The Breakfast Club - What a Scam

Episode Date: August 19, 2019

Today on the show we opened up the phone lines to see if any of our listeners have been scammed after an episode of "90- day fiance" aired and showed a girl scamming her fiance'. Also, we had comedian Aida Rodriguez stop by where she spoke about her comedy career, being kidnapped by her grandma from her mother and more. Also Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to a man that was ungrateful getting a BMW for his birthday instead of a Jaguar, so he pushed his BMW in the river.  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.

People watch The Breakfast Club, bitches. The voice of the culture. People watch The Breakfast Club for, like, news and really be tuned in. It's one of my favorite shows to do. Just because y'all always keep it 100, y'all keep it real. They might not watch the news, but they're on Twitter. They're on Facebook. They're, you know, they're listening to The Breakfast Club. Get your ass up.

Good morning, Angela Yee. Good morning, DJ Envy. Charlamagne Tha God. Peace to the planet. It's Monday. Yes, it's Monday. Back to the work week. How was the weekend? The weekend was good. They had a Source 360.

They had a block party in Brooklyn on the street they named after Christopher Wallace. So I was there over the weekend. We did a panel talking about health and nutrition and mental health, since it's all related to each other. And that was fun. There was a lot of people out there celebrating in Brooklyn. That sounds dope. I was, shout out to 50 Cent. 50 pulled off something I didn't think he could possibly pull off. I saw.

You had the pool party. 50 Cent had his tycoon pool party. Shout out to Ant. And I thought for sure, 50 was talking about it so much, I thought it was going to be a problem. I thought it was going to be a couple of fights, some incidents. But nah, very peaceful. He brought damn near every artist out. Snoop was there and performed. OT Genesis,

Casanova, DeVito, Trey Songz, Fabulous. Bow Wow. No, Bow Wow wasn't there. I'm trying to think who else was there in the building. Wendy Williams. Wendy Williams didn't make it in. I saw a picture of her in there with Snoop and her son,

but then I saw the video where they said she couldn't get in. Yeah, she was at the lobby. She was walking. When I was walking out, she was walking in. How could Wendy not get in?

50 Cent. She has a problem with 50? So why did she go? I don't know, because people are crazy. People think they can say whatever they want to say. I don't know.

That's crazy to me. People think they can say whatever they want to say to you, and then when you react, they act like they don't understand why you're reacting in that way. Oh, my goodness. I don't know, but I guess she tried to get in, thought everything was cool,

and nah, she didn't make it upstairs. They said that Bow Wow was banned. That's a joke, though, right? I did. I think that was a joke. Okay. But he was not there. Bow Wow was not there.

I'm trying to think, did I miss anybody that was there? Pop Smoke, G4 Boys. It was so many people in there. Everybody had a good time. It was a joke. Okay. But he was not there. Bow Wow was not there. I'm trying to think that I missed anybody that was there. Pop Smoke, G4 Boys. It was so many people in there. Everybody had a good time. It was peaceful. It was a dope. It was really, really dope. It was the first time I'd seen something like this in at least 15, 20 years in New York

in the tri-state area. It was just nothing but peace. So that was a dope little show. Shout out to 50. I was in South Carolina this weekend. I had my annual backpack school supply giveaway. I've been doing it for like five, six years now. And we had a big fish fries.

We had a fish fries. We had free fried fish and fried shrimp and French fries. And you got to give the little people a salad, you know what I'm saying, just to balance it out. We gave out a lot of book bags, a lot of school supplies. Salute to Sprayground for supplying some of the book bags. Salute to Nala Simone for providing the soundtrack. We just had a good time in the country this weekend. Okay.

Amongst corner South Carolina. Well, let's get the show cracking. Front page news, what are we talking about, Yeezy? We are going to talk about these temperatures. There are record-breaking temperatures around the world, and I'm sure you know what the cause of it is. All right. And we have a huge announcement at 7 a.m.

Huge announcement. It's all about Powerhouse. We'll tell you about that in a little bit, so don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. It's all about powerhouse. We'll tell you about that in a little bit. So don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are the Breakfast Club.

Let's get in some front page news. Where we starting, Yee? Well, let's talk about these record-breaking temperatures. The month of July was the hottest July and the hottest month on record globally since they started doing temperature records. And so it's record-breaking temperatures, and they're saying it is almost entirely due to climate change. So for anybody who doesn't believe that there's climate change, clearly, as you can see, because July 2019 was the hottest July with the record-breaking temperatures, there's some issues. All right. And they said there's three big reasons why the global temperature

was so hot. First of all, it's always going to be in July if that's going to happen because it's the hottest month of the year. And they said there's a normal amount of variability in the weather. And that was earlier this year. El Nino warm weather conditions formed in the Pacific, which caused warmer than average weather conditions. And they said greenhouse gas pollution traps heat in the atmosphere and that has consequences. All right. Now let's talk about Barack Obama. According to a report in The New York Times, they said that he repeatedly tried to get Joe Biden not to run for president,

even though Joe Biden invokes Barack Obama's name all the time. And according to Cory Booker, he told him that you actually invoke President Obama more than anybody in this campaign. You can't do it when it's convenient and then dodge it when it's not. We still haven't heard Barack Obama come out publicly and endorse Joe Biden. And according to the report in The New York Times, they said first in 2016, Barack Obama pressured Joe Biden to sit out the race because he believed Hillary Clinton was the best shot at continuing his legacy, even though he still did run. And now they're saying that Barack Obama is nervous that Joe Biden is going to embarrass himself or damage his legacy, even though he still did run. And now they're saying that Barack Obama is nervous that Joe Biden is going to embarrass

himself or damage his legacy. Feels like he might be nervous for his own legacy. Like, I don't want people to think that's the guy I chose. Well, I mean, yeah, because you see all of this stuff that's coming out about Joe Biden's background. I mean, we already knew he was the author. I actually didn't know he was the author of the 94 crime bill. But then you look at the 88 crack laws, you look at things he said, like Barack Obama's the only black male he's met that's bright, articulate, and clean.

You look at his comments from the Florida Senate where he says, I don't care about the conditions that created these predators. Like, there's a lot of different things I didn't know about Joe Biden that make me look at Obama and say, why'd you choose that guy? It makes people look at Obama a little crazy. Yeah, and there was one instance in 2013 when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he wouldn't support any budget deal with the White House before his upcoming reelection campaign. And Joe Biden responded.

And let's not forget, Mitch McConnell is the person who vowed early on to stonewall a lot of Obama's agenda as much as possible. Mitch, we want to see you come back. So that doesn't sound very loyal to Obama. Now, let's talk about Jay-Z, because everybody is still buzzing about Jay-Z and his deal with the NFL. Well, now new reports are coming out saying that Jay-Z is going to become part owner of an NFL team. And they said he will have a significant ownership interest in a team. We don't know which team yet, but they said it's going to happen in the near future because he's a huge fan of the NFL. He already has a sports business.

He's not an NFL agent. He does not take part in the operations of NFL players in Roc Nation. So he is able to do that. So he can do that whole team ownership thing. Now, there's also all kinds of people discussing that conference and people are still talking about what Jay-Z had to say during the press conference with Roger Goodell. I think we've passed kneeling. I think it's time to go into actionable items. I think everyone knows what the issue is. And I'm not again. So to be clear, I'm not minimizing that part of it because that has to happen. That's a necessary part of the process. But now we all know what's going on. What are we going to do? How are we going to stop? Because the kneeling was not about a job.

It was about injustice. Let me bring attention to injustice. Everyone's saying, how are you going forward? And Cap doesn't have a job. This wasn't about him having a job. Well, Kaepernick went on Twitter and said, my brothers, and then he added Eric Reid, Kenny Stills, and Albert Wilson continue to fight for the people, even in the face of death threats. They have never moved past the people and continue to put their beliefs into action. Stay strong, brothers. And Eric Reid actually responded to a report from TMZ that Jay-Z is going to own an NFL team. Jay-Z claimed to be a supporter of Colin, you know, wore his jersey, told people not to perform at the Super Bowl because of the treatment that the NFL did to Colin. And now he's going to be a part owner. It's kind of despicable.

I don't understand how people can be upset at Jay-Z for choosing to partner with the NFL but still want Colin to work in the league. If Eric Reid and all those guys can work in the league, why can't Jay-Z partner with them and own a team? Like, that makes no sense to me. Like, we rooting for people to have employment, black men to have employment,

but we're against black men having ownership. I don't understand the logic. I don't understand the logic either, but I would say this. If he had conversations with people saying, don't do stuff with the NFL, and then he did something with the NFL, that looks crazy, but people are saying that's not true. So if it's not true, I don't see what the problem is. Some people have an issue with the fact that he was in conversations

with the NFL for, they said, over a year. That's not true, though. I don't know. I can't imagine this deal just happened overnight, though. Yeah. I mean, it had to be a long conversation. They said they were flying across country to meet with each other and have these meetings, because this seems like a deal that's been structured for some time.

Conversations started this past January. Okay, so eight, nine months. Yeah. Was it September? August? I don't know. Yeah. Yeah, about eight months. I just think it's so stupid to choose sides in this situation. I see people saying F. Kaepernick, F. Jay-Z. You shouldn't want Jay-Z to succeed and actually make a change in the league for black and brown people. You should want Jay-Z to make sure the NFL allocates the money to different community organizations.

You should want Jay-Z to own a team. I mean, wasn't we just all rooting last year when Puffy said he was thinking about buying the Panthers? Like, I don't get it. And we should want Colin to get back in the league. I don't understand why anybody is choosing sides in this situation. Do we understand why Colin Kaepernick might have some feeling about it himself personally though? I honestly don't.

I don't understand the hate. Before the man is able to do anything, we already talking bad about him before he's even tried or seeing what his plans are. It just seems like that's what we do. If Jay-Z and Colin were actual friends, or even if they had a relationship where they spoke often, yes. Okay, I don't know what their relationship is. Not in this situation.

I thought they were cool. They've spoken three times in their lives. Oh, okay. I thought they were real cool with each other. They've spoken three times in their lives. All right, well, that is your front page news. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051.

If you're upset, you need to vent. Hit us up right now. Maybe you had a bad weekend. Maybe you couldn't get in the 50s pool party. There was a lot of people outside that couldn't get in. Maybe it's this heat wave killing you. Yeah, maybe your electricity bill is crazy because of this heat wave. But 800-585-1051.

Get it off your chest. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Wake up, wake up. Wake your ass up. This is your time to get it off your chest. Say it, say it with your chest.

Whether you're mad or blessed, we want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? Yo, what's up, Evie? What's up, Trav? Hey, Trav. Yee. What's up, Yee? See you at Yee Day.

Hey, you know, I'm going to be there. What's up, Charlamagne? What up, sis? How you? I'm doing good, I'm going to be there. What's up, Charlamagne? What up, sis? How are you? I'm doing good. I'm doing good. Listen, can I talk about Marlowe's new movie? Oh, I started watching it, but I was so tired I fell asleep.

What did you think? No, it was actually, I got high as hell, and it was actually funny as hell. Those are those type of movies, man. Sex couplets. Well, that's a good thing. Yeah, sex couplets. Like, please go watch it. I thought it was going to be super corny. It was, like, corny funny, but, like, super, super corny funny, though. Well, that's a good thing. Yeah, Sex Tuplets. Like, please go watch it. I thought it was going to be super corny.

It was, like, corny funny, but, like, super, super corny funny, though. Like, really funny. Those are those type of movies you watch when you're on a plane or you're late at night and you just start dying laughing. Yeah, I'm talking about, I was like, is this one character that he plays called Russell? That's the main one that is going to make you laugh. Russell, is Russell a fat one, or is Russell a little,

a small person, or is he a little, a small person, or is he the pimp? Russell's the fat one. Russell's the fat one. Alright, I'm definitely watching. Alright, thank you, Trav. Peace out. Hello, who's this? Hi, this is Aisha from Brooklyn. Hey, Aisha, get it off your chest.

Hi, Aisha. She was the girl that I never had. Yeah, my whole life they've sung that. Classic. Classic. Another bad creation. I got something to say, but I'm scared of Charlamagne's response because he a little crazy, but I'm going to say it anyway. Go.

Right, right. So I've been married for four years. I'm 30 years old. And my husband is incarcerated in the feds right now. So long story short, he be like tracking me on Facebook, on every type of social media. I don't know if he got people screen recording or whatever, but all I do is go to work and go home.

That's crazy. So he just got caught with a cell phone and they gave him a ticket. And so they took his business for a whole year, a whole freaking year. They took his business over the cell phone. He goes and get another cell phone, tracking me, talking about some guy I don't even know on Instagram. Just all this stupid stuff.

And I'm just like, what more do you want? I'm there for you. Your family ain't there. I'm the only one doing everything. I work and go home. That's all I do. I don't even go out. This man is on my back 24-7.

I don't know what to do. When did you get home? Yeah, but you got to understand, that's just all jail-related stress. That's all. That man is miserable. I know he's miserable, and I try to be there 100,000%. I'm there for him more than I'm here for myself, but I'm emotionally drained.

I keep just being doing too much, always accusing me and making stuff up and just going crazy, so I just don't go out. I just stay home. Oh, my God. I wouldn't do that, but you do have to know where all that is coming from. That's literally only him projecting all his insecurities and fears on you because he's in jail. That's it.

It's not a fear to you. It's definitely not. Right, it's not a fear. So that's what I'm saying. Like, how do I go about it? Like, you know, because I do want to go out sometimes. Like, I want tickets to the Angie Martinez cookout. You better go.

I don't even get the tickets. Girl, if you know me, you better come to that cookout now. You better go. Go enjoy your life. I didn't get the tickets in the mail yet. Where is that? What did he do to get locked up?

Somebody snitched on him. His old cousin. Okay, but... What did he do to get locked up? He was doing something, right? What was he doing? Listen, I don't know where he was going.

I don't know. Oh, boy. He wrote a paperwork on him and that's how he got wrapped up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have got wrapped up. Go enjoy he wouldn't have got wrapped up. Go enjoy your life, mama. She ride or die right here.

Have a good one. I've been like that before. Charlamagne, what should I do? What, with your man? Yeah, like... I think that you should... Not just my man. I think that you should have fun, but not tell him about the fun that you're having.

He's tracking her. Yeah, he can't track her from jail. I think you should have some me time to yourself. You know what I'm saying? But he don't need to know all that. Turn your phone, my iPhone off. You better get you a Samsung phone. You better get you a Droid.

Thank you, Mama. 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 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 tried my country. My forefathers did that themselves.

What could go wrong? No country willingly gives up their territory. I was making a rocket with a black powder, you know, with explosive warheads. 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. You better have the same energy. We want to hear from you on The Breakfast Club. Hello, who's this? This is April. Hey, April, get it off your chest.

I want to spread some positivity this morning. I want to thank The Breakfast Club for getting me through my past three years. I work in Arkansas, Trump country. Not a lot of people look like me. So, I just want to

thank you guys for getting me through the past three years. So, basically, you're saying we're the only black people you get to hear from every day. Basically, that's the reason why I'm with y'all. That black effect is real. But, that's the reason why I'm with you. Yeah, basically. Thank you. That black effect is real. But yeah, so like I decided that I needed to make a move

to get up out of there, and I finally found a way out. It's a very toxic work environment, so I'm still working on my business until I can afford to move on. Okay, mama. Well, keep working, all right? All right. So you guys can visit my Instagram at F-E-M-P-A-Q.com.

Angelique, I would love to send you some samples. I created a feminine emergency kit for men, children, people. You know, sometimes it happens. Yes, girl. I've had plenty of emergencies. So I would love, love, love, love, love to send you some samples. Check out my Instagram at Simpac or my website at www.Simpac.com. Thank you, Mama.

Hello, who's this? What up, Doe? This is D from the D. Hey, what up, Doe? What's going on, D? What up, D from the D? Do you like the D? What up, y'all?

Oh, I love the D. Y'all almost got me. Good morning, Lady E. Good morning. What's up, bro? I'm here, LeMaine. Oh, God. Shout out to Webby.

Yes, sir. I called to complain about Je. Good morning. Charla, LeMaine, Fagaz. Shout out to Webby. Yes, sir. I called to complain about Jigger. Jay-Z. Jay-Z, yes, sir. I apologize. Jay-Z started off by saying, the NFL needs me. I don't need you, which is absolutely true. And what they needed him for is to bring that part of the culture back into the fold. So him making that bold statement at that point and then turning around

and being the choir director kind of makes it look, makes his stand on the whole situation wishy-washy. To me, he brought this negative attention to himself. Shout out to Sean Carter for grabbing that bag for his family. But at the same time, when you put that announcement to the world, to our culture, that, hey, we don't need them, they need us, and then you turn around and kind of, you know, turn tail. Well, listen, didn't the NFL prove that they need him

by doing everything that he absolutely wants them to do? Like Jay-Z said, they're doing everything he wants them to do. So isn't he proving that they need him? Yes, sir. And that's the point. We also need him to stand bolder than what it seems like he's doing. Now, I don't know all the details of what he's eligible for, but they said they signed Roc Nation.

That wasn't to say. No, no, no. Roc Nation partnered with the NFL. It's a difference, my brother. Yes, sir. You're absolutely right. But it's through the media company, the entertainment company, not necessarily for the social injustice.

No, it's for both. Why do we keep knocking? It's for both. The announcement was for the entertainment component and a social justice initiative. Like, I'm confused. Hello, who's this? It's Cognac Jack calling from Detroit.

What's up, bro? What up, dog? What up, dog? I want to tell my sister I'm mad at people. They messed my day up. My daughter can't even go on YouTube.

Oh, they cut the internet off. The internet worked a little bit. I was trying to, you know, black men don't cheat. What's up, Charlie May? Black men don't cheat. Hey, question, do you love the D? Yeah, I love the D, but I don't cheat. What's up, Charlie May? Black men don't cheat. Hey, question, do you love the D?

Yeah, I love the D, but I don't know what D you talking about. What do you mean? Why you got to add something to it? Why I'm talking about Detroit? Yeah, no, I'm saying, hey, I be trying to go on Pornhub. It don't work either. So, you know, I mean, that's kind of hard for a brother. You know what I'm saying?

Are you more concerned about Pornhub or your daughter using the YouTube to watch her cartoons, bro? I like both. Like, both. Yeah, both of y'all got to be entertained. I understand. Goodbye, man. Yeah, bro.

Hello, who's this? It's John calling from Dave. What's poppin'? John, what's up? Get it off your chest. Morning. Morning. Morning, man.

There's a lot going on. I'm feeling real depressed this morning. I've been feeling, you know, depression is real, you know. Yes, it is. You know, I listen to your radio stations, but I don't never really touch base on depression. You got your goddamn mind.

I got a T. Look at my shirt, Steve. What my shirt say? Anybody even ask you to say something yet? What did my shirt say, Steve? Depression. Okay? And it says depression, but also it has press on highlighted.

So even though you're depressed, you got to press on, my brother. We talk about depression all the time. Okay, I never really heard y'all talk about it. We talk about it all the time. What do you think the mental health conversations are about? Anxiety, depression, PTSD? What ways do you think you can cope with it? Huh?

What ways do you think you can cope with it? I mean, I go to therapy. I do meditation. I use CBD. I'm actually meeting with my guy, Senator Tim Ryan, later today, and he's going to teach me some new breathing exercises at a yoga place. So, yeah. Okay, thank you, man.

That's what I wanted to know about. Like, it's hard. You know, life is hard, and depression is one of the big things. It kills people. Yeah, see, I would tell you to start with therapy, though. Yeah, you should go see somebody, brother. Yeah, a lot of times when you're depressed, you just need somebody to talk to. I would go see a therapist, my brother.

Okay, I appreciate y'all. All right, man. All right. Hey. Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up right now. Now, we got rumors on the way, Yee?

Yes, Young Thug and YFN Lucci were going at it with each other over the weekend, and we'll break it down for you. Oh, YFN Lucci was at the pool party, too. I've seen him there as well. All right. All right. All right. Rumors up next.

Don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. You know, guys, when you're used to eating clean and healthy, whatever you want to call it, when you put something in your body that your body doesn't want, your body will let you know because I usually poop at 8.30 every morning,

but today I went at 6.30, and it wasn't hard. And I'm saying all that to say today is National Soft Ice Cream Day. I saw you had a Krispy Kreme donut last week. I did. And today is National Soft Ice Cream Day. So I just wanted to bring that out there. Happy Monday. So it came out like soft ice cream.

Yes, it did. Okay. That's what it reminded me of. All right. Well, let's get to the rumors. Let's talk Wendy Williams. She's spilling the tea. This is the Rumor Report with Angela Yee on The Breakfast Club.

All right. Well, Wendy Williams has been partying it up, and she was with Cardi B on Saturday. And her best friend, Medina, they went out, and she posted, okay, I'm done with this life. I'm frightened by the drama. Please recuse me. September 16th.

Medina is the worst. Cardi B is twerking. My legs are on swollen. My son is here. Nephew Travis is, like, right with his on. I'm frightened but happy at the same time. About last night, summer, NYC. I guess they were out for Jason Lee's birthday.

Yeah, I saw the pictures. Wendy has to relax a little, though. But, you know, I feel sorry for her because there's no place for the hot-grown women to go. Like, where do the hot-grown women go to enjoy their summer? Anywhere. Hot-grown women got to hang out with the hot girls. That can be tiring. Well, it looks like she's having a good time.

Only thing is, she was supposed to do a show in New Jersey over the weekend at NJPAC, and it was supposed to take place on Saturday, and she canceled that performance. Yeah, because she was in the car. Exactly. My point exactly. But according to reports on page six, they said that based on ticket availability on Thursday, it seemed like very few people had purchased tickets to her show. And she also has canceled other dates recently, too, in Detroit and St. Petersburg.

That'll do it, too. Right. Now, she also tried to get into 50 Cent's party, as Envy was telling us, the tycoon party. Yeah, I mean, I didn't see her inside. When I was walking out, she was walking in. I don't think she made it upstairs. I think she made it in the lobby. Okay, well, 50 Cent posted,

you can't just show up to my party if you've been talking about me, bitch. Wait outside. Other than the bitch, I feel him. Okay? Seriously, why would Wendy think it's okay to come out there? Why would she pull up to that?

I don't know. Like, they know they don't get along. They know they don't like each other. He's been taking shots at her all year long. Yes, man. Y'all should at least have a phone conversation to make sure everything

good first before you just scroll up to his party. Like, no, I don't blame 50 for that at all. Maybe she was gonna just walk in and they would've just hugged and it would've been

the end of that. Not there. She probably would've got sprayed with a water gun. Like, they were spraying everybody with water guns. Trey Songz was spraying me with, 50 would've

sprayed her with a water gun. And I would've hoped Wendy would do the same thing to somebody that was talking crazy about her. I mean, the cancer in her. Don't let her in the party. Yeah. Envy, did you have on a white shirt? No, I did not have a white shirt on.

Why do people do that? Why do people do stuff and say stuff about you, but then when you react, when they react, they act like they're the victim. Like, why would you do that? All right, now let's talk about Young Thug versus YFN Lucci. As you know, Young Thug's album came out as a surprise on Friday. Well, YFN Lucci posted a cap-ass album, and he didn't

specify who he was talking about, but then he said boy almost ished on himself in Lennox no cap. Well, Young Thug responded and said at YFN, if I ain't like what you do for your mother and kids, I would have been killed you. Then he posted a picture of YFN Lucci's car and put nice car. Was Thug at 50's pool party?

Thug wasn't there. No, YFN Lucci was there. That's what I'm saying. Where did he see YFN's car? I guess this was over the weekend. So, I don't know. Maybe this was before. I thought that was yesterday.

I thought it was yesterday. I think it was two days ago. Was one of Thug's people at the pool party plotting on YFN? No. I have no idea. But then young Thug posted this. Don't party plotting on YFN? No. I have no idea, but then Young Thug posted this. Don't blow the motor, little scared red boy. Now, if you don't know what he said, he said, don't blow the motor, little scared ass boy.

Like, don't drive off when we start shooting. Right, because he put a nice car. All right, here's the thing. And he posted his car. Let me finish, though, with YFN Lucci and his response. Now, YFN Lucci then responded on his social media by referencing Young Thug's girl. I don't hate Jairus. You got to know Young Thug's girl. I got that same soul. He said, I'm going to hit Jericho.

Let him know I'm looking for him. I got that thing, too. Here's the thing. They play too much now. Yeah. Every day of your lives, the ruling powers are figuring out ways to kill your black ass. So don't help the ruling powers by trying to kill yourselves. Like, what are they even beefing over?

I have no idea. It's been going on for quite some time. I don't even know how their beef has even started, but of course, young thug's girl Jerrica responded and said tell your... I can't even read this because

there's a lot of curses here, but she also said something about Regine. She said, how you got a whole beautiful girlfriend, but you so comfortable saying somebody else's name. I tolerate zero disrespect. And since you want to engage in whole activity because you scary, I'm going to get at your bitch. Bringing a woman into a man's fight is clown activity,

especially a bitch you have had zero dealings with. Sit the F down or man up and handle your business. If they beefing over nothing, then that means that's what they will die over. Like, everybody needs to relax. None of it is worth it. All right, well, I'm Angela Yee, and that means that that's what they will die over. Like, everybody needs to relax. None of it is worth it. All right. Well, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your rumor report. All right.

Now we have a major announcement. We're going to play Top It Out, and we're going to get that on. We're going to do it right now. Top It Out. All right. Let's play Top It Out, and we drum roll one time. Yeah, what are we doing? They never tell me the announcements because they think I'm going to tell everybody.

Turn it up. Turn the drum roll up. All right, it's back. What is this about? October 26th. What is it about? Prudential Center, New Jersey. What?

Powerhouse NYC is back. That's right. We do this each and every year. So let's name some of these artists. I'm going to be honest with you. I'm not going to act excited until I hear who the artist is on the lineup. Okay. Polo G and Lil T.J.

What they sing? We pop out at your party. I'm with the gang. Okay. Okay. It's going to be okay. All right. So tuck your okay. All right, all right. All right, all right. I hope you're building up to the big dogs,

because you don't got me yet. Sweetie will be in the building. Okay, I like this one. That's my type. That's my type. That's my type. That's my type. That's my type.

That's my type. Okay. All right, all right, all right. I like that record. I like that. It reminds me of a nice little four-year-old. What? Saying my type.

My type. That's my type. All right. Now, also, I don't know if I'm going to say his name right. I don't know if it's DeVito or Davido, but he'll be in the building. Ooh. Okay. All right.

I love this record. I can't remember what the record was. When you said the name, I said, I know he sings something African I like, but I couldn't remember what it was. That's a feel-good song. All right. All right.

What else we got? Now we're all the big old freaks. Megan Thee Stallion will be in the building. All right. Should I take your love? Should I take the... Song of the summer right here. High girl summer.

Here we go. I'm a high girl. Now we getting there now. I hope she got everybody coming to do this song with her too. That might be a nice surprise. I feel like with Saweetie and I feel like with Meg Thee Stallion, it's a nice lady-friendly affair. A nice little pop out. All right.

A Boogie with the hoodie will be joining us from A nice little pop out. All right. A Boogie with the hoodie will be joining us from the BX New York. All right. Emby, can you do that? Can you do that? You should have saved Meg for towards the end.

I know you've practiced it. You should have saved Meg for towards the end. A Boogie got hit. Are you kidding me? But you still should have saved Meg for towards the end. All right. Who else hit. Are you kidding me? Yes, he does, but you still should have saved Meg for towards the end. All right.

Who else we got? Lil Baby will be in the building. Okay, all right. I like it. We're going. All right. All right, now. Now, hold on.

Now, you done named about six people. Now, I don't plan to be here all night, so I hope this is over. There's got to be another baby. That's right. Lil Baby will be there. Whoa. Okay, Charlotte. Drop on the cruise bus for the 704, damn it.

Okay, so I already see the baby and Meg Thee Stallion doing their hit song together, too. I like the Queen City in the building. One time for Charlotte. Now, also, Migos will be in the building. Okay. All right. Motor sport. Put that thing in sport.

Quavo. Take off. Pop a like a court. I wonder if they do their solo songs now during their sets. Yeah, they got to do the solo. Of course. It only makes sense. And also.

Is this it? This the last person? This the last person. This better be big. Who we got? Meek Millie will be in the building. Hold on. Wait a minute.

Y'all thought I was finished? When I wrote I asked them all. y'all thought it was rainy. Yeah. Flexing on him. So I'm like Papa on his finish. Double M, yeah, that's my T-Rose. Hey, the captain, I'm Lieutenant. I'm the tech, and the men cast in grind like I'm broke.

That Lambo, my new, she ride like my ghost. All right. This is a huge powerhouse. That's right. I'm not mad at this lineup at all. October 26th at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Tickets go on sale this Thursday. Now, we got something special.

Let me check my schedule, see if I'm available. In the mix this Thursday. Oh, I should say this Thursday. In the mix today, we're going to be giving away a pair of tickets in the mix. Where we'll actually pay your airfare, pay your hotels, and give you tickets to the show. So if you live in New York, there's no airfare for you. Yeah, if you live in New York, you got a bus or train, whatever it may be.

But during the mix, we're going to get a lucky caller, and we're going to fly you out. We're going to pay for your airfare. We're going to pay for your tickets. Who is we? We, we all. The Breakfast Club. We got you.

I didn't know anything about none of this. We got you. So that's October 26th at Prudential Center in New Jersey. Oh, that's amazing. And it's on a Saturday this year. I don't think we ever did. No, it's not. Yes, it is.

It is? Yes, it is. How are you going to tell me no, it's not? Every year, we've never done Powerhouse on a Saturday. So this is really exciting. You ain't got to get up early the next day. Oh, the 26th is a Saturday. I know.

That's Hampton's homecoming, too. I just want to put that out there. And that's all courtesy from our friends at AT&T, FYI. Oh, yeah, because I'm in Milwaukee the next day. Yeah, I won't be at Hampton this year for Hampton's Homecoming because I'll be at... Powerhouse. Powerhouse, yeah.

I don't know. It seems like they booked everybody but us. I don't know. Everybody talking to me about this one. You know, Hampton's Homecoming, you know. I do it every year, the last 15 years. You don't need us when you got all that. That's what I'm trying to say.

That's what I said, boy. All right. Front page news. Let's get right into it. We're not going to play a sweeper? Let's get right into front page news. Oh, no? We're going to play a record?

All right, we'll play the powerhouse thing. Let's go. Okay. Showtime. Get ready for the most powerful concert event of the year, Powerhouse NYC. The stage is going to be lit with performances by... Migos. I was finished when I would ask tomorrow I thought it was ready The face Know what I want Good, good

Play if you want Let's do it I'm a young CEO Hey, boogie with the Look back at it She ain't never do this before But she got it Lil' baby

Started off as close friends Somehow you turn into my girlfriend The beat up Money fun on you Banana fun Making a stallion Got a whole lot of options Cause you know what they're talking

I'm a high girl, so you know. So we. Rich. Hey, nigga, that's my type. That's my type. That's my type. Polo G. Pop out at your party.

Lil T.J. I'm with the gang. And much more. Saturday night, October 26th at the Potential Center in Newark. Tickets going to sell this Thursday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.com. It's Powerhouse NYC. Presented by AT&T. All right. I said all of that. but let's get into some fun things.

I know, we did. I was like, didn't we just say that? All right, where are we starting? Let's talk about this nearly four tons of weed that was discovered. That was worth about $2.3 million, according to officials. It was a shipment of jalapenos that was coming in from Mexico to the U.S., and it turns out there was nearly four tons of marijuana hidden inside of that cargo. What happens to those jalapenos, by the way?

I love jalapenos. I'm sure they're throwing out probably. Why would you want to throw away all those jalapenos? People love jalapenos. Me too. I'm a big fan of those. What happened to all that weed? Oh, you know.

My daughter just asked me that yesterday. She said when police seize the drugs, what do they do with them after they use them for evidence? I was like, I really don't know. I thought they burned them. They probably take some home. Burn all that weed. We'll be so high. Yeah, burn it in their lungs.

All right, now let's talk about Donald Trump. He is advocating the return of more mental health institutions. That's his response to combat gun violence. As soon as he checks in, he needs to be the first one checking in the one, God damn it. He said these people are mentally ill, talking about mass shooters, and nobody talks about that. He argued that institutions for people with mental illness who we can't let be on the streets were

necessary to curb gun violence. So forget about stricter gun laws. Forget about the background checks. Forget about all of those things. Just build mental institutions. You need stricter gun laws. You need background checks. You need the mental health aspect. I don't know why we dismissed the mental health aspect of it all. And it's not just one thing that contributes to the gun problem.

It's a multitude of things. But it's interesting that he says that about these mass shooters, but not about other violent crimes that are happening. Just these mass shooters are the ones that need mental health. Everybody else got to go to jail. Donald Trump needs some goddamn therapy. All right. Well, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your Front Page News.

All right. Thank you, Ms. Yee. Now, Yee, what did you want to talk about? You said you were watching some Bachelor show. Oh All right, well, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your Front Page News. All right, thank you, Miss Yee. Now, Yee, what did you want to talk about? You said you were watching some Bachelor show? Oh, no, no, no. I was watching 90 Day Fiance last night. Oh. Now, first of all,

I don't know if y'all both don't watch that show. Nope. It's amazing, and I highly suggest you watch it because the things that people do on that show, at first you feel bad, like, man, he is spending all his money on this woman that he's never met before, and you feel kind of bad, but then you feel bad, like, man, he is spending all his money on this woman that he's never met before. And you feel kind of bad. But then you're like, OK, this is ridiculous.

Like Maria was not coming to see you. He spent he sent her all this money. She kept asking for money. She would cry, ask for money, send her money, then send her money to buy a flight so they could go on vacation together. Then the day before they're supposed to leave. She did this a couple of times. She's like, oh, I'm not going to be able to make it. It's my mother's birthday. Keeps the money. And then instead of him cutting her off, he buys her a flight for the next day in hopes that she gets on it. And what do you think is going to happen? But anyway, the whole point of this is, have you ever been scammed when you were dating somebody? Has anybody ever scammed you out of some money or made you do things that you knew you shouldn't do because they was scamming you? But you were so in love that you did it anyway.

And don't call up here throwing your Nigerian boyfriend or girlfriend under the bus this morning, okay? We're not here for that. There's definitely a Nigerian boyfriend on the show too, Michael. Goodness gracious. Angela. Of course it is. And he definitely stole money from her. Of course.

It's not a stereotype. If you see what the two of them look like. We all get the emails. He's about 30. She's about 60-something. All right. Well, 885. And she had him. She's about 60-something. Alright, well, 800-585- And she had him dressed in all this Donald

Trump gear. What? And he was loving it. He loved Donald Trump. Is that the same person that beat up Jussie Smollett? My goodness. Alright, well, 800-585- 105-1. Have you ever been scammed? Call us up right now. We'll talk about it. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

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What's the name of the show, Yee? It's called 90 Day Fiancé, and I'm shocked and appalled that y'all don't watch this show. Why should we watch it? It was trending yesterday, and it's still trending today. Now, what happened on the show? What's the show about? It's about a lot of people are getting scammed on the show on 90 Day Fiance. And so guys

and women also are sending money to people that some of them they've never even met before. People that are trying to get their green card. So have you ever been scammed out of some money in a relationship? I haven't been officially scammed. It don't gotta be official, but you know when somebody got you. Yeah, not in no relationship.

I mean, I've definitely had people tell me a sob story to get some money out of me, and then they turn around and defecate on me. But I've never been scammed in a relationship simply because I've been in a relationship with the same person for 22 years. You know, I love Nigerian women, though. Never been in a relationship with one. But I'm sure that if I was, you know, that would increase the possibilities of me getting scammed. My goodness.

I've never been scammed in a relationship. Of course, I've been with my wife so long. That's a long scam. I've been scammed, yeah, right? I've been scammed with people that I know that ask me to borrow some money and they say, I'll give it back to you tomorrow. And tomorrow is like five years down the line.

I've never got that money back, but not in a relationship. What about you, Yee? Have I ever been scammed? No. I've definitely, one time I did lend somebody some money, and I wouldn't say I got scammed, though. I didn't get the money back, but he ended up dying.

Oh. Yeah, well, that's not a scam. Yeah, that's definitely not a scam. He took that money with him. Now, listen, imagine a question. The person on the show is Nigerian, right? Well, there's one. There's multiple couples. Okay. So there. The person on the show is Nigerian, right? Well, there's one. There's multiple couples.

Okay. So there's one couple that the man is Nigerian and she is a white woman. And he's doing this scam. Oh, his ass not scamming. And he's only 30 years old and she's like a lot older. And if you see, I ought to show you a picture just so you get the visuals of what Angela and Michael look like on 90 Day Fiancé. I'm not mad at an African scamming a white woman.

You know what I'm saying? As many resources as white people stole from Africa. You know what I'm saying? All the colonization they did of Africa. I'm not mad at an African scamming a white woman. You know what I'm saying? As many resources white people stole from Africa. You know what I'm saying? All the colonization they did of Africa. I'm not mad at that Nigerian man taking advantage of that poor white woman's credit card. I absolutely am not. You know what's so crazy about the Nigerian stereotype of them being scammers? The fact that Nigerians are so goddamn rich.

Like, I know some rich-ass Nigerians. Jamaicans are doing it now, too. That's very big in Jamaica now. For real? Yeah, scamming, hell yeah. They fight for the list and all that. What do you mean fight for the list? Like they have lists

of credit card lists where they actually have like people with good credit and people with limits on their credit card. So they have lists that come out and there's a lot of fighting

and gang activity over the list. Who gets the list first? I would love to see the Jamaican email. Wagwan Braddren, I am your long lost ancestor. That's actually

what that movie Sprinter Is all about It's based on The scammers in Jamaica For real? Yeah You gotta see it It's good

I don't think I got my skin When I bought that leather jacket And it wasn't leather Oh you were so mad You bought like 50 of them No I bought three I bought one for my dad One for me

You know god damn well If it's a neon green And purple leather jacket It's definitely Jamaica And I hate you Alright Hello who's this? Anonymous.

Anonymous. Oh, boy. Who scammed you, mama? At the time, it was my husband, but now it's the ex-husband. And what happened? Well, let's just say I put up money for his business, got a loan through the bank, and the business, nothing happened with the business, and there was no money to sell for. So he scammed you out of money for his business and you never seen him again?

Oh, I saw. But there was nothing going on with the business and the money was gone. Well, see, that's what happens. When you practice to deceive, that's what happens. Hello, who's this? Yo, it's Rich. What's up, man?

Rich, what's up, man? You got scammed? Yeah, I got scammed, man. $200 in Chinatown with a three-car Monty. Who got this? Yo, it's Rich. What's up, man? Rich, what's up, man? You got scammed? Yeah, I got scammed, man. $200 in Chinatown with a three-car Monte. Who got you? That's not a relationship. A Chinese person got you? No, no, no. They were set up in the corner.

It was like three of them. I always see people get scammed when they play those cards. Tell everybody out there, you never win on three-car Monte. I just want to tell y'all out there, you never win. And even if you do win, it's like seven of them, and you're never going to get that money. I'm going to be honest with you. You deserve that.

You can watch old-school New York movies and know not to play three-card Monty on the streets of New York. They do it in New Orleans now. When I was in New Orleans for Essence, I see them playing three-card Monty. You will get got. People are jumping on the corner thinking they can win. You do not win. All right, 800-585-1051. Hit us up right now.

Have you ever got scammed in a relationship? That's what we're talking about. Call us now. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Now, if you just joined us, we're talking about, what's the name of the show, Yee? 90 Day Fiance. Now, explain to the people what that show's about.

So, it's people who meet up. They might have met on a dating site or on social media and they have 90 days to get married and it was on last night and I just watch people you know are getting scammed. Like one guy, he keeps on sending money to this woman. I think she's in Russia

that he met online. He's never met her in person and she keeps on not showing up for trips that they have planned together. I had an Uber driver once tell me a whole story about this girl that he was dating that he was sending money to and he wasn't sure if he was getting scammed or not. And he never met her? He never met her. But he said he would FaceTime with her

all the time. And one time he even went to go pick her up from the airport and she never showed up. And then she said her phone had gotten turned off and she needed money to turn it back on. Well, Angelina just put me on to Angela and Michael from this show. What's the name of this show? 90 Day Fiance. The Nigerian brother, Michael, and his white Nubian queen, Angela.

You know what I'm saying? He's scamming the hell out of Angela. Okay? I'm not mad at it, though. All right? 400th year of American slavery. He deserves it. Well, if you see, there was one episode where she gave him his ATM card

and then it drained out her whole account. By the way, if you give a Nigerian your ATM card, you deserve what you get. My goodness. That's like playing three-card Monty in the streets of New York. What the hell's wrong with y'all? Well, 805-85-1051, have you ever got scammed in a relationship? All right. Hello, what's your name, Mama?

Novena. Hey, you got scammed in a relationship before? Yes, it was straight. Oh, my God, it was crazy. What happened? I met the guy in All Star Weekend. He was hanging out with the Lil' Lovin' Hip Hop Atlanta crew. His name was

Director H***wood. We started kicking it and I went to Atlanta. My son lives in Atlanta. And I ran into him. He said, I live in Atlanta. You know, whatever. So I was like, cool. So he came by to see me, whatever.

We started talking, kicking it. Then he started inviting me to the video shoots or whatever he was doing. He had a couple artists, this and that, running the game, I guess. I don't know. He do do the stuff. I thought he was cool, you know. How much you gave him?

I gave him $1,100. He made every freaking excuse He was cool, you know. How much you gave him? I gave him $1,100. Woo! And he made every freaking excuse why he's not coming back. His mother passed away. First, she was sick. Damn. In New York, we were supposed to drive back to Atlanta. I'm going to clean out my storage because I'm moving to Atlanta because I gave him $1,100 to pay.

Oh, my gosh. Yeah, to pay the freaking taxes on the house. He said it was $3,600. He said, I'm in court now. And they said I can get my house back. I was like, OK, f*** it. I can move in the Atlantic anyway. Why don't I just give you this money?

And I can take one of them rooms. You ain't got to really get no roommates or s***. Yeah. Stop cursing. So Tom go on with, Yo, crazy s***. And he's like, he's doing all these things, right? So I'm like, okay, I haven't been in a relationship in years.

Right? And red flags went up a while ago when he didn't show up a couple times. I kept saying, well, he still seemed like alright. Then he invited me to the warehouse to do the show. I mean, he was doing videos. He thought I didn't like that type of stuff. Which I do my son and hip hop or whatever. Oh boy. Mama, he got you, mama. That's what he was doing videos. He thought I didn't like that type of stuff. Which I do my son in hip-hop or whatever. Oh, boy. Mama, he got

you, Mama. That's what you want to say. He got you. He got me saying, yo, and I was calling, texting, yo, you going to send me my money? If we're not going to move in the house, that's fine. Send me my money. You can forget it. Let me ask you a question.

I know, but I kept calling, texting. He's like, yo, Mama, I got you. This is how DP was forget it. Let me ask you a question. I know, I know, but I kept calling, texting. He's like, yo, mama, I got you. This is how D.D. was doing it. I got you. I'm going to send the money. I'm doing a video shoot. I'm at Roc Nation having a meeting right now. You hit him with that Roc Nation having a meeting. People will be cool.

Let me ask you a question, ma. If you meet a man, listen to me. people will be cool. Y'all need me to sit down with 50. Wow. Let me ask you a question, Ma. If you meet a man, listen to me. If you meet a man and he's acting like he's a baller, he's acting like he's somebody, it's not a red flag as soon as he asks you for money? Well, yeah.

It was after four or five months, $50. I mean, he did a video shoot. He got all his rent to pay and the warehouse he was paying, all this stuff. So I was like, he was going through his divorce or whatever. I'm like, okay, well, $50 ain't nothing. I can give you $50. But why is he asking for $50 if he's supposed to be a baller? My niece had the same shit. All right, hang on, Barbara.

She's giving me a headache. I'm so confused. People are getting scared. Let me tell you something. The girl giving me a headache. I'm so confused. People are getting scared. Let me tell you something. The girl Maria, our 90-day fiance, the first time she was supposed to come,

she said her country was at war and she couldn't come. And then the second time, she said it was her mother's birthday the day before she was supposed to leave. I go live, man. Sometimes I hear from my own people and I'm like, we need to build a wall

around the black community, man. My goodness. Be honest with you. Alright, well, what's the moral of the story? The moral of the story is don't date Nigerians. I don't know what the moral of the story is. There's some Nigerians out there that's not scamming.

I love Nigerians. Listen, I love Nigerians, okay? I'm actually going to Nigeria in December. That's why I don't understand the whole scamming thing because I know some balling-ass Nigerians. Well, listen, Maria from the Ukraine is definitely scamming also. She's scamming everybody.

Where's she from? That's Russia, right? Yes. Exactly. That is Russia, right? What's exactly mean? Them Russians are scammers too, goddammit. What the hell are you talking about?

Listen, stop just giving money to people who you don't even know. That's what I have to say about it. And the IRS don't call you either. FYI, we all got scammed up here. We did get scammed up here. We definitely got scammed up here. I know I've been scammed up. We got scammed out here. We did get scammed up here. We definitely got scammed up here. We got scammed up here. I know I've been scammed up here. We got scammed out of somebody as a collective.

Wagwan bread drink. Wagwan bread drink. We got scammed. I am your ancestor. Well, we got rumors on the way. Yes, let's talk about our R&B artist who is being accused of abandoning his children. We'll tell you how he responded to these allegations. Yo, have you ever Googled African scams?

The first thing you say is, why do so many scams come from Nigeria? Another one is undercover with Nigerian scammers. A scam story seven. Nigerian scams. Scam watch. This is crazy. Nigeria dating scams.

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Keep it locked. This is The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ MV, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Do we have to start saying Powerhouse NYC artist, DaBaby? Yes, we do. She's performing at Powerhouse NYC.

That's right. Tickets go on sale this Thursday. Thursday? This Thursday. Why don't they go on sale today? That would make more sense, I thought. But you know people have ADD nowadays. If you make big announcements, you got to go get them right then and there.

Right, but Migos, Meek Mill, DaBaby, A Boogie With A Hoodie, Little Baby, DeVito, Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, Polo G, and Lil T.J. You sure tickets ain't on sale now? No, Thursday. Tickets go on Thursday at 10 a.m. So why are we announcing it Monday morning at 7 o'clock? So you can get your finances ready. Man, please. So you can get them tickets together.

Well, we will have some tickets to give away during the mix. We'll be giving away somebody some tickets. We'll fly you here. We'll pay for your hotels and the tickets to the show. You sound nice. Yeah, I don't know who this we is. The Breakfast Club. Oh, okay.

We all take a little percentage and we're paying. We get a percentage? Sure. No, we're taking a percentage of whatever it's going to cost. $33, $33, $33, $33, and we're going to pay for it. There's still 1% left. Well. I'll do that part.

You'll do that part. All right. Well, we got rumors on the way. What are we talking about? Let's talk about somebody who secretly got married over the weekend. It's not a secret anymore. It's not a secret anymore.

All right. When it happened, it was. We'll get into that next. Keep it locked. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Listen up. It's just in.

All the gossip. The rumor report. Gossip. With Angela Yee. All the gossip. Gossip. The rumor report. Gossip. Gossip. With Angela Yee. It's the rumor report. The Breakfast Club. Well, Brian McKnight's children are accusing him of basically being a deadbeat dad.

Wow. Now, his son, Brian Jr., posted, I can't imagine abandoning my children, man. It's not too hard to imagine the psyche of a man who can truly just turn his back on his actual sons, on his actual blood and creations. It's mind-boggling to me. I don't think there is any situation that merits the way my father has chosen to treat my brother, my sisters, and his grandchildren, one of which is firstborn's firstborn son, who also bears our name.

It's insane to me to have absolutely no empathy for the type of life to be introduced us to, only to become to resent us for that life catching up with us. It breaks my heart. He went on to say that he is not letting this ish slide and that he's tried to take the high road, but he's done doing that. In addition, Brian McKnight's daughter, Bree, also did an Instagram post. I grew up thinking

that the things that happened to me and my dad's relationship was my fault. I grew up thinking that he doesn't want to come visit me because he doesn't love me. Now, Brian McKnight is saying that their accusations are heinous, and he posted a video as well on his Instagram page saying that he's always been a good dad and he has never missed a child support payment in his life. Well, that doesn't have to do with a good dad missing a child support payment. Being a good dad is being there in this kid's life. He has his own theory on why his son called him out. The reason why, I suppose, is because I have a new family, and I guess this stems from a post that I

made the other day about my son, Jack, who I'm very proud of, which isn't to say I'm not and haven't been proud of my other children, but I was proud of this one for the things that he did that day. Anyone who knows me knows over the last 30 years now, as a matter of fact, that I've been there for my children every step of the way. Until recently. And let's be clear. My two sons are 30 and 27. Not 12.

I mean, you know, this is a sad situation. This will make you turn on one last cry and, well, cry. All right. Now, he also goes on to say that his two sons treated his wife terribly, even though she got them jobs at the hospital where she worked and he also says that he heard his daughter brie was having an inappropriate sexual relationship with an older cousin and the family cut him off from contact because they didn't want him involved now here's what else brian mcknight had to say i've never missed a day of child support i've always been there i've always been there with advice and i I've always been the one that tried to help them achieve whatever dreams they were wanting to reach out for. I guess one of my only faults is that I gave my children everything that I didn't have in the hopes that they would appreciate it.

Because I know how much I would have appreciated it. When I stopped doing that for them, BJ was 25 and Nico was 22. And it wasn't like I completely cut them off. When I put them out of my house, I gave them an apartment for two years. I said, guys, this is the time to grow up. At the end of those two years, they hadn't done any of it. I've always answered the phone when they called. If they DM,

I DM them back. I give them child support. What else do you want from me? What else do you want from me? I told him you only had until he was 18 years old and it was over. Yeah, two more years. I've got two years. Hey, you ain't grow up. You're on your own.

Who do you believe? I even extended the lease after 18, and I gave them two more years to get that together. Okay? You guys remember when he did a porn song? No. Are these kids from like a wife? It's obviously a previous relationship because he just got married. What kind of relationship, though?

Was it a wife or some woman that he met backstage after a show or just some woman he was smashing? It don't sound like he was really present. I understand why his kids would be a little upset. His daughter said that he hasn't called to wish her a happy birthday in years. Yeah. I mean, I'm just looking through his Instagram now. I seen the kid

Jack and they got him a new car and I don't see any of the other kids. I would feel the way too if I was his son. I'm always on time with my child support. Okay. How much more of a father do I need to be? Oh God. Jesus Christ. Some guys don't even do that much,

but you can understand why your kids feel a way about you. If you're not calling on their birthdays or anything, or being involved in their lives. That'll burn a little. Why isn't Brian McKnight performing at powerhouse? I can't believe y'all don't remember when he did that porn song. No, yeah. Show you how your vagina works.

Oh, I do remember that song. You don't remember that? I do remember something like that. Ooh, it was a good song. All right. All right, we've been talking about Brian McKnight. Now let's talk about Kanye West. He did Sunday Service on the road.

Brian McKnight's new single is called When I'm Gone, by the way. When I'm Gone. His diss record is Kiss. When I'm Gone, by the way. When I'm Gone. His diss record is Kiss. When I'm Gone, damn it. Isn't this great? All right. All right, so Kanye did his Sunday service in North Hollywood. He actually went to the California Worship Center.

He went there at about 11 a.m., and he did a musical church service until about 2 p.m., and he brought people out like Blac Chyna, Tori Kelly, Gwen Stefani, Scooter Braun showed up, and he brought a lot of people with him as well. I saw people complaining about Black China being there. I'm like, why can't she be at church? Ain't that supposed to be? Aren't you supposed to accept everybody in church? All right, Juicy J has announced

the 3-6 Mafia reunion shows. Okay. He went on Instagram and posted 3-6 Mafia reunion tour tickets on sale next Friday, August 23rd at Lander Center. That's in Memphis. So you can go there and see the 3-6 Mafia return.

Also on that bill, DMX, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. And he's also going to have the original hypnotized camp posse members like Crunchy Black, Gangsta Boo Project, Pat Little White, and Le Chat. And also, in addition to that, he'll also be performing at Lando One's Music Fest.

That's with T-Pain, Gucci Matrix, Daddy, Uncle Luke, Tory Lanez, and others, and they'll be at Loud Records 25th Anniversary Celebration. This is when all your aunts and uncles can go to these shows and realize how terrible their music is aged, goddammit. How stupid we look out there still getting turned up to that

type of stuff. Alright, and congratulations to The Rock. He got married over the weekend. Did y'all know that? Nope. He officially got married to his longtime love, Lauren Hashian. They had a romantic Hawaiian ceremony. And congratulations. There's wedding photos.

If you have Revolt TV, you can see the two of them looking incredibly happy. Who was invited? For their wedding day. We weren't. I know that. Yeah, I'm not sure how many people were there at that wedding. It was clearly a surprise. They've been dating since 2008, so it's been a long time coming.

11 years later. Another thing The Rock did over the weekend is there was a cover story for Us Weekly that referred to him as Hollywood's nicest guy. Well, The Rock went on Instagram and said, Cheers and thank you Us Weekly for putting this kid on your cover. I've traveled a very long road from having seven bucks in my pocket to these pretty amazing headlines. I take nothing for granted and treat success as it has to be earned every single day. And thanks for calling me Hollywood's nicest guy.

But I give that crown to my good buddy, Tom Hanks. He's much nicer and cusses much less. Truth is, it's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Tom Hanks, greatest actor of all time. And apparently a nice guy. I can't wait to go through a 3-6 show and embarrass my kids. And in those shows, there'll be a reminder of why

you can't really be mad at your kids for what they listen to. Have you ever heard old 3-6 mafia? Sure have. Imagine being 40 plus years old and slob on my knob come on and you just lose your damn mind. When I say weak ass, you say weak ass. I bet you won't hit a mother effer. Hit a mother effer.

Come on now. Yeah, that sounds stupid when we at this age now. But let's keep it real. People have been sampling slob on my knob to this day. But imagine chastising your kids over the music they listen to. And then you say, let's go to a 3-6 show. And they're like, mommy, this is what you was wilding to?

Yeah. You know, this reminds me. I have a great picture of Juicy J actually eating corn on the cob. And it always reminds me of that song. By the way, I love that record, but it really makes no sense. Because you would never, ever want a woman to slob on your knob like it was corn on the cob. We're going to get in trouble today. Corn on the cob. You know, think about how you bite into a corn on the cob. We're going to get in trouble today. Corn on the cob.

You know, think about how you bite into a corn on the cob. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. You wouldn't want that. The corn cobs get all stuck in your teeth. Okay, guys. Let's play slob on my knob right now. Then when you go to...

I said it five minutes ago. I don't know if you can say it. Let's just stop saying it. You can't lick on a doorknob? What's wrong with you, Drom? You can lick on a doorknob. What's wrong with you, Drom? You can lick on a doorknob. All right, play some music and do your job. Are you finishing?

What? Yes. All right, that is your rumor report. I'll just decide I really do want to hear that record right now. I thought you were going to say, I really do want to slob on you. Oh, God. Okay. All right, guys. All right, donkey of the day is coming on.

We give that donkey to four after the hour. Let's talk about people being ungrateful. Let's talk about people having a lack of gratitude. Why don't we? A young man named Akash needs to come to the front of the congregation. We need to have a word with him. All right, we'll get into that next. Keep it locked.

It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Charlemagne, say the gang donkey of the day. Charlemagne. You are a donkey. It's time for donkey of the day. Donkey of the day does not discriminate. I might not have the song of the day, but I time for Donkey of the Day. Donkey of the Day does not discriminate. I might not have the song of the day, but I got the donkey of the day.

So if you ever feel I need to be a donkey, man, hit me with the heat. It's a breakfast club, bitch. Who's donkey of the day today? Well, donkey of the day for Friday, August 19th, goes to a young 22-year-old man named Akash. He's from Northern India. The reason I'm giving this young man donkey today is because it's a teachable moment, all right?

It's one thing that grinds my gears. It's a person that doesn't appreciate their blessings, all right? See, gratitude is my attitude, and I'm thankful for everything. Maybe it's because I come from a dirt road in Moscow, South Carolina, grew up in a single-wide trailer, so when you come from the bottom, you're usually grateful for everything. So it really pisses me off when I see people not appreciating the blessings that God has given them. All right.

Now, Akash is 22. Clearly, he comes from a privileged situation. Clearly, his folks have some type of money because for his 22nd born day, Akash was gifted with a car. Oh, boy. Not just any type of car, but a BMW M3. Now, I don't buy vehicles like that, but I do know a BMW has historically been a black man's wish, all right? That's not a cheap car, is it, Envy?

Not at all. All right, that's the kind of car a lot of brothers and sisters dream of having. And at 22 years old, many people from my era probably couldn't get that unless we was slinging crack rocks or had a wicked jump shot. But this little spoiled-ass 22-year-old grown-ass boy got one just because it was his B-Day.

But let me tell you something. Akash didn't want that BMW. Akash wanted a Jaguar. So instead of being grateful for what he received, he decided to do this to the BMW. Let's go to Queen Gayle King for the report, please. This is a 22-year-old man from India. He received a brand-new BMW as a birthday gift. He wasn't happy with it because he wanted a Jaguar.

So what did he do? He pushed the BMW into a birthday gift. He wasn't happy with it because he wanted a Jaguar. So what did he do? He pushed the BMW into a river. What? His parents said that, you know, there was a question about should they press charges? No, there will be no charges. The parents say they believe their son has mental health issues, which is what I might say too at this time. Sounds like affluenza.

Now, I don't believe in physically disciplining your kids, but this isn't no kid. This is a 22-year-old grown-ass man. This 22-year-old grown-ass man can get these hands. In fact, if I was his daddy, I would have taken him down to that body of water and made him jump in the river to go get the car. All right? Now, the young man's parents, you know, they are making excuses for the child. They said their son suffers from psychiatric issues, as you heard Gail King just said,

and that he never demanded a Jaguar. They also claimed that the car had fallen into the canal when Akash had swerved to avoid hitting an antelope. Okay, well, if this is true, then why wasn't Akash in the BMW when it fell into the water? If he was driving and you swerved out of the way of an antelope, you'd have been in the car as well. Now, I grew up a Jehovah's Witness, so I don't celebrate B-days, but I know at 22 years old, my black ass was not receiving a car of any kind, especially not no damn BMW. What'd you get on your 22nd birthday, Anjali?

Nothing. Anjali, what'd you get on your 22nd birthday? A check, maybe. Probably some underwear. I think my mom got me some underwear. My parents always just give me money. See? See what I'm saying?

Akash doesn't understand. What he doesn't understand is that he should always be thankful for what he has because his life is someone else's fairy tale. You know, it's somebody out there right now busting their ass to save up money to buy that same BMW. Now, I don't know if this young man has mental health issues, but I do know that thank yous. Gratitude to me is the highest form of thought. All right. And gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. This kid is not happy and he has no wonder.

The reason he has no wonder is because he's clearly spoiled. He's used to too much. This is one of my biggest fears as a parent, showing your kids so much that they aren't ever impressed by anything. As a father of three daughters, I want to instill that in them so they aren't ever impressed by any of these ashy-ass Negroes, but I still want them to be surprised at things and admire things, and I definitely want them to have gratitude so they can be happy.

All right? Akash has no gratitude, so clearly he's not happy. And unhappy people do things like push cars that are gifts into bodies of water simply because they don't want them. Gratitude is riches. Complaints are poor. Akash, you, sir, are piss poor. Please give this young man Akash the sweet sounds and the hammer tones.

Oh, now you are piss poor. Please give this young man a Kosh, the sweet sounds and the hammer tones. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day. You are the donkey of the day. Yee-haw. I just want to say, too, Jaguars are trash-ass cars, by the way. I had one for about a year. I had to get rid of it. I bought so many goddamn tires for that Jaguar.

All right? And plus, that's just not me. All right? So I'm driving a 2014 Chevy Tahoe with 173,000 miles on it. That's fancy. Yep. All right. And then he taped it himself? What do you mean he taped it himself?

He videotaped him pushing the thing in the... Exactly. Oh, my goodness. All the more reason that the parents sound foolish talking about he was driving the swerve of a goddamn antelope. Oh, my goodness. All right. What a jerk.

All right. Well, thank you for that, Donkey. The day up next, Aida Rodriguez. Aida Rodriguez. What is it? Aida? Aida. Aida.

Aida. Aida. Aida. Aida. Aida. Aida. Aida. Aida.

Aida. Aida. Aida. Aida. She is a comedian. She's onda. Ida. Ida, Ida, Ida, Ida, Ida. She is a comedian. She's on Tiffany Haddish's new Netflix special, They Ready. I was watching that this weekend, by the way. Hilarious comics on there.

I was filming something that I have to do, a series, and while we were all in between getting makeup and stuff, we were watching that, and everybody was dying laughing, coming from other parts of the room and everything. Yeah, I don't think Tiffany's getting enough credit for this because, you know, she could have easily just taken a check from Netflix to do her own stand-up special, but instead she decided to get a check from Netflix and put six of her people on.

You know what I mean? So the special is called Day Ready, and Ida Rodriguez is on the special, and she's great. All right, we'll talk to her when we come back. Don't move. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club. Good morning.

The Breakfast Club. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We got a special guest in the building, Ida Rodriguez. Damn it, am I going to make no noise? Wow, y'all. Celebrity whores, I get it.

I get it. Now, Ida Rodriguez is on Tiffany Haddish's new Netflix special, They Ready, which is on Netflix right now. What made you want to pursue a life of comedy? I've always wanted to be a stand-up comedian. You know, Tiffany and I talk a lot about our traumas. And as people of color, we use comedy to heal. And, you know, we had to make fun of the stuff that happened to us.

We couldn't afford therapy. So you and Tiffany Haddish your friends before doing this special. Absolutely. We've been friends since I started doing stand-up. She's one of my closest friends in comedy and in life. And I love her. I just love her. Her grind was real, too.

So what was it like for you when you first got started in comedy? Because she talks a lot and we've read her book about how difficult it was. So what were some of the things that you had to go through to get to where you are now? So because I did not choose to sleep with people to get where I needed to go. Wow. I was really hard. Yeah, it's a reality. She was one of the first people that I met who said, don't sleep with any of these comedians. She was like, don't don't end up on the stage. I had to work really hard. I had to prove myself as a woman of color. You know, I claim my blackness. I'm Afro-Latina.

I'm Puerto Rican. And I was very not embraced by the Latin community, not embraced by the white community in comedy. Like, I had to find my own way being who I am because there's never been anything like me before. You know, the Latinos, they try to assimilate into white culture because there's such a penalty for being urban in comedy. But what they don't realize is that all comedy comes from blackness. It comes from the hood and it comes from the ghetto, just like fashion and everything else.

So I had to work. You know, I had to really work. I worked six, seven days a week. I was on stage on Thanksgiving. I was on stage on Christmas. Tiffany is my mentor in comedy. I work six, seven days a week. I was on stage on Thanksgiving. I was on stage on Christmas. Tiffany is my mentor in comedy. I'm older than her, but she was like, we gotta grind, we gotta grind. No days off.

And thanks to her and her teaching me how to get that money, I believe that I've created a career for myself where I don't have to have a day job. Did a lot of guys try you when you said that she told you don't sleep with anybody? Was it a lot of comics like, yo, I'm just saying? Oh, yeah.

I mean, the male comedians, I'm just going to be honest. Please. Comedians are usually the corny people from high school, right? We'd be like the uncool guy that had to learn how to be funny to get girls, right? So then you go into a, you know, you come into this arena of comedy where the women it's it's it's like a just a village of people who found their way through survival, survival through comedy. So now you have women that they perceive to be attractive and they come at you like, you know, the sexism is real and it's, and it's brutal sometimes. It's like, you know, you want to get... I remember a comedian who shall remain nameless said to me, you want to go on the road with me?

You got to sleep in my room. And I was like, I'm good because... I'll stay home. You're not even that funny. Did he mean that in a sexual way? He said, you're not even that funny. Did he mean that in a sexual way or was he just broke and could only afford one room?

Oh, no, he was big. He could afford it. Yeah. But you know what? He should have paid me to write him some jokes. Jesus Christ. And it would have been a much better deal. See, I wonder about that.

So you said he was big because I'm thinking, like, what does a comedian trying to make it have to offer another comedian trying to make it? Right. No, no. He was established. Yeah. I would benefit from being on the road with him because people knew who he was. But it's like everybody has that story. I don't feel special for that.

A lot of women are like such and such tried to talk to me. I'm like such and such tried to talk to everybody. Don't feel special. Yeah, they do. They're on the road. It's the percentages. They're like truckers and baseball players. They're on the road all the time. They're used to sleeping with people. So should we assume when we see

women on the road with guys? No, you shouldn't assume that. Women don't. Okay. No, women, the penalty is different. You know, you can't, people don't ever think about the extra challenges of being a woman in comedy. You have to worry about your safety when you're on the road.

It's just different. Dudes don't walk around in a hotel wondering if they're being followed. They're hoping for it. You know what I mean? I hope someone's in my room waiting for me when I open that door. And for me, that's a panic attack. You know what I mean?

So it's a very different reality. Would you ever flip it? Like if you had the power dynamic, would you ever flip it? No. Why would you want to do that to somebody? I mean, some women, I've seen women do it. I don't, I'm not, you know what, I don't operate from that. I just, I think that you got to be, when you're whole and you feel good about yourself, you don't have to, you know, shit on other people.

Now, you've had to do stand-up during times in your life that were very difficult, where you were going through periods that you were grieving. Yeah. How do you deal with that? Is that really therapeutic for you or is it something that you're like, I just have to push through? It was hard, you know. And you know what I think about being a comedian and having a certain level of privilege and making a living doing what I do. There are people who have to go and clean other people's houses when they lose somebody and they got to go. They got to go work and they don't have the option to walk away,

which is what made me say I can't not work and do my comedy because my grandmother passed away. There are people who don't have that option. My aunt had to go to work when her, you know, mother passed away. So I it was really hard. It was cathartic. And I'll tell you that our stories need to be told as people of color. I think it's very important for us to use our platforms. My uncle was murdered in a hate crime. He was Puerto Rican. He was gay. He was killed for being gay.

And for me, like I was like, I got to go out there and I got to I got to I got to represent for him. His death could not be in vain. My job just happens to be that I have to make people laugh. And it's part of the healing process for yourself. Yes. And I want to commend you for always encouraging black men as the mother of a black man

to heal and to seek mental wellness because I think that we underestimate how important that is for our communities to really heal. Absolutely. Thank you. I think that we underestimate how important that is for our communities to really, you know, heal. Absolutely. Thank you. I think it's necessary. Now, how do you find humor in that? Because I'm reading like your grandmother and uncle kidnapped you from your mother? Yeah, they did. From here.

When I do my hour, I'm going to do it in the Bronx. That's where I got kidnapped from. Why did they kidnap you? Because my mother was dating a killer, a murderer, that was on the FBI's most wanted list. What? And they had to kidnap me, or if not, they could have turned him in, then my mom would go to jail because she was with him. So they had two options.

So they saved you, technically. Yeah, they were. They did. They saved me. They cut all my hair off. It was a real kidnap. It was very traumatic. Wait, so they kidnapped you and changed your identity?

Yeah. What? Yes. Did your, so they kidnapped you and changed your identity? Yeah. What? Yes. Did your mom come looking for you or anything? She didn't because if she would have come look for me, she was going to go to jail because my grandmother was going to turn them in. Wow. Did you miss your mom during that time?

Of course. You know, no matter how whack your mama is, you always want her. You've seen the movies. You saw Losing Isaiah. Did y'all ever reconcile? We did. We're good. I love my mom.

My mom was young. My mom, you know, we are three generations of teenage pregnancy cases. Like, that's how we do it in my family. You said, that's how we do it. So, yeah. Who broke that cycle? My daughter. Okay.

My daughter, yeah. my daughter is a college graduate wow and um no babies and so far her traumas are minimal you know i'm sure she has her own but not like ours how we got more with ida rodriguez when we come back don't move it's the breakfast club good morning is your country falling apart feeling 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.

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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 warheads. Oh my God. What is that? Bullets. Bullets.

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I think a lot of times we are built to doubt the possibilities for ourselves. For self-preservation and protection. It was literally that step by step. And so I discovered that that is how we get where we're going. This increment of small, determined moments. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love. I forgive myself. It's okay. Like grace. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're gonna figure out the rhythm of this thing.

Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha God. We are The Breakfast Club. We're still kicking it with Ida Rodriguez.

Yee. When did you realize that this was going to be something that was sustainable, doing comedy, and actually being able to make a good living off of that? Because I know it's not an easy business to break into. I don't know if I'm there yet. You know, it's still comedy is so comedy is so unpredictable and with the internet, the dynamics

have changed so much as to what being a successful comedian is versus being a great comedian. Oh, you're right. You know what I mean? And so you have to be I don't know. What I do know is that right now I'm okay and what I do is invest my money properly so that I can be okay

because the entertainment business is a wild card, and you have to be able to take care of yourself. You can't be dependent on it because it will kill you if you really have to rely on the entertainment business. So when Tiffany called you to do this special, because she handpicked everybody in this special, what were your initial thoughts? You know, when she called me, it was like a year and a half before we did it.

And it was when she had just she was just launched into superstardom and she was already thinking about other people. And I was like, you busy right now. I didn't think she was going to be able to do it when she said she was going to do it because she was so busy and so tired only slept in the bed 30 something days in a year and I was like you know I was so thankful and I said baby I love you and I appreciate it but I just want to you know when it will happen when it happens and I will say this about Tiffany Haddish and and I have to say it. She took a pay cut for us, and it was a substantial pay cut, to create a platform for six people that she cared about, that she believed in and respected as comedians.

And I'll tell you this. You hear about all those deals on Netflix every day, $90 million, $50 million, $70 million, and you never hear anybody take anybody with them. She didn't get a fraction of that, and she still took a pay cut 90 million, 50 million, 70 million. And you never hear anybody take anybody with them. She didn't get a fraction of that. And she still took a pay cut and took five people of color with her, one transgender woman and a white woman that comes from a lower income life and said, I'm taking y'all with me.

So if you want to give somebody props, you give somebody props for doing that because you don't hear that about the $50 million deals. And this is not me trying to take shots at anybody. It's just the truth. She took a pay cut and she made nowhere near what others would have. Has she told this story yet? She and I talked about it, but she's very quiet about it. And see, that's the thing.

Like, you know, during that whole Monique situation, I guess maybe Netflix was trying to prove a point. But Tiff was like, nope, I want this platform and able to put my people on. Yeah. They gave it to her. Yeah. You know, and with respect to Monique, I really feel that Monique deserves a certain level of respect. And when a woman of color speaks out, they're always they're going to always call us angry and they're going to always say that we are. I mean, I don't know if the way she handled it might have been the best way for her.

But I was not going to shit on Monique because I really believe that Monique put put it in and she paved the way for so many of us. I did the Shaq All-Star Comedy Jam. I did the last Well, I did the last taping for Showtime. I was the only Latin person to ever tape the Shaq All-Star Comedy Jam. She was on it. She paved the way for somebody

like me because Latino comedians who are successful are not throwing the rope back to me because I claim my blackness. It was Shaquille O'Neal, it's Tiffany Haddish, it's Wanda Sykes. Those are the people who've created a way for me. And so I cannot, I would be remiss

to say, you know, whatever. But with regards to Monique, I do believe Monique is worthy of it all. And I'm never gonna hate on her for that. What's funny about your circumstances? Everything. I mean, it's all about how you look at life.

You know, I had a rough life, but so did a lot of other people. And we like to get so caught up in being, we love victimization. And we walk around saying, this happened to me. This happened to a lot of people. One out of three young black girls and brown girls are sexually abused. And we sit around saying, I got molested. So did a lot of other people. As people of color, one of our ways to heal and to deal with things is to make fun of it. You know, we do the dozens.

That's how we cope. And I'd rather do that than, you know, drugs and over-sexualize myself. I agree with you. But nowadays they say, oh, you're being insensitive. Like you're so insensitive. I'm 41 years old. That's all I knew with growing up teasing everybody for everything. And I used to get the same type of treatment.

Yeah. You know what? The sensitivity and the outrage culture sometimes can be ridiculous. What it does is it displaces what needs to really be addressed in terms of what's insensitive and what's wrong. And the minute that you have people trying to jump, there's so many people trying to jump on the struggle train right now. Right. So everybody is now marginalized. White women are like we are. They want to be in the intersectional conversation. The reality of it is, is that, no, you're not.

When you know, I'm so angry right now about what's going on with the immigrants. be in the intersectional conversation. The reality of it is that no, you're not. I'm so angry right now about what's going on with the immigrants. A lot of people are very anti-immigrant. People of color are like, what about, you know, they come in here. Louis Farrakhan is a child of an immigrant. He's a Caribbean just like me. I have more in common with, yeah, Malcolm X.

I have more in common with Louis Farrakhan than some people in Alabama. And they're like, you know, that these these people are coming here because this belongs to us all. I'm not anti-immigrant. What I will say while I have a platform is to my Latinos. If we want people to be upset about those babies in cages, then we need to be just as angry about Tamir Rice. That is how we create the bonds, and that is how we create solidarity, and that's how we flip the table over. So for me as a Latin woman, it's just as important to me that those babies get out of the cages as well as the little black babies that are in cages that have been in cages for years

as part of the big play to hold us down. I think that's the main thing. We all have to use our respective privileges to combat prejudice. Men got to use our privileges. Men to help women. Straight people got to use their privileges. Straight people to help gay people. Whites got to use their privileges. White people to help black people and so on.

And gay people got to use their privilege to help women. I was like, I talk about it in my special. I said, we don't need pepper spray. We just need to walk around with gay dudes that are strong and willing to f*** somebody on our behalf. Can't wait to watch this

goddamn night. He got so excited. Charlamagne picked up. Oh yeah. I go there always. What can people expect from this special? They can expect me telling my truth. I focused on my life and my family and where I came from. I'm from the gutter.

I grew up in Miami, Florida, between Miami and the Bronx. My mother lives in the heart of Liberty City. And when people talk about comedy, a lot of times they like to say, they sell ghetto. Oh, they're ghetto. We don't want to. Everybody deserves a voice in comedy. I come from the ghetto. I'm everything I am

because the ghetto loved me. They stacked themselves up to get me out of the hood and they deserve the respect and I'm going to give it to them every single time I touch the mic. I come from people who don't speak proper English. I come from drug dealers. I come from drug addicts

and those are the most beautiful people on the planet. And every opportunity I have, I'm going to honor them. Well, listen, Tiffany Haddish's new Netflix series, Day Ready. Day Ready. Is available right now. And Ida Rodriguez has her own set. What is it, 45 minutes? 30.

30 minutes? 30-minute set. Well, I can't wait to watch this. You can watch that tonight. Y'all better. No, I am. I'm definitely in. Thank you.

What can they follow you on Instagram and Twitter and all that good stuff? Funny Ida, A-I-D-A. That's on Twitter and Instagram and on Facebook. Ida Rodriguez, the haters, the white supremacists that hate me, took over one of my Facebook pages. What? Really? Yeah, they hacked you? Yeah, I be going in.

Wow. Well, that's good. That's powerful. What'd they say once they hacked you? What'd they do? They threatened me. They tried to dox my address. You know, all that craziness.

Yikes. Yeah. The hit dog will holla, right? Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Well, keep speaking truth to power, Ida. Appreciate it. It's The Breakfast Club.

Thank you. The Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody. It's DJ, MV, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are The Breakfast Club. Good morning. Let's get to these rumors. Let's talk Nicki Minaj.

This is The Rumor Report with Angela Yee. Rumor has it. On The Breakfast Club. So listen up. Well, we've been hearing Nicki Minaj talk very excitedly about getting married, and now she has officially changed her name on Twitter to Mrs. Petty. So when you add Nicki Minaj and you see her profile picture, you see her new name with the verified blue check is Mrs. Petty.

Now, if you didn't know that young man's name was actually Petty, you'd think she was just being funny. Right, because I did for a hot split second think that. And then I was like, all right, Kenneth Petty. It can be a double entendre, though. All right, now Katy Perry has been accused of sexual misconduct by a second person. We read you last week

about the first model who was in her video that said that she sexually harassed him and it was the anniversary of Teenage Dream so he did a poll post about it and how she pulled his pants down in front of people. She's not down.

He pulled them out. She pulled down his Adidas sweats and underwear to show his penis and how embarrassing it was for him. Well, now another person has stepped forward, and that is a Russian journalist, Tina Kandalaki. She said that Katy Perry allegedly tried to kiss her without her consent. She said that Katy Perry was allegedly intoxicated and she attempted to force herself on her. She had to fight her consent. She said that Katy Perry was allegedly intoxicated and she attempted to force herself on her. She had to fight her off. She said that led to Katy Perry scanning the party in search of another victim.

She said, I managed to fight back. Strength training was not in vain and Katy instantly found a new victim for kisses, hugs, and dirty dances. Now what about when that song, I Kissed a Girl and I Liked It was popping? That is one of Katy Perry's classic records. Well, the girl clearly didn't like it. You gotta mutually kiss. Clearly against it, huh?

If Katy is in a party and the DJ plays that song and she sees a bunch of women singing that song, she would think that she's entitled to just go around kissing those young women. No, you're not entitled to just kiss anyone just because there's a song about kissing on. Even if you're a woman? No, of course not.

Okay. All right, Iggy Azalea has admitted that she does hate some of her own songs. She did an interview with Delish. That should never come out of her mouth. Well, I'm sure a lot of artists feel like that. They go back and listen to some of their old music when they first came out, and they're like, ugh, this didn't age well.

Because some songs don't age well. I respect the honesty, but she's just setting herself up for social media failure with that one. Oh, if a label wants her to put out a record, she might not like it. Labels are like, no, put this song out. She said, of course I get sick of my own songs. In fact, some of them I hate. Some songs I make and they didn't age well. And like a year or two later, I's like, no, put this song out. But of course I get sick of my own songs. In fact, some of them I hate. Some songs I make and they didn't age well. And like a year or two later, I'm like, ugh, what was I thinking?

But people still like them. So some of the songs I decide I hate, I still have to perform because the fans want to hear them. So yes, I have gotten sick of a song, a lot of songs. How many welcome to the club tweets did she get? How many you too with question mark tweets did she get because of that? I don't know. I didn't pay attention.

All right. And rest in peace and our condolences to Cedric Benson's family, famed running back Cedric Benson. He was a Texas Longhorn legend. He died on Saturday night. He was only 36 years old. According to the police in Austin, they said a minivan was trying to cross an intersection and it ran into his motorcycle. And both Cedric Benson and a woman were pronounced dead at the scene. There was a woman on the back of his bike?

I don't know if it was a woman on the bike or somebody from the car but our condolences again. He was the fourth overall draft pick in 2005 and hours before that crash he had posted a photo of a motorcycle on Instagram and he posted my Saturday evening surrounded by hearts.

So again our condolences to Cedric Benson's family and friends. Alright, Meek Mill has done something good for his neighborhood in Philly. He actually refurbished a basketball court in his old neighborhood and it looks amazing and he did that with Puma, Roc Nation, and the Philadelphia Parks

and Rec Department and other local agencies. So shout out to Meek Mill, still doing this work out here all the time. Now, Khloe Kardashian posted a picture of herself on Instagram, and she wants people to know, this summer I have been focused on me from within. Mind, body, soul, focus, peace, strength. And she posted that picture of herself.

Now, along with this story, French Montana did an interview with Hot Living, and he talks about a lot of different things. I guess while they were interviewing him, he with this story, French Montana did an interview with Hot Living, and he talks about a lot of different things. I guess while they were interviewing him, he was with Drake, and Drake is one of his real friends that he hangs out with all the time. And he talks about a lot of the work that he's doing in Africa. And he also talks about charitable commitments. He said, they're a must, not a maybe. He said, I just feel like a lot of rappers need to be told,

you're not going to die with all that money when you go in that coffin, you're going naked. They need to know that the more you do for others, the better chance you have of getting close to that man upstairs. Then he references the great Gatsby, the young mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. He says Gatsby has the biggest parties in the world, and hundreds of millions of people are coming to them. But when he dies, he dies by himself. Why is that? He wasn't helping people. People were coming over to party with him,

but he wasn't doing anything to help anyone. That's how a lot of these rappers I see are living their lives. But they need to know that people come to your funeral for what you did for them, not what you did for yourself. Giving back is very necessary. He's absolutely right. You'll find your true purpose when you realize there's a service to others. Does my guy French still rap, though?

Yes. He got a record out now, Wiggle Widow, Chris Brown. He just did the remix to Pop Smoke. I heard the remix to Pop Smoke. I heard the remix to Pop Smoke. Right. And he also talks about Khloe in the article, because of course they asked about Khloe. And he said, me and Khloe are always going to be friends, and the family still remains close.

I feel like we had a real dope relationship. There was no bad blood. Nobody did something to somebody that we couldn't come back from. The love was real. French hasn't had a big record in a minute, though, right? I'm thinking about the Unforgettable. Unforgettable is the last big record. That was a dope project.

He had with Pharrell. Yeah. How long ago was that? About, it had to be about two years ago. A year and a half ago, two years ago. He's actually on tour

with Wiz Khalifa right now. They all on tour. I think they just got off of tour. Prince need a record. I'm sure he's working. He's got a record out right now. It just came out. Yeah, but he need one of those.

All right, I'm Angela Yee, and that is your Rumor Report. All right, thank you, Miss Yee. Now, up next is the People's Choice Mix. Of course, we announced Powerhouse NYC. If you want to see your favorite artists, we're going to be giving away some tickets, all right? So keep it locked in the mix, 800-585-1051. If you want to see Meek Mill, The Migos, Megan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, DeVito.

Who else am I forgetting? Of course, there's no list up here. And a host of others. Tickets are on the way, so keep it locked. And Revolt, we'll see you tomorrow. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. E-J-N-V, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy.

We are the Breakfast Club. And don't forget Powerhouse NYC. Goes down October 26th. Tickets go on sale this Thursday. If you want to see Lil T.J., Polo G, Saweetie, Megan Thee Stallion, DeVito, Lil Baby, A Boogie with the Hoodie, The Baby, Meek Mill, and Migos. We're going to be having more tickets to give away. But get your tickets this Thursday. And also shout out to everybody that was, I guess, out at Tycoon Weekend.

50 Cent had one of the biggest pool parties I've ever been to. Everybody was there from YFN Lucci, Trey Souls, Casanova, DeVito, Snoop Dogg. So many people were in that building. I'm trying to think who else was there. Fabulous. You. Me. Shout out to Clue.

Spin King. It was just dope. And Wendy Williams was there? Wendy Williams was there. She didn't get all the way in. She got halfway in? She got like a little in. She didn't make it upstairs to the actual party part,

but she got like in the lobby area. I wonder did somebody text 50 and say, yo, Fifth, Wendy's out here, or did his people just know, nope, Wendy, you're not allowed in? That's a good question. That's a good question, but she didn't make it upstairs. She wasn't on the list. Yeah, she wasn't on the list. She wasn't on the list. So shout out to 50, shout out to Anna. Had a good question. That's a good question, but she didn't make it upstairs. She wasn't on the list. Yeah, she wasn't on the list.

She wasn't on the list. So shout out to 50 Cent. Shout out to Anna. Had a good time this weekend. Now, when we come back, we got the positive notes. So don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

E.J. Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, you got a positive note? Yeah, man. First of all, I want to salute everybody who came out to my annual backpacking school supply giveaway this past Saturday in Monts Corner, South Carolina. We gave away a whole lot of backpacks, and we had a fish fry as well, so we had fried fish and shrimp. That's probably why my stomach is all messed up this morning.

But I salute to DJ Nala Simone for providing the soundtrack. Salute to Sprayground for, you know, blessing us with some backpacks. You all are appreciated. Now, the positive note is simply this. Needing approval is like saying your view of me is more important than my own opinion of myself. You don't need to seek nobody's approval but your own. Breakfast club, bitches! You all finished or you all done? 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 Estan on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. 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 iheart radio app apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts