onto the bed, you know, afterwards. So she was making fun of that rumor in particular. All right. Now Rihanna is teasing her new Fenty perfume. She does everything. Okay. Lingerie, skincare, makeup. Now she has Fenty perfume and she posted pictures on social media, black and white pictures, and said that it's coming soon. I know that's going to smell good.

So we definitely support all of that. And you know, she also trademarked Fenty here. So I'm sure that's coming soon as well. Now, Kyrie Irving doesn't like his new Nike signature shoe. Did you guys see what the shoes look like? I saw the bottom of them. I did not. What does it look like? Well, there were some leaked photos of this shoe.

It's not that appealing looking. And apparently Kyrie agrees. He said, I have nothing to do with the design or marketing of the upcoming Kyrie 8. In my opinion, these are trash. I have absolutely nothing to do with them. Nike plans to release it without my OK, regardless of what I say. So I apologize in advance to all my sneakerheads and true supporters. Now, the kids love Kyrie Irving.

That's like one of the number one basketball shoe for kids to wear to play basketball. They wear Kyrie Irving. Well, how does that happen basketball shoe for kids to wear to play basketball. They wear Kyrie Irving's. Well, how does that happen, though? Did Nike not reach out to him and his team? How does that not happen? Did Kyrie not answer the phone? Did his agent not answer the phone? He's probably not involved in the designing.

They just put your name on it, pay you a bunch of money, and say it's the Kyrie Irving's. Because there's no way, if he had control, they would be able to put a shoe out that he doesn't. But once again, how does that happen? You're Kyrie Irving. Shouldn't you have a say in what your shoe looks like? Yes, I would think so. Yeah. Maybe there's deadlines they had to reach and he didn't approve. I don't know. I couldn't tell you. I don't know what his deal looks like, but I know he don't like this new one. All right. And in good news, Kyrie Irving has helped build a solar water center in Pakistan and he used his family

foundation in partnership with the Pani Project, which is a volunteer run nonprofit organization in Pakistan. Now, they posted this center is providing over 1000 villagers access to clean, healthy water, facilitating farming for families and providing light to women and children. If we're looking for a new team to cheer for, we highly recommend Mr. Irving and the Brooklyn Nets. They posted that on Twitter. So you know what a privilege it is to have clean water. Imagine not having access to that on a daily basis. A lot of communities all over the world

have issues being able to acquire fresh water, so that is amazing for them. Now those are the kind of stories I like to hear. Drop on the Clues Bonds for Kyrie Irving for that. Okay. Another good story. Let's talk about Trey the Truth. He helped a Houston student who was selling water to buy some clothes for school.

Now, he called on his followers to help get into contact with Jadine Buckley. He was a teenage boy. He spent a week selling water to try to raise money for school clothes. They shared his efforts on a Facebook post that eventually went viral. The post said, please stop by and buy a bottle of water or donate to him. He's a really sweet kid in a world where so many of our youth choose to rob and steal. He has chosen a different path. Let's make sure he has everything he needs to be successful this school year. Trey the Truth caught wind of it and called on Jadine and got in contact with him. And yeah, and he posted a picture with him we got to see him shopping and

all of that i love it dropping the clues monster the guy traded truth i love it we love these positive stories and anderson peck and bruno mars looks like uh silk sonic has another song by the way leave the door open still rocks i that song came out in march and it's still like a popping song so i cannot wait to to hear what they have next but they did post summertime jam this friday so a lot of people are speculating it's going to be a new song coming out on friday i like how they're not rushing i like how they didn't rush out and put a whole silk sonic project out they let the leader door open you know cook for a while now they're coming with something different i like the fact that they're making people wait.

Yeah, Leave the Door Open is still number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, even though it debuted at number one five months ago. I love it. What's the rush? Alright, well that is your rumor report. Alright, thank you Miss Yee. We got front page news next. What are we talking about? Man, I hate in the news

a lot of times. Most of the time it's not anything positive and we're going to talk about a colorado police officer who has been arrested video showed him using his pistol to beat a man that he was taking into custody all right and also next hour the legends the icons understatement jimmy jim and terry lewis will be joining we're not even calling it's not throwback thursday this is timeless thursdays that's right so after front page news we're gonna kick it with them. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

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We are The Breakfast Club. Let's get some front page news. Why don't we start, Yee? Well, this story was really difficult to watch. And there's camera, body cam footage that has been released. But two Colorado officers have been released but two colorado officers have been arrested after one of those officers did hit a suspect with a gun they have not identified this suspect but the officer is john hobert and that's in aurora colorado that's also the same place with

elijah mclean where um elijah mclean was killed in 2019 a 23 year old black man who was put into a neck hold now in this confrontation the who was put into a neck hold. Now, in this confrontation, the officers were responding to a trespassing report, and there were three people at the scene. One person did stay and put his hands up and did everything that he was supposed to do, and unfortunately, things went really left to him. There's video where you can see Officer Harbert is yelling at him, and he pistol-whipped him. He actually gave him such serious injuries where he had welts cut on his head that required six stitches. Here's what happened. Get out, get out.

Oh, what did I do? Stay down. Oh, what the hell did I do, dude? Roll over on your face. Roll over to your stomach. What did I do? Roll over on your stomach. Okay, bro, don't shoot me, man.

Get on your stomach. What did I do? Hands all the way out. I can't breathe, dude. Hands all the way out in front of you. Okay. Dude, you have a gun pointed straight at your head. No, I don't.

I don't have a gun. Why am I going in cuffs? Stop. Why am I going in cuffs? You have a warrant. Stop. No, I don't. You guys are the wrong guy.

Stop fighting. I don't have a warrant. Stop fighting. Help. Help. Yo, that is so crazy. Now, you hear the other officer, Francine Martinez, who showed up. She's accused of not intervening to try to stop Hobart.

And so, you know, they have a law there where you have to actually intervene as a police officer when you see something like that happening. And when you see this aggressive behavior. And so they both had to turn themselves in. So the law does require officers to intervene when you see excessive force and report it to superiors. We should call them suspects now. Yeah. We should be calling them suspects. I mean, Calvert is under investigation for attempted first degree assault, second degree assault, felony menacing.

And that's according to arrest warrant affidavits. This is difficult to listen to, really difficult to watch. Bro, I don't have no f***ing warrant, bro. Get on really difficult to watch bro i don't know on your face okay you move i will shoot you so let me let me uh explain it for people that Turn over. No. You move, I will shoot you. So let me explain it for people that don't see.

I'm watching the video now. So first of all, he had his face in rocks. So it wasn't like, you know, he was turned over in the grass. No, his face was in rocks. Like, you know, the rocks around trees and the landscape and rocks. His face was dead in the rocks. His boys ran. He didn't move. It's not like he ran rocks. His boys ran. He didn't move. It's not like he ran and he was a sweat.

He did not move. He stayed there. What's the problem? They threw him on his face. They pistol whipped him. I've never seen a cop pistol whip somebody. That's crazy. Like blood coming, like glock to the forehead.

Pistol whip. It's the craziest thing. And it's two cops, three cops on one. It's not like they had to do it. They had it under control. Well, what do you say at this point? No legislation is being passed to prevent things like this from happening. You can't rely on

officers to just be good humans and do the right thing because many of them don't look at the people they are apprehending as humans. So what do you do? I don't have any answers. I'm tired of stating the obvious and saying, oh, that's wrong. We know that already. They're choking him out. Oh my gosh, they they choking this man out.

Like, it is crazy. He's can't breathe. He's saying, I can't breathe. Like, he's bleeding from the head from the pistol whip. Is pistol whip a new move? Like, is that allowed? I've never seen or heard of that before in my life. Sad part about it is I'd rather him get pistol whipped than get shot and killed

because that's usually what they do. I mean, if there's an option between both, yeah. That's the sad part, right? The sad part is, if you see a person get pistol whipped, it seems like a person of color, if you see him get pistol whipped by police, you're like, at least you didn't shoot him and kill him. That shouldn't even be,

that shouldn't be the bar, right? Not at all. That's crazy. Alright, and that is your Front Page News. Alright. And I wonder if that's your partner and you see your partner

losing control, pistol-whipping somebody, you just don't stop? Well, that's why I salute to Cariel Horn. That's why Cariel Horn is a hero. Drop on the clues, Bonser. Cariel Horn, out there in Buffalo. That's right. Shout salute to Cariel Horn. That's why Cariel Horn is a hero. Drop on the Clues Bonds with Cariel Horn out there in Buffalo. That's right. Shout out to Cariel Horn. All right.

All right. Well, clear your mind. Clear your mind. Clear your mind. All right. Now, when we come back, icons, legends will be joining us. Man, man. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

This is not throwback Thursday. This is timeless Thursday right here. I fanned out. All right. And we're going to talk to them next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. 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 some special guests joining us this morning. Yes, indeed. Some icons, some legends. Man. Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Welcome, brothers. Thank you, man. What's up? Nice to be here. Man, how many black suit shades and hats do you got on full man you guys written and produced for so many people in the industry so I want to start from the beginning for people that don't know who Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis is and how y'all got started so how did y'all get into the industry with producing and writing how did y'all get together and before you say that I want to say people definitely know

your work and you guys were like the soundtrack to our lives in here. So thank you. I just want to thank you all for that. We're excited to have you. Awesome. Well, we're excited to be here. This is a legendary show and we're proud to be a part of it. Now, when a legend says this is a legendary show, it means something. It's a legendary show. We got to look at the other interviews, make sure they didn't say that anywhere else. So how did y'all get started from the beginning? What got y'all into music? How did y'all meet? When we met, I'll tell you, the first time I saw Terry Lewis, it was love at first sight.

We were staying in dorm rooms, right? So Terry's sitting on the bed with a red, black, and green bass, and he's playing Cooling the Gang bass parts, right? And I'm like, who's this brother? I got to get to know this dude. And I think he had the same feeling about me. He heard me playing the piano in the lunchroom, and he was like, oh, who's that dude?

Yeah, swooning a bunch of girls. Yeah, allegedly. Were you guys in competition at first? Or was it always friendly? Well, what was funny was at the end of the year, we ended up playing. Terry was one. I was a drummer at first. And Terry was the one that got me into playing keyboards because my dad played keyboards.

He said, your dad plays keyboards. Play keyboards. I'm like, cool. So I did it. But after that, we each put our own bands together. We used to do Battle of the Bands all the time. And, time And you know there be cherries band will kick my band's ass and in the next time My band will kick his ass and it was so it's like we were watching each other But we were admiring each other even though we were competitive

We were like now, but we should just join up and do something and that's what finally happened What did you guys produce producing for other artists when did that come when did artists start calling and it became a thing like i need this record from jimmy jam and terry lewis well nobody really called us that was the interesting thing so on the tour we were on terry said i'm going to la who's coming with me and i said i'll go and we ended up in the studio on this session for i don't't know, 50 bucks. I don't know what they paid us. Not a lot of money. But it was. Chicken.

Yeah. We got a golden bird chicken. Two piece. $2.99. Four piece. Special every day. And a strawberry. And a strawberry.

Yeah. I mean, we didn't have any money, but it didn't matter. We figured it out. We got ourselves a little four track. We did some little demo stuff. But we got in the studio and we did this song called Bad Times. And that record actually, to this day, is like one of the biggest records that we ever did that nobody knows we did but that was the thing that kind of got us started and we kind of yeah i can't stand it you can't stand

it okay club record yeah club record so we did that record we worked with ice t ice t was one of the first people we worked with colwood madness Madness. And the first call we actually got was Climax, the group Climax. Oh, I love Climax. Yeah. You think Mars Day's legacy gets overshadowed by y'all and Prince? I don't think you can overshadow Mars Day, man. You know, especially with Purple Rain, man. Him and Jerome together, man, is just outstanding.

And he's on your debut album. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. That don't even sound right to me. That's Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis' debut album in 2021. Yeah. album oh yeah oh yeah that don't even sound right so long that gets to do it if you well the story goes like this we were doing back when we were doing control which is 35 years old classic thank you um we were working on the control album but before we were working on the control album we have started a

jam and Lewis album so the idea was we were working on the Control album, we had started a Jammin' Lewis album. So the idea was we were going to do our own album. Then we got, you know, they said, they gave us an A&M roster, a guy named John McClain, who was an A&R person. He gave us a roster. Who do you want to produce on A&M? And we both said Janet.

We want to do Janet. He said, you want to do a couple songs? We said, no, we want to do the whole album. He said, really? Okay, cool, right? So she comes up to Minneapolis. We do the whole Control album. He comes up and like all A&R people, he listens to everything.

We play him Nasty and When I Think of You and Control and Pleasure Principle, right? We're playing, right? Funny How Time Flies. Let's Wait a While. All those records you wrote for Disney. All of them. Like when I play a classic album to this day, you can still rock that and watch the videos. Right.

So we're playing all this stuff and we're going, okay, John, we're good, right? And he goes, like all A&R people, he goes, I and we're going, okay, John, we're good, right? And he goes, like, all A&R people, he goes, I just need one more. Like, what are you talking about, man? He said, I just need one more song. We said, no, forget you. So we hop in the car and we're going to go grab a bite to eat. We put a cassette in. And then he

goes, John, listen to this. This is some stuff from our album. And it was just tracks, right? And we're all grooving. About third song in, he goes, that's the one I need for Janet. I said, what are you talking about, Johnny? He said, man, give that to Janet. If she likes it, give it to her. We're like, what are you talking about?

So the next day we go to the studio. Janet comes in. She's just sitting on the couch watching TV. We just put the song on. We didn't say anything. So we're watching her groove. She walks to the door. She kind of points to us.

When the song goes off, she goes, who's that for? And we said, you if you want it. She said, oh, I want it she said oh i want it that song became what have you done for me lately i used to do nice stuff for you but what has he done for you lately he was just arguing about that album what was it on social media a few months ago control versus thriller oh yeah and i was like i might lead towards control yeah i know thriller 75 million so i'm just talking about musically. I might lean towards control.

And I think for me as a woman, definitely control. What was the mindset when y'all did control? Was there something, like something in y'all mind was saying, this is Michael's sister,

so we have to make sure she's on par? No, it was more like who Janet was. We always saw her as a little feisty entity. When you saw her with the brothers, she was always really feisty. Hand on her hip. And we wanted to bring that out in the music

because that hadn't happened so far. How do y'all stay so relevant, right? And the reason I say that is y'all been producing since the 80s to now. And you don't see that with no producers and no writers. You guys have been able to evolve. You keep your sounds. How do you keep your ears to, I want to say the streets or the clubs, how do you keep your ears so relevant? Our thing was when we did our very first interview when Control happened, we did a local interview with the paper up there

and the guy who was asking the questions first thing he said is, man y'all the hottest producers, man how's that feel man to be the hottest producers? And we said, well we really don't want to be the hottest producers. We want to just be warm for a long time so when we said that we meant that we meant that the decisions we were going to make wasn't about trying to be hot or trendy or anything like that it's like just try to make good music and try to do it for a long time and by giving everybody their own sound rather than depending on one sound that was part of the

plan and and that was kind of the goal but it was funny because a few years back when we did the unbreakable album with janet that album opened to number one and no sleep was number one for like 12 weeks or something a single and we asked us the same dude asked us the same question he said man you guys been around for four decades man you had number ones in four decades how's that feel and we said remember what we told you the first time warm for for a long time. This generation will never understand that. This instant gratification area. They want to be hot for the moment. Yeah.

You know, they'll never understand that. How many people try to get over on y'all? Two brothers from that's producing these hits and was like, oh, they don't know. Try to give y'all oddball deals or lowball numbers. How many people try to get over on y'all in this industry? Man, in the beginning, everybody. So you just throw the contract behind the bed. Pay no attention to that. over on y'all in this industry man in the beginning everybody yeah so you just throw the contract behind the bed but but but the important thing for us that that we had in our careers besides common sense i think we had that a lot of that yeah that got us to yeah yeah clarence clarence

avon yeah clarence avon the legend clarence avon yeah the black godfather when we met clarence clarence told us actually that the contract that our manager at the time was trying to negotiate for us to do the SOS ban and we he said now your manager wants to you know this money for the SOS ban and we were like oh we can cut the budget you know whatever you need he says cut the budget he said there's not enough money in here you know you realize you got to fly to Atlanta to do the project and you're going to need the studio time you're going to need whatever he said this I'm going to pay you this because this is fair.

So he actually paid us more than we were asking for. And that's how we knew. We said, oh, right, this brother's got some different thing. But he also told us a whole lot of great just life lessons about helping people out. He said, if you ever see anybody that needs my help, let them know. And the people we ended up helping out was L.A. and Babyface, who everybody thought was our competition and maybe they were, we didn't think of it like that

we thought of, here's two brothers that need Clarence's help and LA said, would you introduce us and we said, absolutely, so we did so those are the kind of lessons that Clarence taught us besides getting our business right, he definitely taught us a lot How important is Clarence Avon because he's one of my top four inspirations period

but how important is he to y'all in just the industry, period? He's at the top of every list, especially for black people. Any deal that happened for any black person, whether it be Barry Gordy, whether it be Dick Griffey, Clarence has always been involved with all those deals. Everybody. Because he would untangle the mess because he had enough reach in relationships. We got more with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis when we come back.

Don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Naga. We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Now, flashing back to the SOS band. When you guys went to work with them, that's how you ended up getting fired by Prince, right?

Yes. So was that devastating for you at the time? It was the worst day of our life. Let's talk about it. And it was a blizzard, wasn't it? Yeah, it was a blizzard. Well, no, it wasn't a blizzard. That's the funny thing.

Everybody keeps saying it was a blizzard. No. It was a blizzard in Atlanta. But we're from Minnesota, so for us, it was like what they call a dusting of snow. Oh, got it. You know when it snows a little bit and you can just take the broom and sweep it off? That's what it was. They're not used to that.

Close the whole airport down. We were trying to get on any plane to get out. We didn't even care where the plane was going. Like, just get us out of Atlanta so we can connect and try to get to San Antonio where the next time gig was. And at a certain point, we realized we weren't going to make it. But we had never missed a gig in our life. So for us to miss a gig, that was devastating enough.

Plus, we knew Prince was going to find out about it. So the day we get fired, right, we're at the studio thinking we're going to work on the next time album. Prince fires us. That same night, we had booked time to mix SOS Band. And so we said, OK okay so after he fired us we were like okay so we go to the other studio we walk in how do he fire you first did he call oh no he said okay so he called us the sunset sound he said I

told you guys not to reduce other acts and you produce the SOS band so you're fired and I was like cool I was out because it I didn't feel there was anything I could say. Terry stayed in there for a little while and tried to reason with him. What'd you say, Terry? I was like, you fired us for that? Like, all we're trying to do is better ourselves. We have, you know, talents that we want to let people share. And, you know, when you try to make sense out of nonsense, you're stupid, too.

So that conversation went nowhere. So finally I got up and left, too. He was outside kicking rocks. Why did he think that was fair? God bless the dead. Why did he think that was fair to have y'all not produce anybody else? What was his reasoning? His reasoning was to control everything.

He didn't want us to give away the time sound, but we weren't doing that. That was exactly what we weren't doing. There were records we would work on and somebody would say, man man use that synthesizer like on you know we'd be like no no no but the thing was so after we kicked rocks we go over to this studio called larabee and steve hodge was the engineer and we the only reason we knew steve hodge was looking on liner notes on the back of albums he had steve hodge had done all the solar record stuff so the whispers and shalimar and lakeside and all that stuff we like, that's the dude we want to mix our stuff. So we walk into the studio.

We'd never met him. We said, hey, Steve. He said, hey, nice to meet you guys. He says, what's wrong with you guys? And we said, oh, we just got fired from the time. He said, oh, man. I said, well, I don't know. I don't think you guys have anything to worry about.

He said, because this one here is a smash. And he hit play. And Just Be Good To Me comes on blasting out these speakers with his mix and we were like oh okay so it was crazy man it was just like it was like hollywood it was like the hollywood ending and actually he was bluffing he wasn't he didn't really fire us that's the funny thing because we would go to the accountant every week and still pick up our checks oh so he oh okay he never really fired us but what he did was he tried to scare us basically right right so of course when it wasn't, then he tried to divide and conquer.

So he had Jelly Bean Johnson, the drummer at the time, who was probably the only person I know who's probably known Terry longer than me. He had Jelly Bean call Terry. And Jelly Bean's like, hey, Prince wants you back, man. And Terry's like, Terry's on the phone, right? And Terry goes, yeah. Okay, cool, cool. All right.

Yeah, what are y'all doing? Okay, Purple Rain. Okay, cool. What about Jam? And Jelly Bean said, oh, he doesn't want Jam back. Terry, I swear to God, the phone disintegrated in his head. You tell that little one.

I was like, Terry, no, no. It's cool, man. It's cool. Make the movie, man. It's all good, man. He said, no, no. No, no, no. It was like. Make the movie, man. It's all good, man. He said, no, no. No, no, no. Like, it was like that. And that was it. And we did this. We shook hands. We said 50-50.

I love it. And that's it. And that's the foundation of our relationship. How was the relationship with Prince after that? Well, it was pretty sketchy for a while. Yeah. But, you know, over the years, we got our relationship back together. And, you know, he's a great friend, man.

I love that man. And he was proud of us, too. Yeah. And once you become a boss, you start to understand the dynamics of why people make decisions. Right.

Whether you agree or not, that's another thing. Out of all the artists you guys work with, who is some of the craziest studio stories? The best studio story I think we probably have

is when we were working with Michael and Janet on Scream. That was pretty cool. We flew to New York to do it and we were set up at Hit Factory. Michael walks in the studio, you know, looking very Michael Jackson-ish and the plan was Michael was going to go sing his vocal and then Janet was going to do the vocal after, right? So Michael walks in all mild-mannered and stuff. He walks in the studio. He says, hi guys, how's everybody? Good. Okay, I'm going to go and put the headphones on and then, hi, guys. How's everybody? Good. Okay, I'm going to go in and put the headphones on, and then we'll do.

Okay, great. And as soon as the song starts, he goes into Michael Jackson mode, like it was superhero mode. He's dancing and stomping his feet and clapping and snapping. Me and Terry are like some girls, man. This is the first time you work with Michael. Yes. This is the first time we ever work with him. We go full fan mode and for the next four minutes from start to finish he sings the song when the song ends we're just sitting at the board we're just sitting there and he goes how was that yeah yeah Mike yeah yeah that's that's good and goes, you want me to try it

again? Yeah, yeah, Mike. Yeah, give it another try. And Janet comes in between us and she just goes, I'll do my vocal in Minneapolis. She wanted no part of following that thing. So Michael does his whole vocal, kills it. And then he comes in, he says, okay, Jan, you're going up next, right? And Jan is like, no, Mike, I think I'm going to do my vocal in Minneapolis. So she goes to Minneapolis to do the vocal. She kills it. We send Michael the vocal. And we go, Mike, how's it sound?

He goes, Jan sounds really good. Where'd she do that vocal? I said, Minneapolis. Oh, I'm coming to Minneapolis. So even though that's his sister, he's still competitive. He's like, no, no, I'm going to get my vocal even better. Now, how did Prince feel about Michael pulling up to the crib? Did you have to call Prince to get clearance?

For Michael to get to Minneapolis? I think he liked the song. I heard the Control album, I think it was. I remember he drove to my house and threw the CD liked the song. I heard he, the Control album, I think it was. I remember he drove to my house and threw the CD out the window. Prince? Yeah.

Yeah. Because he, and he used to do What Have You Done For Me Lately in his concerts. He used to do What Have You Done For Me Lately and he'd go,

this is my song. I wrote this song. So why would he throw the CD out the window? I don't know if that's an act of love from Prince, or was he being disrespectful? I don't know. Yeah, it was, you know, an attempt to be disrespectful, but like it didn't matter. It seemed like y'all had to get to a blow at least one time.

Never. We never fought, you know. Got close. Yeah. Never got there. Was there ever a real issue between Prince and Michael? Was that a real rivalry? It's just rivalry, man. That was back in the day where everything was healthy rivalry.

Every artist was against every artist. When you get on the stage, it's my stage. Yes. So, you know, these are the two biggest black artists in the world. Like, you know, there's going to be a little rub. There wasn't going to be no kumbaya. To this day, it's Prince versus Michael Jackson. What do you guys say when you get asked?

For me, I always got to go with Prince simply because Prince was a musician. And the songwriting, because he wrote so many songs for other people to understand him. Oh, come on. The time. I mean, listen, the time Prince wrote those songs. Prince and Morris wrote those songs in the time. So when you talk about cool and get it up and all those songs, Prince wrote those songs. Like and Morris wrote those songs in the time. When you talk about cool and get it up and all those songs, Prince wrote those songs.

Almost like he was more than one person. He had multiple personalities. The time was his outlet to do his funk stuff. People will probably get upset about this, but it's really not as close as people like to make it seem. Prince and Stevie Wonder are in the same tier to me.

You know what I mean? Musicianship, artistry. Michael's great, but it's a different level when you can actually play instruments and stuff like that. It's a different relationship to me that you have. We always say a different relationship with the notes that you have. We always talk about that with her, the artist her, that we love so much.

Because if you think about when we met her for the first time, she said, I want to get better on playing the bass and the guitar and the keyboards and the drums. Like, I want to play all that stuff. And we were like, OK, cool. That's great. This was two, three years ago. And she's done it. You know, she came down on a drum set, hopped on the guitar, hopped on the keyboard.

Like, that's the kind of stuff that Prince would do. All right. Well, no, we got more with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Yee. Now, let's talk about New Edition for a second. And I'm sure you guys

watched the series, the New Edition docuseries. We did the music for it. Oh, okay. Of course. Yeah, we worked on it. And so, what was it like incorporating Johnny Gill into New Edition? How was that? That was really interesting because the reason that Johnny Gill got incorporated at the very beginning was because Gerald Busby, who was the executive at the time at MCA and Motown, he said, I'm looking for a singer. I want to sign a singer. Who do you guys think I should sign? And he had a bunch of different singers he was trying to sign. And we said, what about Johnny Gill? And he said, Johnny Gill. And we said, yeah, he's young. He's got a great voice, you know, whatever. And he said, well, if I sign Johnny Gill, will you guys produce a record? And we said, yeah.

And so anyway, he signed Johnny Gill. Now we thought that was it. We thought we were just going to do a solo record with Johnny. But then at a concert or somewhere, he was like, yeah, I'm in new edition now. We were like, what? How'd that happen? So when they all came to Minneapolis to do the Heartbreak album, what we knew was a couple of the guys in the band, they didn't want Johnny. A couple of other people wanted Johnny. And we knew before we could even start any sort of creative anything,

we needed to clear the air on that. So we got in our conference room, and Johnny was sitting at the head of the table, and we just said to Johnny Here's the deal Johnny. You're not gonna sing any songs on the album Because this is Ralph's group and that's the sound that everybody knows and that's what it's gonna be So how you feel about that? We didn't know what he was gonna say, but Johnny said hey, I'm cool, man I'm a team player man, whatever you need. I'll do whatever it is well as soon as he said that, everything in the room was cool. And actually, Ralph and Johnny turned into like the

Mutual Admiration Society. Because Ralph would go in and sing like every background part. And then everybody would just kind of copy his background. But he'd go in for hours and, you know, six hours and just do backgrounds. And Johnny would sit with us at the board and just go, man, how's he do that? I don't get that. And then Johnny

would go in and do his thing. And he'd be quick. He'd be like a half hour maybe, but do his thing. And Ralph would go, man, I don't know how he does that. So it turned into a mutual admiration society. And that's why that record got done. And then even in the way we laid the singles out, we did If It Isn't Love as the first single, because that was the most new edition sounding record. And you don't even hear Johnny on that record. He's on there, but you don't really hear him. But then the next record, Not My Kind of Girl, all of a sudden, you hear a little bit of Johnny in there. But then the one that drove it home was Can You Stand the Rain? And that was based on, there was a stylistic song, You Make Me Feel Brand New. And I remember

hearing that song for the first time. And the guy came in singing, my love. And I'm like, who is this? And then Russell Tompkins, the lead singer, came in. Only you. And I said, oh, it's the stylistics. So we thought that's the way to introduce Johnny. So on a perfect day, right, you hear Johnny, and you're like, who is this? And then as soon as you hear, because I need somebody,

you go, oh, Ralph. Oh, it's a new addition. So it was kind of a three-piece prong to get him in and to integrate him in and the rest is history from that. I just got chills, man. I could produce if it isn't love. Like,

how does that make y'all feel when y'all just, I'm like, those are black music staples. And I don't even know how to feel about that. Yeah. Cause you know, we're always trying to move to the future. What's next,

man. You can't live in a, you say only as good as your next one. Let's talk about this debut album for a second now. I love a debut album. I love the sound of that. It is volume one, so does that mean there's a volume two

coming also? How long have some of these songs been in the stash? How many are new? Let's talk about it. The songs are all timeless songs. It's not when they began. It's when they finish. And now is the time to finish them. We want to try to leave music in a better place if we can.

And this is the way we're going to do it. Let's do this album through elevating these artists. By making people fall back in love with these artists again. Remind them of their greatness. But also remind the artists themselves of their greatness. It was really cool when we did the Babyface record. Like he said, you guys produce it. I'm just, I'm going to help you write it, but you guys produce it.

And so I realized when he heard it for the first time and it was done, he was like, man, it sounds really good. And we said, yeah. He said, no, it sounds really good. We said, your Babyface, what do you think it's going to sound like? But he had never heard himself just as an artist without having to do all the thinking. And as we said, hearing the mistakes, he could just hear himself and appreciate it the way that people appreciate his talent.

So I think all the artists we were able to kind of give that to, Mary called me because Terry worked her to death on the vocal on Spinning on our album, the song Spinning. And she said, you tell Terry Lewis, he killed me on that vocal, but that vocal sounds great i love that but it's my best vocal you know that kind of thing but that's been the reaction from the artists they've actually felt back in love with themselves which we think is really important do younger people in the industry seek y'all seek y'all counsel sometimes yeah

i would think y'all phone would be ringing all the time not really i mean we i mean we're happy to speak to whoever i mean i think think that's, and by the way, that's one of the things, like I said earlier, that Clarence taught us. It's like if you can help people, give them advice or show them the way or make the way clearer for them, you got to do that. That's really important to do. And he planted so many seeds in us about that, that yeah, we love doing that. And I always say there will never be another Clarence Avon, but there will be a lot of Clarence Avon

type people because of the lessons that he did. It won't just be in one man, it will be in the community of people, will be the Clarence. So we're just a piece of that. And yeah, where we can help out, we definitely do. But no, every once in a while we'll get somebody will call us and say, hey, can you give me some advice on this? But it

doesn't happen a whole lot. Man, I had lunch with him earlier this year for a few hours, man. I love that brother. There's nobody better, man. At all. My last question, because you know, I know how we look at y'all. Icons, legends, all of that seems like understatements. How do Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis see themselves? I don't know.

Yeah, just two guys making some music, man. Doing what we love, man. It's like you never do this for accolades I always say that um you know people talk about favorite songs all the time what's your favorite song and the thing I always say I don't like to use the word favorite because there's a lot of things that could be favorite but I always say the song for us there's two there's one two songs that are really important in our lives and I said I always say that's a time capsule song like if you were going to put a time capsule down write jamming lew Lewis on it, and

a hundred years later some aliens come down or whoever, they open it up, what would that song be? For us, it would be Optimistic by the Sounds of Life. Ooh! I listen to that song three times a week. Yeah, because but that's exactly it. But that's why. And that's not about us.

God wrote that song. He gave us the pen. And that's relevant at any time for anybody, no matter what's going on in the world. Yes. And 1B is Open My Heart by Yolanda Adams. Wow. So it's like the fact that we had something to do with those songs, forget that we had anything to do with those songs.

If those songs make you feel something, where you need to get to, whether it's to cry, whether it's to rejoice, whatever that is, that to me is who we are so we don't look at ourselves any different we're just two people out here having fun and enjoying each other I make my daughter listen to that song for July weekend we on the roof and Isle of Palms is me and a bunch of my friends we listen to the optimistic sounds of blackness and I'm drunk and I'm like that's the problem everybody's looking down at their phones that's why y'all

depressed that's what y'all got anxiety That's why y'all got anxiety. That's why y'all such pessimists You gotta keep your head to the sky. That's how you stay optimistic That one line just keep your head to the sky. They can they can get anything past this knocker. Everybody's looking down. Yeah, very true Let's get into a record what y'all want to hear? Oh Man, this was a great conversation, man You know when you talk to brothers like y'all are you in the Clarence? They want like the divine art is the like the right term because you feel God Oh, man, this was a great conversation, man. You know, when you talk to brothers like y'all, or even to Clarence Avant, like, the divine art is, like, the right term

because you feel God. Like, it's more than music. It's more than production. Like, y'all came here and, like, really fulfilled y'all purpose in the world in a real way and empowered so many people and poured into so many people, man. So this is just an honor to talk to y'all, man.

I appreciate you, brothers. Absolutely. It's an honor to talk to y'all. It is, absolutely. We're fans of y'all. We're fans of the show. It's just an honor to talk to y'all man it's an honor to talk to y'all we're fans of y'all we're fans of the show it's such an honor to be here and i always say at this point in our lives you know there's less first times that can happen so for us to be at our advanced stage and to have first times first time on the breakfast club first time having a you know number one debut album first time having a jamming lew album, period. That's all new stuff for us. We really appreciate the opportunity to come. We'd love to help artists on the come up.

First time. I'm feeling good now. I told them, I said, we want to be the oldest, best new artist at the Grammys. And they said, well, you already won Grammys, so you're ineligible. I was like, okay, cool. What record do y'all want to go into? Let's play off the Mystic, man. No, off the new album.

Off the new album. Sorry. We're going to play that anyway. Calm down. I'm sorry. From the new album. I would say Mary J. That's what I was going to say, that Mary J. Blige.

Yeah, we got to go spinning, Mary J. Let's get into spinning right now. We appreciate you, brothers, for joining us. Man, thank y'all, man. Thank y'all so much, man. I'm glad y'all exist, man. Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, featuring Mary J. Blige and spinning. It's The Breakfast Club.

Good morning. All right. Mary J. Blige, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, featuring Mary J. Blige and Spinnin'. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. All right. Mary J. Blige, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis. I just want to let y'all know, right? We were talking about Instagram banning things and putting things down, right? Here you go. And I told y'all I flagged Kim K and y'all made a whole big thing about it. And you flagged Khloe.

I did not flag Khloe. Stop it. Now, I am Halsey, right? You are? I'm looking. No, that's the Instagram page. I am H-, right? You are? I'm looking. No, that's the Instagram page. I-M-H-A-L-S-E-Y, right? She has a picture up with her titty out.

And she's showing nipple. Am I right or wrong? What do you mean, are you right or wrong? Has 5 million likes, and it was up July 7th. Can you see that nipple? Red, you see the nipple? Charlamagne, you see the nipple? No, I can't see it because I'm a married man. When I see stuff like that, I keep scrolling throughth. Can you see that nipple? Red, you see the nipple? Charlamagne, you see the nipple? No, I can't see it because I'm a married man. When I see stuff

like that, I keep scrolling through IG. Why wasn't that taken down? I'm just asking. Did you flag it? Yes, I just flagged it just now. I just flagged it. But I'm saying, why didn't you take that down? And the nipple's not covered. Am I right or wrong? I think you should read the captions. Doesn't matter. I see nipple. Yeah, but you should read the captions.

I'm not reading the captions. I see nipple. And you take all nipples down. I see nipple. You should read the captions. I'm not read the captions. Does it matter? I see nipple. Yeah, but you should read the captions. I'm not reading the captions. I see nipple. And you take all nipples down. I see nipple. You should read the captions. I'm not reading the captions. Because she's taught, it's a concept album about the joys and horrors of pregnancy and childbirth, you know? So it was very important to her that the cover art conveyed the sentiment of her journey

over the past few months. So this is the part where context matters, right? No, it does not matter. It's a nipple. It's nudity. Instagram said it has to take down nudity. This is a nipple. The idea that me as a sexual being and my body as a vessel and gift to my child are two concepts that can coexist peacefully

and powerfully. I think you should read the caption. A nipple is a nipple. This is nudity. Boosie said the same thing on his nipple, alright? No he didn't. Shut up. Context matters. No it doesn't. It's a nipple. A nipple is a nipple. This is nudity. Boosie said the same thing on his nipple, all right? No, he didn't. Shut up. I don't know, but it's a nipple. My text matters. No, it doesn't. It's a nipple.

A nipple is a nipple. Well, we're about to talk about a lot of different things and rumors. All right, let's go. It's about time. What's going on? Rumor Report. Rumor Report. This is the Rumor Report.

Talk to them. With Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Well, the baby's performance at Rolling Loud, there is still a lot of controversy and falling out from that whole situation and the comments that he made on stage. Now, in case you still haven't heard it, as Envy was saying,

in case you live behind a rock, here's what was originally said. You didn't show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them dead, the sexual expanse, many diseases that'll make you die in two, three weeks. Put a cell phone light in the air. Lady, if you smell like water, put a cell phone light in the air.

Fellas. Lights up. Fellas, if you ain't sucking in the parking lot, put your cell phone light in the air. Let's be real about this. Yeah, keep it real. Some of y'all suspect has a mom. Let's be real. I don't know why we keep playing it.

I'm sure there's some people that's hurt by it. Like, I don't know why we keep playing it over and'm sure there's some people that's hurt by it. I don't know why we keep playing it over and over and over and over. Don't weed this one. That's four days in a row. That is true. It's like if people are hurt by it, they don't want to hear it. Well, we're talking about what happened after that because we can't assume everyone heard it or remembers what was said

because now we're going to talk about how the company that he's been working with that he released a capsule clothing line with a 100-piece limited edition line, actually is no longer working with him. Now, that first line did drop on June 30th. And Boohoo Man posted a statement. They said, we stand by and support the LGBTQ plus community and do not tolerate any hate speech or discrimination in any form. And they said they are no longer working with the baby. Now the baby responded after that, because you saw a lot of people were making statements, you know, Elton John spoke out, GLAAD released a statement, and he posted a video of him ducking

the shoe being thrown. And he said, no weapon formed. This is how I bob and weave anything sent to destroy me. Check my resume and sit back. Hashtag my soul ain't for sale. He also released a new video giving what it's supposed to give. And that visual does conclude with a brief message addressing that controversy. We just played around what he said over the weekend at Rolling Loud in Miami. And he did say, don't fight hate with hate. My apologies for being me the same way you want the freedom to be you. He said he filmed the video a day before his Rolling Loud performance. And he said, it never ceases to amaze me the way God puts me in situations I'm already equipped to handle. That's what he wrote on his Instagram page.

Don't. So if you if you bump into someone in the club or step on someone's shoe, if you didn't mean to do it, if it wasn't intentional, just apologize. That person might turn around, mean mug you. They might even say something to you. But if you didn't mean to do it, just apologize and keep it moving. And I was saying that from the beginning. You know, I'm not a fan of cancel culture

at all. And I do feel like he said something. And at that point, it's big for you to apologize and educate yourself on why things were hurtful to people, why you're spreading misinformation. And that's it, you know. And Boosie Badass did come to DaBaby's defense. Also, real quick, if you say don't fight hate with hate,

you're admitting that what you did was hate. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. All right, now, Boosie Badass did go ahead on Instagram Live, and he talked about his displeasure of people canceling DaBaby for his remarks. Everybody now with they nephew sucking s***. Just can't put that s*** on everybody and expect it to be cool. displeasure of people canceling the baby for his remarks. straight if i'm at awards and he go up there naked i'm gonna drag his ass off stage and beat his ass like little nazis they want to perform naked for charity you don't tell this little ass nothing

be taking it too far go suck a on ig get the ass oh see we were just trying to get to your page back on instagram and this oh my gosh the one question i've been asking all week awful why like why boozy why little nas x is not your op no gay man is your op i really don't understand why people care so much about who other people are sleeping with like i hear straight men talk about who gay men are sleeping with more than i hear gay men talk about who they're sleeping with like why do all of them care that much and boozy confused the hell out of me in that rant just now why because he said little boys that are trying to be straight

how do you try to be straight? you either straight or you not young men trying to be straight Lil Nas X responded and I know we don't have much more time left in room well but he said I'm starting to think you N-Words gay too cause y'all stay on my D and he said some of y'all not even mad that I'm gay some of y'all mad that I'm gay and still succeeding

alright and that is your rumor report. Now, Lil Nas X is winning. Lil Nas X got these brothers losing their minds and money. And I don't understand why y'all care so much about who other men are sleeping with. And Boosie said he don't want Lil Nas X to do it in front of the kids, but he wants him to do it on IG.

All right, that is... I'm confused. I'm trying to figure out where the logic is we'll talk about this more but Charlamagne you have donkey of the day coming up I don't even know I'm just out here trying to be straight man

I'm just trying to be straight I don't know Illinois Congressman Sean Caster needs to come to the front of the congregation we We'd like to have a word with him. All right. Donkey, the day's up next. I can try to be straight. It's The Breakfast Club.

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apply. This don't be a donkey, because right now you want some real donkeys. It's time for Donkey of the Day. So if you ever feel I need to be a donkey, man, hit me with the heel. Did she get donkey in the name, please, Deli? Absolutely. I have become donkey

of the day. It's a breakfast club, bitch. You're a donkey. Yes, donkey of the day for Thursday, July 29th, goes to an Illinois congressman named Sean Caston. Now, while folks is online worried about what Lil Nas X is doing, there's still real issues going on in the world, okay? There is still no federal voting rights legislation,

no George Floyd Policing Act. Yesterday, the Senate voted to pass and advance on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will start the process of amending and debating the bill. And Democrats aim to pass the legislation along with a separate plan to invest in child care, paid leave, education and measures to curb climate change. A lot going on that taxpaying American citizens should be paying attention to, because regardless of what you give your time, energy, and attention to, these things will ultimately impact you and your families in the future.

Now, Democrats aim to pass the infrastructure bill with a separate plan to invest in measures to curb climate change. Oh, climate change. Climate change is real. Okay, this summer should show you that, all right? This extreme heat we're dealing with this summer, the reason your deodorant doesn't seem to be working and you must be by 1 p.m. every day if you're working outside. Well, it's well established that climate change is making heat waves hotter. OK, I've read stories that millions of people around the world could be exposed to dangerous levels of heat stress.

Heat stress. That's not like when people say you got that monkey on your back. OK, that's a dangerous condition which can cause organs to shut down. Scientists are saying that global warming could increase the chances of summer conditions that may be too hot for humans to work in. I mean, listen, the world is divinely designed a certain way. Us humans evolved to live in a particular range of

temperatures. If temperatures continue to rise worldwide, at some point, places that are hot, the hottest parts of the world, could start to see conditions that are simply too hot for us humans and by the way that's just the basics i'll just be reading you don't even want to know about the permafrost pandemic oh my god climate change is melting permafrost soils that have been frozen for thousands of years and as the soils melt they're releasing these ancient viruses and bacteria that have been laying dormant and they just springing back to life it's like the earth got herpes. And when it's dormant, cool. But when it's an outbreak, watch out.

It's not exactly like that, but sort of. Now, listen, Sean Caston, I'm glad he brought this issue to the house floor. The issue of climate change. But it's the house floor. So you have so you have people there with a certain level of experience, a certain level of education. You would think that conversations about climate change could be and should be high level conversations. But Sean Caston must not think as highly of his colleagues intelligence as we do, because he decided to do a presentation, a song and dance, if you will, with with no dancing about climate change using Fergie's record for delicious. Yes, you heard that right. He decided to do a little song about climate change using Fergie's record, Fergalicious. Before I play you what he did on the House floor, let me read this tweet verbatim that he sent out. This is from his actual Twitter.

He said, I just dropped a new hashtag, hot Ferg summer jam. As climate activist Fergie would say, the FERC-alicious definition is to make our planet cooler. Coming home to air conditioning when it's hot, hot, that's FERC-alicious. Cleaner, cheaper electricity for every American. Hashtag FERC-alicious. FERC is an independent agency that regulates the transmission of electricity,

natural gas, and oil. Okay? Now that we have the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil. OK, now that we have the context, this is what he did on the House floor. Listen, I rise to continue our celebration of hot summer as climate activist Fergie would certainly say. The percolation definition is to make our planet cooler. So listen up, y'all, because this is it. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, better known as the F to the E to the R to the C, is one of the most important federal agencies to fight climate change. And if I'm doing this right, one that a few more of you are now keeping track of. Having a well air conditioned home when it's hot, hot, that's Fergalicious. Getting your

electricity from the lowest cost reliable source, Fergalicious. An electric transmission system that keeps everything from electric vehicles to steel mills running with zero carbon electricity for galicious oh my god with record-setting heat waves already causing deadly droughts wildfires and overwhelmed power grids we've run out the clock and must transition to a clean energy economy and we need ferk's help so today i'm proud to introduce the right to timely re-hearings at furc act with my friend mr malinowski a bill to ensure that everyone has access to fair and timely hearings at the commission. But Congress can't do this alone. Moving at the pace demanded by the climate crisis will take all hands on deck. And a fully staffed FERC is going to be critical to that success.

And when this was over, he held up a picture of Fergie and Will.i.am. I'm not making any of this up. It's all in the New York Post if you want to go see for yourself. He actually displayed a fake album cover of the song with Fergie and Will.i.am listed as artists along with himself. Sean, I just don't understand how you can do anything about making the world cooler by doing the most uncool thing possible. I have to salute Maggie Olsen. Drop on the clues bombs for Maggie Olsen in Milwaukee. She's a principal at Milwaukee College Prep. I remember going to visit the school years ago and talk to the kids and the kids were using rap songs to learn.

So they would take the hottest rap tunes at the time and turn them into lesson plans. It was dope, but it was also kindergartners to eighth grade. OK, Who is Sean trying to appeal to? Why do these congressmen need you to do this over Fergalicious Beat? Why do they need you tweeting in hashtags? I know you're trying to get them to pass the right to timely re-hearings

at FERC Act, which would ensure that everyone has access to fair and timely hearings at the commission, but why? Were you attempting to go viral, Sean, to bring more attention to climate change and what ferk was doing if so great congratulations mission accomplished okay i never heard of the federal energy regulatory commission before today but this is the thing how are we supposed to take any of these issues seriously when the people who make the laws who

sit in the highest political seats in the country don't seem to be taking taking them seriously where is the sense of urgency? Okay, nothing about what Sean Caston did makes it seem like climate change is literally something that could kill us all. Maybe we need little Nas X to talk about climate change to make people really care about it in a real way. Okay, are any of these issues? I don't know.

And I'm at the point where I don't even know if I care. And the only reason I don't know if I care, because if you're talking about climate change over Fergalicious Beat, maybe I shouldn't care. I don't know. I'm just ready for Jesus to come back at this point. But I know he's not. Why would he? He'll see us when we get there.

In the meantime, he's sending all Representative Caston's emails to his spam folder. We live in a strange world, man. Strange world. Please give Sean Caston the sweet sounds of the Hamilton's. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are

the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. All right. This whole thing is a spoof at this point, man. Life is a spoof. Very delicious.

This executive produced by all of the Williams brothers. Aaron Magruder's writing. Neil Brennan. Chappelle's overseeing it. Chappelle's the showrunner. Life is a spoof, bro. All right. Well, thank you for that donkey today.

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I've been trying to get a house. And for the life of me, I cannot get one because of my credit. My credit is only bad because I went to school. The school that I went to got a lot less over my credit. I couldn't get it on. Everybody's real close. Your phone sounds a little muffled. If you could pick it up.

I don't know if you're on Bluetooth. I have credit problems. Okay, you have credit problems, you said, because of school. Yeah, but the school that I went to, they closed down because they messed over my phone's tip. Okay. And then when I was in my 20s, I bought me a house.

And the house that I bought, I guess it was around the time that Obama was in office, but they gave me a tip for losing my house because they messed me over because I didn't know anything about interest rates and ACRs or anything like that. I was just excited that I was in a house.

Right. Because of my excitement, I didn't read or I didn't fully understand everything that I was signing my name to. So at the end, I ended up getting fooled over. So I was just saying, I don't feel like I should pay the people who fooled me over because I'm trying to buy me a house. So now it's falling me far back behind because I'm trying to take care of my kids. Something happened in my past that, you know, I'm trying to make myself better.

I'm calling it a house, and, you know, I feel some type of way. All right, so I'm going to say a couple of things right now. As a person who, as you know, I done bought a couple of houses and had to deal with all of those things. Number one, you need to get your credit score right. And so what you need to do is find out what it is to get these negative things off your credit report and how you can get your score up. Because in order for you to get a great rate for your mortgage, which is really important,

you need to make sure that that gets improved. And I know a lot of times we want things right away, but I will also say the housing market is a little weird right now. Where do you live? Mississippi. Okay. So what I will say is right now, just prepare yourself to save up the money that you'll need for a down payment. At the same time, making sure that you can improve your credit score, right?

And what you need to do is, do you know everything that's on your report? Have you gotten your credit report? I have. And it's my house. And it's the school. And it's the first car that I bought. OK. But I crashed it. I crashed it to save my house. I had three cars. I mean, I had three dogs. And I was trying to save the house that I had back then. And I ended up crashing the Mustang that I had. then. And I ended up crashing the most thing that I had. And that ended up getting in my credit score.

So it sounds like there's a lot of things that's affecting your credit score right now. Envy has his guy, the credit dude, I'm sure, that you can talk to, an expert that can actually help you figure out how to improve your credit score, how long it's going to take for that to happen. And in the meantime, as you wait for your credit score to improve, you should be figuring out ways to save money, side hustles that you can do, making sure that all your other bills are paid off, your credit card bills, whatever debt that you might have. Let's take care of that as well. I think you have to take some actionable steps to improve that and then keep looking, because I also feel like now is a weird time with the housing market. So I'm trying to invest in another property. But what I'm doing is I feel like I'm going to wait a little while because there's a lot of there's a lot not enough houses on the market. So the prices are a little high right now, even though interest rates are low. So sometimes I feel like home ownership isn't always the best thing that you can do, depending on what your financial situation is.

You need to make sure that you have money in the bank. You need to make sure that you have money in the bank. You need to make sure that you have money for an emergency. You need to make sure you have money for any improvements or any unexpected costs that can come up after you close. You should also find out about any possible programs that's in your area that you could be, you're able to apply for, because things like that can really make a big difference

as far as how much you have to put down, what your payments will be. They have a program in business. but the only thing with their program is your credit has to be over a 500 score that's how long my credit is yeah i think the first thing you have to do is get your credit score yeah you have to especially if it's under 500 you can't do nothing with that so you have to you have to get your credit up and then there's programs that you can do uh like he said there's the the credit dude that can help you get your credit, and then I got a couple of mortgage people.

But you got to help them help you, and they can't help you with under 500 credit score. Right, but that's what I'm saying. Everything that it takes to get your credit up, that's all money. And I can't save money if I have to put money in the credit score. Yeah, but you do have to take these actionable steps, and you don't have to spend a lot of money. You can actually figure out how to do things on your own and get it up. But I would

for you, because it seems like you have a lot going on, I would think that you have to invest in an expert. If you can't even afford to fix your credit, then it's not the right time for you to buy a house. Facts. If I'm 40, it's my birthday today. I turned 40 today. Okay, happy birthday. Thank you, if I'm 40, it's my birthday today.

I can't afford it today. Okay. Happy birthday. Thank you. Thank you. Certain things should be under

my field after a certain age, you know, so my kids can live for it and don't have to go to the hospital. I understand that.

Let's, as a matter of fact, for your birthday, let's get you in touch with the credit dude. Yeah, I'm going to fix

your credit for free, mama. That's your birthday gift because that is step number one. Let's get that gift. That's your birthday gift. Because that is step number one. Let's get that together, okay? You hold on. Let's not put the cart before the horse.

Okay. Hold on. I'm going to fix your credit for free. We got you, girl. You got to follow a bunch of steps that he needs. So give me your information. I ain't even called a credit dude, but I'm sure the credit dude will do it. It's your birthday, but we'll fix your credit for free.

And we're going to check back with you and do a follow-up so you can tell us how things are going and the process. But understand that it's not something that happens overnight. And so just be patient. And in the meantime, plan. I'm all about planning for the future. So that means that you're going to be sending that money to the side for that specific purpose.

And it doesn't happen overnight. It does not happen overnight. It takes time to fix your credit. It's going to take a couple of to the side for that specific purpose. And it doesn't happen overnight. It does not happen overnight. It takes time to fix your credit. It's going to take a couple of weeks, maybe a couple of months. And there's a lot of apps that you can also, there's a lot of apps that you can use. Like there's a self app, which I'm a big fan of. But what they do is they give you a really small loan that you pay back over time.

It's like $50 a month that you can do to pay back that loan. And that helps improve your credit score. So there's multiple things that you could be doing at the same time. It's like $50 a month that you can do to pay back that loan and that helps improve your credit score. So there's multiple things that you could be doing at the same time. But first let him see what's on your credit report so you can get some of those negative things off. He'll tell you how long that's going to take. In the meantime, you could be doing things like using the Self app to improve your credit.

Okay. Alright, hold on. Alright, ask E 800-585-1051 if you need relationship advice or any type of advice you could hit E now. Keep it locked. This is The Breakfast Club. All right. Ask Yee. 800-585-1051. If you need relationship advice or any type of advice, you can hit Yee now. Keep it locked. This is The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Get some real advice with Angela Yee.

It's Ask Yee. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We in the middle of Ask Yee. Hello. Who's this? Hello. This is Mal.

What's up, bro? What's your question for Yee? All right, so my question is, if I got a girl, right, and she's asking me to move in, I've been with her for like eight months, right? It's been a little minute, and she's going through something.

Should I move in because I feel something for her, or should I do it because I love her? Do you want to move in? Yeah, I like the girl, but I think it's just a lot. So then don't. I mean, listen, you have every opportunity to do that when you're ready.

But if you're not 100% sure this is what you want to do, you're not excited about it, and she's pressuring you to do something, take your time. What if you're not going to be ready? Like, you ever going to be ready for something in life? Of course. You will at one point. And when you're ready, that's when you do it. But right now, if you're not, it's only been eight months.

And I will say this, moving in with somebody can get really messy. Y'all can spend a lot of time together at her place. She can come to your place. You don't have to move in together. But don't ever feel pressured to do something.

If you feel excited about it, y'all are planning it together. It's one thing for her to come to you and say, I think we should live together. And now you're thinking about it like, damn, should we? Well, I do like her a lot. I want to be with her.

Like, is this somebody you can see yourself marrying? This is someone I can see myself being with for a little while, a long time. All right. Well, until you're sure you want to move in with somebody because, you know, this turns into now you both on the lease or you're finding a place together. If things happen, are you going to have to separate? I just feel like something like that is no rush. Like you have a place, she has a place.

Y'all can spend as much time as you want together. And then when you both decide, this is what I want to do, then you can do it. In the meantime, enjoy your relationship and let it grow. All right, I appreciate y'all. Okay, good luck.

Sometimes people move in together for the wrong reasons too. Like, well, we'll save some money. We'll do this, we'll do that. And it really has to be something that you feel like, you know what? This is is like something i see a person i see myself with forever i'm ready to move in together because after that the next step is what all right well let's get to another caller hello who's this hi what's going on this is jake yeah what's your

question for you um yeah i'm good morning to y'all first and foremost good morning yeah i'm gonna um frame my question in this way just for the sake of people's personal business. What do you do when people are just not interested in change? There's a willful ignorance to not want to do better. You have all the tools. You have all the facts. You're just not interested in doing better. I'm going to frame the question that way.

Okay, well, first of all, I've been really conscious of who I'm surrounding myself with and the influence that they have on me and the energy that they bring around me. So if I feel like that about somebody, I'm not going to be around them anymore. And you can still love people who are in your life from a distance and offer your support in that way, but I'm not allowing that energy

to bring me down. Life is too short. What do you do when the energy is present all around the world? You think everyone's like that? No, I don't think that everyone isn't like that, but a lot of people are. What you do when there's just a willful

ignorance in most people's minds, they're just not interested in doing better in terms of progressing. I think you need to find a new circle of people to be around because sometimes the energy you're giving off too is that that's what it's attracting. So you also have to kind of look at yourself and look at the people that you're choosing

to spend your time with. Sometimes it's time to expand your circle and level up. Thank you. All right. All right. Ask Yee. 800-585-1051. We got rumors on the way?

Yes. And let's talk about this house party reboot. They have a new star, and we'll tell you who it is. All right, we'll get to that next. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. It's time.

She's spilling the tea. This is The Rumor Report with Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club. Well, Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa. He is now a strategic partner and minority owner, according to the NBA, on Tuesday. They said the NBA has always been a great ambassador for the United States, using the game to create deeper connections around the world. And in Africa, basketball has the power to promote opportunity, wellness, equality, and empowerment across the continent. Barack Obama

said by investing in communities... Alright. Well, grand opening, grand closing. Alright. You heard a pop, too. You could tell. You heard the pop. That's when you knew something was wrong. Pop! Bye! See you later, Yee. See you later, Yee. You have a good one.

Alright. Well, that is your rumor report. That is not the the rumor report i ain't got no rumors you got rumors i don't have no rumors but i definitely cannot wait uh to have a conversation tomorrow about uh something that we was talking about behind the scenes because i'm still stuck on the fact that uh brothers is out here trying to be straight whatever the hell that means i don't know what that means you got some rumors for me? So I can at least try to do something? I know what we can do right here What you wanna do? We can play Sounds of Blackness, Optimistic

Cause I've been telling y'all to play that record all goddamn morning Okay? Let's see if we got that record Let's pull that record up While we're pulling that up That record This is why you gotta be in studio Yep, yeah

This is the reason why Okay? Cause when you're doing live radio, things like this can happen. And now everybody's sitting around looking clueless. All right, well... Come on now, Sounds of Blackness, Optimistic. We got to pull it out. It's probably not even in the system.

That's probably in the system. One of the greatest records ever, and the reason it's one of the greatest records ever, and the reason I think this record is so timely right now is because I always tell my daughter, my oldest daughter, that if you want to have an advantage over everybody around you right now is because I always tell my daughter my oldest daughter that if you want to have an advantage over everybody around you right now just simply look up because everybody is looking down at the damn phones okay and you wonder why you so depressed and you wonder why you got anxiety and you got insecure you're insecure and you low self-esteem you got low self-esteem is because you constantly got your head in this phone while everybody is lying to you and it it's easy to get very bitter and pessimistic, you know, looking down at your phone.

All right. Well, shout out to Revolt. We'll see you guys later. Everybody else, the People's Choice mixes up next after we play this joint. Feel good. Feel good, baby. Keep your head up. Yeah, keep your head to the sky.

Okay, get out your goddamn smartphones. Smartphones making you dumb. If you wanted to hear rumors tomorrow tomorrow because we don't know what happened to you this is this is why people didn't be in studio and then it was a wrap all right well keep your head to the sky now this is shout to uh jimmy jim and terry lewis they stopped through early we had a great conversation with them we talked about everything just they produced with so many people wrote for so many people from michael jackson janet jacksonher, Mariah Carey. Mint Condition. New Edition.

Sounds of Blackness. Sounds of Blackness. And we found out that they did this song. We didn't know that they did this song. This is one of those positive songs that if you're in a mood or you're a little emotional or you're a cancer like Charlamagne, you'll probably cry. I listen to it three, four times a week.

Joey, is the interview up on YouTube yet? Yep, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis interview is up on YouTube right now. Go to the Breakfast Club Power 105.1 YouTube page and check it out But this is one of my favorite records, okay? Look up from your damn phones, okay? Listen to it, we'll be back, it's the Breakfast Club, good morning Don't forget, August 14th, my car show goes down Get your tickets now

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Bye. Hang up. Bye. No, you can't. Bye. Y'all want to hear the rest of the rumors? Oh, God. The rumors is done.

My God. The rumors is done. My goodness. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Well, I just want to shout out to Jacob Lattimore, who's going to be starring in House Party. I think that's dope. So congrats to him.

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Yes. The whole interview is up on The Breakfast Club YouTube page right now, man. We spoke to them for about, the icons, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Yes. The whole interview is up on Breakfast Club YouTube page right now, man. We spoke to them for about, I think, an hour and 12 minutes or something like that. Yeah, that was one of those ones that, like, it just really filled your cup up. You know what I mean? Because, you know, as those brothers said, they make divine art. And when you meet two people who have absolutely come on this planet and fulfilled their purpose to the fullest,

it just does something to your spirit, man. So salute to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Yeah, and earlier, people are texting me, to the fullest, it just does something to your spirit, man. So salute to Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Yeah, and earlier, people are texting me, what the heck, what the hell? Yeah, it happens sometimes

on the radio. One day, one day, one day, one day, they'll put some money into this morning show. You think so?

I don't know, man. We've been on 10, 11 years. One day, we'll have the best of everything. Until then, you know, one ghetto day at a time. We're just, you know, one ghetto day at a time.

We just going to do it one ghetto day at a time. As my homegirl AJ always says, Ashley, salute to Ashley James. We just going to keep going one ghetto day at a time, man. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. All right. Now, you guys be blessed out there, man. Where your mask? Shalameen, you got a positive note

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