The Breakfast Club - What Are Your Thoughts On Rihanna's Super Bowl Performance?

Episode Date: February 13, 2023

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We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast. So we're asking 805-851051. What did you think of Rihanna's performance? And who would you love to see on that stage next year? I thought Rihanna's show was cool. I thought it was cool. I thought the choreography was dope.

I thought the fact that she was on those floating stages in the sky being pregnant was just amazing. I thought the outfits and everything she did was dope. What did you think? I told y'all, Rihanna performs like Jay-Z. Like, you know, Rihanna has never been known for being a great live performer. And, you know, I was a little nervous because she hadn't touched the stage in a while. So, you know, I didn't know how last night was going to turn out. But I thought it was good.

You know, even though pregnant or not, they kept it simple. The production was great. Stage looked great. Dances were incredible. Choreography with her was just enough. Vocals were solid. Was she lip-syncing? Because a couple of times I've seen her walking in.

I'm not sure. And the vocals were going. I'm not sure, but the vocals were solid. You know, we've seen Rihanna get on that stage sometimes, and the vocals don't be where they need to be. But overall, it was a solid Super Bowl performance. You know, she got a catalog of hits. She's cooler than everybody in the room.

She's not going to break a sweat. She really does perform like Jay-Z to me. Hello, who's this? Hey, it's Tay. What's going on, DJ Envy? Hey, Tay. Good morning. How you feeling?

I'm doing good. What's up, Sharla? Peace. How are you, queen? Doing good. Listen, I was really happy that Rihanna announced her pregnancy. You know, that was cool. But sis was doing the bare minimum. Oh, you said she, that was cool. But sis was doing the bare minimum.

Oh, you said she was doing the bare minimum. She was doing the bare minimum. It was pretty lackluster. Compared to what, though? Compared to last year for sure. You know, you had Snoop, Dre, 50 Cent was hanging from the ceiling. Like, it was going down last year. I love the last year's performance.

And last year's performance won a Grammy or something. They won a big award. But it's not like they were doing so much on that stage either. Come on now. Mary killed it. Mary was doing it. For sure. But Dre and Snoop wasn't doing it.

Oh, yeah. They wasn't doing it. They wasn't going. The production was just great. It was a great production. And who would you like to see on that stage? She needed all them people. Because she wasn't doing anything.

She even sat down at some point. You stupid. But who would you like to see next, mama? I want to see Nicki Minaj I think she'll be great I think she'll put on a really good show Let me tell y'all how this is going to go down Let me put the play out here for you This is Uncle Charlotte talking, right?

2024, y'all getting Taylor Swift Alright, Roc Nation done blacked and browned it up The last four years, okay You done got Sha'Carri and J-Lo You done got The Weeknd You done got Duran Snoop You done got Sha'Carri and J-Lo. You done got The Weeknd. You done got Dre and Snoop. You done got Rihanna. They going Taylor Swift for Nevada in 2024.

2025, New Orleans, Louisiana. Lil Wayne and Drake, just like how it was Dre and Snoop, right? Right. And then it's Lil Wayne and Drake and friends. Nicki Minaj comes out. You might get some juvenile back that ass up. I don't see why you wouldn't get that. But that's how it's going

down over the next couple of years. That's my prediction. Hello, who's this? Hey, this is Chanel. Hey, Chanel. Good morning. Good morning. How are y'all? We're doing good. Doing good, mama. What were your thoughts on RiRi? So, I think Rihanna did a bomb job.

I think she is one of the few artists who can be completely covered and still be the baddest person in the room. Think about J-Lo last year. She had everything out. She was twerking. She was doing the most. That wasn't last year.

That was two years ago. No, three years ago. That was three years ago. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Y'all know what I'm talking about. But I think she did an awesome job. Okay. And who would you like to see perform next?

Even though it would be kind of controversial, I would love to see Chris Brown perform next. I said the same thing. I think he would be a great performance, and I think it would give them something to talk about considering Rihanna did it this year. Chris Brown is not... There's so many people Chris Brown would have to jump the line over.

You're not going to see Chris Brown before you see Usher. You're not going to see Chris Brown before you see line over. You're not going to see Chris Brown before you see Usher. You're not going to see Chris Brown before you see Taylor Swift. You're not going to see Chris Brown before you see Lil Wayne and Drake. Like, no. Chris Brown will kill it. He'd be flipping off to different stages and stuff. It would be the best performance. Now, I will say this.

Thank you, mama. If my prediction is right and you get Lil Wayne and Drake in New Orleans, Louisiana for 2025 and it's Lil Wayne and Drake and friends, I could see Chris Brown coming out as one of those friends. Because they got, between him, Wayne, and Drake, they got big records together. Nah, you gotta give Chris his own. Man, shut up. Hello, who's this?

Oh, but Mary J. too? Come on, knock it off. Hello? Shout out to Janine. Hey, Janine. Peace, queen. Oh my goodness, I can't believe I'm talking to you. I'm so excited. Hey, what did you think of Riri last night, mama? You know, I love her too my goodness. I can't believe I'm talking to you. I'm so excited. Hey, what did you think of Riri last night, mama? You know, I love her too much, but I can't say that it was bad. But I was a little bit sad Jay-Z didn't join her on stage.

He needed, like, something. I saw people keep saying that, but when is... Jay didn't come on stage for Beyonce. Why? And why do we want Jay on stage? Be happy that Jay and Roc Nation are allowing... Or not even allowing, are getting these people to be on stage. Because when she did Umbrella, you just say Jay's part.

Uh-huh, uh-huh. Like, you ready for Jay. Or when she did Run This Town tonight, you ready for Jay's verse. You know Kanye wasn't going nowhere. Kanye wasn't getting nowhere near that stage. But I didn't expect Jay to be out there. I don't know. I felt like it just needed something. Like, I can't complain.

I love her too much, you know? The staging was amazing, but... Listen, we all love Rihanna, but y'all are lying to yourself if y'all said Rihanna was ever a good live performer. She's always just... She's actually had some shows that you might see and be like, damn, that was bad, and then you see shows like last night, that was solid. That was a good show.

800-585-1051. We're talking about Riri. She performed at the Super Bowl last night. What are your thoughts? What did you think? And then who would you like to see next? Call us up. It's The Breakfast Club. Good morning. I like playing, I like playing, I like playing. That kid don't even hear what that is. Call me. And your opinion to the Breakfast Club top. Come on.

800-585-1051. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Now, if you're just joining us, we're talking about Rihanna's performance at the Super Bowl. If you haven't heard, let's play a song or two so people can get a vibe. What were your thoughts? Did you like it?

Did you hate it? Was it lackluster? Did you think it was everything? I think that was actually, and this is my personal opinion, I think this was actually one of Rihanna's best performances. You know what I mean? Because I think about Rihanna when she was on the VMA stage in 2016. Vocally wasn't the best. You know what I mean?

I've seen her on SNL doing Only Girl in the World. Vocally wasn't the best. You know what I mean? I've seen her on SNL. Doing Only Girl in the World. Vocally wasn't the best. Like, I've seen her have some nervous moments on stage. Last night wasn't one of those times.

I thought it was okay. I thought it was cool. She was solid. But, you know, when you're doing the Super Bowl, I think people expect, like, everything. Like, when you see,

you know... The production was great. It was amazing. Yeah, the production was great. The production was great. The dances were great. I don't know. I don't know. It was cool.

She's never been a dancer like that. True. You know what I mean? And she's not an amazing vocalist. She can whine. She usually do the whining. She's pregnant. I know.

And by the way, even if she wasn't pregnant, I still thought that was a great performance because they kept it simple. I've been saying all morning. Production was great. Stage looked great, dancers were incredible, choreography with her was just enough, vocals were solid. It was a solid performance, man.

She performs like Jay-Z. But the fact that she did perform on that stage, I don't even know how high that was in the air. Pregnant? That was amazing to me. That was amazing to me. All right, let's go to the phone lines. Hello, who's this? Hi, good morning.

My name is Goop, man. I'm calling from Homestead, Florida. Hey, what kind of man? Goop, man. Goop. The Goop. I'm an artist. My stage name is Goop, man, but everybody calls me Taylor.

Now, the Goop is the thing between the bunkie and the testicles, right? Nah, that's a Goosh. That's a Goosh. That's a Goosh, y'all. Oh, Goosh. Okay, okay, okay, okay. All right, come on, Goosh, y'all. Oh, Goosh. Okay, okay, okay, okay. All right, come on, Goosh, man. What'd you think?

Goosh. Nah, Goosh, man. But, nah, I thought the halftime performance last night was great, man. Big, big shout out to Rihanna. But I thought it would've been cool to see Hov come out and perform, you know, either a song that he was featured on after he was just named number one artist, rapper on the Billboard. I thought it would've been cool.

First of all. It would've brought out probably a little bit more energy. We don't care about Billboard's list, number one artist rapper on the billboard. I thought it would have been cool. First of all, it would have brought out probably a little bit more energy. We don't care about billboards, list number one. And number two, Jay didn't come out with Beyonce. I think Jay needs his own set. He can't come out with anybody. He needs his own set. And the crazy part is he can't even do that,

even though he is an artist that is beyond having the catalog and the stature to do it. He can't even do that because he puts together the shows. You know what I mean? It's like we'd be expecting that. I expect that jay to have been the first person to perform right hello who's this hi this is nicole hey nicole good morning we're talking about riri last night what were your thoughts mama i loved her performance especially with how pregnant she was i just couldn't believe people were questioning was she pregnant the

woman was clearly pregnant oh yeah i mean the first shot i seen and i could tell she was. I just couldn't believe people were questioning was she pregnant. The woman was clearly pregnant. Oh yeah, I mean, the first shot I seen and I could tell she was pregnant. I didn't want to assume that

because I mean, listen, we all got, I got four kids, you know what I mean? Sometimes those bellies take a while to go away so I was minding my business.

You know what I'm saying? Y'all for real. Until a woman tells you, hey, I'm pregnant, you mind your goddamn business. It could be that time of the month. You have four kids so you know when a woman is pregnant, hey, I'm pregnant, you mind your goddamn business. It could be that time of the month.

You have four kids, so you know when a woman is pregnant. I knew she was pregnant from the first shot. I was like, oh, she's pregnant. I know when a woman's pregnant, and I know when a woman ain't lost her belly yet either. That was more than just belly. I want to give a shout out to my friend, who lives in Houston. Her name is Kiata Simpson. We out every day.

She argued with me with that woman pregnant. That woman was clearly pregnant. Well, her publicist announced, I guess, spoke to Rolling Stone that she is pregnant. Yes. So she's pregnant.

Yeah. So who would you want to see there next? Next, I would love to see Cardi B personally. I feel like the women are just bombing the football world.

You said Cardi B. Cardi B? Yes. Yes, I would love to. I don't know if Bardi got the catalog yet to do the Super Bowl halftime show. You got to give her some time. Super Bowl halftime show is kind of for legacy acts at this point.

You know what I mean? People that could actually be legacy acts. I don't think Cardi's far from a legacy act at this point. So who would you pick? Oh, I'm telling y'all how it's going to go down. Next year, you're getting Taylor Swift because Roc Nation done blacked and browned out the halftime show over the last four years. So next year, you're getting Taylor Swift.

And then the year after that, hopefully in New Orleans, Louisiana, you get Lil Wayne and Drake with friends. You know what I mean? And those friends would be the Nicki Minaj's of the world, the Chris Browns, maybe. Bobby Valentino? No, stop.

Nicki and Chris Brown, if Lil Wayne and Drake do what Dre and Snoop did, you know Nikki definitely coming out. And I would say probably maybe a Chris Brown. I would love to see Mary with a full set on that Super Bowl stage.

I'd love to see that too. I would love to see Usher on that stage as well. Absolutely, Usher. Now listen, if it was me next year in Vegas, it would be Usher because of what Usher's been doing with that residency. But we know this is a give and take kind of game.

So, you know, they didn't let them get J-Lo and Shakira. Right. You know? Then, okay, now here go the weekend. Now let's go all the way and give you Dre and Snoop. And then we're going to come with Rihanna. And then next year they're going to have to go back to Taylor Swift. Right?

And then the year after that, New Orleans, Louisiana, Lil Wayne and Drake. I'll give you Taylor Swift in 2024 if I get Lil Wayne and Drake in 2025. I also would have loved to see, I mean, Riri was announced a long time ago. But since hip-hop is turning 50, I would have loved to see a hip-hop 50 performance at the Super Bowl. You're asking for a lot. Now, you're asking for a lot now you're asking for a lot you already got rock nation out here working miracles i don't know what more you want from all right i don't know what more you want from them bro all right well we got rumors on the way we gotta tell you about this pastor that feels like if you listen to beyonce you ain't christian we'll get to it next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. 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. 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.

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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.

Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you? Haunting is crawling out from the shadows and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you? Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show, Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people.

We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcast.